Chapter 14: Gossiping about the Old Gods
On the other side of the battlefield, Charlotte and Ramsey observe the battlefield with four Eye of Time mages guarding them. The remaining Eye of Time mages were sent to support as a mobile force, while Charlotte and Ramsey were tasked with intercepting the fleeing Church of the Gods.
The purpose of this war is not only to win, but also to effectively eliminate the church forces that meddle in the affairs of the north, and only by beating the rising church forces can we effectively curb the endless expansion of the church forces in the north and gain valuable opportunities for the north to cultivate in the future.
In fact, if you look at the series of battles in the North from the perspective of the multiverse, this is not just an internal war between mortals, but a microcosm of the war between gods and kings.
This is an outpost of a future war through which both sides will assess each other's strength and internal situation. The outcome of this war will have a crucial impact on the next strategies and plans of both sides.
"Lord, do you know why the mage forces were able to defeat the gods during the Three Emperors of the Magic Empire?" Ramsey suddenly asked, observing the situation at the head of the city.
Charlotte replied, "Without him, it's just the three emperors working together and the gods fighting within." ”
"The Lord is really discerning!" Ramsey high-fived and admired, but quickly changed his words, "Although the root cause is this, doesn't the Lord have any doubts? That is, the power of the gods is obviously so powerful, even in terms of individual strength, the three emperors have an absolute advantage, and the gods are completely inferior to the Mage Alliance in terms of sincere cooperation." However, if you compare the strength of the two sides, then the power of the gods at that time was definitely more than ten times that of the Three Emperors. In that case, even if two or three out of ten gods were willing to cooperate, coupled with the power of the Root Practitioner, it would be an unimaginable disaster for the Three Emperors, wouldn't it?"
Charlotte had doubts about this, and he thought that according to Rus's memories and the history he knew, the trigger for the collapse of the Magic Empire was the gods' awakening of the Root Agent, a faceless and heartless monster, through a mysterious ritual, and that Alene was ambushed and fell by the Root Agent and many gods. Later, although Lu Sien and Eagle defeated the Root Agent and defeated the Divine Alliance, they both suffered accidents due to the resurrection of Eleni. This led to the later war of annihilation.
Many of today's gods are new gods who rose after the war of annihilation, and in order to develop, these leaders continue to erode the power of the gods of the past, seize their faith and precious priesthood, and have the power they have today. If they didn't have the strength to fight the newly revived king power in order to develop their own strength, couldn't they awaken the Root Agent in advance?
Thinking of this, Charlotte, who had already been involuntarily involved in this battle between kings and gods, asked in confusion, "Could it be that there is any hidden secret in this?"
"Speaking of which, Lord, do you know what the world was like as we knew it at the beginning of the multiverse, before the First Age began?"
Charlotte didn't answer, she glanced at Ramsay with a smile, and Ramsay, who was a little carried away, instantly smiled, and muttered, 'It's really getting more and more kingly', and then continued.
"In fact, the Three Emperors have come to the conclusion that at the beginning of the multiverse, at the beginning of the multiverse, there were creatures in the world that were born with great power. For example, the origin of all dragons and His Majesty Eleni's mother, the Alduin family, the primordial dragon and devourer of worlds, and Raquel the Resistance, the ancestor of the hundred-armed giants. They are born with amazing divine powers, and they do not require any faith, and are the original creatures of the multiverse. For them, the Three Emperors of the Empire are collectively known as the Old Gods. ”
"Wait! Alinie's ancestor is Alduin the Eater of Worlds, and her maternal family is Olduin?" Charlotte said in a strange tone, he always felt that he had heard the name Alduin somewhere.
"That's what Her Majesty said, and I don't know the details. But come to think of it, if there is no such relationship, then no matter how powerful Her Majesty Eleni is, he should not be able to restrain him
When the metal dragon king Casper. ”
Well, I didn't expect Alini to be a proper white rich beauty before she became a king.
Charlotte took it to heart, and with a hint of uneasiness, asked another key question, "So, the Old Gods are the beings standing at the top of the world?"
"Not really. Ramsey knew Charlotte's concerns, and said with a smile, "The Lord can rest assured, if it comes to individual strength, it is naturally the root king, and it is even better." In fact, it is easy to understand that the old gods rely on their innate strong bodies and natural instincts, while the king controls the supreme root rules. Even the strongest old gods are at most as strong as the Root King. But the crux of the matter is not here, through my explanation, doesn't the Lord feel that the old gods are very similar to the king?"
"Hmm!" Charlotte nodded, "In this way, in addition to the difference in the nature of power, the fact that he is not bound by faith, is not bound by clericity, and is not assimilated by rules, but he is really similar to a king." ”
"Exactly. However, as I said at the beginning, the old gods are based on their talents, physical strength, and naturally their own abilities. Some of the old gods are as strong as legends, and this kind of old gods are naturally not willing to be left behind. By chance, communicating with the original natives of the multiverse, a certain old god who was worshipped discovered a wonderful power - faith, so it developed, and that part of the old gods became the gods they are today, but they also lost their freedom while gaining power. Thus, when the power of faith and the priesthood was widely tapped, the age of the new gods came. Who do you think will be the first to deal with after the rise of the new gods?"
Charlotte snickered, "Naturally, it is a powerful old god who used to be strong and dominant, and he was unscrupulous!"
"Exactly. Therefore, this is the real reason why the three emperors of the empire were able to achieve the final victory in the battle between the mage and the god back then. ”
"The Old Gods are allies?" Charlotte asked, and seeing Ramsay nodding, he asked again, "So where can I find the Old Gods?"
Ramsey didn't know either, he shook his head, "The Old Gods have no fixed residence, even if I have traveled to the multiverse for many years, I have only seen two Old Gods. ”
"I see. Charlotte nodded, but his doubts about the Root Agent remained unanswered, and he asked, "But in that case, why didn't the gods release the Root Agent during the period when the mage's power was at its weakest after the War of Annihilation?" Is it just because of the old gods?"
"Although there is a reason for this, but other than that......" Ramsey asked with a wicked laugh, "Lord, if you were a god, would you want a faceless and heartless person who represents the root to be a blessing on your head?" Ah, speaking of which, the Lord of Justice must be the last thing he wants the Root Agent to be alive. Otherwise, where is his priesthood and authority?"
Charlotte smiled with relief.
"From this point of view, although our mage power has now dropped to a new freezing point, it is not without a chance to win!"
The two stopped talking, and when they looked at the battlefield, the original haze in Charlotte's eyes disappeared a lot, and was replaced by a raging battle intent!
Besides, my so-called friend Zoe isn't an easy thing to deal with," Charlotte thought.