He considered for a moment and decided to ask the question.
Perhaps it was because of his previous failures, but Laplace was not as taciturn as before. Instead, he said calmly, "Humans always think that they are very smart, but in fact, they often don't know when their prejudices are deeply rooted."
"What do you mean?"
Angor did not understand why Laplace would suddenly mention "human prejudice". Was it because a demon could awaken twice? Was it because humans were biased and thought that one awakening was the limit?
Laplace did not answer. "Why don't you tell me what you know about the Panic Realm and the demons?"
Angor was still confused, but he still told Laplace everything he knew.
Laplace did not comment on Angor's story. Instead, he continued, "That's just your opinion. Do you think you can represent everyone? Why don't you ask your friends? Maybe they have something to add. "
Angor did not know what Laplace meant, but he still looked at the others.
Dorcas also came back to his senses. He saw Angor looking at him and thought for a moment. "You've told me everything I know. But I once heard some customers talking in a tavern saying that there are three theories about the origin of demons in the Panic Realm … "
"But I didn't hear the specific three types." When Dorcas said this, he couldn't help but complain, "That group of chatting guests looks like a caravan, but they're so secretive about what they're saying, as if they're hiding something."
Wai Yi snapped, "Don't forget what you're doing before you talk about others. You're eavesdropping! "
Dorcas replied, "I was eavesdropping openly!"
"You're eavesdropping anyway. What's the difference between being honest and being sneaky?"
Before Dorcas could retort, Angor cleared his throat and interrupted their argument.
While everyone was distracted, Angor quickly looked at Black Earl and asked him if he had anything to add.
The Black Earl said, "I've heard of the theory of the origin of the fiendish demons. It's from the Blossoms Monthly, which is called 'Winter Secrets'. "
"Winter's Secrets?" Angor frowned. He didn't remember hearing about this journal before.
Not only Angor, but the others also looked as if they had never heard of it before.
Black Earl: "This is the internal journal of Chilly Winter Academy. Only the professors of Chilly Winter Academy can read it."
He frowned. If only the professors of Winter Academy could read the book, why did the Dark Earl read it?
"Yes, only the professors of Winter Academy are allowed to read it. But this issue is meant to be read by outsiders."
Under everyone's puzzled expressions, the Black Earl recounted the situation at that time.
The reason why 'Winter Secrets' published the theory of the origin of the magical creatures was because of a small conflict between the Moonfrost Alliance and the Supreme Cult a few months before the journal was published.
Yes, it was the Moon Frost Alliance and the Supreme Cult. They were the two hegemonic organizations of the southern region.
At that time, a small team of the Moon Frost Alliance had secretly transported a batch of Abyss Devils' corpses back to the Southern Region. However, when they were teleported back to the Baikal Sea, they were wiped out by the Supreme Sect.
At first, the Moonfrost Alliance and the Supreme Cult never interfered with each other's business when it came to "illegal immigration". Occasionally, the Moonfrost Alliance would sell information about the illegal immigrants to the Supreme Cult so that the latter would not feel embarrassed.
However, the Supreme Sect was the only one who had managed to sneak in. They hadn't informed the Moonfrost Alliance about it.
It was said that a gray-robed bishop from the Supreme Cult acted on his own. The reason was simple. There were some extremists in the Supreme Cult who were loyal only to the "world's consciousness".
This faction's style was extreme among extremes. They could not tolerate even a grain of sand in their eyes.
A gray-robed bishop happened to be on duty at the Baikal Island, and someone "accidentally" leaked information about the Moonfrost Alliance's illegal immigration team, which led to the conflict.
In the end, the Supreme Cult seized all the demon corpses, and the Moonfrost Alliance lost several apprentices.
After the conflict, the two sides did not openly declare war.
After all, the Supreme Cult represented "justice" and the world's consciousness. Going against them was the same as going against the world.
However, although no one said anything on the surface, the Moon Frost Alliance still had some tricks up their sleeves.
With Monchi, the most powerful wizard in the southern region, the Supreme Cult would lose face if they were forced to swallow this humiliation.
Therefore, there was a series of secret revenge. Although the revenge was done in secret, it was also done in order to regain face. Therefore, the "secret" here did not refer to "secret operations". Instead, it referred to "secret operations" that ordinary wizards did not know about, but high-level wizards in the southern region knew about them.
