A sudden surge of magic power nearby interrupted Gawain's thoughts. He quickly followed his perception and saw layers of pale golden halos suddenly emerging from the air. In the center of the halo, a high-level dragon The figure of the priest Helagor is gradually turning from virtual to real.
The dragon priest completed the teleportation, then stepped onto the terrace from mid-air and came to Gawain.
"Mr. Heragore," Gawain looked at the dragon priest who suddenly visited with some surprise, "we just met yesterday - it seems that the Dragon God has something else he wants to talk to me about today. Talk?"
"He hopes to meet with you now," Herago said bluntly, "If possible, we will set off now."
Gawain is waiting for a response. , Amber and Veronica happened to come to the terrace, and they also saw the high-ranking priest who appeared here. Amber looked a little surprised: "Hey? Isn't this the high priest?"
"Again It's an invitation," Gawain smiled and nodded to the two of them, "You guys wait for me with Melita, I'll come as soon as I can."
Then he briefly chatted with Amber and Veronica. After a few words of explanation, he returned to Heragor - the uneasiness that never left his heart made him have no intention of wasting time, and he soon left the terrace with Heragor's teleportation spell.
After the familiar sense of time and space displacement, the light and shadow in front of Gawain gradually dissipated. He arrived at the upper temple on the top of the mountain. Herago stood beside him, and the corridor leading to the hall was Extends straight forward.
At the end of the corridor, the broad, gorgeous but empty hall looks unchanged. The round table and refreshments used to entertain guests are still arranged in the center of the hall, and the Dragon God’s Grace in the Golden Venetation Place Ya Ze stood quietly beside the round table, looking here with gentle and calm eyes.
This time, Heragor did not wait in the corridor outside the hall, but followed Gawain into the hall, and naturally stood beside the Dragon God, standing beside him like a servant. .
Gawain came to the round table, nodded slightly to the gods in front of him, and then sat down naturally, but before he asked about the situation, the Dragon God had already taken the initiative to break the silence: "It's time for you to return to the continent of Loren. ."
Gawain was stunned for a moment. The other party's words sounded like an abrupt and abrupt eviction order, but he soon realized something: "Something happened?"
The Dragon God did not answer directly, but said lightly: "You have what you should do...you are needed there now."
Almost instantly, Gawain felt uneasy since last night After finally getting confirmation, he had the urge to leave Tallond immediately. Obviously, the god sitting opposite him had already expected this. The other party smiled lightly and said: "I will Arrange for Melita to send you back to Loren, but you don't have to worry - we still have some time, at least, we can talk a few more words."
Gawain has already calmed down.I was excited, and at the same time I had thought that if the situation in Loren Continent had changed drastically, then the Dragon God would definitely not invite me to chat so slowly, since he put himself here instead of directly "throwing" me back with a teleportation magic. Loren Continent, that means the situation still has some room for improvement.
Thinking of this, a trace of curiosity arose in his heart: "What are we talking about today?"
"Just talk about one thing," the Dragon God's eyes fell on Gawain, " I want to talk to you about...the final ending between mortals and gods."
"The final ending between mortals and gods?" Gawain looked at the other side with some confusion, "You mean..."< /p>
The Dragon God's eyes were serious, and he looked into Gawain's eyes: "We already know several futures for people and gods on this planet - the sailors chose to destroy all out-of-control gods. Civilizations that perished in the Black Trap were destroyed by their own gods, and some unfortunate civilizations could not even withstand natural disasters like demonic tides. In the process of development, they came to an end together with their gods, and the last one...Tal The eternal cradle of Lund.
“Gawain Cecil, the wanderer from the outside world, this is all I have seen in these 1.87 million years, the mortals and gods. All development trajectories on this spiral track that is constantly cyclical and entangled. But now I want to hear your opinion. In your opinion... is there another future between mortals and gods, a future... that has never been walked by before? ”
Gawain couldn’t help but stop when he reached for the oak cup on the table.
