Sword of Dawn

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For Gao Wen who had just arrived in this world, this would be absolutely unimaginable, illogical, and unreasonable, but now he knows—this is exactly the logic of this world.

Gao Wen's heart sank.He knows that he has some "specialities", which may allow him to avoid the influence of certain gods' knowledge, but it is clear that the giant deer Amoen is more cautious than him. The devious attitude of this god of nature may be A kind of protection—Of course, it is also possible that the god is not honest enough and has another conspiracy, but even so, Gao Wen has nothing to do. He doesn't know how to pry a god's mouth open, so he can only let the topic continue like this go down.

"I want to know one thing," he looked at Amoen, "is the God of Nature... born out of mortals' worship and awe of nature?"

"Yes...and no." Julu Amoen said slowly, with a more obvious smile in his tone than before.

This answer made Gao Wen's eyes tremble for a moment. Such a classic and maddening answer sentence pattern was the last thing he wanted to hear. : "Specifically?"

"'I' was indeed born in the worship and awe of nature by mortals, but the 'deep sea' that contains the awe of nature existed long before the birth of mortals..." Amoen said calmly, " All the tendencies of this world, including light and darkness, including life and death, including matter and nothingness, all are surging in the deep sea, chaotic, regardless of each other, it reflects upwards, forming reality, and reality A mortal was born in the deep sea, and the thoughts of the mortal were reflected downwards, and some elements in the deep sea became specific gods...

"So the more accurate answer is: the reverence of nature exists forever, but until a group of mortals living on this planet began to respect the nature around them, their unique God of Nature...was really born .”

Gao Wen's eyes widened. At this moment, he found that his thinking and knowledge could not keep up with what the other party told him. As a result, the complicated thoughts in his mind surged for a long time before he talked to himself. Breaking the silence: "A unique God of Nature belonging to the mortals themselves on this planet?"

Amoen laughed softly, and asked casually: "If there is life on other planets, do you think it is possible for the life on that planet to create gods based on their cultural traditions like me?"

Of course not!

Like a flash of lightning across his mind, Gawain felt a fog that had shrouded him for a long time suddenly break open. He remembered that he had vaguely had questions about this, but it was only at this moment that he realized that this question was the most acute. Where is the most rooted place——

This universe is huge, and it also has other galaxies and other planets, and life may also be produced on those distant planets that have a completely different environment from the Loren continent.

Loren Continent is facing the threat of the demonic tide and the plight of the gods. Gao Wen has always focused on these things. However, if he expands his thinking, if the gods and the demonic tide are the products of natural evolution under the basic rules of the universe, If... the rules of this universe are 'average' and 'common', then... do demon tides and gods exist on other planets?

Of course, another more terrifying conjecture may be able to break this possibility: the planet where Loren Continent is located may be in a huge man-made environment, it has a completely different environment and natural laws from other places in the universe, so the magic The tide is unique here, and the gods are also unique here. Considering the ancient devices floating above this planet, this possibility is not impossible...

The thoughts in Gawain's mind were ups and downs, but Amon seemed to see through his thoughts. An ethereal and holy voice came directly into Gawain's mind, interrupting his further reverie——

"The rules of the universe are uniform and consistent."

Gawain woke up from his thoughts, and he asked hurriedly: "That is to say, demon tides will also appear on other planets, and as long as civilization exists, corresponding gods will be born anywhere in this universe—as long as the tide of thought exists, gods will be born." It will exist forever like a natural phenomenon..."

Amorn replied silently, as if tacitly acquiescing.

"But you destroyed your own god position," Gao Wen continued, "You just said that no new God of Nature was born..."

"It's just not for the time being. I hope that this 'temporary' can be extended as much as possible. However, in the face of the eternal scale, all 'temporary' of mortals are short - even if it lasts for 3000 years," Amoen said in a deep voice Said, "Perhaps one day, mortals will fear the world again, and face the unknown environment with piety and fear. Blind awe and fear will replace wisdom and knowledge and blindfold them, then...they will usher in the world again. A god of nature. Of course, at that time, this god may not be called by this name... and it will have nothing to do with me."

