Sword of Dawn

They themselves became the graveyard grass of this dark sect... the graveyard grass in the true sense of the word.

Although the scale of this grave grass is a bit large.

Chapter 0713 Tell the truth

More than a month has passed since that terrible man-made god turned into the food of sea monsters at the end of the Baishui River, and the grass on the grave of the Death of All Things is almost a hundred meters high...

This is quite realistic in every sense.

Beltira seems to have awakened, but she is undoubtedly no longer a normal human being—her body is fused with this huge tree, and it has mutated from the inside to the outside, which has affected her thinking And language skills: When she spoke, a deep hoarse voice was mixed in her voice, her speech was very slow, and her expression was dull, which made people think of plants.

Gawain looked at her, although the situation in front of him was a little bit beyond his initial imagination, but he finally had the opportunity to have a face-to-face conversation with this "old acquaintance": "This situation is regrettable, Beltira—you have What do you want to tell me?"

Bertila looked at Gawain quietly, and after two seconds of silence, he slowly said: "Outsider... wanderer. I want to talk to you in private."

Gao Wen frowned, and after thinking for a while, he ordered to his side: "You guys go to the outside of the hall to be vigilant. Amber, you go too."

"Are you sure?" Amber immediately opened her eyes wide, "This woman looks very weird now, maybe she has some conspiracy..."

"If there is any conspiracy, I'm afraid she won't be able to use her current appearance," Gawain waved his hand, "Don't worry, I have my own measure——I'm curious what she wants to say."

Amber thought for a while, and reluctantly agreed, and led the people to retreat while agreeing: "Okay, be careful."

Soon, the soldiers in the hall retreated outside led by Amber, and Bud also left here. When only Gawain himself and a semi-vegetative Beltera were left on the scene, he coughed lightly twice. Voice: "Ahem, what do you have to say now."

It looked very calm, but in fact Gao Wen was still a little nervous - every time he met his "old acquaintance" 700 years ago, he would be cautious, because after all, he was occupying a body that did not belong to him, and The "old acquaintances" 700 years ago knew Gawain Cecil himself.

The first time he was nervous in this regard was when he saw Solderling, and then Sonia, but those two did not bring him too much pressure, after all, Solderling's character is not too meticulous , and Sonia's main energy was put on urging Soldering to get married, but Bertila in front of her was different—God knows that this woman who had carried a lot of secrets was aware of another thing in Gawain Cecil's body. What ideas come to mind after a soul...

Gao Wen was thinking quickly in his mind, but the moment Bertila spoke, his calculations stopped.

"who are you?"

Bertila stared closely at Gawain's eyes, her face was more serious than ever, and her tone was full of caution and coldness.

Gao Wen's vigilance was instantly raised, but the expression on his face remained unchanged: "What do you mean by that—you still don't recognize me?"

"...No need to spend too much time, I know you are not Gawain Cecil," Beltira still stared at him, "Wandering outside the territory... What exactly are you? Why do you occupy this body?"

She no longer used "who" to ask, but simply used "what".

After hearing a few words from the wanderer outside the territory, Gao Wen gave up the idea of ​​continuing to use the identity of this body to communicate with the other party.

The Bertila in the dream should be only a small part of the subconscious of the Bertila in front of him, lacking the necessary memory and acquired wisdom, but it is not so easy for the Bertila in front of him to fool around.But it doesn't matter. It's fun to speak openly without having to think about your "role".

"Where did you hear the term 'Outlander Wanderer'?" he said casually. "The ones who sleep forever?"

"It seems that you are very aware of the name given to you by the Eternal Sleeper..." Bertila said in a low voice, "I learned your real body from them, but long before that, I knew that you could not be Gawain Cecil, but a foreign soul who stole his body."

Gao Wen raised his eyebrows slightly: "What do you mean by that?"

There seemed to be a hint of sarcasm at the corner of Bertila's mouth: "It is impossible for Gawain Cecil to be resurrected, and I know this better than anyone else. His soul has long been exhausted, and what lies in the iron coffin in the southern border is just a soulless The body, maybe this body will not decay under the blessing of the elements, but resurrection from the dead...is absolutely impossible."

Gao Wen couldn't help but slightly opened his eyes.

This was the first time he had heard information about the secret of his resurrection from other people since he unraveled the coffin. Although it was only a few words, there was no doubt about one thing... the Bertila in front of him knew a part of the truth! !

"The soul of Gawain Cecil is exhausted? Why do you say that? What do you know? Do you know the arrangement for his resurrection?"

However, Bertila didn't answer his question: "Ah, wanderer outside the territory...you are also curious, but why should I tell you everything?"

Gawain looked at Bertila quietly, seeing the confident appearance of the other party, or the appearance of giving up life and death - even if he cut it with a sword, it should be useless.

