As mentioned earlier, Aaron didn't know much about the kingdom, he was a grassroots civil servant in his previous life, and he was a Warhammer tabletop player, but his knowledge of the kingdom was limited to a few things.

But even so, he knew several important names, such as the famous Trist, such as the spider god Queen Rose, and the great sage of the Shadow Valley in front of him, Ilminster!

Ilminster was born in the kingdom of Asengart from 212 to the High Forest in the valley calendar, his father was a prince of the kingdom of Asengat, the kind with the right of orthodox inheritance, and his mother was only the daughter of an ordinary forester, but in the year 224 of the valley calendar, a dragon-riding mage lord destroyed the family of Ilminster and destroyed everything for him.

Harsh realities, corrupt rulers, and evil wizards change Ilminster's heart dramatically, and he has worked as a warrior, a wanderer, and a priest, before finally discovering that only the caster is the master in the realm.

Later, Ilminster was favored by the second generation of the goddess of magic, Mistra, and he followed Mystra's guidance to Komanso, which is currently the Elven Komando Empire in the Great Forest of Comanso northwest of Cormyr, where he experienced countless difficulties, suffered from elven assassinations, siege and interception, and all kinds of difficulties, but he finally overcame all this with great magic, Mistra's help and his excellent diplomatic skills, and not only became a friend of the elves, but also participated in the creation of the puzzle, In the end, Comanso became the Lost Strono and went to its heyday.

At the same time, Ilminster is one of the voters who really had a romantic history with the goddess of magic.

The second generation of the goddess of magic used to have intimate relationships with many, many mortals, but there are very few mages who have managed to survive until now, and Ilminster is one of them.

Since then, the frequency of Ilminster's appearance has greatly decreased, and he no longer often participates in the major affairs of the kingdom, but whenever he encounters major events or upheavals, he still occasionally shows his face, and over the centuries, he has taken in many apprentices, all of whom have become important players in the course of the country's history, for example, several of the famous Seven Sisters of the Northland were led by him to teach him magic skills.

"Green wood?" Aaron leaned back on the pillow, with what he knew about Ilminster, the great sage would not kill for no reason, and with his magical skills, Aaron would be difficult to fight if he was planning to do something to himself.

Iolem, Larocle, and Ilminster are known as the three ceilings of the kingdom mages, symbolizing the pinnacle of mortal combat power.

"Because of changing the plot and setting all day long, coupled with the new author who eats books like crazy, changes the old version and the old author's setting characters or uses them as his own stepping stones, Green Wood's mother is temporarily gone, as for whether it is permanently gone, it depends on how he writes the story next."

Aaron said lightly.

The Great Sage from the Valley of Shadows was stunned for a moment when he heard this answer, and then he understood what Aaron was talking about, and he couldn't help but puff out and laugh like an old urchin: "Young man, you are very aggressive when you speak. ”

"I am an old acquaintance with Green Wood, and in a not very successful exploration of the outer world, I met such a young man who is full of desire and imagination for the fantasy world, he is full of fantasies about everything, so I do not hesitate to share my knowledge with him, and I am happy to know that he is doing well." Ilminster had already learned what he wanted from Aaron, and the Great Sage knew that since Green Wood could be attacked by so many people, it meant that he must be a famous author and a successful businessman.

"In the long years, I have met many friends, I know that many goodbyes are eternal, I can get the follow-up news from you, thank you, young man."

"How do you know I'm a traveler? Or is it from the world of green wood? Aaron asked with interest.

"Grammar." Ilminster pointed to some drafts written by Aaron on the table: "I have read the nine books of Salian that you wrote, and I have just skimmed through some of your texts, sorry, the old man did not have your permission, but I found some of your grammatical habits from your grammar, which only exist in the world of green wood. ”

"I see." Aaron knew that Ilminster's knowledge was amazing, he had been to countless worlds, including the Earth where Aaron was, and it was not surprising that he could recognize some traces of him: "I welcome the arrival of the Great Sage, I only hope that the next time you come to visit, you can knock on the door, as far as I know, only the Shadow Thief of Amm and the Killer of the Shadowmoon Islands like to go directly into other people's bedrooms." ”

"I knocked." Ilminster smirked: "My disciple, Van Gedaheist, and my disciple's disciple, Charlotte Caladnay, came to visit, but the priest of Our Lady of Silver did not seem to welcome us, telling us that you need to recuperate, and let us come back in three days. ”

Elinor?

