Those who believe in the gods will be redeemed after death! —This is basically the basis for all gods written into the teachings.
Because of this, the beliefs of the gods spread throughout the world of the gods, and even produced a large number of fanatics, who can sacrifice their lives for their beliefs at any time.
And any research related to the soul is absolutely forbidden here, and it is regarded as a blasphemy against the dead and the gods.
"How foolish it is to pin your hopes on others!"
Leylin sighed, but he didn't intend to change it forcefully, because he knew very well how difficult it would be to change the established concepts that have been established for hundreds of thousands of years.
Because of this, his mentor Anthony appeared very calm and serene in the face of death, and did not even delay his daily work.
"If... one day in the future, your name can be engraved into the Temple of Knowledge, and my name appears in the introduction below, then I have no regrets..."
Anthony spoke out.
In the Temple of Knowledge, there is a special wall of honor, engraved with the names of a large number of people who are beneficial to the spread of wisdom, which is regarded as the highest honor for scholars in the entire continent.
And Anthony's hope is that when others see Leylin's glory, they can find his name in the introduction - to appear as Leylin's first teacher.
"I will work hard, teacher!" Leylin was speechless in his heart, so he could only agree broadly.
"Very good! Let's start today's lesson! Turn the textbook to..."
After hearing Leylin's personal consent, Anthony's entire face was filled with a kind of radiance, as if adding fuel to the fire, causing his little remaining vitality to emit a kind of frenzied vitality again.
Leylin opened it as he said, and an old map appeared in front of him. The lines on it were very blurred due to too much rubbing of fingers.
The black charcoal lines outline the appearance of a broken continent, surrounded by many small islands like stars.
At the edge of the ocean, there is still a lot of darkness, marked with unknown and dangerous characters.
"The history of our main material world is a history of great discoveries. From the year of the Bauhinia flower that was recorded in writing to the present, with the great geographical discoveries, the area of the entire continent has expanded hundreds of times, becoming your The shape you see now…”
Anthony said slowly: "And the rise and fall of many countries have brought about more changes on this continent. Regarding the changes of those national borders, you can see them on the next page... Now, I need you to Find our location on the map!"
"this… "
Leylin was very speechless looking at Teacher Anthony, who had a narrow expression on his face, and rolled his eyes wildly in his heart.
"The location of our Faolan Territory is located in the sea area of the Dambras Kingdom in the southeast of the mainland. It is an emerging territory occupied by the kingdom during the third great voyage discovery..."
Leylin's finger pointed to a corner in the southeast of the map, where the word 'Dambreth' faintly appeared.
"But... compared to the whole continent, Danbraith is like a sesame seed, and our Faolan Territory is not even a black spot, so there is no marking at all... unless there is a more detailed map of the kingdom..."
Due to the scale, on the entire map, the entire Kingdom of Dambras is just a drop in the ocean.
But even though Leylin said this verbally, there was excitement and fire in his eyes.
The entire world of the gods is extremely vast, and there are even kingdoms established by orcs and elves. It also has an underground structure similar to the wizard world, and there are a large number of dark races in it.
On the entire continent, there are hundreds of kingdoms, principalities, etc., and there are endless villages and gathering points.
Humans, orcs, elves, dwarves, dwarves, goblins, gnolls, undead... all kinds of races, and gods of different pantheons, have performed a lot of immortal legends on this continent!
There are not only passionate adventures, but also mysterious conspiracies, as well as wars and peace between different races, different civilizations, and even different gods!
Creatures from all dimensions, whether it's devils and demons, or something else, are all staring at this place with greedy eyes, eager to take a share of the pie under the eyes of the gods.
"This is where the legend begins..."
Leylin's heart was a little hot, and he couldn't wait to start traveling and taking risks on the mainland.
Of course, this desire was immediately suppressed by the cautious factor in his character.
With his current strength as a fifth-level mage, although he can be regarded as an elite in the adventure group on the dangerous continent, there are too many existences that can take his life.
"Okay! Let us see the Lionheart Kingdom in the center of the map. In the calendar of the gods in 37628, that is, thirty years ago, the Lionheart King Charlie..."
