To this day, Gawain is no longer surprised that there are various gaps in the memories he inherited.
A considerable part of these mysteriously disappeared memories were erased by Selina Gerald back then, while the reasons for other parts cannot yet be ascertained.
But all the disappeared memories have one thing in common: they all point to the gods more or less, and they are things that "will be discovered if you mention them".
On the premise of confirming this commonality, Gawain can already think of many things as long as he realizes that there are gaps in his memory related to the "Guardian's Shield".
He slowly let out a breath, temporarily put aside the many speculations and associations in his mind, and looked at the two senior agents in front of him again: "What else do you want to know about the Guardian Shield? "
"We want to know whether after you got it..." Melita started, she hesitated slightly in her words, as if she was considering her words, "whether you were affected by it." Some kind of 'change'?"
"Change?" Gawain frowned slightly, "What do you mean? You know, 'change' is a very broad term."
"For example, seeing or hearing something, or suddenly having a perception that you have never had before," Noretta said, "You may even see some complete illusions and get memories that are not yours..."
Gawain's eyes immediately became serious - Noretta's words almost directly confirmed a conjecture he had just made, which was related to Gawain Cecil seven hundred years ago. guess!
"Since you are the person involved, let's make it clear." Melita noticed the change in Gawain's expression, took half a step forward and said calmly, "We will not be responsible for the shield in your hand and the 'Metal of God'." 'The secret behind it is somewhat understood - as you know, the metal of God is the Eternal Slate. It has the power to influence the minds of mortals, and can instill memories and even 'extraordinary experiences' into mortals that do not belong to them. And among the guardians The main material of the shield is of the same origin as the metal of the gods, and it has a further 'power' than the metal of the gods, so it can also produce similar effects.
"It will affect the mind and perception of mortals. , instilling some kind of memory or emotion into you, and may even alienate your mental and physical structure, allowing you to establish a connection with something far away.
"What we want to know is whether you had similar changes during the days when you held the Guardian Shield, or... were exposed to similar 'sensory transmissions'?"
Gawain was mentally prepared when Noretta spoke just now, so when he listened to Melita's words, his expression remained calm and indifferent, only a thunder seemed to resound in his heart: It is indeed so!
This is the reason why Gawain Cecil, a human being seven hundred years ago, suddenly established contact with the satellites in the sky, and was even able to establish communication with himself as a satellite consciousness back then - it was Because of the "Anzu Kingdom Guardian Shield" that he never leaves!
A metal fragment of unknown origin is most likely the remains of some ancient facility that fell from space. It has energy radiation similar to the "Eternal Slate", but it is not the Eternal Slate - the Expeditionary Force's. The members processed this piece of metal into the Guardian Shield without knowing anything about it. After that, Gawain Cecil lived with this piece of equipment day and night for nearly twenty years of his life. This "starry sky relic" "It does not immediately produce spiritual guidance and knowledge infusion like the Eternal Slate, but it subtly affects Gawain Cecil over the years, and finally allows a human being to establish a connection with ancient facilities in the stars.
Gawain is not sure how this change occurred, nor whether there are any key nodes in the process of this change - because the relevant memories have disappeared, regardless of whether this memory gap is Gawain ·Whether Cecil did it intentionally or was erased by some external force, today's Gawain has no way of knowing how the original owner of his body was gradually affected by the "starry sky relic". At this moment, he just Suddenly I thought of another thing:
In the legend of the elves, the earliest "original elves" once arrived in a high tower, and were affected by the mysterious energy in the tower, and thus differentiated into There are several subspecies such as gray elves, silver elves, and sea elves. At the same time, all subspecies have experienced large-scale memory impairment and far-reaching technological chronology. Based on the information he later obtained, Gawain guessed that the original elves encountered This tower should also be a relic of the God-Slaying Fleet. It is probably located in the southwest of the mainland, and has some connection with the tower that Gawain Cecil encountered when he went to the southeast to sea...
These Ancient relics seem to have similar powers: they release mysterious energy all the time, and will instill memory or knowledge into any race that comes into contact with it. Under certain conditions, it can even change the life form of the person who comes into contact...
This made Gawain have a question: Gawain Cecil, who also successfully reached a "high tower"... after he entered that tower and came out alive, was he really still a "human" What?
He subconsciously looked down at his body, and for the first time he felt that this body he had "picked up" out of thin air was the biggest secret he faced in this world.
"Is there any problem?" Melita noticed Gawain's strange behavior and couldn't help but ask.
"No...it's nothing. I just suddenly thought of something that happened a long time ago." Gawain calmed down and suppressed all the thoughts surging in his mind. Then he frowned and thought about whether he should answer directly. Melita's question, he looked at the two senior agents in front of him - they just stood there quietly, with smiles that could not reveal their true intentions, full of patience and professional politeness.
Finally, he slowly exhaled and said in a slow and low voice: "Yes, I learned something during my contact with this 'starry sky relic'."
Noretta asked subconsciously:"Specifically..."
"The gods are dead," Gawain looked into each other's eyes and said word by word, "and it was a massacre."
