Mephisto
hid himself in front of Momon and observed silently for a while, until he was sure that the other party had no intention of seeking Prometheus' help, then he smiled with satisfaction.
I chose the latter between Orson and Momon because he was more qualified. There is no need to monitor him later. Since Momon doesn't plan to say anything now, he probably won't say anything later.
After signaling to the two gods who had been observing from the side, Mephisto headed out of the human tribe. There were many temples of the gods here, and it was not a safe place after all.
After all, as a visitor from the outside world, the aura on his body is separated from the real world. Ordinary gods have little experience and may not understand what this feeling is, but those powerful gods can recognize it.
"You are human? Didn't all the silver humans die at the turn of the era?"
Not long after, as soon as they left the Bronze Man tribe, Keto, who had been full of doubts for a long time, couldn't help but ask.
Zeus did not make a big announcement about secretly sending the rainbow goddess Iris to deal with the 'remnants of the old times', so his public explanation was just like what Keto said, that everything was caused by the disaster at the change of eras.
"Yes, in fact, I was once a silver human."
Nodding, Mephisto dispersed the black mist that enveloped the two of them.
"But that doesn't mean it's still the case now. Before the great Lord of the Nine Hells promoted me to a godlike being, the Silver Humans were already different from the past."
"Now, we call ourselves devils. And I am the lord of the devils."
"I was granted the third-class title by the Lord of the Nine Hells, which is the title he uses to classify the status of the lords of Hell."
Perhaps it was because they had once come into close contact with the source of darkness, or perhaps it was because of the changes in the environment after the Nine Hells absorbed that part of the power. In short, the first generation of devils were born to be close to darkness.
Walking in the world, the blessing of the Nine Hells has been weakened by more than half, but Mephisto's affinity for darkness has not. These forces called "elements" did not reject his call at all, but instead obeyed his will.
This creation called the "Magic Net" is indeed very strange. Although it binds the elements, it does not refuse any existence from using it. It is like a simple tool for sorting out power.
But no matter what, this is a good thing. Being able to drive the power of elements also gives him a lot more means in the mortal world.
And if nothing unexpected happens, if the human before drank his blood, he would be able to gain some similar power from it.
"A title?"
He heard another unfamiliar word, but Keto could probably understand its meaning.
Probably like the levels of divine power of gods, it is a division of the power of this special "regional god".
"So what exactly are you here for, just to have a few words with a mortal?"
Shaking his head slightly, Mephisto didn't expect the other party to understand his intentions.
"It's a lot of trouble to explain. Instead of focusing on me, you should think about yourself, my lady."
"Since you have left Olympus, it proves that your status in the eyes of the God King is probably not as high as that of your enemy. So you need to find a powerful enough being to get protection so that you can continue to do whatever you want."
Mephisto spoke calmly, not intending to look for a second human immediately.
Most of the bronze humans today were still pious, and they had no idea of the tricks played by their creator and priests. In this case, even if he could convince a few people with words, it would be ineffective.
Using the simplest method to do the most things was his life motto. Even in just half a day, Mephisto had already figured out the current situation of the human tribe.
Just like a volcano about to erupt, it was just a matter of time. He didn't need to do anything extra, just find a few suitable candidates among the priests, and then quietly wait for Prometheus to destroy himself.
When the time comes, human beings, having lost their Creator, will be corrupted by him from top to bottom.
"So what do you need me to do, and what can you give me? Until now, I still don't even know who the 'Lord of the Nine Hells' you are talking about is."
Not knowing the secret plan made by the person in front of him, he frowned and asked.
"And 'faith' is the secret of the God-King you mentioned? But I don't feel this power at all."
"Of course you can't feel it. You are not a natural god, representing a part of the world. Whether humans know you or not, as long as they live in a place related to you, they can all provide you with some faith. You are also not the founder of a certain skill, culture, or legend among humans, and you can draw strength from it."
"If any god can gain faith, then this is no longer a secret. Why do you think the King of Gods forbids humans from approaching the ocean?"
He said lightly that Mephisto had felt the faith.
After becoming a lord appointed by the Lord of the Nine Hells, he was able to gain blessings from his own 'territory' and possess god-like powers. However, as he entered the human world, most of this blessing was cut off.
The other demons living in his territory would provide him with such faith intentionally or unintentionally. Even if the proportion was small, it was still there.
"Faith and the like have nothing to do with you now. It is the key that the truly powerful gods will fight for in the future. I can almost foresee that sooner or later, the king of gods on Mount Olympus will allow humans to gain the ability to reproduce, and then one day in the future, perhaps the gods will divide into camps and become hostile to each other."
Looking at Keto, in the previous communication, Mephistopheles knew the divine power she held, the disguised, false "beauty".
This power may not be useful now, but when humans can reproduce, it will be a very useful authority.
Mephisto was already very confident about the first wave of souls, thanks to the foolish behavior of the Illuminati. Now, in order to perfectly fulfill his promise with the Lord of the Nine Hells, he had to think about how to obtain souls continuously in advance.
He can't be so straightforward later, otherwise, neither the gods on Mount Olympus nor the beings in the spiritual world will let him go.
"As for what I need you to do, actually, right now, I need this lady Mercera's help more."
Looking at the Goddess of Jealousy beside him, Mephisto slowly promised:
"Help me stir up the jealousy of the humans, ma'am. Stir up their jealousy of immortality, of power, but don't make it too obvious."
"As a witness to the Styx, if you are willing to obey my orders for the next thousand years, then when all is over, your wishes will be granted."
"Especially you."
Mephistopheles looked at Keto and he already knew what the other party really cared about.
"The true nature of the gods cannot be changed under normal circumstances, but under the reshaping of the world's power, nothing is impossible."
"By then, even though you will only have 'false beauty' under your control, it won't affect you at all. You can 'become' real beauty——"
...
Today's Bronze Human Tribe is really lively. In a short period of time, more than one god passed by here, but none of these attracted Ryan's real attention.
He simply glanced at it, then continued to sit at the table, waiting for dinner with Lyanna.
Gods can naturally not eat, but that doesn't mean they can't eat. On the contrary, most of Chaos' gods will not give up this behavior, and Ryan is no exception.
Now, they were at the edge of the human tribe, in the home of a bronze human, watching a small figure busy in front of the fire.
Although he is not big in stature, his movements are very skillful and it is obvious that he has done similar things many times.
"Andre, are you sure you don't want us to help you?"
Ryan said with a smile as he looked at the busy figure of the 11 or 12-year-old boy.
"No need, big brother, I can do it!"
The boy shook his head to refuse, but did not stop what he was doing.
His name is Ender, and he is also a member of the Bronze Man, but he is the second batch of humans created by Prometheus using the remaining materials.
Although it was less than ten years ago, because the Forerunner wanted to hint to the God King to create women, all the bronze humans of this generation were children. People like Ander who looked ten years old were already considered older.
However, unlike the children of later generations, the humans at this time, as creations of God, even if they are far inferior to the golden humans, they all possess a physique far superior to that of mortals in later generations.
Like Ender, although he is young, his strength is no less than that of adult men in later generations, so he has an independent residence and can survive on his own like other bronze humans.
