Lu Yao was eating potato chips and freed up one hand to click on the statue of the Water Fairy.

The appearance of Essene appeared next to the statue. She was still holding a bunch of reeds, and her long white dress was shimmering.

 “Lord Zhengshen.”

 He bowed slightly.

 Lu Yao asked him what he was doing.

"I'm checking the waters here." The Water Fairy said: "There are very few fish and shrimps in the water environment of this world. I suspect there are some factors that affect the ecology of the water. If we can't figure out the conditions of the waters, regardless of whether Rusa Erka is also a water fairy, and even all kinds of life on land will be affected."

"After careful observation for a period of time, I discovered that harmful liquids and waste materials have been dumped in the water here for a long time, which was done by local magicians and mystics. However, I have carefully investigated and found that this amount of harmful liquids and waste materials have been dumped in the water for a long time. It is not enough to affect the entire water environment.”

Lu Yao thought to himself that this was a good example of the Water Fairy’s strengths.

“I used the power of the water element to examine the Panshui River in detail and followed it all the way into the ocean, only to find that the marine life there was basically normal. Not long ago, I found the reason.”

Essene paused for a moment: "There is a plant called [Water Mold] growing in the lakes and streams of the Mystical Kingdom. They can cause fish and shrimp poisoning and chaos. The poisoned fish and shrimp are eaten by people and wild animals here. After falling off, the toxins will remain and precipitate for a long time, and continue to affect humans who eventually eat meat, so people here are easily injured and sick, and accompanied by hallucinations like strong alcohol."

"I think the people here are very enthusiastic about performing various sacrifices and rituals. Both gods and demons have a large number of followers. They like to study spells and secrets, but they make slow progress and lack of interest in intellectual inventions and manufacturing... and The general environment caused by [Water Mildew] is related.”

“[Waterwort] cannot survive in the marine environment, so it is not found in seawater.”

"I asked the Rusalkas to clean up most of the [water mold] and place the remaining parts in several closed lakes for comparison and retention. Now it seems that the number of fish and shrimps in the lakes and rivers I am recovering slowly and I think I will get better in the future..."

 After Lu Yao heard this, his impression of Esseni changed.

 He is careful and rigorous in his field of expertise, and has strong action ability.

Lu Yao asked the water fairy to continue working hard, and then switched the perspective back to the blocking stone wall.

Bifrons started the demonic ritual again and summoned the demon Kali.

This time, Kali appeared directly in the shape of a normal pixel villain, with a silly smiley face on top of its head: "Thanks to the funding, I have defeated Tiamat and taught it a severe lesson."

 Isabel immediately said: "It's gratifying."

"Then let's continue. Where did you ask? Let me think about it...why did the gods become demons, right?"

People feel refreshed during happy events, and the devil seems to be no exception.

 After defeating the powerful enemy and resolving the current crisis, Kali became talkative and cheerful.

It took the initiative to confess: "I don't know the situation of other demon gods. It's because I am tired of the life of gods."

"Endless divine wars, endless fighting and contention... I come from Indian mythology and must follow the orders of the Lord God. All I have to do is participate in various divine battles, endless wars. I don't know how many years have passed. , I became more and more violent and irritable, and even began to lose control, killing friends and foes without distinction."

"At this time, I killed an extremely powerful strange creature and obtained a [Exile's Certificate] from its body."

Kali said: "This is also the key to transformation into a demon."

“You must hold the [Exile’s Certificate] and merge with yourself, otherwise there is no other way to enter the gray horizon.”

Kali did not hesitate to abandon everything at that time, generously gave away his kingdom and props to some weak gods, and changed his profession to become a demon god.

 However, when it came back to its senses, it found itself in a sea of ​​gray mud.

It is endless, and the ground is scattered with gray stone statues. These fuzzy statues made of solidified gray clay stand quietly on this soft sea of ​​land. Farther away are pillars rising straight into the sky, each of which seems to be an eternal road sign.

 Kali became one of them.

It cannot move. The rules of the world here make everything stand still.

 “That’s hell.”

Kali said: "It is clear that I exist, but I cannot prove it because I cannot move. Only my consciousness still exists. There, I once wondered whether I was dead and just fell to the underworld somewhere."

“Until I finally noticed something moving next to the gray stone statue closest to me.”

"It was the layer of gray mud on its surface that was moving. I wanted to imitate it, but I couldn't do it at all... Many years later, I realized that the mud needed the power of the fire of faith to push it, and only The power of the fire of faith still operates there.”

 When talking about the life in hell, Kali spoke slower and slower, as if he was remembering something.

"... Later I also learned from them, using the fire of faith to push the plaster. Those gray clays were called [breathing soil], [underworld soil], and [god ashes] by the demons. I used to call them underworld soil. They can Expanding and growing on its own, as if it were a living thing, it is the only substance there that is not affected by stillness.”

 Lu Yao was shocked.

 Xi soil is actually related to hell.

“The underworld is something that seems to be alive. It is the only thing that can move there.”

"But the demons are not sure what it is. Maybe only the oldest demons know something. But they are already too far away from **** and cannot touch them at all."

 A small sighing icon appeared above Kali’s head.

"Once the demons enter the gray horizon, they will first appear in the quagmire of hell. Then they need to wait for the underworld to grow over the body and complete the full coverage, so that they can gain the ability to move in the completely sealed layer of clay space. .”

“The underworld can relieve the stasis there.”

