Actually, I suddenly felt that this expressionless dragon seemed to have been unlucky since the beginning. Even if she didn't feel it herself, I, as a bystander, couldn't stand it anymore. Look, not only did she die twice in a row, but she was also struck by lightning and fainted for a full ten minutes. What she had experienced in the past half an hour was enough to make a bitter movie, and it was the kind where she hovered between life and death …
Under the gaze of a group of people, expressionless dragon slowly opened her eyes for the third time. This scene was very similar to the previous two times. Looking at the circle of heads in her sight, Sonya probably felt a little emotional. She took a deep breath and the first thing she said was, "… Was that a near-death experience?"
I was stunned. I suddenly realized that the expressionless dragon's experience was too confusing, so she would rather imagine it as a near-death hallucination.
"No," I chuckled dryly as I helped Sonya up. Then, I dragged the dizzy Sonya to sit on the chair. "You shouldn't have been so angry at the God of Time. You fainted from the God's punishment."
"God's punishment?" Sonya frowned as she seemed to recall the details of what happened before she fainted. Then, she looked at us with a complicated expression. "Oh yeah, you are Gods … Are you really Gods?"
I scratched my head and muttered to Icetis, "Why do people always ask us this question?"
"Maybe our professional image is still not up to standard," Icetis said sloppily as she bit a toothpick in her mouth. "In a few days, I will research on the automatic tracking halo. When we go out to work, we can put one on each of our heads. Maybe it will work."
I looked at Sister Bing's rascally manner and thought that it might not just be a problem of professional image. For someone like Icetis, even if she had a marine police searchlight on her head, it might not have the effect of making people bow down to her …
We gave Sonya half a minute for her to regain her senses. After that, the expressionless dragon turned her gaze back to Shallow Shallow. She had a strange expression on her face, as though she had a thousand words to say but was unable to express them because she wasn't good with words. Seeing that, I quickly waved my hand at her. "Don't say anything. I know what you want to say. The God Equipment has caused a lot of trouble in this world. That's why you're so resentful, right?"
Then, I lowered my head and whispered to Icetis, "We are the scapegoats, but you were the one who threw it."
Icetis chuckled. "You still have the nerve to say that? Why don't you calculate for yourself which of the two Schilling Families in the Galactic Realm has thrown away the most non-combustible garbage? The antique ruins that we've cleaned up for you at the border of the Divine Realm over the past two years are enough to form a galaxy. You didn't see the representatives of the victims lining up at the entrance of the Pantheon to receive relief …"
I couldn't say a word on the spot. "…"
I knew how many worlds had been harmed by the pollutants left behind by the Old Empire. Many of these worlds were next to the Divine Realm, so the Protoss of the Galactic Realm had to help clean up the mess. That was why I felt especially pressured. I immediately buried my head in my pants and didn't say another word.
"Although I don't know what happened," Shallow Shallow finally finished her baked beans and licked her lips. "But weren't you the ones who opened the God Equipment? That was originally a box to store dangerous items. You took it out yourself … "
The Dragon Lady's face darkened. I knew that she had acted impulsively (in addition to the fact that her mind wasn't clear due to the near-death experience). But after all, she had thousands of years of experience and her own identity. She wasn't an unreasonable person … Dragon. After Shallow Shallow reminded her, she nodded awkwardly. "You're right. It was the greed of the mortals that harmed this world."
"You can't say that." Icetis scratched her head and laughed dryly. "Actually, we're responsible for it too. That thing caused such a huge mess. I feel bad about it."
Sonya stared at Bindis dumbfounded, and the latter's hair stood on end. Sister Bing scratched her face and said, "Is there anything dirty on my face? What are you looking at? "
"You …" Sonya stuttered. "Are you apologizing to me? Aren't you a God? "
"What are you talking about? Why can't a God apologize?" Icetis rolled her eyes. "There will always be times when we do something wrong. Besides, it's not too difficult for a parent to apologize to their child."
I nudged Icetis's arm. "You're not just being polite, are you?"