After pondering for a moment, he opened his mouth to break the silence: "Then equivalent exchange—what do you want to know from me?"

"Wanderer outside the territory, that's the same question," Beltira said slowly, "Why do you occupy this body?"

Gao Wen thought about it seriously.

The other party obviously knew part of the information about wanderers outside the territory - this bluffing identity created by Gao Wen himself, after post-processing by the Eternal Sleeper Brain Supplement Expert Group, and after a little fermented by online discussions, it was passed on to What Bertila heard should be a weirder and more dangerous version.

The best option now seems to be to find an entry point in this identity and keep the conversation going.

He lowered his head and thought about what kind of "persona" he should set up, and what kind of "persona" could shake Bertila, a druid whose belief had been distorted, his thoughts turned quickly.

This does not seem to be difficult, because... Although the identity of "outsider wanderer" is a bit bluffing, it cannot be said to be completely false.

He is indeed a soul wandering from another world, he has indeed occupied the body of others, he has indeed "descended" from the starry sky, and he has carried out super-large-scale troubles in this world.

It's just that he didn't drive a giant robot to save the world like those mentioned in those CG short films, or lead a group of 50 yuan buddies to do interstellar deworming, and these details are not important at the moment.

In his calculations, he already had a mature draft.

"It seems that we 'travelers' have put a lot of pressure on you," he looked up with a relaxed and indifferent expression on his face, "I don't know how those eternal sleepers describe me and my group to you Yes, but I can assure you that I have no malice towards this world."

Bertila frowned, obviously listening to Gao Wen's words carefully, but also full of doubts.

"We are a group full of curiosity and action, and we also have a variety of behavior styles and hobbies, but as far as I am concerned..." Gawain continued, observing Bertila's expression and smiling slightly , "I just happened to have a little interest in your civilization. Or strictly speaking, it's your civilization this season."

Bertila really couldn't help but speak: "Our civilization this season——what do you mean by that?"

Maybe it's because she hasn't adapted to her new "body" after turning into a half-vegetable, and Bertila's control of her expression is always a bit negligent. The topic: "It seems that you also know that there has been a civilization change in your world?"

Bertila was silent for a few seconds, then said in a low voice: "...We did find some clues."

Just as Gao Wen expected, knowing part of the truth about the gods, knowing part of the rebellious plan, and even continuing the rebellious plan of the end of all things, has a certain understanding of the phenomenon of civilization alternation, destruction and rebirth that has occurred in this world .

"Civilization alternation... this is a long observation process," Gao Wen continued with a calm expression, "For a long period of time, I was just observing. In a very high place, you may not be able to Understand that perspective - I watched one kingdom after another appear on this land, one hero after another emerged, legends were born one after another, wars, prosperity, prosperity, death, brilliance and then quickly extinguished... for millions of years , there is nothing new on this land, even if the giant dragon occasionally flits across the land, it is just an insignificant episode in the boring observation.

"But I was pleasantly surprised that, amidst all the ups and downs of civilization, there was one interesting spark that popped up... your season.

"It's not very strong, even flawed, but it has an amazing courage and tenacity to survive. When the tide came, I thought you would die soon, just like many seasons before. Civilizations fell quickly and quietly, accepting their fate, and yet you survived.

"Not only did you survive, but I was also surprised to find that... you actually tried to fight against a god who was countless times stronger than you, and you put it into action.

"For millions of years, this is the most incredible thing I've ever seen. It's really a surprise, but besides the surprise, your civilization this season is in jeopardy... You are very courageous, but it is difficult to face the next challenge.

"Frankly, I thought it was a pity, so I came down."

Gawain finished speaking unhurriedly, and looked into Bertila's eyes with a smile, frankly.

After all, almost everything he said was the truth, with a little language processing based on the facts.

And those words should work very well for someone who has experienced distortions of belief.

The expression on Bertila's face changed several times. She opened her mouth several times but stopped several times. Finally, after a long silence, she finally spoke: "So, everything that happened on this land, Just a sideshow in your long life? So what are you 'Outlanders' essentially? Another god?"

"Don't get me wrong, 'Extraterrestrial Wanderer' is a name you gave up without authorization. I prefer to call myself a traveler, and a traveler takes every part of his journey seriously," Gawain continued to speak the truth , "As for the gods... To be honest, I am also quite curious about what the gods in your world are. Researching them is my most interesting work recently."

Bertila's expression didn't seem to change, but Gawain knew that every word he said was valid.

At the same time, he also has an indescribable sense of relief—some secrets have been hidden in his heart for too long, and today he has the opportunity to speak out under such an unexpected situation. The ease after speaking is something he never imagined .

Beltira knew from the very beginning that Gawain Cecil could not be resurrected. In front of her, Gawain could frankly admit that he was a foreign soul... Although he has now fully accepted the identity of Gawain Cecil , even after accepting the inheritance of memory, he has become the real "Gavin Cecil" in a sense, but if there is such a chance for him to put aside this identity and speak, it feels pretty good.

