"... Regardless of this, Your Majesty the Grand Inquisitor, what's the point of saying so much?"
Regarding the inflammatory words of Judge Groen, the old man of the Ashes Order, Alpha was silent for a moment, then he sneered and shook his head: "In the end, I am just a stupid guy who can't even see your trap. Now it's still in your hands - if you want to say black, you can say black, if you want to say white, you can say white, and I can't say no, right?"
After saying this, Alpha sighed in his heart - the Ash Order did not arrest him before because they needed to find this 'Crystal Obelisk' by themselves, but now that their goal has been achieved, then they Does its existence still have value? Can the safety of his wife and children be guaranteed? To be honest, there is no guarantee at all. Although the Ashes Order is a well-known Orthodox organization throughout the Shining Area, it is not a kind person.
"Do you think your role is just that little?"
However, Groen looked at him with a half-smile: "Alpha Bachelor, don't underestimate your own value—anyone you think can easily travel through the distant twilight zone and come to the aphotic zone, just like Is it just like fate guided you to reach your destination without encountering any chaotic monsters, and finally, without any risk, you crossed all the safety facilities of this crystal obelisk and reached the deepest part of this prehistoric ruins?"
"Do you think ordinary people can give birth to geniuses like your daughter and your son?"
Hearing these words, Alpha immediately raised his head, staring straight at the old man in front of him, his gaze was simply terrifying.
But Groen didn't take it seriously. He shook his head at the guards around him, indicating that they didn't need to stay where they were to guard, but let them explore the corners of the hall. After the guards left, the white-haired judge The officer motioned for Alpha to follow him, and then strode towards the center of the hall.
Although he wanted to kill Groen's family with one knife, Alpha really wanted to know the news about his daughter and son, so he had no choice but to follow. Groen knew this very well, so he said without looking back: "Don't worry. Okay, Alpha Maester, your daughter, son, and your wife are all very good. Rather, their living conditions in the Order of Ash are much better than what you can provide in the City of Knowledge. After all, we need Use your daughter’s power to move the stars.”
"Move... the stars?!"
When he heard this sentence, countless thoughts flashed through Alpha's mind, such as the large-scale disappearance of stars in the dusk area, the ever-expanding aphotic zone, the ultimate goal of the Ashes Order, and his teacher, etc. Human purpose - but in the end, thousands of words condensed into one sentence: "What did you do to my daughter?! What about moving the stars, Hyboria, she..."
"Siberia Falster was just an ordinary little girl - you want to say that right? But it couldn't be more wrong."
Although Groen seemed old, he was a strong man at the extreme level after all. Even if Alpha was furious, he couldn't beat him. However, he did not provoke Alpha more, but said straightforwardly: "Don't worry, Sibiya." Now she has a status that is close to that of a holy son in the religious order. No one dares to do anything to her. Although your son is not so amazing and talented, he is also a God-given person who can adapt to the power of God's weapon. Not to mention your wife She doesn't even know your movements, she only knows that you may have traveled far away, and now you are happily taking your children, immersed in the joy of their growth."
"Then, that hand..."
"We had perfect cloning technology 40,000 years ago - and you didn't even check to see if the hand was your child's. It was a waste of the efforts of our technicians. It's really too gullible."
Although I don’t know whether what the other party said is true or not, according to Groen’s actions since his arrival, he has not done anything to hurt him. In addition, the other party’s tone is too casual, but it does not seem like a lie. Alpha’s originally surging hatred has been blocked. After a while... Of course, he also knew very well that the other party relied on language skills to evoke and dispel his hatred and anger, and to wear down his sense of confrontation, so that he could better open his mouth later. But more than this, he wanted to know the current situation of his relatives.
But it was a pity that Groen said no more. He just continued to walk towards the center of the hall, and then threw out a sentence.
"You know, Alpha Maester, there once was a god in this world."
"... This is a well-known fact. From 50,000 years ago to 100,000 years ago, these long 50,000 years have always been the age of the gods."
