Chapter 291 Return

Hearing Hao Ren's question, Bruffley was a little surprised. He didn't know that the owner of this shelter was actually a human. However, he still thought about it seriously before answering, "To be honest, the family's elders have discussed this issue many times. It's a bit depressing to say... but as the Countess said, even without demon hunters, it seems difficult to regain hegemony of this planet from humans. Humans are no longer the ignorant primitive creatures they were thousands of years ago. Although their bodies are still weak, the power they wield is not much different from that of the 'heterogeneous.' Now, some believe that there is no strong or weak distinction between humans and heterogeneous beings; they are essentially the same creature, except that humans have focused their talents on building their entire civilization."

Saying that, he glanced at Vivian, "As you said, a nuclear bomb blowing up the whole family would probably be too much for even the resurrected Zeus to handle against these crazy explosion fanatics."

Vivian showed an interested expression, "Then what about your talk of a revival of the mythological era..."

"That's a beautiful idea and a propaganda slogan," Bruffley said with a dry laugh. "Actually, the core idea is just to get rid of the demon hunters, and then... then we'll see. Most of the heterogeneous beings who have survived to this day are a very realistic bunch. It probably wouldn't be profitable to go to war with humans for that little bit of illusory historical honor."

"You guys are considered the smart ones among the werewolves, but I don't believe that every heterogeneous race left would be willing to coexist peacefully with humans," Vivian snorted. "Especially since there may still be a few old monsters from the mythological era surviving in the world. They're as stubborn as stones."

Bruffley grumbled inwardly that the Countess, who had lived longer than anyone else, would call others old monsters, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he shifted the awkward topic away, "Let's not talk about these distant things. At the current rate of development, demon hunters will be active for at least a few more centuries. It's too impatient to start discussing who will be in charge after the revival. Maybe humans won't even be on Earth by then? At their rate of development... heh."

Hao Ren was surprised to find that werewolves weren't all dumb brutes. These two werewolf elders had quite profound thoughts, and they were even paying attention to human aerospace technology. Should he say they were keeping up with the times or were just fashionable? The real werewolves were indeed much more flexible than the werewolves in the movies. They didn't seem like the type to hide in a black forest for hundreds of years, only to be amazed by a bicycle when they came out.

"So, the Day of Return is actually a real thing," Vivian said, taking a sip of tea to moisten her throat. "Demon hunters are decreasing, and some heterogeneous beings are recovering from the sequelae of their great decline... It seems like the times are really changing. Maybe I should also look for those old guys from back then. No one even notified me about such a big deal."

Bruffley laughed dryly, thinking that the vampires would like to notify you, but someone would have to be able to find you. A Countess with such a free and unfettered style who likes to mingle with humans, you'd need several battalions of special agents to conduct a dragnet search to find her.

At this time, Hao Ren was thinking about other things: It seemed that the Day of Return was still some time away, and many heterogeneous beings seemed to realize that going to war with modern humans wasn't very smart, so the overall situation wasn't as dangerous as he had imagined. But once the Day of Return really came, what kind of changes would occur in this world?

What should he do? Or rather... what could he do?

He obviously couldn't just jump out and notify all of humanity to prepare for war with mythological creatures like vampires and werewolves. Besides getting himself a five-minute spot on the news, the most likely outcome would be getting sent to Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital. And Hao Ren didn't plan to cause himself such a huge trouble. But besides that, he still had to do something, so he connected to his data terminal in his mind: "Draft a report..."

First, he would tell Raven 12345 about the information he had gathered here. After all, one of the tasks that the goddess sister had given Hao Ren was to pay attention to the development of heterogeneous beings and demon hunters on Earth. This report was absolutely essential. And then... it would be best to observe for a while.

Hao Ren knew that the information he had now was still too little. He had only just heard a few words about the Day of Return. He didn't even know how many heterogeneous races in the world were stirring, how many demon hunters were dealing with this event, or how many humans knew about the heterogeneous. Taking any action in such a confused situation would seem reckless. After several extraordinary experiences, Hao Ren was no longer the rookie he was a few months ago, rushing around anxiously at the slightest thing. He knew how to judge the situation and act after careful consideration.

Of course, some might call this procrastination...

Lili had been listening to these boring topics for half an hour, and her neck seemed to finally feel a little better. The husky girl slightly raised her head and looked at Brushette, "Uncle, you said that the Day of Return also has a saying that the 'ancient glorious kingdom is about to reopen its gates.' What does that mean?"

It was really difficult for her to even remember this sentence so clearly.

"That's what the sirens' prophecy said. They didn't explain anything else," Brushette replied. "Our clan guesses that it refers to the lost ruins of Mount Olympus, the Temple of Osiris, the Sun Boat, and so on, perhaps reappearing in the world."

"Reappear?" Lili's ears perked up immediately. "I know Mount Olympus. It's in Greece."

"No, I'm referring to the 'real' Mount Olympus and other ancient temples," Brushette said with a burning gaze. "These ruins were built by the strongest guys back then using supernatural powers. Just as demons can build their palaces in space cracks, those guys also built their temples in other dimensions. They used this method to demonstrate their 'divine power' and prevent humans from intruding. But the entrances to these ancient temples have collapsed with the death of their builders. Now, only a little bit of ruins outside the entrances remain on Earth. If the Day of Return can bring these ruins back to light, I believe that at least the descendants of the thunder giants can rise again—oh, and there are also those hermits in Northern Europe who are quite dependent on certain treasures passed down through generations."

Brushette seemed to be more concerned about these ancient ruins than Bruffley. Once he started talking about those ancient sanctuaries lost in other dimensions, he became eloquent. But as he talked about these things, another thought flashed through Hao Ren's mind like lightning:

The "ancient glorious kingdom" was very likely referring to another place!

He knew more than the two werewolf elders in front of him. He had once heard from a certain crazy goddess about the even older secrets of the heterogeneous, secrets that the current heterogeneous had forgotten, secrets that only the very first batch of guys knew: the true origin of the heterogeneous.

The most ancient glorious kingdom wasn't on Earth, but in the Dream Plane!

This thought suddenly flashed through his mind, and combined with his other experiences recently, Hao Ren became increasingly convinced that he had accidentally guessed some truths. But all of this needed to be proven by himself, so he tried his best to hide the abnormality on his face. Only Vivian noticed his eyes flicker, "Landlord, what's wrong?"

"Uh, nothing. Just daydreaming."

Vivian said oh, then looked up at the wall clock. She immediately stood up as if by conditioned reflex, wiped her hands on her apron, and walked towards the kitchen, "You guys chat first. I'll go cook—Big Dog, go to the supermarket at the intersection and buy some meat. We have guests today, so I'll make some hearty dishes!"

Vivian had been a cook and nanny for several months and had completely integrated into the role. Her getting up to go to the kitchen and ordering Lili to buy groceries was seamless. The two Abei Elders were stunned. Bruffley's mouth was almost in a perfect circle, "Wait... I thought that apron looked strange just now. Is the Countess in charge of cooking here?"

Hao Ren chuckled, thinking that Vivian cooking a meal was enough to surprise you like this. If you knew about Izaak's situation, you'd probably faint: That demon king was still in charge of changing the liquefied gas tanks...