This was a question that he did not expect, and it was an extremely difficult question in his opinion. The answer to the question - he didn't even think there would be an answer to this question, because even the gods couldn't predict the development trajectory of civilization, so how could he accurately depict it?
But the Dragon God is still very serious? Looking at him, for a god, he even showed surprising expectations at this moment.
Perhaps... the other party really thought that Gawain, the "outside wanderer", could bring him something. Let's find some answers that are beyond the cruel rules of this world.
Gawain still picked up the oak cup and tasted the liquid in the cup. His mind was gradually relaxing - he thought. He had to answer this question seriously, and while thinking, he finally came up with the answer.
“No god can be omniscient and omnipotent, let alone me, so I can’t accurately describe or predict it to you. "To give a picture of the future," he looked at Dragon God and said his answer, "but in my opinion, maybe we shouldn't stuff all of this into a tight 'framework'. The relationship between gods and mortals, the future between gods and mortals, none of this...should be 'predestined', let alone some preset position and 'standard solution'. "
The Dragon God looked at him: "I don't understand what you mean. "
"Concrete examples, concrete analysis, emancipate the mind, seek truth from facts - respect objective facts and follow objective laws," Gao Wen said in one breath.I have been thinking about it for a long time, and until just now it was just a vague direction of thinking, "In my opinion, since the existence of gods is an objective fact, and your birth and operation are also objective facts, then we This matter cannot be viewed in a dogmatic manner, but the objective laws of all this should be respected.
“The sailors chose to eliminate all the out-of-control gods. This was determined by the situation at the time, and the civilization in the black trap. They will die together with the gods. This is determined by the laws of nature, but there is no natural law that stipulates that all gods can only follow one path, and there is no evidence that these natural laws we know are 'all' of this world. rule.
“Julu Amorn destroyed his own divine throne through the ‘White Star Fall’ incident, and used suspended animation to continuously reduce his connection with the chain of faith. Now he can be said to have succeeded;
p>“Myrmena, the goddess of magic, broke away from her divine position and used non-directional thoughts to reshape herself. She is now close to success;
“There is a person who is called The new god who serves as the 'upper-level narrator' has now been released from the chain after a series of complicated events...
"These examples and processes seem to be impossible to replicate, but their existence itself speaks for itself. One thing: there is indeed another way.
“This is my opinion - gods and mortals can be enemies, or they can coexist, they can conflict for a short time, or they can reach a balance under certain conditions. The key lies in how to use reason and Achieve them in a logical rather than dogmatic way
“I am not a sailor, nor a disobedient of the former Gondor Empire, so I do not go to the extreme to believe that all gods must be destroyed. On the contrary, in After learning more and more truths, I have a certain respect for gods and even...
“Because no matter what the final direction is, at least in the long history from the ignorance to the rise of civilization, the gods have always protected mortals-just like your first story, the slow mother is also a mother after all.< /p>
"But on the other hand, I must also prioritize the survival of the mortal world, so facing gods that cannot coexist and facing the 'mad god' who has lost control, we still have only one choice..."
Gawain paused temporarily, and the Dragon God looked like he was thinking. After a brief thought, he broke the silence: "So, you neither want to end the myth, nor maintain it, nor do you want to choose Opposites do not want to simply coexist. You want to build a dynamic system that adjusts in real time with reality to replace fixed dogma. And you also believe that even if the coexistence relationship between gods and mortals is maintained, civilization can still move forward. ..."
"Amorn is still alive, but Druid technology has developed to the point where it has almost overturned more than half of the classic dogma. Myrmina is also still alive, and we are studying the use of external nerves. The systematic approach breaks through the traditional elements of spellcasting," Gao Wen said. "Of course, these are just small steps.But since these steps can be taken, it means that this direction is feasible-"
"It is only temporarily feasible," Dragon God said quietly, "Have you ever thought about this balance? In the eyes of gods, it is actually short-lived and fragile - take what you mentioned as an example, if people rebuild their Druid or magic beliefs and rebuild their worship system, then these 'cross-border moves' that are currently going on smoothly will still be It will come to an abrupt end..."
