The sun is high

"Pick up the chains, pierce the traitor's body, and accept the gift of the association!"

Hulbert's words are clear, simple, and easy to understand.

And as he spoke, a chain hung down from the edge of the black sun, and its end was a sharp spike.

It seems that this is a necessary process to join the Black Sun Society.

No matter what the identity of those who joined the Black Sun Society in the past and what beliefs they held, they must personally injure the body of the magic goddess Mel under the witness of this strange secret ceremony to show their determination to blaspheme the gods of Van En.

Once such a move is made, the blasphemer is equivalent to completely damaging his past beliefs and throwing himself into the arms of the lost gods.

Such a move would naturally have limited meaning for a visitor from a foreign land like Shuge, but for other residents of Van En who regard the goddess Mel as a common belief, such a process is extremely cruel.

Shuge slowly moved his gaze downwards from the sharp chain and landed on the metal cane exposed from inside the sculpture. He asked Herbert, "This is it?"

Facing Shuge's doubts, Herbert showed unprecedented respect. He leaned forward slightly, like a patient and loyal butler.

He replied: "This is a scepter that we cast using the damaged sacrificial instruments in the ruins. It is specially cast for the 'messenger' who can guide the association forward... It is related to all the secret rituals of the association, and can also be used through This gives insight into and awareness of all members who join the Order through the Mysteries."

Hulbert looked at Shuge eagerly: "Since Mr. Shuge has passed the test of the secret ceremony, we should hand over this object to you. May your guidance be always clear, and may the dark sun always hang high!"

Hearing these words, Xiuge's heart trembled slightly.

If that metal cane really has the "function" that Herbert said, then the person holding it can easily use it to locate the members and strongholds of the Black Sun Society. It is even possible to conduct a certain degree of command.

No matter how you think about it, the significance of this cane is extraordinary.

"It seems that Theseus hopes that I can take this opportunity to get this cane?"

So Shuge nodded to Herbert. He once again felt the rapidly rotating metal disk in his spiritual world, and then walked towards the path made of magic under the gaze of the members of the Black Sun Society. Delicate steps.

Herbert's magical attainments were obviously very astonishing. When he stepped on this staircase, Xiuge almost didn't feel anything wrong. Under his control, the magic staircase was no different from the physical stone steps.

So Xiuge moved towards the top of the sculpture, and soon he came to the front of the goddess Mel, and also came to the bottom of the black sun.

After shortening the distance between each other, the face and body of Goddess Mel became clearer. Perhaps the Black Sun Society hopes to test the minds and determination of the members, or perhaps this magic goddess is indeed She was born with an irresistible charm. When Xiuge came to her, she felt a magical and spiritual hint and influence.

And this power made Xiuge unable to help but sigh.

But he still raised his gaze and looked at the face of the goddess of magic.

Then Shuge was surprised to find that Goddess Mel's face seemed different from before - that desolate, helpless and miserable expression disappeared without knowing when, replaced by a smile and calmness, her eyes looked through the translucent He was wearing a veil and looking in front of him, as if he wanted to make eye contact with Shuge, a visitor from another time and space.

This feeling is just too much...

Strange.

It was as if the will of the goddess really descended on this blasphemous statue at this moment, and she was eager to have a brief meeting and conversation with herself.

The important metal scepter is right in front of you, but its surface is still covered with the magical light and shadow of the Black Sun Mystery itself - this is a barrier that blocks outside contact. Obviously, if you want to unlock this barrier, repair it. If you don't understand the situation, you must follow the process to complete the "task" in front of you.

The sharp chain hanging down from the edge of the black sun shook slightly, making a cold metal collision sound, so Xiuge raised his hand and held the chain with a long nail at the end in his hand.

It's like holding a sharp knife.

The next step he has to do is to pierce the iron chain into the body of Goddess Mel.

But the weird thing is that even though Shuge has neither faith nor knowledge about this magical goddess, at this moment, an indescribable and extremely strong sense of resistance is constantly hindering him, which makes Shuge He was so surprised that he even had to mobilize more magic power to suppress and calm down this sudden strong emotion.

The time left for Xiuge was limited, and he could not stay in this position for too long, so he forcibly suppressed the strong and strange emotion, and the chain spike in his hand turned gently like a dagger. A circle.

But just when Shuge handed the spike in his hand forward, the unreasonable emotion broke out again, and this time it even triggered an extremely strong tide of magic in Shuge's spiritual world. These surging thoughts and power, even causing Xiuge's thinking to experience a brief trance and stagnation.

In the eyes of the members of the Black Sun Society, it was a different scene.

They saw Xiuge stabbing the long nail towards the statue of the goddess Mel after a brief thought. The moment the long nail touched the body of the goddess, the statue of the goddess under the black sun violently shook. It started to tremble.

The next moment, the miserable statue of the suffering goddess turned into fine magic dust amidst the admiration of the members of the association, and scattered in the sky above the banquet hall.

Under the illumination of the crystal chandelier, the floating magic dust is like a slowly spreading magnificent cloud.

The ritual has been completed.

But only Shuge himself knew that he had not stabbed the goddess Mel at all.

In fact, the change had already occurred before the sharp spike in his hand touched the statue of the goddess.

And in that momentary trance, there seemed to be some invisible words and fragments flowing into Shuge's spiritual world as the goddess statue was broken. They silently merged into Shuge's magic tide, and finally accumulated with him. of those memories merged into one.

