"A year ago, I met an old sailor at Brighton Manor. This old sailor once worked for an ocean trading company and often traveled to and from the southern continental route of the Kingdom of Windsor, where the Kingdom of Vodou is located. He told me, There is an ancient legend that has been circulating among the people of the Fudu Kingdom..."
Holmes lit his pipe and recounted the information he had collected: "Legend has it that in the vast and distant ocean to the west of the Voodoo Kingdom, there is a giant continent called Atlantis, which calls itself the amazing civilization. Countless gold and silver, all palaces are made of gold and silver, and the palaces are also filled with gold, making them splendid.”
"The level of civilization in Atlantis is unimaginable. There are well-equipped ports and ships, as well as ships that can carry people flying. They use crystals as energy sources. A giant crystal can supply the energy needs of the entire city. The basis of these developments is to treat spirit and matter as the same nature, and use spirit to change matter..."
"Atlantis was glorious for more than many centuries until it was destroyed by earthquakes and floods 10,000 years ago and completely perished."
Atlantis?
Destroyed by a flood?
Of course Ma Wei has heard of Atlantis and believes that Atlantis once existed, but...
"The legend you told has an obvious flaw." Ma Wei said: "Since the civilization of Atlantis has developed to the point where it can use giant crystals to supply energy, and has also invented manned flying ships, then... A big flood cannot completely destroy it, so people living there can escape to other lands and rebuild their homes, right?"
Holmes shook his head: "At first, I thought this was a loophole, but if I think about it carefully, could floods and earthquakes represent a disaster rather than just floods and earthquakes?"
Ma Wei frowned and asked, "You mean, magic?"
"That's right." Holmes nodded and said: "From the legend, we can clearly know that Atlantis is a city that uses magic and civilization. Before the arrival of the gods, I will not believe such illusory things without evidence. , but now gods and magic are real, so would Atlantis, which was destroyed 10,000 years ago, also exist?"
Atlantis was not destroyed by floods and earthquakes, but by some disaster?
Manned flying ships have been invented...
What kind of disaster can destroy such a powerful magical civilization?
The power of using spirit to change matter is obviously the secret of alchemy. In other words, Atlantis is an alchemical magic civilization.
The power that can destroy it is most likely related to gods.
According to legend, what destroyed Atlantis was floods and earthquakes... These are all forces of nature.
Is it the natural god system?
Ma Wei suddenly remembered the Odin pantheon. They are powerful gods who control the power of nature!
If floods and earthquakes represent the wrath of nature, then it is not surprising that they are related to Odin and the others...
Before the natural age, there was the golden age. The name gold also corresponds to the countless gold and silver in the legend of Atlantis....
No way....
Ma Wei licked his lips and felt his throat was a little dry.
In the age of magic, nothing is surprising. Even the Kraken, the Kraken, appears. Is it strange that Atlantis exists?
If Atlantis really existed, it was most likely a city founded during the Golden Age!
According to this line of thinking, wouldn't Odin and the others have been born ten thousand years ago?
Thinking of this, Ma Wei took out the real pocket watch and did not summon Buggy. This was London. Summoning the phantom of the gods had a chance of attracting the prying eyes of the three goddesses of fate. To be cautious, just use the real pocket watch.
"The lost civilization Atlantis mentioned by Mr. Diloch Holmes, who is sitting on my right, really existed."
Drip!
The red pointer began to rotate and kept rotating, as if it had been disturbed by some kind of interference, and it was still unable to give a definite answer.
This situation only occurred when Ma Wei asked about matters related to the ancient gods.
Baji herself once said that she could not know the truth related to the ancient gods, because the three supreme ancient gods, including Asis, were more powerful than her.
Is Atlantis related to the ancient gods?
If Atlantis was founded by ancient gods, it cannot have anything to do with the Golden Age, because the Golden Gods are also gods of faith. There is no doubt that they are not ancient gods.
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In addition to the possibility that Atlantis was founded by ancient gods, Ma Wei also thought of another possibility.
Atlantis was not established by the ancient gods, but was related to the ancient gods!
As a result, a real pocket watch cannot test the authenticity of Atlantis!
Seeing Ma Wei thoughtful and silent, Holmes asked: "Did you think of something?"
"Hmm..." Ma Wei did not hide the information he had collected, and told everything about his experience in the Romanov Kingdom, including the source of the communication.
After listening, Holmes also fell silent. He was sorting out the huge information provided by Ma Wei. It must be said that Ma Wei collected a lot of information, far more than him.
"It turns out that there have been so many prosperous eras in this world..."
Ten minutes later, Holmes came back from his contemplation and smiled, his face gradually becoming serious: "Mr. Nicholas, have you noticed that times are changing faster?"
"What's the meaning?"
“We don’t know how long the Age of Ancient Gods and the Age of Divine Trees lasted, but the real god Budge once said that she killed the North Sea Kraken tens of thousands of years ago. In other words, the real era was at least It started tens of thousands of years ago." Holmes explained: "We also don't know the duration of the real era, but it was eventually defeated by the Golden Age."
"Assuming that Atlantis was a city born in the Golden Age, then the time of its destruction was most likely when the Golden Age was outlawed by the Natural Age. In other words, the Natural Age defeated the Golden Age 10,000 years ago. The era has become the master of the new era.”
"The natural era only lasted eight thousand years. Two thousand years ago, ancient Rome rose and the Apocalypse pantheon defeated the natural era, which continues to this day. But today, the times have changed dramatically again. It is only two thousand years since the Apocalypse era became the dominant force... "
Tens of thousands of years——? ——Eight thousand years——Two thousand years...
Ma Wei suddenly understood what Holmes wanted to say. The rate of change in belief in gods was indeed increasing!
And it’s getting faster and faster!
What is the reason?
"I don't think this is a good sign, Mr. Nicholas." Holmes looked at Mavey and said: "The times are constantly accelerating. If this speed continues, the Age of Truth may not last more than two thousand years... Of course, There are two other possibilities.”
Ma Wei turned to look at Holmes and met his eyes. Although he had the same guess in his heart, he still asked: "What do you want to say?"
"Either the era of gods is about to end, or a new era is about to begin. These are two general directions." Holmes said solemnly: "No matter which of these two directions it is, it means...faith. The decisive battle between the Gods and the Old Gods is coming, also known as Ragnarok.”
"Mr. Nicholas, you are the person of prophecy. I am very curious about your thoughts at this moment." Holmes asked with interest: "Are you afraid, horrified, or angry and passionate?"
"What's the difference?"
"The former is an ordinary person, the latter is a madman."
"oh...."
Ma Wei leaned back and said in a calm voice: "Actually, I don't have any ideas. Really, I don't feel anything in my heart. Maybe it's because the shock was too great and I was numb."
"Then let me change the question. How long do you think people can believe in the truth? Ten years? Fifty years? Or a hundred years?"
"I don't know." Ma Wei said expressionlessly: "But one thing I am sure of is that the truth will never perish, even if one day people overthrow the Church of Truth, smash the statue of Yunia, and burn the truth flag, I still believe that the truth will not disappear, whether you believe it or not, it is around us and will last forever."
