It is a common view that there must be a reason for the gods to appear. The gods that Shade met in the past all had their own reasons for appearing. For example, the God of Gamblers responded to Mr. Riddle's invitation to gamble, the God of Bloodsuckers wanted to hold a banquet, and the God of Travel was looking forward to an interesting travel story.
But when you think about this, it is worth pondering carefully why the old god "Golden Lord" appeared in the "Black Mist Camp".
What those high-dimensional beings value is very different from what ordinary people think. For example, the vampire Duke Laoel, who had several encounters with Shade, spent two eras just for a cup of blood brew and wanted nothing else. This is completely incomprehensible to ordinary people.
"Then the second question is, has your religious legend ever mentioned a camp covered in black fog?"
The two men looked at each other in confusion, then shook their heads together:
"Sorry, I guess not."
"Well, that's my question."
Shade nodded and stood up. His goal had been achieved, but the older man stopped him:
"Sir, please wait a moment. Are you interested in the magic we have inherited?"
"What do you mean? You're going to sell me something?"
He asked in surprise, and the younger man nodded:
"We are not willing to trade with anyone, but we see that you are a valuable trading partner."
He pointed at his eyes, and Shade discovered that his brown eyeballs had a faint light, which was probably a reconnaissance magic similar to the Echo of Demonic Blood.
"If you'd like, why not listen to what we're going to sell you first?"
Shade calculated his assets and found that his biggest income since 1854 was the gold mine shares in the Randall River Valley. Because the location and depth of the gold mine had been confirmed, the first output had been obtained in just two months, but it had not yet been converted into cash for Shade.
In addition, when he and Yin Luna came across the remains of the flower girl in the sewer of Randall River Valley, they accidentally discovered a treasure from a hundred years ago. Part of the money was donated, and part was divided equally between Xia De and Yin Luna. In addition, Xia De has not had much expenses this year, so even though he took out 5,000 pounds in one go to invest in Miss Sylvia's business last year, he still has about 7,000 pounds in cash.
"Well, what do you want to sell me?"
He then sat down again, and the older man took out a small notebook the size of a palm from his pocket:
"After our observations, we have found that you are more suitable for the following three kinds of magic. Please trust our judgment. Although we have been cursed and have always had difficulty getting rich, we are still very accurate in judging whether others have the opportunity to get rich."
He coughed.
"Thaumatology - Gold Eating. The function is to increase one's physical and mental strength by devouring gold.
After mastering this magic, there are different characteristics depending on the proficiency. For example, in the early stage, you can judge the purity of gold through the sense of smell and touch of the tongue; in the middle stage, you can heal injuries by swallowing gold, and even restore the remaining limbs; if you master the magic for a long enough time and swallow enough, in the final stage, you can even make a layer of extremely tough and smooth metal film appear on the surface of the body to protect yourself, and you can use gold to replace most of the casting materials. Once gold is added as a medium when casting, the casting effect can be greatly enhanced. "
Xia De nodded:
"The only drawback is that it requires pure gold."
"In addition, it can also lead to 'gold addiction', but it can replace food by swallowing other metals. Oh, it can also cause metallization of the internal organs, but it will not affect normal physiological functions.
The younger man said, looking at Xia De expectantly:
"Are you interested?"
"Hmm... what's the second one?"
"Thaumatology - Golden Cat. This thaumatology requires our specially made golden cat statue, which we can sell to you at a low price.
Bring the statue back to your permanent residence, arrange the ritual as required, and interact with it regularly every day. After a complete ritual phase - about three weeks, you can learn the passive magic Golden Cat, which permanently improves the luck in the place where you live, especially the luck in the direction of wealth. For example, if you play Rhodes cards with others at home, you will not lose with a high probability. "
"Hmm... next one."
This magic sounded good, but Shade suspected that the two men in front of him wanted to make a fortune by selling the "golden cat statue". Moreover, he didn't think that the petty little Mia would allow him to put a golden cat statue at home and touch it every day.
"You are really picky, but it doesn't matter. We like guests like you. I'm sure you will be satisfied with the last one, a treasured item. It takes an ordinary inanimate object as the selected object, and based on the caster's greed and love for the object, the object will gain extraordinary power based on its function and shape. For example, if you choose a ring, it is possible... Please don't leave. If you are not satisfied, we have other magic here."
