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Facts have proved that there is still a very big gap between interrogating a will originating from ancient times and interrogating a prisoner who possesses an entity.

Faced with the layers of imprisonment imposed by Shuge and the pain endured by the attached body, that ancient will showed a terrifying resilience that ordinary life does not have.

Although it was imprisoned in this tattered fish body and had to endure a lot of physical pain, it fell completely silent after "angering" Shuge, the traitor. No matter how Weilin continued to cut the monster fish's body, it never communicated with Shuge again.

It looked as if it was ready to die completely.

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" it said. If it was true, the demise of the will would make If the "community" behind it is aware of it, it is likely to cause some new troubles.

In this way, after all the samples that met the experimental needs were collected and sealed, Shuge and Weilin decided to "imprison" this strange fish that was covered with wounds permanently.

As luck would have it, an alchemist who had joined the Dawn Society provided a batch of Demonic Silver, and then Gerald directed the alchemy craftsmen to use the scraps of the Demonic Silver to create a new "cage" and place the The water tank that passed the permanent ceremony was directly shrouded.

On the periphery of this special cage, Shuge himself has set up several layers of protective rituals, in which a certain amount of dark abyss magic has been added to ensure that this special individual and the will existing in it can be completely isolated. .

After completing this series of countermeasures, Xiuge compiled the important information he had obtained as quickly as possible, and handed over to Meyer the conclusion that "there are very likely to be more potential threats in the ocean." After meeting the others, Shuge immediately returned to his cabin on the Dawn Goddess.

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

After making preparations and feeding two more magic crystals to "Justina" in the kettle, Xiuge immediately adjusted his state. Not long after, the familiar feeling of whereabouts appeared from the dream of nothingness. , and drag Shuge to that distant world.

Late at night in Van En, Shuge saw Theseus concentrating on the familiar computer.

This time, he finally did not use that subtle female face. However, he did not wear the familiar black dress, but changed into a set of ordinary casual clothes, leaving aside the chaotic face. , Now Theseus is just like an office worker who runs back to the company to play on the computer on weekends under the pretext of working overtime.

What shocked Xiuge even more was that this guy had several bottles of drinks on his hands. However, the patterns and text on these cans were also in an extremely chaotic state, and it was impossible to tell why.

"Sit down!"

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

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

In this game, players need to develop and evolve step by step from the original single-celled organisms, from ocean to land, then form a group, and finally establish a civilization and go into space...

Shuge has been addicted to it in the past.

Theseus's game had obviously just started not long ago, so Shuge could see that a group of tiny creatures he was controlling was constantly swimming in a huge body of water, and in the background of the picture, there were indescribable giants everywhere. Moving slowly.

Shuge always felt that every game Theseus played seemed to have a certain meaning. However, when he told Theseus this conjecture before, he was immediately laughed at by Theseus.

It is a bit too ironic to be ridiculed by a god with a name like "Conspiracy" for "conspiracy theories."

This time when he was dreaming, he had quite a lot of time to practice, so he was not in a hurry to interrupt Theseus' leisure activities. Instead, he assumed a relaxed posture, pointing at the screen while looking at the screen. .

"Is it a pure vegetarian? You can definitely consider being omnivorous..."

"The organs in this game are not independently modeled. They can be stacked randomly. It is useless to make them so symmetrical."

"What's the point of evolving so many eyes? How about adding two more flagella."

Finally, Theseus let out a long sigh, quickly saved the game, and then directly switched the computer screen back to the empty desktop.

He picked up a new bottle of drink and then turned his confused face to Xiuge: "Have you ever thought about it... I mean, there is a possibility, not necessarily right... you just like playing with others too much. Was it because you pointed at me during the game that you were thrown into Fan En's direction?"

It was rare to see Theseus deflated, and Shuge laughed: "If this is the reason, the people who were thrown here might be able to form a small country."

After saying that, both parties let out a strange laugh in unison, and then simultaneously pulled the tab on the can.

The movements of Theseus when he drank the drink looked no different from ordinary people. Although his face was in chaos, when he brought the can to his "mouth", the light blue drink that flowed out disappeared directly. Within the surging black mist.

Shuge took a careful taste, and then he was surprised to find that the texture and taste of the drink were quite good, reminding him of the gas-filled sports drinks he had drank in the past. After the liquid was swallowed, , Xiuge found that his magic power was replenished very quickly, and the rotation of the metal disk became more smooth.

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

"Hey."

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

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

"Ah...good advice."

Theseus drank the liquid in the jar in three or two gulps. He raised his hand casually, and the discarded jar magically flew into the distance, and finally fell into the shadowy black mist at the end of the corridor, but there was no Makes no sound at all.

