Chapter 928 Warning

Camel’s statement made Gawain reveal a thoughtful expression.

He had heard some information about the racial culture and traditions of the Kraken from Tyr, so he was no stranger to the concept of "Eva".

Unlike most races on land, the Kraken have not had any concept of the realm of "gods" since ancient times. They do not worship any gods, nor do they believe that there is any absolutely transcendent individual who is a certain kind of person. Creator/savior/guide, in their cultural system, the only one similar to the "god" of the land race is "Eva", but they never think of Eva as a god - Tyr once used It took a long time to explain to Gawain what Eva is, because it is a difficult concept for land races to understand. After listening to Tyr's introduction, Gawain summarized the most important key point: < /p>

Eva is a collection of all sirens. They regard their entire race as a whole, just like a large number of cells gathered together. These cells give themselves a name to this huge and complex cell aggregate. Name, call - person.

This unique world view is probably related to their culture of "belonging to the deep sea", that is, all things originate from the deep sea, all things return to the deep sea, and all things are gathered into one in the deep sea.

Therefore, the sea monsters do not have and will never have the concept of worshiping gods - the greatest and extraordinary existence in their minds is an extra-large sea monster.

In Gawain's opinion, the Sirens are probably a wonderful race that maintains their individual will but understands the world like a swarm of insects.

He frowned slightly and looked at Kamel: "You mean, the reason why the Song of the Deep Sea and the Deep Sea Rune can produce a mental protective effect is because it essentially mobilizes 'Eva's' Power, is 'Eva' helping us fight against divine pollution?"

"It's very possible." Kamel nodded.

Gawain still frowned: "But what is the reason why the Sirens' Eva can resist divine pollution?"

"About this...I I just mentioned that to our 'gods', the essence of 'Eva' may be equivalent to an 'foreign god'," Kamel considered the words and said slowly, "You should remember Miss Tire. She once said personally that she and her people are not the original inhabitants of our planet. They come from a place with a completely different environment from our planet."

"I remember," Gawain clicked. Nodding, "And I heard her describe the tool used by the Kraken to come to this world. It was very much like some kind of 'ship' that could be used to cross the long distances between the stars - just like the astrologers and scholars in the ancient Gondor period. It's the same as the 'star ship' we imagined. But it is obvious that the scale of that thing is countless times larger than the star craft imagined by anthropologists seven hundred years ago."

Kamel slowly said. Nodding: "Yes, some kind of aircraft used to cross the starry sky. It sounds like the Siren comes from another planet, but I have talked to Miss Till several times recently., I listened to her describe the situation in her hometown and the troubles the sirens encountered while surviving in this world...I had a bolder guess. "

Gawain raised his eyebrows: "A bolder guess? "

"The Krakens have gone through a very long 'adaptation period' on our planet. They even lost their bodies for a time and 'reassembled' in their most primitive elemental form on the seabed for an unknown number of years. 'Only before they regained the ability to move... This has gone beyond the concept of 'two planets with different natural environments', and considering that elemental creatures are innately immune to the effects of demonic tides, the problem they encountered should not be some kind of 'magic tide' "Sequelae", so... I guess they may come from a place that is even more 'distant' than we imagined, even so far away that... even the basic laws of the world are different. "

Gawain's face suddenly became serious: "Keep talking. ”

“If it is really due to different basic laws that the Sirens are ‘incompatible’ with our world, then the same must be true for their ‘Eva’. In their world, there is probably no so-called 'divine pollution' or 'chain of faith', nor is there such a thing as a 'spiritual seal'. 'Eva' who was born under such circumstances may be the A god who has 'already' broken free from bondage... No, strictly speaking, it should be a 'god-like individual', because their 'Eva' will not receive prayers at all, nor will it produce any faith feedback, let alone be able to communicate with them. Establish a substantial connection between believers...

"If the above conjecture is true, then the effect of the Song of the Deep Sea and the Rune of the Deep Sea can be explained: they direct the pollution to a 'rule anomaly'. Ancient There was a proverb in the Gondor period, 'The floods of this world cannot wash away the feathers of Hades', because the two are not in the same dimension, and the pollution of our world... obviously cannot affect an individual from a foreign land."

“We are still analyzing this, but Miss Jenny has a guess,” Kamel said, “ She believes that the joy and excitement we feel in the Song of the Deep Sea and the Rune of the Deep Sea may not be affected by the spirit of 'Eva', but may be a by-product of some kind of 'connection'..."

"The 'connection' between sirens," Jenny immediately He replied, and then explained his views while sorting out his words, "Sirens are a kind of elemental creature. Although they may be elemental creatures from 'another world', they also have similar characteristics to the elemental creatures in our world. That is 'resonance', which is a phenomenon that pure elements will inevitably produce when they are close to each other.I have also confirmed from Miss Tire that the sirens can feel the emotions of their fellow creatures to a certain extent, and this emotional resonance will be more obvious when communicating with the song of the deep sea or the 'tentacle twisting dance'... ..."

Gawain wanted to remain serious throughout the whole process, but he still couldn't hold back: "What the hell is the tentacle twisting dance..."

"...This is a suggestion. "Miss Er's exact words," the expression on Jenny's face was also a little weird, "It turned into a bunch of tentacles and twisted around with the same kind of people..."

"Okay, don't explain it, roughly. Just understand the meaning," Gawain waved his hand to interrupt the other party, "In short, there is some kind of basic 'telepathy' between the sea monsters. Although it cannot directly transmit information like the spiritual network, it can allow the sea monsters to share emotions. ——So, those runes and songs..."

