The flames on the alchemy table began to burn silently, the liquid in the flask was bubbling, Rahhem's gaze came from the fog in the depths of his mind, and Luan felt his consciousness be drawn to a dark and deep place—after passing through an illusory and long, pitch-black "tunnel", he saw a few glimmers of light at the end of the tunnel.

It was his old friends—Helena, Banster, and Freem.

He approached the figures, and before he could greet Helena, he was the first to break the silence: "You seem to be in good shape, Rune - it seems that we don't have to worry about the need for a new pope in the Academy of Truth." ”

"Thank you for your 'concern', it looks like I'm not here for a while," Luan glared at Helena, but there was clearly no concern in his tone, then he turned to the others and nodded slightly, "I've kept you waiting—I need a little time to restore order on the ark, and my own state." ”

Tall and rock-skinned, Frem took a serious look at the state of Lune's soul projection, and his voice was low: "The incident is resolved?" ”

"Settled," Lune said, nodding, "Order is being restored in Breeze, and the elves in the rest of the world should also 'wake up' one after another, and the worst thing hasn't happened after all." ”

“…… We want to know more," said Banster, a tall and thin old man who followed the god of death, with a solemn expression, "The impact of this event is far beyond the previous ones of Plant and Frost, it directly affects a 'race', and it goes straight to the history before the Deep Sea Age...... What's really going on in Breezehaven? ”

Lune was silent for a moment, his gaze swept between several figures, and finally fell on the leader of the Firebearers, Frem, and after a moment of deliberation, he finally spoke in a deep voice: "With the help of Captain Duncan, I have witnessed the 'Great Annihilation' happening—the ultimate truth of our world, far beyond anyone else can imagine. ”

Then, he told the three old friends in front of him everything that happened in the deepest part of the Nameless Dream, including the great collision that destroyed the two worlds, and the information about the home world of the Senjin people, without any concealment and dissipation.

Clearly, this information was too shocking even for the followers of the Four Gods—and after Rune's words fell, there was a long silence in the dark space supported by psionic echoes.

"The ...... of the world Impact and fusion? It didn't take long for Helena to finally break her silence first, and she looked into Lune's eyes in the dark, "What do you mean by that the 'World Drifting Theory' has been verified?" ”

"It can only be said that it is more extreme than 'world drifting'...... You have not seen that scene with your own eyes, so it is difficult for you to imagine what a chilling process the 'impact' was, which was the annihilation and reshaping of all things, and everything in the earthly world has become a dark and chaotic 'primordial soup' in a very short period of time, and it looks ...... It's like subspace, and there were definitely not only two worlds that had a 'collision' at that time, maybe dozens or hundreds of worlds collided at the same time, and the memory of 'Silandis' was just a corner of that great annihilation......"

Lune did his best to describe how he felt when he saw the scene, and the associations that followed, and as he spoke, the tall Frem remained silent and thoughtful, and after a long time, the little giant-like Senjin Pope suddenly spoke: "You are sure...... The giant who walked with Miss Vanna is the 'Eternal Flame'? ”

"That's the clue," Lune nodded with a serious expression, "The 'Chronological Pillar' is on the Lost Country now, and I've seen it with my own eyes. ”

Speaking of this, he paused suddenly, and then added with great seriousness: "But I want to warn you, if you want to take that thing with you, it may not be easy to ......."

"I know," Frem shook his head before Rune could finish, "I'll take this seriously...... The most important thing now is not the 'chronological pillar,' but the information of our Lord, or, strictly speaking, the information of the 'Lord' that each of us serves. ”

He raised his head, as if with invisible pressure in his eyes, looking at every figure on the scene.

Others, of course, understood the meaning of this last sentence.

After all, in this world, the mortals closest to the four gods were them—what was behind that hazy and awe-inspiring veil, they could already feel it.

“…… Our connection with the gods is getting harder and harder, and the role of the Ark of Pilgrimage is getting weaker," Banst said slowly, "When the Ark was first built, I could almost hear the voice of the Lord directly in the meditation room, but now that voice has become a murky whisper after all these years. ”

"The Ark of Pilgrimage is only an auxiliary anchor point, it can only strengthen our connection with the 'Lord', it cannot really slow down the decay," Lune shook his head slowly, "When we built these Arks, we actually knew that sooner or later there would be such a day. ”

Banst fell silent, the tall and thin old man closed his eyes slightly, as if he was quietly feeling and listening to something, and after a long time, he spoke softly: "Sometimes, I can almost smell them decaying......

