The ambiguous reply that came out of Ren Yuan's mouth in the end really scared Yu Qian.

What do you mean by that? What does it mean not really? ”

"There have been two attempts to create gods." Ren Yuan raised his finger and pointed at himself, "And I, I am the product of the first attempt." ”

"What? I've never heard of anything like that. Yu Qian said in shock

"That's surprising to me, there's something you haven't heard of yet." Ren Yuan pursed his lips and said, "If you've heard of this kind of thing, it's not normal, right?" ”

"I'm sorry, I'm too surprised, subconsciously..."Yu Qian scratched his head and felt slightly embarrassed, muttering, "No wonder Nagito said that your rating was equivalent to an S-class heterogene, so that's what happened." ”

"I don't know where you thought it was, but I guess you're wrong." Ren Yuan chuckled and said, "Things are not as simple as you think. ”

"Okay, that's aside. Say..."Yu Qian asked, "Is it so simple to make gods?" It's a good idea, but it's too hasty to make up your mind to create a god because you think God is powerful, right? ”

"To explain this, you first need to understand a concept. By the way, have you ever heard of the term 'dreamland'? ”

"Well, I remember that you made me see this concept in Introduction to Universal Heterologous Sources. It seems to refer to the collective human subconscious, fantasy, dream, and spiritual world of the collection? ”

"Well, you remember it well, but I don't think you need to overcomplicate it. Whether it is the collective subconscious or the collection of spiritual worlds, these are just speculations about the composition of the dream world. We can only be sure that the dream realm is real, but it is difficult to sort out its origin. Ren Yuan explained with a smile

"Broadly speaking, you can think of it as a point of communication between our world and the otherworld. Generally speaking, research believes that this is a parallel world created by the refraction of human collective consciousness, and is the threshold for other worlds to enter this world. ”

"Our universe is not the only one with intelligent life on Earth, right? This fantasy dream is made entirely of human consciousness? Yu Qian asked curiously

"So you're not reading the book too carefully, right?" Ren Yuan frowned, "I don't know if there are other lives in this universe, but who told you that there can only be one fantasy dream?" What's so strange about a few more doors in such a big house. If you understand the dream realm as the mythical god realm, in short, the creation of this place is also related to human fantasy. ”

"Is there really such a place?" Yu Qian frowned and said, "According to the book, the reason why it is called the Dream Realm is because the known cases of entry are similar to dreams, right?" How do you know that it is consciousness entering a parallel world and not that the narrator is dreaming? ”

"Well, if you discuss this issue, that's enough to produce dozens of books. However, it is enough for you to know that the Dream Realm does exist, after all, the known alien invasions also come through the Dream Realm. Ren Yuan stopped the former's curiosity and continued

"You understand this concept, and the motive for the first creation of gods is well explained. The original group of god-makers did not want to enslave the gods. Instead, he wanted to create a guardian for the dreamland. ”

"Creation Guardians?" Yu Qian was stunned

"That's right, as I said before, the dream realm is the connection point between reality and the otherworld. The known alien invasions also came to reality through the fantasy dream, so as long as you create a god who can rival the alien source to protect the fantasy dream. Then human beings can forever put an end to the invasion of alien sources. Solve all the problems of aliens and independent realities once and for all. ”

"Looking at it this way, this organization is indeed not an advent faction..."Yu Qian asked puzzled, "But according to what you said, the real alien is able to dominate a world, and just a glance at it is a very terrible disaster for us." Can humans really create guardians that can rival such enemies? ”

"Isn't the collective consciousness of human beings strong enough to create a fantasy dream realm that can connect to other worlds?" Ren Yuan smiled and said, "And it's not that you want to create a guardian who can defeat the alien source, as long as the strength of the counterattack can threaten the stability of the fantasy realm itself in the battle with the invading alien source." ”

"Oh, I see." Yu Qian suddenly said, "That means that the alien source who can't defeat this dream guardian can't naturally invade, and if you can beat this dream guardian, the battle between the two parties will also destroy the fantasy dream, causing the intruder to have no threshold to enter, is this what it means?" ”

"Exactly, it was hundreds of years ago. With the belief of guarding the human world, that organization gathered the top figures of all forces back then. Ren Yuan said softly, "The top sages of the major religions, the powerful Inhumans with independent worlds, and the top figures who led science and technology in that era. They represented the pinnacle of technology and occultism at the time, and were the most powerful power that humanity had ever possessed. ”

"Hundreds of years ago... Sixteenth or seventeenth century? It was the Age of Discovery, where colonialism arose. Is there any representative of that organization that ordinary people like me know about? Yu Qian asked

"Uh, am I counting?" Ren Yuan smiled: "I was also one of those people back then." ”

"I thought you were made by them, no wonder you said I was wrong... Ahh Yu Qian complained, "I mean, are there any other famous people, or specific years or something." ”

"I guess there is, but I don't remember." Ren Yuan had a smile on his face, and said lightly, "Later, there were many people who pursued possible participants, but in my opinion, this behavior is ridiculous. ”

"Why don't you remember?" Yu Qian frowned and asked

"Now that I think about it, the act of creating gods is really arrogant, and it does have the ignorant and fearless style of that era." Ren Yuan ignored the former's question, and recalled to himself, "The memory at that time is now very vague, and what is certain is that we have indeed created the prototype of the gods. But in terms of results, it also paid an extremely tragic price. ”

"How?"