Gao Wen fell silent for a while, not knowing how to answer, and after a few minutes, the thoughts in his mind gradually calmed down, and he raised his head again: "You mentioned a 'deep sea' just now, and said that everything in this world Both 'inclination' and 'element' are surging in this deep sea, and the thoughts of mortals are reflected in the deep sea, and the corresponding gods are born... I want to know, what is this 'deep sea'? It is a concrete thing ? Or is it a concept you came up with for the sake of description?"

"Of course it exists, it is everywhere...everything in this world, including you and us...all soaked in this undulating ocean," Amon explained a difficult concept like a very patient teacher , "The planet moves in its ripples, and human beings think in the sound of its tides, but even so, you can't see or touch it, it is invisible and substanceless, only the reflection... all kinds of complicated Mapping, would reveal parts of its existence..."

Gao Wen subconsciously said, "Cosmic background radiation?"

"Huh?" Julu Amon's tone was full of doubts for the first time, "An interesting word...how did you combine it?"

"No... I just had an association based on your description, and then combined it abruptly," Gao Wen quickly shook his head, "Take it as my imagination of the starry sky beyond this planet, don't worry about it."

Amoen seemed to smile again: "...Interesting, I actually care about it, but I respect your privacy."

Gao Wen didn't get entangled in this topic, and said downwards: "Let's go back to the beginning. You want to break the cycle, so in your opinion...is the cycle broken?"

"At least in me, at least 'temporarily', the cycle belonging to the God of Nature has been broken," Amon said, "However, more cycles are still going on, and there is no hope of breaking the situation."

"Are the other gods also trying to break the cycle? Or do they want to break the cycle?" Gawain asked the question he had been wanting to ask since just now, "Why are you the only one who took action?"

"Gods... mortals have created a sublime word to describe us, but gods and gods are different," Amoen seemed to be regretting, "divinity, humanity, authority, rules... too many things bind us We, our words and deeds can often only be carried out under a certain logic. In a sense, we gods may be less free than you mortals.

"There must be gods who want to break the cycle like me, but I don't know who they are, I don't know what they think, and I don't know what they will do. Similarly, there are gods who don't want to break the cycle, and even There are gods trying to keep the cycle going, and I don't know anything about them either."

"You are both gods, so there is no connection?" Gawain looked at Amoen with some doubts, "I thought you would be very close...well, I mean at least some communication..."

"How to communicate? Like two mortals who live next door, knock on the neighbor's door and walk in to exchange greetings?" Amoen even joked, "Impossible, in fact, it's the opposite. God... …It is difficult to communicate with each other. Although we know each other's existence, and even know the location of each other's 'Kingdom of God', we are naturally separated, and communication is either difficult or leads to disaster."

This is another piece of important information about the gods!

Gao Wen immediately remembered the key clues mentioned by Amorn in his mind, and at the same time showed a thoughtful expression, and then he heard Amorn's voice in his mind: "I guess... you Your 'Project Disobedience' is being considered."

Gao Wen was taken aback. At this moment, there was nothing that shocked him more than hearing a god's plan of disobedience suddenly revealed in person. He subconsciously said, "Could it be that you still have the power to read people's hearts?"

"No, and I also doubt whether you really have a 'human' heart. I just guessed what you are thinking now," Amon whispered, "I know what this facility is researching, and I know that mortals Whatever you want to do, you can also guess what you are doing... When you suddenly learned that many gods are also trying to break through the predicament, you wavered in your rebellious plan, maybe just a little bit, you... a mortal, at least claiming to be People who are mortals have developed some... sympathy for the original supreme god."

Gao Wen frowned. He didn't deny Amon's words, because the moment of reflection and hesitation did exist, but he quickly regained his determination and found the reason to continue the rebellious plan from a rational point of view. reason--

He couldn't base the lives of millions on trust in the gods and luck in the future—especially when those gods themselves were spiraling into madness.

As long as there is still a god in the god position with an unclear attitude, then the rebellious plans of mortals must not stop.