Anthony started his lecture, while Leylin listened attentively.
But secretly, his thoughts were still wandering.
"The calendar of the gods! This is the calendar established by the gods. Although it starts with the birth of the gods in name, in fact, the first year of the gods is basically the first year after the end of the war of the end of the ancient times!"
This dark history of the gods, of course, will not be written in the history books, but Leylin's conclusions drawn through the collection of materials, Ernest and Daniel's inadvertent leaks, and his own deduction.
"The battle of the end of the ancient times almost shattered the entire world of gods, and even the continent was broken into several pieces. The civilization of the entire main material world was destroyed at once, and it fell into the darkest age, and a large number of gods fell. There are also lucky ones who have obtained the divinity and godhead of the fallen gods, who can rise rapidly, ignite the fire, and become new gods. Mystra, the goddess of the magic net, is the best example!... And the new gods passed The resolution in the Temple of the Gods set the year when many new gods were promoted as the first year of the Gods Calendar!"
There was light in Leylin's eyes: "So, among the current gods, in addition to the division of gods, they are divided into old gods and new gods, and the strength of the old gods must generally exceed that of the new gods..."
Obviously, if the legendary powerhouses in the main material world want to kill gods and seize divinity, those new gods are the best choice, and the same is true for Leylin.
"And, in the world of the gods, has it been more than 37,000 years since the end of the ancient war?"
Leylin touched his chin: "It seems that the speed of time in the world of gods is somewhat different from that in the world of wizards..."
After the class was over and Teacher Anthony was sent away, Leylin returned to his room.
"Master! Master! You have received a letter from Miss Isabelle!"
At this time, Claire trotted over, holding a piece of pink letterhead in his hand, his chest was heaving due to the violent breathing, and even his little face was blushing and sweaty.
"Thank you!" Leylin touched Claire's little hand, causing the maid to run away blushing.
"Hehe..." After the prank was successful, Leylin smiled very satisfied, sat back on the recliner, and began to disassemble the pink letter in his hand.
"To my dear cousin Leylin Faolan:
Dear Leylin, are you all right? Do you still need to change diapers and pacifiers? It has been five years since I left Faolan Island, but I still can't stand the darkness and humidity in this city, especially the moss on the ground, which almost grows all the way to my room... "
On the letter paper, there is a little girl's obviously immature font, which was full of jokes at first, but then it turned into a kind of longing and complaint.
"Has it been five years?"
Leylin sighed, and recalled the time when he was with Isabelle, although the other party liked to bully him very much, the taste of protection was obvious.
However, the other party also had his own family, and finally came to pick Isabel up when Leylin was eight years old.
When they left, Isabelle almost burst into tears, and Leylin could still remember the feeling of her holding his hand firmly.
"...According to my father's arrangement, I will enter the Church of the Goddess of Agriculture and become a trainee pastor. I heard that the rules there are very strict. I hope I still have the opportunity to communicate with you...Isabel"
"A priest?"
Leylin nodded. Among those aristocratic families, except for the legitimate son who was bound to inherit the title, the rest of the children could only get a little money or even nothing before being kicked out of the house.
Those second sons who were educated went to study management and became stewards of other nobles, and the others either became knights or entered the church.
The daughters, on the other hand, shoulder the heavy responsibility of marrying with other families, and it is normal for old couples to have young wives or old wives and young husbands.
For Isabelle, being able to be sent to study as a priest, even if she still had to marry later, but she still had the power at her disposal and the support of the temple, was pretty good.
It's just... Recalling that when I was a child, my aggressive cousin had to pretend to be compassionate and talk about gods all day long, Leylin couldn't help but want to laugh.
After reading the letter, Leylin came to his house.
There, there is also a small alchemy room, with a large number of precious glass instruments on the metal surface experiment table.
Just for the purchase of these things, the trading profits of the entire Faolan family have been greatly reduced for several months.
Moreover, Leylin's side is only the small head, and the real big head is still with his teacher Ernest.
This terrifying consumption made Leylin fully understand why most mages were nobles.
Except for those lucky ones, only the nobles can afford such terrifying spell-casting materials and experimental consumption.