Carmel's statement made Gawain can't help but show a pensive expression.

He had heard from Tyr about the Siren's ethnic culture and traditions, so he was no stranger to the concept of "Eva".

Unlike most of the terrestrial races, the Krakens have not had any concept of a "god" since ancient times, they do not worship any gods, and they do not believe that there is any absolutely transcendent individual who is some kind of creator/savior/guide, and in their cultural system, the only "god" similar to the "gods" of the terrestrial race is "Eva", but they never consider Eva to be a god - Tyr had spent a long time explaining to Gawain what Eva was, Because this is a difficult concept for terrestrial races to understand, Gawain summed up one of the most important key points after listening to Tyr's introduction:

Eva is a collection of all the Krakens, and they see their entire race as a whole, like a large number of cells gathered together, and these cells give themselves a name to this large and complex aggregate of cells, which they call - Human.

This peculiar worldview is probably related to their "deep sea belonging" culture, that is, all things originate from the deep sea, all things return to the deep sea, and all things converge into one in the deep sea.

As a result, the Kraken did not, and never had, the concept of worshipping a god – the greatest and most transcendent being in their minds, a king-sized Siren.

In Gawain's view, the Krakens are probably a wonderful race that maintains their individual will, but knows the world like a swarm.

He frowned slightly and looked at Kamal: "You mean, the reason why the Song of the Deep Sea and the Deep Sea Rune can produce a mental protection effect is because it essentially mobilizes the power of 'Eva', and it is 'Eva' who is helping us fight against divine pollution?" ”

"There's a good possibility." Kamel nodded.

Gawain still frowned: "But what is the reason why the 'Eva' of the Krakens is able to fight against the divine pollution?" ”

"About that...... As I mentioned earlier, Eva may be the equivalent of an alien god in nature to our gods," Kamel said slowly, considering her words, "as you may remember that Miss Tyre herself said that she and her people were not the original inhabitants of our planet, but came from a very different environment than ours. ”

"I remember," Gawain nodded, "and I heard her describe the tools that the Kraken used to come into this world, much like some kind of 'spaceship' that could be used to cross long distances between the stars—like the 'starships' conceived by the astrowizards and scholars of the ancient days of Gondor. But apparently, it was an infinite number of times larger than anthropologists had imagined seven hundred years ago to be starry sky vehicles. ”

Kamel nodded slowly, "Yes, some kind of flying machine used to cross the starry sky, it sounds like the Kraken is from another planet, but I've talked to Miss Tyre a few times lately, and I've heard her describe the situation in her homeland and the troubles the Kraken are having in this world...... I had a bolder conjecture. ”

Gao Wen raised his eyebrows: "A bolder conjecture? ”

"The Krakens have gone through a very long 'adaptation period' on our planet, and they even lost their bodies for a while, and they regained their mobility after countless years of 're-merging' on the ocean floor in their most primitive elemental form...... This is beyond the concept of 'the natural environment of the two planets is different', and considering the impact of the elemental creatures' innate immunity to the Demon Tide, the problems they encountered should not be some kind of 'Demon Tide sequelae', so ...... I guess they may have come from a place that is even more 'far' away than we think, even far away...... Even the basic laws of the world vary to varying degrees. ”

Gao Wen's face suddenly became serious: "Go on." ”

"If it's true that the Kraken is 'out of place' in our world due to the difference in basic laws, then their 'Eva' must be the same. In their world, there is probably no such thing as 'divine pollution' or 'chains of faith', and there is no such thing as a 'spiritual seal', and the 'Eva' born in this situation may be a god who has 'broken' from its shackles to us...... No, strictly speaking, they should be a 'god-like individual', because their 'Eva' does not receive prayers at all, does not generate any feedback of faith, and cannot establish a substantive connection with the believers......

