"Others are setting up defenses around here to prevent the cultists or monsters from escaping. We originally planned to let the five of us make the first move to lure the enemy into the encirclement before defeating it. I didn't expect the followers of lies to move so quickly."
In response to Jenkins' question, the demigod of the Church of Mechanics replied.
"The believers in lies may have planned to attack the stronghold of the Gear Craftsmen Association today. When the first explosion happened just now, I was still in the urban area and had not entered the mining area. Calculating the time, it should be that I just heard that the wrench was stolen. At that time, the believers of lies have already set their hands."
Jenkins nodded and said, and the others didn't see any problem with his words. After taking a break, Jenkins asked about Papa's Antique Store again, but the five demigods set out from the Evergreen Forest. They were responsible for finding the wrench, and the church in the urban area was in charge of Papa's Antique Store.
"Well, I can't rest yet, I'm going back now. As for this..."
He held the hammer in his hand:
"I'll use this first, maybe there will be a battle later."
"No problem, I'll take you back to save some time. Now there is only mopping up work left here, to search the battlefield and save valuable wreckage, and prevent the enemy from making a comeback. I will send you to the Church of the Sages and come back, It shouldn't take long."
Saying that, the demigod of the Church of Mechanics stretched out his hand. Jenkins didn't refuse either, and bent down to pick up the cat first, and then flew into the sky with her.
Because he didn't know what was going on in the city right now, Jenkins didn't go to Papa's Antique Store, but went directly to the Church of the Sage. When she arrived at the church, Miss Bevanna had already gone to Papa's Antiques. Miss Stress, the demigod stationed in the church, didn't know much about this matter, she came from the Evergreen Forest temporarily.
So under her suggestion, Jenkins found Granny Henry Terry, the keeper who is on duty today. This keeper is not common. Jenkins has been a scribe for nearly a year, and he has met her less than ten times in the church. Second-rate.
"Smith and Bevanna went to the antique shop together, St. William, you don't have to worry about this, just wait at ease, they will be back soon. The church let Oliver stay in Nolan, naturally because Nolan The church has a way of suppressing that key... I think you should know what the key I'm talking about, and little Stewell should have mentioned it to you."
Granny Henry Terry was definitely older than any Keeper Jenkins had ever met, but she still called Dad "Daddy," so it was hard to imagine what age Dad really was this year.
"Can you tell me, what is the way the church suppresses it? And now there is not only the power of the key in the antique shop, but also a terrible monster."
Jenkins inquired.
"It doesn't matter, the creepy thing that Smith took away can suppress all numbered items with the power of [Evolution and Degeneration]. It is the most dangerous creepy thing that Nolan Diocese takes care of, and it cannot be moved out of the Nolan area, because It can restrain Oliver's father's key, that's why Oliver has lived in Nolan for so long."
Each area has its own history and stories. Although Nolan City is not like Black Town, which has been a gathering place for humans since ancient times, this area also has many stories and legends. According to effective historical records, from the first time Nolan was recorded, with geological changes, from city to wilderness, from wilderness to ocean, from ocean to forest, countless cycles, including the one named by Jenkins as the difference engine Including omnics, more secrets are buried in the depths of this land.
The weird thing mentioned by the secret keeper was in the early eighteenth century, when the unified ancient Hikari Empire had not even been established. During the renovation of the Nolan Church, when the underground building area was re-excavated, it was in the It was found in a box made of pure gold hidden in the mud on the wall less than ten feet away from the original underground room.
No one knows what era it was that put the golden box containing the monsters here, and it is not even clear whether Nolan's church is old or the box is old.
Inside the box was the fossilized body of a snake-man baby. The curled up baby looked like it hadn't woken up from the mother's womb, and was frozen there forever.
A-09-1-4865 [Baby's Anchor], only the pure gold box can hold the baby's fossils, any other utensils, any place, even the Vientiane Gate can't limit the characteristics of the monster.
The monsters contained in the golden box have no power, even if you open the box and reach out to touch it, it doesn't matter. And once the fossil of the snake baby is taken out, the fossil will automatically make a sound similar to crying. At the same time, the growth cycle of all people within the range affected by the cry completely stops.
This does not mean eternal life, the affected people will still die when they should die, but they will maintain the growth state when they heard the cry until death.
