To this day, Gwen was no longer surprised by the various gaps in his inherited memories.
A considerable part of these mysteriously disappeared memories were erased by Selena Geer, and the reason for the other part could not be found.
But all the disappeared memories had one thing in common: they more or less pointed to the gods, and belonged to the category of things that would be found out if mentioned.
With this in mind, as long as he realized that there were gaps in his memories related to the Guardian's Shield, Gwen could already associate a lot of things.
He slowly exhaled and temporarily put aside the many guesses and associations in his mind. Once again, he looked at the two senior agents in front of him and asked, "What else do you want to know about the Guardian's Shield?"
"We want to know if after you got it …" Melita began. There was a slight hesitation in her words as if she was choosing her words carefully. "Has there been some kind of 'change' under its influence?"
"Change?" Gwen frowned slightly. "What do you mean? You know, 'change' is a very broad term. "
"For example, seeing or hearing something, or suddenly having a sensory ability that you have never had before," Noretta said. "You may even see some complete illusions and get memories that don't belong to you …"
Gwen's eyes immediately became serious. Noretta's words almost directly confirmed a conjecture that had just popped up in his mind, a conjecture related to Gwen Cecil from 700 years ago!
"Since you're the person involved, let's be frank." Melita noticed the change in Gwen's expression. She took half a step forward and said frankly, "We have some understanding of the secrets behind the shield in your hand and the Divine Metal. As you know, the Divine Metal is also the Eternal Slate. It has the power to affect the minds of mortals and can instill memories and even 'extraordinary experiences' that don't belong to them. The main material of the Guardian's Shield is the same as the Divine Metal, and it has a 'power' that's one step higher than the Divine Metal, so it can also produce a similar effect.
"It can affect the mind and perception of mortals, instill certain memories or emotions into you, and may even mutate your mental and physical structure, allowing you to establish a connection with some distant things.
"What we want to know is, did you experience similar changes during the days when you held the Guardian's Shield, or … did you come into contact with similar 'sensory transmission'?"
Gwen had mentally prepared himself when Noretta spoke just now, so at this moment, when he heard Melita's words, his expression remained calm and indifferent. But in his heart, he seemed to have a thunderous roar: Just as I thought!
This was the reason why Gwen Cecil, as a human, could suddenly establish a connection with the satellite in the sky seven hundred years ago. He could even establish communication with himself as the satellite's consciousness — it was because of the Ansu, Guardian of the Kingdom Shield that he always carried with him!
It was a piece of metal of unknown origin. It was most likely the wreckage of some ancient facility that had fallen from space. It had energy radiation similar to the Eternal Slate, but it was not the Eternal Slate. The members of the expeditionary army had processed this piece of metal into the Guardian's Shield without knowing it. After that, Gawain Cecil had spent nearly twenty years with this equipment. This "space relic" did not immediately produce spiritual guidance and knowledge like the Eternal Slate. Instead, it had subtly influenced Gawain Cecil over the years and finally allowed a human to establish a connection with an ancient facility in space.
Gwen was not sure how this change happened, nor did he know if there were any key points in the process because the relevant memories had disappeared. Whether the memory lapse was intentional by Gwen Cecil or was erased by some external force, today's Gwen could no longer know how the original owner of his body was gradually influenced by the "space relic". At this moment, he suddenly thought of another thing:
In the legend of the elves, the earliest "primordial elves" once arrived at a tower and were affected by mysterious energy in the tower. Thus, they were divided into several subspecies such as gray elves, silver elves, sea elves, and so on. At the same time, all the subspecies had large-scale memory lapses and far-reaching technological breakdowns. According to the information he obtained later, Gwen guessed that the tower that the primordial elves encountered should also be a relic of the Deicide Fleet. It was probably located in the southwest of the continent and had some connection with the tower that Gwen Cecil encountered when he went out to sea in the southeast …
These ancient relics seemed to have a similar power: they constantly released mysterious energy and instilled memories or knowledge in any race that came into contact with them. Under certain conditions, they could even change the life form of the person who came into contact with them.
This made Gwen could not help but have a question: Gwen Cecil, who had also successfully arrived at a "tower" back then, after entering the tower and coming out alive, was he really a "human"?
He subconsciously looked down at his body. For the first time, he felt that this body that he "picked up" out of thin air was the biggest secret he faced in this world.
"Is there a problem?" Melita noticed Gwen's strange behavior and could not help but ask.
"No … nothing. I just suddenly thought of something that happened a long time ago." Gwen calmed himself down and suppressed all the thoughts in his mind. Then he frowned and wondered if he should answer Melita's question directly. He looked at the two senior agents in front of him. They just stood there quietly with a smile, full of patience and professional politeness.
Finally, he slowly exhaled and said in a slow and low voice, "Yes, I learned something in the process of coming into contact with this' cosmic relic '."
Noretta asked subconsciously, "Specifically …"
"The gods are dead," Gwen looked into her eyes and said word by word, "and it was a massacre."
