From the perspective of the real universe, this world has never been reshaped, and it will not be reshaped in the future because of any kind of magic wave.

Even if he has experienced so many bizarre and strange lives, witnessed countless unbelievable miracles, and even Gao Wen, who is an "abnormal" himself, can't help but mess up the rhythm of his breathing at this moment, and a feeling that the three views have been completely subverted enveloped him, his eyes widened, and his thoughts were surging in his mind, and his long-standing perception of this world was shaken at this moment, making him begin to doubt all his judgments and speculations about this world.

But the mentality that has been cultivated in the endless years has finally played a role, and his short vacillation has not affected his ability to think rationally, and soon he gathered his scattered thoughts, and summed up in his heart the main information about the magic tide and the laws of the universe that Enya had revealed to him so far:

From the perspective of the real universe, this world will not be reshaped by the demon tide, and the existence of all things in the world is indeed stable and orderly, but from the perspective of the observer (a rational intelligent being), the reshaping of all things in the world will indeed occur, and it is the inevitable result of the demon tide; On the other hand, the "observer effect" of this universe presents a chaotic and macroscopic state, the observer's perception of the universe will be truly acted on "their own world", the observer universe and the real universe are mirrored like shadows and ontologies, under normal circumstances, they overlap accurately, so the observer itself is stable, but in the magic tide environment, the two are shifted, and the observer will be swallowed up by the crazy illusion he sees......

There is indeed a difference between "big" and "small", but according to Enya, the so-called small tide is actually some kind of unformed "pre-tide of the magic tide", which is no different from the real magic tide in terms of "not affecting the entities in the real universe", and the catastrophe experienced by the refugees of the Gondor Empire seven hundred years ago...... In fact, it was not the body of the Demon Tide at all, but just the shock wave after the explosion of the Deep Blue Well.

At this moment, Gawain didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, he only knew that this strange world had been lifted in front of him, and there was a veil under the veil...... What is revealed is a more wanton and chaotic world.

His gaze fell on Enya's eggshell: "What you mean is that whether it is the chaotic magical energy environment in the Gondor wasteland or the crystal ore rough that we have mined in the Dark Mountains, they are actually just 'reaction products' formed after high-intensity magical radiation acts on specific substances, mortals from seven hundred years ago...... In fact, it has not been affected by the Demon Tide, whether it is the Great Demon Tide or the Small Demon Tide......"

Enya's voice was flat: "That's true. ”

"What exactly is the 'Little Devil'? What is 'unformed anterior fibrillation'? Gawain asked, "Does that mean it's still part of the Great Demon Tide, but it hasn't been able to break out?" Or is it true that the Great Demon Tide and the Little Demon Tide are essentially continuous, two phases of a catastrophe, and the mortal kingdoms are now just a temporary survival in the interlude of this catastrophe? ”

"Actually, both of these statements are true," Enya said slowly, "You know, I'm not omniscient, and my knowledge of the Demon Tide is based on a long period of observation and research, guessing and verification, and I can only tell you the details that I know—

"Magic Tides are a natural phenomenon in this world, and they occur in irregular cycles, with several small eruptions between large eruptions, and the exact timeline is almost impossible to predict; The Little Demon Tide is similar to the Great Demon Tide in some characteristics, but the difference is that its eruptions are often local, with the Great Demon Tide sweeping across the entire celestial system, while the Small Demon Tide is often confined to a certain continent or even a certain kingdom; The Lesser Tide erupts are short-lived and weaker, and it doesn't necessarily completely destroy the observers within the radius—there are a number of ways to weaken or neutralize it. ”

"The little demon tide can be weakened or counteracted......" Gawain suddenly thought of something, "Wait, you mean ......"

"If you can't master the precise technique, you can only fight it with brute force - a short burst of ultra-high intensity magic can compress the magic in the turbulence of the planet's atmosphere, forming an energy field with a huge coverage, and the essence of the magic tide is still a magical phenomenon, so it will be affected by this energy field, and even annihilated by it. This burst of energy is truly terrifying, enough to trigger a regional ecocide, but at least, there are some lucky seeds that can survive on the edges.

"Seven hundred years ago, there was only one energy source in the entire Loren Continent that met this condition—"

"The Well of the Deep Blue." Gao Wen's face sank, and he said in a deep voice.

"Detonating the Deep Blue Well was the most effective means to stop the scale of that 'front tremor' from expanding, and it was also the only means that could be reached at that time."

