I'm here to save the world, what are you doing?

She pondered for a moment, then shook her head:

"Viviana, thank you for your concern."

"But I think we still need more observation and understanding to draw an accurate conclusion about what kind of person Lucius is."

"After all, people change, and the impression we make of them as children doesn't necessarily represent their current character."

Then she held up the letter and smiled bitterly:

"Unfortunately, I probably haven't had the chance to observe it closely recently."

"At the end of the letter, my father specifically emphasized that I absolutely, absolutely must not return home in the near future."

"His words were very tense and serious, as if he was worried that someone might harm me."

She spread her hands helplessly:

"I don't know what happened in Splanda. Why has it become so dangerous to even go home?"

Next to Maria, Viviana seemed to be listening attentively, but in fact her thoughts had already flown away.

In her mind, scenes full of violent aesthetics are playing out at this moment——

Lucius was tied to a chair, covered in wounds, begging for her forgiveness in pain.

She looked down upon the unfaithful man, her eyes filled with the pleasure of revenge.

"Please, Viviana, let me go!"

"I'm not marrying Plotina! Not anymore!"

"I swear, from now on, I will only love you, Viviana!"

The imaginary Lucius wailed in agony.

"Haha, you're begging for mercy now?"

"It's too late! Did you ever think of this day when you abandoned me?"

The imaginary Viviana sneered, holding various torture instruments in her hands:

"You've made me suffer for ten years. Now, it's your turn to enjoy it slowly!"

The more Viviana thought about it, the more excited she became, and a dangerous and crazy light involuntarily flashed in her eyes.

If Maria hadn't been right next to her, she would have laughed out loud.

"Vivianna?"

Maria's voice brought her back from her wonderful fantasy.

"what!?"

Viviana suddenly came to her senses and found that Maria was looking at her with concern.

"You're distracted again."

Maria spoke gently, with worry in her eyes:

"It seems that this topic about Lucius has really affected you. Why don't we not talk about it?"

"No, it's okay, Ms. Maria."

Viviana quickly adjusted her mindset and put on a sweet smile again:

"I was just thinking about other things."

Maria looked at the sky and found that the sun was almost at its zenith:

"Time flies, Viviana, let's start today's class."

She put away the letter, stood up, and straightened her clothes.

"Today we're going to explain the theory of the spatial structure of magic circles. This is a rather complex topic, so you must listen carefully."

"Okay, Teacher Maria~"

Viviana nodded obediently, her voice filled with a thirst for knowledge:

"I will study very hard!"

But the moment she lowered her head, the murderous look in her eyes could not be concealed, and the hatred burned like the fire of hell.

Lucius, just wait for me!!!

............................

The perspective turns back to Splenda, thousands of miles away.

Lucius was sitting in the restaurant having breakfast with Iveliya, holding an urgent report that had just been delivered.

The content recorded in the report is exactly the strange incident that happened last night——

An entire block of buildings has gone back in time, with all traces returning to how they were decades ago.

Sure enough, without Lucius's intervention, what happened in the simulation was a preview of the future.

"Raven" stood respectfully not far away, slightly bent, waiting for instructions.

"Continue to survey the scene and collect all possible clues."

Lucius gave the raven an order in a serious and calm voice:

"Also, send more personnel to closely monitor the city for similar abnormal phenomena."

"Any findings, no matter how big or small, must be reported to me immediately."

The raven nodded, then turned into a black mist and left.

Lucius put down the report and leaned back in his chair, thinking about his next plan of action.

"Brother Lu, don't you plan to go and see the scene?"

Iveliya looked at Lucius, who was leaning on the chair and didn't want to move, with curiosity in her eyes.

"It has already happened. Going to the scene is just a waste of time."

Lucius smiled slightly, raised his hand and twisted a strand of Iveliya's smooth hair:

"So, I'm going to ask for a little help."

"Oh, I get it."

Iveliya nodded thoughtfully:

"You're going to ask the Emperor for help, right?"

