"What exactly a mythical creature is a serious question. ”

In the wilderness, under the mage's tower, next to the fire lit in broad daylight, Lin Jing Moria, told everyone the story of the ancient times, and the atmosphere was quite serious, well, it would be even better if she could jump around the fire without the standard Lin Jing smile, shaking her hair from time to time, and occasionally taking a hard bite of barbecue. However, everyone listened attentively, and automatically ignored her strange behavior, after all, the people present were either mages or priests, all of whom were very knowledgeable professions, and were quite interested in this kind of secret news.

Especially Shur and Judy, as priests, of course, they know more about the world of the gods than ordinary people, but because of this, they pay more attention to the secrets of the gods than ordinary people, so they listen more seriously than anyone else, well, Shure is so serious that he even forgets to eat the barbecue.

"In the earliest times, there were no animals in the traditional sense except for some very strange miniature creatures, except for plants, only the divine creatures that existed with the birth of the world lived in Pavatiga, in the sky, in the sea, and on the earth, the footprints of divine creatures were all over every corner of Pavatiga. ”

"Lord Fergus, Lord of Snow and Ice, Lord of Snow and Ice, Lord Ofregen, Mother, and of course many other gods, before they became gods, they were divine beings who had existed since time immemorial, did not age, did not die naturally, and lived carefree in the mortal world of Pavatiga, or in a state of confusion, or innocently for countless years. At that time, it was the age of mythology in the true sense of the word, because the people who ran around the world were creatures who shared the wisp of divinity at the beginning of the world. ”

"Unfortunately, those divine creatures are no longer there. ”

"Divine beings do not die naturally, but time still affects their will, and most divine creatures fall into an eternal slumber after a long period of time. Perhaps this is the law of development of the world, but there are still some divine beings with strong wills who persevered until the birth of intelligent beings. ”

"After the birth of intelligent beings, some of them abandoned their mortal bodies and condensed their divinity into a godhead with the power of faith, becoming true gods, while others failed and fell into a deep sleep like their former companions. ”

"But you're talking about divine creatures. Shur frowned and asked, "We also know this, it's an open secret among the priests, but it has nothing to do with mythical creatures, right?"

"It's okay?" Lin Jing tilted his head, as if wondering why Xiu'er asked this, "Eh, do you think our children have nothing to do with us? You are such a bad person, you don't want to be responsible after eating clean, you ...... Hmm ”

"Alright, okay, don't talk about it. Xiu'er covered Lin Jing's mouth in a cold sweat, and she didn't pay attention, so she started talking nonsense again, "I probably understand, you mean that mythical creatures are actually the heirs of divine creatures?"

"Shuer is so smart, Yoyo, it's a pity that I guessed wrong. ”

"Huh?"

"Actually, it's not wrong, it's just that the truth is more complicated, you can't guess it, and I only found out after my mother told me a few days ago. Moria no longer deliberately teased Shuer, and said in a straight voice, "I have to continue to say from the divine creatures, there is a branch of the divine creatures that is very special, because they exist as a race rather than an individual, and the blood thins the divinity in their bodies, so they will also age, although they will age very slowly, and they will also die, although it is difficult to see that day, but they really belong to the divine creatures, just like the mother and those other adults." Moreover, because of the characteristics of their existence as a race, they have successfully continued to become the only remaining divine creatures in the world. ”

"Phew, I think you all know what you're talking about. Everyone present, including the mage speakers, was stunned for a long time, and finally Shuer sighed lightly, "Dragon. ”

"Yes, the legend is the beginning, the demigods are the standard configuration, and the strength of the dragon clan is so strong that it is unreasonable, precisely because there is a trace of divinity in their body. Moria said with an exaggerated gesture, "Otherwise, why do you think that why Seglas challenged the god of war with a mortal body is precisely because of the divinity inherited from his bloodline, which allows him to violate the iron rule that mortals cannot attack the gods." ”

"Tsk, I see. Xiu Er nodded thoughtfully, smacking his tongue and said, "No wonder the relationship between the gods and the dragon clan is very delicate, if you divide the ranks, the status of the dragon clan is lower than that of the gods but higher than that of mortals, I thought it was my delusion, it seems that it is not an illusion, and there is a reason." ”

"Well, the dragons are so knowledgeable that their records will not be lost due to time, so they themselves know this part of history very well and know what they really are, so not only the gods, but they themselves put themselves in the middle. ”

"So what?" Shure asked, "the mythical creatures are the offspring of dragons?"

