Xyrin Empire-Chapter 148 - : Secret News
Chapter 148: Chapter 148: Secret News
“Mr. Lin knows something very important!” This was the thought that simultaneously crossed all of our minds.
According to his tone, the Superpower Team must have already found more secrets about the Black Crystal, at least, they had discovered some traces of the origin of this Black Crystal—otherwise, the old master wouldn’t have asked us whether we had found a stable source for this kind of Black Crystal. His question alone proved that he doubted whether these crystals only appeared in certain Ancient Relics.
After a brief spiritual connection, Sandora and I came to an understanding and decided to probe how much Mr. Lin truly knew.
“In fact,” I said, feigning contemplation, “we do have some information about this crystal, but—could you tell me, what exactly makes this crystal so valuable that you would go to such lengths to find it? Because as far as our analysis goes, apart from its astonishing hardness and obvious signs of artificial processing, the crystal seems to serve no purpose at all.”
“It seems I need to be a little more candid,” Lin Yangtian clearly had anticipated that we wouldn’t hand over our information so easily, so he nodded and said, “This crystal indeed serves no purpose, if you are talking about artifacts unearthed from Ancient Relics that are far beyond the craftsmanship of that era’s human beings, we have made many such discoveries. But it’s only this crystal, and some things associated with it, that hold an extraordinary significance!”
“Playing these games with my grandfather, you find it amusing?”
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While we were intently listening to Mr. Lin’s explanations, the voice of Lin Xue suddenly came through our spiritual connection.
“…Do you have a way to make Mr. Lin spill the beans without revealing the existence of the Empire?”
“…Let’s pretend I didn’t say anything…”
Lin Xue knew that the matter related to the Xyrin Relics that kept appearing on Earth was of great importance to us, so she could only quietly stay by Ding Ling’s side, watching our tactical duel with her grandfather.
“Firstly, this concerns the original purpose for why the Superpower Team was established…”
“The purpose of the Superpower Team’s establishment?” Lin Xue interjected, “Isn’t it to solve the world’s mysterious incidents that can’t be handled by conventional methods?”
“That’s just the Superpower Team’s day-to-day operations… The original purpose of establishing the Superpower Team is far from that simple. In fact, our involvement in various mysterious incidents around the world, our exploration of Ancient Relics, even our collection of historical legends, it’s all for one goal: to find the truth behind the emergence of superpower users!”
We looked at each other, including Lin Xue. Although Lin Xue was a senior leader of the Superpower Team, it was clear that her junior status didn’t yet qualify her to access such classified plans. I had never expected that the original purpose of the Superpower Team’s creation was merely to find the origin of superpowers—although the emergence of human superpowers truly was a curiosity, and even Bubbles could not analyze the cause, it was surprising to learn that an organization that had consistently presented itself as a heroic savior of humanity had such an intention.
“Are you familiar with the legends of the Ancient Primordial Era?” Lin Yangtian, in the midst of conversation, suddenly switched topics to the primordial legends.
It took quite a lot of mental gyrations before I could catch up with Mr. Lin’s sudden leap in topics.
“That dates back to an era that exists only in legends, when Divine Beasts roamed the land, and various extraordinary figures abounded. Even divine beings and immortals frequently appeared within the mortal realm,” Lin Yangtian narrated, seemingly immersed in the world where Chaos was first born in the Ancient Primordial Era, “but after a historical discontinuity, all records of such legends were disrupted. What remained were folk tales and strange occurrences, inadequate as evidence. Those Divine Beasts, immortals, mages all disappeared without a trace…”
“Not just on the Huaxia Land, but in legends from around the world, the same situation occurred. The pantheon from Olympus, the Netherworld Gods and the Sun God System of Egypt, along with many other legends of demigod heroes—these powerful gods and heroes seemed to have vanished overnight. How could one not find this strange?”
“This… could it be that the progress of human civilization led to the decline of the mythological era?” I said uncertainly, but I began to have doubts: after everything that’s happened, I could no longer dismiss all the historical legends of mankind as superstition.
“Clearly, you don’t quite believe these are merely legends,” Lin Yangtian saw my hesitation, “Even though you claim to be a Superpower Club that doesn’t concern itself with worldly affairs, you must still study these things occasionally, right?”
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Luckily, the old man soon continued: “We’ve been studying those myths that are nearly buried by history, and we’ve made an incredible discovery: nearly all mythological systems mention crystals, or things that can be associated with crystals!”