"So the Deep Blue Well was really deliberately detonated?!" Gawain's eyes instantly widened, staring at Enya's eggshell with pale golden runes, "Could it be that it was ...... that detonated it?"

"Don't get me wrong, it's not me," Enya's voice came from the golden dome with a hint of sighing, "I'm just the patron saint of the dragon clan, and my duty binds me to Talrond, so naturally I can't interfere with what happened on the continent of Loren - the Deep Blue Well was indeed detonated, and it was the gods who sheltered the Loren tribes who detonated it." ”

"You mean the gods detonated the Deep Blue Well?!" Gao Wen stared at him, and only exhaled softly for a long time, he couldn't help but think of a certain guess that he had just come up with not long ago, and smiled a little self-deprecatingly, "Actually, I just guessed that there was another secret behind the explosion of the Deep Blue Well a while ago, and now it seems that there is indeed another hidden story behind it, but it has nothing to do with my speculation at that time......"

As he spoke, he frowned again, and a puzzle that had plagued mankind for a long time suddenly appeared in his heart, as if he had an answer: "Wait, I suddenly remembered, not long after the outbreak of the demon tide, the priests of the major churches lost contact with their respective gods, and the gods were silent for a whole year, and it was not until after the meeting of the Ancestral Peak that the power of the gods gradually returned to this world...... Could it be that the detonation of the Deep Blue Well is the reason why the gods are sleeping?! ”

Enya thought for a moment before answering Gawain's question: "Actually, I'm not sure about the specific situation at that time - as you know, there is a problem of mutual contamination and interference between the gods, so we can't establish a direct connection, and usually we can only roughly judge the state of the other gods by looking at the ripples in the 'deep sea' at the bottom of the world, as you understand it. I can only be sure that the god who sheltered the Loren continent interfered with the flow of energy in the Deep Blue Well at that time, but I can't be sure who it was, how it intervened, and the subsequent state of the other party.

"Again, I can't be sure how many gods were involved at the time...... It could be one, or it could be more than one. The vast energy fluctuations of the Deep Blue Well are large enough to penetrate all the realms of the world, and the resulting interference will form a huge black barrier in the deep sea, what happened in that big explosion...... Even I don't know.

"But I can answer you for one thing - the year-long slumber of the Loren gods at that time was not affected by the explosion of the Deep Blue Well."

"Wasn't it the Deep Blue Well?" Gawain was surprised and asked, "What's the reason for that?" ”

"The functioning of the Church has come to a standstill, the structure of the diocese has collapsed, the religious activities that had been regular have come to a halt, and most importantly...... The population has plummeted," Enya said in a deep voice, "and don't forget that the main body that supports the faith is a sufficient population, and the foundation of the gods is the believers, and the catastrophe of seven hundred years ago...... There were so many people who had died, and it was a heavy blow to the Loren god who had not yet broken free from his 'chains' and had to rely on the Institution to keep him afloat. ”

Gawain subconsciously held his breath for a long time before slowly exhaling this breath.

"But I still have a question," he asked, "after the 'magic tide' seven hundred years ago, although the countries tried to get rid of the effects of the disaster, the population recovery did not happen overnight, and there was no significant increase in population in the four kingdoms in just one year, and even due to food shortages and monster nuisances, there was a small population decline in Typhon and Ansu, in this case, the gods have recovered, how can this be explained?" ”

"It's this harsh situation that will lead more people to seek sustenance in their faith," Enya patiently explained, "You should know what it was like – how many people have become devout believers in the midst of this difficult situation?" How many people who originally did not believe in God or had only a shallow faith prayed all night in the midst of starvation? Not everyone is a strong-willed hero, most of the common people are vulnerable, and the desperate situation has transformed them from shallow believers and pan-believers to devout believers, so although your population did not increase at that time, the number of devout believers increased - which hastened the return of the gods. ”

Gawain showed a sudden look, and then thought thoughtfully: "Under the current situation, it is a good thing that the power of the gods has returned to the world, which has solved the urgent needs of many countries, but in the long run...... This also laid the foundation for the excessive expansion of various churches in the future, and the attempts of the clergy to influence the monarchy...... It has even had an impact on our theocratic council plans today. ”

"In the face of historical scale, the merits and demerits of many things should be viewed separately."

