Chapter 27: Monster World
Monster World, the most mysterious member of the Gods Civilization.
As a Great World, due to special rules, it did not produce civilization seeds but instead gave birth to a group of nearly immortal ghostly creatures that can only survive within the world itself.
These creatures coexist with the realm, maintaining a constant number. In the past civilizations of the Gods, Monster World held a fairly important position.
Of course, that's in the past.
About a thousand years ago, Monster World disappeared from the Star Realm like a phantom. The place where Monster World used to be is now a void.
Even the Divine King cannot find the slightest trace.
Timing-wise, the disappearance of Monster World precisely coincided with the day the Civilization Devourer broke free from the seal.
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Upon hearing Richard mention the Star Vengeful Ghost Power Furnace, a term specific to the Gods World, the ghost craftsman making puppets immediately realized the gravity of the situation.
Almost without hesitation, the ghost craftsman behind the puppet chose to self-destruct the puppet.
However, the puppet did not move at all.
Controlling across dimensions is a high-risk endeavor, as the commands transmitted are highly likely to be lost in the dimensional crossing process.
And Richard happens to be a Dominator who can manipulate probabilities.
Looking at the puppet, Richard said calmly, "Don't even think about using the self-destruction command. That thing is useless in front of me. If you're smart, you'd better communicate with me peacefully."
Monster World.
Inside an ancient castle, a creature that looked like a genie from a Disney movie suddenly sprouted a flame on its head.
It wailed with some fear, "I knew it, today's for sure no good news."
After speaking, it darted out of the room, its chest suddenly expanding, exaggerated like a character from an old animated cartoon.
Then it shouted loudly, "Master! Master! Someone's captured my puppet!"
The next moment, a humanoid figure descended from the sky, crashing heavily onto the genie.
This humanoid creature also looked cartoonish, its head resembling a Shepherd Star Titan, but its six eyes were extraordinarily large.
Its limbs were so robust that they were almost deformed, but its body was as frail as a chicken rack.
After landing, it walked off the genie, steaming hot from its head, and furiously berated the apprentice embedded in the ground beneath it, "Copper Nail, how many times in this epoch have you been caught! If you continue like this, you won't be able to use puppets in this epoch, the next, or the one after that!"
"Yes, yes!"
The genie known as Copper Nail pulled itself up from the ground, a fawning smile on its face.
"Master, please calm down. This time it really wasn't my fault. I saw this guy and immediately hid with the Invisibility Cloak.
But this guy's four eyes swept over, and I appeared. And..."
"And what?"
"It seems this guy knows the gods' people."
"The gods!"
Upon hearing this, the steam on the master's head erupted like a train whistle.
He nearly jumped and shouted, "Copper Nail! You cursed unfortunate wretch, I really should throw you into Hell to burn for an epoch.
If those gods' people find us, we'll have to face off against that black slime monster!"
On the other side, Richard looked at the puppet that hadn't responded for a long time and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
No response?
No response is easy to handle.
Richard pulled out the Miracle Secret Book from his pocket, and in an instant, the mysterious power wandering between the dimensions was attracted by this Magic Book, all sorts of mysterious powers converged towards the book like a rainbow.
Since the puppet wouldn't respond, he would directly demand a response from the person.
Regarding this Monster World, Richard had always wanted to take a look. Although the ghost craftsman's ghost forging technique was wild and unrestrained, the application of rules within it was indeed exquisite.
If he could study it, he could weave rules himself, thereby creating Thirteen Rings witchcraft.
The Miracle Secret Book moved on its own without wind, flipping its pages, Runes appeared in the Void, forming a giant Rune Base Plate.
Seeing this scene, Richard nodded slightly, feeling a bit fortunate to have a faction.
These Runes were naturally the products of the many wizards of the Miracle School and Ulysses. Richard, as the founder of this school, besides creating a framework, hadn't contributed much.
This left Richard feeling somewhat abashed.
The mysterious power was attracted by the Rune Base Plate and merged together, turning into a rainbow of seven colors. At the end of that rainbow was the hiding place of the ghost craftsman.
"Oh? Actually hiding in the Endless Dimension!"
Looking in the direction pointed by the rainbow, a slight surprise appeared on Richard's face.
No wonder the Divine King of the Gods Civilization hadn't found the slightest clue after searching for so long; it turns out this world had run off to the Endless Dimension.
This Great World turned out to be a unique existence like the Beast Origin Great World and Abyss World.
"Interesting," Richard said with keen interest.
Without hesitation, he immediately headed in the direction of the rainbow.
That unknown civilization won't die out in a short time, but if Monster World were to escape, it might truly be untraceable.
Richard could increase one in ten thousand probability to nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine in ten thousand, but the ghost craftsman still had a one in ten thousand chance to make this puppet self-destruct.
If it self-destructed, relying solely on fragments, he would absolutely not be able to find Monster World.