"Hmm. ”

"Huh?" Shul blinked, stunned for a second before reacting, "Huh?"

"Divine creatures actually have children, although the vast majority of them are not blood relatives in the traditional sense of the word, but creatures born under their influence, but they can still be classified as the descendants of divine creatures. Ignoring Shuer's horror, Moria pointed to her deer body and said, "For example, our forest elves are the descendants of our mother, the ice goblins are naturally the descendants of Lord Denyi, and the fire element, which is very rare now, was born because of Lord Ofregen, and the image is exactly the same as that of Lord Ofregen, as for the most powerful companion of the orc race, the war beast, it is actually the heir of Lord Fogg." ”

"It turns out that you belong to mythical creatures. The corners of Shuer's mouth twitched, and he 'quietly' took a few steps back, "It's the same level as the thunderstorm beast outside. ”

"Eh, Shuer, you've changed your mind. Moria's eyes instantly became tearful, and she complained with tears in her eyes, "I just ate someone, and I actually said such things." ”

"I'm sorry, I was wrong, I shouldn't have messed with you. "Very well, Shuer seriously reflected on his mistakes, but ...... "You said twice, the question is when I ate you?"

"Just now. Moria, of course, pointed to the meat skewer in Shul's hand.

In a cold sweat, full of cold sweat, Xiuer stared blankly at the half-eaten barbecue, the warning signs in his heart became more and more obvious, and he asked with a subtle expression: "What kind of meat is this?"

"Venison, it's delicious. Moria happily took a bite of the barbecue in her hand, "I think you must have been itching to eat grilled deer steak lately, so I'll bake it and bring it to you." ”

Very good, without Shuer asking, Moria has already admitted some of her actions, but unfortunately Shuer didn't feel 'very good' at all, but stared at the meat skewers helplessly: "I'm sorry, I prefer to fry it." ”

"Hey, is it better to fry?"

"No, because you don't know how to fry meat, I'll have to do it myself. Shul suddenly took another heavy bite of the roast meat, chewed it hard, and said, "So that I can choose my own ingredients, well, local ingredients." ”

"Yo-yo, fortunately, I'm not a wild deer, I'm just a wild tree growing on the side of the road. Moria decisively abandoned her reserve, and changed her race without blinking an eye, "Bang la, I'm just a tree, do you want an acorn, it's delicious." ”

"Ahem. ”

Finally someone couldn't take it anymore, and Archbishop Judy coughed dryly, interrupting the outrageous act of flirting between the two, reminding them that there were not only other people here, but also business to do.

"Ahem, off topic. Shur instantly changed into a holy smile, drew a circle on his chest, and said reverently, "Praise the Lord, it is the blessing of the Lord that I have the privilege of hearing this ancient knowledge." ”

"Eh, is it Luna-sama, not me?"

To such a boring question, Shul smiled with a 'kind' smile.

"Okay, okay, I continued. Finally defeated by the murderous gaze, Moria muttered and continued, "Actually, you are not wrong about one thing, we are indeed of the same level as those mythical creatures, we are all descendants of divine creatures, but our ancestors are gods, and the ancestors of those mythical creatures are ......"

