The sixth picture surprised Rody.
The five murals in front show Rody a vibrant Shaka empire!
In that legendary ancient country, people can have freedom and equal rights. You can sit with the noble knights and decide your own destiny. There are no spiritual shackles of religious religions, no blind worship and worship of gods...
But the scene in the sixth picture shocked Rody!
The empire that Roddy originally thought was infinitely fascinating suddenly changed its appearance!
In the corner above the picture, there seems to be an illusory background phantom, which seems to depict some shadows of the lives of people in the Shaka Empire - but it is not as peaceful, wealthy and equal as Rody imagined...
On the screen, farmers are wearing the tattered clothes, and the luxurious carriages of nobles are rolling over the barren land. There is still a gallows in the picture! But the people who were hanged were no longer religious sects, but simply civilians. The angry expressions of the onlookers and the painful expression of the hanged man are all vividly depicted.
And at the bottom of the screen, there is still the "Administrative Council"!
It's just that this "political council" does not seem to be as equal and united as Rody saw in the previous picture. Everyone in the scene seemed to be quarreling loudly, angry, greedy, evil, etc., and various expressions filled people's faces, while a man stood on the high platform in the middle. Obviously it should be the emperor of the Shaka Empire. The emperor's face seemed helpless and sad.
The king sighed: "Remember just now, when you said you admired my ancestor who founded the Shaka Empire, I didn't say anything?"
Rody nodded, his expression seemed to be a little depressed: "I do admire your ancestor! He dared to hand over power to others and let all classes have equal freedom! Such courage. It's me I can’t help but admire it!”
The king shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity that he did the wrong thing!"
Before Rody could speak, the king had already said calmly: "In the records of the eradication of the Shaka Empire, the existence of the Council only lasted less than a hundred years. In the later period of the Council's existence, such a political system not only failed to provide the empire with It brought benefits, but became the source of the empire’s decay!”
"Why?!" Rody said in surprise.
The king smiled, as if he was mocking: "Rody, don't you understand? Rights can only exist in the hands of a few people! And they can never be evenly distributed!!"
After sighing. The king continued: "In the beginning, the Council did give people equal freedom and rights. But later, the Council became a place where all classes competed for power! In the early days of the Shaka Empire, the emperor did not succeed in erecting His own absolute authority! Although the existence of the Council has brought people superficial freedom, it has also seriously damaged the majesty of the imperial power! Look at this picture!" The king pointed to the mural on the wall: "The Council has changed. It became a noisy place. At that time, the political meeting could last for three days and three nights in order to pass a small decree! Every decree in the empire may affect the interests of each class! They quarreled and fought with each other in the council! There was a famous joke about the council in the Shaka Empire: In the spring of a certain year, farmers could refuse any labor during the spring plowing period. In order to ensure the normal development of the empire's agriculture... But just such a decree took a full year of arguing in the council! By the time the decree was passed, it was already winter! The spring plowing period had long passed... Hahahaha... "
Rody thought for a while and suddenly said: "But, shouldn't there be representatives of civilians in the political council?"
"What's the use of that?" the king said lightly: "Many things, governing a country is not as simple as imagined! For example, farmers want to stay at home to work during the spring plowing period, but the nobles need manpower to build their manors. ! The army needs new troops to fight the threats of other races! The king needs labor to build the city wall! Can you tell who is right and who is wrong? "
Without waiting for Rody to speak, the king said calmly: "Even those civilian representatives in the political council... hum. When they have rights, they are no longer civilians in the true sense!"
Rody was silent.
Such things were too complicated, and young Roddy couldn't fully understand them.
After a while, he suddenly thought of something and said, "Where is the Divine Religion? How was the Divine Religion doing at that time?"
The king nodded and said calmly: "When an empire begins to become unstable, it is inevitable for outside forces to enter!" He pointed at the quarreling political meeting on the screen and said calmly: "You saw those people When the rule becomes unstable, mental shackles become necessary!”
