The sixth picture surprised Roddy a little.
The five frescoes in front show Roddy a vibrant Shaga empire In that legendary ancient country, the people could have freedom and equal rights.
You can sit side by side with the noble knights and decide your own fate.
There are no spiritual shackles of the gods, no blind worship and worship of the gods, but the scene in the sixth picture surprised Roddy The empire that I thought was infinitely fascinating to Roddy changed all of a sudden In the corner above the picture, there seems to be an illusory background apparition, which seems to depict some shadows of the life of the people of the Shaga Empire, but it is not as calm and rich as Roddy imagined, and on the picture, the peasants are dressed in the most tattered clothes, and the luxurious carriages of the nobles run over the barren land.
There are still gallows in the picture, but the hanged people are no longer the gods of the Cult, but some civilians dressed simply.
The angry expressions of the onlookers and the painful expressions of the hanged people are vividly depicted.
And at the bottom of the picture, there is still the "council" It's just that this "council" doesn't seem to be as equal and united as Roddy saw in the previous picture.
Everyone in the scene seems to be arguing loudly, angry, greedy, evil, etc., all kinds of expressions fill people's faces, and the man standing on the high platform in the middle should obviously be the emperor of the Shaga Empire.
The expression on the emperor's face seemed to be helpless, and it also seemed to be very sad.
The king sighed, "Do you remember just now, when you said that you admired my ancestor who founded the Shaga Empire, I didn't say anything?"
Luo Di nodded, his expression seemed to be a little depressed and depressed: "I do admire your ancestor, he dared to hand over power to others, so that all classes have equal freedom, such courage is something I can't help but admire."
The king shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity that he did it wrong" Without waiting for Luo Di to speak, the king had already said lightly: "According to the records of the Shaga Empire, the existence of the council has only lasted for less than a hundred years.
In the later years of the Council's existence, such a political system not only failed to bring benefits to the empire, but became the root of the empire's decay."
"Why," Roddy was surprised.
The king smiled, and he smiled as if he was a little mocking: "Roddy, don't you understand that power can only exist in the hands of a few people and can never be distributed equally?"
After sighing, the king continued: "In the beginning, the council did grant equal freedoms and rights to the people.
But later, the council became a place where various classes competed for power and profit, in the early days of the Shaga Empire, the emperor did not succeed in erecting his own absolute authority, although it brought people superficial freedom, but also seriously damaged the majesty of the imperial power, look at this picture" The king pointed to the mural on the wall: "The council became a noisy place, at that time, in order to pass a small decree, the council could argue for three days and three nights every decree of the empire, It may touch the interests of all classes, for their own interests, they quarrel and fight with each other in the council, and there was a famous joke about the council in the Shaga Empire: in the spring of a certain year, in order to pass a rule that in the spring ploughing period, the farmer can refuse any labor in order to ensure the normal development of the empire's agriculture, but there is such a decree, in order to pass it, I have been arguing in the council for a year, and after the decree is passed, it is already winter, and the spring ploughing period has long passed, hahaha" Luo Di thought for a while, and suddenly said, "But."
Isn't there supposed to be a civilian representative in the council?"
"What's the use of that," the king said lightly, "many things, governing a country is not as simple as imagined, for example, during the spring ploughing period, the farmer wants to stay at home and work, but the nobles need manpower to build their estates, the army needs to be replenished with new military strength to fight the threat of other races, the king needs labor to build walls, build roads, can you say who is right and who is wrong?"
Without waiting for Roddy to speak, the king said lightly: "Even those commoner representatives in the council hum, when they have the power, they are no longer civilians in the real sense."
Roddy was silent.
Such things are too complicated, and in the young Roddy's mind, he really can't fully understand these things.
After a while, he suddenly thought of something, and said, "What about the Divine Cult at that time?"
