Chapter 666: The Beginning of the Disobedience Plan

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Gawain has always been interested in the huge "disobedience plan" of the ancient Gondor Empire - in a sense, this plan can no longer be described by just being huge, it can even be described as great to describe.

This is the plan of human beings to confirm the existence of gods, and on the basis of the reality that supernatural forces dominate the world, and actively seek to survive by fighting against gods-a thousand years later, in the modern age, human civilization has declined. All races seem to be trapped in the quagmire. Gawain has seen too much rigidity, backwardness, ignorance and decline in this era. However, some sparks that go against the plan still continue in this darkness and chaos, even if it is only a little bit, it is all Proving one thing to Gawain:

Human beings in this world have elements of resistance and survival in their bones.

But if he investigates and thinks carefully, Gawain finds that there are too many doubts in the disobedience plan - this huge plan seems to revolve around "disobeying the gods" from beginning to end, although its ultimate purpose seems to be to fight against demons tide, but is it just to keep human beings alive in the tide?

The Empire of Gondor tried so resolutely against the gods that even after the tide was over, and after the emergence of the new kingdom, there were disobedients like Ophelia who continued the research of the old empire, and the focus of these studies seemed to be It has been completely transformed into a simple analysis of gods, fighting against the tide... but more like a subsidiary product of this series of plans.

And even if these doubts aside, with Ophelia as a living disobedient, Gawain would inevitably want to hear those ancient secrets from this "client", after all... gossip is human nature One, the same goes for becoming a satellite essence.

"The disobedience plan... I thought you would at least discuss this with me after the situation was completely stabilized," Ophelia smiled lightly. "The field involved in this topic cannot be explained in a few words."

"Just a casual chat to satisfy my personal curiosity," Gawain said, "You don't have to answer my question completely, if you think there are some secrets that must be kept, then we can keep it until we both establish more After trust - it's just casual chat after all."

Ophelia sat on the high-back chair beside Gawain's desk, she turned her head slightly, her cheeks seemed to be soaked in a faint layer of holy light: "Don't worry, I'll be happy to tell you about this, disobedient. We never reject fellow travelers, and apart from the necessary secrecy from the public, our cause is not inaccessible."

Gawain nodded: "That's good - I already know that the Disobedience Project is actually divided into many project groups, and the 'God's Sin' project carried out by Carmel is actually only one of them. I am very curious about the total How many projects are there, and which part are you specifically responsible for?"

Ophelia pondered for a while: "How many specific projects... I'm afraid I really can't tell you this,

Not that I meant to keep it secret, but...because God might hear. "

Gawain frowned: "God will hear?"

"I'm not sure if you can understand these too abstract knowledge, I can only tell what I know in full: there are some projects... The disobedient has gone too far, to the point between the world of mortals and the world of gods. In the realm of chaos, where you know God, God knows you - we have taken some security measures to ensure that we can mislead the vision of the gods Mention them at inappropriate times, especially through the mouths of disobedient people, and these misleading measures may be immediately broken down..."

"Have the gods a conceptual quality such that the mere mention of relevant knowledge in certain areas will draw their attention?"

"...You have excellent comprehension ability," Ophelia glanced at Gawain with a little surprise, "This is a sincere compliment."

"After experiencing a life and death, I also came into contact with some secret knowledge to some extent," Gawain said casually, "Since the gods have such characteristics, how on earth did you manage to study those projects that you can't even mention? "

"...I can't even mention that," Ophelia shook her head helplessly—this was the first time Gawain saw a helpless expression on her face, "The security measures set up back then are now ineffective. I can't discuss any topics related to it with you in the real world. In a sense, these hidden projects have been 'stuck' on the edge of the boundaries of the God's Domain. I'm sorry, I haven't found a way to break the situation."

"...It doesn't matter, you can't force everything," Gawain exhaled, "Then talk about the projects you are in charge of, and pick the ones you can talk about."

"Study the nature of the gods and their many laws, and try to find loopholes, this is my main task," Ophelia nodded, "Besides, I am also responsible for managing several rebel bases, including your The fortress of disobedience that you know."

"Several bases..." Gawain raised his eyelids suddenly, showing surprise, "There are still many bases like Rebellion Fortress?"

"How can such a dangerous plan put all the projects in one place?" Ophelia said indifferently, "The Fortress of Disobedience you know is just one of many bases. But as far as I know, the Fortress of Disobedience is indeed It is the largest and the earliest of all bases - it is connected to the fall of Julu Ammon, our original project started from there, and for this reason, it is eligible to be called 'Rebel' Two words."

Gawain couldn't help but ask: "Then the other rebellious bases..."

Ophelia's next reply temporarily dispelled all his thoughts: "In the wastes of Gondor."

"...Well," Gawain sighed, "This is a goal that we can't solve for the time being."

Ophelia looked at Gawain: "What else do you want to know about the disobedience plan?"

Gawain pondered and tapped lightly on the table in front of him with his fingers: "Does the goal of disobeying the plan just want to fight against the tide? In order to fight the tide, one must disobey the gods? Or ask another way...why must Humans can survive against the gods? Is it because only by stealing the power of the gods can one resist the tide, or because it is the gods that cause the tide?"

This is exactly the question that Gawain has been thinking about recently: what was the original reason and motivation for the disobedient to fight against the gods?

As a former atheist, coupled with the habits of thinking in his life, when he first knew about the plan of disobedience, he didn't think there was anything wrong with the plan. In his opinion, mortals trying to break free from the shackles of gods can be said to be a kind of "Innately correct": to pursue freedom, to defeat bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods, to oppress the world, isn't that the case?

But the longer he lived in this world, the more he felt the inconsistency from the local people's worldview:

What is the relationship between gods and mortals? They do control the source of magical power, control the beliefs of mortals, and may even create a "spirit seal" to ensure that mortals believe in themselves, but other than that, they have really intervened in the running of the mortal world. What?

The church is responsible for the gods to rule the world - this is one of the rules of the mortal world. In other words, in fact, those priests composed of mortals are the real exploiters and oppressors, and even the interpreters of theocracy, while Wright After taking over the Church of the Holy Light, this was also confirmed: although the oracle exists, the number of times the gods actually issue oracles is pitiful. Except for the connection in the field of magic, they can be said to be completely dissociated. Outside of this world, those who really do things are only priests...

Of course, Gawain himself still has full fear and even a certain hostility towards the gods, but this is determined by his personal experience and worldview.

What about anyone other than him? What about the natives who were born and raised in this world? What about the ancient rebels?

The disobedient first decided to fight against the gods, and there must be a more motivating reason-according to the information revealed by Ophelia, the disobedience plan can be said to be against the gods in all aspects, not only stealing their power, but also Study their essence, find their coordinates, find their weaknesses, and go further... They certainly don't mind killing those gods.

If it's just for mortals to survive in the magic tide, they don't have to do this step. The reason why they do it must have a deeper reason, such as...

The gods themselves are an "absolute threat" to the existence of mortals.

Regarding this point, Carmel, who is only a senior researcher and team leader, cannot give Gawain an answer, but Ophelia Norton, who is a member of the old imperial royal family and a senior manager of the disobedience plan, should definitely know something. .

Gawain's question may really hit the point, and Ophelia's face has a faint expression of awe. After pondering for a long time, she speaks quietly:

"As long as the gods exist, human beings will one day be destroyed."

Gawain frowned: "...So they really caused the magic tide?"

"On the contrary, the gods have never caused the magic tide, even according to our research, in the ancient lost civilizations - do you know the ancient lost civilizations?"

Gawain nodded: "I have been in contact with the Dragon Clan and know some things about the ancient civilization. It seems that you also know this."

"Then it's easy to communicate - according to our research, ancient civilizations have also encountered magic tides, and some of them have also survived disasters, and these civilizations that survived disasters, not every one of them relies on their own strength..."

"You mean..." Gawain's pounding on the table suddenly stopped, with a solemn look in his eyes, "Did God help?"

"It's more than just helping - the darker it is, the brighter the light will be, the more severe the disasters mortals encounter, the more gods will spare no effort to protect mortals. There is evidence that there may even be gods in ancient times who came directly to the world to help them. Mortals resist the tide, and while not every successful civilization survives, the gods did."

Gawain thought for a while: "...Is the news reliable?"

"We have no way to determine the ancient things, but we have more than one clue, including the knowledge revealed by some ancient races, and also some ancient relics we excavated in the central region of the continent," Ophelia said casually, "The magic tide is not caused by the gods, but the latter will show up to help humans resist the magic tide. As a pioneer, you should also know that in the pioneering era, there were many priests who were active in the front line as an important force of the pioneering army. , Isn't the magic in the hands of these priests the source of the gods they believe in?"

Gawain couldn't help but think in the direction of the conspiracy: "What if it was the gods who caused the tide of magic, and they increased their faith through miracles?"

"Is it possible to increase the number of believers by reducing the population by more than 70%? After the magic tide, the number of believers in all churches has dropped by more than half, and many beliefs have been directly cut off, not to mention that in the ancient times, there were people who were directly destroyed by the magic tide. Destroyed civilization... From this point of view, I don't think your guess is valid."

"Okay, this seems to be too much of a conspiracy theory," Gawain also realized that his guess was ill-considered, "If that's the case, what's your reason for fighting against the gods?"

Ophelia took a deep breath and said solemnly: "More than one civilization survived the tide of magic in ancient times - but those civilizations that survived, where are they now?"

In the short two or three seconds of silence, a concept that Melita Purnia had told herself appeared in Gawain's mind—

black trap.

"Did God finally destroy the survivors?"

Ophelia nodded slowly: "I'm afraid yes."

Gawain was stunned, and suddenly spread out his hands with a strange expression: "...Is the gods schizophrenic?"

"We don't know why - and we didn't initially find any clues or evidence to support 'Gods Destroy the World', we just found records of gods protecting humans from the tide, and all civilizations that survived the tide eventually The fact that they are all extinct.

"We didn't know what destroyed those survivors at first, until in the process of adjusting the magic flow of the Deep Blue Well, we accidentally opened a wrong rift, connecting the 'boundary of God's Domain', in that distorted In the splendid rift, for the first time, we witnessed a little phantom of the kingdom of the gods...

"The Gondor royal family at that time organized a secret exploration team composed of the most powerful priests and scholars. The purpose of this team was actually very simple. Tribute to thank them for their sanctuary on earth - the party will neither actually enter the kingdom of God nor do anything offensive.

"However, when the 'cross-border' act took place, the situation got out of control, extreme chaos and mad malice emanated from the rift, and the glorious image of the kingdom of heaven instantly turned into the most terrifying nightmare picture, hidden under the brilliance. The distorted 'knowledge' that is mind-shattering and the 'truth' that the human mind cannot understand, the team that crossed the rift was almost destroyed in an instant, and only two half-mad legendary powerhouses returned to the world with a sigh of relief. Before they died, they only left behind Two sentences:

"They are going to destroy us.

"It's a countdown."

Ophelia stopped and looked at Gawain quietly. After more than ten seconds of silence, she broke the silence softly:

"These two sentences are the beginning of the disobedience plan."