Chapter 712: A World Without Gods
Bayan likes to be with animals.
Whether it was the running horses, the antelopes that were as light as jumping into the sky, the loyal and brave hunting dogs, the leopards ready to attack him at any time, or the groups of wolves baring their fangs at him, or the eagles circling in the sky, they all made Bayan feel a kind of upright and surging vitality.
Dergulin is a vast and sunny world, and most of the land is flat. Whether hunting, running, flying or cooking, people are under the sun, open and bright, with the world as their home, and everyone has always lived like this and is proud of it.
It was a world without God and people just did what they wanted.
The Drugulin people draw strength from all things. They wear hats made of antelope horns, wear wolf teeth and claws, dance in leopard skins, make huge cloaks out of eagle feathers, and tell stories of the heroic deeds and virtues of the dead during ceremonies for the dead.
People can still live without the existence of gods, but inexplicable and amazing traces can still be seen in many places, which are believed to be places where gods once stayed in the past.
It is difficult to explain what happened in this world in the past.
Why do gods appear and then leave?
Why people failed to stop God's steps.
Bayan simply rode his horse every day, following the bear's tracks. If he could find a bear or a dragon, he would wrestle and fight with them to hone his strength and courage.
He exercised day after day. Every morning he would push the millstone and run ten laps around the tribe, then ride a horse to look for bears. He ate well and slept well, and his strength increased rapidly.
As the strongest young man in the tribe, Bayan was often criticized by the elders.
"If God exists, Bayan, you will receive God's power."
"It's a pity that the gods have left."
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Bayan just worked harder to train his body.
He thought.
Since we need a god, I have to work harder. If I can keep getting stronger, maybe I can become a god.
As for why he had such an idea, Bayan himself couldn't explain it clearly.
The Degulin people never even spread the exact deeds of the gods. What everyone spread was the omnipotent gods in their own imaginations. The gods could crush a bear with just one finger, they could make the grass eaten by sheep grow again immediately, they could make Asian dragons lie on the ground and obey like dogs...
God is omnipotent.
God is caring and kind to people.
Humans are children placed by God on earth. They grow up here and become heroic warriors and wise men. Then God will come to take these children away, teach them how to become gods, and take them to the grasslands and heaven where God lives.
Although we don't know where these claims came from, everyone believes them.
When Bayan was 21 years old, the sun turned black, as if it had lost a layer of skin, or something had covered the sun. Then the sun became two, one was the still radiant golden sun, and the other was the mysterious black sun.
The black sun always appears, like the shadow of the golden sun falling.
Its existence also makes many animals on earth become frantic, exceptionally ferocious and more powerful.
Some of the people also changed their appearance under the black sun. Black lines like grass and water appeared on their arms, and the same black lines appeared at the corners of their eyes. These people were the strongest warriors from each tribe, and they had gained the recognition and power of the black sun.
The warriors also knew their own name because of this: Darkin.
They are Darkin warriors.
Bayan is one of them.
All the Dark Elves knew that the black sun was called the Dark Sun. When it rose, it could bring more powerful power to every Dark Elves, and it symbolized an immortal and glorious myth.
Warriors from each tribe constantly challenge each other to see who is the strongest warrior and the leader of all the Dark Ones.
When the dark sun rises, it is everyone's duel day.
Bayan was one of the few Dark Races who refused to duel.
He believed that all efforts should be used to deal with the enemies that were truly harmful, such as the mad and violent wolves that would go crazy one or two days a month, and some strange and terrifying monsters that would attack tribes, kill people and devour livestock. In addition, there were also unpredictable natural disasters, hurricanes, droughts, and rainstorms.
The Degulins always approach each day with optimism, because the world is always facing dangers and threats.
In the past, when faced with various disasters, people could only endure them or move to other places to stay away from these terrible things that would cause death, hunger and pain.
Bayan believes that a true Darkborn must fight monsters and natural disasters! He throws and kills monsters, he digs the soil madly to find underground water when the Dark Sun rises, he holds the ropes of hundreds of sheep alone when facing a hurricane, he is everywhere, and he is not afraid of facing anything.
