Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 724 Is it just this time?

"In a dark place like this, far away from the surface of the earth, where a war once broke out, the resentment and hatred of the innocent dead cannot be purified by sunlight, and will gradually settle into corrupt dead air - in modern magic terms, it is the so-called low-energy magic. They can infect people's emotions, causing panic, sadness, depression, and other emotions. In severe cases, they may cause dizziness, vomiting, madness, and hysteria. The undead possession that the folks in the countryside often talk about refers to this situation."

Sister Livia turned around and said to the guests, "To fight against this corrupt and dead air, the only way is to chant the hymns taught by our ancestors with noble morals and a pure heart, and to remove their resentment. Of course, a simpler method is to use high-energy magic power and low-energy magic power to cancel each other out and purify it. As far as I know, the photon elves of the Gospel Convent have mastered this ability."

As messengers of the Voodoo Sun, leading the dead to the holy light of heaven, the names of the three sisters of Bethel were heard even by Sister Livia who was far away in the Cross Church of St. Annville.

Metien nodded as if he understood. Explaining the birth of the undead from a magical perspective was a very scientific thing, which immediately made the pink-haired girl feel at ease and no longer so scared.

Olvera asked excitedly, "The psalm you just sang was really beautiful. You are worthy of being the leader of the hymn class, Miss Livia. By the way, who wrote that hymn? I have never heard of it. What does the Holy Mother, the Saint and the Holy Spirit mean? Ah, I know. The Saint refers to that... um."

She got stuck here and was reluctant to say that annoying name.

Although for humans, Saint Tomi is a well-deserved saint and a pioneer who ignites the fire of wisdom, this is not the case for the Girl's Kingdom. He broke his promise and betrayed her repeatedly, which indirectly led to the division of the Girl's Kingdom. When Ovella read the novel, what she hated most was this kind of treacherous villain. Besides, she is not a human being, so why should she look at the problem from a human perspective?

Before reincarnation, the Girl King should have treated humans well, but what did humans do?

Forget it, there is no point in thinking about this kind of question now. Ovella shook her head and threw all these thoughts out of her mind.

It seems that the goddess also has her own place in the animistic system, but the proportion she occupies is not very large. This may be what Saint Tumi intended. He accepted the power of the goddess, so he naturally could not ignore her existence, but he did not want her to have too much influence on the development of human civilization, so he deliberately described her as a vague concept, which was given form and connotation by believers.

Sister Livia saw that Olvera was quite interested, so she briefly explained it. After listening, not only Olvera, but everyone else showed a thoughtful expression - the Virgin Mary who created the universe, the world, and everything, isn't that the goddess of creation?

Sister Livia approached the ruins, observing the ruins around her, and said, "In ancient times, the land of Lunkwell was called Lunwich. Long before the 'Blood King' Baimon established the Wolunmufu Dynasty, this was already the most active area of ​​animism. Countless spirit temples, sanctuaries and temples formed the basis for the Spiritual Prayer Society to spread its faith here. The greatest is the temple, the most holy is the spirit temple, and the greatest and most holy is the sanctuary surrounded and guarded by them. This name has been passed down to later generations and inherited by today's believers, such as the Holy Spring Sanctuary Tiphis of the Holy Spring Monks, the Earth Sanctuary Malfita of the Fertile Soil Sect, and the Mountain Sanctuary Guliaos of the Mountain Guard..."

"This is the Seventh Canto of the Consecrated Psalms, Book of the Dead, written by Saint Liz, the most outstanding Saint in the history of the Spiritual Prayer Society. The structure and content of the text refer to the fragment of the Spiritual Beginning that was handed down from ancient times. The Three Saints in One refers to the identity of the Virgin Mary, the Saint, and the Holy Spirit in the mysterious realm. They represent the spirituality of the universe, the spirituality of civilization, and the spirituality of mankind. The Saint is Saint Tumi, whom we are all familiar with. The Holy Spirit does not have a specific image, but can be anyone with spirituality in their hearts. The Virgin Mary refers to a concept that created the universe, the world, and everything. Some people say that it is the chaos before the universe was born, and some people say that it is a kind and loving goddess... But so far no one has been able to give an accurate conclusion."

"This is most likely a holy place of the ancient spiritual prayer meeting."

The nun spoke of the ancient faith, but for some reason, her tone was very calm, without the excitement and trembling that believers should have when they worshipped. Metien listened to her story, and when her eyes fell on these dilapidated ruins again, she revealed a different emotion from before, especially the large temple in the center that had long collapsed and was filled with an indescribable sense of vicissitudes. She asked curiously: "So, this place was once a holy place, so it should have many believers? Are they... those bones on the ground?"

Scattered on the streets, buried in the dust, curled up in the shadows of the ruins, there are gray-white bones everywhere, and their weapons have all had their edges smoothed out over the years, but still exude a chilling and murderous atmosphere. This scene alone can make people imagine the cruelty and brutality of that battle.

What was the reason that led to the invasion of the Holy Place of the Spiritual Prayer Society? In ancient times, animism was still the leader of human civilization. The great saint and his twelve saints still enjoyed a prestigious reputation and lofty status. Four of them even established the four largest empires in human history after winning the war with the aliens, ruling all living beings in the hundreds of thousands of miles of territory. Under such circumstances, it stands to reason that no one should dare to challenge the majesty of the Spiritual Prayer Society or even directly attack their holy place, right?
Unless, it is an era so chaotic that order is overturned, rule is destroyed, saints harm each other, believers are in constant fear, natural disasters and man-made disasters continue to erupt, everyone falls into madness, and even saints are powerless to save the situation.

For example, disasters, divine changes and natural disasters.

Olvera, who had heard Fei'er tell this history in person on the Shiqilia Peninsula, felt that she might have guessed the answer, but she did not say it out loud because it was not the right time and there was no right person.

Sister Livia shook her head and said in a low voice: "I don't know, but the development of faith is originally a tortuous process. The believers here are fighting to protect their own beliefs. I guess even if they die, they won't have any resentment, right?"

Is it really?

If so, then what she expelled by chanting the poem just now was simply the low-energy magic power accumulated due to being isolated from the world for a long time, and had nothing to do with these dead people?
Olvera was deeply suspicious, but Sister Livia did not give her a chance to question her. She turned around and said, "We should go back."

"Eh?" Metien was stunned for a moment: "Don't you want to go in and take a look, Sister Livia?"

Although the stairs leading to the Great Temple are blocked by fallen rocks and ruins, if you look carefully, maybe you can find another way?
"No need." Sister Livia shook her head slowly. "The excavation and protection of ancient ruins need to be carried out by professionals. I came in just to investigate the situation. After returning, I will report to Brother Mufasa and ask him to send archaeological professionals to formulate a plan. Whether to temporarily seal it or adopt protective excavation, we must first ask their opinions. If we rashly break into the ruins, we may damage the buildings and cultural relics here, so it is better to return first."

"That's it."

Metien was obviously a little disappointed, but what Sister Livia said made sense. Professional matters should be left to professionals. They were already very lucky to be the first visitors to the ruins after they were unearthed. It would be better not to ask for more.

After reaching a consensus, the group decided to return along the original route. This time, Sister Livia walked at the end of the group. Before leaving, she looked back at the large temple standing alone in the dim world. She felt that its shadow was like a statue, a lighthouse, but also like an ancient symbol that guided the way to a deeper place.

Why was it at this time that these relics were discovered when the religious orders held a round table meeting?

After that, it will probably be very difficult.

The nun sighed silently, then withdrew her gaze and walked into the passage, the sound of her footsteps gradually fading away.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)