Before, Ryan was in a good mood and decided to take Lyanna to experience the life of primitive society and give her a gift that he had prepared long ago. So he used witchcraft to blur the people around him and Lyanna's understanding, making them think that they were just two "normal bronze human men and women", although there were no women among humans at that time.
Then, he randomly selected a lucky audience member to stay at his home for a few days.
Unfortunately, the lucky audience member who was chosen at the beginning did not seize the opportunity to change his life. He did not know how incredible the gift that Ryan was going to give was to ordinary people, and just treated this pair of "down and out" fellows coldly. Lyanna was very angry about this, but Ryan did not intend to argue with her, and just laughed it off.
After so many years, his mentality has long been different from the past. Just as he can sit back and watch the bronze humans face their doomed destruction, he can also ignore the unconscious offenses of mortals, because from beginning to end, Ryan never took them to heart.
The bronze human made him feel a little familiar, but only a little.
But just after Ryan was rejected, next to the guy who was hard to say whether he was lucky or unlucky, Ander sympathized with the two older brothers and sisters whose "houses had collapsed", so he invited them back home.
Then we have the current scene. Ander is working hard to prepare dinner, but the two "adults" are sitting at the table, with no intention of doing anything.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Ryan and Lyanna looked down. They both sensed that the master of the underworld had come outside the underworld moon and was releasing his divine power to show his presence.
Although the power of the gods in the underworld was restricted to a certain extent because the Dark Lord had intervened during the transition of the era, it was far less than that of the earth and the ocean. At this moment, above the symbol of his divine office, the power displayed by Hades was still very strong.
Especially as one of the two most core components of the underworld, he is naturally favored by the laws of this vaguely self-contained underground world.
"It's Hades. He must be here for the dead."
Looking at Ander's busy figure, Ryan smiled and spoke.
"It seems that he is not as honest as he appeared in the past. Compared with that stupid brother, he knows how to judge the situation better."
"I'll take care of him right away if you need me to."
His tone was serious. Although most of the Olympian gods did not know that Hades's behavior of running to the door was considered a provocation by Lyanna, even though most of them did not know that the Hades Moon was the 'front gate' of the spirit world in the past.
Obviously, Lyanna didn't notice what the other party had done to the undead before. After all, she didn't take that little bit of faith seriously.
For Llane himself, faith actually had a very limited effect. After all, although he still lacked some divine power, it was foreseeable that this deficiency would be made up in a short time as the world's intelligent life became more prosperous. Therefore, half of the faith that flowed to him went to the [Slate of Civilization], and the remaining half was directly distributed to Llana.
In comparison, those mere ten thousand undead souls really have little presence.
"That's not necessary. The undead are more or less your followers. If Hades can offer some good suggestions, it's not impossible to accept them."
After thinking for a while, and considering that Lyanna had basically no experience in making decisions on her own, Ryan planned to use this as an experience pack for the other party.
"Ander, Lyanna has to go out to do something. Please go slow. Let's wait for her together."
He greeted the little guy beside him, and after receiving a positive response, Ryan finally told Leanna:
"You decide this matter yourself. Whether you agree or refuse, it's up to you."
"Whatever choice you make, I support your decision - but remember to come back quickly, you can't miss Ander's dinner."
"yes."
They nodded in agreement. Obviously, in the minds of the two, Hades' affairs were not as important as their first meal in the human tribe.
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On earth, the marriage of the God-King is still going on.
It's just that Zeus' invitation extended to all the gods of Olympus, but Pluto was the only one forgotten.
This was not intentional. In fact, because the underworld was a separate world with little contact with the outside world, no gods on earth liked the environment there. In addition, some invitations to the gods of the underworld were often rejected. Over time, the gods tended to forget about Hades.
But Hades doesn't care.
Standing above the Field of Truth and overlooking the earth, the underworld is as desolate and quiet as ever.
The lavender moonlight shines on the gray earth. Countless white bones are wandering around unconsciously, instinctively absorbing the ownerless magic power that escapes from the moonlight.
Among the dead, there are occasionally beings that have awakened wisdom, but they will soon be found by several underworld gods roaming the underworld and taken to the Garden of Truth.
The wise dead built buildings and temples here, worshipped the moon, and then reluctantly paid respect to the master of the underworld. Hades saw all this, but he could do nothing about it.
In fact, Pluto actually discovered the existence of faith earlier than his brother who ruled Olympus, but it was useless because the dead were not human.
The dead cannot reproduce, and only a few have wisdom, numbering no more than ten thousand to date. On the other hand, most of their faith is directed to the Dark Moon.
"Belief--"
Pluto sighed, feeling somewhat helpless.
Unlike humans, the undead have no external needs. They don't need to eat, they don't need to rest, and there are no enemies here. The only things they fear are life and death.
The Dark Moon gave them life, so they worshipped it. Theoretically, Hades could threaten them by letting them die, but he was a little hesitant.
The gods are still in the exploratory stage of faith, and Hades is not sure whether simple coercion can gain faith, so after thinking about it, he plans to use another method.
He wanted to try to establish a hierarchy among the dead, set order, and make them learn to obey. He wanted to give the dead a path to advancement, and build a kingdom for the dead that would mimic the divine court in the world, and he would be the king who ruled here.
When his laws penetrate into every corner of this kingdom of the dead, and when they all act according to his orders, then it doesn't matter whether they pray to him or not.
However, the prerequisite for all this is to have a sufficient number of undead souls, and the only one who can do this is undoubtedly the goddess of the underworld who spreads the moonlight.
So Hades watched all the actions of the undead now, in order to attract the attention of the Lord of the Dark Moon. Unfortunately, the aloof goddess didn't seem to care about this power at all, and had never paid any attention to it so far.
"Mingta, do you think the Dark Moon Goddess felt the faith?"
"Although there are not many undead souls, they are not few either."
With some self-doubt, Hades couldn't help but ask the Nymph behind him.
The water fairy who had followed him for a long time seemed to have other thoughts, but he was not really interested in these things. Hades simply let it go, thinking that this one-sided admiration could improve the other party's work efficiency.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I don't know."
Looking respectfully at Pluto who had his back to him, Mingta knew that he was not asking him.
However, he had done so much, gathering together all the dead souls who worshipped Hades Moon, gathering them in the Garden of Truth near the Temple of Pluto, and even letting them build a rough temple, but the incarnation of Hades Moon seemed not to see it and ignored it all.
Thinking of this, Mingta couldn't help but feel angry at the goddess's lack of tact. Even if she was also a powerful god, she shouldn't ignore her master like this.
Chapter 171 Shock
"Your Majesty, I heard that in addition to the Dark Moon Goddess, there is also a Demonic Net Goddess who possesses similar power. Perhaps, you can change your partner?"
As a water fairy brought down from the earth by Hades, Mingta had heard of Hecate. The light of the dark moon contained ownerless magic, so it could derive undead spirits with the breath of the underworld and further awaken a small number of them to wisdom. It was not impossible for the goddess of the magic net to do the same.
"I actually thought about it, but…"
Although he didn't say it out loud, Hades felt that the goddess of the magic net might not be easier to deal with than the master of the Dark Moon.
What's more, Mingyue's real body is hanging above the underworld. He can't avoid her no matter what. It's just a matter of sooner or later.
".Forget it, let's try again. I'll go visit her in person."
Hades sighed, feeling a little helpless.