Room There was a brief silence. Melita and Noretta looked at Gawain with some inexplicable solemn eyes. Gawain continued unhurriedly: "However, in today's era, the gods are still high. The oracles and divine power hanging above the heads of all living beings seem to have remained unchanged since ancient times, so my biggest curiosity now is - who are those who respond to the prayers of mortals in the Kingdom of God, and what is their purpose in the mortal world? What is the relationship?”
Melita and Noretta glanced at each other subconsciously after hearing Gawain’s last words, and then they fell into silence at the same time. After a few seconds of silence, , Noretta finally spoke.
"I'm sorry, we can't answer your question," she said, shaking her head, "but there is one thing we can reply to you - they are still gods, not anything else."< /p>
"...This answer is enough." Gawain glanced at Noretta, frowned, and said slowly.
If the agent’s words are credible, then this at least confirms one of the guesses he, Veronica, Kamel and others had:
It’s not something else. Instead of things occupying the divine throne, new gods were born on the divine throne... It was a new civilizational activity that shaped the gods of the new season.
The "god-making model" behind the events of the upper-level narrator is correct and is still valid in the real world.
"We have one last question," Melita also broke the silence. "This question has nothing to do with the Guardian Shield, and may involve **. If you don't want to answer, you can refuse."< /p>
"You ask," Gawain nodded, "I will answer appropriately."
"We heard that your soul was floating in the sky for centuries during your death. Outside the human world, and once traveled between reality and reality..." Melita asked with a serious expression, "Did you go to a certain divine country at that time?"
"There is indeed such a thing. The statement, and the source is me - but this statement is not accurate," Gawain said frankly. "In fact, my soul has indeed been wandering for many years, and I have indeed overlooked the world from a very high place. It's just that... it's not the Kingdom of God, and I haven't seen any gods in those years."
"Then we can rest assured," Melita smiled and looked at Gawain. The shield in his hand, "We have no more problems. Congratulations, the shield of the Kingdom Guardian is now back to its original owner."
"Let me once again express my gratitude to the Mithril Treasure House." Gawain also smiled He stood up and said sincerely.
But soon he found that the two senior agents in front of him showed hesitant expressions. It seemed that they still had something to say but were unable to say it out. This made him ask casually: "Do you have any other questions?"
"It's not a problem..." Melita frownedShe frowned and said hesitantly, "We have another mission, but..."
She seemed very conflicted, as if she didn't want to complete this mission, but was forced to perform it here. But this was something I had never seen before - this agent lady was always very motivated when working on the Mithril Treasure House.
"Say, don't be so entangled," Gawain couldn't help but said, "I won't be offended."
"Are you interested in visiting Tallond?" Melita finally made up her mind, looked into Gawain's eyes and said, "Frankly speaking, it is the supreme ruler of Tallond who wants to see you."
This sentence was beyond Gawain's expectation. , he was startled for a moment, but he soon realized from the agent's eyes that this "invitation" might not be that simple, especially since the other party's tone clearly emphasized the words "the supreme ruler of Tallond". word, which made him subconsciously ask one more question: "The supreme ruler of Tallond refers to..."
"It is our god," Noretta said in a deep voice on the side, " The god of the Dragon Clan, the Dragon God."
Gawain's expression suddenly froze: "..."
It is no exaggeration to say that at this moment, he was so shocked that he almost dropped his shield... …
After a few seconds, he confirmed that the expressions of the two senior agents were no different, that there was no joking in their tone, and that he had no auditory or visual hallucinations. He realized what the other person said. The words contained an astonishing amount of information, so she tried to keep her expression stable while asking with surprise: "There is a god in Tallond? A god in this world?!"
Noretta nodded: "Yes, the god of our dragon clan is in this world and has lived in Tallond for millions of years."
Gawain still had great surprise in his tone: "This god wants to see me?"
"Yes, our God wants to see you - He almost never pays attention to things outside Tallond, or even the changes in religious beliefs on other continents or even the life and death of civilizations. He This is the first time in many millennia that he pays such active attention to a mortal." Gawain noticed that Noretta seemed to deliberately say a lot more than he asked when answering. It was as if she actively wanted to reveal more information.
While guessing the real thoughts of this senior agent, he also speculated on the situation of the "living god" in Tallond and his relationship with ordinary dragons based on his previous understanding of the dragon clan. Gawain thought quietly for a long time, and then asked slowly: "Besides that? What else did your god say?"
"He asked us to tell you, This is just a friendly and ordinary invitation, asking you to visit the scenery of Tallond and talk to him about the mortal world. He has some issues that he wants to discuss with you. This discussion may be beneficial to both parties," Mei With a weird expression, Rita repeated what the dragon god Enya asked her to tell Gawain, as if she herself couldn't believe that these words were from a god.Said to a mortal, "Finally, He also asked us to tell you - this invitation is not urgent. If you are temporarily busy, then postpone the meeting. If you have doubts, you can also refuse directly."
Gawain raised his eyebrows subconsciously: "Is this the original words of your god?"
The two senior agents said in unison: "Yes."
Gawain After thinking for a few seconds, he took a long breath—
“No.”