Holy city - Nointana.

Approximately every two months, a figure above the rank of deputy commander will be appointed as the leader of the army for a small-scale expedition.

Even if it was only on a small scale, the distance of its march would far exceed the safe range of the Holy City, and it would also touch the territory of the old king, which was planned by the title deed, and the expeditionary force was mentally prepared to encounter the old king from the beginning.

However, the purpose of the expedition is not to reclaim inconsequential and meaningless title deeds from the demons.

(With the Holy City as its base, it is difficult for human beings to ensure the safety of an area 100 kilometers away, and it is even more impossible to send troops to garrison it for a long time under the cover of the eternal night environment...... As for the plan for the Second Holy City, it has not yet been implemented. ）

It's not about weakening the overall strength outside the city, even if you kill ten demons.

After a period of time, new alien spirits will be created due to various factors, such as deep pollution, group sacrifices, the reproduction of old kings, etc.

The real purpose is the following three points:

1. Update the "Map of Europe", organize the types and divisions of the Alien Demons, and prepare for the planned Great Expedition in the future.

2. Seize materiel. It turns out that some of the materials originating from outside the city are mainly chaotic materials, which can be used by humans, especially high-level knights who can carry out "alienation".

Weapons made of chaotic materials may not be very effective against life outside the city, but they have miraculous effects in the fate space, which can effectively increase the probability of survival of individuals in fate events.

In addition to Chaos Materials, some regenerative materials from outside the city can also be brought to the Holy City and can be used after being thoroughly purified.

3. In some special ruins outside the city, look for the "Alien Stone Tablet" left by the ancestors through some special means.

The production of stone tablets and the technology of information engraving are untouched by mankind and require joint decipherment by teams of specially trained archaeologists.

What is now clear is that most of the stone tablets have recorded the "famous" demons, and even the information of the "old king" is left on some of the stone tablets.

This information will reveal the weaknesses that touch the Ancients.

It will be the most important thing for mankind to seize freedom in the later stage of development.

Relative.

The risk of a "tablet of aliens", to be precise, is not much lower than the risk of killing a tablet.

Although these tablets are derived from 'ancestors', it turns out that these 'ancestors' are not early humans, but may have been a previous high-intelligence civilization.

There is a "fault" between the last high-intelligence civilization and human civilization.

Faults can last for more than 1,000 years or even 10,000 years.

And the cause of the fault is the old kings who are even older, even older than the origin of the planet.

According to the investigation of the Knights of the Secret Language.

The origin of these tablets is believed to have come from the [end] of the previous civilization.

When they realized that the extinction of civilization would be inevitable, and even that they themselves were already in a state of depravity and corruption, they used their last strength to complete the creation of the slate.

The purpose is to pass on the information they have obtained through the "eternal printing technology" that they have exhausted the entire civilization to the next civilization that will be born on the earth in the future.

Because they know that once civilization falls, these ancient beings who have entrenched on the earth will sleep again.

Until the next civilization reaches a certain stage of development, touching the "civilization development boundary" they set, or awakening them in some way in advance.

Until then, the new civilization will live a relatively safe life, with enough time to decipher the slate and prepare in advance.

But......

At the end of civilization, when the eternal night devoured the earth, the mind was extreme, and even the body was degenerate, the created stone tablets were also directly corroded by the old kings.

The words and patterns on the slate can drag ordinary people into the abyss.

The material of the slate itself also hides indescribable parasites.

For some reason, the Old Kings did not destroy the slate, but deliberately let it drain around the world...... Perhaps, during the First World War, humanity stumbled upon the stone tablets and tried to decipher them, thus awakening the ancient existence in advance.

During the first few short expeditions, the Holy City accidentally acquired a stone tablet.

Not aware of the potential danger of the slate at first, it was only a purification ritual for the holy knights on the march.

After returning, it was handed over to a medium-sized church in the Holy City for storage and management.

However.

In just three days, all the clergy in the church, including a part-time priest of the Holy Order, were corrupted.

This priest who reached the "Third Order Knight" formed a kind of perfect "Sinking Holy Demon", which caused the famous [Dabrador's Blasphemy Incident] at that time.

Since then, the Holy City has stored these strange and indecipherable tablets at the lowest level of the Holy City, and no one has access to them.

Until decades have passed.

One is called Hugo. Harrison] appeared.

Eternal Night Era 161

After the approval of the Supreme Council, the original 12 Knights passed the vote (7:5), and the 13th Knights, the Secret Words (question mark and magnifying glass), was officially established.

All the stone slabs stored on the ground floor were managed and deciphered by Hugo.

……

"Is there anything I can do to help?"

In the passage, in addition to Captain Hugo, Mr. Black and White, and the Knight Charlie who led the way, there was also a group of high-ranking archaeologists, all of whom belonged to the older generation of the Knights of the Secret Language...... In terms of breath evaluation, Han Dong is the weakest.

"Some basic information, I'm sure Charlie has already told you...... What is currently bothering us is an extremely special "Subsidiary Slate", the information on which is not as important as the main Slab, but it will also affect the overall progress of the Great Expedition.

Due to the anomalies that have occurred in the slate, although we have a way to decipher the information above, it takes a lot of time and the success rate cannot be guaranteed.

So, combined with the meaning of Mr. Black and White, as well as my personal thoughts...... Going for you to give it a try. ”

"Okay."

It should be noted that this "attached tablet" is already in a semi-living state, and the secret text is sealed inside the tablet, which is also the reason why it is difficult to decipher.

I won't talk too much about the specifics, but with your understanding, when you see the slate, you should be able to understand it immediately. ”

With that, Captain Hugo personally led the way and walked towards the depths of the Black Zone.

Unavoidable of the risk of fall, Mr. Black and White and the other archaeologists remained in place.

There is a secret door every 10 meters, and behind each door is an "auxiliary stone slab".

With the identification of Captain Hugo, when the secret door is opened.

It is also separated by a layer of black liquid, similar to an insulator, to prevent contamination from escaping into the hallways during the opening of the door.

As the two of them walked through the liquid door together.

The attached stone slab displayed in front of him made Han Dong stunned for a moment.

"This ...... This is a slate?! ”

Tick tock...... The deep filthy black water is constantly dripping.

A variety of strange styles of thin stone pillars connect the corners of the secret room,

A humanoid lifeform is attached to the other end of the thin stone pillar, suspended in the air.

Droplets of instant personality decay drip from between its stone toes.