After hearing Harold's report, the great elder Augustus continued his prayers. Unless it was something particularly important, he would never interrupt his prayers to the "God of Steam" and "the Lord of Life and Death."
A tribute to the "dazzling morning star".
After a few minutes, Augustus stood up nimbly, covered his eyes with his right hand and said: "Steam is supreme!"
This is a specially designed iconic prayer action that he specially designed after witnessing the "Eternal Blazing Sun" explosion in Rentat City, combined with the scene of the Kingdom of God "Atlantis" he saw in his dream, just like the Cult of Truth.
The "up, down, left and right crosses" are the same!
"The kingdom of the dwarves?" Augustus finished his prayer and asked slightly doubtfully.
He has a ruddy complexion and a healthy body. He wears a specially made silver-white armor. The various components are connected together with complex mechanical processes, full of complex, exquisite and mechanically cold beauty - this is also his specially designed "God of Steam" Archbishop uniform.
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As the leader of the dwarf clan, Augustus was the honorary director of many alchemy workshops. There was nothing too hard to do, which was in sharp contrast to the miserable conditions on the Night Plateau. This made him very grateful and spent most of his time
All focused on promoting and praising the God of Steam.
Since his life in Rentat City was not closed, Augustus also had a general understanding of the situation on the entire continent. He knew that the surviving dwarves were currently gathering in the northwest area of the Dark Mountains and re-established a community called "Dumt".
Kingdom - In the language of the dwarves, "Dumt" means "glory", but they believe in the "god of bravery" Okun and the "god of craftsman" Heit, not the "god of steam".
"The Lord of Life and Death", "The Great Being Who Cannot Be Named".
Therefore, after hearing that the messenger of the "God of Steam" had arrived from the Dwarf Kingdom, Augustus inevitably had doubts in his heart.
Harold scratched his head: "I also find it strange. The Lord has never sent an oracle to let us go to the Kingdom of Dumut, and they do not believe in a great Lord..."
It was strange, but this matter concerned the Lord, so he had to be cautious and did not dare to handle it on his own.
Augustus adjusted his armor, picked up the steam hammer and said, "Bring him to me."
Harold turned around and went out, and not long after, a dwarf wearing leather armor walked in.
This dwarf has a trademark golden beard on his face, making it impossible to judge his age from his appearance.
His behavior and words were quite polite: "Dear Elder of the Night Tribe, I am Ham from the Kingdom of Dumut, a temple warrior who serves the great God of Steam. I received the oracle from the Lord some time ago.
, come to Rentat City to contact you, so that you can truly enter the embrace of the Lord."
"God of steam?" Augustus half-seriously expressed his doubts.
Ham nodded solemnly: "Yes, just some time ago, the great Lord Haite announced his true identity. It turns out that he is not only the God of Craftsmen. He is also the God of Steam who has favored our dwarves for generations.
It’s just because of the purpose of sleeping and testing that the incarnation is allowed to walk on the earth..."
He talked eloquently and talked about what happened in the dwarf kingdom: "...the dusk of the gods is coming, so the Lord wakes up from his slumber and comes again, and you are freed from the plateau of night..."
"The God of Craftsmen..." Augustus muttered this name silently.
Seeing that he and Harold showed no obvious resistance, Ham said with a solemn expression: "The Lord hopes that you can spread His glory in the Kingdom of Holm and let the world praise His name."
As he spoke, he took out a dwarf statue from the storage bag - it was holding a hammer, its beard and hair were spread out, and there was a faint light of fire around it, giving people a sacred and vast feeling.
"You must be wondering why the priests and bishops of the Religion of Truth can perform magic, but you can't. This is because you have just passed the Lord's test! You enshrine the Lord's statue on the altar and follow this day and night.
Through ritual worship, devout people will soon receive the gift of divine magic. Just like me!" Ham took out the ritual book and said loudly. At the same time, he took a step forward, and the milky white light on his body lit up. It was so sacred and unusual that it made people
I couldn't help but worship.
He is a "paladin" and a "pseudo-god priest" who prefers hand-to-hand combat, so he can cast the spell "divine grace".
"Divinity..." Harold and Augustus both had inexplicable gleams in their eyes. The fact that the God of Steam had not given them magic was the biggest trouble and worry in their hearts.
Seeing their appearance, Ham laughed heroically and handed both the statue and the ritual book to Augustus: "From now on, we will be praying without distinction between each other!"
After sending Ham away, Harold came back, looked at Augustus in a daze and said, "Great Elder, do you believe what he said?"
"I don't believe it." Augustus' eyes were slightly gloomy, "We are dwarves who left the Night Plateau under the blessing of the great God of Steam. We are his dependents. Even if there is an oracle, it cannot be conveyed to us by outside dwarves.
The Lord will definitely give us direct instructions!”
This incident made him feel that his position as the Great Elder was threatened. He who had always been the spokesperson of the God of Steam did not receive the oracle and had to wait for notification from an ordinary paladin dwarf!
Therefore, after a brief thought, he firmly rejected the possibility that the God of Craftsmen was the incarnation of the God of Steam, unless the Lord directly revealed himself!
Anyway, before that, I will not waver in any way and fully express my piety - if you can identify an existence as the great God of Steam based on words and divine magic alone, then all false gods will be dazzling morning stars!
Harold also had similar thoughts, but he was not so firm: "That magic..."
If the God of Steam never grants him and other dwarves magical powers, the rest of the tribe will definitely be attracted to them, and he himself is also full of yearning for divine arts.
"Divine magic? Can ordinary magic be compared with the Eternal Blazing Sun? Can it be compared with Atlantis? Can it be compared with the explosive guns we usually make?" Although Augustus was also interested in divine magic, he was not interested in it.
Revealing a hint of timidity, "The Lord's previous oracle was for us to build Atlantis on earth, and Rentat's development is exactly in line with the scene we saw, and it is moving in that direction. As for Doom
Special, I believe you also know from the information that everything there is very backward and contrary to Atlantis!"
"What will divine magic mean when we can create Eternal Sun-type weapons?"
Harold nodded heavily: "Life in Rentat is the life I have always dreamed of. It feels like every bit of effort brings me closer to Atlantis!"
It would be better to have magic!
"Great Elder. What about us?" He looked at the place where Ham left just now.
Augustus shook his head: "There is no problem with us waiting for the oracle and not recognizing Ham, but we cannot deal with him rashly. What if this is a test from the Lord? We will find a way to prevent him from contacting other dwarves..."
"But what can be done..." Harold said distressedly.
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Arlinge.
After pushing open the secret door leading to the core of the Sky City, Lucien and his teacher Fernando strolled inside, preparing to observe the operation of the fission reactor and discover possible hidden dangers.
"...It makes no sense to introduce consciousness into the microscopic realm. The observer effect is more likely to be a reaction caused by the measurement action, and it is not as subjective as you described." In the quiet passage, Fernando once again mentioned Lucien's weirdness about microscopic particles.
Interpretation, "Assumptions that are not based on mathematics are empty talk."
He firmly believed in this view, but due to the limitations of the current mathematical foundation, he could not find a good explanation to refute Lucien for the time being. Otherwise, he would have roared long ago.
Lucien smiled and said: "However, no matter what interpretation, there must be a place for magic. I think the mystery of magic must exist in the microscopic realm."
Fernando quite agrees with this point. If there is no place for magic in even the extremely strange microscopic realm, then it will be even more impossible in other fields: "Explaining spiritual power and the power of faith into special electromagnetic waves is a good direction.
But the question is, why can special electromagnetic waves gather together to condense divinity? Can magic be performed?"
In this conversation, the atmosphere between the two was relatively less tense.
After opening a door with complex magic patterns again, Lucien saw the fission reactor inside. The difference from the fission reactor on earth was that due to the existence of magic, the reactor lacked many components and even directly converted from nuclear energy to electrical energy.
Energy does not seem so huge, but mysterious and exquisite yet relatively simple and refreshing.
Channels of milky white or electric light energy flowed into all parts of the Sky City along different channels. They were used as backup energy to maintain its operation, and in the dozens of meters wide room, the flickering light they caused caused everything to turn on and off.
All are dyed with the color of vast mystery.
In the center of the room are silver-white and black magic circles intertwined, which are connected to form a complex fission reactor.
"It looks normal." Lucien approached the center and looked around.
Suddenly, a row of red lights on the wall all lit up, and a terrifying aura emitted from the center of the fission reactor.
"Danger! The magic circle is out of control! Turn on the first level of protection!"
Prosper's voice suddenly sounded.
One by one, complex magic patterns lit up, and the Arlinge Mystery Lock completely sealed the entire reactor area, opening the strongest defense layer!
Since teleportation is prohibited here, Lucien could only seize the time and cast the "Space-Time Scepter".
The sparkling light shone, and the layers of time and space around Lucien made him and Fernando seem to be in another world.
Rumble!
A violent explosion occurred in the center of the reactor, the light was dazzling, and the ultra-high temperature melted everything it could melt. Then, the terrifying energy storm blew over the space-time barrier and gradually disappeared into different worlds.
After the explosion, Lucien opened his eyes and found that the space-time barrier had only broken a few layers, without much impact.
"What went wrong..." Fernando looked at the magic circle disappearing in the center with confusion, looking at the obvious signs of melting there, and began to think about the design of the reactor.
Lucien was a little nervous just now. After experiencing a reactor explosion, he suddenly realized that this is not on earth, and a reactor explosion may not cause any damage.
Fernando blessed himself with magic, walked out of the time and space barrier, exposed himself to the diffuse radiation, and carefully examined the remaining traces.
"There are many curses here and they must be cleaned up." He said casually.
"Well, use the Eternal Blazing Sun to clean it up." Lucien replied casually, and then saw the teacher's glare.
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Ham stayed in a small hotel room, walking around quite proudly and happily. The "God of Steam" had not yet given the believers magical powers. It seemed that his mission could be easily accomplished! Even if the Great Elder
If you have other thoughts, you can ignore him!
Dong-dong-dong, there was a knock on the door.
"Who?" Ham asked vigilantly, while using the few magical checks he had at his disposal.
"Guest, please open the door. The honey grilled fish you requested has arrived." A male voice came from outside. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is mine.
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ps: I checked and said it was a driver conflict. The numbness was due to the socket not having a ground wire. Then I restored it with one click. Then I came back and installed the Sogou input method and started writing. Halfway through writing, I got another blue screen. Could it be that this conflicts with window 7?
Or there was a problem with my original 03 document... Then, I was able to enter safe mode, and I continued to open the document to write, and then it hung up again, completely returning to the state last night, and finally I continued to use the tablet...