The first thousand three hundred and sixty-three chapters return to the capital
Lorissa obviously knew a lot of things, and Hao Ren had heard countless clues and doubts from her few words. However, the mental state of this "Elf Queen" was obviously not suitable for long conversations, especially after knowing about Ten Thousand Years.
After the revelation of the passage of time, her spirit was severely hit. Her mental state and soul structure, which had finally been stabilized, showed signs of chaos again. Hao Ren had to interrupt the conversation in advance to let this "ancient person" who was trapped in a state of time and space confusion.
Elf" take a break.
While Lorissa was resting, he returned to the central laboratory with his manpower, trying to find the "energy source" that should theoretically exist. In any case, he did not think that the thing that carried the goddess's power would
So easily wiped out: after all, even the reverse runes on the laboratory wall are still intact. The container of the true god's power can't be inferior to that, right?
A group of people searched for a long time but found nothing. Lily, who was impatient, was the first to shout: "Landlord! Could it be that the energy source you mentioned does not exist at all? We have been looking for this thing for a long time. That thing
It was you who deduced it again..."
"It is indeed just my inference," Hao Ren raised his eyebrows, "but it is completely logical, isn't it? In order for the ancient magic emperor to infuse the power of gods into mortal cells, the first step must be to have 'divine power', and if
Without such an energy source, the state of time standing still in this ruins cannot be explained."
"The most important thing is those runes," Vivian looked up from a pile of twisted metal fragments. Several small bats were flying around her to help. The small bats were holding a few fragments in their claws.
metal piece, "Although the runes on the wall can be used to enhance protection, their most important function is to resist the divine power of the Goddess of Creation. Since such runes are everywhere in the central laboratory, it means that there are
Through divine energy."
"Okay, okay, you have a point." Lily raised the Fire Blade and waved it happily, muttering in her mouth, then bent down and continued to dig the hole, but just as she once again inserted the claw blade into the metal ruins,
At that moment, a strange impact came from the tip of the blade, making her stunned for a moment.
"Landlord! Landlord!!" The husky girl suddenly shouted, "I dug it, I dug something!"
Hao Ren was startled by the dog girl's movements, and after understanding it, he and Vivian looked at each other: Dogs are so fast when they dig things!
The "treasure" buried under the ruins was quickly dug out. The husky girl placed it on the ground, and then squatted beside it with a vigilant face as if guarding the bones. The nearby knights wanted to come over and open their eyes.
After being frightened back by her low growls, only Hao Ren, Vivian and Betsy were allowed to get closer and watch.
Hao Ren came over and took a look and was stunned: because this thing looked familiar to him and he had seen one before!
It was an irregular-shaped "slate" with a material between metal and stone. There was a dense glow floating on it, and various mysterious runes were engraved on its surface. There seemed to be no connection between those runes. Even if a mortal was just
Looking at these things will make you feel dizzy, but the translation plug-in can still decipher some messy and seemingly meaningless phrases. The moment he saw this thing, Hao Ren knew why Lily would unswervingly wait for "Baby"
"Don't let others get close. It's not the dog girl's instinct to look after the house and the courtyard to protect the food, but to prevent the ordinary people present from accidentally seeing the symbols on the stone slab.
The Mantra Slate is a record of the words left by the Goddess of Creation.
This kind of stone slab is more dangerous than ordinary "gods" because it has not only been touched by gods and has divinity, but also directly carries the powerful thoughts of gods. These thoughts are even enough to distort the surrounding real world, causing those who approach to be affected by divine power.
Direct impact. However, the "strength" of the stone slab in front of him was obviously not as good as the mantra stone slab that Hao Ren found in Colo's Asuman spaceship. It did not radiate much magical power, and Hao Ren had not been able to pass half a century before.
The divine sense senses its existence, but the divine runes that seem to be swimming on it at any time can confirm that this thing is indeed a tablet of truth.
It seems that this kind of stone slab also has different functions and energy levels. Asuman's stone slab is used to suppress Rock Marton, so it has extremely strong aggressiveness and radiation ability, and the one in front of you is mostly reserved for mortals.
Its lethality has been greatly weakened. Mortals who have been trained or have extraordinary talents may be able to touch it safely, but the ordinary knights and mage apprentices around it are obviously not included in this.
"Ugh...what the hell is this...it makes me dizzy..."
Betsy leaned over and took a look, then covered her eyes and muttered. She did have a certain resistance to the words condensed by these divine powers. After all, she was one of the people who ate and drank in Hao Ren's house, but she ate and drank so much.
It's obviously not enough, so I can't help but feel dizzy when I barely read the divine text. But at least it's much better than ordinary people: if it were the knights around me, I'm afraid they would faint on the spot just by looking at it.
"This is a sacred text, and it is a sacred text with 'meaning'. Don't read it rashly." Hao Ren said to Betsy, then bent down and slowly reached for the mantra slate.
The messy and broken fragments flashed through his mind quickly, but after the fragments dissipated, he could not find any meaningful information from them.
"Landlord, what's written on it?" Lily came over curiously.
"I'm afraid the 'oracle' inside has been extracted by the magic emperors and used to create the primitive cells of the demon hunters." Hao Ren shook his head and stood up, "Now this thing is just an empty shell with the attributes of an artifact. But.
It can also be confirmed that the time stasis of the ruins is indeed due to this stone slab: I can observe that it distorts the surrounding time and space. Although this distortion has been smoothed out, the incongruity left by the change in the time flow is still there."
"So the Magic Emperors really started to create demon hunters after receiving the oracle from the Goddess of Creation?" Lily scratched her head, "Then did they follow the Goddess of Creation or the God-Slayer?"
Vivian looked around at the walls of the hall not far away, where the blasphemous runes were still shining brightly.
The oracle of the goddess of creation and the runes of the god-killing race appeared in the same place, and were actually part of the same plan. This incredible situation was absolutely unimaginable before today.
"Don't forget what Lorissa said before," Hao Ren glanced at Vivian and Lily, "she said the oracle was false."
"Is this mantra tablet fake?" Lily pointed at the "treasure" she dug out in disbelief.
"No, the truth tablet is real, but the information recorded in it is not necessarily true. Even if the information recorded in it is true, the process of interpreting it may be fake." Hao Ren shook his head. "After all, mortals cannot directly read this thing.
There are too many things that can go wrong when using mantra tablets to convey oracles."
Vivian sighed: "Actually, what I don't understand the most is why the goddess of creation uses such a mantra tablet to convey the 'oracle'. This is obviously a 'letter' between gods and demigods.
, it is not applicable to mortal society at all. According to the teachings of the goddess sect and their previous experience, the goddess can communicate with her followers directly through spiritual dialogue. She can obviously use a clearer method to convey the oracle.
, so this stone slab itself is a suspect."
Lily blinked: "Didn't I say that a 'carrier' is needed to transmit the divine power? So I used a concrete mantra tablet."
Vivian glanced at Husky Jing lightly: "When you send a courier, can't you write the express message and the message separately? Do you have to engrave the words on something?"
Hao Ren felt that Vivian's explanation was as brilliant as lightning, and the Husky girl was immediately stunned and speechless.
"That 'Elf Queen' should know the inside story," Hao Ren put the "Truth Slate" into his personal space and took one last look around the central laboratory: this time, he felt that there should be nothing missing here. "
We can study this matter carefully when we go back."
When he returned to the royal capital, Hao Ren had one more person in his team: the magic emperor from ten thousand years ago, Lorissa.
Because there were some things that needed to be discussed on the way, everyone did not teleport directly back to the city. Instead, they teleported outside the city first, and then boarded the carriage sent by Marshal Ofra to greet them. Lorissa rode with Hao Ren and his party.
Their findings in the Dark Mountains have been compiled into a report and sent to the Royal Capital immediately through the Royal Mage Association's communication technique. Marshal Ofra and King Moron have become extremely interested in the secrets buried in the ruins.
, and was shocked by the "appearance" of an ancient magic emperor, so Hao Ren prepared to take Lorissa to meet them.
After a period of rest, the "Elf Queen" looked much better, but there was still a trace of fatigue in her eyes. When the carriage passed the city gate, she looked out through the gap in the carriage window. Hall
The towering fortress of the Royal Capital of Leta came into her eyes, causing the ancient elf's face to show a moment of wavering and confusion.
Along the way, she had this expression more than once. When she left the ruins and saw the dark mountains that had completely returned to barbarism, when she climbed to the top of the mountain and saw the former prosperous city turned into fertile soil and fertile fields, and now, she saw
When this city was built of stones.
In the end, all her emotions were condensed into one sentence, and she sighed softly: "Ten thousand years..."
Hao Ren just looked at the "Magic Emperor" who looked too young quietly. After a long time, he suddenly said: "Are you really Lolisa? That Elf Queen Lolisa?"