After a period of leisurely life, Roland embarked on his second journey full of uncertainty but possibilities.
The journey through the Key of All Spirits was still so smooth. There was no strange door to the world, or any specific process of traveling through it. In the blink of an eye, the world Roland was in changed.
Even from Roland's perspective now, this power is truly a miracle.
When he opened his eyes again, what came into view was a forest that had not been developed much. The emerald green and fresh air always made people feel relaxed and happy.
The occasional bird calls around further prove that this place has not been disturbed by unnecessary humans.
If there wasn't a little-maintained path ahead, Roland would have even doubted the proportion of humans in this world.
After walking onto the path and carefully observing the traces left on it, Roland, who had already prepared himself mentally for traveling through the world, immediately realized something.
"It looks like there are traces of a carriage, and the road has not been repaired. Is this world in an era before technological enlightenment, or is it a completely different development path?"
The worlds that Spirit Contract escaped to are diverse, and it is impossible for him to be familiar with every world.
But now Roland is not worried about the language barrier. Although the Thousand Wisdoms are not very useful, they are still effective in learning new things.
But no matter what, for Roland, intelligence is still the top priority in this strange world.
After experiencing the Shendu hiding in Fuyuki City and completely messing up the Fourth War, Roland would no longer be fooled by this superficial comfort.
It was after I made the request that I allowed the Key of All Spirits to travel through time. Although I am not sure whether it will allow me to master the skills, get training, and gain the power to speed up the recovery of magic energy and talismans, the spirit contract in this world is related to the spiritual sublimation that I lack.
As everyone knows, spirits that have anything to do with this kind of thing are not easy to deal with. Roland doesn't want to end up like the Shendu, with his IQ reduced.
Fortunately, after waiting for a while, as was his usual good luck, the sound of a carriage was heard from the back of the road soon after.
Two horses were pulling a cart-like vehicle towards Roland. The top of the cart was filled with sundries and cloth bags. The middle-aged man driving the cart was dressed like a traveling merchant. When he saw Roland blocking the middle of the road, he stopped the carriage, looked at Roland's clothes with strange eyes, and greeted him stiffly.
"Um, what do you want..."
"They speak the same language, but they didn't even bring weapons? It seems more peaceful than I thought..."
Roland muttered to himself, and quickly came to the middle-aged man, stretched out his hand and held his head, and the sheep spell mark in his eyes flashed.
In modern society, there are many ways to get information, whether it is newspapers or the Internet, but this place that looks quite medieval is completely different.
Although he didn't know the specific situation yet, Roland knew that geopolitical society was very important in the composition of this world. Outsiders were often given despicable names by local residents. The best attitude might be just vigilance, while the worst attitude would be undisguised rejection.
Rather than explaining and asking slowly, it would be more in line with Roland's wishes to use the power of the sheep spell to find it himself.
Roland learned a lot from the information in the traveling merchant's mind.
Thousands of years ago in this world, a bottomless underground city suddenly appeared. The environment inside was complex and changeable, and monsters would constantly rush to the ground and attack humans wantonly.
In order to fight against this threat, various races gradually united, and after paying a heavy price, they gradually surrounded the dungeon and began to build a town around it.
During this process, countless monsters still began to counterattack, and even monsters beyond imagination rushed out from the depths of the dungeon. The survivors could only rely on the sacrifice of heroes to resist this disaster.
Until the gods from heaven arrived, the tense situation that had lasted for hundreds of years was changed.
That's right, in this world, gods really exist. They come from various myths, possess omnipotent divine powers, and are beings beyond humans.
Because life in heaven is too boring, these gods regard everything in this world as a game, descend to this earth, and formulate rules to seal the divine power to ensure the continuation of the game. Apart from their own fun, they don't care about anything, and they don't have the dignity of traditional gods.
This group of gods, like the residents of the underworld, indulge in pleasure, making friends, art, and even adventure. In order to facilitate their own entertainment, they will bestow the power called grace on the residents of the underworld and let them serve them, thus forming factions of various sizes.
The so-called grace is the key factor that makes the residents of the netherworld gradually become stronger. With the help of the gods, the monsters that are rampant on the earth are gradually eliminated. The residents of the netherworld even began to counterattack and explore the dungeons, and began to develop relying on the output and resources of the monsters therein.
Once a god grants you a favor, you are considered to have joined that god's family and have the obligation to work for the god who is the core of the family.
During the long course of time, more and more gods began to descend, and clans of all sizes sprang up like mushrooms after a spring rain. Depending on the god they belonged to, some of these clans focused on business, some were responsible for logistics, and some even established countries centered on themselves. It can be said that all kinds of things were possible.
But more clans follow the mainstream and conduct traditional dungeon exploration. In this dungeon that changed the fate of humans and gods, countless legends of heroes and strong men continue to emerge, attracting more residents of the underworld to join in and become part of the dungeon exploration, commonly known as adventurers.
Until now, the gods have been completely integrated into this world and become a part of it.
After all, no matter what race it is, continuation is the top priority. Only by holding on to strength can one have the ability to protect oneself. When the grace of God appears in this world, unstoppable changes begin.
After the gods came, the output of the dungeon became an important part of the world's development. The magic stones dropped from the monsters' bodies were also truly applied in all aspects of life through various technologies. Under the powerful force and huge benefits, no matter what ideas the residents of the underworld who were swept up in the trend held, they could only join in.
Now, joining a god's family is no longer just a legend in early stories, but a real career choice.
The interactions, trade, and competition that arise among different clans during their development form the main theme of the world and compose new myths, myths between gods and clans.
This is the current state of the world.
"It's actually this world..."
Roland was a little surprised. In a world full of fantasy and containing all kinds of sword and magic elements, although he was not familiar with this work, he had heard of it.
"If this encounter is also caused by the power called gravity, I hope that these gods so-called omnipotent power and the power called grace... will not let me down."