Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 141: The Evil God Was Born from the Shell

"It wasn't that the evil god descended upon the body, but rather that the body gave birth to the evil god."

The room fell silent, and Xiu Si felt his heart was in a mess.

This was completely different from what he had imagined before. He had thought that the evil god would come to the world in some way. After all, he often heard the phrases "summoning the evil god" and "the evil god descending."

But according to Chloe, the evil god did not exist first and then find a way to bring it into the world, but rather it was created in the body, just like a boot filled with water.

Could it be that the evil god did not exist originally?

Was it the summoning that gave it existence?
Why does this method seem so familiar? Xiusi suddenly had a strong sense of déjà vu. After recalling it for a while, he suddenly shuddered.

He remembered that there was indeed some kind of existence that looked very similar to the evil god.

Machine soul.

When Monica summoned the machine spirit, she created a soul in the steel, rather than stuffing the sea serpent's soul into the steel.

He also specifically told Monica not to treat machine spirits the same way as animals, but to treat them as machines.

The evil god born from the soul and body of the machine
In the end, in the end——

"What exactly is an evil god!?"

Zeus stared at Chloe intently. He had never been so eager for an answer as he was now.

"Hey, I've said so much, don't you feel uncomfortable?"

Chloe was pressing her forehead, the fire in her eyes flickering, like a moving fire in the dim room.

"I've talked too much and it's become a bit contaminated. Please slow down, slow down."

She was obviously not in an stable state, as if she had just run a long distance, and sat down on the chair panting.

Xius turned his head and looked at Lina. She still looked weird like a puppet. Damn, why did the topic get stuck here? He really wanted to know more.

"Does anyone else know? You can ask someone else to tell me. I have no problem listening to it."

"Your purification ability is truly enviable, but it's a pity that we can't replace you. It's not that I don't want to tell you, but what you're asking is too specific. The question of what the evil god is is a deeply tainted secret. There's almost no proof, it's pure conjecture, which is why this secret has almost no anchor."

"Wouldn't it be difficult for you to tell me even if you recovered?"

"There is a way. You underestimate us, the Fire Moths. We are chasing after dangerous and strange knowledge. Secrets, contamination, nothing can stop us from pursuing the truth."

Chloe became a little excited as she spoke, the fire in her eyes seemed to grow stronger, suppressing her discomfort.

"Huh, much better."

"You seem easily agitated."

"That was the moment the fire of my soul blossomed. It allowed my spirit and body to become one, naturally resisting contamination. A firm will has always been a high wall that solidifies reality."

“Solidify reality.”

"After you asked me a question last time, I've actually been arranging a ritual. In certain rituals, knowledge can flow in a relatively safe way. I haven't finished it yet, but I'll let you know when I'm done."

"So I still can't know what the evil god is today!?"

Xiusi had an indescribable feeling of frustration, as if he was reading a wonderful passage in a novel but it was suddenly interrupted. He was so angry that he wanted to hit someone.

"Yes, there's no other way. Revealing secrets is very dangerous, so you must be cautious. You don't have to worry. You'll know it eventually anyway, so not knowing it now might be a good thing."

Damn, what kind of riddle man is speaking? Zeus was confused by what he heard.

The room fell silent again, and Chloe sighed, hugging her legs and sitting on the chair.

Xius was pacing quickly in the room, when he suddenly stopped and a strange idea came into his mind.

"If you reveal the secrets, you will be contaminated because you are spreading the knowledge, right?"

"Yes."

"What if I guessed it myself?"

"???" "Look, I'm going to guess what the evil god is. You don't tell me, just tell me if my guess is right. Wouldn't that avoid contamination?"

Chloe's eyes widened.

She stood there in a daze, thinking for a moment before speaking, "But if you reveal the secret, it will be tainted, even if it's just a wrong guess."

"It's okay, I can purify it."

"That seems feasible. Wait, no, I confirm your guess. It should also complete the circulation of knowledge, right?"

"Then you don't have to be sure. If I guess wrong, you can tell me. If I guess right, you can keep quiet."

"???!!!"

Chloe sat in her chair, her expression blank, her mind thinking frantically.

After a long moment, she hesitated and said, "It seems to be fine. You may just have to guess many times."

"That's no problem. My purification skills are very powerful." Hughes grinned. "So, do you want to try it?"

Chloe was also eager to try. She jumped up from the chair, the fire in her eyes becoming brighter and brighter: "Try it, try it, you say."

Zeus licked his lips, thought for a moment, and then said, "The evil gods are the embodiment of human negative emotions. They..."

"No! How is that possible?" Chloe interrupted.

The two of them fell silent, and Hughes looked at Chloe: "Are you okay? Are you contaminated?"

The nun closed her eyes and sensed for a while, then said excitedly:
"No! This method seems to really work! Keep asking!"

"Let me think. Was the evil god summoned from another world?"

"wrong."

"Is the evil god a fallen or polluted god?"

"What's this mess?"

"Can evil gods communicate?"

Chloe fell silent, her expression hesitant. "Skip this question."

"I got it right?"

"No."

"guessed wrong?"

"It's not accurate, and it's hard to describe." Chloe's face showed confusion. Xiusi recognized this expression. He would look like this when he had a very complicated idea in his mind but couldn't express it.

It's like I can't find the right words to describe it.

But what does inaccurate mean? Is it uncertain whether communication is possible?
Can we communicate, but can’t we communicate?
"Can't communicate with words?"

“That’s not accurate either.”

This is a bit strange. Whether it is something that is very easy to judge using language, if this cannot give an answer, then it is more likely that his focus is wrong.

The point is not the language, but the communication?

Xius took a deep breath and said slowly:
"Can we only speak or listen one-sidedly?"

Chloe fell silent suddenly, her eyes fell on the floor, as if she suddenly became extremely interested in the bricks and stones on the ground.

The corners of Xiusi's mouth gradually curled up.

"The evil god won't listen to us, but it will actively speak things out?"

Chloe was silent as a statue.

(End of this chapter)