Sword of Dawn

"...a lot of things have happened," Gao Wen recalled what he witnessed after his "resurrection", and sighed sincerely, "You can't even imagine what I saw when I woke up... The kingdom was beyond recognition , the order was in chaos, and I woke up to fight the things I fought 700 years ago... And the most important thing is that after 700 years, human beings have not made any progress in the cause of counterattacking the wasteland, but have retreated. gone."

He spoke his sighs in the tone of Gawain Cecil, and under the influence of common memory and personal experience, these emotions were completely from the heart, and even the Silver Queen couldn't help but let out a sigh: " I can understand... For more than 700 years, I have witnessed how the world has changed into this way. The four pioneering legions that once rushed out of the wasteland of Gondor have become completely strange in these hundreds of years, either good or bad Bad, but the common point is that almost everyone has gradually forgotten the threat of the wasteland - the situation in the Gaoling Kingdom bordering the Silver Empire is better, because of the existence of a large number of mixed-blood elves, they are not so easy to 'forget' about history, followed by Typhon, except for a few stupid people, they always have wiser and stronger rulers, and Anzu and Ogure..."

The Silver Queen sighed and shook her head: "If Ansu hadn't encountered that civil war, it wouldn't have declined so much, and Ogure—it itself is a tribal kingdom, and the remnants of Gondor only occupy a part of its power. Most of the indigenous races in the tribal country don't have that deep memory of the disaster, not to mention that they still have mountains and mountains as a natural barrier, and the races living in a comfortable environment are very sensitive to the crisis that happened outside their world. Dull."

Gawain's eyes couldn't help staying on Belsetia for two more seconds - at this moment, he felt more and more clearly the "Little Silver Queen" from Gawain Cecil's memory and the beauty in front of him. The image of this lady creates a huge disconnect.

This is a strange feeling, but he is no stranger to it—since the coffin was uncovered, he has come into contact with more than one "old acquaintance" who was deeply impressed in Gawain Cecil's memory, from Selena To Bertila, from Megaul III to Belsetia in front of me, these people have gone through 700 years, things have changed, and they are no longer what they remember. Each of them has completely changed. Yes, it's just that... the Silver Queen may have changed the most.

Gawain's thoughts could not help but spread: among the old acquaintances he has come into contact with, it seems that only Soldering has changed the least. In comparison, his changes are only a little more mature than before. Gawain thought about the reasons for this, and gradually understood——

Among all the friends who have gone through 700 years, Solderling is the only one who has never changed the thing he pursues-a person without hair will be very obsessed with one thing.

The sudden wandering thoughts made Gawain smile unconsciously, this smile was keenly captured by Belsetia, she showed a trace of curiosity: "Uncle Gawain, what are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing, I just suddenly thought of something funny." Gao Wen shook his head and changed the topic, "And I also felt a little emotional——After so many years, when I woke up, not only did many people I knew have died , even those who are still alive have changed so much that they are almost unrecognizable."

"Does that include me too?"

"You are the one who has changed the most."

"You haven't changed much—it's almost exactly the same as the last impression in my memory," Belsetia looked seriously into Gawain's eyes, and that calm gaze even made Gawain feel a little uncomfortable, but soon The silver queen looked away, and changed the subject very naturally, "Uncle Gao Wen, let's talk about something serious while reminiscing about the past. What do you think of this meeting?"

"What do you think?" Gao Wen was stunned for a moment, not understanding why the other party said that suddenly, but the question was not difficult to answer, and he quickly realized, "I am the first promoter and caller of this meeting. , so if you ask my opinion, I certainly think this meeting is necessary and important. The reason is as I said in my previous letter, our world is not safe, and as time goes on, the bigger crisis And challenges are still waiting for everyone, whether it is to meet these challenges, or for our own peace and development, unity is necessary."

"I know all of this, I'm just curious... Is it true that you established such an alliance for the safety of this world and the future of mortal civilization?" Belsetia asked calmly, even though she was always using honorifics Calling Gao Wen, but as the Silver Queen, a certain kind of prestige that has almost become a habit still makes every word of her faintly bring pressure to people-fortunately, to Gao Wen, this kind of pressure is nothing.

He has faced the gods of the Dragon Clan and witnessed the vicissitudes of life. I am afraid that there is no existence in this world that can use pure "coercion" to have any influence on him.