There was a bit of sadness in Rody's eyes: "Yes! Although religion is a kind of spiritual shackles, in a sense, it is also a kind of spiritual intoxication! Especially people in pain need this kind of intoxication even more !”
The king sighed: "It's a pity that my ancestors didn't see this! In my opinion, what the Shaka Empire needed most at that time was a strong centralized power! What was needed was a strong imperial power that made all forces surrender! This method of equal distribution of power in the Council has turned the empire into a mess! You are fighting for it, but the emperor can only stand aside and watch helplessly!"
"Then what?" Rody frowned.
The king sighed: "Then the Emperor of the Shaka Empire officially ordered the dissolution of the 'Council'! Once used as a symbol of freedom and equality in the Shaka Empire, the 'Council' has finally disappeared!"
Roddy's expression changed: "Really? This is not a good thing!"
If it is simply understood that the emperor canceled the political meeting in order to eliminate endless battles. Then this understanding is wrong!
Sure enough, the king looked at Rody with a hint of appreciation in his eyes: "Your Excellency Rody, can you understand the key to this?"
Rody sighed: "If you follow what His Majesty just introduced, then this deformed 'political meeting' should indeed be cancelled. There is no need to take it back! But you know, it is easy to hand over the power. But if you want to take it back... hum. Humph, I'm afraid it won't be that easy! According to what your Majesty just said, the imperial power at that time had not established its own authority. If the council was canceled at this time, would the imperial power be able to suppress the representatives of all walks of life? I’m afraid it will set me on fire!”
The king nodded: "You do understand clearly..."
"What does this mean?" Rody pointed to the seventh mural on the wall and asked in confusion.
Above the seventh mural, there seemed to be a lively scene.
Countless people were carrying wood and stones in various ways. These people gathered together as if they were constructing a huge building efficiently.
From the background of the picture. On a high mountain peak, there are layers of Pankai Mountain Road from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. Countless people work hard to transport building materials to the top of the mountain.
The mountain peak itself almost reaches into the sky, surrounded by mist. It makes the whole picture faintly visible. On the top of the mountain, some people dressed as craftsmen were busy with various tools. What surprised Rody was that a high tower was actually being built on the top of the mountain!
The tall tower presents a very unique cone shape. Judging from the completed progress, the height of the tower is already amazing!
The king sighed: "Did you see the line of text below? The meaning of that line is: Build a Tower of Babel! The beginning of blasphemy!"
Seeing Rody's puzzled look, the king sighed: "In the history of the Shaka Empire, the divine religion was banned by order. But in fact, after many years of development, the divine religion has become very influential. "
Rody nodded: "But does this have anything to do with this 'Tower of Babel'?"
"It's very relevant!" The king sighed: "The power of the divine religion in the Shaka Empire is getting bigger and bigger. The debate about the existence of gods has always been noisy. There are even calls for the empire to cancel the ban on the divine religion. Ban! At that time, the then emperor of the Shaka Empire suddenly ordered the construction of a 'Babel Tower', which would lead directly to the sky! In order to prove that there are no gods in the sky! That statement is all lies!”
"What?" Rody was stunned, with an incredibly absurd expression on his face: "Just for this reason. Spend countless manpower and material resources to build a high tower??"
The king smiled faintly: "We can never completely know the truth of history. What we can find now are only some remaining things."
Rody looked at the mural on the wall infatuatedly and sighed: "No matter what, if gods really exist... then this tower will definitely not be built successfully!" He thought to himself: At least now in Roland On the mainland, I have never heard of the existence of a 'Tower of Babel'.
"That's right!" The king sighed: "Since the construction of the Tower of Babel, the forces of the divine religion have strongly opposed it. Many people from all walks of life have believed in the divine religion. They fiercely opposed the emperor's approach and believed that this It is a crime of blasphemy! They declared that the sky is the territory of the gods, and anyone who attempts to step into the heaven through the tower is a blasphemy sinner and will be punished by the gods. "
"So, has God's punishment been realized?" The expression on Rody's face was a bit complicated.
