Chapter 140: The Prophecy of Atlantis (5) “The Brave Warrior…
Si Ling carefully read the contents of the book word for word. She had to admit that Lucifer translated better than she did, but she was also confused: "Is this a prophecy?"
"I don't think so." Lucifer sighed. "It's probably historical material. Atlantis existed very early, perhaps coinciding with the time of this major event, so they recorded it."
"Is that so..." Si Ling nodded. She did not deny that what Lucifer said made sense, but she felt a little uncomfortable.
...Based on previous prophecies, the "Lord of the Stars" should specifically refer to Xin Bi, that is, her. And in this historical document, a "Supreme Lord of the Sky" and a "Blue Commander" appear.
If nothing unexpected happens, the Azure Commander is Xuan Chi, and the Sky Supreme is the one who betrayed her and sought the position of Emperor of Heaven.
But the wording of this record——
Si Ling frowned, turned around and told Xuan Chi about his discomfort: "From this historical material, it seems that I am the villain."
Xuan Chi's gaze was fixed on the notebook spread across her lap. He didn't react for a moment. Lucifer chuckled, "Victors are kings, losers are bandits. It's perfectly normal for historical records to record this. Furthermore, those who record history have their own perspectives. While your expansion of territory may seem like a nightmare to the Eastern God Realm, it's a nightmare to the local Western gods."
Therefore, if the "Supreme One of the Sky" chooses to "resheath his sword", the Western gods will certainly "sing praises to his benevolence".
"I understand." Si Ling shrugged, and glanced at Xuan Chi inadvertently again, and found that his eyes were still fixed on these paragraphs.
She guessed what he was thinking about, but she didn't rush to ask. Instead, she kept quiet so as not to disturb his thoughts. Lucifer also realized this and fell silent.
The silence lasted another half minute. Xuan Chi frowned and looked up. "If this is historical material, then it means that when the Atlanteans recorded it, Cangming Palace was still there, but it had sunk into the sea?"
"right."
"What is that place?"
Lucifer and Si Ling said in unison.
"It is my temple in the west, and also the base of the heavenly soldiers." Xuan Chi said concisely.
Si Ling was surprised: "Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"
"I thought it was destroyed." Xuan Chi's face was also filled with surprise. "The cave where I was sealed was originally the square in front of the temple."
"ah?"
“What?!”
Si Ling and Lucifer spoke in unison again.
Xuan Chi spread his hands and said, "So it should be close to the academy. I don't understand why it is in the sea."
“…” Si Ling also felt that this didn’t make sense.
Although tens of thousands of years is not a short period of time, it is not enough to cause such drastic crustal movement. She looked at Lucifer and asked, "Is this historical data reliable?"
Lucifer shrugged: "Then you'll have to ask the Atlanteans."
Xuan Chi seemed not to have heard these words. He looked stunned, yet he could hardly hide his joy: "If it's still there, the heavenly soldiers should still be there, then you can..."
"Wait a minute!" Si Ling interrupted him, reminding him with a complicated expression, "After 30,000 years, even if the remains of Cangming Palace are still there, there's no reason for the Heavenly Soldiers to be there, right? They're all gods, and even if they don't pledge allegiance to the new Heavenly Emperor, they have to go their separate ways."
"No." Xuan Chi said, "You have a misunderstanding about the Heavenly Soldiers."
Si Ling: “?”
Xuan Chi looked at her bewilderment with amusement. "Humanity, with thousands of years of civilization, now knows to use technology to minimize casualties in war. How could a fight in heaven cost the lives of immortals? Ordinary soldiers in the army are forged with magical power. Only those with official positions are true immortals."
Si Ling suddenly realized something and said, "Then the new Heavenly Emperor will also take them away, right?"
Don’t waste the free army.
Xuan Chi shook his head: "This army only obeys you and me."
Si Ling was stunned. "That's quite advanced." After that, she looked down at the so-called historical materials in front of her, smiled bitterly, and raised her eyebrows. "It's a pity that this record is too abstract..."
——This is a euphemism for the fact that Lucifer is right in front of him.
What she actually wanted to say was: Although the Western way of recording history through pretentious poetry sounds elegant, it is actually a bit of a waste of time.
Lucifer seemed to see through her thoughts and laughed: "The styles of historical materials in different countries are different."
"It's important to clearly state the time and place," Si Ling said bluntly. "The history books of the Porcelain Kingdom are very detailed."
"Ha, so meticulous." Lucifer tutted sarcastically. "Victories are briefly mentioned, but defeats are written in great detail. You have a unique understanding of 'meticulous'."
"..." Si Ling said with a stern face, "At least we can see where the battle was fought by just going through two lines. It's better than Atlantis."
"Unless you're familiar with their narrative style." Lucifer smiled and gracefully extended his hand to her. "I'll analyze it for you."
As Si Ling handed the notebook over, Xuan Chi stood up from the sofa and said, "I'll step aside for a moment."