"In the big picture, my only goal is indeed the safety of this world and the future of mortal civilization," Gawain said calmly, facing Belsetia's gaze, "but if you have to talk about selfishness... yes , I have selfishness. My selfishness is to hope to realize all this with my own ideas. There are many great people in this world, and they may all have their own understanding of the future of this world, but now I hope that some things will happen in this world Changes, and those changes may not be in line with everyone's expectations, but I think it's the right thing to do ... that's my biggest selfishness."

"Strictly speaking, it should be considered ambition... But it's not wrong to say it's 'selfishness'," Belsetia laughed, "I think I understand what you mean... It seems that a face-to-face conversation is indeed It is necessary, and you would not be so explicit in a letter. Well, since I asked a question, it is your turn to ask me—in exchange."

"You didn't mention this kind of exchange before," Gao Wen couldn't help saying, but then nodded, "Of course, since I'm asked to ask a question, I won't waste this opportunity, I do have something to ask ask you."

"Please—of course, try not to involve too much privacy," Belsetia said, blinking suddenly, "after all, I have grown up."

Sonia, who was standing by the side, took a breath and almost choked herself: Who can believe that the words just now were spoken by the Silver Queen?

The high-ranking courier felt a little cold sweat dripping from his forehead, and even began to worry about whether he would be able to return to the Silver Empire safely after hearing and seeing these scenes today—fortunately, she knew Belsetia and Gawain more or less, knew The scene in front of me is not too bizarre. If someone who is more ignorant and pessimistic stands here, I am afraid that he has already thought about where to bury himself at this moment...

Gao Wen didn't seem to notice the movement of the high-ranking messenger behind him, and at the same time he didn't care about Belsetia's joke. He just looked at the queen in front of him very seriously, and asked the question he had prepared earlier: "I think Find out about the current state of belief in the gods of the Silver Empire—especially the god of nature."

Belsetia seemed a little surprised, she was taken aback for a moment before saying, "That's it?"

"Is there any problem?" Gao Wen looked serious, "This is indeed what I am most concerned about right now."

"...Well, this is indeed your character," Belsetia exhaled, her expression becoming serious, "but before answering your question, I want to confirm one thing—you The letter mentioned that the gods will fall into chaos over time, and eventually become a terrible threat that mortals must face, and the God of War who descended out of control in the Typhon-Cecil War was the first... Really?"

"It's absolutely true," Gao Wen said seriously, "I know there will be many people who will question this, but we have solid evidence. Thousands of soldiers on the battlefield of Winterhold are witnesses, and Typhon has With detailed documentation, we can also provide samples recovered from the wreckage of the God of War."

"This is indeed sensational. I don't think anyone will suddenly believe that the gods who have been protecting this world will eventually become the source of the destruction of the world, even those who do not believe in it," Belsetia shook her head, "But no matter from a rational point of view In terms of personal feelings, I have to believe what you said... This is only me."

"I know it's hard to believe, but it's determined by the rules of the world," Gawain looked into Belsetia's eyes, "If you find it hard to accept, maybe another way can make those who are still in awe and close People with gods feel better—this tendency to get out of control and go crazy is not the original intention of the gods, as I said just now, it is determined by the rules of the world, and those gods... are also victims of these rules."

"It seems that you still have a lot of knowledge to share with us on this matter," Belcetia said thoughtfully. Gao Wen thought her reaction would be more violent, but the Silver Queen actually went from beginning to end. Maintaining a calm and indifferent attitude, as if even facing the secrets of the gods could not shake her reason, "I will ask you to learn more about it later, as for now... since you are interested in the belief of the gods of the Silver Empire, I will Let me tell you briefly—in terms of identity, the Silver Queen is also the highest priestess of the Druid sect, and you should really ask me about this matter.

"As many people know, the former state religion of the Silver Empire was the Druids, and the god the Druids believed in was the god of nature, the giant deer Amorn—until 3000 years ago, this belief They are all the core beliefs of the silver elves, and even supported the operation of the elf empire to a certain extent, but after the fall of the white star 3000 years ago, everything changed. The feedback of the god of nature disappeared, the magic of nature was cut off, and the druids The sect split into more than a dozen large and small sects during an extremely chaotic and long transformation, and except for the Holy Spirit sect, which fell into darkness in the later period, all other druid sects gradually turned into studying magic and nature. Mysterious academic organizations, but these organizations still retain the name of 'sect', and I, the highest priestess, is one of the few remaining characters in the old Druid Church who can still be connected with the belief in the God of Nature one."

