"As the backbone of the former Order, is it really appropriate for you to say that?"

"But all those who have reached the level of bishop must understand one truth: it is enough to leave the faith to the believers, and there is no need to deceive yourself. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Stone smiled strangely, "Besides, I'm old." When people are old, they like to think nonsense, and they don't even have the freedom to say stupid things, right?"

"You like to say, you have to do it. ”

Ye Qingxuan shook his head: "Go on, I'm curious about what the secret of the Inquisition is." ”

"It's impossible to know too much about tools, and if you want to find out, I'm afraid you'll have to ask His Majesty the Pope yourself. ”

"Actually, I asked. ”

Ye Qingxuan shrugged, "He doesn't say it." ”

"Then it can't be helped. ”

Stone shook his head regretfully: "If Your Majesty doesn't speak, no one can do anything." ”

He used the plural to refer to the Pope, obviously knowing the nature of the Red King, but it was no surprise to Stone, a once top-ranked knight leader.

"Are all the forbidden techniques you just mentioned coming from the Order?" Ye Qingxuan asked

"I can only say, partially. ”

Stone replied, "The other part comes from natural disasters...... Grudgingly, it's like some kind of puzzle: humanity has mastered one part, and the other part seems to have been taken away by a natural disaster.

That's why, as a tool that once dealt with natural disasters, we know so much. ”

While Stone led the way, Ye Qingxuan walked behind, thinking silently.

Al-Quds has been leading the development of other countries with technology that has been decades ahead of the rest of the world. The Order has always held the source of the technology of the nations, even the Chainsaw Brothers, who splintered from the Order, and their own technology in the military industry and weapons of war is above most people's imagination.

The lighthouse for aether density detection and information transmission, the church that exists in every human settlement, the shelter and aether balance erected in it, the fruits of materials science, and the achievements of mechanical engineering......

The Order's annual budget for the R&D Bureau is far lower than that of any other research institute in any country, and at the same time maintaining such an incredible lead has always been a puzzle.

But now it seems that what is hidden is not what others imagined.

Compared with R&D from scratch, technology blockade is simpler. If you just maintain what you already have, and then gradually open it up, you don't need to spend too much money.

It's just that......

"To what extent can the Order's skills be mastered?"

"I don't know. ”

Stone shook his head: "In addition to the water tank, there are more archives and achievements that have not been released or even leaked at all, and for us, it is also an emergency that must not be touched."

It's not just weapons that are hidden, it's a part of the archives that prioritize even the 'purgatory' that Gaius once put together - most of those things come from natural disasters.

Compared to the tiny human world, the secrets they contain are too terrifying and huge, and if you don't pay attention, you can be destroyed by that kind of deformed thing.

That's why it was ordered to be sealed. “

At this point, he paused, smirking mockingly:

"After all, it's all about preserving the 'right' history. ”

Derived from natural disasters......

Ye Qingxuan frowned: "In addition to the Three Sages and the Three Pillar Gods, what other natural disasters will communicate with humans?"

"Of course not. ”

Stone shook his head: "Do you expect those things that can't even speak to negotiate with humans?"

Besides, sometimes you don't have to trade to get something, you can also get it from the corpses of your enemies. Like the Crystal Serpent......"

Naika Nest.

Ye Qingxuan once again recalled the ruins he had traveled to before going to Romulus—the land that had been permanently crystallized and the bottomless cavern.

That's a testament to the fact that humanity once fought against natural disasters.

But what did humans ever get from the shell of the Crystal Serpent?

The shell of the natural disaster is composed of pure ether, with music theory as a cycle, not flesh and blood, and death represents the collapse of core music theory, and the shell naturally cannot survive for long.

They will disintegrate into the aether, disappear, and then return to the world after a long long sleep.

Therefore, it is not like a hunter hunting, who kills a tiger and then peels off its fur and bones, and then carefully concocts it and makes it into a leather robe and medicinal wine.

So, how did the Order get those forbidden technologies from the dead Scourge?

In silence, the two walked down the stairs from the fortress walls and strolled through the inner courtyard.

Surrounded by high walls, there was a cold atmosphere, and the flat inner courtyard was empty, not even a single grass or tree had been transplanted, let alone a nursery and garden.

It can be said that there is no sight at all.

But Shi Stone's footsteps stopped in the center, turned around, and looked at Ye Qingxuan.

"Your Excellency, please step back and forth. ”

He whispered, "This is probably the best place in the entire fortress to talk about something." ”

Ye Qingxuan listened to his words and looked at the inner court again, but understood what Stone meant.

Compared to the cramped and cramped secret rooms where various listening devices and snooping can be placed, this kind of open space is to some extent more secure and private, and there is no hiding place for anyone.

There is Ye Qingxuan's dragon sleep enchantment, and there is no danger that someone will use the music to eavesdrop.

Ye Qingxuan pondered for a moment, bowed his head, glanced behind him, and the sound of footsteps was far away.

Immediately after, he flicked his fingers, laid down two layers of noise barriers, and opened a dragon sleep barrier with a radius of two meters on the inside.

"As you wish, Elder Stone. ”

Ye Qingxuan said lightly: "If you have something to say, you don't have to hide it, if you want to assassinate, now is also the best time." ”

"What I'm about to tell you about is what the Grand Master of the First Witch's Hammer, the first Grand Inquisitor of the Inquisition, said to me before he died. ”

Stone's eyes drooped, "That's a secret he's kept all his life." If exposed, even the Inquisition would undergo a complete purge and would not be tolerated by the Order.

