"Grandpa Lin knows something important!" This was the thought that flashed through all of our minds at the same time.
According to his tone, the Esper Team must have found more secrets about the Black Crystal. At the very least, they must have found some clues about its origin. Otherwise, Grandpa Lin wouldn't have asked us if we had found a stable source of the Black Crystal. Since he asked that, it proved that he suspected that the Black Crystal only appeared in some ancient ruins.
After a short telepathic communication, Sandora and I reached a consensus. We decided to test how much Grandpa Lin knew.
"Actually," I said with a thoughtful expression, "we do have some information about the Black Crystal. But, can you tell me what is the value of the Black Crystal for you to put in so much effort to find it? According to our analysis, the Black Crystal has no use other than its shocking hardness and obvious traces of artificial processing. "
"It seems that I have to be honest with you." Lin Yangtian seemed to have expected that we wouldn't hand over the information we had so easily. He nodded and said, "The Black Crystal has no use at all. If we are talking about the artifacts that are far beyond the level of human craftsmanship, we have found many other things. However, the Black Crystal and the things related to it have a special meaning!"
"Do you think it's fun to scheme against my grandfather?"
Just as we were listening to Grandpa Lin's explanation, Lin Xue's voice suddenly came through the telepathic communication.
"... Do you have a way to make Grandpa Lin tell us the truth without revealing the existence of the Empire?"
"... Forget it..."
Lin Xue also knew that this matter was related to the Xi Ling historical sites that frequently appeared on Earth. To us, this was a rather important matter. Hence, she could only stay by the side quietly with Ding Ling, watching us and her grandpa fight against each other.
"First of all, this is related to the original purpose of the Esper Team..."
"The original purpose of the Esper Team?" Lin Xue asked. "Isn't it to solve the mysteries that can't be solved with conventional methods?"
"That is just the Esper Team's daily activities. The original purpose of the Esper Team is far from that simple. In fact, our involvement in the mysteries of the world, the exploration of the ancient ruins, and even the collection of historical legends are all for one purpose: to find the truth of the existence of the Esper Team!"
We looked at each other, including Lin Xue. Even though Lin Xue was the senior leader of the Ability Group, it was obvious that she didn't have the qualifications to come into contact with the top secrets of the Ability Group. I didn't expect that the initial purpose of the Ability Group back then was to search for the origin of abilities. Even though the emergence of human abilities was indeed a curious matter, and even Bubble couldn't analyze the reason why humans developed abilities, it was indeed surprising that the true purpose of an organization that had always presented itself as a hero who saved humans from perils was actually this.
"All of you should know about the legends of the primeval era, right?" Lin Yangtian suddenly changed the topic and changed the topic to the primeval legends.
I felt like my brain was buzzing for a long time before I managed to keep up with Grandpa Lin's jumping topics.
"It was an ancient era that only existed in legends. Divine beasts ran rampant on the earth, and all kinds of strange people emerged one after another. Even the legendary deities and immortals frequently appeared in the eyes of mortals." Lin Tian looked up at the sky as if he was already immersed in the chaotic world of the prehistoric era. "However, after a historical gap, all the records of the prehistoric era were cut off. What was left were only folklore and anecdotes that were unsubstantiated. Those divine beasts, immortals, and sorcerers all disappeared …"
"Not only in Huaxia, but also in legends all over the world. The gods of Olympus, the gods of Egypt, the gods of the Underworld and the gods of the sun, and even more legends about ancient demigods and heroes seem to have disappeared overnight. How can this not be strange?"
"This... It should be the progress of human civilization that led to the decline of the mythological era, right?" I said with an uncertain tone, but I was also suspicious. After experiencing so many things, I could no longer dismiss all the legends in human history as superstition.
"It is obvious that you don't really believe in those legends." Lin Yangtian naturally saw through my hesitation. "Although you claim to be a metahuman club that doesn't care about worldly affairs, you should at least study these things, right?"
... Old man, please don't keep me in suspense. Can you continue?
Fortunately, the old man quickly continued, "We have been studying the myths and legends that were almost buried in history. Then, we found a very incredible common point. Almost all of the myths and legends mentioned crystals, or things that can be associated with crystals!"
"Fairy stones and spirit jades are mentioned in the Chinese cultivation system, the golden crystal scepter of Zeus in Olympian mythology, and the crystal ball that often appears in Western mythology. There are also a lot of worship of the magical power of crystals in Egyptian beliefs, and the discovery of the even more mysterious crystal skulls. It seems that all the gods in ancient times relied on a kind of crystal or ore to enhance their power. This makes us wonder if the gods in ancient legends were ordinary people who obtained superhuman power by relying on a kind of high-energy ore that existed in large quantities on Earth at that time, and the decline of the gods later was also due to the exhaustion of these ores …"
It was a rather mysterious guess, it was the most unimaginable situation. However, I knew that Lin Yangtian wouldn't have made such a guess if he didn't find a lot of concrete evidence. In other words, they at least found evidence that proved that many strong people in the ancient times relied on some kind of 'ore' to obtain superhuman powers!
