Origin Paradise!

As a lemon-shaped carriage appeared within the magic array, Jiang He pocketed the reward for restoring the legendary jade seal.

"An invitation to the Free World - Eternal Darkness." Si Ning slipped a card into the other person's pocket, turned around and smiled, "We'll set off together in a little over ten days. The initial identity of this invitation is that of an Imperial soldier. It doesn't offer much help, but it also carries no risk."

Jiang He's expression was slightly strange. He actually had an invitation to the Eternal Dark World from Bart, a demon lord at the peak of the Gold Realm. The initial identity of this invitation was that of an infernal prisoner, but the identity bonus granted by the title could be retained.

The Eternal Dark World is a top-tier fourth-order world. According to Lilith, the world originally planned to advance to the fifth order, but during the advancement, it encountered internal thieves, and the resources accumulated over countless years were destroyed. The good news is that the thieves did not escape unscathed either. After becoming gods, they immediately perished. The resources were full of the world's hidden tricks, which were no different from delicious poisoned apples.

The initial status granted by the title will have a reduced effect when descending to a higher-level world.

Nevertheless, Jiang He still did not intend to start with nothing.

There are quite a few heroes and high-ranking Gold Saints in the Eternal Dark World. Considering the harsh ecology of the subsidiary worlds such as Remnant Life, Ember, and Ashes, adopting the current invitation will definitely greatly strengthen the relationship between myself and Si Ning.

Most importantly, the Golden Peak is no longer an absolute formidable enemy whose life or death is in his own hands for him.

The two invitations mean that Jiang He can descend into the Eternal Dark World twice. Based on past experience, the second descent will inherit the identity and relationships from the previous one.

Transaction is over.

Si Ning briefly introduced the recent situation of the Orthodox School to someone, and how, with her as the leader of the powerful forces, the "Seven Heroes of the Orthodox School" had made up the missing members.

"The next battle for gold is expected to be in two or three months," Si Ning joked. "My personal guess is that it will definitely start before you become a hegemon. There was no prior notice of this battle for the world, so exploration and competition will definitely be equally important. It won't give some people the opportunity to build their power in advance."

"See you later." Jiang He's figure disappeared.

Compared to the Origin, the number of extraordinary individuals in each of the other three battlefields far surpasses that of the Origin. As the most outstanding survivors of the past borders, its foundation is destined to be extraordinary.

……

Fifteen days passed in the blink of an eye.

A three-story Gothic tower stands in Yuwang City, its main framework borrowed from the central tower, while the outer defenses are provided by the Duel Wall, fully utilizing its immortal-level sturdiness.

The first level of the Alchemy Tower.

The main building is the living room for entertaining guests and daily activities. On the left is the [Furnace Core Base]. The key material for this device comes from the heart of the "Ore Beast" and can convert most ores into pure energy.

The [Elemental Well] and [Large Extraction Tower] are installed on the right side, which can store up to 100,000 levels of gold energy. After a simple conversion, the liquid Radiant Element fluctuates in the well, and can even act as a super bomb when necessary.

Behind it, the Demon Legion's [Sleep Chamber] was built, employing "space folding technology," so that once inside, it was the size of a training ground.

The second floor of the Alchemy Tower.

The [Holy Forge] is installed on the left, where the Radiant Element continuously burns, maintaining the temperature for a long time.

The [Fly Poison Nest] built on the right side also originates from space folding technology. It is inhabited by hundreds of millions of blood flies at the end of the Ash World War, and is filled with hellish smallpox.

Behind it is the [All Things Decomposition Pool], where someone has imprinted their own Ouroboros matrix on the bottom of the pool. This can effectively decompose materials. Even if it cannot reach the level of Gluttony Power, it can greatly reduce the workload. It mainly serves as an alchemy assistant.

An [Epic Elemental Turret] was built ahead, and its core and appearance were remarkably similar to the main cannon of the Saint Lilith. This turret alone consumed nearly half of someone's time and also depleted many of the remaining materials in the Ash World.

Alchemy Level 3 - Rest Area

Because there are no domes on each floor, you can see the living room on the first floor from here. There are a total of five [intelligent rooms] in the area, one for each of the animal team members and the strategist Lilith.

It has everything you need, including a herb garden, a library, a sparring room, an observation room, a memory kitchen, a military supplies storehouse, an alchemy laboratory, a tail-and-tail production line, a reverse summoning array platform, and a void ship docking bay.

Alchemy towers are more like mobile castles. Generally speaking, when alchemists live in their towers, they can use various equipment and semi-finished products to enter combat mode as quickly as possible.

After the completion of this major project, the time for Jiang He to manufacture the ultimate bullets was reduced from fifteen minutes per bullet to one minute per bullet. The processing, refining, extraction, and sublimation of materials were all streamlined, and efficiency was significantly improved.

