Chapter 285 The Blood-stained Land
The power comparable to the gods...
When he saw this line in the log, Luo Yan had obvious surprise in his eyes, and subconsciously held his breath.
The legend of the Dragon Hunter seems to be the key point for the cohesion of the Dragon God’s divine personality.
Or to put it another way -
The Dragon God Gutav was elevated to the throne of God by his believers only after giving him power.
"The prerequisite for obtaining power is to give power...but if he was not a god at that time, how could he give power to believers?" Floating next to Luo Yan, the still confused Youyou couldn't help but whisper.
Luo Yan pondered for a while and then spoke slowly.
"My guess is...perhaps there is no first-come-first-served relationship between the two behaviors, but they happened at the same time."
"Occurred at the same time?"
Looking at Yoyo with her head tilted in the mirror, Luo Yan nodded.
"Yes."
The Dragon God and his followers jointly weaved the legend about dragon hunters and the reward rules, and his believers believed that the rewarded power was given by the Dragon God. These two things together completed a mutually self-consistent distribution system of the power of faith, thus completing the prerequisites for the birth of the godhead.
Gather the thoughts of everyone in the name of God, and then distribute the fruits of creation in the name of God... Extraordinary power and the godhead that transcends the extraordinary are born together!
That’s it.
Luo Yan gradually understood the mystery, the look in his eyes became brighter, and he continued reading along the contents of the diary.
Perhaps because he also had the divine status, after trying to understand Gutav's situation, he was able to understand more and more content.
Because that is the optimal solution, it can even be said to be the only solution——
If it were him, he would do the same thing.
Luo Yan could feel the excitement coming through the words.
At the same time, Captain Gutav, who had an open mind, completely gave up his original persistence and was no longer restrained.
…It has been more than fifty years, and the confidentiality period of the project is almost over, and the rescue team is still missing, not even a signal. Maybe the Zeta Empire has forgotten me a long time ago, maybe they have not forgotten, but the distance between us can no longer be measured in astronomical units. In this case... Why should I still worry about whether it is illegal or not? Damn the uncivilized species protection regulations, I am in an emergency now! Yes, if I become a real god, I can go home without knowing it!"
"My inference is not without reason. Although the level of civilization in this world is low, their use and understanding of subspace far exceeds that of the most cutting-edge scholars of the Zeta Empire. The idiots at the 111th Research Station are still figuring out how to send aircraft into subspace. They can even have the luxury of using subspace as a warehouse or even a physical shuttle portal!"
< br/> "In this way, I created the first species loyal to me. In order to allow them to better adapt to the environment of this planet, I made small improvements to their scales and muscle fibers, allowing them to have complete minds while retaining the wildness of beasts, giving them a stronger desire for territory and reproduction... This will facilitate their rapid expansion of physical territory."
"The experiment was successful. With my help, these cute little guys quickly gave birth to the fire of civilization. After realizing my existence, they immediately regarded me as a god and obeyed every one of my instructions!"
"I must say that these naked little cuties are much more pleasing to my eyes than those hairless monkeys. I just feel like I have returned to my hometown. I even thought about it, if If I really can’t go back, it’s better to spend the rest of my time helping these young children build their own civilization. Maybe one day in the future, they will find a way home for me and bring my relics back to my hometown with their longing for enlightenment.”
"Since I set foot on this strange planet, I have never been as ambitious as I am now. Under my guidance, they expanded their group and developed rapidly. In just fifty years, they replaced those hairless monkeys, covering the entire continent, and even reaching out to more distant worlds!"
The more distant world should refer to the ancient continent.
It took him a century to get out of Novice Village. Luo Yan didn't know whether to praise him for being cautious or complain about being too stubborn.
Of course.
Considering that this planet is full of "aliens", there is nothing wrong with Gutafu's behavior. After all, this guy is not a time traveler like Linte Isaac, who has traveled through his soul. Not only has he integrated into the world as soon as he landed, he is also a member of the circle of vested interests.
At the rate of reproduction of the lizard people, fifty years is considered a reasonable time to assimilate a continent.