He is willing to talk to friendly and rational gods—on the premise of holding a weapon.

And this is his consistent code of conduct.

"Judging from the look in your eyes, I don't have to worry too much," Amon said softly. "It's a good thing that humans in this era have a leader who is tough enough and rational."

"I take this as a compliment," Gao Wen smiled, and nodded slightly to Amoen, "Then I have one last question."

Amon responded immediately: "The conversation with you is quite pleasant, so I don't mind talking more."

Gawain raised his head and looked into Amorn's eyes.

Those eyes were full of light, warm, bright, rational and peaceful.

Although he declared that "the god of nature is dead", the eyes still fit all the visions of the gods that the nature believers of the past had imagined-because the eyes were shaped in response to those imaginations.

"What are you going to do in the future?" Gao Wen asked seriously, "Will you continue to sleep here?"

Chapter 0893 Both ends of the chain

What does this "god" want to do?

This is what Gao Wen is most concerned about and worried about after confirming that the giant deer Amon is really suspended animation.

Apparently, Julu Amoen also knew exactly what Gao Wen was nervous about.

"If I come back into the sight of mortals, it will definitely bring a lot of excitement..." There was a hint of a smile in his words, and his huge eyes looked at Gawain calmly, "What do you think of this?"

"Frankly speaking, I don't really want you to leave here," Gawain said frankly, "I also don't want you to return to the sight of mortals—even though 3000 years have passed, the Druid heritage is still alive." , people who are full of religious restoration will be interested in things like "the return of the gods". Maybe some people will regain their belief in the god of nature, or some people will want to use the name of the return of the ancient gods to cause some damage. It's not what I want to see."

"Don't worry, this is not what I want to see—I paid a huge price to break out of the cycle, not to return to the god position one day," Amon said with a chuckle, "So, you can rest assured."

"I try to rest assured." Gao Wen said with a sigh.

After all, what he had to face was a mysterious and powerful god, and it was not up to him whether he could rest assured in many cases.

After the words fell, he couldn't help but look up and down at the God of Nature in front of him.

This huge but holy figure is being locked by a large number of restraint devices from the ancient Gondor era. Layers of thick chains and rune pillars constitute the barrier that has been in operation until now. There are also many warships and space stations that emit shimmering light from the universe. Fragments of the wreckage imprisoned the giant deer's whole body, some fragments floated around the latter, and some fragments penetrated deeply into the flesh and blood of the god.

This looked hideous and terrifying, but it was difficult for Gawain to sense from Amorn's tone or eyes whether he felt pain because of it.

"What? Want to help me release these confinement?" Amorn's voice sounded in his mind, "Ah...they did cause me a lot of trouble, especially these fragments, they made me unable to move... …If you want, you can help me remove the unimportant and particularly uncomfortable fragments."

Gawain raised his eyes and glanced at the god: "Do you think I will do this?"

"I don't think so—any reasonable person who stands in your position would not do this," Amon said casually, without the slightest displeasure in his tone, "and I also suggest that you don't do it ——Your will and body may be strong enough to withstand the impact of the power of the gods, but those who stand behind may not be sure, the ancient and ancient barriers here cannot stop my complete strength."

Gawain glanced back at the direction of the separation barrier, and saw Amber, Hetty and the others standing there looking at this side with concerned and worried expressions, he waved his hand towards that side, and then turned his head: " I'd be happy to take your suggestion."

"This is the best," Amon said lightly, "If one day you really want or need to release my power, you'd better be fully prepared for protection... Don't be like the first batch of humans who came here back then They paid a lot for being so reckless."

The first batch of human beings that he said back then should be the builders of this rebellious fortress, the magisters who came here in the Gondor Spark era.

"It seems...you are ready to continue 'hibernating' here," Gawain exhaled, and said to Amoen, "I'm curious, what are you waiting for? Because you are moving so fast now They can't move, and they can only feign death in place, in my opinion, it's... meaningless."

