Odis was somewhat surprised by the information he obtained from the "Crystal Skull".
In the "Ruins of the War of Gods", the horses and chariots on the floating island are actually the chariots of the "Ancient Sun God"!
He continued reading and learned that the "Crystal Skull" was a servant of the "Ancient Sun God" in his previous life.
The "Crystal Skull" is not an angel, but a low-ranking servant who does things like serving tea and water and feeding horses.
Even such a servant seems to possess the level of a demigod.
Odis thought to himself, "The gods are so extravagant," and continued reading, but suddenly stopped in front of a particular scene.
The main figure in the picture is the "Ancient Sun God," who always looks like a giant light bulb. He is taking a walk with others, or rather, walking and talking, because the "Ancient Sun God" may no longer have the idea of taking a walk.
The provider of this image is "Crystal Skull," who follows from a distance as a servant.
Odis observed carefully before finding another figure in the intense light emitted by the "ancient sun god".
That figure was also a "familiar face" to Odis; it was the one dressed with an oriental charm.
He has appeared in the murals of the Elven race and in the murals of the Stiano family.
Moreover, Odis remembered that the "God of Steam and Machinery" appeared in the murals of the Stiano family... Of course, at that time He was still Yugos Stiano.
The murals related to Yugos depict this being conversing with the ancient sun god.
At the time, Odis didn't pay much attention, but now, looking back, he realizes that the two really did talk, and that what they talked about must have been very important.
At this point, Odis could not only see images, but also hear sounds.
Although the Crystal Skull was far removed from the ancient sun god and that being with Eastern charm, some voices still drifted into its ears.
The being spoke in a somewhat ethereal voice: "Your plan will fail."
The other party seemed to be speaking the language of giants, but it was not quite the same as the language of giants that Odis remembered. However, with the "Crystal Skull" acting as a "translator," Odis was able to understand what the other party was saying.
The ancient sun god said in a deep voice, "I have no choice, just as you have no choice."
Odis was taken aback: Could the plan they were talking about be the "Ancient Sun God's" plan to suppress the awakening of "God" through rebirth?
The ethereal voice said, "I have no choice because I have to fight against the source matter all the time, but you are different."
This conversation was packed with information, and Odis listened intently, her mind racing: "Fighting against the source matter"? Which source matter?
Ancient Sun God: "Yes, your problem is more serious than mine. It's already quite remarkable that you've managed to survive from the First Era until now."
His voice held a hint of emotion: "You've been wearing Western Continent clothing to enhance your humanity, has it been effective?"
Odis then realized that the being had always worn Eastern clothing in order to enhance its humanity.
Then his heart skipped a beat: Besides the "Elf King", that being also came from the East... that is, the Western Continent?
However, he then thought: During the First Era, the Western Continent was still on the western shore of the Misty Sea and had not been sealed off, so it was normal for a few people to come from there.
"It works," the being said in an ethereal voice. "However, a new problem is that my humanity is increasingly resembling that of the Eastern immortals."
"Hehe, I never imagined that most of the gods in myths and legends actually existed."
What?
Odis was quite shocked: most of the gods in the East existed? So they were also related to the extraordinary?
He thought about it carefully and came up with quite a few characters in mythology who were connected to Feifan.
For example, Kuafu in "Kuafu Chasing the Sun" is a giant, and he is a descendant of Houtu, the "God of the Underworld".
These seem to correspond to the "Twilight Giant" pathway and the "Death God" pathway, respectively, and since the two pathways are adjacent, it seems normal for them to have a family relationship.
And then there's the Yellow Emperor. Looking back, the things he did seem like things that could be done through the channels of a "judge" or a "dark emperor."
Fuxi used symbols to explain the natural world and predict the development of events, which is somewhat like being a "hermit".
Gonggong was the god of water, and he "angrily rammed Buzhou Mountain," which is somewhat like a hot-tempered old man.
The tribe of Yu the Great worshipped the sun, yet possessed the ability to control floods. Furthermore, the "sun" and "storms" are adjacent in path, suggesting a connection...
It doesn't matter if you don't think about it. But once you start thinking about it, Odis thinks of many legendary gods who seem to have some connection with the extraordinary.
But a new question arises: for the Extraordinary World today, that is a legend of a prehistoric civilization, so how could it be related to Extraordinary? Could it be that Extraordinary briefly awoke during the primitive tribal era of the prehistoric civilization?
Immediately afterwards, Odis stood up abruptly: "In the future, I can 'recreate' some of the things these gods did!"
