Chapter 1 What Happened

To be honest, Alan from the Symphonic Epoch had no idea what was happening in his world. In any case, the world was becoming incredible.

As endless world anomalies flashed, this usually gentle and kind-hearted wealthy merchant began to recall all sorts of information that he had never known before, but now inexplicably knew.

For example, far away, beyond the ocean, there existed a new continent called Atlantis, also known as the Land of Canaan. There, heretical gods, the Zhuzhou people (Candlelight People), occupied the eastern part of the continent, engaging in open and covert struggles with the various nations of the continent, a struggle that had continued for countless years.

"What Atlantis? I've never even heard of it?!"

Alan's attitude towards this was one of complete "I don't understand, but I'm deeply shocked."

He opened the world map stored in his house with a shocked expression, only to find that the original Ilothar continent had completely changed.

Not only had a new continent appeared beyond the ocean, but a whole peninsula had inexplicably appeared to the east of the continent, and there were many islands to the southwest. The moon in the sky was also brighter than before...

"Can the battles of He Dao (Harmony of Dao) experts cause changes of this magnitude to the world?!"

Even now, Alan still couldn't understand it all. He really just wanted his daughter to be happy. Who knew that for his daughter to be happy, this He Dao (Harmony of Dao) expert from another world would change all timelines of the past, present, and future, and even fight against the gods of the four directions?

Was his daughter really that important?

He didn't know that his daughter was indeed that important... but that was not the main reason. Even if it was just an ordinary girl whose life was altered, the Zhuzhou (Candlelight) would still come to investigate and arrest all the wanted criminals.

Alan, who retained memories of other timelines, took a deep breath. He went to look through the history books in his house, but the result was the same.

In the enormous library in his mansion, all the history books contained text that was completely different from before. Countless unheard-of histories, gods, myths, and legends emerged...

Prophets parting the Cloud Sea, Sages defeating the forty-nation allied forces, the alliance of light and darkness against alien races, the massive sacred tree standing in the east of the world, gathering sea sand to form a continent, and fighting against the nations of Ilothar...

"This has changed too much!"

Alan complained. After all, he had been in contact with the Pioneer Space: "This has gone straight from a fairy tale JRPG to an epic war real-time strategy game!"

"No, no, it's not just that. The difficulty has also changed. If the original was just a game difficulty, then now this world with all sorts of Melody Armor, high-level Battle Miracles, and Anthems, has completely changed from low-magic to high-magic!"

Yes, the current Symphonic Epoch is completely different from the past Symphonic Epoch.

Not to mention the Melody Armor and various Miracle Machines that everyone has, the technology that has spread from Atlantis, said to have originated from the 'Ark of Salvation' back then, has greatly improved the technological level of the entire era.

If the average technological level of the original Symphonic Epoch was around the Renaissance, with no inclination towards industrialization, then the current Symphonic Epoch is a real Miracle Industrial Age. The streets are full of vehicles driven by resounding melodies, and there are giant airships covering entire cities suspended in the sky, ready to play vast movements covering several cities, fighting enemies or suppressing riots.

Low-magic? High-magic?

Even the art style of this world has changed!

To say nothing else, Alan's own mansion already had televisions, radios, refrigerators, and freezers. There were also two Melody Armor suits in the basement—privately owning Melody Armor was tantamount to rebellion, but what wealthy family didn't have a few trump cards?

After all, when someone asks you if you intend to rebel, it's best if you actually have the power to rebel.

If Alan's mind hadn't automatically appeared with memories of how to use these tools, and if he hadn't actually known a lot about the civilizations of other worlds because of the Pioneer Space, he probably wouldn't even be able to find his way around his own home.

It sounds like the changes to the Symphonic Universe and the Ilothar Continent are already outrageous.

But this is actually just an appetizer.

Since the descent of the Primordial Zhuzhou (Candlelight)... 'transcendent individuals' have begun to appear in this universe in a constant stream.

These individuals would inexplicably appear in a place where they shouldn't be, changing things that should have happened but ultimately didn't. Some made the world better, and some made the world worse.

They stirred up conflicts, stopped wars, gifted technology, challenged the strong, excavated ancient historical artifacts, and analyzed perplexing mysteries...

These individuals who appeared and disappeared inexplicably have already created great chaos throughout the Ilothar Continent. The high-level officials of various countries and major forces all wanted to capture these troublemakers, these guys carrying precious knowledge from other worlds, but the results were always unsatisfactory.

As for what these transcendent individuals actually were... Alan could guess even with his toes.

—Aside from the Pioneers of the Pioneer Space, who else could it be?

"Sigh, now I've completely lost control of the situation..."

Thinking this, Alan couldn't help but sigh.

Then, he noticed gentle footsteps behind him, and then a small, soft body emitting a fragrance rushed over and hugged his leg.

"Daddy?"

Turning around, Alan's originally worried expression turned gentle. He looked at the blonde little girl who was clinging to his leg and acting spoiled, and smiled, reaching out to rub her head: "What's wrong, Eve? Can't you sleep?"

"Mm."

Gently nodding, the blonde girl opened her eyes wide and looked up at her father: "Daddy hasn't been sleeping well lately... I can't sleep either."

"It's okay..."

Seeing Eve, Alan's heart settled down.

Yes, no matter how the world changes... for most people, for Eve, it's only getting better.

"I will protect you."

Holding his daughter's hand, he murmured to himself, "Even if the world changes, I will protect you."

At this moment.

Outside the window.

In the dark sky above, streaks of silver light suddenly lit up.

The Symphonic Universe, closed off from the outside multiverse and independent of the multiverse base... had finally had a rift completely opened within it.

And along this rift, almost endless arcs of silver light streaked across the sky, passing through mountains and forests, flying over seas and swamps, descending into every corner of this boundless continent.

—Pioneer Space Explorers, officially descending upon this land.

Like a meteor shower representing endless change and the unknown.

The father and daughter stared at this exceptionally bright sky, their big hand and small hand tightly clasped, preparing to face the unknown future.

At the same time.

—Under the mansion.

On the Zhuzhou (Candlelight) altar, a glow also lit up.

And when Alan noticed this and hurriedly took Eve to the underground altar, the dazzling silver light had gradually dimmed, and a white-haired, red-eyed girl was curiously studying the composition of the walls and the material composition of the altar.

The girl's pupils were vertical like those of a dragon or snake, and as red as blood. Her expression was calm, giving people a sense of gentle kindness and coldness, but for some reason, there was not a trace of the 'loneliness' that such characters often had.

Faintly, one could hear many spiritual sounds lingering around her, as if they were engaged in an extremely intense discussion.

She noticed Alan's arrival and nodded slightly to the somewhat surprised Alan: "Hello, are you the one who summoned me?"

Saying so, she gave a very gentle and professional smile: "My name is Aura, the Grand Head of the Zhuzhou (Candlelight) Church, and also one of the Zhuzhou (Candlelight)."

"If you have a wish, please tell me."