dark moon

Chapter 122 Murals
"There is a problem with your statement." Mia retorted, "It's not that the goods are missing, it's that they've changed locations, and the types are different."

"Well, it's an obvious difference." Xiu Er nodded, "In the beginning, it was referred to as a square object, but in this picture, all the goods are deliberately replaced with round shapes."

"Trade exchange." The two looked at each other and expressed their conclusions at the same time, "Living lizard people trade with the undead in the wind."

For a moment, everyone was in a daze. This was definitely a subversive conclusion.

Carrying out trade shows that both parties at least have self-awareness, but according to Parvatiga's theory, the undead, especially the skeletal undead, cannot have self-awareness. They are just skeletons driven by instinct.

Even if it was the skull of Salem that Militi carried with her, it was only with Salem's approval that she sealed part of his soul into the skull, barely preserving his incomplete consciousness. Even so, once she unlocked the seal, Salem's The soul will dissipate, leaving only an ordinary skull.

However, if the scenes described in the murals are true, then these undead souls traveling in sandstorms must have their own consciousness, and there may also be a civilization belonging to the undead. The key is that the living and the undead actually recognize each other. Not only will they Trade with each other and even celebrate trade days as festivals.

"Interesting, very interesting story." Shuer said thoughtfully, "Are the undead in this world really intelligent? It doesn't look like it."

"It really doesn't look like it." Mia said with a gloomy expression, "What we have encountered in the past few days, whether it is the ones in the wind or the ones that came out of this temple, cannot be regarded as self-aware at all."

Indeed, all the undead encountered these days were obviously acting on instinct. Even the opponents who fought fiercely in the square did not break away from the category driven by instinct.Their performance, except for flying around in the sandstorm, is no different from the undead of Parvatiga, so the shadow chasers are completely unaware of their special features, until they saw the murals at this time. Anomalies are found.

"Saff, you...well, I asked the wrong person. The Book of Knowledge and the Brain of Wisdom are absolutely neutral. Kelly, your Water Church will make deals with Lord Offregen's followers. Is the story engraved in the temple?”

"Are you kidding? I don't want to be engraved in such an evil place." Before Kelly could answer, Moback had already begun to complain habitually, "It's a shame to be engraved by them... Okay, Captain, I Just shut up."

"We won't." Kelly thought carefully for a while, then shook her head gently and said, "Although the war has ceased now, recording this kind of thing is really..."

"However, the Lizardmen Church has now recorded this scene, and it was officially carved in the temple, which shows that the undead they trade with are at least not aliens or pagans. It is even said that they may also believe in these four gods. .”

"It's not that simple." Mility also intervened in the discussion, "Don't forget, the energy source of all undead is provided by black stone and black sand, at least the undead we see now are like this. Compared with Now, these undead, driven by the earth and flying in the air with the wind, are closer to the gods than the lizardmen."

"Messenger of the gods? Damn it, this is not a trade." Shuer murmured, "This is completely a sacrifice."

Although he had never been exposed to these things in his home world, his experience over the past four years had given Shuer a very thorough understanding of theological knowledge, and he could see through the essence of lizardman behavior at a glance.

Yes, this is an extraordinary sacrifice.

Believers offer their sacrifices to the gods, and the gods send messengers to collect them. Of course, the gods do not accept the offerings of believers in vain, and will also give gifts that satisfy the believers.

It seems to be a trade between gods and mortals, but in essence it is still a sacrifice, but the process of sacrifice has the carrier of the messenger of the gods.

"Hey, the gods here are far worse than mother." After patting the piles of sacrifices offered by mortals, Moria said dissatisfied, "Mother wouldn't let us offer so many useless things. At most, they are useless. They just want a few novel toys from us.”

How childish is a mother who asks for a toy from her child? Shuuer secretly rolled his eyes.He only dared to think about this in his mind, but he didn't dare to say it out loud, otherwise Anika might not be as familiar with him, but there would definitely be someone who would give him a huge headache.

However, there seems to be something wrong with what Xiaolu said.

"What do the gods want with so many mortal things?" Shuer finally came to his senses, "It's of no use at all."

This is the problem.

Gods have long been separated from the understanding of mortals. They are existences formed by the power of pure laws. Even if some of them were once mortal creatures, even if they appear as intelligent creatures, from the moment they become gods, they have become gods. No longer human, mortal objects have no value to them.Gods can also enjoy food, wine, and luxury goods. However, what they enjoy is the symbolic meaning of these things, not the mortal objects themselves. Taking wine as an example, offering a glass, a bucket, or a pool of water has no effect on the gods. any difference.

