Chapter 594 The Highest Level of Lies

Amber looked at the glowing scroll in front of him and thought that this might be the most precious treasure in the world.

But Amber Xiu was not too excited. Instead, he asked calmly, "Since you have this scroll, why don't you just resurrect Arthur? You can exchange it for anything as a reward for a lich like me."

The Lord of the Dawn asked in return: "Which Arthur will be resurrected?"

Amber was stunned for a moment, then he realized that Arthur Lane himself and his heroic spirit theoretically belonged to two lives.

"Justice cannot be measured by numbers. Arthur Ryan, who saved the world for the first time, deserves to be resurrected with this scroll, and so does his heroic spirit. I cannot judge which Arthur it is just to resurrect, and my priesthood does not allow me to make a choice."

The Lord of Dawn's words left Amberxiu speechless. What kind of trolley problem was this for the gods?

But this seems to be correct. Amber Xiu still remembers a story he read about a brother and sister. The sister was bullied and developed a different personality. She could only stay at home and could not go out. She was afraid of everything. The brother took care of his sister for many years, until one day, his sister recovered from her illness and finally recovered her original cheerful personality.

However, the memory of being taken care of during those years disappeared, and the personality of the well-behaved little sister who was always afraid and hiding at home also disappeared.

Everyone was celebrating the sister's recovery, but only the brother knew that he saved one sister but lost the other.

Some things may seem pretentious to outsiders, but only those who have experienced them personally understand that different is different.

Just like Amberthau didn't want to "let go of the past" no matter how painful it was. In the eyes of the Lord of Dawn, Arthur and Arthur's heroic spirit were both equally noble souls, and it seemed unfair to resurrect either one.

Under the influence of the priesthood, the Lord of Dawn was unable to make this decision... so he threw this thing to Amberxiu.

"Great God, even you can't make a decision, how can you think a mortal like me can do better?" Amber paused and added, "To be honest, although I admire Arthur very much, he may not be ranked in the top five on my resurrection list."

The Lord of Dawn did not seem surprised and asked with a smile, "Who is ranked first?"

Amber Xiu said without hesitation: "Of course I will do it myself. I will send this scroll to the kingdom of the God of Alchemy. If anything happens to me, I will ask my teacher to revive me."

Amber Xiu has never concealed his selfishness. No matter what, he is always ranked first.

The Lord of Dawn said nonchalantly: "Let's do it this way. Since this thing belongs to you, you can dispose of it as you wish."

The Lord of Dawn was so generous that Amber Xiu found it incredible.

He had always thought that the Lord of Dawn was a hypocrite, who appeared to be great and righteous but was actually the kind of person who put profit above all else. There was nothing he could do about it. Influenced by his past life, the Church of Light was 99% of the time the villain in the story.

"However, this thing is not completely without side effects, right? Although I tried very hard to throw away everything about fate, my premonitions always emerge uncontrollably. My intuition tells me that this thing is very precious, but also very dangerous."

In Amberxiu's eyes, this glittering scroll seemed to contain blood and gore, and as long as he stretched out his hand, he would be immediately drawn into it.

The Lord of the Dawn said approvingly, "People always think you are greedy, but often when you should be greedy, you are calmer than anyone else. But don't worry, I won't let you take this scroll before you are ready. The side effects you mentioned are not from this scroll, and Io's blessing will not be discounted in the slightest.

"Whether you want to revive a mortal, a god, or a hero who died in ancient times, this scroll can do it. You don't need to pay any price, and even the name is not necessary. If you want to revive the original Mystra, you don't need to know Her real name, just write down the first generation of magic goddess.

"So, now you understand what the real side effects are?"

Amber thought for a moment, then said, "I understand. This thing is not only a life-saving talisman for mortals, but also for gods. This scroll is in your hands, and no one dares to snatch it. But if it falls into the hands of a mortal like me, all the gods will try to fight for it. I will be crushed to pieces under the power of countless gods."

The Lord of Dawn nodded. It saved a lot of time to chat with a smart mortal like Amberxiu.

"Although you are exaggerating a bit, it's probably true. If it weren't for your special situation, I wouldn't have given you this scroll, because that would be murder. But your situation is very special, maybe you can keep this scroll."

The Lord of Dawn was really frank, but Amber finally reached out and picked up the scroll.

Without a doubt, this is the most precious thing in the world and nothing else can replace it.

Amber had no reason to refuse.

The Lord of Dawn nodded to Amber Xiu, and then reminded him, "Since you chose to accept it, I believe you are prepared. But I still want to remind you of one thing. Xirik has set his sights on you. Although I don't know the specific reason yet, that madman is brewing a huge conspiracy, which may involve all of His enemies."