-- The ontology of natural disasters. ”

"Ontology?"

Ye Qingxuan was stunned.

"That's right, ontology. ”

Stone said: "Or can we call it 'the source', where the power and essence of natural disasters lie, that is the real reason why they are immortal.

What we have always called natural disasters is just the tip of the iceberg on the surface of the sea.

If the roots that are truly buried in the darkness are not cut off, they can be regenerated no matter how many times they are killed.

Only by completely destroying their essence can they be completely eradicated - the location of their essence and source is the greatest secret of every natural disaster, and it is also their only weakness. “

He said, "The techniques and secrets that the Order has in their possession are derived from the ontology of natural disasters.

So far, a total of six natural disasters have been completely wiped out by humans, and the recovered ontology has been secretly kept by the Order, and it has also brought a lot of technology and power beyond human imagination.

- Weapons, Energy, Movement, Medicine...... Every natural disaster is a great treasure. Even the ontology, which has long been damaged, contains great value.

Wasn't the 'Hundred Years' War between Anglo and Burgundy launched to seize the relics of the Scourge itself?"

Quiescence.

In the long silence, Ye Qingxuan reached out and took out the pipe in his arms, the fingers holding the tobacco trembled slightly, indicating the turmoil in his heart, the pipe was filled, lit, and inhaled deeply.

He exhaled a thick cloud of smoke, and the defeated ideas were finally reconstituted from his mind again, only to be unrecognizable.

"Every natural disaster has an 'ontology'?" he asked.

Shi Dong bowed, "Except for the special status of the Three Pillar Gods, which flow from the Great Source and cannot be determined, according to the Order's previous observations and secret archives, each of them has it.

Three sages, four living creatures, eight phenomena, and even other ...... Each one has its own source. ”

"What are they ontology?"

"I don't know. ”

Stone's head shook his head sharply: "Of the three natural disaster crusades I have experienced, only the end of the war was carried out by a mysterious army that I have never seen before.

I have never seen the Scourge in its own right, but I have seen its silhouette twice from a great distance......

During the classified station escort mission, I saw on the periphery that they were carrying something onto a rail-drawn carriage, packed in huge containers, covered with heavy dust-proof felt cloth.

Maybe I'm mistaken, but the size of that thing should be fixed.

The first load took a month, and six trains went back and forth. The second time only a few people were escorted, and they left with a suitcase. Perhaps the ontology of each natural disaster is completely different, or even not on the same level.

The musician told me that I didn't feel anything out of the ordinary. If you don't know it in advance and just look at their appearance, I'm afraid you won't notice anything special about them, right?"

For some reason, hearing this, Ye Qingxuan couldn't help asking:

"What would happen to the natural disaster if we abandoned the ontology?"

Stone was stunned for a long time, and slowly shook his head: "I don't know." But I guess that if you live, you will probably lose your strength, and if you die, there is no possibility of resurrection.

However, if the source is not destroyed, the power will not disappear, and a new natural disaster will definitely be born from it again. ”

"Is that so?" Ye Qingxuan muttered softly.

Stone glanced at him, "As far as I know, there has never been a natural disaster that has ever tried this—the eight phenomena of ignorance and ignorance aside, but what creature would be stupid enough to give up eternal life?"

Ye Qingxuan couldn't help laughing, as if he was laughing at himself, and as if he was relieved.

Inexplicably, I was in a much happier mood, and I became a little sad again.

"That's right. ”

His eyes were lowered, and he whispered, "I'm afraid it's only humans who will commit suicide, right?"

Boss, it looks like you're really dead.

-

The conversation went on for a long time and did not stop until six o'clock in the morning.

At dawn, there was no light in the dark night sky.

Stone's fatigue revealed that a night's hard work was like hellish torture for his life, which was now like a candle in the wind.

"Thank you for telling me this, Elder Stone. ”

Ye Qingxuan removed the Dragon Sleep Enchantment and the soundproof barrier, and injected the music theory derived from the Sage's Stone into his body, and the ether flowed in the blood, transforming into majestic vitality and spreading.

In the severe pain, Stone bent down and vomited a large amount of dark purple viscous liquid, with a rancid smell. Carol and several apprentices, who were waiting in the distance, turned pale with fright, rushed up, only to see Stone raise his hand and wave them back.

Stone looked much haggard, but his eyes gradually brightened.

"Is this a benefit that follows you? What a generous one, Your Excellency. ”

"Take that as a thank you for those secrets. ”

Ye Qingxuan glanced at him, as if he understood the thoughts in his heart: "You can't die yet, keep living, Stone, until I allow you to die." ”

"Yes, Your Excellency. ”

Stone smiled bitterly and sighed softly.

"I'm afraid you've already understood that the fall of the Hundred Eyes is not so simple.

Next, the Holy City will lose its restraint on this world, and the coming of the Abyss will not bring darkness and war, but also free the last bonds of humanity......

From now on, more and more human beings will turn to natural disasters for the sake of power, right?

Even if all the nations are already anxious, they will be ready to act when faced with the secrets represented by natural disasters. The war that will determine where this world truly belongs is about to begin.

Your Excellency, soon, that day will come. ”

"Are you looking forward to that kind of war?" Ye Qingxuan asked.

"I am old, Your Excellency, abandoned by the times. ”

Stone shook his head regretfully, "The future will be a stage where talents like you are qualified to appear." ”

"Future?"

"Yes. ”

Stone smiled, and couldn't help but look at the dark sky.

-- The future. (To be continued.) )