What exactly does this "god" want to do?

This is what Gawain is most concerned about and most worried about after confirming that the giant deer Amorn is really faking his death.

Obviously, the giant deer Amone also knew very well what Gawain was nervous about.

"If I return to the mortal gaze, it will bring a lot of excitement......" He said with a hint of a smile and huge eyes calmly staring at Gawain, "What do you think about this?" ”

"Frankly, I don't really want you to leave here," Gawain said frankly, "and I don't want you to return to the eyes of mortals - even though three thousand years have passed, the druid's legacy is still there, and there are more religious restorationists who are interested in things like the 'return of the gods', maybe someone will regain faith in the gods of nature, maybe someone will want to use the return of the old gods to wreak havoc, these are not what I want to see." ”

"Rest assured, that's not what I want to see—I'm paying a huge price to break out of the cycle, not to return to the throne one day," Amone chuckled, "so you can rest assured." ”

"I try to be as relieved as possible." Gawain said with a sigh.

After all, he has to face a mysterious and powerful god, and many times it is not up to him to say whether he can rest assured.

After the words fell, he couldn't help but look the god of nature in front of him up and down a few times.

This majestic and holy figure was being locked by a large number of ancient Gondor-era restraints, thick chains and rune pillars layered on top of each other to form a barrier that has been in operation to this day, and many fragments of warships and space station wreckage from the universe emitted a glimmer of light imprisoned the body of the giant deer, some of the fragments floated around the latter, and some of the fragments pierced deep into the flesh and blood of the god.

It seemed terrifying, but Gawain could hardly tell from Ammon's tone or look in his eyes that he was in pain.

"What? Want to help me break from these confinements? Amorn's voice rang in his head, "Ah...... They did cause me a lot of trouble, especially the debris, which kept me unable to move...... If you have the heart, you can help me remove the less important and uncomfortable pieces of it. ”

Gawain raised his eyes and looked at the god, "Do you think I'm going to do that?" ”

"I don't think so—no one with a sane position in your position would do that," Amone said casually, without the slightest displeasure in his tone, "and I would suggest you don't—your will and body may be strong enough to withstand the onslaught of the gods, but those standing behind you may not, and the old barrier here can't hold me back. ”

Gawain glanced back slightly in the direction of the barrier, and saw that Amber and Hetty and the others were standing there looking at this side with a concerned and worried expression, he waved his hand over there, and then turned back: "I would gladly accept your suggestion. ”

"That's best," Amone said lightly, "if one day you really want or need to unleash my powers, you'd better be fully prepared...... Don't be as reckless as the first humans who came here, they paid a price. ”

The first humans he spoke of were probably the builders of this fortress of disobedience, the Magus who came here during the Spark of Gondor.

"Looks like ...... You're ready to continue 'hibernating' here," Gawain exhaled and said to Amon, "I'm curious, are you waiting for something?" Because you can't even move now, so you can only fake your death on the spot, which seems to me to be very ...... It doesn't make sense. ”

"So I'm waiting for something meaningful to happen, something that turns the mortal world upside down, something that sad cycle has the potential to end completely. Unfortunately, I can't describe to you exactly how they will come to fruition, but I'll be patient until that day comes. ”

Gawain frowned slightly: "Even if you have been waiting for this for three thousand years?" ”

Amone's tone was calm: "I just waited a while. ”

"......" Gawain looked at the god of nature for a long time before he smiled and shook his head, "Indeed, three thousand years is only a blink of an eye...... Okay, just keep waiting here, I guess it's time for me to leave. ”

"Walk slowly—you can't get up and send them off."

"I appreciate your sense of humor," Gawain was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh, "It turns out that the gods are also good at joking. ”

Then he took two steps back, but before he could turn to leave, he suddenly thought of something and asked, "By the way, there's something I still want to ask - Demon Tide, what is it?" Does its cyclical coming have anything to do with the gods? ”

Amon was silent for a few seconds, as if in thought, before replying, "In a sense, it's just a natural phenomenon that is terrible to mortals...... But it wasn't caused by the gods. ”

"I see," Gawain nodded, "thanks for your answer." ”

He turned and walked in the direction he had come, while the deer Ammon lay quietly prone among the ancient confinement devices and the fragments of the wreckage, watching his back with light-forged eyes. Reaching the edge of the main building of the Fort of Disobedience, and walking to the near-transparent protective barrier, Gawain turned around and glanced back—from this distance, Ammon's body was still formidably large, but it was no longer as breathless as a mountain.

He nodded to the other and opened his mouth—he believed that even at this distance, as long as he spoke, the "gods" would definitely hear it: "You said that maybe one day mankind will begin to fear nature again, and use blind awe and fear to gain wisdom and knowledge, so as to welcome back a new god of nature...... Are you referring to events like the Demon Tide that can lead to the destruction of civilizations, the loss of technology and knowledge, and the birth of new gods? ”

Ammon's voice reappeared in his head: "That's a possibility, but even if civilization continues to develop, new technologies and new knowledge continue to flow, blind awe may make a comeback, new gods...... It is possible to be born in the process of technological progress. ”

Gawain fell into a brief thought, and then with a thoughtful expression, he exhaled softly: "I understand...... It seems that something similar has already happened once in this world. ”

He turned around and stepped into the shimmering protective barrier, and in the next second, Kamal injected magic into the barrier's control mechanism, and the entire energy shield instantly became more solid than before, and the sound of mechanical friction came from the roof of the corridor and underground—the ancient alloy barrier slowly closed under the power of the magic mechanism, sealing the entire corridor again.

