It is impossible for the girl to find the evil god in the textbook

Chapter 37 The unquenchable fire

"The soul is the tree... humanity is the firewood?"

Except for Hyde and Fred Mephisto who repeated it thoughtfully, most of the people present could not understand what he was referring to at all.

"Firewood comes from trees. You mean that human nature is born from the soul? But isn't this a matter of course? All intelligent life has a soul, and only life with a soul can have a concept similar to human nature?"

Ling scratched his hair and followed his intuition to understand this sentence literally.

Under everyone's puzzled eyes, Dmitry nodded, affirming Ling's question.

"You are right, this is indeed a matter of course. But you only understand the relationship between the tree and the tree, and ignore the meanings they each represent."

The old alchemist drew four worlds made up of pillars and circles on a piece of white paper. That is the tree that grows upwards, which is the most basic and important theory of ancient mysticism.

"You should be familiar with the concept of trees. Any apprentice who has been in contact with occultism for more than half a year should understand this. Trees represent growth, upward, and higher levels of life. Scholars of the ancient Kabbalah sect believe that trees It is the tree of life located in the center of the paradise and the fulcrum of the entire universe, it is the way to the paradise and also to God.”

"Although their theories and conjectures cannot be verified, there are still too many similar coincidences in mysticism, whether it is the Kabbalah, the establishment of occult magic, the spell "fir tree" in ancient runes, the prophet The posture of the relic of Sibyl, or the "Dendrogram Ark" that you once found on the isolated island leading to the land of Nod - there are countless coincidences and connections with the concept of tree. "

"The soul is a tree, a fulcrum, a channel and a way, and even Ulysses Philip, the black wizard's "armor" theory, points to the so-called heterogeneity of the soul.After all, we acquire knowledge from relics that are close to divinity itself, and perhaps our tree-like soul is the starting point of divinity. "

Fred, who had tried countless times to touch divinity, frowned,

"This may be the right direction, but it still has no practical significance. We can never tamper with the nature of our souls at will, and the change of direction that cannot be determined means madness, loss of control or other more terrible endings. Philip proposed in his theory There is still a gap between the alienation of the soul and the first step towards divinity."

The old man shook his head.

"Out of control, madness, death, or degenerating into irrational monsters, these unbearable consequences are only for us... Of course, it is meaningless to say these, at least we get from the first half of this sentence A partial knowledge of the soul and divinity."

"And I think the more important part is the second half of this sentence, and there are even parts that can be tested and actually used, then—"

"[Human nature is firewood], what do you think of this sentence?"

Under the piercing eyes of the old alchemist, all the wizards looked at each other in blank dismay.

"...Humanity springs from the soul, which is part of the tree?"

Adolf didn't think much, just moved his body in the sofa that was a bit crowded for him.

"On the other hand, you got it wrong - how can a tree be combined into a tree? You should say that there are parts of the tree that can become a tree, just like people have bones and blood, but bones and blood cannot be called human beings."

"As for the relationship between the two, we only need to agree with the major premise that human nature is born from the soul."

“The meaning of salary is more about the purpose than the source.”

“Salary is fuel, and what we need to understand is—”

"What kind of fuel is it?"

In fact, the answer to this question is already obvious.Whether it is the source of knowledge or the hints in it, people will involuntarily lead people to the answer.

“…it is the fuel that ignites the fire of divinity.”

In silence, Hyde said the answer that everyone thought of.

His smile looked a little bitter and helpless.

"So this is why Sibylla cannot agree with the armor theory."

"Humanity is the fuel that ignites the fire of divinity. Perhaps when you touch this field, the ending is already doomed. Whether it is a natural god, or a mortal who has ascended to the throne, he will not consider everything from a human perspective. There is no difference between the two."

"Maybe I can retain my own consciousness and become a new god named Hyde Belusay, but everything that was once important will become irrelevant to him who has become a god. This has nothing to do with whether to retain my own consciousness, because consciousness is related to The soul itself has become different."

But at this time, the shadow who had been silent all this time suddenly spoke.

"But if human nature is the firewood that keeps the fire alive, then how do the sons of gods and the real gods keep the fire burning forever? According to Ayla, Nodens in the Dreamland has survived for at least tens of thousands of years? Could it be? He still has an unburned humanity?"

"Of course it's impossible. As a purely mythical creature, it's impossible for the True God to still have residual humanity...but."

The old alchemist paused.

"The following are just my guesses. At present, I have no definite evidence from this remains."

"...Do you think the son of God or even the gods, whether it is the son of Abhos, Lilith, or Nobold—why do they want to establish their own kingdom of God?"

"The foundation of the kingdom of God is just the most common soil, rocks, plants or some ordinary life in our eyes. There is nothing special about them. In the research and investigation of past cases, we regard this as the instinct of God ——It will transform the space and environment it is in from the beginning of its birth or advent, or their existence alone is enough to change the world.”

"But what is the meaning of this instinct, why do they have this seemingly abnormal instinct?"

"If human nature is firewood, but firewood is not necessarily human nature... If we regard the ever-expanding kingdom of God and the family as a kind of consumables, then their behavior becomes easy to understand .”

"The burning of firewood is uncontrollable. When humanity is exhausted—yes, they will use the world, the soul contained in it, or other things as firewood."

"Are you willing to accept this guess?"

After a lengthy silence, Fred Mephisto, who recovered first, forced a smile.

