Volume 3: Artifacts Chapter 25: Man is about to die
"Give me one more song", "Give me one last song", "Really give me one last song"...
Luke couldn't figure out what the players who created this series of secrets had experienced, but he had to admit that these secrets were indeed very perfect and exquisite. Different mysterious props, different combinations, and finally they could produce the same effect.
This series of esoteric arts has a very high research value for the study of esoteric arts, so even though it is difficult to collect the required esoteric props, he still sent people all over the world to collect all the mysterious props.
The third apostle, Belga, was also unlucky and experienced this series of secret techniques. In more than ten songs, Hongshun showed his talent in singing on the stage, and demonstrated what a real microphone master is with his real strength. However, Belga, who knew nothing about music, danced from beginning to end, and his strength was repeatedly reduced. In the end, his limbs were completely limp, and he was still being pulled by his limbs to jump around.
After the secret technique of "No lie, please give me one more song time" ended.
Belga collapsed on the stage.
The stage closed to form a door. Luke finished the tea in the cup, walked through the carriage with the sandpaper, pushed the door and walked into the locomotive cab.
The cab is next to the boiler, so the temperature inside is much higher than other cars. It is full of pipes for transporting steam, as well as pull rods and shears for various purposes.
Outside the window glass is a black subspace, and the train is running at full speed in the subspace.
When Luke came in, Seething had already tied Belga to a metal chair, and Sandpaper pulled Kestrel aside, chattering about starting a band.
Belga, whose strength was almost completely drained, hung his head. Even without being tied up with ropes, he could not lift a single finger.
The first question Belga asked when he saw Luke was, "What kind of secret technique is this?"
"A very common occult technique." Luke sat down in another chair.
"No! This is definitely not an ordinary secret technique!" Belga reluctantly raised his head and looked at Luke sideways. "In my opinion, the study of secret techniques is highly random. It is very rare for two different secret techniques to produce the same effect. But the fifteen secret techniques just now all had the same effect, which completely overturned my understanding of secret techniques.
Unless you have mastered the underlying logic of the secret technique, you can create secret techniques at will."
Luke replied: "According to my research, the underlying logic of the secret arts does exist, but I haven't found it yet. The closest thing to the underlying logic of the secret arts in this world should be the ancient languages of the five ancient civilizations. But the ancient language is only an interpretation of the origin of the world. It cannot freely narrate secret languages, and can only use complex grammar to compile divine arts.
Therefore, divine arts are difficult to pass on and master.
If someone understands the underlying logic of the secret technique, then what they say will come true.”
"That is the power that only gods have." As if he knew he was going to die, Belga, without the burden of the Abyss Temple, naturally talked about the secret arts with Luke: "When we realize that the end of the secret arts is to become gods, there is nothing else in our hearts.
Unfortunately, we lost the Book of Disasters, which was the key to freely open the gate of the abyss. As a result, we wasted a hundred years in vain, but did not take a single step on the road to becoming a god. On the contrary, Qingkong, after obtaining the Book of Disasters, created such a convincing secret art in just a few years.
No wonder our good brothers who have known each other for a hundred years would betray us."
Luke didn't expect that the Abyss Temple's research on the esoteric arts was so in-depth. This is a hidden plot that no player has discovered.
He followed Belga's words and said, "The Abyss is one of the forces of the origin of the world and represents chaos. Chaos is unknowable and uncontrollable, but you want to understand the Abyss and even control its energy. What's even more ridiculous is... you even built a strictly hierarchical Abyss Temple, which is simply a humiliation to the Abyss.
Not to mention that you haven’t taken a single step towards becoming a god for a hundred years, even if it’s thousands or tens of thousands of years, the abyss won’t even look at you.”
Hearing Luke's words, Belga's eyes suddenly lit up.
"It turns out that we were all wrong! The abyss represents chaos. We fell into chaos but enforced order. And you and Qingkong... you seem to be in order, but you are breaking order and creating chaos everywhere.
That is why you have been favored by the Abyss and the authority of theocracy has been bestowed upon the Western Territory."
After hearing what Belga said, Luke couldn't help but feel alert.
In a sense, what Belga said seemed to be correct.
Recalling my experiences after crossing into this world.