The dark space was quiet for a while, and after a long time, Lu En broke the silence in a low voice: "...... yes, we can. ”

Banst turned his head and looked into Helena's eyes in the dark: "...... The fleet of the Deep Sea Church has been operating on the border for a long time, are you making progress? ”

"The advance team is still circling in that boundless mist," Helena's tone was a little frustrated, "There are no routes or references in the depths of the fog, and the sea and sky have a strange texture, and even if you use the 'stargazing room' to navigate, the course error has reached an unacceptable level...... We tried to set up a few temporary lighthouses in areas where the fog was thinner, but this only allowed us to go a limited distance in the fog...... Further down, the lighthouse will be swallowed up by the fog. ”

"Our fleet is in the same trouble," said Frem, "and we entered the eternal curtain of the frontier through another gap, and at first the fog was thin and the sea was normal, but as soon as we went a little deeper, the fog suddenly thickened, and the lights set up disappeared into the fog as if something had swallowed it out of thin air. ”

"It's been a few days since this exploration operation," Lune said with a serious expression, "We have dispatched patrol fleets around the world and assembled in large numbers in the border waters, which should have attracted the attention of many city-states, and if we continue like this, whether we can find the 'holding point' of the gods and the earthly world will not be said for the time being, it will cause suspicion and panic in the world." ”

Several figures did not speak for a while, and the popes fell into thought, and after several minutes, Helena suddenly said: "There is only one person in history who has ever really penetrated the 'border' and returned alive from that fog. ”

“…… Yes, that's the last thing I'm going to say to you this time," Luan nodded slightly, "He' is also willing to establish a further communication with the Church of the Four Gods - not as simple as meeting with one of us, but a truly deep 'cooperative' relationship. ”

This was obviously a rather sensitive and hesitant topic, and the other three figures didn't speak for a while, and Lun turned his gaze to Helena first: "You should be supportive - the saint named Vanna has been living on that ship for a long time, and you should have received a lot of information from her, and I believe that you, like me, know a lot about the current state of that ship and the state of the captain." ”

"Vanna...... Well, judging from the information sent back by Vanna, the captain is indeed trustworthy," Helena rubbed her forehead, but for some reason there was something awkward in her words, "Sometimes I even wonder who she really is, and how she has behaved lately...... I also put too much trust in the 'captain'. ”

"But at least you can be sure she's still faithful to the faith—otherwise you won't hear her voice through the Storm Goddess's blessings again," Luan laughed, "I met your saint this time, and although I didn't have much contact, I could feel that she was a ...... Honest and truthful, her judgment of the captain was worth trusting. ”

"I also agree to further communication with the captain, including direct contact with him and inviting him to participate in our current operations," Frem said, "While I don't have any saints abducted on that ship, I trust Lune's judgment, and I need to see the 'chronological pillar' with my own eyes anyway......"

Helena and Rune said in unison, "Can you please stop bringing up the topic of 'the Saints being abducted to the ship' every time?!" ”

Frem spread his hands: "Okay, I won't say anything. ”

Then the eyes of the three of them invariably fell on the only figure on the scene who did not express his position.

Banster, who was tall and thin and dressed in a black robe, was a little awkward when he was stared at by three eyes, and couldn't help frowning: "What are you looking at me for?" ”

"Now it's all you have to say," said Rune with a serious face, "and we've all agreed to establish further communication with the captain and reveal to him our actions in the border waters—what do you think?" ”

Banst pursed his lips tightly, his mind clearly still thinking intensely, and after a long time, he sighed helplessly: "I need a little time to get my bishops to accept this." ”

Helena was suddenly a little surprised: "In other words, you personally accepted it?" ”

"Or else?" "Personal feelings have to give way at times like these—as long as 'he' doesn't take anything from me this time." ”

(Ask for a commuter pass!) ）

(End of chapter)