The king nodded, and said lightly: "When the internal instability of an empire begins, it is inevitable that external forces will enter" He pointed to the quarrelsome council in the picture, and said lightly: "Have you seen those people When the rule begins to be unstable, at this time, the spiritual shackles become necessary" There was a bit of sadness in Luo Di's eyes: "Yes, although religion is a kind of spiritual shackle, in a sense, it is also a kind of spiritual anesthesia, especially for people in pain, who need this kind of anesthesia even more."
The king sighed: "It's a pity that my ancestors didn't see this, in my opinion, what the Shaga Empire needed most at that time was a strong centralized power, and what was needed was a strong imperial power council that made all forces submit to this method of equal distribution of power, which made the empire itself become a plate of scattered sand, and the emperor could only stand on the sidelines and watch helplessly."
"And then," Roddy frowned.
The king sighed: "Then the Emperor of the Shaga Empire officially ordered the dissolution of the Council, and the Council that was once a symbol of freedom and equality in the Shaga Empire finally disappeared" Roddy's face changed: "It's really not a good thing" If it is simply understood that the emperor canceled the council in order to eliminate the endless strife, then this understanding is wrong Sure enough, the king looked at Luo Di's eyes with a bit of appreciation: "Your Excellency Luo Di, can you understand the key?"
Luo Di sighed: "If according to His Majesty's introduction just now, then this kind of deformed council should indeed be canceled, there is no need to take it back at all, but you know, it is simple to hand over the power, but if you want to take it back, hum, I'm afraid it will not be so easy According to what Your Majesty just said, the imperial power at that time did not establish its own authority, at this time, if the council is canceled, can the imperial power suppress those representatives of all strata, if you don't do it, I am afraid it will lead to fire."
The king nodded: "You do see it very clearly" "What does that mean," Roddy wondered, pointing to the seventh mural on the wall.
Above the seventh mural, it seems to be a hot scene.
Countless people carried wood and stone in various ways, and these people gathered together as if they were building a huge building.
From the background of the picture, it seems that on top of a very high mountain, there are layers of winding mountain roads from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, and countless people work hard to carry the building materials to the top of the mountain.
The mountain itself is almost as if it were reaching into the sky, and the surrounding fog makes the whole picture looming.
On the top of the mountain, some people dressed as craftsmen were busy with various tools in their hands, and to Roddy's surprise, on the top of the mountain, a tall tower was actually built The tower had a very distinctive cone shape, and the height of the tower was already impressive in terms of the progress it had made The king sighed: "Do you see the line below, that line means: The construction of the Tower of Babel blasphemed the beginning" Looking at Luo Di's puzzled gaze, the king sighed: "In the history of the Shaga Empire, the Divine Cult was ordered to be banned.
But in fact, after many years of development, the Cult has become very influential."
Roddy nodded: "But does this have anything to do with this Babel?"
"It's a big deal," the king sighed, "The Cult of God is growing stronger and stronger in the Shaga Empire.
Debates about the existence or absence of gods have long been noisy.
There were even calls for the Empire to lift the ban on the Cult of God, and at that time, the then Emperor of the Shaga Empire suddenly ordered that a Tower of Babel would be built, and this tower would lead directly to the sky, in order to prove that there were no gods in the sky, and the claims of the Cult were completely deceptive."
"What" Roddy was stunned, and an incredibly ridiculous expression appeared on his face: "It is for this reason that countless manpower and material resources have to be spent to build a tower" The king smiled faintly: "We will never be able to fully know the truth of history, and now we can find out only some remnants." ” Luo Di looked at the mural on the wall stupidly, and sighed: "No matter what, if the gods really exist, then this tower will definitely not be able to be built" He secretly said in his heart: At least now on the Roland Continent, I have never heard of the existence of the Tower of Babel.
"Not bad" the king sighed: "Since the construction of the Tower of Babel, the forces of the Divine Cult have strongly opposed it, and many people in all walks of life have believed in the Divine Cult, and they fiercely oppose the Emperor's practice, believing that it is a crime of blasphemy, and they declare that the sky is the territory of the gods, and anyone who tries to step into the heavenly realm through the tower is a blasphemous sinner and will be punished by the gods. ” "So, has the punishment of the gods been fulfilled?"
the expression on Roddy's face was a little complicated.