They wanted to show the Moonfrost Alliance's hegemony, and also to show that they would not suffer in silence.
In this series of revenge, the Chilly Winter Academy's "Chilly Winter Secrets" was launched.
Chilly Winter Academy was one of the thirteen wizard organizations under the Moon Frost Alliance. Their Chilly Winter Secrets was originally only available to the inner circle, but a high-ranking witch "accidentally" left this journal at a small circle's tea party, and the news spread.
However, when it spread here, only the higher-ups knew about it. Ordinary wizards knew nothing about it.
The reason why the Moonfrost Academy did this was because there was an article in the "Moonfrost Secrets" that insinuated about the Supreme Cult.
And this article was "The Origin of the Demons in the Panic Realm".
According to the article, the demons in the Panic Realm existed in very strange forms. According to research and speculation, there might be three origins.
Yes, it was just "speculation". That was to say, if I said inference, it was inference.
Of these three origins, the first was the void theory. It was said that the demons in the Panic Realm originated from the void.
As for the argument — they were too strong. Compared to the intelligent life forms of the Panic Realm, these demons were so powerful that they were not on the same level. How could such a powerful existence be a native creature? After all, the Panic Realm was so barren that it could not raise powerful demons.
Therefore, they might have come from the void.
The second possibility was the overlapping theory. It meant that the Panic Realm was an overlapping of multiple worlds. Just like a fairy tale world, there was a surface world and an inner world. The demons mainly came from the inner world.
The argument was still the same. The Panic Realm was too barren to raise powerful demons, so there must be other sources. Then the surface and inner worlds were one possibility.
The third possibility was the world will's support theory.
The barrenness of the Panic Realm might be because it was devoured by otherworldly creatures. The Panic Realm was a breeding ground for some powerful worlds.
In order to prevent the Panic Realm from continuing to fall, the world will supported a kind of creature. This kind of creature was a demon.
Through powerful demons, they expelled otherworldly creatures and maintained the balance of the Panic Realm.
As for the argument, there was no argument. It was a complete guess. The world will of the Panic Realm was so tolerant of the demons because they carried the banner of "justice" of the Panic Realm.
Just like the Supreme Cult, carrying the banner of justice of the Southern Region Wizard World.
The above were the three origins of the Panic Realm's demons … They were all guesses and there was no evidence.
The first and second were basically written to make up the numbers. The reason why the Moonfrost Academy placed this article in the "Moonfrost Secrets" was the third possibility.
The third origin theory was completely alluding to the Supreme Cult.
In fact, anyone who had a basic understanding of the situation in the southern region would be able to tell that he was mocking the Supreme Cult.
How could the Moonfrost Academy allow such an article to be spread only internally? They wrote it for the sake of spreading it outside.
However, they couldn't say that it was spread outside, so they used the "Moonfrost Secrets" to create a drama of "accidentally leaking".
After the Supreme Cult saw it, even if they wanted to cause trouble for the Moonfrost Academy, there was no legitimate reason.
Only the people of the Moonfrost Academy could see the "Moonfrost Secrets". How could the Supreme Cult see it? Was there a spy?
As for deliberately leaking the secret? The Moonfrost Academy naturally wouldn't admit it.
This was an open scheme. They used some small tricks to annoy the Supreme Cult and take revenge.
And this was only the most inconspicuous revenge in a series of revenge. Other than that, there were some even more blatant actions. Therefore, this article wasn't too important. It was only spread among the higher-ups of the Southern Region Wizard World.
As the clan leader of the Noah Clan and one of the most powerful wizards in the southern region, the Moonfrost Academy wouldn't forget about him.
Even if the Black Earl didn't want to read the article, the Moonfrost Academy would use all kinds of methods to leak it to him.
It might seem like a secret, but it was only because you weren't strong enough. Once you gained enough influence, the information would naturally be presented to you.
…
No one was surprised by Black Earl's story. It was normal for organizations and alliances in the Southern Region to have something like this happen.
The open strife and covert struggles continued day after day, and the mutual deception never ceased. This was the wizarding world. It was a world where one would either scheme against another.
Laplace, on the other hand, sneered after hearing the story. "Heh, humans."
