Chapter 337 Counting
Old Man, formerly known as Azus, is the god of "arcane" spellcasters in a "powerful" world, respected and loved by almost all spell users and researchers in his world, but there will inevitably be slander. "That's normal," said the old man, "I'm the god of the spellcaster, but there is still a goddess of spells in my world." She has all the resources in her hands, and I'm just managing the people who use them. They would call me a follower, a golem, or something like that, but ignore my achievements in protecting spells and spellcasters. β
"Yes, I understand. Everyone says that the boss is always right, and the fact that the person in charge of personnel does not do personnel is actually enough to explain the situation you are facing. As Feige sat on the throne, telling a sneer at the whitebearded ghost beside him, a sense of familiarity suddenly appeared in his mind. The past reappears, and it seems that he is talking to the fork in the road again. The fork in the road demon is a threat to his soul, and so is the old man, one is a ghost-like god, and the other is the devil in the mirror, although now this matter involves Asmodeirs and becomes more troublesome, but the old man is not evil.
I don't see the once evil fork in the road, but now Feige has been transformed into a little devil, and he looks very pitiful. The Little Devil is a skinny hellish creature about a foot tall, with a tail length of a foot and a bright red coat, bat-like wings, and antelope horns. It has little fighting power, and can only rely on cunning minds and deceitful language to demagogue, tempt and depravity, and thus collect souls. Today's fork in the road demon is no longer a high-ranking deep hell purgatory, it only has knowledge and no memory, and only regards Fei Qi as the absolute master, and will not have the slightest heart to resist. It curled up in the corner of the room, silently listening.
Looking at the fork in the road demon who had lost his former self-knowledge, Fei Qi knew that if Ah Lao didn't have a little kindness to protect his soul, he would also become a fork in the road demon. There is only knowledge and no memory, a pure demon of lust and mind, a powerful, terrifying, vile and loyal divine powerβan ideal tool of Asmodeirs.
The soul is so precious, it carries self-knowledge. Don't say lose everything, even if you only lose 1/3, the impact is huge. The divine power of the gods is the soul, 1/3 of Azus is on Asmodeirs, and only Ahezu is left by Feiqi's side, and there is no "Si" behind. As a result, he often reverses when he speaks, skipping a cut as he speaks, and starts talking about the rest of the story. It's definitely not a matter of jumping thinking, it's the divine power that in turn affects the soul, then spreads to his self-control, and then manifests.
Fortunately, the old man just expressed the problem, and the memory was not. As long as you repeat it, you can basically always complete the missing parts without affecting the final understanding. Feige sympathized with the old man, and he also sympathized with himself - in the process of being dragged into this world, his original soul was torn to less than half, and many memories were gone, which could never be recovered. Feige always felt that the old man was somewhat familiar, and the name Azus seemed to have been heard, but he couldn't remember where.
"Old man," Fei Qi rubbed his forehead and said, "you manage those spellcasters, tell me about the spells in your world!"
"I told you you can't use it, so let's save some time. The old man said, "In my world, spells run on a network of energy, and without this network there would be no spells. This network greatly facilitates spell users, and it is managed by the goddess of spells. β
"Ah, a monopoly, that's why I don't like God. Fei Qi smiled and said to the old man: "Since you said 'convenient users', then there must be a so-called 'inconvenient' period, which means that the Internet has not existed since ancient times. Let me guess, since the existence of this network, has the development of spells in your world stagnated, and you can no longer break through the era before the network?"
"Well, it's for the protection of users. β
"Bullshit. Feige took a sip.
"That's right. Once upon a time, there was a spellcaster who invented a spell to steal the power of the gods for himself. When he did so, he discovered that he had no knowledge of managing spells, which led to a great chaos in the world's spells, and the destruction of other spellcasters who relied on spells to function. The goddess of spells had no choice but to commit suicide, break free from control, and restore order. Since then, in order to prevent this from happening again, new spell networks have been created that limit spells of this level......"
"Wait a minute, I have a question. If your spell goddess decides to take a break and ignore the spell network, will the network collapse immediately, and then all spell users will be wiped out immediately?"
"This ...... I'm not sure. The Goddess of Spells maintains a network of spells at all times. β
"Okay. Assuming that the constant attention of the goddess is necessary to maintain the security of the spell network, in other words, the network is full of dangers, and it is only safe in the hands of the goddess. Isn't the goddess the equivalent of a guy who threatens people with dangerous objects in exchange for his own secure position? And he does not allow people to progress...... It feels so evil. β
The old man was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head vigorously: "It's not like this." I'm wrong, the spell network is usually stable, although there are sometimes some minor bugs. That catastrophe was caused by the inadequate spellcaster. β
"Haha, thank you for falling into the pit. Feiqi laughed twice, then said, "A mage has invented a spell to introduce divine power into his body. Being infused with divine power, I don't believe in my memory, and I have experienced it if I can't understand it, which is also normal. But if the memory is gone, there is no ability to act, and if there is no control, it cannot be modified, and the knowledge is insufficient...... Can a mage move around when he doesn't have enough knowledge and no understanding? Is his intention to destroy the whole world?"
"Not really. The old man fell into deep thought, and only after half a sound did he say: "You mean, the only one who can destroy the stability of the spells of the entire world at the moment when the divine power is drained away is the only goddess?"
"Your divine power was drained by that guy and stuffed into my body, who protected my soul? Fei Qi waved his hand, "It's a bit too much, let's not mention her, let's take care of ourselves first." Although there is no spell network here, you can tell me what the casters of your world can do, even if it is the name and function of the spell and inspire me, it is always okay?"
"Spreading knowledge has always been my favorite thing, but to be clear upfront, I'll only tell you about constructive spells, destructive ones that I don't like. But what does this have to do with Gu Gu and ourselves?"
