The God of Wind waved, and Cohen's body slowly floated out of the fountain. The light curtain gradually dissipated. Bai Ying caught Cohen's body with both hands. Sure enough, Cohen's eyelids blinked several times and opened.
"Well, I remember I fainted again, right?" Cohen asked Bai Ying, "Are you worried about me?"
"Yes." Bai Ying nodded and replied.
"That's right! Something suddenly occurred to me." Cohen stood up and asked seriously, "There was a legend that once an important person fainted at a critical moment, his strength would be greatly increased when he woke up, and his eyes would be sharp.
It will also become extremely clear, and it will basically be loved by everyone, and flowers will bloom... Look at my eyes, are there any such changes?"
"Nothing has changed." Bai Ying turned around and left. "The Four Gods invite you to come over. They have something to say to you." Cohen sighed, shook his head, walked over and sat down.
He failed to reach the top of the tower. In fact, Cohen felt it more deeply than anyone else, but he didn't want to reveal his true state of mind in front of others, so he made a joke about Bai Ying when he woke up. But in Sishen
It seems that Cohen is proud enough to have reached the fifth level platform.
"It doesn't matter if we didn't succeed this time. We look forward to His Highness Cohen's next effort." After introducing the Earth God to Cohen, Fengshen said, "So, does His Highness Cohen now know why this pyramid was built?"
"Half of it was built for me," Cohen replied. "The other half, of course, was built for the source of life."
"That's true." Earth God nodded, "This pyramid was built for a person who can awaken the source of life. If you go to the fifth level platform, we can tell you some things."
"The source of life is the mother of all life on the entire continent, so we usually call her the 'Mother Goddess'. At the beginning of eternity, she created us and our four races, as well as all life on this continent.
"At this point, the Earth God paused for a moment, "After that, the God of Darkness and the God of Light were created, which are the gods and demons that humans call today."
"Both the gods and demons were created by the Source of Life?" Cohen was quite surprised. "Then why do they hunt down your subordinate races?"
"When the Mother Goddess created each race, she wanted to give them different personalities. Of course, the God of Darkness and the God of Light also have their own personalities, and they are more emotionally complex than us." Earth God explained: "Maybe it's just that.
Because of this character, they later conspired to rebel and took away most of the Mother Goddess’ power. Due to this influence, we also lost most of our power.”
"Um... so to put it this way, the power of the current gods and demons is far greater than yours?" Cohen slapped his forehead, realizing the seriousness of the problem.
"Yes, the Mother Goddess was seriously injured at that time and could be said to have narrowly escaped death, so she had to put herself to sleep to preserve herself. And we can only do our best to hide the Mother Goddess' aura.
Prevent the gods and demons from discovering her." The Earth God said solemnly: "Before she went to sleep, the Mother Goddess made arrangements for everything, including your appearance. Your Highness, Cohen, you are the only one who can awaken the Mother Goddess.
people."
"Me?" Cohen blinked, "Then I can just go up and wake up the source of life. Why do I have to go through so much trouble over and over again?"
"Not to mention that the way to awaken the Mother Goddess is in the sealed illusion. Even if His Highness can awaken the Mother Goddess now, does His Highness know that it is very dangerous to rashly awaken the Mother Goddess, because as soon as the Mother Goddess wakes up,
Her brilliance will spread throughout the continent, and all living beings will be able to feel the presence of the Mother Goddess. In this case, the false gods will also know. Do you think they will let the Mother Goddess go?" Fengshen took the words, "Most of the Mother Goddess
If our power is taken away, we will not be able to protect ourselves. Under the current circumstances, we simply do not have the strength to compete with the false gods."
"Then even if I fight at the first level, after awakening the Mother Goddess, the glory of the Mother Goddess will still be known! Isn't this all in vain?" Cohen spread his hands, "If they are discovered, everyone will die.
!”
"That's not the case, because your special ability can cover up the glory of the Mother Goddess. The seal on this tenth-level platform is designed to test your ability. If it were anyone else, let alone trying to unlock the seal.
