"The building of wonders is part of a high-level ritual?" Guttalys said with some surprise, "So, Tunita's construction of the Crystal City is actually a preparation for a large-scale ritual?" "
Gleipnir glanced at Guttalys and said calmly, "You'll know if it's true or not when you keep listening." "
After that, Gleipnir changed the topic and began to tell the story of the third piece of the puzzle — "The Resonance of the Holy Corpse Crystal."
"I think you've all heard of the Holy Corpse Crystal. "
"To put it bluntly, the Holy Corpse Crystal is the corpse of the Crystal Eye Race. "
The characteristics of the Crystal Eye Race were very obvious. Their skin was like transparent glass, their flesh was like colorless liquid gold, and their bones were like icicles on the frozen ground. His entire body seemed to be made of ice crystals.
This was indeed the case. Normal people would go through the process of rotting and returning to nothingness after death. But the Crystal Eye Race was different. They would turn into a human-shaped transparent crystal after death.
This transparent crystal was the so-called "Holy Corpse Crystal."
"When Tunita was building the Crystal City, it was still a normal construction at first. With the Eternally Frozen Earth as the base, the Unmelting Ice as the walls, and the Unburning Frost as the decorations … But as the construction entered the final stage, Tunita suddenly issued a new request to the Elder Council. "
Tunita's order was very strange. At that time, all the members of the Elder Council subconsciously refused when they saw this order.
This was because Tunita's order was that in the future, the Holy Corpse Crystal of all the newly dead people would be integrated into the walls and used as materials to build the Crystal City.
The Holy Corpse Crystal was the corpse of the Crystal Eye Race. Although the Crystal Eye Race's appearance was very different from humans, their attitude towards the dead was similar to that of humans at first.
The Elder Council unanimously agreed that this was an act of blasphemy against the dead. It was absolutely intolerable. Even if the one who gave the order was the prophet, they still had to resist.
Tunita did not object to the vehement resistance of the Elders. But in secret, he issued the same order to his own supporters in his own name.
As the prophet of the race, Tunita was a god-like existence to many of his supporters. Although Tunita's order sounded a bit rebellious, for a fanatic, who would dare to question the will of "God"? Moreover, Prophet Tunita's order was that the Holy Corpse Crystal of the newly deceased in the future would be integrated into the Crystal City. It was not certain that he would die, and it would not affect him in a short period of time. There was no harm in supporting it.
In addition, Tunita's Crystal City was open to all clansmen. For some of the lower class, this was a grace of rebirth. In the past, after they died, their corpses were casually buried in the Frozen Wasteland. Now that they were integrated into Crystal City, it was equivalent to accompanying their descendants. This was much better than throwing their corpses in the wasteland.
For a time, there were many supporters from top to bottom.
Perhaps, only Tunita, the prophet, could make the upper-class nobles and the lower-class people reach a consensus on the same policy.
However, the consensus of the people could not immediately overturn the consensus of the Elders. The Elders Guild was still unwilling to let the Sacred Corpse Crystal merge with the Crystal City.
Tunita didn't take any action against the stubbornness of the Council of Elders. He just waited silently for a certain time. Half a month later, the time came.
A Crystal Eye Race guard encountered the once-in-a-century Tribulation of Icy Wind while patrolling. He was swept away by the icy wind and disappeared without a trace.
Although he was said to have disappeared, in fact, everyone knew that this Crystal Eye Race guard would definitely die in the Tribulation of Icy Wind. His corpse was probably swept to an unknown wasteland hundreds or even thousands of miles away.
The family of this guard wanted to find him, even if it was his corpse.
They kept looking for him and begged the guards to find him. However, the guards refused this kind of thankless task without hesitation.
At this time, they thought of Prophet Tunita's order. — Integrate the newly deceased into Crystal City.
If this order was to be carried out, they had to find the guard's corpse first.
Using this reason, they reported it to their superiors. In the end, Tunita learned about it. Without any hesitation, Prophet Tunita immediately used all kinds of forces to search for the person who had encountered the Tribulation of Icy Wind.
It was a guard.
