Chapter 10 The Temple of the Water God and the Change of Ages (8200)(1/2)
In the study, the lighting technique solidified in the crystal chandeliers flashed with white light. As Elias pointed to the map and told him little by little, Su Zhou roughly understood the whole picture of this world.
Taltadis is a continental world composed entirely of mountains, plains and hills. The more edge it is, the colder it is, and the more center it is, the warmer it is. There is no ‘sea’ in the whole world, and it is replaced by abundant groundwater resources.
Now, Taltadis is on the eve of destruction, and the phenomenon of the return of the demon tide is regarded as the last resurrection before the end of the day. In addition to the major shelter cities, there are revived souls, monsters, and indulging bandits everywhere. In addition to the powerful loners who are called wilderness walkers, only large chambers of commerce can shuttle between the major shelter cities.
Thousands of years ago, before the end of the world had four kingdoms. The Thousand Lakes Kingdom where the Naiser family was located was one of them, and it was also the country with the richest water resources. In the entire country, rivers and lakes were crisscrossed and naturally divided into territories.
The Father of the Earth is the supreme God believed by all the people of this world. Apart from Him, there is no other god in the world of Tartadis that can be spread on the table.
"Hey, there isn't one?"
When Su Zhou heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly surprised: "If this is the case, wouldn't it mean that the existence behind that mysterious organization is your Father of the Earth?"
He still remembered the curse before the knight was dying - he said that there was a god behind them. At that time, Su Zhou was quite disregarded. After all, whether it was a game or a Western fantasy world like this, there were not too many gods. If it were changed to the background in Fusang, some gods might not be as strong as he is now.
You should know that with Su Zhou's ability to call the wind and rain and summon thunder in ancient times, it is enough to be a little Thunder God.
He could not have imagined that there was only one righteous god in this world.
"Yes, sir."
Regarding Su Zhou's question, Elias nodded and said naturally: "Except for some racial ancestors who believe in racially, they may be considered racial gods, only the Father of the Earth is the only true god."
"However, when the Father of the Earth began to sail towards the end of the world a thousand years ago, He never issued oracles, nor did he contact any saints... I'm afraid he had fallen."
When he said this, Elias's face was a little dim. He smiled bitterly: "As for the Gods mentioned behind those mysterious organizations, it is likely that some false gods appeared in the end of the world. No matter what, they cannot be God of the Father of the Earth. After all, He has long since disappeared from any connection with the people in the world."
"This world is a bit weird."
At this moment, in his heart, Su Zhou said to himself, and complained to Yara: "Not to mention this world, there is not even a sea, there is only one god... How can I say it, it's like a semi-finished product! Does Lord Ji like such a world?"
"Listen to the end first." Yara didn't say much. It nodded thoughtfully and signaled Suzhou to continue listening to Elias' explanation.
This is the general situation of the world. Next, Su Zhou learned a lot of information about this world.
In particular, the intelligence related to the ‘underground maze’.
The maze is also something that began to appear gradually after the world headed towards the end of the world.
After God the Father of Earth lost contact with the church, huge cracks began to appear randomly on the earth, and even caused several tragedies of cities being swallowed by cracks. This crack was the entrance to the underground maze.
The world of Taltadis is not vast, and the whole world is about a little larger than the main country. The borders of the four kingdoms occupy three-quarters of the world's territory. The remaining unmanned mountains and dense forests are only natural border division lines and have long been explored. The whole world is completely known to the humans in the past, and there is no mysterious or explorable area.
However, the maze is completely unknown. This wonderful underground structure that only appeared after the fall of the gods. No one knows how deep and how vast it is. In the underground area that seems to be even more vast than the entire known world, there are many extraordinary creatures that have long been extinct outside the outside world. In the depths of the maze, there are even many divine objects that are probably created by ancient civilizations.
There is also a maze around Nessel City. With the support of the Grand Dukes of all generations, local adventurers have explored the sixth level - at least the public intelligence on the surface is as deep as possible. Only the Grand Duke himself and his direct team know the real exploration progress.
"It is said that there are secrets related to the end of the world in the underground maze. After all, the end of the world and the labyrinth appear at the same time. Now that the outside world is gradually shrouded in gray fog, only the underground is considered safe."
Elias was not clear about the progress of the Naisel family's exploration. After all, he had just returned to the main city, so he could only shake his head apologetically about Su Zhou's doubts about the maze: "I really don't know much about this. You need to wait until I open the family secret treasure and read the relevant records in the family before you can have a clear reply - I will check the records later. If you have any gains, I will tell you the first time."
"Is that?" Hearing this, Su Zhou nodded thoughtfully: "I probably understand. Then, Elias, you go and do your work first. I will read books in the study. If there is anything that needs me to show up, come and call me."
"Yes, Mr. Su."
Elias politely retreated. Although this was his home and he was also the nominal ruler of Neisser City, he knew very well that without Su Zhou, even if there were no enemies from the mysterious organization attacks, it would be difficult to control this large city of millions with his strength.
