Gleipnir said, "In my opinion, Tunita is indeed an unparalleled genius who has never been seen before and will never be seen again. Because in the years when he became a prophet, he created many miracles that even the later generations couldn't understand. For example, the crystal shell was invented by Tunita. Over the years, although countless types of crystal shells have been derived, the core crystal shell was invented by Tunita. "
"The later generations can only expand horizontally and can't study it in depth. "
In other words, the later generations were only constantly changing the lower limit of the crystal shell, but the upper limit of the crystal shell was still created by Tunita more than two thousand years ago. No descendant of the crystal eye race can surpass Tunita's achievements.
"And it's not just the crystal shell." Glepnir paused and continued: "There's also the era of shining stars that Tunita created. This is also a miracle that can't be replicated." "
"Even I … even my main body, after seeing Tunita's actions, couldn't understand how he did it at all. "
When Gleipnir said this, he intentionally glanced at Laplace. Laplace also nodded at the right time, proving that Glepnir's words were true.
Seeing everyone's puzzled eyes, Glepnir sighed softly: "Why did I say that? And why did I say that 'era of shining stars' was a lie? It's because Tunita is completely different from the other crystal eye race. His thinking has surpassed all the other crystal eye race, so the later generations can't understand at all and can only imitate clumsily. "
Why did "Elegy of the End of Youth" use "youth" as the title? It was because all the people who inherited the legacy of their predecessors in Crystal City were ignorant youths between the ages of fourteen and sixteen.
There were no other ages. Perhaps this was the restriction of the ceremony? Or perhaps only youths of this age were the most susceptible to the influence of ideas?
In short, the "youth" was the main character of the sacred corpse inheritance.
Whether it was the inheritance ceremony hosted by Tunita in the past or the inheritance ceremony hosted by the elders later on, the main characters were all youths of the right age.
Although the main characters were the same, the ending was different.
In the past, when Tunita hosted the inheritance ceremony, the youths would receive the legacy and gifts of their predecessors. Not only did they gain knowledge and ability, but they also improved their outlook and outlook. They could constantly break through the upper limit of their future growth and finally reach their personal limits.
Countless individual limits combined together to create that dazzling era of stars.
But after Tunita's death, the ceremony hosted by the Council of Elders had a clear deviation.
The ceremony presided over by the Council of Elders was the same as the one presided over by Tunita, allowing the teenager to inherit the predecessor's legacy. However, there was one difference: the teenager who inherited the predecessor's legacy would lose his personality and eventually become a predecessor.
To put it simply, Tunita could allow the boy to inherit knowledge and abilities without destroying the boy's humanity. The Council of Elders could also allow the youth to inherit knowledge and abilities, but the youth who inherited the abilities would no longer be himself, but a deceased predecessor.
In other words, the deceased was resurrected through the young man's body through the ritual left behind by Tunita. "Reincarnation? Angor was puzzled.
Glepnir nodded. "Yes, you can understand it that way. That's why this puzzle is called 'The Lament of the End of Youth.' "
Groups of youths of the right age who resonated with the saint corpse crystal entered the forbidden area. Under the illumination of the ceremony, they thought that they would be able to obtain the gifts of their predecessors. However, he didn't obtain anything, only the lament of the end of life.
The one who went in was the young man, and the ones who came out were a bunch of ghosts. This wasn't a lament. What was a lament?
When Guta Lace heard this, she felt a chill run down her spine. She had a good relationship with many members of the Crystal Eye Clan. For example, Ku Anda and the others were her good friends.
However, after listening to "The Lament of the End of Youth", Guta Lace began to doubt herself. Was there a ghost among her crystal eyes who came back to life by occupying the bodies of young men?
As far as she knew, Ku Anda was also a genius who became famous as a young man. Wasn't this a perfect example of someone being reincarnated?
Could she be the one who came back to life?
She thought about it.
