Chapter Fifty-Eight: Small Talk on the Mountain Road
"That's the end of Ramassou, so what's going on with you and the city?" After listening to this heart-wrenching story, Qi Xiao did not express any emotion, but asked calmly.
"As far as I can see, you should be part of the Ramasus?"
Ningura nodded: "I am neither the beginning nor the end, a part of Ramasu's consciousness formed the Frost Goddess, and she brought her people to this place and founded the city of Lagash. ”
"And Anu is looking at it like this? Don't come out to take care of it? Qi Xiao asked again.
"Although the gods want us to die one day, we still have a role that cannot be replaced. The power of the Radiant Goddess runs through the entire planet, and if the power of the frost is completely eradicated, it will require the entire Nibiru to pay a great price, so reason forces them to give us only a glimmer of life. ”
"Except for Negar." Qi Xiao reminded.
"Yes, except for Negar." Ningura sighed slightly, "Negar has always hated the Goddess of Radiance, and he hated us just as much, and was bent on conquering us, but the other tribal city-states stopped them. ”
"Why?" Qi Xiao raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Blessed by the Goddess of Radiance, we use not the usual forging process, but cold forging. In the frozen lands of Lagash, there is a frost steel that cannot be heated at all, yet it is the best metal on the planet for making weapons. Ninggula smiled, "There is nothing more popular in this land of conquest than a weapon supplier. ”
"So we are all useful to them, they scruple each other, and no one wants us to be controlled by one of the gods except the madmen." Nyingmar, who had not spoken for a long time, added that he seemed to have just woken up from the illusion of the goddess Ningura.
"We have been looking forward to the return of the Light, defending all that we love, and fighting to the end, we will live and die together, we do not want to be involved in the war between you and Negar, but we fear that once the war resumes, we will not be able to escape alone." Ningura finished telling the story and finally revealed her purpose and inventory.
"Very good story...... "After listening to an intricate legend, Qi Xiao cautiously stated.
"But for alliances or something...... I would cautiously welcome your proposal, but if further confirmation is needed, it may take a few more days for someone to negotiate with you, and I am not an expert on the subject. ”
"Your reply is always welcome." Ningura replied reservedly and cordially, and stood up.
It seemed that the goddess was about to push the door and thank the guests, so Qi Xiao stood up and said goodbye to Nyingmar.
Qi Xiao walked out of the door of the temple side by side with Nyingmar, as if unintentionally, "How long have you been attacked by that Negar?" ”
"It's been almost a little over a month." Nyingmar replied casually with a lot of worry.
"Really?" Qi Xiao raised his voice, turned his face, and looked interrogating, "So your goddess wants to pull us into the water?" ”
"Ah......" Nyingmar looked at Qi Xiao, as if he suddenly realized how much trouble his words would cause.
"Look, you can't even lie. Tell me, what the hell is going on? Qi Xiao asked.
Nyingmar pondered for a moment with a little embarrassment before raising his head and gritting his teeth, "The Frost Goddess betrayed us. ”
"Isn't she decently there?" Qi Xiao glanced back at the Temple of the Frost Goddess.
"Not really." Nyingmar said quietly and bitterly, she shook her head slightly, and looked ahead with a little melancholy.
The two of them walked forward side by side, and Nyingmar's voice sounded in Qi Xiao's ears.
"For thousands of years, in order to fight against Kutakutu, the sulphur city of Negar, Ragash's most powerful protector, the noble warrior born from the snow and ice, Ramasu, has been our first line of defense."
"Every time she is reincarnated, she has been meticulously fulfilling her duties for thousands of years."
"Till darkness falls......"
"Negar is a terrible evil god, he holds the power of life and death, but his greatest weapon is chaos and evil, his power seeps out from the ground, gradually looking down on Ramasou's mind, completely devouring her ......"
Nyingmar turned her head, and Qi Xiao saw faint tears in her eyes. "Even with the power of the Frost Goddess, the evil god Negar can still draw the power of hope from her soul, and this torture is endless......"
Eventually, anger swelled in Ramasu's noble veins, and her thirst for revenge led her into an ever-expanding negativity, her temper becoming more and more irritable and unscrupulous. Negar is too powerful. With our strength alone, there is little hope of defeating him. ”
Nyingmar turned his head and looked at Qi Xiao, expecting him to understand this.
Qi Xiao nodded.
Ramassu began to believe that the war waged by the Goddess of Light was a betrayal of the Anunnaki and the culprit that caused the world to wither and shatter today. She eventually decided to organize an army to eliminate Lagash, the city she had founded herself, as a way to correct the 'mistakes' made by her predecessor. ”
"That was when I was a child...... "Nyingmar looked up and sighed slowly, looking back on the unbearable years of the past, "At that time, Lagash was in fact divided, and the power of the Frost Goddess was split in two, and many nearby villages fell into their hands. ”
"At the critical moment, it was Ningura's prayers that worked, and she remained strong and cheered us up, guiding us to fight Ramasu's men with all her might and forcing them into a nearby corner."
