The war continues, but this time it is replaced by blood magicians and jungle guardians.
However, Shen Yi has withdrawn from the battle.
Now that the war has started, the situation has become increasingly clear. With the combined efforts of the three major clan traitors, King Kong, Lao Meng, and Cliff, the heroes are dying one by one. The morale of the camp has dropped, and the combat power has been greatly frustrated. There is basically no chance of a comeback. possible.
In this case, Shen Yi was more interested in some information that Cliff was going to bring him.
Wandering in the middle of the battlefield, casually dealing with some attacking soldiers, Shen Yi and Cliff seemed to be strolling in their own back garden, chatting casually while looking at the battlefield filled with smoke.
"The Dane family has existed in the city for 120 years so far?" Shen Yi asked.
If you want to understand the city, you must first understand the family. After all, the Dane family’s understanding of the city comes largely from their history. Everything the Dane family knows about the city is the result of countless family members fighting again and again. Gradually collected and understood through contact.
If the urban information collected by Shen Yi is just a fragmented information puzzle, then the puzzle in the hands of the Dane family has actually formed a roughly complete outline after countless generations of efforts.
Perhaps the most important parts are still missing, but the whole picture can be seen.
"To be precise, it was 118 years." Cliff replied at this moment: "118 years ago, there were no cities here, only death camps, but a rudimentary power system had been established, but it was not as comprehensive as it is now. It was at that time , the Spanish Alexis Dane obtained his first bloodline, the Phoenix bloodline. From that day on, he used this as the origin to create the Dane family. But at that time, his purpose was not for family inheritance. , but to resurrect his dead son. He hoped that someone could walk into the Tower of Babel alive and fulfill his last wish. For this reason, he activated the inheritance power of the Phoenix to entrust the power, memory and all his emotions in his bloodline. , all given to his successor, the second patriarch of the Dane family."
"So has his wish been fulfilled?" Shen Yi asked.
Cliff laughed: "Accepting the inheritance of the Phoenix bloodline will also accept some strong emotions of the inheritor. Therefore, at the beginning, his inheritor tried hard to fulfill his last wish, but unfortunately, he did not to the end. So he passed on this power again, hoping that someone else would complete it. However, in the process of passing on this power, Alexis Dane's emotions gradually faded, and the power of the past generation could not control the successor. Although the inheritance of Phoenix’s bloodline is still continuing, no one cares about Alexis’ last wish.”
"According to this, the Dane family should have disappeared soon."
"Indeed, when inheritance loses its goal, inheritance becomes meaningless. The inheritor who no longer takes it as his own responsibility to resurrect Alexis's son has no intention of continuing this, but an incident happened happened, giving the Dane family a reason to continue to multiply and exist."
Shen Yi raised his hand lightly and killed a soldier who was rushing towards them with no eyes open: "I guess... it's the secret about the city."
"Yes, have you heard of the Third Age?" Cliff asked.
Third era?
Hearing this name, Shen Yi's body trembled.
After entering the third level of difficulty, Shen Yi went into the wilderness and searched for the existence of the Third Age, but unfortunately he did not find the stone tablet that the staff mentioned. In fact, the staff had never seen the stone tablet. The information he got was just hearsay, but Shen Yi didn't expect to hear this term again from Cliff's mouth at this moment.
Seeing Shen Yi's reaction, Cliff smiled, swiped the dark spear in his hand, passed a soldier's throat, and picked him out casually: "It seems you have heard of this name."
"I heard that there is a stone tablet that records some things about the Third Age. I looked for it but couldn't find it."
"It's no use even if you find it."
"Why?"
"Because the stone tablet has been destroyed. Except for some broken narratives, you can't get any more valuable information on it."
Shen Yi's eyes narrowed: "The one who destroyed that stone tablet...was the Dane family?"
"Yes, but the Dane family destroyed the stone tablet not to make the secrets on the stone tablet disappear, but to pass it on better. It is for this reason that the Dane family has the need to continue to exist. And for To me, these past secrets are the inheritance that is more valuable than anything else!"
"That's true!" Shen Yi also sighed.
Both Shen Yi and Cliff are people who like to use their brains to solve opponents. People who like to use their brains must have a common trait, which is to value the collection of information.
The secrets about the city are undoubtedly the highest level of information in the world.
Skills can be purchased and power can be strengthened, but the secrets of urban existence cannot be bought with money.
It is precisely because of this that the Dane family has rediscovered the meaning of inheritance, and their inheritance has become larger and larger, and their strength has become stronger, and eventually they became the top force in the city.
This long history of information accumulation is far beyond what an "upstart" like Shen Yi can match.
"Can you let me see the inscription?"
Cliff turned his wrist, and a parchment appeared in his hand.
"My name is Iseult Belfort. Latecomers, when you see this inscription, I should be dead."
"But I didn't die under the claws of a ferocious beast in the wilderness, but in the war against the Lord!"
"Yes, fight against the master! Please don't be surprised, because this is not the first time!"
"In the distant years, in the first and second eras of this world's existence, and even in the more distant dark ages, this world has never stopped fighting for freedom!"
"It was these battles that caused the world to change. The master retreated behind the scenes. Humanity gained greater power to survive, and even had this habitat for us to survive...the death camp."
"However, please don't be satisfied with the master's concession. It is just the helpless choice of these alien beings from foreign planets!"
