Lu Ban once witnessed the end of the civilization that invented the Pure Fire in the Glorious Realm.

He also knew that the Pure Fire itself was an extremely strong pollution, fueled by the soul, will, and strong emotions. Once ignited, it would never go out.

Through special means, the shrine maidens of Washima Taisha Shrine can control the pure fire to a certain extent and use it for their own purposes. All of this originated from the original shrine maiden, who turned into the divine Sakura.

Her soul forever resides in the sacred cherry blossom, maintaining the pure fire by absorbing the despair of the priestesses before their death.

This kind of flame is indeed very similar to the torch of the Kingdom of Night.

However, the torch itself does not devour everything around it. It only burns on the mage's body and drives away monsters through the light it produces. The burning flames can indeed affect monsters without harming ordinary people.

In Lu Ban's words, the flame of this spirit torch was more like pure fire that was under control.

Therefore, Lu Ban was a little curious about how this spiritual torch was produced.

But he glanced at the contents of the parchment, which were all some spells and rituals.

I totally don't understand.

Lu Ban was not a genius who could apply what he had learned to other situations, so he decided to ask Xia directly.

"The torch's flame is indeed the pollution that is buried deep in the hearts of all mages through the contract. Under normal circumstances, this pollution is suppressed by the magic network, and releasing the pollution also requires the intervention of the magic network."

Shia explained simply.

As for what exactly this pollution is, Lu Ban certainly has no way of seeing it with his own eyes.

"I think the flame of the Spirit Torch may have a similar origin to the Pure Fire. It's just that during evolution, one chose to weaken its power and become controllable, while the other amplified its pollution."

Lu Ban vaguely grasped some information about foreign pollution.

The Spirit Torch and the Pure Fire both burn the soul in the form of fire. Against the backdrop of a foreign land, the possibility that this coincidence is simply accidental is very small.

The predecessor of the Pure Fire, the Ash Fire, was a kind of flame that was produced by burning the corpses of giants in that world. The skeletons of giants could not be burned by the Pure Fire or the Ash Fire.

The flame of the torch will also burn the mage.

Lu Ban believed that this was some kind of knowledge from ancient times that spread and projected different sparks in foreign lands, eventually igniting the flames of civilization.

At this moment, Jost suddenly spoke.

"I think the structure of this torch may become a component of the magic network."

Hearing his words, Xia felt confused.

"This was originally part of the contract of the magic network."

"No, what I mean is, isn't one of the difficulties we encountered in building the magic network because we couldn't find imprisoned gods to serve as the main nodes? And if we apply this torch to the gods and let those gods be ignited by the flame of the torch, then it will be difficult for them to escape from the magic network. They will be bound here in the eternal pollution confrontation."

Jost shook his head as he explained.

"The essence of the Spirit Torch is not a purifying flame, but a stronger pollution. However, the more chaotic the things are, the better the effect of this pollution will be."

"That is to say, this flame is a deadly weapon for gods who are aggregates of pollution."

After hearing what Jost said, Lu Ban also felt a little enlightened.

First, foreign pollution is always in a diffuse state, and stronger pollution can cover weaker pollution.

The light of the torch alone is enough to dispel monsters, and it is a stronger pollution than these monsters.

For thousands of years, no matter how raging the demonic tide was, it was not immune to the Spirit Torch.

Therefore, it can be concluded that these gods of the Kingdom of Darkness are unable to completely eliminate the pollution of the Spirit Torch, and the pollution level of the Spirit Torch may be comparable to that of these gods.

In order to imprison and bind the gods and turn them into sources of pollution, it is necessary to ensure that they will not output pollution in the opposite direction when connected to the magic network.

Then the answer is simple.

Use the flame of the torch to burn these gods, and keep them in a state of confrontation with the flame of the torch for a long time.

That way, you can treat them like trash cans.

From the future to the present, the existence of the Torch is not a spell derived from the magic network, but the cornerstone of the construction of the magic network.

Or rather, Jost thought of more possibilities.

According to what he learned from the players, a computer network system must be able to resist risks.

The network node itself is a measure to ensure that the entire network can continue to operate after one or several devices have problems. If we substitute it into the magic network, if one or several mages have problems and suffer serious pollution, then is there any way to prevent the pollution from radiating into the magic network through them and polluting other normal mages?

The answer is the Torch.

When the magic network finds that a wizard has been eroded by powerful pollution, it will immediately ignite the seed of the torch in the wizard's body.

