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Chapter 16 God and the Climber (4)

But Froud did not expect that the heavy snowstorm lasted for three days. Lightning and thunder had almost never stopped. The sky in the dark was illuminated by the lightning, and there was even a trace of strange purple. The temperature dropped very quickly. The air conditioner in the house worked day and night with the power provided by the basement generator, so that the indoor temperature remained at twenty-one degrees. However, outside the window - outside the window with thick ice shells, it had turned into ice and snow.

The four people were not happy with each other. Froud temporarily released Enoke's consciousness, so he became a normal person with self-judgment again. But this normal person also showed excellent psychological qualities, and almost instantly realized what situation he was in, wisely maintaining his position when he was tied up in a corner of the room and silently.

Christina was also silent. But her eyes were terriblely cold, as if there was a wandering poisonous snake hidden in her eyes. Even if Bai Xiaodang didn't care about her eyes, Froud would feel cold all over her body. He knew that this must be because Bai Xiaodang's arrival reminded Christina of the person behind her. And the person named Li Zhen...

He sighed in his heart and looked at Christina - he himself didn't know whether he should treat that person as "him" or "him".

"Then..." Froud asked hesitantly, "What the hell is going on with him?"

What he is referring to is the almost one-sided public condemnation of Li Zhen at present - this phenomenon makes him a little puzzled. According to common sense, no matter what kind of thing, it will have supporters and opponents at the same time. What's more, he also learned what Li Zhen said that day through Bai Xiaodang... Although it sounds uncomfortable, it is not as unforgivable as people imagine.

But now some kind of wave of anger has swept the world. If every curse could be turned into a dagger and thrown into a gun, Li Zhen would probably not even be left with a scum. He instinctively felt that there should be some force behind this manipulating public opinion, but he couldn't think of which side would benefit from such a sensation.

But Bai Xiaodang knew that Frode was just "curious" rather than "caring". So she did not answer, but changed the topic: "Today is the third day. If the blizzard is still going on tomorrow, we must go up the mountain. I have bought you four days. After tomorrow, agents from the European Union will flock to you, and neither of you can escape."

"This kind of ghost weather?" Froud looked up and looked out the window. But the glass had been frozen. Only the sound of the cold wind whistling and the rustling of snow particles hitting the glass. Looking at the momentum, the wind and snow would not stop tomorrow. Although the highest peak of Olympus is only more than 2,000 meters above sea level, they do not have a clear destination. In this kind of weather, they cannot tell the direction even if they walk in the wild, let alone climbing up and down between the mountains and finding a hidden place.

Bai Xiaodang raised his eyebrows: "Is there any problem? Go up the mountain along the tourist trail, and there are hotels and cafes along the road - although there are no one now, there must be some supplies. You can also take shelter from the wind and snow for a while. As for the road to the top of the mountain -" she looked at Christina. "The three of us went up, and this little girl stayed here."

Frode showed a complicated expression on his face, and turned to look at Enoke in the corner of the house. The Greek man looked calm, but listened to their conversation very seriously. In fact, he listened very seriously during the past three days and never asked questions. However, Frode didn't mind that the details of his plan were heard by the man - anyway, he would be dead in another day or two.

He turned his face to look at Bai Xiaodang, rarely looking sincere: "I agree with your judgment on the situation. The plan you just mentioned is also feasible. I also agree that you will take away some of the organization after finding Zeus' dormant body. But the question is..." He smiled, "Why should we reach the top?"

"It is said that the kingdom of God of Leolympus is on the top of the mountain?" Bai Xiaodang frowned.

"It's true that the legend is like this." Froud's face kept a smile. But this smile made Bai Xiaodang feel uncomfortable - the other party seemed to have finally found a chance to revenge himself. "But we all know a considerable number of the so-called myths and legends are metaphors for the species that were once active on this planet. Miss Bai probably didn't know much about the legends about the Olympus gods - at the beginning, the people of ancient Greece confirmed that those gods lived on the top of the mountain. Because every day when the sun rises and sets, the sunlight shines on the snow peaks on the top of the mountain, and looks magnificent."

"This statement lasted for a while, but later... or because people climbed Mount Olympus and found that there was no palace of the gods there, or if people thought that gods with powerful power, moral sentiments but not noble people lived next door to their homes, it was not auspicious... So most people think that the 'Olympus' where the gods lived actually did not refer to this real mountain, but was located in another space that was extremely far away - what do you think the change in this statement means?"

Bai Xiaodang turned his face in confusion.

"We had already surveyed the site long ago," Froud sighed. "At that time, we flew to the top of the mountain and dug almost three feet to find any evidence of Zeus' existence, but it failed in the end."

"That's just a mountain?" Bai Xiaodang asked.

"No, there is still a little gain. We have discovered some fragments of artificial buildings, including a delicate marble decoration, which is at least four thousand years old. This means that at least four thousand years ago, there was indeed one or several artificial buildings on the mountain, but it was later abandoned - it was first completely destroyed and then abandoned. Four thousand years ago, humans could not transport marble to a peak of more than two thousand meters to build a temple. The only explanation is the kind of species. The legendary gods must have lived here and left this place for some reason."

Bai Xiaodang's eyes lit up slightly: "You mean... the war between species - that suppression?"

Froud nodded: "Yes. Our inference is that during that time, your so-called yellow emperor suppressed his companions with the gun of Longineus, and the gods living on Mount Olympus disappeared because of that suppression - either defeated by it, or avoid disaster in advance. It is precisely because of this. The myths and legends circulating in the human world changed - because humans can no longer see the gods of the past on Mount Olympus."

