Chapter 10: The Temple of Water and the Epoch (8200)
In the study, the lighting technique solidified in the crystal chandelier flashed with white light, and under Elias's pointing to the map and telling it bit by bit, Su Sun had a general understanding of the whole world.
Tartadis is a large 6 world composed entirely of mountains, plains and hills, the colder the edges, the warmer the center, and the whole world, there is no 'sea', instead of abundant underground water resources.
Today, Tartadis is on the eve of destruction, and the return of the demon tide is seen as the last light before the end, and the land is full of revived spirits, monsters, and indulgent bandits of all kinds, except for the major sanctuary cities. With the exception of the powerful Lone Rangers, known as the Revenants, only the Great Chamber of Commerce can travel between the major sanctuary cities.
Thousands of years ago, before the end of the world, there were four kingdoms in the whole world, and the country of a thousand lakes where the Netser family was located was one of them, and it was also the country with the most abundant water resources.
And God the Earth Father is the supreme god believed by all the people of this world, and apart from Him, there is no other god in the world of Tartadis that can be put on the table to spread.
"Hey, aren't there any?"
When Su Yan heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly surprised: "In this case, doesn't it mean that the existence behind that mysterious organization is your Earth Father?" β
He still remembered the curse of the knight before he was dying - he said that behind them was a god, at that time Su Yan was quite unimpressed, after all, whether it was a game or, similar to this kind of Western fantasy world, the number of gods was not too much, if it was changed to the background of Fusang, some gods were probably not as strong as he is now.
You must know that with Su Sun's ability to call the wind and rain and summon thunder now, in ancient times, it was enough to mix up with a little thunder god god.
He couldn't imagine that there was only one righteous god in this world.
"Yes, sir."
In response to Su Sun's question, Elias nodded and said as a matter of course: "Except for some ancestral spirits of racial beliefs, who may be regarded as racial gods, only the Earth Father God is the only true god. β
However, thousands of years ago, when the world began to sail towards the end of the world, God the Father of the Earth never issued an oracle or contacted any of the saints...... I'm afraid, it's fallen. β
At this point, Elias's face darkened slightly. He smiled bitterly: "As for the gods behind those mysterious organizations, it is likely that they are some false gods that appeared in the apocalyptic period, no matter what, it cannot be the father of the earth, after all, he has long ceased to have any contact with the people of this world." β
"It's a weird world."
At this time, in his heart, Su Sun muttered to himself, and complained to Yala by the way: "Let's not talk about the fact that there is not even a sea in this world, and there is only one god...... How to put it, it's like a half-finished product! Does the Lord of Silence like this kind of world? β
"Listen first." Yara didn't say much, it nodded thoughtfully, and motioned for Su Sun to continue listening to Elias.
The general situation of the world is like this, and next, Su Yan knows a lot of information about this world.
In particular, information related to the 'Underground Labyrinth'.
The labyrinth also began to appear gradually after the world sailed towards the end of the world.
After the Earth Father lost contact with the Church, huge chasms began to appear randomly on the earth, and even caused several cities to be engulfed in the breaches, and this chasm was the entrance to the underground labyrinth.
The world of Tartadis is not vast, and the whole world is about a little larger than Zhengguo, and the borders of the four kingdoms occupy three-quarters of the entire world, and the remaining uninhabited mountains and dense forests are only used as natural border dividing lines, and they have long been explored, and the whole world is completely known to the human beings of the past, without any mystery and explorable areas.
However, the labyrinth is completely unknown, this wonderful underground structure that appeared after the fall of the gods, no one knows how deep it is, and how vast it is, that underground area that seems to be wider than the entire known world, inhabited by many mortal creatures that have long been extinct in the outside world, and in the depths of the labyrinth, there are even many mythical objects that are probably made by ancient civilizations.