The king seemed to be smiling, but with a hint of bitterness in his smile: "At least the Shaga Empire is gone" Roddy shook his head, stopped talking, and continued to look down.
The picture on the next mural is simpler, and it is also the scene that Roddy is most familiar with: war Swords are like forests, wolf smoke is billowing out, and it is not just humans who are fighting together There are legendary dragons, and the shape of those dragons is somewhat similar to the demon dragons that Luo Di has seen in the deep mountain caves in the south of the Bright Continent, as well as the legendary elves, those elves are somewhat similar to humans in appearance, but their faces are pointed and have long ears.
In the picture, it is not stated who is fighting with whom, but it seems that several forces are fighting each other.
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The king sighed: "This is the first large-scale war of the recorded Shaga Empire, the civil strife of the empire broke out, several races began to fight, and that war lasted for almost a hundred years" "Who won?"
Roddy asked dryly.
"It's human," the king replied faster, but he smiled as if he was very meaningful: "Humans have always been the leaders of all races, although humans do not have the strong bodies of dragons, and do not have the innate magical power of elves, but humans have wisdom that other races do not have."
Luo Di seemed to be sneering: "Didn't the canon of the Cult of God say: God created human beings in his own image, and then created other races in this world, and then human beings became the masters of the earth" After a pause, Luo Di asked again: "How did that war break out?"
"God knows," the king's tone was a little unkind.
Roddy didn't frown, nor did he have any dissatisfaction with the king's vague answer, but said lightly: "I'm afraid, it's really only God knows." ” The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
Roddy continued to look at the mural behind him, and suddenly said, "What does this mean?"
On the next mural, there is a ruin.
The building was burned in the fire, the wolf smoke was billowing and the bloody sun was in the distance.
Although the picture is simple, it makes people can't help but feel a sense of sadness.
"The remnant sun of the empire" The king said lightly: "The meaning of the following line of text is: The remnant sun of the empire" Looking at Luo Di's puzzled expression, the king continued: "After that war, the elite clan has been completely wiped out, and the dragon clan has forever entrenched in the northernmost corner of the Roland continent."
"I see," Roddy's tone was a little puzzled, "the victory of the war, although it belongs to mankind.
However, the Shaga Empire completely collapsed in this war, and an empire that originally owned the entire continent was on the verge of death. ” The king smiled, his tone tinged with sadness: "The Tower of Babel was destroyed before it was built.
At the same time, the splendid culture and former civilization of the Shaga Empire were destroyed."
"Does the empire still exist?"
"There is, and it can be said that it does not exist."
The king smiled bitterly: "After the war, the empire almost collapsed, and at this time, if the Divine Religion became the only force that the emperor could rely on, it would be nothing else, because religion can paralyze people's psychology, make people willing to endure pain and poverty, and willingly put on the shackles of slavery, and at that time, the Divine Religion began to become a religious belief in the open."
Roddy suddenly laughed wildly, his smile was infinitely mocking, he laughed louder and louder, and at the end of the laugh, tears actually flowed from his eyes Then he couldn't help but shout: "What kind of bullshit theory is this, freedom and equality bring poverty, hunger and war, and when the soul is shackled, they get peace and tranquility, why are those people willing to be enslaved by some bullshit gods, why should those gods be high up and accept the worship of mankind" The king said lightly: "Because the gods are merciful, because the gods are great, God said, people are born with sin, so it is inevitable that you will suffer in this world."
And if you want to have peace, you must worship me and exchange your piety for the rest of your soul.
And at that time, it seemed that it was not very expensive to exchange for the so-called peace of the soul, as long as you pay a little atonement tax to the Divine Church, you can get the blessing of the priest, and you can get peace after death" "But why can such lies be hoodwinked?"
"Because of despair," said the king lightly, "when the world is already dark, when suffering has become a habit, anyone will believe any lie."
Roddy closed his eyes, he seemed to frown and think for a while, and then suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Let's go out" The king smiled and said, "What's the matter, you don't look at the mural in the back" Luo Di shook his head: "If you don't watch it, there's no need to keep watching."
