### Chapter 54: Regret
Charlize completely lost his human body and transformed into a Star Eclipse, sleeping in dreams and unconsciously spreading pollution. This led to many people having a high probability of nightmares during sleep, increasing their chances of losing their minds.
Hilo’s business empire collapsed, affecting most regions and causing a severe economic crisis.
Additionally, with the Star Eclipse pollution that made it impossible to judge the value of goods, restoring things to their original appearance would take an exceptionally long time.
Lanber’s Star Eclipse pollution caused numerous continents to move dramatically, resulting in massive changes in many areas.
This was the only one among the Star Eclipses whose pollution affected objects rather than humans.
The impact from Oya was equally destructive, directly making people in her area unable to judge basic probabilities. Impossible events were treated as possible, and possible events as impossible—everyone’s common sense was severely impacted.
William Moore’s pollution led people to become more pessimistic and passive, like a curse driving them toward tragic outcomes, ensuring they faced an incredibly miserable ending.
After Rotishana fell into a deep sleep, all her control over the citizens’ thoughts vanished. The overflow of Star Eclipse pollution also woke up rebellious thoughts among those citizens, and they quickly disintegrated the large nation, bringing it back to chaos within a night.
The original nation was completely destroyed.
This was the situation in the West.
But as for the East:
Si Ma Yi Nan, Shen Tu Xiu Ming, and Wen Ren Zuo also turned into distorted Star Eclipses, slipping into slumber.
Their pollution affected everything around them, too.
For example, because of Si Ma Yi Nan’s contamination, many people had jumbled memories, making their records unclear and inaccurate.
Shen Tu Xiu Ming’s pollution made many people with dark hearts awaken even darker desires, spawning countless wicked beings, which once again caused societal disorder.
Wen Ren Zuo’s pollution made intellectuals look down on other types of knowledge, becoming obsessed with perpetual motion engines instead. The Industrial Revolution ground to a halt and regressed, collapsing before it even saw the light of day.
With the nine First Generation Star Eclipses bringing such impacts, this was undoubtedly a dark era.
Only ordinary people suffered.
It seemed like a tiny mistake by a few individuals led to widespread suffering.
Night Star Lan looked at Luo Xi’s visuals, feeling a deep sorrow.
“Will this situation keep going?”
“At least until those nine wake up, it will stay like this.”
“And when will that be?”
“Decades or centuries.”
“Umm… so how will the ordinary people get through these years?”
It was obvious that many wouldn’t make it through this period.
Star Pollution from a Supernova, once it spread, was devastating to human civilization.
And considering there were nine different Star Eclipses, each with its own pollution, mixing them together would result in almost no one surviving.
How did ordinary folks survive in history?
Night Star Lan hadn’t seen any historical records of this.
Probably they were hidden by Si Ma Yi Nan.
“How can humans get through this? Why does destiny bring such suffering upon us?”
Night Star Lan felt bewildered.
Maybe destiny didn’t care about humans at all, but only about keeping everything running smoothly.
Even if humans were on the brink of extinction, it might just be the way destiny works.
Night Star Lan suspected that this was destiny trying to temper the human race.
Cross the trial and thrive; fail and perish.
Obvious though it was.
Ordinary people couldn’t possibly stand against Star Pollution from a Supernova.
Then Luo Xi spoke again.
“Humans aren’t helpless after all. The original flow of destiny was skewed by Kuro and has no intention of fixing it. Destiny is just carrying on with the changes brought by Kuro’s fate lines. Now, most humans possess Star Power separated from me and Kuro, which increases their resistance to Star Pollution. As evolution continues, these powers will likely awaken, leading humans into a new era.”
“So that explains it…”
This explained where humans got the power of stars and eclipses.
The first nine were bestowed personally by Kuro and Bai. The rest were gifts from destiny.
As humans multiplied, the bloodline of star power was passed down too.
With resistance to star pollution, humans could hold on until the first generation Star Eclipses awoke. Those initial Eclipses would naturally control their pollution once awake.
In fact, none of them liked to discharge their pollution powers anyway.
As top-tier Star Eclipses, their minds and resilience were unparalleled.
Sighing softly, Night Star Lan felt a sense of relief.
Now she understood everything clearly.
Kuro and Bai came from destiny, and Kuro’s overenthusiasm cursed fate, dragging Bai down with him.
The story of all the first generation, all explained in this game.
Kuro sure had some incredible powers.
Wasn’t this supposed to be a fake world?
The concept of time was severed completely.
Kuro couldn’t have let her cross timelines.
Luo Xi spoke again.
“Thus, you’ve fulfilled your purpose here.”
“Miaow?”
Night Star Lan could hardly react, staring blankly at Luo Xi.
Luo Xi calmly gazed back, emotionless.
“Aren’t you from another time? Even if I can’t read your mind, I can guess your origins.”
“You’re amazing, Luo Xi!”
She couldn’t help but exclaim.
Whether or not this was a game, Luo Xi was powerful enough to figure out she wasn’t from this time, thinking she’d hit a glitch.
Night Star Lan used to want to tell Luo Xi about this, fearing it might be forbidden in this game world crafted by Kuro.
Who would have thought Luo Xi figured it out.
No.
She must’ve known a long time ago.
Just saying it today.
“I truly belong to another time. I came to witness these truths.”
“So you’re leaving now?”
“Mmhmm. I’m not from here.”
They fell silent.
Night Star Lan didn’t know what to say.
Although it was just a game, the parting was bittersweet.
If the game felt less real, it’d be easier to accept, but its realism made it hard to let go.
Luo Xi finally managed to separate Kuro, allowing emotions to run free. Yet here Night Star Lan was, completing her mission and returning to reality.
Such a pity indeed.