"So I'm waiting for something meaningful to happen, like some kind of earth-shaking change in the mortal world, like the possibility of a complete, total end to that sad cycle. Unfortunately, I can't describe to you exactly how they will come about, But until that day comes, I will wait patiently."

Gao Wen frowned slightly: "Even if you have waited for 3000 years for this?"

Amorn said calmly: "I just waited for a while."

"..." Gawain looked at the God of Nature, and after a long time he smiled and shook his head, "Indeed, 3000 years is just a blink of an eye... Well, you can continue to wait here, I think I will Time to leave."

"Walk slowly—you can't get up and see you off."

"I appreciate your sense of humor." Gao Wen was taken aback for a moment, and then he couldn't help laughing. "It turns out that gods are also good at joking."

Then he took two steps back, but just before he turned to leave, he suddenly thought of something again, and asked, "By the way, there is something I want to ask——the magic wave, what is it? Does the periodic coming have anything to do with the gods?"

Amorn was silent for a few seconds, as if thinking, and then replied: "In a sense, it is just a natural phenomenon that is very scary to mortals...but it is not caused by gods."

"I see," Gawain nodded, "Thank you for your answer."

He turned around and walked towards the direction he came from, while the giant deer Amorn quietly lay prone among the ancient confinement devices and wreckage fragments, watching his back with cast-like eyes.In this way, he walked all the way to the edge of the main building of the disobedient fortress, and in front of the almost transparent protective barrier, before Gawain turned around and took a look - from this distance, Amorn's body was still huge and daunting , but it is no longer as difficult to breathe as a mountain.

He nodded to the other party and opened his mouth—he believed that even at this distance, as long as he spoke, the "god" would definitely hear it: "Just now you said that maybe one day human beings will start to fear nature again, and use it Blind awe and fear to replace wisdom and knowledge, so as to welcome back a new God of Nature... Do you mean the occurrence of an event like the Demonic Tide that can trigger the cessation of civilization, and the loss of technology and knowledge leads to the birth of a new God?"

Sure enough, Amorn's voice appeared in his mind again: "That is a possibility, but even if civilization continues to develop, new technologies and new knowledge continue to flow, blind awe may come back again, new gods... may be in Born in the process of technological progress."

Gao Wen fell into a short thought, and then with a thoughtful expression, he breathed out softly: "I see... It seems that a similar thing has happened once in this world."

He turned around and stepped into the shimmering protective barrier. In the next second, Kamel injected magic power into the control mechanism of the barrier, and the entire energy shield instantly became more solid than before, and a burst of mechanical friction The sound came from the roof and underground of the corridor - the ancient alloy wall was slowly closed under the drive of the magic mechanism, and the entire corridor was re-sealed.

The God of Nature in the courtyard watched all this quietly, until the fortress built by mortals was closed again, then he retracted his gaze, closed his eyes in silence, and returned to his long and meaningful wait.

Gao Wen returned to Amber, Hetty, and the others, and everyone immediately surrounded him—even Veronica, who was usually the most calm and calm, couldn't hide her excitement at this time. She was even more excited than Amber. He spoke quickly: "What happened? Why is the giant deer Amoen... alive? What did you talk to him about?"

"It's not suitable for talking here, and I'm also a little tired." Gao Wen immediately raised a hand, interrupting a lot of questions that were about to come up from others, "Let's go back first—there are more and more messy things, I I need to tell you slowly."

……

A voice that seemed to be sighing floated down from the high god's throne, and the soft voice echoed in the hall: "He refused..."

Melita and Noretta stood at the bottom of the high steps, with their heads bowed, neither daring to raise their heads nor speak. They just waited for further instructions from the gods with nervous expressions on their faces.

Even the most unconventional, daring, and unconventional young dragon is full of awe and dare not make mistakes in front of the patron god of the race.

"Raise your heads, two young children," said the gorgeous woman with blond hair who was sitting on the ornately decorated throne, looking down at the two figures at the end of the steps, with a smile on her face, "I'm not angry, and your task It's done well too - among the younger generation, you guys are outstanding."

