Chapter 297 297. The exchange of suffering, the kindness of the goddess of Hades
"Gah!"
Before Croya could react, the fish-tailed sea duck king next to him was entangled with the light of the blue ocean and rushed directly towards the source of the sound.
He looked silly and cute, but now he was as brave as a warrior.
Although the fish-tailed sea ducks are considered to be the oldest group among Croya's forces, their own potential is not high, and they can force themselves to reach the fourth level of magic power under such circumstances.
Its combat effectiveness is certainly very strong.
The waves and storms stirred up as it rushed over forcefully knocked down the surrounding trees, causing the shadow in the center to sway a bit.
But unfortunately that's all.
As the favored one of the Goddess of Hades, the Wither Messenger's strength is certainly not something that a mere monster can resist. Her arms flew like strips of cloth, and she instantly wrapped the Fishtail Sea Duck King into a rice dumpling.
The poor Sea Duck King struggled hard, but he was like an insect caught in a spider's web, with no room for resistance.
"Quack!"
——If it were just itself, it would definitely be miserable.
But its owner is still nearby.
Croya stroked the strings gently: "Miss Witch, it's really too much for you to show up secretly like this and bully my pet."
A bright light instantly appeared around him, and the halo, which was already almost rainbow-colored, flickered and fell directly on the arms, neck and ankles of the witch girl.
This method comes from the space jump of the Ark and the magic of imprisonment. You must know that the latter is used to imprison the power of the gods.
It is equivalent to having a special attack enhancement against gods.
In addition, the light of his "Poetry of Rainbow Colors" is somewhat incompatible with death, and it has a restraining effect, so even the Witherbringer can be easily controlled by him.
If it weren't for the inability to mobilize the light of the constellations, Croya would have really wanted to give her a spark falling from the sky so that she could enjoy the consequences of being the Riddler and bullying her own pet.
After the fish-tailed sea duck king escaped from the trap, he ran pitifully to Croya and hugged the latter's thigh with his hands. There seemed to be tears in his big eyes.
Croya looked amused and rubbed the Sea Duck King's head: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
The Sea Duck King immediately hugged him tighter and rubbed him several times.
"..."
The Witherbringer in the distance didn't expect that he could be trapped.
She has the blessing of the goddess of the underworld and can travel between the worlds of the living and the dead, which is equivalent to the top space-type blessings.
Now she was suddenly in a dilemma - should she tell the whole story, or should she simply die and return to the river of the underworld to be reborn?
The witch girl who usually relied on her own blessings felt the bitter taste for the first time.
"Sister Witch!" Agatha looked shocked.
She didn't react at all in the flash of lightning just now, and thought it was because she gave the picture to Croya that this happened.
The girl had never seen such a scene before, and she was a little panicked for a moment.
"Don't worry." Croya comforted her: "I just want to chat with this witch lady..."
As he said this, he took out an exquisite small house from the space magic ring, and then gently threw it into the distance.
The house began to grow in size as soon as it landed, and eventually turned into a three-story mansion with bright windows, wooden walls, and lifelike metal flowerbeds made with extremely exquisite craftsmanship.
"Wow!" Agatha's attention was immediately attracted to the mansion.
Let alone her, it is estimated that even some low-level transcendent people would not have the opportunity to see such a mansion. This thing is too expensive.
However, this is what Croya carved out casually when he was bored.
The mansion technique of the elves can no longer be compared with the space folding technology of Kong Yao Ark, so with the same materials, the area of this mansion is twice as large as that made by the elves.
It is a full 300 square meters, and the interior is all made according to his ideal smart home. It can be said that after entering, you only need to move around, and everything else is handled by the smart module.
After the mansion was fully unfolded, he used his strength to pull the Witherbringer, then took Agatha and Sea Duck King directly into the mansion.
After entering the door, the lights in the house slowly turned on, accompanied by the glow of magic and a voice: "Welcome back, master."
"Now processed for you..."
"Activate the magic binding array..."
A special magic pattern slowly lit up on the floor, completely isolating the interior of the mansion from the outside world. After seeing the magic pattern taking shape, Croya loosened his grip on the Wither Messenger.
He sat on the soft sofa, first motioned Agatha to go to another room, and then hugged Sea Duck King: "You can't escape at all now, Miss Witch.
Tell me, what exactly is the so-called equivalent exchange? ”
Of course, the Wither Messenger was also aware of her current situation. She thought over and over again and said helplessly: "Mr. Sun, in the extraordinary world, the more you know, the more dangerous it is."
She tried to dispel Croya's thoughts in this way. The goddess didn't explicitly say that she could tell Croya, so she really didn't dare to say it.
However, Croya smiled indifferently: "Since it has happened, not to mention I don't care whether I know much or not."
Although he is still cautious now, he is not so cautious. He always needs to understand things so that he can deal with them better.
With his power, he doesn't need to care and be careful so much. He can see the reality of the world whenever he wants.
