MTLNOVEL Chapter 142: Son of Heavenly Way, Investiture of the Gods?
Having seen all the photos and trophies, Bai Qianqian sighed. The original items had long been lost in the repeated displacements and wear. These poor imitations were really unsightly.
Below were a series of Memory Stones. Upon activation, one could view the images contained within.
"These are all from a long time ago, some even hundreds of thousands of years old. After numerous copies, some of the images are already damaged. But it's pointless to show you these things; they mean nothing," she said with a sigh.
Aside from the rabbits, who cared about this small courtyard, this research institute, and all the relics within? Who cared about messages left by a generation of rabbit spirits for their descendants, saying things like "we must persevere," "someone needs our help," and "remember the kindness of the past"? What value would they hold for humans a million years later?
"They're very beautiful, very moving," he said.
To her surprise, she didn't see any pretense in Meng Yu. On the contrary, the man was looking carefully at those images, at the messages left by generations of rabbits. Read new adventures at empire
Even more moved than she was!
This shamelessly hypocritical guy!
Who said he was made of iron and steel?
Meng Yu's genuine emotion made her feel somewhat uncomfortable inside. It was just too much!
It was like the lovesick Sister Fox, telling the younger generation how tough affection was, and then her thirteen-year-old Bai Long girl, deeply touched and nodding in agreement, saying exactly, exactly, "I just broke up with my boyfriend and it hurts so much. You've got it much better, Sister Fox. You've never been hurt with no suitors, and I have so many gifts from him, or him, I can't even remember who anymore..."
But for some reason, she felt really happy inside!
"Have you all persisted like this for a million years?"
This courtyard was actually a museum of a research institute. Meng Yu, having seen everything from start to finish, learned of the history of generations of rabbits and their efforts. As time went on, the preserved footage became sparser, with gaps of tens or hundreds of thousands of years.
The names they adopted had changed many times, from Lunar Palace, Guanghan Palace... to now, the Moon-Watching Sect...
"To carry on a Sect, there must be a spirit, right?" Bai Qianqian said with a bitter smile.
In fact, many predecessors in history had given up. The Immortal Sect, Star Palace One... they were all dust in history, meant to be discarded. But it was only after taking brutal hits from reality that they learned how good a peaceful and free environment was. They began to yearn for the bygone beauty of the Immortal Sect even more. So, the revival of the Immortal Sect started with them. The Immortal Sect of a million years past became everyone's spiritual totem. Like Sister Turtle, who missed the days spent in the aquarium so much...
Okay, Meng Yu listened with a confused expression.
What a mess this all was!
Back in the day, Rome fell, brought down by a horde of treacherous, backstabbing, and madly invading barbarians. Then, over the following thousands of years, the Romans were no more. Instead, those barbarians repeatedly tried to rebuild Rome and return to those glorious days!
That aquarium Turtle Sister, who lived for a million years... it was this kind of overextended longevity that had been draining the Immortal Sect's finances!
"The project has been going on for a million years and still hasn't succeeded?"
"We're not good at fighting, and the life of a rabbit is full of ups and downs. Sometimes, when a resilient rabbit appears, we might not have even a single Golden Core amongst us, and we're chased around everywhere. Some rabbits, forced by reality to endure humiliation, manage to achieve Golden Core or Nascent Soul. But they might also be unlucky. Not to mention, there are many bad guys who like to rob us, and since we're not fighters, we grab our hoes and flee when we see trouble. The data we've collected gets ruined... It's all so frustrating," she lamented.
Bai Qianqian's words were a chaotic and sometimes contradictory mess. She didn't say why, but Meng Yu seemed to understand. It was because of a certain Divine Skill that was way too overpowered with the jade rabbits.
"All right... so your project is about Foundation Establishment?"
The two of them arrived at the end of the museum where a dozen Jade Slips were on display.
"Yes, this is one of the research projects of Star Palace One, aimed at creating the Son of the Heavenly Way. It's also a subproject of the Investiture of the Gods," she explained.
Meng Yu halted his steps, looking at Bai Qianqian with a puzzled expression.
Son of Heavenly Way, Investiture of the Gods?
"It's just a failed project, and it's not even that unusual. All those things are just gimmicks, after all. When writing a project proposal, you always make it sound grand and urgent, as if time is running out, and if there's a lack of funds, it could affect the big picture and so on. Miniature Universe, Black Hole Cluster, Nascent Soul Express Method, Ancient God Sphere, and the like…
Blowing up nine bulls' worth of hype, only to have a single hair's worth of results land. Our project is one of many in the Investiture of the Gods, and I've been working on it for years."
"You're researching a project all by yourself?"
"Yeah, there's nobody else left. I'm the last jade rabbit, I've been working on this project for five hundred years, but there are still many problems unsolved. I guess I'm not likely to see any results in this lifetime, alas."
That's how she put it, though she felt somewhat embarrassed in her heart.
Over these six hundred years, she grew carrots, greens, Spirit Fruit, dedicating only part of her attention to this research. After all, so many seniors, generation after generation, had not succeeded. They were just salted fish, and she, a gluttonous, lazy, sleepy little rabbit, what could she really do?
"May I take a look?"
"Of course, it's not like it's a project that could succeed."
The rabbit sighed, while Meng Yu picked up the Jade Slip and pressed it against his forehead.
Investiture of the Gods?
Son of Heavenly Way?
What kind of plan, what kind of research is this?
"A feasible study to improve personal physical quality by combining the rescue of the world, soul resonance, and infrastructure under the conditions of the 53rd particle tide?"
What is this, what kind of research is it, and it's even connected to the Son of Heavenly Way?
If that's the case, you might as well call the Investiture of the Gods 'Corruption Strong by Ten Times, Becoming a Demon Hundredfold Strength'!
Using various means to apotheosize people?
Wouldn't that be great?
…
Bai Qianqian, wearing a large apron, hummed a happy tune, then searched for the freshest carrots and Spirit Fruit in the vegetable garden.
The clothes are innocent, if they get dirty they must be washed, and washing them often is a waste, so you need to wear an apron.
Meng Yu was reading the project, examining it carefully.
Her impression of Meng Yu was genuinely good.
This young man's deeds below, at a glance, seemed like a Chivalrous Hero, and above that, he was also good at slapping the rabbit's bottom. Although it was a bit extravagant, his sincerity moved her deeply.
After all, now many people talk about this project with mockery — the jade rabbit never thought about keeping the plan secret. As a researcher, one must learn to sponge off funds, pull in investments, or even count chickens before they hatch, so to speak. The Son of Heavenly Way plan, over a million years, the number of investors has changed countless times, leading to... ah, not death, but numerous experimental failures and bucket-grabbing getaways.
To quote one super big shot, the project isn't impossible, but if it is to succeed...
A stable environment is needed, a smooth organization, a cooperative planning committee, smithing, and nine other different departments, plus a great Sect could make it succeed, but the Immortal Sect no longer exists.
Well, to put it simply, the plan has failed, and it can't succeed anymore.
Alas... Meng Yu learning is a good thing though. Could he become the Elder of Knowledge for the Jade Rabbit Family?