Main Volume Chapter 145 The True Purpose of the Outer Gods
Zhang Yun said in a deep voice: "Yes, I have seen it. It can use the divine power at will, and even transform it into angel wings and fly into the sky."
This guy……
I thought she was lying when she said she would kill me...
I didn't expect she was really in this line of work...
Specializes in killing the inheritor...
God's Punishment Army...
but?
Why not take action?
Instead, you help me every time?
Is it because of Akito?
As if knowing what Zhang Yun was thinking, Edward said slowly: "Don't think about it. As the inheritor, you are indeed our target. According to the normal process, when you enter our field of vision and expose the inheritance, the God's Punishment Army will be dispatched to purge you."
“In fact, we did that.”
"only……"
Zhang Yun asked in confusion: "Hmm? When?"
ah!
Could it be that!
The Butterfly Twins! ?
Seeing Zhang Yun suddenly realize, Edward picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and slowly said: "Remember? That's right, it was those two girls, the inheritance is the 'Ice and Fire Butterfly', they 'killed' you in the desert city, and now you appear in front of me intact."
Damn?
Is this why the Butterfly Twins attacked me?
After a pause, Zhang Yun frowned and asked, "Don't you find it strange?"
Edward smiled slowly: "Why should I feel weird?"
He put down his glass. "Are you surprised that you didn't die? Or are you surprised that you appeared in front of me? Are these important? Weren't those ancient evil gods that harmed the human world also immortal creatures?"
“There are so many magical things in this world!”
"You came back from the dead, or you didn't die at all, it doesn't matter."
“…”
After hearing this, Zhang Yun did not speak, but stared at Edward closely, with his hands ready to summon followers and heroes to protect himself at any time and guard against possible dangers.
After all, he couldn't figure out whether Edward was an enemy or a friend.
You said Edward was an enemy...
But he was now explaining the whole story, and it was obvious that Kuula was in cahoots with him. The two of them had been helping him since the Holy City, and had never mentioned either their heritage or their identities to that group of irrelevant Shensheng believers.
Can your enemy be so foolish as to help you with everything?
You said Edward was a friendly force...
But he had sent the Butterfly Twins to assassinate me in the first place, and he had killed me with one strike, without mercy. If I hadn't had the resurrection coin at that time, I would probably have returned to the Western Paradise by now, and would have no chance of coming to the Holy City at all.
Friendly forces?
Will friendly forces try to take your life?
Just as Zhang Yun was daydreaming, Edward revealed another secret: "Moreover, I also know that you are not from our world. Just like those foreign gods, you come from a distant 'other world', and it should be a world with civilization and historical progress far beyond ours."
"Am I right?"
"Zhang Yun?"
Zhang Yun: “???”
Oops! Oops! Very bad! My identity as a time traveler has been discovered ! ?
wdndm! ?
The first time traveler to be discovered in the world is me! ?
Edward smiled slowly and said, "Haha, don't worry. I am the only one who knows about this. No one else in this world knows about it. Even Kuura only thinks that you are from the East and doesn't know about the existence of the 'other world'."
"And I won't tell anyone about this."
"I won't use this to threaten you."
"do not worry."
After hearing what Edward said, Zhang Yun suddenly felt helpless, so he sighed helplessly, picked up the red wine that Edward had poured for him, and took a sip.
He asked, "How did you know that?"
Edward pointed to the sky and said, "God, they told me that our world is just a star in the sky, and each of the other stars represents a world, but some worlds have no life, and some worlds have transcended nature."
"When I was investigating you, I found that you didn't leave any traces in this world. The inherited power on you is also very special. It's obvious that you are from another world."
“…”
Zhang Yun asked again: "Then do you know how I got here?"
Edward shook his head and said, "I don't know. Maybe a higher being like the Outer Gods cast you into this world, or maybe you accidentally came here through a crack in the void."
"or……"
"You got here on your own?"
Edward looked at Zhang Yun and said, "I don't know what happened, and neither do those Outer Gods. You should ask yourself."
“…”
After a moment of silence, Zhang Yun touched his forehead and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this for now and continue with the previous topic. After the ancient war, you were the sword planted by the gods in the mortal world. Your duty was to eliminate all the inheritors. What does this have to do with your joining Ajid?"
"besides!"
"Are you not going to purge me now?"
Edward explained slowly: "Don't worry, I will tell you slowly and you can listen slowly about what will happen next."
…
When the ancient war was about to end, when the remaining ancient evil gods were about to be sealed in the ancient battlefield, the outer gods suddenly descended in their true form and attacked all the inheritors.
Because the incident happened suddenly, and the inheritors were fighting against the remnants of the ancient evil gods, and the outer gods were well prepared and their strength far exceeded that of the ancient evil gods, there were also many traitors in the inheritors' team who decided to follow the outer gods.
Therefore, without any surprises, this battle turned into a massacre, and almost all the inheritors died.
Then, the victorious gods announced their philosophy, saying that they wanted to keep the world balanced and avoid the situation where the ancient evil god once ruled the world, which was why they made such a helpless move...
result.
This reason gained the support of most people.
They also spontaneously participated in the work of erasing memory and history, tearing up ancient books, destroying all the ancient evil god's buildings, symbols of inheritors, stone inscriptions recording events, and so on.
Finally, under the large-scale magic created by the gods, the memory of the ancient evil god and the inheritance in people's minds disappeared without a trace, and the only thing left in the world was the gods who saved the people from the monsters...