"If the above conjecture is true, then the effect of the Song of the Deep and the Runes of the Deep makes sense: they direct the contamination to a 'regular anomaly'. There was a proverb in the ancient Gondor period, 'The flood of this world cannot wash away the feathers of Hades', because they are not in the same dimension, and the pollution of our world ...... Obviously, it can't affect an exotic individual. ”

"The pollution of our world can't affect individuals in foreign lands......" Gawain thought quickly, gradually questioning, "but there is one thing, the song of the deep and those runes can affect the people of our world in turn—isn't that uplifting effect a real effect?" ”

"We're still analyzing, but Miss Jenny has a guess," said Kamal, "and she thinks that the pleasure and uplifting we feel in the Song of the Deep and the Runes of the Deep may not be influenced by Eva's spirit, but may be a byproduct of some kind of 'connection'......"

"A by-product of making connections?" Gawain looked curiously at Jenny, who didn't speak much, "What connection?" ”

"The 'connection' between the Krakens," Jenny replied immediately, and then explained her thoughts as she sorted out her words, "The Kraken is an elemental creature, and although it may be an elemental creature from another world, they also have a similar characteristic to the elemental creatures of our world, which is 'resonance', which is a phenomenon that is inevitable when pure elements are close to each other. I've also confirmed from Miss Tyr that the Krakens can sense the emotions of their kindred to a certain extent, and this emotional resonance is even more pronounced when communicating with the Song of the Deep or the 'Tentacle Wriggle Dance'......"

Gawain wanted to be serious the whole time, but he didn't hold back all of a sudden: "What is the tentacle twisting thing......"

“…… That's Miss Tyre's exact words," the expression on Jenny's face was also a little weird, "just turning into a bunch of tentacles and writhing with the same ......"

"Okay, don't explain, just roughly understand the meaning," Gawain interrupted the other party with a wave of his hand, "All in all, there is some kind of basic 'telepathy' between the Krakens, although it can't directly transmit information like a telepathic network, but it can allow the Krakens to share emotions with each other - so, those runes and songs ......"

As he spoke, he looked at Jenny, who nodded, "Yes, those runes and songs bring us to the 'collective mood' of the Siren—the uplifting and pleasure felt by the user is not from Eva's 'positive spiritual pollution', but only ...... I felt the good mood of the Krakens. ”

Gao Wen was stunned, and suddenly subconsciously pressed his forehead: "So those deep-sea salted fish are usually so happy all the time......

"We can now explain why long-term exposure to deep-sea runes has the after-effects of 'squid mania,'" Kamel said, spreading his hands, "and this is also the result of emotional resonance." ”

Gawain nodded slowly, gradually smoothing out Kamel and Jenny's conjectures, and then he suddenly thought of something: "If the ability of those runes and songs to resist pollution comes from the 'incompatibility' of the Kraken and this world, then does this mean that if the Kraken completely adapts and integrates into this world, this resistance will also disappear?" Now that Eva has taken the throne of the god of storms, the Krakens are clearly adapting to this world! ”

"To be honest, this possibility cannot be ruled out," Carmel said in a serious tone, "and the Krakens' 'adaptation' may cause them to lose a unique 'advantage', which is indeed a somewhat paradoxical and somewhat ironic possibility. But I don't think it's going to be that simple, at least not anytime soon.

"First of all, there is a clear evidence: the 'race' of the Kraken has occupied the position of the God of Storms, and their 'Eva' has now become the God of the Storm in substance, and there are a large number of 'Naga' as believers, but neither ordinary Krakens nor their 'Eva' have shown any divine pollution, which shows that their 'adaptation' and 'pollution' are not a simple exchange relationship.

