After returning to Cecil City, Gawain immediately found Kamel, who was tossing a small arcane focuser in the Institute of Magic Technology, and Nicholas Egg, who was researching gearboxes in the Machinery Manufacturing Institute. The three of them (Strictly speaking, it's a satellite spirit, an LED spirit, and an iron ball star person) Gathering together in the cutting-edge laboratory built by Rebecca, studying the crystal that remained after the death of Flambérand.
The crystal is still glowing slightly, even though it has been placed for several days, it still emits a little heat, and when the crystal is placed next to the ear, some indistinct sounds can be heard faintly, It seems to be some kind of resonance sound, and it seems to be a whisper full of pain.
Kamel lifted the crystal into the air with his evocation hand, carefully observed its shape under the light, and from time to time stimulated the surface of the crystal with a small arcane fire light, sensing the energy reading it transmitted.
Gawain followed Kamel's work and asked curiously, "How is it? Can you see anything?"
"In terms of shape, it is indeed very close to the crystal growths on the early failure products of the gods... The energy response is slightly different, perhaps because of the interference of the power of the holy light..." Kamel put the crystal on the experimental table in front of him, and began Use a crystal resonator to detect its fine structure, "In short, I have to observe carefully before I can conclude that the collection process is too rough, and the internal magic power balance has been severely damaged."
Gao Wen was a little embarrassed: "This collection process...maybe a bit rough."
Kamel asked casually, "How did you get it?"
"It was blown up with a howitzer..." Gao Wen coughed dryly, "Ahem, strictly speaking, there is only so much left after the bombing..."
Kamel's movements suddenly froze in mid-air, and Nicholas' egg floating aside exclaimed: "Mom!"
"The situation is special. It's a battle. The enemy won't just stay where they are and wait for others to dig crystals from their bodies." Gao Wen waved his hand and looked at the iron ball star. Are the crystals the same as those on those experimental subjects back then?"
"I was mainly researched back then, and I didn't have much contact with the details of the project," Nicholas shook his body and said in a rather serious tone, but then he continued, "But if you don't mind losing some samples... I can do a destructive analysis of it."
Gawain looked at the crystal sample fixed in the center of the crystal resonator. It was slightly smaller than a palm, the edges were uneven, and some places had cracked: "How many samples do you need?"
"A little bit, as big as a fingernail."
Gawain looked at Kamel again: "Will cutting this sample affect its stability?"
"You're all blowing up with a howitzer and you're asking me this?"
Gao Wen: "...Then cut a piece off."
The texture of the crystal is not very hard, and the assistants in the laboratory quickly completed the cutting, and then a small piece of the cut sample was sent to Nicholas Egg. Under Gawain's curious gaze, the Iron Ball star first Carefully touched the sample with his chubby body, and then the sample was directly sucked into his body, and quickly absorbed into his body.
Not to mention Gao Wen, even Kamel was taken aback: "You... ate it?!"
"Just analyzing the ingredients is of course considered eating," Nicholas made a buzzing voice inside the egg, "When I was researched, I tried most of the substances that I could come into contact with in order to understand the environment. I have tried the crystal shards on the body of the gods, and I can tell the slight difference in the subtle composition of these things... "
The iron ball star took all this for granted, and Gao Wen could only lament in his heart that the world is so big that there are no surprises. This is probably the hardest "try" he has ever seen in his two lifetimes combined...
And just when he began to worry about whether the habit of picking up and eating Nicholas egg would ruin his stomach, the iron ball star finally said: "This thing...it seems to be the product of the gods and evils. At least the ingredients are exactly the same of."
The crystal left by Flambérand is indeed a growth of the evil. That Bishop Luan actually activated the genetic factor of the evil in his body
Although some inferences in this regard had been formed in his mind, Gao Wen couldn't help being a little surprised after the evidence was conclusive, but he quickly controlled his surprise and looked at Kamel: "Using a stable genetic factor Is it possible for the descendants of Gondor to become an out-of-control abomination under the right conditions?"
Although Kamel had no expression, his whole body was already yellow and his tone became extremely serious: "Theoretically impossible! Although we did rewrite the genetic factors to combine the divine cells and human cells of Julu Amoen Merged together, but the out-of-control of the gods is not entirely a problem with the genetic factors, but because of the precipitation and out-of-control of the divinity. Those crystals that grow from the flesh and blood are actually the "divine" forces that cannot be controlled by humans. It was generated later, and this part of divinity was because our technical level was not enough at the beginning, and we could not completely filter the divinity when combining genetic factors, which caused them to pollute the experimental body. Only when the sexual force is completely wiped out and a stable injection is made, can the inoculated person survive stably. In other words, as long as they are human descendants who survive, the genetic factors that their ancestors have been inoculated with must be 'clean' , and as long as there is no divinity lurking in their bodies, it is impossible for a mortal body to generate any divine power on its own... "
Kamel's explanation is full of technical terms that are too difficult for people of this era, but Gao Wen easily understood what the other party meant. Uncontrollable divinity, and as long as the descendants of Gondor have not collapsed and survived, there must be no such "divine pollution" in their bodies, and with a mortal physique, it is impossible to produce this kind of divine pollution on their own, even if they have been vaccinated The genetic factor of Julu Amoen is also not good.