"I'm really not," Icetis said softly. "This incident has indeed violated the rules of the God Realm. We have a rule that once the Protoss confirms that he or she is unable to survive a certain situation, he or she must immediately destroy the sealing device that he or she carries with him or destroy the dangerous item on the spot. This is to prevent the sealing device from being accidentally touched by mortals after his or her death. As such incidents have happened more than once, we have long had this rule. Back then, the sentinel shouldn't have placed the abyss sample box and the report together. This isn't in line with operational procedures. But I guess it's because there wasn't such a rule back then. After all, it was something that happened many years ago. "
I nodded in understanding. Actually, it was quite easy to understand. Just like when the person in charge of transporting the weapons encountered an accident, he or she would have the responsibility to immediately remove all the key components of the weapons. This was to prevent the accident from escalating. Back then, the sentinel had stored the abyss sample box and her report together. She had even allowed them to drift freely in various worlds. This itself wasn't in line with the safety regulations. However, it was too long ago and the relevant regulations of the Protoss weren't perfect. However, Icetis felt that she couldn't use this as an excuse to shirk all responsibility. So, she readily admitted her mistake.
The Protoss were such an awkward group. They had an obsessive-compulsive attitude toward "responsibility." As long as they confirmed that they were responsible for something, even a female gangster like Icetis would instantly become righteous. Of course, it wasn't right to just say that it was the Protoss. The Shiring Apostles didn't seem to be any worse in this aspect. Due to the one-track minded nature of the Shiring Apostles, their obsessive-compulsive disorder was so severe that it was incurable …
"Anyway, let's put aside the question of 'who's responsible?'" I felt that this kind of historical issue wouldn't be resolved without a few days of discussion. So, I quickly waved my hand and changed the topic. "You're Sonya, right? I'm sorry, we had been concealing our identities previously because we didn't know where the Divine Artifact was and we weren't sure what relationship you guys had with the Divine Artifact. So, we kept our identities a secret to prevent unnecessary trouble. Now, we know that the Divine Artifact is in the hands of a person called the Blood Princess. So, can you help us build a bridge? We are going to retrieve that thing. "
The dragoness looked at us and suddenly sighed softly. "I don't have any objections, but the Dim Moon Lord probably won't hand over the Divine Artifact. The Blood Princess only listens to that barbarian. Will you use force? "
The few of us exchanged glances. Bryndis furrowed his eyebrows and said, "We hope that you won't use violent methods, but let's talk about the four of you first. You are such a mess. What exactly happened back then?"
At that moment, we told Sonya the information that we already had. She was silent for a long time before she slowly opened her mouth. "What you know isn't bad. But let me start from when the four of us just met."
"That was thousands of years ago. The Earth Moon Bridge still existed. The people of the Dim Moon Lord weren't cursed by the demons. The power of God had never appeared. In the chaotic era of the world, in Heisenwood, which is the current land, the territories of the four races were closely adjacent to each other. The humans occupied the plains, the mountain barbarians occupied the hills and dangerous rivers, the monsters and elves jointly ruled the forests. As for us, the Dragon race, we were still the overlords of the world. We didn't care about worldly affairs and occupied the ancient mountains and ruins within the borders of these kingdoms, forming our own kingdom. "
"At that time, I wasn't the Dragon Queen yet. I was just an unremarkable junior in a branch of the Dragon King's bloodline. We, the Dragon race, had no interest in building a kingdom or ruling over our race. The so-called Dragon King was only a leader in name. He basically didn't have much real power. We liked to lead an unorganized life and move freely. We didn't even have the interest to form a tribe. Under such a tradition, I left my tribe and found a quiet mountain to live on like the other young dragons who were about to mature. I wandered around freely every day. Occasionally, I would fly to the nearby human or barbarian territories to scare the locals or collect some offerings. That was probably the most leisurely days of my life … Then, I met a few interesting fellows at the border of the barbarian and human kingdoms. "
"The first one was a big man who lived alone on the mountain. He was a simple-minded fool. He lived alone in a wooden house on the mountain and usually hunted for a living. It was an ill-fated relationship for me to meet him. When I flew over his wooden house, I was hungry and took the wild boar that he had just roasted. Then, that simple-minded barbarian followed me on the ground across the entire mountain range. But can you guess why he was so persistent? It wasn't because his prey was stolen, but because he wanted to remind me that the wild boar wasn't completely roasted yet. If I ate raw meat and went to the air, I would get a stomachache. Because of this reason, he chased me crazily across the Long Bridge Mountain Range for an entire day! "
Sonya's expressionless face revealed a faint smile. We were dumbfounded as we listened and said in unison, "That's because he was simple-minded!"