Theoretically speaking, the fewer people know about certain extraordinary history or extraordinary figures, the greater the power of their "reproduction." Therefore, Bernadette's "reproduction" is basically inseparable from Grimm's Fairy Tales and Andersen's Fairy Tales.
Although the "Fool" knows those Eastern myths, he does not have the ability to "recreate" them.
Odis took a deep breath to calm himself down, eager to advance quickly and give it a try.
He then placed his hand on the crystal skull again, and the scene continued.
The being with an oriental charm continued, "The only effective method for me right now is to go into a deep sleep and fight against divinity in my dreams. Last time I slept for over a hundred years, and I don't know how long I'll sleep next time."
Odis then realized that this was a conversation between two gods deeply troubled by their divine nature.
The "Ancient Sun God" project ultimately failed. I wonder what happened to this being with Eastern charm afterward?
The ancient sun god asked in a deep voice, "What are your plans for this?"
"My plans cannot be known to too many people." After saying this, the other party suddenly turned around. The crystal skull saw a face made up of scrolling symbols, and on this face that kept producing new symbols, there was a pair of indifferent eyes.
At that moment, the scene ended, presumably because the crystal skull was "stunned" by some kind of force from the other party. He did not die, because there were still many scenes to follow.
At the same time, Odis realized that it was very likely because he had made eye contact with that being that caused some kind of mutation in the crystal skull's brain, and that his memories had remained in this state thousands of years after his death.
The plan of that being was clearly something they didn't want this servant to know.
Odis immediately recalled the other person's face: a scrolling stream of information and a pair of cold eyes!
"Rolling information flow" is generally a characteristic of high-sequence "Hermit" pathway. Could it be a certain entity in the "Hermit" pathway?
Then Odis realized that after discovering the ruins of the Stiano family, he knew that the Stiano family most likely rose to power in the Third Age and that a true god appeared in the Fourth Age.
Odis is currently unaware of the situation of the "Ascetic Order of Moss," but he speculates that the "Hidden Sages" must have appeared during the Third Age.
However, during the Third Age, apart from the power of the "Ancient Sun God," the powers of other gods could only be considered as secret organizations, so not many records of the "Ascetic Order of Moss" and the Stiano family were left.
In any case, Odis always believed that no true god had appeared through either of these pathways before the Fourth Age.
However, today's scene has shaken Odis's original understanding. It's not that true gods have never existed, but rather that they very likely have existed, but because they left no records, they are not known to people today.
Then he recalled some of Bernadette's brother Bonova's words, which suggested that the "God of Steam and Machinery" had done something to conceal information about that being.
The end result was that a deity disappeared into the extraordinary river of history, and not even any legends about him survived.
At this moment, Odis suddenly realized that the path of the "hermit" was inseparable from mystery and knowledge. Since it was related to "mystery," it was very likely that the being deliberately made itself mysterious, unlike the "ancient sun god," who was a god in the "open" light.
It is believed that the "God of Steam and Machinery" can conceal most of the traces of the other party's existence without much effort.
Finally, Odis thought: This god said he was struggling with "source matter," could it be that He was trying to contain the "wilderness of knowledge"? But in the end, He failed.
He thought of Klein's situation and wondered if the "Knowledge Wilderness" had a structure similar to the portal in the "Source Castle"? Did it also "collect" many "doomsday survivors" in advance and release them at the right time, so that some ancient being could be resurrected in someone's body when the time was right?
This being was the first, and Odis felt he might be the second.
The first one was constantly fighting against divinity, and perhaps that struggle failed. However, that ancient being, similar to a "celestial being," also failed to be resurrected. So, at the right time, Odis was brought out again.
This made Odis frown. In other words, although he could use some of the abilities of the "Wilderness of Knowledge" now, this process was equivalent to borrowing from the "Wilderness of Knowledge," which he would definitely have to repay after becoming an angel in the future.
The struggle against divinity must be a long process, possibly lasting hundreds or thousands of years. Odis felt exhausted just thinking about it.
However, now that we've embarked on this path, there's no turning back. We can only make more preparations to deal with the future.
Thinking about all this, Odis continued reading. The following scenes were rather dull, until the very last one.
The scene was very blurry, and it was only vaguely visible that the "Crystal Skull" had hurriedly run from an indoor structure with a long corridor into the open field. It was also vaguely visible that a figure taller than a mountain was being attacked by many smaller figures and then crashed to the ground. The smaller figures immediately retreated.
Soon a bright light, a thick bolt of lightning, and a flying dragon rushed towards the tall, fallen figure.
At this moment, a figure scrolling through information appeared, blocking the three figures. But the next second, a blood-red object suddenly appeared, slowing down the scrolling information figure and giving the three figures a chance.
