162 – Descendants of Heaven
Reverse Heaven incident.
The imperial family named the ‘Secrets of the Celestial Bodies’ announced by Count Oliver Cromwell the ‘Yeokcheon Incident’.
It was named ‘Reverse Heaven Incident’ in the sense that it dared to go against the will of heaven and cause chaos in the world.
And this frame came from the idea of none other than ‘Edgar Fix.’
He appeared in front of everyone as an ‘imperial representative’ and made the following argument: ‘Oliver Cromwell’s claims were all wrong, and the imperial family and nobility are descendants of people from heaven.’
“That’s right! “You are a true intellectual of our time!”
“Fix! Fix! Fix! Fix!”
“Yes! Oliver Cromwell is a lying demagogue!!!”
And Ed’s claim received enthusiastic cheers from the nobles.
The legendary blacksmith who was given the title of ‘Salvation’ by the dwarves, and the greatest genius scholar of our time who shows genius qualities in various fields of study, is jumping for joy when the authority of the nobles is recognized.
To that extent, all of Ed’s remarks had authority.
“In the end, the author became corrupt.”
However, the expression on Vanessa’s face among the crowd was different.
Similar to Count Oliver Cromwell. No, Ed, who must have had more talent than that, knew the whole truth but denied it, so he became angry.
“····You are blinded by power.”
At this, Vanessa’s subordinates nodded their heads and agreed with her words.
Not only that, the commoner organization members who were enthusiastic about Ed also could not hide their disappointment.
That’s because Ed was the most popular noble among the commoners, and they thought he would take their side.
But in the end, they cling to the royal family and nobles and deny the new paradigm.
In the meantime, Ed’s speech continued.
“We are chosen! We are truly children of heaven! Who dares deny us? Oliver Cromwell is a false demagogue!”
A blind speech like a pastor of a corrupt church would give.
Or the ugly side of a typical politician who unconditionally demonizes the opposing camp.
This is how the revolutionary group and the empire’s commoners’ groups viewed Ed.
He was viewed as a typical ‘evil man’ who had been corrupted by the sweetness of power, completely forgetting his time as a commoner, which was his roots.
“We must judge.”
So, Vanessa decided to ‘judge’.
Since he, who is considered one of the greatest intellectuals of our time, is making such claims, there is no other way than to silence the author.
“·····Master lied…”
“···I can’t help it. “You can’t go against the will of the imperial family.”
“····Still, I thought you would find another way…”
And among those who were disappointed to see Ed like this, there were club members.
The club members, who had studied physics and had vague knowledge of the secrets of celestial bodies, expressed disappointment in Ed’s speech.
That’s because Ed always emphasized the phrase, ‘As a scientist, you must be truthful.’
“What can I do? “The master must live too…”
As a result, the club members were ignoring Ed’s current appearance, calling it ‘an inevitable event.’
The master is under the protection of the imperial family and has come forward as an agent of the imperial family, so he has no choice but to spread lies.
“It is just as the Count said. “We won.”
And at that time, one of the revolutionary members raised his eyebrows and spoke to Vanessa.
Vanessa, who was looking at Ed pitifully, smiled and said.
“Okay. The author’s logic will be completely refuted. By my Count!”
Vanessa clenched her fist and smiled with joy.
The reason she is so excited is because today’s incident could spread the flames of revolution even more fiercely.
It’s not that it’s not, it’s that Edgar Fix is claiming a lie, and a lie will most likely not be able to defeat the truth.
‘Edgar Fix. Now you are done.’
Barnessa was therefore guaranteeing Ed’s destruction.
In a situation where intellectuals around the world have already accepted the speech of ‘My Count’, Edgar Fix’s false claims will not be able to gain strength.
“No lie can shake us. I am here to make a promise to you with my sincere heart. We are the chosen children of heaven. “Please do not be deceived by the whispers of the wicked.”
With that, Ed finished his speech that lasted about 10 minutes.
However, because they only made a one-sided claim that ‘we are the people of heaven’ without any scientific basis, they did not get a positive response from the common people.
Only nobles who were greedy for power cheered.
“But.”
With so many nobles welcoming Ed.
Ed suddenly began his next sentence with a negative affix.
The word ‘but’ was added to foreshadow a twist.
“I was originally from a commoner background. “Then, wasn’t I the chosen people of heaven?”
“······.”
Silence.
There was so much silence in this space that you could literally hear the sound of tweezers dropping.
This is because he himself mentioned Ed’s secrets, which he had been trying hard to deny.
‘····What is it? ‘Why on earth?’
And the members, including Vanessa, were also looking at Ed with a puzzled expression.
It is incomprehensible that he, who represented the empire as an ‘imperial family representative’, made the atmosphere worse by mentioning his origins.
“Aren’t you mixed with noble blood? Either one of your parents was a noble, or one of your grandfather or grandmother was a noble…”
In response, one of the club members urgently mentioned the possibility of noble blood.
To make up for the suddenly cold atmosphere, he gave strength to Ed’s veins.
However, Ed just passed away the sincere toss that the club member put in effort.
“No. I have no noble family in my blood. No matter how many generations back, we are just an ordinary commoner blacksmith family.”
