Chapter 1206: The Old Scar of the Earth, Zhusheng's Brothers
Facing Aiwas's questioning, Adil did not show any fear or guilt.
"Ah, that's true. Dawn City was built on Rock Cellar City, so you must know what I did there. Perhaps you saved Rock Cellar City from petrification."
Adil patted the container containing the amber egg as he spoke. "The ritual that instantly solidified a city relied on its power. Or, in other words, it was a sacrifice to feed it."
"The power of amber?"
Aiwass said softly, "You want to sell arms? Give the power of amber to outsiders?"
He did sense the power of the Pillar God Amber at that time...and that's how it came about.
Instead of stealing power from the sleeping Amber, is it "drawing blood" from Amber's dead fetus?
"Not really—or not entirely. For it is not a weapon, but an instrument of torture. I do intend to sell this power, but in order to release the stored power within it and allow it to solidify enough life to nurture it.
"As for selling it to others... that's just a side job. If you give someone a huge benefit for no reason, it will only arouse suspicion, jealousy, and greed. But if you make them pay a high enough price, they'll feel justified and accept it—human beings are such despicable creatures."
Adil nodded and spoke frankly, without any trace of being a riddler.
This efficient communication made Aiwass quite comfortable.
The White Robe Benefactor continued, "However, I killed Afshin first for another reason. That fellow had no idea how dangerous his actions were. His sins must be paid for with death. And all the residents of his city will pay the price for Afshin's laziness."
"...Danger? You mean the underground sewer?"
Aiwass asked bluntly, "Is it because he can use technology to divert water from outside? If that's the case, you won't be able to control people with water."
"That's part of the reason," Adil admitted. "If people knew that water doesn't only come from good people, then all the chaos and evil outside would come here. Don't look at it that way. This is a tradition we've followed since ancient times, and it's also the belief and pursuit of our nation.
"Since the collapse of the Tower of Babel, only Parthia and Taichu remain of the first nations established. Those nations were all founded by the descendants of the Winged Ones and the Scaled Ones.
"Primordial was the 'Kingdom of Supervisors' built on Earth by the people of the Lord of Scales and Feathers after the completion of the Veil of Balance. The Scaled Ones were the first inhabitants. Horus was associated with the Winged Ones who still worshipped the Second Sun, but their true heritage had been lost. And Rest was built by the few remaining scholars and mages in the Tower of Babel... Its purpose was to protect the Tomb of Sinthorns and to safeguard and bury this ancient forbidden knowledge.
"Every Benevolent Master, besides being a contracted party to the Abyssal Heavens, is also a forbidden mage with an ancient heritage. Since before the fall of the Second Sun, all of the world's 'forbidden arts' are now stored in the ancient nation of Parthia, passed down by different Benevolent Masters. Parthia was once ruled by the Winged Ones, and later by the Scaled Ones, followed by several generations of monarchs. After that, it was the degenerate harpies, snakemen, lizardmen, demonic beasts, dragons, dwarves, humans... whatever race it was, it didn't matter.
"After all, you must understand, my brother... Honorable Mr. Aiwass. When our two nations were founded, even the current Eternal Theocracy did not exist. The history of Parthia is far longer than that of humanity, and it will remain so in the future.
"The world ten thousand years ago was not much different from the world today; similarly, it will not be the same ten thousand years from now."
Adil spoke calmly with pride: "Once you understand our mission, you will definitely agree with this sacred concept."
That is the determination to never follow the pace of the times and rather to turn into ashes in time.
It's like a resident who lives in the middle of a road project but refuses to be relocated—he's not trying to raise the price, he simply doesn't want to sell, no matter how much he's offered. For this reason, he'd rather let the road pass right past his dilapidated house, and he's perfectly happy with it.
He took a deep breath as he spoke. "As for the other reason I killed him, it was because of the sins buried beneath the desert."
"Sinthorn..."
Aiwass realized something and his expression turned grim. "Even with the stone slab blocking it, it won't work?"
If this is really a taboo that cannot be allowed, then he must notify immediately - stop the construction!
"No, no. That would only make the Sinthorns realize there's water and start growing upwards. If the Sinthorns get close to the surface, we're all doomed."
Adil said bluntly, "According to the taboo knowledge passed down in Parthia since ancient times, the Sinthorn has a strong affinity for water and will grow in areas with abundant water and grass, plundering their vitality.
"These sinthorns existed before the Sand Clock's opening to the sky and earth. They are the same sinthorns that once existed in the Dream World and blocked the source river. By going through these sinthorns and continuing downward, one can reach the source river. From this perspective, it can also be called the umbilical cord of the world.
"Back then, Sizhu burned and devoured most of the sinthorns, but retained a portion. They were buried beneath this desert. The one who sealed these sinthorns was Huantiansi.
"It is said that in the ancient past, in the 'primordial world' before the endless cycle of reincarnation, it was Amber who accomplished this feat. Now that Amber has become 'Amber', the responsibility of sealing the Sin Thorn has fallen to Huan Tiansi."
"...Can't we completely destroy these evil thorns?"
Aiwass frowned, but he no longer hesitated and said bluntly: "I am also the son of the Candle Master, and I have the ability to devour the Sinthorn..."
...though that might completely transform him into a sin-beast. That's why Aiwass abruptly stopped mid-sentence.
But when he heard this, Adil did not show any joy, ecstasy or disbelief.
Instead, he glanced at Aiwas with a strange expression and slowly shook his head: "Sizhu will not let you destroy these sinthorns. This is the last sinthorn in this world."
……Why?
This is too strange - why does Sizhu have the ability to eliminate sinthorns, but not eliminate all sinthorns?
Why do they guard these thorns in the desert?
Aiwass remembered that the Sinthorn should be related to the power of nothingness.
Could it be that the people who founded the ancient Parthian Empire used forbidden magic to force water to appear in this waterless desert and allow people to live here... did they have some kind of intention?
Is it to seal the void? Or something else?
"——Sinthorn, but he is our brother."
Adil said seriously, "How could Sizhu possibly have the heart to completely wipe them out?"
"Brother?"
Aiwass murmured.
He suddenly remembered something.
Zhu Tang once interpreted the patterns of his sin-beast form for himself. One of the lines in the pattern meant, "Sin Thorn is an old scar on the earth, and it is the brother of all living beings."
Could it be...
But before he could ask.
Just then—
Suddenly, people outside exclaimed.
Aiwass suddenly raised his head and saw through the stained windows of the temple that the sky outside had turned deep red.
In the very center of the sky, a massive vortex of flames, red to the point of being almost black, appeared. It was like a whirlpool in the ocean... except it was inverted, extending all the way to the heavens beyond.
The air became visibly hotter, with gusts of almost boiling hot wind falling from the sky, causing people's clothes and hair to fly wildly, and even walking on the street became difficult.
It was as if a strong air current pressed people to the ground—
The next moment, Aiwass, who was sitting in the temple, felt a strong sense of crisis from the sky.
Adil's expression also changed.
He and Aiwass realized something was wrong almost at the same time.
Because of the arrival of Yan Tiansi, "flame" type abilities are now much easier to use than before.
An enormous fireball appeared at the end of the sky like a second sun!
Update!
I'm stuck again, so tired...
It's four o'clock, I can finally go to sleep...
(End of this chapter)
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