Bayan was covered in wounds for this, and was mocked as stupid by many Dark Warriors.
"That's not how you use your power. What a fool that guy is."
But Bayan never backed down and stood up to protect the tribe again and again, so that more and more children in the tribe followed him, learned to exercise and hone themselves, and then did everything to protect the tribe.
This made it even more difficult for the Dark Warriors to understand.
"The Dark Elves are completely different from ordinary people. What's the point of doing this? Ordinary people are always fragile and timid!"
Bayan also had a childhood when he needed protection.
He once fell off a horse and would have died if he hadn't been rescued in time.
Everyone grows old, weak, and loses their strength, but what they have done for others in the past should not be forgotten. Those who have helped them have either died or become old people who can only take care of horses and livestock.
Bayan just continued his behavior. He didn't really think too much about it, he just thought that reducing some funerals would allow more children to grow up healthily and allow the elderly to live longer.
Everyone smiled more often.
That's enough.
Slowly, other Dark Warriors began to understand and follow him.
"It's more satisfying to defeat a natural disaster than to defeat a hundred Dark Warriors! I'm following you!"
Bayan's name gradually spread throughout the grassland.
From the far western desert to the eastern forests and hills, the name of the man who fought against the Scourge was known to everyone. A large number of young people, whether they were Darkborn or not, came to him, they learned from Bayan, followed his example, and became warriors respected by everyone.
One day when he was 32 years old, Bayan was shirtless and leading a group of people to build a wind-proof dam. The gloomy sun cast a ray of light and pulled Bayan into the sun.
When the others saw this, they were stunned at first, and then cheered.
"Bayan, Bayan!"
"Our warrior! He has been chosen by the gods!"
“You must come back and take a look!”
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When Bayan came to his senses, he found himself in a place he had never seen before.
There was a cold wind and heavy snow, glaciers and permafrost were everywhere, and there was a dark sun in the sky that looked like a big hole.
Not Degulin.
A lot of things suddenly popped up in his mind, about his identity and what he had to do... This was the kingdom of God created by the gods, and it was also the final destination of all the Dark Races.
A passing Dark Elves with a tail stopped and told him: "This is the outskirts of the Dark Star civilization. We are in Cold 1."
"Han 1?" Bayan didn't understand: "What does this mean?"
"I don't know, but just remember it. This is the name given by Lord Darkstar. Besides Cold 1, there is also Tide 1 next to it. It's better there than here. The climate is humid, there are oceans and a lot of lakes, and there are many kinds of life. Unlike here, it's freezing cold all year round. The Dark Descendants who are sent here are generally of the lowest level."
Longtailed Dark Evil glanced at Bayan and said, "You are only LV21? I thought I was already considered weak at LV34. Forget it, we are all trash anyway, there is no difference. What is your role?"
Bayan answered truthfully: "[Ice swimming enthusiast]."
"This is a good role, all you have to do is swim in ice water." The other person said with envy: "I am a [Devil's Believer Dressed as a Woman]."
"I don't know how to dress up as a woman, which is really frustrating... There are also demonic rituals and missionary work, which are very complicated. My role is too difficult."
Bayan said: "You must be very capable. Generally speaking, the more capable a person is, the more things he can accomplish."
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"Hahaha, you are really good at talking, totally different from your honest and tough appearance."
Longtail Anyi laughed: "If you have any problems in the future, come to me. My name is Jieda, you can just call me Jiege."
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Life in the cold world is rather boring. Bayan swims in icy water everyday and only comes ashore to eat. Fortunately, other characters prepare food for him, so he doesn't go hungry.
When ice swimming, the cold stimulates Bayan's whole body, making him feel that he is still alive and still fighting.
He would blow the whistle of his hometown, which originated from calling dogs and later became a popular entertainment and music in Degulin.
Only when he whistled did Bayan feel that he was still a Degulin warrior and his hometown had never left him.
God is here.
The real God is not as the Degulin people imagined, taking care of people in every possible way.
Lord Darkstar is indifferent to people. Only Darkstars who play their roles well meet the requirements. If they cannot play their roles well, they will be considered as failed characters and waste and destroyed.
God is cold, just like the stars in the sky.
