Chapter 38: Coercion and Inducement
The stone tablets encountered in the temple recorded precious information, and I am afraid that only Menes could decipher it, and in order to obtain information, Su Ling had to pin his hopes on her, although he could not determine whether this "Menes" was real or fake.
He described the handwriting on the tablets to Menes, and got a story about the struggle between man and God.
Because it is an ancient document, it appears to be written Zou Zou:
"The gods divide the world and the underworld, and our ancestors lived and worked in peace and contentment, but because of this, they became prisoners, and this hatred must be remembered from generation to generation."
"For thousands of years, I have been poor and poor, and my heart has been imprisoned by shackles, but sometimes I am poor, and I must ask others to be sacred."
"One day a meteorite fell from the sky, and there was a sapling on the meteorite, giving birth to a god, and calling herself the mother of screaming."
"The roots of the mother tree are invulnerable, the leaves of the mother tree are infinitely powerful, and the mother tree guides us and others to defeat the gods."
"The foreign gods regard us as slaves, and now they also use the power of the outer gods to contend with them, and they still have no regrets even after nine deaths."
"Mother Tree of Mercy, compassion for all beings, offer my blood to blossom its flowers, to serve my bones, to strengthen its roots, to eat my flesh, to sprout its sprouts."
A large piece is missing in the middle, but it is not difficult to see that the gods of Zeta are also "outsiders", not local gods at all, and the people of this land in ancient times lived and worked in peace and contentment, but in the end they were enslaved, and sure enough, the myths are all lies of deceitful ghosts.
After being enslaved, people dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, until one day, a meteorite fell from space, and on it was a talking sacred tree, which claimed to help people overthrow the rule of the gods.
The course of the war is not recorded, but the result is obvious: civilization collapsed, humans and gods perished, except for the mother tree and Buster, who survived.
There are still words on the back of the slate, and Su Ling continues to let Menes translate:
“...... Sacrifice the mother tree with the strength of the whole country, and finally overthrow the gods, so that both sides will be defeated, but our will has been placed on the mother tree, and we will live forever! ”
"The gods are determined to seal the mother tree, but there is a magic weapon left by the mother tree on the seventh floor, which can kill the gods and break the seal, if there are survivors, hold this artifact to liberate the mother tree, then the world can enjoy the beauty of eternal bliss!"
Su Ling was terrified after hearing this, this screaming mother tree doesn't feel like a good thing, these enslaved humans are also brainwashed later, it is estimated that even the belt bones have been eaten by the mother tree, and the consciousness has been fused with it, and it can't be called self-thinking at all.
If he really wanted to break the seal and liberate the mother tree according to what was said on the stone slab, Su Ling didn't dare to think about what the consequences were, but the barren dead planet in the illusion had already explained everything, and I was afraid that the life of the entire planet would be eaten.
With the reproduction rate of these spores, it can infect the area near the equator in less than a day, and it can infect the poles along the monsoon and ocean currents in three days, which can be called the Resident Evil Puls, and there is a mother tree that can eat gods, even if all the bombs of humans are put together, it is not enough for people to burp.
It can be seen that the mother tree has been badly injured when it came to this planet, and it is only a seedling, if it is in its heyday......
Buster can't be resurrected, and the mother tree can't be released!
Su had a headache.
These two are both existences that are capable of turning the tide of the world, and they are just a small S-class hunter, at best, they are not enough to deal with the snake people and spore monsters in this pyramid.
Fortunately, in addition to this bad news, this stone tablet also brought some good news, such as the seventh layer of the pyramid, there is a weapon hidden enough to kill the gods, which will be the key to his treatment of Menes.
There is too little information about the gods, and Su Ling doesn't know how to deal with it, but now that he has the god-killing soldiers in front of him, there is a possibility of breaking the situation.
But......
"Why should I bother with all this? Wouldn't it be nice to just choose to leave? ”
Looking at the stone slabs in the ruins in front of him, as well as the strange murals on the altar, Su Ling had such a thought in his heart.
The agreement with the queen is only a relationship of interest, what does the survival of the people of Zeta matter to him? Buster came out to make a fuss, naturally someone went to clean her up, and the mother tree ran out of the big guy and finished it together.
Let alone...... Behind the world, there are ancient gods and old days, Su Ling doesn't believe that the screaming mother tree can make a big splash, and it can only be a planet-level creature that can be killed, where can it be compared to those terrifying existences that master countless planes?
You know, in that illusion, the mother tree was swallowed by "Shab Nicholas" with a bite of the root and star core.
All in all, after I'm gone, what's the flood here?
The treasure in the miracle is tempting, but the small life is even more important, and it is a big deal to return the Eye of Horus to the queen, we are not rare to have an artifact.
The sky is falling, and the tall man is on top, isn't it?
Even Hanako and the others persuaded themselves: "Su Ling, let's leave here, I have an ominous premonition, it's better not to get involved in this matter, so many queens have not had an accident until now, we may make some noise if we intervene." ”
Su Ling began to waver, as a person with very weak feelings, he was very rational in dealing with interests, and now escaping the miracle was the most correct choice.
As if sensing his thoughts, the token in his hand began to shout frantically:
"Wait? Are you going to give up? Are you here with expectations and promises, and are you going to put the life and death of this country at risk? Forgot how Zeta went from an oasis to a desert overnight? When the mother tree awakens, it will drain all the life force in the nearby area in a short period of time, and you will not be able to escape it! And all the souls in this land are because of you! ”
Su Ling impatiently threw the token aside:
"Don't kidnap me with morality, I don't owe you Zeta, I'm only here for my benefit, since there is no treasure here, and there are many dangers, I don't need to continue the expedition, tell me how to leave!"
The token emitted a sharp spirit band: "Impossible! Unless you do what I say! Otherwise, you'll never want to leave here! This is the prison that imprisons God! ”
Su Ling narrowed his eyes: "Are you threatening me?" ”
"Me! I, I'm just ......"
Menes realized his domineering, lowered his body and prayed: "Warrior, please, we all have difficulties, I understand your difficulties, I know where the miracle treasure is buried, only I can open it, how about our cooperation?" There are many scattered spirits and artifacts in the miracle, only I know, if you get these, you will definitely soar to the sky, think about it, so many divine powers......"
Su Ling listened silently, and suddenly smiled: "What you said is very tempting......
Menes was overjoyed: "Then hurry up and ......"
"But," Su Ling stepped forward, stepped on the sole of his foot with one foot, and twisted it a few times, causing the token to sink into the dirt, "Why should I listen to you?" Or an unidentified character? I didn't take out any benefits, so I wanted to empty the white wolf for my help? ”
He pulled out the spirit cut and pointed the tip of his knife at the token: "Tell me where the treasure is, or I'll let you go!" ”