The magic on those reliefs cannot be activated at all." Fengshen replied: "So since you unlocked the first seal, we are sure that you are the one we are waiting for."
"I've been told that I'm extremely talented, and everyone loves me. Even the Mother Goddess from tens of thousands of years ago came to book a reservation." Cohen smiled, "What happens after this?"
"We don't know what happens after this, or after the Mother Goddess is awakened, she will tell you directly!" Earth God replied: "If the Mother Goddess is really awakened by you, then a war against the false gods will begin.
Inevitably, this means that their days of enslaving the world are over.”
"It sounds like a huge project. I hope I can wait until that day comes." Cohen shook his head and said, "But what I am more concerned about is, when can I go up to the pyramid for the second time?"
"As long as Your Highness is ready, you can do it at any time. The door to the Land of Sleep will always be open to Your Highness." The Water God smiled and replied, "But I suggest that Your Highness prepare for a few more days, because it is very difficult to challenge a higher-level seal.
Although we don’t know what happened to His Highness in the illusion, we can imagine the difficulty involved."
"You'll never guess what's inside." Cohen exaggeratedly fell on the table, "It's so amazing."
"But I don't know anything!" Water God asked curiously, "Your Highness, just tell me something interesting. Do you have any illusions about me?"
"Yes, there is, but I guarantee that Your Excellency Water God will never want to hear it." Cohen's expression was very, very serious, "If you really want to hear it, then you are not allowed to be angry, you are not allowed to hold a grudge, and you are not allowed to retaliate against me afterwards.
.”
"Of course I won't!" Water God was even more curious, "His Highness Cohen, please tell me!"
"In this case, I will tell you something." Cohen came close to the water god and whispered to the water god.
Listening to Cohen's description, the water god's face first showed surprise, then doubt, and finally his face turned red. He finally jumped up and shouted, "Junior, you are so shameless!"
"Although I have always thought this method is ridiculous, I am willing to do it once for the sake of Your Majesty the Water God." Amid everyone's puzzled looks, Cohen raised his hand, "I swear, everything I said is true."
The water god stamped his feet, jumped directly into the pool next to him and disappeared.
Looking at all this, the earth god smiled slightly, and then looked at Cohen seriously: "I believe His Highness Cohen knows that things here must not be leaked to others, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable, so now, let's tell His Highness some other things
, I hope it will be of some help to His Highness..."
This long conversation lasted for a day. For Cohen, who had a irritable personality, he had never sat down and talked with someone so quietly and obediently. At the end of the conversation, his mood was unprecedentedly heavy. Because of the four gods,
The chief earth god told Cohen clearly that before the source of life is awakened, the four gods cannot help Cohen do anything, and they will never step out of the place of sleep.
No matter how much Cohen tried to persuade him, the attitude of the four gods remained as firm as ever. Even the "small" requests that Cohen made at the end, the four gods shook their heads and refused. In this operation that took more than ten days, Cohen not only failed to get
What a new addition to his "destined task book", and it is a task that must be completed.
The frustrated Cohen did not hide his feelings, and even showed his emotions in his expression with added jealousy. Regarding this childish trick, the four gods also pretended not to see it, and the water god sent Cohen out of his sleep.
. Along the way, the water god, who had just recovered from his shy state, bullied Cohen a lot.
"Okay, I can only send His Highness Cohen here." Stopping in front of the boat, the Water God finally stopped calling Junior Cohen, and even held Cohen's face in his hands, saying with concern, "Although we have met with His Highness,
But it can't help you in any way. You have to bear the responsibility of dealing with false gods outside. Your Highness, you must be careful in everything and be cautious in every step.
"Actually, as an emperor, I can understand the difficulties of the four of you. When the Water Tribe was being persecuted, and the Fire Tribe and the Earth Tribe were being hunted, the four of you must have been feeling very uncomfortable because you were unable to help because of the safety of the source of life.
"Cohen replied with a smile, "But I don't have any other abilities, I just can't be beaten to death..."
