Gift of the Land, this is undoubtedly the Sealed Artifact of "mother" Pathway. It seems that Black-Faced Grass was created to make What prevents City of Silver from feeding on monsters is a copy of the characteristics of "Barren Matriarch". It cannot be Sequence 1 for the same reason as "Crown of Glory"...
The moment he heard the name of another God-level Sealed Artifact, many thoughts came to Angel's mind, and he quickly confirmed the basic information of "Gift of the Land".
She nodded silently, let Luvia Tiffany lead the way, returned to Stone Chamber where several Sealed Artifact were placed, and continued down the stairs leading to the depths of the ground from the other side.
This direction is moving away from "Crown of Glory", but the morning light that can be condensed into light spots has not become thinner, but has become richer. The surrounding stone walls are as densely covered with Black-Faced Grass as the short hairs of the Demonic Wolf that Angel just killed. They are floating on their own in the windless underground, just like the entire wall is slowly creeping.
While walking, Lovia introduced the history of City of Silver like a competent guide who had not yet entered the "Dark Age". Angel had heard most of this information from Klein, but still listened patiently without interrupting the other party, and compared the two, focusing on the relationship between City of Silver and "Giant King’s Court".
In Second Epoch, where the ancient gods rule the sky, Earth Mother and the ocean, City of Silver and many surrounding human city-states belong to Giant King’s Court, and all the people are slaves of the giants.
Fortunately, unlike other city-states that were ruled by relatively violent giants, who were often killed by innocent people, lacked food and clothing, and lived on the verge of extinction, City of Silver followed Subordinate Deity and Queen of Giant King Olmir, "Goddess of Harvest" Omebella.
He often comes and inspects City of Silver. Most of the time, He appears in the image of a bright and beautiful "harvest" and "life". He regards City of Silver's people as his own children, causing nearby livestock to multiply in large numbers, crops to be abundant, and women of the right age to become pregnant easily. This allowed City of Silver to grow its population rapidly while being protected from the killings that were commonplace at the time.
But occasionally, Omebella will appear in the image of "barrenness" and "death". At that time, City of Silver must hold bloody sacrifices, using a large number of people and livestock as sacrifices, to please the "Barren Matriarch". Even if this is done, there will be a great famine that year, crops will fail, livestock will die of disease, and the ensuing famine will sweep across the city.
In the record of City of Silver praising God, it is described as "the ultimate harvest must be accompanied by the ultimate desolation" and "if you accept Earth Mother's gift, you must pay a corresponding price."
There is always a feeling of "taking small amounts and taking lump sums". I come to Harvest only once every few years to gain weight. Is that "Goddess of Harvest" Omebella really the Earth Mother, one of the seven gods now? As for the beautified records of City of Silver, it was normal for that era, at least much better than the city-states that were repeatedly ravaged by other Subordinate Deity... Angel, who had already learned the real name of Earth Mother from "The Travels of Grosell" and other places, thought about it and subconsciously felt that this was disrespectful to God, but then remembered that Forsaken Land of the Gods did not have the power of this God, and then he felt relieved.
Anyway, the two women God are currently in a state of hostility. Not only is she blasphemous in her heart, but she also beats away Church of the Earth Mother's mistress Roland on the western front of the battlefield, a "Barren Matriarch", completely Having offended Feynapotter and Earth Mother, once Loen is defeated and Evernight Goddess loses in the God War, she will definitely be among the first batch of people to be liquidated. This is not a disrespectful act.
Omebella remarked a few words in his heart, Angel followed Lovia into a large space at the end of the downward stairs. The morning light inside was like substance, covering the ground, stone walls and ceiling covered with Black-Faced Grass.
In the center of this little bit of light, a withered tree trunk was inserted above a pile of brown soil.
It is nearly ten meters high, and the top has already touched the ceiling of Stone Chamber. It is so wide that four City of Silver residents with giant bloodlines like the "Chief" can embrace it. The bark on the surface has long been peeled off, and the remaining bits are the color of earth. The heart of the tree is hollow, and the interior is pitch black and lifeless.