"Judging from the results of subsequent research, the leaders of the organization at that time should have been two Inhumans with independent worlds. With the help of their own independent world, they created a bridge between reality and fantasy, and then we built a huge altar in the fantasy realm and performed a ritual to create gods. ”

"You know, the occult was not the same as it is today, it was an existence that was more believed in than science. The fantasy realm of that time was completely different from now, and fantasy in that era could really create miracles. At that time, most of the people believed in the gods. Ren Yuan sighed, "Thanks to this, we mobilized a lot of faith and built the first god in human history based on the consciousness of all mankind." ”

"But the seventeenth century was the intersection of feudalism and the occult and the rise of technology." Yu Qian wondered, "Is it because you have used up the power of faith?" ”

"Is that so?" Ren Yuan smiled and said, "There is no connection between this, I am more inclined to this is the inevitability of historical development." ”

"And what about the rudiments of the gods you made? If it succeeds, shouldn't it be a new level of occultism? Yu Qian asked puzzled

"Herein lies the problem." Ren Yuan sighed lightly, "All of us are wrong, we think that the world and the world are parallel, and the guardians we created are capable of rivaling the invaders. ”

"And what about actually?"

"In fact, at least the known heterologous beings are at least higher than us at the level."

"This reminds me of your previous explanation of the exogenous origin (see chapters 141 and 142 for details)..."Yu Qian muttered, "Then it can only be said that the gods created are not up to standard, why do you say that the price of the comeback is miserable?" ”

"On the contrary, the gods we created were, in a sense, up to the mark." Ren Yuan sighed, "That's not something we can understand and recognize at all, let alone a creation that can remain in reality. The very existence of the gods is a dimensionality reduction blow to this world. All those who participated in the experiment disappeared in an incomprehensible way in that incomprehensible impact. In simple terms, their existence is erased from reality. ”

"Existed, obliterated?" Yu Qian asked dumbfounded

"Yes, like they never existed." Ren Yuan paused and said, "No, it's not like." In reality as we know them now, they just don't exist. The reason why it is now believed that there was a first creation of gods is also inferred from the details that remained. Even as one of those who witnessed it, I don't have any memories associated with them. ”

"No wonder you say that even the Inhumans who have mastered the independent world can't compare to the Xenopaths... It's not just a matter of the size of the world, the two sides are not at the same level at all... In this way, it seems that it is indeed a futile exercise to pursue the participants. Yu Qian pondered for a moment and asked, "Then how did you survive?" ”

"Because of fate." Ren Yuan's face showed a hideous look, mixed with unspeakable pain, "Even if it is a newborn god, it is also a god." Although he knew that the world could not accept his existence, he still did not want to disappear. It's a bit strange to describe the immortal god in this way, but it seems to me that what he wanted to do at that time was to live. ”

In order to be able to be contained in this world, He abandoned the Godhead and divided his body into seven parts and scattered them in the dreamscape. One-seventh after the downgrade, this is the limit of what the world can accommodate. He wants to slowly erode and transform the world until the world can accommodate His full coming. Ren Yuan gritted his teeth and said slowly, "Then he tried to sign a contract with me. ”

"Isn't God incapable of communicating and understanding with us?" Yu Qian subconsciously held his breath and asked

"I can't describe what he did, I think the so-called abandonment of Godhead is a dimensionality reduction blow to himself, so he can understand each other with the world." Ren Yuan said, "In other words, He personally walked down the altar. But even then, it's not something we can look up to. ”

"What kind of contract did you sign?"

"He can make my independent reality a manifestation of life, completely erasing my connection to death. On the other hand, my eternal life after that will be used to collect the seven pieces of His scattered limbs, so that when the world can contain Him, He may be resurrected again in a complete state. ”

"If it weren't for what you told me... No, even what you said to me, I found it hard to believe. "Yu Qian has chosen to give up thinking completely" This sounds crazy! ”

"At that time, eternal life was the ultimate ideal I had been pursuing. He will choose to keep me in everyone to make this pact with Him, probably because he has spied into the desires and obsessions in my heart. ”

"Now that you're immortal... So, did you promise Him? Yu Qian asked with a pale face

"Yes and no." Ren Yuan said indifferently

"I lied to Him."