Weng and his son-in-law glanced at each other, but they didn't expect the other party to be generous and not hide it, and directly entered the core theme. is so simple and rude, and even makes the two feel overwhelmed.

Jiao Ming groaned slightly, with a little fear and longing in his heart, but he was the first to speak a soft rebuttal: "Eternal life is not necessarily a good thing, right? If a person lives forever, it may have an unpredictable impact on himself and his surroundings. ”

Archbishop Mahiza raised his eyelids, not annoyed but too lazy to answer, just looking at the crocodile duke. Of course, objectively speaking, the difference in strength and the cultural background are so normal.

"That's what I wondered. The crocodile duke said, glaring at Jiao Ming fiercely, so as not to make people suspect that the two were close to each other, and there would be further complications.

The same doubt, different people ask it, and the degree of attention is naturally different. Archbishop Mahiza organizes the language a little and speaks from the other side.

"Eternal life is obviously a description of a state. That being the case, there needs to be a body of state. Of course, if you don't leave an heir, this eternal life, which has lasted for an unknown amount of time since the appearance of the living body, will be cut off. ”

Jiao Ming was stunned for a moment, and his heart was flooded, as if a door had been opened. In a trance, I even remembered the reason for the name of the crocodile leader Changfu Town. The crocodile duke frowned, and after ruling out the possibility of a hidden threat, he began to think about the deeper meaning.

"By extension, everything around us, as long as it is alive, has gained a kind of immortality in the sense of 'population'. What do you think?"

"It seems to make sense. Duke Crocodile replied softly, actually a little dizzy. After all, this kind of rambling thing is completely different from fighting cultivation or governance. Jiao Ming roughly understood the truth that the other party was trying to explain, but because of his identity, he had no right to speak, so he couldn't confirm it.

Archbishop Mahiza smiled, "I'm the one who is pulling away. We go back to the beginning, which is eternal life for the individual. Obviously, there are two sides to this.

The first is the definition of 'individual'. We may simply say that 'I' is 'I', but in fact, a person is constantly changing, both in terms of the physical composition of the body, as well as in the soul or the mind. Moreover, there is a very complex interaction between the two.

Take you, for example. When you think about your thoughts and actions as a teenager, they will change today. Even before and after you are promoted to the top of the Nine Rings, there will be changes in what you say and do. And with this level of change, do you feel 'you are still you'?

You may think it's nothing. But when this change has been piled up for a hundred years, in the eyes of others, it is likely to be a completely different person. Even you yourself feel like you're no longer yourself. This is a big problem. ”

"What you're saying is a bit complicated. I think...... It's better to confirm that eternal life exists and then consider these. "The crocodile duke tentatively changed the subject, instinctively resisting the statement of 'I am not me'.

Archbishop Mahiza smiled again, his expression suddenly purified, his eyes stared at the crocodile duke, and said slowly: "Of course eternal life exists, and this kind of thing is not so difficult. In fact, Your Excellency has already crossed this threshold on one leg. The fact that I was able to get the Guardian's invitation is proof that the forces behind that thing rarely make a loss-making transaction. ”

Speaking of which, Archbishop Mahiza glanced at the fragments of the mission terminal. Jiao Ming turned his head to stare at his father-in-law, his mind was buzzing, and he couldn't spare any effort to think about the truth or falsehood of the other party's statement for a while. The Crocodile Duke frowned and remained silent, not in the slightest at what seemed to be good news.

"If you can, please be more detailed. ”

"The so-called eternal life means that it will always 'exist', and the eternal subject will always 'exist' in an environment. But this environment is constantly changing. Based on our ability to adapt to our environment, we try to divide 'eternal life' into vague levels.

The first is to adapt only to the basic environment. For example, if you practice a little more, you will leave the mundane world and find a secluded valley, eat and drink every day, and work and rest on time, and you will not compete with others. With as little change in the environment as possible, you can live forever until the end of the Age of Magic. The same is true for the 'immortality of species' that we just talked about, when the climate changes drastically, or other huge impacts, there will be extinctions of species that are not adapted to the new environment. ”

The crocodile duke nodded slowly, but Jiao Ming couldn't hold it back, and raised his hand weakly.

