Chapter 7: The Ice Circle
"It's really emotional to see each other. Let's go to the Ice World, this stone chamber is a small world made by the Underworld, and I am here to rest. Now that I'm awake, the stone chamber won't last long before it's gone. As he spoke, the Ice Angel spread his wings, and his wings emitted light, enveloping the dumb people, and after a while, everyone returned to the inside of the Crystal Palace.
"I slept this night, the outside world changes so fast!" Standing in the Crystal Palace, the ice angel spread his wings widely, and the wings were like a detector, constantly emitting waves of light outward.
"A lot of elves have come to me. It seems that as soon as I left, the order of this world changed. The Ice Angel smiled and shook his head. "It seems that there are still elves who have escaped to the human world. These guys are really daring. ”
"See how powerful a real angel is without elves. Just by standing here, you can know what's going on in this world. Mr. Hat's voice rang out, his tone full of smugness, as if he could be like the Ice Angel himself.
"Hey, forget it. It's not time yet. The time for the appointment with the Lord of Hades has not yet arrived. It's a little weird that you woke me up, though. The Ice Angel said to himself, looking at Dumb. "Who are you, young man, can you tell me, why do you have ancient scriptures?"
"Babble!" Dumb seemed to be thinking, and after a pause of a few seconds, he replied to the Ice Angel.
"Oh?!I see, so I understand. The Ice Angel had a look of sudden realization, and he didn't have the nervousness he had before about the people of the First World.
"Sister, what did Jax just say?" Anne asked the elf in a whisper.
"I didn't understand what the little brother said. The elf blinked wide, and Anne had no choice but to give up.
"Then what are your plans now, do you want me to teleport you directly back to the human world now, or do you want to go somewhere else to have a look?"
"I can go anywhere, anyway, I can only follow Dumb. Mr. Hat's words sounded, and Anne wanted to say that she would go back to the human world, but when she heard Mr. Hat's answer, she didn't speak.
"What are you going to do?" said the Ice Angel's tone, revealing some kind of kindness.
"Babble!" Dumb said slowly, although Anne didn't understand, but seemed to vaguely hear some kind of persistence in Dumb's tone.
"Okay, I see, I'll go to you then. Then I'll send you to Rock Hell first, that place is the world of giants, you have to be careful. If you mess with someone you shouldn't be messed with, you might be trampled into a meatloaf, don't blame me for not reminding you, there's an evil aura in that place. To get out of there, you have to go to the archangels. I was arranged to sleep by the Lord of Hades, and I don't know what the situation of the archangel is now. Take care, that's all I can do now. Send you away, I'm going to find a place to hide first, and I'll see you later!" After saying this, the Ice Angel waved his wings slightly, and his body rose vertically into the air as if it had been pulled up by a rope. The murals around the Crystal Palace and the charms on the walls glow golden as if echoing the movements of the ice angels.
"Snow Country, Ice and Snow World. The cold is in the bones, but the cold is nothing. Sacred thoughts for a living, through the world. Calm mind, the magic circle of ice. The words came out of the Ice Angel's mouth, and the entire Crystal Palace seemed to wake up to the sound of the Ice Angel's incantation.
"This feels really weird!" Anne felt as if the whole world had become false as if she had been hit by the Ice Angel Magic Array, "Is my spirit leaving my body?" Anne thought to herself, her consciousness blurring again, as if she was about to fall asleep. After a while, I didn't know anything.
"Anne, thank you for being with me all the way. Thank you!" As if in a dream, Anne heard Dumb talking to herself. "You had to be separated from your family for me, and we fell into hell together for my sake. Girl, thank you for your hard work, you have always had no regrets about me, and you have always been dead to me. We've been all the way, you've suffered so much that I'm sorry for you. ”
Dumb's words seemed to ring in her ears, and Anne burst into tears unconsciously.
"Sister, sister, wake up, we're here!" the elf's coquettish tone broke Anne's dream, and slowly Anne came back to her senses, opened her eyes, and looked at the world around her.
"This place feels so dry!" Anne was a little uncomfortable when she was used to seeing the ice world, and suddenly came to the rock world full of boulders.