"I know something about this," Gawain nodded. "What I'm curious about is that for 3000 years after the fall of the White Star, the elves have been trying to rebuild their belief in the God of Nature from other symbolic objects. There are even some druid organizations that regard powerful animal spirits and forest spirits as gods and worship them... Hasn't one of these groups successfully established contact with a certain god and reproduced the miracle of magic?"

Belsetia looked at Gao Wen quietly, and didn't answer the question for a while. She seemed to be examining and weighing, until the scene filled with a stressful atmosphere again, she suddenly raised her eyes and looked at Sonia standing aside: "High-level messenger, please avoid."

There was a momentary surprise on Sonia's face, but she quickly reacted in the next second. She immediately lowered her head and left the garden without a sound. While she was leaving, the two people standing behind Belsetia A high-ranking maid also disappeared into the air without a sound, and the breath quickly left.

Gao Wen immediately realized what was happening, and he had a vague guess in his heart. Belsetia didn't make him wait too long. After there were only two people left in the garden, the Silver Queen showed a smile.

"Now we're the only ones here - back to the question.

"For 3000 years, druids, big and small, have emerged one after another. There are always people who try to use various methods to pray to nature again, hoping to awaken the god of nature in their hearts. You Ask me if there is a lucky cult within me who actually managed to communicate with a certain deity? Yes, of course.

"There are secret sects that have successfully communicated with the gods and reproduced miracles similar to the natural magic of the past. There are not only one, but more than one."

Gao Wen subconsciously took a breath - he never knew about this!No one knows!

He originally just asked casually, but he got an unexpected and shocking result!

"And then?" He asked immediately, "What happened to those secret sect groups?"

"It was treated as a heresy and exterminated." Belsetia said lightly.

Chapter 1075 Unrecorded History

There was a moment of silence in the garden.

Now Gao Wen knew why Belsetia had to screen out irrelevant people.

"You are surprised." The Silver Queen looked at Gao Wen who was sitting opposite her. "It seems that this is not the answer you want to hear."

"No, this answer is actually good news in a sense—but I'm really surprised," Gawain exhaled softly, thinking about the various meanings behind Belsetia's answer while calming his mind. , "Can you tell me in detail? The details of the activities of those secret religious groups, what kind of gods did they communicate with, and what kind of phenomenon did they cause?"

"Of course." Belsetia showed a slight smile, and then seemed to be trapped in a long memory, and said slowly in a low voice while thinking, "It all started with the fall of the white star... as you know, in During the fall of the white star, the druids lost the gods they believed in for generations, and the original church groups gradually transformed into various academic institutions and extraordinary secret meetings. In the history books, this process of transformation is simply described as Summed up as 'difficult transition' - but in fact the elves struggled to accept this fact far more difficult than an understatement in the history books.

"Humans and other races with short lifespans shouldn't be able to understand all of this—Uncle Gawain, I'm just telling the truth, because for humans, no matter how difficult and painful things are, it only takes a little time to forget and get used to them. It takes a generation or two, sometimes not even a generation, but for elves, our lifetime is two to three thousand years or more, so there are still druids from the White Starfall period alive today , the long lifespan allows us to remember those difficult things for a long time, and for some devout servants... Even if the years pass by for centuries, they cannot accept the fact that the gods have fallen.

"Some stubborn druid mysteries came into being under such circumstances - the world always thinks that the druids of the Holy Spirit sect were the most staunch 'primitive believers', but in fact those druids not recognized by history The Iraqi religion is. Most of them are high-ranking priests and ascetic groups in the "Age of Gods". Belief in gods has become their basic way of thinking and the meaning of life. After the fall of the white star, the church of the original god of nature fell into chaos , Facing the doomed Great Split, these extremely pious people took away a large number of sacred books for the purpose of protecting the sacred heritage and dispersed into the depths of the forest. In the following centuries, they formed several major occult community."

Hearing this, Gawain couldn't help interjecting: "What was the Elf Royal Court doing at that time?"

"Dealing with our own chaos," Belsetia said, "you probably can't imagine how deeply the belief in the gods of nature affected elven society more than 3000 years ago-it's a quagmire deeper than the human gods, so When it suddenly disappeared, the chaos it caused immediately took up all the energy of the Elven Royal Court, and those druid secrets took root in the deep mountains and dense forests with almost no one to control them, and... began to try Restore them to their former glory in a variety of ways.