He was not like the previous generation Curse Crown wizards who specialized in studying the Power of Mystery.
At the same time, the master and Copper Nail in Monster World also noticed the rainbow.
At the moment when he saw the rainbow, the Master Craftsman was scared out of his wits.
Yes, literally split into pieces. The Master Craftsman's limbs and head separated from his disproportionate body at that instant, but were immediately pulled back together by a force.
"Smash it, smash it!"
The Master Craftsman shouted as he pulled out a hammer from the pocket at his waist, which was obviously too large to fit, and fiercely smashed it against the rainbow.
Under his hammering, the intangible rainbow indeed cracked like shattered porcelain.
On the other side, seeing this, Copper Nail also panicked and took out a hammer to smash at the rainbow. Unfortunately, it was not powerful enough, and the hammer passed right through the rainbow.
"Master, I can't hit this thing."
"Useless, go call the second and third brothers and have them bring the Elders!"
In the Endless Dimension, Richard naturally sensed the vibration of the rainbow. But he was neither angry nor impatient, instead showing a delighted smile.
"As expected, there is some capability."
Saying this, his Miracle Secret Book opened again, with runes floating from the book and merging into the rainbow.
With the stabilization of the runes, the rainbow instantly settled down.
Bam!
In the Monster World, the Master Craftsman's hammer was flung away by the rainbow.
The rainbow, reinforced by runes, was already beyond his power to handle.
He sat down on the ground, mournfully shouting, "It's over, it's over, it's a Dominator, and specifically one who studied those eldritch powers. Even the Great Elder would be finished."
Soon, a group of creatures that looked like they walked out of a children's cartoon descended from the sky.
One of the odd-looking creatures, resembling the Master Craftsman but in a different color, shouted, "Boss, what's happening!"
"Second brother, we've been found out." The Master Craftsman cried out.
Beside the Second Master, a creature with a large beard, looking like an old ape, scrutinized the rainbow closely and finally shook its head.
"There's no way, I can't cut through it. If he intends to come, let him come."
At these words, both the Master and Second Masters' eyes widened.
"Elder, are you saying... ambush him?"
The Elder turned back, glaring at them, and cursed, "Ambush your head, fighting and killing without a word, do you want to die first?"
The two shook their heads repeatedly.
"No, no, no."
The Elder turned back and pointed twice at the rainbow.
In the next moment, before Richard in the Endless Dimension, a large door appeared.
"A guest from afar, since you've found us, why not come in and take a seat?"
Richard raised an eyebrow, his pupils constantly shifting. The door, under the Eye of Truth, quickly shed its exterior, revealing the complex rules intertwined within.
The complexity of these rules could almost compare to the God King of Ten Thousand Changes' Dusk of the Gods.
"Interesting, they actually welcomed me proactively."
Richard pushed open the door. Since they've placed a door before him, he had no reason not to enter.
The Monster World, after all, is a Great World, and even having found it, trying to smuggle in is a cumbersome task.
Crossing through the door, Richard immediately felt an overwhelmingly strong sense of rule containment. This sense was like forcing him into a puppet costume.
"Is this the Monster World?"
Richard glanced around; he was now on a castle-like structure, surrounded by a menacing dark forest.
Bats swarmed, accompanied by the cawing of crows. At this moment, the Monster World was at night, and the sky hung a blood-red moon. Unlike the moon of the Wizard World, this moon had a giant eye.
Beside him, several weird-looking creatures watched him nervously. Among them, a creature resembling an old ape stood in front of him.
"Yes, this is the Monster World. Unknown Dominator, what do you wish to do with us?" The Elder asked calmly, "We specialize in weapon forging, historical consultation, and curse removal."
Richard was slightly startled: "Oh? You run services as well?"
"Of course." The Elder said somewhat puzzled, "Didn't the Divine King of the gods tell you, Gungnir of the Ten Thousand Changes is crafted by us."
Gungnir?
In Richard's mind flashed the God King of Ten Thousand Changes' long spear, the divine artifact known as Gungnir with the ability of inevitable hit.
As long as a target was locked, regardless of where it was, this spear could strike accurately.
"I didn't know that." Richard responded honestly, "However, since I'm here, what would it cost to commission your forging?"
"No cost, as long as you don't come troubling us again."
Richard's eyes narrowed slightly, perceiving a hint of unusual meaning in this statement.
"I haven't asked for your name yet."
"Just call me Old Ape. How should I address you?"
"Wizard."
Richard did not reveal his true name. Although he was a Dominator, the abilities of these ghost craftsmen were tricky, who knows what might happen in the future if he gave out his name.
"Then, Old Ape, I have a question."
Richard looked at the Old Ape Elder, his shadow under the moonlight suddenly grew bigger and fiercer, as if it were a massive demon.
"What are you all avoiding?"