Chapter 600 The Truth?
"Biological contamination?"
Jules Mazarin did not expect to hear this answer from his former bishop.
After all, compared with the mysterious 'Star Dragon Bloodline', 'biological pollution' is like dragging the gods from above to the ground, and then splashing them with mud.
"Don't worry, my child, we still have a lot of time. I will tell you everything tonight."
As the old archbishop's old voice sounded in the 'Final Dogma Zone', a dusty past event that subverted Jules Mazarin's cognition was slowly told by him.
Hundreds of years ago, humans dug out the jump engines left by the forerunners in the ruins on the Blue Star, and entered the age of interstellar navigation in a short period of time.
Although the development of other supporting technologies has not yet fully caught up, adhering to the principle of "sustaining the bold and starving the timid", a large number of human pioneers still rode extremely crude interstellar spaceships into deep space. Head towards the infinite universe.
The founding emperor of the Star Dragon Empire, the hero of the generation who would later be known as the 'Brave Draman Leon', was also one of the countless pioneers at that time.
But what's not very honorable is that Dramman Leon was forced to go to deep space to explore.
Because he was a gambler who owed a huge sum of money and could no longer stay on the Blue Star at that time, so he went to deep space to develop not to realize some 'great ambition'.
It's just to save his own life.
But the decision to go to deep space directly changed his life, and even changed the entire history of mankind.
Since humans at that time did not have a complete grasp of the jump engine, it was common for problems to occur when making jumps, and even jumps to an unfamiliar space.
The pioneering team that Draman Leon belongs to encountered such a problem during the jump.
They were supposed to go to a newly discovered galaxy and participate in the environmental transformation of a local Earth-like planet.
But when the pioneering spacecraft left hyperspace, everyone on the spacecraft discovered that they had not arrived at the set 'transit station', but instead arrived at a galaxy that had not yet been recorded on the star map.
Immediately afterwards, everyone discovered a giant Forerunner ruins quietly moored here not far from the jump position - according to the speculations of later generations of scholars, this was a large testing ground for the Forerunners.
No one knows what method this pioneering team used. In short, they finally succeeded in entering this large testing site and found a large number of completely decayed starry sky dragon corpses in its core area, as well as a 'frozen at low temperature' Complete Dragon Corpse'.
For this pioneering team, which is basically composed of gamblers, debtors, and fugitives, this is an unexpected situation, but at the same time, this frozen dragon is the key to their happy life in the next life.
After all, before this, the starry sky dragon was only a creature that existed in human legends - no one knew how the humans on Blue Star gave birth to the legend of the starry sky dragon, but it was indeed passed down like this.
And the corpse of a legendary creature was suddenly discovered. Not to mention its academic value, the wealth value it brought was immeasurable.
As long as this pioneering team can carry some biological samples back, using the gimmick of this legendary creature, it can definitely sell for a sky-high price, allowing everyone in the team to have food and clothing for the rest of their lives.
So the entire team made a decision almost in a short time, and everyone agreed to take unknown risks to try to obtain biological samples.
They obtained machinery from the spacecraft that was originally intended to be used in alien exploration, and tried their best to break open a small piece of ice. In the end, when all the machinery was almost scrapped, they only uncovered a piece of dragon scale. '.
But for everyone, this is enough. Even a holographic video that records the entire process can make them make a fortune.
But just when Draman Leon and others tried to sample the 'dragon blood' and muscles under the 'dragon scales', an accident happened.
The sudden splash of dragon blood directly corroded their protective clothing. Immediately afterwards, everyone felt that the dragon blood seemed to be alive and quickly integrated into their bodies.
On this pioneering spacecraft named 'Mithril Warhead', more than 40 pioneering team members who entered the ruins did not even have time to send out a distress signal. They all fell into coma one after another under the pollution of this 'dragon blood' .
When everyone regained consciousness, they found that their bodies had undergone tremendous changes under the transformation of this 'dragon's blood', just like the bones had been broken and the muscles had been reshaped, transforming into an almost... Perfect body.
Different shapes of 'dragon horns' appeared on everyone's head, and 'dragon scale'-like patterns appeared on some parts of the body.
At the same time, these pioneer team members discovered that nearly a year had passed since they entered this forerunner ruins.
No one knows how they survived. In their understanding, it is impossible for humans to survive for nearly a year without eating or drinking, so they can only attribute it to the changes in their bodies. .
This pioneering team that suffered a mutation stayed in this pioneer laboratory for a long time. Because of the star dragon's bloodline, while their bodies were transformed and evolved, they also mastered the power of the so-called "dragon power", and at the same time, their thinking speed , learning ability and brain development ability have also been greatly improved.
In this case, Draman Leon showed his qualifications as a leader. He led everyone to move the supplies from the spaceship to the ruins. The entire team immediately settled here and began to adapt to the evolution. body, learn to master his awakened dragon power, and find ways to discover other secrets in this ruins.
I don't know how long this time has passed. When this pioneering team finally planned to return to the human world, they found that the situation in the human world had changed.
Because of the interstellar voyage, the entire Blue Star Federation began to split, and various pioneering lands and colonies successively broke away from the control of the Blue Star Federation and became independent.
Against this background, bellicose humans quickly fell into the flames of war.
Faced with such a situation, Draman Leon finally gave up the idea of bringing the star dragon's body back to the human world to make a fortune.
As a former gambler, after completing his 'evolution', he decided to make a big bet for himself.
"We are the descendants of the Starry Dragon, the leaders who will guide humanity to its true future."
