Lorissa obviously knew a lot of things, and Hao Ren had heard countless clues and doubts from her words. But the elven queen's mental state was obviously not suitable for a long conversation, especially after knowing the truth about the passing of 10,000 years. Her mental state and soul structure, which she had finally stabilized, were showing signs of confusion again. Hao Ren had to interrupt the conversation so that the ancient elf, who was trapped in a state of space-time disorder, could rest.
While Lorissa was resting, Hao Ren brought his men back to the central laboratory, trying to find the "energy source" that should theoretically exist. In any case, he did not think that the thing that carried the divine power of the goddess would so easily turn into ashes. After all, even the runes of the treacherous children on the laboratory wall were still intact. The vessel of the divine power of the true goddess should be as good as that, right?
The group of people searched for a long time but found nothing. Lily, the impatient one, was the first to yell. "Mr. Landlord! Could the energy source you said not exist at all? We have been looking for it for so long, and that thing is just your deduction. "
"It is indeed just my deduction," Hao Ren raised his eyebrows. "But it is completely logical, isn't it? The ancient mage-emperors had to inject the power of the gods into the mortal cells, and the first step must be 'divine power.' If there is no such energy source, then there is no other explanation for the state of time standstill in the ruins. "
"The most important thing is the runes." Vivian looked up from a pile of twisted metal fragments. A few small bats were flying around her to help her, holding a few pieces of metal fragments in their claws. "The runes on the wall can be used to enhance the defense, but the most important function is to resist the divine power of the goddess of creation. Since the central laboratory is full of these runes, it means that there is a divine energy source in the laboratory."
"Okay, okay, you guys have a point." Lily raised Flamejoy and waved it. She then bent down to continue digging. But just as she was about to plunge her claws into the metal ruins, a strange sound came from the tip of her claws. She was stunned for a moment.
"Mr. Landlord! Mr. Landlord! "The husky maiden suddenly screamed." I found something! I found something! "
Hao Ren was startled by the dog girl's movements. After he understood what was going on, he and Vivian looked at each other. 'That's how fast the dog is!'
The "treasure" buried under the wreckage was quickly dug out. The husky maiden placed it on the ground and squatted beside it warily like she was guarding a bone. The knights nearby who wanted to come over were scared away by the husky's low growls. Only Hao Ren, Vivian, and Becky were allowed to come closer.
Hao Ren leaned over to take a look and was stunned. Because this thing looked familiar to him. He had seen a piece of it before!
It was an irregularly shaped 'slate' made of a material that was between metal and stone. Dense radiance floated on it, and its surface was inscribed with all sorts of mysterious runes. The runes seemed to have no connection with each other. Mortals would feel dizzy just by looking at them. But the translation plug-in could still interpret some messy, seemingly meaningless words from them. The moment Hao Ren saw this thing, he knew why Lily would stand by the "treasure" and not let anyone get close. It was not the dog girl's instinct to guard the house and her food, but to prevent ordinary people from accidentally seeing the runes on the slate.
The Tablet of Commandments was a verbal record left by the goddess of creation.
This kind of slate was more dangerous than ordinary "divine objects" because not only had it been touched by the gods and possessed divinity, but it also carried the powerful thoughts of the gods. These thoughts were even enough to distort the surrounding real world, causing those who approached to be directly impacted by the divine power. But the "strength" of this slate was obviously not as strong as the Tablet of Commandments that Hao Ren found in Asurmen's spaceship in Collow. It did not radiate much divine power, and Hao Ren could not sense its existence through his demigod senses. But the divine runes that seemed to be swimming on the surface proved that this thing was indeed a Tablet of Commandments.
It seemed that this kind of slate also had different functions and energy levels. The slate of Asurmen was used to suppress Lockmarton, so it had a strong offensive and radiation ability. The one in front of Hao Ren was mostly reserved for mortals, and its lethality was greatly reduced. Trained or talented mortals would probably be able to come into contact with it safely. But the ordinary knights and mage apprentices were obviously not in this category.
"Ugh … What is this thing … It's making me dizzy …" Becky leaned over to take a look.
