The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became quiet. Seth's words were like throwing a boulder on a calm lake, causing waves in Xia Xiu's heart.

However, on the surface, he still remained calm. Only his eyes were slightly narrowed, and his golden pupils were as deep as abyss.

A series of thoughts passed through Xia Xiu's mind. The past world, past experiences, and the thing that had puzzled him for a long time all appeared in his mind like a picture scroll.

A very familiar clue flashed through his mind, and he murmured in his heart:

"Book...Chronicles of Terra..."

This clue is intertwined with Seth's words, vaguely fitting a certain truth about his coming to this world.

His thoughts were like a river, rushing towards the unknown truth.

Although his heart was turbulent with complicated emotions, he still took a deep breath and suppressed his emotions.

After the fluctuations in Xia Xiu's golden eyes subsided, he raised his head and continued to ask in a calm tone:

"You said before that there was something I needed to do. What was it?"

Seth stood in the center of the hall, smiled, and then said:

"Ode Papadopolis was the original city. Its design was unusual. The entire city was divided into four sectors, connected by a large central hub area. The sectors seemed to be based on the people who lived in them.

divided by people’s skills.”

Seth's hand gently stroked the wall of the hall.

"Blacksmiths and metallurgists, engineers and designers, farmers and bakers, craftsmen and craftsmen...the residents of the four sectors each perform their own duties and form the foundation of the city."

Xia Xiu listened carefully, a flash of thought flashing in his eyes.

Seth continued, with a hint of depth in his tone:

"Each of the four sectors has its own local management hub near the central area. These hubs eventually converge in the central hub area."

"The core of the central hub area is three huge stone halls with iron decorations, and a larger and more ornately designed lobby. These buildings are the soul and pillars of Ode Papadopolis."

Seth pointed his finger to a corner of the hall and said slowly:

"The Palace of Dawn, the Palace of Sunset and the Palace of Night—these are the three pillars of the central hub. What you are in now is the Palace of Dawn."

After Seth briefly introduced the structure of Ode Papadopolis, he paused and looked thoughtful.

He slowly said to Xia Xiu:

"Lancelot's body lies on the Sunset Temple, one of the three temples. Although he is dead, his body is still intact and carries a powerful power of blasphemy."

"His corpse was divided into seven parts of blasphemy, and these blasphemies polluted this overlapping hundred-layer hub over the long years."

Seth looked at Xia Xiu up and down with an elusive expression.

He continued: "And you have already cut off some of the blasphemy."

When Xia Xiu heard these words, he immediately thought of the signee of the Crowned Breed that he had killed in the Gray Harbor.

Some vague clues gradually became clear, and he instantly understood in his mind that the crowned child was the incarnation of the blasphemous power of Lancelot's corpse.

Seth did not pause, and his words continued to pour out:

"In fact, Lancelot's power of blasphemy has been gradually consumed by the people of this hub world over the long years. But recently, some forces have revived his blasphemy - three of them are wandering here. By these

The person seduced by the power of blasphemy has found his way here."

Seth's eyes became profound, and there was a hint of heaviness in his tone:

"There are three people in total. One is the master of the plane who holds the world wedge, and the other is a man and a woman, who are parasitized by the power of blasphemy."

When Xia Xiu heard this, he immediately understood who the three people the old man was talking about were.

The sage Kailasel and the other two web-weavers matched the people described by Seth.

He couldn't help but ask:

"The help you want me to help is not to expel these people, right? To be honest, I think you can solve this kind of thing yourself with your ability."

Seth sighed and looked up at the dome of the hall, with a hint of exhaustion in his tone:

"I said before that I once lost myself while reading the 'Book of Non-Existence'... and I grew old in it. Not only did I grow old, my immortality was also completely destroyed at that time."

He lowered his head and continued:

"Now, I've just lived a long time. That doesn't mean I can live forever."

