Chapter XVII
Dark clouds rolled and swallowed a domain. Thousands of miles of clear sky, like a plain paper with ink, heavy pressure.
The rain began to fall, hitting the eaves and falling into the streets.As the rain began to fall, the young magicians of the Nibelungen Academy, after finishing their day's lessons, hurried towards their dormitories, expecting to take off their already damp coats and take a hot shower.
It was already dark, and Will stood on the mountain path outside the Nibelungen Academy, looking out into the distance, and the whole Nibelungen was like a giant beast in the dark, devouring everything around it.
In the night, the academy was already lit up at this time. It was a strange sense of oppression, and in a stormy world, the Nibelungen was like a giant in the sea, stormy and still going, carrying people into the distance.
This continent is a magical place, where gods and demons coexist, and it is not just an image of myths and legends.
Magic is deeply rooted in the civilizations of this continent, but it is complex. Dwarves, goblins, orcs, and elves once made a name for themselves on this continent, establishing a glorious civilization, but eventually declined.
Until now, mankind has stepped onto the stage of history. Humans are not as strong as orcs, not as graceful as elves, not as clever as dwarves, or even as fast as goblins. However, it is this seemingly weak human race that has firmly excluded all races from the richest land on the continent.
It can be said to be a miracle, and some people say that it is the favor of the gods.
"Gods?"
In the farmhouse outside the mountain road, the old woman sat on the ground, the fire was raging, she was no longer as terrifying as Will had been when he first met. Now the old woman is like an old and frail woman, her eyes are calm but there is no life.
Will took a bottle out of his sleeve and threw it to the old woman sitting on the ground. The other party took the bottle and sniffed it, "It's very pure unicorn blood, how did you get it?"
"As long as you are willing to spend money, there will always be a way!"
"Money?"
The old woman squatted on the ground, her eyes revealing helplessness. "I've seen so many amazing humans since the distant past, but I've never seen you like this. Strength is the foundation that determines everything, and the strong never care about money. Because they understand that as long as they have strength, then money will always follow. ”
"Don't you think that money is also a kind of strength? Will pulled out a coin from his sleeve and tossed it upward, "As long as the price is right, it's a coin, and it will change the world." ”
"Yes, if possible, I would like to see how you can change the world?" the old woman smiled sadly, but her eyes were extremely determined.
"What exactly is a god? Is it true that in the history of mythology, God created this world?" Will desperately wanted the information of the gods of this world, how different it was from the omnipotent beings that existed in mythology in the previous world.
"Young man, do you know that it is dangerous to peek into the forbidden realm?" the old woman smiled coldly and said slowly.
"But the more dangerous things are, the more valuable they are!" said Will, sitting in front of the fire, opposite the old woman, and added a piece of wood to the fire.
"You haven't answered my question yet!"
"Create the world?" said the old woman with a disdainful smile, "just those guys? they are worthy too! The gods of Asgard, like humans, have seven emotions and six desires, but the difference is that they are much higher than the starting point of the other races. ”
Will frowned slightly and said, "You mean, their magical qualifications are higher than any other race. ”
"Clever!" the old woman said admiringly, "But it's not all right, the only people in this world who can compete with the gods in Asgard in terms of magical qualifications are giants!"
"So giants have become the most evil beings of all races?"
"That's right!" the old woman nodded, "In fact, for the gods of Asgard, the rise of humanity was a complete accident. ”
"Accident?"
"Orcs and elves were once the masters of this continent, and there was no equal power, and behind it was Tartarus and Asgard who were at odds. In the final battle, the elves and orcs were both defeated, allowing the humans, who were still weak at the time, to rise. When the first nine magicians of the Divine Domain of mankind appeared in the field of vision of the Lord of Hell and the God of All Gods, humanity had become a force to be reckoned with on the continent. ”
"Is the Divine Domain Magician so powerful?"
Will asked a question that made the fallen god in front of him scoff.
"Stepping into the realm of the gods as a mortal, do you think this is just a simple modification? The power behind it is something that even the gods have to fear. Humans are amazing creatures, weak and humble, but they have the power to fear even the gods. ”
"Since humans have this power, why don't the gods deal with humans like giants?"
The old woman threw a piece of firewood into the fire, feeling the temperature she didn't need.
"It's not that they can't, it's that the gods don't need to do it at all. ”
"What do you mean?"
"Since time immemorial, there have been many races on this continent, many of them with giants who can challenge the authority of the gods. But to this day, the gods are still on high, do you know why?"
From the old woman's tone, Will could feel the old woman's disdain, disdain, and even a hint of hidden vigilance towards the gods. This couldn't help but make Will curious about the identity of the old woman.
"Why?"
"The gods are immortal!"
"What?" Will, at first glance, almost thought the old woman was joking. From what the old woman just described, Will only understood the gods as a race. But if the members of this race are all immortal, then shouldn't all the continents be gods now?
"The gods don't die, so they don't need to reproduce. The old woman did not go into this topic deeply, but said: "Giants, dragons, elves, orcs and even humans, there are many races that can compete with the gods, and even the strongest ones have the power to kill gods, but they have all dissipated into the dust of history. As long as the gods lock Asgard deep in the fog, they will stand. And in the end, humanity itself will destroy itself. ”
"What is the secret of the immortality of the gods?" Will asked, looking at the old woman with sharp eyes.
But the old woman closed her mouth and stopped answering. Will was not reluctant and stood up.
"The information is interesting, and it's worth the price of this bottle of unicorn blood. ”
The old woman smiled and said, "The value of this information is much higher than the price of this bottle of unicorn blood!"
"That being said, but now it's a seller's market. It was getting late, so I went back first. ”
The old woman didn't speak again, and she didn't murmur until Will was gone.
"Black hair and black eyes, a man destined to destroy this world, is that legend actually true?"
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