After the Lord of the Abyss awakens

In the early morning, Hughes woke up instantly and sat up suddenly, his pupils trembling and his face full of shock.

He remembered, wasn't the person in the dream... the second son of his family? !

"Agares..."

Because everyone's faces in the dream were blurry, and he didn't know why his consciousness was confused, which led to him not recognizing his second son.

Hughes was in shock, his eyes dropped, and he took a few seconds to calm down.

Was that a dream? No, absolutely not, because he remembered the conversation with Agares so deeply. The knowledge he saw and the insights he thought about were all true. They had been imprinted in his mind. He closed his eyes. The contents of those books are all visible to the eye.

Therefore, knowledge is true, and so is Agares.

Hughes pondered for a moment and thought that this was probably a dream given to him by Agares. Maybe Agares knew what he was troubled about recently, so he helped him find the knowledge he wanted, guided him to learn, followed instructions, and helped him open up. Enlightenment, let him get what he wanted.

Yes, that should be it.

Agares has done this before. He often asked Agares if he didn't understand something.

And Agares always answered him patiently, helping him solve his confusion word for word, but he did not tell him the answer directly, but... like Socrates, guided him to figure it out for himself, using his own heart. To experience the truth.

Yes, only Agares would do this, but it had never appeared in a dream before. Now... is it because it is inconvenient in reality?

Hughes remembered the last time he saw Agares by his bedside.

What did Agares look like at that time...?

I can’t remember a bit. Speaking of which, He also asked the children about Agares, but they all said they didn’t know, only that he was somewhere far away. However, he always felt that Agares was beside him.

Hughes couldn't figure it out. He couldn't be a substitute, could he?

But anyway, Agares did him a big favor.

Hughes lowered his head and clenched his hand gently on the quilt, as if feeling his own strength.

He smiled slightly, took a deep breath, and then opened his system page.

The character level is 56, and the specific experience value is 139br3001.

The career matching value has increased to 79%. Creation skill proficiency is 87%, and will soon evolve from silver skills to gold skills!

Magic skill proficiency is 49%, and the newly developed alchemy skill has also reached 43% proficiency.

Various basic skills have been greatly improved, and basic attributes such as strength and agility have also become stronger.

When I woke up, my whole person was completely transformed, and my control over my body and mind became significantly stronger!

Hughes was not surprised that he had become stronger. During the two years in the dreamland, he could feel that his spirit was constantly being tempered in his studies. Quantitative changes led to qualitative changes, which ultimately pushed him to a higher level.

And more than that, he also successfully determined his own path.

As we all know, level 50 is extremely important. Entering level 50 is equivalent to entering the fourth echelon of the universal strength echelon. It means that you have become an extraordinary person who gradually has a system, and you are already considered a powerful person in human countries. The mainstay can obtain a certain title and status.

Awakened from the abyss

Now, it seems that only more than a month has passed, but such an amazing leap in strength has been achieved. This is really unimaginable!

Hughes calmed down and immediately reviewed the calculation and found that it seemed that the calculation using real time was not accurate.

For example, the dream he had yesterday felt like... it lasted two full years. Although he couldn't feel the passage of time at all when he was dreaming.

Therefore, after all, there is no such quick leveling method. You have to practice it step by step, down-to-earth and steadily, and "dream" is just a means of acceleration.

Of course, this acceleration is relative to the objective world, and my subjective time experience still takes a long time.

Hughes slowly sorted out the knowledge and experiences in the dream, took out his notes and started to take notes. Once learning is successful and rewarding, it is particularly easy to become addicted.

He felt it deeply in the past, and he feels it even more now.

Level 56 is only 34 levels away from level 90. If you sleep more, dream more, study more, and practice more, you will definitely be able to become famous and then successfully restart the system!

Hughes was writing so hard early in the morning that he was almost on fire.

At the same time, as soon as he woke up, the cats in the room also woke up one after another.

They blinked and looked at their father in the cat's nest with a bit of doubt in their eyes, and then they quickly discovered that, good thing, their father had been upgraded!

Meow, great father, you are the best in the world!

The cats glanced at each other and understood each other. Their eyes seemed to say: They must leave their father space to meow and not disturb him.

So they quietly jumped out of the cat's nest, and then walked out of the bedroom quietly. Even the large orange cat didn't make a sound.