"They rule us, they enslave us, they kill us, they pretend to be God, they claim to be gods! But the fact is that they are nothing! This may be the world left by gods, but they are just a group of uninvited people. They are robbers and think they can become the masters of the universe. However, when we fight back, they will also be afraid, frightened, die, or even retreat and give in!"
"So, we will once again raise the flag of resistance and challenge the master!"
"Maybe we will die in the end, but our fight will not be meaningless!"
"The Third Age will eventually come to an end, and a new era will come due to our fight. Regardless of victory or defeat, those who come after us will have a better chance of survival."
"I may not be able to see that day, but I am willing to bless you in heaven..."
Next, there are some records about the war, the names of some adventurers who died in the battle, and some trivial deeds he experienced.
At the end of the record, the pioneer adventurer named Isolt Belfort wrote the following two sentences:
"I would like to use this monument to record the struggle of my comrades and I, and to record the history of our bloody battle."
"No matter what kind of world we live in, mankind's resistance to tyranny will never end!"
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Seeing this, Shen Yi took a long breath.
He finally understood why adventurers were getting better and better treatment in this world.
It's not because of the master's kindness, but because of the adventurers' resistance.
In fact, he should have understood a long time ago. In the first era, wasn't the Xiaobo recorded in the book also killed because he resisted the master?
And with his death, the Second Age began.
Now it seems that the Third Epoch and even the Fourth and Fifth Epochs are all related to this.
He looked at Cliff and whispered: "They are a group of real warriors!"
"Indeed." Cliff replied in a steady voice: "It is because of their sacrifices that the bloody city can exist in this world. Adventurers only need to complete a mission once a month. Less difficult mission worlds also appeared. People are much less likely to die..."
The actual establishment of the city has been exactly 110 years so far.
It only took one day to complete the construction, and it was constantly repaired and improved after that.
It was an earth-shaking change, and the bloody and cruel wilderness finally had a real city for adventurers to survive.
What caused all this was the great resistance recorded in Isolt Belfort's inscription.
"It turns out that this inscription is the true origin of the Dane family inheritance... But now it seems that the successors of this family have long forgotten the legacy of their ancestors and have become depraved. Not only that, they have even started some kind of purgatory sect. !”
Cliff sighed leisurely: "No spirit and will can truly last forever. The Phoenix bloodline can pass on knowledge and power, but it cannot pass on the unyielding fighting spirit. You are right, the establishment of the Dane family may It is because of a great dream, but after it is passed down from generation to generation, future generations forget the dream and only think about the future. Isn't it the inherent bad nature of human beings? Human beings have the spirit of resisting tyranny and the fighting spirit to sacrifice for freedom. But they also have the characteristics of betrayal of dreams and self-degradation. Human beings are great and small, kind and cruel, generous and selfish. These countless qualities are concentrated in each of you and me. And it changes according to the environment... No matter which words are used to describe human beings, they are all thin and pale."
Shen Yi smiled: "I didn't expect you to be a poet."
"It's just a matter of speaking out of feelings and eloquence. As the Dane family continues to pass on, the family's power is getting stronger and stronger. The adventurers no longer think about resisting the rule of the master, but how to survive in this limited environment. Get stronger power, more subordinates, and better treatment. The Purgatory Sect was born because of this. If you want to use nonsense to coax some idiots to work for you, how can you do it without better eloquence?"
"You call the believers idiots? So you are not a believer in the Purgatory Sect?"
Cliff smiled slightly: "On the contrary, I am the preaching pastor of the Purgatory Sect, and it is the highest level!"
"Hell, then you still use this tone to talk about your own sect?"
"It is precisely because I am a big figure in the sect that I don't believe in it." Cliff said with a smile: "Belief in this kind of thing will always deceive only those at the bottom. Priests at the top will never truly believe in anyone, because it will not help. They deceive others. Think about the Christian priests who engage in child molestation. When they inserted their dicks into the anus of those boys, did they ever believe in God? When they built luxurious temples with the contributions of believers, Did they ever believe in God when they allowed themselves to enjoy a good life? Where was God when they violated doctrine again and again and did all kinds of shameful things? No, they knew there was no God, so they dared to cheat in the name of God everything."
"Indeed." Shen Yi also smiled: "In fact, even those who truly believe in the existence of God, many are also false believers."
Shen Yi remembered that before he came to the bloody city, he once wandered around in a novel forum. At that time, he met a relatively well-known author who kept saying that people have souls after death.
Those who did not believe that humans had souls argued with him, but the author became anxious and said, "If you don't believe it, sell your soul to me."
So a large group of people agreed, saying that they could sell their souls to him for only one hundred yuan and sign an agreement.
As a result, the author later realized that he had been confused, so he immediately changed his mind and canceled the transaction. As a result, he was chased and scolded by a large group of people.
What caused controversy at the time was whether the sale should be counted, but what Shen Yi thought of was another thing, that is, the author himself may not really believe his nonsense.
If not, why would he cancel the agreement?
Shen Yi thought to himself that if he really believed that there was a soul after death, then spending a hundred yuan to buy a person's soul and use it as a slave would be a great deal.
Unfortunately, except for a few fanatical believers, most believers would not do such a thing.
It can be seen from this that many people are hypocrites themselves, but they may not even understand it.
As for Cliff, he was just the best hypocrite among them, because he only deceived others and not himself.
He didn't want to continue on the topic of religion, but another thing aroused his interest.
"You said there were already cities in the Fourth Age? Then how did the Fifth Age come about? Was it the resistance of the adventurers?"
"This question... is complicated to say the least. To be honest, there are many things I don't know."