Chapter 1563 The Final Answer Has Already Been Revealed

As Ms. Ye stood up from the throne, Gawain clearly felt that the surrounding "atmosphere" had changed. This change centered on the throne and spread rapidly throughout the gray-white desert. The originally chaotic but bright sky suddenly darkened. When it came down, it was as if night was falling, and the invisible wind in the desert also stagnated, and all the fine sand and dust crawled on the ground, and the "City of Night" in the distance gradually disappeared in the darkness. In just a few seconds, only the purest and monotonous scenery remained in this vast kingdom of shadows——

The desert, the throne, and the ancient gods and visitors before the throne.

Ms. Ye stood next to the throne, and Gao Wen's gaze was involuntarily attracted to the throne. A flash of light quickly caught his attention. He saw the high back of the throne suddenly rippling slightly, followed by the huge stone carving. The finished surface suddenly became as deep as the night, and turned into a darkness that seemed to be able to swallow and contain everything—and considering the majestic scale of this throne, the darkness was simply overwhelming!

Immediately afterwards, Gawain saw bits and pieces of brilliance emerging from the darkness... not only on the throne, but even the sky of the Kingdom of Shadow God began to show the same star brilliance as on the throne!

The star map, a star map with an astonishingly large scale, began to spread to the entire Shadow God Kingdom centered on Lady Ye's throne. This desert, which was originally shrouded in gray-white sky, suddenly seemed to be floating in the boundless space. Covering the four fields, the stars filled the line of sight, and between the starry sky and the brilliance on the throne, one can see routes jumping between the stars, and countless signs emerged around the celestial body. Among these signs Occasionally, subtle flashes of light can be seen moving slowly, the light flickers on and off, and everything changes.

Under this magnificent star screen, even Hu Po, who is usually the most dancing, couldn't help holding her breath. She stared up at the sky with her eyes wide open. After a few seconds, she took a sharp breath as if she had just realized it. The standing next to her Although Gao Wen was not so shocked, he was stunned for a moment before he realized that this is the star map that the sailor gave Ms. Ye to keep, and it is the complete form of the star map!

Moreover, this star map changes in real time. It is not just a piece of historical data, but also a monitoring image sent back in real time by countless data stations set up in the universe by the Voyager!

"This is the star map left by the voyager," Gawain finally said softly to himself after a long time, "The star map keeper... I had imagined what the star map you kept looked like, but I didn't To think it would be so amazing..."

"When the star map was first handed over to me, the scale was not so large," Ms. Ye's calm and indifferent voice came from the night, "But in the past more than one million years, new data have been coming in continuously, It has also gradually expanded from the initial size to the current scale - the voyagers are constantly voyaging in the universe, leaving outposts of various sizes every time they arrive, and these automatic outposts transmit data to the 'star map keeper' , outlines the picture of the known universe in real time, and at the same time, there will be some wandering machines that explore autonomously and trek among the stars, expanding outward with the star map keeper as the center,

What is finally formed is the 'star map' you see.

"To this day, the Voyager Fleet has left this space domain, the signal from the Mother Fleet was no longer updated tens of thousands of years ago, and the automatic exploration fleet also ended its mission about 100,000 years ago. Today The scale of the star map is no longer enlarged, but more than 90% of the nodes on it are still sending back local data in real time, so what you see...is the true state of this starry sky every minute and every second."

Gao Wen quietly stared at the starry sky above his head, remained silent for an unknown amount of time before suddenly speaking: "For a civilization that has just stepped into the universe or is about to step into the universe, the value of this star map is simply inestimable..."

"Yes, an immeasurable legacy. Civilizations crawling in the gravitational field cannot understand the value of the stars, but as long as they start to look up at the starry sky, they will naturally understand the meaning of this thing," Ms. Ye said in a deep voice, "And it's not just A star map is more like a navigation authorization... The navigator can't help the primitive civilization too much, but just a little help is enough to make a toddler civilization leave the cradle relatively smoothly."

"...so the civilization that accepts this inheritance must be carefully selected," Gao Wen seemed to understand something, "that's why it needs many tests, and there can be no external help before reaching adulthood..."

"External help will lead to abnormal development of civilization, and in this world, abnormal development of a civilization is the most terrifying thing," Ms. Ye's eyes fell on Gao Wen, "A abnormal development of civilization gave birth to abnormal development of gods , and at the same time this god came into contact with the knowledge stored in the star chart, you can imagine what a terrible disaster this will lead to - you know, gods born during the process of civilization adulthood are not subject to the cage of 'parent star information closed loop' limited.."