After throwing away the garbage, Theseus replied slowly: "The ingredients are quite complicated, uh, let me think about it... Its main raw material should be a nutrient in the Dark Abyss Palace, specially used to feed hounds. A kind of palace guard, but it originally tasted very bad, so I made some small improvements."

When he heard the first half of the sentence, Shuge's expression had already become a little stiff, but Theseus seemed not to notice it. He explained eloquently and opened a new can: "Actually, You have come into contact with many of the materials added, such as the blood of certain special rat priests, the juice squeezed out of the vines of the Walking Forest, and of course a little bit of acid left behind by the roots of destiny... …”

"..."

Xiuge's eyebrows twitched violently twice.

But then, he made a move that was beyond Theseus's expectations. Although he seemed a little nauseous, he still insisted on lifting the can. With the burst of magic power, a faint frost came from The surface of the can appeared, and then he drank the rest of the rapidly cooling "drink" and even wiped his mouth with satisfaction.

After throwing away the empty jar in his hand, Xiuge smiled again: "I am not disgusted so easily. After all, if I have to take it seriously, my previous behavior of devouring the power of the descendants of An Yuan is already considered 'eating' A lot of filth."

After hearing this, Theseus nodded approvingly, but at the same time, he seemed a little regretful: "This is indeed the reaction a smart person should have, but to be honest, you are far less interesting now than before."

"Thanks for the compliment."

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

As he spoke, Theseus gently shook his palm, and the originally opaque can directly turned into emptiness and transparency under his power, and the liquid exuding light blue light immediately appeared on Xiuge's body. In front of you.

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

Just like that, in just ten seconds, it changed through 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, discussions about the origin and composition of life have already begun in that ancient period... But don't think too much about it. This kind of discussion is not consistent with the laws of the world in your memory. In Van En, almost all tribes, countries, or civilizations have recognized this fact."

"That is, the 'color of life' originating from the boundless sea is actually the origin and basic composition of all the family members and traces of life in Van En. Although it looks like a liquid, it is actually a very basic life. Forms, groups can be large or small, they can separate from each other at any time, or they can quickly condense into huge groups."

As he spoke, Theseus stretched out two fingers and flicked the transparent tank. With the trembling of the outside world, these "colors of life" immediately began to change violently. Xiuge saw that the inside of them even appeared. Countless vague lines and patterns appeared, but in just a moment, these traces disappeared completely.

"In fact, the gods you have heard of, no matter how powerful and divine they are, they have been at an absolute disadvantage in the battle for a long time... Under the black sun, the boundless ocean The master of the world once had a huge power that could influence the entire Van En."

"Do you mean……"

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

"Yes, it is Him, Charron."

Theseus smiled: "Don't worry, you can still say his name casually. I can't say about other existences, but I personally witnessed the expulsion of Charron... Even if the black sun rises, He wants to It will still take a long time to influence the world again.”

Shuge noticed that when he said these words, Theseus' tone was inexplicably soothing and firm, which reminded him of the woman whom Theseus respectfully called "mentor".

According to Theseus, although the goddess Mel has gone far away, it seems that she has left many traces on him.

So Shuge asked: "So, according to your statement... At that time, Van En, because of the existence of the 'Color of Life', Charron, the 'sea god' and the dependents who believed in him were extremely powerful, so that all the people on the land were extremely powerful. Being at a complete disadvantage?”

Theseus nodded slightly: "We are not going to discuss the essence of the 'Color of Life' in detail here. You can roughly understand it as a special creation that can form life and spirit... And when the 'Color of Life' exists widely, the lives and tribes in the ocean can follow Charron's will and expand easily."

"When you say 'expansion', does it also include adaptation to the environment, as well as the growth and expansion of the size of the ethnic group?"

"Yes, but this is only the basic part."

As if recalling scenes from the distant past, Theseus breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Under the control of Charron's will and power, all existences based on the 'Color of Life' in the boundless sea are actually Able to connect with each other and form a perfect whole with the gods they worship."

"Sounds a bit like the descendants of An Yuan?"

"Of course, because those defective products were originally failed experiments created to imitate the 'Color of Life'."

Theseus smiled and said: "Under the control of a strong enough will, all creations composed of the Color of Life will be stable. They are individuals but connected to each other. They can devour each other according to the will of the gods to form a stable cycle, they can also follow orders and jointly fight against the enemies of the ocean."

"And when these lives successfully gather together and prepare to act for a certain goal, they will spontaneously form a new whole."

Theseus raised a finger, and dark smoke flew out, forming a twisted and weird symbol in the air.

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

And this is exactly the concept that Shuge wants to ask about - "community".