Chapter 243: The Man Who Stands Outside the Circle
Spiral-shaped steps lead to the ground. 【Reading.com】
The staircase was just wide enough for two people to walk side by side, and Roddy and the King slowly walked down the stairs, although there were no torches along the way, but the design here seemed to be worthy of the "greatest secret of the Sauron royal family", from the first step of the two of them to walk up the steps, on the railings on both sides of the spiral staircase, there were bright gems with a soft glow.
Roddy immediately realized that it was a magic array similar to lighting magic!
The stairs actually went all the way down, and according to Luo Di's calculations in his heart, he actually walked for a lot of time - according to this degree, this hidden place located underground, I am afraid the depth is amazing.
In fact, Luo Di walked all the way, and he was also counting the number of steps in his heart, and when he secretly counted "three hundred and thirty-three" in his heart, he finally saw the ground below - the steps came to an end!
The king smiled and opened his hands as if proud: "Welcome to the 'Temple of the Holy King'!"
In front of him was a gate in the shape of a round arch, and the king suddenly smiled and said, "Your Excellency Roddy, please knock on the door!"
Roddy frowned, but still reached out and tapped the door lightly......
The huge stone door slowly opened to both sides, and to Roddy's surprise, there were actually two rows of fully armored samurai standing inside the door!
Although these people were not many in number, they were all wearing a kind of armor that Roddy found a little strange - the armor was similar to the armor of the current Roland Knights, but it only covered the most crucial parts......
Roddy's heart moved...... The armor of these people is somewhat similar to the female paladin of the dragon clan that I saw that day.
The only difference is that these people are wearing helmets that completely cover their faces.
The king was not polite, and strode in!
Walking through this stone door, Luo Di felt as if he had truly stepped into a world full of wonders......
It's an absolute miracle!
The whole space can't see the end at a glance, all kinds of sculpture towers are close in front of you, the huge stone carvings, each figure has a height of more than ten meters, showing a variety of shapes, wearing armor full of simple meaning, and the face is serious and dignified.
"These are the ancestors of the Saga royal family!" the king solemnly introduced, then lowered his head slightly and walked slowly.
Nearby is a huge underground fortress-like place, and there is actually a city wall one to seven or eight meters high in front of it! Under the city wall is a "moat"!
When Roddy walked across the suspension bridge, he couldn't help but glance under the moat, and what he saw was a "river" glowing with silver light!
"This is a moat, the ancestors dug a trench and then injected mercury!" said the king proudly: "This strange liquid is enough to kill a human being!
After walking through the city wall, Luo Di was surprised to find that this was a military fortress! This secret underground ruin, there were dozens of fully armored warriors standing on the city wall! Although the number of people was not large, it was enough for a short city wall of a few tens of meters!
Nearly a hundred meters deep underground, there is such a cave, even Luo Di can't help but look different!
Looking at the warriors on the city wall, the king sighed: "These warriors are carefully selected, the most elite people of the Sauron royal family! Each of them has a strength comparable to the 'Holy Knights'! Absolute loyalty to the Sauron royal family. And they have been sent here since they were young, in this dark place! to receive the education of the royal family! everyone can die for the royal family at any time!" Speaking of this, the king sighed: "It's a pity that such people are too difficult to find now, and the entire 'Guardian Knights of the Holy King's Palace' is now only 3,000 people. This is the last absolutely trustworthy force of the royal family of Sauron!"
Luo Di also sighed in his heart: in such an underground world, there is still such an army, can you imagine how such an army is trained and selected......
Within the city walls, Luo Di couldn't help but look up at the sky, to his surprise, there should be a stone wall above his head, but when he looked at it, it was actually stars and the moon!!The sky was so real, so that Luo Di couldn't help but think that this was an open-air night at all......
The king explained: "The sky above is a magical illusion, with a cycle of day and night. ”
Luo Di sighed: "What a big deal!"
Guowan smiled slightly: "This place took hundreds of years for the Shaga royal family to get it!"
The surrounding houses made of stone are completely arranged according to the layout of military fortresses, and Luo Di can clearly feel that if the outer wall is breached, the defenders can still use these stones to build as if to resist layer by layer!
And the innermost, actually...... Another palace that has shrunk a little!
The palace was built in large chunks of black stone! This time there were no samurai defenses, and Roddy and the king walked straight in—but Roddy wouldn't be naïve enough to think that there would be no defenses here. With his strength, he could clearly feel the faint murderous aura coming from all directions.