"Secondly, even if the Krakens adapt to the rules of our world, it doesn't mean that they are exactly the same as the original inhabitants of our world. The adaptability of organisms changes according to the cyclical environment, and only environmental factors that actually affect their survival will cause the adaptive evolution of organisms, and whether or not 'Eva' produces divine pollution obviously does not affect the daily survival of the kraken. So the most likely scenario is that the Krakens will eventually adapt to the environment of our world, but nothing will change to their 'Eva' - because the laws of nature do not affect them. ”

Gawain nodded slowly as he listened, he agreed with Kamel's theory, but in the end he said with a serious expression: "Even so, we have to be prepared. ”

"Yes, always prepare for the worst," Kamel said in a deep voice, "The protection 'borrowed' from the Kraken has the potential to fail, and even if it doesn't, we can't put all our hopes on the Krakens - while they are reliable and friendly allies, as you said, 'Someone else's is someone else's' after all." What's more, we can't just have a deck of cards in our hands. ”

"Therefore, your progress in the mental protection system is crucial, which brings us more possibilities," Gao Wen nodded slightly, and slowly spoke, "Only by knowing enough about the principle can we develop our own mental protection technology, and at the same time, we can avoid the impact of the technical black box...... This last point is especially important. ”

As he spoke, he sighed softly, and his tone was not worry-free: "Now our mental protection technology is based on the deep sea rune, in the long run, it actually points to an 'unknown individual', if we can't explain it technically, then it is likely to arouse people's awe of the mysterious unknown power, and then produce some kind of 'worship thought', although this possibility is very small, but we must also avoid any possibility in this regard." ”

Gawain's reminder was obviously the greatest warning to the former rebel Kamel, who was slightly stilled for a moment before the arcane master lowered his head with a hint of awe, "Yes, we'll take it to heart." ”

Gawain nodded, then glanced at the holographic projections floating in the lab, as well as the technicians busily working around.

"We need to synchronize this information to our Kraken allies - while they may have realized that they are 'out of place' with the world and are working on the issue of 'adaptation', we must be frank enough."

Carmel and Jenny said in unison, "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Gawain exhaled and looked at Kamel: "Next, let's talk...... Something to do with God. From Ammon, I got a lot of information. ”

……

Hetty sat in her office, the Magic Net terminal set up next to it was working silently, and the printing device connected to the magic web terminal was spitting out words from afar.

The Empire's chief druid, Pittman, sat in a chair not far from her.

"There have been mages who have begun to report the Goddess of Magic's 'disappearance' to the Department of Transcendent Affairs of the Government Affairs Department in various places," Hetty took the report spit out of the printer, glanced at the general content at the beginning, shook his head slightly and whispered, "Although most of the mages are shallow believers or even pan-believers of the Goddess of Magic, and there are no particularly devout and fanatical believers, the current 'disconnection' of the gods still makes many people feel uneasy. ”

"If this state of uncertainty continues, they will be even more uneasy," Pittman said casually, "and if you think about it, they are just feeling uneasy now, and this is already the best situation." ”

"We'll announce the news soon," Hetty put down his hand and reported, "according to the Ancestors' intentions, we will hold a high-profile meeting of top-level mages, and then directly announce the news that the Goddess of Magic has fallen for unknown reasons...... After that, it relied on the guidance of public opinion and a series of official activities to gradually divert everyone's attention and make the transition of the event smooth...... But I'm still worried that there will be too much chaos. ”

"There will inevitably be a certain degree of chaos and turmoil, and you don't think you can avoid this - the goddess of magic is really gone, and we can't, and certainly don't want to create another one out of thin air to appease people," Pitman waved his hand, "Directly announcing the news may be the fastest and most effective means, at this time, what we need is fast, everyone needs an answer, even if this answer is bad, as long as the follow-up official announcement and public opinion guidance can keep up, It all ends smoothly after a chaotic but short process. ”

As he spoke, the old druid smiled and added, "And don't underestimate the ability of humans to adapt and accept too much...... The fall of the White Star 3,000 years ago caused a bigger impact than today, and the druids were not shallow believers like mages, but didn't it all end smoothly?

At the end of the day, for the vast majority of less religious people, God is too far away when the gods are gone...... Life has to go on. ”