"The little one has any doubts, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

"How did you learn about species extinction?" Jiao Ming first threw out the simplest one as a temptation.

"Secret texts in the church. ”

"But where did the 'Chief Saint' stay?"

Archbishop Mahiza paused for a moment, glanced at Simonk, who had fainted, and then smiled: "It seems that Simunk should have told you something." In fact, not only that, but also the whole set of claims about eternal life is left behind. ”

"So is he immortal?" Jiao Ming asked.

Archbishop Mahiza had apparently expected this question, but shook his head indifferently. "Sorry, this section is overrun, no comment. However, what can be told to both of them is that this issue is very wide-ranging. If you step in recklessly, the consequences are unpredictable. I believe that the two of them don't want their names to appear on that little thing. ”

Weng and his son-in-law didn't understand it at first, but soon understood the implicit threat of the last sentence. In case some secret information is known, the forces behind the mission terminal release an assassination mission in order to extinguish the mouth, wouldn't it be a wrongful death?

The crocodile duke also smiled and said calmly: "Your name doesn't appear on the mission terminal, we have nothing to worry about." ”

"I belong to a strong group and support each other. What about you?" said Archbishop Mahiza with an unfathomable expression, then pulled the conversation back to the previous point. "As we become more and more adaptable to our environment, we don't need to describe more layers of immortality, it's just a vague guess anyway, and it may change at some point. But what is certain is that the supreme one can cross the age of the end of the law, revive in the new era of magic, and so on. ”

Jiao Ming raised his hand again, and after being approved, he asked, "What about the end of the law era and the magic era?"

"It's just a statement in our church, you can believe it or not. To summarize simply, our doctrine holds that there is only a difference between zero and infinite occurrences of an event, and that there can be no only one. And the beginning of the Age of Magic hundreds of years ago is also subject to this law. The only plausible explanation, then, is that the Age of Magic has been opened countless times and ended countless times.

In other words, hundreds of years ago was the end of the law, and now is the age of magic, and I don't know how long it will be before we will enter the end of the law again. And so on and so forth, and so on and on until the end of time. ”

"Interesting statement. The Crocodile Duke nodded. Jiao Ming was shocked, and he couldn't digest this information for a while, after all, this conjecture was realistic enough.

Archbishop Mahiza nodded. "It's best if you think it's funny. The benefit we give to the Lord of Greystone City is this initial method of eternal life. Of course, for you, it's only half of the value. If you think it's okay, let's talk about the terms of cooperation. ”

"Let's discuss. ”

"Naturally. ”

The crocodile duke switched to the crocodile collar dialect, and first asked for the coordinates of the anchor bar, and then asked, "Do you think it is reliable?"

"I ...... I do not know. Jiao Ming spit out these words with difficulty.

"There is no research on this in your hometown? Aren't all education, enterprises, industrial development, or anything advanced in that area? ”

Jiao Ming tugged at the corners of his mouth and squeezed out a wry smile. "In the thousands of years of faith history in my hometown, no one has ever attained eternal life. Even the First Emperor, who unified the vast territory, searched for the elixir to no avail. Even before I came here, when medicine was developed, one hundred and twenty years old was a big hurdle, and there were almost no real or false old birthday stars who exceeded this number. ”

After a pause, Jiao Ming continued: "However, the part about 'species immortality' is very much in line with a discipline in my hometown: the theory of biological evolution, but if you think about it carefully, it is not of much reference significance. ”

Seeing that the crowd did not carry the box and did not boast of their exploits, the one who stayed behind understood the probability, lowered his eyelids slightly and continued to pray as if nothing had happened.

The entire cavern fell silent, though only the sound of the wind from the ventilation circle and the faint fluctuations of space. Although the dwarf Ral was upset in his heart, he still had basic acting skills, steady his breathing and heartbeat, and made all kinds of calculations in his head.

