The book that Sandora and I received from Celine wasn't an important religious text. In fact, it was just something like a periodical. It recorded some things around the world and the latest instructions of the "Lost God Religion." However, all of its content more or less revolved around their own religion, so it could be seen as a special issue of the Lost God Religion.
So, it was impossible for us to fully understand the "Lost God Religion" from such a periodical, but we could still learn a lot of things from it.
First of all, we could confirm that the Lost God Religion occupied an extremely high position on this planet. According to the information in the periodical, this religion was spread all over the planet and had a large number of believers among all races. At the same time, the Lost God Religion had supreme authority in any area with a church. This authority could even make the ruler of a city bow his head in the form of an order.
Secondly, the Lost God Religion had two gods (at least two, not excluding the possibility of more "minor gods" not being mentioned in the periodical). These two gods were very interesting. They were called the "God of Science and Technology" and the "God of Magic." At least, there were no such titles in the system of true gods known to the Empire. Because technology and magic were both "processes" leading to the truth, they couldn't represent the truth itself, so they couldn't be the titles of true gods. Sandora and I both believed that these two gods represented the lost technology of this planet. For example, the "God of Science and Technology" corresponded to the inexplicable space stations in the sky. However, we still didn't know what the "God of Magic" corresponded to. The space stations we discovered in space probably weren't all of the ancient civilization of this planet.
The God of Science and the God of Magic belonged to the same religion, and each had a pope as their spokesperson. They also had a similar group of believers under their names, and the relationship between the two groups seemed to be quite good. This situation was quite surprising. Other than the Empire, it was rare to see a world where science and magic could develop at the same time without fighting each other to the death. For the time being, it was unclear how this "peaceful coexistence" situation came about. Perhaps it had something to do with the ancient disaster mentioned in the Church's edict? After a great battle, science and magic suddenly became enlightened and shook hands?
In short, before we had concrete evidence, it was better not to think too much.
The last piece of information, which was also the most important one, was that the Church seemed to have taken control of "knowledge". Regardless of whether it was scientific knowledge or magical knowledge, the inheritance, research and other activities were strictly restricted.
We now speculate that this "Lost Church" is related to the ancient advanced civilization on this planet. It may even be a legacy of the ancient advanced civilization, and the ruins left behind by the ancient civilization are likely to be spread all over the planet (and also in space). The power of the church doesn't seem to have reached the level of controlling all the ruins, so they control the revival of knowledge by controlling adventurers and various learning methods. The adventurers mentioned by Aylu and Celine now seemed to be an all-rounder who was an explorer, an archaeologist, a gravedigger, and a scholar of ancient cultures. If they were on Earth, they would probably be able to talk until their death at the major academic summits. The job of these all-rounders was to search for ancient ruins all over the world and report them to the Church before the civilians discovered them (the Church would reward them with money in the process). At the same time, the Church sealed and monitored most of the ruins. However, a small portion of the ruins would be reopened for adventurers to explore freely. The adventurers would search for ancient equipment or scrolls from the ruins (in the process, they might also have to fight to the death against the out-of-control security system, so they were still a group of powerful people with multiple battle strength). The adventurers had to rely on their own knowledge to identify these antiques, and at the same time, to prevent the delicate equipment from being accidentally damaged. In the end, most of the things they discovered had to be handed over to the Church (of course, they could still be exchanged for money).
The book that Celine lent me mentioned that adventurers could trade ancient relics with other civilian organizations. This kind of trade seemed to be permitted within a certain range, but the items allowed to be traded were limited to ancient alloys, works of art without knowledge, discarded containers, and other strange things that had nothing to do with technology. At the end of the third mimeographed book, there was a list of the latest version of the "Civilian Exchange Permitted List." The list seemed to contain a lot of items, but the restrictions were very obvious. That was: Anything that could be passed on or directly used by civilians was prohibited. Apart from ancient equipment which was absolutely prohibited, all types of ancient books and certain "recording devices" were also prohibited from being owned by civilians. I reckon that the latter was referring to the USB flash drive from another world.
All in all, adventurers were indeed a highly demanding profession, but at the same time, they also had a high income and an extremely high status. Unlike the civilian adventurers who risked their lives in other worlds, the adventurers on this planet could even be regarded as "nobles without merit." They delved into things that civilians would never be able to understand in their lifetime and worked for the most powerful organization on this planet. Their main source of income was the church, and every gold coin "sparkled with the light of God." Although adventurers often had to risk their lives (waving swords, spears, and clubs to dig up the ancestral graves of space-faring civilizations), even the priests had to respect these all-powerful and powerful people. Not to mention, the pope had explicitly declared in the Bible that adventurers were the "founders of the new era." When God once again bestowed grace upon them, they would be on the same level as the saints — of course, the prerequisite was that they had to abide by the rules.
