Prayer is a custom of the Daggsians.

When people are happy, such as hunting for a good harvest, finding many tree fruits, and a new child is born, people will worship the idol as a token of good luck.

In the event of calamity and suffering, if someone dies, if the village is destroyed by death and monsters, or if someone is suffering from a disease, everyone will come to the statue to pray for blessings.

As a hunter, Sydney has always followed experience.

Hunting must not be whimsical, and every step and countermeasure is a law that has only been summed up by the bloodshed of predecessors.

But.

It is also true that the God of a Thousand Faces no longer protects the Dags.

Without miracles, without divine might, without the crows that patrol the skies, the world is getting worse and worse.

Daggs is like a decayed tree fruit. First cracks appeared in the earth, then it was gradually torn open, and the inner flesh burrowed outwards into dry tendrils, and then the whole shell completely cracked and fell off.

Even so, the Dags people worship the god of a thousand faces.

Too much time has passed, and people have forgotten how the gods protect their people, and perhaps this situation is the norm, some kind of test.

But in the resurrection city, after hearing the epics and miracles of the Yao people, Sydney knew that this was not the case.

It turns out that the gods will do so many things: they will enlighten their followers to wisdom, they will send down gifts from the temple, they will create the wonders of civilization, they will send apostles to deal with worldly affairs, they will give people hope and opportunities to become prophets, heroes, apostles, and even gods...... All of this made Sydney extremely envious.

Alas, the god of a thousand faces.

She thought.

Presumably, there are strong and weak gods as well.

The God of a Thousand Faces is weaker than the God of Yao, so he cannot be as ubiquitous and omnipotent as the God of Yao.

Standing in the temple, Sydney felt as if she was enveloped by something, an incomprehensible presence watching her—like stars in the sky. They are always watching everyone from heaven.

Yao Shen's will descended, and asked Sydney a lot about it through the apostle cat grass.

"How many people are there in Daggs?"

"I don't know the exact number of people, but there is no constant contact between tree villages. According to Granny Qiao, there were still tens of thousands of people alive on the tree before, and the underground did not know. ”

"How long has it been since the cataclysm?"

"The magic tree in our village, it is said that many years ago it was just an ordinary tree, and it only became like a mountain after the magic well erupted, and it would prohibit other monsters from approaching the trunk. The fallen trunk has tree patterns calculated on it, and each complete circle of tree patterns is 50 years long, which is equivalent to the life of a Dadagos person. ”

Sydney recalled: "Grandma Qiao counted it once before, there were more than 100 circles of tree patterns, and a hundred generations of people in the village have lived. ”

Maocao asked again: "Was the magic well born naturally in this world, or was it built the day after tomorrow?" ”

"It was already there."

Sydney remembers the story clearly, but it is difficult to grasp the complex things, and she will faint when she hears it, even if she tries desperately to remember it, she will soon forget it. She felt that this should be a protective measure for the body, just like when a person is about to slip and fall, the body will subconsciously balance.

I am inherently incompatible with these complex things, so my body is rejecting them.

What a hunter needs is experience and a strong body. Too complex the mind, on the contrary, will affect the body's rapid response.

"It was because of the existence of the magic well that Daggs won the favor of the gods. I heard that we were also very strong in ancient times. ”

The follow-up cat grass raised a lot of questions.

Then there was a sudden silence.

The Cat-Man Apostle knelt motionless.

After a long time, it slowly got up: "In accordance with the oracle of Lord Yao, we will launch an emergency rescue for Dags." ”

Sydney suspects she misheard.

She asked cautiously, "God Yao...... Want to help the Dagsians? ”

"To be precise, to rescue the entire world of Dags."

The cat man corrected and advised: "In the meantime, please don't move, we may come to you at any time to confirm the local situation in Daggs." During this time, my assistant Ash will be the Special Liaison Officer, keeping you inseparable. ”

Ash is an upright bear. It has round eyes and a short mouth, a round body, yellow and white stripes on the body surface, and a bag on its back, which looks cute and cute.

