The sailors are not the natives of this planet, they are just a group of passers-by - in the long and faded memories of the Dragon God, even the gods feel a little blurry, the ancient times of this planet were a more... A world that conforms to Gawain's "fantasy imagination" is a world without orbiting giant structures in space, as well as satellite groups and space stations.
It is a world of swords and magic, kingdoms and dragons.
"...At that time, the continent of Loren was a little closer to the North Pole than it is today - the entire civilized world was colder than it is today. The Dragon Clan first multiplied and established itself in Tallond. own kingdom, while several other intelligent races live on the continent of Loren and two other lands - they were initially scattered into nearly a hundred tribes and small countries, and later turned into several larger federations or empires. And for a long time, the dragons of Tallond and other races in the world have occupied this world..."
"You mean the other two lands?" Gawain couldn't help but interrupt. After hearing what the Dragon God said, "Are they the land now located on the east and west sides of the Loren continent?"
"Yes," the Dragon God nodded, "The mortals on the Loren continent are no longer there. We know about their existence, but in the ancient language of the Dragon Clan, they are called 'Kaldor' and 'Moor' respectively - among them, Kaldor, located in the west of the Loren continent, is the ancient hometown of the Silver Elves... But that is already It happened tens of thousands of years ago."
Gawain's heart beat loudly - each piece of ancient knowledge that the Dragon God mentioned inadvertently was a huge gain for him!
“The elves really migrated to Loren from another continent in the west of the sea?!” He couldn’t help but ask, “Then do you know why the original elves migrated to the continent of Loren? "
"It's a pity... Even the Dragon Clan has no way to monitor the entire world continuously. Especially after the rebellion against the tide formed new shackles, the Dragon Clan's scope of activities and exploration capabilities have been further restricted. Compressed, and my field of vision is limited by the dragon's field of vision - even I don't know what is too far away from Tallond." The Dragon God shook his head, but then added, "But Tallond also Under the extreme conditions allowed by the rules, some "Far Walkers" will occasionally be sent to quickly explore distant places. Almost four centuries after the elves migrated to the Loren continent, a team of Far Walkers briefly flew to the vicinity of Kaldor - —According to their rough observation, Kaldor has been turned into a wasteland."
"Inverted into a wasteland?" Gawain said with surprise, "The hometown of the elves has been turned into a wasteland? ”
“Yes, a very obvious wasteland. The earth is scorched, the plants are extinct, and the coast is littered with huge, charred ruins of cities that look like they have been abandoned for centuries. "The Dragon God said, "The elves did not migrate because of exploration or limited living space - their hometown was destroyed by some kind of disaster."
Gawain's curiosity was completely aroused. Can't waitAsked: "...What is the current situation of the ancient continent called 'Kardo'? Has it been restored? Is there anyone there?"
The Dragon God slowly shook his head.
"According to Tallond's last observation of the direction of Kaldor two centuries ago, it was still shrouded in deadly poisons and radioactive contamination... The wasteland showed no signs of recovery, although it was far away The traveler did not go deep into the interior of the continent, but there would probably be no survivors in that environment."
"...Okay," Gawain sighed regretfully, combining the name Kaldor with the name. The name of the ancient continent "Moor" that he just heard was silently recorded for the time being, and then he brought back the topic, "Then let's continue the previous topic, about the sailors."
The Dragon God did not hesitate at all. She looked patient and was not annoyed by Gawain's repeated questions and new topics. She just nodded and continued to talk about those events in ancient times -
"...At that time, we set sail. The dead have not yet arrived, and the various races living in this world are just living in ignorance - even the dragon race is just a member of the ignorant mortal race. My memory of that era is actually not clear. Because everything at that time happened before I "fused into one", but there was one thing that impressed me the most...
"In that season of civilization, wars were frequent, even wars involving gods. Not uncommon. "
Gawain's brows frowned subconsciously.
"Why? "He asked subconsciously.
