Chapter 13: Surrender
The next day, Richard officially became a ninth-level magician. After much deliberation, he settled on his first Level 5 magic: Nature's Summoning. It's a magic that can be upgraded to level nine, but with each level, the creatures summoned will be different.
After practicing his new magic, Richard pulled out the fragment he had found in the temple yesterday.
In Essien's diary, Richard discovers the origin of the fragments. It is a fetish from an alien plane, found by a team of adventurers from a ruin that has been washed by the turbulence of time and space. The artifact is called the Book of Bearers, and it is divided into nine pages. If all nine fragments can be found, the true Book of Bearers can be restored.
It is said that when two fragments are fused together, a special ability will appear that is exclusive to the Book of Bearers. After that, every two additional pages, a new ability is added. As for the function of the complete Book of Bearers, even Essien did not know. After all, the Church of the God of Courage had only collected two fragments of the Book of Bearers, one of which had fallen into Richard's possession.
Now, this fragment in Richard's hand can store a magic spell of no more than level six, which is valid for one month and can be used repeatedly. For Richard at this stage, a single fragment is already a very useful piece of magical equipment. With it, Richard's fifth-level magic changed from one to two, and his overall attack power increased by at least one-third.
Unlike normal magic scrolls, the Book of Bearers does not store magic through writing. The fragment was more like a container that directly absorbed energy, sealing Richard's magical powers, and eventually forming several lifelike ferocious wolves on the otherwise blank page.
Richard picked up the pages and counted them carefully, only to find that he had summoned five ferocious wolves!
Originally, most of the magical creatures created by natural summoning were between one and three heads. Richard's spell casting is close to perfect, so he can always summon three heads. And with the increase of the elven bloodline and the beast tooth bracelet, the three heads became four. However, after this promotion, there was one more magical creature summoned.
Richard carefully recalled the spell casting process in his mind, and came to the conclusion that his elven bloodline had become stronger. As a result, Nature Summoning became the strongest fifth-level magic in his hands.
After the test, Richard went to Reilly's room to see how he could recruit Essien.
Upon entering, Richard saw Reilly setting up a magic circle, while Essien sat expressionlessly and watched.
When Richard came in, Reilly had just finished the magic array and said to Essien, "Why does Your Excellency Essien have to be our enemy?"
"For the god of courage!"
"Really?" said Reilly, picking up Essien's journal from the table and shaking it in front of him.
Seeing the unlocked magic house, Essien's face changed and he said, "No matter what, I only hope that the temple will send all the high-ranking knights to destroy you. ”
"Oh, do you think that's necessary?" asked Reilly, smiling.
"Of course it is necessary!" Esin raised his head and said firmly, "Unlike the previous invaders, you will bring a real dimensional war to Faro!"
Richard's complexion changed, and Essien unexpectedly broke the essence of his trip to the plane!
Smack!
"Your Excellency Essien's vision and wisdom are truly admirable!" Reilly clapped his hands and said, "Unfortunately, the Temple has already been drawn to most of the attention by another group of invaders, and there is no time to pay attention to us 'insignificant' fellows." ”
Essien's face turned pale and he muttered, "No...... If there were no priests, even the most powerful invaders would have been wiped out. But ......"
"But what?" said Reilly, looking at Essien with a smirk.
"You will take root here, grow here, and eventually destroy all of Faro!" said Essien, pointing at Reilly, hatefully.
"You can't say that. Reilly shrugged his shoulders and said, "We're here to get resources, not to create a ruin." ”
"For beings in the Pharo plane, it doesn't make a difference. Essien said flatly.
"It seems that words alone are hard to dispel your doubts. Reilly handed Essien a piece of paper and said, "Then please stand on the magic circle and read this passage again." ”
Essien looked at the words on the paper, then his face changed, and he said, "What's the point of that?"
"Just do it. ”
Essien walked over to the magic circle and began to read. He knew he didn't have a choice.
"In the name of Essien, I would like to dedicate this life to the great will of the plane, and Faro is my eternal destination!"
Reilly said in a deep voice: "The contract is established!"
As soon as the words fell, a huge will descended on the forward base. Then, a divine light shone on Essin's body, and a mysterious mark appeared on his eyebrows. At the same time, a large number of Dimensional Origins poured into the Sigil, which was a reward from the Plane's will for Essin, and a constraint to ensure that he fulfilled his oath. If Essien broke his oath, these Origin forces would completely destroy his soul.
Richard exclaimed in surprise and said in shock: "This is the Divine Word Contract!"
The so-called Divine Grammar and Divine Word Contracts are actually the substitution of certain ancient and powerful languages for magical spells to drive spells and contracts. The stronger the language used, the more effective the Divine Grammar and Divine Word Contracts will be.
The language used by Reilly is the language of runes from the Dark World, created by Annu and with the power to point to the origin of the world. In the beginning, Rayleigh killed tens of thousands of monsters in the evil cavern, sacrificed a large amount of hellish power to the plane will of St. Hugh Arri, and was only given a small part of the knowledge of rune words. And to truly touch the power of Runeword, you have to kill at least one secondary demon!
With the influx of the plane origin, a burst of golden light suddenly emitted from Essin's body, and the divine power in his whole body burned, but the rank of the divine officer did not decrease but increased, and it did not stop until the fifteenth level.
Essien looked at his hands and said in disbelief, "My faith has changed automatically, and I have not fallen?"
Reilly rolled his eyes and said, "You are now an apostle of the will of the plane, how can you be corrupted? For Farrow, the god of courage is just a parasite attached to the rules. ”
An extremely angry expression appeared on Essin's face, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Nei'an is a heretic!"
Reilly and Richard looked at each other, then asked, "What did he do?" Essien had become an apostle of the will of the plane, and the heresies he identified were often those that endangered the whole of Faro.
Essien shook his head and said, "I don't know the specific situation, I only know that it is a matter that has the potential to destroy the whole of Faro. ”
Reilly smiled, "I think you need a group of allies right now, and we're the best option." ”
Essien's face was cloudy, and with his current situation, working with Reilly was the best option. And as a Faroe, it was difficult for him to accept the fact that he had to take refuge with the alien invaders in a short period of time.
"Why hesitate, seeing that you participated in the ceremony so easily, I thought you were ready for it. Reilly smiled and said.
Essien's face was even more ugly. Seeing the spell on the piece of paper, he guessed that Reilly wanted to communicate with the will of the plane. In Essien's view, this kind of behavior is completely looking for death.
However, the reality was not what Essien expected. Instead of punishing these invaders, the Will of the Plane favored Reilly. Now, even if the Pope of the God of Courage comes, he will only treat him as a living being of this plane.
After a long time, Esin sighed deeply and said, "Since the Great Plane Will has approved of you, I have nothing to say. However, I will only admit you alone. ”
Reilly looked at Richard and asked, "What do you think?"
"How can we make sure he doesn't betray us?" asked Richard a crucial question.
"As long as Priest Essien is willing to cooperate, I can help you replace Neian as the new god of courage. Reilly said solemnly, "What about this condition?"
Essien gritted his teeth and said, "You are making me betray all of Faro. ”
"How is this possible?" Reilly looked at him in surprise and said, "You have already dedicated your soul to the will of the plane, and it is impossible for you to do anything harmful to Faro, and you will not even have such thoughts. Your real enemies are the gods. ”
“...... I will do my best to assist you until I defeat Nean. ”
Reilly smiled. He knew that Essien had accepted his offer.