It was only then that Melita and Noretta dared to raise their heads. The latter looked at the tall goddess in awe, with a humble look on his face: "Thank you for your compliment..."

There was indeed a smile on Dragon God's face. She seemed to be quite satisfied looking at the two young dragons, and asked casually, "Is the outside world...interesting?"

"Interesting," Melita replied immediately, "and the human world has changed a lot in recent years, for example...ah, of course I'm not too obsessed with the outside world..."

She seemed to feel that there was something wrong with her unsteady appearance, and hurriedly tried to make amends, but the voice of the gods had already come from above: "Don't be nervous, I never forbid you to contact the outside world, and Tarrond is not closed. As long as you don't run too far, I don't care."

Melita lowered her head: "Yes, yes..."

"What kind of person is Gawain Cecil?" Dragon God asked again, "Apart from rejecting my invitation, what other behaviors did he have?"

"He... is very complicated, and it's hard to see through it at a glance," Melita said while thinking, "In general, I think he has a firm will, clear goals, and a vision that is far ahead of humans—a series of facts also prove that Most of his advanced judgments are correct. As for his behavior after refusing the invitation..."

Speaking of this, she thought about it carefully, and said while organizing her words: "He has always acted calmly—except for being a little surprised when he first heard your invitation, he behaved the whole time as if he was facing an ordinary job. 'Invitation'. He didn't seem to be in awe or panic because it was an invitation from the gods, and his indifference should not be faked, my lie detector sensor didn't respond."

"The most cunning trickster can even deceive himself. The spells and equipment for detecting lies are ineffective for such people," Dragon God said lightly, "But I trust your judgment, Melita, that human seems to be a little special, He should really have neither reverence nor fear of the gods."

Afterwards, the hall was quiet for a while, and Melita and Noretta finally heard a voice that sounded like heaven: "It's all right, you guys go back and rest."

They bowed their heads at the same time and said in unison: "Yes, my lord!"

The two young dragons left, and for a while there were only the high gods, the dragon priests who served the gods, and some servants who didn't care.

Enya sat on her large and gorgeous chair in a somewhat lazy posture. She leaned against the back of the chair, put one hand beside her face, and said in a chatty tone: "Hragor, those two The child is very nervous - do I really make you so terrified on weekdays?"

"They just fear you, my lord," Heragor said immediately, "you have always been tolerant and kind to the dragon clan, especially to the young clansmen, and they must know this too."

"Is it just awe..."

The dragon god Enya whispered as if talking to himself, his eyelids drooped slightly, and he looked lazily at the end of the hall with squinted eyes. His sight seemed to pass through the temple, the mountain peak and Tarlon The vast sky of Germany finally fell on every dragon on this land.

She saw a net with countless lines, and she saw the chains woven by faith, connecting every creature on this land.

Faith is like a lock, mortals are on one end, and gods are on the other.

"...boring."

The god said with a hint of disappointment.

……

"I was so nervous just now!!" Walking on the square outside the Great Temple, Melita couldn't help but patted her chest and took a deep breath while saying, "I feel like my heart is beating out of place... Ah, I'm going to really check my hearts when I go back, I really think two hearts have jumped into other chambers..."

Noretta glanced sideways at her friend: "You shouldn't be stingy with internal implants - Frost Heavy Industries or Buckbatol's compound blood pump heart is not expensive."

"What kind of heart can't suppress the oppressive feeling of facing the gods—not to mention that the so-called new products are not much different from the old models in technology, adding a few lights and beautiful badges on the skin will not let me The heart is stronger."

"Okay, we shouldn't talk about this loudly here," Noretta couldn't help reminding, "We are still within the scope of the Holy Land."

Melita tried her best to calm down, then stared at Noretta several times: "You don't have more chances to meet the gods than I do...why do you look so calm?"

"Maybe you should try inhaling half a unit of 'Ash' booster right before an important meeting," Noretta said. "It's just the right amount to put you at ease, and just the right amount to not make you behave."

"...I don't like this kind of fancy booster," Melita shook her head, "I'll continue to be my young old antique."