Ignoring the other party's 'What nonsense are you talking about' tone, Groen continued: "But fifty thousand years ago, the age of the gods ended abruptly - all the gods lost their power, and naturally, they all died."
"First, the god of war, then the god of duels, the god of murder, and other gods related to fighting and killing, were the first to lose their divine power, and then came the various regional gods and creator gods—eventually, all the gods lost their power. At that time, the Order of Ashes was still an order of different gods, an organization serving the Heavenly Father, so we recorded in detail the time and order in which each god lost his divine power. Since then, many floating cities have It just fell from the sky and turned into ruins and dust.”
"Do you understand? In less than five years, all the gods have lost their divine power one after another, and our gods have no time to prepare for early warning - all the temples on the Great Sky God Mountain in the past were abandoned, and they were built around it All the divine power transmission networks have disappeared, our country is divided by vast distances, and our cities are destroyed one after another - the brilliant era we once had has completely ended because of the departure of divine power and gods. "
When he said this, Groen's tone was full of regret, but he didn't seem to be regretting the passing of the gods, but regretting the decline of the Light Chaser civilization: "Our civilization has grown from the vast dusk. The area completely shrank back to the Shining Zone... But guess what we found then?"
"The Shining Zone is also shrinking."
At this moment, the two of them had arrived at the center of the hall. Directly above their heads was the crystal prism where the blond boy was sleeping - and Groen turned around, unable to suppress his astonishment and a hint of surprise on his face. Alpha looked at each other, and his tone was calm: "In just two hundred years, the area of the shining area has shrunk by one-twentieth, and the rate of shrinkage is still accelerating! According to this trend, it only takes In less than a thousand years, all those who chase the light will probably live in eternal dusk, or even eternal darkness."
—But fifty thousand years have passed, and the Shining Area still exists.
When he thought of this fact and the other party's statement of 'moving the stars', a terrible possibility came to Alpha's mind. He looked at Groen and then said slowly: "So, you just move the stars in other places. ...Come to the Shining Area? Is this how you continue the Shining Fire..."
"To be precise, it's not us, but all the Star Sons."
The white-haired Grand Inquisitor had a calm face. He praised the Heavenly Father in a low voice, and then continued: "At the most desperate moment, the founders of the Ashes Order discovered that in this world that was about to be extinguished, gradually appeared. Some very special kids.”
"They - yes, these special children are basically all girls. There is no such restriction in some light chaser races that can reproduce parthenogenously or have multiple genders. But in any case, these special children all have The ability to give birth to offspring. And they... they can control the trajectory of the stars, and even control the earth of steel to a certain extent, accelerating the speed of star formation!"
"It's weird, right? Don't look in disbelief. It's a fact, and we don't know how the original founders discovered this... In short, at the beginning, we called these children 'Shepherds' , or the reincarnation of all powerful gods, because their orders can control the world and drive the actions of the stars, but later we discovered that these children are more like 'guidance' or 'hope' than 'driving' The stars move in the direction they want, rather than command and control, so now, we call them the Star Sons."
Although it is an understatement, Alpha can imagine how desperate the light chasers were when they discovered that the Shining Zone was rapidly shrinking in that era when they lost the gods and welcomed the invasion of chaos. And they discovered that the 'Star Son' In the end, what a joy it was - this exhilaration of surviving a desperate situation was definitely not something they, the latecomers, could experience.
At this time, Groen's tone also seemed sincere.
"The Order of Ashes has been discovering and cultivating more Star Sons as much as possible. We transport stars from the Twilight Zone into the Shining Zone to provide new fuel for the Central Zone... Fifty thousand years have passed, and our civilization It is still going on, we have not ushered in the dark age when the flames are extinguished, it is still burning tenaciously like ashes."
"So, got it? Alpha Grand Maester."
"We, the 'Ember Order', are the ones who have been trying to save the entire world! And your teacher, as well as your boss, are the 'Star Son' that we have not discovered and only recently learned about. They also have control over The power of the stars, but they are unwilling to contribute this power to the continuation of our entire civilization. Instead, they have been secretly sabotaging our search for other star sons! This is an act that is hostile to all light chasers. An almost chaotic behavior!”
