Falsifying history is good business

After a good meal and a good drink, Lin You and Dandelion walked out of the house and came to the waterside; the two gods of fate began to discuss the future fate of the demon hunter world. At some point, more figures appeared nearby; they were scattered in different directions, standing on the shore, floating in the water, or sitting cross-legged on the side of the abandoned fishing boat, and naturally became participants in this discussion.

"I made a pact with the gods of the other world to preserve the space-time rift while keeping its existence secret to ensure that no ambitious or ill-intentioned people would use it to create threats." Lin You said this to all the participants. "I have conducted on-site inspections and found that the exit on the other side of the space-time rift will be placed in a place that mortals cannot reach, and there will be special guards. I have reason to believe that the threat of invasion from foreign lands can be ignored."

The Trinity Meliteli, the lake-green Lady of the Lake, the Forest Queen Ethna, and so on; except for Gaunt O'Dimm who stayed in the big world and never returned, all the beings who could be called "gods" in this world came and listened quietly beside this unknown branch of water.

"The problem now is that I need to find a similar place in this world; a place that is difficult for mortals to set foot in, and at the same time has enough power to isolate and guard the gap in time and space." Lin You continued, "By the way, it would be even better if there is a weak link in time and space in the local area, which makes it easier to open a gap. Do you have any suggestions?"

Changing the position of the space-time gap is equivalent to finding another place to open a door on the wall. If you can find a relatively thin and unstable part of the wall, it will naturally be easier to open the hole.

Ms. Aisna asked: "I want to know where the exit on the other side of the space-time gap is located?"

"An isolated island that no one has ever set foot on, and it is so small that it cannot be any smaller. It is deep in the middle of the ocean, with no shipping routes passing through it, and no resources on the island to sustain life."

"The deep sea is indeed a good option, but it is difficult for us to imitate it." Meliteli said, "I also have believers on the island, but I can't take care of the open sea. If we put them in the near sea, it is difficult to ensure that they will not be discovered by fishermen and pirates. Most importantly, there are too many monsters living in the near sea, and it is difficult to stop them from approaching the space-time gap."

Upon hearing this, most of the gods nodded in agreement; Lin You also understood their difficulties.

Manwë Sullimo, the head of the "Valar", was created by the God of Creation. He is powerful himself, and is accompanied by a giant eagle, Thorondor, who is more powerful than the ordinary "Maia". As long as the giant eagle flies to the ruins of Mount Meneltarma every now and then, it can complete the monitoring well.

On the other hand, in the world of Demon Hunter, the gods are basically in a "wild" state; they have no backing, their own power is not as strong as that of the "Vara", and they lack reliable helpers like giant eagles.

Of course, the population size of the two worlds is also an important factor. A world that can gather 300,000 troops to the front line and a world with less than 20,000 human troops at its peak naturally have different population distribution densities.

Not only intelligent creatures, but also monsters in the demon hunter world have a distribution density that is despairing.

Lin You set the tone: "It is not advisable to let the space-time gap get out of control. Therefore, the open sea is not considered; the near sea...if it cannot effectively block humans and monsters, it will not be considered either."

Afterwards, several gods proposed several locations, ranging from the depths of the Blue Mountains to the center of the Great Desert, and even to the Brokilon Forest and some special secret places; unfortunately, after some deductions, these suggestions were rejected one by one for safety reasons.

As I said, the population density is too high, and even the most secluded places cannot be guaranteed to be untouched by anyone; and there are also special people like warlocks who have mastered the magic of teleportation and are extremely curious.

Finally, it was the Lady of the Lake who made a suggestion: "I have an option here; it is located in the center of Lake Vizima, deep beneath the water and blocked by fog. It is also not far from my temple in the lake, so I can monitor it in time."

This suggestion aroused Lin You's interest: "Since the place is suitable, but you are still hesitant, there must be other obstacles?"

The Lady of the Lake nodded. "That has always been the altar set up by the fishmen in the lake to worship some evil god in their tribal legends. I originally thought that the fishmen were ignorant and superstitious, or that the priests in their tribe were playing tricks. But a while ago, the evil god they worshipped actually began to respond."

"Are you saying that the evil god worshipped by those fishmen is real?" Lin You became very curious.

"should be."

Lin You asked again: "Why did you determine that the other party was an evil god? According to you, you didn't even know whether the other party really existed at the beginning. How did you determine that 'it' was an evil god?" "I didn't determine it at the beginning. In fact, I didn't care at all at the beginning. Although the sacrificial activities of the fish people have always been bloody, they did not exceed the scope of normal cognition." The lady in the lake was lost in her memories and suddenly there was a trace of fear in her eyes. "But when the fish people received the response, I was also surprised and tried to peek at the other party's true face. As a result..."

"What's the result?"

"As a result, I saw an abyss, and a monster was climbing out of it; it was covered with scales, and had an indescribable appearance. Just looking at it and hearing its roar made me uneasy."

Hearing this, not only Lin You, but also the surrounding gods and Dandelion frowned.

The Lady of the Lake is a conceptual god born with the breath of water and the virtues of chivalry. The concept of virtue also gives her spiritual power superior to that of other gods. If even the Lady of the Lake feels her mind waver after just one look or one listen, it means that the existence of that evil god itself has a strong "polluting" effect on the spiritual will of living beings.

Aisna couldn't help but complain: "You should have told us about this earlier."

"I do plan to make this news public after I've dealt with the gap in time and space," Lady in the Lake responded apologetically.

"It's not too late to say it now. You said that the other party is climbing out of the abyss? Does it mean that once it climbs out of the abyss, it can enter our world?" Lin You was not guessing, but seeking verification; because the perception of gods to each other is not the same as the five senses of humans, the so-called "abyss" and "climbing" are just the concrete embodiment of certain concepts.

"I do think so." Ms. Hu Zhong confirmed Lin You's idea.

Lin You asked again: "How long do you think it will take for the evil god to climb out of the abyss?"

"It's hard to say. It has a lot to do with the fishman's sacrifice. I feel that the more frequent and stronger the sacrifice, the faster the other party will climb."

"In other words, the so-called 'sacrifice' can also be regarded as a kind of 'summoning'?"

"indeed so."

The questions and answers between Lin You and Ms. Hu made the situation gradually clear.

"The fact that the murlocs can hear responses from foreign lands shows that the space barrier there is relatively weak, and is indeed suitable for placing space-time gaps," Dandelion said thoughtfully. "Even if there is no space-time gap, the existence of the evil god is also worthy of attention. Although the murloc tribe in Lake Vizima is not large, if they are allowed to continue the sacrifice year after year, the connection between the evil god and this world will continue to deepen. After a hundred years, the evil god will break through the barrier and enter this world, and chaos is inevitable."

The Supreme God of Destiny said this and turned to look at the writer.

Lin You rolled his eyes imitating Xili in annoyance: "Yeah, it's a good opportunity for me, the writer, to combine the two things into one and do them at the same time, right?"

"No, no, no, there was only one thing. How could there be two things? We are just going to survey the location of the space-time gap." The expression on Dandelion's face at this moment was very similar to the expression of the bard who used to be clever.

Lin You sincerely advised: "Although it is inevitable that you will be influenced by human nature, I have to remind you, Dandelion - you should have sufficient discernment when you come into contact with human nature; there is a saying that goes like this: take the essence and discard the dross. There are many 'dross' in the bard." (End of this chapter)