Chapter 23: The Labyrinth
Shen Xi actually has a lot of concerns. If it weren't for the fact that the task of resolving the fog as soon as possible was too important, he would never have offered to personally survey the Nether. He wouldn't agree to Sophia's request to wade through the troubled waters with a few idle gods. Two of the three major precepts may be triggered when the gods are in the lower realm, and if they don't get it right once in the lower realm, they won't be able to go back. It is really impossible for the Nether to take such a high risk - after all, most of the work can be directly delegated to the Divine Servant.
And when he had already scattered all of his servants, he had to inform them that "the focus of the investigation had shifted to the barrier" at the same time, and he must not do it through traditional means. When I first communicated with Yu Qian, the huge pillar of light that covered the sky and the sun could be seen hundreds of miles away. If it's the same as last time, then this time there will be 627 pillars of light lit up near Fort Grant at the same time. As long as the culprit responsible for the fog is not mentally retarded, he must have realized that something was wrong. Surprise is not the main purpose of "collective research". Sophia was going to take the culprit directly to her temple, and then call the bastard with all the novel torture instruments that the believers had paid tribute to for hundreds of years.
In order to avoid violating the First Commandment, Shen Xi deliberately chose his stronghold in the deepest part of the Misty Forest, a dense jungle seven hundred and fifty kilometers away from Fort Grant. Aside from swamps and dense jungles, there are few creatures to be seen. Unexpectedly, within a few minutes of landing, Ruan An came to the door. This really caught Shen Xi and the others a little off guard.
Directing Panakaya and Sophia to gather materials, Shen Xi and Knight set about building the shelter. Shen Xi was just about to start digging a few deep pits in the ground as a foundation, only to hear a rumbling sound, and when he turned his head, Knight pointed his hands to the ground, and stone walls rose from the soil, along with the stone pillars and gates, as well as the openings in the walls that were reserved for windows. In addition to the lack of roofs and furniture, even the bathrooms of the entire shelter are ready.
Shen Xi looked at the "shelter" that had to cover an area of at least 5,000 square meters, and then looked down at the wooden stick he was going to use to dig the ground. With a sigh, he gave up his plans to build a small wooden shed.
Not long after, Panakaya and Sophia, who had gone out to collect materials, also returned. After carving out a large flat area of ground in the dense forest next to the camp, the two opened their storage spaces. Pour out a bunch of rare gems and magic materials. Large chunks of precious metal ore, high-grade magic stones, and even huge gemstone dragon horns, as tall as three full-grown male pearls, were piled up all over the clearing.
"That ......" Shen Xi sighed, looked at Sophia and Panakaya with excited faces, covered her face and asked, "Do you know why you want to build a shelter here?"
"Of course, it's to protect the believers who have strayed into this place, right?" Sophia quickly replied, "Although there are still few believers in the two of us, there are many followers in Panakaya. And although the two of us don't have many believers now, if you are willing to marry Fina as a god concubine......" Sophia was quickly blocked back by Shen Xi before she could say anything.
"The shelter should be the four of us!" "The shelter should be the four of us!" was startled by Sophia's remarks, and Shen Xi simply said bluntly, "The first precept requires us not to communicate directly with mortals, and the second precept does not allow us to influence mortal society and their thoughts. These two points are usually separated by the whole world, and it is not so easy to violate. But now we were directly in the Nether, and if a traveler came in the distance, he greeted us. And if any of you respond to this greeting, is that tantamount to violating the First Commandment? The sanctuary is used to hide from the mortals, and it is not the believers who are in distress who are sheltered, but us!"
Shen Xi's words woke up the dreamer, Knight's face suddenly changed, he looked at the luxurious palace he had made and asked, "Then I will demolish it now?"
"Huh...... I'd like to put all of these things on the roof. Sophia looked at herself and Panakaya stacking hundreds of square meters of brilliant gems and precious metals, and muttered, "It's so beautiful, it's a pity not to put it on......"
