Gawain knew that there must be the shadow of the disobedient behind the death of all things, because the "great evolution" they carried out was obviously an extension of the disobedient plan.
But he didn’t expect that the “shadows” turned out to be two elves.
He thought that the only members of the disobedient plan were humans.
“They are elven scholars who have been employed by the Gondor Empire since a thousand years ago. At the same time, they are also members of the Holy Spirit Druid sect...at least on the surface. That's right," Bertira continued. "When the attack on the Peak of the Ancestors happened, they disappeared in front of the sect members for a time. I even thought that they rushed into the Gondor Wasteland like other crazy cultists, but over the years Later, they suddenly appeared again and revealed their true identities.
"At the same time, they also brought rebellious plans. "
Gawain looked at Bertila: "There is no doubt that based on your situation at the time and your mentality after suffering the 'god's impact', the disobedient plan had a great impact on you. "
"It's more than a very big touch..." Bertila slowly shook his head, "We are inspired by this great and almost tragic plan, and impressed by the wisdom and courage of our predecessors. They are poor people who were destroyed by the evil intentions of gods, but when they were most desperate and sinking, they suddenly saw a glimmer of light lit by other resisters. We simply cannot refuse the technologies and ideas they bring. "
"...The Disobedience Plan is indeed the greatest self-rescue operation in human history, but mortals always make mistakes. As you just said, long time and paranoia have made everything go off track," Gawain said with emotion, "Not all disobedient people persisted, and you may be very unfortunate to encounter disobedient people who deviated from your original intention. ”
Bertila did not respond, perhaps because she did not know how to respond at this moment.
Any excuse is feeble in the face of the facts. Nowadays, in the eastern part of the Holy Spirit Plain, A piece of scorched earth and this huge "Thorin Tree" are the final answer to all the efforts and persistence of the Society for the Death of All Things for centuries - a cruel conclusion, but there is no way to refute it.
But Gawain himself cannot argue with it. Instead, doubts arose:
The elven twins, the elven twins who had participated in the rebellious plan, put aside their racial differences and fought against the gods side by side with humans, and together they faced the demon that destroyed the Gondor Empire. Chao, after thousands of years of baptism, finally passed on the key technologies and concepts of the Disobedience Plan to the All-Death Society... Is their purpose just to cause such a disaster in Ansu?
Although the man-made god is terrifying, Gawain knows very well that he is not to the point where mortals cannot resist him. Even if there is no Cecil Army, even if he can destroy the entire Anzu, he cannot destroy Typhon. The Silver Empire cannot be destroyed.
As a conspiracy that has been planned for thousands of years, this ending seems to be anticlimactic.
He really can't understand the pair named Fierna. /raelWhat on earth do Na’s elf twins want to do?
Maybe Veronica will know? After all, they were both ancient rebels, so they might have known each other...
Gawain shook his head, jotted down the new doubts for the time being, and then asked: "What else do you know about the elven twins? Where are they now? Are they here too?"
As he spoke, he couldn't help but look behind Bertila.
In the secret room covered by vines and roots, the densely packed humanoid remains began to gradually disintegrate.
Without the continuous replenishment of life, these long-dead priests of the end of all things have finally returned to dust. Bertila imprisoned these people for too long in a state of confusion, but Now that she has woken up, everything should be over.
Those corpses will soon become the nourishment of this giant tree...and then circulate in the power of nature, eventually becoming the new fertile soil of the Holy Spirit Plains.
"They are not here. When they woke up the 'False God's Body', they were performing tasks elsewhere." Bertila shook his head, "I have been sleeping in a hazy state during this time. I don't know them. But they must still be alive."
Ghosts are always difficult to "die", especially the ghosts of disobedient people.
Gawain was not too surprised by this, but he was a little regretful and irritated - how helpful the disobedient can be when they are one of their own, then how much they can be as enemies or uncontrollable factors He has realized the danger.
“I have been with them for hundreds of years, but I still don’t know much about them,” Bertila continued. “They always appear together, speak and act together, as if they are one soul. Controlling two bodies; they have a kind and friendly appearance, but are actually more cunning and dangerous than anyone else; they are mainly responsible for matters related to the rebellion plan, but are also responsible for technical work related to the Great Wall - after all, they are from The Silver Empire has a certain understanding of the technology of the Magnificent Wall."
Gawain nodded silently and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard about the Magnificent Wall: "Speaking of the Magnificent Wall. ...What is the connection between you and the wasteland?"
Bertila hesitated, but soon she twitched her lips and said with a strange smile: "Inside the Magnificent Wall? ... Inside is the other half of the Death Society of All Things.”
Gawain’s eyes widened: “The other half of the Death Society of All Things!”
“Didn’t we just say that? Well, when the ritual at the Peak of the Ancestors went out of control and the power of the gods came down, a large number of believers from the three sects of Druid, Dreamland, and Storm rushed into the Gondor Wasteland seeking self-destruction..." Bertila smiled with a smile. With a coldness, it seemed that telling this part of the secret was not a psychological pressure for her, but was very satisfying, "But not everyone who rushed into the wasteland died - Druid has always been the best at face-to-face interviews. Regarding environmental changes, he is best at surviving in extreme situations.Living profession. "
Gawain's expression instantly became serious: "...So, the druids who rushed into the Gondor Wasteland survived and adapted to the conditions in the wasteland through some kind of evolution and mutation. environment, and became the 'coordination' and branch of the final death of all things in the wasteland? "
"Yes, at least that's what we have always thought," Bertila said in a cold voice, "They are active in the wasteland, collecting intelligence for us, especially about aberrations and According to the data on the demonic tide, we have always thought that all sect members, whether in the wasteland or outside the wasteland, are working hard to disobey the plan, but this is obviously not the case.
