"Golden Age...."
Mentioning the golden gods ten thousand years ago, Odin fell into memories. Apparently Ma Wei's questions evoked some insights into her early experiences.
"It was an extremely glorious era."
Without waiting for Ma Wei to ask, Odin started talking to himself: "Alchemy technology has reached its peak. Human beings can use alchemy to create anything they want. Wealth, food and even partners can be made through alchemy." Technological solution.”
"The city at that time was magnificent and highly prosperous. The Golden Gods even invented a brand-new energy source to drive the entire city's buildings. Alchemy technology allowed humans to fly into the sky and shuttle between the sea of clouds... .The existence of gods has been evaporated, because everyone has the power like gods!"
"The Golden Gods have created a path for mankind to ascend. If their beautiful vision can be realized, the human race will complete its evolution and achieve transcendence."
"It's a pity..." Odin sighed: "The Golden Gods thought that they had brought alchemical technology to mankind and that after improving everyone's lives, everything would become better. However, in fact, highly developed cities and countless A carefree life that can be satisfied without any effort has become the beginning of their downfall."
Ma Wei, who was listening quietly, asked at the right time: "Everyone has food to eat and a house to live in. Isn't this the legendary utopia?"
"Utopia is indeed beautiful, but reality is often more cruel than fantasy." Odin said: "While the golden gods solved human survival problems, they also destroyed the social order."
"Human beings who can get whatever they want without doing anything, no longer work, they start to realize their endless desires crazily and greedily, ethics, morality, culture... Under the conditions of a highly affluent society, The beautiful nature of these human beings has been greatly impacted. As expected, Utopia should be an ideal country where everyone is humble and kind, but in fact, Utopia has completely driven mankind into madness!"
"It is not pertinent to look at Utopia from the current perspective." Odin continued: "How can people who have not experienced suffering and hardship know the taste of suffering? In the beginning, the Golden Gods were treated by the highest human beings. Reverence, because human beings at that time had experienced the suffering period of the real era and understood that happiness is hard-won.”
"Later, when a new generation is born, humans begin to learn alchemy technology, continue to grow themselves, life becomes happy, social productivity increases day by day, everyone has something to do, everyone is happy, and they are striving for a better future. They all think they can live a better life.”
"This is also true. Under the guidance of the Golden Gods, Utopia and the Republic were realized. But no one expected that from that year onwards, the world would become completely different from before."
The source wondered: "In a world where everything is lacking, there must be no competition. Without competition, you have plenty of food, clothing, and a partner. Isn't this enough?"
"Human beings are thinking creatures. Order is the code that restrains them and the shackles that suppress the demons in their hearts."
Odin said in a deep voice: "Everything must be compared, the sun versus the moon, light versus darkness, suffering versus happiness... How do you know you are in darkness if you have never seen the light? This is also the most common human condition. The scary thing is that they are ignorant, but they don’t think they are ignorant! Instead, they regard their narrow understanding as a guideline!”
"Human beings who have mastered alchemical technology have begun to act arbitrarily. Without any pressure, they no longer care about ethics, let their desires grow, and have lost the concept of getting something for their hard work. Whatever they need, they only need to activate alchemical magic. Not only Instead of becoming kind, it quickly deteriorated!”
"The ancient gods captured the hearts of human beings and constantly bewitched them. Gradually, humans no longer feared the Golden Gods. Because alchemy technology encountered a bottleneck and could not break through for many years, the Golden Gods could no longer provide them with useful help!"
"Obviously it was the Golden Gods who brought them a beautiful life, how could they lose their sense of awe?" The letter was even more puzzling: "Isn't the power of their magic given by the Golden Gods?"
"I just said that the Golden Gods invented a brand-new energy source, using mithril as blood and themselves as bones. They transformed power from extraordinary creatures into energy to drive cities and alchemical circles." Odin said one word Said in one sentence: "Human beings who have mastered alchemical technology no longer need the Golden Gods. They even feel that the rules set by the Golden Gods restrict their freedom. Their faith begins to collapse, and more and more people begin to resist. Under the control of the Golden Gods, they indulge their desires, and any existence that blocks their pursuit of desires becomes their enemy!"
"Although I overthrew the Golden Age, I feel sad for what happened to the Golden Gods." Odin said quietly: "They proved the importance of order with their practical actions. Later, the Golden Gods realized this, and they can help It's too late, they have become a destructive presence in the eyes of most people, and they can no longer rebuild their prestige."
"It was also at that time that the forces of the ancient gods invaded on a large scale. The Golden Gods, who had lost the support of their believers, could no longer defeat their enemies. In order to restore order, I could only use natural disasters to destroy the world and allow the selected humans to build their own homes again. Everything was in jeopardy. Knock it down and start over.”
