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Chapter 260 Gale: There is only one truth——!!

——"Lord of the Chain of Wisdom", Cthulhus...

——It is the inspirer of the operation of all things and the collision of ideas, and it expresses the god with profound insight into the mechanical order and electronic lifeblood…

It is said that it contains endless wisdom and logic, and can guide lost souls in the flow of data and deliver information to every place that thirsts for knowledge.

The priests and temples under his command are also very distinctive.

The church has its own unique clergy system. The believers are all people with a strong spirit of sharing, and those who have resources will always leave links for those who seek help.

The teaching is—

Knowledge sharing encourages believers to share knowledge and promotes the free flow of information…

Technological progress, support the development of technology, and believe that technology is the key force to promote social progress...

Network harmony, advocating peace and order in the virtual world, opposing network violence and information blockade...

And so on, and so on and so forth.

The priesthood of Cturus is very diverse, but apart from specialized priests and crusaders, most believers can be collectively referred to as "data apostles" or "network security guardians."

Believers practice their faith by contributing their own network resources or information technology.

There are also people working to protect information security and fight cybercrime.

As for the most memorable holy days and important ceremonies of the church, they are the "Data Festival" and the "Code Ceremony" -

The former is a festival that celebrates the free flow of data and the sharing of information.

The latter is a sacred ritual that involves writing and executing specific codes to seek the protection and guidance of the Lord of the Smart Chain.

Similarly, believers will hold regular discussions through the Smart Forum to discuss the latest network technology and intelligent developments in order to better understand the will of the Lord of the Smart Chain.

As they habitually express, the mantra of the gods' blessing -

"May the sacred F2 connect each and every one of us."

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After friendly communication and getting along, it only took a short night.

Taf and others have already learned that the wandering wizard they encountered did come from a world far away outside the Crystal System.

That world is so far away from the Kingdom of Heaven that there may have never been any communication between them before.

This strange wizard is very likely the first person to come to this Crystal System from that world.

As the communication deepened, some internal information and organizational structure of the divine force to which the wizard belonged were gradually revealed to everyone.

however--

It is difficult to say whether this lifts the veil or adds another layer of mystery.

Obviously, the other party explained it in detail and with great enthusiasm in order to spread the doctrine.

But the problem was that the more he explained, the more difficult it became for people to understand.

It sounds like the system is very complete, from structure to organization, from doctrine to belief concepts, from holy days to important ceremonies, everything is well-organized and full of details.

The painting style is also extremely unified and powerful. All the parts and details appear extremely inconsistent yet self-consistent. In short, it does not look like something that was fabricated on the spur of the moment.

It’s just that, maybe it’s because that world is too far away from Faerun.

Whether too weird or too advanced, there is obviously a huge difference between the two worldviews.

Of course, that’s why—

This kind of "exotic atmosphere" is so strong that it cannot be simply described as overwhelming.

It was just like a mountain falling down on them, crashing down on them directly and strongly.

………………

It's late at night and everything is silent.

Only insects chirped in the fields, and everything seemed very quiet.

Gale sat on the grass not far from the camp, gazing at the land in the distance. In the darkness of the night, the endless forests and wilderness were undulating.

The druid forest is nearby, but we can't enter it for the time being.

Because the magic network has been shut down, the casting of spells and divine arts on the material plane is now prohibited, and no place can avoid being affected.

This woodland in Silvanus is no exception.

Because the statue in the deepest part of the forest seemed to be temporarily affected, making the druids' nerves become sensitive.

The atmosphere in the woods has been a bit high-pressure and tense recently, so even the Archdruid Halsin had to take all these situations into consideration, and so he was forced to temporarily close the woods under pressure.

Therefore, even though the group arrived near the woods this afternoon, they were unable to go in directly.

certainly--

They were not planning to leave just like that, so they temporarily set up camp nearby.

"Aren't you going to rest?"

There was a rustling sound behind him. Gale looked back and found that the bard, who was temporarily serving as the captain, had pushed aside the vines and bushes and walked towards him.

Behind us is the temporary campsite, which is a relatively flat and open area, using the surrounding trees and bushes as cover.

The bonfire burned quietly, making crackling sounds.

That was the sound of wood cracking under the licking of flames.

"You haven't rested either, sir..." Gale said with a friendly smile.

At the same time, he moved to the side, as if he naturally wanted to make room for Taft to sit down.

Although I don’t know whether he behaved like this on purpose or it is just his personality, I have to say that this behavior and attitude are indeed very comfortable.

After all, Gale is a wizard who once reached the legendary level.

Even if I fall down now and lose my strength, it won't change this.

"Actually, no one slept. Some couldn't sleep..." Taf sighed and sat down next to him.

"..."

"..."

A brief moment of silence.

Taff reached out and pulled out a grass root, then asked, "Come to think of it, I'm not sure if I did something wrong..."

"what?"

"It's just that we haven't explained to Mr. Xia Zhi the problem with the thing in our heads..."

Taff said hesitantly.

"It's nothing, actually. We all think it's inappropriate, right?" Gail shook his head.

Although the other party is indeed very kind, it is not appropriate to tell this kind of thing to everyone.

And in such a short period of time, although the other party did behave very kindly, what he displayed was a completely different system.

Including technology and concepts.

After seeing the strange objects, or prosthetic parts, displayed by the other party, everyone was more or less frightened.

After all, they have to dig out eyes and cut off arms at any time, and then replace organic body tissue with modular cyber prostheses, and integrate brain-computer interfaces...

This kind of thing is more or less shocking.

Even Gale, the legendary wizard of Waterdeep, could not help but have some doubts, not to mention the others. In such a situation, everyone would naturally have some concerns.

