The truth of the dark age
After crossing the high wall in the south, we were greeted by a vast wilderness. The road leading to Xinye City was deserted and looked extremely lonely.
"There are not many people here. Residents from the south who want to go to Xinye City need to make a big detour and pass through the two checkpoints on the left and right. There are special checkpoints there."
Christine picked up a branch and drew a diagram on the ground. The crowd was diverted to the two side gates like water diverted by a reef, so as to relieve the population pressure of Xinye City to the greatest extent.
"The place we are going to is a little far away,"
"Now that we've made up our minds, let's go." Christine threw away the branches, speaking in a brisk tone as if we were going on a picnic. "As long as we cross the Covenant Forest, we'll enter an area prone to insect infestations."
"Covenant Grove?"
"That's where the pact with the rare species of fairies was made. About thirty years ago, a new species appeared on this continent. Fairies are mostly small in size, close to nature, and can help plants grow. The south, where a large number of crops are grown, is very popular with fairies. After communicating with them, the rulers of various countries signed a pact in the forests of the south, agreeing not to invade each other."
"Of course, this is just talk. Fairies are beautiful and precious, and they were once hunted and killed to the point of almost becoming extinct. The Fairy King at the time fought desperately for revenge, and many strong humans died. In the end, the gods came forward to mediate, and only then was a covenant reached in that forest. In fact, I think it is the most normal thing for fairies to propose revenge or to make humans exterminate their race. This kind of covenant is only made out of necessity."
Oreius looked at him sideways and said, "You said something terrible. You are a knight favored by God, yet you said such things. Aren't you afraid of divine punishment?"
""Hahaha, my friends often say this to me. [I am a human but I stand up for the aliens], [Since I am a human, I should think more about other humans] and so on. If a war really breaks out, I will definitely be the one who is active at the forefront. But even so, it does not mean that the aliens and humans have done anything wrong. In the final analysis, we all choose to fight to the end for survival."
Christine put his arms around his head, looked at the road ahead and said, "As for me, the reason I became a knight in the first place was very simple. Because he was so handsome - really too handsome. He was someone who could help others at any time, someone who people would trust just by seeing his figure, someone who was fearless even in the face of a storm. These were not things that a country boy should aspire to be."
"Beautiful armor, expensive swords, and the cost of taming a horse cost my family five years' income. Dreams are something everyone can have, but reality will crush dreams. Life is not a simple matter that can be solved by shouting "I'm here!"
"Aureus, have you ever received any extraordinary gifts in your life? The kind that made you stand out from the crowd and that no one else could ever receive."
Yes, of course.
After the car accident, he came to another world and got the world tree as a golden finger. He created the vests of Oreus, Canaan, and the profiteer, and owned the family, the guild, and the town. New parents, friends...
I saved some people, lost some people, got to know some people, and said goodbye to some people.
The stories experienced by each vest are his stories, and the people known by each vest are people who know each other. Sometimes Mason will feel confused, and when he plays these vests, he even feels that it is more exciting than his real life.
It was like he had personally created a character and put it into the game, and any consequences would not affect him. He was the only player in the real world. He could make things happen as he wished, and he had already accomplished his original goal of wanting to survive in this world, and the future would only get better and better.
He received more gifts than anyone else, just like Christine became the darling of the Age of God's Favor. If there is a protagonist in the Age of Darkness, he must be it, right?
Seeing the young man's expression, Christine smiled.
"I think so too. I have gained luck that I cannot believe." "So I am very grateful to His Majesty, the God of the Burning Sun. It was he who gave me the possibility to choose. Many people say that if His Majesty had not chosen me, Christine would have been just a farmer working in the village. This is not an exaggeration, but a fact. If you want flowers to bloom, you must have soil for germination, but what kind of fruit you can finally produce is up to us. As for me, I want to be a good person."
"I want to be someone who gives hope to others just by thinking of me. I want to be someone who protects others. Power can be used to hurt or to protect, and I want to use it to light a torch. People are very easy to change, and the only benchmark that can maintain oneself is faith. Never lose your way, otherwise you will be confused by power sooner or later."
The only player in the real world listened to his words in a daze. Christine said, "As a human, I protect humans; as a knight, I protect the weak; as for me personally, even the Warcraft that once ruled humans are not bad guys. Most of the Warcraft now have become slaves or commodities of humans. Both sides are just trying to survive."
The young man thought: "Even if they kill humans, play with humans, or even destroy humans? Even if they are born on human suffering, feed on humans, and enslave humans, is this a right race?"
“Don’t be fooled by appearances.”
Christine stopped, drew his sword and spoke softly.
"Tigers eat sheep, sheep eat grass, this world is the law of the jungle. The tragedy of a certain group is not worth mentioning to the invaders, even if these regrets are mentioned later, it is a kind of sadness that can be played with. People in later generations will only feel that it is so pitiful that a glorious race was destroyed. But if this race comes again, they will definitely kill each other in the end. All we can do is to always stand at the top and never lose."