In Yuwang City.

As Jiang He waved, the Alchemy Tower first shrank to the size of a normal house, then shrank further, almost like a birdcage. Its space-folding technology provided a docking point for the Saint Lilith, making it easier to repair and maintain.

Despite fifteen consecutive days of bonfire feasts, the fierce guards remained full of energy.

"Aya, dinner's ready," Jiang He called out as she turned around.

Life Essence originates from the Hunter's main skill, Animal Companion, and can increase attribute values. Zhuang Ya is also one of the companions and is qualified to use the essence.

[Note: Life Essence cannot directly increase Charisma stat]

[Note: At this stage, the maximum increase in Life Essence is 50 points.]

Jiang He mixed the forty spirit essences with the five Kui dragons and cooked them into a large stew. Dozens of fierce guards set up the large pot and together carried it into the mouth of the white giant python.

boom!

Demonic power overflowed from between the tough scales, like a raging storm sweeping through Yuwang City.

The life essence boosted Zhuang Ya's stats to their limit. The five Kui dragons were blood hunted by their own kind, and abundant resources were concentrated on her. The transformation from an ordinary creature of the Golden Age to an elite creature began, and the Dragon Heart began to become complete from this moment on.

Zhuang Ya transformed back into a white snake the length of a forearm, climbed onto someone's neck, tilted her head, and fell into a deep sleep.

With a qualified caretaker, dragons grow at an extremely rapid pace. The only fatal flaw is the three tribulations that inevitably occur during major stages, especially the tribulation involving humans.

Having gone through two ordeals, Jiang He first faced a legendary sudden attack, and then single-handedly challenged the entire era of sinful arts. If Zhuang Ya were to bear the burden alone, he couldn't even imagine how she could get through it safely.

Of course, after hardship comes happiness. Once the generational gap is overcome, the growth of the dragon race will be exceptionally smooth. The destruction of the dragon stars in the boundless void is nothing short of a cause for fear among other races.

On the other side, behind Lao Hei and Wu He, a phantom appeared. After careful selection, the Abyss Ghost Will, which replaced the Golden Will, was finally born, and both of them met the conditions for advancing to the Golden level.

As for the squad's strategist, Lilith, she had already returned to her spiritual world and fallen into slumber fifteen days ago. No matter how Jiang He tried to get her to respond indirectly, she didn't give a single word and was as if she were dead.

……

Jiang He took out the invitation to the Eternal Dark World and then activated the joint promotion mission authority.

A familiar cutscene suddenly appeared before my eyes.

The field of vision was pitch black. As time passed, stars began to appear in all directions. Three world-class continents appeared in the center of the camera. The largest one, the Eternal Dark Continent, was at the bottom. As the stars shifted, there was still only darkness, with a bright red blood moon hanging high in the sky.

At the left and right edges directly above this continent, the continents of darkness and dawn stand in opposition, with the dark races and humans waging a protracted war that has lasted for thousands of years. Transport ships come and go, dropping countless troops onto the Eternal Dark Continent.

Dark Continent — Dawn Continent

—————Eternal Dark Continent————

[Hint: The Tier 4 Free World - Eternal Darkness has been unlocked]

Two thousand years ago, humans living in the Eternal Dark World, like many other creatures, were "food" raised by the vampires. The entire race huddled in every corner of the Eternal Dark Continent, humbly seeking survival. Faced with a race that controlled the dark source of power, humans were powerless to resist.

[Until one day, the power of dawn was born, and humanity began to learn and master this power. After a thousand years of struggle, the human race grew stronger, and with a powerful figure ascending to legendary status, the situation completely changed.]

Under this legendary leader, humanity discovered a new world-class continent, established an empire, and continued to fight against the dark races, beginning a long war that lasted for a thousand years, large and small, but never truly ended.

[Hint: Dark races – Vampires, Werewolves, Spider Demons, Demonkin]

[Note: Because the Eternal Dark World despises humanity, the lifespan of powerful humans is the same as that of normal humans (this curse does not change based on location)]

[Note: The Human Race's Great Yu Empire has thirty-six provinces, each with an average population of one billion. In addition, there are more than a dozen duchies on the Dawn Continent that recognize Great Yu as their suzerain state.]

[Note: The five major clans and the royal family are among the top tier of human power, each effectively controlling six provinces and establishing special administrative regions—territories. The clan leaders are generally at the elite level of the Heroic Age, and the empire as a whole adopts a division of provinces, prefectures, and counties.]

[Note: The thirty-six superior families are primarily composed of ordinary people from the heroic era, each dominating a single province and standing shoulder to shoulder with military generals and regional governors within that province.]

