"The saint and his followers came to these two adjacent lands. Drusus was proud of his strength. They were determined to fight the saint head-on, defeat him and take it for themselves. Marcus Coming up with a cunning idea, they sent the elites of their families to infiltrate the Saint's team early on, and exchanged false help for the Saint's trust.
Conflict soon began, with Drusus engaging in a fierce battle with the Sage, who eventually succumbed to the greater power and joined the Sage's ranks. And Marcius took advantage of the situation after the war. They took action when the Saint and his followers were tired, and invited them as allies to the UFO State for a temporary rest. "
The silver light of the light ball shines through the mural on the temple wall. This long painting begins with a bloody battle and ends in a festive atmosphere of lights and colors. The end of the mural is a grand dinner. The saint in a trench coat sits in the middle of the long table. The well-known apostles celebrate with joy, and one of them with a loyal face pours wine for him.
The scene in the painting is clearly one of joy, but there is a hint of coldness in the brushstrokes. Gongsun Ce was familiar with this painting and this story, which is the famous "Supper of the Saints" in the holy scriptures. The banquet is just a hypocritical appearance. Under the loyal face is the villain's evil smile. The next moment the saint will rise up and say that one of you has betrayed me. Then came his rare violent wrath. The traitors were crucified, their cities were burned to the ground in fire, and the rich people mourned for so long that even the crows pecking at carrion did not dare to approach their homes. corpse.
Gongsun Ce could not connect the saint in this story with the female ranger he knew, which was even far from the image in other stories. The saint in the past was a wise man with a slight tendency to violence, but in this dinner, he was like a tyrannical king, who razed the magnificent city to the ground in a rage, as cold as a human dragon.
"It's hard for me to imagine that he...she would do such a thing." Gongsun Ce said.
"At that time, the Saint was not that powerful. He had just gone through a great battle and was exhausted mentally and physically. At that time, the Saint's apostles were all poisoned, and he had always cared about his companions. At that time, he truly revealed the true nature of Marcius' spies. As companions, heartbroken by the betrayer..." Will patted the trunk of the silver elephant, "There are many reasons to explain that dinner, but I think there is only one real reason."
"He is still young." Yan Qi said coldly.
Gongsun Ce fell silent, an invisible sense of depression making him breathless. He guessed: "So the saint made a holy judgment in his rage and deprived the Marcius family of their totem. A series of subsequent reactions caused the UFO State to cease to exist and merge with the Fire Wind State. Together?"
"Yes," Will said.
The creation envoys stopped talking. Gongsun Ce looked back at the elephant. It had the familiar smell of a totem, but it was also perceptually different from other totems, just like man-made objects and natural life. difference. He read the message from the Saint attentively. Most of it was about the dinner party. After the traitor was executed, new information emerged between the lines.
[I was so angry that that bastard followed me for a whole year and a half! I don't know how many times I referred to his opinions when I was writing the myth. Old Slok even planned to betroth his daughter to him, but in the blink of an eye he showed his true colors, stupid, greedy and short-sighted. His curses and poisons can't hurt me, but they are enough to kill me. The rest of the companions. What chills me the most is that when he was exposed, he still wanted to beg for my forgiveness, as if what he did could be forgiven.
I patiently listened to his confession until finally I realized that it was a ploy to delay time, and a heavy ambush took the opportunity to surround us. My patience has reached its limit, and I have no patience for ungrateful bastards.
I decided to eliminate Marcius completely. I killed all the high-ranking officials in one fell swoop, executing them in the cruelest way I could think of. I don't intend to give them any chance to make a comeback. I drive nails into the totem of the UFO State and uproot it from this land. That thing was a murderer by nature and loved to devour flesh and blood. I chopped it into pieces with my hand axe. From now on, no one will die because of the totem.
This evil ancient family is screwed, and they deserve it.
But I didn’t expect what would happen after that. 】
The saint's writing became gloomy, and his deep regret was revealed between the lines.
[There is a problem in the UFO State. I thought that the separation of the totem would affect the local landscape, but I did not expect that the reaction would come so quickly, and the death of the totem would intensify the process. After his death, the distinction between the underground and the surface will be violently subverted, and the entire land will be torn apart. This major earthquake may affect the entire northern continent. I felt that the mysterious world had become extremely unstable, like a hot air balloon being hit with a hole, and the power poured out.
The Dragon of Change is likely to come from this, but I am exhausted mentally and physically, but I have no preparation.
In a hurry, I had to take emergency measures. I dug a passage underground, introduced the Dianhuo from the Fire Wind State into the UFO, and used massive amounts of mithril to connect the two states into one, thus forcibly filling the "hole". Until now, I think this method is too crude, but thankfully I was strong enough at that time (or maybe the mysterious world gave me a favor), and the hole was blocked.
But I didn't succeed.
The remaining power of the UFO State affected the Dianhuo, turning it into an energy that could only exist stably underground. A series of mutations followed, and the chain reaction of the mutated Dianhuo and Floating Wind turned the Firewind State into one of the most dangerous areas in the Northern Continent. The lava bugs (I hope they are still there) were originally companions of the local residents, but now they have become dangerous creatures that prowl the day and night. They are determined to burn the mithril cableway and restore everything to its original state. I have to find a way to let the bugs Thinking that the ropeway was above ground, they persuaded local residents to take the initiative to hunt bugs and kill those who had been their good helpers. The totem of the Fire Wind State has a tough and tenacious character. It is a rare and good creature. But I have to ask it to stay underground for a long time and serve as the core of the mithril seal.