In any event, the party that takes the initiative has already lost half the battle before it even starts. He originally wanted to attract the attention of the Moon Goddess by gathering the dead souls, but it seemed that it didn't work.
Although the King of Gods claimed that he would share the faith of the world with the other gods, Hades knew his brother very well and he would definitely try to get the biggest share. The earth was originally ruled by Zeus, so Hades could do nothing about it.
But it was different underground. As long as he could deal with the goddess of the underworld, and if the original god didn't come out, he would have the final say in the vast underworld. He could build an empire of the dead here, and he would be the supreme king.
"The ruler of the underground cannot have only a few gods obeying my orders."
"Zeus has humans, so I should have my own 'humans' too."
Talking to himself, Hades once replied to his father's admonition before his death, "Instead of coveting others, it is better to strengthen yourself." This is what he thought and did.
It's not that he is really indifferent to fame and fortune, it's just that compared to his stupid brother, Hades can see himself more clearly.
Let the gods on earth compete with each other for the sake of human beings in the future. When he has accumulated enough power in the underground, he can think about the future.
Whether to let the dead souls enter the ground from the entrance of the underworld, announce his existence to humans, and further gain the respect of mortals, or to go a step further, it all depends on his decision.
The prerequisite for all this is to deal with the incarnation of Mingyue and make her stand on his side, or at least to enhance the power of moonlight so that intelligent undead can appear on a large scale.
Hades flew up and headed for the dark moon hanging high in the sky. He planned to talk to the other party about increasing the intensity of the moonlight first to see what conditions the goddess would propose. If it was not too excessive, he would agree to it.
As for the end, he also wanted to try to invite the other party to "co-govern" the underworld with him.
Hades felt that even if the other party disagreed with the latter, they would probably only refuse verbally or laugh at him at most, and probably would not have a more extreme reaction.
At least that's what he thought now.
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Hades has been in front of the dark moon for a while.
Unlike the moon on earth, the one cruising in the core of the White Path Star Region is a huge celestial body, only slightly smaller than the sun. Even as the Chaos world expands, the sun and the moon are also rising and expanding, becoming more and more huge.
The dark moon in front of him was an illusory light body with a diameter of several hundred meters. And the amazing thing was that although the underworld in the mythological world was flat, theoretically the dark moon seen in the center should be different from that seen at the edge, but in fact, from a visual perspective, the two looked the same size.
This is the manifestation of the power of time and space, and Hades has gradually realized this. After all, after releasing his power to no avail, he wanted to directly contact the body of Mingyue, but no matter how close he got, it seemed like there was a layer between them.
This made him a little annoyed and confused. After all, he had never heard that Mingyue also had the power of time and space.
However, legend has it that the Moon Goddess is similar to the first generation of gods and is suspected to have been conceived by the spiritual world itself, and possesses some power of time and space, which seems understandable.
"Hmm? Is it Her Majesty Lyanna?"
Suddenly, the void in front of him trembled, and Hades' spirits lifted. It had been nearly a hundred years since he came to the underworld, and he was finally going to see this god who was far away from the underworld.
Just as he guessed, the next moment, a slim figure slowly emerged.
"Are you Hades?"
With a cold tone and a dark purple dress, Lyanna took a step forward, and the vibrating space and time around her gradually calmed down.
In the face of these external gods, Lyanna has always been indifferent, except for the Goddess of Law, with whom she had dealt shortly after her birth.
"I am."
Hades nodded, expecting Lyanna's indifference. Judging from her previous attitude, she didn't seem like an easy god to deal with.
Fortunately, he was also prepared. As long as he could achieve his goal, Pluto didn't care about the other party's attitude.
"My lady, Lyanna, I am sorry to come to you." Hades said with a smile, "As your neighbor—"
"Just say it if you have something to say."
He interrupted calmly, Lyanna had no intention of listening to his nonsense.
".Then I'll just say it straight."
Pluto was silent for a moment, then continued:
"It's like this. I wonder if you have noticed the ghosts who worship the Dark Moon in the underworld now?"
"Know."
Nodding, although she didn't care, Lyanna was still aware of their existence.
Not only that, she also knew that the undead had given her a very strange name, [Original Moon].
Although from the perspective of the "moon", Mingyue is indeed the original one, but this nickname still sounds a bit strange.
"That's good. My trip is related to them."
Somewhat relieved, Hades reached out and intercepted a ray of lavender moonlight.
The power formed by the mixture of spirituality and elements is not as complicated as imagined, but if you want to spread this power throughout the underworld, you cannot do without the role of the corresponding priesthood.
"Since you know them, you should have also felt the faith coming from them, right?"
With a more serious expression, Hades looked towards the distant land and the temple building built on the east side of the Palace of Pluto.
"Perhaps due to their numbers, the faith of the dead is insignificant now, but Your Highness Lyanna, as long as you are willing to increase the concentration of the ownerless magic in the light of the dark moon, perhaps in a few hundred years, the number of dead lives in the underworld will be in the millions—"
"No, the undead that are born naturally in the underworld environment purely under the influence of magic power cannot awaken wisdom."
Shaking her head slightly, Lyanna interrupted Hades again, and she couldn't help but look down on him a little more.
Sure enough, the gods in the outside world still fit her stereotype. Even after studying the undead for so long, she still didn't understand the principle of their intelligence.
"Most of these beings that have intelligence now are transformed from earthly creatures that died after being taken to the underworld by the gods. The more powerful they were in life, the better the qualifications of the undead they will be after death. As for those that are born by relying on the gathering of energy, they are born with defects. Unless they are supplemented by external forces, they will always be inferior beings."
"If you haven't figured this out yet, I don't know what you're doing here."
"So that's how it is!"
Hades was not angry, but just seemed to be suddenly enlightened.
After all, he had only been born for a hundred years, so he was not very clear about many things. It was said that the dead had been born in the underworld for thousands of years, but there was a reason why only a small number of them had wisdom in such a long time.
He didn't know why before, but now he finally understands.
"Then I am not well prepared."
"But it doesn't matter. I will ask my brother to hand over the bodies of some mortals to the jurisdiction of the underworld after their death. For this, I can not directly interfere with the beliefs of humans on the ground. He will give me this face."
Immediately thinking of a solution to the problem, Hades looked at Lyanna again.
"Oh well."
Lyanna nodded indifferently. She didn't really care about the beliefs of the dead. But after thinking about it, she finally said,
"I can agree to your request and let the Dark Moon release more magical energy, but you also need to promote some beliefs among the dead for me."
"Of course no problem. I don't know which princes they will be. I will make sure to arrange it later."
Hades agreed immediately, which was within his expectations. However, he didn't know before that those intelligent undead were actually transformed from real life after death.
But it is also true that since they can inherit some memories of their previous life, they must have some "previous life" to be able to do so. He actually overlooked this point before.
"Oenonia, Dick, and Eirene. They rule spring, summer, and autumn, and can bring new life to all spirits."
Because the memories of living beings will be erased after death, these three new goddesses have never been known to the outside world. As the first intelligent life born in the spirit world, Lyanna felt that she needed to give them some consideration.
And although those undead did not believe in the Lord of the Spirit World, judging from their piety, Lyanna felt that it was just because they did not know the greatness of the Lord. When they knew that the Dark Moon was just a manifestation of the Spirit World, they should be different from other creatures in the outside world.
