Chapter 428: Something That Doesn't Belong to This World
The restaurant hung a sign to close, all the floor-to-ceiling windows lowered the curtains, and the indoor holy light blazing chandelier emitted a soft light, reflecting a qiē vividly, after arranging and dealing with a qiē, the manager beckoned all the waiters to leave the lobby, and after hesitating for a moment, he slowly moved towards the table of Clement and Sigma with a sad expression on his face.
Certainly not for eavesdropping...... Although he was very concerned about what Clement and Sigma were going to talk about next, even if he had the courage to eavesdrop on the conversation of a legendary powerhouse, on the contrary, he had to do something - if he did, he might have to suffer a little, but if he didn't, he would probably die a miserable death.
However, Sigma seemed to be anxious to listen to the story, and before the manager could get close to speak, he gently clicked the tabletop, and the table made of precious agarwood on Summer Twilight Island immediately collapsed, revealing the delicate eavesdropping equipment in it, and then Sigma dug it with a belt, and within two or three minutes, he took out or destroyed all the eavesdropping devices around the dining table, threw it casually, and cast a telepathic transmission spell, and a bunch of eavesdropping devices were manipulated by telekinesis, and flew into the manager's arms.
Sigma looked at the stunned deacon of the Dark Brotherhood and smiled innocently, "Is there anything missing?" ”
The manager was stunned for a while, then suddenly shuddered, shook his head and said, "Not at all!" ”
Mommy Lamb's ...... It's a dog! The necromancer has come to steal our Assassin's job!
Just as he was in shock and confusion, Clement snorted softly, and the sound reached the manager's ears, no less than a thunderbolt from the sky, and the deacon was so frightened that the soles of his feet suddenly slipped away. Take three steps and make two steps and run up to the second floor.
"It seems that the Assassins will have to work hard to improve their posture." Sigma laughed and slice a piece of beef and put it in his mouth. "After eating, or do you talk while eating?"
Clement took a bite of the brown bread. smiled indifferently: "What story do you want to hear?" ”
The necromancer narrowed his eyes, leaned out, and said in a deep voice, "Let's talk about the Great Sea, I want to hear the story of the ancient ruins that caused the Holy See a heavy loss. ”
The acting pope's expression stiffened for a moment, and in the blink of an eye, he returned to normal, and he said quietly: "Why do you want to hear this story? Concerning the secret ...... of the Holy See"
"It's not just about the secrecy of the Holy See, the acting pope, it's about the survival and safety of the Holy See, and even more important." Sigma sneered. "More than ten years ago, Tesla and his wife followed the Holy See delegation to the magic ruins located in the great sea, but encountered a terrible change in them, in order to prevent the crisis from further expanding, the then Holy See presiding officer ordered the ruins to be banned, but left Nina's mother, who went deep again and rescued the robe, there forever. It was precisely because of this incident that the seeds of hatred were planted in Tesla's heart, and hatred was fermented and channeled, so that he created an alchemical bomb that was enough to destroy the Holy See. The temple is in the middle of the traction, and there are many stories in between, and this is the source of the occurrence of a qiē, isn't it? ”
Clement was stunned for a moment. Then he said, "The Pope told you about it...... How much do you really know? ”
"More than just the Holy See, Monsieur Clement, I know more than you think." Sigma said in a deep voice. "But if what I expected was right, combined with the doubts and speculations in my mind right now. I think the Acting Pope may tell me another version of the story. A more detailed story. ”
Clement put down the bread in his hand and said leisurely: "Sigma, if this is the story, it may be a bit long, and it will not be able to finish today, and it may take many days for you to finish it." ”
"Then I will listen to it for many days, after all, my reason tells me that the story that happened in that magical ruin, and the development and direction that extends it, is the source of the incident that destroyed the light of miè. What was contained in that magical relic and what happened around it not only planted the seeds of hatred in Tesla's heart, but also changed the fate of many others, causing them to make surprising choices. Sigma stared at Clement as if to see through the old man's soul, "I wonder if I'm right, Your Excellency the Acting Pope?" ”
Most of the things that happen in the world have a cause, similar to the Buddhist theory of cause and effect, which is called the curtain of fate in the nolun, that is, everything has a cause and effect, such as a line running throughout, this line is called the string of fate, and countless threads of fate are intertwined to form a complete curtain, which can explain the curtain of a qiē thing that happens in the world, whether it is the cause, process or effect.