But on the side facing the door, the tree trunk is partly convex and partly concave, forming a human pattern with lower limbs sunken into the trunk, and protruding torso and hands. The human face is dotted with two crimson flowers, which are the only unusual colors in the room shrouded in the morning light.
"This is 'Gift of the Land'," Lovia introduced with emotion, "God who disappeared in Sun and called himself Creator After abandoned this land, it was the 'Black-Faced Grass' it created that sustained us for more than two thousand years, until I found the true creator of everything, the Lord who Reigns Behind the Curtain of Shadows..."
If your master was really capable of saving City of Silver, he would not let Klein open the door to Giant King’s Court... Angel muttered, and seeing that Lovia seemed to be reciting the complete "True Creator" Honorific Name, he quickly interrupted her with a question:
"Is creating Black-Faced Grass the main purpose of 'Gift of the Land'?"
The evil god believer in front of him looked at Angel with his light gray eyes. He did not say the last sentence "The Degenerate Nature of all Living Things", but nodded and said:
"This is true if you don't actively use it. Black-Faced Grass will grow within fifty kilometers of the surrounding area, but the closer it is, the better it will grow. Therefore, we placed 'Gift of the Land' underground in the center of the city, sealing and suppressing it with the power of 'Crown of Glory', so that it can play its greatest positive role."
"What if you use it actively?" Angel asked, looking at the huge tree trunk and the human-shaped lines on it. She always felt that this figure had some inexplicable power that attracted her.
"Active use of this Sealed Artifact can cause lives within thirty kilometers to quickly pass until death. The deceased will immediately return to Earth Mother. Except for the power similar to Pathway, Beyonder will be weakened.
"In addition, it can also produce highly toxic substances, cause extraordinary plants to grow around it that are beneficial to itself, and tame animals, making it easier for Beyonder to lose control.
"If the user touches it directly, it can create up to Sequence 3 clay, ore, and metal dolls around it, with a maximum of nine...
"If you are hit by 'Gift of the Land', you will undergo the test of death and loss of control. If you fail, you may lose control and die on the spot.
"The holder can use its power to temporarily transform into Mythical Creature, but he will accept the test of loss of control and madness at the same time, and will have all female characteristics."
As Lovia spoke, Angel's expression became more and more surprised.
She guessed that the item that needed to be sealed by "Crown of Glory" was likely to be stronger, but she didn't expect it to have so many effects. Even the Church of the Earth Mother matron she had met and fought against, "Barren Matriarch" Roland would be difficult to directly cause such a wide range of damage. She needed to prepare rituals in advance or ask for divine favor.
Strong power will be accompanied by strong negative effects... She asked thoughtfully:
"What about the negative effects?"
"The conditions for active use are to come into contact and bear the corresponding consequences. Either all injuries and diseases throughout the body will be cured, or death will occur immediately. Even in the former, the time of using it cannot exceed one minute, otherwise you will still lose control or die.
"In addition, even if it is placed here, it will randomly cause a 'barren' effect in certain areas within 300 kilometers around it, causing food production to cease and life to perish. This can be suppressed through 'Crown of Glory', so that barrenness only exists within a fixed and narrow range and no longer spreads."
This... Angel immediately lost all interest in "Gift of the Land".
Of all the Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts she knows, this one also has the strongest negative effects. Even "Salinger’s Blood Banner" has corresponding cracking methods, and it can even be used "without loss" by using projection in the mirror, while "Gift of the Land" is equivalent to gambling your life every time.
Only people who have suffered irreversible injuries will touch this Sealed Artifact to see their luck.
"So, you can only seal 'Gift of the Land' and simply use it as the source of Black-Faced Grass, and you need to suppress its other side effects through 'Crown of Glory'?"
Angel asked tentatively.
Lovia nodded.
No wonder City of Silver owns two pieces of God-level Sealed Artifact, but is unwilling to use them as a guarantee for exploring Giant King’s Court. Even if there is a way to temporarily solve the "barren" problem, "Crown of Glory" still needs two Saints to use it. Together with other explorers, Saints in the city will almost be outnumbered. Once the exploration fails, personnel are lost, and Sealed Artifact is lost, then "Gift of the Land" will have no way to limit it, and desolation will soon cover the entire land...
