It turns out that there is a very big gap between interrogating a will that originated in ancient times and interrogating a prisoner with a physical entity.

In the face of the layers of confinement imposed by Xiuge, and the pain endured by the attached body, the ancient will showed a terrifying resilience that ordinary life did not have.

Although it was imprisoned in the tattered body of the fish, and had to endure a lot of physical pain as a result, it fell silent after "angrily denouncing" the betrayer, and no matter how much Verin continued to cut the flesh of the strange fish, it did not communicate with it again.

It seems that it is ready for complete demise.

Faced with this attitude, Xiuge had no choice but to change his strategy, after all, he had not yet figured out the specific source of this will and the meaning of the "community" in its mouth, if it was really as it said, the death of the will would make the "community" behind it aware of it, then it was likely to lead to some new troubles.

In this way, after the samples that met the experimental needs were collected and sealed, Xiuge and Wei Lin decided to permanently "imprison" the strange fish, which was already covered in scales.

As luck would have it, an alchemist who had joined the Dawn Society provided a batch of Demon-Strangling Silver, and then Gerald instructed the alchemists to use the leftovers of the Demon-Strangling Silver to create a new "cage" and directly envelop the water tank that had been subjected to the Ritual of Impermanence.

On the periphery of this special cage, several layers of protective rituals were set up by Xiuge himself, and a certain amount of abyss magic was added to ensure that this special individual and the will that existed in it could be completely isolated.

After completing this series of countermeasures, Xiuge sorted out the important information he had obtained as quickly as possible, and after handing over the conclusion that "there are very likely more potential threats in the ocean" to Meyer and others, Xiuge immediately returned to his cabin on the Aurora.

Xiuge knew very well that if he wanted to confirm the specific source and intensity of these threats, it was absolutely not enough to rely on his own guesses and judgments, and in these aspects, he had to and could only find a guy to seriously "consult".

After making preparations and feeding two more magic crystals to "Justina" in the kettle, Xiuge immediately adjusted his state, and before long, a familiar sense of whereabouts appeared from the void of dreams, and dragged Xiuge to the distant world.

In the middle of the night, Vug saw a focused Theseus in front of the familiar computer.

This time, he finally didn't use that subtle feminine face, but instead of wearing the familiar black dress, he changed into a casual outfit with an ordinary style, and aside from that chaotic face, Theseus now looks like an office worker who runs back to the office to play computer on the weekend under the banner of overtime.

What made Xiuge even more shocked was that this guy still had several bottles of drinks in his hand, but the patterns and words on these cans were also in an extremely chaotic state, and he couldn't see the reason at all.

"Sit down!"

Theseus said without raising his head, and pushed a bottle of drink in front of Xiuge.

After sitting down, Hug first glanced at the screen in front of Theseus, and then he realized that Theseus was now playing a very classic old game.

In this game, players need to develop and evolve step by step, starting with the original single-celled creatures, from the sea to the land, then forming groups, and finally building a civilization to go to space......

Schug used to be obsessed with it in the past.

Theseus' game had apparently only just begun, so Hug could see that a tiny creature he was controlling was swimming in a massive body of water, and in the background of the frame, there were unspeakable behemoths moving slowly.

Hug always felt that every game Theseus played seemed to have a certain meaning, but when he told Theseus about this conjecture before, he was immediately ridiculed by Theseus.

It is a bit ironic to be ridiculed by a god with the name "conspiracy" and say that "conspiracy theories are in the mind".

This time he fell asleep, and Xiuge's time was quite relaxed, so he was not in a hurry to interrupt Theseus's leisure activities, but put on a relaxed posture, pointing at the side while looking at the screen.

"Vegan? It's perfectly possible to consider omnivorous......"

"The organs of this game are not independently modeled, they can be stacked casually, and it is useless to put them so symmetrically."

"What do so many eyes do to evolve? It's better to add two more flagella. ”

Finally, Theseus let out a long sigh as he quickly saved the game before cutting the computer back to the empty desktop.

He picked up a new bottle of drink, then turned his chaotic face to Xiuge, "Have you ever thought about it...... I mean, there's a possibility, not necessarily right...... It's because you like to point fingers while others are playing games that you're thrown at Vanne? ”

It was rare to see Theseus deflated, and Xiuge laughed: "If this is the reason, I am afraid that the people who were thrown here can make up a small country." ”

After saying that, both sides let out a strange laugh, and then pulled the tab on the can at the same time.

Theseus' movements as he drank the drink looked no different from that of a normal person, although his face was chaotic, but when he put the can to his "mouth", the light blue drink that flowed out disappeared directly into the surging black mist.

Shuge took a careful sip, and then was surprised to find that the texture and taste of the drink were actually quite good, reminding him of the gasped sports drinks he had drunk in the past, and after the liquid was swallowed, Xiuge found that his magic power was replenished very quickly, and the rotation of the metal disc became smoother.

So he couldn't help but take two more sips, and then asked suspiciously, "What kind of drink is this?" ”

"Hey."

Theseus did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically, "How does it taste?" ”

"It's good, it would be better if it was chilled."

"Ah...... Good advice. ”

Theseus drank the liquid from the jar in two sips, and as soon as he raised his hand very casually, the discarded jar magically flew into the distance, and finally landed in the shadowy black mist at the end of the corridor, but it did not make a sound.

