Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 183 The Empire is Really Heinous!

Ethan couldn't help but sigh that Teacher Mao Mao really possessed the "picking up" attribute and could always pick up many treasures in unexpected ways.

And this treasure most likely belongs to someone else.

However, Teacher Maomao emphasized that they were all picked up.

If they weren't caught on the spot, it means they picked it up. She would say that to everyone who came.

Ethan continued to read the ancient book called "Enlightenment".

The Lord of Tides' plan was very effective at first. Before leaving, he passed all his research results to the first Speaker and defined the main research directions. In his grand plan, the Deep Sea Council had two important missions.

The first is to eliminate all traces of the evil god's existence and interpret the world-destroying torrent and the wars that the people of the Western Continent have experienced in a way that ordinary people can understand. The second is to form an absolutely loyal parliament, who will jointly manage this secret that cannot be disclosed to the outside world.

The Lord of Tides knew that this was a long study, likely to last hundreds of years, but time would help people forget.

During the reign of the seventh speaker, the people of the Western Continent were able to examine this disaster through "rationality".

This is a concept that was gradually implanted into the hearts of the people in the Western Continent by the previous Speakers in the process of exploration.

Abandoning blind faith is seen as proof of advancement and enlightenment, and has also, to a certain extent, contributed to the current social atmosphere in the Western Continent.

"'Using the objective world as a criterion?' Why does this sentence sound so familiar?"

Winter sat on Ethan's lap and looked at him suspiciously, "You really haven't read this book before?"

She had heard Ethan say this to Ivy more than twice, and many of the propositions put forward in "Enlightenment" were exactly the same as Ethan's ideas. However, due to the limitations of the times, they could not get close to the evil god like Ethan did to conduct more in-depth research.

"Teacher, this is called great minds think alike, and the Lord of Tides' research is just the beginning."

He only proposed a conclusion in the book of "Enlightenment", and he did not completely believe that the evil gods were born from human beliefs, but that they were some kind of existence older than humans. Therefore, he believed that eliminating faith could weaken the power of evil gods, but might not completely kill them.

If you want to cause substantial damage to the evil gods, you must further understand their nature.

Unfortunately, until the Lord of Tide's death was approaching, he had not found a "special weapon" to deal with the evil god.

However, during the reign of the 17th Speaker of the Deep Sea Council, a dramatic change took place in the Western Continent.

A group of armored imperial men arrived at the Western Continent on a sailing ship. They paid a friendly visit to the local area and showed the people of Ophira and some port cities the power given to them by the Righteous God. The commander of the fleet was Saint Hillman. At that time, in order to pursue the traces left by the Goddess of Life, he visited every continent and left the mark of the Church on each continent.

When foreign beliefs were brought to the Western Continent, the situation that the Parliament was most worried about finally happened.

More and more people began to question the theory put forward by Parliament.

Another "theological" view about the torrent of destruction spread in these cities. At first, people just felt it was new and curious, but once it spread more and more widely, a group of supporters of theological ideas were born locally. That was the golden age of the people of the empire. The people of the Western Continent listened to the stories brought from the other side of the ocean and yearned for the distant golden kingdom of God.

The mandatory ban failed. The more forceful the measures taken by Parliament, the more people believed in this argument privately. Fortunately, the golden age of the empire came to an end quickly. During the reign of Henry III, the church and theology inevitably moved towards a "guiding ideology" that was not accepted by everyone. In the process of communicating with the imperial craftsmen of the golden age, the technology of the Western Continent took off. The widespread use of steam power enabled them to catch up and quickly become the overlords of the ocean.

In such a social context, "non-faith theory" once again gained the upper hand.

This time, what made the people of the Western Continent change their minds was national pride.

They no longer need to yearn for the golden kingdom of God on the other side of the ocean. Their technology has already left the kingdom of God behind, so "technology only theory" has become a new trend of thought with a strong sense of superiority and has been promoted to this day.