"good."
He nodded in agreement. As the god of the desolate underworld, Hades naturally preferred the gods with the breath of life among these priesthoods.
If the number of believers of these three gods in the underworld gradually increases in the future, perhaps they will also take the initiative to make some contributions to the development of the underworld.
The purpose of this trip was successfully achieved. Hades was about to leave, but he suddenly thought of something.
He glanced at the Goddess of the Dark Moon again, and the closeness of their priesthood was just as great as before.
The underworld has been illuminated by the light of the underworld moon for thousands of years, and all life comes from it. If the other party is willing to sincerely develop the underworld with him, then it is definitely more suitable than Demeter.
So Hades hesitated for a moment, and finally, under Lyanna's gaze, he slowly spoke.
"Your Highness Lyanna, I don't mean to offend you, but as two beings at the top and bottom of the underworld, I think we still have a lot to cooperate with."
"so what?"
Considering that she only needed to adjust the concentration of magic power and someone would do things for her, Lyanna decided to listen to what the other party wanted to say.
"Well, what I mean is," Hades looked at Lyanna and said sincerely, "Just like the former Father Sky and Mother Earth became the first God King and God Queen respectively, maybe - what do you do?!"
With a somewhat doubtful tone, Hades retreated violently. A wisp of gray light rose from the ground and lingered around its owner.
In front of Hades, the moon shone brightly almost instantly. Infinite light was released, and the entire dark underworld was illuminated as if it were daytime.
"what I do?"
His expression turned cold, and the power of the spiritual world was called upon, and the tremendous power that had reached the peak of divine power was released.
"Arrogant guy."
As the being who manages the spirit world when Llane is not around, Lyanna can almost be considered the world's largest regional god in addition to her own priesthood. Even if her own power is not strong enough, with the blessing of the spirit world, no being below the Great One can defeat her in the underworld.
At this moment, the moonlight turned deep purple and shone towards the underworld, and was then firmly blocked by the light gray force. The collision did not seem to be fierce, but it caused a violent vibration to spread to the upper and lower sides with this as the center.
"Wait, Lady Lyanna, I am just asking. If you have no intention of doing this, there is no need to resort to violence."
His expression suddenly changed. As soon as he made contact, Hades realized something was wrong. He could tell the aura of Mingyue itself, which should not be so strong.
Moreover, the other party's reaction was also beyond his expectations. There were many goddesses who rejected Chaos's advances, but no one had ever responded directly with force.
"Whether it was just an inquiry or it was premeditated, it doesn't matter."
"Let me teach you a lesson, and you will know what you shouldn't do in the future."
With a light snort, Lyanna calmed down a little. Despite her initial shock and anger, she realized that the other party was just testing her, but that didn't mean she would just laugh it off.
Ryan had mentioned before that if he wanted the other party to behave themselves and not do anything tricky, then showing strength was the best way.
In this case, let's have a fight. Anyway, she didn't like the false gods in the outside world. Before coming, Ryan said that it didn't matter what she did, which made Lyanna put down her worries.
After making a decision, a silver mirror appeared in Lyanna's hand the next moment. When the lavender light illuminated the earth, with the help of the artifact, the hand of the goddess of the underworld bypassed the power of Hades and reached behind him.
In Hades's sight, in the center of the Garden of Truth, accompanied by another huge bang that spread in all directions, the newly built Palace of Pluto was reduced to ashes in Lyanna's hands, leaving only a huge pit in its place.
"Good, very good. It seems that Her Highness Lyanna wants to test my ability. In this case, let me see your strength."
No longer holding out for luck, Hades was a little angry as he watched his palace being destroyed. With half of the power of the underworld on him, when the incarnation of the underworld went all out, a feeling completely different from when he was on earth emerged in Hades' heart.
His eyes narrowed, and his gray light was generous. Then the next moment, at the center of the underworld, the third vibration spread in all directions, and also attracted the attention of all the gods.
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On Mount Olympus.
Zeus' wedding banquet has not yet ended. In order to celebrate this important day that will probably never happen again, the King of Gods plans to use three years to commemorate it.
Of course, he actually had some tentative intentions. Metis' whereabouts were unknown, but he married his sister. The gods of the Olympian pantheon remained silent about this, but that did not mean the same for the Oceanic pantheon.
Zeus had not seen Oceanus for nearly a hundred years, ever since he was seriously injured and returned to the open sea.
Because of his faith, the other party would come to him sooner or later, and the God King didn't think he could keep it a secret forever. But he didn't intend to give in, so before that, he had better find out the situation of his adoptive father.
Anyway, it was impossible for him to let this Titan, whose power had already reached the peak, have faith again. Zeus didn't know how to achieve greatness, and whether faith could take this step, but the best way to face the unknown was not to give him a chance.
Thinking of this, the God King picked up the wine glass——
"——Bang!"
"Well, what happened?"
There was a sudden shake, causing the cups and plates at the banquet to fall to the ground. Zeus frowned, and the other gods were also puzzled. How could Olympus, which supported half of the sky, shake for no reason?
"It's underground. Are there gods doing something there?"
BANG——
There was another roar, even more violent than the last time, and this time Zeus found the source of the disturbance. It was coming from beneath the earth, definitely a vibration caused by the gods, because he could clearly see that this shaking was quickly stopped by the power of the world far away from Olympus.
Surely only a vibration caused by divine power could be like this, and when it reached the earth, it had the most obvious effect only in Olympus, where it was not suppressed.
"Where's Hades?"
The first thing Zeus did was to ask Iris, the goddess of the rainbow, who was not far away. He suddenly remembered that he seemed not to have seen his brother, but Zeus would not admit it. Even he had forgotten about it.
"Your Majesty, since His Majesty the King of Hell went to the underworld, he has rarely been invited to banquets of the gods of the world. We thought you would—"
Zeus didn't finish his words, but he already understood what he meant. Apparently, like him, Hades was forgotten by the gods because he left the circle of gods and went to the "wild land".
If that were the case, this turmoil might have something to do with him. After all, Zeus, who had seen Gaia in action, knew very well that if there were two primordial gods fighting there, Olympus would not just be shaken twice.
"The underworld?"
After pondering for a moment, Zeus stood up from the throne and looked around.
"Everyone."
As the God King stood up, the scene fell silent. All the gods were surprised by the shaking of the sacred mountain. Some of the smart ones had already noticed the source, but everyone wanted to listen to Zeus's thoughts.
"Don't panic. The unusual movement that just happened probably came from the underworld. My brother must be doing something big."
With a smile on his face, he looked throughout the entire underworld and found that the only two people who might fight Hades were Styx, the River of Oaths, whom he had only seen twice, and the Goddess of the Dark Moon, whom he had only seen once.
Zeus vaguely remembered that the goddess he saw in the spirit world was the incarnation of the dark moon. Now, he just hoped that the river of oaths would not be the place where he fought Hades.
I forgot that Zeus recognized Lyanna before, so I modified the expression a bit, but it doesn't affect the plot.
Chapter 172 Forgotten
No matter what, Zeus had promised to be the guardian of the oath. If possible, he did not want Hades to have a grudge against Styx, which would make him a little embarrassed.