Subconsciously, he was reluctant to tell the other party about the Mind Flayer tadpoles, and hoped that the other party would provide a treatment plan.

"That's right, and the Mind Flayer tadpoles in our heads are safe for now, so we can be more patient. There should be a better way."

Taf nodded and added another sentence as if trying to convince himself.

Yes, this is also a very important factor.

Because all spellcasting is forbidden, not just arcane and divine magic, but also psionic power.

After all, it's all part of a system.

Unless it is divine power, any magical phenomenon must go through the procedures of the magic network.

This also caused the worms in their heads to be significantly affected, but it did not mean that the tadpoles died or completely stopped moving.

But for now, in terms of effect, they are not far apart.

The bugs seemed to become very inert, as if they had entered a state similar to hibernation... It was a very strange feeling, but they all sensed it inexplicably.

At least for the time being, there is no need to worry about the arrival of transformation, and naturally there will be a wider range of choices.

If this doesn't happen, they may not know whether they will live to see a tomorrow after today...so they will definitely try every possible means and ask everyone they see if there is any treatment plan.

Anyway, it doesn't matter whether I have a craniotomy or an amputation, being alive is better than being dead.

"Yes, this is our chance. Although there is a big problem with the magic network, at least the noose around our necks has loosened a lot—"

Gale clapped his hands in approval.

Taff exhaled lightly, and seemed to be a little relieved. "That's it, let's try to find a better doctor or pastor."

At least we need a treatment plan that is more suitable for the physique of the baby Feren.

The cyberpunk style provided by the wandering wizard was really ahead of its time.

"By the way, Gale, why don't you accept the magical item that can restore your ability to cast spells?"

Taf thought of something again and asked with a little curiosity.

"That dialer, Mr. Xia Zhi said he could provide it to you for free...but you didn't accept it. Is there something wrong with it?"

That strange item that can restore a certain level of spellcasting ability is incredibly valuable no matter how you look at it.

But the other party said that it could be provided free of charge, and only designated Gail to receive it.

But Gale seemed very conflicted and finally chose to refuse, which made the bard curious.

Is that a trap?

"It's not a problem, but once I accept it, I may have no way out..."

Gale was silent for a moment, then his expression became very strange:
"Once that sacred F2 connects to me, my connection with Mystra will definitely be severed."

The so-called "Sacred F2"——

That is the strange name of that strange thing -

According to the wandering wizard, this is the most popular and widely used module among them, and it is because of this that he is able to retain a certain degree of spellcasting ability.

"Your connection with the magic network is now broken, and you have no ability to cast spells."

Taff shook his head disapprovingly: "If we can recover a certain level of spellcasting ability, even if it's only to the third level, it will be very helpful for our next journey."

He did not realize that the Mystra Gale was referring to was the goddess of magic herself, but only thought it was a reference to the Magic Web.

"Captain Taff, you don't understand this..."

The Waterdeep Mage sighed. He did not explain the matter of Mystra, but spoke directly about the matter -

"There is a big problem with the magic network right now, but a visitor from another world happens to have a way to solve this problem. Do you think this is just a coincidence?"

"Especially the Lord of the Intelligent Chain, who invisibly connects every living being. Beliefs, doctrines, symbols, and the like are also inseparable from the Internet..."

"Do you think this could be a pure coincidence?"

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"..."

"you mean……?"

Taf frowned and looked around subconsciously.

Although the wandering wizard had taken them to the vicinity of the woods and left during the day.

"Yes, I feel familiar with him. Maybe this master of the intelligent chain is the god of the magic network of the crystal wall system, just like Mystra."

Gale's expression was solemn, and he said seriously: "Although she is different from the magic goddess we are familiar with, she clearly showed another unusual appearance..."

"It's not a purely natural magic net phenomenon, but a modified magic net..."

After a slight hesitation, the mage lowered his voice.

"I suspect that it might be the ruler of the Seventh Kingdom who transformed the crystal magic net into one of his own aspects..."

Although he had no evidence.

But judging from the few words revealed by the wandering wizard, this is undoubtedly very suspicious.

"This... this can't be..." Taf looked a little stunned.

"Of course not. The situation in the Crystal System is very strange. It is completely different from the Kingdom of Tianyu."

Gale shook his head, still looking extremely serious.

"That strange crystal system called 'Temple of Titan' is said to be completely ruled by an empire called the Human Federation. They have completed the ascension of their prosthetic bodies and control all the planets and all the material planes in the universe..."

There are only humans in the entire universe, no aliens; there is only the Master of the Intelligent Chain, no other divine powers...

Such a situation would never occur naturally.

Even though the Lord of the Intelligent Chain already controls the power of the entire universe, he openly proclaims in the doctrine that this god is just a side facet and incarnation of a more powerful power...

Isn't this absolutely obvious?

After listing all the suspicious points he had noticed in one breath, Gale let out a long sigh.

"In short, don't be fooled by the gentleness that the wizard showed earlier. He may be easy to talk to, but he is definitely not asking for nothing."

In fact.

When the other party directly said that he could provide the strange object to him for free, to help him implant it and restore his ability to cast spells...

Gail immediately became alert.

After all, he was once the chosen one (and lover) of the magic goddess. This identity seems to have been lost now, but he can still do something about it.

Maybe the other party is here just for this?
So after careful consideration, Gail rejected the olive branch extended by the other party.

He didn't dare to gamble that once he connected to the sacred F2, he would become a weapon used to stab Mystra in some conspiracy.

"Very perceptive. I thought I should give you a heads up."

at this time--

A voice came from not far away.

Taff and Gail looked over subconsciously, and saw an old man with a white beard appear in the moonlight without them noticing.

The old man with white beard nodded over here: "Gail, you did a good job."

(End of this chapter)