The mural in the back is nothing more than telling how the Shaga Empire fell and how the Divine Cult arose.
And then how to falsify history and come up with a lie to obliterate history and ignore it."
The king whispered, "Roddy, do you know what I brought you here to see this?"
Roddy's eyes flickered, and he suddenly narrowed his eyes to look at the king in front of him.
He knew very well that the things he saw today must not be revealed.
The history of the existence of the Shaga Empire has been overshadowed by the Cult, and it has become a relic of "non-existence".
If the Cult of God knows this secret, I am afraid that the kingdom of Sauron will suffer a catastrophe.
The king whispered, "Roddy, if it's just to deal with the dwarves, there's no need for me to bring you here today, but if it's to deal with the Divine Cult or those who are high behind the Divine Cult."
The king lowered his voice and said in a low voice: "I have never believed in any gods, and I don't believe in the nonsense of the gods, although I don't agree with the other ideas of my ancestors, but at least one of them I am sure of: the fate of mankind should be decided by humans themselves to deal with a temple, the kingdom of Sauron and other kingdoms of the Roland continent, even if they can't win, but at least they are not afraid of them."
My only concern was" With that, the king's gaze drifted back to the frescoes on the walls.
"Such a powerful empire as the Shaga Empire has been overturned, what is a small Sauron Kingdom" The king's face actually showed a little frightened expression: "Do you know how the Shaga Empire finally perished?"
Roddy shook his head.
The king sighed: "If you don't want to see the frescoes in the back, you might as well skip to the last one" "The Last Picture" The king nodded, and suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed to his feet: "You concentrate and look slowly, and the picture will appear in a while."
Roddy's heart moved, and he looked down and followed the king's instructions.
The mercury under his feet seemed to be flowing gradually, and there was a slight ripple on the calm water, and then a picture rippled in the water waves, some human warriors holding spears, swords, and shields, their faces with a bit of despair, anger, and a bit of sadness.
At the front of them all, there was a man dressed in white, and it was clear at a glance that he was the emperor of the Shaga Empire Their anger is directed in the direction of the sky In the sky, there seemed to be some faint figures above the clouds, and the figures and faces of those people could not be seen clearly at all.
And in the background of the picture, it is actually a half-built tower Tower of Babel Then the picture began to change A strange scene began between the whole heaven and earth, one moment it was snowy, the next it was stormy, the next it was blazing, and the next it was a clear sky.
The emperor of that empire seemed to have a light shining on him.
Roddy's heart suddenly moved, and he strongly suppressed the shock in his heart Because he saw a fact in this ever-changing space that surprised him: field You can change the rules of the space at will, which is a sign of a strong person in the field What really struck Roddy was this, despite the brief nature of the image, it was clearly a war There used to be real wars between humans and gods There was a war between humanity and the Creator who created this world Luo Di's mouth was dry in an instant, and he couldn't help but wait for the change of the picture Immediately, the entire water surface suddenly shook violently a few times, and then the water waves gradually dissipated, and the water surface returned to calm again, and the picture disappeared.
"What's going on," Roddy asked, looking up and hurriedly aloud.
"This is the end" The king said lightly, "Haven't you read the things in the canon of the Divine Cult" The king sighed: "Although the canon of the Divine Cult is a big lie, even if it is a lie, there are occasionally a few truths in it. ” "What do you see?"
asked the king faintly.
"It's just on the surface of the water" Roddy closed his eyes, thought for a moment, showed surprise on his face, and said in a deep voice: "The world is corrupted before God, and the earth is full of sin.
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And God said, Whoever rebels against God will take back what I have given him, and the earth will be flooded with heavy rain for fifteen days. ” Roddy's mouth was a little dry: "I thought it was just a myth and legend, and it turned out that the flooded world was real." ” The king said lightly: "I have always wondered why the Divine Cult left behind this legend about the flood that submerged the world after the history of Shaga was completely obliterated, and now it seems that it was a warning."