After all, deep down, the King of Gods did not want to create a rift with the Lord of Oaths because of Hades.
As for Hades, that was easier to say. Zeus could just sit back and watch, using the excuse of "giving the ancient god of creation a favor," and wait for Hades and his neighbor to become enemies without compromising his authority.
It just so happens that Poseidon has his adoptive father as his opponent in the sea, and it would be even better if there could be someone in the underworld who could check and balance Hades.
"boom--"
While he was thinking, Mount Olympus was shaken for the third time. Zeus knew that he should do something. So under the gaze of the gods, the king of gods continued:
"In the past, I have made a promise: everything in the underworld belongs to Hades, just as everything on the ocean belongs to Poseidon. Even as the king of gods, I will not interfere in their respective affairs, so Hades has the right to do whatever he wants underground."
"However, his actions have disturbed the peace of the gods after all, so I think we need someone to check it out and understand the cause and effect."
Zeus looked around, but the gods remained silent after hearing what he said. They did not want to get involved in this matter.
Just by listening to the noise, you can tell that this is definitely a fight between two powerful gods. Hades himself has a level 18 or 19 divine power, and with the authority to mobilize half of the underworld, he will only be stronger, and the gods fighting him are probably no less powerful.
This directly eliminated almost all the gods present, so since the King of Gods could not go in person, they all turned their eyes to the Sea King and the guardian goddess Hestia who came to the banquet.
Facing the gazes of the gods, Poseidon turned a blind eye. He would not run errands for Zeus. Only Hestia stood up.
Zeus's future offspring have not yet been born, and the goddess of fire and protection is the only powerful fighting force he can command. Just like every time before, Hestia spoke gently.
"Just let me go, I'll find out the situation."
"Thank you for your hard work."
Zeus nodded, knowing that this was the best outcome. Then, under the gaze of the gods, Hestia turned into a red light and went straight underground.
Near Olympus, there is a crack that leads directly to the underworld. As long as you pass through it, you can reach the gate of the underworld.
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Clatter——
At the edge of the underworld, where the powers of the two ancient gods intersect, the waters of Acheron, the River of Pain, surge and roar.
Charon, the ferryman of the Styx, sat on the wooden boat that he was born with, gazing at the dazzling purple moon in the distance and the gray light that was emerging from the earth but constantly sinking, and felt a little emotional.
This was the second time he had seen this kind of world-shaking power. The last time was at the turn of the era, when he saw the darkness spreading from the lightless realm.
However, perhaps the level of power was too high last time, and Charon was unable to understand where the two parties were and how they collided, but this time was different.
For the first time, the power of the Dark Moon was released recklessly in the underworld, causing the entire underworld to expand for a short period of time. On the desolate land, the riotous magic swept in all directions, and the water of the River of Fire rolled out of its track. If the River of Darkness and the River of Pain were not guarded by gods, there would probably be no difference.
However, vaguely, with the collision of the powers of the two main gods of the underworld, Charon seemed to sense some strange breath at the end of his sight.
This feeling made the Styx Ferryman feel a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where it was familiar.
"This is the underworld. Although it is quite remote, it is never short of powerful gods."
Putting the oars into the river, the turbulent Acheron was able to calm down a little. Charon could not help but feel a little emotional as he calmed down the restless Styx.
The gods on earth at least have the vast starry sky and the sea to separate the gods of different camps by distance, but it is different in the underworld.
Whether she likes it or not, Styx is at the gate of the underworld, and she must pass by it when she goes back and forth. And the "sky" underground is far lower than that on the ground, and the moon and the gray earth are almost opposite to each other.
"Fortunately, my neighbors have never had much presence, otherwise it would be a bit difficult to deal with."
Glancing at the endless winding Styx not far away, Charon was still very grateful that conceptually it was "circling the underworld seven times", but in fact it was stretching across the underworld while going deep into the River of Oath in Tartarus.
Fortunately, the eldest daughter of the Ocean God never cared about worldly affairs, otherwise she would also be qualified to compete for the dominance of the underworld. If the power of the underworld is divided into ten, then Hades occupies two layers, Hades and Hades Moon each occupy three layers, and the Styx occupies the remaining two layers.
If Styx, as the original and most powerful river of the underworld, demands to rule over all the rivers of the underworld, Charon really doesn't know whether to choose her or Hades.
Although the Pluto seems to be stronger
brush--
As he was thinking, a sudden wave in the gate of Hades caught Charon's attention. This was a sign that someone had entered Hades. Under his gaze, a red light flashed and then stopped at the bank of the River of Pain.
The light gradually faded, and the gentle guardian goddess appeared. She floated by the river, looked at the core of the underworld where the gray and purple collided in the distance, and then noticed the old man on the River of Pain.
Now the situation was clear. The one fighting Hades was the rumored goddess of the underworld, an ancient god who lived in the spirit world. But before going there, the goddess decided to understand the situation here first.
"Excuse me, are you the river god here?"
With a calm tone, Hestia looked at the old-looking ferryman in front of her. She did not become arrogant because of the difference in strength. On the contrary, she was very polite.
It was her first time to come to Acheron, and also her first time to meet this Styx ferryman. The other party's strength was not strong, but this Styx seemed to be connected with the power of the underworld, giving birth to a special power.
This power itself is not strong, but it shares some of the essence of the underworld. It can make everything sink, and make the existence that comes into contact with it lose its obsession in pain. Neither gods nor mortals can avoid it. Only on the ferryman's wooden boat can this power be avoided.
Of course, this power certainly cannot affect her. After all, the underworld is not the spiritual world. Even if the River of Pain shares some of the essence of the underworld, it itself does not have the symbol of touching the great.
"As you can see, Princess Hestia, I am Charon, the ferryman of the River of Pain. I now serve His Majesty Hades and guard the gate between the underground and the ground for him."
Standing up from the wooden boat, Charon bowed.
"I wonder what you want me to do?"
"The battle in the underworld has affected the earth. I came here on the orders of the God King to investigate the cause."
"How much do you know about this dispute?"
She had originally planned to rush directly to the center of the underworld, but Hestia felt that just before and after she stepped through the gate of the underworld, the aura of the two warring parties suddenly calmed down.
At the same time, a somewhat strange feeling floated in the underworld.
"I only know that His Majesty the King of Hell wanted to meet the Goddess of the Moon and the Goddess of Oath a long time ago, but to no avail."
"As for what happened today, I know nothing about it, Your Highness."
Shaking his head, Charon's old face showed no trace of the harshness he showed towards all things, only respect and obedience.
Because of his priesthood, he actually enjoyed bringing pain to others. But if he was facing the eldest sister of the God King, he still knew what to do.
"Is that so? Then I'll go and take a look myself. Thank you very much."
Nodding slightly, the guardian goddess thought that it was probably because her brother wanted to completely integrate the power of the underworld, which led to a conflict with his neighbors.
Without waiting any longer, Hestia prepared to leave. But the next moment, the strange aura suddenly became stronger. The entire underworld seemed to be rejoicing and excited. At a certain moment, even she was affected by the unknown power.
The goddess stood there in a daze. At that moment, she seemed to have forgotten how she appeared here, the purpose of her trip to the underworld, and even almost forgot how to control her own power.
