"Mortals and gods?" Yorick's words reminded Rhodes of some previous experiences, "You mean those star spirits of the Giant God Peak...... Or something else? ”

"I don't know." Yorick sulked, "They just say it's a god, it's a god interfering with the world rune, it's the world rune that the god wants to master everything. ”

Rod couldn't see if Yorick really didn't know, or didn't want to say it—but either way, he had a little guess of his own.

If it's that not so good guess, I'm afraid the giant god star spirits on the giant god peak ...... Not as great as they seem.

Thinking of the performance of the Sun Divine Envoy at the beginning, Rhodes moved his wrist.

"And then—the gods, they started the war?"

"No, there is no evidence that the war has anything to do with the gods." Yorick again gave a vague answer, "They didn't show up, but the battle mages left because of them, and Hecarim and the Iron Regiment also showed very abnormal combat effectiveness. ”

After all, Yorick was once a marginal figure of the True Knowledge Sect on Fukuko Island, and he knew a lot of things - he could only know the things he had accidentally seen, and he didn't know anything about the causes and circumstances of these things, and it was up to Rhodes to analyze and guess.

Now, in front of Rod is a broken story, and Rod has to follow the principles of logic to complete this story.

And then find a way to continue writing.

At first glance, it seems that some "gods" may have lured away the battle mages in the first place, made the people on Fuguang Island lose their guard, diverted the tiger from the mountain, and then applied an enhanced blessing to the betrayed Hekarim, thus turning Fuguang Island into the current appearance of Shadow Island.

(Even these two things may not have been done by the same guy.) ）

As for why these "gods" do that?

The reason for this is relatively simple, the existence of the world runes makes it possible for mortals to have immeasurable and terrifying power, and those "gods" do not want to see this scene.

This is not to say that the "gods" are suppressing mortals - in fact, Rhodes agrees that the power of runes should not be misused, it is so terrifying and difficult to master that those who happen to encounter the power of runes are like children playing with shotguns with their safety bolts open, and they have a hard time figuring out what is going to hurt themselves and others.

But this line is not so easy to grasp.

"Don't let mortals easily touch the world runes" and "Don't let mortals touch the world runes" are two completely different concepts, the former is protection and the latter is imprisonment.

Rhodes didn't know the teachings of the True Knowing Sect on Fuguang Island, and he had never faced the giant god Star Spirit, and he didn't know who was who was on both sides, so he couldn't make his own judgment for a while.

If the mages on Fuguang Island are a group of mages with no bottom line, then the "gods" can only say that the means are a little dirty, but the purpose is not bad.

If the mages on Fuguang Island are very dedicated, and the "gods" want to get rid of them as soon as possible, then these "gods" are probably all evil gods.

As for which kind of mage is on Fuguang Island...... Rhodes didn't know.

Although necromancy was forbidden on Fuguang Island, Rhodes was well aware of the large collection of dark magic artifacts in the area - none of these things had been destroyed, but were all placed in the vault guarded by Hammerstone, and it was very likely that the True Knowledge Sect was the kind of pure academic organization that only pursued knowledge and did not distinguish between good and evil.

Now it seems that there are two possible ways for things to develop, and Rhodes could not find strong evidence to support one or the other.

What to do......

After thinking about it for a while, Rod felt that he had found a breakthrough in things.

Qianjue.

After a brief period of association, Rhodes found something interesting.

The destruction of Fuguang Island may be nothing, but the appearance of Shadow Island can directly contradict Qianjue's teachings - for those who should die but linger in the world, the wolf spirit will give revenge.

And now, judging from the situation on the Shadow Island, it is obvious that the wolf spirit has not dealt with the Shadow Island all this time - not to mention that it is because of Karthas, the Shadow Island has not been attacked by the wolf spirit before Karthhas came!

Extrapolated from the above, there are now two different interpretations of Qianjue.

Either Qianjue is also a member of the "gods" but has violated her duties, or Qianjue can't take care of Shadow Island at all now.

The former means that most of Valoran's "gods" are problematic, they ostensibly control the rules and maintain order, but in fact they are suppressing mortals, making them tremble under the shackles of faith.

The latter means that there may be greater darkness lurking in the depths of Valoran, and these darkness is periodically affecting Valoran, forcing the world to periodically destroy civilization.

And the one thing that is common between the two is that as long as Rhodes is involved, it will be troublesome.

In other words, Rhodes didn't want to be a hero or something...... Rhodes was long past that age.

Rhodes respects heroes, but he won't be willing to be that hero unless he has to.

(Yes, goblins are greedy and desperate, but don't forget, the ones who are the best at self-detonating attacks...... Also goblins. ）

Unfortunately, the fact is that no matter which speculation is true, it is impossible for Rhodes to stay out of it.

Because in Rod's plan, Cana would master the Storm Rune, and Rhodes himself would master the Arcane Rune sooner or later.

Both of these runes are definitely world runes, and Rhodes and Cana must choose their place unless they give up everything.

And you need to make a judgment before choosing a position, and blindly standing in line will only make yourself miserable and be killed by your pig teammates.

Originally, Rod's plan was to make a fortune in silence and take it slowly step by step - there is always a price for power, but what Rhodes meant was that if he got the power and paid the price, then the price would become worthless.

(Even Rhodes can play tricks or something.) ）

But now he was exposed to these things earlier than he expected......

Now it's clear that it's either to give up everything on the Isle of Shadows or to meet Ryze.

Seeing Ruiz means that Rhodes has appeared in the sight of many "gods", and it is impossible to build high walls, accumulate grain, and slow down the king.

Dysphoria.

Rod shook his head, no longer thinking about it.

Anyway, now that I've been involved in this matter, I'm afraid I can't escape.

If you're looking for Ryze, you're going to find Ryze – at least you'll be able to survive.

And, if nothing else, if Rhodes were to leave for Ionia now, the people there would make similar demands.

Now that it is inevitable to enter the game, Rhodes still wants to take the initiative in his own hands - it is better to participate in the past of the Shadow Isle and communicate with Ruiz.

It's easier to deal with one Yorick than it is to deal with Karma + Irelia + Shadow Sect + Darkspawn or something like that, right?

What Rhodes needs is a chess player's vest, as for the rank of this vest...... It doesn't matter.