Chapter 80: The End of Glory
This time it was Segris's turn not to say a word, and his old eyes looked at Shul quietly, as if he wanted to see through his thoughts.
"That's right, the more I think about it, the more sure I am that the process of your promotion has not yet been completed, and you are not a complete god at all. Under the stunned gaze of the golden dragon Odin and even Moria, Shur raised his voice and said loudly, "And everything you do, in addition to protecting your heirs and satisfying the ambitions of the dragon clan, the biggest purpose is for you, to help you complete the last step, or rather, to help you make up for some kind of mistake before." ”
"Your life has come to an end, I can see, how long is it? a year, two years? No, no, no, you are dragons, and your concept of time is different from ours, so you should have more time left than I thought, so...... Ten years, twenty years? I don't think it will be more than a hundred years. That's why you are so anxious, and you don't even hesitate to cooperate with the mages to give up some of the space in the Savage Lands. ”
"I thought it was strange before, and it didn't make sense at all. According to the ancient covenant, mythical creatures retreated to the wilderness and ceded the civilized world to intelligent creatures, but this is not a surrender treaty, and you are not driven away, this covenant is more like a dividing and rule, one side belongs to mythical creatures, and the other belongs to intelligent creatures. Under this agreement, mythical creatures will occasionally cross the line, but when they are on the other side, the safety of their lives will no longer be protected by the covenant, how much damage will be caused, whether they are dead or alive, it is all up to them, if they are unlucky to provoke the demigods to join forces to chase after them, or even attract the wrath of the gods, then they can only blame themselves, of course, if they cause damage and return to the wild land in time, they will not be held responsible, the gods will not be held accountable, and the strong among mortals will not, because they can't tell which one is the murderer. ”
"For 10,000 years, there have been many precedents, and after a mythical creature crossed the line, it was carried out exactly according to this step. But...... Doesn't it feel a little familiar? Heh, I feel more and more familiar, think about it, isn't this actually describing mercenaries, in the wilderness, isn't the treatment of mercenaries exactly the same as the treatment of mythical creatures in the civilized world?"
"If you enter the other side, you will no longer be protected by the covenant, the same life and death and harvest depend on the team, and you must also be careful not to alarm too many mythical creatures, so as not to be besieged, as for the higher level of anger, that is, the wrath of the dragons, I don't know if it has become, but I think if they go too far, it will definitely come, after all, it is your heir. And once they complete their mission and return to the civilized world, they will not be held accountable, and even if they meet the dragons head-on, the dragons will not take any action. Isn't that idiot Duck an example? He's been on missions in the wilderness, and he hasn't been with the dragon Nick very often, and he hasn't noticed that he was bitten in half by Nick one day, tsk, it's a pity, it's a pity. ”
"But if you think about it, Nick didn't meet Duck with this purpose in mind, wanting to break the covenant with his own children or ...... Ahem, my partner took revenge, but I finally controlled it and didn't act on it?"
"No, Nick is just a pure idiot. Segris didn't answer, he answered the golden dragon Odin, and this answer was tantamount to confirming Shuer's guess.
"That's alright, I'll still have a chance to smash that idiot to death with my own hands. Bowing his head insincerely, Shul raised his head again and said, "It is not an illusion that the two sides have equal treatment, Mr. Odin has already recognized my feelings just now, in this case, I have every reason to suspect that the covenant itself was a demarcation agreement, and it has the same effect on both sides." ”
The humanoid Odin looked at the silver dragon and didn't say anything this time, just sighed softly.
"For countless years, there has been little precedent for the expansion of intelligent beings into the Savage Lands, so ...... Wait, something is wrong, something is wrong. Halfway through, Shul suddenly stopped. There must be something wrong with me that I've overlooked, a very important question, Shuer frowned tightly, his fingers thighs pounded rapidly, his expression was quite irritated, as if there was something he was about to recall, but he couldn't grasp the point, it was just a little bit of a problem, this feeling was crazy. Fortunately, inspiration flashed, and Shuer finally found the crux of the problem, "No, there is a problem with this sentence just now, it is not without precedent, in the pioneering era a long time ago, the pioneers held high the banner and led the team into the wilderness, opening up a large territory for the civilized world. ”
"It was the most glorious golden age of intelligent beings, when all the forces were united in the outside world, the territory was massively increased, new cities were emerging, all kinds of innovations were emerging, and some pioneering technologies could not be replicated even today, thousands of years later. ”
"Unfortunately, the era of chaos has put an end to all its glory. ”
"But this is unreasonable, when I first read history, I thought it was a little strange, obviously there are countless vast territories outside, why the era of exploration will suddenly end, why the era of chaos will suddenly come. It stands to reason that it is a coincidence or a man-made ...... Well, whether it is a god-made factor, an era of worldwide melee that has lasted for thousands of years must have emerged because of irreconcilable contradictions. However, in the situation at that time, any irreconcilable contradictions could be resolved by relying on external development, so the era of chaos should not have come, at least not at that time. ”
However, such a glorious era, such a passionate pioneering journey, actually came to an abrupt end without warning, as if all people felt tired at the same time and did not want to continue to struggle, and suddenly stopped the pace of foreign development. However, this is not the kind of fairytale knight, the political, economic and military chariot driving at high speed, not like in those works, which can be stopped casually. The era of pioneering for thousands of years has formed a huge inertia for chariots in all aspects, and if you want to stop, you must go through the efforts of several generations. This is not something that can be decided by a person, a group of people or even a group of gods, the inertia of the chariot is a regular choice, and any force that tries to hinder the progress of the chariot will be ruthlessly crushed. ”
"So they were crushed. The political, economic, and military chariots that are in full swing cannot be stopped, but they cannot vent their energy outwardly, so they can only accumulate contradictions internally, and when the contradictions accumulate to the point that they can no longer be controlled, bang, the whole civilized world explodes, oh, the era of chaos has come. Praise the Lord, this kind of behavior is simply suicidal, and it is a collective suicide, and I have never understood why people at that time made such a choice. ”
"Now I finally understand, hehe, it's not that they're stupid, it's not that they want to stop blazing, they have to. ”
"Because it's the result of your counterattack. ”
"Perhaps in the previous gambling contract, there was no clear demarcation of the boundaries between the two parties, nor did it stipulate the rights of both parties, and all the changes actually occurred at the end of the pioneering era. And your state changed at that time. ”
"Shul Wright. Segris lifted his slender neck and stared at Shure, "Don't you think you already know too much?"
One person and one dragon, looking at each other wordlessly, for a while, the wind and snow that kept going on all year round became bigger, and the environment became colder, which made people feel cold to the heart and lungs.