Protect the fire city.

The sun shines obliquely on the palace corridor, and the projections of the pillars move forward along the corridor like steps.

Alpens walked out of the bedroom, and a tall figure stood at the door. The morning sun slowly rose, but Alpens was faintly exuded.

Many things do not change because of will and not admitting defeat. The aging and decadence of the body are irresistible to ordinary people.

The waiter brought the basin and told Alpens it was time to wash.

Alpens put his hands in the basin and rubbed his face vigorously.

He held the sides of the water basin with his hands, looking at his reflection in the water.

The water waves gradually calmed down, and the appearance gradually became clear.

"It's really old."

Although his body is still straight, but he is more than one hundred and twenty years old, and wrinkles and brown spots have been spreading on his body.

It is rare for a snake person to live to his age. He knows that the part of his body that really belongs to him has decayed like a piece of wood that can be broken when he is pinched, but the blood-red lines on his back are like Glue is forcibly holding the rotten wood together.

"It's time to pay the price."

Faced with death approaching a little bit, Alpens let out a loud laugh instead.

He has nothing dissatisfied, and his life has been full of glory.

Everything he wanted to do, everything he could do, he did.

He looked at his reflection in the water, and he seemed to be getting younger a little bit, his gray hair recovered a little bit, forehead wrinkles and brown spots receded a little bit, and he became Alpens in the prime of life. .

that time.

He is a well-known warrior in the city, he defeated one after another famous warrior, and he became the captain of the guard under the seat of the fire guardian.

He has survived the rebellion, he has witnessed the disappearance of the family of the fire keepers, and he has gone to the mountain of origin of life to find his belief and future.

In the troubled times, he formed alliances with villages and towns one after another, defending the people who could not resist the raiders of the herding tribe, and finally established the city-state of Suinhor.

Wherever he went, as long as he waved his arms, thousands of people would follow him.

The title of hero seems to be specially prepared for him.

Alpens moved closer with cloudy eyes, trying to take a closer look.

However, with a shaking of the hand, ripples appeared everywhere.

The picture in the water is broken.

Alpens shook his head: "What a glorious life!"

"It's a pity that it didn't come to a perfect ending."

He asked the waiter to pack up, and he walked towards the palace where government affairs were handled.

The so-called failure to draw a successful conclusion naturally refers to the problem of the heir.

His son Smerkel can be said to be an excellent heir in all aspects, but it is a pity that he grew up in the court since he was a child, and he is not as good as Alpens who came out of blood and fire in many aspects, especially the character of perseverance. aspect.

But Alpens still hopes that Smerkel can realize his responsibility as the heir of the city-state of Suinhor, and hopes that he can consciously take on this responsibility.

But at this time, Alpens couldn't care less.

No matter what Smerkel thinks, he must inherit the throne.

He's going to get Smerkel back.

He sat down at the table and called his court attendant: "Let the prime minister come over."

The attendant on the side said cautiously: "King."

"The prime minister has passed away, and you haven't appointed a new prime minister yet."

It was only then that Alpens remembered that the court prime minister who had accompanied him for half his life also passed away this year, but he was still not used to this companion leaving his side.

Alpens was silent again, and he waved his hand to let the attendant back down.

The king of gods leaned back on the chair, thinking about the problem quietly.

At this time, a loud voice suddenly came from outside, which interrupted Alpens' thoughts.

When Alpens came out, he heard cheers and shouts outside.

"what happened?"

The people around didn't know what happened, and one of the waiters was about to go to check, when someone ran back from the front.

The other party looked excited and said loudly before stopping.

"king."

"His Highness is back."

A look of relief and joy welled up on Alpens' face.

There is only one highness in the city-state of Suinhor, and that is Smerkel.

Alpens heard that his son was back, but he didn't rush to see Smerkel, but turned around and went back to the palace.

He tidied up his messy hair, then sat at the table and picked up the wood chip with engraved characters. After tidying up all these things, he took a leather booklet and looked at it.