Bertila spoke again. She seemed to be finally influenced by Gawain's words, and believed in the motives of the "outer-territory wanderer" in front of her, and asked along the topic: "Why did you choose that Sebastian that has declined to the point of destruction? The Searle family, instead of a powerful force that is more convenient for you to develop your ambitions?"

The smile on the corner of Gao Wen's mouth froze for a moment.

Nonsense, he has no choice!

As long as he can do some operations when he gets off the satellite, he will definitely choose a normal difficulty start--as for getting into an iron coffin, when he climbs out, he has to be knocked by an iron-headed stupid roe deer. Stick, and then get out of the grave, it is a hell mode of "your base was stolen", "your resurrection is weak", "your shield has been ripped off", "and you played for nothing in the last version"!

But these words cannot come from the mouth of a powerful and mysterious "outlander".

So he could only maintain a decent and unpredictable smile, and frankly responded to Bertila's question:

"Because...it's more fulfilling."

Chapter 0714 Beltira's Information

There was a long silence between Bertila and Gawain.

It was Gao Wen who broke the silence first.

Because he wasn't sure if the half-plant woman in front of him would have the same patience as a plant-if she didn't speak for a whole day, he wouldn't be able to accompany her all day.

"Now that I've finished my story, it's time to talk about you." He said in a low voice.

"Us? As you can see, we are just a group of pathetic losers now," the roots behind Bertila squirmed, and the voice seemed to be mixed with rustling friction, "but I saw you building around Solinburg. The barracks have been set up, and the land is gradually being recovered...then the final winner must have been determined in this war."

"Can you 'see' what's going on outside?" Gawain raised his eyebrows, more curious about Bertila's current state, "This is... very interesting."

"I can see, it's very broad, it's an unprecedented wide field of vision, but I can't move, and I can't see what I look like now," Bertera said slowly, "I... what look like now?"

"...a tree, a huge plant covering half of the Sorin area, and it is still growing slowly," Gawain said frankly, "If you are really curious, I can send someone from a far away The place will take a picture of your current situation and show it to you."

"...I would like to express my thanks in advance," Bertila suddenly moved the roots around him, as if he had made up his mind, and seemed to have suddenly figured out something, "Wanderer outside the territory, I still don't know your essence , but I have become like this, so it doesn’t matter whether I choose or not. The path we have taken has been proven wrong, if our failure can leave you with some experience, then just ask.”

Gao Wen glanced at the other party in surprise, and then thought for a while: "You should know about the 'Disobedience Project', right?"

Bertila's expression suddenly changed: "...Why do you know?!"

But then she showed a dazed expression: "Ah, that's right, a wanderer from outside the territory... You have been observing this world, of course you know, what you just said..."

"Don't get me wrong, it has nothing to do with whether I am a wanderer outside the territory or not," Gao Wen frowned, and interrupted him solemnly, "Don't indulge in the fantasy of shouldering the mission alone or saving the world, you have already become like this. Look, you should at least wake up—while you are paranoidly carrying out those shady extreme plans, there are still people in this world who are promoting this world openly."

Bertila frowned, and after a while, the squirming of the vines and roots behind her gradually calmed down: "Arrogance should be the first mistake we made."

"It is true that you have made many mistakes, but I will not discuss this with you now," Gao Wen said, "About the 'rebellious plan' you implemented, who passed it on to you? How much have you mastered? The inheritor is now Are you still alive? How long have you been carrying out this?"

Facing this series of questions, Bertila slightly closed his eyes, and said in a low voice: "How long has it been implemented... We have started to implement this plan shortly after the birth of the Death of Everything. For nearly 700 years, we have been implementing this plan. It is the continuation of the rebellious plan!"

Faced with Gao Wen's slightly surprised expression, she continued quietly: "You know the ceremony on the Ancestor's Peak back then, right?"

"I know," Gawain nodded, "You once wrote me a letter, which mentioned that you were going to the Ancestor's Peak to participate in the ceremony of communicating with the gods."

Bertila stared at him immediately: "My letter was addressed to Gawain Cecil."

Gawain smiled, and pointed to his head: "I know, but this memory is here - Belterra, whether you recognize it or not, I have inherited Gawain Cecil's memory, I know Most of what he's been through, knowing the part about you, maybe you still think I'm a body-stealing extraterrestrial rogue, but in a sense, I'm Gawain Cecil now, and in this lifetime, I will Live as this."