Moreover, when the mysterious organization unknown when it will launch a second raid, Su Zhou is his only reliance now.
When Elias left and Su Zhou stayed alone in the study, he began to summarize the current information.
"It's different from the world of Shenmu. Although I can be sure that the source of the end of the world is definitely caused by the revival of the Lord of Silence, the world of Tartadis does not have an overly obvious goal like the "Pan Banyan Immortal Tree".
"Secondly, the source of the enemy is also very mysterious. Whether it is the octopus mage, the shrimp knight or the fishman ranger, they are not common races and creatures in this world. What the other party said about the god behind him is also very caring... I can hear that it is not a false belief."
He took out paper and pen and wrote Chinese notes on his notebook. Su Zhou, who was frowning, began to draw various related lines: "The reason for the end of the world is that the speed of spiritual energy conversion has stagnated. Gray fog is about to cover the whole world, and only the shelter city and the underground still maintain a normal environment. However, the underground maze is full of monsters, and no one has explored to the deepest point so far, and no one knows the reason for the formation of the maze."
"Interesting, it seems I'm going to find a chance to see what the 'gray mist' and 'maze' are going on."
Although Su Zhou is still confused about the world and cannot find a point of force for the time being, he knows very well that he just needs to stay in Naisal City, so he can always wait until the mysterious organization attacks again - at that time, he may get more relevant information.
Moreover, isn't Elias going to see the family secret treasure? He can definitely get more information from him.
Thinking of this, he lowered his head and continued to watch the magic book hidden by the Naisel family.
A complete magic book is equivalent to the inheritance of a certain mage and is also one of their most important magic tools. Through the magic book, viewers can quickly learn the magic recorded above.
The previous generation of Naiser was a spellcaster who was the peak elite, that is, the extraordinary peak. He was proficient in spells of both water and earth. In terms of level, he was even higher than Su Zhou. His magic books were not in the study room, and there was a high probability that they would be kept in the family secret collection. Most of the magic books placed in the study room were universal spells, which were used to lay the foundation for the younger generation in the Naiser family.
Just so happened that what Su Zhou needed was to lay the foundation.
"The so-called magic power is just another name for spiritual power. Spiritual power is the universal energy that travels through the heavens and all realms, and magic is just another way of using spiritual power."
When he flipped through the magic book with his left hand, Su Zhou stretched out his right hand and gathered his spiritual power. He operated according to the recorded spiritual power operation method, condensed runes and filled with power. Soon, a light blue water light condensed in his right hand, and the water light quickly converted into various forms such as frost, water balls and spears.
With one method and all methods, it is based on inheritances such as the Mian Shu Changing Dragon Method and the Five Extreme Divine Thunder Real Method. In addition, Su Zhou can easily understand some of the essences in the magic book. Corresponding to the two, he learns much faster than others imagine.
at the same time.
Elias first instructed the maid to serve Su Zhou breakfast later, and he could choose whatever he wanted, and give him whatever he wanted, and give him as much as he wanted. He just hurriedly drank a glass of water and quickly walked towards the rear of the Grand Duke's Mansion.
The treasure house of the Naiser family is located in the secret room underground of the Grand Duke Mansion, and is protected by a tight magic barrier. Even if the close-god powerful people want to break through, it will take some effort. Therefore, even if Su Zhou and the mysterious organization of the enemy's battle will demolish half of the Grand Duke Mansion, it will not have any impact on it.
"I hope I remember correctly."
Standing in front of the secret door in the basement, Elias focused on using his soul frequency to resonate with the formation. While proving his identity, he also slowly opened the door of the secret treasure according to the secret method.
After all this and waiting for the door to open, Elias couldn't help feeling disillusioned when he thought that the Neisel family was only one of them, and the whole world would be destroyed in decades: "What's the point of my hard work? So are those enemies, who spend so much effort to compete for something, but in the end they are not going to die... Why bother fighting with each other in the last time, and it's so ugly."
This is also what most people in the world think today.
For more than a thousand years, everyone has long accepted the doomsday. Whether it is self-rescue or building shelter, people have implemented all the solutions they have thought of, and now what they have to do is just waiting for death with the most dignified attitude.
The secret treasures of the family are not as magnificent as legends. 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 experiences of the heads of the past dynasties, precious forbidden magic, and various extremely precious extraordinary materials and magic... In general, they are just a few bookcases and storage cabinets. At first glance, they are extremely ordinary.
Elias did not hesitate. After taking a deep breath, he walked forward and went to the bookcase closest to him. It was also the bookcase that had been taken out of storage traces recently, and whispered in a secret saying: "Please give me the 'Labyrinth Exploration Log'."
As the secret words came out, the seemingly ordinary bookcase had a pattern like water waves. Then, a diary booklet appeared high in the bookcase, and Elias stood on tiptoe and took it off.
The bookcase is subjected to special preservation magic, and only by using relevant secret words can the books be taken out. If you want to use them violently, it will only cause the entire bookcase to be destroyed by itself.
