The "chief" is a mature and glamorous woman. I was deeply surprised when I saw it through the spiritual vision before, but this kind of "prejudiced" surprise was immediately caught by Her Majesty Queen Sandora. The basic meaning of the complaints is what's wrong with women. Why can't women lead the overall situation? Why can't women be the leader? Of course Sandora knows that I don't mean that much, she is just idle.
The panic caused by the "fear of disaster" almost destroyed the minds of everyone in the underground stronghold. If Sandora hadn't stopped in time, there might not be a living person left here, and even if Sandora didn't kill him, the "leader" When she woke up, she was groggy and almost didn’t know where she was. A little disturbance around her made her terrified and inexplicable. She will recruit all the children who come for interrogation.
Sandora is in charge of the questioning. She can more precisely control the remaining fear in the other party's heart, and can ask more things, while I take advantage of this time to wander around in the underground palace: This place seems to be a bit interesting.
A mess of technological products can be seen everywhere in the underground palace. Electric lighting, simple closed-circuit monitoring, and communication equipment are used here. Obviously, this does not comply with the technical control rules of the Lost God Cult. I don’t know how they control the entire world in the Lost God Cult. In order to get these things under the circumstances, the technical blockade of the Lost God Cult does not seem to be as high as expected. You must know that many scientific and technological products cannot be used just by digging them out from the ruins. If you want to use technological products to arrange a base as large as a base, then you must know how to maintain them and how to repair them. Manufacture minimal replacement parts, understand the principles of most equipment and can modify them with the materials at hand (because most of the relics are actually unusable when dug up), and you even have a matching production line to manufacture basic parts— This production line must exist, of course it will be elsewhere.
It seems that the Lost God Cult has not completely controlled the world... Maybe the limit they can do is to delay the world's technological recovery as much as possible. Once a civilization exists, it is not so easy to completely "freeze" in a certain state. Even if the Lost God Cult was originally established by a group of tree elves with a lifespan of tens of thousands of years, it may not be able to completely control the technology of the short-lived race revival.
In some small rooms of the underground palace, I found many "gadgets", which seemed to be antiques dug out of the ground: fragments of equipment, alloy blocks with unknown uses, and deformed mechanical parts. They were placed on shelves by category, and some fragments were placed on a clean workbench, seemingly being processed and studied. This reminds me of Celine's workbench in the church. What this mysterious organization is doing is obviously similar to part of the Lost God religion: collecting ancient relics and then studying them.
The difference is that they seem to intend to reproduce these technologies and use them to establish a new "order".
In a small room with bright lights, I found a lot of books neatly arranged. Next to this small room is a neat and feminine room, so I guess this is the study of the "leader". The most striking thing about these scrolls is that half of them are exact prints of very good quality!
Basically all technical books: electricity, physics, chemistry, nature textbooks, and of course mystical "textbooks" such as alchemy and magic theory. These books have been carefully annotated and marked a lot, and there are learning cards sandwiched between the pages of many books. The beautiful handwriting on them undoubtedly comes from the "leader". And I also found several thick notes on the desk in the corner, which not only contained carefully recorded learning experience, but also a small machine that the owner of the note tried to design, and even... a model of radio equipment, although simple , but it is obviously designed independently by the owner of the note based on the knowledge he has learned.
"A female leader of a terrorist organization who is diligent and inquisitive..." Looking at the books and notes in front of me, I said to myself with a strange expression, "This learning spirit... If I was born in a normal world, I might have read both masters and doctorates .”
The traces of learning in this room made me more and more stressed. At the end of seeing it, I couldn't help but think of my junior high school career full of guilt: If we had that sister who worked hard for a third of the time, maybe... Oh, it doesn't seem to be of any use. Before I could show my strength on the battlefield of the college entrance examination, I was overwhelmed by the empire that fell from the sky.
Of course, I also found some information related to the "organization" in these notes, basically some communication records and diaries. I don't know why every leader of a secret organization is used to such Keep the deadly things at hand, as if afraid that someone will not find evidence after the accident, maybe the leader of Yujie didn't have time to destroy these things? In short, based on these things, I have completely determined the nature of the "organization", just as I imagined: technology revivalists.
Most of them hide in the barren mountains and forests away from human habitation, and a small number of them hide under the eyes of the Lost God Cult as secret associations (letters from some "parish sentinels" were found in the address book). They dig knowledge and learn from the ancients desperately Things, trying to rebuild civilization, they are researchers, warriors, archaeologists, professional tomb robbers and "social progressives", of course, they also play a cameo terrorist when necessary. Their size is unknown, but it is estimated that they are not small, and they refer to the Lost Gods as "heretics" and "dead idiots" in a contemptuous manner-clearly these technological revivalists firmly believe that they are the one who holds the truth and is progressive.
It would be better if the approach was milder.
