I walk in the past, continue the future

Chapter 28 The gods die of arrogance
The moment when His words fell.

Xia Lian's mind instantly sobered up, he returned to the grassland again, the warm power seemed to acknowledge him, stored in his soul, he could communicate with it, and it was for him to induce.

He seems to be connected to a strange universe. In that universe, there are a large number of numbers, but most of them are negative numbers, and a large amount of the same power that flows in his soul is almost endless, but he can't use it. these forces.

Because these energies do not belong to him.

"If it weren't for the wisdom bestowed by Athena, you might be insane now." Alaya's voice appeared in his mind, "No human being can remain sane in such a death and resurrection."

"Isn't that true?" Xia Lian laughed.

Xia Lian looked at his hands.

"I am now, with a divine element?"

"Looks like yes, you could try using the fifth element."

"how to use?"

"Imagine."

Xia Lian raised his hand and began to try to imagine the flame. In his hand, a small flame was slowly emerging and burning quietly.

He looked at the flame, but there was no excitement on his face, but he frowned slightly.

"Why is it consuming so much?"

Although this was the first time he had used this power, the wisdom given to him by Athena in his mind told him that this was not a normal consumption.

"Because now is not the age of the gods."

Alaya's voice appeared in his mind again, "The rules of the universe have been basically determined, and the fifth overhead element has become the cornerstone of maintaining the rules, settled in the dimensional space on the back of the universe.

It is difficult to frame things that are outside the rules. "

"What rules?"

"Everything you are familiar with, planets have gravity, people standing on planets will be attracted by gravity and will not float to the sky, sound is transmitted by vibrating air, so sound cannot be transmitted in space.

Everything is made of atoms, and atoms have nuclei and electrons. "

"I understand, what you mean is that the current universe is composed of scientific rules called physics and chemistry, and these rules are locked and cannot be changed.

Everything in the world has to follow these rules.

So, using the fifth overhead element to use what used to be called "magic" to violate those rules becomes difficult, right? "

"almost."

A flash of light flashed in Xia Lian's eyes.

"What if, without breaking the rules, use power within the framework of the rules?"

"what do you mean?"

"The composition of flames requires three elements, combustibles, combustion-supporting substances and sparks."

Xia Lian raised his hand and whispered softly.

"The accelerants are already around. Helios is an oxygen-rich planet. Then, I just need to put some combustibles overhead, and then add a little spark."

"Whoo~"

With the sound of arrogance when the flame was burning, a flame larger than the previous flame appeared in his hand.

Xia Lian quietly stared at the flame in his hand, the orange-red flame was reflected in his pupils, making his face flush red.

The energy consumed by this flame is less than the energy consumed by the flame he just emptied.

Even more economical than summoning flames in an age without rules.

"Alaya, this force may not be opposed to technology"

"I never said that they were opposites, and that the rules that technology can operate are created by this force.

It constitutes all the common sense you know, and the truth that only technology can use. "

"However, I still don't quite understand." Xia Lian continued, "Are these physical rules created by the gods?"

"Yes, but no, they just created a prototype and deified these rules with themselves. What really made these rules stable and become the physical rules of today is the emergence of civilization.

In the process of cognition of the world by civilization, the rules are also stabilized. "

"But it will affect the divine power of the gods, right?" Xia Lian said, "This is also the reason why the gods disappear. The rules are locked, and the gods are no longer omnipotent."

"Yes."

"Why didn't the gods stop the birth of civilization? Wouldn't there be no such thing as simply destroying humans?"

"Because the power of the gods also comes from humans, otherwise, why do you think humans worship the gods, and why do you leave those legends?"

Xia Lian seemed to realize something: "You mean that gods can gain some kind of power bonus through the worship of humans?"

"Humans are also composed of the fifth overhead element, they establish a link with the gods through faith, and transmit this element to the gods.

The gods use this divine power to protect human beings, and the two coexist in this way, and even rely on each other. "

"No wonder in many legends, those gods care so much about the surrender of humans.

But when human beings developed and no longer needed gods, gods also withdrew from the stage of history, right? "

"Yes."

"It feels like the gods were created to be human's nanny." Xia Lian said, "Is there anything special about human beings?"

"What you said is inaccurate and irresponsible."

Alaya denied his words, "Humanity has developed so far, not because of the blessing of some existence.

Instead, he has come to the present step by step with his own strength.

The gods needed human beings, but their arrogance never took human beings in their eyes, they only regarded human beings as a kind of food, a kind of captive livestock.

In Greek mythology, if it weren't for Prometheus, humans couldn't even use fire.

And in some of the rest of the pantheon, there is not even Prometheus.

But they relied on their own strength to create flames, and they faced all kinds of monsters by themselves. In the face of floods, people worked together to dredge the river and tame the river.

In the face of disease, people devote themselves to study, try all kinds of herbs, and declare war against disease.

Human strength is very weak, but just build a brick, everyone can do it.

When everyone builds a brick, a wall appears, a city appears.

Everyone does their own thing well, unites as one, and the civilization grows accordingly.

The gods and humans could have coexisted, and the world was just for all.

But the gods were destroyed by their own arrogance, and the human beings rose by their own insubordination. "

(End of this chapter)