Arad's unruly savior

Chapter 3953 Explanation of the Legend

Without Ye Lin needing to answer, Wu Shen quickly logged into various accounts to check what changes had occurred since a month ago.

This isn't internet addiction for her; it's a memory of the pinnacle of technology from the Terra era... at least that's what Mist God herself says.

When she was still an artificial god, she could access knowledge and memories through an internal network, but for security reasons, her memories were erased by scientists every so often.

In the Terran era, all artificial gods were initially created and scientists attempted to control them perfectly. However, powers beyond comprehension could not be imprisoned in the hands of inferior beings, and the first to lose control was Yanemer.

"Hmm, I haven't missed any of the daily check-ins, and the game progress is normal, but my luck is just so-so, and I haven't gotten anything good." Mist God stared intently at the computer screen, her bare, delicate jade feet moving rapidly as she clicked the mouse.

She has lost all her divine majesty now; she looks like a complete internet addict.

"Wait, I missed one daily reward. Did the power leveling service overlook that?"

Seeing this, Ye Lin couldn't help but chuckle. Actually, he originally wanted to give the Mist God's account to Beiyana for boosting, since she was a professional. But Beiyana had gone to the Five Tombs Continent, and she played a different game than the Mist God.

Beyana prefers games that are more exciting, such as fighting games, monster-hunting and loot-collecting games, or real-person battles.

As for Mist God, he plays casual games like planting vegetables, farming, building houses and bridges, and he also plays exciting games, so it's about half and half.

As for Beyana's game account, she carries her own computer with her. Thanks to her brother, she has internet access all over the universe, so she doesn't need to hire a game booster.

Seeing that Mist Goddess seemed to be about to play some games, Ye Lin rubbed his forehead and couldn't help but remind her that time was crucial, that she needed to cultivate her spiritual realm, absorb the laws of the divine realm, and spend more time on herself, and that she should play games in moderation.

After he finished speaking, he felt as if he had raised a daughter.

The Mist Goddess gave a perfunctory "hmm" in agreement, treating it as if it were just a passing breeze. She knew in her heart that she wouldn't delay.

Because the game has already started.

"Actually, it's pretty good." Ye Lin smiled to herself. The Mist Goddess is both a youthful and energetic internet-addicted girl, as cute as a younger sister, and a cold and aloof artificial goddess with terrifying power. She can switch between the two forms at will.

"Xiaowu, you play, I'm going out for a walk."

"Okay, wait a minute." Mist God's eyes were fixed on the screen. The phone on the table automatically floated to Ye Lin's face. "Order me three milk teas, the flavors are..."

She mentioned two flavors, one that she and Yao Mumu liked, and the other that was for Ye Lin, letting him choose the flavor himself.

When the takeout arrives, have Yao Mumu use the spatial portal to retrieve it from the Heavenly Realm.

Ye Lin closed the door. Gamers hate being disturbed, but then he remembered something and said through the door:
"You haven't shown your face over at the Eye of the Mist for a month. Find some time to send down some divine decrees."

"Understood." The sound of Mist God typing came from the room.

Just as Ye Lin was about to leave, a ripple came from the spatial passage of the Mist Palace.

Huttonmar Manor has a network of portals, but the Temple of Mist has a special significance. Only a select few people use its doors, and those who come here are always familiar faces.

First, an adorable, sea-blue constellation turtle emerged, playfully rolling around in the air. Then, Shu Mo, dressed in a fantastical white and blue double-layered thick short skirt, with pure white silk stockings over her calves, and thick hair like spreading seaweed, condensing the essence of the ocean, walked out with light steps, humming a particularly rhythmic song.

"Brother~"

Shu Mo's cute little face beamed with a bright smile as she naturally called out.

Since Alizee has become increasingly regal, transforming from Ye Lin's younger sister into a wife and an adult in every sense of the word, and with the graduation of Beyana and the others, the role of the missing younger sister in the family has been taken over by Shumo and Alice.

Then there's Shumo, who's well-behaved, sensible, has a verbal tic, and tries her best to act like an adult. She's the most loved by everyone. In comparison, Alice gives off the feeling of being a little older sister somewhere between Shiat and Shumo.

"Shu Mo, where did you come from?" Ye Lin looked his sister up and down and noticed that she looked damp, but it didn't seem like she had been caught in the rain. It was more like she had passed through a thick fog.

Shu Mo replied, "Deer Plain, brother, don't leave yet. We have something to tell you. I have made many special discoveries."

At this moment, Shu Mo remembered something, raised her little finger and pointed to the room of the abandoned mist, and asked in a low voice, "Sister Mist Goddess, you're back?"

"Ah."

Shu Mo used to call her the Mist God. As a person from the divine realm, she was deeply influenced by the traditional culture of the divine realm. She was even saved by the Mist God when she was an infant. Therefore, she always had a devout respect for the Mist God and was definitely a little fangirl.