After that, there was another earth tremor, and everyone was prepared, floating in the air and pulling up the random teleportation space membrane above their heads, and they passed it safely.

As for the situation within the core holy land, although he faintly felt the violent pumping and vibration of the Holy Demon Sea several times. But the space in the area is anchored, and the qi magic ability is completely wasted, and if you go in, you will become an ordinary person, so why bother in vain.

After an unknown amount of time, the faintly led Qi system Nine Rings suddenly clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention. "There's a signal, let's work together to transmit it. ”

With the chanting of 'May the glory of the Divine Tree shine on you and me', a slightly embarrassed figure appeared in the field, which was on the nine rings of the water system that escaped from the crocodile duke's hands.

"Lord Lunza personally ordered this letter of help to be sent to Archbishop Lundy at once. ”

"Lundy?" the crowd exclaimed, thinking that the thing was in a bad head. But when he saw the handwriting and marks on the envelope, he said no more. After a little calculation, there are three who are responsible for running errands and delivering letters.

If it's on the ground, sending a message is a matter of waving your hand. Even when it comes to meeting the bigwigs of other factions, a nine-ring show face is enough.

But after all, this is an underground world, and even breathing has to be maintained by the magic circle, and all kinds of accidents are inevitable, plus you need to return to the teleportation point below Divine Grace City to return to the surface world, it is better to add two more insurances.

When the figures of the three disappeared, the slightly embarrassed water system on the nine rings of the water system fell on the dwarf Ral. But seeing that the others didn't say much, they also put out the idea of asking, and just sat down in the corner and began to heal themselves. The relationship between everyone is average, and it is better to inquire less about certain things, and it is also saved to be pulled back. For now, I still want to think about how to make the matter of escaping alone come together, which is the top priority.

After about two hours or so, the nine rings of the qi system in the prayer posture flipped his wrist, and an extra metal cylinder appeared in his hand, twisted it and pulled out the inner note to read, and his face changed slightly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is something to do. Cooperate with the teleportation. ”

Everyone responded and began to communicate with the qi system magic medium, and as one figure after another appeared, their faces began to become the same as the qi system nine rings. The guys who usually don't like it appear in the field one by one, and there is a constant trend. The thought of 'do you want to kill someone with a slip on your hand' pops up in almost everyone's mind.

But thinking about the situation surrounded by strong enemies here, as well as the subsequent internal and external liquidation, still extinguished the idea of infighting. No matter how openly and secretly they fight, they are also 'brothers and sisters' in the church, which is much better than those infidels and aliens.

After such a good toss and a simple exchange of information, the new group of sixteen people finally figured out the general situation. And to everyone's surprise, Archbishop Lundy had no doubts about many claims, and directly decided to enter the scope of the core holy land.

The green robes looked at each other, and they all had a feeling of seeing a ghost. More thoughtful, they have begun to suspect that the-for-tat between the two archbishops is just a superficial acting, and there is a firm friendship in secret.

But then, the thought was banished from his mind. It must have been Archbishop Lundy who learned about the treasure from other sources and secretly gathered people, otherwise how could it be so fast.

Two hours is almost enough time to travel back and forth. In other words, before receiving the letter for help, the group had already gathered their personnel, equipment and supplies.

And by the way, the dwarf Lal who was listening finally had a clearer outline of the whole thing, gritted his teeth, and made a decision to recommend himself.

Although his own dual-line eight rings are rare, at this level, they are nothing at all. The only advantage in making a side-by-side comparison is knowledge of the underworld and the subterranean aliens, as well as linguistic proficiency.

In this situation of chaos between all sides, being able to communicate with other forces in language must be used tactically, that is, it must be useful. If you miss this opportunity, do you have to rely on piety and prayer to slowly climb up in the Ifusen theocracy, and it will be a hell of a thing to achieve results?

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am Ral, who has just converted to your religion, and I am proficient in dwarven languages and underground foreign languages......