Draman Leon, who had already taken the leadership position in the team, suddenly said these words to the others one day.
In the end, this long-lost pioneer team returned to the human world as the "Descendants of the Star Dragon" after changing their appearance.
And their comprehensive qualities that far surpassed those of humans, as well as the abilities brought to them by the Star Dragon bloodline, also allowed them to easily gain a foothold, and quickly rose up in the 'All Humanity Chicken Eating Contest' and became a dominant force. important forces——
After listening to the archbishop's story, Jules Mazarin fell into deep self-doubt. He felt that his faith for so many years was like a joke.
After being silent for a period of time, the clergyman whose 'world view' had been reshaped looked back at his 'guide'.
"Archbishop, I have a question. Why should you tell me this 'truth'?"
"Before I answer this question, I want to ask you a question first. Jules Mazarin, what is the nature of religion?"
In the dim freezer room, in front of the huge star dragon's 'remnant', the former archbishop suddenly spoke quietly and asked Jules Mazarin.
Regarding this question, Jules, as a senior cleric of the state religion, would naturally not be unable to answer this question.
You can even come up with two completely different sets of answers, but in a sense, both are correct.
[The essence of religion is belief and spiritual pursuit, moral norms and behavioral guidance, an individual or collective exploration and belief in supernatural power, the meaning of the universe and the purpose of life. It is also one of the important ways for people to seek higher levels of truth and personal growth. 】
This is the standard answer that Jules Mazarin once learned in a 'theological professional course', and it is also the 'scientific explanation' of the concept of 'religion' by the Imperial State Church itself in most cases.
Jules Mazarin was originally prepared to tell this 'standard answer', but after seeing the look in the eyes of the former archbishop that was completely different from usual, the junior who was about to take over as archbishop hesitated for a moment and finally said something else. One answer:
"The essence of religion is to control the subconscious of people and specific groups. This control is not only reflected in the control of believers, but also in the influence on society. Any religion controls, the more people it controls, the area it controls The bigger it is, the greater the rights."
After hearing the answer from Jules Mazarin, the archbishop nodded with satisfaction.
"Very good, it seems that you are not completely lost like others in the church. This is why you will eventually take over the position of archbishop."
Jules Mazarin frowned: "Because the state religion needs a person with a clear head to make decisions?"
"That's right."
The archbishop walked to his successor, patted him on the shoulder and continued:
"The essence of religion is control. While controlling believers and others through various methods, the church's clergy, especially the top decision-makers, must have a clear mind, instead of becoming crazy when surrounded by everyone. ”
"So you brought me here just to make me realize the truth and break my beliefs?"
"Yes, only in this way will you not leave decisions to the illusory 'gods' at important junctures in the future, but be able to make decisions with your own clear head."
After listening to the Archbishop's words, Jules Mazarin felt that his understanding of gods and religion was no longer as simple as subversion, but completely shattered and recast.
Perhaps no one can imagine that in order to become the supreme leader of the empire’s state religion, the first thing they have to do is deny the existence of the ‘god’ they believe in.
Seeing that his heir had slowly begun to accept this fact, the Archbishop breathed a sigh of relief, then stood beside Jules Mazarin and looked at the frozen dragon.
"My child, you will take over my position tomorrow. If you have anything else you want to ask, feel free to ask it now."
"Archbishop, I do have other questions that I don't understand, and I hope to get answers."
Jules Mazarin's voice has become extremely calm now, and at the same time, his whole person has recovered from the shock just now.
"Say it, kid."
"This body."
Jules Mazarin raised his chin, nodded at the remains of the huge star dragon in front of him, and then continued:
"Why should it be kept here at such a high cost? Since the Imperial State Church wants to bury the truth, wouldn't it be safer to dispose of the corpses of these star dragons and let them become true 'legends'?"
"Back then, I asked the same question as you. Guess how my former archbishop answered."
"How did you answer that?"
"She said: I asked the same question as you back then."
Jules Mazarin: "."
The atmosphere in the final dogma area suddenly became a little awkward at this moment, but Jules could now confirm that the archbishop in front of him was indeed the kind, joking old man in his memory.
And the archbishop who was 'standing on duty for the last day' couldn't help but smile after seeing the dark-faced Jules Mazarin.
"Hahahaha, I'm not kidding. Your Excellency the then Archbishop Youti did say that, and she also told me that every Archbishop asked the same question."
"So why?"
"The answer is I don't know."
The archbishop's voice paused and became serious again.
"No one knows what the 'Brave Dramain Leon' was thinking at the time, and no one knows why he spent so much money to hide the remains of the Star Dragon here."
On that night 30 years ago, Jules Mazarin ultimately failed to get the answer to this question.
But when he brought the 'Eternal Cell' to the Final Dogma Zone 30 years later, he felt that the answer to this question was about to be answered.
——
30 years later, now.
A. Bawa Ku Asteroid Fortress, Saleh's dedicated laboratory.
"Wait, you mean the statement 'biological pollution' is also false?! The founding emperor of the Star Dragon Empire lied to everyone?"
Amber, who was lying on the sofa in the laboratory, asked Saleh dumbfoundedly. She didn't have time to drink the hot tea she had been holding in her hand since the 'Forerunner's History Classroom'.
"To be precise, it was a collective scam created by the first royal family members of the Star Dragon Empire to use a lie to hide a bigger secret."
Saleh said slowly with a smile:
"It's covered."
"Your human slang is slipping away the more you say it."