"At that time, although many druids saw the scene of the falling white star in their visions, and many people speculated that this meant the 'death' of the God of Nature, there were still those with firm beliefs who believed that the God of Nature was only temporarily interrupted. They believe that this is some kind of test sent down by the gods, and even think that this is a new kind of "divine revelation"-they use various reasons to explain the desperate situation, and at the same time, driven by these reasons, those secret religious groups Constantly groping for new prayer rites, constructing new belief systems, and even revising old church scriptures to explain the situation at hand.

"This kind of thing has been going on for centuries-in the first few hundred years, they were just playing around, and they didn't even arouse the vigilance of the royal court because they were too low-key. We only think that they can't stand the gods. The group of hermits who lived in seclusion in the forest due to the blow of departure, but as time passed, the situation gradually changed.

"Because it was difficult for some mystical groups to support themselves, they re-integrated and formed a larger-scale 'Dense Forest Sect', and their explorations in the mystic rituals became more and more in-depth and dangerous. Finally, disturbing things began to appear in the forest. Visions, elves began to report seeing mind-bending apparitions near the 'hermit's colony', hearing whispers in their heads, and even seeing huge, never-before-seen creatures emerging from the forest out.

"What first aroused the alertness of the Elven Royal Court was a report from a forest ranger. A forest ranger strayed into the stronghold of the secret druids, where he saw thousands of people gathered for a ceremony, among them There are many residents in nearby villages and even travelers who disappeared on the road. He saw those mysterious druids engraving some kind of huge animal on the wall as idol worship, and regarded it as the new incarnation of the god of nature—— After an unnervingly long ceremony, the ranger saw the animals on the rock wall come down from the stone and began to receive offerings and prayers from the devotees."

Gawain held his breath, heard this without saying a word, and finally couldn't help asking: "Then...the Elven King's Court at that time destroyed this secret sect organization?"

"Yes, and few people know about it," Belsetia said calmly, "It is an undoubted heretical sect, and the 'gods' they communicate and summon are dangerous unknown existences. Such dangerous factors may be allowed to continue to develop, so the queen at the time, that is, my grandmother, issued an order immediately-the main members of the secret religion were all captured, and the shallow believers scattered away. After a long interrogation, the king The court found that those core members had been completely influenced by the fanatical and distorted belief in the God of Nature, and even tried to preach among the soldiers in charge, so they were executed, leaving no one behind.

"And what is disturbing is that after destroying this secret sect organization, the royal court sent several people to search their former stronghold, trying to find the whereabouts of the 'god', but only found broken and collapsed relief murals and many unexplained The ashes of that 'god' vanished, leaving nothing behind.

"After that, similar things happened several times, from my grandmother to my father, and then to my generation... Five centuries ago, I personally ordered the destruction of the last secret sect group, and since then No new cults and 'gods' popping up, the forest is calm again - but I'm still not sure if this dangerous organization has really been completely and permanently wiped out. They always seem to have the ability to revive, and There's always a new hideout to be found in the vast jungle."

Belsetia's narration came to an end, she looked at Gawain with calm eyes, and Gawain's heart was full of thoughts.

He digested the astonishing information that the Silver Queen told him, and at the same time couldn't help but think of many things.

The first thing he thought of was the disappearance of the "gods" with the destruction of the secret religious groups, and the dissipation of the "ideological products" born of collective worship and strict rituals like a dream, which made him unable to help but think A piece of information that Julu Amoen once revealed to himself:

The gods born at the beginning were extremely weak, maybe a few sticks and sharp spears big enough could destroy them...

And the second thing he thought of was that Amorn's decision to feign death for 3000 years was indeed correct—the long lifespan of the elves really led to their different "persistence" from humans. Dozens of centuries have passed, The "remembrance" of the God of Nature has not been cut off. This is really an astonishing thing. If Amon hadn't chosen to feign death, then maybe He would be forcibly re-established by those "loyal believers" ...

In addition, the information brought by Belsetia has also been confirmed by the many achievements of the rebellious plan, and many of Gawain's conjectures about the mechanism of the gods have also been confirmed. All of these are extremely huge gains!

"It seems that you still have a lot to ask me." The Silver Queen smiled. "Although this has exceeded our question-and-answer exchange, I am still happy to continue to answer."

