Gawain couldn't help but ponder over Kamal's words.
He had heard about the culture and traditions of the sirens from Tyre, so he was not unfamiliar with the concept of Eva.
Unlike most of the races on land, the sirens did not have any concept of the realm of "gods" since ancient times. They did not worship any gods, nor did they think that there was an absolutely transcendent individual who was some kind of creator, savior, or guide. In their cultural system, the only "god" similar to the land races was "Eva," but they also did not think of Eva as a god. Tyre once spent a long time explaining to Gwen what Eva was, because it was a very difficult concept for the land races to understand. After listening to Tyre's explanation, Gwen concluded the most important key point.
Eva was the collection of all the sirens. They regarded their entire race as a whole, like a large number of cells gathered together. These cells gave their huge and complex aggregation of cells a name — human.
This strange worldview was probably related to their culture of "belonging to the deep sea," which was that everything originated from the deep sea, everything returned to the deep sea, and everything gathered in the deep sea.
Therefore, the sirens did not, and would never, have the concept of worshipping gods. In their minds, the greatest and most extraordinary existence was an extra-large siren.
In Gwen's view, the sirens were probably a kind of wonderful race that maintained their individual consciousness, but also knew the world like a swarm of insects.
He frowned slightly and looked at Kamel. "You mean, the reason why the Song of the Deep and the Deep Sea Runes can produce a mind protection effect is that it actually mobilizes the power of Eva, and Eva is helping us resist the divine pollution?"
"It's very likely." Kamel nodded.
Gawain was still frowning. "But why can the sirens' 'Eva' resist the divine pollution?"
"About this … I just mentioned that to our 'gods,' Eva's nature may be equivalent to a 'foreign god,'" Kamal said slowly, choosing his words carefully. "You should remember that Miss Tyr once said that she and her people are not the original inhabitants of our planet. They came from a place with a completely different environment from our planet."
"I remember." Gwen nodded. "And I heard her describe the tool that the sirens used to come to this world. It was like some kind of 'spaceship' that could be used to cross the long distance between the stars, just like the 'star boat' imagined by the astrologers and scholars of the ancient Gondor period. But obviously, the scale of that thing was many times larger than the spaceship imagined by the human scholars 700 years ago. "
Kamel nodded slowly. "Yes, some kind of spaceship used to cross the stars. It sounds like the sirens came from another planet. But recently, I have talked with Miss Tyre several times. I heard her describe the situation of her hometown and the trouble that the sirens encountered when they lived in this world … I have a bolder guess."
Gwen raised his eyebrows. "A bolder guess?"
"The sirens have gone through a very long 'adaptation period' on our planet. They even lost their bodies at one point and underwent 'recombination' in the most primitive elemental form on the seabed for many years before regaining their ability to move. This is beyond the concept of 'the natural environment of the two planets are different.' Considering that the elemental creatures are innately immune to the impact of the Demonic Tide, the problem they encountered should not be some kind of 'sequela of the Demonic Tide.' So … I guess they may have come from a place more 'distant' than we think, so far that … even the basic laws of the world are different."
Gwen's face suddenly became serious. "Go on."
"If it is really because of the different basic laws that the sirens are 'incompatible' with our world, then their 'Eva' must be the same. In their world, there is probably no so-called 'divine pollution' or 'chains of faith', and there is no such thing as' Mind Stamp '. The' Eva 'born under such circumstances may be a god who has' broken free 'from the shackles to us … No, strictly speaking, it should be a' demigod 'because their' Eva 'will not receive prayers at all, nor will there be any feedback of faith, let alone establish a substantial connection with the believers …
"If the above conjecture is true, then the effect of the Song of the Deep and the Deep Sea Runes can be explained: they have directed the pollution to an 'abnormal body'. There's a saying from the ancient Gondor period, 'The flood of the mortal realm cannot wash away the feathers of the underworld'. This is because the underworld and the underworld do not exist in the same dimension. And the pollution of our world … is obviously unable to affect a foreign entity. "
"The pollution in our world can't affect the individuals in the other world …" Gawain thought quickly, and he began to have doubts. "But there is one thing. The Song of the Deep and the runes can, in turn, affect the people in our world. Isn't the effect of uplifting a real effect?"
"We are still analyzing this point, but Miss Jenny has a guess," Kamel said. "She thinks that the joy and uplift we feel in the Song of the Deep and the Deep Sea Runes may not be due to the spiritual influence of 'Eva.' It may be a by-product of some kind of 'establishing connection' …"
"A by-product of establishing connection?" Gwen looked curiously at Jenny, who did not speak much. "What kind of connection?"
"The 'connection' between the sirens," Jenny immediately replied, and then explained her opinion while sorting out her words. "The sirens are elemental creatures. Although they may be elemental creatures from 'another world,' they also have similar characteristics to the elemental creatures of our world, and that is' resonance. 'This is an inevitable phenomenon when pure elements are close to each other. I have also confirmed with Miss Tyre that the sirens can feel the emotions of their kin to a certain extent, and this emotional resonance is more obvious when they communicate with the Song of the Deep or the Twisting Tentacle Dance. "
Gwen wanted to keep a straight face, but he could not help but ask, "What is the Twisting Tentacle Dance?"
"… This is what Miss Tyre said." Jenny's expression was also a little weird. "It is to turn into a bunch of tentacles and twist around with your kin …"
"Well, don't explain. Just get the general idea." Gwen waved his hand and interrupted Jenny. "All in all, there is some kind of more basic 'telepathy' between the sirens. Although it can't directly transmit information like a mental network, it can allow the sirens to share emotions. So, those runes and songs …"
He looked at Jenny as he spoke, and the latter nodded. "Yes, those runes and songs bring us into the 'collective emotions' of the sirens. The uplift and joy the user feels is not from Eva's' positive mental pollution, 'but … the good mood of the sirens."
