Gawain took a lot of effort to suppress the slanderous words in his mind, and was extremely glad that he didn't bring amber with him this time - otherwise the half-elf would have guessed something from the changes in his face. stuff, and then several exaggerated versions of "The Sacred Words of Emperor Gawain Cecil" will appear in the next issue of the secretly circulated "The Holy Sayings of the Emperor"...
He shook his head , looking at the God of Nature in front of him, who chuckled: "Obviously, you are not going to help me lift these restrictions."
"We have already discussed this issue. "Gawain replied calmly, "What I care about now is what you just said. You said, 'Such a day really happens' - could it be said that you had anticipated what the goddess of magic would do?"
< p>Amorn responded calmly: "...I didn't expect the details, but I know that there will be other gods trying to break this cycle like me, and among all the gods, the most likely to take action... is the goddess of magic. .""Why do you say that?" Gawain frowned, "And didn't you say before that there is no communication between gods under normal circumstances, and you don't know much about other gods?"
"Due to the constraints of belief fields and ideological trends, it is indeed impossible for gods to communicate with each other. I don't know what other gods are thinking and planning..." Amorn's tone seemed to suddenly contain a hint of confusion. A hint of smile, "But this does not affect my inference of the 'tendencies' of other gods based on certain rules..."
Gawain immediately noticed a certain key word mentioned by the other party, but after Before he asked, Amorn suddenly asked a question: "Do you know how and why 'magic' was born?"
Veronica on the side was a little surprised why a god of nature She would suddenly ask questions in this regard, but she answered after thinking for a moment: "Magic originally originated from mortals' imitation and summary of certain natural monsters and extraordinary phenomena in nature - although many scholars and scholars in later generations Believers also attribute magic to mysterious races or gods such as dragons, but most real magicians do not agree with those opinions.
“As for the purpose of magic...of course it is to be cruel. survive in the natural environment. ”
“Yes, in order to survive in the cruel natural environment, mortals began to draw wisdom from nature, steal power from nature, and transform the thunder, lightning, wind and frost that were once considered miracles. Rain and snow became a power controlled by mortals, and used it to fight against the harsh environment... This is the birth of magic," Amorn said slowly, "So, this is also the birth of the goddess of magic. "
Gawain's mind suddenly became clear, and he already understood what Amorn wanted to say.
"Magic is human rebelliousness, learning, desire to survive, and facing nature. Great power is the embodiment of fearless spirit," Amorn's voice was low and melodious, "Therefore, the goddess of magic has a strong learning ability, and she can observe more keenly than all gods.Aware of the changing laws of things, He will definitely not succumb to those parts that are not good for Him. He will be the first to awaken and try to control his own destiny, just like the mortal sages tried to control those dangerous thunder, lightning and fire. He desires survival more than any other god, and can do many daring things to survive... sometimes even appearing reckless.
"The irony is that all of His resistance behaviors are actually the result of His own 'operating laws'. The irony is that Myrmena acted recklessly according to the laws, but succeeded, at least It is a certain degree of success... If all the evidence is established, then 'He' is now 'she'."
Gawain listened intently to the key information revealed by Amorn. He felt that his thoughts had become clear, and many things that he had never figured out before were suddenly explained. It also gave him for the first time clear and quantifiable ideas when speculating on the nature of other gods.
Veronica, who was next to him, also frowned subconsciously, with a look of surprise on her face: "Gods are born from thoughts... It turns out that this can still be thought of like this!"
Then she suddenly remembered something, and her eyes suddenly turned to Amorn: "Is it okay if you tell us this 'knowledge' directly?"
"If I told you this not long ago, you It will be contaminated by the 'truth from magic'," Amorn said lightly, "But now, this level of knowledge has no impact."
"Not long ago..." Gawain suddenly showed a trace. Doubts, many guesses emerged in my mind, "Why do you say that?"
"The mortal world has moved forward suddenly, and many things are changing rapidly... But for me, there is only one change worthy of attention. Direction..." The smile in Amorn's words became more and more obvious, "Druid General Education and the "Township Pharmacist's Handbook" are really good things... Even a child of seven or eight years old knows where the alchemy potion comes from. It’s coming.”
The remaining “divinity” entangled in Amorn is loosening!
Gawain instantly realized what the changes that had happened to the former "god of nature" meant, and guessed the reasons behind these changes. He stared with half astonishment and half exploration. He looked at the giant deer up and down several times, as if to confirm the authenticity of the other person's words, and at the same time couldn't help but ask again: "You mean, you have now further escaped the identity of 'god'" ?”
In the White Star Fall event three thousand years ago, although Amorn successfully escaped from the position of “God of Nature” by feigning death and even destroyed the God of Nature, Gawain could obviously It can be seen that his "detachment" is actually not complete. He still possesses many residual qualities of gods, such as contaminated flesh and blood, a body that cannot be looked directly at, words and knowledge that are fatal to ordinary people, etc. In this regard, Nariti Er can be used as the best reference: also the "god of the past", Naratir experienced another crisis after the separation of divinity and humanity.Death, coupled with the death of all the residents of the sandbox that were the basis of her original ideology, she herself has achieved complete regeneration and transformation through Gawain's memory reshaping, and now she has completely lost those "god limitations".
Naritir can appear directly in front of any neural network user, but now Amorn is still imprisoned in the deepest part of the shadow world. This is the "remaining god's throne" Bondage” is at work.
Naritir’s “success” is obviously unreplicable to the gods of this world, but now it seems that Amorn has found a path to complete relief from another direction— —The starting point of this road to liberation is in Cecil’s New Order.