"..." The Wither Messenger's face without features "stared" at Croya, and finally chose to say what he could.
She made a voice and said: "That is the legendary tree of life that the goddess of Hades, whom I believe in, got from the star realm."
"It is one of the most primitive alchemical systems, and most of the transactions we make are built around it."
"That is, equivalent exchange."
She slowly stretched out six soft arms like strips of cloth and traced them in the void. They immediately formed an upside-down tree, flickering in front of Croya.
"You only need to pay a price to get a gift. The higher the price, the more precious the gift you get."
Croya looked at the tree flashing in front of him, "Haha, isn't that just a sacrifice? You sacrifice and get a gift. This tree... is not only from the astral world, but also the power of the gods outside the starry sky, right?" < br>
"I'm curious, are you related to Keleha?"
——Kleha is the former goddess of life.
"!!!" The Wither Messenger was shocked, and his face without facial features suddenly turned pale, "How do you know the name of the goddess?"
There was another sentence she didn't say, but Croya actually knew that it was the power of the starry sky alien god...
No wonder she was so shocked. God's real name is actually considered advanced mystical knowledge. Reciting God's name can directly create a certain connection with God.
Generally speaking, gods do not reveal their true names.
Not to mention the name Keleha...
"Haha, I just know." Croya acted very relaxed and comfortable: "I also know that you are a remnant of Northampria."
"..."
"!!!"
The Witherbringer no longer knew how to answer. Fortunately, she had no facial features, otherwise she would have been twisted into a pile by now.
This, who is this Sun Mage? He actually knows these secret things. Will there be any problems if the goddess asks her to come to the western border of Norant Kingdom to conduct transactions?
Sensing something strange in the mental fluctuations of the Wither Messenger, Croya knew that he had guessed correctly. The goddess of the underworld was indeed the former goddess of life.
As for the remnants of Northampria, Croya just tried to ask, but to his surprise, he actually got them out.
I just don’t know what He has experienced from life to Hades, which is in charge of the dead, and what does He want to do now?
He opened his mouth and wanted to continue asking.
But the Wither Messenger interrupted him directly: "Neither my goddess nor I have any ill intentions. The crystal skeleton will bring benefits to your territory, Mr. Sun. This was decided upon by the goddess and a knight.
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Even if you kill me now, I can't tell you more. ”
After saying that, she just stayed there quietly, as if she didn't care whether she wanted to kill him or not.
Anyway, you can be reborn in the underworld after death.
"Mr. Knight? Could it be..." Croya thought thoughtfully, then glanced at the Witherbringer who was waiting for death, and did not continue to ask.
But he can also be sure that this should be considered a good thing. Anyway, no matter what those gods think, as long as it can benefit him, he won't care so much. "So, the power of the crystal skeleton..."
This time he still didn't finish speaking, and the Wither Messenger couldn't wait to say: "Crystal skeleton is a special magic plant system. Each of the 206 bones represents a magic plant."
"Summoned?"
"That's right."
"What's the price?"
"..." The Wither Messenger hesitated for a moment: "Suffering, take that girl Agatha, she experienced unimaginable suffering in the first half of her life.
That's why she was able to get the finger bones of this fanged rice tree, which was equivalent to her suffering in exchange for the opportunity to not worry about food in the future. ”
Croya was surprised: "Suffering?"
This is indeed what he did not expect. The suffering he suffered in the past can actually be exchanged for such a special treasure. Then...how many people suffer in this world?
If all of them could be exchanged for treasures, how much could be exchanged for them?
The Wither Messenger could see what Croya was thinking and reminded: "Some people live in suffering throughout their lives, but the value of this equivalent exchange can only be measured when the suffering is completely ended."
Croya understood what she meant: Now that he is carrying out such large-scale construction projects in the Western Region, it is actually a profound change for the aboriginal people, and of course it completely separates them from their previous life.
That is how suffering can be ended and exchanged.
But other people on the mainland may not have such an opportunity in their lifetime. The suffering will last until the last moment of their lives, and there will be no chance of exchange at all.
This was indeed something that Croya had never heard of.
"Then what's the use of all this suffering?" He became more and more curious: "Since you think it is an equal exchange, it must be equal, right?"
"That's right."
"To the goddess, it is indeed equivalent."
"He has seen too many souls at the end of the river of the underworld who have experienced a lifetime of numbness and pain. If they cannot enjoy real happiness for one day, they will continue to suffer in the next life.
So He eagerly hopes to help those people escape from suffering. In the entire Semrio continent, only Mr. Sun can do this. ”
The Witherbringer waved his arm and displayed a picture - it was a deep and dark river flowing with numb expressions of souls floating in the river. Their souls were darker than the river water.
It seems...the river is gradually turning black.
This scene surprised Croya: "I heard that the river of the underworld is dark. Could it be that it wasn't originally black?"
"Yes. The river of the underworld was not originally such a dark color, but with so many wailing and painful souls, it became like this."