The king seemed to be smiling, but there was a bit of bitterness in his smile: "At least the Shaka Empire is destroyed!"
Rody shook his head, stopped talking, and continued to look down.
The picture on the next mural is relatively simple, and it is also the scene that Rody is most familiar with-war!
Swords are like a forest, wolf smoke is billowing, and the fighting is not just human beings!
There are the legendary dragons, whose shapes are somewhat similar to the dragons that Rody saw in the deep mountain caves in the southern part of Guangming Continent. There are also the legendary elves. Those elves and humans look similar in appearance. resemblance. It's just that their faces are pointed and they have long ears.
The picture does not explain who is fighting with whom, but it seems that several forces are fighting each other endlessly.
The king sighed: "This is the first large-scale war recorded in the Shaka Empire! Civil strife broke out in the empire, and several races started fighting. That war lasted for nearly a hundred years!"
"Who won?" Roddy asked simply.
"It's humans!" The king answered faster, but his smile seemed to have a profound meaning: "Humans have always been the leaders of various races. Although humans do not have the powerful bodies of the dragons, nor the natural magical power of the elves! But humans have many other races. No wisdom!"
Rody seemed to be sneering: "Isn't it said in the scriptures of the God's Religion: God created human beings in his own likeness, and then created other races in this world, and then human beings became the masters of the earth!" After a pause, Luo Di Di asked again: "How did that war break out?"
"God knows!" The king's tone was somewhat unkind.
Rody didn't frown, nor was he dissatisfied with the king's vague answer. He just said lightly: "I'm afraid, only 'God' really knows."
The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
Rody continued to look at the mural at the back and suddenly said, "What does this mean?"
On the next mural. It's a ruin. The building was burned in the fire, smoke was billowing, and the setting sun was bloody in the distance. Although the picture is simple, it makes people feel sad after looking at it.
"The setting sun of the empire!" The king said calmly: "The line of text below means: the setting sun of the empire!"
Looking at Rody's puzzled expression, the king continued: "After that war, the Jingli clan was completely extinct! The dragon clan has also been entrenched in the northernmost corner of the Roland continent forever!"
"I understand..." Rody's tone was somewhat unclear: "Although the victory of the war belongs to mankind, the Shaka Empire completely collapsed in this war... An empire that originally owned the entire continent has About to die."
The king smiled, with a hint of sadness in his tone: "The Tower of Babel was destroyed before it was completed. At the same time, the splendid culture and former civilization of the Shaka Empire were also destroyed!"
"What about the Empire? Does it still exist?"
"It exists, or it can be said that it does not exist." The king smiled bitterly: "After the war, the empire almost collapsed! But at this time, if the divine religion has become the only force that the emperor can rely on! For no other reason, because religion can It paralyzes people’s psychology and allows them to willingly endure pain and poverty! It was at that time that God’s religion began to openly become a religious belief!
Rody suddenly laughed wildly, his smile filled with infinite mockery. He laughed louder and louder, and at the end of the laugh, tears actually flowed from his eyes!
Then he couldn't help shouting: "What kind of bullshit theory is this! Freedom and equality bring poverty, hunger and war! But those who wear soul shackles get peace and tranquility! Why are those people willing to be subjected to some bullshit gods? Slavery! Why should those gods be worshiped by humans!”
The king said lightly: "Because the gods are 'merciful'! Because the gods are 'great'! God said that people are born with sin. Therefore, it is inevitable for you to suffer in this world. And if you want to get peace, just You must worship me and exchange your piety for the rest of your soul. And at the time, it seemed that it was not very expensive to exchange for the so-called 'peace of the soul'... Hum, just pay a little 'atonement tax' to the religion. With the blessing of the priest, you can find peace after death!”
"But why? Why can people be deceived by such lies?"
"Because of despair!" The king said calmly: "When the world has become dark and suffering has become a habit, no matter what lie you tell, some people will believe it!"
Rody closed his eyes. He seemed to frown and think for a while, then suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Let's get out!"
