The story of the black silk female knight

Chapter 92 Eve

"As followers of the Sun Goddess, you should know that the Sun Goddess once saved all life in this universe, right?" Friggia asked with a light laugh.

"Yeah." x2

Valensa and Tia nodded together:

"The church's scriptures record that Her Majesty the Goddess saved countless worlds across the entire starry sky, ushering in a new era for all life... Could there be something wrong with this record?"

"No, no problem, the Sun Goddess did indeed save the world."

Frigia's expression suddenly turned serious:

"Although I hate gods as beings, and although many gods are both foolish and arrogant, I truly admire your Sun Goddess... Of course, it would be even better if she had more integrity and wasn't so disdainful and lewd."

"..."

Valensa and Tia exchanged a wry smile.

Valensa had long noticed that the Sun Goddess was sleazy and shameless... However, since the Sun Goddess was now her boss and biggest backer, she could only smile and didn't dare to join in saying anything bad.

"It all started about six thousand years ago... By the way, do you understand the concepts of the universe and planets?" Friggia asked again.

"Yes, the Sage's Tower has already conducted research on the starry sky."

Tia raised her little face, a slight smile of pride on her face:

"Although most people don't fully understand the concepts of the universe and the starry sky, I do."

"I know too."

Valensa smiled and said:

"I have had some extraordinary adventures. I have traveled to other worlds many times. I have not only met friends with technological civilizations, but I have also boarded an interstellar warship."

“Great, I can save myself a lot of trouble explaining planets and the universe to you now.”

Friggia found a metal box and sat on it, her legs, clad in black stockings, crossed over each other. Her purple eyes gradually became hazy as she began her story, reminiscing:

"More than 6,000 years ago, there was a highly advanced civilization on this planet. They called this planet Eve... Let's call them the Eve civilization."

From this ruin, you should be able to see that the Eve civilization was one of the few civilizations where science and mystery complemented each other and developed together, which is why it developed so quickly and was so powerful.

Within a century of venturing into space, the Eve civilization had conquered three and a half nearby star systems.

Although the Eve civilization did not colonize other regions due to population issues, its starships and resource-gathering ships were stationed on all the resource-rich planets in the three and a half star systems.

In fact, if it hadn't encountered another powerful cosmic civilization and been mutually wary of each other, the Eve civilization's controlled territory would have been even larger.

But during this period of rapid development of the Eve civilization, a terrible disaster struck.

One day, the astronomical department of the Eve civilization suddenly observed that many stars thousands of light-years away suddenly went out for no reason, and large areas of planets fell into death.

No matter what kind of civilization it is, energy is the foundation of everything... Without energy, even the most powerful civilization will be destroyed in an instant.

The Eve civilization took this phenomenon very seriously and immediately invested a great deal of resources in its observation and research, ultimately arriving at a rather pessimistic conclusion.

Due to a higher-dimensional problem that transcends mortal science and mysticism, the energy of the entire universe is being depleted at an alarming rate... The extinction of stars is only the most easily observed phenomenon; in fact, all energy within the depletion range will mysteriously disappear, and the depletion range is constantly expanding at an extremely rapid speed.

According to repeated calculations by researchers of the Eve civilization, this depletion, spanning thousands of light-years, would affect Eve's home planet for at most two years.

In other words, if the Eve civilization cannot find a solution to the problem within two years, the Eve civilization, which is at its peak, will be destroyed... like those civilizations whose stars have died out.

The result... well, you probably guessed it... the Eve civilization failed, and ultimately, it was the Sun Goddess who solved this problem and saved the entire universe.

"This is the great calamity recorded in the church's scriptures..."

Valensa suddenly realized and exclaimed:

"The ancient texts only say that the disaster was that darkness and cold enveloped the entire continent. I even speculated that it might have been caused by an asteroid impact that caused dust to block out the sky, triggering an ice age... It turns out that the energy of the entire universe was inexplicably depleted, and the stars all went out."

"Even such a troublesome disaster can be resolved; Your Majesty the Goddess is truly amazing."

"...Only a creator-level true god can solve this problem. This is a world defect problem involving a higher dimension, which is something that mortal civilizations simply cannot contend with."