Aaron closed his eyes speechlessly, he knew that Miss Pastor was indeed thinking about him, but how could he feel a sense of personal vendetta in the communiqué?

"I'm surprised that Master Van Geda Heist is actually your disciple." Aaron tried to be as friendly as he could.

"I was surprised, too." An impatient expression appeared on Ilminster's face: "He and I have always been so different, I have often wondered why I would take such an apprentice, and I have so many contradictions with him that we have almost opposite opinions on every question. ”

"Even so, you chose to come to our aid? Aid your disciples? ”

"Aid my disciple? Oh, Mistra is on top, no, not at all. Ilminster shook his head repeatedly: "I will come, just for my daughter and my granddaughter." ”

"Who is your daughter?"

"You've seen her, Phil Farrell, Cormier's Queen Mother, Mother Regent's Mother." Ilminster smoked slowly: "As for Alice Searle, she's my granddaughter. ”

Aaron's heart was filled with turmoil: Phil Farrell, the daughter of Ilminster?!

Wouldn't he be Ilminster's grandson-in-law in the future?

Wait, if Ilminster was born in the year 212 of the Valley calendar, wouldn't he have given birth to the queen mother after the age of 1,000?

It is worthy of being immortal with a sword, and the great sage of Shadow Valley who dares to attack the daughter of the goddess of magic and his adopted daughter, he still has to learn more from him.

Sure enough, Aaron's expression offended Ilminster: "Are you questioning me?" Youngster? ”

"It's not questioning...... Just a little ...... to be exact. Incomprehensible, Great Sage, I thought your energy was more focused on exchanging academic results with Green Wood. ”

"Oh, young man, you may not be as good at using divinity as those of the long-lived ultimate creatures or god-elects, but you are not ignorant, are you?"

Aaron burst into a brief burst of laughter: "Then you really value me and your children." ”

Ilminster understood the sarcasm in Aaron's tone, and the great sage's rich experience and profound wisdom kept him calm, ignoring Aaron's little sarcasm: "Aren't you too? Young man, you know part of Bane's plan and know that he might do something. ”

"I know, and you know, that the human race is too good at forgetting, not really feeling the pain, not really feeling the hurt, they are not willing to reflect from the heart, to wake up, to repent, and even then, this behavior will only last for a generation at most...... Maybe two generations. ”

"So you choose to make the people here feel the pain, think about the pain, accept the pain, understand the pain, so that they are willing to change, they are willing to give in, am I right? Youngster? ”

Aaron nodded, a little pensive, Ilminster clearly understood his plan and was not disgusted by it.

He kind of understood why, after many feats in his youth, Ilminster rarely dealt with his enemies in person, preferring instead to use some young and strong heroes to achieve his goals.

Without experiencing it firsthand, without experiencing it firsthand, mortals will not learn from their lessons and try to change.

"Is that why you named this place the Forgotten Realm?" Aaron tried to talk to the Great Sage.

Ilminster did not answer, and the Great Sage snapped his fingers.

Aaron noticed that the scene around him had changed, and for a moment he was still sitting on the bed, but at this moment he and Ilminster appeared near a small two-story building, sitting in chairs, next to a fish pond covered with lotus leaves and moss, and in the distance, the fields were full of life.

Ilminster stared at the fish in the fishpond, and the Great Sage easily held the boom in his hand and lifted the fish up, "I'm glad you were able to recognize this problem, if you were just going to set up an organization to fight against the Divine Son of Bane, then I wouldn't have come to see you at all." ”

"Many people have asked me why a loose and chaotic club of harpists was created to fight against the red-robed mages of the Santarins and Tuer? Why don't we also build a Santarimiyah against the Santarin? ”

"Because harpers don't form nations?" Aaron replied, "Did you do the harpist's confusion on purpose?" ”

Ilminster smiled, and the great sage nodded: "Stronger organization, more cannon fodder, more concentrated group consciousness, and better control of resources are the characteristics of the Santarin Society." ”

"So the Santarim will always be the great enemy of the realm, and each time they cause damage, it will take many cities and kingdoms decades to recover."