"Maybe it's a shame you can't put it on. Shen Xi spread his hands, "But once you put it on, it will attract mortals with a glitter, and the result will be terrible." ”
Panakaya looked at Sophia and Knight, who were struggling with each other, walked up to Shen Xi, and asked in a low voice, "Can't you think of a way? It's not a shame to just give up. ”
Shen Xi didn't expect Panakaya, who seemed to be calm and reliable, to make such a request. In his opinion, at this time, it is the best choice to demolish those conspicuous things, and everyone go into the small shelter together, or even simply dig a hole in the ground and everyone go into it together, and wait for Ruan An to come to support with things. He frowned and asked, "Do you think this is necessary?"
"After all, we are gods. Panakaya replied in a low voice, "In the Upper Realm, we have worked hard to expand the range of believers and respond to the requests of believers. Worry about whether it will be erased because of certain behaviors...... Everybody's under a lot of pressure. ”
Shen Xi frowned and looked at Sophia, who was squatting on the ground picking up gems, with a depressed expression. This kind of heartless and lively goddess is under a lot of pressure? I really don't see it.
"The original Sophia was very quiet. Following Shen Xi's gaze, Panakaya looked at Sophia, her eyes full of tenderness and pity, "But the pressure is too much...... Her first pope died under the attack of the barbarian gods, and even her soul was completely annihilated. Even if he used miracles, even the death of two divine servants could not save his own pope. Later, Sophia locked herself in the temple and did not come out for three months. When I saw her again, she was the same as she is now, and she didn't care about missionary work at all. I think this kid probably thinks he won't be sad if he doesn't care. Panakaya whispered to Shen Xi, "I'm surprised that she offered to go to the Nether with you this time. I hope that Sophia can at least come out of the shadows of her original place, or be able to let go of her original baggage. Her church has been silent for too long, and I fear that if she continues to do this, she will lose all her followers sooner or later. ”
Shen Xi was silent for a long time and nodded. "If I just made a maze to obscure my view, I think I could do it. ”
"Great!" Panakaya jumped up excitedly and hugged Shen Xi, her green hair flicking high like a small tree trying to grow. "I'm going to tell her!"
"Ah, this, this is ......" Suddenly realizing that she and Shen Xi seemed to be a little too close from the excitement, Panakaya quickly let go of her arms and stammered to explain, "I just ...... Only...... I'm so happy, that, you, I'm ......"
"Go talk to Sophia, oh yes, and tell Nate that if you're going to do it, make it big. Let him completely let himself go out of the big palace. When Ruan An came over, I asked him to draw a group of divine servants. If you can, ask Knight to send a few servants to help." Shen Xi relieved Panakaya in time. By the way, let her go and talk to Knight too, and instructed very seriously, "Let Sophia's divine servant come." Forget about the little ones in your temple. I'm afraid they'll tear it down. ”
Panakaya's face didn't go away, but when she heard Shen Xi say bad things about her divine servant, she still couldn't help but defend those little things, "They are all very good children......!"
"Alright, let's go. Shen Xi smiled and pointed to Sophia, who was squatting on the ground and muttering, "If you delay it a little longer, I'm afraid she will eat all these gems." ”
Looking at Panakaya, who was bouncing forward to find Sophia, and Knight, who had probably guessed something, so he stopped worrying about how to dismantle the foundation, and took a deep breath. Close your eyes and start unleashing miracles.
"God said, "Let there be labyrinths." Shen Xi followed the method taught by Mentor Abitos, slowly closed his eyes, and tried to calm down his mental fluctuations. Then build the maze style you want in your mind, the structure inside the maze, and the function that the maze should have, and the most important part of this spell is the coverage of the maze. If the coverage is too large, it can cause unintended adverse effects on the surrounding organisms and forests. I'm here to deal with the fog, and if you get the coverage wrong and the situation worsens, it won't be worth the loss.
A white light streaked through the air, leaving a large line in the air that grew and stretched like vines and flowers. The lines were staggered and scattered in the air, becoming denser and denser, and then almost woven into a dense fence.
The fence of light circled the clearing opened by Knight and Sophia, and then joined each other head to tail. The light grew brighter and brighter, and from the light came several cherubs with wings on their backs, naked. They held trumpets in their hands and played beautiful music. After a while, the music stops and the cherubs disappear. The white fence faded and became a high, glossy, translucent wall. The pattern refracted by the walls flickered a few times, then changed to a normal wooded style that was indistinguishable from the surroundings.