Twenty Sided Dice

"Do you really want my people to live in the dark underground, eat dwarf moss, and live like mice?" Evan and the others said to Siegel after they left, "It's a life like that. Why don't you die, are you sure this isn't some kind of punishment - punishment for my support of Liel's destruction of the goblin world?"

Siegel shook his head: "No, Evan, I don't mean to punish. Now it's survival, you can use what you have at hand. Life in the ground is at least a kind of life, and immigration to other planets can continue. Well!"

Evan looked at Siegel, trying to get his true thoughts out of his mouth. However, he could only see the deep eyes that belonged to God, without the slightest emotional fluctuations in it. "Siegel, how long do we need to be underground?"

"This mainly depends on the dissipation of the dust radiation and whether the new world can be found. However, according to my estimation, the dust will continue to cover the sky for two hundred years, and its subsequent effects can even last for five hundred years. So in the end It's still possible to find a way to colonize the stars, using Myr's energy core, teleportation array and magic spaceship, this is not without opportunities."

"With human lifespan, I can't see that day coming." Evan sighed: "After leaving the Starry Kingdom, am I still a king?"

"You don't think it's the tall seat of the star castle or the words of the previous king, the reason why you are in charge of the king? As long as you can do something worthy of being followed, then naturally someone will respect you as the king." Xi Geer encouraged him: "I admit that you are facing an unprecedented crisis, but it is precisely because of this that it is possible for you to create great achievements that surpass all of your ancestors."

"Great achievements?" Evan was silent for a while, only his fingers tapped on the belt with the star emblem embedded in it. After a while he said, "Siegel, you told a very interesting story about the gods, about the dice. But the world is going to perish, and my starry kingdom will perish with it? I don't believe it. Magic has been a tool, not a belief, since the kingdom and the Mages' Society parted ways. Know why?"

Siegel nodded. As the lord of Heimland in the past, he did not know these secrets, but as the **** of knowledge, he knew the recorded history.

"The power of magic is higher than that of swords, so it is a matter of course for a mage lord to build a magic empire, and the knight class is difficult to stop." Evan chose this wording with a pale face, "In this, the will of the magic **** It has played a very important role in promoting. After all, governing magic users and governing magic empires are not at all on the same level. Human beings do not have racial gods, which is the best goal. In order to complete this experiment, the gods bring ordinary people. A heavy disaster."

"Aaron and I, or our generation, have gradually forgotten the heavy disaster that magic rebellion has brought to the kingdom and kingship. As a result, you, the mage lord, was born. But it has always been okay, as a lord, you have always been loyal. , and willing to share the inventions that improve the living standard of the kingdom. When you hand over powerful weapons of war such as muskets and magic spaceships to the royal family, I and a small number of people who know the inside story are actually relieved. As long as After decades of perseverance, your lordship will be passed on to Isaac, and it should be peaceful, right?"

"I didn't expect you to become a magic god. I didn't believe it at first, but after seeing your abilities, I had to face it. You gave Isaac the lordship, which is good, actually I should say Very happy. But you're trying to get everyone to believe in yourself, it's just too dangerous."

Siegel interrupted him and said, "As I said before, this is only a temporary measure. After that, believe it if you want, and don't force it if you don't want to."

"Yes, you are saying this now, but you still have one more sentence." Evan took a long breath and said, "If you say it, you will not let other gods return gently and skillfully. Siegel, you have already Treat this world as yours, this is your territory, something that other gods can't touch. After you have tasted the power of divine fire pushed up by faith, can you quit? You are the only **** born , no one can check and balance you, as long as you have a greedy thought, you can rule the spirit and mind of the whole world. Tell me the truth, can you do such a thing, and can you guarantee that it will not be done? "

Siegel wanted to make a promise, but he also knew in his heart that all gods were greedy to varying degrees. As long as Shenhuo has ownership, there is no way to avoid competition. Even the Lord of the Dawn of Light and Justice, didn't he also arrange for a saint to try to kill Evan? Siegel can still use the brilliance of human nature to suppress the greed of divinity, but he still regards the world of Thunder Wall as his own. In hundreds of years, in thousands of years?