The king smiled and said: "What's wrong? Don't you want to see the mural at the back?"
Rody shook his head: "No more! There is no need to continue reading. The murals at the back are nothing more than telling how the Shaka Empire fell and how the divine religion rose. And then how to tamper with history and create a lie to obliterate history... It’s okay not to look at things like that!”
The king whispered: "Rody, do you know why I brought you here to see this?"
Rody's eyes flashed, and he suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked at the king in front of him.
He knows it very well. The things we saw today must not be revealed. The history of the existence of the Shaka Empire has been covered up by the divine religion, and this place has become a "non-existent" relic. If the Divine Cult knew this secret, I am afraid that the Kingdom of Sauron would suffer disaster.
The king whispered: "Rody, if it is just to deal with the dwarves, there is no need for me to bring you here today... But, if it is to deal with the divine cult... humph... or those high and mighty people behind the divine cult... "
The king lowered his voice and whispered: "I have never believed in any gods, let alone the nonsense of the gods! Although I do not agree with other thoughts of my ancestors, at least one of them I am sure: human beings Human beings should decide their own destiny! Even if the Kingdom of Sauron and the other kingdoms of Roland cannot win against a temple, at least I am not afraid of them... "
Having said this, the king's eyes drifted past the murals on the walls again.
"An empire as powerful as the Shaka Empire has been overthrown. What does a small Sauron Kingdom mean?" The king's face showed a somewhat frightened expression: "Do you know how the Shaka Empire finally perished? ?”
Rody shook his head.
The king sighed: "If you don't want to see the murals at the back, why not just skip to the last one!"
"The last one?"
The king nodded and suddenly pointed at his feet: "Look at it carefully, the picture will appear in a while!"
Rody's heart moved, and he lowered his head and followed the king's instructions.
The mercury under my feet seems to be flowing...
Gradually, the calm water surface became slightly rippled. Then a picture appeared in the water waves...
Some human warriors were holding spears, swords and shields, with a bit of despair and anger on their faces, as well as a bit of sadness. At the front of everyone. It was a man wearing white clothes. It could be seen at a glance that he was the emperor of the Shaka Empire!
The direction of their anger is in the direction of the sky! !
In the sky, there seemed to be some faint figures above the clouds. The figures and faces of those people could not be seen at all.
And in the background of the picture, there is actually a half-built tower!
Tower of Babel!
Then the screen started to change!
Strange scenes began to occur throughout the world. Sometimes there was white snow, and sometimes there was a violent storm. One moment it was burning with fire, and the other moment it was clear sky. The emperor of that empire seemed to be shining with light.
Rody suddenly felt something in his heart, and he suppressed the shock in his heart!
Because he saw a fact that surprised him from this ever-changing space:
field! !
You can change the rules of space at will! This is the sign of a strong person in the field!
What really shocked Rody was: Although the scene was brief, it was clearly a war!
Was there ever a real war between humans... and gods...? !
Has there ever been a war between humans and the Creator of this world? !
Rody's mouth went dry for a moment and he couldn't help but wait for the scene to change...
Immediately, the entire water surface suddenly shook violently several times, and then the waves gradually dispersed, the water surface became calm again, and the picture disappeared.
"What's going on?" Rody looked up and asked loudly.
"This is the end!" The king said calmly: "Haven't you ever read the things in the divine religion's scriptures?" The king sighed: "Although the divine religion's scriptures are a big lie, even if it is a lie, there are some occasional Will tell some truth."
"What did you see?" the king asked calmly.
"It's just the water surface..." Rody closed his eyes, thought for a moment, with surprise on his face, and said in a deep voice: "The world is corrupted before God, and the earth is full of sin. God said that those who rebel against God will take back what I have given! So! Heavy rains flooded the earth for fifteen days.”
Roddy's mouth felt a little dry: "I originally thought it was just a myth, but it turns out that the flooded world is real."