The Dragon God asked back: "The reason? The mortal world is at war, when does it need a reason? "
Gawain didn't know how to answer for a while.
"Mortals are always keen on fighting, and their history is always between long wars and short and partial peace. Out-of-order cycle—this is the answer I got after watching this world for 1.87 million years. Back then, the various countries on this planet were mired in such endless battles, and were never able to form an absolutely strong empire, nor could they form a relatively stable balance. Even the dragons of Tallond, I have also been actively or passively involved in wars within and between continents on several occasions...
"In the memories I inherited before 'fusion', I still remember that time The scene... Huge airships cross continents, knights fight on the plains, countries form alliances and abandon alliances, people called heroes rise in the clouds, and then quickly fall into dust, and this long, all over the world The disputes between almost all intelligent races finally had an impact on the 'group mentality', which almost destroyed that season of civilization."
The Dragon God paused briefly, and Gawain immediately reacted: "The gods of that season...were also warlike?"
"Yes, the continuous years of war have given birth to a large number of civilians who live in a state of war from birth to death, and such civilians Will regard war as part of their world viewIn part, when such a population accumulates to a certain number, the ideological trend begins to change - the gods become warlike... no, worse than warlike, the gods in that season began to become bloodthirsty and became... Like the embodiment of some kind of crazy killing, terrifying and dark. "
When the Dragon God said this, he shook his head slightly. There seemed to be a trace of lingering fear deep in his calm expression. Gawain thought he had seen it wrong at first, but he soon understood. Why would the other party be so concerned about this?
The Dragon Clan 1.87 million years ago... also believed in their own gods.
What if the ideological trend changed that year? It has spread all over the world, and the gods of dragon faith are obviously not immune. Just now, the Dragon God has personally mentioned that Tallond was actively or passively involved in the wars around the world several times at that time. Obviously, it became The bloodthirsty and terrifying gods also include the dragon gods. Although it seems that the dragon god has not been distorted and out of control as a result, as a god born after the fusion of the gods, he is probably still affected by it, at least retaining many bad things.
Gawain did not urge the other party. After a few seconds, the Dragon God continued: "When mortals realize that something is wrong, it seems to be too late - the malicious god. Oracles and 'spiritual enlightenment' that directly affected the minds of mortals began to descend all over the world. Almost overnight, the whole world entered a dark and crazy era - all wars began to get out of control, war actions lost their bottom line, and gods gave instructions to the fanatical Holy See army. To slaughter unarmed civilians, the out-of-control priests held bloody sacrifices everywhere to please their gods... The wanderers from outside the territory, that was the real divine disaster.
"Unlike the 'mad gods' you know who went crazy because they crossed the critical point, the gods of that era completed their bloody transformation completely while they were awake. They did not become out of control. Instead, the thoughts from the mortal world have adjusted the authority of all gods, allowing them to "legally" control the power of killing, and these sober bloody gods are more terrifying than the mad gods."
" Was Tallond also affected at that time? What were the dragons doing?" Gawain finally couldn't help but ask.
"In the face of global changes in ideological trends, no one can be immune unless the ethnic group is completely blocked from the beginning, does not participate in any international events, and does not let the public know about any external changes," said Dragon God Shen The voice said, "Tallond has also been affected - dragons have also been involved in the war, and more than once, when the gods believed by other races slipped into darkness and violence, that bloodthirsty impulse also spread like a plague. Tallond, passed into the dragon tribe's own belief system, began to influence the Tallond gods
"But the situation in Tallond is much better than other places, after all, it is located in the Arctic region. , only dragons with powerful talents can survive safely in Tallond, which was not a very friendly environment at that time. The natural geographical isolation prevented the chaos in other parts of the world from quickly spreading here, which also gave the wise men of the dragon tribe a chance to survive. time for them to think and react.