"Actually, elves, dwarves and orcs may have thought of this, but none of them said. If the world is really going to be destroyed, then you will indeed be everyone's last hope." Evan smiled bitterly and said: "So don't worry, I will still arrange for the people of the kingdom to prepare to evacuate, but it will not be going to the goblin world. If you can, you can open the portal and take us to any other plane."

"Outland is not suitable for people on the main material plane to survive, and human nature will be wiped out, leaving only the inclination of the plane. If you lose all kinds of expressions, can you still be called human?" Siegel frowned and replied: "And the outside world The planes are too dangerous for me to protect you all. All kinds of terrifying creatures, unbearable climate and harsh geological environment, I am afraid it will be difficult to grow enough food."

"It's the same underground," Evan said. "Let's put it this way, my biggest worry is that when people turn their beliefs into you—whether temporary or not—it changes you forever, and absolutely It's not going to be a good direction. I can't do it knowing that something is wrong."

"Even if something like that happens, everyone is still alive!"

"I'm a mortal, you're a god, I can't convince you." Evan shook his head, and it was easy to see the hesitation and unease in his heart: "Send me back, I still have a lot of things to do. Things need to be prepared. I can order a transfer, but not a conversion."

"Didn't the Dawn Shrine always cooperate closely with the royal family, why can't it be my Magic Shrine?"

Evan didn't answer, perhaps because the answer would break Siegel's heart. Siegel knows that doubt and hope are the most fundamental sources of human strength, but when this doubt points to himself and hope is almost an illusion, the taste is still very uncomfortable.

With divine power, Siegel could easily "convince" Evan to turn him into an obedient puppet king. It's not just him, everyone without the protection of the racial gods can easily be distorted by magic and become captives of Siegel's followers. What's more, Siegel also holds a powerful array of tranquility. This mind control effect can not only bring death, but also absolute obedience.

The power of the mind is powerful, but the power to think independently is the most basic but most important part of the multiverse. Even the Mechanical Realm Modrons, which take order and unity as the top priority, have the ability to think independently without being disturbed, and there will be guys like Erdu. If Siegel changed people's minds on a large scale, he wouldn't be much different from the most evil of demons.

What Evan said is not unreasonable. After tasting the beautiful taste of high-level divine power, can he still control the **? When Siegel had just come into contact with Shenhuo and had not yet gained complete control, it was an extremely painful process for Siegel to abandon the priesthood of the God of Prophecy. If it weren't for the fact that he hadn't really tasted the sweetness, and that human nature still prevailed, it would be hard for Siegel to believe that he could actually cut off part of the fire and give it away! In fact, why haven't you become the only true God in the world with plans and plans? How to go deep into the life of ordinary people, how to promote magic, how to become an indispensable **** for everyone, have you calculated this step by step in your mind many times?

Perhaps the best way is to find a safe demiplane, so that the step of cutting the crystal wall channel is omitted, and you can avoid a temptation yourself. Liel once said that someone was willing to exchange a half-plane for the technology of Myr's energy core, which was a very good deal in Siegel's view.

It is a pity that Lier's memory was completely cleared by Siegel, and there is no such recent record in the information of the God of Knowledge. So after sending Evan away, Siegel went directly to the Mage Association, maybe the people here can have some impressions.

The Mage Association has always followed the tradition of "fearing the magic gods but not worshiping them", so even if the magic gods come, they will only be greeted by the standard of welcoming guests. Most of what Siegel saw in the eyes of the Society Mage was excitement. Not because I was excited to see the gods, but because I knew that it was possible for a mage to ascend to the gods, and there was a way to get through this road, so I was very excited.