Like a bell ringing in his heart, all the clues were connected at once. At this time, Gao Wen realized that Ms. Ye had spent so much effort to prevent himself from becoming the "God of the Starry Sky", and even went to accompany him to complete half of the journey. What was the purpose of the phantom journey of the century, and he realized what kind of terrible fate he had brushed shoulders with, and at the same time, he heard the voice of the ancient god continue to come from the sky——

"The last entrustment left to me by the sailors was about the entrustment of the star map. They told me that if the star map is finally to be handed over to the civilization that is about to mature, then the 'representative' who accepts the inheritance must be non-god, and forever Not God..."

Gawain blinked, and he had already reacted at this time: "So if I failed the binding test of the anchor point generator before..."

Ms. Ye was silent for a moment, her voice was low and low: "Unfortunately, if you really can't pass, then I can only let you stay here, because you have already come into contact with some core 'knowledge' at that time, and your probability of becoming a god is low. It still exists, and keeping you in the Kingdom of Shadow God is the only option for me to ensure that the situation is under control after the plan fails."

Gao Wen thought about it seriously, and a smile appeared on his face: "Although it is not a good method, it is indeed reasonable."

"Yeah, it's reasonable, but it's not a good method, but... Actually, I knew from the beginning that this preparation would not be useful." Ms. Ye seemed to laugh, "I believe in you, my neighbor, of course you You can pass that so-called 'test'-although in the end, it went more smoothly than I expected, but even in the worst predictions, I never really thought you would fail."

This time it was finally Gao Wen's turn to be a little surprised. He looked up at those eyes overlooking the sky: "You have so much confidence in me? This sounds like unconditional trust..."

As soon as his voice fell, Ms. Ye hadn't said anything when she heard Hu Po beside her say something very natural: "Is there any need to doubt it? I didn't even see you blinking when the tide hit the ground..."

Gao Wen was a little surprised and turned his head to look at the Shadow Assault Goose next to him, but saw the amber eyes of the other party staring at him shining under the night, with inexplicable pride and trust on her face, as if clearly It was Gao Wen who was talking about it, but she was the one who was so proud.

Gao Wen blinked, and just as he was about to say something, he heard Ms. Ye's voice again: "In any case, it all went smoothly. Although the current situation is not in line with the plan of the sailors back then, there is still something to be done. A civilization has grown to its present height."

"...What exactly do the sailors want?" Gawain's thoughts quickly converged, and he asked what he cared about a long time ago, "I mean, they made so many arrangements, leaving such Many gifts, and set up a star map keeper like you... There must be a purpose, right? But now that their fleet has left this space forever, then..."

"Starters... I hope there are other 'Starters' in the starry sky," Ms. Ye said softly, "One will reach adulthood by its own strength, one will truly step out of the cradle independently, and one will be able to set sail from the parent star just like them." new civilization."

Gao Wen was stunned.

"Another 'Starter'...is that all their wish?" He said in astonishment, "They left so many arrangements, just hope that a civilization can set sail from the mother star like them? Wait, that's it If so, don’t they already have a lot of…”

"The civilizations taken away by the voyager fleet will never truly become adults, they just embark on a journey in a larger 'eternal cradle'," Ms. Ye said calmly, "The voyagers will not give up seeking help ethnic group, but the civilizations taken away by them can only be "passengers" in the fleet even after tens of thousands of years. They may become advanced, civilized, and able to be like the sailors Controlling warships and galloping across the galaxy, but there will always be a shackle that has not been completely cut off in their ethnic group thoughts.

"The existence of this ideological shackle is like an eternal shadow, constantly chasing these 'boat passengers', this shadow prevents them from living alone for a long time without leaving the boat group, and the boat passengers chased by this shadow... no Could be a starter."

Gao Wen listened to Ms. Ye's words, and he didn't speak for a while. He had realized something in his heart, and at the same time, deep in his heart, the person called "the sailor" left a deep impression on the hearts of the world. At this time, the ancient group of mysterious shadows finally had a little clear outline, and after this moment of silence, he suddenly heard Lady Ye's voice again, the ancient god whispered a short poem— —

"...don't be intoxicated by this illusory and peaceful night...the night will eventually be broken...

"...do not indulge in your warm cradle...the cradle will capsize one day...

"...don't sleep in the sanctuary of the mind... sooner or later the sanctuary of the mind will become an unbreakable shackle...

