Welling stood quietly in front of Sulazi, staring at him.

The old fellow blinked narrowly, and suddenly laughed:

"Unbelievers, how many times have we met?"

Welling smiled slightly:

"Master, let's really meet for the second time."

Suo Luozi shook his head strangely:

"No, it should be the third time, before the agreement was signed, when the time of the imperial ultimatum was approaching, you should also be in the negotiating team."

Welling nodded.

Suorozi smiled again:

"The last time Lord Gregory came and said that he was looking for someone in the Eastern Earth Empire, he never came back.

And the person he was looking for at that time didn't even have a single image, and I intuitively gave him your image.

It seems that my instincts were right, and he also found the person he should be looking for, didn't he?

Who are you? ”

Welling smiled:

"Hehe, I'm not an unbeliever from the Eastern Earth World?"

The corners of the mouths of Shougong and Yuanbao are slightly curved.

"Yes, I still judge that you don't have any awe, you don't have any faith, you are still an unbeliever, but you must have some other identity."

"Haha, the master laughed, I naturally have faith, respect and reverence for life, loyalty to the empire, love for friends, belief in the right path in the world, and so on.

People are multi-faceted, for example, I couldn't tell that the master was a top master of magic, but it didn't affect you as a servant of the gods in your mind.

As for my identity, I'm just a small inspector of the Imperial Inspectorate. ”

Suo Luozi nodded slightly.

Welling directly packed and threw the images of the mages and sergeants of the states in the underground space of Herbon with many casualties, the images of the three strange "wingsuit" monsters, and the images of those giant stone statues:

"Master, I was originally passing by here, and suddenly it occurred to me that a master like you must have extraordinary knowledge, so I came here to inquire by the way. Do you know what these things are?

Their existence poses a threat to the survival of mankind. ”

Suo Luozi shook his head slightly:

"No, there is no threat, they are safe with each other, and their underground world does not conflict with our surface survival."

"But now there is a conflict, and in addition to the casualties of the Federation and the Empire, I myself have encountered it alone.

He Zi said that they are the remnants of the civilization of the previous age.

I have a gut feeling that after a few solar flares, magnetic pole deflections, and after a solar eclipse and a flash of seven dawns over the years, they are on the verge of moving.

Therefore, hopefully, the master will tell me more, it will be good for both the Empire and the Federation, and this is not a simple one-sided information investigation. ”

Suo Luozi's eyes suddenly lit up a little:

"No, it's not a flare of the sun, a magnetic pole deflection, it's not a solar eclipse, it's not a flash of the seven rays, it's the supreme god, and the fragments of his consciousness have swept over our little garden, our little world!"

Welling frowned slightly, and once again confirmed his opinion in his heart, the gods are all people with brain problems:

"The master doesn't have to say something ambiguous to perfunctory me, according to you, there is a logical contradiction.

In fact, we all know what is going on with the current Pope, Gregory and Angus, their relationship with Hezi, and we also know that there is such a thing as a bearer, and the top of the church like you must also be clear.

So, since Hezi's mission is to devour the bearer body and become Him, it can be seen that Hezi has not yet become a god, and whose consciousness is the master's so-called god?

Are there many gods? ”

Suo Luozi smiled:

"The Lord is everywhere."

Welling was helpless:

"Master, can you not mention the gods, I just want to know what those underground monsters are, is Hezi's statement correct? Are the remnants related to the megalith? ”

"There will be no weeds in the garden of God for no reason, and everything that exists is the result of His glory."

Welling resisted the thought of beating people and raised his hand:

"Forget it, forget it, I won't ask you, you old man is too difficult to deal with."

Salozi let out a rare laugh.

Laughter echoed through the empty temple halls.

Seeing the three of them leave, the smile on Suo Luozi's face did not disappear.

Young man, I still lack a little patience.

Yes, Lord Hezi is not wrong, those things are really remnants.

Civilization has not been kept, the gods do not like it, consciousness has been reduced to a remnant soul, and the cycle of heaven is ruthless.

After the collapse of the civilization of the last century, all their ordinary people died in a short time, but there were a large number of worshippers among the priests, and their consciousness could exist independently, and they escaped to the depths of the home planet stratum where humans could not survive in time, and used some carriers to survive.

This common sense exists in the canon in the form of legends.

But people in the East Earth World will not be interested.

The consciousness of the Hezi and the god is swept over, is there a conflict?

The god can naturally be a hezi, and the hezi can be a supervisor or a divine envoy, but it may not necessarily be the god master.

Suddenly, Suo Luozi's face froze, and his eyes became a little confused.