"In other words, even the true gods cannot save a dying world. Are all their efforts accelerating the demise of this world? This sounds really desperate."

"...But, Professor Dalton, that's not all you have to say."

"I still remember very clearly that you said that there are even parts worthy of our experiments and even use."

Some smiles finally appeared on the old man's face.

"If my guesses and theories are correct... at least Serena Williams' resuscitation is no longer a mystery."

Chapter 38 The journey hundreds of years ago

The ship sailed backwards through the icy canyon, and the surrounding scenery was stretched into a pale arc.

...perhaps not pulling, but closing.

Ella thought.

If time and space are really one, then when the speed of convergence exceeds the natural expansion of space, can it really produce the same phenomenon as time reversal?

This phenomenon may exist but it is fleeting, leaving only a negligible memory for the observer.Just like a person scooping up a pool in the river, or placing a reef, the water flow deviates in a very narrow range, and then converges behind the reef.

Essentially, nothing has changed.

Sibylla, Nobold, or another one who calls herself "One", their struggles are just like this.

The girl's train of thought was interrupted by a slight stabbing pain from her head, and she vaguely felt that someone was calling her from a rather long distance.

It's just that this power is not strong enough, and she is still unable to accurately locate and respond.

This call was accompanied by a subtle sense of familiarity and intimacy, as if there was a warm current that restored some warmth to her cold body at the moment.

Perhaps the people outside are somehow trying to get in touch with themselves behind the door.

Ella probably guessed the answer, the owner of the voice should be Ling or other people in the material world, but she didn't expect the latter to be able to do this so soon.

...No, maybe it’s not that longer time has passed, just like the original Snow Country.

"Nobold, do you know how long the outside world has passed?"

This was the first time Ella called his name since entering the world behind the door.

Sitting among a group of sailors drinking high-quality alcohol, Nobold seemed to have completely integrated into the atmosphere and turned to face her.

"It should not be much different from your body feeling, or the time elapsed outside is even shorter. This is just a bubble that is on the verge of breaking. Even I can no longer use its power at will. I can let you see it like now. Some visions of the past are already the limit."

The man who changed into his polar costume at some point, wearing a felt hat and seal skin smiled,

"It's better to say that even if the power is intact, I will only use it to gain more time to act. The bell of doom is getting closer and closer."

"I didn't ask you this..."

Ella shook her head. In the past few days of communication, she has probably become familiar with Nobold's somewhat serious character.

She gave up on further in-depth discussions on this matter, at least it is enough to know that the time flow rate here is not much different from the outside world.

"Forget it... At least you have to tell me why we have been staying on this ship? My body sense tells me that at least a week has passed since we came to this ship."

"Haven't I mentioned this before?"

Norberd put down the square metal flagon and let out a mouthful of alcohol.

The sailors still gather to drink to keep warm, and occasionally tell a few local-style jokes and what they have seen along the way.

"Now, your growth, strength and belief over the years have met the minimum standards we envisioned, so it's time to let you go"

"This is the beginning of everything, and it is also the prerequisite for all my plans. Now this bubble can no longer withstand another expansion or contraction. I can only locate a roughly close time, so that you can witness the truth with your own eyes from here. "

"Oh, it seems like it's about to start."

At this time, the ship was moored near a hard permafrost, and the sailors furled the sails and lowered the heavy anchor.

There was movement from the direction of the cabin, Ella followed the sound, and then fell into a daze.

Two figures stepped out of the cabin, and the male among them was very similar to Norbord who was drinking on the deck, but his expression was more publicized, and he looked younger in comparison.

Immediately behind him was a beautiful woman with a scholarly air.She has wavy golden curly hair, wears archetypal crystal glasses, and has a gentle smile on her face.

Although she did not wear the white retro robe this time and was dressed more like a modern person, Ella still recognized the other person at a glance as the prophet Sibylla.

Two legendary wizards who spanned the ages were actually on this somewhat old ketch.

"You read that right, that's me and Ms. Sibylla."

Norbord glanced in the direction of the two, put down the flagon and left the seamen.

"More than 200 years ago, in 1614 AD... I used my wealth and aristocratic status to become a member of the board of directors of the East India Company. The Queen at the time issued me an unlimited development license. "

"And I used it to form a fleet, and started a world-wide exploration using the human and financial resources of the ordinary world. This exploration took me 15 years. During this period, I was able to confirm several gods. Only a place of birth or sleep.”

"Some of them are on remote continents that have not yet been proven to exist, some are on untouched desert islands, and some are under the feet of our lives."

"After some weighing and calculation, Sibilla and I chose the first place worth trying."

"Out of a certain degree of humanity and compassion, I did not send my own fleet to die here. Instead, I used teleportation to go to the North Pole in advance, and barely built a ship using the local conditions."

Having said that, he spread his hands helplessly.

"Unlike today's era, the world at that time was far from the end. Even though some terrible phenomena have occurred, we have not really encountered such terrible events as the coming of the Son of God in the long years."

"With divinity, we believe that we are the most powerful wizards in the world, a great existence comparable to the gods of the age of mythology."

"Although we understand that we cannot defeat an existence like Gherroth, at that time, we thought that if the two of them cooperated, it would not be impossible to banish the sleeping gods in advance."

Ella probably understood what Norboud meant. She looked around at the snow field that seemed to have never changed since ancient times, and her expression was a little confused.