"Even if Amorn and Myrmina completely fall, as long as mortals rebuild their faith, new gods of nature and magic will still be born," Gao Wen said without hesitation, “So the key to the problem does not lie with God, but with man. "
"...Interesting statement," Dragon God said unhurriedly, "Then how do you solve this 'the key lies in people' problem? "
"Extending people's wisdom - what I am doing," Gawain said without hesitation, "replacing ignorance with reason is the most effective way at this stage. If everyone in the world knew the principle of the chain before the chain was formed, then the chain would not be formed. "
"This is not as easy as it sounds," Dragon God suddenly laughed, but there was no hint of ridicule in that smile, "You know? In fact, you are not the first person to think of doing this. "
Gawain didn't speak, just looked at each other quietly.
"The last person who realized that opening the people's wisdom can fight against the chains was a leader of last season's civilization. , the person who tried to use universal civilization to fight against the chains before was a thinker about a million years ago, and there were four... or five amazing mortals who also realized certain principles like you. ', and tried to trigger changes with actions...
"But unfortunately, these great people did not succeed."
Gawain listened to the Dragon God's calm narration, these They are all secrets that no one knows except for some ancient existences, and they are things that mortals in the current era cannot imagine. However, in a sense, they are not beyond his expectation.
One hundred and eighty-seven million years - there will always be warriors who succeed one after another, and there will always be other wise men and heroes.
Perhaps his too calm performance surprised Long Shen. The latter paused after finishing his story and then continued: "So, do you think you can succeed?"
< p>"I want to confirm a question first - did they fail because there was something wrong with the road itself?""...I don't know, because no one made it to the end, when they started It’s already too late, so no one can witness the final outcome of this road.”
“So the road is still there,” Gawain smiled, “someone has to walk it.” —Maybe there are other ways in the world, but unfortunately, mortals are creatures with limited strength and wisdom. We cannot walk every way. We can only choose one way to try. This one - if successfulIt's great if it fails. If it fails, I just hope that someone else will have the opportunity to find another way out. "
The Dragon God looked at Gawain quietly, and the latter quietly responded to the god's gaze.
"To my surprise," the Dragon God finally smiled and shook his head. Shaking his head, "Actually, at first I thought you would choose the route of the Settler... You are closely related to those legacies, and are most likely to dig out power from those legacies, and may even call that powerful fleet back, but after you Of all the ideas, those legacies never appeared. "
"The sailors have left - no matter whether they will come back or not, I am willing to assume that they will never come back," Gawain said calmly, "They...are indeed powerful, so powerful that The mortals of this planet are in awe, yet in my opinion, their route may not be suitable for any race other than their own.
“I did consider tapping some power from those legacies, but after learning about those things 1.87 million years ago, I realized one thing——
p>“Some things, if you miss them, you miss them. What mortals can rely on is that after all, they only have their own strength and they have to find their own way out. ”
A faint holy light floated over the hall, and an ethereal echo came from a place that seemed far away.
The Dragon God smiled and did not do anything else. Evaluation, without raising any questions, He just pointed to the snacks on the table: "Eat some, you can't eat it outside of Tallond. "
Gawain did not shirk. He tasted a few unknown pastries and then stood up.
"It's time for me to leave," he said. "Thank you for your hospitality. . "
"I am very happy to have the opportunity to talk freely with others." The elegant and beautiful god also stood up. "I can't remember the last time I had such a chat with others." "
"Actually, just yesterday," Gawain's heart moved, and he actually wanted to make a joke with the god, "he still talked to me. ”
The Dragon God was stunned for the first time.
The next second, he laughed particularly happily.
That was different from the previous saints. An indifferent, gentle but distant smile is completely different from a sincere and happy smile