It had to be admitted that on most controversial topics, "I have experience" was always more persuasive than "I don't think it's possible," especially when the experience could not be replicated by others. When En Ya said the words "I've died," the room fell silent instantly. Amoun and Mirmina froze. Only Gwen still had the right to speak. After all, he had died before, but he had never been a god.
It seemed that the experience of doing sit-ups in a coffin could not be shared with En Ya.
The awkward silence lasted for nearly half a minute before Mirmina finally broke the silence hesitantly. "This … your statement is indeed very persuasive, but now you …"
The former Goddess of Magic pondered for a long time before she finally sorted out her words. "Aren't you alive again? Since you've come back from the dead, then we should worry about the return of the God of War."
"It's because of the return of my humanity that I know what the concept of the death of divinity is." En Ya interrupted Mirmina before she could finish. "My 'return' is the result of the condensation of my humanity in advance, and only part of my humanity can return. Now, instead of saying that I'm the resurrected Dragon God, I'm actually just a backup personality of the Dragon God. The God of War, who had completely gone mad before his arrival and was killed directly on the battlefield, could not and did not have the opportunity to make such preparations. His fall was accompanied by the annihilation of both humanity and divinity. It's very difficult to rely on the so-called 'revitalization of the divine realm' to achieve his return."
She paused for a moment and slowly glanced at Gwen, Amoun, and Mirmina. She then said in a particularly serious tone, "The gods in the world do continue to regenerate and return. As long as there is a tendency to blindly revere and worship the unknown in the minds of the mortals, there will be soil for the gods to continue to be born. I have seen generations of the God of War, the God of Death, the God of Elements, and so on continue to be reborn. But this kind of rebirth needs to span the history of a civilization, and thousands of years is far from enough. The reshaping of the mind is not that simple."
Amoun pondered for a few seconds and couldn't help but ask, "Are you confident in this aspect as well?"
"I'm sure," Enya nodded with a solemn expression. "I've seen them die before."
Amoun, Mirmina, Gwen, "…"
"… You have said the two most convincing sentences in the world." Gwen could not help but press his forehead with a helpless look. "You have died and you have seen them die … Well, I admit you are right."
"Since you say so, I have no more opinions." Amoun finally recovered from the shock and nodded slowly. "But this matter still needs to be cautious. After all, you are exploring a divine kingdom. Even if there are signs that the mortals have developed an 'immunity' to the divinity of the God of War, we can't be sure whether there will be other dangers in a collapsing divine kingdom other than the divinity pollution."
"Of course, I know that." Gwen nodded gently. "Everyone involved in this plan knows that. We will be fully prepared. At least, we will prepare everything we can."
Enya looked at Gwen, and then at the two gods sitting on her left and right. Her eyes finally fell on Mirmina. "Mirmina, you —"
"I know, I can help." Mirmina did not wait for Enya to finish. She nodded and turned to Gwen. "When you leave, take me with you."
Gwen's eyes widened. This was obviously unexpected. "You mean … you want to go with us to explore the divine kingdom of the God of War?!"
"What else can I do?" Mirmina spread her hands helplessly. "This' senior 'beside me can't move now, and this' colleague 'opposite me is paralyzed. There is only one god left who can come out to do something. Who else can it be but me? Exploring the divine kingdom of the God of War is an extremely dangerous thing. In addition to being fully prepared, you need more experience about the divine kingdom and a pair of eyes that can fully observe the divine kingdom. I can help in this regard. "
Mirmina's words were clear, but Gwen was still a little unsure. "What you said is very reasonable, but is this really okay? As far as I know, there is a gap between the gods. Due to the strong tendency of the ideas, gods in different fields are like signal waves of different frequencies. When they come into contact with each other, there will inevitably be 'signal pollution.' If a Goddess of Magic like you steps into the divine kingdom of the God of War, won't it — "
"This kind of pollution does exist, but the prerequisite for it to happen is that the connection between the ideas and the gods is still there, and the ideas and the gods themselves are still operating," Mirmina said, nodding gently. "A living god is equivalent to the projection of the ideas, and the constant changes of the ideas of the mortals are reflected in the various activities of the gods. Therefore, the direct contact between two gods is equivalent to the collision and interference of two different ideas. But if the gods fall or the connection with the ideas is cut off, this' interference 'mechanism will naturally cease to exist.
