Historians like to use important events as bookmarks for epochs. When the spring of AD 1898 came, perhaps no one would have expected that the pattern of the whole world would undergo essential changes. There were so many important events that happened in that year. , The scope of influence is so wide that it seems that they can write hundreds of research records for those scholars, and mix them for hundreds of years.
If we follow the historical trajectory backwards, the changes are very obvious. AD1896, the year of the dragon, started with the sleepless person ascending to the gods, the silent Ayer force entered an active period, and the incarnation of the gods began to walk in the Above the earth, the planners and messengers of the conspiracy traveled all over the world, and Roland came to the surface.
In AD 1897, the year of the Griffin, the whole world fell into a period when the storm was about to come. Under the activity of Roland and others, the northern countries that won the battle of defending the land successfully became independent. Oran, Baier, Ciro, Lanmeng, underground All countries including the world have reached a private tacit understanding, and the Pan-Ark force (the underworld force) has taken shape.
AD 1898, the year of the vulture, is also the year when the holy war was fully opened, and it was also the year when many events broke out. Although the cloud of war has covered the sky, the angels and demons on the side of chaos have forced their way into the world. Estrada's Sacrifice gave Shengguang a new comment. The elf civil war and the defection of the main god made the future of the elf race in confusion, but if you are looking for the biggest bright spot among many events, you still have to look at what happened by the river Styx. The direct consequence of it is that the original Epoch AD was abandoned and the new Epoch FT started from scratch.
AD 1898, the Spring of the Vulture, and the Year of the Black Rat in the FT1 year, next to the Styx, a young man in white robes finally arrived, but he still had no plans to raise his head.
"...I didn't expect it to actually come this far."
Even Ayer himself did not expect that he would eventually reach this point. At this time, he has undoubtedly become the enemy of the world.
And the god visitor behind him doesn't seem to give him any more time to sigh.
It was a pair of twin sisters who walked over with a smile. The sister in front had an elf-like appearance, but was surrounded by wooden parts. The gray-brown skirt was also made of long beards made of wood fibers, and the green hair tips were also leaves. The glory of Mu Ling, if it wasn't for the fact that the Mu Ling family did not have the appearance of an adult woman, the breath that was close to nature would be like the sister of Mu Ling.
The elder sister and the tree demon had similar appearances, while her younger sister landed on all fours, galloping back and forth happily, like a wild centaur.
The Laughter Sisters, the descendants of the former gods of nature, are still powerful gods compared to their powerful ancestors, although they only have part of the priesthood.
They are the patrons of nature, as well as the guardians and allies of some Druids. Although they seldom participate in matters related to the main plane, they have a wide range of personal connections and relationships. Not the patron saint of elves, but actually fulfilling the duties of forest guardians, many of the senior members of their church are wood elves.
The other was a red-nosed dwarf, his gray hair was covered in mud, and he was carrying a black forging hammer behind his back.
Forge and dwarf shield Del, although only a powerful god, but as the head of the dwarf pantheon, he also has a lot of allies and resources.
The high-ranking people on the natural side and the dwarf side, in a sense, these three gods also represent the two forces on the order side, or the two forces that tend to be peaceful and neutral.
The four gods in front of him were all incarnations and naturally couldn't hide from Ayer's perception, but the current situation made him shake his head.
"...Unfortunately, all of them are incarnations, do you already know?"
The expected pursuer, the main god from the order side, came to a god of holy light, and he was vaguely inactive, not knowing what he was thinking.
The other four main gods didn't even send their avatars. Obviously, they already knew something and didn't plan to come to die.
"Of course, my old man is not here to die, we are here to see you off. By the way, my little girl is still under your care."
The old dwarf's words are direct. Mary, the god of hammer and barrel, is the patron saint of shield dwarves, but she is Ayer's supporter. In a sense, she is the bridge between the dwarf pantheon and Ayer, and now Mary chose to enter the underworld, and some things came to the surface.
"Mr. Ayer, our sisters are taken care of by you."
"Old gentleman, old gentleman!"
The laughing sisters came with laughter, the elder sister raised her handkerchief and waved her farewell, but the younger sister ran around happily, no matter from which point of view, it was like a farewell.
This is also the reason why Ayer lamented "pity", but due to the spread of the information that "Ayer by the River Styx is invincible", it was also expected to obtain such a result, and he did not worry too much about it.
Yes, Iyer is invincible by the Styx, it is just a fact, a basic reality that has been written into the rules of the world, and as long as the source of order has basic logical reasoning ability, it will not let the existence of the main god level come over. Send a head.
Ayer's invincibility also comes at a price. Like other gods on the order side, he is naturally restricted by his vocation when he obtains it.