There is also a labyrinth around the city of Nether, and with the support of the Grand Dukes of the past, the local adventurers have explored the sixth layer - at least the information that is superficially public, and perhaps deeper, the real progress of the exploration is only known to the Grand Duke himself and his direct team.
"It is said that in the underground labyrinth, there are secrets related to the end of the world, after all, the end and the labyrinth appear at the same time, and now that the outside world is gradually shrouded in gray fog, only the underground is safe."
Elias didn't know about the progress of the Nether family's exploration, after all, he had just returned to the main city, so he could only shake his head apologetically for Su Sun's doubts about the labyrinth: "I really don't know this very well, I need to wait until I open the family secret and read the relevant records in the family before I can have a clear answer - I will check the records later, and if there is anything I gain, I will tell you as soon as possible." β
"Yes." Hearing this, Su Yan nodded thoughtfully: "I probably understand." Then, Elias, you go and get busy with you first, I'll read here in the study, and if there's anything you need me to do, just come and call me. β
"Yes, Mr. Su."
Elias politely retreated, although this was his home, and he was also the nominal ruler of Nether City, but he knew very well that if there was no Su Sun, even if there was no enemy from the mysterious organization, with his strength, it would be difficult to control this million-person city.
Moreover, when the mysterious organization didn't know when the second raid would start, Su Sun was his only reliance now.
When Elias left and Su Sun was left alone in his study, he began to summarize the current information.
"It's not the same as the Shenmu World, although I can be sure that the source of the end of the world is definitely caused by the resurrection of the Silent Lord, but the Tartadis World does not have an overly obvious goal like the 'Banyan Immortal Tree'."
"Secondly, the origin of the enemy is also very mysterious, whether it is the octopus mage, the shrimp man knight or the fishman ranger, they are not the common races and creatures in this world, and what the other party said, the god behind him, is also very concerning...... I could tell it wasn't a false faith. β
Taking out a pen and paper, writing Chinese notes in his notebook, Su Sun, who frowned, began to draw various related relationship lines: "The reason for the end of the world is the stagnation of the aura transformation. The gray fog is about to envelop the whole world, and only the shelter city and underground remain in a normal environment. However, the underground labyrinth is full of monsters, and no one has explored the deepest depths so far, let alone known why the labyrinth was formed. β
"Interesting, it looks like I'm going to find a chance to see what the 'gray fog' and 'labyrinth' are all about."
Although Su Sun is still confused about this world and can't find a point of strength for the time being, he knows very well that as long as he continues to stay in Nether City, then he can always wait until the mysterious organization attacks againβat that time, maybe he can get more relevant information.
And, wasn't Elias going to see the family secrets? From him, I am sure to get more information as well.
With that in mind, he lowered his head and continued to look at the secret magic book of the Nessel family.
A complete magic book is equivalent to the inheritance of a mage, and it is also one of their most important magic weapons, through which the viewer can quickly learn the magic recorded on it.
The previous generation of Grand Duke Nesser was an elite peak, that is, a spellcaster at the peak of the world, proficient in the spells of the water and earth systems, and in terms of level, he was even higher than Su Day, his magic book was not in the study, and there was a high probability that it was kept in the family treasure, and most of the magic books placed in the study were general spells, which were used to lay the foundation for the younger generation of the Nesser family.
It just so happened that what Su Sun needed was to lay a foundation.
"The so-called magic power is just another name for spiritual power, spiritual power is the universal energy that passes through the heavens and all worlds, and magic is just another way to use spiritual power."
Flipping through the magic book with his left hand, Su Sun stretched out his right hand, and the spiritual power gathered, operating according to the spiritual power operation mode recorded in it, condensing the runes and filling the power, and soon, a light blue water light condensed in his right hand, and this water light quickly transformed into various forms such as frost, water balls and spears.
One law, ten thousand laws, with the inheritance of the Ming Xiang Hua Dragon Method, the Imperial Five Extremes God Thunder True Law as the foundation, coupled with the wisdom fruit, Su Tian can easily understand some of the essence of the magic book, the two correspond, he learns far faster than others think.
