Chapter 526: The Prisoner's Dilemma of the Gods
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The god of death and vengeance.
Now, when this title is mentioned again, it is already in another way, in front of the name of the main god of Drow, the spider god Queen Rose, and has become one of many words that modify her power.
And the name Kiawan Sari is now a piece of history forever.
Her existence will be erased forever, her followers will not be able to sing and praise her name, nor will they have divine magic because of it, her idol will be destroyed to ashes by a nameless lightning strike, and even her temple will gradually decay and collapse from that moment on, this is the way a god dies, and all that was once and all the glory that belonged to a god is lost by God, and is reduced to nothingness at the same time that God is lost......
When Edward, who was a participant in the battle, recalled the brief but heart-stringing scene, time had quietly advanced for a day and a night.
But that battle seemed to be forever etched into the mind of the telemancer and he could still remember the screams of fear that Qiawen Sari had screamed before she died, and he vividly remembered the red eyes of the Drow Lord God that flashed with a little surprise when he opened his mouth to reject the invitation when it was over, and a glow that was almost uncatchable.
"That's funny...... Edward, I have to say, you are different from the males I know. ”
Rose chuckled as she put the beautiful ball of light into her body, and Edward's response was just a calm bow: "There is no such thing as a mortal thing that can resist temptation, but temptation is a proprietary word, and its meaning is different for everyone. ”
Godhead, indeed powerful enough. But it ...... Not my purpose. If you get it, you will be bound by many things in this plane, and you may even be defeated by mortals...... So why do we have to stick to the name 'God'?
Edward narrowed his eyes and snuggled up twice to make himself more comfortable on the soft bench, the afternoon sun shining through the window lattice of the Mage's Tower, swaying on his chest, the warmth of which made him tug at the corners of his mouth slightly.
Rose, what is this guy reading behind his back?
Don't accept temptations in front of you. It can be interpreted as a lack of ambition, but it is also not difficult to understand that the level of temptation is too small...... And how the Queen Spider, who is immersed in intrigue and cruelty and evil, will understand this answer, I'm afraid it's not difficult to guess.
It's really troublesome......
I'm afraid that the reason why she hasn't shown hostility is that Edward is still valuable to her now...... But what kind of value is it? Edward didn't know. The only thing he could be sure of was what the god of conspiracy had in mind. It is not destined to be as innocent and harmless as it seems. There is also a little temptation of freshness occasionally.
Knock knock!
The sound of hurried footsteps interrupted the psychic warlock's thoughts, but he still maintained his original posture, and he didn't even lift his gaze, and now his mage tower is no longer what it used to be, and all kinds of magic devices are perfect and neat, so there are only a few people who can enter and exit at will. And there is only one person who can be so brisk and reckless.
"Hey, you're still sleeping!"
"Well, what, you're done praying? Have you been to see Dahni?"
The high-pitched, brittle girl's voice made Edward open his eyes. Looking at the bench and glaring at him, Miss Elf. But his lazy voice suddenly made the latter even more unhappy: "She's just expending some strength, and she's just sleeping! Not really hurt...... Damn, do you just know to worry about that rotten melon?"
"Oh, so how are you, you don't feel anything special, do you?"
"Stupid stupid! Edward, you idiot stupid!"
Miss Half-Elf raised her voice sharply, stomped her foot, and she simply rode on top of Edward, grabbed the Psychic Warlock's ear, held his face, and did not let him look away, and then stared into his eyes and said word by word:
"Her Majesty Bellena asked me to sue you, she can't protect you every time, if this matter spreads more and more, whether you want it or not, many guys will not want to watch you act at will in this world. You're in big trouble this time, if you don't want to do something, many people will come to you immediately, do you think you can resist it with your strength?"
"Oh, how many?"
"Everyone, even all the gods!"
It was still a lazy rhetorical question, which made the half-elf feel a little out of strength in an instant, staring at the lazy guy, she only had to grit her teeth: "You...... Do you know how troublesome this thing you are holding, or do you think it is a great thing to absorb divine energy?
"Well, how did she know?"
Still squinting, not at all concerned about the little girl's hustle and bustle, Edward sat up slowly, "What about the location of Axie and Elena that I asked her to help find?"
"Are you still looking for someone, do you know that you are in danger now!" Miss Lisa finally couldn't help but scream again, blinking, her blue eyes were already a layer of mist: "What the hell are you thinking? You actually put such a dangerous thing on your body? If you tell me earlier, I ......"