Laplace didn't say anything else, but everyone could sense the disdain in his voice.
Angor noticed the tense atmosphere, so he tried to ease the tension. "This origin theory has no proof. It's hard to say it's true, right?"
Black Earl: "That's right. But the beginning of the article is correct. The demons in the Panic Realm exist in a strange way. The strong ones have legendary abilities. But the Panic Realm is too barren to support such powerful beings. So, we don't need to study this article too much. We can use it as a reference. "
"Do you have any other information about the Panic Plane, sir?" Angor nodded. "That's right.
Black Earl considered and said, "I have an old friend who wanted to go to the Panic Realm to study the demons. But he didn't succeed in the end."
"Defeated by the demons?" Dorcas was puzzled.
"No." Black Earl. Before he reached the Panic Realm, he was led to a place of void disaster by a path leading to the Panic Realm. According to him, if you want to go to the Panic Realm, the closest path is through this Void Disaster. However, the Void Disaster fluctuates periodically. Without detailed data, it is difficult to find a way to pass through the Void Disaster. "
"If he took a detour, he would enter a collapsed area. He didn't know how long it would take him. Hundreds of years passed in the blink of an eye.
"In the end, he chose to return."
After listening to Black Earl's story, everyone was a little confused because there wasn't much information about this matter. The connection with the Panic Realm was also very weak. If they had to say something, they encountered a disaster halfway to the Panic Realm and were forced to retreat.
"They didn't reach the Panic Realm, and they're still very far away from it. Does this count as information about the Panic Realm?" Dorcas directly pointed out everyone's thoughts.
Black Earl: "It doesn't matter. However, the path to the Panic Realm was recorded by Moonfrost Union in Planar Expedition Records. Moonfrost Union didn't say that this path would lead to a void disaster halfway. "
"Sir, are you saying that Moonfrost Union used this path to trick people?" Angor asked.
Black Earl shook his head. "I don't know. I'm just telling you this story to tell you that the Panic Realm is a contradictory world full of mysteries. It's best to treat it dialectically and don't trust information from the outside world. "
Angor remained silent for a moment and nodded.
Black Earl was basically saying that Moonfrost Union's records about the Panic Realm might not be accurate.
Most of what Angor told Angor about the Panic Realm and the demons were from Expedition into Planes, which was compiled by Moonfrost Union.
In that case, this information could be false?
"I read something about the Realm of Terror in a ruin. I don't know if it's true." Kael suddenly raised his hand and said, "But I'm not sure if it's true."
"It doesn't matter. Just tell me."
Khael nodded and began to tell Angor what he saw. Judging from Khael's smooth speech, Angor could tell that he was prepared for this. Perhaps Khael already prepared his words when Laplace asked Angor to ask his friends about the Panic Realm.
Angor could tell that Khael cared a lot about this information. It was probably something he couldn't forget.
"The ruin is located near the Sandworm Market," Khael said. "Mister Red Sword, I'm sure you know that I like to buy cipher maps. I once bought several from you."
Dorcas nodded. In the beginning, when he saw Kael buy the cipher diagrams, he thought that he had a fetish for deciphering codes. It was only later that he found out that Kael only wanted to see if there was any hidden information hidden in the ancient cipher diagrams.
"A few years ago, I found an old cipher map in the Sandworm Market. After deciphering it, I found that it was a guide map similar to a treasure map. "
Dorcas said, "I seem to remember this. You said that it was a fake treasure map that was deliberately made old?"
Khael nodded. "Yes, it was a fake treasure map. I followed the map and found that it was an abandoned cave in the desert. There were also traces of recent human activity.
"I'm guessing that the person who made the treasure map might have been there before. So he decided to use it as a cipher map to lure people to buy it. "
And Khael took the bait like an idiot.
"Although it's a Catacomb with human activity, I still searched it. In the process of searching, I really did find a hidden secret room. "
"It was an unopened secret room. I didn't know about it at the time, so I thought someone had already entered it. So, after deciphering the mechanism, I pushed the door open and went inside.
"When the air from the outside world entered the secret room, all the colors in the room faded almost instantly."
"The room was small, and the only thing inside was a mural. But because of my carelessness, the mural completely disappeared in a short time.
But before it disappeared, I managed to memorize a part of the mural.
(End of Chapter)
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