Chapter 18 Origins and Causes

Hearing Klein's question, Dunn glanced at the corridor leading to "Chanis Gate" outside the window, took out his pipe, stuffed it with cut tobacco and mint leaves, put it on the tip of his nose, took a deep breath, and his voice was slightly erratic. With emotion, he said:

"Only at home can I freely enjoy the wonderful taste of tobacco and mint leaves... Klein, do you know the creation myth?"

"Of course, when I was enlightened at the church's Sunday school, I relied on the "Revelation of the Night" to know words. The two chapters of the 'Book of Wisdom' and the 'Letters of the Saints' mentioned the creation myth." Klein recalled the original owner. After becoming a fragment of memory, he slowed down his speech and said, "The creator woke up from chaos, broke the darkness, created the first ray of light, and completely integrated into the universe, incarnating into all things, his body became the earth, became the The stars, one of his eyes turned into the sun and the other into the red moon, and part of his blood galloped into the sea and rivers, nourishing and nurturing life..."

Speaking of which, Klein paused unconsciously, partly because of the vague memory behind it, and partly because this creation myth is somewhat similar to the Pangu Kaitian theory of the big foodie nation...

People in different worlds have something in common in the imaginations of myths and legends!

Seeing Klein encountering "difficulties", Dunn smiled and added for him:

"His lungs became a genie; his heart became a giant; his liver became a tree-man; his head became a dragon; his kidneys became a feathered serpent; his hair became a phoenix; his ears Derived into a demon wolf; his mouth and teeth degenerated into xenogeneic species; his remaining body fluids degenerated into sea monsters, the essence of which was Naga; his stomach, his small and large intestines, and the evil parts of his body degenerated into demons, evil Spirit and various unknown evil beings, His spirit becomes the eternal sun, the Lord of Storms, the God of knowledge and wisdom..."

"Humans were born out of his wisdom. This is the first era, the era of chaos." Klein said the last sentence, feeling amused and absurd in his heart.

As a keyboard folklorist, it was the first time he had come into contact with such a detailed creation myth of "arrangement", and it was detailed and detailed down to which part of the creator of each race was derived from.

It's like sitting in a row and eating fruit...

And not only the texts of the goddess of the night say so, but the Lord of Storms and the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery also have similar descriptions.

This either shows that the creation myth is a true fact, or it vaguely reveals that several major churches in prehistory, before the Fifth Epoch, after a long struggle and compromise, finally reached an agreement...

Thinking of this, Klein suddenly had another question, frowned slightly and said:

"I think this is a bit of a problem. Why is the eternal sun, the lord of the storm, the god of knowledge and wisdom born directly from the spirit of the creator, but not the goddess?"

In the prehistoric records of "Apocalypse of the Night", the goddess of the night did not wake up until the end of the second era, and together with gods such as the Lord of the Storm, the eternal blazing sun, bless and help mankind through the cataclysm, which is commonly known as the third Ji, "The Era of Cataclysm".

The Mother Earth and the God of War also appeared in the same period, and the "God of Steam and Machinery", formerly known as the "God of Craftsmen", was not born until the Fourth Age.

In this way, the status of the gods seems to be self-evident.

Who is more ancient and who is more orthodox, it is very clear!

This also caused some trouble among the believers of the Evernight Goddess.

Dunn Smith held the pipe in his other hand and asked without answering:

"You give a complete description of the goddess's honorable name."

Klein suddenly felt like he had stabbed himself with a knife. He racked his brains and tried his best to recall:

"He is the goddess of the night, higher than the starry sky, longer than eternity, the lord of crimson, the mother of secrets, the queen of distress and fear, the lord of sleep and silence."

fine,

Fortunately, Klein's mother was a devout believer of the Evernight Goddess. When she was alive, she would come to dinner every evening and dinner. Even if the original owner's memory became fragments, it would not be completely lost.

"What does the Crimson Lord symbolize?" Dunn asked in a guiding tone.

"Hongyue." As soon as Klein finished speaking, he seemed to understand.

"Then the red moon is derived from which part of the creator?" Dunn asked again with a smile.

"One eye alone!" Klein looked at each other and smiled.

This is no worse than the Lord of Storms, which is formed by dividing the Creator's spirit into three!

As for the Church of the Mother Earth and the God of War, there should be a similar statement. Only the god of steam and machinery was "born" too late, and there is no reason for it-their churches were always weak for more than a thousand years before the invention of the steam engine. , grabbed the first move, and truly stood side by side with the others.

Dunn rubbed his pipe and said:

"Humans were born from the wisdom of the creator, so they have smart and extraordinary brains and lack other magical abilities. However, from the creation myth, we can draw a simple and clear conclusion, that all things are born from the same source."

"Born from the same origin..." Klein repeated the last few words.

"According to this conclusion, under the protection of gods, human beings who fought against giants, demons, aliens, etc., gradually figured out a way to obtain extraordinary power, that is to use evil spirits, dragons, monsters, magical trees, flowers or The corresponding parts of the crystal, combined with the rest of the materials, are prepared into potions, and then taken and absorbed to master different abilities, this is the common sense of all mysticism factions."

