When Raven and Nibald came to the temple with their knight troops and saw the divine object that Maya was praying for, they both made a somewhat uncertain sound.
Especially Raven, he said it very directly.
“Does God look like this?”
No wonder he said that.
In the modern continent of Akasha, it is not that there are no religious beliefs, but most of the gods of those religious beliefs have either majestic or sacred images, which are so-called human forms. At worst, they are dragons, snakes,
Distinctive images of creatures such as beasts.
The god enshrined in this temple is actually just a square cube, which is indeed very strange to Raven and others.
Let alone them, even Li Ge had never thought before that the god Maya kept mentioning could actually exist like this.
You must know that even in the world of previous lives, the images of gods were basically human or animal forms, and some objects were used as images of gods for belief or worship. At least, Li Ge had never seen it with his own eyes in his previous life.
Maya, however, sneered at everyone's surprise.
"If you ask me, imagining the image of God as any kind of creature living in this world is just blasphemy against God." Maya said unceremoniously: "God is an otherworldly existence.
He is a great individual who is superior to any other creature in the world. It is undoubtedly a kind of arrogance to insist on imagining God into a form that you can understand and accept."
With that said, Maya ended her prayer, stood up, and turned to everyone.
"I don't know what the situation is outside now, but when I was still on earth, there was only one god who was believed in and worshiped."
"Whether it's us or other ethnic groups, all human beings only believe in one god."
"It has been a total of 27,000 years since God descended and this city disappeared from the ground. No matter how the times develop and how mankind progresses, we will still never forget the only one who civilized us and allowed us to reproduce on the earth.
God."
Listening to this extremely informative speech, regardless of the fact that Rigg, Liz, Raven, Nibald and others who had already guessed Maya's identity felt very confused.
"...Could it be that you are really a person who has survived from ancient magical civilization to the present?"
Nibald looked at Maya with eyes full of surprise.
Maya was noncommittal about this.
"I don't know what the so-called ancient magical civilization you are talking about is, but I can probably guess that for you, the era when I lived is already a long time ago, right?" Maya said: "I just
It can be said that you and I are indeed not from the same era. Don't look at me with such strange eyes. I can survive until now not because human life span has been extended, but just to protect this temple and this city.
, I chose to abandon myself and become something other than human beings.”
Speaking of this, Maya's expression became complicated for a moment, but then recovered.
"Don't ask me too much about my time. I don't necessarily know more than you do, because I came to protect this city and this temple when it was about to be destroyed.
I had no choice but to sink into the ground with it, and was eventually swallowed by the underground monster Arakulon."
"When this city and I sank into the ground, I have no idea what happened on the ground, and why it changed dynasties and became the ancient magical civilization you call it."
"As for what happened after sinking into the ground, I have no way of knowing. In order to ensure that the personality in this body does not collapse over time, a protective mechanism was set up on my body. As long as no one comes close to this body
The city, I will fall into a deep sleep and will not wake up. This is something that even I cannot control."
Just like this, Maya blocked the questions and curiosity in the hearts of everyone who wanted to explore the foundation of her existence.
Even so, after knowing that Maya is a person who has survived from ancient magical civilization to the present, everyone still looks at her differently.
Maya didn't care what others thought of her and said it lightly.
"You can visit the area or pray in front of the altar, but don't wander around."
"If you want to go out, you can go out through the door you came in from."
"But except for that door, you are not allowed to break into any other doors."
There are several doors around this temple, which seem to lead to other places.
"No matter what?"
After hearing Maya's words, Raven's face became a little unhappy.
They came in this time to search for ancient secret treasures and to obtain advanced technology and knowledge left over from the ancient magical civilization. If they were not allowed to go to other places, wouldn't they be the giant guards who had worked so hard for so long?
, and the result was just an opportunity to visit an ancient temple?
Naturally, this is impossible to satisfy Raven and others.
"What? Do you want to take anything away from here?"
How could Maya not guess what Raven and others were thinking?
The priestess sneered and raised the scepter in her hand.
"That's not impossible. It's not that nothing can be taken away from here, and it's not a place of treasures. Although there are indeed some secret treasures and dangerous taboos hidden there, since it is a temple and provides convenience for believers, we do the same thing.
I do it often.”
This can be seen from the fact that Maya is willing to bring in those outsiders who have deceived her.
If the temple was really some kind of treasure house, an important place that was absolutely forbidden to enter, then there was no way she could bring a group of strangers in.
It is true that the temple is a sacred and solemn place, but at the same time, the temple is also the most welcoming place for people to pray. If she had not been deceived before, Maya would not be so repulsive and resistant to people entering here.
Based on this situation, Maya suddenly spoke.
"In the past, people came to the temple to seek knowledge, hoping to borrow the temple's books and learn magic and various magical techniques."
"In the past, there were people who sought treasures here, hoping to borrow powerful secret treasures to tide them over and defeat powerful enemies."
"For these people, we have always been reluctant to reject them directly, because our gods have also guided humans and imparted power and knowledge to humans. As believers in gods, we naturally will not regard other people's pursuit of knowledge as a guide.
The desire and desire to become stronger are like nothing.”
"However, it is impossible to get something for nothing. We will never advocate this, just like God initially only guided humans to gain strength, rather than directly giving them strength."
Maya said so.
"If you want to gain knowledge and power, you must pass the trial of the temple."
"As long as you pass the test and your appeal is reasonable and does not involve taboo things or religious secrets, I don't mind if you take away some knowledge from here."
