Arolyn is dead!
This third-order and thirteenth-level arcanist, who had the ambition to provoke a hostile atmosphere in Dkentel, and regarded the life of orc miners as a half-blood human with mustard, died!
Just die in your own hands!
After the real revenge was avenged, Richard didn't have much of the thrill of revenge.He killed his enemy, but he couldn't get his mother back, so does this revenge make sense?
At this moment, Richard looked at his hands, a little dazed, a little at a loss, but more of an emptiness after revenge.As soon as his body was crooked, he lay next to Ai Luolin's corpse, feeling the pain everywhere in his body, and looking up at the bright moon and stars in the night sky, gasping for breath, and endless exhaustion welled up in his heart.He's so tired!
This night is too long!
From leaving the Colosseum, to returning to the mining village, to seeing his mother and understanding what happened afterward, to the arson and fatal blow in the mine, to the final fight with Eloline.All this, as if there were so many things in a year, were compressed into one night, and the time was incredible.At this moment, Richard was lying in this wilderness, looking up at the night sky, accompanied by the corpses of his enemies, and his thoughts were extremely complicated.In the void, Amon just watched, but did not speak, as he had revealed his identity, he didn't mind communicating with Richard, but at this moment, he really didn't know what to say.He can open his mouth, but comforting people has never been the direction he is good at, perhaps, at this time, silence is the best choice.Of course, the power of the plane origin and the power of his body had already poured into Richard's body in an endless stream, and this body that had been tossed enough and was almost on the verge of collapse was finally nourished and nourished at the deepest level at this moment, like the land after a great drought.At least, in Amon's view, the mind can be confused, it can slippery, after all, it is a young man, just grow up and teach slowly, but this body is the best experimental subject of the new warrior system, and there must be no problems.Time passed quietly in this silence, and after half an hourglass, when the sky was a little white, Richard finally came back to his senses from the chaos of his thoughts.As if he remembered something, his gaze suddenly condensed, and he tilted his head slightly, looking into the void, as if there was a person there.And he asked the man, "Do you say, after death, the soul really flies into the sky and becomes the star that illuminates the world?"
”This should be the first official communication between Richard and Amon, and it is also the first official communication between the host and the Lord of Nightmares, and it is very strange that Richard did not ask Amon about his origin and identity, or even about his own condition.And the very familiar one, as if chatting, asked an illusory question.Amon knew that in the myths and legends of the orcs, after death, the soul would rise to the stars and become one of the stars in the sky, bless and guide the relatives in the world.This is a very simple tribalization, which belongs to the yearning for beauty of intelligent life, and is also convinced by countless orcs.Of course, legends are just legends, and Amon knows that the truth has never been so good.In fact, after walking through so many main material planes, Amon also developed a habit of coming to a new plane every time he came to a new plane, and it was the first priority to clarify the belief system of the gods in this plane.This is related to the superstructure and ruling system of the entire plane, and to a certain extent, it also affects his attitude towards this plane, and even the boarder, and even the depth of his involvement.For example, the third nightmare journey, called Torreel's plane, a kingdom controlled by halflings and dwarves, is also based on the revenge of the dwarven prince, but he has no interest in digging deeper.On the one hand, he didn't have this idea at the time, and on the other hand, he instinctively avoided it.The reason is also simple, the belief in that plane is relatively simple, there are only a few true gods, and they all belong to the same god system, the conflict of faith is not big, the contradiction is not deep, and the true god has a very high degree of control over the belief in the plane.This leads to the fact that if he really turns the river and the sea in the plane, it is estimated that it will not be long before he will attract the attention of the true god.Then, the dimensionality reduction strike!