"Xirik? The Prince of Lies?!"

This was not the first time that Ambershu had heard of this name. Lady of the Mist Leila had previously said that she hoped Ambershu could help him kill this god.

But Amberxiu refused at that time. Xirik was a powerful god, and ordinary gods did not dare to fight him. How could Amberxiu, a mere mortal, kill this god?

Later, Amber used the dark priesthood to resurrect Leila, which was barely a way to repay him for lending him the dream barrier.

Since then, Amber Xiu has never had any intersection with the Prince of Lies.

When Xirik was mentioned, the Lord of Dawn, who had always appeared calm, finally showed a look of disgust.

"This madman has been targeting you for a long time, or it should be said that he has been targeting Jaeger. You should be very clear about the relationship between Xirik and the God of Death, right?" asked the Lord of Dawn.

"I've heard a little bit that Xirik once shared the power of the God of Death." Amber said modestly.

According to the stories circulating in the folk, Cyric is hated by all gods and ghosts. His enemies include Lathander, Lord of the Dawn, Oghma, Lord of Knowledge, Mystra, Goddess of Magic, Kelemvor, God of Death, Tyr, God of Justice and other gods.

These gods all have one thing in common: powerful divine power is standard, and there are also super-powerful divine powers like Mystra and Oghma.

With this combined force, Talos had to retreat.

But Xirik is alive and well, which shows the ability of this prince of lies.

It was precisely because the Prince of Lies was so powerful that Amber rejected Leila's request without hesitation. Killing the Prince of Lies was more difficult than becoming a powerful god himself.

"Cyric is a madman, but his previous madness was traceable. His behavior has become extremely abnormal recently. You were once a member of the Mourning Poets Society, and the most important one. You have been targeted by him for a long time. Now that you have accepted the resurrection scroll of Io, he will definitely target you even more crazily."

Amber Xiu said doubtfully: "Ah? It sounds like it's not just because the scroll is precious. Does Xirik need this scroll to revive some important person?"

The Lord of Dawn was silent for a moment, and then he said to Amber, "Xirik... He thinks he is Io, or an existence above Io. Therefore, anything related to Io will be targeted by Him, snatched away, and then destroyed."

When Amber Xiu heard this, his eyes almost popped out.

"How could he possibly think he was Ao? Wouldn't Ao slap him to death?" Amber asked in surprise.

It doesn't matter if mortals curse Io, the Supreme God has no mortals in his eyes, mortals are worse than ants, they are nothing but air. Because among all the things created by the Supreme God, mortals are just one of them.

But the gods would never dare to do so, because Io is watching you at all times.

Once upon a time, a fool angered Io, and as a result, all the gods received a severe lesson. Billions of gods were demoted to mortals and thrown into the mortal world to play a battle royale. It is unknown how many gods died during that turbulent era.

This is the Wrath of Io.

What confidence does Xirik have to dare to be on equal footing with Io?

"Is the power of the Prince of Lies so strong?" asked Amber Xiu.

The Lord of Dawn said disdainfully: "Of course not, He is just a rat in the gutter, who is particularly good at hiding."

"Why?"

"I don't know, but Io doesn't seem to care about his blasphemy. Maybe he just doesn't want to bother with a real lunatic."

The Lord of Dawn could not answer this question either. The gods were not omniscient and omnipotent, let alone Io's thoughts, which this god among gods could never guess.

Amber Xiu was speechless. Is this God above Gods broad-minded or simply lazy?

"But no matter how crazy you are, you wouldn't think of yourself as Io, is there any explanation for this?" Amber asked.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

This is a secret between gods. Amber Xiu feels that he is about to hear some earth-shattering secret.

The Lord of Dawn had no intention of hiding the truth from his mortal enemy, and said with a hint of sarcasm: "Aren't you very familiar with that Kuo-Tao Fish Goddess? Didn't that Kuo-Tao Fish Goddess also claim to be an ancient deity, and master ancient magic that is more powerful than the Goddess of Magic? It's the same with Xirik, he just believed it.

"It's just that Bribodup was born from the madness of the Kuo-Toa fishmen, so it's no surprise that he became a madman. Xirik's madness was entirely due to himself. Have you heard of the Xirik Book?"

It was as if his ears heard words of extreme resistance, and Amberxiu felt a burning sensation in his soul.

"What is this? Just hearing about it makes me feel very uncomfortable."