"Now that the God of War has fallen, his divine kingdom has long stopped functioning. It is like a solidified and gradually dissipating phantom. This phantom no longer has the echo of the ideas, so it has lost the power to pollute other gods. When I step into it, it will be like a shadow passing through another shadow, and we will still be in a state of isolation. And … "
As Mirmina spoke, she suddenly smiled. "And even if we don't consider the factor of the fall of the God of War, I am now equivalent to a 'dead' god. Perhaps not as completely 'dead' as Ms. Enya, but under the premise that the mortals all over the world know about the funeral and think that the Goddess of Magic is dead, my connection with the ideas is so weak that it is almost completely cut off. Even if there is any residual 'activity' in the divine kingdom of the God of War, it should be safe for me to go in."
Listening to the explanation of the former goddess, Gwen could not help but nod gently. Although the goddess was opposed to the project at first, it was the result of over-caution and 'divine PTSD'. Now that she had made up her mind, the goddess had obviously shown her full support. But when he heard Milmina's last sentence, his heart suddenly skipped a beat as he realized something else. "Wait, according to what you're saying, a 'dead' god like you can actually safely approach the divine kingdoms of other gods?"
Mirmina was startled for a moment. Obviously, she did not expect Gwen to suddenly think of this. She looked a little hesitant, but in the end, she nodded slightly. "In theory, yes … but in fact, there will still be some contamination. After all, my connection with the ideas has not been completely cut off. There are still a few people in this world who believe that the Goddess of Magic will return, but generally speaking, I can still retreat safely when I get close to other gods …"
Hearing this, Gwen could not help but lean forward a little. With great curiosity and expectation on his face, he asked, "Then, can't you go to other gods to check out the situation?"
This is like visiting other divine kingdoms, Gwen thought to himself. Although this metaphor sounded too common, he thought it was quite vivid.
Unexpectedly, Mirmina immediately shook her head. "No, I will be beaten."
Gwen: "…?"
"Think about it, all the gods are firmly bound to their positions by the chain of the ideas. Their divine kingdoms are their cages, and they can't leave." Mirmina glanced at Gwen and explained her concern helplessly. "But now, suddenly, an unrestrained one of their kind has come out, running around in their cages and messing around in their divine kingdoms …"
"I see. That is indeed quite easy to be beaten." Gwen did not wait for Mirmina to finish before he suddenly understood. His expression was a little weird. "This is a bit like exercising in front of a paralyzed person. Running and jumping, it is easy to make the 'victim's' blood pressure rise to full instantly …"
Amoun, who was sitting aside, suddenly covered his forehead for some reason and let out a silent sigh.
Mirmina nodded. "It is a bit similar, but it is more risky. After all, those gods who are still in their divine kingdoms are extremely powerful and can move freely, while paralyzed people can't suddenly stand up and beat people up …"
Amoun finally could not help but look up and stare into Mirmina's eyes. At the same time, a line of text suddenly appeared in the air and appeared before Mirmina's eyes. "User 'High-Speed Stag' has requested a duel with you. Please reject/accept."
Mirmina did not hesitate to choose 'reject'. Apparently, it was not the first time she had done so.
Amoun's expression suddenly became a little dejected. He looked at Gwen rather helplessly. "Is there no place in this neural network that the administrator can't control?"