Why should I think about this?

This is not a question that a pious priest should ponder.

In a flash of thought, he shook his head slightly.

A few faint bits of white light flashed from the corners of his forehead and disappeared in an instant.

There was a look of surprise on Suo's face, and he smiled again:

"Sure enough, it is worthy of the person that the Pope is looking for, in addition to the powerful origin spell, the spiritual spell is also so weird, it can't be guarded against......

Based on Gregory's interest at that time, the person he was desperately looking for must also be a carrier, so he confirmed his opinion, this young man is indeed a carrier.

However, this is also a good thing, can't the untrustworthy be the bearer? You are His glory too! ”

……

Walking out of the Great Temple, as he re-boarded the vehicle, there was a smile on Welling's lips.

But for a moment he was a little stunned.

The old guy is really not easy.

I found out so quickly.

Welling couldn't help but smile bitterly, there is no simple top-level warlock, unless his spell ability is also at the top.

At present, the ability of such a high-level late-stage warlock is still not easy to use in front of an old guy like Suo Luozi.

Welling rubbed his eyebrows, but he still felt a little rewarded.

At least it proves that the information of Hezi's day was not misleading or nonsense, and those "remnant souls" were indeed the remnants of the consciousness of the priestly class in the previous civilization.

It is also worth noting that the astronomical phenomena that we are accustomed to are actually caused by the fragments of consciousness of the god lord in the void.

Thinking of this, Welling was still a little depressed.

These conclusions are still somewhat in conflict with the atheism that he has always believed in.

But his identity, his palpitations during the solar eclipse, the weird "black sand group", "winged man" and other things are alive in front of him, and he can't help but shake the firmness of his heart.

The "Blue Bird" again flew north.

The Divine Lord Plateau is already in the sky.

When we arrived in Herbon, it was already twilight.

Welling was not in a hurry to go to the underground space, but instead entered the Imperial Military Observatory in Herbon.

After a few months of chaos and devastation in the aftermath of the earthquake, Helbang has largely stabilized.

The remaining policing system of the city-state is currently bleak and understaffed.

The son of the Zheng clan in Xingyang, Zheng Ni, was a blessing in disguise, Wang Guangbai and Cui Yinchen died unexpectedly, and the empire has not yet re-sent personnel to replace him, he is alone and has become the temporary head of the Observation Bureau.

As soon as he saw Wei Ling and the other three, he greeted him with a smile:

"Brother Welling, what wind brought you here?

The girl who guards the palace, and this little brother didn't introduce the last time they met......"

Welling smiled and introduced:

"Yuanbao, my student, is also Li Valve's second-level guest secretary, and this time he was recruited to assist me in handling some things."

"Brother Zheng is good!"

Yuan Bao smiled and gave a salute.

Zheng Ni is more restrained and conservative than the last time they met, and he is more easy-going, perhaps because there are too many people whose status and identity surpassed him last time, such as Wang Mantuo, Liu Xihe, etc., which makes him seem a little one-sided.

But now, as the person in charge of the Observation Bureau, his words and deeds have greatly improved.

"It's not a follow-up to the last incident, the unexpected death of the king lord on his son, hoping to find a more convincing reason, therefore, the imperial side is determined to investigate, so we came here again."

Zheng Ni was relieved and nodded:

"I see, I don't know if there's anyone who needs my help."

"Not for now, we plan to go into the mountains again tomorrow, and recharge the energy of the equipment at the Observation Office tonight and rest for the night."

"Haha, okay, I can do Dong, please have a drink."

Zheng Ni is not really stupid, he naturally understands Welling's identity and background, and being able to have a good relationship with people in the workplace in the imperial capital is also beneficial to his future development.

So, accompanied by Zheng Ni, the three of them had a drink in the Observation Office and talked about some news about the empire.

In the exchange, the topic of Zheng Jian was not deliberately avoided, after all, there was no actual conflict between Welling, Shougong and Yuanbao and Zheng Jin, on the contrary, there were several times of cooperation in the previous battle.

Zheng Ni laughed, and also smiled and gave some of the latest information:

"My cousin probably won't return to the Zheng clan, and the head of the family didn't want him to leave the empire to follow the Murong clan.

But because his mother went back without hesitation, and as her only son, his cousin's choice is also understandable to us.

It is said that after the Murong clan is settled, he should still have a better future than in the empire. ”

Welling couldn't help but sigh:

"Yes, the roads of the world, in a single thought, may be different, but there is no superiority or inferiority."

Early the next morning, the three of them flew towards the northern mountains.

Familiar scenery, mountains and rivers in memory.