Yes, the behavior style of these technological revivalists is not very pleasing, just like what Sandora said, the deviant minority can always feel at ease that they are rejected because they grasp the truth, so they can use justice and truth violence against the majority in the name of the world, and the unreasonable part of this world is that the minority can actually carry out this kind of violence against the majority: the technological revival organization calling itself "Awakened" uses various methods to attack the Lost God, Every attack always involves accidentally injuring civilians. Although it seems that their leaders have made efforts to restrain this behavior (as can be seen from some letters and briefing orders), this is a must-have brain for a leader of a large organization, which is not rational at all. Delay the lower-level cadres in the organization to stir up trouble outside.
Just like what the man in black did: let the giant beacon antenna go out of control and irradiate innocent villages and towns with deadly high-power microwaves, just to trap adventurers under the town's protective shield (although Celine's bold style and rich experience Let his plan fail), the other party must firmly believe that he is doing this for "intellectual justice". Even if you hang this kind of lunatic on a ceiling fan with a charcoal fire under it, and turn it on high gear for a day, he will still firmly believe that he is doing it for justice.
The scale of this underground palace is not too large. Although there is a deep corridor underground, there are basically no forks. After I left the leader's study, I quickly found a place similar to a warehouse, and found more and larger ancient buildings here. The equipment, and apparently recently manufactured mechanisms, confirmed a suspicion that the Technological Revivalists were capable of penetrating parts of ancient technology, and that they had production lines.
These mechanical devices should not be manufactured by this small stronghold. They need relatively large machine tools and metal smelting devices to make them. However, I have no interest in paying attention to the size of this organization. This planet is using limited resources and population. It was wasted on meaningless things, and it also involved the "historical problems" of the old empire. I and Sandora should solve these troubles as soon as possible. Of course, we must first understand the real reason for the sect's sealing technology, and find a way to contact the Empire District.
Just as I was about to leave the warehouse to meet Sandora, a metal plate on the warehouse wall suddenly caught my attention.
This metal plate also looks old, but judging from its forging process and sophistication, it is obviously not an ancient relic. It should be a "modern antique" dozens or hundreds of years ago. I don't know why such a metal plate would be In this warehouse full of ancient equipment, presumably it is some kind of decoration or something else? In short, there are a few inexplicable lines written on it:
"Silence, silence, don't make a sound, silence civilization and winter technology.
No one can hear where we are, and the cage will become a barrier from now on.
The forge of the gods is burning, and its flame makes all things enjoy the grace. If the forge of the gods is not extinguished, the sanctuary will protect safety.
Waiting for the forge of the gods to reopen, the cage and the barrier will collapse together, the severe winter will end, and civilization will embark on a journey again.
But before that—silence, silence, make no sound! "
Sandora's voice suddenly came from outside: "Ah Jun! Ah Jun, are you inside?"
Before I could make a sound, I saw a golden ball of light floating in unsteadily, followed by a few delirious figures who seemed to be walking in vain: Sandora used mind control to control the "leader" and several Organization members were brought in.
"I found something just now," I pointed to the metal plate on the wall, "Look at this, I think it's about the technical blockade of the Lost God Cult, and it seems to mention the reason."
"Don't make a sound?" Sandora circled around the metal plate, "Is she really being chased by something?"
"These words vaguely indicate that the purpose of the 'technical blockade' is to hide oneself, but what will be exposed when the technology develops?" I muttered while putting the metal plate in my portable space, "or...why did the technology develop? will be discovered? Is there anything to track other civilizations specifically by detecting 'technical value'?"
"Maybe there is, but I'm more interested in the God's Forge mentioned in it," Sandora Ball seemed to be thinking, "Is this a symbol of worship imagined by the Lost God Sect or something that actually exists? Hello , who of you know what the God Forge is?"
The second half of Sandora's sentence was addressed to the prisoners behind her. The leader who had already entered a state of mental breakdown + brainwashing said in a daze: "The God's Forge... Everyone knows that it is more powerful than the God of Technology and the God of Science and Technology. The god of magic is a big furnace built by the ancient supreme god, which forges the first technological and magical products for this world, and the fire in the god's forge falls on the earth, and mortals gain sacred knowledge."
"A bunch of gods and gods talking about useless information," Sandora made a dissatisfied voice in the ball, "What's the use of this god's forge? Could it be related to the storage technology of the Lost God Cult?"