After walking out of the bedroom, they closed the door gently.

-

A few minutes later, cats gathered in the courtyard.

The little short-footed cat skillfully took out the broom and started sweeping the floor.

The wind was strong yesterday and blew a lot of fallen leaves, so I had to sweep them away.

"Selie, do you know something?"

The little Siamese was rolling in circles on the grass, but suddenly he seemed to remember something and turned to look at the little short-footed cat.

Yesterday, little Siam slept too hard, lost in the dream of monopolizing his father, and had no idea what was going on. Only when he thought about it carefully did he realize... There seemed to be the magic power of his second brother in the room just now.

Regarding this question, both Daju and Yinmao showed interest.

The little short-footed cat stopped cleaning, faced the little Siamese, and said honestly: "My second brother seemed to have appeared yesterday."

ah? I see. Daju clapped his paws in sudden realization. That's why my father upgraded so smoothly,

Little Siam suddenly had an expression that something was wrong, and immediately approached the little short-footed cat, quite condescendingly, and continued to ask: "He is really guiding his father to upgrade, isn't he?"

The little short-legged cat shrank its hand, grasped the broom tightly, and nodded timidly.

"Whoa!"

Little Siam stomped his feet, bulging his cheeks in anger, and said: "Damn it, second brother, he always loves to monopolize his father in his dreams!"

What exclusive?

The Devon cats tilted their heads, as if they didn't understand what they were talking about.

But little Siam couldn't stop complaining, and said secretly: "When the eldest brother and the second brother are around, my father's eyes will always be taken away by them, wuwu."

He seemed very sad and sat down on the ground, dejected, with loss written in his eyes.

How can he compare to the Abyss Lord Botis, whose transformation speed is remarkable.

Daju on the side smiled, approached little Siam and said: "Butis, you don't have to be so nervous. After all, the eldest brother and the second brother have been by his father's side the longest. It is normal for the father to rely more on the eldest brother and the second brother. Well."

"but……"

Little Siam frowned and felt very uneasy when he thought about the future. The second brother might be okay, but the eldest brother is extremely controlling. What should he do if he is not allowed to come close within the drawn area? He would be broken if He was not allowed close to the Father!

Daju saw this and gently comforted him: "You can also become the devil that my father wants to rely on. Why not?"

When the little Siamese heard this, he was a little shocked: "I...are you going to surpass the eldest brother and the second brother? How is this possible?"

Daju patted little Siam's little head gently and comforted: "You have your own uniqueness. As long as you work hard, you will make your father look at you differently, and maybe your father will rely on you."

Little Siam was being touched by Big Orange and his head was shaking. He seemed to gradually accept this statement. A firm light suddenly flashed in his eyes and he said seriously: "I will try my best to make my father love me the most!"

Not talking about love!

Daju looked at Little Siam's confident look and almost couldn't help but want to slap him on the head. But forget it, this guy has been like this since he was a child, and he can't change it.

"By the way, where did my second brother and Imbos go?"

The silver cat counted them with his paws and found that a big one and a small one were missing.

Daju thought so, looked around, and then said: "I don't know, did they come back last night?"

Little Siam said: "She probably hasn't come back."

"No, um... I should have gone to the subspace." Silver Cat thought for a moment.

Daju was shocked, "Why?"

Silver Cat was a little sleepy and said casually: "I guess he went to find the alien god 007."

Daju's eyes widened: "Is that so?"

Silver Cat said indifferently: "In order to know the past of the ancestor god of mankind, we should be mentally prepared for the future."

Daju looked at Silver Cat and suddenly said: "You have no influence at all." He had clearly fully awakened the power of the God of Destruction, and had probably inherited the memory of the God of Destruction, but he did not show any self-doubt. , I really don’t know if it’s because of my big heart or something else.

In response, Silver Cat raised his chin, smiled arrogantly, and said, "I don't care what influence you want."

Daju has always admired Beelzebub's magical conceit.

Silver Cat, however, turned his back on the guest, leaned closer, hugged Daju's body, and said sideways, "Speaking of which, what about you? Don't you want to know what kind of god you are?"

Daju shook his head, with a Buddhist look on his face, and said calmly: "Let it go, my power is the spirit of speech... I guess I am the god of speech."