It looked beautiful from a distance, but once you got closer, it would turn into the huge dark sun looming overhead. It was the eye of the dark star, with a yellow-white light at the edges, looking down at everything on the ground ruthlessly and harshly.
One day, Brother Jie asked him to join the mine.
"That's Lord Yaoshen's territory. Lord Yaoshen and Lord Anxing have a close relationship. That place is different from our Anxing. There are no role restrictions, and it is more flexible."
"Originally, the only places that could hire Dark Clan members were Dark Yao Country, and we, the low-ranking Dark Clan members, were not eligible. However, since Lord Yao God's subordinate Lord Wuji King needed manpower, he came here to recruit people. This is a good opportunity. If we work in the mining area for 20 years, we can go to Dark Yao Country or even the Yao Clan civilization, which is much better than this cold place!"
Brother Jie excitedly took Bayan over.
The person in charge of recruitment was a man wearing armor with only a dark mass in his helmet. He was a prophet of the Yao civilization, named Heidan.
Heidan asked Bayan two questions.
“Can you accept the high-intensity work in the mines?”
“Can you accept the unexpected dangers and fatal disasters that may occur?”
The work intensity in the mining area is extremely high, so you only need to serve for 10 years before returning to the rear. You will also be assigned a job by the Yao civilization and receive a considerable salary.
If death occurs in a mining accident, a designated person can be chosen to whom the remuneration and pension will be given.
Bayan asked, “Can my pension be given to my tribe?”
Heiduan said, “Yes.”
Bayan then said, I can accept anything.
Brother Jie finally chose to give up.
"That's too dangerous. Bayan, you're so reckless... There will be opportunities in the future, and people may die over there."
Bayan just thought.
Death is always around the corner, so at least choose a place to fight for the tribe and face it.
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After entering the mining area, Bayan realized that the place where he was mining was in an extremely dangerous area. This was a major project of the Yao civilization [Xiran Project].
What he had to do was to enter a cage made of forbidden stone, wear full body equipment and protective armor, and go all the way underground. Then he had to check the surrounding forbidden stone supports and passages to make sure they were not loose and were safe and stable enough.
At this time, we were actually already in the Xirang Sea.
You cannot use the omnipotent stone and the fire furnace underground. You must reduce the extraordinary power to avoid causing the soil to become active and violent, which will cause serious safety accidents and even the collapse of the entire mine. So you can only rely on manpower. In order to reduce pressure and impact, miners can only be of ordinary size and cannot be too heavy. Big guys like giants cannot enter.
Bayan's job was to use a special shovel made of forbidden stone to scoop up the flowing white soil in the circular opening and scoop it into the square trough made of forbidden stone.
This doesn't sound difficult.
But this is not the case when you really face Xirang.
Bayan remembers clearly the first time he came to the circular opening at the bottom of the well with a shovel in hand.
Xirang is not a liquid metal, nor is it clay. It will raise its neck like a snake and look around with its nonexistent eyes. It will also grow many tentacles that extend in all directions. It will even imitate the miners and turn into human form, and then it will have a shovel in its hand, just like a miner struggling under the clay...
The sense of horror brought by the strangeness and weirdness made Bayan's hair stand on end.
These guys are alive.
Most of the miners were skeletons, and they took death as seriously as eating and sleeping. Sometimes, because their structures were too fragile, their bones would break and they would be dragged into the soil. If the skull could be salvaged, there was still hope, but if the head was submerged, there was no way they could survive.
Bayan always tried his best to rescue the skeleton miners in his group. He even made a special shovel that could be closed to quickly rescue the skulls from the soil.
The skeleton miners were all grateful to him and liked him.
However, not every disaster can be avoided unscathed.
When Bayan went to rescue a miner, he was also caught in the dense and sticky soil, which seemed to have remembered to focus on this man who had done many bad things. At the last moment, Bayan struggled to shovel out a skull.
In that last moment of being submerged and covered, Bayan remembered the grasslands and galloping horses, the clear blue sky, and the ever-changing clouds of his hometown.
He prayed silently in his heart.
God, great God Yao, please bless them with good weather and good harvests.
(End of this chapter)