I really only stop

Maybe, as you said the other day, it's time to trust them and let them go.

Also, I already knew that you were an undercover agent of the Demon Race.

……goodbye.

Chapter 845 Questions

After silently reading the last letter left by His Majesty, the biggest feeling in Lu Xi's heart was [Shock].

Shocked by the Pope's firmness, and even more shocked by his calmness and judgment.

When the holy light suddenly descended and other clergymen were confused by the declaration of the holy light, only the old man firmly believed in everything he believed in, and wrote this message in a short period of time before going to the holy land of elves A long letter with a huge amount, pointing out the only way to the truth for those who read this letter.

The majesty who is always honored as the "Revelation Star of the Holy Light" dedicated his last time to others, and interpreted the true meaning of the priesthood with his actions.

"I tore out the last part of the letter, because I think that's what Yuxia's child should read."

Pointing to the last line in front of Lu Xi that said "Well, the elves have sent a contact, I should go." Mr. Da Vinci smiled and shook his head:

"Also [the secret code that only you and I know], that guy really didn't forget to play tricks until the end. Even for him like this, now is not the time to be immersed in sentimentality. Lu Xi, the purpose and body of that Holy Light bastard Haven't found it yet, after reading this letter, have you gained any inspiration?"

Even though he knew it was not the right time to ask this question, Da Vinci's attitude still made Lu Xi feel a little puzzled:

"Old Mr. Da Vinci, His Majesty's letter said to tell the contents to someone who is trustworthy, why did you choose me?"

"Objectively speaking, it is naturally because you are [the most likely] to know the truth. Ever since you emerged, various miracles have happened one after another. Obviously, old man, I have studied the Glorious Era in depth, but after decades of learning It seems that there are not as many things as the two sky cities you explored. As for the subjective reasons..."

Recalling the little bit of affirmation that a certain old Tsundere reluctantly expressed until the end, Da Vinci shook his head, showing a helpless smile with a little sigh:

"...you kid, you're pretty [not bad]."

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The topic of "not bad" was quickly skipped under Da Vinci's ingenious gag, and Lu Xi stared at the residual letter left by the Pope in front of him, his brain running rapidly.

In order to seize the time and further improve efficiency, he turned on Time Stop again.

Everything next to his ears fell into absolute silence again under the mighty power of time-stop. Lu Xi, who had long been accustomed to this, opened a page of notepad and wrote the following two words in the most striking place on it:

【strength】.

The key word that the pope finally confirmed was not hesitated to face the Holy Light, and it is also the point that he said 'can raise doubts'.

According to old man Berendo's speculation, the purpose of the coming of the Holy Light is not to collect beliefs, but to allow the priests to "gain" power.

The means are naturally the spiers of light that appear everywhere.And this conjecture is also perfectly in line with the [common union of two roads] we discussed before.

If the priests obey the will of the Holy Light and choose to abandon the holy scriptures and believe in the Holy Light itself, they will naturally contact the Spire of Light and regain their power from their faith.

If the clergy want to fight against the Holy Light, the first thing they need is power.Under the circumstances at that time, contacting the Spire of Light was their [only] choice.

Whether it is obedience or resistance, as long as the clerics intend to continue using the holy arts, the [Spire of Light] is a link they cannot avoid-and this just corresponds to the [gaining power] mentioned by the Pope.

The question is, what is the purpose of Shengguang's move?

There was a big question mark behind the word [power], and Lu Xi frowned.

The Holy Light is the enemy, there is no doubt about it, but why does the enemy send us strength, and even go to great lengths to disguise it with the obvious purpose of "gaining faith"?

Just looking at the Holy Light Descent event itself, the reasoning will naturally come to a deadlock.But the Pope's letter also pointed out, [jump out of the incident and overlook the overall situation].

Obviously, the purpose of the holy light is directed at the [disaster] that actually came ten thousand years ago, but at that time, what events related to power happened?

Glorious Era... or [God-given Document].

Finding out from memory the story Claire mentioned, Lu Xi filled in the key word in the notebook.

It doesn’t matter if it’s a technology explosion or use the title of “God-given document”, in the 50 years before the disaster, all the technologies headed by the floating kingdom, the holy land of elves and the underwater kingdom have been blown out. development of.The sky is conquered, the bottom of the sea is explored, and all the truths are like shells washed ashore. You only need to bend down to pick them up, and you will have new discoveries.