Well, in Amon's heart, at least at this stage, he is still unwilling to deal too much with these real gods, after all, the gap in the strength level of the ontology is too large, and his priority is his own safety.Then, in the Aegean plane, while collecting this information, Amon suddenly discovered that there was a very peculiar situation in this plane.It seems that there has been no birth or coming of the true God here.First of all, it is clear that the Arcanists of Netherremin know that the gods, and even the top handful of the supreme powerhouses, must have dealt with the gods.But the arcanists emphasized truth and knowledge, and if they offered their faith to the gods, it would be a blasphemy against the truth.In their view, the gods are a group of more powerful arcanists, and most of the Grand Arcanists reject divine healing because they believe that this infestation of divine power will block their path to ascension.In this case, there are naturally not many believers in Sandriel Floating City, and even if there are, it is only spread in private, and it is limited to some shallow believers of the goddess of magic, Mystra.As for the nine mage towers in the Aegean plane, oh, Netherel calls them arcane towers, and naturally they will not actively spread the belief in true gods, and most of the humans in the plane are unbelievers or shallow believers.After all, their plane colonization is for money and materials, and they can't wait for the entire plane to be their own backyard, which naturally won't attract true gods to spread their faith.Then there are the natives of the Aegean plane, the orc tribes.They are strong totem worship and ancestral beliefs, and the ancestral inheritance obtained in the path of the ancestors, which has laid the most solid foundation for this belief.As a result, in countless years of worship and pious offerings, tribal gods and totemic gods will inevitably be produced, and strength is not counted.However, because of the variety of races and totems of the tribes, the beliefs are scattered, and even if there are false gods that touch the realm of faith, there is no real god who can lift up the throne and ascend to the sky.And the pseudo-gods, in the face of the forbidden spells up to level thirteen, under the blow of the origin projection of Iolem, most of them were cut off from the origin of the plane, and their strength continued to weaken, and they fell one after another in the subsequent war.Of course, Amon also had a doubt.The birth of a true god is not easy, and it is entirely possible that there is no true god in the Aegean plane.However, according to Walter, there are prophets who have lived for tens of thousands of years, which means that this plane is at least ten thousand years old.And in these long years, the true gods outside have not even discovered this main material plane?
Although the orcs here are not orcs in the usual sense of the multiverse, more precisely, they should be beasts.But Amon believed that the orc god Guush would never skimp on the name of an orc, that the god of war, Kampas, would never dislike orcs worshipping him as the source of war, and that even Wokin, the goddess of wealth, would not mind teaching these orcs to trade and earn gold.The gods, the thirst for faith is never boundless.So, is this plane really so lucky?
This was a doubt in Amun's mind, of course, he couldn't show it, and he couldn't even communicate with people from this plane.But there is no doubt that due to the absence of a true god, this plane is powerless in the face of the invasion of Sandriel Floating City.Because of the lack of true gods, the orcs of this plane are extremely lacking in some basic knowledge outside the plane.There is also the theory that the stars are actually incarnated by souls, which seems extremely ridiculous in other planes.Shaking his head, Amon took back the thoughts that he had flown far away, none of which had anything to do with the present.As for Richard's question, he bowed his head slightly, pondered, and then shattered his illusion in the most straightforward tone: "No."
In fact, the legend you have passed down is stupid.The stars in the sky are actually projections of the kingdom of God, and each kingdom represents a true god who is rampant in the multiverse.They are beings that you cannot imagine, and you can even say that in your worldview, they are eternal and immortal" "True God?
Projection?
”Richard was visibly stunned, this was a field he had never touched, even if it was a brain supplement, it was difficult to imagine those great existences, but he still clinged to his question: "After that person dies, does he really have a soul?"
Where will it go?
”Amon paused slightly and asked, "You, do you really want to know?"
”Richard straightened up unconsciously: "Please tell me the truth?"
”"When a person dies, the soul falls into the River Styx, and if it is lucky, it will pass along the tributaries to the main vein, and then all the way down, through the bottomless abyss, and finally into the realm of death, the underworld.There, if they have faith, they will be led by messengers of God, and devout believers will be taken to the kingdom of God, where they will live in the world created by God for a period of time, and eventually they will die out and become part of the kingdom of God. ”Richard keenly grasped the point: "You just said, lucky enough?
And have faith?
What if you're not lucky?
Or is there no protection from the true God?
”Amon asked again, "The truth is always crueler than you know, are you sure you want to hear it?"
”Richard hesitated, as if he had a premonition, but still gritted his teeth and said, "I want to know!"