I messed everything up. I uprooted an evil force, but ruined the lives of two states with my own hands. 】
Gongsun Ce read the saint's message softly, with nostalgia and sadness in the eyes of the silver elephant. The words in this message are spaced out at different intervals, and it obviously took a long time to write intermittently before it was completed. He could easily imagine the saint's appearance when she left the message. She stood on tiptoes and took a pen to write and draw on the elephant. Halfway through writing, she put down the pen due to introspection and guilt, and nestled in the corner of the temple. The elephant walked over to comfort her for a while, then she wiped the corners of her eyes and got up to continue writing the story.
[This is a sin I committed with my own hands, because I was reckless, because I was blinded by anger, and because I was too arrogant and thought I had the power to do whatever I wanted.
I could have solved the problem in a better way. There should have been a way to avoid all this, but I have been victorious along the way. My strength and knowledge gave me the illusion of omnipotence. I thought I was smarter than all my predecessors. , I have learned from their experiences and lessons, and I will not make the mistakes of Zero Island, Kingdom, or Empire. But I was wrong.
I am just one person and have no qualifications to change the world.
The seal of the Firewind State was the predecessor of the Civilized Front. It was with this lesson that I firmly decided to set up a front. I returned here after a long time and used this man-made totem to completely consolidate the landscape. I guided the Dianhuo network to flow to all parts of the mainland and became one of the guarantees for the front. I cannot make all this public because it may shake the stability of the civilized front. I tell everyone that this is a weird change in the mysterious world, which makes my sins worse.
But I can't turn a blind eye to all this.
I made a spear from the remains of the totem of the former UFO State. That spear was called the Guilty Spear, and it was first used to judge my sins.
I hope this gun and this story can enable you, the church, and future generations to remember my sins and lessons. 】
The saint's message ended here. Gongsun Ce took a step back and stood behind the two of them. By the light of the light ball, he saw a simple stone altar behind the elephant, with grooves designed to accommodate spears.
"Thank you, Mr. Gongsun."
Will put away the Gun of Condemnation and seemed not to activate the mechanism. He stared at the ancient temple that had been built for thousands of years, and his words were full of emotion: "When I first picked up the Gun of Condemnation, my teacher told about this sealed The story told me to take a warning. After all, the church’s records have been recorded for thousands of years. I don’t know if this story has been modified by later generations... And now, we finally know the thoughts of the saint.”
"Is it the same as the version you know?"
"basically the same."
Yan Qi turned around first and walked up the stairs quietly. Gongsun Ce followed dully for a while and couldn't help but say: "I understand..."
"You don't understand!" Yan Qi shouted.
"Mr. Gongsun, you are already very powerful," Will continued. "Not long ago, you defeated a powerful creation magician, which has given you a deep understanding of your own power. Of course, we are worried that you will Hatred and blind, but your power itself is more worthy of our worries. You are still young. Although your experience is more magnificent than most people in the world, you are not even twenty years old. When you can easily overthrow a Continent, when destroying a country, it is an extremely natural idea to regard oneself higher than others. This has nothing to do with arrogance, but necessity."
Gongsun Ce scratched his head, thinking about all the courtesy he had received along the way, and remembering the "creation jokes" mentioned intentionally or unintentionally in casual chats. He thought he had seen it clearly, and he had always known it, but... Thousands of years ago... Can a saint be stupider than he?
He thought of his anxious performance this morning, and felt a little ashamed when he spoke: "I have some of this tendency, not much, but some."
"So when I know that you enjoyed your stay at your friend's house, I am very happy for you," Will said seriously, "You passed the test. You retain the interpersonal relationships you had and do not despise your friends and family just because you are strong or not. Life. You still have an ordinary side, so that Mr. Yan can teach you with confidence."
Gongsun Ce really didn't expect it to be a test: "Isn't our test a bit too approachable?"
"What else? Do you have to go through mountains of swords and seas of fire before you start teaching?" Yan Qi said disdainfully, "Formalism is of no use!"
"I admit that you are right this time." Gongsun Ce admitted, "So now we..."
Hearing Yan Qi's tone, it seemed that he was about to start practicing again, but Gongsun Ce didn't know how he could make progress while being restrained. He was waiting for his master to give out some unique and surely useful suggestions, but at this moment, there was a violent shaking under everyone's feet, and a sudden earthquake interrupted all conversations and thoughts.
"What are you doing?"
Gongsun Ce took the lead and accelerated out of the mountains. The entire night sky was on fire, like a piece of black cloth burned to ashes by the fire. The largest pillar of fire he had ever seen in his life rose from the depths of the rift valley in Molten Valley City. The hundred-meter-diameter flame quickly evolved into a bursting fire tornado after touching the sky. Its power was enough to submerge the entire city.
The touch of telekinesis immediately penetrated into the wind, and a red steel insect as tall as a person floated in the center of the flames. It slowly lowered its pincers and opened its yellow eyes. The silver chains that bound it were breaking one by one. The man in red stood behind the totem, his usually peaceful profile now extremely cold.
It's Jago Drusus! The totem he controlled not only maintained the fragile connection between the two states but was also one of the cornerstones of the battle line. Now as the head of the family, he gave the order, and the totem went berserk!
(End of chapter)