So... why does Flange Berenger appear in a state of "pollution"? Who polluted him? Or... Where did the pollution of his "divinity" come from? !
Thinking of the possibility behind this, Gao Wen couldn't help but become serious.
"We have no way of knowing exactly what happened in the chapel of the Cathedral of Louane when the White Knights stormed the cathedral, but there is no doubt that Flambérand was under fire from unknown sources during that time. Divine pollution, the evil factor in his body was activated, and he himself became a monster made of crumbling flesh and crystal," Kamel analyzed seriously, "considering that he is a fanatic Saint Believers of the God of Light, considering what he might do in the prayer room, there may be only one answer... "
"The God of Holy Light threw a swipe at the southern border..." Gawain accepted Kamel's words, "And this swipe directly twisted Flambergen into a monster."
Mr. Nicholas: "...Damn."
However, despite such a horrifying conjecture, Gao Wen was still full of puzzles: "If it is true that the God of Holy Light once descended on Luan for a short time... how could He sit back and watch the cathedral be breached? Even a small group of white knights who just finished training can't resist? Even if Wright and Amber were there at the time...their two strengths can't compete with God, right?"
Kamel, who has studied the power of the gods for thousands of years, fell into deep thought. After a while, he began to talk about his conjecture: "According to our summary and analysis of the laws of the gods, the gods seem... to be a kind of logic and regularity. strong presence."
"What's the meaning?"
"The power of the gods is far superior to that of mortals, but they seldom directly help or hurt any mortal individual. They only strictly follow certain rules, and lower their power through prayer ceremonies, blessings, and revelations, or lower their power. A very vague will for mortals to figure out. When a mortal individual directly violates a specific ritual rule, they will send down divine punishment. You will not be punished by the gods... This may indicate that it is extremely difficult for the gods to directly interfere with our world. Even if they are as powerful as them, they must follow certain strict laws to act... "
Listening to Kamel's description, Gawain couldn't help showing a thoughtful look: "This sounds like some kind of automatic answering logic machine..."
"To be honest, in the age of Spark, many scholars who studied theology also had this kind of speculation," Kamel's color gradually changed back to a calm and wise light blue, and he responded to Gawain's conjecture while recalling, " There are even a group of radical scholars who believe that the essence of gods is an automatic system of unknown origin. They operate automatically like answering organs, manage a huge amount of divine energy, and distribute energy according to the needs of mortals... just like Deep Blue Like the artificial intelligence arrays around the reaction tower responsible for distributing magic power."
Gao Wen did not expect that there would be a group of scholars in this world who could come up with such radical hypotheses. Although considering the level of civilization of the Gondor Empire in the past, it is not unimaginable for scholars to conduct such extreme research, but he is still very excited. Curious about the outcome of such a group of people who dare to study the nature of gods in a world where gods exist. After all, according to Kamel's tone, those people don't seem to be members of the "disobedience" project: "The ideas of these scholars are a bit interesting. Where is their research going?"
"The funding was not approved in the second year, and I switched to selling aquatic products..." Kamel sighed, "I thought they would be selected for the rebellious plan..."
Gao Wen: "???"
Fortunately, Kamel was not too immersed in the memory, and he quickly returned to the topic: "This kind of radical research is unimaginable in this era, but the Gondorians in the Starfire Age were proud and fearless, too Advanced magic technology and sufficient resources give scholars the opportunity to do such unorthodox things. Without this foundation, the 'Rebel' project would not have been established. But it is precisely because of participating in the rebellious project that I can Certainly, the gods are by no means as simple as the so-called 'automatic response mechanism'."
After thinking for a while, Gao Wen understood what Kamel meant: "Is it because you saw the giant deer Amoen with your own eyes?"
"That's right, the giant deer, Amoen, is a real, flesh-and-blood god. Although he has fallen, according to the analysis of the remains, we believe that he is intelligent. He can think and act independently, so we are more I tend to think that the gods are a kind of existence with a high degree of intelligence, and at the same time strictly follow certain 'rules' to act... Maybe it is their 'racial characteristics' to act strictly according to the rules."
After Gao Wen listened to Kamel's narration quietly, he took a deep breath, and his eyes fell on the "Sinister Crystal" on the experimental table.
It was a long time before he broke the silence: "In other words, according to the 'rules' strictly followed by the God of Holy Light, even civilians attacking the cathedral is not considered a real 'blasphemy'?"
"We can only guess at that."
It seems that there will be no more progress.
Although Gao Wen really wanted to understand the nature of the gods, understand their laws of action and restrictions, but the fact was before him: he did not have enough means to fully understand the secrets of this aspect.
The only thing that is certain now is that the God of Holy Light may have "contacted" Flambérand and the Cathedral of Luan at a certain moment, but he did not pay attention to what happened on this land in the end .
"The research in this area can only be put aside for now," Gao Wen breathed out, "I will let the Cathedral of Luan carefully investigate the clues and pay attention to the 'divine will'."