”Amon sorted out his thoughts and said slowly: "The River Styx runs through the multiverse, the endless astral plane, and the Sea of Chaos, and its branches are innumerable, and it leads to all known upper planes, the main matter plane, the lower plane, and the ether plane, and the shadow plane.And the River Styx joins along the branches, enters the branches, and before entering the main vein, it must finally pass through the bottomless abyss.Therefore, when the soul goes to the underworld, it must pass through the bottomless abyss, and even some of the tributaries have to pass through the Bato Hell.But whether it is a demon or a devil, they are good at playing with the soul.If you are lucky, you will be fine, but if you are unlucky, your broken soul will wash up on the shore, and you may be devoured by demons, or you may enter the demon egg field, starting with demon worms, and new little demons will be born.They will grow in countless fights, but more often than not, they will be devoured and die. ”Richard seemed to see the misery of his mother's death, trembled, and asked unwillingly: "What if you are lucky enough but have no gods to protect you?"
”Amon's voice remained unwavering: "Legend has it that there is a wall in the underworld, and all the unbelievers will be nailed to the wall and tortured by their souls until all their soul energy is exhausted.Then, complete extinction. ”Richard collapsed directly on the ground, as if he had lost all his strength, he gasped, and his eyes, which had lost focus after revenge, converged again, becoming bright, fiery, even fierce and crazy.He then asked, "So, how can I guard, and even save, my mother's soul, and those I care about?"
”Amon finally smiled: "The first step is that you must be strong enough, strong enough to overthrow the rule of the nobles, strong enough to destroy the Arcane Tower, and even strong enough to expel the floating city in the sky.You need to save this plane, and your race.And that's just the first step. ”Richard was frightened, this was a distant road he couldn't imagine, killing an arcanist, he thought it was a big deal, and to destroy the aristocracy and the arcane tower was beyond the limits of his cognition.But he still gritted his teeth, his heart was ruthless, and asked, "Then what should I do?"
”"You're already on this path" "Is that so?"
”"That's right!"
At this point, there was a pause in the conversation, Amon did not speak again, and Richard did not seem to know what to say.It's just that the injuries on his body have improved a lot over time.Those torn wounds had basically healed, and the viscera on the verge of collapse had stabilized again, and Amon found that the heart blood was indeed an extremely effective healing energy, even better than the dimensional origin.As a result, the dimensional origins that poured into Richard's body were rapidly transformed into heart blood, and then the heart beats, transmitting this power to all parts of the body, and rapidly recovering even the slightest capillary injury.After a long pause, Richard finally spoke again: "Then what should I call you?"
”Without waiting for Amon to answer, he said directly: "I will call you teacher, you and Walter are my teachers, in the future, I beg the teacher for advice." ”Amon smiled again, looking at the young orc, feeling a little pleasing to the eye.So, he nodded again and said, "Okay, from now on, you will be my student."
This will be the glory of your life.So, hurry up and clean up here, maybe it won't be long before an arcanist tracks it down. ”"Okay."
Because the iron sword was lost, Richard searched for a long time before he found a slightly sharp stone, which he smashed on Eloen's neck, cutting off his head.Then, without taking anything from Eloen, he quickly disappeared into the darkness, and he went to retrieve the heads of Ivan the butcher, and then put them in front of his mother's grave.He wanted to pay tribute to his dead mother with their heads.Of course, in the process, Amon also spoke from time to time, teaching Richard how to destroy traces, how to eliminate breath, and how to spread doubts.Richard listened attentively, studied, and asked questions from time to time.That's really what I heard, and I was extremely serious.It's very strange that from the beginning to the end, Richard never inquired about Amon's identity, and didn't even care about the reason why Amon helped him, as if instinctively forgetting.Or maybe they just don't care!
Yes, he just doesn't care, and now, he doesn't even care about his own life or death.Of course, this is not that he has lost his goal and direction, on the contrary, he has become more persistent.And this also impressed Amon.For the first time, he felt that this young orc was a little interesting!
And Richard was also the first student to be accepted by Amon after wandering in several planes!