"The loss of control of the false god's body is half the work of those freaks."
Until this moment, Gawain finally understood the origin of this grand conspiracy of the Death of All Things. From the beginning to the end, we can understand what happened to the cult priests in this underground palace in the final stage of creating the "artificial god".
Those druids who rushed into the wasteland and survived... I am afraid that they have long been completely distorted in the terrible and harsh chaotic magic energy environment, and have long given up on their self-understanding and self-knowledge as human beings. However, due to the obstruction of the magnificent wall, the Death of All Things Headquarters, which can only maintain limited contact with the wasteland, is completely unaware of all this.
To be honest, this wave of deaths in the Death Society of All Things is indeed quite unfair.
But considering the harm they caused, Gawain can only say - dead cultists are good cultists.
He really couldn’t imagine that if all things died without experiencing this “self-destruction”, and if they had created a completed and conscious “Giant Deer Amorn”, this disaster would have unfolded What will it become - by then, Cecil's Legion may really be unstoppable.
When the human defense line collapses, it will be completely unknown whether the deep-sea salted fish can come to the rescue in time.
With a mixture of sigh and relief, he exhaled, then frowned and said: "If you put it this way, the 'Half of All Creation Society' in the wasteland is probably still alive... No one knows what they want to do next, this will be a threat after all."
"Yes, no one knows what they want to do next," Bertila Youyou said, "So, If you want to rush in and kill them all, I will support you if you can do it."
"You also know that this is impossible," Gawain looked at Bertila. At a glance, "Counterattacking the Wasteland of Gondor is a great goal, but unfortunately the current Cecil Empire cannot achieve it."
"The Cecil Empire..." Bertila heard this After the name, he was startled for a moment, and then his tone suddenly became a little erratic, "I saw the gold-rimmed Cecil flags hanging on those camps, and sure enough..."
After this, there was a few seconds of silence. , after silence, Gawain heard the other party whisper: "It is my suggestion to cross the sword and the plow together."
"I remember that you hoped that future generations would remember the hardships of pioneering, and that the nobles holding swords would not forget the people who guarded the plows. ”
Bertila smiled: “But it’s actually because the pattern of swords and plows you designed side by side was too ugly. "
"...You never said this. "
"Seven hundred years later, I finally said it," Bertila sighed, a little self-deprecating, "You did inherit his memory, I almost thought you were him. "
"Now can you tell me, why is it said that Gawain Cecil's soul has been completely exhausted? Why do you know this? ”
Bertila stared at Gawain quietly in front of him.
This is an extraterrestrial wanderer, a soul of unknown origin, a person who descended from the starry sky and can occupy other people’s bodies. "The indescribable thing".
Everything about him and his tribe is a mystery. They travel among the stars, causing destruction, providing shelter, and observing. They seem to do whatever they want, and they seem to abide by some rules. < /p>
The Eternal Sleeper is afraid of the power of the Extraterrestrial Wanderer, because the latter happens to completely restrain the spells in the spiritual realm. She herself was once full of fear of this Extraterrestrial Wanderer because he occupied the body of Gawain Cecil. .
But today, they had such a long conversation, it seems that... wanderers from outside the realm can also communicate and even trade.
Maybe this is just Him occupying humans. The imitation of his body may be just one of the countless faces of his tribe, but no matter what, at least now he looks kind and rational, and claims to have no ill intentions towards the world.
Life sometimes requires a little adventure - the same goes for turning into a tree.
Gawain didn't know what Bertila was thinking about as he watched him quietly. He could only try to keep it up. Thinking of his calm, detached and friendly persona, he then heard Bertila speak: "Gawain Cecil once conducted a voyage that no one knows about. Since you have inherited this memory, you must know of. "
Gawain's breathing suddenly stopped for half a beat.
This half-beat was noticed by Bertila.
"I know that there is such a voyage, "Gawain calmed down and said in a deep voice, "But the specific memory is blank, as if the relevant content has been deliberately erased - I suspect this is the only time I have not been able to get out of Gawain Cecil's mind. Inherited memory. "
Then he stared at Bertila: "Do you know the inside story of that voyage? "
Bertila shook his head: "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you. I wasn't traveling with him at the time, and I'm also very curious about what he encountered and saw during that mysterious voyage, but There's a thing... Now it seems I know a little more than you do. "
Gawain's eyes were burning: "What is it? ”
“After returning to the mainland, Gawain Cecil once said something to the people around him,” Bertila said.Repeatedly, "He said he made a deal in the Sea of Eternal Darkness, using his soul as a bargaining chip."
Gawain: "..."
Bertila He continued: "No one knows what he meant by that sentence, and he never mentioned anything about that voyage after that. It is said that a mage even checked his soul specifically for this purpose, but found no problem. , so that inexplicable sentence was quickly forgotten - only the old and immortal will always remember it.
"After Gawain Cecil died, I found a way to sneak in. At the funeral, I finally confirmed the authenticity of that sentence in person.
“Normal humans, even ordinary people, will retain their souls for more than a few days after death. Under the right conditions, the souls of those with obsessions can even remain for several years. Powerful extraordinary beings can even Maintain a certain degree of self-awareness after death, and have the opportunity to transform yourself into an undead creature to continue to 'survive'...
"But within the body of Gawain Cecil who had just died, there was not even a trace of it. There is no trace of the soul.
"It was a blank body."