Xingtetsu: You are not included in Elio's script!

Chapter 539 "The Authority of God"

"Uncle Yang, why are you standing by the window? Is there anything in the garden?" Xing walked around the busy crowd and came to Walter and asked softly.

She followed Uncle Yang's gaze and looked out the window at the blooming garden, trying to find something special there.

"I observed a lot along the way, and I was very curious why a courtyard-style temple was built on the top of a mountain?"

"As a general rule, courtyard-style buildings tend to pursue a tranquil, elegant and harmonious atmosphere, and are mostly built in places with relatively flat terrain and quiet environments. Placing such a temple on the top of a mountain must have special considerations, either based on some religious doctrines, cultural traditions, or closely related to the surrounding geographical environment and energy magnetic field." Walter said, gently stroking his chin with his hand, his focused expression seemed to be immersed in an in-depth analysis of the issue.

"Uncle Yang, could it be that the top of a mountain is closer to the sky, making it easier to communicate with the gods or receive some mysterious power? Just like in some ancient legends, the top of a mountain is the hub connecting heaven and earth."

Walter shook his head slightly and denied it. "Although this possibility exists, it seems too simple and one-sided. I observed the energy flow around this temple. It does not seem to be a simple vertical convergence pointing to the sky, but rather a more complex network interweaving. Perhaps the location of the top of the mountain is chosen to control a wider area. From here, you can overlook the surrounding areas and form a deterrent or surveillance to the surrounding areas."

"Also, you can see that this temple is large in scale. Its layout and structure must have been carefully designed. The courtyard style may just be the appearance. There may be many defense and control facilities hidden inside. The lady just said that there are some restrictions outside the room, so we can't move too much. Moreover, building it on the top of the mountain occupies an absolute commanding height strategically. Whether it is dealing with foreign invasions or managing the people living below the mountain, it has a natural advantage."

At this time, Ji Zi continued to focus on the scroll on the wall. Her fingers gently touched the texture of the scroll, trying to sense whether there were any hidden mechanisms or energy fluctuations in it.

Suddenly, she discovered a tiny bulge in the corner of the scroll, which would have been difficult to detect if she hadn't examined it so carefully.

Ji Zi carefully pressed the protrusion, and with a "click" sound, the bookshelf next to it slowly moved, revealing a hidden compartment.

I saw a booklet emitting a faint blue light in the secret compartment.

Ji Zi gently picked up the booklet and opened it. The words inside were difficult to understand, but there were some familiar patterns interspersed in it, like part of a star map, and some simple drawings of formations.

Walter saw that Ji Zi seemed to have found something, so he walked over.

"Jizi, what did you find?"

Jizi raised her head, looked at Walter and said, “This booklet seems to contain a lot of key information.”

"I wonder if these words can be deciphered." Walter frowned and fell into deep thought.

"There's no point in saying more. Just try it and you'll know." After saying this, Ji Zi took out a translator from her body and scanned the text on the booklet line by line.

In an instant, the translator seemed to be infused with strange magic power, and light flashed. The delicate structure inside was running at high speed, as if trying its best to analyze the mysterious characters like a spell. Everyone held their breath and stared at the display screen of the translator intently. The atmosphere of tension filled every inch of the space.

After a while, some fragmented words appeared on the screen with difficulty: "The Breath of the Gods is sealed in the depths of the temple. The Key of the Stars may be the key to unlock it... Once the key is found... it will be *destroyed* Unknown**..."

"What does this mean?" Ji Zi frowned slightly. "The breath of the gods is sealed here? The Star Key can break this seal, but the last sentence is incomplete and unclear. I can only understand the general meaning. It seems that they want to destroy the key? Why is this so?"

"I just discussed with Xing why this temple was built on the top of the mountain. Now I have a rough guess." Walter explained.

"Why?" Ji Zi asked.

"According to my guess, this sealed object is probably the 'authority of God'. If the seal is broken, the authority may be scattered in all directions like starlight, and all gods will fight for it."

"If this is the authority of God...why don't the gods come to fight for it?" Ji Zi asked with a suspicious look on her face.

"Even if they need the Star Key, they are gods after all, how could they not be able to break even a small seal?" March Seventh couldn't help but interjected with suspicion.

"Your power has been taken away, can't you feel it?" Xing also echoed beside him with a frown. Everyone fell into deep thought, and the room was quiet and a little depressing.

"Could it be because this seal has some special restrictions, which not only limits God's authority, but also limits the gods' perception of it? Or maybe there is a bigger conspiracy behind this, and an unknown force is secretly controlling everything and preventing the gods from approaching." Walter continued to speculate.

"Your speculation is somewhat possible. If such a power really exists, then our current situation may be more dangerous than we imagined. Since this power can set up such a complex seal, it will surely not let us get close to the truth easily."

"Besides, this temple is guarded by Aglaiya, and her view on the gods is to eliminate them, and the sealed object is inside the temple, so the unknown force you mentioned... may not exist." Ji Zi said, with her arms folded across her chest, and began to analyze the current situation from another perspective, trying to find a new breakthrough in the relationship between Aglaiya and the temple.

"Is it possible that the gods had 'died' once? Then their power was sealed and guarded by Aglaia. Now the gods have 'resurrected', but the 'people' who killed the gods before are no longer in the world?" Lin Yu also speculated. Although it was just a bold assumption, it opened up new ideas for everyone.

After all, those girls are related to this world, and they have the terrifying ability to sense themselves through time and space...

After listening to Lin Yu's words, Ji Zi pondered for a moment and said, "Although Lin Yu's idea is a bit absurd, it is not without basis. If the gods really had such an experience, then Aglaya's role in this matter is even more critical. Maybe she knows some unknown past. We need to have a deeper conversation with her."

Walter agreed, "Aglaiya may be the key to solving this series of mysteries, but she has been reserved from us before. It may not be easy to get the truth from her."

"However, what we know is limited after all. What exactly these gods are is still unknown." Sanyueqi sighed somewhat frustratedly, "We only know that all this seems to be related to the authority of the gods and the mysterious seal, but what kind of existence are the gods? What kind of power do they possess?"

Just then, the door of the room was suddenly opened.

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