In the long river of history, the closer it gets to slices of history from Ancient Times, the scarcer the historical records and the more indifferent the historical memory become. Therefore, the power of demons grows stronger.

But before, Meng Yuan had overlooked one question: How exactly do demons come into existence?

Were demons a reality during the Ancient Times? If so, wouldn't that mean that the Ancient Times were truly a world where all kinds of bizarre and supernatural beings roamed, and that those ancient mythological stories were actually works of documentary literature?

If these demons truly existed, how did they manage to hide within slices of history and continuously invade?

Now, Meng Yuan understood that the root of demons lay in the human heart.

Indeed, demons constantly twist people's historical memories and bolster their own power. Even without the existence of demons, there will always be a small portion of people within a crowd who, for various reasons, voluntarily distort historical memory.

Some of it might be unintentional, such as the ancient myths invented by the ancients. Ultimately, because of their limited cognitive level, when faced with many inexplicable phenomena, through the fermentation of their imagination, these became all kinds of bizarre and supernatural mythological stories.

While some distortions are intentional, like how some people, for various reasons, deliberately twist history, slander heroes, and whitewash invaders.

As long as humanity exists for another day, these negative emotions will continue unabated, constantly spawning demons.

The lives of those from the Return Order have limits after all.

Whether it's dying young in battle with demons or passing away peacefully at the end of a natural life, members of the Return Order cannot live forever. Only Can Shang, the guide, can exist throughout the long river of history.

Therefore, even with the most optimistic estimation, if Meng Yuan now leads the players into slices of Ancient Times' history and eliminates Chi You, spending years cleaning up all the residual Demonic Qi in every slice of history, it is still impossible to prevent the resurgence of demons.

After Meng Yuan's death, maybe a hundred, two hundred years would pass, and the demons could become even stronger than they are now. And whether there would be a new Return Order to stem the tide by then is anybody's guess.

Can Shang was somewhat puzzled, "But, what do you plan to do? The lifespan of a Return Order is limited. If we don't eradicate the problem now, won't the probability of demons making a comeback be even greater? There's no way around it."

Meng Yuan shook his head slightly, "No, there is a way."

He paused for a moment and said, "I'm going to entrust the task of resisting demons to all the players.

"As long as there are players playing 'Dark Sand', and as long as they can see the real history through this game, then the Return Order can eternally suppress the demons.

"As long as there will always be players with exceptional talents like Zhao Haiping and Chu Ge, the demons will never be able to cause any significant disturbance."

Can Shang pondered thoughtfully, "Then... what do you plan to do?"

Meng Yuan: "I'm going to release a new version. Also, I'm going to open a new feature called 'Return Order Hall'. I'll put statues of all the past members of the Return Order there, presenting their achievements, so everyone can remember them forever—even in the game.

"Starting today, all the players are true members of the Return Order."

Can Shang was hesitant, "Is that really necessary? A thing like the Return Order Hall causes quite a drain on power."

But seeing the determination in Meng Yuan's eyes, she had no choice but to nod, "Alright."

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...

In reality, players had already awakened and began fervent discussions.

"Yesterday's battle was truly thrilling!"

"Indeed, it was a spectacle at its maximum, but the only problem was... it was a bit too short. Not satisfying enough!"

"As a new player, I wanted to ask, was 'Dark Sand' always like this? Launching grand scenes at a whim?"

"Don't know. Maybe the production team got drunk yesterday..."

"So, we've already defeated Chi You, what now? It can't be that the game is about to end before it's even officially started, right?"

"But there's actually a lot more content in the game that we haven't experienced yet. Like the earlier dynasties, we only conquered the core historical slices, those secondary ones we haven't touched at all."

"Let's see how the official team arranges it later."

"Hurry and watch the last night's Return Order Expedition clearance video, it's just too cool! What kind of epic blockbuster movie can compare to this? Simply invincible!"

Online, the number of people watching last night's video was skyrocketing by tens and hundreds of thousands every second.

Modern people can no longer see wars fought by armies of hundreds of thousands with cold weapons.

Although humanity has experienced many similar large-scale battles in history, there were no recording devices back then, so nothing was preserved.

Even if chronicled by historians, there were few who understood military tactics, so their accounts were often riddled with mistakes.

In modern society, although humankind has invented imaging devices, the nature of warfare has also undergone radical changes. Battles involving hundreds of thousands of combatants armed with cold weapons are now typically portrayed with special effects.

And grand scenes created with special effects often have plenty of spectacle but lack genuineness.

Therefore, the battle scenes in 'Dark Sand' are unique, letting countless viewers who didn't participate in person experience the true scenes of the era of cold weapons.

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