Then, when the glorious age was flourishing, the dragon of disaster suddenly descended, strangling everything full of hope in the cradle forcefully and thoroughly.

... No, maybe it wasn't all of a sudden?

Using a bird's-eye view, Lu Xi desperately digs out more things from his memory.

【Operation code root】.

In the Hakoniwa version of Osiris, the plan of action I heard from N'Zoth, the former commander of Osiris, during my first reincarnation.

To this day, I certainly know that everything that happened in Hakoniwa is not true.But behind every seemingly exaggerated plot there is some kind of metaphor hidden-for example, Tiamat played by Zorika can knock down the stars, which is a metaphor for his [powerful] side.

So is there something hidden behind this so-called [action code root]?

Searching for the root cause... angering the gods?

This is the mainstream explanation in today's history circles, concise but not convincing.

According to the memories in the Hakoniwa version of Osiris, Tiamat unabashedly showed his strength ten thousand years ago, which was far beyond the peak of the Glorious Age, but at that time, He seemed to be in harmony with Lilian, Queen of the Sky, maintains a fairly good relationship.

In any case, the glory of the glorious age came to an end with the advent of disaster.The black flame from the World Destroyer Dragon completely burned everything clean.Now that Tiamat cannot be contacted, it is difficult to connect everything that is too old with the information at hand.

【——】

When he was in distress, a sentence from the Pope's residual letter suddenly caught Lu Xi's eyes.

[We can't make any guesses about such an existence beyond common sense, so we might as well reason based on facts. 】

Facts... reasoning?

Exclude those who are speculated and have subjective will, and only use the most basic facts as evidence.

It is true that Tiamat destroyed the Age of Glory ten thousand years ago.

It is a fact that the appearance of the disaster declared the end of the glorious era.

……Eh?

As if he had caught something, Lu Xi's pen tip paused slightly.

World Destroyer Dragon = Disaster?This is not a fact, but a judgment I made subconsciously based on the facts.

Everything in the video record of Osiris is too clear, the full moon, the magic dragon, the burning sky city, plus the last sentence "I am the disaster" said by Tiamat himself, it is almost impossible to tell. One leaves no room for doubt.

However, if you think about it carefully, apart from the eldest sister herself, no one else said that He is "disaster", right?

A big question mark was placed on the equal sign, and Lu Xi frowned.

He asked himself this question in his heart:

What if Tiamat was lying?

Chapter 846

What if Big Sister is [lying]?

As soon as the question came to the bottom of my heart, it immediately fell on the paper, and Lu Xi's brain didn't stop spinning for a moment.

Common sense, this seems to be a whimsical guess.However, given the fact that [the purpose of the Holy Light as an enemy is to give us strength], no matter how whimsical the speculation is, there is value for further exploration.

If you want to continue reasoning, you must first assume that this conjecture is true, that is, recall what happened ten thousand years ago on the premise of [Tiamat is not a disaster].

In terms of results, Tiamat did destroy everything that happened ten thousand years ago.It doesn't matter if you shoot down Osiris or burn the [voice] of the Sea Clan, calling him the destroyer of civilization doesn't violate harmony.And everything he has done is indeed worthy of the title of [disaster].

But now that it is assumed that Tiamat is not a disaster, it is necessary to find a reasonable reason for his series of actions.

Destruction not for the sake of destruction, but for other purposes?

For example [to conceal some truth]?

Just like the saying that "killing all people is called perfect infiltration", Tiamat destroyed the whole world to hide a secret that he didn't want to be known. As long as the truth is forgotten by time along with the scorched earth, it will never Worried that it will be exposed one day.

Another example is [crusade against the real disaster]?

This is even more bizarre than the above conjecture.Judging from the last image of Osiris, the number of people buried in the black flames of Tiamat is more than tens of millions.It's not the Resident Evil series, it's impossible for everyone killed by him to be a disaster, right?

It's completely incomprehensible logically.

But what if... both are 【Truth】?

The so-called intuition is something that comes into play when the logic is unclear. Although Lu Xi rationally denies this, his brain still subconsciously digs out memories that may be related to this.

[Operation Code Addition].

This weird law, which was unanimously passed by the Supreme Council of the floating country ten thousand years ago, did not benefit Osiris on the surface.It just wandered around the interior of Osiris's database like a ghost with a machete, wiping out certain materials.

