Deep Sea Embers

Chapter 181 History, Pollution, and the Black Sun

A line of text that suddenly appeared on the "Chronicle", a city-state that no one knew, a battle that no one knew, a failure and sacrifice that no one knew - a history that does not exist in anyone's memory, what is left to the world after its demise Only a trace remains.

And even this extremely brief sentence was probably transmitted to the real world by countless fire bearers at the cost of their lives.

After hearing what Morris said, Duncan was stunned for a moment and then fell into thinking.

The Church of the Firebringer... He knew the general situation of this sect.

After learning about the existence of the "Four Gods Faith" in this world, he became very interested in these gods that had a huge impact on the operation of the world, and the book that Morris sent before happened to have many references to the Four Gods. As for the content of the church, he learned about the churches of the four major gods, and among the four gods' beliefs, the "Fire Bearer" was the most special one in his opinion.

The core of the belief of the Fire Bearers, or their "beliefs", is completely different from that of the believers of the other three gods. The storm, wisdom and death followed by the believers of the other three gods are relatively easy to understand concepts, while the concepts of the Fire Bearers are relatively easy to understand. What I am following... is the more elusive thing called "history".

History is the memory of civilization, which is passed down from generation to generation in the passage of time. This is the core of the belief of the fire bearers. They believe that civilization started with "fire" and continues to this day with "fire" as a symbol, and there are countless people in the world. Unknown threats are trying to interfere with or distort the transmission of this fire. It is their mission to confront these threats and ensure the stable continuation of the fire of civilization.

Firebearers follow and worship Tarijn the Everburning Fire, a giant who stood at the beginning of civilization. It is said that he preserved and guarded the first bonfire lit by mortals and transformed the bonfire into himself. As part of his body, he discerned the correct history from the jumps and branches of the flames and imprinted it on his body. As civilization continued to advance, this giant became larger and larger, and when he grew to his limit, The civilization of mortal mortals will gain true security. No one can threaten the correct continuation of history, and even subspace cannot annihilate civilization.

This is the original text in the book sent by Morris, and it is also the most important passage in the "Fire Bible" held by the Fire Bearer.

In Duncan's opinion, the last part of these descriptions may just be the thoughts of believers, a pie painted by the church. The credibility is open to question, but the descriptions of "Firebringer Guarding History" should all be true.

History can be polluted and nature can be protected, and vice versa.

"...So they did this just once that year..." Duncan suddenly muttered thoughtfully.

"What did you say?" Morris didn't react for a moment, "You did it once that year? What does this mean..."

"It's nothing, I'm just talking to myself," Duncan shook his head slightly and looked at the old gentleman in front of him seriously, "The information you brought is very important."

"The information I brought?" Morris was a little confused. "You mean the third record I just mentioned? The summons that appeared on the Firebringer Chronicle?"

Duncan nodded slightly, then suddenly frowned: "But there is one thing I'm curious about. Does Black Sun have the authority to pollute history?"

"This..." Morris hesitated, obviously this was beyond his scope of knowledge as a "historical expert", "I'm not very clear about the authority of the Black Sun. This is probably only the case for those experts who specialize in fighting evil gods. You will understand, but based on what I know, Black Sun should not theoretically have this ability..."

Duncan nodded thoughtfully, while Morris looked uneasily at the "subspace shadow" in front of him who seemed to be thinking.

This "Mr. Duncan" has always been very polite and patient. He discusses academic issues with himself, asking questions and thinking from time to time. The atmosphere is just like the last time he visited an antique store, but phantoms appear in his mind from time to time. And the noise still reminded Maurice that he was walking on the edge of an abyss.

"Mr. Duncan" seems to have become interested in the fire bearer and in "the contamination and preservation of history". Why is this? Is this existence suspected of coming from subspace planning something? The God of Wisdom, Lachem, allowed himself to stay in contact with him in order to obtain information in this regard? What is the relationship between this Warp Shadow and the God of Wisdom? Is it some kind of confrontation?

Are you participating in a game between gods? Are you now acting as the "eyes and ears" of the God of Wisdom to spy on your opponents?