【Labyrinth Exploration Log】
Looking at the regular big words, Elias skipped most of the previous part and quickly turned it to the last few pages, starting with the last part of the exploration log.
【September 19 - Underground conditions·Wetness-Temperature·29 degrees
Most of the exploration of the seventh floor has been completed, and all the three elite-level monsters hovering around have been wiped out. The exploration team is searching for the entrance to the next floor, and everyone is excited.
The closer you get to the ground, the higher the temperature, and the more normal the element conversion. It seems that the whole world is circulating that there is a true image related to the end of the world. At least, even if the surface is really covered by gray fog, we can still enter the ground 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 generation of Grand Duke Nessel. He often communicated with the other party through secret letters and knew very well that this was indeed the original work of Grand Duke, not forged by others.
"Have you actually explored the seventh floor, and you are even looking for the eighth floor?" Thinking of this, Elias couldn't help but exclaim, and then continued to look down: "And it seems that he is almost finding the passage to the eighth floor. My father is worthy of being the most genius spellcaster in the family in recent centuries!"
Even if you die accidentally in the process of breaking through the powerful man of the near god, you will never have a chance to die like this. Just like some people have been crown princes for 60 years. This is certainly miserable, but most people don’t have this chance to be crown princes. When a boy thinks this way, he is a pleasure in suffering.
He continued to watch.
【September 22 - Underground conditions·Wetness-Temperature·31 degrees
Finally arrived at the eighth floor, and the entrance to the next labyrinth was actually an underground hot spring. If I weren't a water-based caster, it would be really hard to find it. Yaen and I joined forces to set up a camp, and since then, the seventh floor can be made public to other adventurers.
But Yabo said that he seemed to hear some sound calling him, but neither I nor anyone else heard it—there are all kinds of strange things in the maze, and auditory hallucinations are just the least strange ones. We advise him to rest in the camp for a while, and the Pioneer will be replaced by others for the time being.
【September 23 - Underground conditions·Extremely humid-temperature·30 degrees
Yabo disappeared quietly, and the eighth layer of maze suddenly fogged. The fog could actually block the magic perception. The wet water vapor made me feel like I was in water.
Soon, we discovered Yabo's footprints. After careful tracking, we found a large area of wonderful relics of man-made palaces.
The ruins look like temples, but they are not like gods of the earth. The patterns are not like mountains and ridges, but a strange wave style. The inscriptions on them are also ancient characters that we are not familiar with. This is a style that has never been seen in the first seven layers of mazes.
We found a coma Yabo in the middle of this hall. A strange change appeared on his body, and layers of fish-like scales appeared on his body. Yaen said that this was a bloodline rebirth, but Yabo's ancestors lived with our Naisel family for dozens of generations. When did he have such a strange bloodline?]
Yaen and Yabo, Elias knew that they were members of the Maze Exploration Team directly under the Grand Duke.
However, the death of the Grand Duke, the entire Naiser family was almost destroyed, and his direct exploration team also accused it to be destroyed. Even the relatives and families of the exploration team were killed during the previous purge of the mysterious organization.
But now it seems that the situation is not right?
"Fish scales..." When the boy saw this word, he couldn't help but think of the mysterious organization members who invaded the shelter. Among them, there was indeed a fishman. He frowned: "What's the relationship?"
Elias continued to watch.
【September 24th - Underground conditions·Extremely humid-temperature·32 degrees
Yabo woke up, and he looked out of mind, and kept saying to himself that "the time has come" and "this is God's call." No matter how we communicate with him, he did not respond. Yabo's body also had more and more fish scales, and he was more like a fish-headed and human-body fish, not a human.
We gave up our exploration of the eighth floor and prepared to return to the surface. If the situation in Yabo became more and more serious, we might have to bear it underground, which is also for the safety of others.
【September 27 - Underground conditions·Wetness-Temperature·27 degrees
After returning to the fifth floor, Yabo's condition relieved a lot. He recovered from his awakening and told us in horror that he could not control himself at all on the eighth floor. He just felt that the blood and soul in his body were calling him to the strange ancient temple. After coming to the temple, he fell into a coma and felt that there was a lot of strange knowledge in his head. He was also confused about his alienated body, and once he left the wet fog, his skin would immediately crack and blood would flow.
I could see what Yabo was hiding. His eyes flashed when he spoke. For decades, he always lies. But after all, he has been with me for so many years, so I can't question him in front of everyone. After returning to the ground, I must let him tell all his secrets honestly.]
【October 1-Yin
After returning to the surface, Yabo took the initiative to find me. His previous concealment was not to hide any news from me, but to be unwilling to let the news be known by others in the exploration team.
He said that the eighth floor of the maze is the ancient "Shidden Temple of the God of Water", which is longer than the Father of the Earth. It belongs to the gods of the previous era. Yabo happily told me that the city of Nesser was saved, and the whole world was saved. The end of the world is not the real end of the world, but the result of the elemental rotation. As long as we find the core of the elemental rotation in the next era, we can survive under its protection until the destruction of the old world and the birth of the new world!
To be continued...