This caused an abnormal fluctuation in divine power, but fortunately it only lasted for a moment and Hestia quickly got rid of the influence, but it still made her alert instantly.
"That is——"
His expression was serious. This special power was enough to make Hestia feel daunted. Its own strength was very limited, but like the Acheron River in front of it, it seemed to share the essence of a certain existence.
Therefore, it also possesses a certain extremely high status, making it difficult for even the goddess to be exempt.
".Your Highness, it seems that a new Styx is being born."
Perhaps because he was also a member of the Styx, Charon was not more seriously affected than the powerful goddess. He remembered why he felt familiar with this strange breath, because there was a similar situation when he was born.
But it was different. As one of the Styx, the ferryman clearly felt that this new Styx, like Styx, did not seem to be affected only by the underworld.
At the other end of it, a vast and majestic world, just like Tartarus, is connected to the underworld through the power of the new Styx.
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"This is?"
Compared to the two gods on the edge of the underworld, Lyanna and Hades were also a little surprised at this moment above the Garden of Truth.
Hades looked a little embarrassed, but he didn't have any serious injuries. Although she had the upper hand before, Lyanna soon found out after a brief fight that she couldn't do anything to him.
This is not because the power of the spirit world is not strong enough, but because she has reached a bottleneck. Although there is still a lot of power to borrow, Lyanna can no longer bear it.
The power of the interface has allowed Lyanna, who currently has less than 18th level of divine power, to stand at the pinnacle of powerful divine power, and to go one step further and become great. But the goddess of the underworld is not the master of the world after all, and she cannot reach the realm of greatness before her own divine power reaches its peak, which is a power that she cannot bear for the time being.
In this case, Lyanna and Hades were like two students who already had excellent grades and received extra points. Although one had 500 points and the other only 50 points, facing a paper with a full score of 100, this was enough for the two "good students" to get full marks.
Fortunately, she still has the artifact. If Hades, who is blessed by half of the laws of the underworld, and Lyanna are equally matched in the field of divine power, in the field of artifacts, [Invisibility Helmet of Hades] is completely unworthy of mention.
However, as the fight continued, something unexpected happened. When the power of the spirit world, through Lyanna, collided with the power of the underworld, some strange changes gradually occurred. In the fourth layer of the spirit world, the artifact used to wash away the memories of living beings suddenly disintegrated and turned into a special spring.
Originally, it just inherited [Memory], but now, it has gained additional power.
"The new Styx!"
With a heavy expression, Hades, as the rightful master of the underworld, instantly understood what had happened.
The birth of the Styx requires an inducement. When the authority of the World Oath was decentralized, Styx was born. Acheron was born because the underworld had a master, and the River of Fire was drawn by him personally. The scene in front of him was obviously a resonance between some power in the spiritual world and the underworld, and the fourth Styx was about to be born.
This would have been a good thing, just like in the previous two eras, the birth of the god of nature also meant the perfection of the laws of the world. The increase in the number of Styxes could also increase the power of the underworld. But at this moment, Hades was not happy at all.
Because Hades felt that, unlike the River of Fire and the River of Pain, this new River Styx, like the Styx, did not seem to be governed by the laws of the underworld.
"His Majesty."
When the sign of the birth of the Styx appeared, the fight between the two gods stopped. Lyanna looked at the changes with some confusion, while Hades was thinking about how to end this inexplicable battle.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the water nymph, who was watching with fear, finally suppressed her fear and came to the side of Pluto.
"Your Majesty, your shrine just now--"
"I can see that this is not the place for you to come."
The corner of his eye twitched, and his tone became a little stiff. It was just a palace, Hades didn't care, but as his residence, it represented his face.
But the problem is that anyone with a discerning eye can see that he has no way to deal with the Pluto Moon Goddess now, and he can't even make an equal counterattack - the other party's residence is probably in the spirit world. And now Mingta said it again, which made Pluto really impatient.
This nymph may not have any second thoughts about him, but she is not a smart person.
"call--"
"That's enough, Lady Lyanna. I have seen your power, but you should also understand that I have some power in the underworld."
Slowly speaking, Hades looked at the beautiful goddess in front of him. From the looks of her, she was not much inferior to the famous Hera, but her style was different.
"I will not mention the past anymore. I will consider my shrine destroyed by you as my apology. Let's not continue this meaningless battle."
Lyanna had to admit that this false god from the outside world was indeed quite powerful. Perhaps with the help of the power of the artifact, he could be suppressed, but in the underworld, Hades was difficult to be truly suppressed.
Among the original eighteen spiritual angels, their attitudes towards the outside world can be roughly divided into three categories: the Ignorance faction, which believes that their existence or non-existence has nothing to do with them; the Destruction faction, which believes that those who do not believe in the Creator should be destroyed; and the Redemption faction, which believes that the outside world's creatures have simply gone astray and need to be made aware of the Lord's greatness and educated.
Lyanna is actually somewhere in between the latter two. She thinks that mortals can be educated, but it is difficult to do so with these false gods. However, she is not as extreme as the second type, so she has not yet reached the point of taking action when she sees them.
"You call this place 'The Field of Truth'?"
The voice was cold. Looking at this place that called itself "Truth", an idea vaguely came to Lyanna's mind.
If the Lord's name can be spread, then a god who is probably unkillable doesn't seem to be that important.
"Yes, this is the name I gave to the core of the underworld. Is there anything wrong with it?"
His expression became alert. After the previous incident, Hades had vaguely realized that perhaps this goddess born in the spiritual world might have many different ideas from the gods of the world.
Without replying, Lyanna smiled at the gray plain. Hades was a little surprised for a moment, as it was the first time he saw the Moon Goddess smile, but the next moment, he realized something was wrong.
In front of him, Lyanna lightly tapped her fingers, and an illusory river flowed out from the void.
Perhaps it was fate that as soon as it appeared in the world, it was immediately accepted by the underworld. It exuded a breath that made all things forget the past. One end of it started from the side of the Well of Samsara, and the other end extended infinitely, rushing towards the gray earth.
"what are you up to?"
The divine power emerged, and Hades was about to take action to stop it, but he once again helplessly discovered that the authority of the underworld did not exclude him. Under the protection of the power of the silver mirror space, the illusory river just crossed the old site of the Pluto Palace on the Garden of Truth in front of him, dividing the core of this underworld into two.
Even this long river is still extending, it cuts off some tributaries of the Fire River and continues to explore the gate of the underworld. Finally, it stops behind the River of Pain.
Only then did Pluto notice that there seemed to be a familiar figure there.
"From now on, this will be Eirene's 'River of Oblivion', and she will be able to relax a little bit because of it."
"The souls of all living things will flow from here into the spirit world, and then be washed away along the way, and finally be reborn. Wherever the river flows, all living things can witness it, and thus understand the greatness of the spirit world."
He was very satisfied with his arrangement. The river originating from the fourth spiritual world was located in the middle of the seventh spiritual world, so it should naturally pass through the axis of the underworld.
Turning to look at Hades, Lyanna felt much better. She remembered Kronos who had visited Lyanna several times. Since everything the Lord said was correct, the Moon Goddess should naturally learn from it.
'This is probably what the Lord wants me to learn by letting me handle this matter alone.'