However, this guy must have had a rough time in the ancient continent. After all, judging from the results, the life of the lizard people there is quite miserable. They basically can only live in a land that humans don't want at all. They can't integrate into either hell or the surface, and their situation is even worse than that of goblins.
Luo Yan continued to read down the log.
As expected, he saw the unexpected turn.
“The sky god named ‘Uranus’ can not only control the weather, but can also rain unreasonable thunder in the cloudless sky! Their believers are devout and firm in their beliefs, and they dismiss the miracles I show, and if you want to destroy them physically, you have to pay a huge price.”
"If my scientific research ship Conqueror is still there, I may have a way to deal with them, but now, it is enough to rely on the high-tech that is left in the landing module and play tricks, but if I want to obtain It is still too difficult to gain a strategic advantage! "
"And this is not the worst... What is worse is that the Ankylosaurus clan that serves me has been crushed by the indigenous people of the ancient continent in terms of the strength of their extraordinary power!"
"This situation has existed for a long time, and it has troubled me for a long time. It was not until the fifth year that we set foot on the ancient continent that I found out the reason from a few clues. The reason why the extraordinary power of the Ankylosaurus family is weak is all because we ignored a crucial clue in our study of extraordinary power-that is, the power of the 'soul'!"
Luo Yan probably guessed what happened.
The followers of the Dragon God fought exclusively with BUFF, while the humans on Osland at that time had already learned to use inscriptions and magic.
It would be fine if Gutav brought the warships of the Zeta Empire over, but most of what he could use were a group of primitive lizardmen who were reincarnated for the first time. Naturally, they were used as experience by the heroes on Osland. After that, they might even be reincarnated on the opposite side.
This should be what happened in the early First Age.
If that guy had come hundreds of years earlier, before humans in Osland entered the "Mythical Age", maybe the situation would have been better.
Luo Yan continued to look down, and soon saw Gutafu's reflection and summary of the failure.
…My research fell into a misunderstanding from the beginning. I preconceptionally believed that the so-called supernatural power is just a high-dimensional substance that can respond to neural signals, but I did not realize that interfering with this high-dimensional substance is not a neural signal at all! It is some kind of "pure consciousness" that is above this - and can even exist without the body! "
"The natives of the ancient continent call it "soul"! They believe that higher souls can control more powerful supernatural power. If they want to have stronger power in the next reincarnation, they must contribute their own strength to the existence they believe in." Develop extraordinary power, gather everyone's thoughts to condense the godhead, and also develop the individual's power to the extreme. "
"It's funny, whether it is reincarnation or the soul, they are things we scorned before we set foot in the starry sky. And what kind of cultivation... sounds more like a trick to deceive people."
"But I can't laugh."
"Because those guys are not bragging. They can wipe out my lizardman army with just a spell, and cut down my city wall with a swing of their swords!" "The indigenous gods on the continent of Janna are similar to primitive worship, and have not formed a religion or even a myth in a broad sense. Most of the extraordinary power of their believers comes from their own creeds, and there is no set of "cultivation methods" based on broad consensus."
"My research is completely inherited from those prophets among the indigenous people, which is equivalent to standing on the shoulders of dwarves. Our backwardness lies not only in the use of power, but also in deeper theories."
"Although I realized the problem in time, the current situation still makes me helpless - because of the existence of Hades, I cannot control the whereabouts of the believers' souls."
"That is the underlying code that was written before I set foot on this planet. The sentient creatures in this world can reincarnate into the species they want to be in the next life based on their subconscious identity recognition!"
“The aboriginal people of this world have too little recognition of ‘lizard people’. In their eyes, we are classified as ‘demi-humans’, lower than dwarves and ogres, and parallel to rat people and goblins. On the contrary, the ‘dragon race’ I originally created is considered a powerful ‘fantasy species’, but they have to share the same reincarnation pool with Warcraft. And due to some historical issues, my relationship with them is not very harmonious. They respect me but don’t like me.”