Bertila stared at Gawain steadfastly, a large number of vines and roots trembling or wriggling unconsciously behind her, no one knew what she was thinking at this moment, but Gawain seemed to be watching from the other side's dull eyes. There was a glimmer of light, and then she continued the topic: "...on the Ancestral Peak, the head of the Holy Spirit Druid, the Pope of the Dream Church, and the Pope of the Storm Church held a joint ceremony and successfully transformed the dream Pope Megaul III teleported to the Kingdom of God..."

Gao Wen knew this part, he nodded: "After that, all the members of the three major dark sects went crazy... What happened at that time?"

Bertila closed her eyes, and her body trembled slightly. It seemed that even 700 years later, recalling what happened at that time was still a kind of torture to her. Gawain heard her talking in a dreamlike voice Said: "Megaul III entered the realm of the Kingdom of God, where his soul was almost completely torn, but compared with the truth he witnessed, the tearing of the soul was nothing at all: he saw the Kingdom of God and The palaces of the gods, and around those illusory and gorgeous palaces, there is an incomparably vast and chaotic void space. Countless broken ruins and the corpses of gods float around the kingdom of God, circling in dead silence...

"Those broken ruins and corpses of gods seem to have been floating for a long time, and there are obvious differences between them. It seems that they are not destroyed at the same time, but have experienced round after round of regeneration and death. Megaul III looked directly at the Those ruins and corpses were almost half crazy, but what was even more terrifying was what he witnessed afterwards:

"He saw the gate of the Kingdom of God opened, and the figure of the god flashed past inside... During that extremely brief witnessing, the huge amount of knowledge and truth destroyed all the mental defenses of Megal III, and he fell into a trap almost immediately. crazy--

"The Grand Priest Druid and Pope Storm who held the ceremony together discovered the anomaly in time, and they tried to pull Megal III back to the real world, but this move connected the spirits of the three of them together...they shared perception."

Listening to the events described by Bertila, Gawain remained calm and composed on the surface, but there was already a huge wave in his heart——

During the ceremony on the Ancestor Peak 700 years ago, the three church leaders really witnessed the ruins of the gods after their fall, but the specific situation was even weirder and crazy than he imagined!

The kingdom of the gods is surrounded by countless ruins and corpses, and that is not a situation that can be caused by a single round of destruction—Gao Wen knew about the battle that the god-killing fleet destroyed the gods in ancient times, but If Bertila's information is true, then the battle report that Gawain heard on the Eternal Slate is probably just a part of the countless times of destruction by the gods.

If the ancient god-killing fleet destroyed the gods once, what caused the remaining countless other destructions?

Will the repeated destruction cycles of the gods and their kingdoms be related to the evil tide in this world?Will it be related to the destruction of human civilization one after another?

The surviving gods and their divine kingdom are located in the center of the ruins, surrounded by countless wreckages. Could it be that each new round of gods is born from the "cemetery of the gods"?Or... the scene surrounded by ruins corresponds to the demonic tide and the reincarnation of civilization in the mortal world, and has a deeper symbolic meaning?

Countless guesses and associations were surging in Gao Wen's mind like a tide, but these questions obviously couldn't be answered from Bertila's mouth, so he could only temporarily file these questions into his memory, and began to focus on another thing:

The original three church leaders were distorted when they came into contact with the knowledge of the gods after sharing their senses, so why did other ordinary believers go crazy together?

He asked his own question, and Bertila sighed slightly: "Faith connects us all."

Gao Wen's expression suddenly turned cold.

"Faith in the gods is a chain, it took us many years to understand this - praying to the same object of worship, following the same precepts, building body and mind according to the scriptures, seeking personal 'spiritual gifts' and gods' The closeness and unity of divinity is the foundation of all beliefs and divine arts. Mortals obtain the blessings of divine arts according to these behaviors, but at the same time it is equivalent to locking their hearts on the same chain. This chain is 'The bridge between God and man'. And the firmer the belief, the stronger the chain, and the more powerful it can be..."

Bertila spoke slowly, her tone unprecedentedly heavy and serious.

"It is precisely because of this that when the huge knowledge related to the gods flooded into the minds of the three church leaders, they, as the initial link in the chain, spread this knowledge to the downstream of the chain in an instant...

"The most marginal believers may not be affected, because their beliefs are not firm enough, and there is still a certain distance between their hearts and gods, but all priests who can use divine magic are undoubtedly a link in this chain, no matter they Whether they were on the Ancestor Peak at that time, they couldn't escape the shock of this terrible knowledge.

"The end result is: everyone in the chain is affected."

Gawain gasped.

Faith will lead to an invisible connection between mortals who hold the same belief, which is important information that has never been grasped before!

Could this connection be related to the spiritual stamp?

Bertila's description is full of metaphors and mystical words, which are determined by her personal knowledge and world view, but in Gao Wen's case, all of this can be summed up in two sentences:

The leaders of the three major dark sects saw the secrets of the gods 700 years ago.

All devout members of the three sects performed a national san check at that moment.