“······.”
At this, the nobles looked at Ed with astonished faces.
What on earth are we going to do by mentioning the inconvenient truth that we have been trying so hard to ignore?
The only way to overcome this harsh remark was to say something along the lines of ‘noble blood mixed in’, but even that was thrown to the floor.
There is no way to defend Ed, who became the face of the nobles.
“How do you feel? Isn’t it quite contradictory? “I, a foolish and clueless ‘son of the earth,’ am standing on this platform.”
“······.”
In that way, Ed continued to make remarks that were tantamount to political suicide.
I looked around at the shocked nobles with a calm expression.
However, he continued his next words without hesitation.
“But don’t worry. Although I come from a humble ‘descendant of the earth,’ I am still a descendant of heaven and will forever be a descendant of heaven. Because I have proven my qualifications.”
“·····?”
····Proof of qualifications?
Many nobles tilted their heads at the keyword ‘proof’.
However, Ed paid no heed and raised the corners of his mouth and continued his next words.
“Yes, you might wonder. “It is known that the descendants of all nobles are given the authority of a celestial being as soon as they are born.”
The logic that supports the class system of this world.
What this means is that if you are born with noble blood, you are immediately granted heavenly authority and can enjoy the title of nobleman.
“But that is wrong. From now on, you have to prove yourself as a Celestial.”
But Ed denied it.
At this, numerous nobles began to murmur over Ed’s remarks.
From their perspective, it sounds the same as saying, ‘From now on, you have to prove that you are a human being.’
“Yes, it will be confusing. “You may wonder why those who are given heavenly authority the moment they are born have to prove it to themselves.”
“······.”
“So I’m going to go back in time. “It goes back to the myth of the beginning, which was filled with only ‘peoples of the land.'”
Myth of the beginning.
A universal myth shared by all kingdoms and empires in the world.
The myth was none other than a myth related to the ‘possessed person.’
This is because the people who spread mana and technology to primitive humans (people of the earth) were none other than possessors (people of the celestial world).
“In the distant past, the first celestial beings who appeared on this earth were a small number of people. “The number is expressed differently in each country, but even if you refer to the most historical records, it is less than 500 people.”
And Ed mentioned the number of celestial people that appear in mythology.
No matter how many you count, the number of celestial people is less than 500.
He then mentioned that there are dozens or even millions of descendants of Celestials living on this earth now.
This is because all royal families and nobles in this world claim to be descendants of heavenly people.
“And in the distant past, our ancestors were powerful. It was much more powerful than it is now. This is because I have fully inherited the power of the Celestial People.”
Ed said so and read historical documents as evidence.
A reliable historical book detailing ancient wars.
The power of the Celestial People and their descendants mentioned in that book was incredibly powerful.
To the extent that it cannot be compared to now.
“But what about now? I don’t even dare compare. This is because the power inherited from the Celestials has weakened over the generations.”
It was a pretty plausible argument.
Power weakens as time goes by.
In fact, noble families who used special skills were famous for not having many children.
This is because the more children you have, the lower the expression rate of inherited traits.
“Nowadays, what can be called the ‘power of the heavenly people’ has almost disappeared. “Only families that use a few specialty spells show off their special powers.”
·····A family that uses special skills.
The imperial family and the grand duchy.
And several noble families that separated from the Grand Duchy.
Now that I think about it, it was definitely like that.
The families that used special skills were all direct descendants of the Celestial People.
That is why their power is expressed in the form of ‘characteristics’.
“Then let me ask you a question here. Do you think that we today have truly inherited the ‘power of heaven’? Do you think we have the power of the celestial beings, who would have been divided into tens or millions over countless generations?”
“······.”
Silence.
The nobles were silent once again.
If the ‘celestial power’ has been dispersed through generations as Ed claims, it is because now, a thousand years later, there is nothing left to inherit.
Then Ed said.
“···No one can answer. Great. Then I will tell you the answer. Now, a thousand years have passed, and the noble family that can be called the true descendants of heaven is…”
Ed blurted out his words.
The nobles swallowed their saliva and waited for Ed’s next words.
Who does he think are the true descendants of heavenly people?
Soon Ed spoke.
“····It’s all of you.”
“······?”
However, the answer was unexpected.
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You claim that the power of the Celestials has disappeared over the generations, and then you say that everyone is a descendant of the Celestials?
Soon Ed began to explain the reason.
“You look like you don’t understand this again. I admit it. “It’s a conclusion that contradicts my argument.”
“······.”
“But we haven’t looked at other possibilities yet. “When a celestial person dies, his or her power is dispersed into nature.”
·····When a celestial person dies, his/her power is released into nature?
At this, several quick-witted nobles nodded with expressions that seemed to have realized something.
That’s because when a person dies, all of that person’s unique mana is dispersed into nature.
According to Ed’s claim, the special powers of the Celestials would have been released into nature at the moment of their death.
“That is why I consider myself a descendant of heaven. I absorbed the power of the celestial beings floating around in nature. That’s why I was able to manifest mana and use special powers at a late age.”
So Ed started selling drugs.