Guta Lace shivered at the thought of this possibility. She felt that everything was so ridiculous. Guta Lace asked, "Tunita could let someone get his legacy without losing anything. Why can't someone else do the same? "
Gleipnir glanced at Gutalys and said softly, "This is why I said that Tunita is a genius that no one has ever seen before and will ever be able to surpass. Because he did what no one else could. "
"I already know the content of the ritual, but I still don't understand how Tunita did it. "
"Just like Angor said, you have to pay for what you gain. When Tunita was alive, those young men only gained benefits without paying anything. This is something that even I don't understand. "
Angor considered. "Is it possible that those young men already paid the price, and Tunita took it or transferred it to something else? "
Glepnir said, "It's possible. But there is no proof that Tunita paid the price in secret. The only thing that could be confirmed was that this era of shining stars must be a false appearance, because Tunita himself must have known that there would be no more shining stars after his death. This was a lie that he had woven. "
"Back to the price. Now, after gaining knowledge and power, one's personality will be erased. This is more like a 'price'. "
Guta 'lace frowned. "But the price is too high … Has the Crystal Eye Race's Council of Elders never thought of stopping this practice? Even if they received gifts from their predecessors, they still destroyed the future of their race. "
Glepnir snickered. "The council of crystal eyes might have thought of stopping the ritual, but sometimes they can't. It's like listening to the whispers of a demon. Once you listen to it, you can't get away. Your desires and bad habits will rise and completely suppress your conscience. "
Once Pandora's Box was opened, it would never be closed again. Such was human nature.
At this point, Gleipnir naturally entered the next puzzle — "Forever Old Friends."
"Why did the elders of the Crystal Eye Race allow all this to happen and not stop it? Because they already tasted the sweetness. Because they also have … old friends. "
Glepnir paused and looked at Angor. "You should remember the live broadcast." Angor nodded.
"Once you see the ritual, you should know why the council of elders didn't want to give up. "
Angor knew what Gleipnir was talking about, but Guta Lace was still puzzled. "What's a livestream? And what's this ritual you're talking about? Is it a ritual in the forbidden area? Did you go to the forbidden area? "
Glepnir glared at Guta Lace. "The forbidden area of the Crystal Eyes Race is located in the opposite direction of the gathering. Since we're here, it means we didn't go to the forbidden area. "
"Then what's this live broadcast ritual you're talking about?" Guta Lace asked. Glepnir didn't answer. Instead, he looked at Angor.
Live broadcasting was Angor's ability. It wasn't a secret, but Guta Lace couldn't explain it to him.
Angor knew what Glepnir meant. "Live broadcasting is just a form of performance, Lady Guta Lace.
You don't have to worry about it. As for the ritual, I witnessed it and am willing to share it with you, Lady Guta Lace. "
With that, Angor briefly explained what they went through.
On their way here, they passed by a circular fort and were cleared out by crystal eye soldiers. Then, they saw an elder of Casata summoning an old friend through a ritual.
"I couldn't see it clearly because I was too far away. I can only say that Casata's old friend is most likely just a consciousness or a deceased soul, not a real body. "
He didn't say anything else, but Guta Lace already knew what he was trying to say.
If the soul or consciousness was going to combine with a young man of the right age. Then the young man's consciousness would be erased and Casata's soul would be replaced.
Casata's dead friend would return to the human world.
Then everything would be explained.
Glepnir: "Now you understand. It's not that the elders don't want to give up on the ritual. It's just that they have a past they can't let go of. They also have someone they can't forget. "
"As for 'Forever Old Friends', it tells a similar story. Two thousand years ago.
After Prophet Tunita's death, the elders noticed that something went wrong with the ritual Tunita left behind.
At that time, there were also elders who wanted to stop it. It could even be said that the Elders Guild had agreed to this plan. But when they tried to carry it out, they found it difficult.
This was because Prophet Tunita's prestige was too high when he was alive. Countless people had absolute trust in his actions. If they tried to refute the prophet's beliefs, it would be like trying to explain some heresy to a fanatic. Not only was it suicidal, but no one would pay for it either.
More importantly, if they wanted to stop the ritual completely, they had to destroy the Wonder Building, which was the core of the ritual.
But did the elders dare to do that? No, they didn't.
The entire Crystal Eye Clan had moved into Crystal City and had been there for several generations.
In Crystal City, people no longer had to worry about food and shelter. They didn't have to worry about sleeping on the frozen ground. They could also get to know more of their kind and build friendships.