"Still, after Negar's madness devoured the last vestiges of Ramasu's noble soul, her goodness has ceased to exist entirely, and she has now taken full refuge in our old enemy, Negar." Nyingmar turned his head and looked at Qi Xiao.
"So, she betrayed you like that?" Qi Xiao said.
"Yes."
"Then how do you maintain your current state, I mean, you can still live well under the attack of two armies?" Qi Xiao pointed to the prosperous bazaar in front of him and said with a smile.
"Hmph." Nyingmar snorted disdainfully.
"Ramasus has been abandoned by the will of the God of Radiance, she has become a false god, a false god is a false god, her power has been greatly weakened, and she can no longer rely on the power of the Radiant Goddess to protect her fanatical people."
"And we have the most natural ally, he is never late in the cold winter."
"When winter turns to spring and everything recovers, Ramassou's attitude hardens, and that's when we fight the most intense time of the year. And when the leaves fall in late autumn, when the wind blows all over the earth. It was their turn to give in. ”
"For more than ten years, I have come through this war and peace."
Qi Xiao had never heard of a war with such stops and stops, and he couldn't help laughing: "It sounds like a country over there called Ukraine, have you heard of it?" ”
"Nope."
"So what season is it? Qi Xiao looked at the falling yellow leaves in front of him and asked knowingly.
"It's autumn now," Nyingmar replied as if he didn't hear the joke in Qi Xiao's words, "By the beginning of spring next year, it will definitely be when Negar attacks on a large scale, and our villages are already very small, and if we fight again, there will be a great shortage of food, and this time, I am afraid it will not be able to make it......"
The two of them walked down the steps of the mountain road, Qi Xiao followed her gaze forward, and a long blue band of light drifted away, revealing gray-white clouds, those clouds emitted a deep silver light, illuminating the entire city, and everything in front of them was in full view.
In fact, if you see the city from afar for the first time, you may mistake it for an enchanted forest, but when the sun is shining or the weather is clear, they will know how beautiful and exotic it is. The strange buildings are in harmony with the forest.
Seven thousand years ago, after the war between the earthlings and the Nebiru people, the remnants of the goddess of light were exiled here and built this city, which was put into action by the once powerful gods, which is not only the last free place on the planet Nibiru, but also closely linked to the history of the earthlings.
As his steps became slower and slower, Qi Xiao's ears rang with the murmur of Nyingmar.
"It's the best season, and whenever the breeze blows, I can smell the flowers wafting from the city, as if my hands are full of flowers." "It's a beautiful and tolerant city, with thriving trade, new ideas, and even if you're knowledgeable, there's plenty of anecdotes you've never seen or heard of."
"In Nibiru, only in our city, magic is part of the custom, it doesn't just exist in certain parts of the city, or is mastered by a few elite trained mages. Magic is the birthright of every inhabitant. This is the best city on the planet. ”
Nyingmar sighed softly.
"We will never succumb to Negar, and we will surely overcome them." Nyingmar turned his head and looked at Qi Xiao with red eyes.
Obviously, Qi Xiao said that she was not in a hurry with the alliance's decision, which made her feel very frustrated, and she tried her best to convince this human from another planet in her own way.
Qi Xiao looked at the flowery city and sighed: "Hey, it seems that you are also bitter and bitter!" ”
Nyingmar saw that Qi Xiao didn't answer, and felt slightly surprised, in their culture, they are all straightforward, have something to say, like Qi Xiao, who is spitting and spitting, hiding opinions in her heart and not expressing them, she has seen it for the first time.
"What do you guys think of us?" After a long while, Nyingmar continued to ask.
"It's simple, aggressor." Qi Xiao replied simply.
"As you judge, so will you be judged." Nyingmar said with a slight sarcasm, "This is the holy word in the Radiant Canon. ”
"Thinking too much makes it easy to gain weight. This is the word of my Mother. Qi Xiao turned his head and said calmly, "The purpose of our expedition is very simple, we have no intention of colonizing this planet, and we don't want to enslave your people. ”
"We just don't want to die! We can't stand your side, two days and two days to visit, so we rushed over, trying to smash the door, never to communicate with each other, pull down. Qi Xiao finally couldn't help but say his opinion.
"So, we don't want to have too much to do with you, not at all."
"That's impossible." Nyingmar said angrily.
"Nothing is impossible."
"The people who passed through that door, in addition to Negar's troops, there were some people from other city-states, maybe they just wanted to go to Earth to see. I only recently started reincarnation, I have never left this planet in my life, and I never knew what it was like to be on Earth. Nyingmar looked at the west and said with a little wistfulness.
"The planet Nibiru is huge, and I haven't been out of Earth before." Qi Xiao comforted.
"Thank you." Nyingmar politely replied, "I heard about your legends when I was a child, but then my friend was captured in the war, and he was sent to that gate......"
"He should have turned into a monster. I'm not sure if I killed him. Qi Xiao said.
"Really...... Since then, I've never thought about the planet anymore. Nyingmar replied sadly, but then she looked at Qi Xiao with curious eyes, "The source of your strength is very strange, completely different from us, how did you use such powerful power?" ”
"Faith." Qi Xiao said nonsense.