He broke the original order in the City of Raging Tides, caused a series of chaos, and finally took control of the city. Although the City of Raging Tides had restored order, he used the City of Raging Tides as a fulcrum to stir up the entire empire into one chaos after another.
The Celtic Duke of Tedegar Hills rebelled, the Northern Art County Alliance invaded, and the neighboring country Rio changed its regime. Even the seemingly stable Western Territory broke the order that had existed there since the establishment of the empire. The barbarians, the Western Territory nobles, and the second prince Alec stared at each other and hindered each other.
Five ancient civilizations that have been silent for thousands of years have collectively entered the world, and a world war is brewing.
Luke had no idea what kind of mess he would make of the world.
This is not chaos! What is chaos?
No wonder the Abyss showed such favor to me in the Holy Mountain, as if it wanted to confer a deity upon me on the spot.
But... Belga just said... the Abyss has brought down the authority of theocracy in the Western Territory!
Luke sneered and said, "Although you are not liked by the Abyss , you are indeed smart. The Abyss has indeed brought down the authority of theocracy in the Western Territory. This is the purpose of our revival of the World Tree."
Luke didn't know what the abyss divine authority Belga was talking about, but he could be sure that it was related to the World Tree. Anyway, as someone who was "closer" to the abyss than the Apostles of the Abyss, he had the final say on this matter.
When Belga heard Luke admit it himself, he showed an expression of "as expected".
"Once again, chaos is introduced in the name of order."
Luke answered with the clear sky speaking to him: "Chaos does not exclude order, order can accommodate chaos. When chaos is strong, order will be dormant; when order is strong, chaos will hide. Without order, where would chaos come from?
I have already planted the seeds of chaos in the West, waiting to finally reap the divine authority bestowed by the Abyss."
Belga looked as if he had suddenly realized something, and then said to Luke: "If I'm not mistaken, after Victor left the Abyss Temple, he should have gone to the West to find Disaster."
Luke thought to himself: Could it be that disaster is the authority of the so-called theocracy of the abyss?
Come to think of it, disaster really fits the characteristics of the abyss.
Disaster was born because of the revival of the World Tree. The World Tree has the potential to be promoted to a divine weapon, and it has a deep connection with the starry sky that represents order. So it is very likely that Disaster was released by the Abyss to maintain balance.
Now Victor has gone to the West to find Zaimie. I wonder what he can do.
It seems that the trip to the West must be arranged in advance.
Luke asked Belga calmly: "How much do you know about disasters? Before you die, I can make your thoughts closer to God..."
Upon hearing that the meteorite was willing to tell him the secret of the disaster, Belga raised his head, his eyes glowed red, and there was no hatred in his expression, only a sincere desire for knowledge.
"Thank you, Meteorite. A hundred years have been wasted. We thought we were embracing the abyss, but we didn't know that we were spurned by it. If you can tell me the secret of God, I will die without any regrets."
"It is because you are going to die that I will tell you so much." Luke smiled, and then he started the conversation by saying, "Disaster is a mysterious energy that was transformed from the thousand years of pain endured by the previous generation of the World Tree. Because the World Tree was favored by another energy body of the same level as the Abyss, the Abyss gave Disaster the authority of God.
Disaster and the World Tree coexist, and the destruction of the World Tree is the basis of its own existence.
You only have one hour. I will not let the Apostle of the Abyss, who knows too many secrets of disaster, leave alive.
Let’s get started!
Only one hour left!
Belga, knowing that he was going to die, had no worries in order to learn more secrets before he died.
Although all the nobles in the Western Territory have submitted their letters of loyalty to Emperor Augustine, their way of survival will not change easily. On the surface, they have broken with the Duke of Celtic, but in fact, they are still secretly connected, but not as blatantly as before.
Part of the Brotherhood of the Blade's power in the West was swallowed up by the Temple of the Abyss, so the Temple of the Abyss was not only not eradicated in the West, but was strengthened instead.
This is how the Disaster, which was wandering in the Western Territory, was discovered by the Temple of the Abyss.
With the help of the Abyss Temple, Zaimie has established an organization called "Yellow Regret" in the Western Territory, and has had many open and covert confrontations with the "Demon Hunting Group" that secretly protects the World Tree.
A group of abyss mages hid in "The Forgotten" and secretly studied disaster.
Based on the information they obtained and their hundred years of research on the abyss, the Apostles of the Abyss came to the conclusion that disaster destruction is a part of the divine authority of the abyss.