"Since mortals have misused their knowledge and attracted disasters, the gods have sealed the forge, and mortals can no longer approach it, nor can they get the sparks in the forge, but there is still a flame burning in the furnace, and the power of the gods continues to be calcined in it Some taboo things purify the evils in the universe, but this process has nothing to do with mortals," the "leader" said slowly, the sequelae of fear of disasters made her hardly know what she was talking about, and she didn't know why The stranger obediently said, "The flames in the god's forge are still continuing to dispel the evil forces that are watching the world. As long as the flames are still burning, the evil forces will not be able to conquer the world, but mortals have been insulated from God's grace since then. The god of technology and magic The God of God, with compassion in his heart, set a test for mortals. As long as the mortals pass the test, the hearth of the god's forge will be opened again, and the mortals will be able to regain access to knowledge, and civilization will continue to move forward. Those ignorant pagans misunderstood the test They thought that they could get the forgiveness of the two gods by completely prohibiting the study of knowledge, but they didn't know that the gods wanted to test the rationality of mortals when facing knowledge. We need to correct these mistakes and let knowledge come back to the world. My actual actions prove the will of mortals to the gods! The forge of the gods will definitely open again after we master the technology to leave the earth, and the heretics will eventually be wiped out!"
Even though she was shivering under the pressure of the fear of disasters, the leader still looked fanatical when she mentioned the revival of technology, as if this fanaticism gave her the power to fight against the disasters temporarily. Next, Sandora asked her a lot of questions about the Forge of the Gods and the revival of technology, but the other party's answer was basically the same: the forge of the Gods is a real "miracle", whether it is the Lost God Cult or the revival of technology Paidu firmly believed that the "flame" in the forge protected the whole world, and in order to punish mortals, the gods separated the flames of the forge from the mortal world, and since then mortals lost the power of technology and knowledge. People look forward to the day when civilization survives the cold winter and goes back on the road, and this is where the differences between the Religion of the Lost Gods and the Technological Revivalism lie: the former believes that the test of the gods is to seal up technology and "redeem" through the primitive way of life, In this way, the forge will be reopened, and the latter believes that only by re-mastering the ancient technology through his own efforts can he pass the test of the gods.
Anyway, it seems that this "God Forge" is quite important.
"But having said that, where is the god's forge?" I looked into the eyes of the leader, and I could see the fear and a little bit of religious fanaticism in the eyes of the leader (these technological revivalists seemed to be more lost The religion is still like a cult), "On the site of the Lost God religion? Or is it buried somewhere else on this planet? Is it an ancient relic?"
"How could the God's Forge be such a superficial thing!" The leader suddenly raised her voice, and then she was startled by her own voice, trembling again, "God... the God's Forge is not in the land of mortals, it is in the kingdom of heaven … Above us, in the eternal mysterious kingdom where the gods live. Mortals cannot see the appearance of this forge. If you are some other small sect, I advise you not to try to crack the secret of the forge of the gods. A field that is not dared to step into it lightly."
"It seems that the duration of the 'fear of disaster' has expired, and she dared to talk about threats with us." Sandora shook the ball at the leader, "Ah Jun, what should we do with these people? Leave it to Celine? It seems that Lin is the highest person in charge here."
In the eyes of the Lost God Cult, the Technological Revivalists must be proper class enemies. It seems reasonable to hand over the people in this stronghold to Celine, but I thought about it, and shook my head slightly: "Don't for now. Whether it is the Lost God Cult Or the Technological Revivalists are now in a dazed state. They are absolutely immortal to each other. Although at least half of these extremists are guilty, the remaining half who are not guilty of death will definitely be fooled by the Lost God Sect Death, this is inappropriate, people on this planet cannot continue to waste their population on stupid things."
"Then send them to the Imperial Admiral and imprison them. Afterwards, let the locals settle whether they are guilty or not. It's not our business to judge them." Sandora's ball flashed to agree with me. Alaya just emerged from a burst of white light: Angel sister took so long to settle a Leon (can you believe it for several hours?!), Needless to say, she must have almost forgotten that she needed to come back (not the first time) Next time), Sandora Ball was not polite, bumped into Alaya’s wings and ordered, “You have to work hard, and send all the people here to the prisoner-of-war camp of the Imperial Admiral, so that the spaceship The automatic system takes good care of these guys. By the way, they have just been attacked by a terrorist disaster, and many people have brain damage or soul damage, let the automatic system heal them."
Alaya was still dizzy when he first showed up, but he had to return to the spaceship after staying in front of me for five seconds...
Then Sandora sighed: "Tsk tsk... life in the imperial prisoner-of-war camps is getting better and better these days, the old empire..."
I couldn't help giving her a blank look: "During the old empire, you hardly used prisoner-of-war camps. Ninety percent of the prisoners died on the spot."
Sandora: "Hey..."
Don't be casual about such a serious matter, it is easy to be criticized for despising human rights!
"Then you can give this underground stronghold to Celine, so that Celine can have a way to do business. Let's say that we found this place after tracking the mysterious person." I looked around at the worthless underground palace. Every horn here All the corners have been holographically scanned, and all the information that needs to be collected has been collected. "As for the whereabouts of the people here, let the Lost God Cult guess. By the way, Sandora, are you interested in finding that god forge?"
"Do you have a clue?"
I chuckled, and pointed up: "Space, in theory." RS