Friggia sighed:

"The researchers of the Eve civilization are really amazing... They are limited by the abilities and knowledge of mortals and cannot solve this problem, but relying on a lot of data and bold speculation and analysis, they have almost guessed the reason for the depletion of cosmic energy."

But it was precisely because they had a rough idea of ​​the reason that Eve's researchers were even more distressed. They knew very well that it belonged to the true God, to the origin of the world and to a realm beyond the world, which was absolutely inaccessible to ordinary people.

But it was just pain... Although hope was extremely slim, the Eve civilization did not give up. In the last two years, they devoted all their resources to creating me.

"...The Eve civilization wants to create artificial gods to solve the disaster?"

Based on some of Friggia's previous remarks, Valensa easily guessed this.

"Yes."

Friggia nodded slightly, her expression very complicated:

"The Eve civilization is a very proud and confident civilization... They encountered many problems in the course of their civilization's development, and they solved them all using similar methods."

If a problem cannot be solved by humans, then let a machine solve it. If a machine cannot solve it either, then build a machine that can solve it.

This time is no different... Since only gods can solve the problem of energy depletion, then let's create a god to solve the problem! This is the pride of the Eve people... or rather, their madness.

Unlike some backward civilizations that worship any Star-level cultivator as a god, the Eve civilization has its own understanding of gods... They believe that only creator-level true gods can be considered gods... In their view, the indigenous gods of many planets are just ordinary life forms that use faith energy.

Therefore, the god that the Eve civilization wanted to create had to be omniscient and omnipotent... at least relatively omniscient and omnipotent within its own universe.

Unfortunately, the Eve civilization was ultimately just a mortal civilization... They knew the concept of omniscience and omnipotence, but their understanding of omniscience and omnipotence was not entirely correct.

When they created me, they infused me with a vast amount of knowledge and data, hoping to make me omniscient in this way.

Then they granted me the ability to manipulate all kinds of energy at will, believing that with this I could achieve omnipotence... Sigh.

Chapter 93 The First Witch

"To gain omniscience by imparting knowledge, to gain omnipotence by controlling abilities... Is the Eve civilization's approach wrong?" Tia asked curiously.

"Emmm... well, it's not entirely wrong."

Friggia brushed a strand of black hair behind her ear, thought for a moment, and said:

"If the Eve civilization has truly unlocked all the mysteries of the universe, can manipulate all energy, and has instilled all of that into me... perhaps they really could create a god."

Unfortunately, the Eve civilization's control was ultimately limited to only three and a half star systems, and the cosmos that could be observed through astronomical means was only tens of thousands of light-years... This is very large for mortals, but it is still far from enough for the entire universe.

While I, created in this way, am powerful enough to easily overpower the indigenous gods of many planets, I am still far from being a true creator god capable of solving problems.

"...So the once glorious civilization on this planet was destroyed, destroyed by the depletion of the energy that brought everything to coldness and darkness, leaving only this ruin?" Valensa's tone was full of regret.

"Yes."

Friggia let out a long sigh:

"This is still the last stronghold of the Eve civilization. When disaster struck, they gathered the most talented young people of their tribe here, hoping that I could at least protect them and that the Eve civilization would have a chance to rise again after the disaster."

I am not the kind of crazy person who would rebel to the end for the sake of freedom. I regard the Eve civilization that created me and gave me knowledge and power as my parents... I will naturally do my best to protect them.

Unfortunately... I am not a true god after all, and I cannot transcend the world. Faced with the energy depletion caused by the fundamental flaws of the world, there is nothing I can do.

I could only watch helplessly as the glory of the Eve civilization collapsed completely in just a few days, and the Eve people's attitude towards me changed from full of expectation to utter disappointment... even to insults and curses.

I didn't resent the Eve people because I felt really useless back then... I was as powerful as I was when I was beating up those planetary natives who worshipped their gods, and as pathetic as I was when faced with the catastrophe of energy depletion.

The Eve civilization was destroyed right before my eyes.

"So how did you survive?"

Valensa and Tia expressed their curiosity almost simultaneously:

"If the energy supply is depleted, even you would probably have a hard time surviving, right?"