Meanwhile.
Elias first instructed the maid to bring breakfast to Su Sun later, whether it was the amount or the type, he could choose what he wanted, and he could give him whatever he wanted, and he could send as much as he wanted, and he himself just hurriedly drank a glass of water, and walked quickly to the rear of the Grand Duke's Mansion.
The treasure house of the Nether family, located in the secret room under the Grand Duke's Mansion, is strictly guarded by a magic circle enchantment, even if the near god powerhouse wants to break it, it will take a lot of effort, so even if Su Sun and the mysterious organization enemy demolish half of the Grand Duke's Mansion in battle, it will not have any impact on it.
"I hope I'm not mistaken."
Standing in front of the secret door in the basement, Elias concentrated on using his soul frequency to resonate with the large array, proving his identity, and slowly opening the door of the secret store according to the secret method.
And while doing all this, waiting for the door to open, Elias couldn't help but feel a sense of disillusionment when he thought that he was the only one left in the Nether family, and that the whole world would be destroyed in a few decades...... Why bother fighting each other at the last time, and dying so ugly. β
This is also the thinking of the vast majority of people in the world today.
For more than a thousand years, everyone has accepted the end of the world, whether it is to save themselves or build shelters, people have implemented all the methods they have thought of, and now what they have to do is nothing more than to wait for death in the most dignified posture.
The family secret is not as splendid as the legend, after all, ordinary wealth is not worth protecting with a large array of this level.
In fact, most of the things stored in the underground secret room are the cultivation experience of the previous family masters, precious forbidden magic, and all kinds of extremely precious mortal materials and divine objects...... In general, it is nothing more than a few bookcases, a few lockers, at a glance, very ordinary.
Elias didn't hesitate, he took a deep breath, then stepped forward, went to the bookcase closest to him, and the bookcase that had been taken out and stored in the recent past, and whispered in a secret voice: "Please give me the 'Labyrinth Exploration Log'." β
As the secret words spoke, the seemingly unremarkable bookcase was covered with ripples, and then, a journal booklet appeared high on the bookcase, and Elias stood on tiptoe and removed it.
The bookcase is subjected to a special preservation spell, and the books can only be retrieved by using the relevant cipherword, and attempting to use it violently will only cause the entire bookcase to self-destruct.
Labyrinth exploration log
Staring at the large neat letter, Elias skimmed over most of the front half and quickly flipped through to the last few pages, starting with the last part of the exploration log.
September 19 - Underground conditions, humidity, temperature, 29 degrees
Most of the exploration of the seventh layer has been completed, and the three elite level demonic beasts wandering around have all been wiped out, and the exploration team is searching for the entrance to the next layer, and everyone is very excited.
The closer we get to the ground, the higher the temperature, and the more normal the elemental transformation becomes, and it seems that the whole world has a rumor that there is a truth related to the end of the world is really not nonsense, at least, even if the surface is really shrouded in gray fog, we can still enter the underground and continue to survive for a while. Live one more day and earn one day.
Elias was very familiar with this handwriting, it was the handwriting of the previous Archduke of Nether, and he knew very well that this was indeed the true handwriting of the Archduke, not someone else's forgery.
"Have you already explored to the seventh level, or even looked for a way to the eighth layer?" Thinking of this, Elias couldn't help but sigh in admiration, and then continued to look down: "And it seems that they are almost finding the passage to the eighth layer, and my father is worthy of being the most talented spellcaster in the family in the last hundreds of years!" β
Even if he died accidentally in the process of breaking through the strong man of the near gods, but if he wants ordinary people to die like this, he has no chance, just like some people who have been princes for sixty years, which is of course miserable, but ordinary people don't have this opportunity to be princes - the young man thinks so, and it can be regarded as a joy in suffering.
He kept looking.