"Go away, before the stars twinkle, go away, before the long night is over...

"If you don't start sooner, the day will come..."

Gao Wen suddenly raised his head: "I've heard this poem before, it's in the debris left by the sailor..."

"This is also what the voyager left to this world—but it's not a 'formal' legacy like the star map," Ms. Ye said slowly, "This is the last time a poet among the voyagers left before he evacuated from the sky station. What I did when I looked back at this planet, this poem was recorded by Sky Station, and then entered into my database. You can take this as a poet’s feeling, or it can be regarded as a response to this The expectations and reminders of the world."

Amber opened her eyes wide in surprise: "Poet? There are also poets among the sailors?"

"Why not?" Ms. Ye laughed, "Poets, singers, painters... Culture and art are available to every civilization, and the sailors are just a civilization that travels in the sea of ​​stars—they You are a mortal, please always keep this in mind.”

Gao Wen was thoughtful on the sidelines. In the past many years, he has revisited this short poem more than once. He has understood this poem from various angles, but with his understanding of this world As his understanding continued to deepen, his understanding of demonic tides and divine disasters gradually became clearer, and his understanding of this poem was quite different from the original one.

"At first, I thought that all the things mentioned in this poem were just metaphors for the separation and reunion of the world or the wrong lines of some dark sects, but now it seems...every sentence in this poem is pointing to the civilization as a whole , and among the stars," he said suddenly in his thoughts, "the illusory quiet night actually refers to the intermittent quiet period of the demon tide, right?"

Behind the mist, Ms. Ye nodded lightly.

"The warm cradle... actually refers to the mother star with a suitable environment," Gao Wen continued, "although the mother star is comfortable and livable, but a mere planet is so fragile in the universe, and the civilization that will always be trapped on the mother star , it will overturn in the blink of an eye in the face of natural disasters from the depths of the universe, right?

"And as for the sanctuary of the soul... I once thought that it referred to some kind of mental anesthesia to avoid the wrong route of reality, but after I learned the secrets of the gods, I realized that this sentence actually refers to the 'trend of thought' Itself! Mortals rely on their belief in the gods to seek shelter, and the gods are born in the thoughts of mortals to protect the world. This is the real "shelter born from the heart", and this sanctuary will become a spiritual stamp sooner or later. Is it?"

Ms. Ye admired softly: "Everything is just as you said."

"The quiet period of the demon tide, the necessity of adulthood, the hidden dangers of the ideological trend... the ultimate answer, in fact, has been placed in front of us from the very beginning," Gao Wen finally breathed out, even though he got these answers at this moment There is no "guiding significance" for him, but an inexplicable sense of relief emerges from the bottom of his heart. At the same time, he also feels a lot, "It's just that until today, we can learn from these things. read their true meaning in the sentence..."

"The poem left by the sailor did not intend to warn the world of the truth—in the final analysis, it is just a poet's emotion when looking back on the long journey."

Gao Wen nodded lightly, and then asked: "Then what does the last part of this poem mean? This is the only thing I can't be sure of right now... I guess the twinkling stars refer to the moment when the demon tide comes, But why describe it like that?"

Ms. Ye was silent for a moment, and answered softly: "The magic tide itself is invisible and substanceless, but when the magic tide passes around stars or gas giant planets, the changes in visible light will be the last scene a mortal sees before death—— The "virtual celestial body" formed by the condensed high-energy air mass and magic power surge will "reflect" the shadow of the magic tide during this process, and the shadow usually appears bright red or orange-yellow, and this process will also be accompanied by a violent release of magic power .

"These light and shadow changes on the surface of stars or gas giant planets can only be observed at a relatively short distance, but the violent release of magic power can be clearly observed several light-years, or even hundreds of thousands of light-years away, so if the magic tide is heading towards With an observer coming straight, he will first use his naked eyes to observe that the surface of the 'sun' closest to him is covered with blood, and at this moment if he uses the magic vision to observe the sky, he will see every star in the sky They are all flickering violently, and when the magic tide reaches its peak, these drastic changes will even 'brighten' the entire night sky - of course, this is a view that can only be seen in the magic horizon.

"Considering that the speed of the magic wave in the universe is actually slightly slower than the speed of light, and it has structures such as 'forward tremor', 'aftermath', and 'boundary interference', the above scene will actually happen sometime before the end moment.

"This is the true meaning of 'Stars Shine' and 'Day Comes'—the last sights that mortals, powerless against the tide, will see before they perish."