Nation Builders, a familiar yet unfamiliar word, Lorenzo once knew this from Oscar. The core controllers of Nordero are these beings called Nation Builders.
"You mean...are you a member of the Nation Builders?"
Lorenzo asked with some disbelief. He never expected that the Queen would be one of them, let alone the matter about Oscar Wilde. Obviously that bastard had hidden a lot of things from Lorenzo.
But think about it, Oscar is just a third-rate writer who is not selling well, and a weirdo with a mental disorder. It is difficult for Lorenzo to associate such a person with any shocking conspiracy. Moreover, after getting along with him for such a long time,
Oscar has never shown anything unusual.
“What is a nation-builder?”
Arthur asked, he was not very clear about this yet.
"A group, but the more detailed information must start with the original alchemy group.
In the history of alchemy, the original alchemy group was the Rosicrucian Order. They gradually expanded and became the powerful Golden Dawn. However, as unknown events occurred, the Golden Dawn split, and some people stayed at the end of the world to build
The library has been used to preserve knowledge that was once taboo, and you should know these people by now, they are the keepers of secrets."
The Queen slowly recounted the past, while Lorenzo and Arthur listened attentively. This history that has not been recorded in books has only been passed down from generation to generation relying on memory.
Lorenzo has asked more than once, if humans and demons have been fighting for endless time, then before there are accurate historical records, in that unknown era, how did humans fight against demons?
?
Just like Lorenzo Medici's hypothesis of the times.
It is impossible to trace back to the era whether it exists or not. Lorenzo Medici once suspected that the so-called demons appeared in this era. Then came the Dark Ages when humans were slaughtered by demons, and then the Silver Age. In this era, the first
The saints went to the north, obtained the "Revelation" and "Gospel", founded the Evangelical Church and established the Demon Hunting Order.
This is the era when humans can fight against demons, and it is also the era Lorenzo is in now. The rest is an era that only exists in the future, the golden age of eradicating demons.
"Mr. Holmes, you seem to have thought of something, would you like to say something? We have plenty of time today."
The Queen looked at Lorenzo with a smile.
Lorenzo said what he wanted without hesitation.
"I was thinking about the division of eras. In fact, after learning about the existence of the Keepers of Secrets and the forbidden knowledge, I was wondering whether the so-called "Revelation" and "Gospel" were related to the Keepers of Secrets."
Although there was no clear evidence, Lorenzo vaguely felt that his conjecture was right. All the wrong paths eventually led to one direction and converged into a bundle.
"Whether the knowledge obtained by the first saints was obtained from the Secret Keepers? If this hypothesis is true, then the era when the Secret Keepers existed can probably be determined to be before the Silver Age. Then before the Secret Keepers, before they were still
The Golden Dawn, the more distant Rosicrucian order, are they in that more distant era...that retroactive era that is not sure to exist?"
Facing Lorenzo's words, the queen smiled and shook her head.
"I'm sorry, I don't know. The Victoria family has been trapped here for hundreds of years. The farthest distance I have traveled is the port of Rendona. As the queen of this country, I have never personally traveled across this land.
The same goes for what you said, I only know these things that have been passed down from my family."
"932 Yin Erwei Gregorian calendar."
At this time, Arthur suddenly spoke. He seemed a little confused after listening to Lorenzo's words. Under this huge time scale, mortals seemed fragile.
"In this land of Yin Erweg, only nine hundred and thirty-two years have passed since the beginning of historical records. This is only ours. Other countries that are older than us have a longer history.
History, and it all started with the advent of the Witcher, which was the division of the Silver Age."
Arthur looked at Lorenzo.
"Do you know the history of the Evangelical Church? From the moment the Witcher was born."
"There is no specific time, but it is only about a thousand years? It is similar to the history of Yin Erweg," Lorenzo knew what Arthur wanted to say. "In other words, the Silver Age just started about a thousand years ago? Maybe
There will be some errors, maybe hundreds of years..."
In the early days of the emergence of demon hunters, it was also the most intense period of recorded war between humans and demons. The war blurred time, and most of history was lost in flames.
"Then you, the nation-builders, a group that has existed from a more distant era, may be able to complete the history before the Silver Age."
Lorenzo looked at the queen again, but the queen still had the same smile, and then shook her head.
"Feel sorry."
She said sorry again.
"You may be disappointed... At least the Victoria family doesn't know the history before Silver Time. Even if they knew it, they would probably have forgotten it over the years. After all, human beings are very fragile."
The Queen told the story of Victoria's family.
"Remember what I told you before? Even if the Victoria family was once a member of the alchemy group and may have enjoyed endless glory, under the erosion of time, no matter how prosperous the honor is, it will wither, not to mention that knowledge is cursed
of.
In short, a lot of things happened during this long period of time. The expansion of demons was controlled, and when this threat was weakened, people began to doubt the so-called alchemy, abandoned it, and even said they had forgotten the original history...
"
It is precisely because of the emergence of the Demon Hunting Order that humans have forgotten the terror of demons. Sometimes the Queen doesn't know whether this is right or wrong, she just feels sad about it.
"Nothing lasts long. The knowledge of the past and the technology left behind will collapse. Even the buildings will collapse and the groups will disband. Even the Demon Hunting Order will eventually turn into ashes, right?"
There are very few records of the Victoria family about the past, and the specific circumstances cannot be ascertained. No one knows whether it was due to the influence of external forces or...self-castration.
"Okay, you continue."
Lorenzo said disappointedly, he thought he would complete the history, even get some clues.
"I don't know the specific era when the Nation Builders appeared, but what I do know is that demons have existed since then, and the duty of the Nation Builders is to use knowledge to lead mankind to live in the shadow of demons.
We reached a consensus and regarded ourselves as those who built the country. Some people became businessmen, some became generals, and some became kings... Of course, there are also some who are relatively poor and have become writers.
Although most of the knowledge has been lost or outdated due to various reasons, we are still the group of people who best understand the nature of this world. And knowledge is cursed. We know this, but we cannot talk it out, we can only keep it to ourselves.
This secret, experience the fear it brings."
The queen lowered her head. The dark red blood vessels under her white and transparent skin were clearly visible, and a strange curse was flowing through them.
People have already paid enough for the current world.
"Our purpose is for the survival of all mankind, and to use our own power to secretly influence the direction of the world and keep it on a predetermined track, rather than leading mankind to destruction."
The Queen told the purpose of those who built the country.
"We are very hidden. Only the Demon Hunting Order is somewhat aware of our existence. We have cooperated several times in history. Unlike them who have been fighting demons, we only act when necessary. Most of them
We all remained silent during the time and allowed the world to develop freely."
It felt so good to tell the secret. The Queen had kept this fear to herself for so long, and now she could finally share it with someone else who could bear it with her.
"Like this time? A war sweeping the world...to save the world?"
Lorenzo thought these things were absurd, extremely absurd.
"To be precise, it is for the survival of mankind," the Queen said deeply. "This world does not need our salvation. The only thing that needs saving is us humans."
"Do you think it's incredible? Mr. Holmes?"
Having said this, the queen smiled bitterly, her eyes filled with loneliness.
"I took over the mission at that time... No, when I realized that I needed to do these things, my mood was similar to yours. I felt that the whole world was crazy, and then I complained, why should I do this? The world is obviously running smoothly.
After so long, why do you have to face such a thing when you come to me?
I have already endured the king's curse, so why should I bear this? I have regretted countless times why I was born in this world, and I even thought of committing suicide."
These words should have been shouted out in anger, but there was no anger in the Queen's voice. In the face of this cruel reality, she had already surrendered and became a slave to orders.
"But unfortunately I can't find other answers, and I don't have the ability to find other answers. I don't even have the ability to get out of this platinum palace. And these things have to be done by someone. If I don't do it, there will be another one."
There is another person who bears the sin of this darkness...
War, that's the only answer."
In the dark world, there was only light here. Lorenzo felt that the light had cooled down, he was losing temperature, and this place was like a cold ice cellar.
"So, why start a war? Why do you think war is the only way out? What do you builders of the country know?"
Lorenzo asked questions one after another. He couldn't understand these things. Why did it have to be like this?
"The reasons are very complicated. Part of it is the advancement of the times, and part of it is us humans... In fact, I don't know the specific situation, but it is like a terrible prophecy.
A prophecy circulated among the founders of the country, a prophecy that is deeply believed in. It predicts the end of mankind and also gives the only way to avoid it."
The queen looked at Lorenzo and asked.
"If it were you, Lorenzo Holmes, if the prophecy told you that you must kill some of the human race in order to save the survival of the other human race, otherwise all of humanity will die, would you choose to let humanity go?
Death, or killing those people?"
Lorenzo's pupils tightened without any fluctuation.
"I am faced with such a choice. You can understand it. This world is a rogue. It gives you both questions and answers. All you can do is believe or give up."
Everyone is a slave of fate. The world throws out questions and answers. No one tells them whether all this is true or false. All he can do is to execute the answer like a slave.
The saddest thing is here, the queen knows that this is so absurd and ignorant, but she can only believe and implement it, because this is the only answer.
"I also know the absurdity of war, but what I am more afraid of is the fulfillment of the prophecy. If I really give up the war and let things develop... I am afraid of the dark future."
"No!"
Lorenzo interrupted her sternly, his eyes looking straight at the queen, full of anger.
"This is wrong! How could you believe such a thing? This is just a damn prophecy! Even if it is just a hypothetical prophecy, it cannot be like this!"
Lorenzo scolded the queen, but something inside him was touched.
He thought of Lawrence and Lawrence's prophecy. That guy was also a slave to fate and had sacrificed everything for his prophecy. Lorenzo wanted to scold the Queen for these actions, but the doomsday he saw in Lawrence's [Gap]
But it kept flashing before my eyes.
Lorenzo stopped, he stopped talking, but raised his hands and slowly covered his face.
The queen is right, and the builders of the country are right, the terrible darkness is coming... But why is it like this? It shouldn't be! The world shouldn't be like this!
Lorenzo wanted to correct this twisted and crazy world, but suddenly found that he didn't know how to do it. War was the only answer.
"These are the documents of the people who built the country. The reason why I asked you to wait for me for a few days is for these documents. They were originally stored in an underground facility. It stands to reason that they will always be sealed."
Arthur took the document. Although it was carefully protected, the erosion of the years was still reflected on the paper. He carefully opened it and placed it between him and Lorenzo.
"As you can see, the 'prophecy' may be absurd, but in fact, more than one 'war' has been born because of it."
Lorenzo looked at the description in the document with horror. All the disasters in human history appeared in it.
"Religious wars, Black Death, smallpox, famine..."
Some are natural disasters, some are man-made disasters, and now they all have a new thing in common, they all appeared under the influence of the builders of the country.