The sun is high

Compared with the grandiose self-introduction made by Theseus during their first official meeting, her words now were obviously much more sincere.

In Theseus's voices, Shuge found that the special crazy temperament that had always enveloped her in the past seemed to have dissipated a lot.

If it weren't for the fact that this guy's words still more or less retained her unique "fun person" aura, Shuge would even begin to suspect that this was a deliberate performance by Theseus.

"Don't worry, I am very serious and serious about some things...you know what I mean."

As always, Theseus saw through Xiuge's inner thoughts. She let out a strange laugh, and then continued: "Well, at this time, it has been a long time since I first met my mentor."

She paused, as if seeking confirmation from her long and complex memories, and then Theseus confirmed: "Yes, it has indeed been a very long time."

"Although I have always disliked using those exact scales to measure time, from your perspective, the gap between them is probably hundreds of years, or perhaps thousands of years."

"..."

Hearing these words, Xiuge silently raised a question mark in his heart.

Although at a certain level, he himself has completely separated from the category of normal human beings and even life, he still continues his original thinking inertia. With his perspective, there is really no way to understand how to spend hundreds of thousands of years in one breath. What does time feel like?

He turned his attention back to the seaside defense line.

Although the actual battlefield is very vast, and the creatures and creations participating in the battle are even more endless, looking down from the sky, one can find that the defense line backed by the ocean is gradually being compressed. The huge army composed of the family members seemed to become a wave in turn, and this line of defense turned into a dam, but it was obviously unable to withstand the powerful impact and erosion.

Behind this "dam" is the figure who is constantly manipulating the blue magic power and using various large-scale magics and ancient rituals to interfere in the battlefield.

In Vanen, the image of the magical goddess Mel has always been very fixed. In almost all paintings and sculptures, this extremely important goddess always gives people a special feeling. She is by no means a young girl, but she is definitely Not some old woman.

She is often portrayed as a mysterious, gentle and wise woman with a scholarly temperament.

Just like what Shuge saw in Theseus' memory before.

And the concept of time has indeed left no trace on her body. As for the black shadows that guard her beside her, constantly changing their bodies into various weird shapes, they will not be bound by time. .

Shuge couldn't help but ask: "I remember you repeatedly emphasized that Mel...your mentor, she is not a so-called god, but if she is just a powerful mage, how can she survive for so long?"

"The question you asked is really a bit stupid."

Theseus sneered mercilessly: "As a human being, of course, its life has its limits, but after possessing enough power, the length of life can naturally be extended, and if an already powerful individual On this basis, if you receive the 'favor' and 'blessing' from those gods, then the length of your life will become a complete joke."

At this point, the feminine accent that Theseus had been using during this period gradually faded away, replaced by his original cold and neutral voice: "There is a word that would be very suitable here, that is It's the 'Divine Chosen', but the 'Divine Chosen' here doesn't refer to the so-called chosen gods, but rather the broader agents who are valued and chosen by specific gods."

"My mentor, in order to ensure that these 'inferior groups' that are not valued by other gods can continue, she took the initiative to become the 'Chosen One' of the ocean, that is, the 'Chosen One' of Charron."

In this way, Theseus used his cold voice to tell the story of the lost past.

At this time, new changes finally appeared on the battlefield below.

The first batch of psychedelic waves filled with the color of life have arrived at the coast, so the new forces starting from the ocean abyss stepped into the battlefield. Under Charron's power and will, those who originally maintained roughly the size of giant fish or The existence of the sea beasts began to undergo further changes - in the past time, they had accumulated enough knowledge and fully understood everything on the land.

It was just like the scene Xiuge had seen before.

These creatures "transformed" by pure vitality quickly grew limbs and tissues adapted to land. They quickly passed through the defense line that had been compressed to the extreme, and crashed into the earth with an extremely arrogant attitude. Inside the army, which is dominated by the Mother Goddess’s family members.

A more brutal and bloody fight took place than before.

Soon, as more sea beasts landed on land, the precarious front was pushed back, and all the members who had previously participated in the defense retreated, leaving the subsequent battle to these "allies" from the sea. ".

As the picture evolves, an invisible and strange wave envelopes the surroundings. It unscrupulously kneads and affects all consciousness within the range.

Xiuge was not spared either, but when these invisible palms controlled by the Black Sun Mystery approached him, the prepared protective means and the slowly rotating metal discs immediately came into effect, and they quietly He quietly brought these "invaders" who tried to interfere with thinking and tamper with memory into his management scope, and assimilated them with purer high-level power.

"This is simply a major operation..."

Xiuge felt the magic marks being ground and swallowed by himself, and frowned: "I'm afraid that after today, all the Saint Steele officers who participated in the rally will be completely transformed into puppets who firmly believe in the idea of ​​association. When the time comes, I will think about it." It’s probably impossible to get them to wake up.”

"So, it is still necessary for you to come here."

Theseus sneered: "Although, for the sake of concealment, you cannot completely tamper with their 'minor operations', you can still easily do it by adjusting some key points and burying some loopholes in advance."

Following Theseus's words, the roots of destiny hidden in those spiritual swamps became active. Probably because they felt the call of the gods they believed in, these roots, which had always been very rational and humble, became unprecedented. Becoming enthusiastic, they kept climbing outward from the inside of the disc's grooves, and pressed their bodies tightly against the disc's surface, which was full of patterns and ravines.