But at this moment, Xiuge had no way to check the contents of these memories, because he saw that the light and shadow of the Black Sun Mystery that had been used to seal the metal cane had dissipated, so he immediately stretched out his hand and held the cold cane. in hand.

At this moment, Xiuge only felt that his thoughts seemed to be spread out infinitely.

In the banquet hall, outside the banquet hall...

Almost all the members of the Black Sun Society in Black Forest Castle have entered Shuge's range of perception. With this cold scepter in his hand, he can know the names, origins, pasts of these society members... and their current situation at this moment. thoughts.

Xiuge raised his head and glanced at the black sun. He did not receive a follow-up message from Theseus, but looking at the continuously rotating black light and shadow, Xiuge felt that Theseus seemed to be secretly brewing something.

So he slowly walked down the stairs holding the scepter.

At this moment, there was applause in the banquet hall.

Although the members of the association did not understand why the statue of the goddess Mel had such a violent reaction, for those who opposed the belief in the goddess Mel, the disintegration of the statue was enough to prove Shuge's "blasphemous" behavior. !

So people gathered again, and they couldn't wait to step forward, hoping to shake hands and hug each other, Xiuge, this special new member and the association's messenger.

The rational Herbert stopped the enthusiastic actions of others. He winked at Shuge and said, "Mr. Shuge, as a messenger sent by the real gods, do you have anything to say to us?"

"Yes! Say a few words!"

Some fanatical association members in the crowd urged: "For the cause of the association, messenger, please say a few words!"

Xiuge was really not used to this kind of scene, especially now. Surrounding him was a lunatic who was anti-human. So he raised his head and glanced at the black car that was still turning slowly. sun.

His intuition and the state of the metal disk told him that no matter what Theseus was planning, he seemed to need to buy some more time on his own.

So Xiuge raised his hand and made a "press down" gesture. After everyone calmed down, he leaned on the metal scepter in his hand and said: "Everyone in the association, since I have passed the secret ceremony. After testing it and getting this scepter that symbolizes identity, I would like to have a discussion with you here."

A meaningful smile appeared on Shuge's face: "Mr. Hulbert led us to talk about human issues before. It was very profound and meaningful... so I decided to throw out the topic here. Another related question."

Xiuge's opening remarks quickly attracted everyone's attention. He looked around and then said with a smile: "In your eyes, what is God?"

The moment he heard this question, Herbert's pupils shrank slightly.

As a scholar, he instinctively felt that there was something fishy about this issue, but at this moment he could not stop Xiuge and could only let him start talking about this topic.

“To me, God is an extremely distant and difficult-to-touch concept... Just like my experience in this world, we cannot truly talk to a god, and there is no way to know the true thoughts of a god. Do you agree with this point of view?"

Some in the crowd were thoughtful, some were confused, and some nodded in agreement.

So Xiuge continued: "Okay, let's go one step further. In order to understand the gods we follow and believe in, we have to touch the miracles they left and trace their traces. , and excavate those relics related to the gods..."

"Yes, of course!"

Kezlov, who presides over the Truth Mining Society, spoke from the side: "Because the gods we follow are real and touchable, the footprints they leave behind are beacons that guide our path!"

"good!"

Shuge glanced at Kezlov, and then nodded: "As Mr. Kezlov said, the ancient gods followed by the association left their own real traces in this world - they once existed, And as the ruler of this world, there’s no problem with me saying this, right?”

Kezlov hesitated, but he nodded.

"Then here, I would like to ask the next question - since the gods you follow possess supreme real power and their status is inviolable, why do they disappear today?"

Hulbert realized something, his face darkened slightly, and he interrupted: "Of course it's because of betrayal, Mr. Sugar, haven't we already talked about related topics before?"

The metal disc began to tremble, and in Xiuge's magic perception, the power in the black sun seemed to have been brewing to the extreme.

So he smiled and said: "This is the strange thing... I believe that in the ancient times in the past, human beings and the many intelligent beings in Van En today must have been humbler than they are now. They might just be countless civilizations, A few extremely ordinary and weak branches in the country, but why did they become the rulers of Van En today?"

Having said this, Xiuge slammed the Black Sun Scepter in his hand, and the magic power of the Walking Forest spread out instantly, causing a slight mental shock to the surrounding association members who were trying to refute. Then he glanced at the Black Sun beside him. Leader of the association: "I still remember that Mr. Herbert mentioned before that these so-called rulers of Van En have now stagnated, completely lost their ability and qualifications to compete, and can no longer become the masters of this world... …”

Shuge maintained a smile on his face, but his eyes became cold. From between his teeth, he squeezed out vicious words that could sting the members of the Black Sun Society.

"Then I would like to ask you, according to this theory of competition and survival, aren't the gods you believe in and follow considered... humble losers of the previous era?"

The banquet hall fell into a dead silence, and just a few seconds later, it turned into an uproar.

Among the members of these societies, those members of the Dark Abyss History Society who had originally planned to express their enthusiasm and closeness to Shuge were now completely angry. Among them, the lecturer responsible for bringing Shuge to Black Forest Castle rushed directly to him In front of the president, he tried to correct his "extremely fallacious" remarks.

But at this moment, behind Xiuge, in the black sun suspended in mid-air, a short and low voice finally came through.

That was the voice of Theseus.

But this time, Xiuge clearly felt the clear emotions revealed from the words of this strange god.

It seemed like lava that spewed out after a long period of precipitation, and it seemed like strong winds and showers that suddenly broke out after a long period of low pressure.

This reminder was so brief, but as decisive as a hammer being dropped.

"Do it."