"Crack!"

The bright bonfire, burning dry wood, sputtered sparks in bursts of crackling, bringing a touch of light and warmth to this hidden and dark little corner.

"It seems that my guess is correct." Thorne, who was sitting on the stone, threw a few dead sticks at the fire, looked at the little wizard Pardo opposite and said, "That night, the nine swords that killed the gnoll incarnation The Grandmaster is indeed the former guardian of Winter City."

"Then why didn't he get in touch with the people in the wizard's tower, and instead hid in a very inconspicuous small yard in the lower city of Winter City. It's so strange." Then, Thorne asked the little wizard his second doubt.

For this question, he has actually guessed a general idea, but he wants to hear a detailed explanation from Pardo from the Wizard Tower of Winter City.

After all, the other party has lived in the wizard's tower for so long. He has never eaten pork and has seen pigs walking. If he is familiar with it, he should know something that he has not mastered.

"Because their identities are godslayers, they are terrorists in the eyes of the gods. Therefore, their traces have always been what the enemies hidden in the dark want to know most, including Winter City. If these godslayers are related to Winter If the contact of the descendants of the city is discovered, it will cause unnecessary trouble."

Pardo seemed to feel that the temperature of the flame was too high, so he moved back and continued: "Their enemies are the gods, perhaps because of their powerful strength, they can make their every move undetectable. But the enemy can infer the traces of the godslayer through the relevant personnel they contact.

After all, their existence is too great a threat to the entire main material world, just like a time bomb. As long as they are willing, it is possible to bring disaster to the main material plane at any time, and it is almost impossible to stop it without any preparation.

This kind of disaster is something that many gods do not want to see, so it is the safest way to master their whereabouts and then find a way to kill them. "

"Is the war that took place in Winter City half a year ago the result of their secret fueling, and why did they deliberately lure these invaders to besiege Winter City?" Thorne stared at the bonfire scattered with sparks and remained silent for a long time. Said in a slightly solemn tone.

"I can't guess the specific purpose of what they did. Maybe you can infer something based on the changes in the Emerald Fields after the war."

Pardo glanced at Thorne and found that his mood seemed a little heavy, then shook his head slightly and reminded him.

"Changes in the situation in the Emerald Wilderness?" After the little wizard's reminder, Thorne looked startled, reached out and rubbed his forehead, and began to bow his head in thought.

Seeing this, Pardo remained silent, not disturbing Thorne's thinking.

Although he didn't know why Thorne was so interested in the godslayer, and how much he knew about the godslayer, he knew very well that the other party definitely had an indistinct relationship with the godslayer.

Because he holds the inheritance of the Nine Swords.

As the highest inheritance in the Nine Swords Temple in Karatu Continent, it is destined that he will pay a corresponding price for it one day in the future.

As for the price, perhaps some clues can be found from the Nine Swords Grandmaster who appeared half a year ago.

Thorne, who was one of the parties to the disaster when Winter City was besieged half a year ago, still has a fresh memory.

It would be easier for him to infer the situation of the Emerald Fields based on the changes after the disaster.

After all, as long as the people who live in the Emerald Wilderness know a little bit about what happens in the wilderness, let alone a ranger who has personally experienced everything.

The Hulk Hobgoblin of the Black Pearl Forest failed to attack Winter City, and the final outcome was that the entire family migrated to the Serenity Forest on the west bank of the Shadowmoon Inner Sea, making the town of Waterfall fall into the threat of Hobgoblin.

And the consequences of the gnoll's failure are even worse.

Not only did they lose their dominance over the Great Sword Mark Mountains, but even the Gnoll King Yenogu fell into a deep sleep in order to save his strength when his incarnation was shattered.

The final result was to usher in the counterattack of the hill giant clan, and there was a tendency to drive them directly out of the Great Sword Mark Mountains.

Thankfully, though.

The war between the gnolls and the giants of the hills has invisibly saved the Emerald Fields territory from a lot of trouble and given them a chance to breathe.

Otherwise, in the wilderness after the ice and snow melted, the gnolls would surge out from the Great Sword Mark Mountains like a tide.

"It turns out that this is the result they want."

Thorne, who wanted to understand the reason, said to himself in his heart, and the light orange eyes that were reflected by the firelight also brightened a bit, as if the fog shrouded his heart scattered a lot.

Thorne believes that if you want to really understand the reason and the detailed process, you will only know when you return to the town of Falls.

The goblin wizard Malvasia is definitely a participant in the god-building plan, and he thinks it's time to talk to her seriously about the matter leading to the demi-plane.

If the two sides can't reach an agreement, he would rather abandon the development of the wizard tower and distance himself from her.

When he went to Horn Town, he heard the other party admit that his dream was to change the name of the goblin family from 'one' to 'one'.

The difference of one word is the difference of heaven.

Perhaps in their real world many people think that 'one' does not mean belittle.

For example, a lot of funny people like to say: 'a girl paper' or 'a cute blue child paper' or something.

But in this magical world, the absence of the title of 'one' in a race definitely means demeaning.