Gwen looked at Amoun and then at Mirmina. He suddenly understood something. He was shocked by something that happened without him knowing. He then shook his head regretfully (and sympathetically). "Unfortunately, the entire neural network is under the surveillance of the higher-ups and the Imperial Computing Center. Unauthorized attacks will definitely be kicked offline …"
Amoun sighed. Mirmina had a slightly smug look on her face. She raised her eyebrows proudly. "Actually, I just found a monitoring blind spot in the management system two days ago. But I certainly won't tell you …"
"Let's get back to business." Gawain could not help but remind the retired deities, who were once gods, when he saw that the conversation had gone off in another direction. "I understand Lady Milmina's concern. There is indeed a huge risk in investigating the situation of other divine kingdoms. Although there is no problem of pollution, the hostility of other gods is a bigger problem …"
"The biggest problem is that their attitude has nothing to do with their own will." Mirmina's expression finally became serious again. She nodded slightly and said, "Due to the exclusionary nature of faith, except for the gods like the 'Three Gods of Fertility' who were 'connected' by doctrine since birth, all the gods are mutually exclusive. Mortals regard other believers as heretics or heretics, and the gods have to treat other gods as enemies, especially in the realm of their own divine kingdoms. This exclusionary behavior is part of the 'chain' itself, and it is completely out of their control.
"And I, although from the perspective of mortals, am already a 'fallen god,' in the eyes of other gods, I am still the Goddess of Magic, Mirmina. Unless they are freed from their shackles, this perception will firmly control their actions."
Speaking of this, she sighed softly. "There is no friendship between the gods, no communication, and no alliance. This is the biggest obstacle in front of us. If not for this, I would have contacted other gods and let them exchange opinions like messengers. Perhaps I can even establish a 'theocratic united front' on the side of the gods and form an organization on the side of the gods that acts in concert with the Theocratic Council to cooperate with you mortals …"
Gwen could not help but imagine the scene described by Mirmina. He imagined what an exciting and delightful situation it would be, but the more he imagined it, the more he could only turn it into a sigh. An imagination that was destined to be unrealistic was destined to be a daydream, and the more he thought about it, the more he regretted it.
Amoun could not help but look at Mirmina very seriously. "I didn't expect you to have such a … dream. I thought …"
"Thought what?" Mirmina glanced at Amoun. "You thought that I ran to the depths of the Realm of Looming Shadow every now and then and wandered around the borders of the divine kingdoms at the risk of being attacked just because I love running?"
"I didn't mean that … Forget it, I did misunderstand you before."
Listening to the conversation between the two former gods, Gwen could not help but become more curious about how they got along in the Courtyard of Disobedience. But it was obviously not the time to delve into this matter. He turned to Mirmina and said, "Although the idea you described sounds difficult to achieve, we can do some research. Our scholars have always been doing things like analyzing the laws of nature and making use of the laws of nature. I will tell your idea to the experts of the Theocratic Council. Perhaps … it can provide them with an idea. "
"If they can really find a way, this feat will definitely be praised by the gods," Mirmina said very solemnly. "Although I still think this is an almost impossible task, you seem to have achieved many things that were thought to be impossible …"
Amoun was also thinking. After a long silence, he could not help but mutter, "The isolation and rejection between the gods … This is indeed a difficult problem to solve. I think every god should want to break free from the chains at the moment like we do. But even if the goal is the same, there is no way for the gods to form an alliance, let alone act together. Is there no 'opportunity' for the gods to reach an agreement? Just like iron shavings sorted out by a magnetic field, it can make the gods, who are originally mutually exclusive, move in the same direction … "
There was a moment of silence under the golden oak tree. Amoun's idea sounded more whimsical than Mirmina's idea. But after a moment of silence, Enya suddenly said, "It's not impossible. The gods can indeed reach an agreement, but you certainly don't like that 'opportunity.'"
Three pairs of eyes fell on her at the same time. Then Gwen thought of something.
Sure enough, Enya gave the answer that Gwen had expected. "When the final rebellion happens, the gods will reach an agreement. The goal of all the gods will be to destroy all the mortals. This highly unified goal can even force the gods to sew together and become a divine stitched monster.
"I have experience in this aspect."
Gawain covered his forehead and let out a long sigh. "I knew it was this …"
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