However, the Golden Kingdom also brought a far-reaching impact - all research on the nature of evil gods stopped.

Even within the Deep Sea Council, different voices were born. People couldn't help but wonder if the original direction had gone astray? After all, after seventeen chairmen had failed to achieve any substantial results in their research, it would undoubtedly make people feel strongly frustrated and make them want to seek other directions.

This is the second book.

The author is not the Lord of Tides, but the 20th Speaker of the Deep Sea Council.

During his reign, almost all research related to the Cthulhu was terminated, and with the leap forward in steam technology, the members of the Council preferred to focus their time on more meaningful matters.

For example, exploration outside the Western Continent.

Define shipping routes and promote maritime trade between different civilizations.

To some uncivilized countries, they spread the superior civilization of the Western Continent and even plundered resources from the locals through certain "legal" means.

The Western Continent is like a steam locomotive running at full speed, with too many practical problems that need to be solved urgently.

Even the Speaker himself had the same opinion.

He is the conductor, who will decide where the Western Continent will go.

He reflected on this in the book, and finally decided to abandon the old ideas and let the steam locomotive run at full speed, and this idea has continued to this day.

In stark contrast is the Empire.

After the end of the Golden Age, the empire rapidly declined in all aspects. The feudal system brought countless harms and turned the entire country into a breeding ground for evil believers.

Today, the Empire has the largest number of evil god believers, allowing it to return to the "peak" in a strange way.

In the eyes of the Deep Sea Council, it is not an exaggeration to describe the Empire as extremely evil.

Not only did the imperialists use theology as the basis for their rule, making the country a mess, they also always tried to spread this decadent and backward civilization to the Western Continent.

In the second book, Ethan also learned about the origin of the Lofik Corporation.

The founder of the consortium was the captain who completed the voyage with Saint Hillman. During his travels, he witnessed the rise and fall of different civilizations and decided to use all the resources at hand to establish a trade organization whose business would not be limited to the empire.

Winter suddenly realized, "No wonder the Speaker is so interested in Kane."

This has long been the research direction of the Western Continent, but it has been shelved due to the times. However, if the possibility of knowing the truth is right in front of them, the Deep Sea Council is still willing to devote their efforts to it.

Unfortunately, this is a trap.

The people of the Western Continent were unable to solve the puzzle left by the Lord of Tides during this long period of time, or perhaps it was simply beyond human power to accomplish, so they were targeted by the evil god.

A shadow looms over the country, leading them step by step towards destruction in a bait-like manner.

On election day, five days from now, Ofila will face an unprecedented catastrophe.

She threw this realistic question to Ethan, "There are five days left, what are your plans?"

Ethan: "I promised the Lord of Tides that I would help Him solve a historical problem." Winter's eyes lit up, "Are we taking the Deep Sea Council and escaping on the Ark?"

Just now when she was reading the book "Enlightenment", she felt a little itchy in her heart. The Lord of Tides had also made another preparation to face failure before leaving. If the Deep Sea Council failed to crack the secret of the evil god before the day of destruction, he left people with hope to break through the ocean and escape from the Western Continent.

It was an extraordinary creation called "Ark", and the key to its activation was in the hands of every Speaker.

When the "Ark" is activated, a gap will be torn in the land of Ophira, and the magnificent mechanical castle will turn into a warship, which can leave the last fire for them. Then, they will take the book to other civilizations to find...

The following information is destroyed.

Someone only dug out the handwriting at the back.

But it seemed that was the final plan prepared by the Lord of Tides and all the fallen gods for mankind.

Ethan has reason to suspect that there is a traitor in the Deep Sea Council. This book can only be seen by the Speaker, and in the past, a certain Speaker deliberately concealed this crucial information.

Maomao's curiosity got the better of her at this moment. "I want to see the castle transformed into a warship. This is a weapon made by the Lord of Tide himself. It should be much more magnificent than the Empire's Golden Fleet!"