"Please advise." The bear bowed slightly politely.

Sydney bowed to it as well.

After leaving the temple, Sydney couldn't help but ask Ash, "Does Yao really want to rescue Daggs?" ”

"Of course, God doesn't have any jokes."

"But...... Why? ”

"Many years ago, Yao God defeated the gods and saved the tribal world in order to rescue the 'Bailing Tribe'. The world of Yunzhong Temple was once on the verge of destruction, but the Yao people built a sand city in the local area and completed many incredible inventions. As a reward for Shacheng and the local people, Lord Yaoshen restored the world, and now Yunzhong Temple is being transformed into a new world full of life. ”

Ash grinned and said, "Lord Yaoshen appreciates the hardworking and persistent people. No matter how late you start and how poor your own conditions are, as long as you develop and live in a down-to-earth manner, Lord Yaoshen likes such an ethnic group very much. ”

"The Dags people also meet these two points, probably this makes Lord Yaoshen willing to take action in his busy schedule."

"Actually, as far as I can see, you're amazing. In a world that is being destroyed, it is very admirable that they still trust and help each other, do not become crazy, do not plunder each other. ”

"Really?"

There was light in Sydney's eyes.

"Really. Like an abyss, before the arrival of the god Yao, the forces of all parties fought each other, and the war continued. There are also the outer Zhulu Kingdom and the Ghost Realm, which also hated each other, and almost died together. This is all when there is very little external pressure. ”

Little Bear blinked: "I'm curious, too." Like a powerful hunter, shouldn't he rule over others? Shouldn't there be a monopoly on all food, water, and the safe environment? ”

Sydney thought about it for a long time.

She didn't know why.

I probably can't figure out this kind of complicated thing. It's just that the old people are like this, and the children follow suit, as if all this is a natural thing, helping the weak, helping each other, and the strong doing more things, getting everyone's respect and love.

If you can't figure it out, Sydney won't think about it.

Instead, she excitedly asked about the rescue.

"Is Lord Yaoshen ready to descend on Daggs and directly cover that side with divine might?"

Xiao Xiong waved his hand: "This kind of trivial matter must be brought forward by the Yao civilization." Yaoshen-sama is very busy. ”

"It's a trifle?"

Sydney was anxious: "Those monsters are terrifying!" There are a lot of strong people around the Demon Tree, and the large monsters that are a little farther away, and the war bow engraved with the [Rune Rune] will not be able to damage them. If it weren't for the gods, it would have been impossible to solve them. ”

“……”

Little Bear spreads his hands: "Didn't you say that?" Those monsters may have the strength of gods, but if they are ordinary gods, the army of the Yao civilization is enough to solve it. ”

"In the past, when the gods were at the level of the gods, the resurrection kingdom was also the main force, and the demigods and gods had already wiped out a lot......"

"Don't care about that kind of trivial matter, it's just to save a world, as long as the coordinates are determined, there is a statue of Lord Yao God over there, it is not a problem. Of course, the Yao civilization can't solve it, and the gods of Lord Yao will also take action, and there is a main god-level existence among the ten major gods, rest assured. ”

These are completely beyond Sydney's understanding.

She couldn't figure out how a mortal body could fight against a god who ruled the world.

Xiao Xiong asked in turn: "That [Myth of the Stars], you and Mia may be the partners of the Yao Clan to complete the [When the Stars Shine] for the first time. Is there any trick in there? ”

"You mean Star Swap?"

"yes, that's it."

Sydney thinks.

What a clear mind!

Everything is clear, as clear as the texture of the bark seen in the sun, worthy of Mia's head! It's so easy to use!

I really want to take this head back to my hometown.

Sydney's mind came to her mind, and she said, "When I'm not hunting, I look at the stars." When I was a child, I counted the stars, and when I grew up, I felt that the stars seemed to have some kind of connection with the ground, the stars dimmed, and the magic well became more terrifying and overflowing, and if the stars were shining, the whole world might be better. ”

"Growing up, I saw fewer and fewer stars in the sky, and I felt that it was a pity."