The Godly Cult was also established at that time. Most of its members were ordinary believers who came to praise the gods, while a small number were special beings whose memories had not been erased - the God's Punishment Army.
In the following thousand years, the human world continued to change, and the various kingdoms developed, fought, annexed, and destroyed each other, becoming the most powerful race in the world.
The God's Punishment Army also roams in the darkness, eliminating any powerful inheritance that would cause unrest, unknown to the world, and even most of the high-ranking officials within the God's Life Cult are unaware of it.
…
"but……"
Edward paused, looked directly at Zhang Yun, and suddenly changed the subject: "Zhang Yun, do you know the definition of the word 'rule'? In other words, why do apples fall to the ground and why do water flow to the bottom?"
Hearing Edward's question, Zhang Yun hesitated a little, because he didn't know whether there was the concept of gravity in this world, nor did he know whether discussing "gravity" in the magic world would seem abnormal.
However, he changed his mind and thought, since Edward knew that he was a time traveler, he should be able to accept this "scientific theory" that did not belong to the magical world, right?
So Zhang Yun said: "Gravity, everything will fall to the ground without the influence of other external forces, whether it is flowing water or apples on the tree."
Edward became interested: "Gravity? Is this your world's definition of how objects fall?"
After a pause, Edward realized that there were more important things to do, so he returned to the previous topic: "Well, actually this doesn't matter... Anyway, it's a rule, a rule that has been set and cannot be violated. Do you understand what I mean?"
Zhang Yun nodded: "I understand."
Edward continued, "Water flows to the lowest point, apples fall to the ground, your clothes get wet when it rains, and living things must eat... These are rules, and they have been set long ago and cannot be broken by ordinary means."
“If you break those rules, the world will go haywire and everything will go wrong.”
Hearing this, Zhang Yun imagined that if the river water flowed upwards, the rain would float upwards from the bottom, and ride on her face...
I feel like there will be big problems in this world...
Big question...
Regardless of Zhang Yun, Edward continued, "Same here."
"The development of a world has been determined long ago. Who will be in it, what will be in it, and who will discover what is only a matter of time."
"It's like a lake with only fish. They live peacefully in it. The big fish eat the small fish. The big fish lay eggs. The small fish eat the eggs. The small fish become big fish. The big fish eat each other... As long as there are no major changes in the outside world, they will maintain this balance forever."
After a pause, Edward's voice became low: "And at this time."
"A group of farmers discovered the lake and came here to get something from the lake, but the big fish were very troublesome and if they went down to the lake themselves, they would be bitten and seriously injured."
"So, they used some tricks to seduce the small fish that were being eaten, and fed them special bait to make them grow bigger and stronger . Then they attacked in groups and killed the big fish that originally controlled the lake. Then they waited until the small fish were exhausted and caught them with fishing nets..."
"Finally, the farmer left with what he wanted, and only small fish were left in the lake. No big fish would eat them, but they could not eat the eggs laid by the big fish, so they would never grow up."
"Without the protection of the big fish, this lake is like a ready dining table. As long as creatures outside the lake come here, they can have a good meal and eat all the small fish in the lake."
"that's all."
"The rules are broken, they are tampered with, and one day there will be problems..."
After hearing this, Zhang Yun probably understood what was going on, so she asked, "Are you trying to say that the Outer Gods are farmers, the Ancient Evil Gods are big fish, and we are all small fish among them? Is inheritance... the fish eggs?"
Edward nodded and said, "Well, almost. It's just that my analogy may not be appropriate. Some parts may not match... Sorry to make you laugh."
Zhang Yun ignored the loopholes in Edward's analogy and continued to ask, "So you helped Ajid because you wanted to release it, so that big fish would appear in the lake again and lay eggs? And restore the rules and order to their previous mode?"
Edward said, "Yes and no."
Zhang Yun: “?”
After a pause, Edward explained, "Because the gods are not just like the farmers who take things and walk away."
"Instead, they built houses and settled down next to the lakes, constantly observing the fish in the lakes, looking for small fish that might become big fish."
"Once they find it, they will send the small fish that obey their instructions to surround and kill it, not giving it any chance to grow up."
"The reason behind this..."
"It's because these farmers are afraid that the small fish will become big fish, and then the big fish will evolve into fish-men, then come ashore and eventually replace them."
“That’s right!”
"These farmers are from another lake!"
"They were originally just big fish in the lake, but they found an opportunity to go ashore and evolved into fish-men. Then they created clothes and shoes, and eventually became farmers in the eyes of the fish."
"In addition to this lake that no longer has big fish, this group of farmers also controls countless other lakes that have no big fish. Every lake has experienced the same thing. The small fish become new big fish and bite the old big fish to death. The new big fish are then killed by the farmers. The farmers control the lakes and prevent new big fish from being born."
“…”
Hearing this, Zhang Yun frowned and asked, "So, the so-called maintenance of balance by the Outer Gods is just an excuse. They are just afraid that you will continue to grow, and then destroy them when you have enough power?"
"And you, the God's Punishment Army, discovered this conspiracy, so you want to overthrow the rule of the Outer Gods and return the world to its original setting?"
"But you don't have the strength to do so. You must rely on the power of the Ancient Evil God to resist the Outer Gods. So you secretly help Ajid's followers and want to liberate Ajid and his followers?"
"Is this why you betrayed the Holy City?"
Ah this! ?
So that's what's going on! ?
Oh, wait, something is wrong, there seem to be a few things that don't make sense...