Whether it was the livelihood of the people, education, or even the reproduction of the next generation, the existence of Crystal City was indispensable.
If they destroyed the ritual now, not only would the people not pay for it, but the elders themselves wouldn't agree either.
They couldn't destroy the Wonder Building or stop the people from fusing the crystal into Crystal City. Even if they stopped the ritual for a short time, it wouldn't be hard for them to achieve something.
This was the consensus of the elders.
And it was true. It didn't take long for the deadlock to be broken. Moreover, the one who broke the deadlock was the founding elder of the elders, or the grand elder.
The grand elder didn't have any partners. His life was very ordinary. He had given most of his life to the Crystaleye race. In everyone's eyes, he was a good example of a professional.
However, it wasn't as if the Great Elder didn't have any ties. He had a very close friend.
Her friendship with this close friend of hers began even before they were born, when the two mothers bathed together in the Xiong Lake. After hundreds of years of friendship, one of them became the grand elder and was in charge of the internal affairs of Crystal City. The other became a warrior and was stationed at the Mirror Gate of the Crystal Kingdom all year round.
Although this pair of close friends walked on completely different paths, their relationship didn't disappear. Instead, because they were both in high positions and didn't have any close friends around them, their relationship became even closer.
Almost every week, the grand elder would communicate with his close friend at the frontline through letters. As they went back and forth, the ties between them became deeper and deeper.
However, because the ties were too deep, when a piece of bad news came from the frontline, the grand elder instantly felt as if his world had collapsed.
A Mirror Ghost from the Gloomy Mirror Region tried to invade the Crystal Kingdom. In order to protect the Crystaleye race's citizens, his close friend fought the Mirror Ghost in front of the Mirror Gate. In the end, although he killed the Mirror Ghost, he was exhausted and died.
When the grand elder heard the news, he personally went to the frontline and brought his close friend's sacred corpse crystal back to Crystal City.
After the burial, the grand elder spent a few years in a daze.
Until one day, the grand elder suddenly discovered that a fifteen-year-old boy resonated with his close friend's sacred corpse crystal …
"There's a more detailed follow-up to this story, but there's no need to go any further. Because at this point, I'm sure you can guess the rest of the plot." Glepnir said faintly.
Guta Lace said, "The grand elder chose to let his old friend enter the boy's body and return to the human world …"
Glepnir nodded. "That's right. It's also because the grand elder started this that this ritual, which had been sealed in name, was reactivated and continued to this day. "
"The so-called 'Long Live Old Friends' is a story like this. "
Guta Lace frowned. "Under the beautiful skin of friendship, there's a young boy's soul that screams silently. No wonder every time I come to Crystal City, Ku Anda always reminds me not to mention the sacred corpse crystal. " "
"I originally thought it was to respect the dead, but now that I think about it … it's to whitewash things." "
Glepnir said, "Although your divergent thinking isn't wrong, Ku Anda's reminder isn't the whitewash you think it is. As your close friend, Ku Anda only told you this because she didn't want you to be noticed by the giant city spirit. " "
Why did they have to put up a barrier outside even if they used the Spirit Bond to talk? Wasn't it to avoid being noticed by the giant city spirit?
The giant city spirit had long been tamed by the elders and would search for anyone who mentioned keywords. Once you mentioned the sacred corpse crystal, it was equivalent to being on the giant city spirit's watch list.
Once it found out that you were acting strangely, it might really "whitewash" you.
As the spirit of the Building of Wonders, the giant city spirit was very strong. Moreover, the building spirit had a special characteristic. In the area it covered, it could almost be called a god.
And Crystal City was the area covered by the giant city spirit. Especially now, they were inside the giant city spirit's body.
In the range of the circular castle, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the giant city spirit was a supreme god. In his current state, Laplace definitely wasn't a match for the giant city spirit.
Even Guta Lace couldn't turn over in the giant city spirit's body.
Ku Anda told Guta Lace not to mention the sacred corpse crystal to protect her in a disguised way.
Guta Lace looked at Glepnir. "I have a question to ask. Since you mentioned Ku Anda, do you know if she's an undead that came back from the sacred corpse crystal?" "
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