After the Tribulation of Icy Wind, it only took a day and a half to find the guard a hundred miles away. As everyone expected, the guard had died and turned into a human-shaped crystal.
Under the sorrowful gaze of his family, he integrated into Crystal City in the name of the Crystallized Sacred Corpse. Because of the support of the public, even the Council of Elders did not dare to have any objections. They could only acquiesce.
After this incident, the storm slowly subsided.
In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.
During this time, there were also Crystal Eye Race people who had died. However, these people who had died were buried in the traditional way. Even if their families were very supportive of the prophet, support was one thing. After they died, they still had to be buried in the traditional way.
Tunita did not say anything about this. Until one day, he gathered all the members of the Council of Elders. In front of all the elders, he led a wandering and ignorant youth into his secret chamber.
Half a day later, when the wandering youth appeared again, he was a different person.
Before, he was ignorant and cowardly. But now, not only was he literate, but he also had his own opinions. Even if he was not at the level of a scholar, he had surpassed most ordinary people.
Previously, although he had some strength, he did not have any extraordinary abilities. His fighting style was also disorderly. But now, not only could he control the crystal shell, but he could also use the power of the ice crystal.
Such a big difference between before and after shocked the members of the Council of Elders. What on earth was going on? Why was there such a big difference?
Facing the doubts of the Council of Elders, Tunita gave an incredible explanation: "The resonance of the Sacred Corpse Crystal." "Resonance."
According to Tunita, the blueprint of the Crystal City was accidentally obtained by him. It had an incredible ability. As long as the Sacred Corpse Crystal was integrated into the Crystal City, once the Sacred Corpse Crystal resonated, it meant that there would be a person in the Crystal City who could inherit the inheritance of the Sacred Corpse Crystal.
In summary, the Sacred Corpse Crystal in the Crystal City could be turned into a medium for the inheritance of abilities and knowledge … The premise was that there was resonance.
And this wandering youth resonated with the guard who had died in the Tribulation of the Ice Wind. Hence, the current situation was created.
The wandering youth inherited the inheritance of the Sacred Corpse Crystal and obtained a part of its abilities and knowledge. From a useless person, he became the backbone of the Crystal City.
Tunita's words were like a stone thrown into a pool of dead water. A stone stirred up a thousand ripples.
The members of the Council of Elders did not believe such a ridiculous thing from the bottom of their hearts. But the truth was placed in front of them. It made them feel like they were watching a ridiculous play.
They began to inquire about the situation in detail. They talked to the wandering youth in detail and consulted Prophet Tunita.
As more information was revealed, they had no choice but to believe it.
The wandering youth really inherited the legacy of the dead guard!
At this moment, Tunita also announced loudly: "The construction of the Crystal City is not only to eliminate discrimination and break down the hierarchy, but more so for the future of the Crystal Eye Race. Think about it, how sad is it for an ancestor with outstanding abilities to pass away without a successor? Isn't it letting those outstanding talents in history disappear in the long river of time? "
"And now, as long as the Sacred Corpse Crystal is integrated into the Crystal City, this special building, there is a certain probability that it can inherit the talents of the past heroic spirits from the long river of time. How lucky is this? "
"This is not going against tradition. This is a kind of innovation for the future! "
"Don't you want the Crystal Eye Race to become better and better? Don't you want the glory of our ancestors to protect us and move forward? " Tunita's last question was suspected of putting a label on them and moral kidnapping. But it had to be said that this interrogation touched the depths of their souls.
If they had the opportunity to inherit the legacy of their predecessors, wouldn't it be equivalent to taking a lot less detours? For a moment, the hearts of the Council of Elders wavered.
Tunita looked at the conflicted elders and did not urge them. He only said indifferently: "If you still have doubts, you may as well experiment a few more times. Let time prove that what I said is not false." "
Two years later, a few more youths obtained the legacy of their predecessors in Tunita's secret room.
Finally, after seeing the iron-clad facts, the Elder changed his mind.
The first member of the Old Council defected. He stood beside Prophet Tounita and made his stance clear.
