69novels Chapter 250 "The Beginning" - Current Status
Chapter 250 "The Beginning" - Current Status
Chapter 250 "The Beginning" - Current Status
Pythias, the land forsaken by the gods.
Saint Neras, who had wielded the "Book of Wisdom" in the previous war, was bowing slightly as he reported the course of the war to the city lord.
The city lord, dressed in a classic leather outfit, sat on his throne, listening quietly.
At the end of his report, Neras burst into tears: "I am guilty for causing the deaths of more than five hundred people in the war. I am willing to commit suicide to atone for my sins."
For a city that is "forsaken by God," the sudden loss of more than 500 young and middle-aged men is nothing short of a disaster.
Because the city needs to maintain a fixed ratio of elderly, young adults, and children, now that there are so few young adults, and the children need time to grow up, and given that the total population is only so big, it will take a considerable amount of time to make up for the missing population.
During this period, any major disaster could cause the city of Pythia to disappear.
"This is not your fault," the city lord said, rising to his feet. "This is an unexpected turn of events."
He strolled to the window and looked at the distant sky filled with lightning: "This attack is merely the Lord of the Stars testing the true Creator."
"Although the war was lost, it still revealed the true Creator."
"He is now powerless to care about Sen'er City, and has even made another god the object of worship for Sen'er City. If he doesn't stop us now, then he will have no chance to stop what we are about to do."
He seemed to be muttering to himself, or perhaps to Neras: "Wait, just wait a little longer, and the Lord of the Stars will descend upon this land."
Astral Plane.
In the divine realm filled with deep sleep flowers and night-blooming herbs, the "Goddess of the Night," with a blurred face, wearing a black veil and a long dress adorned with starlight, glanced towards the "Forsaken Land."
Even in the Astral Plane, the "Forsaken Land" was shrouded in thick, somewhat illusory clouds, preventing the Seven Gods from casting their gaze upon it.
That was clearly the "Super Star Overlord" descending his power upon the "Forsaken Land," but the "Goddess of Night" realized that her previous arrangements in Sen'er City seemed to have been rendered useless.
After a moment's thought, He withdrew His gaze and looked once more at the "God of War" kingdom in the distant star realm, bathed in the light of dusk.
He has more important things to do now and no time to worry about the arrangements of the "forsaken land".
Raphael stayed in Senr for two more days, reading some of the city's stored materials.
However, he still couldn't find any clues about the city's former beliefs, so he left Sener City. This matter wasn't urgent, and he could investigate it later if he had the chance.
Upon returning to the "Dark Lodge," Raphael first took a look at the spoils of war.
The spoils this time were quite plentiful, the first being a sealed artifact comparable to Sequence 3 "Ferryman".
This sealed artifact possesses five main abilities: "manipulation of the dead," "death gaze," "language of the dead," "spirit communication," and "gate to the underworld." However, it also has strong negative effects. Even if a saint wears it for a period of time, they will be sent to the "river of the underworld" without their knowledge, where they will be responsible for guiding the dead for eternity.
If sealed, Raphael could barely use it in the real world, but he already has a Level 1 sealed artifact, and mastering another one would be a considerable burden.
Therefore, Raphael eventually named this sealed artifact the "Ferryman Pendant" and planned to place it in the "Dark Hut" for use by the "Big One".
In addition, there are three extraordinary traits at Sequence 4: "Black Knight," "The Dark One," and "The Prophet."
Raphael noted that the extraordinary beings in Pythia were basically of three adjacent paths: "Mystic," "Singer," and "Reader."
So, since Sen'er City only started its war with Pythia City after believing in the "True Creator," could it be because their extraordinary pathways became adjacent pathways? Because Sen'er City's main extraordinary pathway is now the "Mystic" pathway.
Raphael rubbed his forehead, recalling the intelligence he currently possessed, and felt that this might only be one of the reasons for the outbreak of war.
He stopped thinking about the problem and looked back at the spoils. Although Raphael himself didn't need these Sequence 4 extraordinary traits, both the Aurora Society and Sen'er City needed them.
These characteristics will surely have the desired effect in Raphael's hands.
The loot also includes eight Sequence 5 tier traits and three Sequence 6 tier traits.
Raphael thought that after these Sequence 6 level characteristics were destroyed, he could try to sell one or two pieces to pay off his current debts.
The characteristics of Sequence 5 level mostly come from the souls herded by that "Black Knight". It was obvious that the other party had spent a long time collecting 5 Sequence 5 level spirits, which all ended up benefiting Raphael.
The characteristics of this level can be stored as wealth in the "Dark Abode".
The final loot is a level 2 sealed item. With Raphael's "Crawling Hunger," there's basically no need for other sealed items.
However, having one seal artifact that corresponds to "Spirit Shaman" and another that corresponds to "Guardian" is quite good. Not only do they possess the main abilities of the Sequence 5 of the "Sleepless One" and "Warrior" pathways, but their negative effects are also not very strong.
So Raphael placed the two sealed artifacts beside his high-backed chair, hoping they might come in handy sometime.
After examining the sealed artifact, Raphael sat in the high-backed chair of the "Dark Hut" and actively communicated with the "original" consciousness in his spiritual world.
After Raphael obtained the "Dark Lodge", he could communicate with "The Beginning" at any time without having to wait for promotion.
Raphael first asked, "To what extent has your status been restored?"
"Initially" replied, "Your question is incorrect. My status has always been very high."
"It's just that there was no source of power to support me before, so I had the position but not much I could do."
"Now that I have the Dark Lodge as my power source, I regained my former level within six seconds."
"Moreover, I have an advantage when I encounter ordinary Old Ones, because although I can only use this level of power, my status is higher than theirs."
"You can think of it this way: if I hit them, they will feel a lot of pain, but if they hit me, I can dodge it more easily."
Raphael was taken aback: "Why only six seconds?"
"Because you only have Sequence 5, if you have any more time, you'll explode."
Raphael scratched his head: "Actually, there's something I don't quite understand. Since you already have a certain amount of power to support you, why do you still have to be restricted by me?"
If you can leave, then leave quickly and don't linger here.
The "original" answer was: "Because these forces are far from enough. What I need is a stable and lasting force. Only when you become the old can you serve as the true foundation of my power."
"Even if my consciousness is once again taken over by 'God' and 'Celestial Venerable,' as long as you don't die, I can instantly recover."
Raphael simply said, "I see."
If this topic continues, it will damage our relationship.
"Initially" added, "I can provide you with high-level assistance, but I can't help too frequently, otherwise many people will be able to find you."
Raphael smiled and said, "I know."
Even if the other party didn't remind him, he knew that the help he was providing now was like taking out a bank loan, mortgaging his future.