The noise outside grew louder, but quieted down again when they reached the door.

Smerkel stepped into the palace and looked at his father.

Alpens, the king of gods, raised his head and glanced at him, and said, "You're back."

Prince Smerkel nodded: "Father, I'm back."

Alpens beckoned him to sit down at the table.

He looked at his son and couldn't help laughing.

"It looks fine."

"It's a lot darker, so you can look like a man."

Smerkel replied: "Of course the outside is not as good as the palace."

Alpens also said: "But beasts of prey can only be born in the jungle, and only the beasts that serve as food will rest in the stables."

Immediately afterwards, he asked Smerkel another question.

He first looked at the big pannier Smerkel was carrying, and Smerkel brought back a lot of things.

"What have you brought back, and what have you encountered outside in the past few years, tell me about it."

Smerkel took out the things in the back basket, including the leather jug ​​containing rum, his beloved harp, the cup of the sun that Ivar gave him, and a plant called rope net vine .

Smerkel brought out everything, starting with his harp.

"I went to Black Marsh City to buy this violin. It was the first city I went to. I was a little confused at the time, and a sacrifice ceremony was being held to the gods in the city. I took this violin to participate."

"I also wrote a poem, but it wasn't very good."

Smerkel narrated his feelings at the time, as well as the grand ceremony in the city, and the burning flame was more than ten meters high.

Alpens listened quietly, without speaking or interrupting, just listening.

Smerkel took out the leather jug ​​again and asked his father to taste the wine in it. This is the wine brewed in Meiya City, where Smerkel stayed all year round.

Meiya City is the largest city outside the Suinhor City-State Fire Guard City. They worship gods extremely and often hold sacrificial activities.

Even many things in the city will ask the gods, and the gods will make decisions. Of course, the so-called gods make decisions in the end is nothing more than resigned divination.

Because the gods are often sacrificed, wine is of course a must, so the wine in Meiya City is the best in the city-state.

Smerkel talked about the situation in Meiya City again, and dismissed their divination, thinking that it was just a trick played by the city lord.

At this time, Smerkel took out the plant called rope net vine.

At this time, his expression became more serious.

"This is something I found in a village near the swamp near the coast outside Black Marsh City. The locals call it a rope net vine."

"The ropes they make are completely different from the ropes we usually use. They are made of many densely packed ropes that are smaller than a human hair. They also use this stuff to make a net for the river Or go fishing in the sea."

"And what they make the rope and the net is this thing called the rope net vine."

The fibers of this plant are easy to separate, and the toughness is also very good, which is very suitable for making cloth and rope nets. Smerkel felt very special after discovering this plant.

finished.

Smerkel took out the nets and ropes made by the locals from the back basket, as well as the small pieces of cloth that he asked the locals to make.

Calling it cloth is a little bit reluctant, because the holes on it are really big.

Alpens took a look, and it was indeed completely different from what they usually used.

Alpens asked Smerkel: "Do you think it has a big effect?"

Smerkel nodded: "At first I didn't think about its specific function, but not long ago I met a person, a person wearing very gorgeous clothes..."

Having said that, Smaller suddenly paused.

He felt that the term "person" might be a kind of blasphemy to the other party.

"After I saw him, I suddenly felt that this kind of thing can not only be used to make ropes and nets, but maybe it can be used to make cloth, and then made into clothes, quilts, bags for things, and so on."

"It's something we need that can change our lives."

Although the snake man was made of lizards by Sally, the mother of life, its prototype subjects are human beings, or the race of gods.

So they are not ectotherms, but endotherms.

The snake people near the south now basically maintain their original appearance because of the warm climate. If the weather is cold, they also rely on fire and houses to avoid the cold and keep warm.

Those closer to the north are all wearing leather clothes.

Alpens listened to his son talking about his thoughts little by little. Although Smallkel had been wandering around these years, he did not give up on himself.

