Chapter 576 Return to the Underground (please vote!)
Matthew's land.
Eastern territory, a large colony of fireflies.
This large settlement has a palace owned by Queen Kaplan, which is cleaned every day and kept clean and tidy all year round.
Today, the Queen will stay here.
The women in the settlement cheered because it had been more than two years since the Queen's last visit.
Every "dark descendant" in the Eastern Territory is in awe of Queen Kaplan, and can even be said to worship her fervently.
At this moment, outside the palace gate, an elite group of "dark descendants" were guarding.
You can faintly see the bright lights in the window.
The waitresses brought simple delicacies to the central table.
There were five people sitting at the table.
In addition to Queen Kaplan on the main seat, there are also three other incarnations of the queen, as well as black hat guests coming from afar.
This is a long-lost meeting of the four kings.
At the same time, it was also a carefully arranged banquet to entertain this powerful and unpredictable guest.
"Maureen, Aida, Colantuono, I have explained the situation, His Majesty Jack is willing to help us find a way out..."
Queen Kaplan said calmly.
He was dressed up today. His white hair was tied into dozens of braids and tied on top of his head. He was also wearing a patterned fur cloak.
The brown-haired and eyebrowless Queen Maureen turned her gaze to the gentleman in black hat on the other side of the table, with a trace of doubt and caution in her eyes.
"Your Majesty Jack, please forgive me for being rude, but I am really puzzled about your purpose... You are a great demigod, respected by people on the surface, why are you willing to condescend to come to the land of Matthew? Life or death for us sinners?”
Queen Aida and Queen Colantono also looked at her.
They also want to know the answer.
After all, it is about the safety of Matthew's land and the future of tens of millions of people. As leaders, they have to be extremely cautious.
"Your Majesty Jack is here for Princess Anna..."
Chen Lun didn't speak. Queen Kaplan on the side had already taken the lead to speak for him.
"Princess Anna?"
The other three queens frowned slightly.
Kaplan nodded and spoke in a deep voice about the basic situation on the surface. For example, the Trisur Empire unified the continent, but it seems to be unstable recently, and Princess Anna is the current ruler of the empire.
"In addition, His Majesty Jack has been to Matthew's Land, and I was fortunate enough to establish a friendship with Him... He is now willing to come back to help us, which is something to be thankful for."
Kaplan glared at the other three queens, as if to warn them.
Maureen and the three of them looked at each other and stopped talking.
After a long while, Queen Aida asked in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty Jack, what can we do?"
"I need more information."
Chen Lun took a sip of Matai's specialty plant drink, feeling the sweet aftertaste in his mouth, shook his head and added:
"Actually, I'm not sure I can bring you back to the surface. I just want to try my best..."
"Of course, we know."
Colantuono nodded, looking troubled.
"This is the punishment sent down by the Sun God, the Fierce Father. If you want to return to the surface, perhaps you can only obtain His forgiveness."
The other two queens also echoed the sentiment, which was rather pessimistic.
Chen Lun's eyes were calm.
He knew very well in his heart that the four queens had paid a lot for the land of Matthew. Even the queens in the past had tried to lead the Matthew people out of the underground and chase the light more than once... but they failed again and again, accompanied by repeated failures. The sacrifices have made them tired.
The "light descendants" who left the underground became the last hope.
But after waiting for such a long time, there is still no news, and this hope is slowly dissipating...perhaps one day in the future, the Matthew people will completely accept their fate and live in this dark underground for generations.
"This is a letter written by Princess Anna to the four of you."
Chen Lun took out an envelope and put it on the table.
Before he came here, he sent his avatar to the royal city and had a face-to-face communication with Princess Anna. In order to ensure that the four queens of Matthew could cooperate, Chen Lun asked the princess to write such a letter.
"The 'Lightborn' who left the underground all operate under the command of Princess Anna. She is now not only the ruler of the empire, but also the leader of the 'Scorching Sun Cross'..."
The expressions of the four queens changed slightly.
Kaplan picked up the letter and looked at it, looking worried for a while.
He then handed the letter to the other three queens. After they all read it, the atmosphere became slightly solemn.
"If we believe in the 'Scorching Sun', will we be rejected by the Sun God Father again...won't we never be able to leave here?"
Maureen said sadly.
"There is too little information in the letter, and we don't know what the original intention of the 'Lightborn' is in doing this... But since they choose to believe in the 'Scorching Sun', they must have their reasons. Perhaps, this is another way to save Matthew. way.”
Queen Kaplan said firmly.
When Chen Lun heard this, he suddenly understood something.
'The Sun Cross Society believes in Arnold in the hope that this gentle and righteous angel can take action to bring the underground residents back to the surface after escaping from trouble... But this hope is too slim. After all, Arnold's current situation is not optimistic. He is in the dark At the end of more than ten years of fighting, too much energy was spent, and only a body was left fighting. ’
he thought.