"Launch a natural disaster to destroy the world..."
The text chewed on Odin's words, and the more he listened, the more strange he became: "You have killed so many humans, how can you fight against the forces of the ancient gods?"
"The power that believers provide to the gods is not only quantity, but also linked to quality." Odin said: "The humans I selected are extremely loyal to us, so I defeated the ancient gods and sealed them again."
After a pause, Odin added: "I know you think my method of destroying the world is too cruel, but have you ever thought about it, if you don't kill those already crazy humans and let them pass on their thoughts to the next generation? What will be the consequences for one generation?”
"In order to preserve the last fire of mankind, I can only do this, otherwise, mankind would have perished long ago."
"Brother..."
Lai Wen looked at Ma Wei, who was silent next to him, and had countless things to say in his heart.
The ultimate goal that the Church of Truth wants to achieve is a world like Utopia.
The Golden Gods have been realized.
And their fate... is for all to see.
This discovery greatly shook the letter's heart, and even Ma Wei had some doubts.
What he doubts is not the creed of the Church of Truth, but the governance concept of future society.
Who did the Golden Gods lose to?
It wasn't the ancient gods or Odin, they lost to themselves.
An era of unprecedented power, a period of glorious years with alchemical technology, ended up being short-lived, which makes people sigh.
This may be a trick of the Creator.
The strength of human beings is based on their thoughts, but the destruction of human beings must also be caused by thoughts.
Success is here, defeat is here.
"Human beings should survive under the control of order." Odin saw Ma Wei pondering and said, "I think you should also realize that as long as humans are given a framework, such as a kingdom, they will move independently. , survive in a circle, otherwise it will be a piece of loose sand, difficult to gather, and sooner or later it will perish."
"Like ants." Ma Wei suddenly said.
"That's right, ants." Odin said with some relief: "A strong ant colony must have silently dedicated worker ants making sacrifices for the entire colony. Ordinary worker ants do not need to have their own thoughts, they only need to obey the ants. Just follow the instructions at the end. For thousands of years, kingdoms and tribes have been constantly changing, but ants have multiplied to this day by relying on their own eternal system. They may seem weak, but they are actually powerful."
"The same is true for human beings. Human beings need a shrewd and excellent leader, so that they can exist forever."
"And you are the leader of the new era. You should lead mankind to resist the enemy, instead of following the old path of the Golden Gods."
Hearing this, Ma Wei suddenly laughed: "You think so highly of me. I don't dare to be the leader of the new era..."
"Humility is a virtue, but self-knowledge is the most important." Odin looked at Yunia who was being held by Ma Wei, "As long as she still supports you and trusts you, even if you don't admit it, you will still have to shoulder the important task of leading mankind. .”
"I am not the queen ant, and ordinary people are not worker ants." Ma Wei said indifferently: "The pursuit of a better life is their freedom. If it is just because of order and longer reproduction, ordinary people will be reduced to being eliminated by the times. In an oppressive situation, it’s okay not to have this kind of order!”
"If order is lost, society will collapse. Once society collapses, mankind will be on the road to destruction. At that time, the church you created will also disappear."
"My original intention in founding the church was not to spread it from generation to generation, but to spread ideas!" Ma Wei said loudly: "If one day, the Truth Church changes, then it should perish! But I believe that there will always be people who stand up. , take up the banner again!”
"So, do you think the Golden Gods did the right thing?" Odin asked.
"It's not that they made a mistake, but that there was a problem with their choice. I haven't figured out how to solve it yet, but practice brings true knowledge, and theory alone cannot find results."
Odin, who realized that he could not convince Ma Wei, did not continue to dwell on this topic, and changed his words: "No matter what, our era has died, and the Apocalypse God System has lost its main god. To deal with the ancient gods, someone must stand up. come out...."
As he spoke, the huge face on the dome opened its mouth and spit out a twisted black spear. The spear was suspended in mid-air and floated in front of Ma Wei.
"This is my weapon, the eternal spear Kungunir. It can penetrate everything. I wanted to lend it to you, but you are just a consciousness and cannot take away anything with substance from the Kingdom of God. But if it’s just a projection, there’s no problem.”
As Ma Wei watched, Kungunir buzzed and trembled, and suddenly stabbed his chest. The moment it touched his chest, it suddenly stopped. The tip of the spear pierced Ma Wei's clothes, leaving a bullet in Ma Wei's chest. Black dots.