Therefore, the sacrifices offered to the gods are often just a symbolic point, which represents the believers' gratitude, rather than boxes and boxes dedicated to the gods.Just like in the Dark Moon Temple, Shuur would place a glass of wine and a piece of bread in front of the icon every day when eating. This is the intention of the Dark Moon believers, although he would eat and drink it every time, and Sometimes red algae water is secretly used to pass it off as wine, but at least you are aware of it and the details are not important at all.

"Are the sacrifices really for the gods? Or do the gods tacitly allow the messengers to collect the sacrifices in their name? What do they give in return? Why do the living lizardmen accept it readily?"

One question after another kept popping up in everyone's mind, but no one asked it, and no one knew the answer to the question, so there was no point in asking it.

Leaving the murals that record the process of sacrifice, the further you go, the more murals depict priests or nobles. In the murals, these priests are all dressed in the same way. The masks and robes are the biggest difference between them and ordinary lizard people. Wherever they appear, they are cheered and supported by countless people.

"Om", the sudden sound interrupted the study of the murals by the Shadowchasers. Looking along the source of the sound, the sacrament item carried by Xiuer, the stone ax used for the blood sacrifice, seemed to have sensed it. Something like that, giving off a faint light.

"No way, coming again?" Moback complained habitually when he was affected by a hallucination. This time no one condemned him because he expressed everyone's thoughts. If in this unknown environment, It's really dangerous to fall into an illusion.

Fortunately, what everyone was worried about did not come true. The stone ax just glowed and shook slightly, more like a resonance of energy. This also reminded everyone that the key position was not far away.

The long corridor is not straight, and there are several doors on both sides. However, no matter how hard the Shadow Chasers try, they cannot open any of the doors. Both Macajron and Mia have confirmed that there are no doors on these doors. There are mechanical locks and magic locks, but the door just can't be opened. It must be that the owner here doesn't welcome them to visit at will.

It's not that the door can't be broken open by force. It's a stone building. With Moback's understanding of stone and the destructive power of the elemental mage Mia, no matter how thick the door is, it can be exploded. But what will happen to the temple after it is exploded? No one can be sure whether it is better not to do something that may anger the other party.

Since they can't explore casually, there is only one way to go to the end. Urged by the stone axe, the Shadow Chasers reluctantly gave up the murals containing countless information and returned their attention to the corridor.

It is hard to tell how long we have been walking in the corridor. The air is still fresh and the temperature remains unchanged. Even the oil lamps on the wall are exactly the same, and the distance between them is exactly the same. If the murals were not constantly changing, everyone would even be suspicious. I have never moved forward.

"We're about to reach our destination." Holding the stone ax in his hand, Xiure could feel the vibrations of the stone ax getting stronger. This was proof that the energy source resonating with it was getting closer and closer. He didn't think that the resonance of the stone ax was an accidental phenomenon that could make the stone ax vibrate. Resonating with the sacramental objects, and being in a temple, Shuuer could already imagine what it would be like.

"Captain, there is no way ahead." Moback, who was at the front, stopped, "There is only one door."

"Yes, I saw it." Shuer took a deep breath, "I have been asking everyone to march at a low alert level. Your mental state should have recovered now, right?"

"no problem."

"Then enter the combat state, but one thing to note, I don't give an explicit order, and it is strictly forbidden to launch an attack. Once I give the order, don't save your energy, and try to destroy the enemy as quickly as possible." Man, with a very serious expression, "Our opponent is likely to be an extension of the will of a certain god in the mortal world. Although it is impossible to have the strength of a god, it will not be easy to deal with. Everyone should be mentally prepared."

"It was done outside just now. Things related to gods are never that simple." Mia sneered and said, "And seeing you so relaxed at the door, I knew something was wrong. You weren't worried that we would be too scared to walk. It’s time to go.”

"Ahem, be careful anyway, especially you, Kelly." Shuer awkwardly avoided Mia's sharp words, "Take that stupid wolf and don't leave Mia and Mirity."

"Oh, I see." The female pastor was still so calm.

"Moback, push the door. Don't worry about not being able to open it. Let me see who is inviting us in."

　This chapter is stuck so hard. I spent five hours stuck on [-] words. I have a headache.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)