"...That's how it should be, but...sigh."

Friggia tugged at her long black hair again and said with a wry smile:

"It was at that moment that I completed my transformation and became the first witch in the universe."

"Hey?"

Valensa was somewhat surprised:

"Frigia, you weren't a witch from the beginning?"

"Of course not, I was originally an artificial goddess... Heh, a goddess, a useless goddess who watched her own civilization perish but could do nothing about it."

Friggia gave a self-deprecating laugh, but instead of answering Valensa's question directly, she looked at Tia very seriously:

"As a sage's apprentice, you should know a lot about witches as spellcasters, right? In your opinion, what is the most distinctive characteristic of a witch?"

"The most distinctive characteristic of a witch..."

Tia thought for a moment before answering:

"Actually, before reaching the Radiant Rank, there is no difference between witches and sages. Both need to learn a lot of knowledge, practice a lot of spells, and continuously grow their magic power through various training methods."

Only after reaching the Radiant Rank will the Sage and the Witch embark on completely different paths... The Sage continues the training methods used before reaching the Radiant Rank, continuing to accumulate experience, knowledge, and skills, so that they can master more and more powerful spells and more efficient spellcasting techniques.

Witches, on the other hand, completely break free from the constraints of knowledge and experience, using magic to invoke miracles in a way that is entirely devoid of any theoretical support.

Although we in the Sage's Tower call this behavior of the witches madness, objectively speaking, the witches' potential is higher than that of the sages. Many things that the sages find completely impossible can be accomplished by the witches through miracles… but miracles come at a price, and the more magnificent the miracles the witches create, the heavier the price they pay.

"Very good, the explanation is very clear, the theory is completely correct, you are indeed a sage's apprentice."

Frieda made a somewhat sarcastic comment about Tia before continuing her story:

"It's a pity... I only became a witch after the Eve civilization was completely destroyed... If I could have done that earlier, I might have been able to leave some sparks for the Eve civilization."

At that time, it was probably the end... Even though my body was infused with the enormous energy accumulated by the Eve civilization over hundreds of years, it was finally about to be completely exhausted in the face of the irresistible energy depletion.

So I gave up everything.

"...Give up everything?"

Valensa seemed puzzled by the statement, while Tia appeared thoughtful.

"I gave up the knowledge that the Eve people instilled in me, and I gave up the thousands of ways to manipulate energy that the Eve people taught me."

Friggia smiled slightly:

"I abandoned all theories derived from mortal experience and knowledge, and I abandoned all taboos and key points regarding energy manipulation methods."

Without any theory or technology, relying entirely on instinct, one uses up the last of their energy, wholeheartedly calling for a miracle... praying that the Eve civilization can be passed down.

That was the first spell I created during my brief pseudo-goddess life, and also the first witch spell.

From that moment on, I became a witch completely.

"...Then a miracle happened, and you, as the inheritor of the Eve civilization, survived the catastrophe as a witch?"

Valensa asked tentatively, and seeing Fredia nod slightly, she asked curiously again:

"Then what will be your price?"

"The price..."

Friggia sighed again:

"I am an artificial goddess created by the Eve civilization. Although I have not reached the level of a creator-level true god, I am still a true divine being... If I continue to cultivate, there is a high probability that I can complete myself, achieve true omniscience and omnipotence in the current universe, and become a creator-level true god."

The price of witchcraft is my divinity and potential... Now, no matter how much I cultivate, even if I one day reach omniscience and omnipotence, I will still only be a witch, and can never become a god.

So that's why you harbor resentment towards the gods... especially Her Majesty the Sun Goddess—it's all because of jealousy.

Valensa and Tia exchanged a knowing glance, but neither of them said a word.

"What then?"

"Later..."

Friggia quickly composed herself, chuckled, and continued her story:

"Later, although my body fell into a deep sleep due to energy depletion, my consciousness remained clear under the miracle of the witch's magic, and I was even able to travel across countless light-years to observe the entire universe."

And then I witnessed her legend in that place… on that planet you call the Kingdom of Gods, the locals call Earth, and the Eve civilization calls Habitable Planet 01832.”

Chapter 94 Sun Goddess

Earth?