“The Immortal Stone Spirit Jade mentioned in China’s cultivation system, Zeus’s Golden Crystal Wand in the mythology of Olympus, and the crystal balls that often appear in Western myths, as well as the widespread worship of the magical powers of crystals in Egyptian beliefs, and the discovery of the more mystifying Crystal Skulls, all suggest that the deities of the Ancient Era relied on some form of crystal or ore to enhance their power. This has led us to question—were the gods of ancient legends just ordinary mortals who obtained superhuman powers through a high-energy ore that was abundant on Earth at the time, and the decline of the gods was due to the depletion of these ores…”
This was a speculative hypothesis, almost unimaginable, but I knew that Lin Yangtian would not have speculated so if there had not been substantial evidence. This meant that they had found evidence that many powerful individuals in the Ancient Era had indeed obtained superhuman strength through some “ore”!
But what did this have to do with superpower users?
“Because the few superpower users in the world today are very likely the descendants of the ‘gods’ of the Ancient Era!”
We immediately turned our shocked gazes towards the bewildered Lin Xue and Ding Ling.
Although I knew that the “gods” mentioned by Old Master Lin were not the same as the True Gods like Dingdang, it was still quite chilling to imagine that someone like Lin Xue could be related to the descendants of the gods.
“We have extensively researched the genetic data of all the superpower users we could gather, identified commonalities, and then compared them to mythological legends, ultimately forming this bold conjecture. And now, there is evidence to suggest that the genetic mutations in superpower users are indeed hereditary results of their ancestors’ mutations from a long time ago.”
“So, we speculate that the so-called myths of the Primordial Era are actually the stories of a group of super ability users who acquired superpowers through some form of high-energy ore during the Ancient Era. Of course, due to their great power, perhaps they could no longer be called superpower users, but should indeed be referred to as gods.”
Old Master Lin paused his narration, allowing us to organize our thoughts, and then we began to rapidly share our thought processes through our spiritual connection, finally coming to the most plausible conclusion.
In the Ancient Era, human civilization was at an early stage of evolution. At that time, there were no so-called gods. There was only an innate worship of nature and rudimentary beliefs among humans. But at some point, a large amount of “crystals,” or other forms of high-energy ores, suddenly appeared on Earth. The radiation from these ores caused mutations in some humans and animals, making them more powerful than their peers. Of course, it’s possible that their appearance changed as well. These mutated beings were revered by the still ignorant humanity as divine beasts and gods. Some of those who underwent unfortunate or unpleasant mutations in appearance became the images of the earliest demons or malevolent gods. These beings, worshipped by primitive people as gods, were perhaps not as powerful as the legends suggest, but under the influence of humanity’s great fear of natural forces and the extreme veneration of gods, the stories were exaggerated.
A common person who mastered powerful electric superpowers could easily be described in later legends as Zeus wielding infinite power with his lightning.
And so, the mythological age began.
We do not know how long the gods were active; this might depend on the distribution and reserves of “crystal ore” on Earth at the time. But if they could not be replenished, these crystals would one day be depleted. When all the crystals on Earth were exhausted, the age of the gods finally came to an end.
Superpower users are not immortal. Even the first generation of superpower users hailed as primordial gods was the same. They might have lived longer lives due to mutations, but they would still die. When all the high-energy ores were used up, and the powerful first generation of superpower users had all perished, the mythological age ended.
But everything did not end there.
Long-term exposure to the radioactive high-energy ores caused changes in the genes of those powerful mutant beings. This change might be hereditary, so after the disappearance of the mighty gods of the Primordial Era, there was a brief period of folk mythology where minor deities appeared. They were significantly weaker than the “Source Gods” of the Primordial Era because their abilities were derived only from the inheritance from their parents and not from high-energy ore radiation. However, due to the unstable nature of the radioactive mutations, this hereditary phenomenon was quickly adjusted by nature. Coupled with the advancement of human scientific civilization, the era of gods finally came to an absolute end.
What remained were modern superpower users born from the occasional emergence of recessive genes, whose abilities were far from comparable to the mutants of the Primordial Era.
This is the most plausible conclusion that we, along with other Xyrin Apostles who we could contact to share all the information, have come to. Basically, this is already sixty percent the truth.
I knew where the focus of the superpower team’s research was now—that diamond-shaped Black Crystal, the Ghost Energy Core that had exhausted its energy. Clearly, they had entered a misconception, thinking that these Ghost Energy Cores were the high-energy ores that caused human mutations and ultimately led to the emergence of modern superpower users. If their research continued in this direction, they would probably come up empty-handed.
However, although Ghost Energy Crystals cannot awaken superpowers in humans, I know of a crystal that can—the Nest Crystal.
The superpowers of Qianqian and the others were obtained in the Mother Nest. Due to the powerful radiation of the Nest Crystal, the superpowers they obtained were countless times stronger than those of current superpower users! If we talk about the primordial gods, perhaps only superpower users like Qianqian, who have been radiated by the Nest Crystal, are truly qualified.
That is to say, if Old Master Lin’s data was not wrong and our conjecture is correct, then the beginning of human folk mythology may actually be related to the Xyrin Empire!!!