The three figures finally rushed to the tall figure's side. In an instant, three different weather conditions and colors appeared between the earth and the sky: a sun rose in the sky on one side; dark clouds covered the middle, with lightning and thunder; and a tall white tower rose from the ground on the other side.
Immediately afterwards, the earth shook, and the air seemed to crack. The screen went black, and the memory stopped. This was the last memory of the "Crystal Skull".
Odis took a deep breath and guessed that the figure taller than a mountain must be the "Ancient Sun God," while the slightly smaller figures must be the members of the "Redemption Rose."
After the "Ancient Sun God" fell, the members of "Redemption Rose" retreated together, leaving space for the "Ancient Sun God" to recover its unique and extraordinary characteristics.
Just then, the "Pure White Angel," "Wind Angel," and "Cherubim" suddenly rushed towards the corpse of the "Ancient Sun God," but the deity of the "Hermit" path, who had already sensed it, stepped forward to stop them.
However, He was entangled by a blood-red object, and the three "Angel Kings" finally had the opportunity to obtain the uniqueness and characteristics they needed, and at the same time became gods.
This led to the complete fall of the "ancient sun god," and the earth underwent tremendous changes, as if cracks had appeared in space itself.
The owner of the "Crystal Skull" died at the very beginning of the "Cataclysm".
Odis estimated that later a part of space completely collapsed, and the "sun," "lightning," and "knowledge" all underwent significant changes. Ultimately, nearly half of the world's land became the "forsaken land of the gods."
Thinking of this, Odis couldn't help but frown, because this was very different from some of the information he had previously obtained.
In particular, the appearance of that figure with illusory characters almost completely changed that period of history.
Odis noticed that the three "Angel Kings" were completely blocked by the other party, but the blood-red object, whatever it was, was actually holding back the figure with the illusory characters.
Thinking about all this, Odis noticed that the crystal skull on the workbench had changed; the colorful liquid inside the skull had disappeared, leaving only an empty crystal shell.
Odis sighed and said to the skeleton, "When I land on the island, I will find a chance to bury you."
At that moment, the "Argo" suddenly sounded its alarm, followed by Bivis's voice coming from the "sound transmission array": "Night has fallen! Find a place to sleep! Night has fallen..."
Odis was startled and looked out the porthole. The midday sun had vanished, and a thick darkness quickly enveloped him.
The change was so rapid and abrupt that Odis even had the illusion that someone had turned off the lights.
Odis had repeatedly emphasized the terror of the night in this space; if one did not sleep when night fell, one would be forever lost in the darkness.
The crew members were prepared, so after hearing the third mate's reminder, they quickly returned to their rooms.
Odis was prepared; the armchair was right behind him, and he had even drawn a magic circle around it to keep him awake in his dream.
Odis settled into the armchair, and the instant she closed her eyes, she entered a dream.
He then found himself on a mountain, with a cluster of black buildings behind and to the left and right, which, judging from their style, belonged to the Tertiary period and seemed to be a series of monasteries.
Before Odis lay a bottomless cliff, and on the other side of the cliff was a mountain covered with countless palaces, towers and majestic walls.
The buildings were magnificent and ornate, unlike anything one would expect from a human dwelling. The colors of dusk bathed the city, as if the light had solidified. This imbued the towering structures with an indescribable sense of epic grandeur and wonder.
Odis thought to himself once again: Indeed, hearing about something and seeing it are two completely different things.
He had heard of "Giant's Court" more than once before, and thought it was just a place name. But now he felt the awe of "the abode of the gods".
At that moment, a voice appeared in Odis's ear: "Where do you think that magnificent building on the other side of the cliff is?"
Odis was taken aback when he saw Klein, who was wearing the face of Gehrman Sparrow, walking quickly towards him. He naturally asked the question he had just asked.
"It should be the 'Giant's Court'," Odis said without hiding anything.
Klein then asked, "Where is this 'shared dream'?"
At this moment, Odis suddenly realized that the magic circle around his armchair seemed redundant. He was a "favored one of the night" and could move freely in the dream, so why did he need to draw that magic circle?
His hesitation prompted Klein to ask, "You don't know where this is either?"
Odis paused for a moment, then realized that Klein thought he was in a semi-conscious state and wanted to extract more information from him.
So he pretended to be a little confused and said, "This is a dream of an existence! He appeared as early as the Second Era, and his power reached its peak in the Third Era."
Klein's expression grew serious as Odis described it, and he pressed, "Who is that?"
At the same time, he already had some guesses in his mind.
Odis feigned confusion and said, "His name is Sherlock Moriarty!"
