Gaskell Lorent threw the pages forward, and the pages emitted blue light in the air, intertwining and overlapping, riding on magic across the pure pool and flying into Yang Yu's hands.
Yang Yu steadily caught the page of book thrown by Gaskell Lorente.
The text on the old pages is quite old, and is exactly the same as the text on the pages from the Hero Laux's Labyrinth, but the handwriting and pen movement are very different, and the font is more rounded.
"This is the evidence you want." Gaskell Lorente said, "These are the original pages from an ancient recorder. We spent many, many years deciphering the contents above to get the story I just told you.
The father of the magician in your team once served as a translator for us.
This is his manuscript from that time. Please pass it to his daughter for me."
Shaking his fingers, Gaskell Lorent summoned a magic circle, took out a stack of white pages from it, and threw it to Yang Yu.
Turning the pages, Yang Yu roughly browsed through the manuscript of Bai Jin's father. The translated content was not complete, but most of it was almost the same as what Gaskell Lorent said.
Gaskell Lorente narrowed his eyes. Through the surveillance magic set up in the barrier, he could see that Bai Jin and his team had found Carlos' barrier. He could also see that the remaining expedition team had reorganized and were heading towards the church where he was. It was only a matter of time before they arrived here.
After repeatedly checking the page numbers at the corners, Yang Yu discovered that the pages Gaskell Lorente gave him were not complete either. There was a large jump in the middle. Yang Yu used this as a starting point:
"The content on the page is not complete. Are you sure you are not taking it out of context?"
Gaskell Llorente deadpanned, "There is other evidence, but it's not something you can just casually see.
I saw your fight with the devil just now.
There is intelligence that you have ancient relics on you, which allows you to summon weapons and equipment so quickly.
How much do you know about the ruins?"
"Vaguely. Otherwise, I wouldn't be surprised by what you said."
Facing Yang Yu's answer, Gaskell Lorente was slightly disappointed:
“The criteria for selecting people for the ruins is really hard to figure out.
You are not the only one chosen by the ruins. In the distant past, there were also people chosen by the ruins.
The establishment of the Curse Sect was not a whim, and our firm belief is not without basis.
The person who first established the Curse Sect was also chosen by the ruins. In the past, he saw the tip of the ancient iceberg through a certain treasure.
He was very confused at that time, but there was no doubt that the appearance of the goddess changed the world.
What he saw at that time was passed down from generation to generation along with this underground city.
I have also seen those scenes, the shock is unimaginable and cannot be expressed in words. "
Hearing Gaskell Lorente say this, Yang Yu remembered the ruins he saw in the Rose Empire.
In that relic, Yang Yu accidentally triggered a device, which caused a nine-life cat demon to appear.
In the history of this world, there may have been more than one person like Yang Yu, and it is possible that one of them became the founder of the curse sect by chance.
Yang Yu pretended to be surprised, "Is this underground city also a relic? Judging from the appearance, the architectural style here is not much different from the outside world, especially the decoration style of this church."
Gaskell Lorente replied:
“This place was once a refuge from ancient wars.
So, can you understand
When the first Pope of the Cult of the Damned arrived here, it was already in ruins.
He has always regarded this place as a holy place, as well as a base and a special research site.
Until more than fifty years ago, this place was still in ruins.
Ruins and treasure troves
Many things were discovered here, including the instruments used to transform [Humility].
As the sect investigates further, there is less and less that has not been studied.
In order to carry out the plan of summoning the devil smoothly, and also to be prepared for any emergency, I ordered people to rebuild this place.
Otherwise, how long do you think it would take to hollow out a mountain like this and build a city inside it?"
"So, you found something here that can control demons, and finally decided to carry out your plan to summon demons to defeat the goddess?"
Gasquel Llorente did not shy away from the question:
“That’s an insurance policy.
In the distant past, the sect also had experience using the power of its brave companions to summon demons, hoping to find a way to control them, but the results were not very good.
Some demons have lost the mission given to them by their creators and have become too reckless.
Some demons have no brains at all. Their obsession with defeating the goddess is so deep that they don't know how to lie dormant. Once they appear, they don't listen to anyone's orders and go straight to seek revenge on the elves who are the goddess's believers.
Past popes have questioned whether demons are uncontrollable.
But in order to defeat the goddess, people of that era tried every possible means, and naturally they also thought of the sealed demon.
They went through repeated experiments and deconstructed demons countless times before they created that thing.
But don't count on getting that thing.
The right power should be in the hands of the right people. It will not fall into the hands of any ambitious person and become a tool for them to dominate the world and realize their ambitions.
I have said everything I wanted to say.
Now that you understand the past, what choice will you make next? "
Gaskell Lorente spread out his hands, without any fear on his face, as if he could calmly accept his death if Yang Yu attacked him like this.
His duties as Pope have come to an end, and things have developed to this point where he is no longer able to decide the direction of the situation.
If it was someone else instead of Yang Yu who came, he might have pretended that everything would be over if he knocked him down, and fought hard.
But facing Yang Yu, Gaskell Lorente felt that all the pretense was meaningless.
Gaskell Lorente waits for death, death is his only destination.
However, Yang Yu did not draw his sword. He just put the pages and manuscripts into the system, looked at Gaskell Lorente, and asked:
"One last question. Why did you tell me everything so straightforwardly and give me these things?"
Gaskell Lorente stared at Yang Yu and said:
"You know the reason, right? You don't need to confirm it with me.
The reason why you came here alone is for this purpose.
I would only say these words if you came here alone.
I am merely responding to your expectations and taking a helpless gamble on the future.
What will the future hold? You may become the person who will most influence the course of history."
(End of this chapter)