"One night there was a star that was twinkling all of a sudden, and I saw a very strange world in the sky, full of bones, and I came here in a daze. But after coming here, I found that the resurrection kingdom is different from that bone world, and it is very ...... Bustling. ”

Sydney's mind comes to mind scenes of the past, learning the words of the locals.

"Oh, what you see through Starlight is the resurrection kingdom hundreds of years ago."

The bear looked thoughtful, and scratched the fur on its face with its paws: "Starlight refracts through the stars of different worlds, and when it finally reaches two worlds, it takes a lot of time, and you see the scene many years ago. ”

Sydney couldn't help but think.

Daggs, who is in danger, doesn't know what Mia is doing and whether she has eaten enough.

……

Mia sneezed.

Winter came without warning.

The village in the trees was crushed by heavy snow, and everywhere became white.

When it snows, the children of Easter City will run out excitedly for snowball fights, but the children of Tree Village will not run around.

They are helping the adults clear the snow together, putting some of the clean snow into jars as a water source and collecting fallen branches and leaves from trees to use as heating fuel. In winter, people are easily hungry, the daylight hours are very short, and the daytime and physical strength need to be cherished.

Mia and Geralt Sr. are opening a bottle.

Granny Qiao admonished on the side: "Don't break the card slot and the four poles on it, you need them to fix it." ”

"Don't rush to open it, just listen outside for a while. If you hear a steady whirring sound, it means that the inside is normal, if you hear a noise or pop, you have to be very careful......"

Mia looked at the bottle in front of her.

The most important treasure of this tree village is a large bronze funnel with a diameter as long as a person's open arms, and a large urn is attached below.

The surface of the bottle is carved with intricate runes of rune, a total of 800 runes connected into a whole, like a dense ancient document.

Mia tried to decipher the runes, but couldn't.

Because the rune on the bottle cannot determine the starting point, it seems that the up, down, left, and right can be connected to each other and complete the combination. The seemingly quaint and simple rune records are so complex and sophisticated that a person's mind cannot decipher them in a short period of time.

There are two bottles in the entire tree village, and they are exactly the same in appearance. The magic horns used by hunters, the cutting knives used by old people, the ropes, small wooden wheels, and carrying boots used daily need to be charged with the magic energy of the magic bottle to make up for the lack of manpower.

"One, two, three, up!"

Old Geralt and Mia held the iron rod in one left and one right hand, and pushed the bronze cap covered by the magic bottle from side to side. With a thud, a large amount of air mist erupted from it, bringing a kind of tinnitring metallic vibrato.

This step is not only to open the cap, but also to stop the bottle's charging state.

The Magic Bottle is a refined use of the Magic Well, which can absorb the magical energy floating in the air and sink it into the bottle, but it cannot lock them permanently.

However, a lot can be done just by enriching a large amount of magical energy.

This simple and easy-to-use device is the lifeblood of each village.

Mia saw that there was a copper pylon inside the bottle.

Various items that need to be charged are fixed inside, and magic energy is used to recharge. It's just that different props need to be hung at different heights, and the time consumption is completely different, the time is too short to charge to take effect, and the props will be deformed and damaged after too long, which have very clear experience summary and record assistance.

Mia held a long-handled wooden hook and found the right angle, hanging a pair of magic horns wrapped in twine. She carefully dragged it out and placed it on the copper cover.

Leaving the magic horn of the magic bottle, wisps of black gas still lingered on the surface.

Next to him, old Gero was wearing thick gloves, wrapped the horn tightly with a cloth, and put it in a wooden box.

Mia then hooked up three more rolls of rope, three hooks, and a pair of carrying boots.

"Close the lid." Granny Qiao shouted.

The two hunters seal the bottle again.

The items filled with magic energy were distributed to the few people who needed them.