Dunn didn't give too much description, only briefly introduced, "During this process, our ancestors relied on painful lessons to discover that if you directly take high-grade, unconventional potions, it is easy to get a tragic end. There are only three possibilities."

"Which three?" Klein asked curiously.

"First, the spirit died, the body collapsed, and every piece of flesh and blood turned into a terrible monster. Second, the power contained in the potion instantly changed the personality, becoming cold, sensitive, irritable, cruel, indifferent to everything, and third Well..." Dunn put down his pipe, picked up the china cup next to him, and took a sip. "The Filmer coffee from the Perth Valley is very bitter but also very fragrant, with a great aftertaste. Would you like a cup?"

"I prefer Fenebot's Highland Coffee. Of course, I've only had it at Welch's a few times." Klein politely refused, "What's the third?"

"Insanity, going mad on the spot, more diabolical than diabolical, that's out of control," Dunn emphasized on the word "out of control."

Before Klein could speak, he put the coffee cup away and continued:

"After a long period of experimentation and exploration, coupled with the birth of the 'blasphemy slate', human beings have finally perfected the potion system, forming a sequence chain that is gradually improved and steadily increasing. The lower the sequence number, the higher the potion rank. Today, each of the seven major churches has at least one complete sequence, and there are also less complete 'paths' collected over hundreds of thousands of years."

"The Blasphemy Slate?" Klein keenly captured the term.

In "Party", "The Hanged Man" also mentioned it!

According to The Hanged Man, the Blasphemy Slate is the most critical factor in the formation and integrity of the potion system!

This is not quite the same as what Dunn said just now.

"This is something made by the evil god. In which era, what was recorded, and what is special, I'm not too sure. If you find any clues, you must report it to me immediately. It has the highest response level." Dunn Vaguely explained, "I just mentioned one of them getting out of control, and now I'll talk about the remaining four."

"Yeah." Klein put the question of "blasphemous slate" behind him and listened intently.

"Although human beings have only smart heads and no other extraordinary abilities, this is not absolute. There are always lucky or unfortunate people who are born with high inspiration. Well, that is, the ability to sense spirits. They can listen to them. To hear voices that others can't hear, to see things that others can't see, and to have some extraordinary characteristics."

When Dunn spoke, he looked at the emptiness around him, and Klein was horrified, "In other words, they are equal to half a Sequence 9 Beyonder, with fixed characteristics, uh, Sequence 9 is in the 'chain' The lowest rank... In short, they can only choose the corresponding, fixed sequence pathway, if they take other magical medicines, they will suffer from minor mental disorders, serious loss of control, and no matter how serious they are, they will die directly."

"Understood." Klein nodded slowly.

"The third type of loss of control is similar to the second type. Once you have selected the sequence chain, you can only go down this 'path', and you will never be able to go back. Medicine, although there is a high probability that it will acquire mixed, bizarre, and twisted abilities, it is almost certain that it is in a semi-mad state, or sensitive and irritable, or cruel and bloodthirsty, or silent and melancholy."

"And there is only one chance like this. In the future, whether it is taking the potion of the original 'path' or the potion of the current sequence, there is only one result of losing control. It depends on the death of the spirit, the collapse of the body into a monster, or It's turned into an evil spirit." Dunn said as he took a sip from the coffee cup.

Klein, who was a little terrified, was silent for a few seconds and said:

"What about the fourth out of control?"

"The fourth type, hehe, this is one of the most common problems. We take magical medicines to obtain the ability originally belonging to an extraordinary species, which is an unnatural evolution, and will be more or less affected by residual spirits. Maybe not Symptoms appear that outsiders cannot detect, but there must be something hidden in the heart. Before fully grasping the extraordinary power brought by the potion and eliminating those subtle traces, rashly taking the corresponding potion of a higher sequence will accumulate madness, accumulating Out of control..." Dunn was suddenly silent.

After a pause, he sighed: "Our internal regulations of the Nighthawks, even if a team member has made a lot of credit, they must take the last potion for three years and pass the corresponding examination before they can be promoted, but even so, every year A lot of people are out of control because of it.”

It's terrifying... Klein took a breath and said:

"What about the last one?"

The corners of Dunn's mouth were raised but there was no smile:

"The fifth reason is also a common cause of loss of control. For Beyonders, the inspiration is more or less improved. The smaller the sequence number, the greater the improvement. As a result, you can hear voices that others can't hear, and see what others can't see. If you encounter things that others will not encounter, you will always be tempted by mysterious and illusory bewitching. Once there is any other stimulus or greedy desire, it will go out of control step by step.”

As he spoke, Dunn turned to face him, and his gray eyes reflected Klein's figure.

His tone became desolate and said:

"The founder of the modern Nighthawks system, Archbishop Chanis once said:"

"We are guardians, and a bunch of poor people who are always fighting against danger and madness."

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