Players are coming, fortunately I have a time travel simulator

He recognized the owners of these auras.

The leader of the Sun Guardians, a high-ranking member of the Ascetic Church, the chief meteorologist and family-trained knight of the Kingdom of Braxton, Chien West; the captain of the Sun Guardians' First Squad and his former colleague, Sherlock; and the user of the Bull-Bull Fruit, Ian, who looked tough and resembled Jason Statham...

This was the first time Zhou Ning saw Qian West appear at the scene, which was enough to prove the importance the Japanese defenders attached to this matter.

In addition, Zhou Ning had not been able to sense Qien West's true strength before due to his lack of strength. Now he truly sensed that the other party's strength was that of a demigod, and a demigod close to the peak. His strength was roughly the same as that of Patriarch Roger of the Church of the God of War, and even slightly exceeded.

This is also the pinnacle of mortals.

If King Charles VII had not sent Chien West and the main force of the Sun Guard to other cities during the Darklands catastrophe, so many people would not have died in the catastrophe.

Considering their respective positions, Zhou Ning did not choose to show up, but stood aside, silently watching them scatter and begin searching for remaining clues nearby.

He now had a vague guess. If he had not intervened before, then it was possible that the one who was contaminated was Qian West?

A powerful demigod-level figure in a high position of power is undoubtedly a good target.

Not long after, Sherlock returned to Qian West with a serious face and said in a deep voice:

"Mr. Chien, this place did indeed experience a massive, but ultimately unsuccessful, ritual to worship the evil god. Of the 124 people present, no one survived. Harrison Rivers appears to have become the vehicle for the evil god's arrival through some ritual. Most people became sacrifices to the evil god and nourished his creations. The rest participated in sharing the sacrifices and subsequently died from seemingly normal backlash."

"Given the abnormal life fluctuations occurring nearby, the arrival of Archbishop Cumberland, one of the three great priests, and the unusual appearance of the statue of the Goddess of Life, I suspect this incident is most likely related to the Church of the Goddess of Life."

"Also, we found gunpowder burns on the ground and bullet marks in Harrison Rivers's wreckage, which reminded me of an old friend."

"An old friend who also had reason to act, and also had reason to kill Harrison Rivers."

"I won't mention his name here, but—"

Sherlock took off his deerstalker hat and pressed it against his chest, then smiled and said:

"I didn't dare to say it before, and now I don't know if it's too late. Thank you! You did what I didn't dare to do."

The Church of the Goddess of Life...

Zhou Ning remembered the name in his heart, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, which made him look like a peeping Tom!

If I remember correctly, the Church of the Goddess of Life and Cumberland are important characters in the new version of Apocalypse, Shadow of Death, and the professional mentors of Druids.

He did not choose to stay here any longer. He pressed his chest with his hand, bowed slightly, and then left without hesitation.

Zhou Ning had been grieving over the previous Darkland catastrophe, having been partly responsible for his own failure to trust his partners and be forthright with them, leading to an irreversible situation.

And now...

Zhou Ning changed his appearance in an alley, becoming a young man with a slightly classical temperament. He put on his top hat and sat down in a Ruiz-style fruit tea shop a few blocks away. He ordered a glass of pineapple juice and conjured up a pen and paper.

The pineapple juice here is a drink made with pineapple and salt, with the addition of rice pepper, onion and mustard oil. It tastes sweet and sour and is very refreshing.

Zhou Ning took a sip from the cup, then quickly wrote on the letter paper:

Dear Mr. Chien:

"Give my regards to Alan West. It's been a long time since I left Docklands. I've settled down in Nathaniel and am doing quite well."

"Returning to Docklands this time was actually a spur of the moment. I killed Carl Robbins with my own hands on Hood Island not long ago. This was not just for myself or for hatred; it was also a comfort to the deceased. For me, this is a very meaningful thing. The same goes for killing Harrison Rivers. Revenge itself is the meaning (laughs)."

"On Hood Island, I entered the kingdom of Gleipnir, the Destroyer Wolf. The details of the process are unnecessary. But surprisingly, there's a bronze door behind the kingdom. Behind this door is an unknown entity, very similar to what I saw at Harrison Rivers's today..."

"According to Harrison Rivers, he was connected to that mysterious entity while performing sacrifices and prayers with the Life Alchemy Association to Edgeworth, the god of craftsmen and alchemy. I suspect there's a connection between the two. We must also be wary of the Life Alchemy Association's resurgence..."

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He then wrote down in a letter his complete account of what he had seen and heard at 74 Levitra Street, including Harrison Rivers's words, the form he had taken at the time, and all his own speculations.

At the end of the letter, Zhou Ning wrote: "Finally, if there is anything like the Docklands disaster that you cannot handle and need help with, please write back to me. I will do my best to assist you."

"Best wishes, an old friend."

Then, he tilted his head back and drank the pineapple juice in his hand in one gulp. He checked it carefully before folding the letter, went to Xilin Grocery Store, and stuffed the letter into the mailbox at the door.

The moment the letter was dropped into the mailbox, his spirit was further settled.

Zhou Ning was silent for a few seconds, and his figure disappeared again.

A few minutes later, he appeared in the National Cemetery in the northwest of Dockland in a black robe. After the Dockland Cataclysm, it became a public cemetery for six million victims.

There were densely packed tombstones in front of the cemetery, most of which had no names on them. Zhou Ning found John's name on one of the tombstones and stared at the epitaph on it:

"He was a less successful entrepreneur who lost hundreds of thousands of dollars, but he was the best brother and the best son."

John's tombstone was cleaned very cleanly, with a few relatively fresh bouquets of flowers placed on it, which showed that people came to visit him often.

At this moment, he seemed to see John saying to him, "We succeeded! From now on, our Yu-Gi-Oh will never have to worry about sales again!"

Zhou Ning slowly exhaled, and several illusory bouquets of flowers appeared in his hands. He bent down and placed them in front of John's grave.

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He then found the names of Tulin and his wife on the adjacent tombstone.

Since they no longer have any relatives, their tombstones are covered with dust, but they still have the epitaphs they carved with their own hands:

"She has passed away, and I rest in peace. After his wife's death, he also saw through everything and decided to retire from the world of fame and fortune and rest in peace. Salute to this legend."

"The best wife, the best elder, she and her husband had the longest and most loving companionship in the world."

He seemed to hear Turin saying to himself again:

"The gift I left for you is in my living room. You're sure to like it. The key is on top of the flowerpot by the door. Also in the desk drawer are my notes and a key to my old home in Brusaina, 37 Cross Street. The weather there is very nice. If you ever have nowhere else to go, you can settle there."

Zhou Ning was silent for a moment, wiped the dust off the tombstone with his own hands, swept the ground, and placed the illusory bouquet in front of the tombstone. He turned back and stared at the epitaph, then turned and left.

When he reappeared, he had arrived at Brusianna, a small town on the border of Bryston, which was also the hometown of Turin and his wife.