Actually, I didn't think about anything.
The so-called catastrophe is coming...... Or indeed yes. But what's the point of suing you?
The artifact that devours divine power, the meaning of the existence of such an item, is almost shaking the stability of this world, or at least the stability of the gods' rule over this world. Therefore, it is conceivable that no god will be indifferent to this, and they will presumably use all means to eliminate this object that threatens their existence, and themselves, as the owner of the object, will naturally become the number one wanted criminal.
The puppet is not guilty, but he is guilty, not to mention that this wall is still a cosmic token or something.
To be honest, after learning the true function and power of this artifact, he was able to live peacefully until now, Edward felt that this had to be called a miracle if Rose, Bellena, or Lansender had a slight leak about this matter now...... No. It may be more dangerous for a being in the main plane of matter to perceive this, such as Catzerek, or Albert, and that Thomas, and Tesla......
Well, except for the spirit sucking monster lich, the others either don't know very much about this matter and can't be sure, or because of their various relationships with themselves, they have some scruples. But it doesn't matter who it is. As long as this secret spreads, the danger you will face will increase exponentially!
Even if the power of the royal power interferes with the magic web, it can be guaranteed that all the prophecy spells, not even the divine power of the gods, will be able to detect Edward's existence and location. There is not only one way to find out...... If this thing spreads. He's the enemy of all the gods in this world.
That is the enemy of the whole world. How much difference is there?
Oh, there are probably some places where the hands of the gods can't reach, and we can use them to hide, for example, the nine layers of hell, the bottomless abyss......
But after all, it is not a long-term solution, it can only be regarded as a last resort.
"That...... Edward. How about taking it down and leaving it to them?"
Biting her lip, Miss Half-Elf reached out and grabbed the Psychic Warlock's hand and stroked the ring carefully. But then she frowned slightly. It seemed to her that it was just an ordinary hand, dry. The five fingers are slender and powerful, but there is nothing on some of the pale knuckles.
Except for the true master, the royal power is not lightly revealed in anyone's perception, it is a powerful force that is far from invisible, and in human sense, even if it is touched, it is the same as not being felt.
"To whom? What's more, I would have taken it a long time ago if I could take it down, and if I could separate it from my master, would it still be considered an artifact?"
Edward chuckled softly.
"So what to do? and...... His Majesty also told me just now, the drow elves are not a good thing, and Rose is the most vicious one, you have to be 10,000 cautious when dealing with her, otherwise, you will definitely suffer...... Oh, what should I do now? Your Majesty said that you can deal with Qiyawen Sari, but it doesn't mean that you can deal with Rose, especially now, if she unites a few gods to come to you for trouble, can you deal with her?"
After a moment's pause, Miss Lisa murmured, as if to herself, as if as a warning
Dealing with a god?
...... Probably not, right?
Edward's silence and the battle with the Kiawin sari may be enough to make Edward clearly understand the gap between himself and a true god.
The goddess of immortality and vengeance is nothing but a young deity, and among those who are barely known to mankind, there is only a god who comes to Oh, and the title of this power level is 'weak divine power' as it literally means, she is just a being with a little divine power.
But even so, in that short battle, how many moments did he already think that there was no hope, that he had to give up? To this day, Edward is still sure that most of the reason why he can win is due to the god's lack of rational thinking, and what he has is only a little luck, plus Rose's help, to survive to the end.
If Rose hadn't shown up at the right time, Edward would still not have been able to cope with her next attack, even if he had already absorbed half of Kiawin Sari's divine powers.
The fear that weighed down like a mountain, the strange and changeable, yet powerful enough power, was enough to make Edward tremble...... And this is only the lowest rank in the entire deity system, there are at least forty or fifty such beings in this world, not to mention a large number of medium-level, even powerful gods...... Only by touching it can you absorb such a little bit of divine power, for those high-level gods, it is too insignificant, I am afraid that for them, if they want to kill him Edward, it is just a matter of raising their hands.
"Don't worry, for the time being, there won't be any problems, if I'm not mistaken, Rose's target shouldn't be me......"
Tugging at the corners of his mouth, Edward reached out and stroked the little head in his arms, "At least, not me until she accomplishes her purpose." ”
"What purpose?her plan to invade the surface?" Secretly wiping a little tear on Edward's clothes, the half-elf looked up suspiciously, "Edward, don't be fooled by that woman, maybe she was trying to lie to you from the beginning." It's just to get you......"
