The voyagers were not the natives of the planet, they were just a group of passers-by - in the ancient, faded, and somewhat vague memories of the dragon gods, the ancient age of this planet was a world more in line with Gawain's "fantastical imagination", a world with no orbital megastructures in space, no constellations of satellites, and no space stations.

It is a world of swords and magic, kingdoms and dragons.

“…… At that time, the continent of Loren was a little closer to the North Pole than it is now—and the entire civilized world was a little colder than it is today. The dragons first multiplied and established their kingdom in Tarrond, while several other intelligent races inhabited the continent of Loren and two other landmasses - they were initially scattered into nearly a hundred tribes and small nations, and later became several larger confederations or empires, and for a long time, the dragons of Tallrond and the other races of the world occupied the ...... of this world"

"Two other landmasses, you said?" Gawain couldn't help but interrupt the dragon god's narration, "Is it the land that is now located on the east and west sides of the Loren Continent?" ”

"Yes," the dragon god nodded, "The mortals of Loren are not aware of their existence now, but in the ancient language of the dragons, they are called 'Kardor' and 'Moore' respectively - Kaldor in the western part of Loren is the ancient home of the Silver Elves...... But that was tens of thousands of years ago. ”

Gawain's heart was pounding—each of these ancient pieces of knowledge that the Dragon God had inadvertently mentioned was a huge gain for him!

"The elves really migrated to Loren from another continent to the west of the sea?!" He couldn't help but ask, "Then do you know why the Primordial Elves migrated to the Loren Continent back then?" ”

"It's a pity...... Even the dragons have no way to monitor the entire world without interruption, especially after the rebellion of the tide has formed a new shackle, the dragons' range of activities and exploration ability have been further reduced, and my vision is limited by the dragons' vision - too far away from Tarlund, even I don't know," the dragon god shook his head, but then added, "However, Tallrond will occasionally send some under the limits of the rules." Far Travelers' rapid exploration of the far flanks, and almost four centuries after the elves migrated to Loren, a team of Far Wanderers briefly flew to the vicinity of Caldor, who, according to their cursory observations, had been reduced to a wasteland. ”

"Wasteland?" Gawain's tone was filled with consternation, "The elves' hometown has turned into a wasteland? ”

"Yes, a very obvious wasteland, the land is scorched, the vegetation is extinct, and the coast is littered with huge, charred ruins of cities, and it looks like they have been ruined for centuries," said the dragon god, "The elves did not migrate because of exploration or limited living space—their homeland was destroyed by some kind of catastrophe. ”

Gawain's curiosity was fully aroused, and he couldn't wait to ask, "...... So what is the situation of the ancient continent called 'Kaldor' now? Is it restored? Is there anybody? ”

The dragon god shook his head slowly.

"According to the last observation of the Kaldo direction by Tallund two centuries ago, there is still a deadly toxic substance and radioactive contamination there...... The wasteland shows no signs of recovery, and while the Far Traveler doesn't venture deep into the interior of the continent, there are no survivors in that environment. ”

“…… Okay," Gawain sighed regretfully, silently jotting down the name Kaldo and the name of the "Moorish" ancient continent he had just heard, and then pulled back to the topic, "Then let's continue with the previous topic, about the Voyager." ”

The dragon god didn't look impatient in the slightest, and was not half annoyed by Gawain's repeated questions and new topics, she just nodded, and continued to tell about those ancient things-

“…… At that time, the Voyager had not yet arrived, and the various races that inhabited this world were only living in ignorance - even the dragons were only a member of the ignorant mortal race, and my memories of that era were not clear, because everything happened before I 'merged into one', but there was one thing that impressed me the most......

"It was a season of civilization, and wars were frequent, and even wars involving gods were not uncommon."

Gawain's brow furrowed subconsciously.

"Why?" He asked subconsciously.