Shade finally understood that the sales ability of the current believer of the God of Wealth was far behind that of the Black Mist Camp in the Fifth Era. These temptations were useless in getting him to spend money.
Miss Danister was not surprised at all that Shade ended the conversation so quickly. Before the people from the Prophet's Association left, she asked the fortune tellers to take the two "merchants" away and asked Shade with a smile:
"Are they trying to sell you thaumaturgy, too?"
"Yes, did they both say something similar to you just now?"
"Advised me to enrich the collection of the Academy Library... ...Time passes, and everything changes. The Golden Order, which flourished in the Fifth Era, eventually declined."
The followers of the old gods Twin Gods and the old gods Yaobianmen now live in the Peace Church in Green Lake City, which is the safest cathedral in the entire Green Lake area. Although Green Lake City is economically backward and the church scale is not as large as the cities on the south bank, the city is quite old. In the sense of mysticism, antiquity sometimes represents strength.
Shade accompanied Miss Danister, helping her carry her bag and documents. The professors of the academy were not surprised at all by the sudden appearance of Shade, a ring wizard. Shade was very curious about how she explained her identity.
The group set out at around nine in the morning and arrived at their destination in just fifteen minutes by carriage. Professors from the Zala Liberal Arts College and the Sekses Higher Medical School also arrived at the church at about the same time.
The three parties gathered together and exchanged a few words. Shad also learned that the leader of the Sixes Higher Medical School was the thirteenth-ring Dean of Academic Affairs, Professor Miller Stewart, known as the "Iron Punisher", who had appeared once in the Randall River Valley; the leader of the Zalas College of Arts this time was Professor Gost, the thirteenth-ring warlock "Necromancer" who had appeared in the Battle of Pantanal, and the director of the college's student affairs office, the thirteenth-ring "Rune Master" Professor Keller Scindia.
By the way, Shade's healing ability, Scindia's Silver Moon Gift, is said to have been created by the professor's ancestor.
The influence of "Whispering Poems" and the Chosen Ones is growing, and the number of professors sent by the three colleges for each event is also increasing. The Zala School of Literature currently has three thirteenth-ring masters, and now two of them have been sent out at once, which is a very bold decision. But this is also a helpless move. Since the Tobesk incident last summer, the enemies that appeared in the struggle for the identity of the Chosen Ones and those disasters that are close to natural phenomena have been gradually expanding in scope and intensity.
If the situation was not urgent, the Orthodox Churches would not easily agree to allow the Thirteenth Ring of the three major academies to enter this area.
However, at least for now, none of this has anything to do with Shade. He could see that Miss Danister wanted him to meet some professors from the other two colleges, and when they greeted each other, she also wanted to introduce him to those high-level warlocks. Although the professors from Zalas and Serkses didn't know Shade, they also gave Miss Danister face.
In the church's territory, the interests of the three colleges can be regarded as a whole. After exchanging courtesies and current information, the church also arranged a meeting with the believers of the old gods.
Because there were only a few believers of the Old God, it was impossible to talk to the three major colleges at once, so they communicated in order. In the first round, Saint Byrons was assigned to the two believers of the Twin Gods, the Zarathus College of Literature was waiting, and the Sekses Higher Medical School went to meet the believers of the Old God-Yaobianmen.
Shade was actually very interested in the followers of the Twin Gods. After all, even Grace and Helen couldn't tell if they still existed. But after meeting them, he found out that they were actually two ordinary people, twin old ladies who looked older than Priest Augustus.
They were so old that the church sent someone to take care of them. Because they were married and had children, they had different surnames.
After everyone sat down on the soft sofa, Miss Danister leaned forward slightly and chatted with them on behalf of Saint Byrons. Shade also learned that they were very similar to the old god, the last high priestess of the Earthshaker Worm Cult, old lady Yinlar, but the old lady who lived near Coldwater Harbor was at least a ring sorcerer, and she found Miss Aurora and was willing to help her keep the information passed down from generation to generation in the cult.
The last two believers of the Gemini God Cult were ordinary people from the beginning. Although they preserved some of the cult's information, most of the valuable information had been lost. No wonder even Grace and Helen believed that the cult no longer existed.