After leaving the bottle, the magic energy of various items will gradually evaporate and disappear, so it will only be removed from it when it is used.

However, there are some special cases.

For example, the hunter will have several pairs of magic horns, one pair is used to fix the sides of the bowstring of the war bow, and the other pair is placed on the body for backup, and the magic horns that are fully charged need to be adjusted with the war bow. The Hunter tested the firing to ensure that the power of the Rune Rune was unleashed when the strings were pulled.

After the busy work, people gathered in the big house where Granny Qiao was, which was where the villagers had a meal together. There are only 33 people in the whole village, and they all make a fire for heating and cooking soup, which can save fuel.

"Sydney, your proposal is really useful. It is much more convenient to use that ruler to make standard measurements, eliminating the need for knuckles and knots. ”

Old Gero held the wooden bowl and said angrily: "I still don't understand, how do you measure the space of the magic bottle and how many props can be placed." ”

"That's a complicated issue...... It's geometry. ”

"Geometry? Is it also the revelation you received from the god Yao? ”

"Yes."

Mia drank the broth from the container.

There is only a little oil flower in the wooden bowl, and the young leaves and dried fruits are floating, and with a little salt, the taste is bland. The good thing is that she is not picky about food.

The salt on the tree is peculiar and will accumulate in some depressions in the trunk. Once the weather is hot, it is time for the villagers to collect salt everywhere.

It's a bit like a seaside, where salt appears when the sun is exposed to the sun in a depression of the sea.

Granny Qiao said that the magic wells gushed out in various places, causing a large amount of seawater to be washed into a mist in the sky, which is equivalent to a small part of the ocean in the sky. That's why you can smell fishy on treehouses.

In the big house, everyone drank soup with tree fruits and talked about some trivial jokes in daily life.

Even though the world is hanging on an extremely dangerous cliff, the locals remain optimistic.

You can't live without that.

Mia couldn't help but think, the recent rise of dead qi has increased significantly, and with some monsters already hovering around the magic tree, it seems that the deterrent power and vitality of the magic tree are rapidly decreasing. While it is not possible to quantify this growth, the trend is clear.

The seemingly impregnable line of defense could be torn apart at any time, and no matter how much you move upwards, you will not be able to escape the full-scale invasion of monsters.

The only way now is to hope that Lord Yaoshen can see this world as soon as possible.

Mia finally persuaded Granny Qiao to put the [Magic Bottle] as a sacrifice in front of the statue of God Yao.

But the sacrifice has so far remained in its place.

A child at the door suddenly said excitedly: "The snow outside has stopped, the snow has stopped!" The snow has stopped in the air! ”

Mia wondered: "Stopped in the air? ”

The boy nodded: "The snow stopped in the air, and a lot of it didn't move." ”

There was a murmur of people that had never been seen before.

Mia pushed the door open and ran out, and she saw that some of the snowflakes in the sky were literally frozen in the air.

"Ahh The snow is about to stop, is it the divine power of the gods? ”

"Is Yaoshen-sama here?"

The villagers who witnessed this phenomenon were excited.

Mia didn't feel good.

She looked intently at the sky and noticed that the snowflakes weren't falling, but that they were drifting very slowly, as if something was stopping them from falling normally.

The higher you go, the more obvious this phenomenon becomes, and the snow at higher altitudes is as if frozen in the sky, with no sign of falling at all.

As they approached the trees, the speed of the snowflakes returned to normal.

"The heavenly one...... Is it a mirror? Old Geralt said in a surprised tone.

Mia also noticed that the clouds and snow had become smooth and transparent at the top, and the sky was reflected in the colorful colors of the ground.

For the first time, she saw the scene from the sky overlooking the ground, and she could see huge trees lined up one after another, and the dense and dense branches and foliage formed a jungle in the sky.

In addition to these tall trees, the ground is covered with a vast sea of black dead air, which is as rough as the ocean, and has whirlpools and waves. Dense crowds of monsters flew and soared in it, like sand in front of the boundless sea of death.