Feeling a little happy, her tone softened. Lyanna looked at Hades in front of her and said calmly,
"Angels in the spiritual world are only loyal to the Lord who created everything. This is the first and last time I tell you this."
"Also, guard the banks of the Forgotten River and don't let souls be stolen by other lives. Otherwise, the less souls the spirit world receives, the less power the Light of the Dark Moon will have."
"Are you still willing to maintain our previous agreement?"
Without caring about his sister who was far away at the portal to Hades, Hades was somewhat surprised by Lyanna's words.
He thought that with the conflict between them, the previous agreement between the two parties was no longer valid.
"I hate you just because of my personal likes and dislikes. But it has nothing to do with the agreement you just made."
Lyanna has been influenced by two people since her birth, one is Llane and the other is Themis. Most of her understanding of the outside world comes from the two. The latter needs no further explanation, and the former, apart from playing some word games when she was still weak, has always kept her word.
Therefore, as Lyanna said, as long as Hades did not break his promise first, she would not mind using the power of authority to bring more light belonging to the Dark Moon to the underworld.
Chapter 173 Puppet Sailboat and Chessboard
"In that case, I will take good care of the souls in this river of oblivion."
Although the underworld is vast and the newly born Styx has begun to extend some tributaries visibly, Hades does not think it is difficult to keep an eye on it.
After all, the gods have verified it. The belief that a soul is born alone is rare compared to when it is alive, so it seems that no one would come to rob souls in batches. Even if it is left alone, it should be fine.
"It would be better this way."
Tilting her head, Lyanna noticed a red light approaching in the distance.
It seemed to be a god on earth, but it would take her quite some time to get here. Although the underworld was not as vast as the earth, it was not small now.
"From today on, the ownerless magic power released by the Dark Moon will be amplified three times. This is what I promised. As for how to build your 'Kingdom of the Dead', that is your business."
Holding the silver mirror in her hand, Lyanna did not stay any longer. Under the gaze of Hades, her figure gradually faded and finally disappeared without a trace.
At the same time, the originally expanded dark moon slowly returned to normal, but the magic power contained in the moonlight it shone actually increased.
Although the concentration has only increased three times, the impact on the birth of undead wisdom is more than ten times. Now the biggest problem has become how to obtain as many corpses of life on earth as possible, especially human corpses.
"Bronze humans. Too bad they can live for much longer."
He whispered to himself that his expected goal had finally been achieved, but looking at the River Styx beneath his feet and the empty Garden of Truth, Hades felt a little complicated.
No, it wasn't completely empty. The Moon Goddess seemed to have shown some mercy to the dead souls who bowed down to her, so that although they were a little embarrassed by the previous fight between the two gods, they were still safe and sound.
The only thing that was truly unlucky in the Garden of Truth was his palace.
"You, go find someone to rebuild my shrine. Build it on the east side, away from the Forgotten River."
After giving his maid a casual instruction, Hades immediately turned into a gray light and headed towards Hestia at the edge of the underworld.
Except for those who have authority in the underworld, it is not easy for other gods to come to the center from the border of the underworld. He cannot just stay in the center of the underworld and wait for Hestia to come to see him.
Flying in the air, Pluto also had a headache. He now had to find a way to deal with his sister, and it would be best not to let her know what he wanted to do.
Today's fight must have attracted the attention of the gods on earth. Hades didn't want them to be aware of the existence of the dead in advance. No one cared about the underworld before because there was no benefit here, but if it suddenly had benefits, it would inevitably attract the attention of the gods.
"Let's do this, then - let you guys laugh for a while."
After flying for a while, Hades finally came up with a good idea. If you want to cover up something, the best way is not to cover it up, but to replace it with something else that attracts more attention.
For example, "The God of the Underworld failed to woo the Goddess of the Underworld Moon, but was severely injured and the temple was wiped out" is a good explanation. As for whether he would be made fun of by the Olympian gods, Hades no longer cared much.
It's just a temporary honor or disgrace. When he lacks strength, he can even give up the position of God King, let alone just a little fame.
Once he completes his plan, those gods will naturally learn to shut up.
He adjusted his expression and tried to make himself look as miserable as possible. In the distance, Hestia's figure was already visible.
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The next day.
The underground tremors stopped near Mount Olympus and at most affected some oceans. Under the suppression of the forces of the present world, the place where the bronze humans were located was as peaceful as ever.
Last night, in a remote corner of the tribe, Ander waited very late, and the 'big sister' who had left halfway finally came back after finishing her business, and the little guy was really hungry.
But this was not what Ryan asked for. He was not here to trap and abuse children, and he had no intention of "testing" Ender, even though the "children" of the bronze humans were not weak in the strict sense.
In fact, after discovering that Lyanna was fighting with Hades for some reason, Ryan signaled that they could start eating first, but Ender asked to wait.
Little Ander was warm and kind, he didn't want to let the "big sister" eat the leftovers alone, so he insisted on waiting for Lyanna to come back. Regarding his decision, Lyon could only sigh that there are many kinds of people in the world, and the personalities of the bronze humans who have lost their thinking constraints have also become more varied.
There were those who became arrogant like Priest Orson, those who sneered and ridiculed Ryan's request for accommodation, and of course there were those who were kind to everything like Ander.
But Ryan didn't know whether Ender could still maintain his kindness when he grew up and the bronze humans met their destined end.
Maybe, more likely not, but Ryan didn't care. He wasn't here to select saints, and it didn't matter whether Ander would be good or evil in the future. Their fate only lasted until Ryan stayed in the human tribe.
As for the future, that is his own business.
"So, Lyanna, how did you get into a fight with Hades?"
Sitting at a small table in the yard in front of the house, Ryan was holding a small knife in his hand and carving a wooden figure.
The table beside him was already filled with many different kinds of wood carvings, which were exquisite and lifelike, looking no different from real people.
"Although Hades doesn't seem to be as content with the status quo as he appears, he doesn't seem like he would actively provoke you."
I didn't ask much yesterday, but today when I have some free time, Ryan is a little curious about it.
Since he had let Lyanna handle the matter alone, he naturally would not have been watching from the sidelines all the time, so that Lyanna had no idea how Hades had offended his own angel.
But considering Lyanna's usual attitude towards the gods of this world, it doesn't seem strange to fight.
".He said some really nasty things, and I wanted to teach him a lesson."
Standing aside, Lyanna was silent for a moment, then spoke.
"Um?"
He was a little surprised. The reason was not important, but it was the first time that Ryan saw Lyanna hesitate when facing his question. However, he only thought about it for a moment and did not continue to ask questions.
As the master of the spiritual world, he equally respects the right of every spiritual life to be independent as long as it does not concern his own interests.
"If this is what you want to do, then go for it."
"But remember next time. Think about whether you can achieve your goal and what you have to pay for it before you do anything. If it were me, I would either not do it or be prepared to deal with the trouble."
His hands kept carving. Just like Ryan said, he rarely resorted to force, and every time he took action he had a purpose to achieve.
In contrast, if it weren't for the unexpected birth of the River of Forgotten, Lyanna would have fought a fight for nothing but gained basically nothing.
"Well, go and do your own thing. You rowed a river for Eirene, you should talk to her about it."
Ryan waved his hand, and seeing this, Lyanna pursed her lips and left as she was told. Although she didn't say much, the Moon Goddess could still see that Ryan was not satisfied with her trip, but Lyanna felt that it was because she was not strong enough.
