The long fairy road is wonderful

Chapter 259 Plan Zero

The magicians in the western world are still weaker than the monks in the east, and there is not even a mage who can compete with the first and second ranks of the human rank, let alone the immortal rank.

Even for fighters who don't rely on magic, their ceiling of strength cannot be compared with that of Earth Immortals, which is really low.

It's not that magic is weaker than Taoism, but because their development time is too short.

This starts with the source of magic, the ancient elves.

The splendid civilization of the ancient elves was built on the basis of magic. In the most prosperous period, they could fight head-on with the monks. Even the robbers and immortals in Eastern China were dispatched with all their strength, but in the end they shook hands and made peace. It can be seen that the magic power at that time How strong.

But not long after the signing of the armistice agreement with the Jiexians, the magic civilization of the ancient elves disappeared.

The details have been lost in the long river of history. Perhaps there may be some clues from excavating a certain ancient site. What is certain is that the civilization of the ancient elves collapsed overnight.

Because the speed of decline was very fast, and at that time, humans in the West and other non-elven intelligent races were still very weak, and they were completely unable to take over these magical technologies, so they could only gradually become unknown in the wind and sand of time.

It wasn't until thousands of years later that the magic was slowly recovered by exploring the ruins.

Starting from the light technique used to top a ball, it has gradually developed to the current level. Although it is still not comparable to the ancient elves, at least signs of revival have begun to appear.

After all, magic wants to develop again. With the relics and materials left by the ancient elves as a reference, the speed is much faster than when the monks fumbled and practiced by themselves.

What's more, the Son of Meteor is also a big influence.

The children born in the year of the meteor shower were not limited to Eastern China. The cultivators predicted that the sons of meteors would have good aptitude. The same was true for the sons of meteors in the west, and they would also give a huge boost to the renewed magic.

But Brother Lin didn't know about these things. He wanted to know other information more than whether the magician was weak or not.

"What is the mission entrustment? Then why was the city owner attacked?"

"The city lord's commission is to find an item, as for the attack..."

Leticia thought about the wording, and Alma directly continued:
"Because the lord of Yamen City does not allow the power of any gods to enter."

"god?"

"Do you have no religion in Eastern China?"

When it comes to religion, strictly speaking, there really isn't one in Eastern China.

Sangha and Taoism are not so much religions as they are just a category to distinguish monks, because even Taoist temples or temples composed of mortals do not offer Sanqing or Buddha, and there is no such concept at all.

After all, there are real immortal monks in Eastern China, and there is no need to enshrine the legends that I made up.

The general temples enshrine gods of the land or their own ancestors. In coastal areas, dragon kings may be enshrined to pray for good weather, but this is far from the scope of religion.

People in Eastern Shenzhou don't believe in gods or religions. After all, there are real immortals hiding among the people and traveling around. Who the hell believes in that stuff?

However, the religion that Elma mentioned is not the type that Lin Tianci remembered in his previous life, where the teachings depended entirely on making up.

"We have a lot of churches in the west, which are equivalent to the agents of God's will in the mortal world. There are also many types of gods, such as good gods, neutral gods, and evil gods."

"Wait a minute, I can understand when you say you believe in good gods. What is it like to believe in evil gods?"

No matter what kind of religion, even if it is a cult, the outer shell is covered with a halo of awesomeness and salvation to the world. No one is particularly straightforward to say that Lao Tzu is a cult, right?
Alma pointed to an adventurer passing by. He was wearing chain mail and hung a flail like a meteor hammer around his waist:
"That's a priest. Look at the rising sun symbol on his chest. He is the priest of the kind god, the Lord of the Dawn. Because our western gods are real, and he can give believers strength, so many people believe in some evil gods. Of course, the priests and churches of evil gods are generally active underground, after all, the rulers don’t want to see their cities full of cultists.”

Lin Tianci pressed his temples, always feeling that the amount of information is a bit too much.

For a god who can perform miracles and actually exists, it is definitely easier to expand his belief than relying solely on fooling around. However, because there are too many gods in the West, everyone competes for each other's territory and believers.

Compared with the monotheism of many religions, this tone of the West is simply a pantheon.

"The gods need believers, and they also need believers to bring his will to the mortal world, so Yamen City, which does not allow religious power to enter, is a thorn in their side."

After Erma finished speaking, Redicia touched the map on the table, zoomed in on the Sadmir area and said:

"Actually, this piece of land in the Sadmir region was only discovered more than ten years ago. Before that, we didn't know that there was a continent so close to us."