"Maybe."
Roddy nodded: "Warn humanity that if there is another rebellion against the gods, then the gods will destroy the world again." ” The king sighed: "The gods want to destroy the world, and of course the Shaga Empire will not agree.
Resistance is not unprecedented.
There are not no strong people in human beings, and the strong people of ancient times are said to have great strength to open the world, but they are still destroyed by the gods.
The flood flooded the earth, completely destroyed the culture of the Shaga Empire, erased the splendid culture created by human beings, and completely covered up the Shaga from history, so the history of this world has never been called Shaga. ” Luo Di thought for a while, and suddenly said: "How did this last picture leave just now If the murals in front were left by His Majesty's ancestors, then the last picture is completely a magic imprint, and according to you, the flood flooded the world, how did this place survive?"
The king sighed: "You saw the picture just now, the emperor of the Shaga Empire, he is the last emperor of the Shaga Empire, this last picture is left by him, in that war with the gods, he did not die."
And this place is also what he kept. ” After a pause, the king uttered a sentence that shocked Roddy: "My ancestor, the last emperor of the Shaga Empire, he is a realm powerhouse" Glancing at Roddy, the king continued: "At the same time, if the record is not wrong, he is also the first realm powerhouse to appear among the human race" The king's words did not stop: "A flood can flood the earth and destroy civilization."
But it will not exterminate humanity.
And the gods have no intention of exterminating the human race.
The next era entered the Dark Ages.
Humanity has gone through another scuffle and development.
The religion of God became a common religion on the continent, and you know all about it, as long as you look through the existing books. ” Roddy didn't care about the king's words, still immersed in the king's last words.
The first realm powerhouse among the human race Luo Di had already seen a little clue from the picture just now, and he had already guessed that the change in the rules of the space represented the "domain".
"Your Majesty, your ancestor, did you leave anything behind?"
The king glanced at Roddy and seemed to have a somewhat strange gaze: "Roddy, he did leave something behind, but before I can answer your question, you must first answer me a question" "Yes," Roddy agreed without hesitation.
The king stared at Roddy's face: "My question is: Is the rumor true, you are really the paladin who killed the three dragons, then, if I am not wrong, you have reached the realm of the realm powerhouse" "Yes."
Roddy nodded.
There is no point in hiding this from the king now.
The king nodded in satisfaction, he looked into Roddy's eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Well, my ancestor did leave some guidance, but it was only two sentences. ” Roddy's heart began to pound, waiting for the king to reveal the mystery.
The king suddenly smiled bitterly: "But I have never understood the meaning of those two sentences. ” The first sentence is: the realm is the road to heaven.
The second sentence is: Does God really exist?
Roddy was stunned.
If the first sentence is just a little weird, then the second sentence is even more absurd.
Does God really exist?
If this kind of thing is said by someone else, forget it.
But the one who left this sentence was the last emperor of the Shaga Empire, a person who personally participated in the war with the gods, and he once fought with the gods himself, but in the end he actually said such a sentence: Does the god really exist?
If God doesn't exist, then what is the air fighting with Him?
Luo Di suddenly couldn't help but feel irritable in his heart, and couldn't help but want to scold.
The king's expression was also helpless: "The ancestor left here after leaving these two sentences, and then do you know where he went?"
Without waiting for Roddy to ask, the king pointed to a mural on the wall.
He was referring to the fresco on which the Tower of Babel was built: "Where did my ancestor go?"
"Tower of Babel," Roddy frowned.
"Yes," the king smiled, his smile meaningful, "I forgot to tell you that the address of this Tower of Babel can still be found."
"It's just something" The king's eyes showed a little confusion: "It's just that the current place has another name." ” Looking into Roddy's eyes, the king opened his mouth, and two words came out of his mouth.
"Temple" Roddy had been silent since he came out of the crypt, as if he had been struggling with something in his head.
The king sighed, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and whispered, "I understand your current mood when I first saw those things, and I used to do this for many days.
Whoever sees those things will have such a reaction. ” Walking out of the crypt, the king immediately led Roddy to the royal garden outside.