"No one can enter here except you. Take care of yourself. We are all looking forward to your coming to the place of sleep again, Your Highness." The Water God kissed Cohen's forehead lightly, and then kissed Bai Ying's forehead. "
Dragon Girl, remember your responsibilities, and I will have a gift for you next time you come."
"Yes, Your Excellency Water God." Bai Ying nodded.
Next to him, Cohen had returned to his rogue behavior and was also clamoring for gifts.
"Your Highness still needs gifts. Haven't you realized what you got from here?" The Water God smiled and said, "Get on the boat!"
Cohen boarded the boat and left gloomily. After landing, he no longer had the same excitement as when he came. Bai Ying still walked quietly behind him. The two of them walked to the edge of the dense forest. Cohen seemed to remember something and turned around to look around.
Finally, notice that you found "that tree".
"I think you'd better become a human being." Cohen stood in front of the tree and said, "It would feel weird to talk to a tree."
The tree did not change much, but the shy tree elf turned out from behind the tree, lowered his head, and stood several steps away from Cohen, never getting closer.
"It's like this. I never want to owe anyone anything, and this time is indeed my fault. I feel particularly guilty for the elves who participated in saving the lives of my subordinates." Cohen smiled awkwardly and took off his sword.
He handed it over, "Then, please use this sword to carve something on my arm. This method is fair to everyone."
"I...I won't..." The tree elf shook his head and put his hands behind his back, "You...let's go!"
"It's engraving!" Cohen handed the sword over, "Even if you don't engrave a name, you can also engrave something else..."
The tree elf still shook his head, dodging Cohen's advances. If Cohen pressed, the elf would dodge again. One of them insisted on giving, and the other refused. They circled around the tree, which made Bai Ying feel funny.
"What do you want? I'm very busy, okay?" Cohen finally got annoyed, stopped and drew his sword in his hand, "Okay! If you don't do anything, I will do it myself..."
This was Cohen's style. Bai Ying smiled, but found that Cohen did not start "engraving", but looked at the sword body, and waved Bai Ying over to take a look - on the previously dark sword body, four lines appeared.
The thin lines of different colors cannot be noticed by Shiro Ying's powers of observation unless he looks closely at them. The thin lines fit into the black iron metal very tightly, as if they were cast.
"It's very strange." Cohen completely forgot about the carving and asked the tree elf, "Is there any place here where I can try my sword?"
At the same time, in the place of sleep, the Water God sitting at the stone table smiled and said to the Wind God: "Look! I said His Highness Cohen will soon notice his changes... Oops! The hypnotic magic has also been
I found it! This should be something that His Highness Cohen got from the false princess, right?"
"You should be lucky that His Highness Cohen didn't wear that armor, otherwise our place would be in a mess." Fengshen replied with a smile, "But even here, you will have to spend a lot of time cleaning up the mess outside, right?"
"Yes! Why did I forget this?" Water God lowered his head, "This naughty junior, why don't you go further away and start misbehaving again?"
Demonic Alliance, Capital of Wales, Royal Prison.
It was a dark single cell with no bed, no toilet, and no other belongings. There was only a small window opened on the stone wall near the roof, and the sunlight and water from outside could not reach it. The humid air was filled with a disgusting smell.
There was a stench, and a figure was huddled in the corner, with a stained blanket wrapped around his body. His hair was disheveled and his eyes were dull. It wasn't until footsteps came from outside the cold door that the man's despairing dull eyes changed——
It was full of fear.
That's right, that's the sound of the key being inserted into the door lock, that's the sound of the thick iron chain sliding from the door knocker, that's the sound of the heavy iron door being pushed open. The people in the cell were tightly wrapped in blankets, desperately trying to
He shrank back, hiding himself in the darkest corner in vain, letting out sobs that he tried to suppress. But the iron door opened, and he saw the dazzling light, and breathed in the air that came in from the corridor.
I heard footsteps getting closer and closer.
"No! No! You all stand down! I am Prince Opie's son, I am a royal relative, you can't kill me - I swear, I swear I will never slander Lieutenant General Glens again!" Tears streamed down my face.
The man shook his head and let out a heartbreaking howl, "Please, don't kill me. I won't slander Lieutenant General Glens anymore. I really don't dare anymore..."
But the visitor ignored his pleading and struggling. Someone blocked his mouth with a piece of cloth, put a bag on his head, and carried him all the way out of the prison and put him on a carriage. After a long time,
When he took off his hood, the youngest son of Prince Opie found himself in a manor.
Afterwards, a beautiful maid bathed him, an even more beautiful maid helped him put on fine clothes, and a magician healed his tired body. The panic in his eyes gradually dissipated and turned into deep confusion.
Because he knew the great achievements of Lieutenant General Glens and the rising reputation of this soldier. As a person who had slandered him, there was absolutely no chance that he would be released.
Later, he was taken to the roof of a tall building. The platform garden was full of flowers. An aristocratic man in casual clothes was standing on the edge of the garden, leaning on the railing and looking into the distance. His long hair had a knot with a special pattern.
revealed the man's identity.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince!" No longer caring about his dignity as a dear prince, he ran over with excitement, but he was already crying, "I finally met His Highness... I... I almost..."
"I know that I haven't been able to find a chance to rescue you these days, which is really a pain for you." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince turned his head, looked at his cousin with gentle eyes, and said kindly: "You are the only one to blame.
The brothers didn’t know how to self-reflect, and let others take the irrefutable evidence. No matter how much my father wants to help you, he must take into account the opinions of everyone in the empire. Have you learned the lesson this time?"
"I know I was wrong, I shouldn't slander him...I won't make the same mistake again..."
"It seems that you still don't understand where you went wrong!" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince patted his cousin on the shoulder, turned around and sighed, "I still remember when I was a child, I went to Prince Opie's house as a guest, and how many of your brothers
We are all here, and the prince grilled us with his own hands, and his voice and smile are still vaguely there. Such a prince has passed away because of Lieutenant General Glens. As the son of a man, what is wrong with you to complain a few times? Don't say it is you, even in my heart.
You're a little angry, do you think my father didn't feel hurt when he gave that order?"
"Then...where did I go wrong?"
"You were wrong because you shouldn't have said those words in front of others, which made the whole thing a big deal. My father had already thought of a way to provoke you, but his plan was disrupted by what your brothers caused." The prince said softly:
"The Wells Empire is an empire that respects rules. As a royal family, you should uphold these rules. Since evidence is obtained, you will have to pay a price. Do you understand?"
The little cousin didn't understand what the prince's cousin was talking about for a moment, "I understand...I understand. Thank you, His Royal Highness, for your guidance."
"Among the prince's children, you are the smartest and witty one, so you must know about the current affairs of Lieutenant General Glens, right?" The prince raised his hand, took his cousin to sit down, and personally helped him
Pour the wine, "Yes, Lieutenant General Glens is a beloved hero and has made many contributions to the empire, but the current situation is somewhat unfavorable to this hero."
"What is your Royal Highness talking about...?" the little cousin asked cautiously, holding a wine glass.
"You should know! Sibia's seventh attack on the empire failed. Now the battle situation on the front line has gradually calmed down, and the entire war is about to end. And according to the intelligence we have, the Sibia Empire has been consumed in these seven attacks.
With a large amount of resources, they were unable to organize a new offensive for a long time." The prince picked up the wine glass and lightly bumped it with the wine glass in his cousin's hand, "So at this time, for the empire,
, Lieutenant General Glens’ identity and position have become very subtle..."
"Subtle?" The little cousin held a sip of red wine in his mouth and forgot to swallow it. "What's the subtle method?"
"As an imperial soldier, Lieutenant General Glens is undoubtedly a good person. He knows how to be loyal to the empire and put the empire and the royal family first in everything he does." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiled slightly, "And the empire and
As for the royal family! We have never treated him badly. After every battle, we will give him a large reward to wash away the stigma he once had. Let his family be glorious and his dogs and chickens ascend to heaven. Even you and your son will be punished if they offend him. All of this
Why? Because he contributed to the empire."
"Yes, that's right." The little cousin replied, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
"But at present, the development of the situation is not good for the empire and the royal family." His Royal Highness put down the wine glass and frowned slightly, "Some time ago, I stopped a rebellion conspiracy. The rebels wanted to disrupt the empire and overthrow the royal family.
The ultimate goal, in order to give an explanation to the demons afterwards, is to support a soldier to take charge of the overall situation... This person is Lieutenant General Glenns."
"This is a big...treasonable thing."
"It can't be said to be treacherous, because Lieutenant General Glens didn't know about it. But it already illustrates the problem. In an empire without war, a lieutenant general with more prestige than the royal family will inevitably become the disaster of the empire.
After this battle, there will be greater turmoil in the empire, the misfortune of the empire, and the misfortune of the royal family!" His Royal Highness said softly: "The duty of a soldier is to shed blood for the empire and the royal family, and Lieutenant General Glenns
The current situation has obviously deviated from its mission."
"So, what does His Royal Highness mean?" No matter how unintelligent the little cousin is, he understands the hidden meaning of the prince's words, "But if we let Lieutenant General Glens live up to his mission now, what will happen if we let Lieutenant General Glens live up to his mission?"
If the Sibia Empire attacks again, won't we be in danger? The soldiers and civilians of the Empire care about Lieutenant General Glenns very much!"
"Not only do the army and the people of the empire care about Lieutenant General Glens, my father and I also care about him. If we weren't helpless, we wouldn't have taken this step." At this point, the prince looked helpless, "As for maintaining
The morale of the army and the people of the empire depends on how we do it. If we do it well, not only will everything be fine, the morale of the military and the people will even be stronger, and the empire will be safer."
"For a general, especially a famous general like Lieutenant General Glens, dying on the battlefield is a good destination, but if he dies like this, it will be a huge blow to the morale of the military and the people. Everyone will feel that if he is defeated on the battlefield,
His people will be difficult to defeat and lose the courage to fight." Looking at his little cousin's confused eyes, His Royal Highness explained: "But if after Lieutenant General Glens defeated the enemy, the enemy sent an assassin to assassinate him...
…Then what will everyone in the empire think?”
"Of course it's filled with righteous indignation!" The little cousin's eyes shone, and he became excited, "I hate the despicable enemy so much that if we meet on the battlefield, everyone in the army will definitely shout for revenge for Lieutenant General Glens and become extremely brave.
!”
"Yes! It would be fine if the Sibia Empire did not attack. If they attack again after Lieutenant General Glens is dead, they will be defeated even more miserably." His Royal Highness said with emotion, "Lieutenant General Glens is really incomparable to the empire.
We have many talents who are great in life and brilliant in death, and they are good ministers of the empire no matter in life or in death. I believe that after he knows this, he will definitely understand our painstaking efforts."
"I know everything!" The little cousin stood up, "As long as His Royal Highness gives the order, I will die through fire and water!"
"Come and see." The prince led his little cousin to the fence on the other side, pointed at the more than thirty warriors below and said: "These are warriors with superb martial arts skills who dare to die. They are just like Lieutenant General Glens."
, live as an empire, die as an empire... After much deliberation, I still choose to let you lead them to do this."
"As ordered!" the little cousin replied solemnly, but what flashed in his eyes was the luster of revenge.
"You have to remember! When doing this, we must put aside all personal grudges, because what we are going to do is a tragedy, and it is destined to be a tragedy. Lieutenant General Glenns is an admirable soldier. We
We have to do it for the sake of the empire and the people of the empire. You must remember that we represent justice! No matter what it is, as long as we do it with a righteous mind, it is justice and great. If
If you do it for your father, then you are a dirty villain, but if you do it for the empire and the people, you are a hero." His Royal Highness finished speaking emotionally, clasping his hands in front of his chest, "Now, for
The tragedy we are about to do, please pray for Lieutenant General Glens! May the devil forgive our sins..."
"With a pious heart, I pray to the great Dark Lord, asking the Dark Lord to forgive us. Under your guidance, for the safety of the empire and for the people of the empire..." soft prayers echoed on the platform, "for the safety of the empire.
, for the common people of the empire..." (To be continued)