"Join us - your teacher is unwilling to contribute to civilization. We understand this selfishness, but we hope that you can put aside your prejudices and become one of us."
While Alpha was shocked, he also reconnected all the clues... Why did Mr. Kallis care so much about his daughter? Why did the disappearance of stars, such a big thing, not cause any waves in the Alliance of Nations? This is not simple—the higher-ups are all residents of the shining area, and they must support this act of plundering stars in the twilight area without hesitation!
In this way, everyone's actions are basically reasonable. The reason why the Ashes Order used high pressure and coercion in the early stage and is so gentle to me now is probably because they know that I can't betray the teacher so easily, so I find an opportunity. Follow them and try to convince yourself to be a spy in an unknown place, or follow the clues to find the hidden stronghold of the teacher and the others, and then get more Star Sons from the hands of the teacher and the others.
Everything makes sense... except one thing.
"You are all right, Your Majesty the Grand Inquisitor. I can't think of any rebuttal - in order to continue the existence of the shining zone, the true core circle of our civilization, even if the stars in the twilight circle are plundered and countless colonies are destroyed, it is actually impossible. It doesn’t matter. After all, the people I know and know all live in the shining area, and all of this is beneficial to me.”
"But... what exactly is this crystal obelisk? Why do you follow me here, and seem to have been looking for it, and this life sleeping in the obelisk... "
With that said, Alpha raised his head and glanced at the dense inscriptions and runes on the crystal prism above his head, as well as the shining and converging light. His tone became lowered: "Furthermore, how can the Holy Son of Stars control so many things?" Of the stars? You have always refused to tell me about Siberia. You just said that she is the Holy Son and is valued... But is she living a good life? Is she happy? Is it hard work? Why don't you tell me this? As a woman, Father, I just want to know this!"
"…You have too many questions."
Groen sighed: "This crystal obelisk... I can only tell you that this obelisk is actually a kind of 'strengthened signal tower'. There is one at the Great Sky God Mountain. As for the lives sleeping here... Doesn’t that mural make it very clear? A priest of the Seven Gods from the beginning of all things, a great hero who fought against chaos with the Father."
"Do you want to wake him up?" Finally, Alpha said in a rather dry tone: "Let this sleeping hero work for you?"
"Of course not. In other words, it is not him we want to awaken - but now we need his power. Otherwise, how can we control billions of people with the help of those Star Sons who were ordinary people and even little girls not long ago? The flow of stars?”
Having said this, Groen glanced at Alpha's expressionless face, and the white-haired judge couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that you still don't plan to cooperate, right? I'm obviously so patient and gentle... Why Can't you understand? In this dark age when the flame is about to go out, all means are necessary. We have devoted everything to continue the flame for tens of thousands of years. The sacrifices of generations of brothers and sisters in the Order... For our civilization, the Church The regiment has indeed committed many evil things, but we will not regret it."
"Of course, if I could, I'd really like to go on it myself."
Saying this, Groen waved his right hand, and sparks ignited between his palms, instantly turning into a flaming sword. He slowly approached Alpha and declared for the last time: "Scholar Alpha, you are Light Chaser, I will not kill you, but we will brainwash you so that your knowledge and identity can be used for our purposes. It is best not to resist, and I will use as gentle a force as possible."
"I believe that you have indeed dedicated everything to saving the civilization of the Light Chasers, but compared to you, I prefer to believe in my teachers and my own instincts! Thank you for your explanation, I now understand a lot of things."
Facing Gronn, who was approaching him and whose strength was a big level higher than his own, Alpha's body was trembling uncontrollably, but he still stood firmly on the spot - the tops of his ears had become pointed, and the surface of his body was even more... The man covered in a thin layer of silver light suddenly raised his head, and then faced the endless light hanging at the top of the hall and said loudly: "Praise the Lord! Stop the dormant and warm-up process! Activate and repair the light pillar! Start the awakening process!" (Mycroft Common with Silver Elf accent)
"The unknown pope, the prehistoric hero - these people in red and black robes want to use you as a battery!" (Mycroft's common language with the silver elf accent)
"...What are you talking about?" (Light-Chasing Language)
The white-haired old man was stunned for a moment. He vaguely felt that the language spoken by Alpha was a bit familiar, as if he had heard some similar fragments somewhere... But soon, he realized something was wrong.
Because, an extremely powerful and majestic force, which even surpasses ordinary gods and reaches a kind of 'limit', is resurrecting above the heads of everyone present. When they wake up, they are filled with their own terrifying aura.
Buzz - a low buzz sounded, as if it was shaking the entire obelisk and the entire world.
"What, what's going on?!"
Although I can't figure out the reason, there is no doubt that it is all related to the Alpha who suddenly spoke an unknown language! After hundreds of battles, Groen made a decisive decision and rushed towards Alpha at full speed - but when he didn't have any intention to kill in the end and just wanted to persuade Alpha to brainwash him, this ending was doomed.
Because, along with the solidified silver crystal prism, accompanied by the clear and crisp sound of shattering like glass, turned into a pillar of light that penetrated the entire hall and even the obelisk, the light-blond long-haired boy sleeping in the crystal, just like this Gently opening his eyes - there was a huge heartbeat, rumbling, and in the sound that became more and more rapid and full of life, the young man clenched his fists, he was confused, Then suddenly.
Ah—such a long time has passed
But it doesn't matter, because he has woken up from a time that was long enough to forget everything, from a sleep that was so long that it seemed like death.
Lowering his head, the light in the blond boy's eyes was very gentle, like the early summer morning light, kind and warm. He looked at the people in the hall, smiled, and then blinked.
Then, all the light and everyone's actions stopped.
"Is the cycle of disputes still continuing among orders?"
It was only then that Groen, who was stagnated in place and maintained his posture of charging towards Alpha, recalled where he had heard this language - it was an ancient divine language, rumored to be the key to the creation of heaven and earth. In the beginning, some of the languages used by the gods... Moreover, compared to the voices of the gods that have been handed down, the language spoken by the young man in front of him was simpler and his tone was gentler.
"I understand, the reason for your argument... Even if it is between right and wrong, there is always a difference. As long as you are not the strong one, you will definitely face a dilemma."
"However, only the elimination of chaos is the eternal consistency among all orders."
In an instant, the colorful light bubbles lingering at the top of the hall gathered behind the young man, and the light condensed and turned into a pure white robe covering his body. He took a step forward, and the majestic holy light was like a tsunami. It generally surges out in all directions, penetrating towards the upper and lower ends of the entire crystal obelisk!
Outside the crystal obelisk, in the aphotic zone, one can see that on the mountain of chaotic corpses that buried the entire obelisk, cracks like blood vessel scars began to burst out, and holy rays of light began to burst from these cracks. They burst out like sharp swords and landmarks one by one - and after the entire mountain was shattered by the huge holy light, the extremely huge, extremely majestic, towering towering tower was twenty-four light minutes high. The mountain suddenly collapsed and faded away, and an extremely bright holy light shot out from the top of the obelisk. It was strengthened and amplified, and finally turned into a pillar of light that penetrated the infinite darkness of the aphotic zone, reaching the sky and the earth!
And amid the huge earthquakes that gradually spread toward the endless distance, and the endless rising smoke, a majestic silver obelisk emerged from the ancient rock formations and history, standing on the earth with dazzling holy light. , shining for thousands of kilometers, countless chaotic monsters were all turned into fly ash just by contact!
At this moment, inside the obelisk, Alpha, who was also stagnant, looked at Groen, who was frightened and angry. His eyes were full of joy.
"You didn't expect that, did you?"
"I can understand these inscriptions!"
Since entering the obelisk, Alpha has always felt that an instinct is awakening in his blood. When he looked at the murals before, he felt that he seemed to vaguely understand the complex inscriptions. As time went by, this memory and The knowledge became clearer - it was really thanks to Groen that he had been trying to persuade him to join the Order of Ashes. Otherwise, he might not have been able to understand the inscription hanging at the top of the hall next to the crystal prism.
[Clean the dust every three days]
[Don’t forget to check the dormancy and warming program]
[Before starting the awakening process, remember to activate and repair the light beam first, otherwise it will be difficult for the sleeper to come out on his own]
[Don’t forget to praise the Lord loudly (emphasis added)]
[](Silver Fairy hasn’t thought of anything to add yet that needs to be reminded)
It would be fine if he didn't recognize this series of inscriptions, but after getting to know them, Alpha found that these words were written crookedly, and the fonts were one large and one small. It was completely obvious that the person who wrote this text had no thought at all. There’s such a thing as being too beautiful—but screw it! Awakening this unknown sleeping life may be what the teacher asked him to do here. Being able to understand these poorly written inscriptions is undoubtedly something that only he can do!
At this moment, outside the obelisk, deep in the aphotic zone, is the top of another mountain.
"It seems that the little guy did a good job. Another old friend has awakened. Unlike us guys who woke up halfway and have no power, he has enough power to change the current situation."
Wearing a brown capable explorer uniform, with silver hair, red eyes, and fair skin, if it were not for wearing a weird eye patch and telescope, he would be a beautiful and well-known bachelor. Baron Carlisle stared at the rising pure white light pillar in the distance. , she said to herself with emotion: "Then again, alas, I really don't understand... Why are there always some weird people in humans who are in love with goblins?"
"You made a mistake. As far as I know, it was the goblin who confessed to the little guy's ancestor first this time."
Next to Kallis, Royal Academician Mycroft, who also had silver hair and red eyes, but slightly healthier brown skin, shook his finger and said: "The race over there is relatively pure, but the mixed race here is just... There are so many - do you need me to tell you how mermaids mixed with centaurs and created the seahorse clan?"
"… no."
Shocked by what her friend said fell below the lower limit of ordinary human perspective, Carlisle paused for a moment, and then continued to look at the crystal obelisk. Her tone was quite emotional: "It seems that I did not read it wrong - Among the sentient beings in the Continent of Steel, he is indeed the only one who has fully awakened the blood of the Silver Fairy and holds the internal management authority of this 'Silver World'."
"Since all the silver fairies were sacrificed in the War of Chaos fifty thousand years ago, and the remaining ones voluntarily converted into 'divine machines', this is probably the last remaining bloodline of that guy's family."
"The guy who can attract the reincarnation of the Steel Python is certainly not an ordinary person. Compared to these, he is still staying with the people of the Ashes Order. Is that okay?"
Shrugging, unable to continue telling the secret of the bloodline between mermaids, centaurs and seahorses, Mycroft looked a little uninterested: "If Eagle is not careful and lets them kill your students, what will happen in the end?" The Silver Fairy’s authority is gone.”
"Let's not talk about whether Eagle is so slow. Even if he dies, he will be resurrected. What's more, the Ashes Order will not do this. Although their methods are dirty, ugly and inhumane, they are also true. Working hard to save the world is the same as us."
With that said, Kallis and Mycroft slowly rose up at the same time. Their bodies were wrapped in silver light, and the radiance of transition was shining in the direction of the Holy Light Beacon in the distance, and they were leaping away. , when heading to the place where the obelisk is, you can hear the last voice of Kallis.
"It's just that if their purpose is to 'continue the fire'."
"Then our purpose is to 'put out the fire'."
—The day when the fuel is exhausted and the fire is extinguished, the flames are rekindled.
This day will eventually come, it will come, and it will come soon.
They firmly believe it.
Yesterday I accidentally kicked the keyboard into pieces when I was unpacking the Dota 2 box. I bought a new keyboard today and my typing was stuck...
Asking for a monthly ticket
(End of chapter)