Now both of them need to breathe.
The king sighed: "Roddy, you must not tell anyone about everything you see today, including Miss Nicole, I mean anyone."
After the king sent people back to the palace, Roddy's silence was visible to everyone.
Faced with Miaosi's doubts, Roddy just smiled reluctantly, hugged her gently, didn't say anything, and walked back to the room by himself.
As soon as he closed the door, he immediately felt that something was wrong, and he heard a sound of breaking the air behind him, and Luo Di turned around with a sneer, stretched out two fingers and gently pinched it.
His fingertips caught the thin blade of the sword, and in front of him stood the mysterious dragon female paladin Arslan.
"It's you again."
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Luo Di let go of his hand and said coldly: "I let you go that day, why did you come here again and what is the matter with you coming this time?"
As if he didn't care about this mysterious enemy at all, he slowly walked to his bedside, lay down lazily, and said lightly: "You'd better have something to impress me, otherwise, I won't let you go today." ” Arslan smiled lightly, she flicked the blade of the sword in her hand, and narrowed her seductive eyes and stared at Roddy: "You have thought of my proposal that day, but Master Promethean is waiting for your answer."
Is it a friend or an enemy, what is your answer?"
Luo Di said coldly: "Friend or enemy hum, do you have the strength to blackmail me?"
A flash of anger flashed in Arslan's eyes, and the longsword slashed out a wind blade and shot at Roddy.
Roddy's body lying on the bed suddenly flickered, and the person had disappeared in an instant.
With a snap, the large bed was torn apart by Arslan's wind blade.
Roddy's voice suddenly sounded from behind Arslan, his hand didn't know when it had gently choked Arslan's neck, only to hear him say coldly: "Why do you have to get along with my bed every time you come?"
Feeling her neck being choked by the other party's cold hand, Arslan's body instantly stiffened, suddenly, she laughed, she let out a string of chuckles, simply put down the sword in her hand, and said in a low voice: "Okay, you kill me, just, will you do this" Roddy raised his eyebrows, and the strength in his hand increased a little: "You think I won't" Arslan said coldly: "As a domain powerhouse, you naturally have this strength.
So what nonsense are you talking about, just do it.
After saying that, she even deliberately leaned against Roddy's body in the back.
Roddy was silent for a moment, then suddenly let go of his hand and slowly walked in front of Arslan.
His gaze stared at the female paladin of the dragon clan in front of him, and there seemed to be a strange gaze in his blazing eyes.
"It's a coincidence that you're here today."
Luo Di said slowly: "I happen to be in no mood to kill people today. ” Arslan smiled contemptuously and said coldly, "Then tell me your answer now."
Luo Di sighed, and suddenly said: "Can you tell me, why do the dragons cooperate with the temple, don't the dragons have always had no dealings with humans, why do they meddle in human affairs?"
A complicated look flashed in Arslan's eyes, and he glanced at Luo Di fiercely, and said coldly: "This has nothing to do with you. ” "It's a big deal."
Roddy sighed, "But we may be able to discuss this later, and for now, you can help me bring a message to your Lord Promethean." ” Looking at Arslan in front of him, Roddy seemed to hesitate, but still said slowly, word by word: "I am willing to go to the temple and meet him" Arslan didn't look surprised at all, just glanced at Roddy and sneered: "Sure enough, Promethean said that you will definitely not refuse." ” Roddy had a strange feeling in his heart: "Oh, he expected it, wasn't he afraid that I would refuse, and then kill you, the paladin of the temple," Arslan smiled lightly: "If you want to kill me, you can do it last time" After saying this, she lifted her cloak, and then the whole person disappeared in an instant.
"It's illusion again," Roddy muttered, "These guys who always like to hide their heads and show their tails." ” He looked at the torn bed, shook his head, and simply lay down on the floor, his eyes on the ceiling.
The place of the Tower of Babel became a shrine, and there was that "the realm is the road to heaven" The riddle is getting weirder and weirder.
To be continued: