Chapter 960: The Power of Ants

Lu Yao focused on the text on the screen.

"There was no Breaker born in Norse mythology, and there are very few relevant records."

Hela said: "However, in the depths of the Jinlunga Gap, the conversation between Ymir, the source of Nordic mythology, and an outsider has been preserved. In ancient times, I once heard it there."

"The voice said, there is no sand here, there is no sea, the earth is nowhere to be found, the sky is not on top, you follow me to the place where wisdom and life originate.

"Ymir replied, I want you to tell the stories of sentient beings in the outside world, the ways of life and creation, big and small."

"The other party said that everything you created will be destroyed, and the oldest stories you remember will disappear. You are the god responsible for the creation of the world, and you are also a prisoner locked in the rules. Let me go, embrace freedom and Omniscience."

"Ymir's answer is - the sun does not know the location of her palace, and the stars do not know where they are stationed. The sun shines from the south to the stone palace, and the stars cover the sky. Guests from afar, I have nothing, I have everything too.”

"His interlocutor also said that the great power of the Creator has become the cornerstone and dust of life. This is the curse of truth. I see you bleeding, your glory and reputation being tarnished by those who come after you. I see your die……"

The two debated and discussed the identity of the gods.

Ymir is a steadfast creator, and the reason why he created the world is simple. He purely follows the voice of his heart. The visitor wanted to persuade Him to give up the invisible temptation and resist the instinct of God,

The interviewer describes himself as an outlier.

The conversation ends here.

Hela said: "In other words, the breaker is the god who gives up the shackles of his people and identity. Since he no longer possesses the godhead, no trace of them can be found in the laws of the relevant gods or the pantheon of gods."

Lu Yao understood.

God is the boss of civilization, and the exception is to cash out after receiving the faith funds and resign as the boss. In this way, as the most fundamental law of the virtual universe, it cannot be held accountable.

Hela continued: "The Breakers rarely appear in public, and there is very little relevant information. But rumors say that this is a path to becoming a [Transcendent]."

"In Nordic mythology, the person who knows the relevant secrets best is [King of the Gods] Odin, who also killed Ymir. But after Ragnarok, Odin also fell."

Lu Yao typed.

——What does Sedilia have to do with the curse of the Old God in this world?

Hela pondered for a moment: "The power of my title is related to disease and aging, so I can see the changes in the rules behind the phenomenon. The locals in Volut are not ordinary humans. In this normal environment, they suffer from hunger diseases and various It has been extinct among infectious diseases for a long time and cannot continue to this day.”

When he said this, Lu Yao also came back to his senses.

really.

He recalled that at the beginning, the Yao people were in great distress in the storm, and many people died due to poor harvests, floods, and droughts.

The ant people live scattered in villages, with low productivity, and their technology and culture are relatively primitive and simple.

Can such villages really withstand the torment of incurable diseases and disease environments?

"I observed the people here through their diseases, but it was still difficult to see the exact reason. It wasn't until I compared the death symbols they formed when they were dying that I finally knew the reason."

Hela raised her left hand, and a cloud of black smoke rose from her hand.

The black smoke formed a huge word "death".

The word "death" is woven with many black and red symbols and has a circular frame outside.

Lu Yao observed carefully and found that the symbolic structure contained smaller dead characters, and there seemed to be even smaller basic units, like some kind of matryoshka dolls.

"Mr. Yao Shen, this is the death symbol of an ordinary cynomolgus in the [Traveler] world. I have made some simplifications. Red is the node of injury and life loss, so it looks like there are red mottled marks."

Hela raised her right hand and condensed another death symbol.

Different from the previous one, this word "death" has some small green dots, which are concentrated around the red nodes, as if they are surrounded and contained.

"And this is Ant-Man's death symbol."

Hela added: "Green is the power of the gods, or more strictly speaking, the power brought by the godhead. So although the life span of the ant-men has been shortened, they can still continue to this day."

Lu Yao reacted immediately.

——The ant-man is a god?

"Mr. Yao Shen, the blood of the gods in their bodies has become very invisible. Usually the gods can only last for three to five generations, and then the remaining power of the gods will completely fail. But the ant people have survived in the local area for at least thousands of years."

"Based on their average life span of 30 years, this is far beyond the limit of the power of the gods, but the power of the gods is still in effect. Then there is only one possibility."

Hela said: "There are other external forces that continue to supply them, adjust and stabilize their death symbols, and the source of this external power is [Sedilia's Stone Array], which is closely connected to the rules of the world.

"This is a special force that will continue to act on the ant-people. Even if they are weak, they will be assisted by the power of rules to maintain the continuation of this ethnic group."

"The stone statues serve this ethnic group. Sedilia transformed the world so that the ant-men can survive forever. The ant-men are most likely Sedilia's former descendants."

Lu Yao thought about it for a while.

Cedilia was kind to the descendants of gods. Even though she was leaving, she still thought about the future and designed a complex and continuous rule in this world in advance to ensure that the ant keepers would at least not become extinct.

"So I think there is no need to worry about the survival of the local ant keepers. Although they will fluctuate and weaken due to the changes in the world rules and the influence of the curse, they will gradually stabilize. Although the curse of the old gods is a special and difficult to remove force, it still cannot shake the basic framework of the entire carefully transformed world."

"Let me emphasize again that the rules of this world are very exquisite and amazing. Various main rules support and connect each other, and the structure formed ensures that this world will maintain a stable evolution."

"From the operating logic and results of rules and symbols, this series of changes ultimately points to a purpose that has never changed-letting the ant keepers approach the stone statue formation and become descendants of gods through the stone statue formation."

Hela put forward a view that is completely different from everyone else before.

He believes that the curse of the old gods is just a confusing appearance. In essence, this world is trying to guide the locals to become descendants of gods through the stone statue formation.

Theoretically, the harsher the environment, the more likely the natives would be to approach the stone statues, and overcome difficulties and continue to survive by obtaining the power left by the ancient gods.

However, the designer did not think of a small variable.

That is the local ants.

Hela said: "Because they were abandoned and cursed by the later god [Feng Hum], the locals were extremely disappointed and resistant to the gods, and even more disgusted with the wonders related to the gods, allowing these stone statues to collapse and be sunk into the ground by geological movements. This is the antecedent."

"Ants do not have traditional hearing, but they are very sensitive to vibrations, especially when they find strange vibrations, which will make them panic and crawl quickly. But at the same time, the vibrations and mutterings of the stone statues will scare away other predators, but instead become their shelter for survival."

"They heard the sound of the stone statues. Although ants themselves are a tiny life, they have slowly changed over the years."

"It may take a lot of time for a descendant of the gods to be born among the ants. After thousands of years, they improved and evolved from generation to generation, and gradually evolved into two kinds of ants of the descendants of the gods, namely fire ants and seed ants. "

"Around these two kinds of ants, the locals discovered the value of their abilities and began to raise them. Some people found fire ants that could be disassembled and eaten, while others preferred strong seed ants. "

A mysterious smile appeared on the head of the goddess of death: "Although they hate to resist the legacy left by the gods, in the end, they still consciously or unconsciously enjoy the gifts given by Cedilia. "

"The relationship between gods and their people is sometimes so entangled and contradictory. "

"This is the basic situation of Volut that I have investigated. "

Lu Yao looked in awe.

As expected of a goddess who specializes in disease and death, the symbol of death has exerted strategic power this time. Hela's attainments in the academic field of death are the best among the gods Lu Yao knows.

Hela's well-reasoned judgment also made Lu Yao feel a little relieved.

-Thank you for your hard work.

The other party nodded slightly: "I saw some very interesting diseases and ways of death this time, and I also want to thank Mr. Yaoshen for the invitation. I want to stay here for a while, further check the local death symbols, and communicate with Miss Sekhmet. Is that okay?"

--Of course, please, just tell me what you need.

After Lu Yao settled down here, he began to think about the breaker again.

He first logged into the committee database.

After checking, there was no official description of the breaker. There were two related articles, both of which involved some speculation about the breaker, but not special research.

Lu Yao called Song Shiyi.

"I don't know about this either... Mr. Huang, how about this, you come to my house. We are holding a video conference, which will end in about an hour and a half. You can ask Teacher Zao and others directly after the meeting."

Forty minutes later, Lu Yao and Isabel arrived at Lu Island where Song Shiyi was.

Song Shiyi wore a mask and a furry home dress with rabbit ears. Her face was transparent and she kept coughing.

"I caught a cold recently, so I asked for leave to work from home."

Lu Yao was surprised: "Can god players get sick too?"

"Yes."

Song Shiyi coughed twice, and her eyes were red: "The benefit of population to the body is very limited, unless there is a very large population... I am not the type who is good at management."

A video conference was being held on the TV in the living room. On the right side were a pile of square business cards with names, and on the left side of the screen was a middle-aged man who looked like a leading cadre.

He was saying: "my country is a veritable digital economy power. According to statistics, the scale of my country's digital economy reached 2 trillion yuan in 2022..."

"We must accelerate the construction of the basic system of the digital economy, and at the same time strive to promote international cooperation in the digital economy, and conduct digital economy pilots in the virtual universe. All departments of the committee must cooperate well, strictly control, and ensure the interests of the country and the people..."

Lu Yao was alert.

He seemed to have seen some inside information.

Is it going to be a virtual universe for all people?