"In the earliest times, the demons first learned to use the fire of faith to change these mud seals, allowing them to wrap their bodies and move in the sea of ​​mud, allowing the demons to move and stretch. Later, the demons learned a new method. They used the fire of faith to Completely solidify these living underworlds and burn them into a square stone brick, which we call [Forbidden Stone]."

"With the Forbidden Stone, you can use the fire of faith to build a stable, airtight building space, and then lay it out layer by layer. This is the earliest prototype of the [Devil Pillar] or [Devil God Pillar], because it was invented by the Demon God. , so most of them are called Demonic Pillars."

It continued: "By continuously burning forbidden stones upwards and connecting them, a path can be built from **** to the sky. This is the pillar of the Demon God Pillar. By moving from bottom to top on the pillar With the construction, the Demon God Pillar will become longer and longer, extending far into the sky."

“The demons use the Demonic Pillar to expand outwards, away from the gray **** on the ground and into the infinite black dome in the sky.”

Lu Yao listened attentively.

 Hell turned out to be a still world.

The Demonic Pillar is the workbench and vehicle of the devil. It is like constructing a space elevator that extends infinitely into the distance—or the ladder to hell.

Isabel asked: "Is there anything in the sky?"

"have no idea."

Kali shook his head from side to side: "But it's better to go outside than to stay in hell. And the further outside, the more you can sense the call of the virtual universe. The closer you are to the outside, the more you can respond to the sacrificial rituals or prayers outside. The devil can still sense it. In order to hide the prayers left behind by the gods in the past, some demons will also use projection to change the prayer rituals."

“I have been using the past [Extinction Incarnation] rituals and sacrifices, and just added some defense methods against other demons.”

 The so-called defensive means are the dark priests who used to deal with Bifrons before.

Isabel said: "It seems that the competition among the demons is also fierce."

“There is nothing we can do about it. The fire of faith is also crucial to the devil.”

Kali told the secrets of demons: “In order to get closer to the outer layer of the gray horizon, all demons are constantly extending and building demon pillars, so that they can move further and hear more sounds to make decisions. Respond."

"Some of these voices are rituals and prayers exclusive to a certain demon, and some are calls to the entire gray horizon. Any demon can respond. But because they come from the outside in, they are all filtered by the powerful demons on the outermost side first. , they will flow in when they don’t need it. It’s basically such a process.”

“Except for this aspect, demons often fight each other when they consume the Demonic Pillar to expand their faith.”

“There are usually two ways to fight. One is to use the Demonic Pillars to dismantle each other and expose the enemy to the stillness of the gray horizon; the other is to connect each other through the Demonic Pillars to kill the enemy.”

“In Gray Vision, most people use the Demon Pillar as a fighting method. The conditions for the second type of beheading battle are very harsh and difficult to achieve.”

Isabel took advantage of the situation and said: "Aren't demons immortal? What's the point of fighting each other...to compete for the ready-made [Forbidden Stone]?"

"right."

Kali’s eight hands stretched slowly and rhythmically, like swaying seaweed.

“Snatch the opponent’s ready-made [Forbidden Stone] to expand your own Demon God Pillar. Demons who lose the protection of the Demon God Pillar will be frozen and have to self-destruct and return to **** to start from scratch. That will be another long process..."

“Demons can obtain more materials through robbery to expand the range and strength of the Demonic Pillar, making it easier to move outward and reduce competitors.”

“Some powerful demons built the Demon God Pillar into a floating island land, and they moved together as a group, which is completely untouchable.”

“In short, the Demonic Pillar is the sword and shield of the devil, and it is also the only thing that can be relied on.”

Lu Yao touched his chin after seeing this.

 Demons attack each other in the form of pillars.

He pictured in his mind the image of two inflatable dancers fighting at the entrance of a shopping mall...

  No wonder it requires a lot of Fire of Faith. The more Forbidden Stones you have, the stronger the Demonic Pillar will be, and the more room you can maneuver.

He asked Isabel to ask again: "The confrontation between the Demon God Pillars is about the ability to dismantle the opponent's structure and the ability to respond quickly. Is this what you mean?"

“Yes. Burning and pushing stones is what the demons are doing,” said Kali.

Lu Yao realized.

 Devils are short of the fire of faith, so they need to go out and find ways to collect it, otherwise they may fall back to **** after many years of operation and start everything from scratch.

 They are also groups that can be united.

 Perhaps demons do not have any advantages in creative development, but they are of great value as a powerful source of information—their projections spread across many worlds, or as a guard against other demons.

 So, Isabel said: "I don't know, are you interested in long-term cooperation with our Yao people?"

Kali asked: “How do you want to cooperate?”

 Isabel stated the conditions.

"...Help you obtain demonic information, search for demons and projections here...Provide information about other worlds...What do you think of me? I was once a well-known sailor, and now I am also a senior demon god! Stop getting carried away. !”

A burning expression appeared on Kali’s head.

Isabel said: "We are willing to fund your Demonic Pillar business in Gray Vision."

 The flames on Kali’s head became even more intense, with an angry expression on his face: “Don’t think that because you have a lot of faith, you can do whatever you want!”

 “This is just friendship funding, not a transaction.”

Isabel continued: "Lord Yao hopes to establish a long-term relationship of friendship and mutual assistance with you. Lord Yao is always full of respect and appreciation for brave explorers. I hope you can accept this...According to the oracle, we will first Use the fire of 100 million faith to make a friend. If you don’t dislike it, please accept it.”

　　　…”

The various symbols and expressions on Kali's head changed, and finally he said: "Then...thank you."