Klein's pupils narrowed, as if he had heard the most terrifying ghost story!
He then became visibly flustered and even had the urge to run away.
"Hahaha!" Odis finally couldn't help but laugh: "If you have a way to stay awake in a dream, why can't I?"
Actually, it would have been more effective to say that this was "Klein Moretti's" dream, but they hadn't discussed anything about Tingen City, so Odis's joke went too far.
At this moment, Klein's lips twitched. He had just felt the hairs on the back of his head stand on end: people can scare each other to death.
He asked, "Where exactly is this place?"
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
Odis laughed and said, "I learned from some sources that this is indeed a dream of an existence. As long as one appears in the 'Ruins of the Gods' War' and falls asleep in the 'Ruins of the Gods' War,' one will appear here."
Klein didn't ask any further questions, but instead said, "I'd like to go down and explore. Want to come along?"
"Okay," Odis said.
So the two of them went down the mountain, and Odis naturally asked, "How have you been lately?"
"Still the same," Klein said. "And you?"
"Relatively speaking, my life is quite exciting," Odis said. "Fighting pirates, dealing with the navy, and building an island."
Klein also reflected: Actually, my life over the past few months has been quite exciting, such as hunting pirates, doing volunteer work, and even playing the role of a naval admiral.
Thinking of this, Klein's lips curled up slightly: "My life isn't as exciting as yours."
But I did give you orders!
Odis didn't notice the subtle upturn of Klein's lips: "Sometimes we really should get together and talk about what's been going on lately."
"Well... how should I put it, our goals are roughly the same."
Klein was taken aback: "It's not quite the same, is it?"
He thought to himself: I want to improve myself and get revenge on Ince Zangwell. Are you going to get revenge on that guy too?
Odis smiled, knowing that Klein had misunderstood him, but he did not explain at this moment, and instead changed the subject.
During their conversation, the two arrived at the gates of the Black Monastery.
The gate is nearly ten meters high, and it looks quite similar to the "Giant's Court" on the other side of the cliff, so it doesn't seem to be designed for humans.
The two people pushed the gate open slowly, revealing two somber towers and rows of black buildings connected by a covered bridge, with a plaza made of gray stones in the middle.
The square was riddled with craters, studded with huge arrows, and several fires burned, suggesting it had been attacked.
Frank Lee, the first mate of the USS Future, Bruce Walls, the first mate of the USS Golden Dreamland, Rupert Shawn, the second mate of the USS Argo, and other crew members were all in this huge square.
Odis and Klein entered the square. Frank Lee was closest to them, shoveling rubble with a shovel. Next to him were many pieces of food that had fallen to the ground in the restaurant when the "Future" entered the "Gods' War Ruins".
Klein stepped forward and asked, "What are you doing?"
Frank continued working, a smile spreading across his face: "I've cultivated some little creatures; they need to bury themselves in the soil for a while before they can grow and reproduce."
Klein asked with a mixture of curiosity and concern, "What are they for?"
Frank spoke with a broad smile, as if talking about his own children: "They are a hybrid bacterium that can make bulls produce milk, so we will harvest more milk and allow more people to drink better milk."
Klein almost covered his face: Let those bulls go.
At this moment, Odis smiled and asked Frank, "If the bulls also go to produce milk, who will plow the fields?"
Frank paused noticeably for a moment: "Yeah, or should we let the cows plow the fields?"
Odis was also taken aback, then he said, "I have a better idea."
Frank stopped what he was doing and looked at Odis: "What are your thoughts?"
Odis smiled and said, "This allows cows to focus on producing milk and bulls to focus on plowing the land."
Frank, somewhat confused yet earnest, said, "That makes sense!"
Klein quickly turned his head away, already laughing. If this were the real world, Gehrman Sparrow's persona would have been ruined.
The two continued forward and arrived at the crew of the "Golden Dream". First Mate Blue and Third Mate Jodson were sparring with rapiers. Because they were in a dream, their movements were a bit sluggish, so the battle was not intense and seemed more like they were playing around.
Many crew members sat on the sidelines watching, some with expressions of amusement and others with anticipation.
While fighting, Blue and Yodson also kept verbally attacking each other.
After Blu thrust his sword out and was blocked by Yodson, he laughed and said, "Do you think your sword-swinging is cool? The captain won't pay attention to a tasteless guy like you."
Yodson, however, was not angry. After thrusting his sword, he said, "The captain doesn't care about an old and rude pirate like you."
Blue does look a few years older than Jodson.
Most of the surrounding crew members were gloating and had no intention of mediating the fight.
Odis and Klein recalled what had happened on the "Golden Dream," exchanged a smile, and continued onward.
