Imotna.
These four simple words seemed to have magical power. For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire space stagnated, and everyone looked at the old man's face on the rock wall in horror.
"The Queen's Secretary!?"
"This is impossible!"
"because... ."
Delin Aike didn't get to finish his words because he was interrupted by Old Man Face.
"I know."
"There is another Imotena in the outside world, right?"
The old man's expression remained unchanged, but the sadness in his eyes became more and more serious: "Since Shambhala gained eternal life countless years ago, nothing has been the same anymore..."
"... Besides, if I really did gain eternal life, that would be fine."
"What's the meaning!"
Derin Aik, who was now most sensitive to the word "eternal life", directly seized the loophole in the old man's mouth and shouted, while the old man glanced at him nonchalantly, as if he saw Derin Aik's eyes full of greed and desire through the helmet.
"What do you mean... Heh."
“That’s what it means.”
"There is no such thing as eternal life. It's a hoax! It's just a hoax!"
The old man suddenly laughed wildly, and there was unspeakable sorrow in his laughter, but Derin Aik was still unwilling to give up. He believed that seeing is believing and hearing is false.
"If that's the case, how did Shambhala survive to this day?"
“Don’t talk about others”
“But the Queen of Shambhala is the best witness of eternal life!”
Derin Aik's question was also raised by others, including the players, who were also very curious. After all, even the script introduction said that Shambhala had gained eternal life.
From the player's perspective, the goddess' love indeed gave Shambhala eternal life.
This is undoubtedly inconsistent with what the old man said.
So... who is right
Is the eternal life of Shambhala true or false
"Queen?"
The old man's voice was a little hollow, and it took him a while to respond: "Queen... Queen... Ah, it's Yieta, right?"
... .Yeeta
Who is that
The name-giver looked serious and spoke word by word: "The current Queen of Shambhala should be named Aurora..."
Even the queen's name is wrong, the authenticity of this old man who calls himself "Imotna" may still need to be verified... Just when everyone was thinking so.
"Aurora?"
“Hahaha, hahahaha, hahahaha!”
"Queen Aurora!"
After hearing the name, the old man was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed out loud: "There is only one queen of Shambhala, and that is Yieta, Aurora... You should have seen the goddess's secret treasure, so do you know who the goddess is?"
“Who is the goddess… ..”
The Name-giver was startled, thinking of the system prompt he had received before, and he seemed to have a guess, and the old man's words after that also verified his guess.
The old man's face was hoarse, and he recited word by word as if he was chanting:
“You are the first ray of sunshine in the morning.”
"You are the messenger announcing the departure of darkness."
"Lord of the morning and the dawn."
"The goddess of hope and expectation."
Aurora
... ... ... ..
As the chanting spread, the dark underground space gradually became brighter. No light source was seen, but the brightness increased naturally, just like what was said in the Book of Genesis in the Bible: God said, "Let there be light," and there was light, and everything became bright.
The increase in brightness also allows the real scene of the underground space to appear before everyone's eyes.
"!!!"
At this moment, everyone's heartbeat quickened, because this underground space was actually a huge altar, and around the altar lay countless mummified skeletons. The place where everyone was located was the passage leading to the altar, and it was also the only place without corpses.
"here it is... .!"
“This is where the eternal life ceremony was held in the past.”
The old man said in a deep voice, "Countless years ago, that mysterious man brought the faith of the goddess to Shambhala, claiming that it could give us eternal life. All we had to do was to hold an ordinary sacrifice. Who would have thought that it would be the beginning of a nightmare?"
"Nightmare?"
"good."
The old man had no intention of hiding anything. Perhaps because he hadn't spoken to anyone for a long time, he seemed to be very talkative: "Do you think the eternal life ceremony is over?"
"No!"
"The Eternal Life Ceremony is still going on! All the high-ranking officials of Shambhala who participated in the ceremony, except the queen and me, became monsters after their death. Then the attack on Shambhala City led to the birth of new monsters. Day after day, year after year, blood and fire are the goddess' favorite sacrifices..."
"Eternal life! Yes! Eternal life! Tell me first! What is this so-called eternal life?"
"....eternal life?"
The old man raised the corner of his rock-made mouth, looking quite amused: "Didn't Aurora tell you? She should have mentioned how many reincarnations this is, right?"
