Deep Sea Embers

Chapter 182 History, Pollution, and the Black Sun

A line of text that suddenly appeared on the "chronological column", unknown city-states, unknown battles, unknown failures and sacrifices - a history that does not exist in anyone's memory, left to the world after its demise Only a trace remains.

And even if it is this extremely short sentence, I am afraid that countless fire spreaders passed it to the real world at the cost of their lives.

After listening to Morris' words, Duncan fell into deep thought after being stunned for a moment.

The Church of the Firebearers... He knows the general situation of this sect.

After learning that there is a "Four Gods Faith" in this world, he became very interested in these gods who have a great influence on the world, and the book that Morris sent before happened to involve many of the four gods. As for the content of the church, he learned about all the churches of the four righteous gods, and among the four gods, the "fire bearer" is the most special one in his opinion.

The core of the beliefs of the fire passers-by, or their "belief", is completely different from that of other believers of the three gods. The storm, wisdom, and death followed by the believers of the other three gods are relatively easy to understand concepts, while the fire passers-by What follows... is the more ethereal thing of "history".

History is the memory of civilization, which is passed on from generation to generation in the changing years - this is the core of the belief of the fire passers-by. They believe that civilization starts with "fire" and continues to this day with "fire" as the symbol, and there are countless people in the world. Qing threats are trying to interfere or distort the passing of the torch, and it is their mission to counter these threats and ensure the stable continuation of the torch of civilization.

The Firebearers follow and worship the "Eternal Burning Fire" Taurijin, a giant who stood at the beginning of civilization. It is said that he kept and guarded the first bonfire lit by mortals, and turned this bonfire into his own. A part of the body, he distinguishes the correct history from the jumps and branches of the flame, and imprints it on his body. As civilization advances, this giant becomes bigger and bigger, and when he grows to the limit, The civilization of mortals in the world will be truly safe, and no one can threaten the correct continuation of history, and even the subspace cannot annihilate civilization.

This is the original text in the book Morris sent, and it is also the most important passage in the "Fire Bible" held by the fire bearer.

In Duncan's view, the last part of these descriptions may be just the thoughts of believers, a big pie drawn by the church, and its credibility is open to question, but the description of "the fireman guarding the history" should be true.

History can be polluted, nature can be preserved, and vice versa.

"...So they did this once..." Duncan suddenly muttered thoughtfully.

"What did you say?" Morris didn't react for a while, "I did it once back then? What does it mean..."

"It's nothing, just talking to myself," Duncan shook his head slightly, and looked at the old gentleman in front of him quite seriously, "The information you brought is very important."

"The information I brought?" Morris was a little confused. "You mean the third record I mentioned just now? The summons that appeared on the Fire Bearer Chronicle Column?"

Duncan nodded slightly, then frowned suddenly: "But I'm curious about one thing, does the Black Sun have the authority to pollute history?"

"This..." Morris hesitated, obviously this was beyond the scope of his knowledge as a "historical expert", "I am not very clear about the power of the black sun, this is probably only those experts who specialize in fighting evil gods." I will understand, but as far as I know, the Black Sun should not have this ability in theory..."

Duncan nodded thoughtfully, and Morris looked at the "shadow of the subspace" who seemed to be thinking in front of him with some anxiety.

This "Mr. Duncan" has always been very polite and patient. He discusses academic issues with himself, asks questions and thinks from time to time. And the noise was still a constant reminder to Morris that he was walking on the edge of an abyss.

"Mr. Duncan" seems to be interested in the spreader, and in the "pollution and protection of history". Why?Is this suspected being from the subspace planning something?God of Wisdom Rahmu asked himself to stay in contact with him in order to obtain information in this regard?What is the relationship between this warp shadow and the god of wisdom?Is it some kind of confrontation?

Are you participating in a game between gods?Are you acting as the "eyes and ears" of the god of wisdom to spy on your opponent?