"Originally there were some secret treasures here, but those secret treasures have been basically taken away by those hateful deceivers. Even most of the collection of books..."
Maya suddenly gritted her teeth.
Raven and Nibald gave each other a look that made each other understand, and immediately came to Maya, seemingly ready to accept the so-called test from Maya.
The knights of the Mapros family stood still, quietly waiting for instructions.
As for Li Ge, he had already brought Liz to the surrounding wall.
"Master..." Liz whispered to Li Ge with a little worry: "That god..."
"Yeah." Li Ge had already regained his composure, nodded to Liz, and said expressionlessly: "If I'm not mistaken, that so-called god should be the one in me."
Li Ge was naturally referring to the Dimensional Rubik's Cube.
Liz had already learned about the existence of the Dimensional Rubik's Cube from Li Ge, and knew that this divine body believed by people in ancient magic civilization was in Li Ge's body, so she had such a reaction.
Li Ge himself was quite surprised. He didn't expect that the Dimensional Rubik's Cube was actually a god believed by ancient magical civilizations.
This reminded Li Ge of the piece of animal skin that Liz had brought with her.
On that piece of animal skin, what appears to be a dimensional Rubik's Cube is indeed receiving worship and prayers from the humanoid figures around it.
Now it seems that it should be the scene where people from ancient magical civilizations offered prayers to their "gods".
Li Ge raised his head and looked at the mural in front of him.
These murals seem to depict the entire story of the encounter between "gods" and "people".
There are six paintings in total.
The first painting depicts a transparent Rubik's Cube falling from the sky like a meteor, while a group of ragged people on the ground are pointing at the sky, looking panicked.
The second painting depicts a scene where many people gather around the transparent Rubik's Cube that has descended on the earth, treating it as if it were some kind of living creature, and placing all kinds of food in front of it.
The third painting depicts a transparent Rubik's Cube decomposed into a long staircase of light, extending into the void. There is a person on the staircase who is accepting people's salutes and is walking step by step.
Walk towards the void at the end of the stairs.
The fourth painting depicts the man returning from the void, walking down the stairs of light, holding a golden sword in his hand, and his body is also exuding brilliance.
The fifth painting depicts a man holding a golden sword and radiating light, leading humans to fight with a group of tall beasts, and trampling a huge beast under his feet.
The sixth painting depicts the transparent Rubik's Cube being enshrined on the altar, being worshiped by everyone, being prayed to, and being worshiped.
There are six paintings in total, which clearly describe the history of human development in ancient magical civilization.
The content of these paintings, coupled with Maya's explanation just now, made it easy for Derig to guess a piece of history.
"In the past, human beings were indeed fragile. They did not have supernatural powers and could only be ravaged and eaten by monsters. It was not until the Dimensional Cube fell from the sky that everything changed."
"The Dimensional Rubik's Cube has the power to connect endless dimensional worlds. Its appearance guided humans at that time to travel through dimensions and gain power from other worlds, allowing them to return to this world with strength."
"At this point, humans in this world have the ability to resist monsters. Humans are no longer just pure food, but a race of life that can multiply on this land."
"All of this is brought about by the Dimensional Rubik's Cube."
Therefore, humans of that era regarded the Dimensional Cube as gods, believing that gods had given them knowledge and power.
"The reason why the Dimensional Rubik's Cube is not regarded as a pure prop is probably because the information that flows into the brain when traveling through dimensions was regarded as the voice of God by the humans of that era, right?"
Whether it is traveling through dimensions or assimilating special items from a certain world, the Dimensional Rubik's Cube will send out a sound-like message that will be received by the human brain.
This phenomenon, in the minds of humans who were not yet fully enlightened at that time, should be no different from divine revelation or the voice of God, right?
Li Ge thought so and began to browse other pictures.
Liz stared at the fourth and fifth paintings on the wall. Looking at the man holding the golden sword and exuding brilliance, she couldn't help but tighten the Mosro Sword in her arms.
When Li Ge saw it, he immediately understood what Liz was thinking.
There is no doubt that the golden sword on the mural is the sword of Mosro that is in Liz's arms at this time.
According to the contents of the fourth and fifth paintings, it can be seen that the people who were initially guided by the Dimensional Cube and traveled through dimensions not only gained power from another world, but also brought back the Sword of Mosro
.
"Could it be that this sword was actually obtained by people in this world during the process of dimensional travel? It was assimilated with dimensional energy by the people who first made the dimensional travel and was brought back from other worlds, right?"
Li Ge realized this as if he had just woken up from a dream.
This can explain why this sword is so magical and has repeatedly appeared in the murals of ancient magical civilizations.
Just because this is the first powerful weapon that humans in this world have obtained.
So, why does Liz own this weapon?
"What about the "descendants of that clan" that Maya said before?"
Li Ge thought in his mind and turned his eyes to Maya.
There, Maya seemed to have reached an agreement with Raven and Nibald, and was pointing at one of the doors of the temple to let Raven and Nibald go in.
Raven and Nibald went in, leaving only the knights in the temple and on standby.
Maya noticed Li Ge's sight and immediately walked towards this side.
"What? What's the problem?"
Maya asked Rige.
Li Ge thought for a while and decided to ask a question first.
"Do you know the hidden place?"
Hearing this, Maya was startled for a moment, and then said this.
"I don't know any hidden place, I only know the original place."