September 22 - Underground conditions, humidity, temperature, 31 degrees
I finally reached the eighth layer, and the entrance to the next layer of the labyrinth was actually an underground hot spring, which was really difficult to find if I wasn't a spellcaster specializing in the water system. Jahn and I teamed up to set up camp, and from then on, the seventh floor could be made public to other adventurers.
But Abbot said that he seemed to hear something calling to him, but neither I nor anyone else heard itβthere were all sorts of strange things in the labyrinth, and auditory hallucinations were the least strange, and we advised him to rest in the camp for a while, and the vanguard would be replaced by someone else for the time being.
September 23 - Underground conditions - extremely humid - temperature - 3o degrees
Yabo disappeared silently, and the eighth layer of the labyrinth suddenly became foggy, this fog can actually block the magic sense, and the moist water vapor makes me feel like I am in the water.
Soon, we showed the footprints of Yabo, and after careful tracking, a large number of wonderful man-made palace ruins appeared.
The ruins look like a temple, but they are not in the style of the Earth Father, the pattern is not a mountain, but a strange wave pattern, and the inscriptions on it are also ancient characters that we are not familiar with, which has never been seen in the first seven layers of the labyrinth.
In the center of this hall, we saw the unconscious Yabo, and there was a strange change in his body, and layers of fish-like scales appeared on his body - Yahn said that this is a kind of blood atavism, but Yabo has lived with our Neiser family for dozens of generations, when did he have this strange bloodline?
Jahn and Yabo, Elias all knew that they were members of the labyrinth exploration team directly under the Grand Duke.
However, after the death of the Grand Duke, the entire Nether family was almost completely wiped out, and his direct exploration team was also wiped out by default, and even the relatives of the exploration team were killed in the previous purge of the mysterious organization.
But now it seems that something is not right?
......When the young man saw this word, he couldn't help but think of the mysterious organization people who had invaded the shelter, and there were indeed fish people among them, and he frowned: "What does it have to do with this?" β
Elias kept looking.
September 24 - Underground conditions - extremely humid - Temperature - 32 degrees
Abel woke up, and he looked like he was in a state of despair, and he kept saying to himself, 'It's time,' 'This is God's call,' and no matter how we talked to him, he didn't respond. Yabo's body also has more and more fish scales, and he is more like a fish-man with a fish-head and a human body than a human.
We have given up the exploration of the eighth layer and are preparing to return to the surface, if Yabo's condition gets worse and worse, I am afraid that we will have to kill him underground, also for the safety of others.
September 27 - Underground conditions - humidity - temperature - 27 degrees
After returning to the fifth layer, Yabo's condition eased a lot, he regained consciousness, and told us in horror that he couldn't control himself at all when he was on the eighth layer, but he felt that the blood and soul in his body were calling him to go to that strange ancient temple, and after coming to the temple, he passed out, and felt that there was a lot of strange knowledge in his head. He was equally confused by his alienated body, and as soon as he left the wet mist, his skin would crack and bleed.
I could see what Yabo was hiding, his eyes flashed when he spoke, he had been lying for decades, but after all, he had been with me for so many years, and I couldn't torture him in front of everyone, and when I got back to earth, I had to let him tell all his secrets honestly.
October 1 - Cloudy
After returning to the surface, Yabo took the initiative to find me, and his previous concealment was not because he wanted to hide any news from me, but because he did not want the rest of the team to know about it.
He said that the temple on the eighth floor of the labyrinth is the ancient 'Temple of the God of Water', which is older than the Earth Father God, and belongs to the temple of the gods of the previous era, Yabo happily told me that the city of Nether has been saved, the whole world has been saved, the end of the world is not the real end, but the result of the rotation of the elements, as long as we find the core of the elemental rotation of the next era, then we can survive under its protection until the end of the old world, when the new world is born!