This is somewhat similar to the effect of A-01-2-3000 [Fountain of Youth], but [Baby Anchor] is a fixed growth cycle, and [Fountain of Youth] is only for the appearance of youth, but the inside of the body will still change with age.
It's just that as a trick, the danger level of [Baby Anchor] is rated as 1, and there is a corresponding reason. The intelligent creatures affected by [Baby Anchor] actually fell into a state of "evolutionary stagnation". In other words, any things and forces related to "evolution" related to the affected person are impossible Do it again.
This even includes the artistic creation and scientific creation of affected individuals, as well as the "evolution" of human reproduction. The offspring of the affected life will definitely not have better genetic characteristics than the parents, and will definitely acquire the characteristics of "evolutionary stagnation" through inheritance, but the growth cycle will not stop until the age of the parents.
That is to say, as the human beings affected by the [Baby Anchor] multiply from generation to generation, the "evolutionary stagnation" will continue to spread among the human population, causing more human beings who are fixed by the "evolutionary stagnation" effect to appear until the entire population is completely Into a state of "evolutionary stagnation".
Not only "evolution" in the biological sense, but also science, art, culture, etc., have all stagnated. Jenkins didn't know what the consequences of this would be, because when the golden box was discovered, the box was completely engraved with the effect of the box and the baby fossil in the form of profanity, elemental vibration frequency and stick figures.
Moreover, the map of the box indicates the range where [Baby Anchor] cannot leave, which is present-day Nolan and surrounding villages and towns. Once you leave, the containment effect of the golden box will be invalidated immediately.
Later, after verification by the church at a huge cost, the records on the box were very accurate and correct, so this item was permanently stored in Nolan. As for its origin, the church believes that it is very likely that this is the only trace and warning left by the extinct race that lived in the nearby area in the original era, and left behind.
Jenkins hadn't even heard of Nolan having such an item before, and he didn't need to. The data reading authority of such items will not be opened layer by layer because of their identity. For this type of item, the fewer people who know about it, the better. It is best that only three people in each generation know about it, so that the secret will be passed on forever.
Dad's key got out of control once 53 years ago and 26 years ago. At that time, it was temporarily suppressed with the [Baby Anchor]. The church believes that it is the same this time. As for the cyan goblin [Disaster Evolver], there is a high probability that it will be suppressed by the effect of [Baby Anchor], so Jenkins doesn't have to worry about keeping secrets.
In this way, Jenkins waited in the church for an hour, during which he inquired about the rise of the third floor of the Black Tower. The height and cross-sectional area of the third layer are higher and larger than those of the upper two floors, and the material is also completely different from the front two sides.
Unlike the first floor, where there is nothing on the periphery and the second floor with changing engravings, the third floor from the top of the tower has clear and readable runes.
The general meaning is "town under the moon" and "blood of madness", but the church cannot understand the meaning of these runes.
The investigation on the metal black tower has been carried out for half a month, and until today there is still not much harvest. After the joint meeting, the church intends to communicate with the believers of Lie to jointly resolve the matter of the tower. At present, it is not a wise choice to rashly destroy the Black Tower, and there is currently no way to destroy it.
The tired Miss Bevanna didn't come back until 11:30 noon, and Mr. Smith went down to the Black Tower again. Old Jack and Dad also came back together. Behind them was a temporary team of more than 30 scribes. Escort [Baby Anchor].
"How are you, Daddy?"
Jenkins greeted him at the church door, and his father looked the same as before, unaffected. Old Jack's complexion was a little pale, but Jenkins believed that it had something to do with his being involved in the incident before he had breakfast after a long journey.
"I'm fine, Jenkins, just follow me."
Dad said, Jenkins nodded hesitantly, and looked at Miss Bevanna, Miss Bevanna just let him follow, don't think too much.
He randomly found an empty room in the church, and the father asked Jenkins to sit down and talk with a serious expression.
This is the bedroom usually used to arrange temporary residents. Jenkins sat on the chair in front of the desk, and the old man sat directly on the neat sheets:
"How much have you heard Lena say about me?"
Jenkins froze for a moment before realizing that it was Miss Stewell's name.
"I probably know a little bit about keys and curses."
He said while stroking the cat on his lap, the chocolate made a strange purring sound from his throat, and he didn't know what emotion he wanted to express.