But what did this have to do with superhumans?
"Because there are very few superhumans in the world now. It is highly possible that they are the descendants of the ancient 'gods'!"
We immediately turned to look at Lin Xue and Ding Ling, who didn't know what to do.
Although he knew that the 'God' that Old Master Lin was talking about was completely different from a true God like Dingdang, when he heard that Lin Xue was actually related to a descendant of a God, it was quite a shocking thing.
"We've done a lot of research on all the genetic data of Arcanists that we can collect, sorted out the common points, and then compared it with the myths and legends, and finally came up with this bold conjecture. At present, there is evidence that the genetic mutation of Arcanists is indeed the result of the mutation of their ancestors a long time ago."
"Therefore, we guessed that the so-called prehistoric myths are actually the stories of a group of super superhumans who obtained superpowers from a certain high-energy ore in the ancient times. Of course, due to their great power, perhaps they couldn't be called superhumans anymore. Instead, they should be called gods."
Grandpa Lin stopped his narration and let us sort out our thoughts. Then, we quickly shared our thoughts through our mental connection. In the end, we came up with the most likely conclusion.
In the ancient times, humans were still in the initial stage of civilization evolution. At that time, there were no so-called gods. Humans only worshipped nature instinctively and crudely. However, at some unknown time, a large number of "crystals" or other forms of high-energy ores appeared on Earth. The radiation of these ores caused a portion of humans and animals to mutate. They became stronger than their own kind. Of course, it was also possible that their appearance changed. These mutated existences were revered by the ignorant humans at that time. They were regarded as divine beasts and gods. Some of them were unlucky or had bad natures, so they became the first demons and evil gods. These experts that were revered by the primitive people as gods might not be as powerful as they were in the legends. However, under the influence of the extreme fear of nature and the extreme worship of gods, the legends were exaggerated.
An ordinary person who grasped the powerful electric superpower could be described as Zeus who wielded lightning and had infinite power in his hands.
Thus, the Age of Myths and Legends began.
We didn't know how long the gods had been active. Perhaps it depended on the distribution and storage of the "crystal mines" on Earth at that time. However, if they weren't replenished, these crystals would be used up one day. When all the crystals on Earth were used up, the gods finally came to an end.
Superpower users weren't immortal. Even the first generation of superpower users, who were known as the primeval gods, couldn't live forever. They might have a longer lifespan than ordinary people due to their mutation, but they would still die. When all the high-energy ores were used up, the powerful first-generation superpower users all died, and the Age of Myths and Legends came to an end.
However, things didn't end there.
Long-term exposure to high-energy ores with radiation caused the genes of those powerful mutated creatures to change. This change might be hereditary. Therefore, after the primeval gods disappeared, there was a short period of time in the Age of Myths and Legends. During this period, small gods appeared among the people. They were obviously much weaker than the "original gods" of the primeval times. This was because their abilities only came from the inheritance of their fathers and not from the radiation of high-energy ores. However, due to the instability of radiation mutation, this hereditary phenomenon was quickly adjusted by nature. Coupled with the advancement of human science and civilization, the era of gods finally came to an end.
What was left were the extremely rare modern superpower users who were born due to the accidental appearance of recessive genes. Their abilities were far from being comparable to the mutants of the primeval times.
This was the most probable conclusion that the few of us came up with after thinking together and sharing all the information with the other Shiring Apostles. Basically, this was already sixty percent the truth.
I know what the superpower group is currently researching. The rhombus-shaped black crystal and the psionic core after its energy is used up. Obviously, they have gone into the wrong direction and mistakenly believed that the psionic core was the high-energy ores that mutated humans in the ancient times and eventually led to the emergence of modern superpower users. If their research continues in this direction, I'm afraid that they will end up with nothing.
However, although the psionic crystal can't awaken humans' abilities, I know of a crystal that can — the Crystal of the Mother Nest.
Shallow Shallow and the others obtained their abilities from the Crystal of the Mother Nest. Due to the powerful radiation from the Crystal of the Mother Nest, the abilities they obtained were many times stronger than the current superpower users! If we talk about the primeval gods, perhaps only the superpower users like Shallow Shallow and the others who have been exposed to the Crystal of the Mother Nest are qualified.
In other words, if Elder Lin's information is correct and our guess is correct, the beginning of the primeval myths of the human race is actually related to the Xiling Empire!!!
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