The end of the world starts with failing the exam

Chapter 55 Ether Association

According to Smith's description, they saw many supernatural scenes in that ancient palace.

"There is a huge golden throne there. It seems to be unaffected by gravity. It is suspended about a hundred meters above the ground from beginning to end. And every thirty minutes, a sound similar to a bell will be heard from inside the throne. the sound of……"

"Ring the bell?" Chen Jing looked at Smith doubtfully.

"Yeah, like church bells."

Smith nodded and continued to recall.

"The throne seems to have been fixed there in ancient times. No matter how hard we tried, we couldn't move it at all. So to this day, the throne still remains in the ancient ruins and is protected by our association's armed forces stationed in Antarctica."

As Smith recounted this experience, Chen Jing had been observing the micro-expression changes on his face.

Chen Jing felt like the old man was lying.

If Smith can really act to the point where he can't see the flaws, then it can only be considered that he was unlucky and made a mistake.

"Besides the throne, what else is in that ancient ruins?" Chen Jing asked tentatively.

"There is also an hourglass that is almost three stories high. It is not filled with sand, but with some colorful liquid-like substances..."

When Smith said this, he paused and looked at Chen Jing hesitantly.

"You don't have to say anything if it's inconvenient to say. I'm not that curious, and I don't necessarily believe what you said..." Chen Jing smiled without changing his face, and his frank tone made it impossible for Smith to tell the truth from the lie.

"That hourglass has existed since the beginning of the palace, and it has been running... until today." Smith said slowly.

Chen Jing is not a fool.

After hearing what Smith said, Chen Jing's first reaction was to associate the hourglass with the "doomsday" he mentioned.

"What will happen when the liquid in the hourglass runs out?" Chen Jing asked, "Will there be an end of the world?"

"Yes."

Smith smiled bitterly and nodded, as if it was hard for him to believe this conclusion.

"There are some indented ancient characters on the base of the hourglass. We only discovered it after the fact. By the time we deciphered the content of those characters, it was already three years later..."

"What are the contents of those ancient texts?" Chen Jing still asked even though he knew the answer, pretending to be extremely curious.

This time, Smith did not easily satisfy Chen Jing's curiosity.

He was silent for a while before slowly speaking.

"I can only tell you part of it, the rest... I'll tell you after I take you back to the association headquarters."

"Okay." Chen Jing agreed immediately.

As for what to do at that time, I still have two opinions.

"The liquid in the hourglass is called the blood of Natu."

"is blood?"

"Yes, it's blood." Smith nodded, "Datu is a fish that lived in Antarctica in ancient times. Its blood is as thick as grease. It is said that it can also connect with the will of the gods..."

"Blood is as thick as grease?" Chen Jing murmured, "Is this why the hourglass can keep running?"

"Yes, it has been running since the end of the last civilization until now..."

Smith looked at Chen Jing with a solemn expression, and there was unconcealable helplessness in his tone.

"But it's running out."

"..."

Chen Jing remained silent.

He looked up at the dark clouds in the sky that were torn apart by thunder and lightning, letting the cold wet rain flow down his face.

"So...the end is coming, right..."

"That's right!" Smith nodded fiercely, but his deep-set eyes revealed undisguised excitement, "But this is just the end of mankind! It's not ours! For us, this end... is evolution. day!"

"What do you mean?" Chen Jing looked back at Smith and asked calmly.

"According to the ancient texts we have interpreted, when the end comes, some people will be blessed by the gods and get the chance to evolve." Smith was so excited that he raised his hand and pointed at Chen Jing, "Just like you...just like me... Those of us who have been exposed to the power of the gods beforehand will soon be able to get a new round of evolution!"

"I don't understand what you are talking about..." Chen Jing shook his head.

"Stop playing dumb."

Smith burst out laughing, the rain hitting his pale face, his smile was extremely crazy.

"I believe your grandfather didn't tell you much about this part, but I'm sure he did something to you...otherwise you wouldn't have the smell of that ancient ruins!"

"The smell of ancient ruins?" Chen Jing was confused, thinking that this old guy's nose was pretty good.

Could it be that the smell he smelled... was the breath of the old descendant? ?

"Child, we are the same people, we are extraordinary!"

Smith walked towards Chen Jing excitedly, seeming to have forgotten the previous scene of Zhou Guojian being attacked instantly.

His eyes were full of joy at meeting someone of the same kind.

"How could you kill Zhou Guojian if you didn't have extraordinary power? He is an A-level member of our association!"

"A-level? In other words, the levels of your association members are divided according to their strength?" Chen Jing asked, tilting his head, looking like a curious baby.

"Yes, they are divided from SSS to D level."

"That's it..." Chen Jing thought thoughtfully for a while, then looked at Smith, "Then what level are you?"

"S."

Smith answered truthfully and made no secret of it.

"When the awakening ceremony was held within the association, I was already too old to compare with these young people..."

"Are there many A-level members like Zhou Guojian in your association?" Chen Jing looked at the corpse that had gradually turned black and decayed, and asked slowly.

"How could there be so many..." Smith was amused by Chen Jing's innocence.

He explained patiently: "There are no more than five hundred A-class members in the world. If there were tens of thousands of people like them who could easily dodge bullets, then the world would have been in chaos long ago... "

"Tell me about your association." Chen Jing looked away from the corpse and turned to look at Smith.

"How about...you take me to your grandpa's study first?" Smith said with a smile, raising his finger to point at the cloudy sky, "It's raining so hard now, it's not appropriate to stand here and chat..."

Chen Jing said nothing, just smiled politely and remained unmoved.

"Okay... I can only tell you part of the association's affairs..." Smith struggled a little and then gave up.

He accepted Chen Jing, a tough guy like Hob Meat who wouldn't eat anything.

Although Smith wanted to seize this close opportunity to subdue Chen Jing, he just wanted to think about it.

Smith doesn't intend to take risks without being completely sure.

Because the day of evolution is not far away, he still wants to keep this old life to welcome the new round of evolution...

To put it bluntly, Smith has not lived enough.

"The Ether Association was established in 1975. At that time, representatives from various countries went to Antarctica to participate in the conference called 'The End of Civilization.' After that, they negotiated funding and established the Ether Association to deal with the end of the world."

"Are all countries involved?" Chen Jing frowned, not expecting their backstage to be so strong.

"Yes, everyone is involved."

Smith nodded, then threw out the bait in his eyes.

"If you are willing to cooperate with us, I can serve as a guarantor and send you to the association. With your ability, it is only a matter of time before you are promoted to the top of the association."

"Money, power."

"It's all within your reach."

"And I can also help you submit an application for level promotion to the association and ask them to host a second awakening ceremony for you..."

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