Chapter Twenty-Three: A "Small" Experimental Accident
After hearing Harold's message, Grand Elder Augustus continued his prayers, and he would never interrupt his salute to the "God of Steam", "Lord of Life and Death", and "Bright Morning Star" unless it was something particularly important.
After a few minutes, Augustus stood up nimbly, covered his eyes with his right hand and said, "Steam supreme!"
This is the signature prayer action specially designed by him after witnessing the explosion of the "Eternal Blazing Sun" in the city of Rentat, combined with the scene of "Atlantis", the kingdom of God of God that he saw in his dream, just like the "up, down, left, right and left crosses" of the God of Truth!
"Dwarven kingdom?" Augustus asked with a little confusion as he finished his prayer completely.
He was ruddy-faced, healthy, and dressed in specially crafted silver-white armor, the various components of which were joined together by intricate mechanical processes, imbuing with an intricate and mechanical beautyβthe "God of Steam" archbishop's uniform that he had specially designed.
As the leader of the dwarven clan, Augustus was the honorary head of many alchemy workshops, and there was nothing too hard to do, which contrasted with the miserable conditions of the Plateau of the Night, which made him very grateful, and spent most of his time preaching and praising the god of steam.
Since life in the city of Rentat was not closed, Augustus also had a general understanding of the situation on the entire continent, and the surviving dwarves of the Zhilu Dao were now gathered in the northwest region of the Dark Mountains, and re-established a kingdom called "Dumut" - in the language of the dwarves, "Dumut" means "glory", but they believe in the "god of valor" Okun and the "god of craftsmen" Haidt. He is not "the god of steam", "the master of life and death", or "a great being who cannot be called by name".
Therefore, after hearing that the messenger of the "God of Steam" had come to the Dwarven Kingdom, Augustus inevitably had doubts in his heart.
Harold scratched his head: "I also think it's weird, the Lord has never sent an oracle to let us go to the Kingdom of Dumut, and they don't believe in the great Lord......"
Strange is strange, but this matter concerns the Lord, and he has to be cautious and dare not deal with it himself.
Augustus straightened his armor, picked up the steam hammer and said, "Bring him to me." β
Harold turned and walked out. It didn't take long for a dwarf in leather armor to walk in.
The dwarf has a signature golden beard on his face. It is impossible to tell his age by his appearance.
His demeanor and words were rather polite: "Honorable Grand Elder of the Night Tribe, I am Hamm of the Dumut Kingdom, a Templar warrior who serves the great god of steam, and received an oracle from the Lord some time ago. I've come to the city of Rentat to contact you. Let ye truly enter into the bosom of the Lord. β
"The god of steam?" Augustus expressed his doubts half-truthfully.
Hamm nodded solemnly, "Yes." Just some time ago, the great Lord Haidt revealed his true identity, and it turned out that he was more than just a god of craftsmen. And it is the god of steam who has favored our dwarven race for generations, and it is only for the purpose of sleep and test that the avatar is allowed to walk on the earth......"
He spoke eloquently about what was happening in the Dwarven Kingdom: "...... The twilight of God is coming, so the Lord awakens from his slumber and comes again, and you are delivered from the plateau of darkness by it......"
"God of craftsmen......" Augustus silently recited the name.
Seeing that he and Harold did not show obvious resistance, Hamm said solemnly: "The Lord wants you to spread His glory in the Kingdom of Holm and let the world bless His name." β
As he spoke, he pulled out a dwarven statue from his storage bag - it was holding a hammer, its hair was all out, and there was a faint glow of fire around it, giving it a sense of divine vastness.
"You must be very strange that the priests and bishops of the God of Truth can perform magic and you cannot. This is because you have only now passed the test of the Lord!You have enshrined the statue of the Lord on the altar and worshipped according to this ritual day and night, and the pious will soon be endowed with divine magic, just like me!" Hamm took out the ritual book and said in a loud voice, and at the same time, he took a step forward, and the milky white light on his body lit up, and it was so sacred that people couldn't help but bow down.
He is a "holy warrior", a "pseudo-god priest" who prefers hand-to-hand combat, so he is able to cast the spell of "divine grace".
"Divine ......" Harold and Augustus' eyes both lit up with an inexplicable brilliance, and the fact that the god of steam had not given them divine magic was the biggest trouble and worry in their hearts.
Seeing their appearance, Hamm laughed heroically and handed the statue and the ritual book to Augustus: "From now on we will be prayers without distinguishing between each other!"
After sending Hamm away, Harold walked back and looked at Augustus in a daze and said, "Great Elder, do you believe what he said?"
"I don't believe it. Augustus' eyes were slightly gloomy, "We are dwarves who left the Plateau of Night under the favor of the great god of steam, and we are his family, even if there is an oracle, it is impossible for a foreign dwarf to tell us, the Lord will definitely give us an edict directly!"
This incident made him feel that his position as the Great Elder was threatened, he had always been the image of the spokesperson of the God of Steam on the earth, he had not received the oracle, and he had to wait for an ordinary paladin dwarf to be notified!
So, after a short period of thought, he firmly rejected the possibility that the god of craftsmen was the embodiment of the god of steam, unless the Lord directly alluded to himself!