The king said lightly: "I have always wondered why the divine religion left behind this legend about a flood submerging the world after completely obliterating the history of Shaka. Now it seems. That is a warning!"
"Maybe so." Rody nodded: "Warn mankind that if there is rebellion against the gods again, then the gods will destroy the world again."
The king sighed: "If the gods want to destroy the world, of course the Shaka Empire will not agree. It is not that resistance has never existed. It is not that there are no strong people among humans... The strong men in ancient times are said to have powerful strength that created the world... But they still Destroyed by the gods. The floods flooded the earth, completely destroying the culture of the Shaka Empire, erasing the brilliant culture created by humans, and completely covering up the history of Shaka. Therefore, the history of this world has never existed! The so-called 'Saga' term."
Rody thought for a while and suddenly said: "How did you leave this last picture just now? If the murals in front were left by your Majesty's ancestors, then the last picture is completely a magic mark. And... according to you, the water flooded the world, how did this place survive? "
The king sighed: "Did you see the emperor of the Shaka Empire in the picture just now? He was the last emperor of the Shaka Empire! This last picture was left by him! Over there In the war with the gods, he did not die, and this place was also preserved by him."
After a pause, the king said something that shocked Rody: "My ancestor. The last emperor of the Shaka Empire. He was a strong man in the field!" After glancing at Rody, the king continued Said: "At the same time. If the records are correct, he is also the first 'field strongman' among humans!"
The king's words did not stop: "Floods can flood the earth and destroy civilization. But they will not wipe out human beings. And the gods have no intention of wiping out human beings. The next era will enter the 'Dark Age'. Humanity has experienced Another melee and development, the divine religion became the common religious belief on the continent... You know what happened next, you can see it just by reading the existing books."
Rody didn't pay attention to the king's next words and was still immersed in the king's last sentence.
The first domain expert among humans
Rody had already seen some clues from the scene just now, and he had already guessed the changes in the rules of the space. Represents "field".
"Your Majesty, does your ancestor leave anything behind?"
The king glanced at Roddy, with a somewhat strange look: "Rody, he did leave something behind, but before I answer your question, you must answer me a question first!"
"Okay!" Rody agreed without hesitation.
The king stared at Roddy's face: "My question is: Are the rumors true? Are you really a Paladin who killed three dragons? Then, if I am not wrong in my guess, you have reached the level of 'Field Power'." The state of being a person, right?”
"Yes." Rody nodded. There was no point in hiding this from the king now.
The king nodded with satisfaction. He looked into Rody's eyes and said solemnly: "Okay! My ancestor did leave some guidance... But it was just two sentences."
Rody's heart began to beat, waiting for the king to reveal the answer to the mystery.
The king suddenly smiled bitterly: "But I have never understood the meaning of those two sentences."
The first sentence is: Domain is the road to heaven.
The second sentence is: Does God really exist
Rody was stunned.
If the first sentence is just a little weird, then the second sentence is even more ridiculous.
Does God really exist
It would be fine if someone else said this. But the one who left these words was the last emperor of the Shaka Empire, a man who personally participated in the war with the gods! He once fought with the gods personally, but in the end he actually said this: Does God really exist
If God does not exist, what is it that fights against Him? Is it air
Rody suddenly couldn't help but feel extremely irritable. I couldn't help but want to curse.
The king's expression was also helpless: "The ancestor left here after leaving these two words. Do you know where he went after that?"
Before Rody could ask, the king pointed at a mural on the wall.
He was referring to the mural of the Tower of Babel: "My ancestor went there!"
"Tower of Babel?" Rody frowned.
"Yes!" The king smiled lightly, with a hint of meaning in his smile: "I forgot to tell you that the address of the Tower of Babel can still be found! It's just..."
"Just what?"
There was a bit of confusion in the king's eyes: "It's just that the place now has another name."
Look into Roddy's eyes. The king opened his mouth, and two words came out of his mouth.
"Temple!"
****
After coming out of the crypt, Rody remained silent, as if he was always thinking hard about something in his mind.