Except for the situation where [DATA EXPUNGED] pops up now and then, the time when this action code played its greatest role was actually ten thousand years ago.With the order of the former commander, [Operation Code Addition] fundamentally emptied all the achievements of the glorious era, which directly led to the rebuilding of Osiris ten thousand years later to become the current 'bare metal version'.

why?

This question, which I used to be puzzled by in the past, finally has a clue now.

[Operation Code Addition] was a suicide-like decision voluntarily made by the floating kingdom. At the moment when the world-destroying dragon descended, the former commander didn't think about how to escape, but the database in Nova— ——This is likely to be the key to rebuilding the glory—one-key reset to zero.

Alchemy is the key cornerstone for the Floating Kingdom to reach its glory. In this case, why did the former commander insist on emptying it under the premise of knowing that [Osiris may be successfully restarted]?

[Power] What's wrong with itself?

Hesitating, Lu Xi wrote down such an answer in his notebook.

If it is said that [power itself is a disaster], all the actions of Tiamat, [action code: addition], and even the doubts about the incident of the coming of the holy light itself can be resolved at the same time.

It is very likely that there is some kind of problem with the so-called [God-endowed document] that started the glorious age. Although everything in the world is flourishing because of this, the seeds of the real [disaster] are also quietly planted unconsciously.And after 50 years of glory, people who finally noticed this——

[The covenant grants you eternal sleep. 】

——This is another declaration of Tiamat in the image of Osiris, except for the phrase "I am disaster", but now it seems that it reads a different meaning.

【"I don't know who will see this message, but please remember that we have not given up. This is a new life called destruction. This is [addition] with subtraction as the process. As long as life exists, there must be Meaning, even if it is doomed to perish...is our own choice!"]

Addition with subtraction as the process, if you don't choose to destroy, you can't step into the future.

At the end of the Glorious Age, people must have discovered the true face of Calamity.Immediately, they made such a choice, destroyed everything they had created, and asked Tiamat to give them death.

Sighing deeply, although he came up with a new direction of thinking, Lu Xi's mood did not improve because of it.

The question is, what exactly did people discover [what] ten thousand years ago?

If there is only a problem with the power system, it would be good if the strong man cut off his wrist and restarted to the state 50 years ago.Judging from the reconstruction of Osiris today, people at that time must have been able to do this.

However, in the end, they chose such a method without leaving any retreat, and bid farewell to the world very simply.

The answer to this question undoubtedly points to the true face of the disaster.Perhaps it was to prevent this from happening that Tiamat destroyed everything in the world.

The alchemy technology of the floating kingdom, the deep-sea chant of the underwater kingdom, and...

"!"

The originally smooth thinking was blocked by some indescribable sense of disobedience. In order not to let his own inspiration disappear in a flash, Lu Xi quickly untied the time stop, and urgently stretched out his hand to Claire:

"Quick, Claire, I need your help!"

"Eh? Shake, shake hands?!"

I was a little overwhelmed by Lu Xi's sudden request for a while, but the intellectual girl still handed him her little hand reflexively, and then, the compound magic named [Happiness] was closely connected together again.

When the demon nature recombines, in addition to giving birth to a new power, the original demon nature of the two parties will also be shared with each other.Almost instantly, Lu Xi, whose thinking ability had been greatly strengthened, firmly grasped that glimmer of inspiration.

That's right!Here lies the problem!

All the achievements of the floating kingdom were completely emptied by [Operation Code Addition], and the deep-sea chant that the Sea Clan was proud of was completely sealed because the black flame burned away the 'right to express will to other existences'.

However, why is it that only the elves can keep the [Elf Seal] intact, not only does it seem to be unaffected by disasters, but even maintains the terrifying strength of [All Saints]? !

Looking at it alone, it seems to be nothing, but if the situation of the elves before the plague event is compared with the floating kingdom and the underwater kingdom, this sense of disobedience that cannot be ignored will be exposed most obviously.

"The elves will live in the shadow of no light." - This is one of the messages of the former commander N'Zoth.

"The sky-reaching trees in the background collapsed suddenly" - this is the scene predicted by Hakoniwa Osiris during the second reincarnation divination.

In addition, there is also...

Under the powerful effect brought by [Magicality·Intellectuality], Lu Xi's eyes kept flashing those scenes that he had overlooked in the past.

In the end, the picture stayed at the time when he and his party first arrived at the Holy Land of the elves and looked up at the incomparably tall World Tree.

The Celica in my memory grasped my hand for some reason, and the next moment, the reward time from the world popped out from the system light screen.

...is that really the case?