CHAPTER XXXIV
Maybe it's because even without the protection of the barrier, the underworld won't be invaded by the gray mist.
The underworld people don't have a very intuitive feeling that "we are being protected by two goddesses".
Although their birth, the development of the underworld, and many of the underlying technologies of the underworld are all gifts from the two goddesses.
But after all, that is "the business of the ancestors", hundreds of years have passed.
That's too far away.
There are no national traditions in the underworld, and many people don't even know how they were founded and when they lived underground. There are even many who are illiterate and have generally low β or the lowest β education rates.
After all, Lady Mystery and Lady Silence are both righteous gods who are not very enthusiastic about education. Many of their clergy were mystics or elitists.
Sir Silver knows that to promote trade and increase consumption power, it is necessary to improve the quality of the general public; As the god of tradition, the old grandmother taught her children and grandchildren to read and be human beings. Yaon is the god of art, and although his people teach a bit of a bias, many of them are craftsmen or folk artists, but they are generally educated.
Needless to say...... Although the seven gods have a good relationship and a good relationship, the clergy under them are not like this - in order to get more new blood and more resources, each temple has hollowed out its mind and is doing various projects, activities and festivals. The benefit of providing education for free was given hundreds of years ago.
But the underworld is different.
Although they have a group of outstanding wise men, the people at the bottom live too happily...... Coupled with the possibility of getting rich overnight like a "digger", there are very few people who have the patience to study and study. Those who can become wise people are all strong people with both will and talent.
In this environment, ordinary people don't even know what the history of their country is.
There is no mechanism of "exam", life resources are sufficient and superior, there is no pressure in life, and there is even a gambling road to become a big man in one step...... As a direct result, ordinary people have no desire and motivation to learn at all.
Hundreds of years have passed, and eight or nine generations have passed.
This is enough to make the short-lived mortal forget the kindness of the past.
No longer acknowledging the status of the priesthood above others, no longer providing intra-city funds for the construction of the temple, and believers in the mysterious lady can no longer directly become wise menβthis is a new rule that has only emerged in the last decade or twenty.
Of course, the reduction of tax rates has been directly caused by the savings in city spending, which is also the reason why the public generally supports this.
Ordinary people don't know what the gray mist is, what harm it is, and they don't know what their ancestors owe to the two goddesses, and the perception of nightmares is "don't do it...... They were completely ignorant of the otherworldly world, and the priesthood of the two goddesses did not "serve with a smile" like the priesthood of Silver Sir and monopolized the educational, publicity, and financial resources in the kingdom.
Their understanding of the temple is "dispensable".
The nightmare can't be purified, so it's a big deal to move.
- But the tax cut, they can feel it firsthand.
In order to gather power, ordinary people to pay less taxes, everyone has a bright future.
As a result, the priests of the two goddesses were driven out of the underworld instead.
That is to say, these two goddesses have better personalities, or more Buddhist characteristics, and they usually do not have a sense of existence in the territory, and they will not be punished because they have turned their backs...... It is also one of the reasons why they dare to do this, and it can even be said to be the main reason.
If their main god was the grumpy Flint Father or the Red Knight, or the unpredictable Moth Mother or the Cup-bearer, they would not dare to do so.
As a direct result of the absence of a temple, there will be no one in power other than the diggers and the wise. Coupled with the abundant resources of the underground world, the above-earth world is too lazy to invade them, but they are also happy.
Although no one will be willing to risk their lives to purify the nightmare for them.
Even if someone has purified the nightmare, it is only to improve their strength - in order to make the nightmare last longer, the person who has purified the nightmare will not leak the "strategy", but store it as a resource, or simply eat it in one go.
- In a sense, the Underworld is still quite a player.
It's also quite a brother.
Hearing Niusel's words, Lin Yiyi immediately had such a thought in her heart.
"So, can I ask a question?"
Now that all of this has been said, Niusel simply stopped hiding it.
He asked directly and curiously, "How many times have you died in the Spore Mill?" Can you tell me? β
"Add it up...... There must have been sixty or seventy times. β
Lin Yiyi thought for a moment and replied, "My brother has died more than thirty times. β
Hearing Lin Yiyi's words, Niusel was stunned.
His hand as he raised the teacup paused, and the whole person looked at Lin Yiyi fixedly as if he was petrified.
ββ¦β¦ Is he your brother? β
It was as if Niusel had heard something unbelievable.
"My brother."
Lin Yiyi replied very affirmatively: "My brother who is two years younger than me." β
ββ¦β¦ He's already died more than thirty times at the Spore Mill? β
Niusel could only repeat Lin Yiyi's words.
Lin Yiyi nodded.
"Just more than thirty times."
She smiled and said very naturally, "We're ready to leave without clearing the customs." β
Niusel opened his mouth, but closed it.
He didn't know what to say for a moment.
Watching his own brother lose a third of his soul to the nightmare...... Not even in your own country, not in the city where you live.
For a group of strangers who I never knew and will never see again, I paid a terrible price for my soul.
Even so, he still didn't give up.
Even if it's cheerful like Niusser...... I didn't know what to say for a while. He didn't know whether he should comfort Miss Yiyi or praise her brother for being a warrior, and he felt that he had no position to say such things......
The original joy gradually calmed down because of this shame and embarrassment.
The older boy was silent for a moment and then stood up.
ββbowed deeply to Lin Yiyi.
"Thank you really, very much."
Niusel looked down at Lin Yiyi, who was a little stunned, and said seriously: "I ...... for the people of this city Thank you for the city.
"I know it's useless, and I can't help much. It's a very hypocritical thank you β but you take it as a personal tribute to me. This is not a moral kidnapping, and I don't expect you to actually cleanse this nightmare, and I will never stop it if you want to leave.
"And you will always be my friends."
ββ¦β¦ That's a big deal. β
Lin Yiyi didn't react for a while, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "It's just to purify the nightmare, this is our task and our mission." β
She was referring to opening a waypoint.
"Later on, the rest of our colleagues will come here as well. After all, there are many nightmares in the underworld. β
She was referring to farming quests.
ββ¦β¦ Yes. β
Niusel remembered.
Nefertari said that they were members of the Cult of the Sun God and followers of light.
β¦β¦ Are they there to bring light to the lightless underworld?
Or is it to shine a light on the darkness in the depths of the human heart, so that we can understand how despicable we are?
Filled with deep respect.
He shook his head, sat back down, and said in a deep voice, "I understand.
"But I ...... I don't understand, why your mission is to help us clean up the nightmare? I mean, why the Spore Mill? β
"I don't know that."
Lin Yiyi said calmly: "This is our ...... Chief, it's good that you understand it that way. The location determined by our chief.
"He's supposed to be here soon. If you really want to know, I'll ask the leader if I can talk to you alone. β
There's nothing hard to say about that.
Not to mention that they may have guessed Annan's identity...... And even if Annan's identity cannot be revealed, the name "Gilandaio" can be made public.
In fact, Annan was supposed to come down after a walk, as long as he didn't arrive in the same group as the three of them. I just don't know if little Annan was attracted by something on it......
ββ¦β¦ Chieftain. β
Niusel muttered.
The leader of an ancient occult organization...... Coming to Spore Mill?
As the overseer, Niusel suddenly felt the pressure.
While it may be naΓ―ve, or perhaps bluffed, Niusel is now stubbornly convinced that the members of this organization are good people, at least until he spoke to Nefertari.
He is such a persistent man, as simple as a golden retriever.