“Reincarnation… Reincarnation… ..”
Delin Aike still didn't understand, but he was lost in thought. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration.
"It's not eternal life! It's reincarnation!"
"Warcraft invasions like this don't happen every once in a while, do they? Every time it happens, Shambhala will be completely destroyed, and after it is destroyed, it will restart, returning to the era not long after the ritual ends. This has been repeated over countless years, and has continued until today?"
This is pure speculation.
There is no theoretical basis at all. If I have to say something, it is just a bold guess from the perspective of a modern player.
However... .
"That's right."
This speculation is true.
The old man frankly admitted: "There has never been any immortality. There is only reincarnation again and again. And every time there is reincarnation, the memories of all Shambhala people will be tampered with. Hidden beneath the surface of Shambhala's immortality is a bloody sacrifice that has lasted for countless years...!"
"Priest... Wait, that Imotna outside, although he doesn't know about reincarnation, he obviously retains a lot of memories. He..."
The voices of those who rejected the name suddenly stopped.
What is the purpose of that Imotena outside
Destroy Shambhala.
What are the conditions for starting reincarnation
Shambhala was destroyed.
In other words.
"... He is a puppet of the goddess? A character in the script used to start reincarnation. His memory was not cleansed, but was completely distorted by the goddess!?"
At this moment, Qu Ming Fei completely sorted out his thoughts.
Goddess's Love
The Cruelty of the Goddess
The Authority of the Goddess
The three secret treasures were not the eternal prison that Imotna imagined, but a simple bloody sacrifice! But in the end, all memories would be cleansed and everything would start over again. If you had to call it a prison, it was a reincarnation prison.
This can also explain the behavior pattern of Imotna outside.
Originally, as the Queen's secretary, if Imotna simply wanted to rebuild Shambhala, he could have used political tactics instead of violence. Over countless years, it would have been enough for him to manipulate public opinion and slowly reveal the truth about Shambhala.
But in the end, Imotna used the most violent solution, and he waited so many years before implementing this method. There were many suspicious points in it, and now with the explanation from the old man's face, all the abnormalities have reasons to be justified.
So, the root of this prison...
"It must be the fourth secret treasure of Shambhala!"
"What is the name of the fourth secret treasure?!"
The Name-giver stared at the old man on the rock wall with a serious look on his face. "Also, since the Queen of Shambhala has been replaced by the goddess Aurora, what happened to you? According to what you said, since all the high-level officials have become the original monsters, how did you survive?"
"Survived? You call this surviving?"
"... No, that's not right."
"I did survive... but how did I survive? How could I possibly survive? Even if I survived, how would I have kept my memories?"
"Why?"
The old man was stumped by the question. His voice became lower and lower, and more and more erratic, as if he was recalling the distant past.
In an instant! The old man's voice suddenly rose, but there was no fear in his tone, but a bit of surprise.
"It's the Queen! Yes! It's the Queen who kept me alive!"
"That evil god has not completely replaced the queen!"
"Reincarnation... Reincarnation... How many times has this happened?"
The old man's question made Delin Aike frown subconsciously: "You haven't told me yet..."
"Answer me!"
The old man's face seemed to be in a very violent state. His voice was loud and his face made of rock looked extremely ferocious, as if he would fight if he disagreed with someone: "This is the nth reincarnation!"
"The six hundred and sixty-sixth time!" Quming Fei quickly replied: "This is the six hundred and sixty-sixth reincarnation!"
"Six hundred and sixty-six times..."
After receiving the reply, the old man's face calmed down at a speed visible to the naked eye. His voice also became stable again, and he just kept muttering these words in a low voice.
After a long time, the old man's voice sounded again: "Don't you want to know what the fourth secret treasure is?"
"I'll tell you."
"The fourth secret treasure is called the Goddess's Mercy. The Queen once told me that when the 666th reincarnation comes, the Goddess will once again raise her throne. At that time, she will grant Shambhala the final mercy. So this fourth secret treasure is the Goddess Aurora herself."
As soon as the old man finished speaking, the same system message popped up on the system panels of all players.
Congratulations to all players!
You revealed the hidden world view of the main storyline: Bloody Dawn
The player camp has changed: all players are now in the same camp!
The hidden mission has been triggered!
Please defeat the goddess Aurora and bring true peace to beautiful Shambhala!