Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 121 Can it pollute history in turn?!

Evil God?

What evil god? Wait, could it be the worker, Zeus?
The expression on Hughes' face became strange.

Come to think of it, he seemed to have purified the Moth Lord and was considered an Outer God.
What exactly are Outer Gods?
Xiu Si thought for a moment, his expression changed drastically. "What? You have another evil god in your hands now? How can such a dangerous thing be left in the territory!"

"It's not dangerous, it's not dangerous." Chloe hurriedly explained. She began to regret telling this matter now. What if Zeus regretted it and drove them away?

"Actually, that wasn't an evil god. I don't know what went wrong with the summoning ritual, but an alien god was summoned."

"Outer God?"

"Yes, I can't talk about the Outer Gods part. It would be polluting."

"Don't worry about the pollution. I have a way to solve it."

Chloe gritted her teeth: "I know you can solve the pollution, but if I tell you, I will be polluted too!"

"what?"

"Knowledge will bring pollution. This pollution is not one-sided, but pollutes both sides. Otherwise, it will be used immediately on the battlefield."

Hughes blinked.

It seems reasonable.

If speaking out knowledge can pollute the other side, then the Fire Moths should not be in such a miserable state. Which lord would not welcome them? If they had preached two lessons of advanced mathematics on the spot, wouldn't the lord have been furious? How could they have ended up in such a miserable state now?

Hiss, wait, if imparting knowledge can bring pollution, then wouldn’t teachers be the ones most easily polluted?

Chloe glanced at Hughes and curled her lips:
"You probably haven't come into contact with any esoteric knowledge yet. Most superficial knowledge doesn't cause pollution. However, if you don't understand the specific principles or the prerequisite knowledge, you will be polluted when you hear deeper knowledge."

"[Esoteric] takes this a step further. It's certain fragments of history whose causes and consequences we don't know, or even their authenticity. At the same time, it's unknown to most people. This kind of knowledge, whether spoken or heard, will be contaminated."

Esoteric Zeus suddenly thought of an extraordinary job title - the [Secret Keeper] of the Candlelight Society.

"Is [Secret Keeper] related to this?"

Chloe's eyes widened.

"You actually know this? Indeed, Secret Keepers generally possess a large number of secret techniques. They can use these techniques as weapons, directly attacking and contaminating their enemies. A Secret Keeper's strength is directly linked to the number of secret techniques they possess."

"I see. Do you have a Secret Keeper?"

"Cough cough!"

Chloe choked, and it took Hughes patting her on the back a few times for her to recover.

"How could it be possible! Although we used to be from the same sect as the Candlelight Society, we separated a long time ago. And if we did, why would we be wandering around?"

"In short, knowledge is extremely dangerous, especially secret knowledge. Its spread means pollution and loss of control!"

"So what happens if you write it down?"

"It depends on the specific situation."

Chloe recalled, "If it's a less dangerous secret, like one that's not too old, or has other historical materials to support it, and is widely known, then even if you tell it directly, the contamination won't be too great."

"This kind of information is usually written down. Once on paper, it gradually loses its polluting properties and becomes ordinary knowledge. Therefore, reading is a safer way to acquire knowledge than talking." "But if it's a very dangerous secret, then it's completely different, or even the opposite!"

"They possess some strange power. Once such secrets are written down, not only will the pollution not be eliminated, but it will even gradually deepen. Furthermore, such dangerous secrets are inevitably rarely recorded. Only a few historical documents mention them, and I mean the safe kind."

Chloe's eyes showed a hint of fear.

"If these secrets were recorded, their contamination would even migrate to previously safe historical materials!"

Zeus' pupils dilated instantly.

It would be even more dangerous if dangerous secrets were recorded, and the historical materials related to them would also be polluted! ?

How is this possible? Will not only exploring science be punished by the world, but also exploring history?
What on earth happened in this world?
"It's more than that."

Chloe's face was serious.

"This contaminated knowledge will also distort relevant historical materials. In other words, even if you don't read these secret texts, ordinary historical materials will be contaminated and may not be correct."

"Therefore, writing down ancient secrets is a serious crime, and all churches punish this behavior extremely severely."

Hughes pursed his lips and said nothing.

This world is more dangerous and crazy than he imagined.

Not to mention actively contacting the extraordinary, even just looking at normal historical records will be contaminated, and history that was not contaminated in the past may not be safe now.

Hughes suddenly remembered Nora's words.

"Remain ignorant, it is the last mercy in this world."

Perhaps for mortals, ignorance is the greatest protection, and the cognitive barrier is the last line of defense.

The two were silent for a long time.

"You told me about the Church of Poseidon before."

"That is a secret, but it is relatively safe. First of all, it happened not too long ago, a thousand years ago. Secondly, it is known to almost everyone, and all extraordinary people are basically aware of it."

"Furthermore, because the Church of Poseidon still exists and hasn't become a completely unprovable history, it can almost be considered the safest secret. Most churches have written records of this."

Hughes rubbed his chin, thinking carefully about Chloe's words.

The properties of the secret teachings once again exceeded his imagination. He had originally thought that because of its purifying properties, he would not be afraid of the pollution brought by knowledge. Now it seems that he was a little naive.

The pollution of knowledge is actually two-way, or in other words, as long as knowledge is spread, it will be accompanied by pollution.

Fortunately, these terrifying properties are only possessed by the esoteric sects and do not significantly hinder scientific research and technological advancement.
really?
Esoteric teachings are divided into dangerous and not-so-dangerous types, so is the same true for knowledge?
There is no problem now, it’s just that he is exploring relatively safe parts, and future knowledge may not be so safe.

And considering the idealistic nature of this world.
Could the manufacturing blueprints for nuclear bombs be radioactive?
Will the huge battleship drive the workers crazy while manufacturing it?
It's hard to say what's going on.

Hughes turned his head and looked at Chloe.

"So, you know the world is so dangerous, but you still choose to move forward?"

"Yes, that's why we call ourselves the Fire Moths."

(End of this chapter)