As the original deceased, he broke the boundary between life and death, so he was disgusted by order, and because he lost the most basic evolutionary type and desire of creatures, he became an unchangeable deceased, and he was naturally not pleased by chaos.
The same is true of the undead in this world. They are regarded as mortal enemies by the order side, but they are also regarded as useful cannon fodder by the chaos side.
But this is not liked by both sides, but it also represents another layer of meaning - he is a third party that both sides can accept, so the responsibility of guarding the important Styx is left to Ayer, after all, this river If it falls on either side, the opponent will not feel at ease.
Unlike the Pillar of Heaven, which corresponds to the Styx River, the Pillar of Heaven is not even a channel that actually exists. It is said that it is a channel for believing in the true God and obtaining permission from the gods to resist the kingdom of God. people" rule.
Every believer of a god will have special traces on his soul after he has obtained the permission of the kingdom of God. This is a basic rule. The more God pays attention, he even becomes the spokesperson of the gods on earth, and becomes a heroic spirit after death.
On the other hand, Styx is different. He is a channel of chaos. How could there be such a thing as "rules".
This Styx River passes through countless planes, but most of them are the lower planes to which the Chaos side belongs. Souls that are not guided by the God of Order will fall into it, and when they are attracted by the "order" of a chaotic plane , when he climbed up, he also became a new life. Since he was on the lower planes, he naturally became the inhabitants of those lower planes - demons and devils.
It can be said that he is the cradle of demons and devils, but no one knows how many souls there are.
But in fact, not many existences know that these Styxes also flow through some upper planes, but at that time, it was either as beautiful as a dazzling Milky Way, or it simply turned into a colorful rainbow bridge. Back then, Ayer brought Roland to the underground. In the world, it even appeared in the underground riverbed in the cave.
And if the souls of the kingdom of God are "underpaid" over the years, there will be a huge gap between the total amount of souls on the chaos side and the order side, the rules of the upper planes will be slightly changed, and the souls will be attracted by the rules of heaven and the kingdom of God. New celestial creatures will also be born because of this. Of course, if the natural kingdom of gods is overcrowded, the birth rate of demons and devils will also quietly increase.
Since climbing out of the River Styx also represents the reincarnation of a blank soul, which can naturally become an angel or a devil.
Of course, this kind of thing cannot be said to mortals. The birth method of angels and demons will not only affect the piety of believers, but it is only the second possibility of entering the kingdom of God outside the church's approval, which will make the church's atonement scroll and pledge scroll. become difficult to sell.
In fact, not only Roland, who is a mortal, doesn't know it, but most of the new gods of this generation don't know that Styx actually has a second role.
In the eyes of the world, the Styx does not stop, there are endless descendants of demons and devils, and the chaotic abyss also has endless war potential, and its hidden camp balancing effect is the balance valve of the holy war that regularly harvests the wheat of the soul. It can be said that It's the most important link in reincarnation... and the weakest link!
After all, the area that the Styx River flows through is too long, even if it is extremely dangerous, but as long as a certain section of the river is blocked, it will naturally cause problems for the entire Styx River. Therefore, he needs a guard, a guard that can be accepted by both parties. .
As a result, Ayer became a part of Styx and Samsara. As long as someone may cause damage to Styx and Samsara, his real body will come instantly. At this time, Ayer, who was blessed by Styx, Order, and Chaos, will It is the most terrifying existence in this world. Those Lord Gods of Order who tried to destroy the Styx River have proved this fact with their lives.
This is also the reason why Roland had to die once. Anyone who touches the Styx will surely fall into the Styx. This is the most basic rule in this world, and it is the duty that Ayer must perform.
"There's a loophole in your plan."
"Yes, it's a big loophole. If you don't fill it, the whole plan will be empty talk."
On that day, by the Styx River, in the conversation between the two, it seemed that both of them recognized the existence of the loophole, but they did not delve into it.
Yes, that loophole is Ayer himself, who is the guardian of the Styx. If a reincarnation is recreated, it is natural to abolish the past reincarnation and let the soul enter the new reincarnation, otherwise everything is empty talk.
It is obviously impossible to defeat the invincible Styx guard Ayer, at least Roland couldn't find any way. What the Lord God cannot face, he has the entire reincarnation as a backing and supplement!
At that time, Roland came to a very absurd conclusion. If you want to stop reincarnation, you must defeat Ayer, and if you want to defeat Ayer, you must stop reincarnation first. This is obviously an infinite loop.
"If you can't beat it, let's try to talk."
Therefore, Roland approached Ayer. To realize this "ridiculous" plan, he had to get Ayer's approval, so that he would not perform the duty of guarding the Styx, but let a duty god give up or even destroy his duty, It's like...
"Is the time up? Yes, the Styx River, which is as old as this world, has come to change its direction. It's time for everything to start again."