"Thank you, Prefect Jack!" Shion said, following him to an old small hut.
POV of Shion
"Have a seat!" the old man told me "What questions do you have?"
"Thank you, my name is Shion!" I begantalking to the headman. "First of all, I would like to ask you, where are we now?"
"Ms. Shion, you are currently in the Tiandou Empire, in the village of the Silver Tree. Our village is located on the very border with the Dou Star Forest, it was named after a huge blue tree located in a forest with blue silver grass to the west of the village!"
"Thank you. Please tell us about what is happening in the Empire now."
"If we talk about the whole empire, then I do not know much, we are very far from the capital. But if my old memory serves me right, then Emperor Xue Wen is ruling here now. He has been fighting against the Xingluo Empire for many years. There are three great sects in the empire: the Clear Sky Clan, the Seven Glazed Tile Treasure Clan, and the Blue Lightning Dragon Tyrant Clan," he said before taking a break to drink some water.
Well, so far, almost everything corresponds to what Mr. Senko said, except for the ruler of the empire. I'll have to tell him later, maybe he knows something!
"Basically everything else is calm and there have been no significant changes. Besides, a new force has appeared, but at the moment it is relatively weak, it seems to be called the "Hall of Spirits". At the moment, there are a couple of branches in different cities, their main headquarters is located in a small town on the border of two empires."
"Thank you for the information!"
Well, it turns out that we are somewhere in the distant past, since the master said that the history of the Hall of Spirits is about twenty thousand years old! We will need to discuss everything and decide what to do. But I think this is a good chance to rise up and not be quiet mice!
End of POV
So Shion and I are now about twenty thousand years before the beginning of the main story. There are many advantages and disadvantages to this!
On the plus side, no one will plot against us like during the period of Tang San, the God of the Sea and the God-King of Asura, or during the time of Ho Yunho, when this planet was completely under the influence of Tang San. In addition, we will be able to influence the history of the continent to some extent and find some treasures that have already been used during the first part.
One of the disadvantages is that almost nothing is known about this time period. All that is known about it that the future God of the Sea and the God of Angels became gods of the first level in about a thousand years. They're probably starting to lead the continent now, and they might even have found a way to become gods. We'll have to try to find out!
"Kids, come on, leave Mr. Fox alone, it's getting late and I think your parents are waiting for you at home!" Shion said as she returned from the prefect's office.
"Well, I don't want to! Mr. Fox is so fluffy and cool!" A little girl of about seven or eight exclaimed
"That's it! Can we play with Mr. Fox again?" The little boy exclaimed, after which the other children also nodded their heads!
"Okay, quickly go home!" Shion said menacingly. "I think Mr. Fox won't mind playing with you tomorrow," Shion said with tenderness in her voice and gaze!
"All right, Auntie!" They answered in unison. "Mr. Fox, won't you play with us tomorrow?" already looking at me, the children asked, gazing at me with a puppy's eyes!
I nodded at them and pushed them toward the houses with my tails. After that, laughing and discussing today, they ran toward their homes, looking forward to tomorrow!
"Shion, I heard that you were discussing a hundred! What do you think about this?"
"Mister, I think there are more pros than cons in our situation! Since at the moment, we can try to influence the future a little bit, and turn the situation in our favor! We can try to influence the Hall of Spirits and Poseidon, which you mentioned! And I also think it's worth trying to create your own power in the future! Moreover, I think we should take advantage of our position and try to find as many treasures and young talents as possible to develop!"
"Well done, Shion, you think just like me. But first, it's worth getting to a place on the map and becoming as strong as possible along the way. If we are lucky, we will be able to find good seedlings, but this is not our primary task. As for our organization, I think it's worth putting it on hold. We're too weak, and we don't have a proper place for it."
After all, at the moment, we only have a small piece of land to secure it, we should start with the soul beasts. And only then with people! Let's get to our destination first! Something tells me that a surprise awaits us there!
"Shion, we're leaving tomorrow morning, I have a very good feeling about this!"
Somewhere on the Douluo continent
In a moonlit clearing where the grass looked silver, a battle was unfolding. Facing her was a creature whose might and grace resembled a hawk with two pairs of wings emitting a faint light. His feathers shone with a faint white color, like the sun's rays of light, and his eyes burned with an ominous red fire. His claws were razor-sharp, and his cry was like the howl of the wind.
But she was standing in front of this monster. Incredibly exquisite and beautiful, as if descended from the pages of myth, the goddess. Her skin shone like polished marble in the moonlight, and her hair, the color of molten gold, fell like a waterfall to the middle of her back, framing her face with delicate, noble features. Her eyes, the color of molten gold, burned with determination and calmness, reflecting not a shadow of fear toward the impending threat.
She was wearing a gorgeous short gold dress. The fabric seemed to be woven from sunlight itself, shimmering and shimmering with every movement. Four pairs of snow-white angel wings were spread out behind her back. The dress hugged her slender figure, emphasizing the graceful lines, but at the same time, left freedom for rapid movements. The hem, decorated with fine embroidery, barely touched her feet, which were encased in elegant golden sandals. In her small and delicate palm, she held a majestic golden sword that shone under the moonlight!
When the creature let out its terrifying cry and charged, the girl did not flinch. She raised her sword arm to make one precise cut in the air. As a result, a wave containing an incredible sword intent appeared, it was aimed at the hawk, which did not expect such a speed! Her blow almost severed the left wing, but at the very last second, the creature was able to dodge, and only part of the wing was damaged.
The hawk-like creature, in a frenzy, rushed at the girl with a blow aimed directly at her heart, with incredible speed. But the girl, as if dancing, dodged. Then she parried it, causing the hawk's claws to bounce off the sword with a metallic clang.
The battle continued. The girl moved with the grace of a predator, her golden dress flashing like a bolt of lightning. Her movements were well-honed, every action precise.
This battle was still ongoing, and there was no end in sight! But at some point, the girl was distracted by something, and her enemy noticed it. He took advantage of this opportunity, and delivered a decisive blow that achieved its goal. The hawk stuck its razor-sharp claws into her stomach, causing her to cry out in pain, and blood flowed from her stomach and mouth. Her face, which had previously had a slight blush, turned an unnaturally white hue, and everything became cloudy in her eyes!
"No, I can't give up, I have to make my dream come true!" she exclaimed with the last of her strength.
With the last of her strength, she raised her sword to deliver a crushing blow to this beast in order to take revenge and kill it! After bringing the sword down on his neck, she fainted, not even knowing if she was able to achieve his death or not!
Just before she finally fell into darkness, she heard a strange, unnatural, inhuman voice!
"How interesting, I didn't expect that we would meet the ancestor of the Qian family!"