Silver Cat touched his chin, "Really?"

There is no conceptual god of language on this continent, but there are on other continents, so Bris is most likely a god from other continents.

This is not surprising. There are local gods on the continent, as well as foreign gods who descended from subspace and later settled on the continent.

Although the universe is boundless, the habitable planets are extremely limited. There may not be even one habitable planet among tens of millions of planets, let alone

Not to mention allowing living things to thrive and then develop civilization.

Among the extremely limited number of habitable planets, planets that possess divine fire and can give birth to gods are even rarer.

Apart from here, there are only about two or four in the near-continental universe. The combined number of gods on those two or four planets is not as high as here, because the intensity of the divine fire is not as strong as here.

Speaking of which, is Planet 24 currently under Bachin’s rule?

Daju remembered that during the previous family meeting, Bachin asked him if he wanted to go over and play, but he declined. Why are you here? Ah, because Bachin would stay up all night playing video games, and then he would get more and more irritable and throw tantrums in the room.

Bachin's weakness is his lack of patience.

"The God of Language is probably in the cosmic realm on the Sirius side. We have more natural gods and phenomenon gods here, and there are more thinking gods and abstract gods."

Silver Cat analyzed it.

Daju laughed and replied: "Let nature take its course. I won't take the initiative to look for you anyway."

In fact, it's not that the Persian brother cannot accept that he was once a god, but he is afraid that he may have hurt his father. What does He, a God of languages ​​from an outside world, have to worry about?

"It doesn't matter to you."

Silver Cat nodded and looked at Devon Cat.

Devin Cat looked confused, with his head lowered in a daze, as if he didn't understand their discussion.

He was not like this before, but due to the loss of memory, the frequency of his dazes has obviously increased, and his thinking has become a bit slow. It is estimated that Samikina will have to solve the Rubik's Cube to restore Lelagin to normal.

The silver cat didn't say anything to the Devon cat. He turned his head again and fixed his gaze on the little short-footed cat.

The little short-footed cat blinked and tilted his head, "Meow?"

The silver cat looked at the little short-footed cat and said nothing.

In fact, Silver Cat had already found out what kind of god Celios was most likely to be, because that god was so special and so famous in the subspace that it was difficult not to know.

However, comparing that fierce reputation with the weak little milk bag in front of me... I can't say that they are exactly the same, I can only say that they have nothing to do with each other.

Is Celios really the ultimate of ultimates, the god of deconstruction who brings chaos and destruction wherever he passes?

Probably. His character may be hard to say, but his power cannot be faked.

So far, the one who has the closest personality to the gods in previous lives, besides Him, seems to be Barbatos.

The silver cat hesitated and did not choose to tell Celios.

In fact, there is no need to know for sure. Besides, what if my brother has been naive all his life?

Selie is stupid, and he will probably never realize that he was such a terrifying existence in the past.

The silver cat smiled slightly, then suddenly walked over and patted the little short-footed cat on the head.

The little short-legged cat looked up at the silver cat, its eyes still remained clear and light green, clear and bright.

What beautiful eyes. The silver cat suddenly stretched out his hands and rubbed the little short-footed cat's face.

The little short-footed cat didn't know how to resist, and stupidly let the silver cat take over.

Daju next door saw all this, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he almost slapped the silver cat away. Rua brother? How dare you kid!

Silver Cat seemed to sense Daju's dissatisfaction, and took a step back knowingly, and continued: "Father is busy, and we have to work hard on housework.

, and also visit the store, you know? "

Meow!

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The little short-footed cat doesn't know anything else, but it understands when it comes to housework and looking after the store.

"Go ahead."

Upon seeing this, Daju narrowed his eyes and looked at the serious look of the little short-footed cat, and the dissatisfaction in his heart calmed down a little.

After Selie left, Daju said to Yinmao: "Selie is your brother, how can you treat your brother like this? You are turning your brother into an elder brother, right?"

Silver Cat said confidently: "Mental age is more important than actual age."

Daju was speechless, watching the silver cat walk away blankly, and took out the homework book in his hand.

"..."

-

Around eight o'clock, Hughes finally finished copying his thoughts and walked out of the bedroom.

The children are not in the cat's nest. Where are they?