The Lord of Dawn explained: "A scripture written by Xirik himself. He tried to use this scripture to turn all mortals and gods into his fanatics. To some extent, he succeeded. Even real gods, if their wills are not strong enough, will be brainwashed by Xirik after reading this scripture, and completely become his fanatics, treating him as the supreme god of all things in the world.

“If a mortal reads this, his mind will be permanently corrupted. Even if you resist the hypnosis of this scripture, your sanity will be severely damaged and you will become mentally retarded. Only prayer can repair this damage.

"Because the content of this book is so evil, Oghma had to write a book called "The True Biography of Xi Rui" himself, using his own divine power to offset the influence of "The Book of Xi Rui".

"But if the Book of Cyric is read before the True Story of Cyric, then Oghma cannot save the mortals brainwashed by this evil book."

When Amber Xiu heard this, he felt himself break out in a cold sweat.

What a horrible thing this is! Even the devil can't come up with something so outrageous.

Even gods can be hypnotized. This book "The Book of Hera" is really weird.

What Oghma, the Lord of Knowledge, hates most is this kind of evil knowledge that destroys the balance of the world. No wonder he is a mortal enemy of Cyric.

But after talking about this, Amberxiu still didn't understand what the connection was with Cyric turning into a madman... Wait, would the gods who had read the "Cyric Book" also regard Cyric as the supreme god?

Amber Xiu asked in shock: "Xirik read this scripture himself, and then...he was also brainwashed?"

When asking this question, Amber felt like he was going crazy.

Just like the Lord of Dawn was burned by holy light, the God of Alchemy was poisoned by the potion, and the Goddess of Magic threw a small fireball and blew her hair off...these all sound outrageous.

However, the Lord of Dawn cast an approving look at Amberxiu.

"Yes, you are indeed much smarter than ordinary mortals. Xi Rui also read this book, and then he was brainwashed. When he created this "Xi Rui Book", he wanted to turn all the gods into his fanatical followers, so even gods with powerful divine powers will be affected by the "Xi Rui Book".

"It's just that he used too much force, so he couldn't resist the hypnosis of this book. Therefore, Xirik believed that he was Io, and even a being superior to Io. He also believed that the gods were puppets created by him, and they were acting according to his orders."

After listening to the Lord of Dawn's explanation, Amber Xiu didn't know how to describe this Prince of Lies.

This is the highest level of lying—even one believes it! "So, I am facing a powerful god who thinks he is the Supreme God, and the scroll in my hand is very attractive to Xirik."

Amber Xiu finally understood why the Lord of Dawn repeatedly emphasized the danger of this thing, and he also understood why he felt the blood and gore in this scroll.

If Xirik targets me, he will really use every possible means to deal with me.

Moreover, this guy thinks he is the Supreme God, so when he plays dirty tricks, he may not pay attention to Io's rules. It is hard to say whether Io will beat him to death at that time, but Amber will definitely be hit hard.

Amber Xiu quickly looked at the man emitting endless holy light and said excitedly: "Great Lord of Dawn, you will not watch Xirik deal with an upright and kind mortal like me, right?"

“Hahaha!” The Lord of Dawn laughed heartily, and then said, “This is exactly why I came to you. I will grant you the protection of the Holy Light, and I will also help you deal with Xirik. However, I haven’t figured out Xirik’s purpose yet.

"In the past, He was just trying to play the role of the Supreme God's clown, and his various actions at least had traces to follow, but recently, He seems to have calmed down a lot. His madness is no longer so superficial, and his behavior is becoming more and more difficult to understand. I suspect that Xirik may be regaining his sanity.

"Mortal, this is our common enemy. I hope you can help us figure out what's going on with Cyric. As long as we find any flaw in him, Tyr, Oghma, Mystra, and Kelemvor will take action to put an end to this madman once and for all."

Amber Xiu frowned and said, "How can I have such ability?"

The Lord of Dawn said very solemnly: "You have, because only you are considered the successor of the Prince of Lies. Now all you lack is an opportunity. If your lies can fool Xirik, then His priesthood will completely lose its power, and He will never be able to hide in the shadows again.

"Be more confident. Your ability to lie has been verified by many gods themselves, right?"

Amber: ...

Why do the Lord of Dawn's words sound like an insult?

However, since Xirik has been eyeing him for a long time, Amberxiu cannot just sit there and wait for death.

He will never let go of Io's resurrection scroll, the prince of lies, right? It just depends on who can deceive whom.

But before that, Amberxiu needs to understand the past of the Prince of Lies.

I heard that Xirik was also a god of death? It seems that it is time to go back and talk to Jaeger. I should ask Jaeger for an explanation for why I was kicked out of the Mourning Poetry Society.

(End of this chapter)