"Due to the above reasons, powerful souls will almost never be reincarnated with me, and due to the relatively disadvantaged status and poor living conditions of lizard people, even if I promote some powerful individuals, they will be reincarnated with the soul level I gave them to other gods because of their low identity."
"For the gods, this rule is simply too unfair. It’s even! Every reincarnation is a harvest, and weak gods will only become weaker and weaker in a vicious cycle! "
"I can only adjust my strategy and cultivate more powerful sentient creatures to try to regain the advantage from a technical point of view! For example, the flying Wind Roar family, the diving Tide family... and even the chameleons have been included in my palette as a backup option to combat the disadvantage of soul level!"
"In addition, I started to try to repair the relationship with the dragon and change the strategy of extermination of the dragon... Anyway, the low-level creatures that I enlightened are already everywhere, so it's long gone, right? The worst thing is that I can slowly clean them up after I unify the planet. In addition, since that incident, I have been vegetarian for many years."
When seeing this, Yoyo finally couldn't help but complain softly.
"Why is this guy so malicious towards the giant dragon...those giant dragons are also his children after all, right?"
Luo Yan thought for a while and said.
"Maybe it's because it's a meat lizard."
This is actually not difficult to understand.
Humans and pigs are both mammals, and their genetic similarity is said to be as high as 98%. The difference in appearance is probably not as big as the difference between lizards and dragons.
He can accept monkeys learning to talk, but if one day the pig at the dinner table suddenly speaks human words, he may have to deal with it.
Of course.
When Mr. Gutav wrote this diary, he had obviously begun to let himself go, and his moral standards had suffered a serious decline.
Due to his disadvantage in extraordinary power, he did not think about why the Ankylosaurus family had such a low identity for themselves. Instead, he stubbornly followed the path of vigorously creating miracles - using more and richer genetic codes and ruthless work from the Zeta civilization to violently bombard the planet's ecosystem.
This mode of thinking is very consistent with Gutav’s personal identity and background. All signs show that he is a “special skills expert from a highly developed and atomized material world.” He has extremely strong professional skills and scientific literacy, but after leaving the bee swarm, he is like a headless fly, doing stupid things without caring about the beginning.
Luo Yan was not polite in his evaluation. Anyway, this guy's bones were probably held in his hands, and it was absolutely impossible for him to jump out and hit him.
Although this person had an epiphany about the existence of souls, he had not actually looked at that thing, let alone listened to the appeals of the souls born by his own hands. He was still the same as before, only treating them as a kind of resource, ore, prop - or "object", to conduct academic research.
However, perhaps because they were both villains, Luo Yan found that he was surprisingly able to sympathize with this guy, even more so than he could with Lint Isaac, a fellow whimsical fellow.
He also had a high moral integrity at the beginning, but after living in hell for a long time, he gradually followed the local customs.
Of course.
Empathy does not equal recognition.
Humistically, Luo Yan will considerately let his people, whether they are goblins, humans or lizardmen, choose which posture they prefer to be violently bombarded with.
“… Genetic technology treats the symptoms but not the root cause. If you want to gain stronger extraordinary power, you still have to find a way to get rid of that god of death. Otherwise, the chosen ones I have worked hard to cultivate will eventually be deprived of reincarnation. Even if I can extend their lifespan, there is no way to prevent them from war and growth. Unexpected losses in the long process. "
"From this moment I began to realize that the power of reincarnation must be in my own hands. Before that, I must bet as carefully as possible to ensure that every power of faith is used on worthy believers...such as those dragons."
"By the way, they finally recognized my father's identity and returned to my arms...except for some stubborn guys."
"In the battle of faith with Ouranos, the Ankylosaurus family finally gained the upper hand...Although some subspecies of lizardmen defected, our advantage is generally greater. The only thing that makes it difficult for me is that the power of my number one enemy Hades is too powerful!"
Those guys It is simply a reflection of the stubborn spirit of all creatures on this land. If you want to destroy him, you must completely eradicate the stubborn old idea of "all things are equal before death." It is too difficult to rely on my strength alone. Maybe I should find an ally..."
This ally is probably Saint Sith.