He first went to the courtyard, and then looked around. He was pleasantly surprised to find that his home had a completely new look. Not only was it cleaner and tidier, but many new varieties of flowers and plants had also been added to the courtyard.

The morning air is filled with the fragrance of flowers, and it feels like your soul has been sublimated.

This must have been done jointly by Selie and Lelakin. The children's filial piety is everywhere.

The old father was moved to tears.

Hughes walked to the bookstore and saw the cats there obediently looking after the store.

The four cats each guard a post, the front desk, the door, the bookshelf, and the stairs.

As soon as he appeared, the cats turned their heads with joy on their faces.

The little Siamese ran the fastest, jumped into his arms, and said, "Good morning, dad~"

As soon as he got up, he received a critical hit from cuteness. Hughes's blood tank almost collapsed and he was about to faint from the cuteness of his own child!

A few minutes later, Hughes took Siam's place and sat at the front desk of the bookstore, reading a book and looking around the store while catching up on world news.

[Alliance: The brave king Chang'er returns in glory, and the blessings of mankind are announced to the mainland! 】

[Os: Welcome the return of the brave! The Os Empire welcomes the arrival of the brave king Changer at any time】

[Roman: Welcome the return of the brave! For any weapons and equipment needs, please be sure to contact us at Roman Kingdom]

[Oedip: The return of the brave man, the whole world celebrates, the Oedip Empire supports all the decisions and opinions of the brave Wang Changer]

The following are all diplomatic speeches from various countries in mainland China, which give Wang Changer's return a good deal of prestige.

No country dares to complain.

The strongest hero is so oppressive.

When Hughes saw this, he realized that his friend was really an incredible person.

Rather...it's really amazing.

He is simply considered the top 1 human being?

If the God of Ranking were to hold another ranking, Wang Changer would definitely be ranked first.

Haha, Xius was happy for Wang Chang'er from the bottom of his heart, but after being happy for a while, he couldn't help but think of Ye Qingyi, Chen Lingxi, and Mingjie. I don’t know how they are doing, but they should be fine.

He vaguely felt that Wang Chang'er was hiding something from him, but Wang Chang'er probably didn't do it on purpose, but because he had concerns, so he didn't tell him everything.

There is no other way. His current strength is limited. When his strength is not enough, knowing too much and being powerless is not a good thing.

Overthinking will affect your mood.

This in turn affects the upgrade speed.

In the final analysis, it is still [strength]. Hughes's eyes darkened slightly, and his inner awareness increased to a higher level. He was idle for a while, but it seemed that he couldn't be idle anymore, so he immediately took out his notes and wrote down the knowledge he saw in the dream.

Knowledge about order, structure, content, and the essential logic of world operation and civilization development.

He didn't expect that his upgrade path would be such a learning path, but after practicing, the experience was not bad.

And as he was learning, he couldn't help feeling one thing.

——"Learning is recalling."

This is not just a casual remark, but it does have its epistemological basis.

This statement comes from Plato.

Plato believes that human knowledge and wisdom do not come from direct observation and contact with the objective world, but from a super-sensory world of ideas. *

The so-called learning is to recall the knowledge of ideas that have long existed in the soul but were temporarily forgotten when they were born. *

Theus cannot be sure that the other world is a Platonic world, whether there is indeed such an ideal world that carries all knowledge and wisdom.

But how to say it. The other world often gives him this feeling.

——Concepts such as knowledge and wisdom exist before reality.

——Form is higher than content, and structure is higher than material.

There is always an idea first, then practice, and then there are results from practice.

In his profession, the shape is designed first, and then there is the creation later.

This is... a very natural thing, right?

Xiu Si stopped writing and let many ideas run in his mind. Sometimes he felt that his mind had become a drawing factory, producing many ideas every day. Some drawings could be successfully realized, but some could not. They either became waste paper or could only be buried under a mountain of paper.

He also remembered some sayings, such as "People start with one thought, and then they have thousands of thoughts, and then they have life, the world, and all living beings."

One thought is made, and one thought is destroyed. Is the power of one thought so great?

Xiu Si seemed to have realized something, but he didn't understand it. His eyes were fixed on the notes, and the pen was about to move but didn't move, as if he hesitated.

Why hesitate?

Because the idea was not moving.

