What drew the Voyager from the depths of the universe to the planet was the so-called "out-of-order background pulse" – a technical term that probably only the Voyager himself understood, but Gawain quickly figured out its origin.

It is on this planet that large-scale gods descend and clash with war.

"When they came to this planet, the whole world was almost incorrigible, and the bloodthirsty gods enveloped the fanatical Holy See to turn the entire planet into a huge sacrificial field, and ordinary people were like livestock waiting to be slaughtered in the sacrificial ground, and Tarlund seemed to be the only 'pure land', but it only relied on the blockade of borders and the solidification of the gods to protect themselves.

"Faced with this situation, the Voyagers chose the most drastic means of intervention...... 'tearing down' the god's structure on this planet that has gone out of control."

The dragon god shook his head slightly when he said this.

"I don't know much about the Voyagers, so I don't know what they do when they face different situations on other planets, and I don't know if they have any other way to decouple a civilization from the 'shackles of the gods', I just know that they use the most effective method on this planet...... It's a direct attack.

"In those days, due to the frequent interference of the gods in the present world, the divine power repeatedly penetrated the barrier between the present world and the kingdom of God, resulting in the blurring of the boundary between the world of gods and the world of mortals, and the sky above the planet was full of 'deep voids' and rifts that could not be completely closed, and the Voyager launched a fierce attack on all the kingdoms of God from these passages.

"To this day, I still remember many of the scenes...... It was a terrible battle, and the impression that the setter left on me was not only strong, but also decisive and ruthless. As if on some noble mission, they quickly destroyed all self-proclaimed 'god' beings on the planet, leaving behind a large number of surveillance and protection facilities on the planet - they kept those facilities hidden or set up far from the habitat of civilization, and at first, we thought they were preparing for the complete occupation of the planet, but they did not...... After doing all that, they left without any nostalgia.

"They were joined by the various races that had survived the planet at the time and whose population had been decimated—except for the dragons of Talrond."

The dragon god paused for a moment when he said this, and Gawain immediately asked, "They didn't make a move against the gods of the dragon clan either...... The reason is that the dragons and their own gods have been 'tied' together, so they can't interfere? ”

“…… Actually, this is just our own speculation," the dragon god spoke softly after two seconds of silence, "The setter didn't leave an explanation. They may have failed to do so because of the strong ties between the dragons and the gods, or they may have decided that the dragons were not qualified to join their 'ship' for some reason, or they could ...... They only kill the mad or bloodthirsty gods, and the dragons of Tarlund are the 'hands-off' target in their yardsticks.

"But whatever the reason, the result is the same......

"The Voyager departed, without taking the dragon with him, and the Tarrond civilization was left behind on the devastated planet, where the dragons became the sole 'rulers' of the planet at the time, watching the wasteland lonely and pathetic like a king chained to a throne. One million million years have passed, what have the dragons gained and what have they lost...... It's no longer clear. ”

This ancient history slowly unfolded its mystery to Gawain in the narration of the dragon god, but that too long time had already left countless traces of wind erosion in history, and the truth of the year became obscure, so even after hearing so many things, Gawain still had doubts in his heart, about the voyager, about the gods of the dragon clan, about the ancient era that had long been lost......

He believed that there must be more details in that lost history, more details that would explain the Voyager and the current state of the dragons, but the dragon god didn't tell him—maybe he was hiding it for some reason, or maybe he didn't even know all the details about the ancient god.

After all, he wasn't exactly the "gods" of the dragons, but just one of the gods that came into being after a great transformation...... Stitch the heir up.

After a long time, Gawain broke the silence again: "Then the battlefield in the eternal storm ......"

"That is for the rest of the year, years after the Voyager's departure," the Dragongod said calmly, "After the Voyager's departure, Tarlund experienced a brief period of confusion and dismay, but the Dragons still had to survive, even if the whole world was devastated...... They stepped out of the closed door and began to explore the abandoned planet like scavengers, finding a large number of ruins and a small shelter built by a few remnants who seemed to be reluctant to leave the planet, but none of those shelters survived the harsh environment of the time......

After many more years, the world was still barren, and the dragons gave up on finding life elsewhere in the world for a while, and began to devote all their energy to Thallund's own development. The appearance of the Starter seems to open a window for the dragons, a door to the ...... A window to the outside world, it inspires the spirit of exploration and intellectual curiosity of many dragons, making ......"

Gawain heard the whistling and roaring outside the temple suddenly became violent again, even more violent than when the movement was the biggest just now, he couldn't help but leave his seat slightly, wanting to go and see the situation outside the temple, but the dragon god's voice interrupted his movements: "Don't care, it's just ...... Wind. ”

Gawain looked at the other party and saw eyes as deep as the abyss, then he sat down again, exhaled, and said in place of the dragon god: "The dragons have developed rapidly driven by their desire for exploration and curiosity, but they have encountered the rebound of the gods' shackles, and because they have not been able to summarize the laws of the chains in time, they have not been able to find a way to break free, which eventually led to the war in the depths of the eternal storm. ”

Ryujin nodded slightly.

The whistling and roaring outside the temple calmed down a little.

"You mentioned that the Voyager took most of the survivors on this planet except for the dragons?" Gawain listened to the movement outside the temple and his gaze fell on Enya, "Why did they do this? ”

"Truth be told, the dragons have spent many years guessing the motives of the Starters for doing so, ranging from noble intentions to sinister conspiracies, but there is no reliable logic that can explain the Starters' motives...... In the few encounters between the dragons and the Voyagers, they did not describe much of their homeland and traditions, nor did they elaborate on the purpose of their long voyage, also known as the 'Voyage Expedition'. They seem to have been in space for hundreds of thousands of years or more, and with more than one fleet roaming among the stars, they have left footprints on many planets, but after leaving one, they rarely return......