"Yes, simple-minded." Sonya revealed a look of reminiscence. "At that time, we liked to call him that, simple-minded foolish barbarian … But he was really a kind-hearted fellow. Even though he was a mountain barbarian, and mountain barbarians were always treated as two-legged man-eating beasts, the foolish barbarian was the cutest mountain barbarian I have ever seen. He even kept an injured emerald bird in his messy hair. Do you believe it? For an entire week, he slept sitting up, and he only dared to wash his hair when the bird's wing was healed. The barbarian back then was so adorable and kind that people wanted to slap him away. It was probably because of this' weak 'character that the foolish barbarian was actually exiled to that place by his people. He originally had the bloodline of the barbarian royal family, but he was exiled from the territory of his people. He lived alone on the barren mountain next to the human kingdom … But that fellow never complained about this kind of life. "
"The second and third friends I met were a pair of siblings. They lived at the foot of the mountain where the barbarian lived. They were two ordinary humans. Right, that place was called Longqiao Mountain — the Longqiao Mountain Range that you know of. Back then, it was the border between the humans and the mountain barbarians. At that time, there was a small village at the foot of the mountain. I often flew over the village, scaring the villagers down below, or watching their livestock run away in fear of the Draconic Aura. I was really a vile fellow back then, wasn't I? But after playing this game many times, I realized that there were two fellows among the villagers who were not afraid of me at all … Well, it should be said that they were afraid, but they never ran away like the others. So, I landed in front of the human village for the first time, and saw a young man and woman trembling in fear as they approached me. They were a pair of siblings. The younger sister was called Antil? The older brother was called Edwinsa … He was really handsome back then. "
"Did the siblings need something from you?" Qian Qian couldn't wait to interrupt.
"Ah, they were looking for me." Sonya nodded. She was reminiscing about the past, and there was no trace of her cold and distant face paralysis. I couldn't help but think that perhaps she had a completely different personality thousands of years ago. "There was something that shocked me. That hothead called Edwinsa … He wanted to establish a religion, and he hoped that the strongest creature in the vicinity, which was me, would become the symbol of his religion …"
We were all stunned. Although this story didn't have anything to do with the Divine Equipment, everyone's interest was piqued.
Sonya spoke of the events that happened when she and Edwinsa first met. "At that time, the world was in chaos. Apart from the dragons who stood aloof from the world, the other races were constantly fighting each other. The commoners of each race didn't have time to think about anything else. The only thing they could think about was filling their stomachs and living one more day in peace. However, Edwinsa — that young farmer who farmed in a small village near the border for a living — spent his days daydreaming about a grand plan. He wanted to establish a religion, a religion that was completely different from the narrow religious views of the other races in the world. He wanted every race in the world to believe in the same god, and he thought that this would usher in peace … Even I, as a dragon, was shocked by that interesting human. His daydreams were too bizarre, too funny, too unbefitting of his status — did you know that he even had to worry about his three meals a day? But that fellow spent his days dreaming of saving the world! "
"That should be the predecessor of the Church of the Goddess," Icetis suddenly said leisurely. "I know who Edwinsa is, the human pope … So he was that kind of person in the beginning."