As he spoke, he looked at Jenny, who nodded: "Yes, those runes and songs brought us to the Siren's In the 'collective mood' - the excitement and joy that the user feels does not come from Eva's 'positive mental pollution', but just... feels the good mood of the sirens. "

Gawain was startled, and suddenly he subconsciously pressed his forehead: "So those deep-sea salted fish are always so happy..."

"We can explain now Why are there sequelae like 'squid mania' after long-term exposure to deep-sea runes?" Kamel spread his hands and said, "This is also the result of emotional resonance. "

Gawain nodded slowly, gradually clarifying the conjectures of Kamel and Jenny. Then he suddenly thought of something: "If those runes and songs have the ability to resist pollution, Since the Siren is "incompatible" with this world, does this mean that if the Siren completely adapts and integrates into this world, this resistance will disappear? Now that Eva has occupied the throne of the Storm God, the Sirens are obviously gradually adapting to this world! "

"To be honest, this possibility cannot be ruled out," Kamel said in a serious tone. "The Siren's 'adaptation' may actually cause them to lose one of their unique 'advantages'. This is indeed a somewhat contradictory and ironic possibility. But I don’t think it will be that simple, at least not anytime soon.

"First of all, there is an obvious evidence: the 'race' of sirens has occupied the throne of the God of Storms, and their 'Eva' has now essentially become the God of Storms, and has There are a large number of 'Naga' as believers, but neither ordinary sirens nor their 'Eva' show any divine pollution, which shows that there is not a simple confrontation between their 'adaptation' and 'pollution' Change relationships.

“Secondly, even if the sirens have adapted to the rules of our world, it does not mean that they are exactly the same as the original inhabitants of our world. The adaptability of living things changes depending on the environment. Only environmental factors that actually affect survival will cause the adaptive evolution of living things. And whether ‘Eva’ can produce divinity?Pollution apparently does not affect the Kraken's daily existence. Therefore, the most likely scenario is that the Sirens will eventually adapt to the environment of our world, but their 'Eva' will not change in any way - because the laws of nature cannot affect her. "

Gawain nodded slowly while listening. He recognized Kamel's theory, but in the end he said with a serious expression: "Even so, we must be prepared. "

"Yes, always prepare for the worst case scenario," Kamel said solemnly, "The protection 'borrowed' from the Kraken may fail, and even if it doesn't Failure may occur, and we cannot place all our hopes on the Sirens - although they are indeed reliable and friendly allies, but as you said, 'What's others' belongs to others after all'. What's more, we can't have only one deck of cards in our hands. "

"Therefore, your progress in the mental protection system is crucial, which brings us more possibilities," Gawain nodded slightly and spoke slowly, "In principle, If we know enough, we will be able to develop our own mental protection technology, and at the same time, we can avoid the impact of technological black boxes... This last point is particularly important. "

As he spoke, he sighed softly, with worry in his tone: "Now our mental protection technology is based on deep-sea runes. In the long run, it actually points to a 'Unknown individual', if we cannot explain it technically, then it is likely to arouse people's awe of the mysterious and unknown power, and then generate some kind of 'worship trend'. Although this possibility is very small, we must also avoid any possibilities in this regard. ”

Gawain’s reminder obviously gave the greatest warning to Kamel, a former disobedient. The flowing light on the latter’s body stopped slightly for a moment, and then the arcane master lowered his head. , with a hint of awe in his tone: "Yes, we will definitely keep it in mind. "

Gawain nodded, and then glanced at the holographic projection floating in the research room and the technicians busy everywhere.

"We need to put this Information on this is synchronized to our Siren allies - although they may have already realized that they are 'incompatible' with this world and are also studying the issue of 'adaptation', we must be frank enough. "

Kamail and Jenny said in unison: "Yes, Your Majesty. "

Gawain exhaled and looked at Kamel: "Next, let's talk about... things related to God. I got a lot of information from Amorn. "

...

Hetty is sitting in her office. The Magic Network terminal set aside is operating silently, and the printing device connected to the Magic Network terminal is spitting out messages from afar. Text.

The chief druid of the empire, Pittman, was sitting on a chair not far from her.

“One after another, mages have begun to come to the government affairs offices in various places. The Ministry of Public Security reported that the goddess of magic was 'lost'," Hetty took theAfter glancing at the general content of the report spit out from the printer, he shook his head slightly and whispered, "Although most of the mages are light believers or even pan-believers of the goddess of magic, and there are no particularly devout and fanatical believers, now the gods 'Loss of contact' still makes many people feel uneasy."

"If this state of unknown intelligence continues for a while, they will be even more uneasy," Pittman said casually. "Think about it carefully. I'm just feeling uneasy now, which is the best case scenario."

"We will announce the news soon," Hetty put down her hand and reported. "According to the ancestors' wishes, we will hold a meeting. After the eye-catching meeting of top mages, the news that "the goddess of magic has died due to unknown reasons" was directly announced to the public... After that, they relied on public opinion guidance and a series of official activities to gradually divert everyone's attention and allow the incident to transition smoothly... But I'm still worried that there will be too much chaos."

"There will definitely be a certain degree of chaos and turmoil. Don't think you can avoid this - the goddess of magic is actually gone. We can't, and we certainly don't want to, create something out of thin air to appease people's hearts." Pitman waved his hand, "Announcement of the news directly may be the fastest and most effective method. At this time, what we need is speed, and everyone needs someone. The answer, even if it is a bad answer, as long as the subsequent official announcements and public opinion guidance can keep up, all this can end smoothly after a chaotic but short process."

As he said this, the old druid said. He smiled and added a few words: "And don't underestimate human beings' ability to adapt and accept... The fall of the White Star three thousand years ago caused a greater impact than today. The Druids back then were not as shallow as the mages. Believers, but didn’t everything end smoothly?

“In the final analysis, for most people who are not so religious, God is really a distant concept. When God leaves... …Life has to go on. ”