"Divine power is a manifestation of the soul's full energy, and I think it's a medium for the soul to change the world, just like magic. I'm curious to know if there are any spells in your world that can manipulate souls that might inspire me to strip away this damn divine power. β
"Why don't you like divine powers?"
"You die, give me strength, and I will ask for it. Feige snorted: "If we don't separate, then the end result will either be me kill you, or you kill me, or that guy will kill both of us." That's the reality, how do you choose?"
"I don't have a choice. The old man's spirit was shocked, and then he began to narrate: "In our world, spells are divided into nine factions according to their functional characteristics, which are ......"
Due to the lack of one-third of his divine power (soul), the old man must have to speak more than twice before he could express the full meaning. Feiqi took out the cat teaser stick and put it aside for recording, and after the old man spoke a few more times, the cat teaser stick would splice it for Feige to generate text. So, he's completely listening and thinking at the same time.
Asmodeirs' gesture is essentially an extension of the Painted Leather Book, and the "God of the Spellcaster" is now a demonic state for Feige. The King of Demons did not write down all the tricks in his writings, such as the ritual of forcibly adding form to other demons.
Now that he knew that not all of the records in the "Painted Leather Book" were recorded, Fei Qi had a bold idea: if the Demon Form could be increased, could it be reduced, and if so, could the divine power be stripped away? Since the divine power of Azus was not attached to Fei Qi's soul at present, this was good news, which could greatly reduce the danger of stripping, but the key question was whether and how to do it.
Feige took out the "Painted Leather Book", spread it on his lap, and gently stroked the cover like human skin. He learned the system of demonic abilities from this book, and now what he has to do is to crack it without destroying it. There is only one word difference between cracking and destroying, but it is much easier to destroy, and cracking, the key is to understand it completely.
The old man did not stop telling when he saw Feiqi's actions, nor did he feel offended. He also knew his own problems, and Feige had also said in advance that he would use a cat teaser to record his words, and if he thought about it, he would do the same, so he didn't object to Feiqi deserting. It's just that there is a little devil in this throne hall, why should it listen?
"Feige, is that little devil your subordinate? I don't like it here, what if it's the guy's eyeliner?"
Feige nodded, and he called the fork in the road demon over, and then took a closer look at the little devil's soul. The Mind Turning Demon's soul-seducing words had completely erased the mind of the Fork in the Road Demon, which caused the little devil's superior to become "Feiqi", which was clearly engraved in its soul. "Powerful master, I will not betray you! This ghost is very evil, he is stirring up trouble, trying to make you lose your best helper!"
The voice was still the voice of the fork in the road, but the tone had completely changed, and it was full of humility, nervousness, and a hint of awe. Feige casually threw the little devil across the throne and said, "You boast that you are my best helper, so what can you do for me?"
"Master, I can help take care of the territory and bring in the contenders to build it. As long as you explain it, I will use all my efforts to realize your vision!"
By the way, the territory of hell...... Fei Qi closed the "Picture Book" and said to the old man, "What do you think I will do if you don't protect my soul and cause me to become a primordial devil lord?"
"According to my research on the devil, all Devil Lords will start to expand, build territories, and then use this as a basis to try to attack, corrupt, or even occupy a certain world. Hell needs souls, and the devil snatches souls from hell. β
"Then I have to behave like the primordial devils and do what they have to do. Fitch said to the Fork in the Road, "I'm going to start building the territory, and that's what you're going to do." I have two particularly important requests to you, one is that you are not allowed to disclose my situation, and the other is that all construction projects must be planned and presented to me. If you do a good job, I'll give you an advancement, you know?"
The fork demon hurriedly nodded vigorously, and then said, "My lord, what is your territory going to look like?"
"Magic, of course...... No, a fortress of war, used to amass forces and attack other worlds. You find a way to summon the devil, and I will turn them into men. Feiqi waved his hand and said to the fork in the road: "Okay, you go out first and think about it and make a plan." I know you have this knowledge in your head. β
"Yes master, you have given me this knowledge, and I will not disappoint your expectations!" The fork in the road demon was completely brainwashed, and it did not doubt the origin of the knowledge in its own head, nor did it raise the idea of inquiring. The little devil bounced out of the hall and went to the ruined hell outside, where he began to plan for Feige.
"Why do you want to keep it?" asked the old man.
"It used to use the Hell Pact to tie its soul to mine, trying to control me, and then I broke free. My punishment is to turn it into a little devil. Feige looked at the soul beside him and said, "I have to be honest with you. Although I'm different from ordinary devils - you knew it when you poured divine power into my body. But in this hell, I will inevitably be affected and turn towards evil. I hope to find a solution to the current dilemma before then, otherwise sooner or later we will be suspicious of each other and start fighting. β
"I'm not going to fight. The old man said, "No matter how wicked and suspicious you become, I just need to remember one thing: you cannot destroy me." Both of us exist, and that's the state that guy has to ensure. So the situation is clear: you can't destroy me, and keeping your soul intact is a necessary prerequisite for solving the problem, so I won't attack you. Fight if you want, kill if you want, I'll lie down and won't make any resistance. β
Feige narrowed his eyes, and then couldn't help but laugh. He had never seen such a "single" god who could pose as a scoundrel. "Let's say magic, I still have to hurry up and figure out a way!"
The old man began to lecture again, while Feige continued to desert in the course of the lecture, leaving the task of note-taking to the good student Teasing Cat Stick. It seems that the teacher who can't explain the class clearly and the student who is not attentive, but both of them actually do their best.
"Feiqi...... Wait, don't get distracted, I thought of a spell that might allow you to pass through the spatial barrier of teleportation. β