In many places, the devastation of the disaster has not yet healed, and large areas of collapsed mountains have not yet been covered with new vegetation, which looks extremely incongruous.

Following his memory, Welling did not let Shougong land the vehicle in the position it had last seen, but instead landed on the top of a relatively gentle hill.

Looking at the gradually clearer sky and the newborn sun, Welling was a little relieved.

With the experience of fighting against the "Black Sand Regiment", Welling would not let Shougong and Yuan Bao come over at night to take risks, in case those three "wingsuits" were still there, wouldn't it be troublesome.

Telling Shougong and Yuan Bao to wait at the top of the mountain, Wei Ling's figure shook and disappeared into the vehicle.

When he reappeared, it was already in the interior of the mountain, and the body was in a state of energy.

Traveling between rocks and layers of soil in a state of energy is probably a specialty of earth spirit sorcerers.

I was so envious of Victor's "Earth Escape" technique back then, but now Welling is also a high-level Earth Spirit Warlock, even more powerful than Victor back then, and it is naturally easier to act.

Sure enough, it did not exceed Welling's prediction, the original mountain passage had completely collapsed, and after the intensive shock of the earthquake, it was even more tightly closed.

Welling continued to move in the direction of the underground plain in his memory, and he couldn't help but feel a little glad in his heart.

Fortunately, he is now in the state of an energy body, and if he were an entity, it would be very painful.

Needless to say, the squeezing of the rocks of the mountain, the more than 1,000 corpses that were left here a few months ago should not have been completely ossified by now, and the smell of decay is definitely a torture for the human sense of smell.

In the darkness, Welling's energy body moved rapidly, and soon entered the place where the Great Plains had been.

Here, a little further on, you will see the giant stone statues.

Welling was looking forward to it, hoping that it wouldn't collapse too much and cause trouble in finding the giant stone statue.

However, as soon as he entered the underground space, Welling was a little dumbfounded.

I clearly remembered that Hezi used a very powerful earth spirit technique at that time, extracting the ability of the source spirit world, causing the collapse of the underground dome, and the movement caused the height of the entire mountain to drop, but the scene he saw now exceeded Wei Ling's expectations.

There was a faint red glow in the distance, reflecting the empty underground plain with a slight warmth, and the expected dome was densely filled with boulder soil, but it was not visible.

The underground space is still the same, but it feels like the height has become smaller.

The ruined vehicles, the armament, and the imaginary corpses that had long since been rotted should have been buried by the falling dome rock formation, so the height of the underground space was reduced accordingly.

Welling appeared in the space, the blazing breath was still there, and those black shadows between heaven and earth were those huge stone statues.

These stone statues, with no signs of being buried, are like warlocks with great ability, compacting the falling rock formations, so that those giant stone statues continue to maintain the posture of standing on the ground.

Last time, my attention was on the vehicles, sergeants, and corpses, and I didn't look at these stone statues properly, but this time it was different, and as Welling observed, I gradually discovered some places that I had overlooked last time.

There are a few giant stone statues, the expressions of the avatars are very strange, they seem to be smiling but not smiling, and a little glimmer of light outlines their faces, looking a little crazy.

But Welling, after a moment's thought, postponed the investigation of the boulder statues a little, and he flew rapidly, sweeping in the direction of the underground gate in his memory.

We must first see if the three "wingsuit" monsters are not there, and the danger is ruled out.

As Welling flew by, the light grew brighter, and the scarlet mist moved slowly and diffusely, and the crimson light gradually filled the space.

The huge "gate" still exists.

All the red light came from that cave-like gate.

In his memory, the hundreds of giant stone statues arranged on both sides of the cave entrance were undamaged, and long shadows disappeared behind Welling.

Now it can be determined that it must be the "remnant soul" behind the gate, once again using its great power to press down the collapsed rock, so that the underground space can reappear.

Welling cautiously crouched down, looking at the strange glowing grains of sand on the ground.

In the form of an energy body, he squeezed the energy in the palm of his hand and scooped up a handful of sand grains.

The result was somewhat unexpected, these sand grains that emitted a shimmering light were slightly different from those left over from the destruction of the "black sand mass", but they were even more different from the frighteningly dense "star sand" in the secret chamber under the arctic ice sheet.

The biggest difference between the three types of grit is that the density of the sand grains is not the same.

Again, none of them should be the usual matter on the home planet.

Perhaps, it is these strange substances that can carry the residual consciousness of those "priestly class".

Or, it is not these substances that can carry the consciousness of those priests, but that those consciousnesses need to manifest and attack in this space, and these grains of sand become a precondition.