The dragon god asked rhetorically: "Why?" The mortal world is at war endlessly, when does it need a reason? ”

Gawain didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Mortals are always fond of fighting, and their history is always in a chaotic cycle between long wars and short, partial peace—this is the answer I have come to after looking at this world for 1.87 million years. At that time, the various countries on this planet were mired in such a cycle of strife, and they were never able to form an absolutely powerful empire, nor could they form a relatively stable balance, and even the dragons of Talrond were actively or passively involved in the wars within and between continents several times......

"I still remember what it was like before the 'fusion' that I inherited...... Huge floatships across continents, knights fighting on the plains, nations forming alliances and abandoning alliances, heroes rising and falling, and then falling into the dust at a rapid pace, and this long strife that pervades almost all the intelligent races in the world finally has an impact on the 'group of thoughts', which is the influence that nearly destroyed the civilization of that season. ”

The dragon god paused for a moment, and Gawain immediately reacted: "The god of that season...... Also belligerent? ”

"Yes, the successive years of war have given rise to a large number of civilians who live in a state of war from life to death, and such civilians will regard war as part of their worldview, and when such a population accumulates to a certain number, the ideological tendencies begin to change—the gods become belligerent...... No, worse than belligerent, the gods of that season began to get bloodthirsty and became ...... Like the embodiment of some kind of slaughter, terrifying and dark. ”

When the dragon god said this, he shook his head slightly, and there seemed to be a trace of palpitations in the depths of his calm expression, Gao Wen thought that he was wrong at first, but soon he understood why the other party would be so concerned about this.

The dragon family of 1,870,000 years ago...... He also believed in his own gods.

If the change of thought back then was spread all over the world, and the gods of the dragon belief were obviously not spared, the dragon god had just mentioned that Tarlund had also been actively or passively involved in the world's wars several times at that time, then it was obvious that the gods who became bloodthirsty and terrifying back then should also include the dragon gods - although the dragon god has not been distorted out of control from the current point of view, but as a god born after the fusion of the gods, he may still have been affected, at least he retains a lot of bad memories.

Gawain didn't rush the other party, and after a few seconds, the dragon god continued: "When mortals realize that the situation is not right, it seems that it is too late—malicious oracles and 'spiritual enlightenment' that directly act on the minds of mortals begin to descend all over the world, and the whole world has entered an age of darkness and madness almost overnight—all wars have begun to get out of control, the acts of war have lost their bottom line, and the gods have instructed the fanatical Holy See army to slaughter unarmed civilians, Runaway priests perform bloody sacrifices in various places to please their gods...... Extraterritorial wanderers, that's the real catastrophe.

"Unlike the 'mad gods' you know who went crazy because they crossed the tipping point, the gods of that era completed their bloody transformation completely under their sobriety, and they did not become out of control, but the current of thought from the mortal world adjusted the authority of all the gods, so that they 'legitimately' held the power of killing, and these sober bloody gods were more terrible than the mad gods."

"Was Tarlund also affected at that time? What are the dragons doing? Gawain finally couldn't help but ask.

"In the face of global ideological changes, no one can be immune unless the race is completely locked down from the beginning, no one participates in any international events, and the people are not informed of any changes in the outside world," the dragon god said in a deep voice, "Tarlund has also been affected - dragons have also been involved in war, and more than once, when the gods of other races and beliefs have slipped into darkness and tyranny, that bloodthirsty impulse has also spread like a plague to Tarlund, to the dragons' own belief system, and has begun to affect the gods of Tallrond.

"But the situation in Talrond is much better than other places, after all, this is located in the Arctic region, only the natural dragon can survive in Tallrond, which was not so friendly at that time, and the natural isolation of geography makes it impossible for the chaos in other parts of the world to spread quickly here, which also gives the wise men of the dragon clan time to think and react.