With the first supporter, the second, the third … More and more people came forward to support him. Tunita looked at the increasing number of supporters around him and understood that the general trend was set. · · ·
This was the story told by Crystallized Corpse Resonance. Gleipnir explained this part in great detail because the first two stories were not really secret. They were just a prelude.
This story involved the biggest secret of the Crystal Eye Race.
Most people were still in a daze after hearing the story. Even Guta Lace was shocked by the secret and did not say anything for a long time.
Luigi spoke to Angor proudly, "Didn't I tell you about the Crystallized Corpse Resonance when we came to Crystal City? I said that those youths who came out of the forbidden area suddenly learned all kinds of strange abilities. There must be something wrong with this. Maybe they used the Crystallized Corpse Resonance to inherit their ancestors' abilities. "See?
"See, I was right. See? "
Luigi showed off proudly.
Angor nodded to confirm Luigi's words.
Back then, Angor could not believe such a ridiculous rumor. But after listening to Gleipnir's story, he realized that Luigi was right.
Glancing at the complacent Luigi, Gleipnir faintly glanced at Luigi and said, "I've only explained half of the puzzle. This story is not over yet. Do you think your guess is right? Luigi? "
Luigi was surprised. "There's more to it? Let's go. "
Gleipnir only sneered. Angor spoke in a soft voice, "The truth about Force Tower's danger still hasn't been revealed yet. If Force Tower is related to the Crystallized Corpse Resonance, he should be happy about it instead of being in danger. "
But now, the situation was completely different. Siluda's disappearance, Ida's warning, and Force Tower's danger. There must be more to it.
Besides, Angor was also puzzled after listening to Crystallized Corpse Resonance.
As a wizard, he believed in one principle: if there was a gain, there must be a sacrifice. Even if the gains were not equal, they still existed.
In Crystallized Corpse Resonance, the homeless young man obtained the legacy of a deceased person. What did he pay for it?
It was impossible to ask for something for no reason and not get anything in return.
As expected, Gleipnir nodded at Angor's question. "That's right. Gain and sacrifice are mutual. Even if you can't see the price now, you will pay for it in the future. "
At this point, Gleipnir finally entered the next puzzle. "If 'The Resonance of the Holy Corpse Crystal' is a beautiful dream, then 'The Elegy of the End of Youth' is the reality that punctures this dream. "
In the hundred years since the Crystallized Corpse Resonance merged with Crystal City, countless young geniuses were born. They inherited the legacies of their predecessors and reached the peak of their power in a short time. Then, they relied on their own efforts to break through their limits.
In just a hundred years, they achieved something that the previous Crystallized Eye Race could not achieve in thousands of years.
It was also because of this hundred years of shining stars that Tunita's reputation had reached an unprecedented level. He had become the greatest prophet of the Crystal Eye Race, the greatest of all time.
There were still many elders who insisted on the tradition and did not want to let the deceased enter Crystal City. However, when they saw such a glorious era, they all changed their minds.
With the full support of the council, Tunita's own reputation, and the subtle influence of the past hundred years, the Crystallized Eye Race became a new reality. Almost all Crystallized Eye Race citizens accepted the new way of burial.
They allowed themselves, their families, and friends to be merged with Crystal City after they passed away.
Many Crystallized Eye Race citizens even felt that the new way of burial made them feel more at ease. It was as if their deceased family members were always by their side.
Whether it was the change of ideology or the dazzling stars, everything was going in a good direction.
Just as the Council of Elders thought that such rapid advancement would continue until the Crystal Eye Race reached an irreplaceable height … Reality slapped them hard in the face at this moment.
The greatest prophet, Tunita, died of old age.
At first, everyone thought that Tunita's death was just like the many epics in history. The grand event would only last for a while, and as time went by, the glorious past would slowly fade away.
But that was not the case.
Tunita's death did not just turn a page in the history books. He also brought the entire history of the Crystallized Eye Race to an unknown place.
The reason was that Tunita had spun a big lie when he was alive.
This big lie had tricked everyone in the council and led them into a ditch. They could not turn around even if they wanted to. Because this big lie was the current era of stars shining brightly.
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