"After realizing that something was wrong with the entire world, the dragons began to formulate countermeasures. Thanks to the dragons' higher level of civilization and understanding of the world at that time, scholars successfully found the root of the problem and even analyzed the entire world. The clues in the series of changes in the world summarized some laws related to the gods - for example, they realized that the thoughts of mortals were affecting the judgment of the gods.
"So, the Tallond Senate at that time made a decision, a 'self-saving decision' that I don't know whether it was lucky or unfortunate..."
Gawain felt that his His mood was also rising and falling with the Dragon God's narration. As soon as the other party paused, he couldn't help but ask: "What decision?"
"Block Tallond, stop paying attention to worldly affairs, and then ——Repurify and stabilize the 'orthodox belief system' of the Dragon Clan."
Hearing the words mentioned by the other party, Gawain suddenly had some bad premonitions in his heart.
Dragon God continued to talk: "...At that time, no dragon realized the chain relationship between gods and mortals, and no one thought that gods would completely stand in some sense. The opposite of civilization - even if the situation in the entire world is deteriorating due to the bloodthirsty gods, the first thing the dragons think of is to 'repair' their own belief system, rather than abandoning the traditions and beliefs they have adhered to for thousands of years. Therefore, They formulated a large and orderly plan to strengthen their faith, the core of which is... to allow members of the ethnic group to believe in the traditional gods in the 'correct' way, and to return the gods to their proper place.
“A large number of temples have been repaired or renovated, ancient classics have been revised and supplemented, and members of the ethnic group have regained those old commandments that were gradually declining at that time. Tallond has closed all external access, as if the entire outside world has disappeared , the dragons were completely immersed in the 'group practice' of reconstructing and repairing their own spiritual world... which lasted for many years. "
"It's completely over," Gawain couldn't help but cover his forehead and let out a long sigh, "I think I understand why the Dragon Clan was left behind..."
The Dragon God nodded: "Yes, it seems now that this plan to reconstruct faith has had terrible subsequent effects, but no one knew this at the time, and it seems at the time... this plan to reconstruct faith was indeed effective.
“The dragon gods, who had begun to mutate, quickly stabilized. The mental deterioration and negative spiritual enlightenment of the group members were quickly contained, and Tallond soon became safe. , these are all visible changes.
“In the world outside Tallond, everything has become like purgatory, and the entire planet is immersed in a cycle of killing and sacrifice. Bottom-line wars and bloody battlefields can be seen everywhere..."
"...No one can predict fate in advance, and even the history that has already happened is often unreasonable in the eyes of latecomers," Gao Wenyao He shook his head, "Then what happened next? "
"Later...the sailor appeared," the Dragon God said in a deep voice, "from the universeCame from the depths and changed the fate of the entire world. "
He paused for a moment, picked up the cup on the table, and took a small sip before continuing.
"The Sailors...they are a group full of mysteries. civilization. They claim to be mortals, but they seem to be completely unaffected by the 'Chains of Gods'. They don't believe in all the gods in this world, and all the gods in this world cannot shake the minds of even the most ordinary members among them. I don't know if they are trying to break free. Despite this shackles, there is still something special about it.
“The Sailors broke through the shackles of their home planet many, many years ago and became a civilization that traveled freely in the universe. They migrated and explored from galaxy to galaxy, seemingly determined to set foot on the universe. Traveling throughout the universe, or looking for something in the universe, during their travels, they are often attracted to planets where intelligent races live. They will stay on these planets for a short time, and... are keen to help the intelligent creatures on these planets. "Removing the chains between the gods"
"Are you keen on helping the locals remove the chains between the gods?" Gawain was startled, "What kind of hobby is this..."
"Unfortunately, no one knows the reason why the sailors did this... They seem to have some kind of obsession and have been doing similar things since the day they set sail," Dragon God said while recalling, "According to them , their original route plan did not include our planet, but the sudden burst of strong 'disordered background pulses' on this planet attracted their attention, and they came here."
What happened after this, even if the Dragon God did not say it, Gawain could completely connect it.