The god of nature in the courtyard watched in silence until the mortal-built fortress was closed again, and he withdrew his gaze, closed his eyes in silence, and returned to his long, meaningful wait.

Gawain returned to Amber and Hetty and the others, and everyone immediately gathered around - even Veronica, who was usually the most calm and calm, couldn't hide her excitement at this time, and she was even faster than Amber spoke: "What happened?" Why does Amorn ...... the giant deer? Will it be alive? What did you talk to Him about? ”

"It's not a good place to talk, and I'm a little tired," Gawain immediately raised a hand, interrupting a long list of questions that were about to pop up from the others, "Let's go back first—there's a lot of stuff and a lot of mess, and I need to tell you slowly." ”

……

A sigh-like word floated down from the high throne, and a soft voice echoed in the hall: "He refused......"

Melita and Noretta stood at the foot of the high steps, their heads bowed, neither daring to raise their heads nor to speak, but with nervous expressions on their faces waiting for further orders from the gods.

Even the most out-of-this-world, the most daring, and the most unconventional young dragon is in awe and afraid to make a mistake when he is in front of the patron god of the race.

"Raise your heads, two young children," said the beautiful blonde woman sitting on the ornately decorated throne and looking down at the two figures at the end of the steps, a smile seemed to appear on her face, "I am not angry, and you have done a good job—you are excellent among the younger generations. ”

Only then did Melita and Noretta dare to raise their heads, and the latter glanced at the goddess high above in awe, with a modest look on his face: "Thank you for the compliment......"

The dragon god did have a smile on her face, she seemed to look at the two young dragons with considerable satisfaction, and asked casually, "The outside world...... Isn't it interesting? ”

"Interesting," Melita replied at once, "and the human world has changed a lot in recent years, such as ...... Ah, of course I'm not too obsessed with the outside world......"

She seemed to feel that there was something wrong with her unsteady appearance, and hurriedly tried to make amends, but the voice of the god had already come from above: "Don't be nervous, I have never forbade you to contact the outside world, and Tarlund is not a closed place...... As long as you don't run too far, I won't care. ”

Melita bowed her head: "Yes, yes......"

"Gawain Cecil, what kind of person is he?" Ryujin then asked, "How did he behave other than refuse my invitation?" ”

He ...... It's complicated, it's hard to see through at a glance," Melita said in thought, "and on the whole, I think he's strong-willed, purposeful, and forward-looking in human beings—and a series of facts prove that most of his advanced judgments are correct. As for his performance in refusing the invitation......"

Speaking of which, she thought carefully for a moment, and said as she organized her language: "He always acted calmly - except for a little surprise when he first heard your invitation, he acted like he was facing an ordinary 'invitation' the whole time. He didn't seem to be in awe or panic because it was an invitation from the gods, and his nonchalance wasn't supposed to be faked, and my polygraph sensor didn't respond. ”

"The most cunning sorcerer can even deceive himself, and the spells and devices used to detect lies are ineffective against such people," the dragon god said lightly, "but I trust your judgment, Melita, that human seems to be a little special, he really has no fear or fear of the gods." ”

Then there was a moment of silence in the hall, and Melita and Noretta finally heard a voice that seemed to be heavenly: "It's okay, you guys go back and rest." ”

They bowed their heads at the same time and said in unison: "Yes, my lord!" ”

The two young dragons left, and for a time there were only the high gods, the dragon priests who served the gods, and some servants who didn't care.

Enya sat in her large, ornate chair in a somewhat languid position, leaning back in the chair, one hand resting on her face, and said in a casual tone, "Hellagore, those two children are nervous—do I really make you so scared every day?" ”

"They only fear you, my lord," said Hagere at once, "you have always been tolerant and kind to the dragons, especially to the younger ones, and they must know it. ”

"Is it just awe......

The dragon god Enya whispered as if talking to herself, her eyelids drooping slightly, and she looked lazily at the end of the temple with her squinted eyes, as if her gaze passed through the temple, through the peaks and the vast sky of Tallrond, and finally fell on every dragon in this land.

She saw a web with countless lines, and he saw the chains of faith that connected every living creature of the land.

Faith is like a lock, mortals are on one side, and gods are on the other.

“…… Boring. ”

The god said with a hint of disappointment.

……

"I was so nervous!!" Walking in the square outside the main temple, Melita couldn't help but pat her chest and take a deep breath as she said, "I feel like my heart is beating out of place...... Ah, I'm really going to check my hearts when I go back, and I really think two of them have jumped into other chambers......"

Noretta glanced at her friend obliquely, "You shouldn't be stingy with internal implants – Frost Heavy or Buckbaatar's composite blood-pumped hearts aren't expensive." ”

"No heart can suppress the oppression of facing the gods - not to mention that the so-called new products are not much different in technology from the old models, and adding a few lights and beautiful badges to the skin will not make my heart stronger."

"Well, we shouldn't be talking about this here," Noretta reminded, "we're still within the confines of the Holy Land." ”

Melita managed to calm down, then stared at Noretta several times, "You don't have more chances to meet the gods than I do...... Why do you look so calm? ”

"Maybe you should try inhaling half a unit of the 'ash' booster before the big meeting," Noretta said, "and it will make it a little easier for you, and the dose will just be right enough to make you behave." ”

“…… I don't like this kind of bells and whistles," Melita shook her head, "I'll continue to be my young antique." ”