Chapter 527: Wind Spirit Statue
The temple was empty, with only some statues placed inside.
The lamps made of energy stones emitted a dim light, and the outside light shone into the temple, casting several long, slanted shadows on the ground, with fine dust swirling in the light and shadow.
The feeling Anno experienced here was the same as when she walked alone in the palace corridors.
This is a solitude that will remain unchanged for millions of years, as if time has stood still here.
Her gaze swept over the statues in the temple, all of which were carved with different kinds of light spirits.
She looked around and stopped at the very center of the temple.
Looking up, I saw several human-shaped statues in front of me, or rather, half-human-shaped statues, and only their backs were visible.
Judging from some features of their silhouettes, these statues should all be queen insects, as they are all female and have relatively obvious female characteristics.
Among the five statues depicting the backs of the Queen Insects, she saw a very familiar figure.
This statue is on the far right, with long, slightly wavy hair cascading down its back. The antennae on its head are more slender and softly drooping than the other queens, and its body is also the smallest.
Why did she feel that the statue looked a bit like her?
Aoki noticed Anno's gaze lingering on the rightmost statue, and walked over to her, saying, "Your Highness, this is your statue."
Anno exclaimed in surprise, "Mine? I just arrived here, and you already have a statue?"
Aoki said, "Your Highness, you have been present in our prayers for a long time. Once we connect with the gods, we will place their statues in the temple."
Anno understood what he meant by communicating with the gods; it must be entering a dream.
Before she was brought to this planet by some unknown Shadow Zerg, she had seen them many times in her dreams.
However, she still asked Aoki one more question, "When did you put this statue of me in here?"
Aoki said, "It's been about three hundred years."
Three hundred years?
She had just been born at that time.
Anno then focused her gaze on her idol, whose back view clearly indicated that it was an adult figure.
At that time, let alone having any connection with them, she had been stolen by the people of the Northern River system and was no longer with the Zerg.
At this moment, Darklight said to Anno in the consciousness network: "There must be someone in the Shadow Zerg who has the ability to foresee the future."
Upon hearing this, Anno immediately thought of Sitar, who possessed precognitive abilities.
Although this ability is relatively special and rare, it is not unique; the strength of the ability varies depending on the individual possessing it.
Precognitive abilities...
Anno looked at Aoki and asked, "Aoki, was this statue placed here after your clansmen connected with the gods?"
After pondering for a moment, Aoki said to her, "Your Highness, I don't know how to say it either. These gods are not connected to our own people. There are great divine messengers who pray in each tribe so that each tribe can receive the gods' protection and connect us with the gods."
Anno understood. This great messenger was probably a high-ranking first-class familiar. Although the Shadow Zerg had abandoned the consciousness network, high-ranking familiars could still see the consciousness of familiars of lower rank than themselves. Naturally, they could spread some things to other Zerg branches to maintain theocracy.
"Where did this great divine messenger come from? Doesn't the Giantwood Clan have any great divine messengers?"
Aoki shook his head. "Hundreds of years ago, our Giant Tree Clan had a Great Divine Envoy. After this Great Divine Envoy passed away, the Giant Tree Clan never produced another Great Divine Envoy."
"The other great divine messengers currently reside in the Holy City, which is located on an island to the east of Lothaeus. It is also the home of the royal family and the most prosperous holy land."
Anno nodded, thinking that the Shadow Insect that brought them here must be a high-ranking member, otherwise it wouldn't have such powerful abilities.
The Giant Tree Clan didn't seem to have the power to summon them from another star system. She thought of the people she had contacted through the connection with the Holy Tree's consciousness; perhaps they were in the Holy Capital.
She was now very curious about the form of those great divine messengers and the royal family. If the Queen of the Queen Insects was the supreme deity of the Shadow Clan, then these royal family members should be the highest-ranking servants, since they did not have Queen Insects.
Anno suddenly thought of Caesar, who had transformed into the male insect king midway through his journey, and an uncertain thought arose in his mind.
As she was thinking, Fei Xing suddenly spoke up: "Anunu, take a look at the fourth statue on the right."
Upon hearing this, Anno looked up and saw that the statue was right next to hers. However, this statue was different from the other four. Not only did it have a back view, but it also wore a veil that reached the ground. Although the statue was sculpted lifelike, the back view was almost completely covered by the veil. She was also wearing a long dress that reached the ground, making it even more difficult to recognize her.
Only a pair of pointed horns peeking out from the head of the statue can be vaguely seen, along with long, flowing hair that almost reaches the ankles, and the figure is partially hidden by the veil.
When Anno looked at these statues, she didn't recognize any of them except her own. She only knew that they were her ancestors. If she wanted to know who they were, she would have to search through the memory bank of her consciousness network.