Numerous and confusing thoughts were ups and downs in Morris's mind, and he became more and more cautious. After realizing the "role" he might assume, he even felt a sense of mission, feeling that Lachem seemed to be the one. Standing behind him, he was observing "Mr. Duncan" in front of him through his own eyes.

While the old gentleman was thinking wildly, Duncan finally ended his meditation. The latter suddenly raised his head and muttered with half curiosity and half emotion: "Speaking of which, those 'Sun Heretics' have done so many things, and yet they are still active. To this day...haven't the normal people in various city-states ever thought of completely wiping out these lunatics?"

"It's not easy to wipe out an evil sect." Morris woke up from his thoughts and shook his head subconsciously. "Heretical beliefs are like mercury entering the body, permeating everywhere. No matter how many are eliminated, new ones will always emerge. In the final analysis, this It's because the 'gods' behind them are still active - as long as the corresponding evil gods are still there, the pollution and infiltration of mortals will never stop. You know, even if all the adults in a city-state die, only Even the purest newborns will naturally have bewitched minds..."

Morris said, shaking his head: "Some people just live a good life and are honest people who work hard for most of their lives, but only because of a weakness in a certain setback, a glimmer of fear, or seeing Seeing things that you shouldn't see, hearing things that you shouldn't understand, you become a minion of a heresy overnight, fill your mind with forbidden knowledge, put on a black robe and become a follower of the evil god. Such heretical corruption will lead to How can I clean it up?”

Speaking of this, the old gentleman glanced at Duncan subconsciously again, and his eyes became a little strange.

Duncan looked confused: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Forgive me for being offended," Morris took a breath and mustered up his courage, "but shouldn't you be well aware of this...corruption that occurs among mortals?"

Duncan didn't react at first. It took him two seconds to understand what the other party meant. He suddenly looked helpless: "I don't do this - I am usually very law-abiding. When I see a cultist, I will take the initiative to find the nearest police officer." Reported.”

Morris: "...?"

The old man obviously held back a lot of words for a moment, but he didn't dare to say a word.

Duncan felt that this topic was a bit crooked, and quickly waved his hand before the other party spoke: "I understand what you mean, that is, the followers of the evil god in the world are just 'appearances'. The biggest problem is that the 'evil god' cannot be eliminated, so their Pollution is like poison, spawning one after another of cultists, and the guardians can't clean it out after ten thousand years of fighting... But is the influence of the Black Sun really that strong? I've seen that unlucky guy, He. He is almost dead, let alone interfere in the world, and everything he says to me must be reflected back to the light, can this also pollute the world? "

The corner of Morris' mouth suddenly trembled: "No matter how bad Black Sun is, it's still in your eyes. We... are all just fragile mortals..."

Duncan felt an indescribable strangeness in his heart. He wanted to tell the old man on the spot, "I am also a human being. Look at how I am not like a human being." However, after thinking about the old man's physical and mental health, he was too embarrassed to say this. …

Morris, on the other hand, seemed to think of something after subconsciously speaking his thoughts. He paused for a moment and added: "But your doubts may also point to the key to the problem. If the condition of the Black Sun is really as bad as you said, He The pollution to the world really shouldn't be so strong, at least it shouldn't make the Sun Heresy so difficult... All of this may still have something to do with those beings called 'Children of the Sun'."

"Heir of the Sun..." Duncan murmured thoughtfully, and his mind couldn't help but think of the tall, dark figure that had appeared in Shirley's dream before.

Although there was no clear evidence, he always felt that that thing was probably related to the legendary "Children of the Sun".

The Black Sun has faded and is no longer able to shine on the world. However, the descendants of the Black Sun continue to this day. On the other hand, the influence of the Black Sun is continued. As a result, the Sun Cultists cannot be eliminated and their harm is becoming more and more serious. .

But here, one problem remains unresolved:

Black Sun has no ability to pollute history, and certainly his descendants cannot.

However, in the early days of the new city-state calendar, the news from the city-state "Wilhelm" that was forgotten by history said that "the black sun has descended from history." Today's Pland city-state also shows signs of historical pollution. What's going on?

Could it be... who is "helping" Black Sun resurrect from history?