I don’t know if he is really happy, but the Wither Messenger revealed more secrets: “The souls of the living will pass through the river of the underworld and wash away everything that belongs to the world of the living, but suffering is the heaviest and most difficult to wash away. .
The goddess once said that the purification ability of the river of the underworld is getting worse and worse, and the suffering will always exist with the soul, and in the end it is likely to be completely dragged down by the heavy suffering.
At that time, even the goddess will be unable to keep the soul normal, and the world will move towards suffering and desolation. ”
"..."
This was really the first time I heard such a secret thing. Croya thought about it carefully and suddenly realized that it seemed to be true.
It has been nearly ten years since he came to this world. Every time he casts his gaze, he sees people struggling in suffering. This is of course due to the world's structural system.
But more than anything, it seems that they are born in pain.
Now he can understand it a little better.
"So you still want to thank me. I have helped so many people escape from suffering. This should be a great help to your goddess, right?"
"You are right, so I am willing to trade with more people in your territory..."
"Preaching a message by the way?" Croya interrupted her with a half-smile: "You specifically let Agatha get that picture. Is it true that there will be no faith flowing to your goddess?"
He had actually sensed that there was extremely special magic in that picture, the power to transfer and teleport regardless of distance, and the ability to absorb faith.
If this continues for a long time, some kind of "Tree of Life Sect" might form, take root in the land of the Western Territory, and grow into a big tree.
"..." The Witherbringer laughed awkwardly, obviously being guessed by Croya. Her goddess wanted to break away from the shackles of the world and needed help from outside forces.
This "tree of life" is the helper chosen by the goddess, which can help him escape from the cage of the world and enter the star realm to become a truly great god on the ladder of ascension.
Croya was indeed considering whether to accept the kindness of the goddess of the underworld.
To be honest, there are indeed many sects that want to develop in his direction. A peaceful and prosperous area will be helpful for most churches to preach.
Rather than letting those with bad intentions in, it is better to cooperate with the goddess of Hades - this goddess's church is actually very domineering. After all, it involves death, and other churches dare not have too much contact with them.
What's more, he also heard a lot of information about the goddess of life, Keleha, from Miya. She is a rare kind god.
It is better to be with such a person who barely knows everything than to come in with those strange gods, and he has the upper hand in this relationship.
The goddess of the underworld needs his ability to eliminate suffering in life so that she can better repair the river of the underworld.
To put it bluntly, in the entire continent of Semrio, there is absolutely no one who can do it better than him.
With this thought, he said to the Wither Messenger: "I can ignore your preaching, but if I find that you are praising suffering, or have bad guidance...
I will catch you all and bask in the sun. ”
Croya's smile was still warm, like the morning sun.
But in the eyes of the Witherbringer, it is more terrifying than the demons and demons of hell and abyss - let them bask in the sun? What a cruel punishment this is!
She trembled and quickly assured: "You can rest assured that all our actions are in accordance with the guidance of the goddess and Mr. Theodore, and even our current communication is under their watch."
"Huh?" Croya blinked, stretched out his hand and swayed a piece of scale powder floating in the void. The dust seemed to have its own life, rushing towards a certain direction.
Then...
The space seemed to be being eroded, gradually revealing the image of the Hades goddesses Cleha and Theodore, who were watching through the believers in an extremely distant place.
Keleha: "..."
Theodore: "..."
The two of them were chatting in a garden with black and golden flowers in full bloom. They didn't expect that someone would follow the divine power and find them. They were no less surprised than seeing the netizen who was chatting follow the network cable and find them.
For a moment, both a god and a legendary knight seemed a little dull.
It was the gray-haired knight who reacted first, reaching out and waving to Croya: "Hello!"
There is certainly something special about Theodore being targeted by the legendary mage Eliste while he was alive, and being able to enter the eyes of the goddess of the underworld so quickly after his death.
It was obviously such a gloomy place, but his wave and smile gave off a very bright and heroic spirit. No wonder he was so popular with people (gods).
What a ghost!
Croya had a stern face. He really hated the feeling of being watched. No wonder he felt something was wrong just now. It turned out that someone was really peeping here.
"Your Majesty the Goddess."
"I hate being peeped at most."
He warned sternly: "If you do this again, I will make you and your church pay the price."
This is certainly not just a threat.
The underworld is actually surrounded by the star world. Theodore has his rock note on his body, so he can discover it so quickly. Of course, he can also launch an attack on the divine kingdom of the goddess of the underworld from a distance.
What happens when the power of the sun comes into contact with death? He was actually quite curious.
The goddess wrapped in black mist did not expect that she would be threatened, but she was really worried about her mage who could cross the barrier between reality and the underworld so quickly...
Come on, I can't afford it.
So He laughed: "My beloved cannot decide such a major matter, so I am watching here.
Mage of the Sun, to express my apologies.
I will give you an authority.
You must really need an authority that allows the dead to remain in the world. ”
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(End of chapter)