Adventurers who did not abide by the rules, such as privately leaking forbidden knowledge, would still be wanted by the church. However, as long as they were willing to repent and swear not to do it again, they would be forgiven. This further illustrated the special status of adventurers.
This type of treatment was enough to make adventurers from other worlds who had to go through thick and thin to make a living, yet were still condemned as barbarians by high society.
However, this was indeed the first time that I had seen "adventurers" become the second most knowledgeable group in the world (of course, the first group was this lost church). It could be said that adventurers had both power and knowledge, and that they knew how to kill people. They were the equivalent of scientists who knew martial arts or old hoodlums who understood science. Naturally, they deserved such treatment.
Of course, Sandora and I weren't currently paying attention to the treatment adventurers received or how amazing they were. What we were paying attention to was the various oddities of this "lost church."
"They definitely have ancient technology in their hands. I can tell just by looking at the laser-printed books they gave us." Sandora's ball was lying on my chest softly. Even her shape had become a soft potato. "Their goal should be to suppress the revival of ancient technology. I've seen many similar examples in the past. A small group of old and young people would appear in a race whose civilization had been broken off, and they would use the knowledge they had at hand to establish special privileges. By prohibiting the revival of the entire race's technology, they would protect their own interests or something … It was a short-sighted and foolish behavior, but it wasn't uncommon. However, this lost church seemed to be a little strange. They had almost completely sealed off their ancient technology. So far, I haven't found any evidence of them using these technologies to improve their own lives. I haven't found any cities on this planet that were more developed than other regions by seven or eight generations. The people of this lost church all live in the same houses as ordinary people, eat the same food, and even when they go out, they can only ride horses. Even if they can use other high-tech gadgets, it really wouldn't be able to show off their advantage of monopolizing ancient knowledge. "
What Sandora didn't understand was also what I found strange. What benefits did this lost church have for collecting and sealing off their ancient technology? We had seen similar phenomena of broken civilizations and old and young people in other worlds. However, the purpose of the "remnants" of other worlds controlling the technology was to allow themselves to enjoy a transcendent life. For example, they would create a bunch of spaceships, rockets, tanks, and cannons. They would call themselves Gods and rule over their former compatriots who had degenerated into primitive people. Even if they weren't so extreme, they would still use old technology to improve their own lives. At the very least, they would live in a city that was more advanced than others. However, the lost church didn't seem to be doing this.
The Empire Admiral was hanging in space, circling the planet once every three hours. That was why we could be sure that there weren't any advanced cities on this planet that were above average. We also didn't find any large-scale, operating technological facilities. Even if the lost church controlled ancient technology, it seemed that they hadn't used it on themselves on a large scale. Not only that, there was a priest of the lost church right in front of us. As a member of the church, Celine lived the same life as everyone else.
Well, if we included the factor of her husband's death, she was actually living a worse life.
In addition, we also saw the "wandering priest" in the tavern as an adventurer. She didn't seem to enjoy any special privileges.
It seemed that the lost church was really as they claimed to be. They "cautiously" sealed off their forbidden knowledge. They didn't allow others to use it, and they didn't dare to use it casually either.
Speaking of the "wandering priest" and the muscular man Leon that we met in the tavern during the day, I suddenly remembered something. So, I poked the potato-shaped Sandora ball lying on my chest. "This member of the lost church can also be an adventurer. Moreover, she works together with other adventurers. I'm afraid I know how Aylu's parents met."
Well, I also found out how Celine's unique aristocratic temperament came about. She was a member of the church. No matter how poor her life was, she still received higher education.
"Let's not worry about other people's family affairs." The Sandora ball swayed lazily. "But Aylu is quite an interesting girl. It's rare that she grew up in this kind of environment without any mental illness. Celine's ability to make up stories for her daughter is also amazing …"
Before Sandora finished speaking, I suddenly heard a creaking sound of wood being pressed against. Because my room was next to the stairs, I could immediately tell that someone was walking upstairs. Moreover, it sounded like someone was walking on tiptoes.
The footsteps passed by the door and then slowly faded away. It seemed that the person was walking towards the depths of the corridor. I immediately asked Sandora to quiet down. Then, the two of us (or should I say, one person and one ball?) I cautiously opened the door and looked outside.
The light of two bright moons shone in through a series of cracks in the window on the outer wall, making the corridor seem less dark. In the intermittent moonlight, a slender figure flashed in my field of vision and slipped into the second last room in the corridor.
Was it Celine? Why did she come to the second floor of the abandoned building so late at night? Also, she looked very sneaky.
Driven by curiosity, the Sandora ball kept bouncing around on my head. "Hurry up and follow her! Follow her and take a look! I can feel that Celine is very nervous. She seems to have some secret. "
"Okay, okay, can you stop bouncing around? You're a queen, not a cutie, okay?"
While I agreed, I opened the soundproof barrier and quickly came to the door of the second last room at the end of the corridor. The door was not closed, so I could clearly see the scene inside from the half-open door.
