Hao Ren had thought that a spiritual detective like Pierre, who wandered on the fringes of the field of magic, would not have a good source of information, so he did not pay much attention to what Pierre said. After all, this kind of person was only equivalent to a scavenger in the mysterious world. What they could come into contact with was superficial knowledge that the otherworldlings disdained. Even the demon hunters had little interest in this kind of people who wandered between humans and the otherworldlings. But apparently, Hao Ren had overlooked one thing: many things had escaped the demon hunters' strangulation after the Mythological Collapse, and these things ended up in the hands of humans who were not valued by the other forces.
But the number of these scattered relics was very small, and the distribution was very messy. In the current era of the decline of occultism, there was no one to sort them out.
People like Pierre certainly did not know much about the world of the otherworldlings. His explanation of the Mythological Collapse was also a self-made trick of the mysterious scholars. But the Solar Roulette that he mentioned was probably something real because he mentioned the keyword "Shadow of God's Wrath." It was hard not to associate it with the mysterious shadows that caused the war.
"What is the Solar Roulette?" Vivian was also interested in the term. She asked curiously.
Pierre took out a crumpled scroll from his bag and carefully spread it on the table in the dim light. "This scroll is very precious. I found it in a crypt in Egypt. I almost lost my life for it. I believe this thing depicts the Solar Roulette."
Hao Ren and Vivian came up to it curiously. They saw that the scroll was black and yellow, and the texture was like parchment. There were obvious burn marks on the edge of the scroll. The scroll, which had been around for an unknown number of years, depicted an exquisite disc-shaped object. There were circles of mysterious patterns on the surface of the disc, and in the center of the patterns was a circular hole that looked like a groove or a hole. There were also lines that represented sunlight around the disc. Hao Ren noticed that there were also two standing ancient Egyptians, a man and a woman, in the corner of the disc. It seemed to be describing the size of the disc in terms of human height. If this scale was correct, the disc should be ten meters high.
Next to the disc, there were a few paragraphs written in ancient Egyptian. As these words happened to be on the charred part of the scroll, most of them were already illegible. Only a few messy sentences could be read: "The Solar Roulette … God and beast … Suppression and punishment."
It seemed to be a kind of ancient incantation.
"Do you see it? It's very beautiful. According to the age of this scroll, it's impossible to have such a beautiful picture. The Egyptians of that period did not have this kind of painting skill, and they did not make this kind of paper, "Pierre pointed to the details on the scroll, his face glowing." But this is really ancient Egyptian writing, so it must have been left by an 'awakened' who had acquired mystical knowledge, probably similar to the ancient spirit detective. Also, look here, on the surface of the disc, you can see some light golden traces. There was once a golden dye here, and after I analyzed the composition of the paint, I found that it contains gold. One of the characteristics of ancient Egyptian painting is that they would color the things on the painting faithfully. The more important the object, the more they would do so. So we can judge the race and living area of the people in the painting based on the skin color of the figures on the Egyptian murals. That's how we found the clue of Joseph's colorful clothes … Oh, that's not important. "
"Golden pigment? This is indeed not a technique that the Egyptians of that period would use on the scroll. "Vivian was even more interested in this topic." So the material of this disc may be gold? "
"Such a huge gold creation, and it's so beautiful. More importantly, it's also associated with the words' sun 'and' god. 'This is undoubtedly the Solar Roulette." Pierre nodded vigorously. "The humans of that era couldn't make such a thing, not even in their imagination. So only Tara could make this artifact. As far as I know, the Solar Roulette is a huge golden device. The symbols on it depict very profound magic mysteries. It's the key tool that the Tara people used to suppress the Shadow of God's Wrath … "
Hao Ren interrupted him. "As far as you know, what is the Shadow of God's Wrath?"
