Chapter 196

Chapter 196: The Big Event of the 1950s

"When it’s time to really throw down, I’ve got one request: can we skip the face?"

Fighting God thought for a moment before speaking up.

"Sure, I can do that for you."

The God of Theater nodded, thinking it was no big deal; after all, there are plenty of other places to hit besides the face!

It seemed like a good idea to figure this out now to make things run smoother later.

Since he understood what was going on, he figured this kind of thing might happen a lot in the future.

So, getting ready ahead of time, getting used to it early, and using a smart way to sort through the data could help set up a better, faster way to handle it.

"Today was a bit rough; I’ll make sure not to hit the face next time."

Star God looked at Fighting God and said softly.

"Hey… Star God, could you not talk to me so gently? It’s kind of freaking me out."

“……”

Nearby, Su Wen watched as their chat drifted from the sphere of insights to how to efficiently run "fighting" operations.

Before he could jump in, he noticed that the chaos in the time and space interface, which had been quiet for days, finally showed a new update.

[Oh, the sleepy and adorable God of Wealth! When you wake up groggily, you find yourself on a futuristic, sci-fi styled bed, surrounded by buildings that scream high-tech future.]

[This is the clearest look you’ve had at the tech advances expected in the next thirty years since you landed in this sub-timeline.]

[Before you can even think about it, a shadow pops up right in front of you.]

[A white-haired woman, looking a lot like a younger Shadow God, stands before you. Her aged white hair and the small cracks on Shadow God’s face tell you that life hasn’t been easy for her.]

[The Dark God teamed up with some odd creatures to ambush Shadow God, leaving her with damage that can’t be fixed.]

[You look at Shadow God and say that the God of Theater has already stepped in back in the main Time and Space, grabbing the Dark God and tossing him into the Theater World, waiting for Shadow God to grow up and take her revenge.]

[Shadow God gives a small smile, saying she figured this would happen from the moment she came back victorious.]

[As long as the God of Wealth comes from the past, her revenge will be served.]

[And that’s one reason she’s managed to hang on for so long.]

[The other reason, the real one, is that even though she’s hurt, she can still fight.]

[If China ever hits a crisis point, she’ll burn up the divine essence inside her, get back to full strength, and go out in a blaze of glory in front of the people she’s protecting.]

[You listen to Shadow God and can’t help but sigh deeply.]

[After chatting with you for a bit, Shadow God starts to wonder, saying no one expected that on New Year’s Day of 1950, when China hit its strategic goals, something so huge would happen.]

[In the end, everyone underestimated the power of the Arrow Realm.]

[Oh, puzzled God of Wealth! You listen to Shadow God’s musings, looking confused, and then you ask her what exactly went down on New Year’s Day of 1950.]

[Is that time point a major historical event too?]

[Shadow God pauses for a moment at your question and then shares her own confusion.]

[God of Wealth, weren’t you drinking with Brother God of Fighting for quite a while?]

[Didn’t Brother God of Fighting tell you about the massive changes that happened in 1950?]

[You didn’t answer Shadow God, and Shadow God, seeing your reaction, fell into an eerie silence.]

[After a moment, Shadow God sighed softly, saying it was just like Brother God of Fighting to not mention something so important and leave you completely wasted.]

[As Shadow God explained, the great upheaval of 1950 and the shifting power dynamics in the Arrow Realm began to unfold before you.]

[Before 1950, thanks to your martial arts theories and the creation of the martial arts secret medicine system, Fourth Rank and Fifth Rank warriors started popping up everywhere.]

[Even at the national level, once martial arts secret medicines were integrated into the education system, Sixth Rank warriors began appearing in every corner of society.]

[With government subsidies easing the financial burden of martial arts secret medicine, the system advanced rapidly amid a wave of national enthusiasm.]

[On one hand, the military formed warrior corps made up of Fifth Rank and Sixth Rank warriors to guard the four major battlefields where the Arrow Realm’s forces were weaker.]

[The pressure on border battlefields also eased significantly with the arrival of high-quality warrior groups.]

[Some warrior groups even dared to follow the fate bearers into the Arrow Realm itself to fight.]

[On the other hand, Star God, having absorbed insights from the next twenty years, grew immensely powerful, reaching the Emperor Level in just two or three years, taking over the role of protecting China from the God of Theater.]

[In fact, after some Arrow Realm clans acted out, Star God summoned the stars, causing them to fall from the sky and devastate parts of the Arrow Realm.]

[As a result, China was in a strong position early on and even sent large forces to support the world.]

[This situation lasted until the fall of the God of Theater.]

[The year the God of Theater fell, the Earth began to elevate, with the power of rules manifesting more clearly, and the fate bearers’ understanding of divine abilities skyrocketing.]

[By 1949, with a thunderous boom echoing across the skies, the Earth’s continents and oceans began expanding rapidly.]

[This expansion slowed by the end of 1949.]

[Just when we thought the Earth’s expansion was over and the manifestation of rules wouldn’t increase further, New Year’s Day in 1950 brought a huge surprise.]

[When everyone woke up, they were stunned to find strange new places and fantastical landscapes nearby.]

[According to Star God, on the first day of 1950, the Earth’s total area expanded by about three times.]

[As time went on, the Earth kept growing, and the energy concentration and rule manifestation increased at a visible rate.]

[This change seemed positive, and everyone welcomed it.]

[But the problem was, thousands of Arrow Realm aberrants were hidden across the Earth, eyeing it fiercely, while the human camp couldn’t defend such a vast territory.]

[What’s more, the Earth changed so drastically in just one day, leaving everyone unprepared; defenses and formations were severely weakened.]

[The deployment of troops was also critically insufficient!]

[Every aspect faced immense challenges!]

[And on New Year’s Day in 1950, as humanity struggled with its failing defenses, the Arrow Realm aberrants erupted into chaos.]