"Haha, Xiao Ai'ai is so smart!"

"Hehe, let's set a curfew time first."

Ivylia folded her hands across her chest, looking disdainful:

"If you come back later than that time, don't even think about getting into my bed tonight!"

In order to prevent Lucius from reporting to the emperor and then running to Octavia or Plotina, Ivelia decided to strike hard!

Lucius:? ? ?

No, isn't this my home?

On the contrary, it belongs to Tiangang.

After breakfast, Lucius boarded the carriage to the palace.

The carriage was moving steadily on the wide pilgrimage road. Through the window, Lucius could see the busy and orderly scenes on both sides of the street.

But his mind was not on the scenery at all, but he was thinking carefully about how to explain the current situation to Emperor Lao Deng.

Soon, the carriage arrived at the gate of the palace.

After the guards saw Lucius's face clearly, they immediately saluted respectfully and let him go.

"I want to see His Majesty."

Lucius spoke to the officer who came to receive him, deliberately adding a sense of urgency to his tone.

"Your Majesty has just finished his morning imperial meeting. Please wait in the study."

The officer bowed respectfully.

If it were someone else, the official would just let him wait there and only allow him to enter the study after he went to report to the emperor and obtained permission.

But Lucius was different. The emperor had specifically instructed that unless there were special circumstances, Lucius could enter the study at any time.

Lucius did not have to wait long in the study, as the steady and powerful footsteps of Cokeus soon sounded behind him.

"You came to see me so early?"

Kokwus showed a playful smile on his face, and said with a teasing tone:

"Did he fall so soon? Is he going to cry to his family?"

Obviously, this was a mockery of Lucius's confrontation with Domitian at the banquet yesterday.

Lucius' heart shuddered when he heard this.

It seems that there were many of the emperor's spies at yesterday's banquet, otherwise Cocceus would not have known the specific details so quickly.

Alas, the Jinyiwei are here.

In the officialdom of Splenda, there are probably not many things that can be hidden from the emperor's eyes.

"Your Majesty is joking."

Lucius maintained a respectful attitude and smiled easily:

"Although I haven't fallen yet, I do need a little help from my father-in-law today."

He deliberately emphasized the title "father-in-law" and showed great respect for the emperor.

Brother Lu has never been the kind of person who can't lose face. He will bow his head when he should.

Obviously, Kokwus was very pleased with this title, and the expression on his face softened a lot.

He walked over to the desk and sat down, put on his new gold-rimmed glasses, and casually picked up a book and began to read:

"Then sit down and talk slowly."

"I'm in a good mood today. If you have anything to ask, just ask directly."

Lucius sat down in the chair and said straight to the point:

"Your Majesty, I want to report to you an important piece of information about the Chaos Cult."

Cokeus raised his eyes to look at Lucius, leaning forward slightly, his eyes becoming focused and sharp:

"Tell me, what exactly is going on?"

Lucius then told the Emperor about the time-reversal experiments conducted by the Chaos Cult.

"According to my speculation, the Chaos Cult's goal should be to reverse the flow of time for the entire Splendar."

Lucius frowned and analyzed:

"But the problem is that Splenda has been peaceful for decades. There's no special historical moment that's worth them going to such great lengths to trace back."

"So I'd like to ask Your Majesty, is there any important event in Splenda's history that I'm not aware of?"

Kokwus pondered for a long time, his fingers tapping the armrests of the chair, making a rhythmic sound.

The room fell into a brief silence, with only the ticking of the pendulum of the wall clock.

After a while, Kokwus sighed deeply and then said:

"It seems that I have to let you know some secret history."

The emperor crossed his fingers before his eyes and said in a mysterious and low voice:

"Thirty years ago, an extremely dangerous incident did occur in Splenda."

"That time, a large-scale invasion of the Supreme Heavens almost occurred."

Lucius was shocked when he heard this.

"That day happened to be the period of Helios's decline, which occurs every 333 years."

Kokwus went on to explain: