Underground … civilization?
Roland couldn't help but think of the forks in the North Slope Mine, as well as the caves that Nightingale said ran through the Impassable Mountain Range … In his memory, there was no geological movement that could create such a strange landscape.
At first, he thought that it was caused by some mutated hybrid demonic beasts, but now it seemed that they were traces left behind by the underground civilization.
"At that time, people did not realize this at all, nor did they intend to communicate with each other. The forms of the two were so different that we even regarded each other as a new kind of demon. Therefore, there was a great discrepancy in the recorded history. It was not until the end of the Second Battle of Divine Will that a breakthrough was made. "At that time, only Taquila was left out of the three Holy Cities, and the Union was at a critical moment of life and death. "
"What do you mean by a breakthrough?"
[The Quest Society figured out a way to store souls from the slate drawings they left behind, and verified this possibility on an unhatched primordial carrier. From then on, the Three Chiefs began to study the transformation of the God's Punishment Army. "
"I don't know anything about this …" Agatha said in surprise.
"Soul Transfer was the Union's top secret. It was even two levels higher than the God's Punishment Army project, which used witches as experimental materials. At that time, only the Three Chiefs and a few high-level officials knew about it. "Pasha replied," We only learned of this shocking news after the fall of Taquila. "
"So Natalia supported the plan of the God's Punishment Army from the very beginning?" Roland frowned and asked, "And what's the original carrier?"
"Because she had no choice. As for the latter … it's what we are now. Her tentacles drooped down, and her body moved closer to the light screen. "This ugly and weird body is the evidence of the underground civilization's existence, and the only tombstone they left behind. It's a long story, Your Majesty. Please listen to me slowly. "
Roland nodded and poured himself a cup of Chaos Drink. He leaned back on the chair and sensed the consciousness of the other party.
[According to the clues on the stone slab, the vanished civilization left behind a city in the Impassable Mountain Range. The Quest Society searched for a long time but to no avail. Later, they suddenly realized that since the other party was used to moving underground, could they have built their city underground as well? "
[After expanding the search area downwards, the witches finally found this magnificent city. It has a total of four layers, nearly half the size of Taquila. Each layer has countless forks and holes, making it as complex as a maze. If he didn't have a witch who could sense the location as a guide, once he fell into it, it would be difficult to get out. Therefore, the Quest Society also called it the Maze Ruins. "
[Unfortunately, Taquila fell into the hands of the demons before they could explore it in detail. Everyone had no choice but to flee. After paying a heavy price, we finally arrived at the labyrinth. According to the plan, the Union would take away the original carriers stored in the labyrinth and then go to the Hermes Plateau to build a new Holy City. They would then recast a new order in the barbarian land on the east coast of the continent. "
"But no one can predict what will happen next. "
At this point, Pasha fell silent, and the scales on her body became dim. Even though he couldn't see her expression, Roland could feel the sadness in her heart.
After a while, she continued, "During the rest, the Quest Society found that the labyrinth ruins were well preserved, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was a brand-new city. In addition to the original carriers, the bottom layer of the ruins also hid many incredible secrets, among which the three most important discoveries were the magic core, the central carrier, and the records of the lost civilization. Later, we realized that as early as the first Battle of Divine Will, it had wanted to lead us here. " Pasha took a deep breath. "The labyrinth ruins were prepared for us. "
"Why?" Tilly couldn't help asking.
"For revenge." Another voice sounded in everyone's mind. Compared to Pasha, this voice was much colder. "It hoped that we could destroy the demons to avenge the extinction of their race. "
"This is only Lady Natalia's speculation. There was no mention of this in the documents." Pasha waved her tentacles as if she was shaking her head. "Perhaps they simply wanted to pass on their civilization. In short, the Quest Society found a lot of research information about Divine Will and magic power from the records left behind. In order to let us know the details, most of the conclusions were expressed in the form of lithographs. "
"The description of the magic core was the source of the disagreement between the Queen of Sunchaser and the Queen of Starfall. The most important content in the lithographs was: magic power has infinite possibilities, and the process of pursuing Divine Will is the ladder of mastering magic power. " "
Roland knew that this was the key point. "What's the magic core? Is it related to the Instrument of Divine Retribution? "
"You can think of the magic core as an artificial magic cyclone. It's not limited by the witches themselves, and it can change its shape at any time. This incredible device completely subverts the Union's understanding." "Pasha pointed at the light screen with one of her tentacles." For example, the phantom instrument we are using now is a small magic core. When necessary, it can also be transformed into other instruments. As for the Instrument of Divine Retribution, it's the largest magic core in the ruins. "
"I see..." He immediately realized the advantages of this device. Compared with the witches' inborn ability, the magic core could be called a universal terminal. Most importantly, its effective range was far beyond the limit of five meters. Whether it was used for production or combat, it was much more powerful than the witches'.
"But this is only the most basic use of magic power, just like the Original Awakening and the Senior Advancement. The Slate Prophecy says that if we continue to deepen our understanding of magic power, one day, we will be no different from God..." Pasha said dejectedly, as if she was not talking about a magnificent thing, but a lost person who had lost his goal.
Roland heard the key point of this sentence.
"But you don't have time."
"You're right. We don't know whether it will take a hundred years or a thousand years. In order to get in touch with the magic core, several members of the Quest Society were sacrificed. Obviously, the witches could not directly touch these strange instruments. We wanted to solve the problem, but we couldn't find a way, so the exploration was in a deadlock. The things that the drawings could record were extremely limited. If one wanted to continue studying them, he could only follow their instructions and fuse with the central carrier. When enough people fused with them, it was possible to understand their words and further read the more profound documents and records. "
"But we don't have time. It took us more than three years to figure out these things. Many common people began to try to get rid of our control. We didn't know how many witches we needed to integrate with the carrier. At that time, we only had enough resources to focus on one research. If this continues, the Union's grand plan to restore order will lose its foundation. "
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