She pointed to a long bay road between the two continents Sadmir and Ogaadut on the map:

"This is called Mihun Bay. It was impossible to pass through in the past. Not only is it shrouded in a fog that can't be seen, all navigation will fail here."

Lin Tianci looked at the map and said:
"Isn't anyone passing through the place where the north connects?"

Leticia drew a line on the map with her hand, just covering the connected part of the northern area:
"This place is called the Endless Wasteland, and it's extremely dangerous. No one will go there unless they die."

Looking at the northern area pointed out by this clue, Lin Tianci thought that the extreme north of Eastern Shenzhou is also very dangerous. From the map, no matter whether it is the east or the west, they all meet at the North Pole. The exchange has already begun.

The northernmost tip of Eastern Shenzhou, known as the Extreme North Snow Region, is a dangerous place where earth immortal monks can't get anything good.

"About ten years ago, on a night of meteor shower, the mist that shrouded Mihun Bay dissipated. Travelers who passed by there could vaguely see land and mountains on the other side of the bay. Only then did they discover Sadmir. area."

Redicia went on to say:
"Later, a group of expeditions who were not afraid of death went to Sadmir, only to find that this place is not only large in size, but also has civilization, and even the language they speak is similar to ours. Later, through trade, the understanding between the two sides is getting better and better. deep"

It is indeed the truth that cultural exchanges can open the way.

"It just came along with the trade, and there was also the religion that belonged to us Ogaadut. At that time, there was no religion in the Sadmir area. They didn't know that there was a god, and it was easy to listen to the missionaries. Many The Church of God has just taken root in the Sadmir region, and now..."

Shaking her head, she said:

"Theocratic power has obviously threatened the royal power. In just a dozen years, the original rulers had to face up to the religion that engulfed the people in their territory, and the conflicts became more and more serious. Yamen City is the most powerful city in the Sadmir region. If even he shows weakness, other cities will have to bow to the divine right."

In the final analysis, it is still a dispute over power. It was originally ruled well, but suddenly a bunch of gods popped up to take away its right to rule. Anyone who changed it would be upset.

Having said that, which one is stronger between the so-called gods in the West and the robbers in Eastern China?
This is really a bit beyond imagination, maybe you can ask him the grand master when you have a chance.

Lin Tianci roughly understood the reason why the city lord was attacked, and Alma continued the previous topic and said:
"The dispute between the city lord and the theocracy has nothing to do with us, and we don't want to get involved."

This is true, of course, Lin Tianci is not interested in power struggles, so he might as well find something delicious if he has this spare time.

"By the way, you haven't said what you entrusted to find, so what exactly is it?"

"zero."

After Alma spit out a word, she said:

"It comes from a product of the ancient elves called 'Project Zero'. No one knows exactly what it is. The only thing that is clear is that Zero was developed for war."

Could this so-called zero be used by the elves to deal with monks in ancient times?
"Originally, the existence of this thing is more like a legend. As long as it is activated, it can easily destroy an army of [-] people, or the destructive light it shoots is enough to wipe out the entire plain, etc. It is basically a guess without any evidence, or even zero. Whether it exists or not is a question mark.”

"The old city lord got some clues about Zero from somewhere, and found some related map fragments."

Leticia took out a piece of paper and handed it to Lin Tianci.

The latter opened it up and saw that it was a rubbing on the paper, and the pieces of the map were completely disconnected. It looked like it had been repaired and spliced ​​to a certain extent, but it was still difficult to identify where the map was. .

"Each of the participating adventurers has a copy of this map. Whether they can find Zero in the end depends on their own means and luck."

Alma finally finished the medium-rare steak, wiped her mouth with a napkin elegantly and said:

"Actually, it doesn't matter whether you can find it or not. It doesn't matter whether the thing you find is zero or not. The city lord wants it just to deter the increasingly powerful theocratic power, so that they don't dare to act rashly. The point is not whether it is true or not, but whether it exists or not."

Similar to strategic nuclear weapons, if you don't have this thing, it can be said that you don't fart internationally.

"What is the task reward?"

Seeing Leticia look so nervous, it must be something very important, right?
It turned out that Lin Tianci was thinking too much, and the answer was very simple.

"It's money, a lot of money."

"..."

Are you so philistine?

Redicia expressed dissatisfaction with Alma's such a simple explanation:

"Not only rich, everyone in the team will get a hereditary title of nobility, and have their own territory and castle. gold mine."

To put it bluntly, isn't it still money...

(End of this chapter)