After realizing that something was wrong with the whole world, the dragons began to formulate countermeasures, and thanks to the high level of civilization and knowledge of the world of the dragons at that time, scholars successfully found the root of the problem, and even summarized some laws related to the gods by analyzing the clues in a series of changes around the world - for example, they realized that it was the mortal thought trend that affected the judgment of the gods.

"So, the then Senate of Talllund made a decision, a 'self-help decision' that I don't know if it was lucky or unlucky......"

Gao Wen felt that his mood was also rising and falling with the dragon god's narration, and as soon as the other party paused, he couldn't help but ask, "What decision?" ”

"Lock down Talrond, stop paying attention to the world, and then - re-purify and solidify the Dragons' 'orthodox belief system.'"

Hearing the words mentioned by the other party, Gao Wen suddenly had some bad premonitions in his heart.

The dragon god continued to speak: "...... At that time, no dragon was aware of the chain relationship between gods and mortals, and no one thought that the gods would in some sense completely stand on the opposite side of civilization - even if the situation in the whole world was deteriorating due to the bloodthirstiness of the gods, the first thought of the dragons was to 'repair' their belief system, rather than abandon the traditions and beliefs that had been held for thousands of years, so they developed a large and orderly program of strengthening the faith, the core of which was ...... Let the members of the community return to the 'right' way of believing in the traditional gods, and let the gods 'return to their rightful place'.

"A large number of temples have been repaired or renovated, ancient texts have been revised and supplemented, members of the clan have regained the old precepts that were fading at the time, and Tarlund has closed all external passages as if the whole world outside had disappeared, and the dragons are completely immersed in the 'group practice' of reconstructing and repairing their own spiritual world...... It lasted for many years. ”

"It's completely over," Gawain couldn't help but cover his forehead and let out a long sigh, "I think I understand why the dragons were left behind......"

Ryujin nodded: "Yes, it now seems that this plan to reconstruct the faith had a terrible after-effects, but no one knew about it at the time, and it seemed to be ...... at the time This plan to reconstruct the faith has indeed worked.

"The dragon gods who had already begun to undergo mutations did quickly stabilize, the mental deterioration of the members of the clan and the negative spiritual enlightenment were quickly contained, and Tarrond quickly became safe, these are all visible changes.

"And in the world beyond Talrond, everything has become purgatory, the entire planet is immersed in a cycle of killing and sacrifice, and bottomless wars and bloody battlefields are everywhere......"

“…… No one can predict fate in advance, and even the history that has already happened is often unreasonable in the eyes of those who come after," Gawain shook his head, "And what about later?" ”

"Later...... The Voyager appeared," Ryujin said in a deep voice, "and came from the depths of the universe and changed the fate of the entire world. ”

He paused slightly, picked up the cup on the table, and took a small sip before continuing.

"The Starter...... They are a civilization full of mysteries. They call themselves mortals, but they don't seem to be at all affected by the 'chains of the gods', they don't believe in all the gods of this world, and all the gods of this world can't shake the minds of even the most ordinary members of them, I don't know if they have managed to break free from this shackles, or if they have some kind of peculiarity in their own right.

"The Voyagers broke through the shackles of their home planet many, many years ago, and became a civilization that traveled freely in the universe, migrating and exploring from galaxy to galaxy, seemingly obsessively wanting to travel the entire universe, or to find something in the universe, and in traveling, they were often attracted to planets where intelligent races lived, and they would stay on these planets for a short time, and ...... Passionate about helping the intelligent creatures of these planets untie the chains between them and the gods. ”

"Passionate about helping the locals break the chains between them and the gods?" Gao Wen was stunned, "What kind of hobby is this......"

"Unfortunately, no one knows why the sailors did this...... They seem to have some kind of obsession, and have been doing similar things since the day they set sail," Ryujin said as he recalled, "According to them, our planet was not in their original route planning, but the sudden burst of strong 'out-of-order background pulses' on this planet caught their attention, and they came here. ”

What happened after this, even if the dragon god didn't say it, Gawain could be completely connected.

(End of chapter)