According to Belga's narration, the Abyss Temple didn't know much about Disaster, and Disaster's whereabouts were erratic, so it was impossible for the Abyss Mages to dissect and analyze him in the laboratory. Belga talked more about the Abyss Temple's research on the Abyss, and then extended it to Disaster, most of which was related to theocracy.
Luke couldn't help but sigh that the Abyss Temple has learned something from its hundreds of years of research on the abyss.
As for Belga's questions, Luke would answer them if he could, and make them up if he couldn't. Anyway, Belga had no way to verify them, so he could only believe what he said.
"Regarding the Disaster, I have another question. How do you obtain the divine authority it carries, destroy it, or integrate it?"
Luke took out his pocket watch and checked the time: "Time's up, the Q&A is over. Time to send you on your way!"
Belga said quickly: "This is my last question, and the one I want to know most. Please be sure to answer me."
Luke put the pocket watch back, took out the steel wing with brilliant feathers, and swung it to transform it into a long sword burning with holy flames.
"I know your strength is recovering. One hour is the most time I can give you, no more... Go meet your companions with the secret!"
After saying that, Luke swung his sword at Belga without any hesitation.
The sword blade with holy flames slashed across Belga's neck, and his head was separated from his body and fell to the ground.
Then Belga's body decomposed into black dust, and then turned into black mist and dissipated, leaving only a black bead rolling on the floor.
Luke picked up the bead, looked at it, and put it in his pocket.
I turned around and saw Sandpaper, Kestrel and Boiling huddled together.
Sandpaper asked in a trembling voice: "We have heard so many of your secrets, will you kill us to silence us?"
Luke pretended to be serious and asked, "What secret?"
Sandpaper replied fearfully: "Abyss, chaos, order, disaster, destruction and becoming a god. Why don't you let us avoid it? Is this what we can listen to?"
Luke smiled and said, "I really don't know what you have learned from me! Is what you said the key point? The key point is... Belga told me the complete organizational structure of the Abyss Temple in the West."
"Ah?" Sandpaper asked in surprise, "Is this the point?"
"Of course! That's what we do in the Secret Service. The people in the Abyss Temple are all crazy. You wouldn't take his talk of becoming a god seriously, would you?"
"How could you take it seriously? We were just teasing you." Sandpaper, Red Falcon, and their boiling emotions immediately relaxed. Sandpaper even boasted, "Every year, we in the Secret Affairs Bureau of Nutao City arrest hundreds of charlatans who claim to be gods. I have also seen Chief Inspector Thomas interrogate those charlatans, and he used the same method you just used. These people don't need to be tortured at all."
Children are easy to deceive.
Luke then warned, “Although we have extracted some secrets of the Abyss Temple from Belga, this matter is related to the World Tree, so you cannot tell anyone what you heard.
Including your sisters."
Luke didn't expect Belga to suddenly talk about the topic of theocracy. If he had kicked Sandpaper and the other three out at that time, they would only believe that what they heard was true.
So this was the only remedy Luke could do.
Since the matter is related to the World Tree, it must be related to Miss Qingkong.
To keep a secret for Luke, Sandpaper would make some choices, but to keep a secret for Miss Clear Sky, Sandpaper immediately patted his chest and said, "Don't worry! We promise not to tell anyone what we heard here, not even Blue Dove and the others.
Is it a kestrel? "
Hong Kun is also Qing Kong's little fan: "No, I promise I won't tell anyone."
Fei Teng shook his hands, indicating that he would not tell anyone.
Done!
Luke clapped his hands and said, "This is the end! Boiling will be responsible for stopping the train, and you two sisters will go and clean up the remaining Abyss Mages in the train.
I went to have tea with Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal and Her Royal Highness Sinclair to greet them on the end of the evening.
I'll give you one hour, is that enough?"
"Enough!" After independently solving a Abyss Mage, Sandpaper gained some experience on how to deal with these Abyss Mages hiding behind the secret arts. This time with the help of Red Falcon, they were even more like sisters working together to achieve great things.
Sandpaper floated up and patted Boiling's shoulder, then took Hong Kun's hand and left the front cab together.
The boiling control device slows down the train.
Luke reviewed the information he had obtained from Belga and walked out of the cab.