Si Ling's eyes froze for a moment. She said "sorry" to Lucifer, then stood up and hurried out. She caught up with Xuan Chi in the corridor and blocked his way. "You still think you're a traitor, don't you?"
She was a little annoyed by his repeated repetitions on this issue, and her tone showed obvious impatience.
Xuan Chi stopped and said, "I don't have any."
Si Ling raised an eyebrow: "Then why are you avoiding it?"
Xuan Chi smiled and said, "Even if I really am that 'loyal old subordinate', I still want to make a more foolproof choice."
Si Ling still had that unhappy look on his face: "For example?"
Xuan Chi said calmly, "For example, you have to admit that your speculation is just speculation after all. Even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance that it is wrong, you'd better not let me know where the army is."
Si Ling wanted to argue, but his next words came out before he could say anything else: "For another example, you're right. I didn't betray you 30,000 years ago, but who knows what will happen next? I was sealed in the cave by Yuan Qianzi. At that time, the cave was still the square of Cangming Palace. Why didn't Yuan Qianzi destroy Cangming Palace but let it sink into the sea? Could it be that he wanted to use my existence to follow the clues and find a way to recruit the heavenly soldiers for his own use?"
This speculation immediately choked back Si Ling's argument. She held her breath in a chill and raised her eyes in a daze to meet his gaze.
Xuan Chi lowered his eyes and smiled faintly: "Those who are brave and good at fighting can only be called warriors, but generals need to consider the overall situation."
He suddenly said something with a profound meaning. Si Ling was just thinking it made sense when he heard Xuan Chi say, "That's what you said."
Si Ling paused for a moment, then realized that it was Xin Bi who said it.
It seems that anyone who can become an emperor must be able to make up some profound truths, Si Ling thought.
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Si Ling then returned to Lucifer's office alone and sat down on the sofa again.
Lucifer had circled the two key sentences in his notebook. He pushed the notebook off the coffee table towards her, pointing to the two lines of text: "'Now its Cangming Palace has sunk into a place where light fears, sinking into the abyss where the remains of the Atlantic Ocean rest forever.' - This sentence contains valid information about more than just the Atlantic Ocean."
Si Ling looked left and right, and no matter how he looked at it, he felt that the only thing related to the location was "Atlantic Ocean", and he looked puzzled.
Lucifer acted like a competent principal at this moment, patiently marking out the key words one by one: "The Land Where Light Fears" and "The Atlantic Wreck".
Then he moved his pen back to "Where Light Fears," and he continued, "You wouldn't normally call the ocean 'Where Light Fears,' nor would the deep seabed itself. These places can't be reached by light simply because the light isn't strong enough. Theoretically, a strong enough beam of light could reach the deep seabed from the ocean surface."
"So, imagine places where light cannot reach." Lucifer raised the question and looked at Si Ling encouragingly.
Si Ling pondered, "Is that where the seabed features are more complex? For example, some special underground space that can use the terrain to block out the sun?"
"Very good." Lucifer moved the pen in his hand towards the "Atlantic Relics". "Now let's look at this - although the existence of the ocean is very ancient, we don't usually call it a remains. After all, the ocean is not dead, so this remains..."
He looked at Si Ling encouragingly again.
Si Ling: “…”
She really wished she could come up with a decent answer, but marine knowledge was not an area she was familiar with at all.
Si Ling was silent for a while: "Mr. Lucifer." She looked at Lucifer's face and said, "Please speak frankly, thank you."
"...Sorry." Lucifer coughed awkwardly and gathered his emotions. "Well, this term usually refers to ancient traces, such as the remains of ancient civilizations or traces left by crustal movement."
"Combining this with the 'Atlantic Ocean' range, well... I can't say it's the only possibility, but there's only one location that comes to mind."
He said this and waved his hand, and the phantom of a globe appeared above the coffee table.
He turned it, positioned it, and zoomed it in. When it was zoomed in to a certain extent, the picture turned into a scene in the sea, and then quickly entered the deep sea.
Unconsciously, the entire office was filled with this illusion. Si Ling seemed to be really in the dark deep sea. The halo above was getting weaker and weaker. Occasionally, one or two fish swam by his side, and they all looked very ferocious.
But even so, when she got close enough, she immediately noticed the terrain that appeared in the center of her vision - it was a very deep ravine that stretched across the seabed, with no end in sight.
Lucifer said: "The Puerto Rico Trench is the deepest trench in the Atlantic Ocean, with a depth of over 9,200 meters."
Si Ling stared at the trench, trying to recall something useful from the depths of his memory, but unfortunately he found nothing.
Lucifer waved his hand again, and all the illusions disappeared in an instant, and the surroundings returned to their office appearance.
Lucifer looked at Si Ling and said, "If the current research is correct, the Puerto Rico Trench should be caused by the tearing of the plates."
Si Ling nodded: "So it can be regarded as the 'remains' of the plate."
Lucifer smiled and said, "Yes."
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