Unlike his initial response to the water god, Ron was now completely at peace.
What "next time" nonsense? It's all Ron's own doing!
Ron pondered whether he should tell tomorrow's story ahead of time.
Thinking about it, it seems there's no need to rush. He's just a nobody, and knowing how the ancients courted their own demise a day earlier won't affect the current situation.
Then, let's break it down tomorrow!
Ron thought to himself, then bowed and left the church.
The next day.
After another story, Ron went on to ask the same question from yesterday.
The statue of the water god suddenly shot out images and text from the void.
The endpoints of the divine gaze form a series of images.
The origins and process of the arcane sorcerer's ancient plan to kill the gods are all laid bare before your eyes.
After looking at many pictures and texts about the radiance, Ron finally understood the inside story.
I see.
It seems that because the path to godhood was too difficult, the arcanists believed that the ancient gods were hindering the progress of the times, and ultimately even the creator god was affected.
To be more specific, the arcanists seem to be seeking a fundamental power of the world; they only want to explore the ultimate meaning of arcane magic...
What is this fundamental force?
The origin of the world, or something else? It must be related to the profound application of laws, and the gods, after all, hold the power to define those laws…
For various reasons, the arcanists had no choice but to take action.
In fact, compared to the pantheons of today, in ancient times, elemental gods were the main force, and it was even more difficult for elemental gods to communicate with each other.
The arcanists cut off all avenues for communication with the gods. Furthermore, they knew that the ancient elemental gods would never fully relinquish the deep laws.
Is the new yearning a response to the control of the old gods?
At first, the arcane mages tried to seek the Father God's opinion, such as whether the origin of the world could be opened up and allowed to be explored by humankind on their own, but at that time, Father God Guth was busy with other important matters.
The people's demands went unanswered for a long time, and just then, the devil's whispers arrived at the perfect moment...
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Well, how should I put it!
The deed is done, and it's no longer important to discuss who was right or wrong back then. What I really want to know is what Ron plans to do after he finds out the truth.
In the divine illustrations, the God of Water represents the so-called origin of the world with only a ball of light. Let's just call it the origin of the world for now. Anyway, it is the end point of a certain arcane art pursued by arcane sorcerers, or what can be called a mystery.
So, what exactly are these arcanists asking for?
This is a crucial point and should not be used to refer arbitrarily to the origin of the world.
Ron then asked again, "Great Goddess of Water, what is the ultimate goal of arcane magic?"
Okay! Here it comes, here it comes.
To find out what happens next, stay tuned for the next episode!
Ron, I…
Okay, tomorrow it is...
The next day.
After speaking with the gods once more, the god of water gave the answer.
"uncertain!"
Well, it's different from the method used to break the abyss of the world back then; Shenyan didn't know that at the time.
Now, the God of Water has sent a few divine tadpole-like characters, the exact meaning of which is uncertain.
Even the gods are unsure; the ultimate goal of this arcane art is truly mysterious!
By the way, even the arcanists themselves are searching for answers, so how could the gods be certain?
Unfortunately, the ancient arcane civilization was interrupted, and now we have entered the age of magic.
Afterwards, Ron and the God of Water explored what the ultimate goal of arcane magic was.
Later, they even began to explore the end of magic, its future development and evolution, and so on.
As expected, the water god's reply also indicated that the end of magic was uncertain.
Uncertainty is uncertainty; the future holds endless possibilities.
Ron and the water god tried to deduce all the possibilities.
During this process, Ron saw far too many of those "to be continued" stories.
Until, the God of Water sent a divine light and a message.
"As for matters of magic, why don't you ask the Goddess of Magic, my Pope?"
yes!
That makes sense. Ron immediately stopped asking about it, but he couldn't let his daily conversations with the gods go to waste, so he started asking about the affairs of the gods.
It's always good to have more information about the gods, as this information will be crucial if you ever have to deal with certain deities again in the future.