The Dragon God is not stigmatized too much in the Austro Empire. Even the dragon is a relatively neutral term. I think it is for this reason.
To this day, there are still many adventurers on Osland who practice the "Qi" power of the Dragon God Sect, but they do not worship the Dragon God.
"What would you do if it were you? How would you defeat Hades?" Youyou asked curiously.
"Me?"
Luo Yan smiled lightly and said casually.
"I don't think there is any meaning in defeating death. The fall of Hades is definitely a disaster for this world, even...the undead all over this land, the dead with nowhere to go, and even the constant threats from chaos and hell, are probably the punishment of the rats from a thousand years ago."
When he said this, he paused and continued.
"Of course, if you have to defeat him... Saint Sith has actually written out the standard answer, and I would probably do the same."
The method is not very complicated.
Taking advantage of people's short-sightedness, ignorance, and fear of death, promising people that they will not have to die if they eliminate death, and then change the book of the Holy Word after they win.
This is the optimal solution that has been tested by the history of this planet. If you want to be invincible, you have to use everything. We can talk about it after we win.
The log has entered the climax.
Gutav finally found a way to break the situation.
What happened next was very different from what Luo Yan saw in the history textbook of Demon King Academy, except that this was from the perspective of the "enemy's ally".
Dragon God Gutav probably exaggerated the historical role of the Ankylosaurus family in ending the First Era, but it may be that both the Os Empire and Hell have tacitly erased the contributions of this group of reptiles from the books due to their respective practical needs.
…The plan went very smoothly. The emperor of the Os Empire was very interested in my dragon, especially the matter of riding on the dragon's neck. In addition to the help of the dragon itself, that guy also gathered the faith of countless people by conquering the dragon... Everything was just like what happened on the continent of Janna."
“Yes, I got mixed up with those hairless monkeys again. I actually don’t hate them that much. Firstly, they are not on my diet, and secondly, I have seen them in the zoo. After I conquer this world, I will consider giving them a reserved area to recuperate and facilitate my research. After all, the Ankylosaurus family is the descendant of the Zeta Empire, and my children will eventually return to the material side camp.”
"Military we work closely, and economically I helped open up new shipping lanes for the Os Empire...Although the world's navigation technology is not developed, and I can't build primitive ships, but in the face of biotechnology, this is not a problem. Especially now that I not only have flying dragons, but also some flying subspecies of lizards, and I can even push them with a hot air balloon."
"Relying on the wealth of the three continents, the Os Empire quickly rose. We make up for each other's shortcomings...the monkeys who control the Holy Light are not aggressive enough, and the Ankylosaurus family is good at everything but extraordinary power. They can just use their Holy Light spells to add various states to us and help the warriors of the Ankylosaurus family to charge on the battlefield."
"The first to be conquered was Uranus, then Mother Earth, and the Ankylosaurus family. What god of the sea... The last one is Hagen, the God of the Underworld, who is also the most difficult to deal with. Because we not only want to conquer them, but also destroy them completely! "
"However, just as our coalition forces were marching forward, something unexpected happened on the front line -"
"My landing module, which had been silent for an unknown period of time, suddenly detected a strong subspace jump signal!"
"At that time, I thought it was the Zeta Empire's rescue team that finally found me, and I was so scared that I hid, but soon I discovered that things were worse than I imagined." The destroyed city stood on the pile of corpses. Like scavenging fungi, they spread rapidly with the corrupted rebels, chanting the name of Kalmandes and occupying a province of the empire, and claimed to burn this miserable world with fire to bring a true end to pain and death!"
"This is undoubtedly a severe challenge for the Os Empire, which also claims to eliminate death, but fortunately the emperor of the empire is nearby. With the blessing of Saint Sith, he personally took action and quickly extinguished the ominous flames."
