“…”

Facing Fang Zheng's question, everyone present couldn't help but swallow their saliva. Although they didn't know what Fang Zheng meant by these words, words like "destruction" and "ashes" naturally didn't represent any positive meaning. But since they were here, they naturally wouldn't give up...

"I, I want to know all this!"

James was the first to answer.

"Please tell us, great dragon, what you know..."

"very good……"

Hearing James' answer, Fang Zheng's mouth curled up slightly, and then he raised his head and looked up at the starry sky. Then, his voice echoed in everyone's heart.

"In ancient times, the world was not yet divided and was shrouded in mist. But one day... a flame ignited, and everything changed... light and darkness, cold and heat, life and death. Then, several species born from the darkness were attracted by the flames, and around the flames, they found the king's soul..."

Listening to the voice of that time in their minds, everyone couldn't help but tremble slightly. The vicissitudes of the past, as if transformed into a vivid scene along with this voice, emerged in their minds.

"… the First Dead, the Sorceress of Izalith, and the Daughters of Chaos. The Sun King and his Knights… and…"

Having said that, Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at James and others.

"...the dwarves who have never been known..."

"They ruled the world and created a new era. The Age of Fire also began. It was a prosperous, sacred and solemn era full of incomparable glory and beauty. But..."

Fang Zheng sneered softly.

"...Flames will eventually go out, and then only darkness will remain. With the passing of the ancient kings and their people, the flames gradually began to go out, and darkness was about to fall. But the creatures at that time did not intend to give up, and they began to seek the remaining flames and rekindle the flames. The dwarves who had never been known to the world became their backbone. They went through many hardships and finally rekindled the flames with great difficulty. However, the flames they ignited were far from being as brilliant and magnificent as the original divine fire. They were only enough for them to struggle to survive in the dark fog."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng lowered his head again and looked towards the ocean in the distance.

"...and when the flames go out again, they have nowhere to escape, and the dark age has finally arrived. Without the protection of the flames, those who were once driven away by the flames, left in fear of it, fell into a deep sleep, and waited for all this in the depths of the dark abyss, are about to return. Unfortunately, the protection of the flames will never come back...just like this!"

Having said this, Fang Zheng suddenly raised his right paw and slapped the ground hard, while silently reciting in his mind.

"Seal it!"

“——Shua!!”

Everyone was surprised to find that in just a moment, the world before their eyes had completely changed. The last moment, they were still at the dock of the Hong Kong base, but now, they were standing at the gate of a city that was above the clouds. In the distance, they could even see the boundless sea of ​​clouds and the bright red and weak sunset. In front of them was a huge, magnificent city gate. It had a pure white wall hundreds of meters high, and the white spire that was looming in the clouds was proof of its glorious past.

But now, all that was left was a ruin. The huge white arch turned into rubble and scattered all over the ground. The endless flames seemed to cover everything. The signs of decay could be seen everywhere in the city. The dark and strange shadows covered the white walls and the ground, bringing a gloomy atmosphere to the place.

“This, this is…”

Looking at the city in the clouds before them, everyone was stunned, while Fang Zheng turned his head away with a complicated look.

"Yes, this place is called Lothric. It is where the Cinder Kings gather. They once lit fire here to illuminate the world. But as the fire died out, the former glory also disappeared. Now all that is left here is a ruin..."

Fang Zheng shamelessly changed the name of Zhigaotian - after all, this was his seal, and he had the final say on what name to give it.

"And now, the First Fire has died, and darkness has descended..."

Along with Fang Zheng's voice, darkness gradually emerged, the setting sun in the distance fell below the horizon, and then they found themselves back on the dock.

"The world is shrouded in darkness, and dark things will naturally be attracted to it..."

Having said this, Fang Zheng closed his eyes again.

"This is your fate, the ashes of the embers. Struggle hard until the last moment..."

“…”

Seeing the giant dragon in front of them, no one spoke anymore, and no one went up to disturb them. Just what they had seen just now had completely overturned their three views. Although everyone was extremely shocked, at this moment, they all remained silent, took a look at the giant dragon that seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep, and turned around and left quietly.

My acting skills deserve a perfect score!

Sensing James and the others leaving, Fang Zheng gave himself a thumbs up in his heart. Just kidding, he is a planner after all, and he can still make the cutscene CG and the boss aura! And now it seems that what he said has obviously fooled the humans in this world. For Fang Zheng, this is enough.

Of course, he was also very clear that there were many vague points and even loopholes in his words, but Fang Zheng was not worried. Humans are creatures that will do everything they can to deny anything they haven't seen, and will do everything they can to affirm anything they have seen. He appeared here and took them to Fengjue for a tour, almost fooling these people. Next, it depends on how the humans in this world use their imagination to fill in the loopholes... This has nothing to do with Fang Zheng.

And these people really lived up to Fang Zheng's expectations. After they left, they immediately gathered the world's most famous scientists, researchers, historians, mystics and so on, and tried to analyze Fang Zheng's nonsense, which was full of loopholes and made up just to fool people and have fun because he was bored and had nothing to do... and they actually figured it out!

According to their imagination, scholars believe that the first fire in the dragon's mouth is likely to refer to the Big Bang, which means that the universe was originally a chaos, and it was not until the Big Bang that it took shape. Not only that, at that time, there was a group of extraordinary beings who gained powerful power through the Big Bang. They used this power to become powerful "fire kings" and worked hard for the survival of the universe.

However, according to the law of conservation of energy, nothing is permanent. As the dragon said, "the flame will eventually go out", the power of the "Cinder Kings" began to weaken, and finally, they disappeared in the dust of history.

Well said, so what does this have to do with humans?

Of course it does!

According to the speculation of this group of scholars, the "King of Fire" mentioned by the dragon is most likely the god in various ancient myths and legends on Earth! After all, there are myths about gods who created the world all over the world, most of which have similarities, and many of them are based on light and fire, which is also in line with the description of "First Fire"!

After that, the gods fell, which is indeed very strange according to the time period of mythology. After all, many myths around the world have rumors of gods in the early stage, but as time goes by, the frequency of gods appears less and less, instead, some so-called demigods, immortals and even witches become the theme. According to the conjecture of scholars, these beings are likely to be the ones who inherited the flame from the dragon's mouth, because they also have extraordinary powers, but not as powerful as humans.

So the question is, why do humans no longer have this power in modern times?

That's because the flame has been completely extinguished!

The dragon also said, "The First Flame is gone, darkness has fallen." Moreover, the dragon kept calling them "ashes of the last flame." What exactly this means is still unknown, but it is easy to understand from the literal meaning. Since the last flame is just ashes, it is naturally impossible for them to have the power of fire.

In this way, the whole thing is very clear. There was once a powerful existence in this world that possessed the First Fire. Although no one knew what this fire was, it obviously drove away those evil and terrible monsters. These monsters either left this land or fell asleep in the abyss of darkness. But now, the First Fire has passed, darkness has returned, and these monsters that once left or fell asleep will wake up again!

But this time, they cannot rely on the power of gods or the Lord of Fire, they can only rely on themselves!

Yes, this is the truth of their world! It makes sense and nothing wrong with it!

It has to be said that when Fang Zheng obtained this report through a network intrusion, he himself was stunned.

This wave of imagination is so creative that even I am impressed!