"In order to catch me, she would have done it a long time ago. As a god, she couldn't have seen me without knowing what power I had. Edward snorted, picked up a piece of beef jerky from the small table next to him and stuffed it into the little girl's mouth, stopping her from shouting: "So, I can only assume that she has some other purpose, or ......."
"Cargo Snake...... What?" the little girl glared at and chewed hard, then swallowed the fragrant food.
"Or, this power, something that the gods can't wield......"
Edward shrugged.
This is only an inference, but it should be very likely that the kingship is ontology. The cage was forged to imprison Pandorian Ryan, and this Pandorian Ryan is known as the God Slayer, so it should be reasonable to explain that its power cannot be used by the gods. And this item has cultivated a user named Shiloh among the golden elves ten thousand years ago, so as the spider queen of the former elf mother goddess. Naturally, you should know a little more about it than others.
Well, the sun god Lansendel, who also knows that this thing is in his hands. Does he understand this?
"But...... But such a powerful weapon. No one can rest assured that it will fall into the hands of others, it is not Rose, it may be something else, and those gods may be more dangerous than Rose?" The half-elf frowned, but this question only gave the psychic warlock a strange smile.
"yes. But that's what it's all about?"
"Huh?"
"Well, then, let's make an analogy. For example, you and Daherney are snatching a vanity case from my hand. Gently stroking the little girl's smooth head, Edward said: "Just think it's a dissociation scroll, you and Daherne both want it, but there is a dissociation on the vanity box, whoever touches it will explode, so what are you going to do?"
"Then you need to say, let the rotten melon go and get it first?" Miss Half-Elf said without thinking, and then she suddenly understood what Edward meant: "You mean, those gods will be afraid that you will absorb their power, so everyone is waiting for others and encouraging others to come and fight you first?
"No one wants to be a bird, everyone wants to adopt a strategy of maximizing benefits and minimizing losses, and no one wants to take the lead...... So you see, in some places, although the peasants are outnumbered, they are called to and fro by dozens of people under the command of the lesser number of lords, and they have to pay heavy taxes, but they do not resist, and this is the reason. ”
"But isn't this the case that everyone is suffering?" the half-elf shook his head.
"Yes, everyone suffers, but at least no one is responsible? The one who kills the lord will definitely be hanged, and he will not pay taxes, and he will not get the most...... Who wants to take responsibility and trouble on themselves for things that are not beneficial?"
"So it's the same with the gods?"
Edward nodded.
In fact, it may be even worse, for the gods as a whole, killing Edward would bring the greatest benefit to the whole. In contrast, even if a god falls, the cost can be bearable. But when it comes to each god and even his subordinate churches and believers...... That's a whole change.
Why do you want me to sacrifice when you sit back and enjoy the ready-made?
The gods are all in existence, and there is no meaning to them in any righteous name and collective interest, and only tangible benefits can touch their hearts. But what other interest is more important than one's own survival?
Although everyone knows this, no one can jump out of the predicament. This is the sorrow of the egoist.
"No, Edward, the gods are not all madmen like Kiawan Sali, though they have different abilities. ”
Miss Half-Elf blinked her eyes wide, and thought of another question: "You are very smart, but you are even smarter to be able to become gods, even if they themselves will be restrained by you, won't they command their followers to come to you for trouble?
"That's better...... If the gods and their followers were involved in the game, it might turn out to be more beneficial to me. The Psychic smirked.
"What do you mean?"
"For example, I'm working with Rose now, what do you think every god would do if the news reached the ears of every god?" Edward turned, but Miss Half-Elf seemed to have made up her mind not to leave his 'cushion', and instead clamped her legs tighter, "Of course it's a crusade against Rose?"
"So if I'm halfway through the crusade, I run away, run to, well, I let out the words, I'm going to cooperate with the Church of the Sun God, what do you think?"
"That must be ...... By the way, in order to prevent this thing from falling into Lansendale's hands, many gods will definitely go to trouble Lansendale's church!" Yes, yes, if no one can find you, then they will not stop there, because no one wants to let that thing fall into the hands of others and pose a threat to their gods, but if Lansendel can't produce strong evidence that you are not there, the dignitaries will naturally think that he intends to hide you, and it would be strange if he didn't fight!" (To be continued......