This room was not the same as the other rooms. There was no furniture like a bed that should be in an ordinary bedroom. Instead, it was filled with wooden boxes of various sizes and some miscellaneous items hidden in the shadows. It gave the feeling of an abandoned warehouse.
Celine was standing in the middle of a large pile of miscellaneous items. She opened a long crate and took out a dazzling + 13 limited edition Fire Kirin anniversary laser aiming Miga particle rifle from it. Well, I don't know what that thing is. The long list of names I just mentioned was all made up. The main thing was that the appearance of that thing looked like a high-tech gadget!
It was a strange weapon about one meter long … At least it looked like a weapon. Its whole body was made of black alloy and dark green crystal. It had a streamlined appearance, and its general shape was a bit like the beam rifles used by aliens in many science fiction movies. One end had a grip and a delicate trigger-like structure, and the other end had a firing port. Its overall degree of refinement was far beyond the current industrial level of this planet. This thing seemed to be lighter than it looked. At the very least, Celine, a thin and weak ordinary woman, could easily carry it. It felt like it was not much heavier than a wooden stick.
"Looking at the expanded acceleration section and restraint mechanism, it seems to be some kind of more primitive particle jet weapon," Sandora commented professionally while observing the strange weapon in Celine's hand. "Particle weapons that are commonly used in the atmosphere require some special technology. It seems that we have to raise our evaluation of the ancient civilization on this planet again. But why does this thing look different from the style of the space stations in the sky … There are no flashy plant decorations on the surface of this thing, and the internal mechanism seems to be a little different. "
Hearing Sandora's words, I also noticed that Celine's weapon had a black shell with a small piece of dark green crystal inlaid at the end. Other than that, there were no other decorations. The space stations in space, which were regarded as ancient relics, all had silver shells and were covered with plant patterns. At that time, we also checked the interior of the space stations and confirmed that their builders were extremely fond of this plant pattern. As long as it was made by them, it would definitely have this kind of decoration.
The style of Celine's weapon was too different from that of the space stations. Also, Sandora found that the internal principle of the weapon was also special. Did it come from a different civilization? Or … did the ancient civilization on the surface have nothing to do with those things in space?!
I felt that this planet was really interesting. Mysteries seemed to come one after another. At this time, Celine also made a new move.
She temporarily put the long black 'spear' aside and bent down to check other things in the wooden box. After rummaging for a while, she found some small cubes that looked like some kind of energy storage device. She put one of the 'batteries' into the slot at the end of the spear. Immediately, the spear made a subtle sizzling sound, which meant that the thing could still be used!
At the same time, Celine also prayed in a low voice, "May the God of Science and Technology bless this weapon so that it can operate normally and burn the enemy. May my journey not lead to the calamity of the past, and may my words not lead to the enemy of the end of the world. God above, protect the earth and seal all things. Man below, be grateful for your kindness and be careful in what you say. Knowledge is supreme. "
This was a very formal and serious prayer (of course, it was also very strange). I suddenly thought that this was probably the 'blessing ceremony before departure' that Celine mentioned, or at least some related ceremony. After that, Celine took out a lot of things from the box. Some of them looked like weapons, some were defensive equipment, and some were high-tech equipment that I couldn't tell the function of. I didn't expect to have so many powerful gadgets hidden so close to me. No matter what they were used for, at least Celine was now armed like a female marine soldier who was ready to fight against aliens. Even though she was wearing medieval clothes and carrying guns and cannons was a little out of place.
After all these preparations, Celine didn't immediately wear them and go out to kill the aliens. Instead, she put them aside, as if she was going to pick them up soon. Then, she walked to the door.
Sandora and I immediately went invisible. We watched as Celine slowly walked past us and finally disappeared in the direction of the stairs.
"What was that just now?" After Celine left, I scratched my head and muttered to Sandora, "Is this single mother going to turn into the TX series of Terminator?"
"I'm not sure, but it seems that we have to re-evaluate the clergy of the Lost Gods." Sandora floated in the direction of the door. "Look at those equipment. Either Celine is a believer who violated the rules of the Lost Gods and secretly seized so many intact ancient equipment, or every clergy of the Lost Gods has these things. They didn't really seal all the ancient technology, but they rarely use it. In private, these clergy have high-tech equipment that can arm themselves to the teeth."
I still didn't know what the Lost Gods wanted to do, but so far, they didn't seem to give a good impression.
However, Sandora didn't seem to care about this problem. She just swayed in the air and muttered lazily, "Sleep, sleep. Anyway, it has nothing to do with us. Right now, the most important thing is to recover our energy!"
I thought about it and felt that it was only a matter of time before I figured out what was going on with this planet. Celine's behavior wasn't necessarily abnormal, so I didn't think about it anymore. I carried Shando and pulled the ball into the house.
"Sandora, I want to discuss something with you …"
"Ah?"
"Can I use you as a pillow today? It's so soft … "
"I'll smash your head!"
"…"
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