Global Wasteland: My Evolutionary Path

There are many widespread legends in this continent, most of which are about gods.

Just like the dozen or so countries on the four continents of the Mochizuki Continent, people in nearly ten of them firmly believe that gods created humans. They believe that humans are the descendants of gods, and human civilization is nothing but a gift from the civilization of gods.

Pei State emphasized that human beings evolved from fish, so there are no gods known to the mainland in Pei State, and some are just legends about gods and Buddhas in some temples.

The kings of Pei Kingdom and the first generation of saints were existences comparable to gods, but for some unknown reason, there are very few legends about the saints who founded the country.

In a country called Arhat in Dayizhou, statistics were compiled three years ago. There were more than 400,000 people in the country, and only 921 people did not believe in gods. (Note 1)

This number is decreasing at the rate of nearly a hundred people every year.

Those believers held holy swords and holy books, forcing people to make choices.

Legend has it that the first human appeared five thousand years ago, and since then human civilization has begun to appear. At that time, giant beasts were rampant and there was abundant material. Fish would jump to the shore for human beings to feast on. All kinds of wild fruits were everywhere.

But as the number of humans grew larger and larger, people worried about the lack of resources and began to hoard supplies, and the world became what it is now.

There are countless legends about Tongtian Temple.

The most widely circulated legend says that temples existed before humans existed.

There are immortals living there, but they do not belong to this continent. The Moon-Watching Continent is just one of their many habitats.

The gods left their children in the temple, only to erase their divinity.

So humans began to multiply, and the descendants of gods began to grow stronger, established countries, and launched wars with the descendants of demons. In ten years, hundreds of years, and thousands of years, mankind has become what it is now.

The temple has gone through several ups and downs, and as the Great Wilderness Continent fell into desolation, it is no longer glorious. However, it is still a holy place in the hearts of believers, and branches of the temple have long been spread across the Moon-Watching Continent.

Chu Huan only knew about the temple from some legends he heard when he was a child. For example, it once rained heavily in Dahuang Continent for three months, and the floods caused the houses to collapse and the temple became the only shelter for people.

Now he stands here.

I couldn't help but think of some legends again.

It is said that the temple has two major artifacts: a heart lamp, which can bring people back to life. There is also a dagger-like short sword, which can kill anyone who is injured.

It's just that the heart lamp has been lost long ago, and no one has seen it for nearly a thousand years. There are rumors that it is in a shrine in Dayi Continent, but it is difficult to tell whether it is true or false.

The reason why that dagger can be called an artifact is because of its own weirdness. It is rumored that it is extremely bloodthirsty. Because of its sharpness, it was first used by the Pope to punish heretics. Later, some sensational things happened to this dagger.

, it was enshrined as a sacred weapon, and some people said it was not an enshrinement, but a suppression, suppression of the evil nature contained in the dagger.

This dagger with hidden murderous intent is not only sharp, but also extremely hard. It is said to be indestructible. It is said that if someone is cut by it, the wound will rot very quickly and bleed until death.

The name of the artifact is: Lingxi.

The temple was pitch dark at the moment. Fortunately, Chu Huan could see at night, which provided him with many conveniences. At least it allowed him to quickly discover that the priest had made evasive maneuvers in advance.

"There is a pope, three red-robed priests, ten purple-robed priests, and hundreds of black-robed priests in the temple."

This is the answer Xiaoxing gave after inquiring about the situation of the people in the temple.

"The Pope has not shown up for a long time, and three cardinals now jointly manage the temple."

"Go to the main hall first?" Chu Huan asked.

The chip in his brain hummed: "You must be careful. I always feel that this place is spooky and scary. Maybe there is something weird about it."

Chu Huan said "Don't worry" and walked cautiously towards the depths of the temple. At this moment, his thoughts flashed and he thought of Zhuo Feng. He didn't know what Zhuo Feng was doing at the moment.

