What attracts the Voyager to this planet from the depths of the universe is the so-called "disordered background pulse" - this is probably some kind of professional term that only the Voyager himself understands, but regarding its origin, Gawain figured it out quickly.
It is exactly what happened on this planet that the large-scale arrival of gods and war conflicts occurred.
“When they came to this planet, the entire world was almost hopeless. The bloodthirsty gods coerced the fanatical Holy See and turned the entire planet into a huge sacrifice field, while ordinary people were Like livestock waiting to be slaughtered in the sacrificial field, Tallond seems to be the only 'pure land', but it only relies on sealing the border and solidifying the gods to protect itself.
"Facing this. Under such circumstances, the Voyager chose the most drastic intervention method... 'dismantling' the out-of-control divine structure on the planet. "
When the Dragon God said this, he shook his head slightly.
"In fact, even I know very little about the sailors, so I don't know if they are on other planets. What methods will the above use when facing different situations? I don't know if they have other ways to guide a civilization to decouple from the 'shackles of the gods'. I only know that they use one of the most effective methods on this planet. The only way... is to attack directly.
“At that time, due to the frequent interference of the gods in the human world, the divine power repeatedly penetrated the barrier between the human world and the kingdom of gods, resulting in the blurring of the boundaries between the world of gods and the world of mortals, and the sky above the planet was filled with unknown things. The 'deep voids' and rifts that can be completely closed, the sailors launched a fierce attack on all the kingdoms of God from these channels.
"To this day, many scenes from that time still remain in my memory... ...It was a terrible battle. The sailors left an impression on me not only of their strength, but also of their determination and ruthlessness. As if they were fulfilling some noble mission, they quickly destroyed all the existences that claimed to be 'gods' on the planet, and left a large number of monitoring and protection facilities on the planet - they made those facilities hidden, or set up Far away from the habitat of civilization, at first, we thought they were preparing to completely occupy this planet, but they didn't... After doing all that, they left without any regrets.
"Leaving with them were the various races that survived on the planet at that time and whose population had been drastically reduced—except for the dragons of Tallond."
The Dragon God paused for a while when he said this, and Gawain immediately asked: "They didn't take action against the gods of the Dragon Clan... The reason is what you mentioned before, the Dragon Clan and their own gods have been 'tied together', So they can't intervene?"
"...Actually, this is just our own speculation," Dragon God said softly after two seconds of silence, "They may have left no explanation. They didn't take action because of the strong connection between the dragons and the gods. It may be because they decided that the dragons were not qualified to join their 'ship group' for some reason, or... they would actually only eliminate those who fell into madness or developed bloodthirsty. God of inclination,The dragons of Tallond are "no need to intervene" targets in their judgment standards.
"But no matter what the reason, the result is the same...
"The sailors left without taking away the dragon, and the Tallond civilization was left behind on this planet. On the already devastated planet, the dragon clan became the only 'ruler' of the planet at that time, like a king locked on the throne, staring at the wasteland lonely and sadly. One hundred and eighty-seven million years have passed, what the dragons have gained and what they have lost... can no longer be explained clearly. ”
This ancient history slowly unfolded its mystery to Gawain in the Dragon God’s narrative. However, that too long time has already left countless traces of wind erosion in history. As a result, the truth became blurred, so even after hearing so many things, Gawain still had doubts in his heart about the sailors, about the gods of the dragon clan, and about the long-lost ancient era...
He believed that there must be more details in the lost history, more details that could explain the current situation of the Sailors and the Dragon Clan. However, the Dragon God did not tell him - perhaps He deliberately concealed it for some reason. , or maybe even this ancient god doesn't know all the details.
After all, he is not exactly the "gods" of the dragon clan, but just a... suture created after the great changes among the gods. Just the successor.
After a long time, Gawain broke the silence again: "Then the battlefield in the eternal storm..."
"That's what happened next, the sailor left. Many years later," the Dragon God said calmly, "after the sailors left, Tallond experienced a brief period of chaos and confusion, but the dragons still had to survive, even if the whole world was devastated... They stepped out of the closed door. , like scavengers, began to explore this abandoned planet. They found a large number of ruins, and also found a few small shelters built by the survivors who seemed unwilling to leave the planet. However, in the harsh environment at that time , none of those shelters survived...
"Many years passed, and the world was still desolate. The dragons temporarily gave up looking for life in other parts of the world, and instead began to Energy is invested in Tallond's own development. The emergence of the Sailor seems to have opened a window for the dragon clan, a window to... the outside world. It inspired many dragons' spirit of exploration and curiosity, allowing... …"
Gawain heard the whistling and roaring outside the temple suddenly became violent again, even more violent than when the noise was the loudest just now. He couldn't help but leave his seat slightly and wanted to He went to take a look at the situation outside the temple, but the Dragon God's voice interrupted his movements: "Don't pay attention, it's just... the sound of the wind."
Gowen looked at the other party and saw Ruyuan With such deep eyes, he then sat down again, exhaled, and spoke down on behalf of the Dragon God: "The dragons developed rapidly driven by the desire for exploration and curiosity, but they encountered the rebound of the shackles of the gods. due to failure toAt that time, he summed up the rules of the chain, but failed to find a way to break free, which eventually led to the war in the depths of the eternal storm. "
The Dragon God nodded slightly.
The whistling and roaring outside the temple calmed down a little.
"You just mentioned, The Sailors took away most of the survivors on this planet except the dragons? "Gawain listened to the movement outside the temple, and his eyes fell on Enya, "Why did they do this? "
"To be honest, the Dragon Clan has spent many years guessing the motives of the sailors, ranging from noble purposes to sinister conspiracies. However, there is no reliable logic that can explain the motives of the sailors. Motivation... In the limited contacts that the Dragon Clan had with the Sailors, they did not describe much about their hometown and traditions, nor did they explain in detail their long voyage - also known as the 'Sail Expedition' - there was What purpose. They seem to have been sailing in the universe for hundreds of thousands of years or more, and there are more than one fleet roaming among the stars. They have left footprints on many planets, but after leaving a planet, they almost never return. Return...
