In a gorgeous golden palace.
Richard and the old man sat opposite each other, and the surroundings were quiet. They stayed in this state for a long time.
Finally, Richard spoke, looked at the old man and asked, "What exactly is that white light in the image?"
"You asked a good question." The old man said. "This question has been asked by countless people, but... unfortunately there is no answer. To be honest, I can't even be sure whether the white light is life. The unknown is the scariest thing, and this is what makes white light scary.”
After a pause, the old man continued: "The image you just watched was observed by a ruling wizard in the Nolan plane using the 'Eye of the Upper Realm' spell and sent back to the core plane. After this image was sent back, All contact with the Nolan plane was lost.
But this is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that as the Nolan plane fell in the white light, other planes adjacent to the Nolan plane also sent out signals and images for help. The content of the image is very similar to that of the Nolan plane. The only difference is that one is active and the other is passive - these planes do nothing, and white light pours out along the space channel connected to the Nolan plane, expanding rapidly. , swallowing everything. "
"One plane, another plane, and another plane. It is like the reverse development of the Great Age of Exploration. Planes continue to fall and lose contact. At the beginning, they were very peripheral. After they spread to the core area of the ancient wizard civilization world, , the entire civilization lost its composure. After all, if it continues, civilization will cease to exist.
They discovered that white light spread from one plane to another adjacent plane along the space channel, so they started a discussion and proposed that each plane cut off the outward space channel and seal itself. This might be possible Refuge to destruction. "
"Is this the origin of the original Truth Society?" Richard asked after hearing this.
"In a sense, yes." The old man nodded.
"Then no one will try to figure out the cause of this disaster?" Richard asked again.
"Why not?" the old man laughed, "The ancient wizard civilization was an extremely curious civilization, otherwise it would not have been crazy to explore. When some people put forward the suggestion of self-imposed isolation, it did not receive much recognition. Instead, it was criticized by mainstream thought as Cowardly. Afterwards, countless strong men in the ancient wizard civilization went to the fallen plane to investigate, trying to figure out what was going on.
But without exception, no matter how powerful the people who went to investigate were, they would never return. As they disappeared, more planes fell, and the world of ancient wizard civilization shrank sharply.
When the world of ancient wizard civilization had shrunk to one-tenth of its peak, at the fateful ruling meeting, the self-imposed blockade proposal was recognized and fully implemented.
The surviving planes, according to the instructions, cut off all spatial channels with other planes in turn, and almost cut off external contact, turning into 'isolated islands' one by one. The ancient wizarding civilization world was thus dismantled into tiny systems composed of planes and demiplanes. It lost its former glory, but at least it was preserved. "
The old man continued: "After being preserved, the wizards who stayed in this Tesco plane, including me, established the predecessor of the Truth Society-the Guardian Council, with the purpose of doing everything possible to protect this little spark of civilization.
At that time, everyone in the Guardian Council was in panic, partly because of the great changes in civilization, and partly because they were not sure whether the self-imposed blockade could 100% prevent the white light from being devoured.
For this reason, members of the parliament continue to discuss and think about what kind of existence white light is and why it appears. At the beginning, the discussion was relatively normal, but slowly, a somewhat bizarre speculation spread.
This speculation, called 'divine punishment', means that the ancient wizard civilization experienced such a huge disaster entirely because of itself. The ancient wizarding civilization developed too fast and too crazily. In order to develop, it even did not hesitate to transform the essence of life. This is a contempt for the God who created the world.
When the "Great Exploration Plan" was implemented and the leap-forward exploration reached the end of the void, it even touched the forbidden area set by God. God couldn't bear it anymore and only sent down the divine punishment, which is white light. "
"Ha." The old man smiled when he said this, glanced at Richard and said, "Did you know that at the peak of ancient wizard civilization, about creation and God, they were a minority among the minority, and almost no one believed it. .
But life is like this. The stronger you are, the more confident you are, the more you think that nothing in the world is invincible. When you encounter major setbacks and become weak, you will inevitably feel inferior, begin to doubt everything, and begin to think that there is a transcendent God who determines your destiny.
As time went by, the talk about 'divine punishment' spread more and more widely among the Guardian Council. Especially after an incident happened later, 'divine punishment' was almost regarded as truth. "
"What's the matter?" Richard asked.
"That is the destruction of the first plane." The old man's voice became deeper. "The first plane is the first plane discovered by the ancient wizard civilization when it first explored from the mainland. It is extremely rich in resources and has an extremely huge area. It is far away. It won the victory over the local area, so it later developed into the core of the core.
When the self-isolation began, the largest number of wizards went to the first plane, and they also held many discussions like the Guardian Council. Although they did not discuss any results, positive thoughts have always been the mainstream, trying to maintain the state before civilization and trying to make new breakthroughs.