Later, at the request of the Mist Goddess, and as she visited the Mist Palace more often and became accustomed to the Mist Goddess's "internet addiction," their relationship grew closer, and she began to address her as "older sister" instead of "adult."

The two women's clothes and hair colors are very similar, and when they walk hand in hand on the street, they can easily be mistaken for sisters.

Shu Mo took a hot shower and changed into dry, warm clothes. Although her original clothes didn't need washing, they were a bit damp and needed to be aired out.

After Shu Mo finished tidying herself up, Yao Mu Mu brought over three cups of milk tea from the Heavenly Realm. It stared blankly at Shu Mo and then at Ye Lin, and with a trembling hand, reluctantly handed its cup to Shu Mo, suppressing its heartache.

Having roughly figured out what was going on, Shu Mo quickly waved her hands, saying, "How could I accept this?" Ye Lin told her to accept it and said with a smile, "Yao Mumu, you can drink this cup of mine, or I can buy you another cup, and also give you a donut and a can of fish and shrimp sauce as compensation."

Yao Mumu's eyes lit up, and she immediately nodded in agreement to the second option, responding in a very childish voice.

Its true form is a small whale. It is the favorite divine beast of the Mist God. It usually likes to eat a little sweets and has a special fondness for canned fish and shrimp sauce, a specialty of the Heavenly Realm.

Then it became intelligent, could speak, and had a personal account, but no bank card. It was linked to the Mist God's intimate payment system, so the Mist God would usually order two of everything, and give the other one to Yao Mumu.

The two sat on a step in the Mist Palace. Shu Mo, holding a cup of sweet milk tea, took a big sip of the warm tea, then chewed on the coconut jelly inside. Her bright, lovely face was filled with a happy smile. She then took down the Book of Records and opened it to show him.

It turns out that during the inventors' conference held in Wulan, a bow-making competition was also held in the Horned Deer Plain, which is famous for its primitive bows and arrows. Bow enthusiasts from various towns in the Horned Deer Plain, as well as other places, gathered there to participate in the lively competition.

As a guardian of the territory, Shu Mo naturally received the invitation and then took on her responsibilities. Everyone in Baihai had already recognized this young but capable guardian of the territory.

Then, not long ago, for some unknown reason, a thick fog suddenly enveloped the Horned Deer Plain, obscuring the sky and making it extremely humid. This frightened many people, who wondered if another disaster of excessive fog concentration was about to strike and what was wrong with the Fog Goddess.

Through her communication with Camellia and the Star Turtle Library, Shu Mo learned that similar unusual phenomena were occurring in various parts of the God Realm.
Fortunately, the thick fog dissipated in about half an hour, and Shu Mo hurriedly ran back to the Mist Palace to see if the Mist Goddess had returned.

Of course, the focus was not on this match, nor on the mist. Shu Mo showed him a story from the Book of Records, but the story did not take place on the Horned Deer Plain, but rather on the Mist-Weaving Mountains, which are adjacent to the Awakening Forest, at the northernmost part of the White Sea.

The story originates in the majestic Misty Weaving Mountains, where the people worship a being called the "Mountain God." They believe that the Mountain God wields all power within its domain and is an extremely powerful being.

The story then goes on to say that in ancient times, the Misty Weaving Mountains were shrouded in calamity. Torrential rains fell day and night, triggering flash floods and mudslides. Thunder roared, uprooting trees and destroying houses, making survival difficult for both humans and mythical beasts. At this time, the "Mountain God" appeared. Its form was as tall as a mountain, its arms like pillars supporting the sky, and it was incredibly majestic. It told the people that it could stop the flash floods, disperse the torrential rains, and stop the hurricanes, but on the condition that humanity would worship it for generations to come.

Humanity agreed, so the mountain god rushed to the highest peak of the Misty Weaving Mountains, then leaped high and disappeared into the lightning-streaked clouds, resolving all the calamities at the cost of his own life.

As a result, the custom of worshipping the mountain god arose near the Mizuki Mountains, and gradually influenced the Horned Deer Plain and the Black Indigo Plain.

Shu Mo shook her straw a few times, puzzled, and said, "I originally thought that the mountain god was an ancient belief, like the belief in life and death. It might not have a specific existence, but could be a concept. If it does exist, it should be similar to nature, like the sun or the ocean. In that case, the mountain god is the embodiment of the mountain range."

“But the people of the Misty Mountains told me that they worship the bones of the mountain god.”

"I didn't quite believe it, so after the bow-making competition, I went to the Misty Weaving Mountains and found that they really did have bones that were offered to the mountain god."

Shu Mo turned to a page of the Book of Records, and the page shone with a dazzling light, bringing back to life the scene she had recorded in the Misty Weaving Mountains. The mountain god's bone seemed to be a rib, placed on an altar covered with silk. Its length was roughly estimated to be more than ten meters, and it had a fossil-like texture.

Furthermore, Shu Mo stated that there were also divine bones in other places, including one piece of unknown origin that was several square meters in size. It no longer possessed magic but had a distinct fossil-like texture.

