Roland was deeply impressed by this chief astrologer, not only for his adherence to etiquette but also for his extreme dedication to his duties. Although Er Mu didn't contribute much in terms of stargazing, the Arithmetic Institute was run with great success. It not only cultivated a large number of talents for Neverwinter City but also participated in the overall calculation work of various departments of the administrative hall. It could be said that the Astrology Society, under his leadership, had gradually reversed the past embarrassing situation of only having a reputation for scholarly knowledge but no influence. Its importance was almost on par with the Alchemist Association.

On the day the Red Moon first appeared, Mi Sanxing repeatedly came to apologize for failing to issue an early warning. However, Roland was too busy dealing with the sudden incidents in Neverwinter City at the time and directly had the guards send him back. After all, no one could have expected this thing to come so suddenly. Besides, he never really expected the Astrology Society to discover the Red Moon in the first place; he only recruited them because they were good at writing and calculating.

For someone as well-mannered as him to use the word "must," his discovery must be extraordinary. After hanging up the phone, Roland immediately took the guards and rushed to the Arithmetic Institute on the south side of the city.

The so-called observatory was just a pavilion in the Arithmetic Institute. Before the astrologers moved to the top floor of the Signs Building, this was temporarily their place for stargazing. Of course, since the construction time exceeded expectations, to avoid a psychological gap caused by the initial promises being too different from the actual treatment, he specially made several large-aperture telescopes for these people and transformed the top floor of the pavilion into a professional observatory that could rotate freely.

Entering the courtyard, Scholar Mi Sanxing and a group of astrologers had been waiting for a long time. Seeing Roland's arrival, they all knelt down on one knee, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Rise," Roland waved his hand casually, indicating that the important matter should be addressed first, "Let's not waste time on pleasantries. What exactly have you discovered?"

"Your Majesty, please follow me." The old scholar solemnly led him to the top floor of the pavilion.

Pushing open the door, Roland saw the floor of the room covered with calculation drafts and hand-drawn diagrams. From his shallow knowledge of astronomy, it should be the trajectory calculation of certain celestial bodies. In fact, the little astronomical knowledge he knew was enough to initially fool them. After teaching them elementary physics and mathematics, these people, after nearly two years of study, had surpassed him in practical application.

Except for Scholar Mi Sanxing, the other astrologers did not follow him inside but stayed outside the door. At the moment the door closed, Roland caught an extremely serious expression on the faces of those gray-haired people, as if what they were about to say was akin to a last will and testament.

"Roland..." Nightingale couldn't help but tug at his sleeve in the dark.

Roland nodded imperceptibly. With Nightingale protecting him from behind, he wasn't worried about any danger, but he was extremely curious as to what kind of discovery could make these astrologers act so cautiously.

"Your Majesty, these days everyone has been observing the trajectory of the Red Moon and the changes it brings," Mi Sanxing finally said after a moment of silence, "Since we failed to accurately predict its arrival, we at least hope to make some compensation, such as determining its star sector and size. Otherwise, the mission initially assigned to the Astrology Society would be meaningless. However, the results we have obtained these days are terrifying."

Terrifying... extremely? Roland frowned. This didn't sound like a word that could be associated with discovery. "What do you mean? Get to the point."

"Yes," the scholar lowered his voice, "Your Majesty, the Doomsday Star is probably a hoax. The Red Moon... does not exist."

He couldn't help but be stunned, then subconsciously turned to look out the window. The scarlet sphere was still hanging high in the sky, showing no signs of dissipating.

"You're saying that thing... doesn't exist?"

"When I first came to this conclusion, I also found it a bit amusing, but as the observation continued, no one in the Astrology Society could laugh anymore." Mi Sanxing breathed a sigh of relief—once he had started, he seemed to have unloaded a burden, and his words became much smoother, "Yes, Your Majesty, it doesn't exist. Based on the observation data accumulated over the past century and the knowledge you have imparted, we can completely conclude that such a huge celestial body cannot but affect other stars."

"However, after tracking and calculating the starlight in the area where the Doomsday Star was originally located, according to the newly drawn star map, everyone noticed that no star had shifted due to its departure. This shows that the Doomsday Star has neither affected those stars nor affected us."

"Moreover, it hasn't even affected itself—previously, the Doomsday Star had shown no signs of movement, which often means that it is in synchronous rotation with us. But now it is still in a state of stationary synchrony after closing the distance. Such a huge change in speed has not shown any effect on the Doomsday Star itself, which is really unreasonable."

Roland quickly understood what the old scholar meant, "If you remove it from the sky..."

"Then everything makes sense," Mi Sanxing nodded, "Only when it doesn't exist will everything appear normal, or rather, whether the Red Moon is there or not, it makes no difference to the world."

Roland fell silent upon hearing this.

He probably understood why the chief astrologer was hesitant and cautious—the rumors of the Red Moon and the Battle of Divine Will all came from the ancient witches of Taqila. As the dean of the Arithmetic Institute, Mi Sanxing would more or less hear some inside information about them when contacting the Hub. If these were proven to be all lies woven by the Union, it might cause irreparable damage to the relationship between the two parties.

However, Roland never thought about this at all. Other lords might feel resentment upon hearing this, but for him, whether it was watching Celine study the Rubik's Cube or taking the God's Punishment Witches for a walk in the pedestrian street, it was all enjoyable. Even if the foundation of cooperation was greatly reduced, he wouldn't mind continuing to maintain this relationship.

What's more, the threat of demons is real.

"Are you sure this judgment is correct and reliable?"

"Your Majesty, I have also been thinking about this conclusion until I received a letter from an old friend in the Old Royal City this afternoon, and then I dared to make a judgment." Scholar Mi Sanxing took out a letter from his arms and spread it out. On the paper seemed to be a positioning map of the Red Moon. "Due to the different observation locations, the position of the stars will have a slight deflection. Although my old friend was once a nobleman, he is full of interest in the sky. Therefore, I asked him to check the star sector where the Red Moon is located from another angle. As a result, I found that the reply he sent back was very different from the position we observed, almost impossible to explain with errors! That is to say, if it is used as a reference point, it means that no matter which angle you look at it from, it is fixed in one place—not only is it stationary relative to the earth where we are located, but it is also stationary relative to everyone!"

Hearing this, Roland's heart skipped a beat.

"Your Majesty, everything in the world has front and back, left and right, high and low, wide and thick, and anything that does not change from any angle cannot be a physical object!" Mi Sanxing said word by word.

Roland's mind suddenly flashed back to the red patch he had seen in the Dream World—although the shape was extremely irregular, no matter how he turned around it, he saw the same appearance.

And in the Dream World, it had another name.

Erosion.