"The burden of supporting this city has long exhausted my energy. I often fall into long slumbers. The last time I woke up, the only major event I witnessed was Daeva's Elegy of the Hanged King... After that, I

Once again I fell into a long slumber."

His voice gradually became lower as he recalled:

"When I woke up again, I found that a forbidden place in the Palace of the Sunset had been desecrated and opened.

The three unclean ones, carrying some poor humans, were bewitched by Lancelot and occupied the place where my father kept the sacred spark."

When Xia Xiu heard Seth's words, he couldn't help but asked:

"Others? What are the intentions of those three people bringing the human children here?"

When Seth heard this, the expression on his face became more solemn and his brows were furrowed.

"The power of blasphemy has polluted their minds and turned them into tools to carry out evil intentions. Taking these children can only be related to some kind of ritual, and this ritual... is probably related to the forbidden land.

Tinder related.”

Xia Xiu then asked:

"The spark sacred place you just mentioned...the spark here won't be one of the creators of the 'tree' you mentioned before, the 'most kind flame', right?"

Seth took a deep look at Xia Xiu, then nodded slowly:

"That's right. That is the spark. In all legends, he is called the 'most merciful god'. He is the flame before creation, igniting the existence of the universe from the primitive void - [Pangloss]

】.”

"My father once told me that Spark is completely different from other indescribable gods that transcend time and space. He has shown great kindness to mankind and has nothing to do with indifference or destruction. His existence is the most benevolent manifestation."

Seth's voice seemed to have a touch of emotion:

"It was He who ignited the original fire of mankind and enabled mankind to thrive in the desolate world."

He slowly raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the Sunset Palace:

"My father once followed the footsteps of Sparks, and that period was his most compassionate period.

Through the revelation of the spark, he learned another virtue that a sun should possess - the way of compassion.

Later, in order to commemorate Sparks, he collected a small part of the 'fire' left by Sparks in the world and sealed them in the Palace of the Sunset."

Seth let out a long sigh, his eyes looking into the distance with some deep helplessness:

"Today, the goodwill and hope carried by those fires are being eroded by the darkness of blasphemy."

"They should be trying to use the power of blasphemy to steal the power left by the spark for their own use. And I..."

He paused slightly, as if searching for words for his next words.

"And I can only activate the city-state and prepare to float outside the territory again, in order to expel them before they commit greater crimes."

Seth's tone was full of helplessness, but it sounded a bit contradictory to Xia Xiu.

He stood there and stretched out his right hand to gently straighten his hat. His movements seemed casual, but they revealed a calm look.

Xia Xiu's eyes were always fixed on Seth, his tone was calm but there was a hint of temptation:

"The blasphemer you are talking about is indeed dangerous. But to be honest, I don't believe that with your ability, you can't expel the Kailasel family members through direct violence."

He paused and his eyes became sharper.

"Judging from the history you told and your identity, you definitely have that strength. Is it because your long history has made you... too much like an observer?"

Seth's eyes flashed slightly when he heard this, but he did not refute, but sighed silently.

His silence seemed to be an answer in itself.

No matter how much Xia Xiu said, since the other party chose to reveal all these secrets, he would not easily ask or reveal them.

"Do you know what the spark sacred objects in the Palace of the Sunset are?"

Xia Xiu looked straight at Seth, as if he wanted to dig out all the undisclosed secrets from him.

Seth lowered his head slightly, as if searching for those dusty fragments from the depths of his long memory.

His voice was slightly thoughtful:

"A magic candle that never goes out. Its burning flame is a pure light of order. It can dispel darkness and chaos no matter where it is placed. The other one is even more strange... Some are made of flames

Conscious entities, they are called 'balrogs'."

After hearing this, Xia Xiu raised his eyebrows slightly:

"No more?"

Seth smiled, with a hint of self-deprecation in his tone:

"These things are too old for me, and frankly, I didn't pay much attention to those things before."
To be continued...