Underground... Civilization
Roland couldn't help but think of the forks in the North Slope Mine, and the group of caves that Nightingale said ran through the Desolate Mountains... In his memory, no geological movement could have created such a peculiar landscape. At first he thought it was caused by some mutated mixed-species evil beasts, but now it seems that they are all traces left by the underground civilization
"People at the time didn't realize this at all, and they didn't plan to communicate - the two were so far apart that we even regarded each other as a new kind of devil, so the recorded history left a great deal of Deviation, it was not until the end of the Second Battle of Divine Will that a breakthrough discovery was made." Pasha's voice seemed a little low, "At that time, there was only one Taquila left in the three holy cities, and the Federation had reached the key to life and death. time."
"What is a breakthrough discovery?"
"The Quest Society figured out the method of storing the soul from the slate paintings they left behind, and verified this possibility on an unincubated original carrier. Since then, the three seats have started the research on the transformation of the God's Punishment Army."
"I don't know about this at all..." Agatha said in surprise.
"Soul transfer is the Federation's top secret, even two levels higher than the God's Punishment Army plan, which used witches as test materials. At that time, only three seats and a few high-level officials knew about it." Pasha replied, "We are also in The shocking news came after Taquila fell."
"So Natalya supported the God's Punishment Army plan at the beginning?" Roland frowned and asked, "What is the original carrier?"
"Because she has no choice. As for the latter... that's what we look like now." Her tentacles fell, and her body was closer to the light curtain, "This ugly and weird body is evidence of the existence of an underground civilization, and it is also The only gravestone they have left. It's a long story, Your Majesty, please listen to me slowly."
Roland nodded, poured himself a cup of Chaos drink, and leaned back on the chair, feeling the constant awareness of the other party.
"According to the hints on the slate painting, the vanishing civilization left a city in the mountains of despair. The quest party searched for a long time and found nothing. Later, they realized that since the other party is used to living underground, will the city also be built underground. ?"
"After expanding the search area down, the witches finally found this magnificent city - it consists of four floors, nearly half the size of Taquila, each floor has countless forks and holes, as complex as It's like a labyrinth. Without a witch who can sense the location as a guide, once you get caught in it, it's hard to get out. That's why the Quest Society also calls it the ruins of the labyrinth."
"Unfortunately, before we could explore carefully, Taquila fell into the hands of the devil, and everyone had to start their escape. After paying a heavy price, we finally reached the labyrinth. According to the plan, the Federation will take away the labyrinth and store it in the labyrinth. The original carrier, and then headed to the plateau of Hermes to establish a new holy city and re-forge a new order in the savage land on the east coast of the continent."
"However, no one can predict what will happen next."
At this point, Pasha fell silent, the scales on her body were dull, and even if she couldn't see the expression, Roland could feel the sadness in her heart.
After a while, she continued, "During the pause, the exploration will find that the ruins of the labyrinth are quite well preserved, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a brand-new city. In addition to the original carrier, there are many hidden ruins at the bottom of the ruins. Incredible secrets, and the three most important discoveries are the magic core, the central carrier, and the records of the vanishing civilization. We only later realized that it wanted to lead us here as early as the first War of Divine Will." Pasha took a deep breath, "The ruins of the labyrinth are prepared for us."
"Why?" Tilly couldn't help asking.
"For revenge," another voice sounded in everyone's mind, her tone was much colder than Pasha, "it wants us to destroy the devils to avenge the genocide of their tribe."
"This is just the conjecture of Lord Nataya, the document does not mention this point," Pasha waved her tentacles, as if shaking her head, "Maybe they simply want to pass on their civilization. In short , The Quest has found a lot of research data on divine will and magic from the remaining records - in order to let us know the details, most of the conclusions are expressed in the form of lithographs."
"The description of the core of magic power is the source of the differences between the Queen of the Sun and the Queen of the Meteorite. The most important content in the painting is that magic power has infinite possibilities, and the process of chasing God's will is the ladder to master magic power."
Roland knew the key point. "What is the magic core? Does it have anything to do with the scourge instrument?"
"You can think of the core as a man-made magic cyclone. It is not limited by the witch itself, and can adjust its form at any time. This incredible device simply subverts the Federation's cognition." Pasha pointed with a tentacle. Light Curtain, "For example, the phantom instrument we use for dialogue is a smaller magic core. When necessary, it can also be transformed into other instruments for use. As for the scourge instrument, it is the largest magic core in the ruins. ”
So it was... He immediately realized the superiority of the device. Compared with the inherent immutable ability of witches, the magic core can be regarded as a universal terminal. And most importantly, its effective distance far exceeds the five-meter limit. Whether it is used for production or combat, it is much stronger than witches.
"But this is just the most basic use of magic power, just like the original awakening and high-level promotion. The slate predicts that when the development of magic power continues to deepen, one day, we will be no different from the gods..." Pasha said disappointedly, As if she was not speaking of a grand thing, but like a lost person who has lost his purpose.
Roland heard the point of this sentence.
"But you don't have time."
"You're right, we don't know whether it will take a hundred years or a thousand years one day. At that time, in order to contact the magic core, several members of the Quest Club were sacrificed. Obviously, witches cannot directly touch these strange instruments. We want to solve the problem. However, due to the difficulty of finding a way, the exploration has reached a stalemate for a while. The things that can be recorded in the board paintings are extremely limited. If you want to continue the research, you can only follow their prompts and integrate with the central carrier. When there are enough people in the integration, It is possible to comprehend their writings, and thus to further the more esoteric documents and records.”
"But we don't have time. It took more than three years to figure this out. Many mortals who set out first began to try to get rid of our control. It is also unknown how many witches the carrier needs to integrate. The resources at that time were only enough. Focus on one study. If this goes on, the federation's grand vision of remaking order will lose its foundation."
"The most important thing is that there is an irreconcilable conflict between Akalis-sama's plan of the God's Punishment Army and the concepts recorded in the documents. If you abandon the witch's body and become a God's Punishment Warrior, you will not only lose the possibility of promotion," Pasha said. There was a pause here, "It also means that you have lost God's will forever."