"Go ahead and call on the deep power of these little guys... We can naturally do what they can tamper with, but you have to be careful."

As he spoke, Xiuge had already noticed the change in his mental state.

With the help of Theseus and the Roots of Destiny, Shuge clearly saw the obscure traces of magic around him. He even saw fragile wills undergoing "transformation" one after another.

Needless to say, these wills come from those officers who are loyal to the Saint Steele royal family and are still fearful and resistant to the Black Sun Society. But now, they are paying attention to the strange scene happening below, and they are unable to notice it at all. to the changes taking place in your thinking.

After making sure that he was not being noticed by powerful beings like Kezlov, Shuge immediately started taking action.

Manipulation of the spirit and tampering with memory have long been the instinct of the fate roots that feed on negative emotions. Even if Xiuge doesn't understand the specific principles at all, he can directly accomplish this with the help of vague guidance. A series of operations that I have never touched before.

There were many consciousnesses in trouble, and Xiuge did not "save" them one by one. He boldly made reverse contact with the magic powers in operation, and directly began to inject his own will and ideas into them.

But, as Theseus reminds him, he didn't go too far.

The loyalty of the officials expected by the Black Sun Society was "magnanimously" retained by Shuge, but he carefully left many "cracks" in these transformed and affected wills.

Under normal circumstances, these "cracks" will not interfere with their superficial results. The officers will have a set of cognitions that meet their expectations as the Black Sun Society thinks. However, as long as they are subject to specific stimulation and influence, These cracks will quickly expand and completely collapse.

"Yes, Not Bad."

Theseus admired Shuge's "transformation activities". He seemed to be in a good mood. Shuge even heard a crisp sound when he "opened the drink can": "You can be considered mine for the time being." God's Chosen...Finally, your good, random talents were not wasted."

Xiuge had no time to pay attention to his words now.

He felt as if he had become a sculptor carving statues, and the power of the root of destiny was the carving knife in his hand. Under his control, his doubts and resentment towards the Black Sun Society, his love for the motherland and the nation, A series of traces such as the pursuit of past beliefs are buried under the cracked shell.

The moment he completed this task, Xiuge immediately chose to stop.

He did not deliberately "implant" ideas into these officers such as "join the Dawn Society" or "take refuge in the Legal Committee", but kept the influence and transformation of their thoughts in a relatively reasonable state.

This is a very important piece of insurance.

Xiuge did not want his series of operations to leave any obvious traces, so the tampering content he finally chose was very consistent with the concept of a Saint Steele soldier. Even if it was accidentally exposed, I am afraid that those responsible for interrogation would The black sun society mages will only feel that this is the result of errors in their own rituals.

Just when Xiuge withdrew his own power, the transformation of the officers' will had been "roughly completed", and below, the illusion from the ancient era also entered a new stage.

The original battlefield had begun to close, and was replaced by an extremely calm sea. Looking around, Xiuge found that he could not find any land. Obviously, the ocean at this time had undergone countless rounds of expansion. Charron's influence on the world has probably reached its peak, and even the black sun suspended in the sky seems to have become much dimmer.

"This is……"

"Shh, let's watch first."

Theseus interrupted Shuge's question and said slowly: "I'm also very curious about how these guys will interpret the scene at that time..."

Shuge was astonished. He was also curious about the "scene at that time" mentioned by Theseus, so he fixed his sights on the middle of the sea.

There, the seawater seems to have lost the meaning of its existence.

There are no ripples, no waves, no ups and downs at all...

Above the flat sea water, Mel's figure is kneeling alone. Her dress and image have not changed at all, and the azure color still surrounds her softly, like a wisp of water floating beside her. ribbon.

The next moment, the vast sea in front of her was broken.

A huge sphere with a size that completely exceeded the limits of human imagination slowly emerged from the depths of the ocean. The size of the sphere was so exaggerated that when only a part of it was exposed, it almost filled Shuge's field of vision. In front of him, Mel's figure looked extremely small, almost indistinguishable.

Like a commentary, Theseus's voice sounded in Shuge's mind.

"Charron, or we can think of it as the world's ocean itself, and the sum total of all life."

"In the understanding of Charon, or the entire community, life should be 'unified'. When the dispersed individuals complete their goals and achieve the so-called mission, they should return to the community and join other people. Like an individual, he integrates his thoughts, memories and will."

"According to the original plan, when the ocean completely submerges the land and Charron completely swallows up other gods, the world will be completely integrated with him... The great Charron will turn into the second black sun and become the same as the Dark Abyss. existence, and because of the loss of sacrifices and hunting grounds, Dark Abyss will gradually decline."

"Charronho, great Charronho."

Theseus made a rare sigh: "Behind the so-called 'unification', there is still endless greed hidden. He will eventually swallow everything. Even the Palace of the Dark Abyss is nothing to him. It’s just a matter of time.”

"And what you see now is a scene of a greedy will ready to swallow up his own divine choice."

"The movement of the ocean to land has been completed, so Charron no longer needs any agent or divine choice. All power should be withdrawn and 'reunified'."

At this point, Theseus laughed happily: "But how can we make him do what he wants?"