It was amazing. Xiu Si seemed to have entered a state of enlightenment. He didn't know why other people's upgrades in the other world were to fight monsters and accumulate experience, but he was training his mind and pondering his thoughts. He only knew:

-The road guided by Agares must be right.

When Xiu Si was studying at the front desk, there would occasionally be customers coming to buy books, but they would not disturb him.

They all seemed to know the "rules" of this store. When the owner is studying, you must not disturb the owner, otherwise the cats will be unhappy. A docile cat may just stare at you to express his dissatisfaction, while a bad-tempered cat may attack you with a cat fist.

So you must be cautious, including when talking to the owner, be polite again and again. Because Mr. Isius is the father of the cats.

"What's wrong?"

Suddenly, Xius seemed to feel his sight, so he looked up at the customer in front of the bookshelf.

The customer was startled and hurriedly said that it was okay, then turned around and bought ten books to show his friendliness, and then rushed out of the store.

"..."

Xius was silent for a few seconds.

He finally realized something. Would he be regarded as some kind of urban legend by the people of the imperial city?

He followed the customer's back.

The other party seemed to be sweating profusely?[(, and ran away directly.

Xius was dumbfounded, thinking, am I so scary?

He looked confused, but he didn't know that all this was because of the little Siam behind him.

The little Siam scared people away with a look, patrolling around his father all day long, and anyone who tried to get close had to pass him!

Xius didn't understand, and at this time, a piece of news swept the screen.

The news that the God of Chaos was about to evacuate spread throughout the continent!

-

I saw that in the alliance observation room, Chaos had disappeared by 90%.

Before, He tightly wrapped them , and now, more than 90% of the area has been evacuated, and only 10% is slowly dissipating. It is estimated that it will only take one or two days for it to completely disappear.

"Incredible, I thought it would take at least a month."

"Yes, I have already told the people in the storage department to be prepared for a month without sunlight and unable to farm, but now... Haha, I was slapped in the face, but fortunately I was slapped in the face."

"The God of Chaos is gone, the brave king Chang'er has returned, and the luck of mankind has risen."

In the observation room, several old people talked optimistically.

Normandy Normandy stood behind them, as if relieved.

The seven elves flew around Normandy and synchronized the information with their Elf King.

Although they were Normandy's contracted elves, their race was more important than their identity.

They had an obligation to tell the Elf King about the current situation of humans.

Thinking back to the beginning, the Elf King released them for this purpose. And Normandy also knew it.

The two parties were using each other, although over time, they developed a friendship with him.

The elves told the Elf King that humans might be about to enter a period of rapid development. Development period.

The implication is that humans may become a threat to the elves.

The Elf King remained silent.

-

Meanwhile, in the subspace.

"Welcome back, Amon."

On the balcony outside the large monitoring room, Eliorg looked at the Chaos figure that fell from the sky and smiled faintly.

The Chaos figure was not any other demon, but Amon himself.

Amon finally got out of the Chaos body with great effort. God knows what he has been through. He is exhausted both physically and mentally. He is about to fall down immediately and spread out like water.

Amon lowered his eyes and looked at Eliog, then looked at the demon behind him for another week. He slowly landed on the balcony, stepped on the guardrail with one foot, and changed back to his boyish appearance.

His fine short hair was falling down, his delicate and beautiful face was like a doll, and his dark green eyes were more beautiful than gems. Everything else was good, but his face was too pale, and his breath was unstable, and he obviously didn't seem to have recovered.

"Have you been waiting for a long time?"

Amon looked at the demons on the balcony and in the room. His eyes moved past Walliver, Buyer, Bachin, and Moragos, and stayed on Gusin for a while. But looking back, with the chaotic state of his mind

State of mind, unable to think normally at all.

Eliog observed Amon's situation, "Speaking of which, how did you increase your speed?"

Amon jumped off the guardrail and glanced at Eliog from the corner of his eye. The young man's face showed a bit of arrogance and said: "I think you will monopolize my father while I am away, and the motivation comes."

Eliog was speechless for a moment, "We are blocked by you and can't go back, okay?"

"So, that was my intention."

Amon chuckled, and then said something that made the demon fists in the room harden quickly. Even Walliver turned black.

Fortunately, Amon's brain was relatively easy to use, and his heart just swelled for a while, and he immediately cleaned it up without adding any more fuel and jealousy.