Likewise, if an imprisoned god attempts to struggle, other wizards connected to him will project the contamination of the torch onto those gods through the contract of the magic network.

The torch is not only the foundation for the magic net to operate normally, but also the chain that protects the magic net from being disturbed.

From this point of view, the torch should be Jost's invention.

Xia felt the incredibleness of fate, and she began to wonder, if she had not come, how would Jost comprehend the Torch?

Where is the source of this knowledge of the Spirit Torch?

However, Xia thought of more than these.

"In my time, the flame of the Spirit Torch continued to burn on the Grey Tower. I didn't know who the flame was burning. Now it seems that it should be the god at the core of the Demon Network."

This means that if Xia and his team want to complete this mission, they may have to find the sleeping or crazy gods in the Kingdom of Night and bind them to the Gray Tower.

The name of this mission is [Cage], which probably has a similar meaning.

But now, the god who created the magic tide has long disappeared, and the god who bestowed magic on humans is also nowhere to be found. Where can we find him?

"If that's the case, I do have an idea."

Stone raised his hand at this time.

"We have met Taoist Heming in Stormy Mountain Villa. He told us how to become an Old One. If we can't find any trace of a god, then we can use a similar method to create a god?"

"What is the solution?"

Drizzt obviously didn't know anything like that, he said in confusion.

Stone and Xia then briefly recounted Taoist Heming's plan. Of course, they did not know the details of Taoist Heming's deification, so the knowledge carried very little pollution.

"Leave your mark..."

Drizzt muttered to himself and began to think about the feasibility.

"It is difficult for the chosen ones to leave their mark. We are just walking in slices of an alien world, so it is difficult for us to leave a legend."

Shia sighed.

"Moreover, these marks are not just legends. The actions of the parties involved must be observed by a higher-level being, at least at the level of the Chosen One. Otherwise, myths that are only circulated among ordinary people cannot produce gods."

If it is only the faith of ordinary people, then we only need to kill all the ordinary people in that foreign land, and the myth will naturally collapse.

If one wants to truly become one of the Old Ones, one must leave the same mark in different foreign lands, and be accurately observed by at least one of the Old Ones as an anchor point. During this period, one must also find a way to deal with the pollution that the flesh can no longer withstand.

Becoming a god is easier said than done.

Just when they were worried, Lu Ban felt something was wrong.

Because one of his previous missions was to leave his mark in a foreign land.

So, Xia and the others don’t have similar requests?

However, the only mark Lu Ban has left now is his own world. If that world is destroyed, then Lu Ban will ultimately be nothing more than a fantasy that goes with the flow.

Of course, Lu Ban now knows at least one or two incarnations of the Old Ones, but as for how deep the mark is, he is not sure.

Could it be that the "god" who is to be used as firewood for the mission of the Country of Darkness is me?

Lu Ban thought about it and decided to tell others about his guess.

"Impossible. If that's the case, there's no chance of completing your mission. There won't be such a mission in the Silent Land."

Xia was the first to object.

"Besides, you don't have that much knowledge of magic. If you become the center of the magic network, I guess everyone will only be able to play the suona."

Trist even made a joke.

“Our goal should still be to find the Old Ones that are sealed in the Country of Darkness. Sacrificing our companions…”

Stone glanced at Drizzt and said nothing more.

"If one person's life can be exchanged for the survival of an entire civilization, then this deal is a great deal."

Lu Ban didn't feel anything.

As the chosen one of the Land of Silence, one day you might face a situation like this.

He looked up at the sky. The dark clouds had dissipated and the sky returned to its blue color. Lu Ban knew that under the dome, there was a red blood moon. That blood moon imprisoned an Old One. Whenever the planets turned and the stars returned to their positions, He would head towards the Kingdom of Night and create a demonic tide.

"Hmm? Wait."

Lu Ban thought of something and pointed to the sky.

"Speaking of the imprisoned God, isn't he right before our eyes?"

At least in the era when Lu Ban later fought against the demon tide in the Kingdom of Night, there was indeed a great existence sealed on the blood moon.

And no one knows when that guy went up there.

Now, the magic network needs a bound god to serve as a switch, and there is a sealed god on the moon.

So the question becomes as simple as how to stuff an elephant into a refrigerator?

We just need to find a way to pull that guy on the moon down, or find a way to make him surf in the magic net, and we can solve the biggest problem of the magic net architecture.

"So... the answer to everything is to farm and go to the universe?"

Lu Ban looked at the fields that were in need of reconstruction.