Sigma was convinced that if Clement was a traitor, then there must be some reason for what he did.
The Acting Pope is not a madman, but a legendary priest with an incomparably strong faith, and there must be some deep reason hidden in the fact that he can do such a terrible thing...... It's a string of fate.
And in the Pope's vague explanation, Clement clearly has some kind of connection and connection with the Tesla family.
And Tesla, driven by hatred, creates the light of destruction and wants to destroy the Holy See.
Tesla's qiē has the shadow of the temple behind it.
If the suspicion is true, then Clement also has a deep connection to the Temple, or at least he is using the light of destruction to achieve some of his goals.
What made Tesla extreme and hateful was the Relics Incident that took place in the Great Sea.
The relic incident affected Tesla's family.
Clement has ties to the Tesla family...... Or rather, a connection to Nina's mother.
So the ruins event will also affect Crément.
There is a definite reason for a legendary cleric to try to do something incomprehensibly crazy, and the crazier he wants to do, the more real and firm the reason for doing so...... Obviously, the death of Nina's mother alone could not cause such a great irritation to a stone-hearted magistrate, and besides, the Holy See's handling at that time was reasonable, although it was worthy of the Tesla family and the fallen clergy, but it was worthy of its own duty.
These strings of fate are intertwined and chaotic, and it is clear that there is a deep connection between them. But it's confusing...... But in the messy strings, there is still a small exposed thread.
This thread. It's the remnants of magic in the great seas, according to the Pope. There is knowledge that does not belong to this era. It gave Tesla a talent ahead of its time, it took Nina's mother, it planted the seeds of hatred in Tesla's heart, it was the source of a qiē, the culprit of the Holy See's predicament.
If you can figure out what exactly is in that ruin, and what happened back then, maybe you can solve it in a single qiē...... Including why Clement made such a choice.
Maybe Sigma's guess was wrong...... Perhaps the reason for Clement's betrayal of Cloudsdale has nothing to do with the ruins incident, but it is indeed the most logical and connected judgment. He can only verify, guess and deduce step by step, and finally come to the right conclusion and gain insight into the reasons for Crament's reversal.
In this way, you can prescribe the right medicine and do your best to stop him.
The Acting Pope looked at Sigma with an indifferent and unfathomable expression, and the heart of a legendary powerhouse was like an ocean, making people never see what was going on in his heart. After a long time, he smiled, did not answer Sigma's question, and calmly said, "Sigma." Do you believe that there are other worlds besides our world? ”
He smiled. "It's not like Heavenly Mountain and Lava Hell...... The tree of life holds up the nine kingdoms of our solar system. In the arms of God the Father, this is the world as we know it. I mean territory we don't know...... Maybe in the infinite universe outside the solar system. Maybe in another universe, do you believe it, there are worlds and civilizations that are very different from us, they have their own histories, they have their own civilizations, and even have power systems that are very different from ours. ”
Sigma gasped, his eyes full of shock, "Could it be that His Majesty the Acting Pope has reached the peak of the legend and touched a new realm that has never been seen before, and is about to shatter the void and soar in place?" ”
Clement looked at him speechlessly: "If I had come this far, wouldn't Sargeras be dead?" ”
"That's ......" Sigma touched his chin, his eyes still full of shock and thought, "Then why did you suddenly have such a brain hole?" Aren't you clergy the ones who disbelieve in this way? Could it be that you were suddenly caught by a big ball of light into a huge space on a certain day in a certain year, month, and day, and that big ball of light threw a large number of people, including you, into a universe every half a month, so that you could catch and fight each other, and finally decide the strongest, and you came back alive? ”
Only then did Clement realize that Sigma was taking the opportunity to talk nonsense, and snorted unhappily: "If you say something useful or useless, don't even think about listening to the story again." ”
"Yes, yes, yes." Sigma immediately sat upright, assuming the obedient appearance of a curious baby.