"Perhaps it will be useful."

Ethan nodded. “But before that, give these two books to Diplomat Richard. They should shed some light on his investigation.”

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On the other side, underground research facilities.

Flor, the Speaker and master craftsman Gelb gathered here again.

The research facility was in a mess. Gelb was directing the Iron Man to carry out excavation work. They did find some unusual things during the excavation.

First of all, there are statues that are extremely inconsistent with the thoughts of the Western Continent and look extremely theological. Although countless years have passed, the excavated passage still retains its sacredness and majesty. This seems to be an innate emotion, lingering in the hearts of the Speaker and Gelb.

When they looked directly at the statues, they felt the urge to worship them.

But this is clearly not in line with their usual practice.

Any theological sacrificial rituals were strictly prohibited by law, and this was no exception for the nobles of Ophira.

Once discovered, their noble status will be stripped, all property will be confiscated, and all participants will be sent to prison. Those blind believers will spend the rest of their lives in a dark dungeon.

This is the most severe accusation against the nobles.

When the last stone wall was chiseled open, the excitement in the two men's hearts reached its peak. They couldn't wait to explore along the secluded path and witness the secrets buried underground in Ophira - they never knew that there was such a place hidden under the land where they lived.

For some unknown reason, our ancestors buried this place and set a seal.

What finally opened the seal was not the steam technology of the Western Continent, but a certain energy discovered by the Lophik Group in the process of studying the evil god.

When Flor was pleasantly surprised to convey his discovery to the two, they felt a response coming from under their feet.

Now, the excavation work has finally come to an end, and the mysteries that have been weighing on their minds have finally been answered.

The Speaker walked into the path first, followed closely by Gelb.

As an outsider, Flor waited outside tactfully. At this time, Rattler, wearing a black leather jacket, came back here. She walked closer with a smile on her face and whispered in Flor's ear, bringing him a good news.

The deal was done.

The Lead family was willing to make a deal with them and buy a miracle from them.

"They went in?"

After saying that, Xiangwei glanced in the direction of the secluded path, and the backs of the two people had disappeared at the end of the road.

Flor did not comment, "After all, this is one of the treasures left to them by the Lord of Tide."

Rattle asked curiously, "What's hidden underneath there?"

"It hides a secret related to their bloodline."

Flor gave an ambiguous answer, and seemed to be inspired by the Speaker and Gelb. His mood also became a little excited. This was the joy of human beings getting closer and closer to "God", whether it was the righteous God or the evil God.

Xiangwei nodded thoughtfully, and then brought another piece of news, "Ivy-Margaret has already taken action. They are the only uncertain factor."

"Heisenberg...Ethan."

Flor repeated the two names silently.

They were the first to know this secret. After all, no one could have expected that the man who was selling magic scrolls in Hearth Bay for 20 golden lions a few months ago would bring about a revolution in the empire. This disrupted their plans, but things did not necessarily develop in a bad direction.

Perhaps, all of this is part of some grand plan.

This is the news that Flor got from the current imperial capital. "On the contrary, Rattle, if those rumors are true, he is the only certain factor - no upright god will sit idly by and watch a disaster take people's lives, especially an existence as dazzling as the sun. That is both the reason why they are so powerful and the shackles they have to bear."

Flor shook his head and said, "Compared to them, the mice living in the shadows are much freer."

During the conversation, the Speaker and Gelb came to the deepest part of the path.

They heard the sound of running water.

The water flow that could not be explained by common sense fell like a waterfall and gathered into the pool of the temple.

In the center of the pool, a strange octopus statue stands.

In front of the statue is a monument praising it.

Guardian, Eliom.

The people of the Western Continent once erected a statue for it. The densely packed words recorded the name of the guardian. Besides that, there was a secret.

When the flood comes again, the guardian will come again to save all living beings from danger - just as before.

The ritual to awaken Eliom was imprinted in their blood.

(End of this chapter)