He is also really observing every city in the city-state of Suinhor, and understands everything about this country.

After hearing this, Alpens said earnestly: "Snake Mother Sermos was once gifted by the God of Creation, so she was able to wear the silk-woven holy garment."

"You can find this kind of creation, and think of using it to make cloth, which is very good."

"Since you have ideas, you also have the ability."

"Then you should implement your idea next."

Smerkel looked at his father: "Yes, father."

"I'm about to do that."

There was a smile on Alpens' face, because it meant that Smerkel was ready to take over the throne.

"What is this?"

Alpens had noticed that special flower a long time ago. It was half a meter long and looked a bit dull.

He was about to lean over to take a closer look at this never-before-seen plant, but found that the flower came alive all of a sudden, almost biting Alpens' nose off.

Although Alpens was old, his instincts and experience were still there, and he immediately evaded by conditioned reflex.

The aging God's King's Cup was taken aback, but in an instant, there was a loud laugh that spread inside and outside.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Alpens was really happy, he didn't expect that he, the majestic king of gods, would be frightened by such a plant.

"What is this thing? It even bites people?"

Smerkel also laughed along with him. He and his father are the symbiotic people of the power of life. Even if the cup of the sun bites them, it will be harmless.

However, when talking about the origin of the Sun Cup, Smerkel slowly restrained his expression.

"Father."

"The next thing I want to tell is the strangest and most incredible story of my journey."

Alpens immediately asked sensitively: "Could it be the man in the gorgeous clothes you met just now?"

Alpens felt unusual just after hearing Smerkel talk about it.

It is rare to see a person in gorgeous clothes in this era.

Smerkel immediately showed a wry smile: "Human?"

He shook his head: "Although he didn't speak directly to me, I can feel it."

Smerkel's voice became hoarse and emotional.

"He is a god."

Smerkel looked at his father, his expression slowly changed, and his eyes once again returned to the shock of seeing the gate of desire, seeing the sea of ​​stars, and seeing the sacred boat.

"One."

"A **** from the Kingdom of the Creator God."

Alpens stood up suddenly: "God?"

He didn't expect that his son would encounter a **** after him, and from what he said, that **** was definitely not the Scarlet Witch from the Deep Sea Blood Country.

After realizing that his movements were too big, Alpens sat down slowly again.

At this time, Smerkel continued.

"His name is Iva."

"When I met him, he was in a desolate forest. He was sitting alone by the bonfire. When I saw him, I knew that he was extraordinary, so I approached him curiously."

Smerkel slowly told the sacred story he encountered in the jungle.

"..."

"He told me."

"When the first smear of white appears on the horizon, it is the time when the sacred boat belongs to the kingdom of gods. If you want to enter that world that does not belong to the human world, you can only take this huge boat that exudes golden light and miracles."

He told how he stepped on the door of desire, and he and the myth named Iva boarded the sacred boat that shuttles between reality and illusion.

He saw the real kingdom of gods, and he saw the sky filled with dreams of all creatures and creatures.

He told the story of his sleepwalking in the star sea. He said that he not only saw the dead people in Moonlight City, but also saw his former friend Lu Qi.

listen listen.

Alpens also opened his mouth wide.

The Creator's Kingdom of God, He knows it.

Because there are also records about it in the myth of the snake man. It is said that the mother of life travels between the two worlds through the Tongtian Tower in her car.

Legend has it that there are all kinds of incredible things there, and pious people who believe in gods can get everything they want in that world after they die.

That was the sacred place that Thermos, the mother of all snakes, had been looking forward to for countless years but could not step into.

Alpens also learned for the first time the scene after the death of a mortal and the final destination of the spirit of all things.

He was as shocked as Smerkel. Although he couldn't see the boundless sea of ​​stars, he could feel the heaviness and oppression of the destination of all things and the end of civilization just by listening to Smerkel's description.

