But Froude did not expect the snowstorm to last for three whole days. The lightning and thunder were almost uninterrupted, and the night sky was illuminated with electric light, and there was even a hint of eerie purple. The temperature drops quickly, and the air conditioner in the house works day and night with the power provided by the generator in the basement, keeping the temperature in the room at 21 degrees Celsius. However, outside the window, which condensed the thick crust of ice, had turned into a snowy field.

The four of them didn't get along well. Froude temporarily freed Enoch's consciousness, and he became a normal person with self-judgment again. But at the same time, this normal person showed excellent psychological qualities, and almost instantly realized what situation he was in, and wisely maintained the posture in which he was bound, and sat in a corner of the room in silence.

Christina was equally silent. But her gaze was terrifyingly cold, as if there was a wandering poisonous snake hidden in her eyes. Even if Bai Xiaodang didn't care about her eyes, Froude would feel cold all over his body. He knew that this must be due to Bai Xiaodang's arrival, which reminded Christina of the person behind the other party. And the man named Li Zhen......

He sighed inwardly and looked at Christina—he didn't know whether to take that person for "him" or "him" himself.

"So......" Froude asked hesitantly, "what the hell is going on with him?" ”

He was referring to the current almost one-sided condemnation of Li Zhen – a phenomenon that he was somewhat puzzled by. According to common sense, no matter what kind of thing it is, it will have both supporters and opponents, not to mention that he also learned what Li Zhen said that day through Bai Xiaodang...... As uncomfortable as it sounds. However, it is not as heinous as one might think.

But now a wave of anger has swept the world, if every curse can be turned into a dagger and a gun, Li Zhen probably doesn't even have scum left. He instinctively felt that there should be some force behind this to manipulate public opinion, but he couldn't think of which side would benefit from such a momentum.

But Bai Xiaodang knew that Froude was only "curious", not "caring". So instead of answering, she digressed: "Today is the third day." If the blizzard doesn't stop tomorrow, we'll have to go up the mountain. I've bought you four days, and tomorrow the Commonwealth of Europe agents will be in a swarm, and neither of you will be able to escape. ”

"What the hell?" Froude glanced up at the window. But the glass has been frozen in ice. All you can hear is the howling of the cold wind and the rustle of snow particles against the glass. Look at this momentum, the wind and snow will not stop tomorrow. Although the highest peak of Olympus is only more than two thousand meters above sea level. But they don't have a clear destination. In such weather, it is difficult to see the direction of walking in the wilderness, let alone climbing up and down the mountains to find some hidden place.

Bai Xiaodang raised his eyebrows: "Is there any problem?" Walk up the trail and up the hill with hotel cafes along the way – although no one is there at the moment. But supplies must be there. You can also take shelter from the wind and snow. As for the road to the top of the mountain—" she looked at Christina. "The three of us go up, and this little girl stays here."

With a complicated expression on his face, Froude turned his face to look at Enoch in the corner of the room. The Greek man's face was indifferent. But listening to their conversation very carefully. In fact, he listened very carefully during the three days and never asked questions. Froude, however, didn't mind that some of the details of his plan were heard by the man—he would be dead in a day or two anyway.

He turned his face to look at Bai Xiaodang again, and rarely looked very sincere: "I agree with your judgment of the situation." The plan you just mentioned is also feasible. I also agree that you will take some of the tissue with you after finding Zeus's dormant body. But the question is......" he laughed, "what are we going to do to get to the top?" ”

"Legend has it that the kingdom of Olympus is not on the top of the mountain?" Bai Xiaodang frowned.

"Legend says so, that's right." A smile remained on Froude's face. But this smile made Bai Xiaodang feel uncomfortable - the other party seemed to have finally found an opportunity to take revenge on him. But we all know that a considerable part of the so-called myths and legends are metaphors for the species that once lived on this planet. Miss Bai probably didn't know much about the legends of the Olympian gods - at first, the people of ancient Greece identified those gods as living on the top of the mountain. Because every day when the sun rises and sets, the sunlight shines on the snow-capped peaks at the top of the mountain, and it looks magnificent. ”

This statement went on for a while, but then it ...... Perhaps it was because people climbed Mount Olympus only to find that there were no palaces of the gods, or perhaps people felt that it was unlucky for gods who had strong moral sentiments but were not very noble to live next door to their homes...... That's why most people think that the 'Olympus' where the gods live is not actually this actual mountain, but is located in another dimension that is extremely far away - what do you think this change means? ”

Bai Xiaodang turned his face sideways in confusion.

"We've been on the spot for a long time." Froude sighed, "At that time we flew to the top of the mountain, almost digging three feet into the ground, hoping to find any evidence of Zeus' existence, but ultimately failed. ”

"Is that just a mountain?" Bai Xiaodang asked.

"No, there's still a little bit of gain. We found fragments of man-made structures, including a fine piece of marble – at least 4,000 years old. This means that at least 4,000 years ago, there was one or several man-made structures on that peak, but they were abandoned – first completely destroyed, then abandoned. It was impossible for humans 4,000 years ago to transport marble to a peak of more than 2,000 meters to build a temple, and the only explanation is the species. Legend has it that the gods must have lived here before leaving it for some reason. ”

Bai Xiaodang's eyes lit up slightly: "What do you mean...... That war between the species - that repression? ”

Froude nodded: "Yes." Our inference is that during that time your so-called Yellow Emperor suppressed his companions with the spear of Longinus, and that it was because of that suppression that the gods who dwelt on Mount Olympus disappeared - either defeated by it or avoided it in advance. That's why. It was only then that the myths and legends that circulated in the Anthropocene changed – because humans could no longer see the gods of yesteryear from the top of Mount Olympus. ”