"Kungunir is very special. Its projection requires the help of an entity. The material of the entity also determines its strength." Odin said: "This is the help I am giving you. Don't refuse. I believe that if If you were faced with my situation, you would make the same choice as me."
Fighting against the ancient gods is the overall situation.
The battle between believers in gods can be considered a quarrel at best.
Resisting the invasion of ancient gods is the responsibility of all gods of faith, and they are born for this.
This is why Odin heard that Neleyinda did not stop the ancient god from suddenly becoming angry.
Now, Odin has lent Kungunir's projection to Mavi, which to some extent can be regarded as helping him fight against the forces of the ancient gods.
This is neither a gift nor a reward, and Ma Wei has no reason to refuse.
After putting away the projection, Ma Wei still had many things to ask Odin, but the scene in front of him suddenly began to spin, and he felt dizzy. The moment he walked away, he heard Odin say: "Seal in Luca. There is a seal near Kraken, and she can help you in critical moments."
Uh-huh!
The scene in front of him went dark, and when he opened his eyes again, Ma Wei found that he had returned to the abandoned church. In front of him, a vampire who looked exactly like Edward was holding a divine white candle, which forcibly interrupted the connection between Ma Wei and Odin. .
"The time has come." The vampire returned the white candle to Ma Wei along with the pocket watch.
Looking at his pocket watch, Mavi found that they had been there for a full two hours. The time flow in Odin's Kingdom was slower than Buggy's Kingdom and about the same as Luca's Kingdom.
There was a sudden stabbing pain in his chest. Mavi opened his shirt and saw a finger-long black mark on his chest where Kungunir had stabbed him. It was twisted and looked like a smaller version of the eternal spear Kungunir.
At the same time, the sleeping Buggy also woke up. She floated out of Ma Wei's chest, stared at the black mark on Ma Wei's chest and fell into deep thought. After a while, she said: "You actually went to see Odin... What did she tell you?"
"Nothing." Ma Wei buttoned up his shirt: "She and I discussed some things about the golden age."
"Why don't you just ask me?"
"There are some things you don't want to tell me, so I can only ask other gods."
Buggy looked straight at Ma Wei, and after a while he shook his head: "There are some things, not that I won't tell them, but that you shouldn't know now."
"Is it dangerous to know too much? I'm not afraid of danger."
"You really want to know?"
"think."
"Okay, what do you want to ask about the Golden Age?"
"What I want to ask about is not the golden era, but the series of events that happened four years ago."
"...."
Seeing that Ba Ji remained silent, Ma Wei grinned: "If you don't want to say it, forget it. I'll find the answer myself."
"I can't observe the world four years ago." Buggy said suddenly.
"Unobservable?" Ma Wei frowned: "What do you mean?"
"I am the god of reality and can recreate history through deduction. After contacting you, I also noticed this time point four years ago and planned to extrapolate forward to see what happened that year. As a result... .." Buggy shook his head and sighed: "I can't see anything, a powerful existence interfered with me."
"Ancient God?"
"It can only be them. My current strength is far less powerful than before. If you can recall my divine kingdom, I can still break through their interference. With my current strength... I am no match for the ancient gods. "
A lot of things happened four years ago. Ma Wei was aware of it, so how could Buggy, the god of truth, not be aware of it?
She performed the deduction, but was severely disturbed, as if there was a fog in front of her, blocking her eyes.
"If that's the case, I have nothing to say." Ma Wei nodded and said, "I have other ways to investigate the events that happened four years ago, and I will always find clues."
"hope so."
Buggy flew back into Mavie's body and continued to sleep. Mavie tidied up his clothes, rode back to the town of Brookwood, and changed to a train to return to London. When he entered the city, he encountered a witcher to check, but he didn't do anything. Not found out.
It was already 5 o'clock in the evening when we returned to Flower Street. Compared with a month ago, the business in the store was obviously much more prosperous. When entering the store, Ma Wei saw some customers buying sleepy toast that had just been baked in the morning.
As the demand for sleepy toast increases, Ma Wei alone can no longer make it. Fortunately, there is no technical difficulty in sleeping toast. All you need to do is provide the finished potion and hand it over to the potion factory for production. .
"You are back."
Edward glanced at the three Ma Wei who entered the store, bent down and took out a letter from behind the counter, and handed it to Ma Wei: "Your letter."
There was no signature or stamp on the letter, just a simple line of small words:
[Yours sincerely, Mr. Nicholas von Manstein]
After tearing open the envelope, Ma Wei took out the folded letter paper inside, unfolded it and read it carefully, and suddenly found...
"This is an invitation from Mr. Butler. He invited me to meet in Kingston, South London!"