As a result, just when they were completing a new study on life, white light suddenly appeared in the laboratory, instantly destroying all the results of the research, and then swallowed the entire world, and the first plane was destroyed. "
Having said this, the old man was silent for a few seconds and sighed: "Well, you should be able to imagine how much shock the destruction of the first plane brought to the other planes. Almost everyone wants to figure out what the first plane is. What has the plane done wrong? Is it just because it insists on continuing to develop? Could development have negative consequences
It was just a guess at first, but after disasters occurred in which several planes were suddenly swallowed up by white light, the guess immediately became a consensus - everyone believed that development would really lead to destruction. On the contrary, if there is no development, it will not be destroyed. To develop is to survive. The disaster proved that the ancient wizard civilization has reached its end and reached the edge of the cliff. Even if it takes one more step forward, it will fall and be shattered, so it is absolutely impossible to continue along this road.
Because of this consensus, 'Divine Punishment' was recognized by everyone in the Guardian Council and regarded as the only explanation for the truth. They all believed that the ancient wizard civilization had indeed embarked on a wrong path. To avoid the total destruction of civilization, we must stop, turn around, and find a new path.
In this way, the real Society of Truth was established in the plane of Tesco and began to change the entire world. Because they only know what is wrong, but not what is right, in order to avoid risks to the greatest extent, members of the Truth Society choose to work hard to turn the original things into their opposites, and strive to eliminate all sources of crises.
This is obviously a huge project that cannot be completed in a short time. For this reason, all members of the Society of Truth have made unimaginable sacrifices over a long period of time. One by one, they died while working hard and exhausted their lifespan. The plane continued to change. When I woke up from the freeze as the last member and worked hard until now, until I became extremely old, the plane finally became what I expected.
As expected, the plane is extremely safe and can be regarded as a new starting point. As long as we start from this starting point and develop tentatively and carefully, we will one day embark on the truly correct development path. But unfortunately, because of your existence, this starting point suddenly became a little out of control, and it took a big step back towards the old path. "
"You were really a big accident, and the efforts of countless people were almost in vain." The old man looked at Richard, "But having said that, after all, you didn't know the truth of the world, and that's why you got to this point. I want to wait until you finish listening to me After saying all this, you should understand that everything is a misunderstanding, and you will also change your mind and make the most correct choice.
Also, as I said earlier, I am very old and have very little time left in my life. The correct development of this plane in the future requires a new controller to guide the direction. If you are willing, I would like to invite you to become a new member of the Society of Truth, take my place, and lead the way for this plane. how do you feel? "
At the end of the sentence, the old man looked at Richard with a sincere look.
Richard was stunned for a moment, his eyes narrowed, thoughts racing through his mind.
What is this? If the other party can't defeat him, just try to bribe him? To be more precise, recruit him
Forcibly turning enemies into friends
This method is somewhat familiar. It has been mentioned in at least two of the four major classics on earth.
But the problem is... this is not what he wants...
What he wants is much more than this...
That…
"call-"
Taking a deep breath, Richard looked at the old man and said, "Mr. Gaoge, thank you very much for your invitation, but rather than staying in this plane to take your place, I would rather see other planes and get to know other planes." What's going on there?"
"I'm afraid, this is difficult." After hearing this, the old man shook his head and smiled bitterly, "It has been too long, and the ancient wizard civilization has truly become an ancient civilization. In the separate planes, there were some simple exchanges in the early days, but later on We completely cut off contact and became a completely independent world. Until now, even if you want to contact me, you can't.
All the space passages have been destroyed, and you have no way to go to other planes. Unless you risk getting lost and explore in the void, there is a very small chance of contacting other planes. "
After listening to the old man's words, Richard raised his eyebrows slightly and said: "As far as I know, Mr. Gaoge, what you said is actually omitted. I learned from some ancient wizard civilization materials that it does not mean that all the space channels have been destroyed. It is considered to be completely cut off, because when the space channel was not established at the beginning, travel between planes relied on space jump points.
It is true that space channels provide a more stable mode of transportation, but space jump points are the foundation - channels are built based on jump points. Channels can be destroyed, but jump points will not be lost.
If I'm not wrong, go to the space jump point in the adjacent plane, somewhere in heaven. So Mr. Gaoge, we might as well make a deal - you tell me the location of the space jump point, and I will leave heaven and leave here, and won't bother you anymore, how about it? "
After hearing what Richard said, the old man's wry smile suddenly froze on his face. He turned his head little by little and looked at Richard for several seconds.
Then he pursed his lips, leaned back, leaned his whole back on the back of the chair, continued to stare at Richard, and let out a long breath.
"That's possible..." The old man spoke in a hoarse voice, and said word by word to Richard, "That's possible... you can't leave here."
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