Anyway, until then, there will be no wavering in himself, and he will fully express his piety - if one existence is determined to be a great god of steam by words and magic alone, then all false gods are shining morning stars!
Harold had a similar idea, but not so firmly: "That magic ......"
If the god of steam never bestows himself on dwarven magic, the rest of the clan will definitely be co-opted, and he himself is full of yearning for divine magic.
"Divine art, can ordinary magic be compared to the Eternal Blazing Sun, can it be compared to Atlantis, can it be compared to the blast guns we usually make?" Although Augustus was also interested in divine magic, he did not show the slightest timidity. "The Lord's previous oracle was for us to build Atlantis on the earth, and the development of Rentatt is exactly the kind of scene we see, and it is moving in that direction, as for Dumut, I believe you also know from the information that everything there is very backward and contrary to Atlantis!"
"By the time we can make an Eternal Blazing Sun weapon, what is the magic of God?"
Harold nodded emphatically: "Life in Rentat is the life I have always dreamed of, and I feel like every little effort brings me closer to Atlantis!"
It would be better to have magic skills!
"What about us, Great Elder?" he looked at where Hamm had left just now.
Augustus shook his head: "It's okay for us to wait for the oracle and not recognize Hamm, but we can't deal with him rashly. What if this is a test for the Lord? We will find a way to keep him from touching other dwarves......"
"But what can be done...... Harold said bitterly.
............
Alinge.
After pushing open the secret door to the core of Sky City. Lucien and his teacher, Fernando, strolled inside, preparing to observe the operation of the fission reactor and discover possible hidden dangers.
β...... It doesn't make sense to introduce consciousness into the microscopic realm, and the observer effect is more likely to measure the response caused by the action. And not as subjective as you describe. "Quiet passageway. Fernando again brings up Lucian's eerie interpretation of microscopic particles. "Assumptions that are not based on mathematics are empty talk. β
He firmly believed in this view, but due to the limitations of the current mathematical foundation, he could not find a good interpretation to refute Lucien for the time being. Otherwise, he would have roared a long time ago.
Lucien smiled, "However, no matter what the interpretation, there must be a place for magic, and I think the mystery of magic must exist in the microscopic realm." β
Fernando agrees with this, if there is no place for magic in the microscopic realm that is even more bizarre, then it is even more impossible in other realms: "It is a good direction to interpret the power of spirit and faith as special electromagnetic waves, but the problem is, what special electromagnetic waves can be condensed to condense divinity?
In this conversation, the atmosphere between the two was relatively less tense.
After opening a door with a complex magic pattern again, Lucien saw the fission reactor inside, unlike the earth, due to the existence of magic, the reactor has many fewer parts, and even directly converted from nuclear energy to different energy sources such as electricity, which looks less colossusculous, but mysterious and delicate but relatively simple and refreshing.
Milky white or electric flashes of energy flowed into the various parts of Sky City along different passages, serving as a backup energy source to keep it running, and in this room dozens of meters wide, the light they caused by the flickering light made everything color the vast mystery.
In the center of the room was a magical array of silver and black, connected to form a complex fission reactor.
"Looks normal. Lucien looked around as he approached the center.
Suddenly, a row of red lights on the walls all lit up, and a terrifying aura emanated from the center of the fission reactor.
"Danger! The magic array is out of control! Turn on the first-level protection!"
Prosper's voice rang out suddenly.
Intricate magic patterns lit up one by one, and the Alinge Mystery Lock completely sealed the entire place where the reactor was located, opening the strongest defense layer!
Since teleportation is forbidden here, Lucien can only hurry up and cast the "Scepter of Time and Space".
The sparkling waves shimmered, and the time and space around Lucien were layered, making him and Fernando feel like they were in another world.
Thundered!
There was a violent explosion in the center of the reactor, the light was blinding, and the ultra-high temperature fused everything it could melt, and then, a terrifying energy storm blew on the space-time barrier, gradually disappearing into the layers of different worlds.
After the explosion, Lucien opened his eyes and found that the space-time barrier had only broken a few layers, and it didn't have much effect.
"What went wrong...... Fernando looked at the disappearing magic circle in the center in bewilderment, looked at the obvious melt marks there, and began to think about the design of the reactor.
Lucien was a little nervous just now, and after experiencing a reactor explosion himself, he suddenly realized that this is not the earth, and the reactor explosion may not cause any damage.
Fernando blessed himself with magic and stepped out of the space-time barrier, exposing himself to diffuse radiation, carefully examining the remnants.
"There are a lot of curses here, and they have to be cleaned up. He said casually.
"Well, clean it up with the Eternal Blazing Sun. Lucien replied casually, and then saw the teacher's glaring eyes.
............
Hamm stayed in the room of a small inn, walking around quite proudly and happily, the "God of Steam" had not even given the believers divine magic, and his mission seemed to be easily accomplished!
There was a knock on the door.
"Who?" Hamm asked warily, as he performed one of the few magic checks he had.
"Guest, please open the door, the honey-grilled fish you asked for has arrived. A male voice came from outside. (To be continued......)
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