Since the ancestral furnace was extinguished a few years ago, the temperature of this enclosed space has been decreasing, and the power of the lighting system has also been greatly affected, people can only draw a little limited power from a few branch lines to maintain the lighting, and their whole "world" has been plunged into darkness, as if a twilight that will never end.But it is said that this was not the case in ancient times.The Elder carried with him a large and heavy book, bound with something that looked like a synthetic fabric, and was a large manuscript, which he spread out with great care, and said slowly: "This is a precious thing, and only a scholar who has studied in the Tower of Learning for more than ten years can be qualified to copy an encyclopedia, and it took me half a year to copy it......
You see, these pictures record the glorious history of their ancestors......
"Hao Ren and Lily looked over, and they saw that the pictures depicted on the pages were very large, sometimes a single page was painted with all kinds of things such as running machines, electrical circuits, maps, and everyday things, and these pictures were dazzling: many of the things on them were everyday objects, but probably because of various errors and omissions caused by the hand-copied transmission from generation to generation, and the contents of the pages were full of strange contents."
Many, many years ago, there were days when winter never came," said the scholar slowly, rubbing the pages, "the whole world thrived, all the distortions and destructive factors did not appear, and our ancestors lived in a rich and stable environment.At that time, the electric sprites were much more active than they are now, and they were endless, all the lights and stoves could run all day, and the big factories never had to worry about downtime.Our ancestors were led by a wise king - oh yes, a king, the only king, when there was only one kingdom in the whole world, and it was not as divided as it is now......
"What happened later?
”Lily yelled and asked, "Why did the people split into four countries all of a sudden?"
”"Be patient, ma'am, be patient, I was about to say this," the maester glanced at Lily and continued to speak in that unhurried tone, "according to ancient legends, the whole world was built inside a huge floating turtle that was roaming the stormy sea of 'Erdos'.There are many monsters in the Sea of Erdos, these monsters are bigger than the whole world, they desperately chase this turtle, want to swallow the whole human world, so the ancient wise king prayed to the gods, and finally got the favor of the gods, and an artifact descended on the turtle.The king placed his throne on this artifact, and then swore to the artifact that he would thank the gods with the loyalty and piety of all mankind, so this artifact shone in the ancestral furnace, dispelling the monsters around the giant turtle and saving the world from being devoured......"
Hao Ren listened very carefully, and these statements of the bachelor could not surprisingly correspond to the situation of the Ark of Exile, and the more ambiguous and difficult to understand was the legend about the artifact and the protection of the gods- I don't know if this is a myth in a religious story or if it has something to do with the goddess of creation.Noticing the seriousness of his audience, the Bachelor couldn't help but smile on his old face: "There are fewer and fewer people who are willing to listen to these stories these times, especially young people like you.Willie's father would have been furious if he had known that his son was here listening to this again. ”Willie couldn't help but shrink his neck: "He won't know." ”"In short, the ancient world was like this: the artifact dispersed the monsters outside the world, allowing humans to wander peacefully in the sea of Erdos, but the good times were short-lived, and then an incident occurred that turned the whole world almost completely upside down," the maester said after a pause before continuing, "People have been at peace with the artifact for so long that they have come to take this protection for granted, and they have begun to forget the gifts of the gods.After the people stopped praying, the artifact lost its power, and as a result, the monsters roaming in the Sea of Erdos gathered again and began to gnaw at the shell of the giant turtle, and the whole world was hit by a great earthquake and the first 'cold winter'.At such a critical juncture, the king of the time again appealed to the gods, and the people swore that they would never turn their backs on the gods again, and after many days and nights of prayer, the gods finally sent a second favor: He re-energized the giant turtle and saved the world.But this time, in order to punish humanity for its fickleness and cunning, the gods sent down three curses along with their favors: "Hao Ren and Lily pricked up their ears at the same time."
First, the world is no longer abundant, the spirits of electricity are no longer infinite, the whole world can only provide a finite amount of food from now on, and mankind must be constantly trapped by hunger to warn people not to indulge in pleasure."
Second, the wounds suffered by the giant turtle will become a hidden danger, and from now on, all kinds of disasters will occur in the world, the spirit of electricity will suddenly disappear, the mother earth will suddenly lose its strength, the wind will suddenly blow out of the giant's nose, and the biggest disaster is the cold winter, whenever the giant turtle stops to rest due to the pain, its blood will become cold, so the whole world will be frozen, and the cold winter will kill countless living beings."
Thirdly, the kingdom of mankind is divided into four, and people will fight each other and shed blood, but they will not be extinct.In this way, people should always remember the threat of death, and never fear death, and the human soul will also become the fuel wood of the ancestors: using their own life as the force to sustain this world, this is the last shackle that the gods have laid on mankind. ”The old bachelor was old and spoke very slowly, and it took him a long time to finish the story.After the old man's story came to an end, Hao Ren began to ask some simple questions: "Is there only one giant turtle in the Sea of Erdos?"
”He wondered if people remembered the existence of other arks."
Of course there is only one," the old bachelor's eyes widened, "the world is the only one!"
”"Uh......
So do you know who 'made' this giant turtle?
”The old bachelor's eyes widened: "Of course it's a god—do people still have the power to create the world?"
”Hao Ren covered his head: "Okay, I'm fine." ”The old bachelor didn't know why, he glanced at Willy: "Your friends have a strange idea. ”The old man couldn't talk to anyone for long, and he was also responsible for teaching the young electrical technicians in Fireplace City, so after exchanging a few questions with Hao Ren and the others, the old man took his leave with Willy's support.After waiting for only his own people to be left at the scene, Hao Ren stood up and stretched his long waist: "Huh-what do you think of the situation here?"
”"I'm very concerned about the 'artifact' mentioned by the Bachelor," Vivien said immediately, "Based on the legends and stories he described, I don't think this 'artifact' is unfounded. ”"Agreed," the data terminal popped up, "have you ever wondered why this exiled fleet has been able to escape the Guardian's pursuit for 10,000 years?"
These ships are actually not very technological, they have only just set foot in the faster-than-light realm, and the Guardians' ships are several generations more advanced than this, and the kind of black warship that Muru is riding on can sweep through the entire fleet.But the Ark of Exile escaped, and in the end, it was only because the machine was out of service life that it collapsed one by one - don't you think these arks are incredibly lucky compared to the races that didn't escape from their home planet at all?
”Nangong May's eyes lit up: "So they really have an 'artifact' to protect themselves?"
”"Even if it's not a real 'artifact', it should be something of great power like that, allowing the Ark fleet to evade the detection of the Guardians, and playing a major role in the fleet's escape from its home planet."
Hao Ren looked out the window thoughtfully, and from this angle, he could just see the giant machine at the end of the enclosed space, the Ancestor Hong Furnace."
If there's an artifact, it's probably hidden in one place: in that control hub."
Vivien frowned: "But the Ancestor Honglu must have been guarded by the locals layer by layer, and we haven't gained their trust yet, so I'm afraid we have to be strong if we want to go in and check the situation......
Wait, something seems to be wrong!
”She suddenly exclaimed in the middle of her words, raised her hand and pointed in the direction of the "Ancestor Hong Furnace", and the others looked in the direction of her finger, and suddenly their eyes widened: a huge series of electric flames erupted from inside the Ancestor Hong Furnace, and it was scurrying out along the shell of the ancient machine!
(To be continued.) )