"Master Lier often acts alone, and we don't know very well. But I think his apprentice may know a thing or two." A teacher said to Siegel: "But since Lier and you happened After the conflict, his apprentices are rarely seen, and it may not be easy to find them immediately."

"I need to find them as soon as possible, but the ultimate goal is still the half plane." Siegel said to the members of the Mage Association: "Using the astral projection, you should be able to enter the gate city safely, there will be more information there ."

"Master Magic God, the silver line projected by the astral world is very fragile, and many races in the outer domain have the means to cut the silver line directly. If possible, we would rather use the gate of another world to go directly to the gate city, and the available protection methods are still Could be more."

But in this way, after the real body goes to the gate city, will he choose to come back? If ordinary people go to Outer Territory, it will take a few days for something to happen. Either they sell their souls in a confused way, or they die quietly somewhere. However, mages, especially mages who can use the gate of another world, still have a strong ability to protect themselves and live in the outer world. If they chose to leave and hide, Siegel wouldn't have the time to look slowly.

"Astral projection is safer, I can give you some ways to strengthen the strength of the projected silver line, so I will not open the door to another world." Siegel couldn't believe the Mage Association, maybe this is what Evan faced in his heart He felt the same way, right?

It is obvious that the magicians of the Mage Association are not satisfied with this result. Perhaps they already have the idea of ​​"overthrowing the magic **** of this **** and ushering in a new century of free spell casting" in their hearts. Siegel knew that if he was standing opposite the Magic God, this thought would definitely arise. What is the essential difference between your own behavior now and Lier who wants to roll the dice? Can free will be sacrificed for some reason—more capable or for a greater purpose?

Order, freedom, sacrifice, the end of the world, all kinds of thoughts came to Siegel's mind, entangled and stirred with each other, sucking his spirit like a vortex. "Master Magic God, why are you shaking? Are you alright?" said the **master of the association.

"No...No, it's fine." Siegel smiled and said to them: "Contact the demi-plane as soon as possible, you can contact me through the Magic Temple, or you can directly pray to me. Negotiations can be handed over. Give it to me, but the price had better not be too outrageous. I'll give you a reward, just like I've done in the past: a fair exchange, never in arrears."

The mages agreed, and at the same time were secretly observing Siegel's abnormality. Since there is no progress here for the time being, Siegel is not going to stay and visit for them. When he returned to his own temple in Myr City, his footsteps were already staggering, and the divine fire in his body began to burn frantically, exuding a breathtaking power.

This is the sequelae of using divine power to open the portal to hold a meeting, coupled with restlessness and difficulty in concentrating. It was as if there were countless voices in Siegel's mind speaking to him, each one exactly like him. As if in an instant, all the clones have their own consciousness, and they are having a big chaotic debate~www.readwn.com~ It's fine to discuss a certain spell or magic, but if it is discussing moral standards, discussing how to do it is correct, I am afraid it will never end. Siegel was confused and fell into this self-criticism. The more he tried to find a simple and simple reason to establish a standard, the faster his humanity was lost.

Behind this, of course, there is Shenhuo fueling the flames. Shenhuo needs a carrier that can exert its own strength. Siegel used tricks to occupy the priesthood, and Shenhuo used similar methods to try to gain the upper hand. He wouldn't completely dehumanize Siegel--that would lose the original purpose of finding the mind--but it would transform Siegel according to his needs, making him see magic, knowledge, and simple principles of exchange as truth, using Calculation solves all problems, just like Lier.

Gods are much simpler than men, their ends are clear and their means are immutable. What they want and what they will do can be predicted, but because of their power, it is difficult for mortals to stop them. In contrast, people are much more complex. Like the straightforwardness of Outland and the complexity of the crystal walls.

Siegel stopped shaking and fell into meditation. This is a meditation between one main brain and ten thousand sub-brains, who are endlessly exploring the truth. Slowly, Siegel bowed his head, like a man falling asleep from sleepiness. The fire of God became more and more prosperous, and his thoughts became more and more simple. (To be continued.)