"This kind of thing can never be done by a harpist, and here is the good of a powerful organization."

"But what happens when Santarin succeeds?"

"The evil of a powerful organization begins to manifest itself."

"For the tyrannical god, there are only four kinds of people in the world he rules: the clergy of the church, who also serve as rulers and bureaucrats, the servants of the ecclesiastical estates, the casters and scholars under the tight control of the church, and the ignorant commoners who are only responsible for production and paying taxes."

"There is not, and should be, nothing else in the world that Bane envisions other than these four people."

"Freedom is slavery, war is peace, ignorance is strength." Aaron nodded.

"Therefore, Santarim will spend all day destroying the kingdom and looking for enemies to stabilize his rule, so Bane's followers must constantly create fear and spread strife to strengthen Bane's faith, so the Son of Bane you are facing can comfortably sacrifice his subordinates, sacrifice civilians, and collude with the devil to achieve his goals."

"But harpists will never have that problem."

"Young man, take my words to me, the old man knows that you are also ambitious, and my granddaughter seems to be fond of you, but you must always be careful not to let lust ruin you and let arrogance cloud your eyes."

"I hope that you can become a harpist, not a scattered towering club, and that's all the old man says."

Aaron was silent.

The emperor once said to him that any pioneer was essentially a "canned yellow peach" and that it was only a matter of time before it spoiled.

Faced with this problem, the Emperor chooses to become a pioneer himself, while Ilminster chooses to become a watcher, both of them in their own way to help mortals and help humanity.

But mortals always worship the emperor more, but they don't understand Ilminster's choice so much.

Ilminster snaps his fingers again, and the scene returns to Aaron's bedroom.

It's business as usual.

The Great Sage handed Aaron a few books: "These are the gifts left to you by the old man, young man. ”

"Multiverse Monster Handbook", "Book of Enchantments", "Leomon's Vacation Guide", "Tasha's Book of Everything", "Aphernas's Survival Guide".

"After a long life, the old man is tired of teaching others, these books are left for you to read when you are recuperating, if there is anything you don't understand...... Watch it several times. Ilminster finished his sentence and was about to get up.

"Wait!" Aaron stopped him, "Great Sage, I have a few questions for you!" ”

"Ask, but the old time has flown by like quicksand, and there is not much left."

"If I can match you one day, will I be able to return to my world?" Aaron pondered and asked the first question.

"Do you know why I asked Greenwood to name this place the Forgotten Realm?" Ilminster shook his head: "Because this place has been completely forgotten, no matter how many attempts we try, we may be able to reach a similar world, but we will not be able to return to the same river again." ”

Ilminster's words completely extinguished the last trace of luck in Aaron's heart, and he nodded heavily to show that he understood.

The great sage nodded sadly when he saw Aaron's heavy expression, but he couldn't stop laughing in his heart.

Ilminster could certainly try to see Greenwood again if he wanted (although Ilminster didn't plan to do so), but he didn't intend to give Aaron any hope.

Don't run away!

Ilminster thought slyly, and was very happy at it.

"The second question is, there are many gods in this world who are very similar to the gods in the legends and myths of the earth, or even have the same name, are they one god?"

"Yes and no." Ilminster pondered for a long time: "The problem of gods is the most complex and difficult to explain in the multiverse, and the old man can only tell you that after the gods become famous in multiple heavens, their incarnations will be related to each other and form a complex relationship, sometimes they are just one god, sometimes they are independent existences, unfortunately, the old man knows only a lot. ”

"One last question, young man."

"Have you seen those four?" Finally, Aaron asks meaningfully, "Or have you heard their story?" ”

"I don't know which four you are asking, but if you are talking about the four divinities that exist in you outside of the stars, then you can tell you that you have never seen them." Ilminster said slowly, "That's why the old man wants to see you." ”

"The old man has a hunch that you will bring a great change to the kingdom."

"I don't know if the changes you bring about will bring the kingdom to stability or to destruction."

"But since the Silver Lady trusts you, then the old man also makes an exception to trust you once."

"The future of my granddaughter and Cormier is in your hands."

Updated, ask for a ticket duck~

(End of chapter)