"It's a dragon. ”

"Yes, their ancestors were dragons, and some of the mythical beasts possess wisdom because when they are strong enough, the dragon's bloodline in their bodies will awaken more thoroughly, so that the door to wisdom is opened. Moria nodded, "It's like Thunderstorm Beasts, they are rumored to have dragon blood, but it's not nonsense, they do." The dragons' interests in this area are unique, and the recipes are very extensive, covering almost all species, so the variety of mythical creatures is also diverse. ”

"Well, just like Duck, no wonder Duck and the dragon are so close, they really have a common language. ”

Moria snickered, clearly not intending to get involved in the dispute between the two old rivals.

"Okay, you go ahead. ”

"Since the dragon is a special case of divine creatures, relying on the continuation of bloodline, so those mythical creatures naturally inherit some of the characteristics of the dragon, and they must not inherit the true divinity, but they will inherit one or several kinds of powerful strength, or huge size, or resolute will, so mythical creatures are far more powerful than intelligent creatures. ”

"Wait. Shure abruptly interrupted Moria's narration and asked suspiciously, "In that case, what is an intelligent being, and has nothing to do with divine beings?"

"Not at all. Moria shook her head vigorously, "Because except for the descendants of gods like us, that is, the descendants of gods, most of the intelligent creatures now are evolved from natural creatures, and it can only be said that your ancestors in ancient times are related to the ancient ancestors of those mythical beasts, but now, this relationship is almost negligible." Therefore, you can be regarded as an independent species that has nothing to do with divine beings, but it is precisely because of your beliefs that some divine beings have succeeded in becoming gods, so there is a certain relationship. ”

"Okay, it's a little complicated, but it's understandable. Shuer scratched his head and quickly deduced all the information in his mind, then nodded, "I probably understand the relationship between the parties." ”

"That's good, so that we can explain what happened next. Moria breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Next is the age of mythology, with the birth of wisdom from a large number of naturally evolving creatures, and the abundant power of faith was finally born. ”

"With the accumulation of faith, first those physical gods gave birth to personified wills, then those successful divine beings also faded from their mortal forms and existed in the form of personified gods, and finally there were regular gods, such as justice, wealth, suffering, happiness, knowledge, wisdom, the embodiment of these rules, and they were born in the following period of time, with the emergence of various rules, and the world of gods of Pavatiga finally became rich. ”

"Wisdom gives birth to faith, faith awakens the gods, and the gods protect wisdom, and Pavatiga relied on this virtuous circle to run smoothly and begin a long and colorful era of mythology. ”

"At that time, mythical monsters and ignorant mortals mixed together, and for a while, they still relied on the most primitive killing and fighting to determine the right to live, as in the past. ”

"Hiss~~" Xiuer took a deep breath, squinted his eyes and said softly, "Why do you always feel that it was the first war." ”

"Huh?"

"The dragon's first war against the gods. ”

"Well, if it's not strict, that's true. Moria actually agreed with Shuer's speculation, "Because of the dragon's bloodline, the intelligent creatures who have just possessed wisdom are no match for the mythical beasts, and in desperation, they can only ask the gods they believe in for help." ”

"Due to time and lack of experience in dealing with this issue, the gods did a lot of things they shouldn't do, such as directly intervening in mortal disputes, and even joining the battle themselves to protect their followers from the mouth of the mythical beast. ”

"Like Lord Ofregan?" Shul hadn't forgotten the rumors of the Lord of Flame.

"Lord Ofregen is just one of them, in fact, strictly speaking, Lord Wendy's behavior of sitting in the depths of the sacred lake for ten thousand years can also be counted as one of them, but it is not so direct. Moria nodded slightly, "This caused extreme dissatisfaction among the dragons, after all, they were their descendants, so when the dissatisfaction piled up, the leader of the dragons, Seglas, challenged the god of war." ”

"Wait, time ......"

"Well, there is an error in the time record of that war, not in the Barbarian Age 10,000 years ago, but at the end of the Mythological Age much earlier, and it was only in the Barbarian Age that the record was formed. ”

"I see, that's the truth. Shuer smiled bitterly, "What about after that?"