"Brother, do you think these are really the bones of the mountain god, or is there really such a story behind them?" Shu Mo asked curiously.

She hadn't been serving as the guardian of the land in Baihai for very long, and there were still many things she didn't understand. She could have recorded this story as a folk tale, but as the guardian of the land, her duty to "record the truth" compelled her to explore the truth behind the "mountain god."

Unlike other ancient believers, the mountain god actually has a real physical body, which is what makes Shu Mo curious.

There is indeed a "sea god" in the ocean of the divine realm, but it has been proven to be a powerful water-attribute divine beast with the power to manipulate giant waves, and it was once frightened by President Luo.

Ye Lin carefully observed the images projected in the Book of Records, and gradually formed a guess in his mind. However, considering Shu Mo's responsibility to "record the truth," he still decided to see the bones of the "Mountain God" with his own eyes.

"Shu Mo, take me to see it."

"Ah."

At several places where the relics of the mountain gods were enshrined, Ye Lin personally examined the bones of those mountain gods. His pupil technique revealed their true nature, and then he smiled, completely confirming his guess.

"These are the bones of a Celestial Behemoth, and it should be a juvenile Celestial Behemoth that suffered an unfortunate fate, probably a little smaller than Green Belly."

Green Belly was a giant celestial beast that Beyana and her companions encountered when they first arrived in the realm of the gods. Because its belly was green, the people of the realm of the gods named it after its physical characteristics.

Ye Lin depicted a very ancient scene: a young, giant celestial beast had unfortunately died and fallen into the sea, where it was buried by accidental geological activity and slowly fossilized over time.

Subsequent geological activity then tore apart the original fossils, scattering them in various places until they were discovered by humans.

"It's actually the bone of the Sky Veil Beast, so why couldn't it have just fallen directly into the Mistweave Mountains?" Shu Mo asked in surprise, not understanding.

Ye Lin smiled and said, "Because in the very ancient past, the Misty Weaving Mountains were an underwater mountain range. Scholars have discovered many fossils of marine life here, which strongly proves this fact."

He also recommended several books to Shu Mo, all of which were about the geography of the divine realm.

"Then why are the bones of the Celestial Beast mistaken for the bones of the Mountain God?" Shu Mo continued to ask.

In any case, the descriptions of the mountain god are close to "human", while the celestial beast is oval in shape, which is too different.

Ye Lin said, "The ancients had very limited knowledge of the world. They did not understand that there could be such a huge creature. The Sky Veil Beast had a relatively fixed movement route. In that era when communication was not well developed, many people never saw the Sky Veil Beast in their entire lives."

He said it was probably a rainstorm or a flash flood that washed the fossils of the giant beast out and led to their discovery. It just so happened that it was the last rainstorm and the last flash flood.

Humans, who had no understanding of the natural world, used their imagination to create a great mountain god. At the same time, based on human characteristics, the powerful beings they created also tended to resemble human form.

"Shumo, many legends and customs that seem ridiculous to us now are actually a manifestation of the limited perspective of the ancients."

"If we look at things from the perspective of the ancients and imitate their imagination, we may be able to discover the hidden truth."

Ye Lin then used a metaphor: "There is a creature with horns on its head, extremely fierce, carnivorous, never eating vegetables, and capable of eating almost its own weight in food in one meal, especially fond of eating beef. Can you guess what kind of creature this is?"

"A horned python?" Shu Mo guessed.

There are very few creatures that can eat a whole serving of meat that matches their body weight in one sitting.

“It’s your sister Sophie,” Ye Lin said humorously, which earned him a speechless look from Shu Mo. “I’m going to complain to my sister Sophie.”

"There is another kind of creature with horns on its head, capable of transforming into human form, speaking human language, and being an alcoholic..."

Before Ye Lin could finish speaking, Shu Mo interrupted, "I know this, it's rice cake."

Shu Mo was educated that ancient legends and strange customs were not necessarily false, but rather a depiction of things that ancient people could not understand.

The colossal beast that plunged into the sea, the Misty Weaving Mountains that rose due to geological activity, the ancient fossils unearthed by flash floods—Shu Mo felt there was still so much for her to learn.

Back at the Mist Palace, Shu Mo busied herself recording the events of the Horned Deer Plain and the "Mountain God," preparing to send them to the Star Turtle Library in Qian Haitian.

Yao Mumu hugged her takeout, looking happy, while Wushen was still playing games.

Ye Lin checked the time; Chimera should have woken up by now, so he returned to Mist.

"I'm hungry, treat me to a meal." Chimera slowly crawled out of bed, feeling well-rested but extremely hungry.

Ye Lin shook his head and said, "I can treat you to a meal, but you have to keep your promise."

Chimera was stunned for a moment, then quickly pulled the quilt tighter and said pitifully, "Master, are you really going to hurt me?"

"Yes." Ye Lin closed the door, and after a while, a muffled groan came from the room.

…………

　Chimeras once existed here. (Harmonized)

　　
　
(End of this chapter)