"Little girl, you're awake. Do you know how long you've been asleep?" heard Mr. Hat's chattering voice, and Anne felt an inexplicable sense of intimacy at the sound of this voice.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Hat. Every time we travel through a world, I really want to sleep. Anne stretched, her tone full of apologies.
"It's a normal reaction for you. Haven't you heard the saying that life is like a dream? In fact, it is a feeling that the human mind feels when it travels between different worlds. Mr. Hat's tone was serious. "Angels like us don't dream, so sometimes what we feel is different from what you humans feel. ”
"Mr. Hat, I would like to tell you how I feel. Anne smiled, feeling inexplicably reassured.
"There's nothing to say, silly girl. Do you know who designed this level of hell?" Mr. Hat interrupted Anne's thoughts and asked a question that Anne had a hard time answering.
"I don't know. I remember the Ice Angel saying that this hell was full of evil spirits, but from the moment I came here, I was inexplicably relieved. Anne expressed her feelings directly, expecting Mr. Hat to give her an answer.
"Tell me how I feel, Anne! I feel like if you die, you're most likely going to hell in this level. Mr. Hat spoke coldly, but it was clear that he was deliberately saying this so that Anne would not get too excited. "You'll feel at ease, I guess it's Dumb helping you, isolating you from the feeling of this world. There are many boulders in this world, and it will attract people who come to this world and make those people push the boulders high. But once the boulder has passed the height, it will roll down from the height, and the person who pushes the stone will have to start again. Silly girl, do you think these people who push stones are like those who work hard for their lives? In fact, human life is like climbing mountain after mountain. The stone was like a burden to be carried forward in life, and it was finally pushed to the highest place, thinking that it was finally time to rest. only to find that what has been completed is only the burden of this round, and the boulder rolling down actually symbolizes the beginning of a new round of burden. This hell, to put it bluntly, is for those who are worried. ”
"A person who toils hard, carries a heavy burden and still strives to move forward, and who dies and suffers in hell?" Anne's eyes widened, feeling unable to understand why the world was the way it was.
"Indeed, many of the people who have come to this level of hell are very good and hard-working. But that doesn't mean you have the right to live with God. Mr. Hat's voice was filled with a kind of contempt that was uncomfortable to listen to.
"Anne, think about the story of the earliest human ancestors in 'God Says' that you heard when you were a child. They were qualified to live with God. Think about why they were cast out, and why they were able to live with God before. Understand the changes before and after them, and you will know what kind of people can live with God. Mr. Hat didn't say it explicitly, trying to enlighten Anne with the story of "God Says."
"I don't know, and I really can't understand it. Anne's expression was strange, as if she was a little suspicious, but also seemed a little unwilling.
"I'm ashamed to say that. My level is very limited, or I can't make you fully understand. Or maybe you should have asked the Ice Angel to tell you about it before. Mr. Hat sighed and paused for a few seconds. Just when Anne thought he would not continue, she continued: "The first human beings had no sorrow, no joy, no shame, no fear, no emotion, so to speak. Compared with later humans, he can be said to be inhumane at that time. It is the kind of person who can obey God's word. Such a person can be said to be full of divinity, and has been free from all selfish distractions of human beings. So human beings at that time could live with God. ”
"Well, then, silly girl, try to answer why the later people could not live with God?" said Mr. Hat, in a heuristic tone, and Anne frowned, feeling that she was really not very good at thinking about such theological questions.
"Greed, because human beings have greedy minds. Mr. Hat's tone was cold.
God has warned mankind not to be distracted. Otherwise, the divinity will not be preserved. But the first women did not resist the temptation of the dragon and stole power from the gods. It is true that desire promotes the development of man to a large extent, but if he constantly struggles in desire, even if he becomes powerful, in the end man will only lose his divinity and will never return to his original appearance. ”
"Mr. Hat, I don't really understand what you're saying. I just feel like it's good to be simple and happy to be alive!" Anne smiled, but Mr. Hat sighed.
"Alright, let's go out and have a look out of this place. The scenery of Rock Hell is very different!" Mr. Hat concluded his theological teachings.