That would be Apocalypse for City of Silver residents.
Angel looked at the withered tree trunk again with some dullness. In her eyes, the uneven silhouette of the figure on the mottled surface no longer represented "life" and "harvest", but more like "barrenness" and "death".
I always feel that it has an inexplicable attraction to me... Angel frowned slightly and did a divination, and found that the problem was not with him, but had something to do with Mirror World.
"How did this Sealed Artifact appear in City of Silver? "She looked at Lovia and asked.
"It is a gift from Goddess of Harvest Omebella, which is also the origin of its name. "Lovia replied softly, "In addition, the information about it is not complete. Colin has retained part of it and said that he will inform you after Giant King’s Court's exploration is completed."
It seems that the chief is not completely at ease with me. This is normal. He is responsible for the future of the entire City of Silver. He wants to make City of Silver able to cope with the following difficulties even if the entire army is annihilated in this exploration... Thinking of this, Angel chuckled and said:
"I can understand your concerns."
"Thanks."
Lovia also answered with a smile. Angel could feel that her hostility had decreased again.
It's different from those Mr. A Ms. D. Because you've been around Forsaken Land of the Gods all the time, you're not so crazy? It may also be that she has not been exposed to the faith of "True Creator" for a long time. I heard "Sun" Derrick said that it was only about two years. Before that, she had just lost her husband during an external exploration. After that, she became mentally abnormal, sometimes angry and sometimes sad. It was not until she became a believer in the evil god that she recovered...
Angel kept recalling the information about this council elder in his mind, and sighed with half sympathy and half regret.
Perhaps she is no different from Derrick, and "Chief" Colin. It's just that the drowning person unconsciously grabs any object around him, looking for that glimmer of hope to survive.
After passing through the morning light, returning to the humid dungeon, and walking up the spiral staircase to the temporary residence, Angel discovered that his hair had grown several centimeters in just half an hour, and his skin had become smoother and more supple. It seemed that he had been unintentionally affected by "Gift of the Land" and had experienced a certain degree of "growth."
"Without the suppression of 'Crown of Glory', I am afraid that this overgrowth situation would appear in everyone in City of Silver. It is difficult for normal people to say whether it is a 'gift' or a 'curse'... It seems that the purpose of Earth Mother in giving this Sealed Artifact to City of Silver is not simple...
"There is also Giant King's Crown, a king and a queen who left important items here. In addition, City of Silver once converted to Ancient Sun God. What kind of secret information does it contain that has not been recorded in historical documents? I am afraid that we can only know it after exploring Giant King’s Court."
Angel muttered. He did not immediately find the information that Klein had communicated. Instead, he leaned on the bed and seemed to be resting. In fact, he quickly created a Mirror Substitution and got into Mirror World by himself. dived into 'City of Calamity', which had the same iron-black and blood-red channels and War Fog as the outside world, and soon came to the lonely and dark ruins of the city shrouded in Catastrophe.
Mirror Person, who had long pale blond hair and was playing with a small dressing mirror, saw her and asked first:
"What did you do out there?
"There's something unusual about this mirror."
It was the mirror that sealed the aura of "Mother Goddess of Depravity"... Angel recognized the origin of the dressing mirror, swallowed back his original questioning, and asked curiously:
"What's abnormal? I just visited two '0' level Sealed Artifact's from City of Silver. One belongs to 'Glory' and the other belongs to 'Barren Matriarch'. It's unlikely..."
She suddenly stopped and thought of "Mother Goddess of Depravity" and the Sefirah that was torn apart and attracted to the earth. "Brood Hive" represents Pathway, "Mother" and "Moon".
And Barren Matriarch is exactly the former's Sequence 2.
"Looks like we found the problem."
Mirror Person said softly and handed over the mirror in his hand. Angel took it and carefully looked at the mirror from the side, and found that its surface was still sealed by the Chaos Vortex that seemed to contain all colors. A crimson breath inside kept trying to escape, but it never succeeded.
But under close observation, Angel could vaguely hear calls one after another, which seemed to come from afar, illusory and ethereal:
"Omebella...
"My child..."