Gao Wen then asked: "After having dealt with those secret sect groups so many times, does the Elven King's Court still define those secret sects as pure 'heresy'?"

"Of course, they are undoubted heretics," the Silver Queen replied calmly, "Please don't forget that I am the highest priestess of the Druid Orthodox Church, so in my eyes those who try to establish the 'new belief in the God of Nature' Mysteries are bound to be heresies..."

Gawain looked into each other's eyes: "At the same time, you are still the Silver Queen, the ruler of an empire, so those secret teachings must not only be heresies, they must also be heresies."

Empress Baiyin was taken aback for a moment, then sighed slightly: "Uncle Gao Wen, after so many years, you are still so merciless when you speak."

"I have been sleeping for more than 700 years, and the time has not passed too long for me—and even after 700 years have passed, the rules of this world have not changed much," Gawain said, shaking his head, " What those secret religious groups do is undoubtedly a huge threat, not only a threat to other druid factions, but also a threat to the order of the empire. I have a deep understanding of this. And for the Silver Empire, which integrates politics and religion, this threat is even more serious. Deadly—the God of Nature has fallen, and the royal family without the support of the gods certainly cannot sit and watch a group of uncontrolled druids really create a new god..."

The Silver Queen frowned slightly: "So, what they created is really a 'god'..."

"If the theoretical model I know is correct, it should be some kind of prototype, or an earlier psychological phantom created by the trend of group thinking, which is in the process of transforming into the real world, but due to the small number of believers And the time is still short, this process has been greatly lengthened, which also gave you a chance to interrupt it," Gao Wen said with a nod, and then he was a little puzzled, "You have never realized that those who are really 'gods' 'Eh? No formal studies have been done either?"

"There are speculations, but no one dares to draw conclusions," the Silver Queen said frankly, "After contacting the first secret religion, the Elven Royal Court vaguely realized the danger and sensitivity of this matter, so for thousands of years only members of the royal family Only then did I know the complete information about those secret sects, and the related research was carried out in secret under strict confidentiality. Outsiders only know that Wang Ting sent troops to wipe out the cult groups in the forest several times, but no one knows what we also wiped out at the same time—— Even so, we only regard those mysterious existences as evil gods or 'transcendent spirits', and related research is also carried out on this basis, and because those 'spirits' always dissipate quickly, our internal research is almost impossible. Little progress has been made, and almost none in recent centuries."

Gao Wen was a little dazed, and he couldn't help but feel regretful, because the Silver Empire was so close to the truth, they even came into contact with the terrifying truth behind the gods earlier than the Gondor Empire - but in the end they were wandering on the edge of the truth, always None of them crossed the critical point of "disobedience", if they were a little more daring, if they didn't hide these secrets so deeply and for so long, if they participated in the human's disobedience plan in the time of Gondor... this world Would things be different today?

But soon he dispelled these meaningless assumptions, because all this is impossible, even if time goes back, it will be difficult to achieve——

The Silver Empire is a country where politics and religion are united. Even if their original state religion has survived in name only, the special identity of its rulers and the complicated and difficult political structure also determine that they cannot go too far on this road, and even if they do not Considering this... Under normal circumstances, if there is no chance to get a lot of information from the gods, who can imagine that the gods are born from the "ideology" out of thin air?

The elves can only treat the "spirits" produced by those secret religious groups as evil gods or "transgressive spirits" with unknown real bodies.

Thinking of this, Gao Wen suddenly had a new question: "I am suddenly a little curious. After so many years, the Elven Royal Court has dealt with those secret sects so many times. Even though the relevant research is progressing slowly, you have no Have you considered..."creating" a god like them, or trying to communicate with the god of nature? The identities of the Silver Queen and the Silver Emperor are the highest priests of the Druid Orthodox Church, so in a sense, theocracy also affects Your legitimacy, if a real god stands behind you..."

"We didn't do this, the reason is very simple." The Silver Queen shook her head with a smile before Gao Wen finished speaking, "After the gods left, we suddenly discovered that there is no god standing behind us, and we can be orthodox .”

"...I understand." Gao Wen was taken aback for a moment, then said in a deep voice.

Immediately afterwards, he couldn't help laughing: "Who would have thought that, as the highest priestess of the druids, the Silver Queen is actually the one who least wants the God of Nature to return."