"As for taking survivors from the planet...... They also seem to have done something similar on more than one occasion. They have a large 'ship group', and in the depths of the ship group that is closely guarded by the Voyager's warship, there are many races that have boarded the fleet during the 'Voyage Expedition', some of them are refugees from other planets, some are civilizations who have volunteered to join the fleet, and some are even just traveling downwind...... It is said that the oldest members of the group have been sailing with the Setters for tens of thousands of years, but unfortunately the dragons have not had the opportunity to meet the 'passengers' from the foreign lands who were stranded in space at the time, responsible for the construction of the unfinished 'firmament', and have not landed on this planet. ”

The dragon god's soft, low voice slowly spoke, her gaze seemed to drift away, and her eyes became nothing—perhaps she was sinking into the old memory, perhaps she was lamenting what the dragons had missed, or she was just thinking about the future of race and civilization as a "god", whatever the reason, Gawain did not interrupt him.

For Gawain himself was already immersed in a wonderful thought, in a throbbing of the mysteries of the sea of stars and the world that he had never thought of.

This world ...... No, this universe is not silent, even with periodic threats of magic tides, even with the regular shackles of gods, among the twinkling stars, there is still the fire of civilization drifting.

Huge groups of shippers, civilizations from other planets, expeditions between the stars and seas...... When he woke up in an ancient tomb and faced with a sinking magical "Middle Ages", he could not have imagined that he could hear these concepts in this world, but today, these things are unfolding before his eyes, in a historical way.

The most incredible thing is the "person" who tells all this...... It turned out to be a "god".

A trip to Tallund is worth it.

In this faint excitement, Gawain finally couldn't help but break the silence: "Is it true that the Voyager will not come back?" ”

"The dragons have been waiting for more than a million years," Enya said calmly, "the Voyager has never returned...... The things they left behind in the stars were running on their own and decaying as they did, something that might have happened more than once on other planets - I don't think the Voyagers left those things behind to one day come back and take over the humble ball of rock, and while I don't know what they left them for, they probably won't ever come back. ”

Gawain suddenly felt a little lost in his heart.

He seemed to understand why the dragons carried out the plan to cultivate the "Reverse Tide" in the first place, and why they wanted to use the legacy of the Voyager to build another powerful mortal civilization.

However, there are some things...... To miss it is to really miss it, and blind but ineffective "remedy" measures will be in vain after all.

The dragon god looked at him, and after a moment, he smiled, "Are you longing for the stars, Wanderer?" ”

"For many years, I've been among the stars," Gawain sighed with a hint, "for me, this planet ...... It really wasn't spacious enough. ”

"Yes......" Ryujin said noncommittally, then she suddenly let out a long breath and slowly stood up, "What a pleasant conversation...... Let's stop here, Extraterritorial Wanderer, it's not too early. ”

"Indeed, it seems like we've been talking for a long time," Gawain also stood up, he took out the mechanical watch in his arms and looked at it, then looked at the door of the temple hall, but before he could step away, he suddenly stopped again and looked back at the dragon god, "By the way, if you don't mind - I have one more question." ”

"Please."

"Black Trap...... What is the black trap that led to the sudden extinction of many civilizations after their development to their peak? ”

The dragon god was silent for a few seconds, and then said slowly, "Do you remember that battlefield in the depths of the Eternal Storm? ”

Gawain nodded: "Of course I do." ”

After a brief silence, the dragon god's gentle but solemn voice came into Gawain's ears: "At the last moment when the gods merged into one and the shackles were completely solidified, the dragons chose to give up their freedom, they bowed their heads and became my nourishment and slaves - so they stopped at the edge of the black trap, but already had one foot trapped in the black trap.

And those who don't want to bow their heads will face the end of the road.

"Face the invincible 'god of gods', annihilated by the power of faith accumulated by his own civilization for thousands of years, and all the cultures, legends, myths, and reverences created by his own civilization will be wiped out. As strong as a civilization is, the gods are as strong as they are, and the 'civilization explosion' produced by the collision of the two ...... It's the black trap. ”

Gawain's eyes widened, and when the answer he had been thinking about for a long time finally came to him, he almost held his breath, until his heart began to pound, and he couldn't help but speak in a hurried tone: "Wait, the 'third story' you didn't say before, does it mean that there is another ......?"

"You just said you still have 'one' questions," Ryujin interrupted Gawain, her tone still soft, and her expression smiling, "This is the second one." ”

Gawain choked up, and he wanted to speak again, but the god in front of him shook his head silently.

After a moment, Gawain exhaled, "Okay, I see. ”

Then he took a step back: "Thank you for your hospitality, and thank you for your patience, it was indeed a pleasant conversation. I think it's time for me to leave, my friends are still waiting. ”

"Please," the dragon god nodded gracefully, "Hagere is at the door, and he'll send you back." ”

Gawain nodded slightly in thanks, then turned around and strode towards the exit of the temple hall.

He could feel a gaze falling behind him, all the way there, never retracting.

At the door of the temple hall, the high-ranking dragon priest with pale blond hair and a stern face was still waiting in the hallway, as if he had never left a single step.

He used to be the leader of a dragon.

He was once a warrior who rose up against the gods.

He once held the legacy of the Voyager, perhaps...... He also longed for the stars.

"Hello, High Priest."

"Guest, do you need me to send you back?"

"Thank you for your hard work."

"You're welcome."