The king sighed, patted his shoulder lightly, and whispered: "I understand how you feel now... When I first saw those things, I was like this for many days. No matter who saw it, When you encounter those things, you will have such a reaction.”
After walking out of the crypt, the king immediately took Rody to the royal garden outside.
Now both of them need to get some air.
The king sighed: "Rody. Whatever you saw today, you must not tell anyone! That includes Miss Nicole! I mean anyone!"
After the king sent someone back to the palace, everyone could see Rody's silence. Facing Miaosi's doubts, Rody just forced a smile and hugged her gently. Without saying anything, he walked back to the room.
As soon as he closed the door, he immediately sensed something was wrong. He heard a roar coming from behind, and Rody turned around with a sneer. Stretch out two fingers and pinch gently.
His fingertips held a thin sword blade, and in front of him stood the mysterious dragon female paladin Arslan.
"It's you again." Rody let go of his hand and said coldly: "I let you go that day, why did you come here again? What's the reason for you coming here this time?"
He seemed not to care at all about this mysterious enemy. He slowly walked to his bed, lay down lazily, and said calmly: "You better have something to say that can impress me, otherwise, I won't let you go today."
Arslan smiled softly, flicked the sword in her hand, narrowed her seductive eyes and stared at Rody: "Have you thought about my proposal that day? Lord Prometheus is Waiting for your answer. Should we be friends or enemies? What is your answer
Rody said coldly: "Friend or enemy? Hum hum, do you have the strength to blackmail me?"
A flash of anger flashed in Arslan's eyes. The long sword struck out a wind blade and shot towards Rody. Rody's body lying on the bed suddenly flashed, and he disappeared instantly.
There was a click, and the big bed was split into pieces by Arslan's wind blade.
Roddy's voice suddenly sounded from behind Arslan. Unknown to him, his hand had gently strangled Arslan's neck. He could only hear him saying coldly: "Why do you have to do this every time you come?" Can’t get along with my bed?”
Feeling his neck being strangled by the other party's cold hands, Arslan's body stiffened instantly...
Suddenly, she laughed, she let out a series of chuckles, put down the sword in her hand, and whispered: "Okay, you kill me! But, will you do this?"
Rody raised his eyebrows and increased his strength on his hands: "You think I can't?"
Arslan said coldly: "As a strong person in the field, you naturally have this strength. Then why are you talking nonsense? Just do it." After saying that, she even deliberately leaned against Roddy behind her.
Rody was silent for a while, then suddenly let go of his hand and walked slowly to Arslan. His eyes were fixed on the female paladin of the dragon tribe in front of him, and there seemed to be a bit of a strange look in her bright eyes.
"It's a coincidence that you came here today." Rody said slowly, "I just don't have the mood to kill people today."
Arslan smiled contemptuously and said coldly: "Then tell me your answer now!"
Rody sighed and suddenly said: "Can you tell me why the Dragon Clan cooperates with the temple? Aren't the Dragon Clan always alienated from humans? Why do they interfere in human affairs?"
A complicated look flashed in Arslan's eyes, he gave Roddy a sharp look, and said coldly: "This has nothing to do with you."
"It's very relevant." Rody sighed: "But maybe we can discuss this issue later. Now, you can help me bring a message to your Lord Prometheus."
Looking at Arslan in front of him, Rody seemed to hesitate for a moment, 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. He just glanced at Rody and sneered: "As expected, Prometheus said you would definitely not refuse."
Roddy felt something strange in his heart: "Oh? Did he expect it? Aren't he afraid that I would reject it and then kill you, the paladin of the temple?"
Arslan smiled softly: "If you wanted to kill me, you could have done it last time!" After saying this, she lifted up her cloak and disappeared in an instant.
"Another illusion!" Rody muttered: "These guys always like to hide their heads and show their tails."
He looked at the torn-down bed, shook his head, and simply lay down on the ground, staring at the ceiling.
The Tower of Babel has become a temple, and the riddle about "the realm is the road to heaven" is getting weirder and weirder.