Returning from the abyss

Chapter 881

In the too long time, many things disappeared, only some dilapidated traces remained, some were regarded as "unsolved mysteries", and others almost lost their original form.

The mantra named book is not very aggressive. It looked at Lu Ning, as if an elder looked at a younger generation. Lu Ning didn't really hate the other party's gaze. After a moment of pause, she expressed her guess:
"What is depicted here is actually the truth, right? A creature that once existed in this world?"

"To be precise, it is not a creature that exists in 'this' world." The book emphasizes a few words, "This is the seaport, and it can also be said to be the former inland."

"They are the worlds that once existed, even the world experienced by those who broke into this place, and the corresponding seaports are formed here. But I don't understand, under what circumstances does the inland become a seaport? And those depicting Where did the races on the murals go? Are they all the residents left behind in this harbor?"

"Don't be busy, kid. You've noticed my existence, so... are you willing to be the one I'm looking at?" Shu said softly, "Our awakening doesn't mean anything good, whether it's for you or for us." Let's talk. You are the first inlander here, and maybe you can live up to my expectations."

This is probably the mission of White Harbor.Lu Ning noticed that the words in the book did not directly "care" for herself like the three on her body, but just stared at it. It is estimated that tourists who come here in the future will also have the opportunity to get what they want to know from the book.And the reward for the first visitor to come here is that you don't need to spend your time trying to convince the other party.

Thinking of this, Lu Ning nodded: "I want to know."

Shu smiled, then raised his hand, and gently tapped Lu Ning's forehead with his long and thin fingers. A kind of spiritual connection was established between the two, and the voice of Shu was also in Lu Ning's mind It sounded directly, and even accompanied by the display of some pictures.

The various races that once existed in this world, and those lives that once had splendid civilizations, seemed to rise and fall with the tides of this world, prospering and then declining.During the hundreds of years when each civilization reached its most prosperous, countless existences emerged with the ultimate skills in their respective fields. After they died, they slowly turned into some remnants recorded in the "book" along with the civilization.Those civilizations that were unwilling to die began to collapse, using their most advanced technology to seal up and exile their own civilization wreckage, and use all possible methods to preserve the fire.

...and thus, Harbor was born.

"I have a question." Lu Ning opened her mouth, "Speaking of which, if the harbor was born in this way, then the sea must have appeared at that time, right? Otherwise, such a distinctive name would not have appeared."

Shu smiled: "Sea... the first destroyed civilization did not preserve its own fire, but the collapse of civilization brought about the flames of war that burned the earth and the catharsis of power accumulated for tens of millions of years. The ones that were deliberately preserved are the The harbor, and what about the parts that didn't survive?"

What was not preserved became the sea.

The sea is the tomb of countless civilizations.

"The mantra is the existence of the ultimate skill you said? No, no, those are recorded on your body... The mantra originated from the sea. And the fires preserved by civilization must not be more than the destroyed parts..." Lu Ning slowly sorted out the logic, "The mantra is... the soul of civilization?"

"Your metaphor is already very vivid." Shu nodded slightly, "Then, you should have thought of more, right?"

Of course, with a starting point, many things can be figured out.

The dead civilization in the sea gave birth to the undead, and these undead hate the living just like the stories in many fantasy novels.Of course, the living here are not human beings-this is also in line with the characteristics of why the mantra does not directly attack human beings. Dead civilizations only hate living civilizations.

They communicate with the present world, they lure human beings, and they hope to revive the dead past through the bodies of these living beings.The Word will strike the harbor...for the harbor is a living civilization, albeit a scrap.No, in this way, it is hard to say whether Mantra wants to reproduce the past civilization or wants to let the current civilization die together.

Lu Ning's thoughts returned to the "winter" on her body.

"I want to remind you of some parts that you missed." Since Lu Ning did not hide this thought, the book of course also saw her thoughts.

"Where did you go wrong?"

"The mantra is not the same as yours, although it may be similar in some respects. First of all, the fact that the resurrected dead are more terrifying than the living in your eyes does not apply to us. No matter how primitive a living civilization is, it will retain its power before it dies. Exuberant vitality, Mantra dares to attack the seaport with only residues left, but after all, it will not dare to touch the inland directly. Second, you need to distinguish the sea from the mantra in the sea. Remember, the mantra was born in the sea, It is not dead mantras that form the sea. Third... even among the mantras, there are a few extremely special ones."

"Extremely special, such as...you?" Lu Ning looked at the book.

"I am indeed one of them."

"You are the mantra conceived by the first civilization to perish."

"clever."

"Because of this, you are able to record everything after that, and it is probably from this that you can preserve the most rationality. It seems that you have completely escaped the control of the sea."

"All are correct, then, let me test you, and if you pass, I will give you a gift." The book smiled more gently, "Besides me, there are four other mantras that are very special, do you want to Guess what? You don't have to guess the specific name, as long as you tell the relevant connection, I will count your guess right. If you guess all of them..."

The book was not finished, but Lu Ning knew that this must be a good reward.

It is impossible for her to guess without basis. If she can guess here, then there must be enough hints in the scene to ensure that every tourist who comes to White Harbor can guess these four mantras.

This piece of information shared by tourists, plus the fact that it is extremely special and must be similar to the book, is enough for Lu Ning to choose the answer.

"The first mantra is probably the mantra represented by the civilization that established this white harbor, and it may also be the first civilization that tries to preserve the fire. You will be here instead of anywhere else, which is enough to explain the specialness of this place .You admit that you are the mantra of the birth of a civilization that has left no fire, then the founder here is probably not you."

"Correct."

