Chapter 327 Are you awake?

As long as you are alive, you need light and fire.

This is a well-known survival rule among the Lantern Clan.

The lantern kite was dug out from the ground and the crystal was lit. This is what the lantern clan elder told him.

"If you want to use fire, never forget about it."

Deng Yuan was still confused at the time and didn't understand anything.

It felt as if it had forgotten a lot of things, and as if everything around it was familiar, but in the end it all turned into indescribable confusion and disorder.

"Don't worry, every member of the Lantern Clan has come this way."

The senior held a bright lantern floating in the air and carried an iron pickaxe head. The crystal on its head flickered. This was the way the Lantern Clan expressed their smile: "When I woke up, I first felt a splitting headache, then seemed to forget everything, and then began to be confused about my own existence."

"It's okay, get up, the fog beast will be here soon."

This senior named Denggu was digging materials underground and he found a Dengyuan.

Deng Yuan was puzzled. According to common sense of the Deng Clan, the Deng Clan had always been attacked and killed by the ferocious fog beasts. Why wasn't he dragged out and eaten by the fog beasts when he was sleeping? It was always easier to deal with a sleeper who would not resist than to hunt an active Deng Clan member.

"Who knows?"

Denggu said: "There are many strange things in Fog Harbor. Why is there so much black fog? Why does it never dissipate? Why do fog beasts attack the Lantern Clan? Why are they afraid of lanterns... Why do we exist?"

“No one knows.”

"But there is one thing the Lantern Clan must know: look forward."

The crystal on its head flickered with the sound: "Survive first."

Just like other awakened members of the Lantern Clan, Lantern Yuan followed Lantern Valley and entered a short period of learning and recovery.

During this period, Deng Yuan learned a lot.

The life of the Lantern Clan is mainly divided into two parts: searching and making lanterns, and everything revolves around these two core elements.

Search and find various materials and similar creatures sleeping underground.

The population of the Lantern Tribe has always been small, and nowadays it is less than three thousand people. According to the oral accounts of the elders of the Lantern Tribe, at the peak of the Lantern Tribe's prosperity, their number reached tens of thousands.

That was when the god [Firefly God] was still around. Oracles would sometimes come with iron and fire falling from the sky, bringing new guidance and hope to the Lantern Clan.

At this time, the apostle with fire all over his body will also interpret the Lantern Clan.

Unfortunately, with the gods' disappearance in the World Pot, the Oracle never reappeared, the Mist Beasts became more rampant, and the hanging lanterns became the key to survival.

There must be enough materials to make a hanging lantern, and the kerosene or solid fuel inside must be replenished regularly.

The number of the Lantern Clan has been decreasing, partly due to attacks by fog beasts and partly due to natural deaths.

The light of the crystal above the head comes from the self-burning of the lamp clan.

There is a long life spine inside the body of the Lantern Clan. This life spine is the core protected by the external metal shell. The life spine allows the Lantern Clan to think, communicate, and create.

But the life ridge will burn slowly and illuminate the crystal lamp, which is also proof that the lamp clan is still alive.

With continuous consumption, this pillar of life will eventually collapse into ashes, and the Lantern Clan will die.

Deng Yuan was still very curious.

If we extinguish the life ridge in the crystal and bury a Lantern Clan deep underground again, will they be able to survive for a long time without being attacked by fog beasts? This method seems feasible.

After Deng Yuan's words, Deng Gu's light in the crystal dimmed a little: "You are partly right."

"If you extinguish the life spine and fall into a deep sleep, you won't attract fog beasts. They will only attack the Lantern Clan with burning characteristics..."

“But that doesn’t mean it’s safe.”

It paused for a moment and said: "After falling asleep, the greatest enemy of the Lantern Clan will become one of our own."

"Why is the population of the Lantern Tribe decreasing? The external threat is the fog beasts, and the internal reason is the hunting within the Lantern Tribe. This kind of hunting will not be exposed in the public environment, it is secretive and fast."