"It turns out that the destination of ordinary people's death is an endless sea of ​​stars."

"When every mortal reaches the end, they will go through the judgment given to them by God, the contest between good and evil, and finally everyone will decide their own final outcome."

"This kind of trial."

"It is not God who judges mortals, but mortals judge themselves."

"Everyone must face up to his own life, face up to his sins and goodness, face up to his merits and demerits."

For some reason, Alpens felt that such a trial could not be done by the mother of life in the myth, and it was more like the will of another god.

Smerkel told Alpens: "The **** I met told me that the origin of all this came from a kind of holy spirit called goblin, the most powerful goblin in the world and also the master of dreams, Sheila .”

"He controls all dreams, and the sea of ​​stars was born because of his power."

"He once blessed all living beings, hoping that all the lives that have existed and lived in the world can leave their own traces and become stars to accompany the Creator forever.

"And this cup of the sun is the symbol and mark of the holy spirit like the goblin."

"He told me."

"As long as a person with a pure heart promises the origin to this flower, it will come true and be blessed by the goblin in the kingdom of gods."

Only then did Alpens figure out why he felt that this way of judging was somewhat incompatible with the image of the mother of life in mythology.

"It turned out to be a test set by such a beautiful and pure holy spirit. No wonder it is so."

He recalled the sentence Smerkel said again, the sentence that made him feel extremely beautiful.

"He hopes that all the lives that have ever existed and lived in the world can leave their own traces and become stars to accompany the Creator forever."

"If every life could end like this, and have such a beautiful destination."

"real…"

"That's great."

They didn't know that the Creator that Iva mentioned was not the mother of life, but the Creator that Sheila, the master of dreams, hoped that the spirit of all things would be accompanied by stars was named Insai.

The judgment of the dream of life is from His will.

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After Smerkel returned, Alpens began to hand over power to him little by little.

Smerkel appointed a young and courageous middle-aged man to become the prime minister of the court to assist him in handling government affairs.

Smerkel, who used to wander around leisurely, became so busy that he didn't even have time to play his harp.

Many things that his father, Alpens, handled with ease, Smerkel found extremely difficult, requiring a lot of time, and having to discuss with his courtiers again and again.

But he is also growing.

this day.

Alpens, the old king of gods, was lying on the bed. He felt his thoughts sinking, and an ethereal and long call came from his ears.

That call seemed to come from another world, penetrating the distance of space and directly entering into my mind.

"Alpens!"

"Alpens!"

"Time is up."

"It's here... It's here... It's here..."

The sound was transmitted in small pieces, echoing in an extremely empty space, and it also carried the faint tidal sound of sea water.

Alpens, the king of gods, woke up, and suddenly opened his eyes.

He lay still, but he knew what was going to happen.

The voice was the gods calling to him.

After a long time, he turned over and got up.

He walked out of the bedroom little by little, and came outside.

Alpens saw the mist spread out from the entire palace, and the cup of blood mist bloomed on the ground, and the blood-colored coquettish flower swayed in the mist, exuding the brilliance of death and life.

A thick fog covered the world, and the entire palace seemed to be isolated from the world.

At this time, other people in the palace also came out, including Prince Smerkel.

"Fog? Where did such a heavy fog come from?" The prince was also very puzzled. It's still a long time before dawn, and it's not the time for fog yet?

"Look over there, the king is awake." Someone saw the fog turning slowly, and in the center of everything was King Alpens.

"Why is this fog weird?" At the end of the fog, there is endless darkness.

"Listen, there seems to be a sound?"

In the darkness, there is a looming lighthouse, emitting a crimson light.

Gradually, they could hear countless people singing something in a strange and special tone.

That is not the sound that the snake people can make, and the language is completely different from the snake people, but they can understand the meaning of the words.

"The ruler of the country of blood in the deep sea, the great first ancestor of blood, the king of the oldest race."

"Life... the origin of life, the servant of the mother god..."