"Can I achieve my goal?" "Are I prepared to solve problems?" Obviously, if I have touched greatness, I can definitely solve all the problems I faced yesterday easily.
"I still haven't experienced enough."
"But it is also true that since birth, they have been confined to the spiritual world. How can they look at this world from a more rational perspective? Even the gods of Chaos are no different."
With some sighs, Ryan had to put Lyanna's matter aside for the time being. He raised his head slightly, and just as he was talking, at the end of the road outside the courtyard, Ander's short figure was walking towards this side.
On his back was a huge straw basket filled with firewood, which looked quite heavy.
Over the years, although the gods' blessing has allowed bronze humans to live a comfortable life, that is only an equal comparison. In any case, the current human beings are still in the primitive and barbaric era, and in terms of civilization level, they are not even as good as the former golden humans.
In thousands of years of development, the golden humans had already mastered the various skills passed down in the [Civilization Slate], but they were unable to make further innovations. In contrast, a short period of more than ten years was far from enough for the new bronze humans to learn the legacy of their ancestors.
Therefore, in such an era, even if they had fire to dispel disasters, they still needed to cut wood. Even if they had evergreen fruit trees, they still needed to graze cattle and sheep, and Ander was no exception.
Early this morning, he went to the woods more than ten miles away to prepare fuel for the next few days.
"Big brother, I'm back."
Walking into the yard, Ander put down the bamboo basket full of wood on his back and wiped the sweat from his face.
If people in later generations saw this scene, they would definitely scold Ryan for bullying a child. But to the big and small in the courtyard at this moment, it seemed very normal.
Ryan thought it was natural because what he was about to give to Ender was far more valuable than what he had given. Ander also thought it was natural because he found that Ryan knew a lot of knowledge.
He was not stupid. As for Ryan's identity, Ander had some guesses. This older brother was probably a skilled craftsman.
"You're back. That's great. Ander, come here."
After carving the final stroke, Ryan looked closely at the puppet in his hand.
The appearance is both physical and spiritual, and the inside is also full of internal organs, blood vessels, and meridians that are no different from the human body. He did not use any extraordinary power. This is the pinnacle of pure worldly skills under the blessing of the priesthood.
Of course, without an extraordinary physique, this technique of directly transmitting force from the outside to the inside without damaging the wood would be impossible to accomplish.
"Come on, choose one."
He waved to Ander. On the stone table, there were puppets of various styles, small wooden sailboats that did not exist in this era, and a chessboard filled with various chess pieces.
These are the results of Ryan's carving today. Of course, they are not artifacts with extraordinary functions. They are just ordinary wood carvings.
"I choose one?"
Somewhat surprised, but also a little hesitant. At first glance, the child Ender fell in love with these various "toys". But such exquisite things must be rare, and he didn't know whether he should accept this gift.
"Well, sure, but they're not toys."
Ryan said with a smile, tapping his fingers on the table.
"In fact, I want to teach you a 'skill' as a reward for disturbing you these few days, and for the 'rent' for the room I'll be staying in for a while."
"Skills - you are a 'priest'!"
He blurted out, although he didn't know what "rent" was, but he knew what skills were. His eyes were full of admiration, and he couldn't help but use honorifics when speaking.
Although the bronze humans are primitive, with the development of the tribe, class divisions have gradually emerged. Undoubtedly, priests are the highest-ranking people under the Creator. They can communicate with the gods, follow Prometheus, accept the teachings of the Creator, and convey the will of the other party.
In addition to the priests, the second class is the "craftsmen". All the skills that humans have now come from the old times, from the teachings of Prometheus, and it is obviously impossible for the forerunner to have hundreds of thousands of humans follow him to learn at the same time.
Different skills also require different numbers of people. Unlike herding and farming, forging bronze, carving temple reliefs, and making some tools are all knowledge that only a few people need to master, and there is no need to popularize them to all humans. In this case, Prometheus came up with a solution.
He chose the most intelligent part of the human race, who were also the predecessors of the priests. The forerunners taught them different skills in turn, and then asked them to pass them on to other suitable humans. From then on, priests, people who mastered special skills, and ordinary bronze humans formed the three most primitive classes at that time. However, because of the existence of the Creator, although the former had a higher status, there was no oppression between people.
In Ander's eyes, he originally thought that Ryan was the second type, but now he found that Ryan, who claimed to teach him skills, was most likely the first type.
After all, only priests are qualified to impart knowledge.
"Well, priest? Strictly speaking, you can think of it that way."
He nodded slightly. No one stipulated that he could not be his own priest, so even though there was no temple belonging to him in the bronze man's tribe at this time, Ryan still agreed.
As for the fact that no one knew him before, it didn't matter. Even if he couldn't use divine power, a little mental hint would be enough to make others ignore this problem.
"So, do you want to learn?"
"want!"
Although many speculations flashed through Ander's mind at this time: Maybe the big brother in front of him was testing whether he was a helpful child, just like God used the number of sacrifices to test humans. Maybe the uncle living next door would regret that he actually refused the God's priest's request to stay.
But no matter how many thoughts he had, Ander couldn't wait to agree to it.
"In that case, Ender, which one do you want to choose?"
Ryan asked again, tapping his fingers on the table.
But this time, Ander no longer looked at the wood carvings on the table as toys. At this moment, they represented the inheritance of a skill behind them, and it was very likely that the priest in front of him had just learned it from the Creator.
After all, the things in front of him were different from every skill that Ander had learned in the past.
"Then, Mr. High Priest, what knowledge do these wood carvings represent?"
Although he liked all of them, since Ryan said he could only choose one, there was no reason for Ender to be greedy. It was just that he had never come into contact with these before, and he didn't know what these things in front of him were.
In the face of Ander's question, Ryan did not intend to keep him in suspense. He first pushed the chessboard in front of him, along with the chess pieces on it.
"First, chess."
The wooden chessboard was filled with stone chess pieces of different styles. There were "kings" and "queens", as well as "ministers", "knights" and "slaves". The bronze humans of today would undoubtedly not understand these concepts, but they did not need to understand them.
Anyway, the rules of chess games are the same. A person who doesn't know what the "chariot", "horse" and "cannon" in chess are will not be affected in learning the rules of chess.
"This is a tool used for entertainment. It can bring people happiness and satisfaction. When using it, people will control the chess pieces on both sides according to special rules and let them 'fight' each other on the chessboard."
"Whoever eats the other king first will win. People can enjoy the joy of victory and, if they wish, they can prepare some small prizes in advance."
Smiling, Ryan tried his best to explain what chess was in words that Ender could understand.
"If you choose this, then I will teach you how to make chess sets, how to define the different rules of the game, and the magic weapons to defeat the enemy."
After a moment's hesitation, it did sound interesting, but Ander felt that chess was not as useful as forging tools or brewing wine. After all, the current human demand for entertainment was not that high.
"Well what about this?"
The first option was not very satisfactory, so Ender glanced at Ryan's expression in a way he thought was covert, and then pointed to some other things on the table.
"This, it's a boat, a tool for sailing on the water."
Still smiling, Ryan reached out and picked up a wooden basin full of water from the side, then put the wooden boat on it.