"We tend to be more inclined to the former view - because there is also a legend of Ragnarok in Norse mythology. I think this implies that Olympus species had fought fiercely with the Yellow Emperor, but ultimately failed."

"If you say so..." Bai Xiaodang asked, "Why do you still believe that Zeus is near Mount Olympus now? Maybe it has been destroyed long ago, or has been suppressed by Huangdi somewhere else."

"Because we discovered some kind of abnormality." Froud paused, and after a rumbling thunder from the sky, he continued, "That survey took place ten years ago. Although nothing was found, we continued to observe the area around Olympus for half a year. Then in the fifth month, our satellite discovered that there was an abnormality in the geomagnetic field nearby. It was by no means a natural phenomenon, but it could only be explained as manual intervention. But there was no relevant record nearby during that time - no one or any organization could leave no trace after using massive resources to create such a major event."

"Is it... Zeus?" Bai Xiaodang asked.

Froud nodded meaningfully: "Or it is its kingdom of gods. The abnormality of the geomagnetic field peaks at zero point and one second. Then it decreases rapidly - if expressed in mathematical models, it is like a huge bubble that covers the entire Upper Olympus area. It first explodes and then immediately returns to its original state. In layman's terms...it's like a barrier. The barrier opens a gap and closes quickly."

Bai Xiaodang was stunned for a moment, then looked around and said, "What do you mean...we are in this 'enchantment' now?"

"Yes, Miss White. We are inside this huge barrier." Froud stood up and walked a few steps. He pointed to the roof again, "You listen to the thunder. But it's snowing now - do you think it's normal? We think that the abnormality of the magnetic field may be because someone came out of the barrier. The barrier opened a door for it. Then we tried to find that guy, but found nothing for ten years. It was not until not long ago, when we had a deeper understanding of the existence of the species, that we realized that this huge barrier was just an external manifestation of the 'king of the Kingdom of God'."

By this time, Bai Xiaodang no longer planned to ask questions - the other party knew much more than her. She could hardly imagine how much manpower and material resources the Gate of Truth had invested in this field and what kind of achievements it had achieved. If they were not wiped out... what kind of disaster would it cause.

But Enoke at the corner of the room suddenly spoke - as if his desire for knowledge had overcome the horror of death, he actually asked quietly: "How did you... see it?"

Froud turned to look at him, slightly stunned. But then he changed into a disdainful sneer: "Unless you have a PhD in physics and a PhD in mathematics - it would be a waste of time to explain it to you. What's more, why do you know so much? If there is another world, you will have plenty of time there to figure it out."

He turned around again, thought for a while, and said, "External expression." Froud seemed to be intrigued, and it seemed that the woman who made him lose face now made him feel refreshed, or... in short, driven by some unexplained excitement, he continued to talk endlessly, "For example, if you light a fire, you can see the outline of the flame. But in addition to the flame, it also radiates light and heat outwards. This barrier is roughly formed by the energy radiated outwards by the Kingdom of God when it maintains its existence. The creator of the Kingdom of God may not have the intention to create such a thing, but the laws of physics have created it."

"So you don't have to worry so much. This is not the barrier in the novel that is controlled by the creator's will - the creator himself is powerless."

Bai Xiaodang hummed in dissatisfaction and asked a question to hide his emotions: "So where is the Kingdom of God you are talking about?"

Froud pointed to Enoke at the corner of the house: "The Kingdom of God we believe is roughly the Olympus that exists in another space-time that these Greeks call. In the past decade of observations, we have discovered something suspected to be an entrance. It is a strong electromagnetic field and its location is not fixed. But its range of activity is in this mountain, so we think that the disappearing Olympus is also in this mountain. I have instruments that can detect this electromagnetic field in my hand - there was originally a complete set of supporting devices for precise positioning. But that thing has to be used with transport aircraft and air early warning aircraft. Since you had a big fight in Murmansk before... then now we can only locate it in the most primitive way - we have to slowly look for it with possible signal sources."

"Have you not looked for it before?"

Frode glanced at her and said briefly: "It's not too late."

The room was temporarily silent, and Bai Xiaodang digested everything Froud had just said. After a few seconds, her face gradually became solemn, and she felt that the air in the room was a little depressed.

There were thunderstorms in the sky again, and her fingers trembled in the thunder, as if they were scared. She slowly raised her head to look at Fred, pursed her dry lips, and said with difficulty: "So... what you mean is that after the Olympus species were suppressed or destroyed, Zeus created a world that was not disturbed and hid in-it did not sleep."

"Yes." Froud nodded, "but it cannot be said to be a world - the legendary Zeus controls thunder and lightning. We can think that it can control electricity - of course it is extremely powerful and beyond the laws of physics. Perhaps it isolates external detection through some clever means and creates visual illusions, so that the detectors created by human technology have become jokes in front of its capabilities."

"But perhaps the internal struggle thousands of years ago made it disheartened, and decided to hide it in its own world and no longer appear, so it has been hidden until today. But now we two are planning to find it out... then you have to understand one thing."

Froud looked at Bai Xiaodang condescendingly and said, "What we have to face is not a dry corpse, nor a weak person who has just woken up. It is a leader of a certain race group in ancient times that has been around for billions of years. One of the most powerful species, one of the most powerful species, the king of the gods of Olympus, Zeus." (To be continued...)
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