Upon seeing Rupert sitting thoughtfully by the fire, Odis said, "I think there must be some key clues inside the monastery. Let's go take a look."
Klein, recalling the prank he had just been played on the mountain, ignored Odis's urging and quickly walked up to Rupert, who had no choice but to follow.
Klein asked Rupert, "What are you thinking about?"
Rupert looked at Klein with a blank expression and said, "I was wondering, why did the 'Mysterious Queen' suddenly arrive at Cruise Island yesterday?"
Klein was taken aback: "The Mysterious Queen" suddenly went to the island that Captain Gal was building?
Then he thought of some intelligence he had heard: it seemed that the "Argo" was not just a simple ship flying the "Elemental Dawn" flag; the "Mysterious Queen" seemed to value this pirate crew very much.
Odis was also taken aback, because he had not mentioned Bernadette's trip to Cruz Island to anyone on the Argo, and Rupert had gone to sea a few days earlier, so how did he know about what happened on Cruz Island?
However, he soon realized that Rupert seemed to have recently found his messenger, probably because Bazel had written to Rupert after learning that the "Mysterious Queen" had arrived on Cruz Island.
Then Rupert added, "I'm still thinking, if the 'Mysterious Queen' marries our captain in the future, will the 'Mysterious Queen' marry the captain, or will the captain marry the 'Mysterious Queen'?"
Klein's lips curled up again, barely managing to suppress a laugh: No wonder the "Mysterious Queen" valued the "Sword of Dawn" so much; there was another reason behind it.
Odis's entire face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
Rupert continued, "I was thinking that it's a good thing that the captain is sometimes too reserved and has gained the appreciation of such a big shot as the 'Mysterious Queen'."
"They're giving us hats and flags, and they only want 10% of the spoils. They're clearly interested in our captain!"
"Our captain should..."
Odis interrupted, "Alright, stop thinking about it!"
If you keep thinking nonsense, I'll beat you into a brain-damaged brain, and then we'll see what you think then.
Klein tried his best to suppress his laughter and continued with Odis toward the monastery.
Odis explained, "It's not what you think."
Klein nodded: "I know, I know."
"You…" Odis said helplessly, "You know nothing!"
Klein felt a sense of revenge: "Yeah, I know what bullshit is."
Odis gave a wry smile and offered no further explanation.
The two of them arrived at the black gate of the monastery in silence, and Odis pushed open the gate, which was also nearly ten meters long, on his own.
Behind the main entrance is a spacious hall supported by two rows of sturdy stone pillars.
There were no candles in the hall; it was only as the main door opened and the outside light shone in that the space became clear.
Klein saw brightly colored murals, mainly in gold, on the walls and the dome. They were connected to each other without gaps, giving the place a grand and sacred feel.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
A figure with his back to Odis and Klein was chopping a long, giant log with an axe.
The figure was young, with short blond hair, wearing a white shirt and a black vest; he was not one of the pirates from the Argo or the other two ships.
Klein then realized something: it seemed there were other people in this area.
So he went up to them and asked, "What are you doing? Where is this place?"
The young man continued his work: "Why are you asking these questions? My boat has sunk, and I'm busy making a canoe. I don't have time to talk to you."
Odis then said, "Isn't this Anderson? What are you doing here?"
Klein was taken aback: Captain Gal's acquaintance?
Anderson looked up at Odis: "'Mysterious Admiral'? Why do you know me?"
Odis smiled and said, "You know me because of my bounty, and I know you to avoid having my head used to pay the bounty."
Anderson laughed and said, "Only a fool would hunt 'Mysterious Admiral'."
"The three pirate crews you took down were all very strong, and they had been fighting the Fenneport Navy for the past month. The Rune Navy only offered a symbolic bounty of 10,000 pounds. It is said that you were also flying the 'Element Dawn' flag."
"If I hadn't gone mad, I wouldn't have bothered you."
Odis laughed, "No wonder we've been waiting so long and not a single bounty hunter has come to die."
Then he asked, "What are you doing here?"
"Didn't I just say?" Anderson sighed. "I'm making a canoe."
"I am now 'Unlucky Anderson'. Ever since I saw that mural, I have been plagued by bad luck."
As he said this, he pointed in a direction, and Klein and Odis followed the direction he pointed in and saw a mural.
The mural depicts a sea of burning flames, split in the middle to create a road.
Along the road, there was a long line of people, some bowing their heads in devotion, others kneeling on the ground, praying. Their object of worship was the depths of the sea.
This immediately reminded Klein of the murals that "Little Sun" had discovered in "The Forsaken Land".