Chapter 1469 - At the End of the Mythological Era (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

This section of returning to the past was more pleasant than all the previous ones, but Hao Ren knew that traveling in the distorted space and time was nowhere near pleasant.

There were always things out of his expectations and troubles that awaited him.

They had met Vivian wandering in the Amazon Jungle. But before they could talk, Vivian had gone into her pre-hibernation state of violence, which almost wiped out Hao Ren’s entire team.

On the steppes of Mongolia, Vivian’s mausoleum was right before their eyes. But the sudden appearance of close to a hundred demon hunters and more remnants of the werewolves had dragged them into a melee. With the protection of his Steel Membrane Shield, Hao Ren went ahead to wake Vivian up amid the violent bombardment.

In ancient Rome, towards the end of the Mythological Era, God knows what would await them.

After changing into costumes that were appropriate to the era, Hao Ren and his team wandered the city of Rome as they gathered information along the way.

The ancient city surprised Hao Ren. Compared with the barbaric American tribal settlements and polluted European towns in medieval times, the order and grandeur of Rome was a miracle. From a municipal point of view, it was even more beautiful and livable than the medieval European cities more than a thousand years later. At least in Rome, there was no rotten smell. There were big houses on the side of the road, exquisite stone carvings everywhere, and decorative pillars that projected the power of the Roman Republic. All these things combined was the embryonic form of a mighty empire. At that time, Rome was only a republic and not an empire, but it had already manifested some of the qualities of an empire. These qualities were embedded in the grandeur of urban architecture and in the proud as well as confident faces of the people.

Hao Ren knew that the level of human productivity on Earth during this era was uncomparable to later generations, yet he still held the city in high regard.

“So, history is a spiral, and there will always be a time when things dip a little,” Hessiana said. Her voice was filled with emotions looking at the city where she was ‘born.'”Even In the era of the Republic, Rome had comprehensive urban planning. There were professionally-managed drainage system and sewage treatment, but the Germans from the wildland had smashed these facilities to the ground—barbarism destroyed civilization. Until the fifteenth century, Paris in France still did not manage to recreate the sewerage technology of the Roman era. Tsk tsk.”

Little Bat had great respect for this city. After all, it was her hometown where she had an emotional attachment.

Lily stretched her neck and looked around. “Can we find Vivian just by strolling around in the city?”

“Of course not. But it is the best way we can use right now.” Hessiana glanced at Lily. “First of all, I cannot remember what happened when I was little, it has been two thousand years. Now I can get lost in Rome. Secondly, Lady Vivian and I were homeless at that time. We were wandering in and around Rome, usually within a hundred miles of the city center.”

“A hundred miles in radius? What the heck! How long it would take us to scout the entire area?” Lily was wide-eyed.

“So we need to find clues,” said Hessiana, looking annoyed by the stupid dog. “This is the tail end of the Mythological Era. The gods are not completely finished yet, and Vivian and I were in the open. We will find something sooner or later.”

The tail end of the Mythological Era; Hessiana’s description was apt.

“At this time, are the gods on Mount Olympus still there? Hasse, tell me about this period and the gods.” Hao Ren said.

Hasse’s face was still emotionless. “This is the end time of the Mythological Era, and all the foreign gods on this planet are going downhill as the demon hunters continue their attack on the gods. Another reason for their decline is that their ruling method is unsustainable. At this time, Odin of the Nordic side is still sending Valkyries to collect spirit warriors to get ready for the Twilight of the Gods. But the Zeus family on Mount Olympus is losing the battle. If I remember it correctly, before the rise of Caesar, the demon hunter, Amatura, had led an army and brought down the dimensional barrier of Olympus. Our soldiers and the Ares’ army fought for decades at the foot of Mount Olympus. During Caesar’s time, I again led a second battle group to attack Apollo from the south of Mount Olympus and went all the way up to the throne of Zeus. And you know the rest of the story; we destroyed the energy furnace and control center of Olympus, and the collapse of the dimension was clearly visible in the human world.”

Hao Ren certainly knew this last big event. He also knew that when Mount Olympus fell, there was a group of sirens on the sea. The strange items collectors salvaged many things that dropped from Mount Olympus. Among the items the sirens had taken was the statue of Vivian.

“When was it?” Hao Ren looked at Hasse. “Was Rome a republic or an empire? Was Caesar assassinated?”