This is just too nonsense, what is the god of water? The Nesser's family had never heard this word in their thousands of years of history, but Yabo was not the kind of person who could deceive people, he could tell from his expression that he was hiding anything, but this time, I could tell that he meant it sincerely.
October 3 - Cloudy
Yabo died, and the cause of death was the elemental disorder in the body, which is an incurable disease...... Before he died, he regretted not being able to see the new world, but he wanted me to lead his family to survive to the next era...... To be honest, I'm still skeptical of all of this, and Yabo's mental state has been problematic since he came back from the eighth layer, and he's been preaching about the god of water, and I can't trust the words of a near-half-crazy fellow, even if he's my squire since I was a child.
Before he died, Yabo said that the earth father God who started our era is gone, but the gods of the two eras before the earth age are showing signs of recoveryβwhat is the age of the next age? This is the moment when the other resurrected gods compete with each other. Two ancient gods are about to resurrect and compete for the title of protagonist of the next era, and when the next era dies, our Earth Father will also resurrect and compete for the protagonist of the next era.
The essence of the labyrinth is the remnants of the civilization of the previous era, and the eighth layer of the labyrinth around our Nether City is the main shrine of the god of water, and Yabo is the descendant of the remnants of the previous era, so he will wake up in the temple.
Whether it's true or not, all of this news is too unacceptable to accept, but when I think of the ancient temple in the eighth layer of the labyrinth, and the strange transformation that has appeared in Yabo's body, I can't help but wonder about the truth of this thing. What if what he said was true? So what should I do?
Anyway, this time I have gained a lot from clearing the seventh layer of the labyrinth, and my strength has improved again, and after resting for a while, I will probably be able to try to break through the realm of near gods, in this way, no matter what the chaotic situation, I have the strength to maintain order in Nether City.
This is the end of the exploration log.
If the previous Grand Duke of Nesser had any other records related to this, they would not have been recorded in this record of exploring the labyrinth.
And after reading this, Elias exhaled deeply, and his face was extremely grim.
"God of Water......" The young man closed the pamphlet in his hand and whispered, "Could it be that this is the organization that attacked the city of Nether?" Believers loyal to the god of water? And the god of their mouths is the god of water? β
Thinking about it this way, whether it is those strange alien intelligent beings or the other party's inexplicable beliefs, there is an explanation.
As for why the organization of the god of water attacked the city of Nether, Elias thinks that it may have something to do with the temple of the god of water in the eight underground floors - the labyrinth is extremely complex, and the entrances and exits above and below each floor are very secret, and if you want to know how to get to the eighth floor of the labyrinth, unless you torture the relevant exploration team, otherwise, you can only get it from the exploration log.
Obviously, after the Grand Duke died unexpectedly during the breakthrough, the followers of the God of Water did not get any news about the eighth layer of the labyrinth from the exploration team of Nether City, so they could only try to break through the secret vault of the Nether family to see if they could get relevant news from it.
"It's in trouble."
To be honest, Elias didn't understand what era change, what gods revived, and he didn't know what it meant to be a new world after the old world was gone, but he knew very well that behind the enemy, I am afraid that there really is a god.
Although this god should not have returned to its full state, after all, it is also a god!
"No, this news, I must inform Mr. Su Sun as soon as possible!"
Thinking of this, the gray-eyed boy with a frown on his brow hurriedly left the vault and headed to the study.
After some time, the study.
"You want me to leave?"
After listening to the gray-eyed boy's hurried warning, Su Sun closed the magic book in his hand, he was in a good mood just after learning a few basic water spells, but Elias's words just now made him a little unhappy.
The young man looked at Elias with a strange expression, and looked at the other party: "I didn't expect it, this is going to drive me away?" I didn't expect you to have a lot of power desires. β
Of course, Su Sun could see that Elias's original intention was not like this, he was just teasing the other party - and Elias was indeed as he thought, his face suddenly turned red, and he hurriedly explained: "No, Mr. Su, I said, behind which mysterious organization there may really be a god!" A god of water who is the same person as God the Father Earth! β
"The god of water?" Hearing this word, Su Yan immediately became interested, and he didn't continue to tease the other party, but asked curiously: "Didn't you say before that there are no other gods in this world?" β
"I thought so too, but ......"