Chaotic and chaotic thoughts fluctuated in Morris' mind, and he became more and more cautious. After realizing the "role" he might assume, he even had a sense of mission spontaneously, and felt that Laheem seemed to be Standing behind him, he was observing "Mr. Duncan" in front of him through his own eyes.

And when the old man was thinking wildly, Duncan finally ended his contemplation. The latter suddenly raised his head, and muttered something half curious and half emotional: "It is said that those 'sun heretics' have done so many things, and they are still active." To this day...haven't the normal people in the various city-states thought about completely exterminating these lunatics?"

"It's not easy to wipe out an evil sect." Morris woke up from his thoughts and subconsciously shook his head. "Heretical beliefs enter the body like mercury, permeating everywhere. No matter how many are eliminated, new ones will always emerge. After all, this It's because the 'gods' behind them are still active—as long as the corresponding evil god is still there, the pollution and infiltration of mortals will never stop. You know, even if all the adults in a city-state die, only The purest newborns, those newborns will naturally have a bewitched mind..."

Morris said, shaking his head: "Some people just live a good life, and they are hardworking and honest people for most of their lives, but because of a weakness in a certain setback, a wavering in a certain fear, or watching Seeing things that shouldn’t be seen, hearing things that shouldn’t be understood, and becoming the minions of heresy overnight, filled with taboo knowledge in the mind, and wearing black robes to become believers of evil gods. How can I clean it up?"

Speaking of this, the old gentleman subconsciously glanced at Duncan again, his eyes became a little strange.

Duncan looked puzzled: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Forgive me for the offense," Morris took a light breath and mustered up his courage, "but shouldn't you be very familiar with this kind of... corruption that occurs among mortals?"

Duncan didn't react at first, and it took two seconds to understand what the other party meant, and he suddenly looked helpless: "I don't do this—I usually obey the law, and when I see cult members, I will take the initiative to find the nearest sheriff. Reported."

Morris: "...?"

The old man obviously held back his words for an instant, but he didn't dare to say a word.

Duncan felt that the topic was a bit crooked, so he quickly waved his hand before the other party opened his mouth: "I understand what you mean, that is, the believers of the evil gods in the world are just 'appearances', and the biggest problem is that the 'evil gods' themselves cannot be eliminated, so their Pollution is like a poison that keeps spawning cultists one after another, and the guardians can't clean it up after 1 years of fighting... But is the influence of the black sun really that strong? I've seen that unlucky guy, he You're almost dead, let alone meddling in the mortal world, you have to rely on the reflection of light to say a word to me, can this also pollute the mortal world?"

The corner of Morris's mouth twitched suddenly: "No matter how bad the black sun is, it's still in your eyes. We... are just fragile mortals..."

Duncan felt unspeakably weird, and wanted to say to the old man on the spot, "I am also a human being, look at what I am not like a human being", but after thinking about the old man's physical and mental health, he was embarrassed to say this sentence ...

Morris, on the other hand, seemed to think of something after he subconsciously said what was in his mind. He paused for a moment and added: "However, your doubts may also point to the crux of the problem. If the state of the black sun is really as bad as you said, he The pollution to the world really shouldn't be so strong, at least it shouldn't make the sun heresy so troublesome... Maybe all of this has something to do with those beings called 'children of the sun'."

"Heir of the sun..." Duncan muttered thoughtfully, and he couldn't help but think of the tall and thin figure that appeared in Shirley's dream before.

Although there was no clear evidence, he always felt that the thing was probably related to the legendary "Son of the Sun".

The black sun is already dying, and it is no longer able to shine on this world. However, the descendants of the black sun have continued to this day. On the other hand, it has continued the influence of the black sun. As a result, the sun cultists cannot be eliminated, and their harm is becoming more and more serious .

But here, there is a problem still unresolved:
The black sun does not have the ability to pollute history, and his descendants certainly cannot.

However, in the early days of the new city-state calendar, the news from the city-state "Wilhelm" that was forgotten by history said that "the black sun descended from history", and today's Puland city-state also shows signs of historical pollution. What's going on here?

Could it be... who is "helping" the Black Sun to resurrect from history?

(End of this chapter)