At this moment, Fei Xing and An Guang's memories were simultaneously transmitted to her, and the figure of an ancestor appeared in their memories—the Wind Spirit Queen.
She is the Queen of Flying Stars and the mother of the Queen of Dark Light.
That gentle and kind-hearted woman, yet for the sake of her injured daughter, resolutely went to the battlefield and protected the Zerg Queen with her own flesh and blood.
There are only five statues of gods here, which means that besides Anno, only four ancestors were connected with the Shadow Insects and became their supreme gods.
However, Aoki mentioned the Holy Capital, suggesting that there might be other gods there as well.
She couldn't think about those things for the time being, and Fei Xing and the Dark Light Queen's attention was entirely focused on the Wind Spirit Statue.
The Wind Spirit Queen was reduced to cosmic dust along with her core, her soul unable to return to the Zerg Temple or reunite with her ancestors—a tragedy rarely seen in the entire history of the Zerg.
The Zerg are connected to their planet in life and death. After death, they reunite with their ancestors, and their souls are eternal. The most tragic thing is that their souls cannot reunite with their ancestors.
This is also a regret and a knot in the heart of the Dark Light Queen.
After receiving their thoughts, Anno asked Aoki about the statue of the Wind Spirit.
Aoki said, "This is the Wind Spirit God, who is currently enshrined in the Holy Capital. Before Your Highness, the Wind Spirit God is the only god to have descended."
"What?"
Anno and the two queen insects in the consciousness network simultaneously uttered a question.
Anno hurriedly asked, "What does it mean to be enshrined in the Holy Capital? Is Feng Ling still alive?"
Aoki was clearly puzzled by the word "alive." In their clan's mind, gods had no concept of life or death; they were eternal, only descending to earth at certain times to manifest their true forms and protect them, allowing them to make offerings to them personally.
The approachable little deity before us is one of those who have descended.
He considered his words and said to Anuo, "Lord Fengling is in the Holy Capital. If Your Highness goes to the Holy Capital, you will be able to see Lord Fengling."
After finishing speaking, Aoki added, "Your Highness, we have informed the Holy Capital of your arrival, and a High Divine Envoy has come to fetch you. If you wish to travel to the Holy Capital, you may wait a few more days."
Upon hearing that she could see the Wind Spirit in the Holy Capital, Anno had no desire to linger here any longer; she wanted to see Queen Wind Spirit as soon as possible.
It wasn't just her who wanted to see him; Fei Xing and An Guang wanted to see him even more.
If Feng Ling is still alive, whether she only retains her soul consciousness or lives in some other form, at least she still exists.
What puzzled them was that even if Feng Ling only had a wisp of soul consciousness, they could still sense the Zerg's consciousness network and their connection, even though they were on the same planet.
Something must be blocking them; Caesar and his retinue can't even use their powers.
After Anno learned that the Wind Spirit's soul might be on this planet, the other members of his family quickly found out as well.
She returned to the treehouse, planning to travel to the Holy City with her family.
Let's find the Wind Spirit Queen first; we can put everything else aside for now.
Anno asked Qingmu for a map. Currently, the Giant Wood Clan shows no signs of technological development. Their communication with other insectoid races relies on an energy stone that can connect with their consciousness.
In fact, it was their degenerated and abandoned consciousness network that was at work. She also learned from her communication with Aoki that they had energy stones, but energy stones were very rare, unlike their Light and Shadow Zerg, which were everywhere.
These energy ores and the Light Spirits provide them with energy, which can slightly activate their consciousness network and allow them to make contact with other Zerg.
"This is the Holy Capital, which is quite far from the Giantwood Clan. Even with a Light Spirit mount, it will take seven or eight days to get there."
Inside the treehouse, Aoki pointed to the center of the map.
Anno didn't want to wait that long. Aoki said that the Holy Capital's Great Envoy had come to pick her up, and it would take half a month for her to come and go.
Aoki knew she wanted to go to the Holy Capital, so he didn't try to persuade her to stay. She was their god, and they had no reason to stop her from doing whatever she wanted.
It was already a great honor for the Great God to descend upon their Giantwood Clan. Although they wanted to continue to worship the Great God, they also knew that given the current situation of the Giantwood Clan, they were not qualified to do so.
After Anno finished speaking about going to the Holy Capital, Aoki and the others immediately busied themselves preparing things for her trip. She said to Aoki, "I will come back, but there is something important to do now."
Aoki was flattered when he heard her say that to him specifically.
He thought for a moment, then knelt down before Anno. "Your Highness, the journey to the Holy Capital is long and arduous. Let me accompany you."
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