"You're wrong," the Silver Queen shook her head, "Actually, it's not me who don't want the god of nature to return the most, but those who really summoned the 'gods', but found that those 'gods' were not the gods of nature The leaders of the secret religion. They are fanatical and pious at all times, and they call the "gods" they summoned as the new incarnations of the god of nature, Amorn. However, when we bring them to the temple of Amorne They all end up filled with tension and dread as they execute their verdicts – a pathetic twist once seen and never forgotten."

Gao Wen chewed the other party's words carefully, and fell into thought in silence, while the Silver Queen sitting opposite him smiled, and gently pushed the black tea in front of Gao Wen a little bit forward.

"Uncle Gao Wen, the tea is cold."

Chapter 1076 Awareness

Gawain picked up the teacup, but he didn't bring it to his mouth for a long time. In his thinking, he gradually sorted out the long and unknown history of the Silver Empire after the fall of the God of Nature—the lifespan of elves is too long, so they The secrets in history are far more mysterious and distant than human imagination. The time span of more than three thousand years, even in the Gondor Empire, which was at its peak, has exceeded the limit of accurate records in history books.

And such a long history is even enough for some druid secrets to create several "gods".

Of course, judging from Belsetia's description, those created by the druid secret religion are far from being gods, and the "body of a false god" consciously created by the Doom Society and the No. [-] sandbox The "upper-level narrators" born by accident are not the same. Those are at best psychological projections created by group thoughts, and there is still a distance from entering the real world.

Thinking of this, Gao Wen suddenly couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional——In terms of death, human beings are indeed superior, and the results of those elven druids' torment for 3000 years are not as big as those two cult groups. Woolen cloth……

But this is really not something to brag about.

"You're lost in thought again." The Silver Queen seemed to be watching Gawain's expression changes intently, and her voice woke him up from his thoughts, "But it's normal, what I just said can make anyone into deep thought."

"...I was just thinking about how much you have learned from the attempts of those secret religion groups after so many years." Gawain put down his teacup and said while thinking, "You mentioned just now that although you are not sure What exactly are those secret religious organizations 'summoning', but you have already guessed about it... I think this 'guessing' is not that simple, right?"

The Silver Queen was silent for a few seconds, and then sighed softly: "Frankly speaking, since the fall of the White Star, we have been trying to uncover the truth behind it - after all, it was a major event that changed the pattern of the empire. Its influence has even spread to the whole world, and no one is curious about the truth behind it.

"As you know, the Silver Empire is a country with unified imperial power and theocracy. The elf royal family is also the religious leader of the Druid sect, so the most outstanding scholars of the Druid sect are also loyal to the elf court. In the fall of the white star Afterwards, the Elf King's Court organized a large-scale and time-consuming investigation, which even lasted until my father wore the golden oak crown.

"However, even with the most outstanding scholars organized, it took such a long time, we have not been able to find out the truth about the fall of the white star, and we have not been able to rebuild the connection with the God of Nature, so we can only come to a depressing conclusion : The God of Nature has fallen, no matter what the reason is, it has left this world forever.

"And it was in this situation that those secret religions appeared, and they seemed to have established a connection with a certain mysterious existence, and those mysterious existences showed some characteristics similar to the gods in the ancient records to a certain extent... This had a huge impact on the royal family who were still struggling to investigate the truth of the fall of the White Star at that time—we are not a dull group, we can think of the possible truth behind this, and this truth almost subverts our worldview .

"My grandmother...she was the first elf who ordered the destruction of those secret orders. Few people know that she changed into a priestess' robe the night before she died, prayed and repented all night, and finally died in fear and pain. Even so, she did not change the order she had given until she died.

"My royal father, he carried out the order left by his grandmother. During his nearly 2000 years of ruling career, he destroyed every secret organization he discovered, and indirectly destroyed every secret organization that was 'summoned' by those secret organizations. 'God', he has carefully read all the information written by those secret cult members on slate and leaf paper, even including the most inconspicuous words-in fact, he is the real 'secret cult expert', if he wants, he can Repeating any ritual that any esoteric order ever performed, but he never did, he took everything to the grave.

"By my generation... most of my courtiers and I have fully adapted to the 'Druid Orthodoxy' without gods. We even think it is better to say something disobedient. But we still regard the Druids as The forest and the land are managed in the name of the sect. We use the elven alphabet simplified from the "language of nature" 3000 years ago as the official text. Many special words in our language are related to the belief activities 3000 years ago... God left We, but the cultural imprint has been inseparable from our tradition.