There was a blowout and flood of the magic well, and strange mirrors appeared in the air.

The situation is already extremely dangerous.

The fear of facing the unknown giant makes Mia's fingers tremble and her heartbeat intensify.

Calm, calm down.

Mathematics does not deceive, it is necessary to use mathematics to deal with problems.

She desperately focused to keep her otherwise dull brain working as much as she could.

A mirror-like object appeared at the top of the sky, affecting the rate of snowfall, causing the highest point to freeze and stagnate. This has not happened before, indicating that it has come gradually......

That is, it is sinking further into the world – or maybe Daggs is moving closer to that mirror.

In summary, it can be proved that the viable altitude range is further compressed.

Mia told everyone about her conclusions: "...... The current situation is no longer something we can solve humanly. As you can see, there is no way out in the real sense of heaven and earth. ”

This time, the villagers were finally no longer as optimistic as before, and their faces were ugly.

"We have to step out of the existing framework, out of the human realm."

Mia looked at the crowd: "When mathematics and human power have been exhausted, we need to believe in theology and Yaoshen. ”

Some people questioned: "Does it really work?" Impossible. ”

"After the cataclysm, no god has ever descended from Daggs, and the gods of a thousand faces have abandoned this place...... Yao Shen didn't even accept the sacrifice, how could he help us? ”

"God is not credible."

"Gotta run, up and down!"

As death looms, Mia sees the truest side of everyone.

They don't believe in God, because God doesn't believe in them either.

This made Mia feel relieved for a while.

That's normal.

In the oracle of Lord Yaoshen, it is said that some people should be allowed and accepted not to believe in God, because this is a fact of considerable existence. The only difference is whether it shows it or not.

In the past heyday of Dags, the gods were born into the world, and people revered and loved the gods.

The end of the world is approaching in Dags, the gods have been gone for thousands of years, if people still worship the gods fanatically...... Then there must be a misunderstanding of the past and present of the God-man equation.

Mia said, "I suggest that everyone live together, because the monsters under the trees can hit here at any time, and the magic mirror in the sky can completely collapse at any time." Together, we can at least help each other. ”

This initiative was recognized and agreed by the villagers.

Everyone got busy and brought their important supplies here.

After being busy, the villagers gathered together and continued to drink the broth, but they could no longer talk and joke with each other as before.

The destruction of the world has never been so clear and real as it looms over our heads.

Many people wanted to make some noise, but whether it was coughing, laughing, or sniffing, it only made the suffocation of the end more serious.

Bang Bang Bang –

There was a dull and powerful thud on the door.

The villagers looked at the door.

Through the cracks, some kind of body could be seen outside, and a strong stench poured into the room, accompanied by some kind of muffled and strong roar.

It's monsters, and they finally rush to the magic tree under the pressure of the magic mirror.

The villagers were armed with knives and wooden-tipped spears, the hunters were armed with warbows, and the children took up their short bows, each ready to defend the last bastion at all costs.

Mia felt her body tense uncontrollably, her hands and feet heating up, and Sydney's body felt extremely dangerous, and it had a beastly acuity.

Calm, calm down.

Mia gripped the bow firmly in both hands.

Syllable!

The door was finally opened by a great force from the outside.

A hut-sized bird monster crashed in, knocking over the stove, the water tank in the back, the wooden cabinets, and the tool shelves on the walls, leaving the house in shambles. Although people were armed with weapons, their first reaction was to scatter in fright and take shelter everywhere.

The monster lay motionless on the ground, several holes in its head, thick black blood gurgling out of the wound, dragging a black blood band on the ground.

Its eyes were empty, and it didn't move.

Several figures were projected from the door frame, and several black warriors holding the rose weapon [Black Magic] in both hands looked inside. They were covered in a layer of black armor that fit their bodies, covering them from head to toe, carrying a kind of long box-like weapon case, and their faces were only covered with layers of armor, and no facial features were visible.