In the days that followed, Ron visited several more branches of the Magic Church in his home country, where he tried to inquire about magic from the Goddess of Magic.
Sure enough, Ron actually received a response from the Goddess of Magic on several occasions. After all, she wasn't her Pope, and the Goddess of Magic was different from the Water God, a new generation of deities. The Goddess of Magic's response was uncertain.
Sometimes the goddess of magic would reply in great detail, while other times, no matter how much Ron prayed, the goddess of magic would not respond at all.
Unfortunately, I'm glad I can hear it; if I can't, so be it, it's not a big deal.
At worst, the academy's magicians can explore on their own in the future. Most of the information Ron obtains will eventually be transformed into local magic courses to give back to the students.
Time always flies, and before we knew it, a month had passed.
During this month, the Carlo Magic Empire and other continental empires maintained magical communication with Sandy Territory.
Several new large-scale relics have been discovered in various locations on the mainland.
On this day, Ron welcomed another group of returning personnel.
The party heading towards the lich lands in the north.
Inside the lord's manor, Ron listened attentively to Captain Rayleigh's report.
Rayleigh was Borg's father's deputy in the army when he was the former lord. As a vassal of the Lance nobility for generations, he was sent north by Ron this time.
The report stated that when the team headed to the north, they encountered skeleton soldiers at the foot of a snow-capped mountain.
Strangely, the undead did not attack the Sandy Territory delegation.
Soon, a lich with a skeleton descended from the sky, and all the undead knelt down. At the same time, an underground castle appeared on the ground.
The City of the Dead has been born.
Sandy's delegation was welcomed into the castle.
At the time, Riley thought they would never come back, but they never expected to be treated with such courtesy by the dead.
The lich borrowed the first edition of the Magic Report from Sandy Territory, while Rayleigh and the others waited anxiously on the sidelines.
Not long after, the lich reported that he was staying behind, and gave Rayleigh a chest of treasures as a reward.
It's roughly equivalent to having a magical item purchased.
"By the way, my lord, there's a chest of undead treasures here," Rayleigh suddenly said after recounting the general events.
Ron then looked over and saw that the seal on the treasure chest was intact. He knew the loyalty of the noble vassals, so the treasure chest should not have been opened.
Ron pondered for a moment and said, "I understand. You've all worked hard this time. Go and go with the steward to the accounting office."
"Thank you, Lord."
"..."
After his men had all left.
Before opening the box, Ron glanced at Rita next to him one last time. Okay, with the angel secretary protecting him... Open!
Ron opened the treasure chest given by the dead.
After Ron saw what was inside clearly, he was basically certain that the liches' unusual behavior was not related to the demons.
Inside the box were surprisingly valuable books.
An ancient text, the notes of the arcane mage Jais, a collection of treatises on the origins of arcane magic, Jais's brief analysis of the origins of arcane magic...
Various ancient documents and precious records.
According to Ron's understanding from various sources, the reason why the Abyss side cut off the development of the previous civilization in advance was probably to prevent the arcane sorcerers from exploring the end of arcane magic.
Now, the lich has directly gifted Ron records of the people's explorations.
The devils probably won't bring out these things.
However, just in case, Ron would not let his guard down, as there was a small possibility that the enemy was using these as bait.
So, how about we go to the North?
As Ron looked through the ancient texts, he once again considered whether he should go to the north.
For a long, long time.
Ron finally closed the book.
Arcane knowledge is as vast as the ocean, and before he knew it, it was getting dark. Ron made up his mind to wait and see.
At least all the necessary arrangements should be made before discussing anything else.
I'm afraid the people sent these things because they were worried Ron wouldn't come.
Indeed, it caused Ron quite a bit of trouble.
As a result, Ron accelerated the development of his territory in all aspects the following day.
Call the guards outside to come in.
"Quickly, have the managers prepare the ruins teams. The ruins of the Magic City are about to emerge."
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