The king said lightly: "If I didn't lead the way, if someone broke in, I'm afraid that before I reached this gate, I would have been shot into an arrow target!'Guardian Knight of the Holy King's Palace', in addition to the warriors you saw, there are also magicians! Although the strength of those magicians is not outstanding, the Shaga royal family has long mastered a trick that can combine the power of magicians and greatly increase the lethality! According to ancient legends, even paladins can be killed!!" Speaking of which, the king seems to have looked at Roddy intentionally or unconsciously.
Roddy's heart moved: the power of the combined magicians...... Isn't that the legendary 'combinatorial magic'?
Walking into the small palace inside, Luo Di appeared, and the doors of each room in the palace were closed.
"Most of the people who live here are high-level guardian knights and magicians, and those magicians are always more eccentric, so they are generally reluctant to meet people. The king smiled.
Luo Di sighed: "With this force, if the king's sneak attack plan is carried out, the conquest of the dwarven race can be completely done!
The king smiled and continued to lead Roddy inside.
In the main hall of the palace, the whole hall is transparent! The walls are inlaid with all kinds of strange gems of different sizes, and those various colors of light are mixed together, illuminating the whole hall as if it were day!
Inside the main hall, there are seven or eight human-shaped stone carvings erected on both sides! The figures of those sculptures are in different postures, some are sitting and some are standing, and the expressions on their faces are also different, whether they are happy or sad, laughing or angry, each of them is wearing a uniform style of robe-like clothes, the clothes are very strange, without any superfluous decoration, almost everyone is wearing a robe, tied with a simple belt, with a strange "hat".
Roddy could only describe it as a "hat", because it was simply something like a wreath woven from an unknown plant on his head.
"That's something called 'olive leaf'! That plant can't be found anymore!" the king smiled: "These are the great ancestors of our royal family of the Shaga Empire! In the Shaga Empire in ancient times, the emperor did not have a crown! Those flower crowns woven from olive leaves are crowns! And according to ancient legends, olive leaves represent the meaning of peace!"
The king's smile was a little solemn, and he pointed to the largest statue in front of the main hall, which was a long and fluttering old man, with a solemn face and a bit of vicissitudes. His upper body**, the robe was simply tied under the waist, and the muscles on his chest were clearly shaped, and his eyes were looking ahead, perhaps it was Roddy's illusion, but he couldn't help but feel a little sad in that gaze......
The king sighed, "That is the first emperor of the Shaga Empire!
After saying this, the king slowly walked to the stone throne under the statue, sat down, and then said in a deep voice: "Call my subjects in my name!"
"Shaga!" came to mind a muffled chorus from both sides of the main hall at the same time!
Roddy was slightly startled, he had already faintly felt a hint of magic fluctuations, and he understood that those echoing voices were made by magic.
Immediately, from the bottom of the main hall walked an old man shrouded in robes.
"Your Majesty!" the old man hung his head.
The king looked at Roddy and smiled: "This is the leader of the 'guardian knights' of the Saga royal family!, and the person I trust the most!" Speaking of this, the king smiled, he seemed to smile very strangely, and he was also proud: "He has another identity, which no one knows except me...... Leader of the Roland 6 Wizards Guild!Master Sith!!"
Looking at the old man below who hung his head and remained silent, Roddy had really changed color!
Leader of the Wizards' Guild!
This Sauron royal ...... Well, no, it should be said that the descendants of the royal family of the Shaga Empire, how much power has penetrated? How many forces?
Luo Di sneered: "Your Majesty, it seems that the Sauron royal family has mastered a lot of power, in this case, do you still need me?"
The king frowned, and he did not speak. It was the Sith who spoke: "Mr. Roddy, the Wizards Guild may seem powerful, but it is a very loose organization in its own right. Even the president of the Wizards' Guild is only nominally honorable, and he cannot command the full power of the Wizards' Guild...... All I can do is do my best to train more talents for Your Majesty......"
The King sighed, and then whispered, "Master Sith, Mr. Rody is the first to come here as a guest! I suppose you must have arranged your first show to entertain him, right?"
Sith was expressionless, and said lightly: "According to your instructions, it has been arranged!"
"Roddy, this kid, I don't know what he's doing now. Tianlie lazily leaned back on a long chair and stretched hard. What he is lying on is actually the emperor's throne!
Andy sat cross-legged on the floor, his eyes closed, and said slowly, "Are you worried about him?"
Tianlie glared at Andy: "Worried about him, in this world, even if everyone dies, I'm afraid he won't die!"
Andy finally opened his eyes, but only rolled his eyes: "Then what are you worried about?"