Denggu said in a cold tone: "The lamp tribe that cannot burn is the best ready-made material. No one will notice or care about the disappearance of a lamp tribe that does not emit light."

"Even if it is a normal dying Lantern, there will be many of their kind coveting their bodies. They are waiting for the day when the life spine of the deceased is completely turned into ashes... Without the deterrence of the Firefly God, many Lanterns are more unscrupulous. Those guys even hunt their own kind directly. Anyway, there is black fog covering it, so no one will see it."

"Why haven't we produced any great masters in many years? This is one of the reasons. The Lantern Clan is constantly declining and dying."

Deng Yuan shuddered when he heard this.

Our own kind are also our enemies.

It then understood why most of the Lantern Clan lived alone, because their own kind were potential enemies and competitors.

The Lantern Clan has fallen from a glorious clan of God-given lamp makers in the past, God's servants whose mission is to create the sun, to a barbaric clan whose order is constantly collapsing. The root cause is that the oracle has not appeared and the fire of faith in God has been swallowed up by the World Pot.

Deng Yuan bravely asked: "Then why did you wake me up instead of using me as material..."

"Of course I have."

The crystals in the Valley of Lights flickered rhythmically.

This indicates that its attitude is serious and formal.

“But I won’t do that.”

"I was also a sleeping Lantern Clan member, and was helped by a Lantern Clan elder. When several Lantern Clan apostles were dismembering and cutting me, it attracted the fog beast and scared those guys away."

"I will never forget the person who lit the fire for me, and I will continue to pass on the fire."

Deng Yuan was excited when he heard this.

There are still upright and brave people in the tribe.

"It's funny though."

The crystal in the Lantern Valley flickered and smiled, saying, "The elder's name is Deng Cheng. He told me honestly that his hanging lantern was broken, so when he saw the Lantern Clan here, he came over to ask for help. In the end, everyone was scared away."

"It's not a great rescuer, but it saved me and lit a fire for me. This is what I think the Lantern Clan should be like."

"We can be weak and fearful, but we should also have courage and perseverance. Just like the masters of the past, we should create the sun and dispel the black fog. That is what we should do for ourselves and for all the Lantern Clan."

The crystal in the Valley of Lights burns like a flame, showing the burning colors of its heart without reservation.

Lantern Kite named himself [Kite], because he heard that there was a tool called a kite that could fly into the sky and soar above the fog. The kite could freely overlook the earth and escape from the heavy power of the ground.

It wants to create a completely new kind of sky lantern.

Sky lanterns must not only be able to illuminate, but also lead the lantern clan all the way through the sea of ​​fog where fog beasts gather, and fly to the unknown distance, no matter what is waiting there.

Deng Yuan put all his energy into making sky lanterns.

It collects various materials and resources from above and below the ground, uses the craftsmanship and techniques passed down by word of mouth from past masters, and makes a lot of new attempts.

Sky lanterns are essentially an advancement of hanging lanterns, but their scale and volume are hundreds of times larger than the former.

To ensure the endurance of the sky lantern, it is best to use the high-grade material omnipotent stone as a support, which can ensure that both kerosene and solid fuel can be fully utilized, reduce consumption and enhance brightness.

The Lantern Kite has received a lot of help from the Lantern Clan, including resources and technical advice, even from those who hunt their own kind.

It has been many years since anyone has tried to make sky lanterns. Just keeping the hanging lanterns lit and alive is difficult enough.

At this time, Deng Yuan realized that the Deng clan itself was also complex.

Darkness and light, filth and ideals, fighting spirit and negativity, these contradictory things exist simultaneously in the Light Clan.

After many years, the sky lanterns shone again in the sky, and all the lantern clans looked up again. Under the bright and dazzling light, the crystals above their heads flickered with joyful flames.

What’s different from the past is that this time’s sky lanterns can also carry lantern kites to fly.

The sky lantern flew higher and higher, as if held up by an invisible giant hand, heading straight to the top of the dark clouds.

The crystal of this master of the Lantern Clan was already dim enough. It sat in a small wooden bucket connected to the sky lantern, watching the sky lantern slowly rise, break through the black fog, and enter a place it had never been to before.