The rustling sound of leaves came from nowhere, getting closer and closer like spring silkworms eating leaves.
As the gentle breeze blows, attacking insects may suddenly appear from anywhere, including the clouds in the sky, the plants on the ground, the slightly shaking rocks and the ground.
"I still don't think it's right."
The companion drew out his long sword, and the sound came along with the breeze, carrying a hint of restrained sadness.
"If humans were the only ones left in this world, it would be a bit too lonely."
Christine was slightly startled, and a flash of light like a sword flashed in front of him, crushing the insects flying towards him. He laughed dumbly, and rushed forward with his sword. The well-trained swordsmanship was neat and clean, and the red-haired young man next to him was in good shape, holding the sword in his left hand just as well. There were about a hundred insects in this wave, and they were easily dealt with by the two, leaving the ground full of insect corpses.
Oleus lit a fire and burned it clean. The blond young man praised: "Well done."
Fang Si refused to admit defeat: "You too."
"There's no need to brag about places like this. These little guys have no impact on us."
Christine smiled helplessly: "Although I really want to answer you. To be honest, I may not understand your train of thought in that sentence just now, because there are only humans on this land."
In a flash, the red-haired young man suddenly widened his eyes and said, "Wait, can you say it again?"
Christine was confused: "Uh, originally there were only humans on this land...?"
This was a time when alien races had just appeared and most people didn't know that there were other races in the world.
Humans are the masters of this land, active in every corner of the mountains, rivers and streams. They don't know that in the future there will be dragons soaring in the sky, pointy-eared elves gracefully leaping over branches, fairies playing and chasing unicorns, and beautiful mermaids and sirens emerging from the deep sea.
The most mainstream cognition in the Age of God's Blessing is that humans are the only humanoid creatures with thinking abilities. Apart from them, there are only monsters on this land.
Initially, these monsters relied on their powerful bodies to gain the upper hand and once became the rulers of the continent. But in the end, humans still won. As the twelve gods gradually took their positions, the most powerful monsters also retreated. The gods became the highest fighting force and guardians of this world, and thus many alien gods emerged.
After all, all foreign gods are later comers who imitated the original righteous gods.
The red-haired young man stared at him straight, and his gaze made Christine feel a little creepy.
"Uh, did I say something wrong?"
"No, you said it very well. It made me completely sober."
The young man took a deep breath, and a chill rose in his heart.
Suppose the situation is reversed.
Replaces the magic element that accompanies the World Tree with black mist.
The element of magic gives humans the ability to cast spells, turning ordinary creatures into magical creatures.
The black mist turns humans into bloodline creatures and monsters into tainted beasts.
Isn't this the same as the situation at the beginning of the Age of Divine Favor?
After a long period of fighting, humanity gradually came to an end, and its power faded. The last original humans chose to seal the evil of humanity in the other side of the world. Even so, it was too late, and the monsters at that time became foreign enemies. Later, with the ascension of the twelve gods, humanity revived. This is the true beginning of the era of God's favor!
In the era before the black fog, the twelve gods started a war of gods, the churches fought each other, and the war spread to the whole continent. The mechanical city rose, and ordinary people could easily have the power to kill people. It was like throwing a spark into a frying pan, making the situation completely out of control. Then the Lord of All Things and All Powers appeared, replacing the Moon God at that time to protect humans from the black fog and monsters.
After that, the church began to embark on the path of artificial gods. However, due to various reasons, it did not succeed until the emergence of Canaan.
"...Destiny is a cycle..."
The red-haired young man murmured in a low voice, his expression full of solemnity.
The Age of Black Mist basically replicated everything that happened in the early stages of the Age of Divine Blessing, the only difference being that the gods that were supposed to appear did not show up.
Why did this happen? Roads, roads, and more roads!
When Canaan first traveled through time and killed the Beast God, the elf Pika who came across time and space once said, "Our road is blocked, this road is blocked!"
[Mother of Ten Thousand Stones], [Green Mist Tree], and [Queen of Insects] also hinted that "This era is not the era of gods."
The president of the parliament once said: "Whether it is the noble association, the church, the Black Mist believers or the craftsmen, they are all looking for the path in their own way."
Why do humans keep getting frustrated? Why can't they break out of the darkness no matter what they do? Why do the Black Mist believers insist that mutation is the only way to save humanity? Why does Aibo claim that they are saving humanity?
Because it was wrong! It was wrong from the beginning! From the very beginning, the position of humans did not correspond to humans, but to the monsters of the Age of God's Blessing!
Yes, the Dark Ages was not a time of destruction.
It is a new life.
A next-generation...
newborn.