Gawain was stunned for a moment before he subconsciously pressed his hand to his forehead. "So, those deep-sea salted fish are always so happy …"
"We can now explain why there is a sequela like 'squid mania' after long-term exposure to the deep-sea runes," Kamel said, spreading out his hands. "This is also the result of emotional resonance."
Gwen nodded slowly, gradually straightening out Kamel and Jenny's conjecture. Then he suddenly thought of something. "If the ability of those runes and songs to resist the pollution comes from the 'incompatibility' between the sirens and this world, does this mean that if the sirens completely adapt and integrate into this world, this resistance will also disappear? Now that Eva has occupied the throne of the Goddess of Storm, the sirens are obviously gradually adapting to this world! "
"To be honest, we can't rule out this possibility," Kamel said in a serious tone. "The sirens' adaptation may cause them to lose a unique 'advantage.' This is indeed a somewhat contradictory and ironic possibility. But I don't think all this will be so simple, at least not in a short time.
"First of all, there is obvious evidence: the sirens have occupied the throne of the Goddess of Storm. Their 'Eva' has now substantially become the Goddess of Storm and has a large number of 'nagas' as believers. But neither the ordinary sirens nor their 'Eva' have shown any divine pollution, which shows that their 'adaptation' and 'pollution' are not a simple exchange relationship.
"Secondly, even if the sirens have adapted to the rules of our world, it does not mean that they are exactly the same as the original inhabitants of our world. The adaptability of living creatures changes according to the environment. Only environmental factors that actually affect their survival will cause the adaptability of living creatures to evolve. Whether 'Eva' produces divine pollution or not obviously does not affect the daily survival of the sirens. So the most likely scenario is that the sirens will eventually adapt to the environment of our world, but their 'Eva' will not change at all because the laws of nature cannot affect them. "
Gwen nodded slowly as he listened. He agreed with Kamel's theory, but in the end, he said with a serious expression, "Even so, we have to be prepared."
"Yes, we have to always be prepared for the worst case scenario," Kamel said in a deep voice. "The protection 'borrowed' from the sirens may fail, and even if it doesn't fail, we can't put all our hopes on the sirens. Although they are indeed reliable and friendly allies, as you have said, 'other people's will always be other people's. What's more, we can't only have one deck of cards in our hands. "
"Therefore, your progress in the mind protection system is crucial. This brings us more possibilities," Gwen nodded slightly and said slowly. "Only when we understand enough of the principle can we develop our own mind protection technology, and at the same time, avoid the influence of the technology black box … The last point is especially important."
As he spoke, he sighed softly and said with a worried tone, "Now our mind protection technology is based on the deep-sea runes. In the long run, it actually points to an 'unknown individual'. If we can't explain it technically, it is likely to arouse people's awe of the mysterious unknown power, and then create some kind of 'worship ideology'. Although this possibility is very small, we have to avoid any possibility of this."
Gwen's reminder was obviously the biggest warning to Kamel, the former rebel. The flowing light on the latter's body paused for a moment, and then the arcanist master lowered his head and said with a stern voice, "Yes, we will keep it in mind."
Gao Wen nodded. Then, he glanced at the holographic projection floating in the research room, as well as the technicians who were busy everywhere.
"We need to synchronize this information with our siren allies. Although they may have already realized that they are 'incompatible' with this world and are also studying the problem of 'adaptation', we have to be frank enough."
Kamel and Jenny said in unison, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Gwen exhaled and looked at Kamel. "Next, let's talk about … things related to the gods. I've got a lot of information from Amoun. "
…
Heti sat in her office. The Mana Net terminal was operating silently, and the printing device connected to the Mana Net terminal was spitting out words from afar.
The Chief Druil of the Empire, Pitman, was sitting on a chair not far from her.
"One after another, the mages have begun to report the 'missing contact' of the Goddess of Magic to the Extraordinary Affairs Departments in various government offices." Heidi took the report that was spat out from the printer. After glancing at the general content at the beginning, she shook her head slightly and said in a low voice, "Although most of the mages are shallow believers or even pan-believers of the Goddess of Magic, and none of them are particularly devout believers, the 'missing contact' of the Goddess of Magic still makes many people uneasy."
"If this state of unknown information continues for a while, they will be even more uneasy," Pitman said casually. "Come to think of it, they are just feeling uneasy now, and this is the best situation."
"We will announce the news soon." Heti put down the report in her hand. "According to the will of the ancestors, we will hold an eye-catching meeting of the top mages, and then directly announce the news that the Goddess of Magic has fallen for unknown reasons … After that, we will rely on public opinion and a series of official activities to gradually divert everyone's attention and let the matter pass smoothly … But I'm still worried that there will be too much chaos."
"There will be a certain degree of chaos and turbulence. Don't think that you can avoid it. The Goddess of Magic is really gone. We can't and certainly don't want to create another one out of thin air to appease the people." Pitman waved his hand. "Directly announcing the news may be the fastest and most effective way. At this time, what we need is speed. Everyone needs an answer, even if the answer is bad. As long as the follow-up official announcement and public opinion guidance can keep up, all this can be smoothly ended after a chaotic but short process."
As he spoke, the old Druil smiled and added a few words. "And don't underestimate the adaptability and acceptance of human beings … The fall of White Star three thousand years ago caused a greater impact than today. The Druil back then were not shallow believers like the mages, but didn't everything end smoothly?
"After all, for most people who are not so devout, the concept of God is too distant. When God is gone … life still has to go on."
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