"Yes, the future Church of the Goddess was a religion that could be worshipped by every race in the world, and it wouldn't reject any believers," Sonya retracted the smile on her face and said solemnly. "But initially, I didn't harbor any hope for this dream. Back then, Edwinsa was really a hothead. His way of thinking wasn't much different from a child's playfulness. But even though I didn't accept his invitation, I still became friends with the siblings because … they were interesting. "
"And then?" Shallow Shallow poked her head out from my shoulder. "When did the Blood Princess appear?" "That was something that happened after." Sonya shook her head.
"Before that, two things that changed the world happened at the same time. The first was that the Mountain Barbarians obtained a 'Divine Equipment' from a meteorite that fell near their capital. That Divine Equipment should be what you are looking for. It was so powerful, but it fell into the hands of the most brutal and greedy Barbarian race. You should know what happened after that. The Mountain Barbarians began to invade the other races, vainly attempting to rule over two planets. The second matter seemed insignificant at the time, but it affected the entire world later on. The foolish Barbarian and Antir fell in love … She was Edwinsa's younger sister."
Shallow Shallow dragged her voice, "Oh — —"
"This was a challenge to tradition at that time," Icetis said with deep meaning.
"Yes, challenging tradition, going against tradition, it was enough to bring about a fatal disaster, especially when the Mountain Barbarians had already declared war on the humans. This was simply courting death," Sonya said calmly. "The matter was quickly exposed … The humans sent out an executioner to capture Antir. The Barbarian Royal Family also thought that it was a great humiliation for the foolish Barbarian to fall in love with a human, so they sent out the Royal Adjudicator to execute the exiled prince. However, I received the news first and escaped from that place with the foolish Barbarian and Edwinsa siblings. The Barbarians and the humans were already locked in battle and the other races were also embroiled in the war. Not many people had the energy to chase after the two youngsters who had gone against tradition. Thus, we managed to escape to the forest far away from the mountains with relative ease. There, we received help from a small Elf tribe (At this point, Sonya glanced at Angelie. It seemed like the small Elf tribe was related to Angelie's Elf family). We also got to know the Demonic Beast Scholar, Lily, who was known as the wisest person in Hazenwood. She is the Blood Princess that you are looking for. "
"Lily …" I thought back to this fascinating story. Then, I suddenly felt that the name sounded familiar. "Monster Beast Scholar Lily … Isn't she the one who studied the first season's civilization?"
"That's right. She is the creator of all the teleportation systems in Reedmunn and Hazenwood. Those towers were created by her. She was also one of the few 'unusual' species who advocated for racial peace. Due to this deviant ideology, she was actually ostracized by her own race. However, due to her knowledge, the Demonic Beasts had no choice but to respect her as one of the tribal chiefs. This was also determined by the tradition of the Demonic Beast Tribe. They had to respect the most knowledgeable, the most powerful, the most proficient in magic, the most noble bloodline, and the five types of people chosen by the Gods to be their tribal chiefs. Lily was the knowledgeable tribal chief. It was with Lily's help that we temporarily had a place to stay. We stayed in the Cat Demon Tribe for a few days, waiting for the war between the Barbarians and the humans to end. At that time, we thought that it would end as quickly as the previous wars. However, everything quickly worsened. The power that the Barbarians extracted from the Divine Artifact became more and more dangerous. They also became stronger and stronger. The humans had no choice but to start working together with the Elves, Dwarves, and other races. Most of the tribal chiefs of the Demonic Beasts became the claws of the Barbarians. Our lives in the Cat Demon Tribe became more and more difficult. In the end, even the tribal chief, Lily, couldn't continue to help us. Just as we were preparing to leave the territory of the Demonic Beasts and head to the Dragon Tribe's place to hide and relax, the situation finally went out of control. The Barbarians lost control of the Divine Artifact and turned into a plague in the blink of an eye. After that, the Demonic Beasts, Night Elf, Dark Blood Tribe, Beastmen, and other races that were close to the Barbarians were all cursed by the power of the Demonic Beasts. The day before we planned to head to the Dragon Tribe's place to seek refuge, my people brought bad news. The Barbarians released demons and monsters that bathed the Dragon Mountain in blood. Almost all of the Giant Dragon Tribe's royal family died tragically in one night.
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