He thought to himself, power is really a terrible thing. The stronger you are, the harder it will be to control yourself, and you will become ambitious, love killing, and have a bad temper, irritability, and impulsiveness.

Is this what the so-called "madness" is probably?

——Possessing too much power but not having the spirit and heart to match it.

It's misplaced, so it's out of control, so it's crazy.

Amon clearly knows what should and should not be done, and it is extremely important to stabilize himself at all times and know what he is.

But it has to be said that if he didn't have the identity of "father's child", he might really have fallen into chaos and never been able to wake up.

In fact, even now, it is more or less...

The more he thought about it, the more wrong his state became. The other demons who were watching Amon showed wary eyes.

Eliog saw Amon's eyes suddenly showing black mist, and immediately looked at Buyer.

Buyer noticed it and said loudly: "Amon, you digest too quickly, please take a rest first."

"……Um."

Amon nodded, then disappeared in front of them, and returned home when he reappeared.

I saw the little Chinchilla cat slowly walking back to its cat nest and finding a comfortable position to lie down.

In fact, he wanted to see his father immediately, but he had no strength anymore and it was difficult to walk. He no longer wanted to think anymore, but his mind was full of thoughts.

He closed his eyes and was about to fall asleep, but his mind was confused. He just fell asleep and became conscious again. The body of chaos is difficult to control, and it feels like fighting inside the body all the time.

Dizziness, discomfort...

Amon was a demon who was used to taking things easy and couldn't stand the pain, especially the pain of being dizzy.

He tossed and turned, sweating profusely, and became inexplicably angry.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a sense of coolness.

From His forehead.

Someone put their hands on His forehead, and because of the difference in body temperature, it gave Him a cooling effect, which gradually calmed Him down and made His mind less chaotic.

Then, the man said: "Amon, are you okay?"

He still couldn't open his eyes, but he nodded hard to reassure the man.

The other party was silent for a while and said gently: "Then have a good sleep, okay?"

He meowed hard, trying to look like he was okay.

After a while, the man left.

-

On the other side, subspace.

Seeing Amon disappear suddenly, the demons present looked at each other.

Walliver said: "I

I'll stay and continue to observe. If you don't have anything else to do, go home first. "

Eliog nodded.

Buyer rejoiced: “I can finally go home!”

Moragos stood up.

Gusin smiled.

But one demon was dumbfounded.

"ah……"

Bachin had big dark circles under his eyes and lost his composure due to extreme shock. His voice was trembling, "Why, how come it's so fast?"

The five demons looked at Ba Qin at the same time.

Eliog asked: "What's so fast?"

Baqin's face was complicated, as if he had seen a very terrifying scene, and he paused before saying those words.

"Brother has already dealt with the God of the Universe."

The whole place was silent, and the demons gasped and felt hairy all over.

Wait, brother has actually solved the God of the Universe? Didn't we just start the war? This solves the problem. Is the God of the universe made of paper? How can he be so unbeatable!

Eliog panicked. How could he not panic? During the scheduled time, he thought that the God of the Universe could hold off his eldest brother for at least a month.

How come...it's only been a few days?

But Bachchin’s bombshell news actually continues.

He looked at them as if he didn't know whether to say it or not, but he said it anyway.

"Brother is already on his way back to the mainland."

The demons gasped again.

Buyer couldn't help but said: "Brother has finally gone so far, why don't you stay longer?"

Bachchin looked at Buyer subtly and asked cruelly: "What do you think?"

Buyer was frightened and turned into a ragdoll cat, his pupils were shaking.

Eliog's face turned pale as if he was struck by lightning. He waited for a few seconds before asking: "How many days will it take... for the eldest brother to return to the mainland?"

The demons immediately cheered up.

And Bachchin ruthlessly stated the date of the trial - "seven days."

Eriog was shocked and clenched his fists. Will they face the eldest brother in seven days?

What, what should we do?

All the demons looked at Eliog.

There is no doubt that Eliog is the central demon of this matter and bears the main responsibility.

But Eliog actually said: "Okay, okay! We can be fully prepared at this time!"

He didn't seem to be panicked at all. He had strategies, plans, and powerful helpers such as Amon Beelzebubtis. How could he have no chance of winning?

The past was the past, and the present is now. Even if he is the eldest brother, he can't use the past to judge the present! !