The shock in his eyes had completely subsided in two pretenses, and even Clement did not notice anything unusual.
Even if the acting pope was scheming, with the heart and calculation of a legendary powerhouse, he would never have imagined that Sigma was more convinced of the existence of the so-called other world than he was, because ...... That's where he came from.
"Sigmar, as a necromancer, guarding the boundary between life and death and Noron's great reincarnation, you should know a lot about living beings." Clement organized the language and said slowly, "The nine kingdoms are splendid and prosperous, full of life, and countless races are breeding here, not to mention the other eight planets, just Noren, there are many races that have created a splendid civilization...... As a necromancer, you should understand what the Father God created in this world. ”
Sigma was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice, "It's balance." ”
"Yes, balance, you're really good." Clement praised, "Fire and ice, the two poles of cold and warm, light and darkness, the two poles of the world, one or the other, there is no complete purity...... The same goes for race. God poured love into His children, but He did not make them perfect, because perfection means not evolving again, so all races, no matter how powerful, have limitations and flaws. ”
"The angels are the firstborn sons of God the Father, blessed with divine light and great grace, but they are too orderly, sometimes so old-fashioned and pedantic, and too obsessed with protection, insisting on the glory and responsibility of the Father's firstborn...... Instead, it became a prison. ”
"Demons, though hated by humans and hated by almost all intelligent beings, take pleasure in destroying and destroying them, and are born with great fire powers, not inferior to the angels, but they are chaotic and tyrannical, full of deception and betrayal...... Their internal fighting and internal friction are even far superior to those of humans, and they can never be twisted into a rope. ”
"I'm not going to talk about human beings...... The strengths and weaknesses of the clan, you will not be unclear. ”
"Elves, with a long lifespan, a strong bloodline, romantic freedom, but a long lifespan and a slightly fragile soul lead them to develop the habit of being lazy, and for historical reasons, they become arrogant and paranoid."
"Dragons, this everyone knows, they have too low fertility and greed in their hearts."
Every race, one by one, go down.
The more Sigma listened, the more wrong it became: "What the hell are you trying to say?" ”
"I want to say that God's creations, His children, every race, have strengths and weaknesses, and God loves them, so they are imperfect......" His expression had become a pang, "but if one day you see a near-perfect strange race that you don't know, they seem to be born only to kill, hierarchical, cruel and cunning, numerous, and fearless of death. Every organ, every piece of scale, every part of them, is made for war and destruction, and they have strong fecundity, a steady stream of numbers, the highest digestive efficiency, and the strongest war potential...... If you come across such a race that you don't recognize, you think, where did it come from and what is it? What would you think? ”
The necromancer's pupils shrank slightly, and the look of shock could no longer be concealed.
"You seem to have some understanding, young man." Clement sneered, "There are some things that even the Pope doesn't know, they think that there is knowledge and power hidden in that magic ruin that does not belong to this era, and Tesla relied on these to create the light of destruction and some other magic instruments, but I can tell you that the things in that ruin are not knowledge that does not belong to this era, but knowledge that does not belong to this world!" ”
He looked at Sigma, who seemed to be sluggish, and said word by word: "In that ruin, there is a very terrible thing sleeping, a strange beast that is almost like an evil god, for some reason unknown to us, because of an accident, came to our world, and almost died with the royal city of an ancient civilization, which is the origin of that ruin. ”
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PS: Well, start setting the stage for the next volume (Dead Face). (To be continued......)