"We are more inclined to the former view – because there is also a legend of Ragnarok in Norse mythology. I think this suggests that the Olympian species had a fierce battle with the Yellow Emperor, but ultimately lost. ”

"If that's ......," Bai Xiaodang asked, "why do you think that Zeus is near Mount Olympus now?" Perhaps it has long since been wiped out, or has been suppressed elsewhere by the Yellow Emperor. ”

"Because we've found some kind of anomaly." Froude paused, let in a rumble of thunder from the sky, and continued, "That survey took place ten years ago. Although we found nothing, we continued to observe the area around Olympus for half a year. Then, in the fifth month, our satellites found an anomaly in the geomagnetic field nearby. It is by no means a natural phenomenon and can only be explained as human intervention. But there was no record of that in the vicinity during that time—no one or any organization could use massive resources to pull off such a big event without leaving a single clue. ”

"Yes...... Zeus? Bai Xiaodang asked.

Froude nodded meaningfully: "Or rather, its kingdom." The anomaly of the geomagnetic field peaks in the time of 0/1 second. This is followed by a rapid reduction - in the words of a mathematical model. It was like a huge bubble that enveloped the entire Upper Olympus region. It first exploded, and then immediately returned to its original state. In layman's terms...... It was like an enchantment. The barrier opens a gap and quickly closes. ”

Bai Xiaodang was stunned, and then looked around. Say, "What do you mean...... Are we within this 'barrier' now? ”

"Yes. Miss Bai. We are within the heart of this great barrier. Froude stood up and paced a few steps. Pointing to the roof, "Listen to the thunder." But now it's snowing – do you think it's normal? We think that the anomaly in the geomagnetic field may have been due to someone coming out of the barrier. The barrier opened a door for it. After that we tried to find the guy, but for ten years we found nothing. It wasn't until recently, when we had a deeper understanding of the existence of the species, that we realized that this huge barrier was only some outward manifestation of the 'kingdom of God'. ”

At this time, Bai Xiaodang didn't plan to ask any more questions—the other party knew much more than her. She couldn't imagine how much money and material resources the former Gate of Truth had invested in this field, and what achievements it had achieved. If they are not destroyed...... What kind of disaster will it cause?

But Enoch, who was in the corner, spoke suddenly—as if the thirst for knowledge had overcome the horror of death, and he asked in a low voice, "You ...... How do you see it? ”

Froude turned his head to look at him, slightly stunned. But then he sneered dismissively: "Unless you have a degree in physics and a Ph.D. in mathematics – it's a waste of time to explain to you." What's more, why do you know so much? If there is another world, you will have a lot of time there to figure it all out. ”

He turned around again, thought for a moment, and said, "Outward manifestation." Froude seemed to be interested, and it seemed that the look in the eyes of the woman who had deflated him now made him feel happy, or ...... In short, driven by some inexplicable euphoria, he continued to gush, "For example, if you light a fire, you can see the outline of the flame. But beyond that pile of flames, it radiated light and heat outward. And this barrier is roughly formed by the energy radiating outward from the kingdom of God when it maintains its own existence. The creator of the kingdom of God may not have had the intention to make such a thing, but the laws of physics made it. ”

"So you don't have to worry so much, this isn't the kind of enchantment in the novel that is manipulated by the will of the creator - the creator himself can't do anything about it."

Bai Xiaodang snorted dissatisfiedly and asked a question to hide his emotions: "Then where is the kingdom of God you are talking about?" ”

Froud pointed to Enoch in the corner of the house: "The kingdom of God that we think of is roughly the Olympus that these Greeks call exists in another time and space. Over the course of a decade of observation, we've found something that looks like an entrance. It is a strong electromagnetic field that does not have a fixed position. But its range of activity is in the mountains, so we think that the vanished Olympus is also in the mountains. I had in my hands the instruments that could detect this electromagnetic field – and I had a whole set of supporting devices that could be used to pinpoint the exact position. But that thing had to use transport planes and AWACS planes. Because you did a big job in Murmansk before...... Now we can only locate it in the most primitive way - we have to follow the possible sources to find slowly. ”

"Didn't you look for it before?"

Froude glanced at her and said briefly, "Not in time." ”

There was a moment of silence in the room, and Bai Xiaodang digested everything Froude had just said. After a few seconds, her face grew solemn, and she felt that the air in the room was a little oppressive.

There was a series of explosions in the sky again, and her fingers trembled in the thunder, as if frightened. She slowly raised her head to look at Fred, pursed her dry lips, and said with difficulty, "So...... What you mean is that after the Olympian species were suppressed or wiped out, Zeus created an undisturbed world and hid in it—it did not sleep. ”

"Yes." Froude nodded, "But it can't be said to be a worldly realm - legend has it that Zeus controls thunder and lightning. We can think of it as capable of manipulating electrical energy – the one that is incomparably powerful and transcends the laws of physics, of course. Perhaps it has some ingenious way of isolating the outside world from detection and creating visual illusions, so that the detectors created by human technology have become a joke in the face of its capabilities. ”

But perhaps the internal struggle thousands of years ago made it disheartened, and it decided to hide in its own world and never appear again, so it has been hiding until today. But now the two of us are going to find it out...... Then you have to understand one thing. ”

Froude looked at Bai Xiaodang condescendingly and said, "What we have to face is not a dry corpse, nor a weak person who has just woken up. Rather, it is one of the most powerful species that has existed for hundreds of millions of years, the leader of a certain group of races in the primeval period, and has always maintained its peak state, Zeus, the king of the gods of Olympus. (To be continued......)