Elias briefly but perfectly relayed the information he had obtained from the exploration record to Su Sun, and then he repeated solemnly again: "The enemy is a believer in the God of Water, their organization may be more powerful than we thought, and besides, the other party is determined to obtain the Labyrinth Temple on the eighth layer, and the next time I come, there will definitely be more than a few people." β
"And the essence of the enemy is likely to be like Yabo, a maze explorer who suddenly awakens to his ancestors." After that, the gray-eyed boy concluded, "The city of Nether will be very dangerous in the future, so please leave. β
"What about you?"
Su Sun didn't reply immediately, he asked with interest: "I can leave, but the other party won't let you go." β
"I'll burn the exploration log and leave the shelter. If you really can't do it, you will commit suicide. β
When the word suicide was spoken, Elias's tone was very decisive, and even with a somewhat relaxed tone: "In this case, it will take a lot of effort for the other party to find the entrance to the eighth layer of the labyrinth - after all, they are not familiar with the seventh layer of the labyrinth, and they can definitely delay them for a long time." β
In this regard, Su Day's answer was very simple,
"I refuse."
He put the magic book in his hand aside, Su Sun crossed his hands and put them on his upturned knees, he sat on the cashmere chair, and said with a calm expression: "I didn't expect that your city is quite interesting - worthy of being the center of strife." I've decided to stay here, but I want to see what kind of tricks the believers of the god of water can play. β
"Huh?"
Although Su Sun's decision to stay in Nesser City was good news for both the Sanctuary City and Elias himself, he couldn't help but raise his hand, waved, and advised, "This, this is a private matter about our Nesser family...... It has nothing to do with you, Mr. Su, you really don't need to be involved......"
"Tsk, you're looking down on me, aren't you?"
When Su Yan heard this, he couldn't help frowning-although this kid meant everything he said, he was very bored when he said it...... How so? It's like a person going to the bathhouse to ask the master to rub his back, and he kindly greets, 'Master, have you eaten?' It's the same, it's obviously a good intention, but to the master's ears, it seems to be disgusting that he didn't have enough to eat and didn't have enough strength.
What else can the master do? Naturally, he used all his strength to rub the skin for him!
Su Yan is the same, how can he be a person who can bear this kind of anger? Immediately, he replied decisively: "I am willing!" β
After speaking, he reiterated again: "I have the strength, the time, and the interest - I'm happy to stay here, dangerous?" I'm here for the danger! β
"What, you're still planning to drive me away? The ugly words are in front, according to our strength comparison, who will catch whom. β
"Mr. Su......" After hearing Su Sun's hidden threatening words, Eliaston was speechless - he could also hear the kindness and determination behind Su Sun's words, which suddenly moved him, but also felt extremely strange.
Ordinary people's actions are for the interests of individuals or collectives, but Su Day's actions have nothing to do with interests from the beginning, and it is a bit incorrect to say that they follow their hearts, which is simply arbitrary!
He had never seen such a pure, unpretentious person!
But in fact, it was Elias who thought too much, fighting with the enemy, Su Sun had interests, not to mention that the purpose of his coming to this world was to challenge the strong, and he also had a ghast to take when he killed the wicked! Not to mention anything else, each of the three water god believers provided a ghast, a rare harvest.
Speaking of which, he hadn't had time to see what the effects of those ghasts were.
Although, even if there is no ghast, just for the curiosity of knowing the truth behind this world, Su Sun will do the same.
"Tomorrow, I'll go to the maze to see how it's going."
Saying this, Su Ri firmly determined the course of action for tomorrow: "I want to go and see what the Water God Temple is all about." β