The confirmation of the book greatly increased Lu Ning's confidence: "Then, according to the fact that you just asked me to distinguish between the sea and the mantra, I think that the second mantra is actually the 'sea', the ocean itself, a combination of countless civilization remains, perhaps in this Its own mantra has already been born in it. And the general mantra comes to the world after waking up, attracting believers, but the ocean pulls people into itself through the ghost ship, this behavior pattern is also special enough.”

"That's right, the sea has already given birth to its own mantra."

"Okay, the third one... please don't go into how I know, assuming this white harbor was not established by this mantra, then 'light' should be another extremely special mantra, I don't know what it has Why is the characteristic special, but I know this existence from a certain channel."

This time the book was a little bit surprising.

"The light is indeed the third one, but... the light never sleeps, nor does it attract believers. Its existence does not even belong to the knowledge of the mantra. Only an ancient recorder like me will know it. You How do you know?"

Even if the spirit is connected, the book cannot see the information that Lu Ning is not going to show, especially the information comes from the distribution center.

"This is a secret. Then...the last one." Lu Ning took a deep breath, "If you answer this correctly, I hope you will keep your promise."

"Of course, I never break my word."

"Mantras are different from people, but you also said that there are similarities. If dead civilizations give birth to undead, does the living civilization also have its own souls? The last mantra represents the present inland. This civilization, it can be said that it is the goal of all the mantras, but as you said, it is the most powerful one."

Seeing the expression on the book, Lu Ning knew that she had guessed it right.

Cheating by relying on tourist status is quite happy.

After a while, the book let out a burst of relaxed laughter: "Very good...you are more powerful than I thought, and in this case, I will fulfill my promise and accept this gift. For you, It works."

Shu took out a key and put it in Lu Ning's hand.

"Finally, let me tell you something." The book said softly, "As we said at the beginning, the seaport was created by different world civilizations, and it has no connection with the inland. The civilization of the land, and the sea is chasing the harbor all the way.”

"The sea... is chasing the harbor, and the harbor is looking for civilization, a baited food chain." Lu Ning said in a low voice.

"Yes, whenever the mantra in the sea wakes up, it means that the newly discovered civilization can eat. Although they dare not directly face the powerful and vigorous spirit, they will eat the giant tree like insects. Eat it up bit by bit. I haven't seen a civilization escape this fate, so I'd love to see a different ending."

Shu lightly tapped the key in Lu Ning's hand.

"This key can help you go to the realm of the light mantra. The light mantra is different from us. It has not experienced the birth of the sea. In a sense, only its original degree is enough to be equal to the sea. If you want To seek a solution, it is essential to visit there. Take it, no need to extradite people, find a place of complete darkness, and you will naturally be led to the place of the truth of light."

"Thank you." If this is true, Lu Ning must thank the other party.

"It's rare to be able to communicate with people, and I'm also very happy." Shu nodded, "I hope... everything can be presented on my record, and I will watch you, child. Work hard."

Lu Ning put the key away, bowed solemnly to the book, and then left the garden.

Explore the White Harbor, the mission is complete.

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After Lu Ning left, the book turned and walked towards the wall, intending to return to its own relief, but at this moment, it froze for a moment, then looked up at another relief not far away.

A white portal suddenly opened, sending a person here, and then, a creature with seven pairs of huge wings came out.

"You actually took the initiative to bring someone here?" Shu looked at the bewildered face of the person who was sent over, "Interesting, when did you change your temper?"

"This person has discovered the secret, and he already meets our requirements. You can examine his ability, and if it is enough, send it to the light."

"Don't you test him yourself? This is the person you found, not the person who found me." Shu laughed.

"Not interested." After the other party finished speaking, he spread his wings and flew to the far end of the white harbor.

After the bibliography sent the other party away, he turned his attention to the person in front of him.

"What's your name?" It didn't take the initiative to find yourself, and the book lost a sense of equality in communication. It is still a mantra after all, and it is not the same creature as human beings.

"My name is Efelic." The man has calmed down, "I excavated some records of the harbor and found some traces of history. After finding the connection between the white harbor and 'Cheng', I specified the direction The mantra ceremony connected to 'Cheng', and then I was sent here."

"Well... Although you said it simply, I can imagine the hardships involved. You must know that guy didn't leave too many traces of himself in other seaports." Shu clapped his hands appreciatively, "This way It seems that you are also qualified to face my test."

Efelic froze for a moment: "Also?"

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Lu Ning thanked the letter, but she didn't believe that the other party was on her side.

Never equate the thinking of non-human individuals with that of human beings. Even if they can imitate the thinking and communication of human beings, it does not mean that they have the same thinking logic as humans.In other words, at the most basic level, the book has escaped from the shackles of the sea, and already has such a secluded place of residence as the White Harbor.No matter how much the sea and the inland kill people, they can't hinder it.

Will help myself, perhaps for the simple reason of interest.

Lu Ning held the key, and after leaving the book, the three mantras on her body became active again, and she began to quickly interpret the knowledge contained in the key.Things like potential domains are places that will be opened up after the mantra awakens. They will pry a small space from the inland, use their own power to infuse it, and let this small space present the form they are good at.It's just that what is born of a dead thing is a dead thing after all. Even the ancient battlefield that Lu Ning saw before, the life on it is actually walking on the road of death and no return, and there is no possibility of jumping out of the cycle.

The same is true for the potential field of light.The interpretation of the three mantras was very fast, and the basic composition of the keys was quickly grasped, but when she finally saw the name, Lu Ning's heart trembled.

"Moonlight Valley".

(End of this chapter)