Yakpal is said to be able to become a child of heaven by absorbing the power of the celestial beings wandering in nature.
However, some nobles who were fascinated by Ed’s plausible claims asked what the conditions were.
How do we absorb the power of celestial beings who are invisible and randomly floating in the natural world?
Ed answered with a grin.
“You just have to really want it.”
“······.”
“To be precise, you just have to follow their spirit. Their intention is to broadly benefit humanity.”
Celestial people.
A leader of mankind who came down from the sky and spread technology and knowledge to the peoples of the earth.
Ed told them to follow their will.
This is their idea of broadly benefiting humanity.
“Think about it for a moment. “What achievements have the most powerful people achieved throughout the history of the empire?”
Ed then mentioned the heroes of the Empire to support his own claims.
The names of heroes who saved countless people.
“Grand Sword Master Sir Cassel, who single-handedly cut down the worst dragon in history. Lord Graham single-handedly stopped a large-scale monster wave with only 500 mounted troops…”
The achievements of old heroes who achieved tremendous achievements, but were somewhat inflated.
Ed explained that the reason these heroes were able to accomplish mythical deeds was because they were imbued with the ‘power of a celestial being.’
It is said that the power of the celestial beings floating around in nature reacted to their hearts for humans and resided in their bodies.
“And in this era, the power of the Celestials responded to me. “The power of the heavenly people responded to my desire to widely benefit humanity.”
Ed said that and briefly explained his life.
Even though it was just to raise the skill level, he made beneficial items for the villagers to supplying air conditioners and mosquito nets to the empire.
He explained the impact he had on the human world.
Many nobles nodded with fascinated faces.
“That’s why I was given this power. “Turn on your blue eyes and take a look.”
Ed said so and summoned his inventory.
I took out the items I had put in the inventory one by one.
“Oh, no…!? How!!”
Then the nobles who used the Blue Eye began to be astonished.
This is because it uses an incredible magic technique that squeezes through such space, but it doesn’t cost any mana at all.
“Do you see it? I use this ability and it doesn’t cost any mana at all. “Because I use this power only with the ‘power of the celestial being.'”
In the meantime, Ed intentionally released a small amount of mana every time he used his inventory to avoid scratching and making crumbs.
However, at this time, he did not use mana to give credibility to his trick.
The nobles began to stir.
“Do you understand? Anyone can become a descendant of heavenly people like me through practice. A desire to only benefit the human world. “It’s about being faithful to that heart.”
Ed said that and smiled.
Then, he told the nobles, ‘If any of your ancestors were descendants of Celestials, there is a high possibility that their descendants will also become true Celestials.’
In other words, anyone, whether a commoner or a noble, can become a descendant of a celestial person, but nobles have a higher chance of becoming descendants.
“Then!”
At that time, Vanessa, dressed as a man, stepped forward.
He gestured to Ed, who was standing on the podium, and said.
“How are you going to prove that there is a kingdom of celestials in heaven? “It is clear that Count Cromwell has proven perfectly that there is no celestial kingdom in the sky”
“Oh, you mean that?”
However, Ed smiled and interrupted Vanessa’s words.
And he answered without hesitation.
“If that is the case, then Earl Cromwell is correct. “The kingdom of the celestial beings is not in the sky.”
“······?”
Then the surroundings started to become noisy again.
Vanessa said, twisting the corner of her mouth.
“But didn’t you say earlier that Earl Cromwell’s claim was false? Why are you changing your words now?”
“Well… They say there is no such thing as ‘descendants of heavenly people.’ It is true that there is no kingdom in the sky, but the kingdom of the heavenly people definitely exists.”
There is no kingdom in the sky, but the kingdom of the heavenly people exists?
Vanessa frowned.
I asked, where on earth is the kingdom of the celestial beings, if not in the sky?
Ed said, raising the corner of her mouth.
“Where is the kingdom of heaven?”
As soon as Ed finished speaking, a crack appeared in the air.
The suit’s parts, which were divided into several pieces, began to stick to Ed’s body.
A large crowd looked at the scene blankly.
This is how the descendants of true celestial beings are reborn as complete beings.
【I’ll show you in person.】
With those words, Ed kicked his feet up and climbed up.
A dazzling flash of light erupted from the soles of the feet and palms.
The propellant mounted on the back emits high frequency waves and operates at full power.
-Shooooo!
And Ed’s image was being played on the screen where the podium was.
The audience looked at Ed with blank faces.
Ed eventually arrived on the clouds and looked around him and said.
【As you can see, there is no heavenly kingdom above the clouds. It can’t be physically there.】
Ed said that and stretched out his hand to the cloud.
His hand went straight through and the clouds dispersed.
It was proven that something like a building could not be built.
-Shooooo!
However, Ed continued to rise upward.
Because the freezing problem was solved, there was no need to worry about the suit freezing.
When we arrived at the Karman line, which can be said to be the boundary between space and Earth, Ed pointed to a certain point with his hand.
【Celestial people come from there. In one of those countless stars.】
An incredible view that spans the boundary between the Earth’s atmosphere and space.
Ed said that while pointing to a point in the distant universe.
Celestial people come from one of those stars.