To be honest, Gawain was not completely unaware of all this. After knowing the fact that "gods are born from the trend of thought", he and his technical experts have been working backwards to figure out how to break the situation. In addition to the necessary social needs behind many religious reforms and new education systems in the Cecil Empire, a large part of them actually also had the shadow of research related to the Disobedience Plan. He just did not expect...
This Everything really took effect, it took effect right under his nose - even though the object of effect was a "former god" who had left the throne and whose divinity was constantly fading.
"In a sense, I am one step closer to 'freedom'," Amorn's voice sounded in Gawain's mind, "I can clearly feel the changes."
"I remember that you were still restrained when you came here last time," Veronica said suddenly next to her, "and by that time our Druid General Course had been promoted for some time... so there have been changes At what point did it happen?"
When she said these words, she obviously had the tone of a researcher.
"It's difficult for me to give an accurate time point or reference value for a 'sudden change' of state," Amorn replied patiently, "This is a fuzzy process, and I think we may We can never summarize the laws of ideological changes - we can only roughly speculate about it. In addition, I hope you will not be blindly optimistic - the changes in me are not that big, and just a few years of education and knowledge cannot change ordinary people. Group thinking cannot reverse the trend of thought that has been formed for thousands of years. It can at most have a certain influence on the gods on the surface, and it is for people like me who have broken away from the status of gods and no longer have divinity to supplement them. 'Gods' have an impact, and if it is a god in a normal state... it is difficult for me to say whether such a large-scale, rapid and violent change is good or bad."
Gawain felt what Amorn said. It was a bit abstract and difficult to pronounce, but not incomprehensible. He heard a hint of worry in the other person's last words, and immediately asked: "What did you mean by your last words?"
"Do you still remember? As I just mentioned, does the goddess of magic have the qualities of 'rebellion, learning, and desire for survival'?"
Gawain nodded: "Of course I remember"
"It's different. gods from differentBorn in the trend of thought, they also have different characteristics, which I call 'tendencies' - the goddess of magic tends to learn and adapt to survival, the holy light should tend to protect and save, and the three gods of fertility should tend to harvest. And abundance, different gods have different tendencies, which means...their adaptability and possible reactions may be completely different when facing sudden changes in human thoughts.
“Faced with the magic technology you developed, the goddess of magic quickly learned from it and began to look for content that is conducive to her own survival and continuation. However, if she is a person who tends to be conservative and maintain the inherent order, God, He..."
Amorn paused here, and then continued in a serious tone: "He may be driven crazy by these sudden changes."
The voice in his mind fell, but a huge wave surged in Gawain's heart. He suddenly realized that he might have ignored something all along, and subconsciously looked at Veronica next to him, but Seeing that the other party also gave him a complicated look.
They looked at each other.
"...Ah, it seems that something has happened somewhere beyond my 'sight'..." Amorn obviously noticed the reactions of Gawain and Veronica, and his voice A faint voice came, "What happened?"
"...The God of War's condition is not quite right," Gawain did not hide it, "His priests have begun to die mysteriously."
< p> "...God of War...I'm not surprised," strangely, Amorn's tone was not surprising, as if he had guessed that the goddess of magic would be the first to take self-rescue action, and it seemed that he had already Anticipating that something would happen to the God of War, "When the critical point comes, He is indeed one of the gods most likely to have an accident."Gawain subconsciously asked: "This is also because of the God of War's Tendency? ”
“The God of War is closely connected with the concept of war, born out of mortals’ awe of war and artificial constraints on the order of war.
“War is mortal. The most extreme and cruel means for seeking benefits. Since its inception, it has been direct killing and looting. No matter how many glamorous modifications and excuses are added, war will inevitably be accompanied by bloodshed, killings and huge profit plundering. , this is the basic concept of war recognized by mankind during the birth of the God of War.
“At the same time, humans are also full of fear and vigilance when using this terrible weapon of ‘war’. Therefore, humans have added many preconditions and mutually recognized ‘rules’ to war. , such as in the name of declaring war, such as the 'bottom line agreement' of armistice and prisoner exchange, such as the distribution of spoils and the evaluation method of merit - although sometimes the king and lords did not implement these agreements at all, and would change them little by little for the sake of profit. bottom line, but they will at least express respect for the war agreement in public, and most people also believe that there is order in the war.
"They implement this 'war contract spirit'.In the belief, the God of War is believed to be the god who witnessed a series of war treaties and conventions, and has been believed in this way for thousands of years.
"Therefore, the tendency of the God of War is to maintain the basic definition of war, and he has a strong 'contract tendency'. He is a stubborn and rigid god who only allows war to follow a certain template Conduct - Even if the form of war needs to be changed, this change must be based on a long period of time and a series of ritual agreements.
"Based on the above 'tendency', the God of War's ability to accept 'change' is. The worst, and the possible reactions when facing changes will be the most extreme and closest to losing control. "
Amorn ended his patient explanation, and then he paused for a few seconds before breaking the silence again: "So, what exactly did you do? "
"...a kind of war without bloodshed or killing, with most participants wearing smiles on their faces. There is no public declaration of war or truce, only a series of business contracts and interest exchanges," Gao Wen didn't know how he felt now. His expression was complicated and his tone was serious. "This kind of 'war' is spreading all over the world, and the speed of spread is far faster than the education popularization project of the Cecil Empire - after all, interests can have the greatest impetus to mankind. And the benefits of this new type of 'war' are too great..."
Amorn fell completely silent for half a minute.
In the end, even Vero Nika couldn't help but speak on her own initiative: "So..."
"You are forcing Him to die..." Amorn finally broke the silence, "Although I have never been with The God of War has communicated, but I only need to speculate...the brain of the God of War...how can he accept this? "
I don't know if it was an illusion, but Gawain felt that what Amorn almost blurted out was "How can the brain of the God of War accept this" - this is obviously not a very elegant and steady statement.