‘The Sun King has erased most of the traces of his existence, lacking anchor points and rational supplements, and coupled with the erosion of endless darkness... If it weren’t for the support of Arnold’s firm belief, he would have lost control and fallen completely. ’
At this time, a light flashed in Chen Lun's mind.
"Four Queens."
He spoke calmly.
The four frowning people all looked at him.
"I once had a brief contact with the 'Scorching Sun' and was deeply impressed by him. This is a sun angel worthy of admiration... The reason why the 'Lightborn' believe in Him is probably because they believe that the 'Scorching Sun' can save this place. , redeem every Matthew ”
Chen Lun then slowed down his tone:
"Instead of placing your hope on illusory forgiveness, it is better to work hard to save yourself. If you give up on yourselves, who will come to save this place...'Scorching Sun' was exiled by the Sun King and lost its believers and anchors. Now it is in In an extremely weak state, you might as well try to get Matthew to believe in him and pray for him day and night, maybe he can regain his power.”
The four queens looked thoughtful.
After some exchanges.
Queen Kaplan said in a deep voice:
"His Majesty Jack, thank you for your warning... For thousands of years, the queens of the Land of Matthew have tried every means, but they have all ended in failure. We are indeed desperate. Now what you said is another We have no choice but to try our best!”
Chen Lun smiled and nodded.
The suggestion he just made was just following the trend. He didn't expect Queen Matthew to be willing to accept it. If this can be used to bring back Arnold's humanity and reason, that would be a good thing.
"Can you tell me more about the land of Matthew? The more detailed the better, I want to find some clues from it."
Chen Lun said.
"Of course no problem."
Queen Kaplan nodded.
"Let me tell the story for Your Majesty Jack. If there are any mistakes, Maureen and the others will add them..."
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A few hours later.
Chen Lun came to the outside of the large settlement alone.
The underground world was already quite dark at this moment, and the "Red Mother" hanging high in the dome dimmed, as if the light and heat on her body were slowly retreating.
‘According to Queen Kaplan and the others, most of the content is just insignificant history… and the focus is still on the “Red Mother”, the “Dark River” and the “exits” explored by successive queens. ’
Chen Lun lowered the brim of his hat, and his figure flew straight into the sky.
This time, he plans to investigate "Red Mother" at close range!
As the huge, round dark red sphere gradually enlarged in Chen Lun's field of vision, that familiar sense of danger emerged from his heart again.
But this time, to a much lesser extent.
About two minutes later, the "Red Mother" above Chen Lun's head almost filled his field of vision. The terrifying light and heat, accompanied by the extremely rich pollution, tilted unscrupulously on his body.
Sanity begins to decrease at a rate of 1 point per second.
Although it is unpleasant, for Chen Lun at this stage, it is enough to be called a terrifying pollution... After all, the mythical pollution source in the fairyland can only consume his single-digit sanity value at most.
Chen Lun turned the air conditioner ninety degrees and stared at it.
【Red Mother (Incarnation of the Dark Father)】
His pupils shrank.
I secretly thought that it was true.
From a long time ago, Chen Lun felt that this black-red sphere was very similar to the deep star at the end of darkness, both in appearance and radiation pollution.
Now that he had confirmed it with his own eyes, he had more speculations in his mind.
‘If the Dark Father is an aspect of the Fierce Father, then this can also explain why Queen Matthew is convinced that all this is the punishment of the Sun God...'
Whoosh!
Chen Lun's figure disappeared from where he was.
Then he went to the edge of the underground world.
A dark red river flows endlessly here, like turbid blood.
At this time, many women from various major settlements were standing by the river, quietly waiting for something.
Wow!
The waves crashed, and a small figure fell on the shore.
The women stepped forward excitedly and picked him up.
It was a baby girl covered in blood and crying.
‘Is this the normal way of reproduction for underground residents? Relying on the gift of the "Dark River"... I heard from the queens that drinking this river water can also give birth to offspring, but the babies they give birth to will also be "Dark Descendant" babies. ’
Chen Lun hid in the air, silently overlooking all this.
Staring at the dark red river, relevant messages appeared in his sight:
【Dark River (Incarnation of the Dark Father)】
Chen Lun took a deep breath.
‘This form of reproduction is exactly the same as the form in which the Father of Darkness gave birth to Didak insect-men! ’
His gaze swept across the "dark descendants" under his feet, and then looked far away at the scattered settlements on the dark land.
The lights are scattered, but they are also full of human vitality.
‘So…Matthew’s land is actually a “sewage dump site”? ! ’
Chen Lun's eyes were deep.
‘In order to get rid of the pollution, the Martyr Father deliberately abandoned the remnants of Matthew from the Fourth Age here to provide Him with an anchor and endure the pollution from generation to generation? ! ’(End of this chapter)