"There's a legend among spirit detectives that the earth was ruled by the gods in ancient times. The gods that have become myths now actually existed, such as Odin and Zeus. These gods were very powerful, but they were not invincible. Because their arrogance attracted a disaster that befell them, and that was the Shadow of God's Wrath. The Shadow of God's Wrath was the dark side of the gods' hearts. It was an unstoppable dark force. This shadow fell on Earth from the depths of the universe, tearing apart the spiritual defenses of the ancient gods and triggering various scuffles. As the problem became more and more serious, the gods gathered together and asked the Tara people, who also came from the deep dark space, to create a divine artifact, the Solar Roulette. The Solar Roulette is made of sunlight, so it can effectively resist the dark power of the Shadow of God's Wrath. The most powerful warriors of the gods joined forces in a fierce battle in the sea of clouds west of Mount Olympus. They drove the Shadow of God's Wrath to the side of the Solar Roulette and finally sealed them in the roulette. But in the end, something disgraceful happened … "
"Something disgraceful?" Hao Ren was stunned. "What happened?"
"The power of the Solar Roulette is so great that it aroused the greed of the gods. They all used the excuse of guarding the seal to try and get their hands on the roulette. So, after the battle caused by the Shade of God's Wrath ended, they launched another battle driven by greed …"
Vivian curled her lips. "Bullsh * t. How could they fight when I was there?"
Pierre was dumbfounded. "What?"
"Well, don't mind her," Hao Ren said, trying to divert Pierre's attention. "Just tell us, and treat us as ordinary people. I'd like to know what the various legends in your circle of supernatural detectives are like."
Pierre's mouth moved with a strange expression. When he was talking excitedly, he always forgot the identity of the two people in front of him. But when he calmed down, he remembered that these two people were the "insiders" of the bizarre myths in his mouth, and a strong sense of dissonance welled up in his heart. But he still suppressed this feeling. "The legend goes like this: the gods fell into a second battle, but there was no winner in this battle. The Solar Roulette suddenly burst out a force, seriously injuring all the gods. Only then did they realize that no one could control the power of the roulette. Only Tara, the 'gods' from the deep dark space, were the most powerful. In the end, the roulette was handed over to Tara for safekeeping, and the Tara people placed the roulette in their Golden Manor. If I'm not mistaken, it's the land under our feet. "
Pierre's narration came to an end, and Hao Ren began to sort out the information he had just received.
The myths and legends circulating among human beings were often distorted, but Pierre's narration still partly matched Vivian's memory and Hesperides's description. The "Tara" in the story was undoubtedly the Ancattero family, which Hao Ren had lost contact with not long ago. This family was not very active in the Mythological Era, but now it seemed that they were a group of powerful people who had no interest in worldly affairs. The Shade of God's Wrath referred to the Shade of Chaos. The spirit detectives thought that Tara came from the deep dark space of the universe, which was probably a fallacy. Perhaps the Tara people knew that they came from an alien planet in another universe, and this saying became the "deep dark space" as time went on.
At present, the biggest difference between the "spirit detective version" and the "otherworldling version" was the addition of the Solar Roulette.
The Solar Roulette seemed to be the key to sealing the Shade of Chaos.
"Do you remember that you have created something similar?" Hao Ren glanced at Vivian. "Or have you seen something similar?"
"I don't remember," Vivian shook her head. "But we should have sealed the Shade of Chaos in something. It's an invisible shadow that must be sealed in something tangible to control."
"Even Hesperides and Wayne don't know about this roulette. Fortunately, we met this spirit detective. Otherwise, we might have missed the most important thing when we entered the Ancattero territory," Hao Ren sighed. "But do you think it's appropriate to let this spirit detective continue his activities?"
Vivian shook her head. "His enthusiasm for knowledge is quite admirable, but it's better not to involve him. After all, he has a heart … Who?"
Suddenly, Vivian stared at the corner of the room and shouted in a low voice. The surrounding air was immediately filled with sharp icicles. After her voice trailed off, something suddenly appeared in the empty corner of the room.
A small cluster of silver-white flames rose from the ground and gradually formed the shape of a person. A white-haired girl came out of the flame and greeted Vivian and Hao Ren. "Long time no see."
Hao Ren was shocked. "Bai Huohuo?"
"… It's White Flame …"
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