"As for taking away survivors from the planet... they seem to have done similar things more than once. They have a huge 'ship group', and they are closely protected by the Voyager warships. Deep in the fleet, there are many ethnic groups who boarded the fleet during the 'Sail Expedition'. Some of them are refugees from other planets, some are civilizations that actively joined the fleet, and some are even just traveling with the wind... It is said that the most powerful people in the fleet are The ancient members have been sailing with the Voyager for tens of thousands of years, but unfortunately, the Dragon Clan did not have the chance to meet those 'passengers' from foreign lands - they were stranded in space at the time, responsible for building the unfinished 'sky'. Didn't land on this planet."
The Dragon God spoke slowly in a soft and low voice. Her sight seemed to drift away, and her eyes became void - she might have sunk. That ancient memory may be sentimental about what the Dragon Clan has missed, or it may just be thinking about the future of race and civilization as a "god". No matter what the reason was, Gawain did not interrupt him.
Because Gawain himself has been immersed in a kind of wonderful thoughts, immersed in a kind of throbbing about the mysteries of the star sea and the world that he has never thought about.
This world... no, this universe is not silent. Even if there are periodic threats of demonic tides, even if there are regular shackles of gods, among the twinkling stars, there is no sound. There are still fires of civilization floating around.
The huge sailing fleet, the civilizations of other planets, the expedition between the stars... When he woke up in an ancient tomb and faced a fallen magical "Middle Ages", he simply It was impossible to imagine that he could hear these concepts in this world, but today, these things were unfolding before his eyes, unfolding in a historical way.
The most incredible thing is that the "person" who told all this... turned out to be a "god".
TowerA trip to Erlond is well worth it.
In this vaguely exciting mood, Gawain finally couldn't help but break the silence: "Is it true that the sailor will not come back?"
"The dragon clan has already After waiting for more than a million years," Enya said calmly, "the sailors never came back...the things they left among the stars were all running automatically, and gradually decayed in the process of automatic operation, like this This may have happened more than once on other planets - I think the Voyager did not leave those things behind in order to one day come back and take over this humble rocky ball, although I don't know why they left those facilities behind. But they probably won’t come back again.”
Gawain suddenly felt a little disappointed.
He seemed to understand why the original dragons carried out the plan to cultivate the "countertide" and why they wanted to use the legacy of the Sailors to build another powerful mortal civilization.
However, there are some things...if you miss it, you really miss it. Blind but ineffective "remedial" measures will ultimately be in vain.
The Dragon God looked at him. After a while, he showed a smile: "Are you yearning for the stars, wanderer outside the realm?"
"In the past many years, I have always been among the stars," Gawain sighed, "For me, this planet... is really not spacious enough."
"Really..." Dragon God said noncommittally. , then she suddenly took a long breath and stood up slowly, "What a pleasant conversation... Let's stop here, wanderers from outside the territory, it's getting late."
" Indeed, we seem to have been talking for a long time." Gawain also stood up, took out the mechanical watch in his arms and took a look, then looked at the door of the temple hall, but before walking away, he suddenly stopped again , his eyes returned to the Dragon God, "By the way, if you don't mind - I have another question."
"Please speak."
"Black Trap... What is the black trap that caused many civilizations to suddenly become extinct after reaching their peak?"
The Dragon God was silent for a few seconds and said slowly: "Do you still remember the battlefield deep in the eternal storm? ?"
Gawain nodded: "Of course I remember."
After a brief silence, the gentle but solemn voice of the Dragon God came into Gawain's ears: "In the meantime. At the last moment when the gods merged into one and the shackles were completely solidified, the dragons chose to give up their freedom. They lowered their heads and became my nourishment and slaves - so they stopped at the edge of the black trap, but one foot was already trapped in it. In the dark trap.
“And those who are unwilling to bow will face the end.
"Confronting the invincible 'God of Gods', he was annihilated by the power of faith accumulated by his own civilization over thousands of years, and perished together with all the culture, legends, myths, and awe created by his own civilization. Civilization has Gods are as strong as they are, and the 'civilization explosion' caused by the collision of the two is the black trap."
Gawain's eyes widened. When the answer he had been thinking about for a long time finally came to him, he almost held his breath. He couldn't help but speak urgently until his heart started beating. "Wait a minute, does the 'third story' you didn't mention before mean that there is another..."
"You just said that you still have 'one' question," Long said. God interrupted Gawain's words, but her tone was still gentle, and her expression was half-smiling, "This is the second one."
Gawain was choked, and he wanted to speak again, but what he saw in front of him was The god silently shook his head at him.
After a while, Gawain breathed out: "Okay, I understand."
Then he took a step back: "Thank you for your hospitality, and thank you for your patience." Answer, this is indeed a pleasant conversation. I think it's time for me to leave, my friends are still waiting."
"Please," the Dragon God nodded gracefully, "Hera. Gore is at the door, and he will take you back."
Gawain nodded slightly to express his gratitude, then turned around and strode towards the exit of the temple hall.
He could feel a gaze falling on his back, and it remained there without taking it back.
At the door of the temple hall, the high-level dragon priest with light blond hair and a serious face was still waiting in the corridor, as if he had never left.
He was once a leader of the Dragon Clan.
He was once a warrior who rose up against the gods.
He once held the legacy left by the Sailors, and perhaps... he also yearned for the stars.
"Hello, high priest."
"Guest, do you want me to take you back?"
"Thank you for your hard work."
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"You're welcome."