Life has dealt a heavy hand to a weak demigod like me.

“Before I came here, I went to a magical place.”

"When the locals were re-dredging the underground pipes, they accidentally unearthed the remains of an ancient water reservoir."

"They're thinking of destroying the reservoir and rebuilding a new underwater facility for the city's expansion."

"But the strange thing is, after they smashed the reservoir open with hammers and other tools, the water didn't drain out of the reservoir. Instead, the water continued to accumulate there as before, as if there was an invisible glass plate surrounding them."

"You know the glass plate, that's the one..." Rotun gestured excitedly, ready to explain what a glass plate was. Sen looked at him and reached forward. A small piece of soil in the distance flew over and then slowly turned into sand and burned. A clear and transparent glass plate appeared in front of Rotun.

Roden scratched his head awkwardly. "I know this place has a pretty good understanding of the outside world, but every time I see the houses here and your clothes, I can't help but overlook something."

"Tradition cannot be violated." Sen turned around and continued to look at the starry sky outside, speaking in a very calm tone.

"Ahem... Let's continue talking about the reservoir." Rotun wanted to say something in response to Sen's words, but after looking at Sen who was looking at the sky seriously, he finally didn't say much.

Tradition...

Who would like this kind of thing?

As an explorer and well-known archaeologist, most people think that Roton should be very interested in the past and history.

But in fact, he does love some things, but this love has gradually deteriorated.

It even evolved into disgust.

He could no longer tell whether he truly loved history and adventure, or whether this was forced upon him by some mysterious force in his blood.

In his heart, Holy Light was no longer a gift, but a curse.

A disgusting curse.

Many things flashed through Rotten's mind, but he still kept smiling and talked to Sen about the adventure and the strange ruins.

"When word spread about the strangeness of the reservoir, I followed my interest and found it. As the city excavated, people soon discovered that there wasn't just one strange-looking pool in that place, but several."

As he spoke, Rotun took out a piece of paper and a pen and quickly drew something on the notebook.

After a moment, looking at the rough sketch in front of him, he nodded with satisfaction.

"When I got there, the ruins were no longer what they were at the beginning, but what they are now."

Sen looked at the manuscript that looked like a child's doodle, and was speechless.

Is there something wrong with the man's brain?

The simple words he just said made Sen think a lot, but after drawing it, Sen felt that his fantasy was shattered.

Rotun didn't notice Sen's strange look and continued to talk to Sen about his discovery with great interest.

"When I first arrived there, although the area had been excavated, I didn't find any valuable clues. So I simply dived to the bottom of the reservoir. Those guys were too timid. You can't ignore your own life when exploring archaeology, but taking it too seriously is even worse."

After saying this, Rotten smiled broadly, but his smile didn't last long before he froze. He continued without maintaining his stiff posture for long, "I jumped directly into the largest reservoir and found traces of a door beneath the water plants at the bottom."

"Not just that pool, there's a door at the bottom of the other pools as well."

"It's not a decoration or a strange custom, but an ordinary door that seems to be able to be opened."

"I tried to open the door, but after trying everything, I couldn't."

"Extraordinary power cannot affect those reservoirs, and hoes cannot dig up the soil beneath the pools. We seem to be trapped in a dilemma of not being able to see them, or being "unqualified."

Most ancient tombs or ruins require "qualifications" before they can be excavated.

This kind of "qualification" is not something too mysterious.

It's knowledge, it's power.

It was like a tomb from the Five Gods Era, where the owner had likely simply cast a protective spell. Anyone who knew the spell could easily break it and enter. Those who didn't, no matter how powerful they were, could only destroy the tomb and its contents.

For this tomb, those who know the protective spell are qualified.

The same is true for the ruins in front of us. If you cannot find the origin of this place, the stories and legends about it, and the power characteristics, you are not qualified to enter.

"I found a lot of relevant books and kept researching the history of the place where the ruins were located. Finally, I found some clues." Roton's tone became excited.

"Water flows to higher places," Sen said.

In an instant, Rotun, who had been keeping the story in suspense to make it more exciting, was speechless like a duck with its neck strangled.

"It is the custom of the Nibe people that people go to low places and water flows to high places," Sen continued.

"It suddenly occurred to me that the ruins aren't that interesting after all. Let me tell you about my other adventures." After a moment, Rotten said as if nothing had happened.

"I remember... there was a similar record in my father's life." Beside the reservoir, Peroz's vision became brighter and brighter.

Slowly, she unearthed some information about the past and the wealth left to her by her father.

Her gaze slowly shifted to the pipes on the reservoir.

"Legend has it that the ancestor of the Nebo people disliked the high priest. In the high priest's words, he was a 'contender.' Following the high priest's saying, 'People go to high places, water flows to low places,' he purposely built a city that was the opposite of what he had been doing."

"In this city, water only flows upwards, while people live below the water."

Peroz changed his previous response and began to slowly focus his attention on the water pipes above the reservoir.

She quietly collected some stones and scrap iron from the ruins, and used her abilities to repair the pipe above.

Although he felt that his guess was correct, Peroz was still a little nervous when facing the water switch.

Click——Squeak——

Accompanied by an unpleasant sound, the upward pipe connected to the reservoir.

There is no suction, it's just an ordinary pipe.

But when the mouth of the pipe fell into the reservoir, the water in the reservoir surged upwards madly, and soon all the water in the reservoir disappeared, leaving only the door that Peroz had just been unable to open.

Peroz ran quickly to the door, then pushed it gently and the door opened.

The moment the door opened, the space was reversed. She, who was lying at the bottom of the reservoir, suddenly stood on the edge of the reservoir wall, and the door that was originally at the bottom of the reservoir suddenly stood upright in front of her.