[Hint: Military Headquarters – Da Yu Military Organization]

[Hint: Jiedushi – a high-ranking official in the Dayu region]

[Hint: Tiandu - the Imperial Capital]

[Note: Middle-grade noble families, lower-grade noble families, and humble aristocratic families often rely on the three major powers within a province for survival.]

[Hint: Borderlands - Located in the central-eastern part of the Eternal Dark Continent, the Beacon Fortress, Beacon City, Beacon Zone, and Beacon Camp together form the Human Race's Beacon Wall system.]

[Note: Aristocratic families have an obligation to defend their territory. If a territory is lost, the family's rank will drop, and they will lose privileges such as regional tax revenue. Different families of different ranks have different levels of privileges.]

[Note: Source Mine – produces Source Gold, which can increase cultivation speed. One hundred taels of Source Gold can increase the cultivation effect of the day by 100% (maximum). As the common currency of the Great Yu Empire, the mine is divided into several levels. The empire's annual income is approximately thirty million taels of Source Gold.]

[Hint: Source Rice - Similar to Source Gold, it contains Source Power]

[Hint: Cultivation Aptitude - Through generations of nourishment by the Dawn Source Power, one in ten humans can become a cultivator, divided into four levels: A, B, C, and D.]

[Note: Grade A - Imperial Definition: Those who cultivate tirelessly for sixty years without consuming Source Gold, without considering bottlenecks, and advance to the Hero rank are all Grade A aptitude.]

[Hint: The Ten Famous Spears - all are Immortal-level items, distributed in the Darkness and Dawn. Three of them are lost. Regardless of their strength, the wielders of these spears can unleash destructive power comparable to a clan leader.]

[Hint: Alchemy system...]

[Hint: Warship system...]

[Executor's Exclusive Tip: The Si Family, a mid-tier noble family, dominates Si County in Cangwu Province. The family's leader, Old Madam Si, possesses peak Gold-level combat power...]

[Main Quest: Live Broadcast (Chain)]

[联合晋升任务：①导致三名黄金巅峰陨落，参与度不低于70％（0/3）②在一次由复数英雄主导的战争中最终胜利，获胜参与度不低于50％（0/1）]

[Mission Reward: The Executor and two animal companions are promoted to Gold rank, transforming into Gold bodies and Gold energy]

[Task Time Limit: 360 calendar days]

[Note: The temporary language translation module has been loaded.]

[Note: The concentration of extraordinary factors and spatial stability in the fourth-order world have been greatly increased. Players' Universal Bodies have been loaded with an adaptive module, granting them immunity to discomfort and extraordinary diseases caused by this.]

[Note: This free world contains many rulebreakers. Each kill will reward you with a skill upgrade scroll of the corresponding level.]

[Initial Rank: Second Lieutenant in the Military Special Forces (Captured in the Vampire Internment Camp)]

World, begin!

Chapter 444 Interrogation

The western border region of the Eternal Dark Continent.

Asylum camp.

"Name."

"Jiang Wuyang".

"age."

"eighteen."

"gender."

"……male."

In the room where blood seeped through the walls, a faint stench of decay permeated the air. The prison doctor put down his pen and paper, clasped his hands together and rested them on his chin. He had a pair of bright red eyes, and at this moment, he was wearing a gentle smile.

“Mr. Jiang Wuyang, I will ask you a few questions to assess your mental state according to nine levels: upper-middle (extremely serious), middle-middle (moderate), lower-middle (none).

"This assessment involves your living area in the Infinity Fortress. As a lieutenant in the special forces of the Human Empire, I believe you have the courage to face yourself. Is that alright?"

"random."

The prison doctor pondered for a moment and asked:

Do you have an interest in spying on others?

"No."

"Your eyes are naturally white?"

"the day after tomorrow."

What do you think is the best way to solve this problem?

"Cooperation and win-win results by seeking common ground while reserving differences."

The prison doctor picked up his pen and wrote "down and up"—which was fairly normal.

Do you usually have thoughts of harming others?

"Occasionally."

Do you remember the lives you took?

"It didn't leave a deep impression."

The prison doctor wrote down "below average" with satisfaction—the normal range.

"Could you state the number of lives you have taken?"

"20902099."

"My rough estimate is between 2090 and 2099?" The prison doctor frowned. "I may need to reassess your condition. You have reached the minimum standard for war criminals under the Blood Law."

A new line of text, "Up and Down," had appeared on the paper—the situation was unusual.

The prison doctor adjusted his mindset and once again showed a kind and gentle smile. "Mr. Jiang Wuyang, let us recall in detail the crimes you committed. The Infernal Fortress is the most painful hell for unrepentant criminals. There are only the two of us here, so it is very safe. Please give me an exact number."

"Twenty million nine hundred thousand two thousand ninety-nine."