She covered her eyes and mumbled. She did have a certain resistance to these divine words. After all, she was also one of the people who ate and drank at Hao Ren's house. But she was obviously not good enough, so she could not help but feel dizzy when she tried to read the divine words. But at least it was better than ordinary people. If it were the knights around, they would probably faint on the spot with just a glance.
"This is divine text, and it has' meaning. 'Don't read it rashly," Hao Ren said to Becky, then he bent down and slowly reached for the Tablet of Commandments.
Messy and fragmented fragments flashed through his mind, but when the fragments dissipated, he did not find any meaningful information in them.
"Mr. Landlord, what does it say?" Lily came over curiously.
"I am afraid that the 'oracle' in it has been extracted by the mage emperors and used to create the primordial cells of the demon hunters," Hao Ren shook his head and stood up. "Now this thing is just an empty shell with the properties of a divine artifact. But I can also confirm that the time in the ruins stopped because of this tablet. I can observe that it has distorted the surrounding space and time. Although this distortion has calmed down, the disharmony left by the change in the flow of time is still there. "
"So the mage emperors really started to create the demon hunters with the oracle of the goddess of creation?" Lily scratched her head. "So, did they follow the goddess of creation or the god slayers?"
Vivian looked around. On the wall of the hall not far away, the blasphemous runes were still shining.
The oracle of the goddess of creation and the runes of the god slayers appeared in the same place and turned out to be part of the same plan. This incredible situation was absolutely unimaginable before today.
"Don't forget what Lorissa said before," Hao Ren said, glancing at Vivian and Lily. "She said that the oracle is fake."
"This Tablet of Commandments is fake?" Lily pointed at the 'treasure' that she had dug out incredulously.
"No, the Tablet of Commandments is real, but the information recorded in it is not necessarily so. Even if the information recorded in it is real, the process of interpreting it may be fake," Hao Ren said, shaking his head. "After all, mortals can't read this thing directly. There are too many loopholes in using the Tablet of Commandments to convey the oracle."
Vivian sighed. "In fact, what I don't understand the most is why the goddess of creation used such a Tablet of Commandments to convey the 'oracle.' This is obviously a 'letter' used between gods and demigods, not suitable for mortal society at all. According to the teachings of the Church of the Goddess and their previous experience, the Goddess could communicate with her believers directly through spiritual dialogue. She could have used a clearer method to convey her oracle, so this stone slab itself is suspicious. "
Lily blinked. "Didn't she say that there needs to be a 'carrier' to transmit the divine power? So she used a substantial Tablet of Commandments. "
Vivian glanced at the husky. "Can't you write the express delivery separately from the message? Why do you have to engrave the message on something? "
Hao Ren felt that Vivian's explanation was as insightful as a bolt of lightning. The husky maiden was stunned speechless.
"The elven queen should know the inside story." Hao Ren put the Tablet of Commandments into his dimensional pocket and looked around the central laboratory for the last time. This time, he felt that there should be nothing missing. "We can study this matter when we get back."
When they returned to the royal capital, there was one more person in Hao Ren's team: the mage emperor from 10,000 years ago, Lorissa.
As there were some things to discuss along the way, they did not teleport directly back to the city. Instead, they teleported outside the city and then boarded the carriage sent by Marshal Ophra. Lorissa rode with Hao Ren and his team.
Their findings in the Gloom Mountains had been compiled into a report and sent to the royal capital through the Royal Mage Guild. Marshal Ophra and King Mhoren had great interest in the secrets buried in the ruins and were shocked by the appearance of an ancient mage emperor. So Hao Ren was ready to bring Lorissa to meet them.
After a period of rest, the elven queen looked much better, but there was still a trace of fatigue in her eyes. When the carriage passed through the city gate, she looked out through the gap of the carriage window. The majestic rampart of the royal capital of Holletta was reflected in her eyes. The ancient elf's face showed a moment of shock and confusion.
Along the way, she had shown this expression more than once. When they left the ruins and saw the Gloom Mountains, which had completely returned to the wilderness, when they climbed to the top of the mountain and saw the former Shengdu turning into fertile land, and now, when they saw the stone city.
Finally, all the emotions converged into one sentence. She sighed softly. "10,000 years …"
Hao Ren just quietly looked at the mage emperor who looked too young. After a long while, he suddenly said, "Are you really Lorissa? The elven queen, Lorissa? "
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