"You're right," Gawain sighed softly, while quickly sorting out his thoughts in his heart, looking for what else he had missed, and soon he had something he wanted to ask, "Wait, I have one more question - according to you, the Demon Tide will affect the 'connection' between the 'observer' and the real universe, causing their cognition to be skewed, so how did the dragons manage not to be affected by this?" What is Tarrond's way to survive the tide again and again? ”

The voice in the Golden Dome fell silent, and after a few seconds, she reminded softly, "This already involves specific technology, Gawain. ”

Like a gust of cold wind blowing on this summer afternoon, Gawain finally cooled down from the excitement of continuously gaining important knowledge, and he realized that his discussion with Enya had gone deep into a very dangerous territory, but he still couldn't help but confirm: "This part of the thing can't be said?" You've talked to me about so many things that involve basic concepts......"

"Knowledge is not the same as technology, although too advanced knowledge is also dangerous, and may even be polluting, but it at least needs a process of learning and transformation, you can gradually adopt it in the process of learning this knowledge and understanding and verifying it, even if it is harmful, it can minimize the harm, but the technology ...... Technology that straddles the research process will one day show its toxicity, and the dragons have learned a profound enough lesson in the rebellion. ”

Enya's words left Gawain speechless, but the feeling that "the answer is right in front of you but blocked by a thin barrier" still made him extremely uncomfortable, but fortunately, a gentle voice soon came from the golden dome again, and Enya continued: "Of course, I just can't tell you about the technology directly, and that doesn't mean I can't show you some direction - especially after you and the dragons have paid such a huge price, the mortals of this world should go one step further on the road to survival."

"Although the Demonic Tide is a terrible natural phenomenon, and the catastrophe it brings to the unprotected observer is extinctional, it does not last long at a time. Each tide usually ends within one of the planet's orbital cycles, and the longest record I know of is no more than two cycles, and all you have to do is survive one or two planetary cycles.

"The key to survival is to isolate the influence of the tide on the observer, as long as the mind of the observer is not affected, no matter how strong the tide is, it is actually only a breeze for you.

"The key to Tallrond's unscathed Tide is the shield system that once enveloped the entire continent - the ancient Great Shield of Tallrond not only provides protection against the physical world, but also deflects the effects of the Tide on the minds of observers. For more than a million years, whenever the Demon Tide came, the Dragons would collectively return to the Great Shield to escape the world's 'mental exile' until the Demon Tide was over...... Inventory the relics of a fallen civilization that has disappeared. ”

"So, the key to the problem is the Great Shield of Tallrond," Gawain stared at Enya's eggshell tightly, "The key to the technology to resist the Demon Tide is in the ruins of the Great Shield, as long as we help the Dragons rebuild that shield, and gradually learn and master this key technology in the process, we can ......"

"It's a pity, this is precisely the most troublesome place," Enya interrupted him with a soft sigh without waiting for Gawain to finish, "First of all, the Great Shield is too old, it was built more than a million years ago in the glory days of Talrond, and its core technology is huge and complex, even a great mechanic like Baloger can't fully grasp it, and with today's dragons, there is no possibility of repairing the Great Shield at all—not to mention that in the era of Omega's activity, the Great Shield has gone through dozens of self-upgrade iterations, The shield generators that remain in the Wasteland of Talrond are no longer something that flesh and blood brains can understand...... I'm afraid only Omega itself knows the complete blueprint of that system.

"Second, even with the shield generator itself repaired, the Great Shield doesn't have full protection, as it's used to protect the Observer's 'core component' and not some system inside the shield."

Gawain subconsciously raised his eyebrows: "The core component used to protect the observer is not in the generator of the Great Shield?" Then it's ......."

"It's me," Enya said lightly, "The key to the dragons' defense against the demon tide is that they have found a way to transform their divine power into a shield—but the age of mythology is over. ”

Gawain: "......"

After being stunned for half a minute, Gao Wen finally spoke up: "So, the dragon clan broke not only their chains at the coming-of-age ceremony, but also their key means of resisting the demon tide? This ......"

"As you said, the Great Shield of Tallrond with me at the core is the key to their survival in the Demon Tide for so many seasons, and it is for this reason that they and I have had to endure in this two-way shackle for so long, but there will always be a time when such a harsh balance will be broken...... Though carefully maintained, my divine part reached a point of spiral out of control many years ago, and Hragor was well aware of that," Enya sighed in her voice, "remember what I said?" There is nothing truly eternal, and even if they don't break the cradle, they can't let that balance last too long. ”

"Okay, break and stand, this is at least jumping out of the doomed slow death, with the capital to break the game," Gawain shook his head helplessly, "but the problem we have to face next is big......"