Tianlie didn't care, but whispered to himself: "I think, those guys from the Roland Temple should have already troubled him......"
Andy suddenly laughed, "What's wrong?"
Tianlie shook his fat head, and the whole person jumped up from the chair like a potato: "Old skeleton, aren't you worried? There are a few paladins anyway...... And ......"
Andy sighed, "When did you become so verbose? ”
Tianlie's expression became as if it was very strange: "Roland Big 6, it's not as simple as imagined...... A temple may not have much ...... However, it is the source of the human world, and there are always many strange secrets......"
Andy seemed to smile, "For example?"
Tianlie closed his eyes, and two words popped out of his mouth: "Shenlu!"
He suddenly smiled again, and the fat on his face was squeezed together: "I want to ...... back then." My old man...... Hey...... But it's because of that god ......"
Andy frowned: "Shenlu, are you talking about those nonsense words that 'can't see the sky, can't see the earth, can't see people'......? Last time you told me this, but I don't believe those nonsense...... The Cult of God itself is nothing more than a big lie...... Hum. ”
Tianlie sighed: "Yes, a lie is indeed a lie...... However, there are always things that we can't explain. ”
Andy suddenly stood up and frowned, "Dead fatty, what else do you have in your head that you didn't tell me?"
Tianlie shook his head: "No...... There really isn't a ...... Apart from...... Except for one thing......"
"What?"
Tianlie's voice seemed to carry a bit of nostalgia: "Back then, I once found a record in the ancient texts of the Roland Temple...... That's about the 'Divine Record'! and...... There is also a secret ...... that has been obliterated" Speaking of this, he suddenly smiled and said loudly: "But those things don't matter anymore, those things have been submerged for thousands of years, now we just need to pray that Roddy kid doesn't get into any trouble in Roland 6......"
Andy frowned and said, "What is the record? You never told me!"
Tianlie seemed to think for a moment: "Alas...... I don't want to mention that account. Even if you look at it, it's in vain...... Because...... Because that account is incomplete! No one can read it. But ......"
Andy said, "But what?"
Tianlie grinned, he walked to Andy's side, stretched out his big hand and patted Andy's shoulder, and laughed in a low voice: "After I read that record, my mind was enlightened, and a ridiculous idea came to mind......"
"What?"
Tianlie sighed, "I've been thinking about it...... If...... I'm just saying what if...... Suppose the world was not created by God...... God is not a creator, but merely a conqueror...... Hey...... Do you understand what I mean, if the world originally belonged to human beings, and God only conquered human beings and told a big lie to future generations that the world and human beings were created by God......"
Andy was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said, "Interesting, interesting!!, you fat man is really funny!" He suddenly changed color and said: "Dead fat man, tell me quickly, what is that ancient record you saw?"
The fat man closed his eyes and muttered, "Nothing...... It's the ...... of war"
"War?"
The fat man nodded: "That's a hypothesis, there is an ancient record hidden in the Roland Temple, and there is a passage on it that confused me at first, but hundreds of years have passed, and I don't remember it very clearly...... The above sentence says: Suppose there is another war between man and God......"
"Wait!" Andy suddenly shouted, "What are you talking about?
The fat man spread his hands: "I don't know! I really don't know! That's what it says! That's why I'm confused...... Is there a war between humans and the gods who created this world? That's a joke. So, I'm guessing that unless ...... God is not the creator of this world at all!"
"Joke ......" The expression on Andy's face seemed to be smiling, but there was a bit of sadness in the smile: "Joke...... How many truths in the world that were later affirmed were regarded as jokes when they were born......"
His eyes suddenly lit up: "The record you saw in the Roland Temple mentioned the Divine Record, and also mentioned the sentence "Again" there is war?"
The fat man nodded.
Andy suddenly showed a strange smile: "So, I guess, could that so-called 'Divine Record' be a record of a war between people and gods?"
A war between man and the gods?
If the world and human beings were created by gods, then why would there be war between gods and human beings?
Thinking of this, the fat man Tianlie laughed, he pointed at Andy and laughed wildly: "I thought I was already very rebellious, I didn't expect you to be even more crazy than me!!"
Andy didn't smile! There was no smile on his face, he stared at Tianlie and said slowly, "It's actually very simple...... No matter what you say, you are still a human being! So many times, you still can't jump out of this world! You can't jump out of that circle...... But I won't, so I can think more than you do!" he said quietly, "because I'm not human at all!"
He looked at the fat man and smiled, "I'm a bystander standing outside the circle!"