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Chapter 1203: Ramses II's Request
🕑 Added 2024-08-16 05:18:51 +0000 UTCFrom Cronos, Evan had already heard stories about the Titans' creations, planetary transformation, and the Final War with the Old Gods. Just as the Titan of Time had told Evan before, the Titans and the Old Gods were of the same nature and origin.
They were all born at the beginning of the planet. The Old Gods came from the void, composed of pure dark matter, and their instincts were evil and chaos.
They corrupted the planet's core and all life upon it, spreading fear and despair.
The so-called evil gods were the projections of these ancient gods in the real world.
Unlike the Old Gods, the Titans were transformed from the cores of stars and the will of the planet. Their duty was to create life and give hope. And as Ramses II just told Evan, the Titans also made the rules. This was the power of creation.
The battle between the Titans and the Old Gods, as well as their creations, had lasted for who knew how long.
The Earth was just one of the battlefields, perhaps a tiny one.
After all, judging from the information Cronos provided, the vastness of the universe far exceeded Evan's imagination.
In the plan of the Time Titan Cronos, Evan needed to collect the original power scattered around the world when Cronos fell.
Even in the Final War, he would go back to the past to help. Although Cronos did not ask for anything, if he wanted to go back a thousand years to find Ravenclaw and get her secret treasure key, Evan had to do it. This was part of the test left by the Four Founders...
"That ancient Titan … well … he has many names. I don't know what you call him. Here, he and other Titans are collectively known as the Creators. Because he created time, he is also called the Creator of Time," Ramses II continued. "There are three places where the Creators fell around my territory. This is really a headache. I have had to warn my people to stay away from there because those places are very dangerous. Of course, not long after I became Pharaoh, I once met the Time Creator. That fellow was very good at communication, and he told me about your coming here."
"You met him? He mentioned me?"
"Yes, I also made a deal with him. In return, he gave me the magic item you hold in your right hand."
Evan raised his right hand, and the astrolabe that had been stored in the crystal ball was now held in his palm.
He loosened his fingers, and the strange astrolabe slowly floated up from the palm of his hand, emitting a soft white light.
There were fine scales engraved on it, corresponding to the sun, moon and stars. With the help of the astrolabe, time could be inferred using astrology.
Sensing the primordial force, the Time-Turner in Evan's left hand also reacted, wanting to merge with this astrolabe.
Without releasing his left hand, he raised his head and looked at Ramses II.
"I need this astrolabe," said Evan directly. "What do you want me to do in exchange?"
Although there were still many things unclear, since Ramses II had appeared here specifically to meet him, there must be some request.
Considering his own wealth, exchanging items was out of the question. Evan felt that the other party needed him to do something.
"A sharp mind indeed, I do need you to do me a small favor," Ramses II nodded and said with a smile. "The Creator of Time gave me a reason that I couldn't refuse, leading me to make a deal with him. Similarly, I hope to make a mutually beneficial deal with you; I need you to help me with something."
"No problem, as long as I can do it..." Evan said.
"That's great. To be honest, Evan, I was just wondering what kind of person you would be. If you were like those difficult-to-communicate-with deities, I would have had to take some extra measures. But it seems that won't be necessary," said Ramses II. "As for what I want you to do for me, I think you can do it, and I have no one else to ask. That thing requires you to return to your own time to complete it."
"Return to my own time?" Evan asked. "Can't you travel through time to the future yourself?"
"I'm afraid not. Time travel requires a tremendous amount of magic power. The stronger the traveler, the more power is needed. My power is too strong, and there is no magic item that could send me two thousand years into the future," Ramses II said. "Not to mention, I also mastered another source of magic power. When two sources of power with different rules come together, they will conflict with each other and will not work properly. There is a high chance of an explosion..."
Evan had expected Ramses II to be very powerful, and he really wanted to know what the original power he possessed was.
"So, unfortunately, I can't use time travel, not even to go back a single second." Ramses II continued. "Though I have seen the future in countless omens, I still wish to experience it firsthand. Unfortunately, sometimes great power is a burden, which is one of the reasons why the Time Creator chose you to help him—because your power is more suitable..."
These words were quite disheartening to hear; the so-called "suitable" was just a euphemism for "weak".
Think about it—a powerful spellcaster like Ramses II was too strong to cross time.
Evan, however, didn't have this limitation because his power was weak, allowing him to freely use the Time-Turner.
However, this also solved a question that had been bothering him for a long time, why he did not see those ancient wizards at normal time points, especially Rowena Ravenclaw, the former owner of the Time Turner. It seemed that because of her excessive power, she probably could not use this Time-Turner.
For some reason, Evan felt like things were becoming more complicated again, with many thoughts left unresolved.
Something was not quite right, but he couldn't pinpoint exactly what it was.
He sighed and asked, "What do you need me to do?"
"It's simple. I hope you can go back to your time and help me destroy this temple," said Ramses II.
"Destroy it?!" Evan was startled. "You want me to destroy the Ruins of Amun Ra?"
"Oh, you call this the Ruins of Amun Ra?" Ramses II said. "Yes, I want you to destroy it."
"I can't do that!" Evan said directly. "With my power, how could I possibly destroy this building? It's impossible."
This was simply crazy, like a fairy tale. Evan never expected Ramses II to say something like that.
He actually wanted to destroy this structure, a building that Evan considered nothing short of a miracle.
"It's not impossible," said Ramses II patiently. "I will leave a weapon in the deepest part of this temple. You just need to activate it according to the method I instruct you, and you can destroy this building. I think you will have no problem."
"I don't understand, why do you want to destroy this place? Isn't this the temple you built?"