"I breathed a sigh of relief, but soon I discovered that everything was just the beginning. In less than a year, the fluctuations in the subspace came again, and this time it was in the hinterland of the empire, and it was silent."
h "I sent envoys to inform my allies in the name of prophecy, but the emperor of the empire did not trust me... and this also laid the groundwork for the subsequent disaster. A guy who called himself the Mad Whisperer caused a stir in the empire. We started a rebellion and almost captured the capital of the empire. This was the closest we came to defeat. The emperor of the empire was forced to move the capital and set up a tribunal in the church. "
"To be honest, what scares me is not the gains and losses on the battlefield. Whether it is tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of deaths, it is just a number to me. What really scares me is... I don't seem to be the only outsider in this land."
"I can feel that a pair of eyes in the dark are watching this land. It seems to be a higher dimensional existence, or the nothingness from outside the dimension... In short, it is invisible and intangible, but it is everywhere, weaving all the cause and effect, correcting all deviations."
I The allies expressed my concerns, but they dismissed it and said that this kind of thing is nothing to worry about. Similar things have happened in the past thousand years, especially when major events occurred in the ancient continent. They even gave the four frequent visitors a name, "Chaos", which means the gods outside the territory. "
"This is the stupidity of primitive people. Their eyes can only see their feet and cannot see the starry sky above their heads. They have never thought about what a group of spiritualists with the power of cross-galactic expeditions means to them, the natives who have trouble even crossing a continent and don't even know that the earth under their feet is a sphere?"
"I'm afraid the water behind this planet is bigger than mine. It's even deeper than what I imagined. If my guess is correct, those alien gods called Chaos have colonized several galaxies! They are just like the Zeta Empire, but they do not rely on science and technology that emphasizes efficiency and output, but on the completely unreasonable spiritual power! At the same time, their ideas for colonizing alien planets are probably different from ours... They focus more on spiritual shaping and enlightenment."
"This seems to be the only reasonable explanation. Otherwise, why do they clearly have the ability to set foot on this land, but they stop at the right time again and again?"
h "Obviously, their interests are not physical conquest, at least not now! What they really want What they need to do is to make the direction of history conform to their expectations, so that the trajectory of the "chess pieces" on this planet does not deviate from their imagined trajectory! "
"I seem to have caused quite a troublesome existence. If those "advanced civilizations" discover me, I will definitely be dissected!"
"I told the natives my conjecture...or prophecy, trying to persuade them to stop, but those ignorant guys said I was crazy. They didn't know anything about Hades or reincarnation... none of it mattered anymore. They were just animals in the zoo, chess pieces on the chessboard. If they were more awake, they should know that the best solution is to escape from this cage completely, instead of becoming the monkey king in the tree!"
"I can't accompany them to commit suicide, so I can only implement the final plan No. 17 - before everything is irreversible, erase all traces of our existence and retreat to the continent of Janna!"
"I am honored that I succeeded"
The log ends here.
At the bottom of the log is a detailed plan for Plan No. 17, but Luo Yan can guess what is written in it even without clicking on it.
But even though he was already here, he still clicked and took a look.
As he guessed, the so-called Plan No. 17 was the escape route left by "Dragon God" Gutav for himself - when a life-threatening situation occurs, the Ankylosaurus clan will completely give up all interests in the ancient continent, completely withdraw to the Janna continent, and activate the "Great Barrier" to isolate the entire continent from this planet.
Using subspace to cut off a piece of land from a complete planet... This is undoubtedly a crazy plan.
It was obvious that he was frightened.
And my brain is already a little abnormal.
Suppose the advanced civilization he imagined really exists, and this planet is indeed a zoo or pig farm for advanced civilization... Why does he think that "being the monkey king in the tree" is more dangerous than "tearing a crack in the cage".
Luo Yan remembers hearing Miranda or someone say that Norville, the "fog of mystery" that represents lies and conspiracy, is the embodiment of knowledge and conspiracy, and the source of madness and fantasy... His favorite targets of corruption are wizards who have lost their minds and scholars who pursue forbidden knowledge.
In his opinion, Gutav closely overlapped with this portrait, especially in the second half of the diary, where every stroke of the ordinary words was filled with blood dripping with horror.
Force two pieces of meat that are growing together to be cut open with a knife, and blood will spurt out from every blood vessel.
This guy...
I'm afraid I've gone crazy.