"Everything will return to... billions of years ago."

That is the name of God, the title of God.

Suddenly, Prince Smallkle understood what it was.

Smaller suddenly ran forward and came to the stairs of the bedroom.

He raised his head and called out to his father.

"Father."

Alpens looked at his son with the same hearty smile on his face as before.

"When the wind blows, I am the protagonist of the era."

"And now, the wind has stopped."

"My time is over, and I have lived my glorious life."

"Smerkel."

"From now on, it's you."

Under everyone's gaze, Alpens stepped into the swaying mist of the Blood Mist Cup.

He went to the kingdom of blood in the deep sea, which was the destined destination of his body, the contract he signed with the gods.

Smerkel watched the fog slowly dissipate, watched his father disappear into the darkness and stand for a long time.

He felt the emptiness in his heart, and felt that the darkness of the world and the coldness of the night wind were constantly eroding him.

But soon, the sun rose in the sky.

The morning sun shines on his body, and the darkness and coldness will eventually recede.

Everyone ushers in a new day.

It is difficult for everyone to adapt to losing, but everyone is constantly getting used to losing. Every time we lose old things, we will usher in new things.

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Smerkel became Suinhor's second-generation king of gods.

He had people from the village outside Black Marsh City be called together, let them cultivate rope net vines, learn their methods and techniques, and he urged farmers to plant this plant in large quantities.

He summoned the artisans of the Fireguard to transform the primitive method into a faster and more efficient method for weaving the material into cloth.

He continued to develop the advantages of Suinhor city-state planting, allowing mortals to wear clothes.

Cloth has gradually become the most common item in the daily life of the snake people.

He promoted the three currencies of gold, silver and copper. He changed the previous trade method of bartering. Although it could not completely replace bartering, it gave the transaction a new model.

As a result, more merchants appeared, and the city-state of Suinhall became richer.

Smerkel's series of measures brought new changes to the city-state of Suinhall.

This year.

Under Smerkel's secret promotion, the city of Seines, which had endured for many years, finally broke out in rebellion.

Smerkel personally took the soldiers to quell the chaos, returned victoriously without any surprises, and dealt with the biggest hidden danger inside.

On his return, he rode his chariot through the streets.

A scholar was waiting for him in the middle of the street, holding the latest Book of Cloth in his hand.

Compared with the previous animal skin book.

Lighter and easier to carry.

The scholar walked under the chariot and saluted Smerkel respectfully.

"The king of the gods."

"This is our poem for you."

The title of the poem is: "Divine Blessing."

The melody of the harp sounded.

The poem is long and tells the story of Smerkel.

The most important of these is the legendary story of Smerkel going to the kingdom of gods. He walked through the star sea formed by the dreams of his life, and he got on the sacred boat that travels between the dream world and reality.

There are kings and gods in the story.

There is also a discussion about the fate of all living beings, which has the most beautiful blessing in the world.

In the melody of the harp, everyone couldn't help yearning for that dreamy journey.

Smerkel recalled that memory, too.

And when he came back to his senses, he found that this scene was exactly the same as when his father King Alpens returned.

Smerkel laughed too, imitating his father's tone.

"I like it very much, put it..."

He would have said ~lightnovelpub.net~ carved it into a stele.

But he changed his mind and said: "Compile these poems into a book, and then send it to every city in the city-state of Suinhor, so that everyone in the city-state can know about it."

The poem spread all over the world, and people knew the existence of goblins and the secret of death and destination from the poem "Holy Blessing".

That sentence: "He hopes that all the lives that have existed and lived in the world can leave their own traces, and become stars to accompany the Creator forever."

Be the best prayer and blessing they have ever heard.

It is also the greatest blessing in the world.

The name of Sheila, the master of dreams, began to spread everywhere, and stories about prayers and fairies gradually became known.

Yiva didn't expect that a random conversation with a person he met by accident would push the first step of his mission.

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