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It overlooks below.

The black fog formed an isolated black ocean under the wooden bucket. It was thick and dense, isolating the higher sky from the below. Above the black fog, there was a huge luminous body emitting endless glow.

Deng Yuan stared blankly at the golden heart of light.

It turned out that the sun was still there, but it was above the black fog, and the connection with the Lantern Clan was cut off by the fog sea below. The clouds were white, and the surroundings were full of light.

The true appearance of the world made Deng Yuan excited.

I must tell everyone, I must tell everyone that this world is full of light and heat!

As long as the black fog is dispelled, everything will be fine!

But...how to go back?

This was a journey that the kite had never thought of returning on, because when it was tied to the sky lantern, it had no such intention, and it had also run out of energy and was simply unable to return.

Just as it was deep in thought, the entire sky lantern was suddenly pulled by an indescribable force and entered a bizarre world.

Deng Yuan fell into a kind of suffocation for a moment, as if it had returned to its original confused sleeping state.

Are you going to die?

This is what death feels like... I really don't want to accept it, I don't want to accept it...

The world became shaky, and then became like a piece of wood chip falling into the sea of ​​clouds, swaying and falling with the waves.

The violent shock caused by the collision made Deng Yuan suddenly come back to his senses.

It first looked into its hands.

The thread was still tightly wrapped around his hand.

Then the sky lantern is still there... I'm back! Back to Wugang! Great! Deng Yuan struggled to get up, but found that his body was completely unresponsive.

The body was severely damaged, and the metal structure of the hands and feet were even in pieces.

"Are you awake?"

A man covered in silver armor looked down at the lantern kite on the ground.

"Who are you?"

Deng Yuan had never seen such a person before. The surroundings were even brighter, the light was so strong that it was dazzling and unreal, and the ground was covered with precious pure sand.

There were several strange creatures around the armored man. Some of them were very small and had tails, while others were very tall and wrapped in some kind of cloth... They were whispering, but Deng Yuan could not understand what they were saying at all.

Only the armored man can understand what he says.

"Where is this place?" Deng Yuan asked, enduring the pain.

"This is Yunzhong Temple, the place where Lord Yaoshen shines. The place where you fell now is outside the Sand City."

The other party's voice seemed very happy: "I didn't expect to see the Lantern Clan in this way. You must have suffered a lot to get here, right?"

Deng Yuan was shocked: "You know the Deng Clan, are there still Deng Clan here?"

"Yes, I am."

The armored man patted his chest, making a clanging metallic sound.

"My name is Deng Cheng, but I have been dead for many years. I am lucky to be taken in by Lord Yaoshen's world."

Lantern ride?

Deng Yuan suspected that all this was an illusion at the time of death: "Do you know Denggu?"

"Denggu...I seem to have some impression of him."

The other party seemed to be lost in memory: "Ah, I remember now, it was a member of the Lantern Clan that I once ignited and awakened. Do you know it? Is it okay?"

"It's been dead for a long time..."

Deng Yuan said somewhat melancholy.

"The crystal is not bright enough, and you are very weak now." The man who called himself the lantern observed for a while and said, "Come, lift it onto the steam carriage and send it back to Sand City for repair and treatment."

"I know you have a lot of questions right now. Let's take them one by one. You should take a break first and don't overexert yourself."

Deng Yuan said calmly: "My life spine has been burned out, and I will die soon."

The other party said: "This place is full of fire and light, you are still alive and well, and you will continue to live."

"How is it possible..."

“Nothing is impossible.”

Deng Cheng said in a firm and confident tone: "I said, this is the world illuminated by the God Yao. In Sand City, death is just another beginning."

"What's more, there are the Almighty Stone and Magic Oil here, which can help the Life Spine continue to burn. Don't worry, you won't die!"

Everything seems like a dream.

Deng Yuan looked upward.

The light of the golden sun spreads throughout the world. There is no darkness or fog beasts here, and the gods are still there.

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