Peroz took a deep breath and then walked into the door.

The door at the bottom of the reservoir seemed to connect to a new world.

The first thing that catches your eye is the azure sky, and a huge fireball is shining on the world like the sun.

Faintly, Peroz could even see some clouds.

If you don't pay attention, many people probably won't think they have come to the underground world.

"People go downstairs... This floor is where civilians live." Looking at the countless doors connected to the ground and walls and the cave-like residences, Peroz just glanced at them and continued to move forward.

"Does this low place refer to the contrast with the outside world, or the low place here?" She was a little confused.

You have to know that before entering here, her space was turned upside down.

If this low place is compared with the outside world, then she just needs to keep moving forward. To the outside world, the front of the inverted space is underground.

But if this downward direction is aimed at the interior of the space, she needs to constantly look for some downward passages.

Roton explored this place, but did not leave much information.

It was here that he learned about the source of life, and it was also here that he began to doubt himself.

Therefore, many things about this place were not described in detail in his diary.

But for a qualified explorer, these are not problems.

After quickly advancing about a hundred kilometers, Peroz finally saw the border here.

There is a huge door here that is laid on the ground.

"Both?" Peroz slowly walked to the door, the space turned upside down again, and the lying door stood up in front of her eyes.

Peroz rubbed his forehead.

"With every floor you go down, the space shifts a little bit."

"According to the experience of the first level, when one moves downward, one needs to consider both the outside world and the inside world at the same time."

Peroz raised his head and looked at the densely packed portals that appeared beside the "sun" above his head, feeling a headache.

According to the deflection of space, this layer meets the conditions of relative places, that is, the "low place" outside is above the head, and the "low place" inside is under the feet.

"Do we need to take into account the 'lower' part of every floor?"

According to his guess, Peroz quickly found the door leading to the next floor.

But as he looked at the door that began to deflect, Peroz's head began to hurt.

"I hope this person doesn't go too low..."

The abilities of extraordinary people are almost all-encompassing and omnipotent, but they also have their own specialties. Although Peroz is good at mathematics and memory, he is ultimately no match for the Difference Engine, let alone a computer.

If there are too many layers of this "low place", Peroz will probably get lost in it and fall into a vicious cycle.

This way, she could just raise her hands and surrender to this sacred hunt.

Steam calendar year 1757, February 1st.

"You know what? Niber Ross is not as hostile to Charles Rocks as the outside world says." As the number of Rotun's visits increased, Sen's attitude towards him also changed. Occasionally, he would talk to him about some things that were different from what Pallasti recorded and what the outside world said.

Nibel Ross was the ancestor of the Nibel people and a high priest of the Church of the Eternal Sun.

Because the Charles is shrouded in too much glory, Nibel Ross and the Nibel people have always played the clown role in related stories.

"To be able to build a place like that, it seems that Niber Ross must be full of resentment towards the high priest." Rotten rubbed his head.

He gained a lot from the ruins of the Nebes, and the place also left a deep impression on him.

Not to mention anything else, just thinking about the maze-like door now makes Roton feel a headache.

"Everyone thought he founded the Nibel tribe to resolve his conflict with the high priest. But according to Pallasti's records, Nibel Ross was just a rather stubborn person. Although he often had disputes with the high priest, they did have a good relationship."

"Similarly, the Nibel tribe was born after the death of the high priest. He spent a long time and a lot of energy bending the rules to create the Nibel tribe. To do this just to mock someone who has been missing for a long time is somewhat inconsistent with his character."

Rawdon was stunned.

"you mean..."

"No one knows the truth of history, but perhaps it was for commemoration." A faint smile appeared on Mori's cheek. "It's just that because of his personality, his feelings and commemorations have been misinterpreted by the world."

It was a bold guess, but for some reason, Rotten had a feeling that the other party was right.

After all, if it was really as she said, then the murals and the statue at the bottom floor would explain it clearly.

"This is probably why so many people like to explore the past and the unknown."

"Digging up a historical event with my own hands, or overturning the speculations of our predecessors, I never get tired of doing this no matter how many times I do it." A slight smile appeared on Roton's cheek.

There are always some things in the world that you will never get tired of no matter how many times you do them, and you still want to continue doing them.

"Won't you get bored?" Sen murmured, then turned his gaze to Rotten.

"If you really don't get tired of it, your eyes wouldn't be filled with doubts."

"You begin to doubt yourself, or rather, you begin to doubt the things you have always insisted on."

Luo Dun's face was no longer as carefree as before, and his hearty smile gradually disappeared.

He stared at Sen, then grinned, "Aren't you the same?"

“They keep talking about tradition and stuff, but in their hearts they’re always longing for the outside world.”

“Is tradition really that important to you?”

"Your heart is wavering."

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Chapter 149 Chapter 29 The Mirror of Self

Facing Rotten's words, Sen's heart was very calm, and it didn't even cause any waves.

"Just because I long for life outside doesn't mean I want to go there."

A single tree makes a branch, two trees make a forest, and a forest of trees makes a forest.

The names of the three priests will be changed to "Sen", "Mu" and "Lin" after they inherit the position of priest.

This is a constant reminder to them of what they mean to Parasti and the tribe.

Mu likes to eat food from other places the most, but he will only secretly eat a little bit on the National Day every year. At other times, he will abide by tradition and eat traditional Parasti food.

Lin loved new and novel things from the outside world: guns, steam engines, internal combustion engines... anything that was alien to the Palasti. But after asking outsiders or traveling Palasti to collect them, he would only occasionally glance at them and treat them as teaching materials, never touching the items he liked.