The room fell into a brief silence. Melita and Noretta both looked at Gawain with an inexplicable solemn expression. Gawain continued unhurriedly, "However, in this day and age, the gods are still hanging high above the heads of all living things. The oracle and divine power seem to have never changed. So, my biggest curiosity now is — what are those things that respond to the prayers of the mortals in the divine kingdom? What are they? What is their purpose, and what is their relationship with the mortal world? "
After hearing Gwen's last sentence, Melita and Noretta looked at each other subconsciously, and then the two fell into silence at the same time. After a few seconds of silence, Noretta finally spoke.
"I'm sorry, we can't answer your question," she said, shaking her head. "But there is one thing we can answer you — they are still gods, not something else."
"… That answer is enough." Gwen glanced at Noretta, his brows smoothed out as he said slowly.
If the agent's words were to be believed, it at least confirmed one of his, Veronica's, and Kamel's conjecture.
It was not that something else had taken over the divine position, but that a new god was born on the divine position … It was a new civilization activity that created a new generation of gods.
The "god-making model" behind the upper narrators was correct and still valid in the real world.
"We have one last question." Melita also broke the silence. "This question has nothing to do with the Guardian Shield, and it may involve privacy. If you don't want to answer, you can refuse."
"Go ahead." Gwen nodded. "I'll answer as appropriate."
"We heard that your soul floated outside the human world for centuries during your death, and once traveled between the real and the virtual …" Melita asked with a serious expression. "Did you go to a divine kingdom at that time?"
"There is such a saying, and the source is me. But this saying is not accurate," Gwen said frankly. "In fact, my soul did float for many years, and I did overlook the world from a very high place, but … it was not a divine kingdom, and I did not see any gods during those years."
"Then we can rest assured." Melita smiled and looked at the shield in Gwen's hand. "We have no more questions. Congratulations, the Guardian Shield of the Kingdom is now returned to its rightful owner."
"Let me express my gratitude to the Mithril Vault again." Gwen also smiled and said sincerely.
But soon he found that the two senior agents in front of him showed a hesitant expression, as if they still had something to say but could not say it. This made him ask casually, "Do you have any other questions?"
"Not a question …" Melita frowned and said hesitantly, "We have another mission, but …"
She looked very conflicted, as if she did not want to complete this mission, but was forced to do it. This was a situation that had never happened before. This lady agent had always been very motivated when she worked for the Mithril Vault.
"Go ahead, don't be so conflicted." Gwen could not help but say, "I don't feel offended."
"Are you interested in visiting Tarlonde?" Melita finally made up her mind. She looked into Gwen's eyes and said, "To be honest, the supreme ruler of Tarlonde wants to see you."
This sentence was out of Gwen's expectation. He was stunned for a moment, but soon he realized that this "invitation" was not that simple, especially when she clearly emphasized the words "supreme ruler of Tarlonde." This made him subconsciously ask, "The supreme ruler of Tarlonde refers to …"
"Our god," Noretta said in a low voice. "The god of Dragons, the Dragon God."
Gwen's expression suddenly froze. "…"
It was no exaggeration to say that at this moment, he was so shocked that he almost dropped his shield …
A few seconds later, he was sure that the two senior agents' expressions were normal, and there was no hint of joking in their tone. He also did not have auditory or visual hallucinations. He realized that there was an amazing amount of information in their words, so he tried to keep his expression calm and asked in surprise, "There's a god in Tarlonde? A god in the modern world?! "
Noretta nodded. "Yes, the god of Dragons is in the modern world, and has lived in Tarlonde for millions of years."
Gwen's tone was still very surprised. "This god wants to see me?"
"Yes, our god wants to see you. He almost never pays attention to things outside of Tarlonde. He doesn't even pay attention to the changes of religious beliefs on other continents or the life and death of civilizations. This is the first time in thousands of years that he has taken the initiative to pay attention to a mortal."
Gawain noticed that Noretta seemed to have deliberately mentioned a lot of things that he didn't ask when she answered his questions. It was as if she wanted to reveal more information.
While guessing the real thoughts of the senior agent, Gwen speculated about the situation of the "god of the modern world" in Tarlonde and his relationship with the ordinary Dragons based on his previous understanding of the Dragons. He pondered quietly for a long time before he asked slowly, "Other than that? What else did your god say? "
"He asked us to tell you that this is just a friendly and ordinary invitation for you to visit the scenery of Tarlonde and talk to him about the mortal world. He has some questions to discuss with you, and this discussion may be beneficial to both sides." Melita repeated the words that the Dragon God Enya asked her to tell Gwen with a strange expression, as if she could not believe that these words were said by a god to a mortal. "Finally, he also asked us to tell you that this invitation is not urgent. If you are busy for the time being, then postpone the meeting. If you have doubts, you can also refuse directly."
Gwen raised his eyebrows subconsciously. "These are the original words of your god?"
The two senior agents said in unison, "Yes."
Gwen thought for a moment. After a few seconds, he let out a long sigh.
"No."
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