Welling had a headache, he should have taken some of the gravel out, but he didn't seem to be able to take it away with his energy.

Welling gritted his teeth, hid behind a huge stone statue, instantly materialized his body, quickly grabbed a handful of gravel from the ground, put it in his coat pocket, and immediately recovered his energy body.

This process takes up to one second.

In just one second, the heat of the underground space didn't have time to hurt his body.

Immediately, Wei Ling checked his pocket in the state of his energy body, and couldn't help but feel a little happy, the grit in the pocket actually existed, but it existed in a strange energy state.

So there is a paradoxical result, in the same time and space, the same gravel, actually exists in different forms.

Haha, the result was exactly as Welling had predicted.

Of course, this question has also been pondered by Welling for a long time, and it has finally been verified.

Just as after a person in the manifestation world enters the source spirit world and returns to the manifestation world again, all the things that he originally had in his body will not be missing at all.

This is the basic rule of two different planes.

Using this rule, Welling completed the use of the energy body to preserve and take away the actual matter.

In fact, Wei Ling also forgot one thing, back then, in the abyss of sighs, didn't Uncle Su Zi bring the "Divine Talisman" of the manifestation world into the Source Spirit World.

With the samples in hand, Welling began to investigate the megaliths.

Here, the red light of the cave openings illuminates the statues, revealing more detail.

Almost all of the colossi had only heads, huge and square, large eyes, thick lips, and some wore cylindrical hats made of the same boulder, as if they were holding a strange object.

In terms of the expressions of the stone statues, there are still many differences when you look closely, some are quiet and ethereal, some have longing and anticipation, some are smiling, and some are slightly angry...... Many micro-expressions, very immersive.

But on the whole, such a colossus looks so weird and thrilling in this strange and empty underground world.

As soon as Wei Ling's body shook, the spirit body instantly split into more than a hundred.

Each spirit body is immersed in a boulder statue and feels its interior.

Slowly, Welling's face was a little solemn.

Compared to the statues in the rainforest the day before, Welling noticed a subtle difference.

The giant stone statue here is obviously much older, and from the perspective of time, it is at least 10,000 years earlier, which can be called the relics of the flood wilderness.

But time is not the most important thing, the biggest difference is that these stone statues are alive in the sense of the spirit body.

It's a bizarre feeling.

From the material and structural analysis alone, these megalithic statues are ordinary, relatively hard stones, and they do not have any structure required by life in them.

But they just give you an illusion, they have witnessed the birth and fall of countless suns, moons and stars, the vicissitudes of the home planet, and countless frost, thunder and fire.

With all the experiences that took a long time to accumulate, Welling suddenly grasped the core difference between these giant stone statues and the temple statues in the rainforest, and there was only one point.

Here they have "faith"!

With this realization, Welling's scalp instantly tingled.

All stones have faith, so the existence of gods is an inevitability.

But at the moment, Welling couldn't care so much, and continued to carefully inspect these giant stone statues.

Halfway through, he also changed to each of the original spiritual powers, and went to immerse himself in the giant stone statue, but the result was unfortunate and he didn't gain anything.

Only by using spiritual power can you have the feeling you had before.

Perhaps, there are many differences between the spiritual power of the warlocks in the current Divine Apocalypse Age and the Silent Age and the consciousness of the priests of the previous civilization, but there are also some similarities.

With this realization, Welling was much more indifferent.

Just after Welling's powerful spiritual body was immersed in the giant stone statue again, Welling suddenly found that inside some of the giant stone statues, there was a small point of light looming, shining in his "heart eye".

It's like a fine grain of gravel.

As soon as his mind moved, dozens of imperceptible small gravels instantly gathered in front of Welling's eyes.

Dozens of tiny pieces of grit instantly fused together and turned into a coarse gravel the size of a soybean.

It was angular, dark and dull, but it refracted a little bit of light in the red light of the ground, like an ordinary obsidian stone.

Welling was thrilled, and it was better to have a catch, whatever it was, than to be at a loss.

Underpinned by this sense of exhilaration, Welling took all the spirits into himself, and then looked in the direction he had come, examining the megaliths that had not yet been explored.

Fortunately, in the next dozens of giant stone statues, Welling once again harvested more than a dozen pieces of fine sand, which naturally converged with the previous small stone into one.

So, the little stone got a little bigger.

Welling crouched behind the last megalith, grinning as he watched the small stone take shape.

But his smile faded abruptly.

There were three dark shadows beside him, silent, who seemed to have been following him for a long time.

The vague figure, the wriggling and abstract face, seemed to be happy for Welling's little stone.