Soon he came to the temple hall, which was a spacious hall with portraits of gods everywhere on the walls, stone pillars, and domes. Because of the passage of time, many of the portraits were incomplete and beyond recognition.

"Have you noticed why most of the gods in the murals here have strange horns?" In the empty hall, Chu Huan said and looked at a tall statue deep in the hall, an angry god with horns on its head.

"This is a warning." After all, Little Xingxing is well-informed: "There used to be no rabbits in Youzhou, and people released dozens of rabbits for hunting and fun. Now the number of rabbits there has already exceeded 10 billion, because there are no rabbits in nature.

Without natural enemies, rabbits can reproduce as much as they want, causing the destruction of grassland vegetation, which in turn leads to soil erosion and indirectly exterminates many weak creatures." (Note 2)

"Putting a rabbit with no lethality into an incorrect biological chain can lead to an extinction event that disrupts the balance... Beasts such as tigers, lions and leopards can hurt people, but they cannot exterminate humans."

"Because humans have long been wary of those with sharp teeth and claws, and they are overflowing with love for weak and harmless animals... As for why these mural figures have horns, it's because animals with horns basically eat grass in nature. Look,

They look as weak and harmless as rabbits, allowing horned animals to dominate, and the entire ecosystem will face extinction."

"So, the people in these murals are not gods, but devils... Letting the devil appear in the murals with horns is a warning to believers, but not many people are aware of the situation here. It should be someone's intention

For that.” (Note 3)

After listening to Little Xingxing's words, Chu Huan was convinced. He walked towards the altar. It seemed that some ceremony had just been held there, and the air was filled with the smell of burning and blood.

Then he saw the blood pool.

The blood pool was bubbling and looked very strange.

At this time, there was a sound outside the hall, and Chu Huan hurriedly hid behind the devil statue.

"The things the pirates sent this time are really good." The speaker was a black-robed priest. He was holding a flashlight in his hand. The flashlight was shining brightly, and he could see the situation in the hall at a glance.

"Yes, this flashlight has been obsolete for a long time. I didn't expect that we could use it again." Another low priest in black robe said.

"The bishop doesn't know what he is thinking. He asked us to take a look at the blood pool every two hours..." The black-robed priest said, shining his flashlight on the blood pool, and he breathed a sigh of relief after making sure there was nothing unusual.

"She should be...awakening soon."

"He has been sleeping for hundreds of years..."

"Shh!"

A black-robed priest interrupted him. The two of them stopped talking and left the hall in silence.

After listening to the two people's words, Chu Huan, who was hiding behind the devil statue, looked at the blood pool... Is there anything sleeping in it?

this?

The side door creaked, and someone opened it and walked in.

He is a red-robed bishop.

Behind him were two purple-robed priests.

The two purple-robed priests held kerosene lamps in their hands, and the red-robed bishop knelt on the ground and recited something silently in front of the statue of the devil.

After praying, the red-robed bishop stood up and walked towards the blood pool, followed by two purple-robed priests. When he arrived at the blood pool, the red-robed bishop took out a dagger and cut the palm of his left hand, letting his

Blood dripped into the blood pool.

The blood pool started to roll, as if another giant thing was struggling beneath the blood pool.

The red-robed bishop put his hand into the pool of blood.

"Sir! Be careful!" A purple-robed priest stepped forward and wanted to stop it, but was shouted back by the red-robed bishop: "War is coming soon. Do you have any way to make the temple shock the hearts of the world again?"

The purple-robed priest retreated without saying a word.

At this moment, a pair of dry, trembling hands stretched out from the blood pool and grabbed the red-robed bishop's palm.

Seeing this scene, Chu Huan's outlook was completely ruined.

This is not a temple, this is a haunted house...

(Note 1: Many countries on the planet count non-believers every year, and religious believers account for more than 85% of the total population in the world.)

(Note 2: If you are interested in Liya rabbits in Australia, you can learn how to destroy the biological chain.)

(Note 3: This is the reason why the devil has horns in some literary or artistic works, to warn the world.)