The leader said, "Are you Daggsians?" ”

Mia's eyes lit up suddenly: "Yes! ”

The black warrior who spoke said, "We are the fourth squad of the first regiment of the Yao Rescue Army, and I am the captain Hendrick. We're building a defense line here, and this monster wants to sneak up on it, but luckily we found it in time...... Sorry, the loss here, we will compensate for the original price after the battle. ”

"Rescue has arrived? So fast? Mia was surprised.

"Here we are."

Hendrick was a little surprised: "You are ......"

"I'm Mia, and although it's complicated, I'm actually from the Yao clan."

"Is it the star-studded Mia, the one from United Friendship University?"

"Yes, it's me."

The insect beetles on the skeleton captain's face spread out to the sides, revealing the hideous white bone face below: "It's great that you're okay, our main task this time is to find you and ensure your life." Good luck this time. ”

"Put on this [armor] first, for safety."

Mia wrapped the wide amoeba around her body, and it quickly extended the armor on her body, wrapping the huntress's body to form a pliable jet-black armor.

She told the villagers inside about the situation.

“…… In short, please rest assured that the Yao reinforcements have arrived. ”

Hendrik also nodded, and said to the locals, "The Wyvern troops of the Second Regiment have begun to massively exterminate those dead monsters, and they are locked down in the area below. The White Bone Earth Dragon has also been released, and it won't be long before the order on the ground will be stabilized. ”

Mia looked down from the trunk of the tree.

In the black clouds, the white bone flying dragon spewed out red death light, sweeping and falling one monster after another, and the dead air brought by the magic well seemed to have dissipated a lot.

Granny Qiao was on crutches: "Excuse me, is that magic mirror in the sky the power of Lord Yaoshen?" ”

"That [Void Mirror] is not." Hendrik said.

"The sky is falling...... "Granny Qiao's face suddenly worried: "It is the punishment of the god of a thousand faces, because we betrayed the gods of the past and followed and believed in the new gods." ”

"I don't know exactly what's going on, but don't worry." Hendrik casually said: "The disaster here will soon be over." ”

The wrinkles on Granny Qiao's face deepened, and she said cautiously, "But the magic mirror in the sky ......"

A soldier from outside came in and reported: "Captain, the latest order from the Commander, the attack on the [Void Mirror] in the Void Universe has begun, and it is about to transfer the entire world. The commander told us to shrink our defenses and ensure the safety and property of the civilians of Tree Village. ”

"Got it."

Hendrik said: "Pass the order, guard the formation, and close in." ”

"Yes!"

One by one, the black warriors came to the treehouse, pulled up a row of origami shields, and held [Black Magic] to guard the surroundings.

The sky shimmered red.

Mia looked up at the sky.

High in the sky, the huge magic mirror was hit by a ball of flames from outside the sky, and the mirror surface suddenly appeared distorted and wrinkled, and the entire sky and the magic mirror were ignited, turning into a magnificent heavenly fire that had never been seen before.

The snow that had been frozen fell one after another.

The Magic Mirror is pierced.

"This ...... It's ......"

Granny Qiao's eyes widened and her lips squirmed.

The villagers were dumbfounded, looking at the sky for a long time and speechless.

"I said, the disaster will end soon."

Hendrik said: "The world will soon be moved to safety, please go back inside immediately and be careful of the bumps." ”

Mia greeted and comforted the others as she grabbed the vine next to her.

Soon, the whole world began to tremble wildly.

At the last moment, Mia asks Hendrick, "What is that magic mirror, called a virtual mirror?" ”

"It's a scourge that can touch and destroy all kinds of worlds, but don't worry, we have vortex cannons." Captain Skeleton Quack laughed: "Dealing with natural disasters, the Yao clan is professional. ”

Mia nodded.

Returning to the Yao clan, the feeling of certainty and confidence in her heart returned.

Nothing can stop the Yao people.

Because we are the people of Yaoshen, our civilization is never afraid to face any enemy.

If the end of the world has come, then we will defeat the end itself!

(End of chapter)