"So back to the question just now - what did we 'guess'? We actually guessed everything, but we never admitted it, we couldn't admit it... What did we admit? To admit the orthodox leader of all the druids in the world, The earthly representative of the God of Nature, the ruler of the Silver Empire, spent three generations killing seven newborn 'Gods of Nature'?"

The Silver Queen's narration came to an end. She picked up the black tea in front of her, took a sip, and then smiled at Gao Wen: "I seem to be a bit off topic?"

"...No, no," Gawain said in a low tone while calming his mind calmly. He raised his head to look into Belsetia's eyes, trying to see from the eyes of the mature ruler of the empire. Some real emotions, but failed—the eyes were extremely deep, and all emotions seemed to have been blocked in the depths of his mind during hundreds of years of ruling career, so he could only shake his head, "So, you don't care about the gods. Know nothing—on the contrary, you know a lot, far more than humans, but all the secrets are buried deep in the royal records, and all the research is only scratching the surface."

The Silver Queen nodded: "You can say that."

"Then what do you think of what I told you in the last letter?" Gao Wen asked, "about the 'countdown' behind the gods discovered by humans in research, and our plan to try to find a way to save ourselves. "

"This is an area we haven't discovered," the blond lady in front of him looked serious, "We have noticed the emergence of gods, but no one has ever realized the existence of that terrible 'countdown'. After receiving your letter, I just feel very fortunate——fortunately, our three generations of elves have always made the right decision and did not let the situation get out of hand. As for the self-help method...you didn't elaborate in your letter, but if you are serious Yes, then I'm interested."

"Of course I'm serious," Gawain said frankly, "If it wasn't for that, I wouldn't need to be so committed to changing the situation in the entire Loren Continent—the crazy 'countdown' of the gods is a sharp sword hanging over the heads of all mortals No matter whether you want to admit it or not, this sharp sword cannot be resisted by any single country. Since the gods' operating rules are based on the "ideology" of all living beings, the key to breaking the game is destined to be "all living beings". I don't Determine where the tipping point of this 'all beings' is, but it must be more than one country or one family, so I need to incorporate as many countries and races as possible into the plan."

Having said that, he took a very serious look at the blond woman opposite him: "Actually, what I was most worried about was the attitude of the Silver Empire towards this matter - among the countries in the Loren Continent, only the royal family of the Silver Empire has both As the leader of the church, even though the gods the druids believe in have left this world for many years, this identity still affects your actions, but now it seems... this biggest worry is not a problem. "

The Silver Queen's gaze stayed on Gao Wen for a short while, and she suddenly laughed: "It can be seen that you are really serious, then I am happy to be your supporter."

Gao Wen's expression didn't change much, he just breathed a sigh of relief. Now he can't connect the mature and stressful woman in front of him with the "little princess" in his memory—the change in the other party is really real. So big that the memory left by Gawain Cecil was hardly useful, all he could do was adapt.

Then he thought for a while, and was about to ask the next question, but before he could speak, the Silver Queen said, "You've already asked a lot, isn't it the lady's turn to ask now?"

Gao Wen was startled, then nodded, "Of course, you can ask."

The other party smiled. She looked into Gao Wen's eyes and said unhurriedly, "You are not the real Uncle Gao Wen, are you?"

Gao Wen: "..."

There was only a moment of silence, and Gao Wen felt his heartbeat suddenly quicken by half a beat, but his strong will played a role. He didn't show any abnormalities on the outside, and he didn't even disturb his breathing rhythm. He just showed some surprise and surprise. With an expression on his face, he pointed to himself, and looked at the blonde woman in front of him: "Why do you say that? Can I still be a fake?"

The Silver Queen looked at Gao Wen calmly, and said softly after a long time: "I didn't lie to you, I know you are not him, at least not completely him...I can tell."

The garden became quiet for a while, and the stagnant air seemed to be gradually becoming solid, which made people feel more oppressed. Gawain and the Silver Queen faced each other quietly. In the end, he still smiled and shook his head: "Why did one and two find out in the end..."

"Both?" Hearing that this was equivalent to the default response, the Silver Queen's expression did not change much, she just noticed the key words in Gao Wen's words, and there was a hint of curiosity in her tone, "Who else found out?" ?”