After throwing out the garbage, Theseus replied slowly, "The ingredients are still quite complicated, uh, let me think about it...... Its main ingredient is supposed to be a nourishment in the Abyss Court, which is specially used to support court guards such as hounds, but it originally tasted very bad, so I made a small improvement. ”

When he heard the first half of the sentence, Xiuge's expression had already become a little stiff, but Theseus seemed to be unaware, he explained endlessly, and opened a new can of it: "Actually, many of the materials added to it have been touched by you, such as the blood of some special rat priests, the juice squeezed out of the vines of the Walking Forest, and of course, a little bit of acid left over from the roots of fate......"

“……”

Shuge's eyebrows twitched violently twice.

However, he made a move that Theseus did not expect, and although he seemed to be a little sick to his stomach, he insisted on lifting the can, and as the magic burst out, a faint frost appeared from the surface of the can, and then he drank the rest of the "drink" that had been quickly cooled, and even wiped his mouth in satisfaction.

After throwing away the empty jar in his hand, Xiuge smiled again: "I haven't been disgusted so easily, after all, if I have to be serious, my previous act of devouring the power of those Abyss Descendants can already be regarded as 'eating' countless filth. ”

Hearing this, Theseus nodded approvingly, but at the same time, he seemed to have some regret: "This is indeed the reaction of a smart person, but to be honest, the way you look now is far less interesting than before." ”

"Thanks for the compliment."

So Theseus raised his hand slightly, and this time, he said seriously: "The liquid in here, it actually has a clear name...... In that distant enough time, the people of the land would call it the 'Colour of Life'. ”

As he spoke, Theseus shook his palm slightly, and the originally opaque can directly turned into nothingness under his power, and the liquid that emitted a light blue glow immediately appeared in front of Xiuge's eyes.

In the next second, the color of the liquid began to change, first it became completely transparent, and then it began to glow with a faint yellow fluorescence......

In this way, in just a dozen seconds, it changed in a circle among a large number of colors, and finally returned to a stable light blue state.

Theseus put the "drink" back on the table, and then he continued: "Actually, the discussion of the origin and composition of life began as early as that ancient period...... But don't think too much, this kind of discussion does not correspond to the laws of the world you remember, in Van Grace, almost all tribes, kingdoms, or civilizations have recognized a fact. ”

"That is, the 'color of life' originating from the boundless sea is actually the origin and basic composition of all the clans and traces of life in the Van'en, although it looks like a liquid, but it is actually a very basic life form, the race can be large or small, they can be separated from each other at any time, and they can quickly condense into a huge community."

As he spoke, Theseus stretched out two fingers and flicked them violently on the transparent jar, and with the trembling of the outside world, these "colors of life" immediately began to change violently, and Xiuge saw that countless blurred lines and patterns even appeared inside, but in just an instant, these traces disappeared completely.

"In fact, the gods you have heard, no matter how powerful and famous they may be, have been at an absolute disadvantage in the struggle for quite some time...... Under the black sun, the ruler of the boundless seas once wielded a colossal power that could affect the entire Vann. ”

"...... you mean"

Shug almost pronounced the name "Charon" directly, but he reacted in time and swallowed the name of the god directly.

"Yes, it is Him, Charon."

Theseus smiled: "Don't worry, you can still say his name casually, I can't say anything else, but the expulsion of Charon is what I personally witnessed...... Even if the Black Sun rises and He wants to re-influence the world, it will still take a long time. ”

Hug noticed that Theseus's tone was inexplicably soothing and firm as he said these words, which reminded him of the woman whom Theseus had called "Mentor".

In the mouth of Theseus, although the goddess Mel is gone, it seems to have left many traces on his own body.

So Shuge asked, "So, according to your words...... At that time, because of the existence of the 'color of life', the 'sea god' of Calon and the family who believed in him were extremely strong, so that the existence on land was completely at a disadvantage? ”

Theseus nodded slightly: "We are here, so we will not discuss the essence of the 'Color of Life' in detail, you can rudely understand it as a special creation that can compose life and spirit...... With the widespread presence of the 'Colour of Life', the lives and tribes of the ocean will be able to expand with ease in accordance with Charon's will. ”

"By 'expansion', do you also include adaptation to the environment, as well as the growth and expansion of the size of the ethnic group?"

"Yes, but that's just the basics."

As if recalling a scene from the distant past, Theseus breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Under the control of Calon's will and power, all beings in the Boundless Sea based on the 'Colour of Life' are in fact able to connect with each other and form a perfect whole with the gods they worship. ”

"Sounds like the Heirs of the Abyss?"

"Of course, because those defective products are a kind of failed experimental products created by imitating the 'color of life'."

Theseus laughed, "Under the manipulation of a strong enough will, all the creations of the 'Colour of Life' will be stable, individual but interconnected, able to devour each other in a stable cycle according to the will of the gods, and able to follow orders to fight together against the enemies of the sea." ”

"And when these beings are successfully brought together and ready to act towards a certain goal, they spontaneously form a new whole."

Theseus raised a finger, and the pitch-black smoke flew out, forming a twisted and eerie symbol in the air.

In Xiuge's eyes, the specific meaning of this symbol quickly emerged.

And that's exactly the concept that Huge wants to ask about—"community."

(End of chapter)