If you want to change this situation, the quickest shortcut is to let the goblin race have its own racial god, instead of choosing to worship the goblin-like patron saint because of fear, the so-called Almighty Magrubier, and then become the earth Slaves that can be driven by goblins or goblins.

It can be seen from this.

The purpose of the goblin wizard Malvasia choosing the goblin race is definitely to go to the goblin race spirit.

At first, he also had this kind of association, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was unlikely.

After all, it is too difficult to confer a **** alone, and it is impossible without a huge backing support.

I just laughed at this ridiculous idea.

However, after seeing the potential of the godslayer and the inheritance of the arcane empire, as well as the so-called 'God-creation plan', Thorne really confirmed that the dream of a goblin wizard is not just a casual talk.

She's really going to be a goblin racist.

Therefore, Thorne had to ask her to find out.

No one would want a disaster similar to Winterfell in the Emerald Fields.

Of course, if the purpose of the goblin wizard Malvasia is really to shelter their fellow aliens in distress, what's the harm in supporting them.

"Then do you know what the God-building plan is?" Then Thorne set his eyes on the little wizard and asked tentatively.

If everything is as he thinks, the wizard tower in Winter City will definitely participate in the god-building plan, and this little wizard may still know something.

Sure enough, the young wizard did not disappoint Thorne.

Pardo first glanced at him in surprise, apparently surprised that the Ranger knew so many secrets, then sat up straight and replied seriously:

"The purpose of the God-creation plan is to establish a pantheon of our own, and then our fellow aliens will grow up under the protection of the new **** until it replaces the entire world.

They originally carried out a more radical plan of killing gods, and finally found that it is almost impossible to succeed in killing gods only with the power of mortals, so they have the plan of creating gods and the church of protecting gods, because they finally realized the failure. root cause. "

"The Church of the Patronus?" Hearing the name, Thorne froze for a moment and repeated it suspiciously.

"The duty of the Patronus Church is to guard the growth of the new god, and if necessary, they can pay any price for this, including... sacrificing everything."

After the little wizard explained to Thorne, the sadness of the legendary wizard Kaladena suddenly appeared in his mind when he told him.

Sacrifice everything!

When Thorne heard these words, he was shocked, but the simple sentence made him feel an inexplicable chill.

At the same time, the desolate land of the Insight's half plane, the army of golems discarded like garbage, the last obsession of the diamond golem, and the ruins of a floating city that lost its balance and fell to the ground came to his mind one by one. .

Obviously, these were the victims of a failed plan.

"Brother Thorne, why are you so interested in the Godkiller thing? Do you know any secrets?" Seeing Thorne's changing expression, Pardo couldn't help but ask in the end.

"You will understand in the future." Thorne replied very perfunctorily, waved his hand with a smile, and bluntly changed the subject:

"It's okay not to mention these things that have nothing to do with us. To be honest, you only took half a year to raise the level of the arcanist to level 6, which really surprised me."

It's not that he doesn't want to say it, but because before he left, the plane merchant deliberately explained that he didn't mention a word about the half plane.

Of course, for Pardo's strength, he came out of sincere praise.

Arcanist, a system known as the greatest spellcasting in history.

They are not only pioneers in the casting of legendary spells, but also arcane forerunners dedicated to mastering the secrets of those extraordinary spells.

And it has also experienced two glorious eras of Netheril and the Arcane Empire.

Generations of powerful arcanists have already fully developed the potential of the arcanist profession.

The only downside is that the starting point for employment is too high.

No one can change this.

Most people who fail to meet the requirements for inauguration in the early stage can only take up the inauguration of wizards, and then try to inauguration as arcanists as their strength improves.

Those who can directly take up the position of Arcanist are undoubtedly geniuses among geniuses.

well known.

The system of wizarding professionals can be divided into eight major schools, and each wizard's path will ultimately focus on specializing in a certain school.

But arcanists are different from wizards. The spells they master are mainly divided into three areas of magic: mind, creation and transformation.

Every successful arcanist specialises in one of the three areas of magic.

The fewer divisions in the magical realm, the more arcane knowledge they have.

It's like a piece of cake, most wizards with limited energy can only eat one-eighth of it, but arcanists can eat one-third of it directly.

Of course, a profession with such a strong basic ability means that it is very difficult to improve.

Just like the Nine Swords school he mastered, if there is no practice point given by "Sword Intent", Thorne believes that he can't master a large number of Nine Swords moves so quickly, and the kendo profession cannot be improved so quickly.

The main reason why basic occupations such as warriors, rangers, and rogues can be passed down for a long time is that it is suitable for the public, and almost everyone can take up a job successfully.

There are even certain humanoid class traits that are inherently compatible with these base classes.

Once, he heard that Master Qingchen and his master, Master Deadwood, wanted to create a profession similar to that of a monk.

The first question they thought of was not how powerful this occupational feature should be, but how to improve this 'monitor' occupation so as to meet the minimum job requirements and make it a 'fighter' Welcome to the foundation occupation.

Thorne believes that if the two masters and apprentices are really successful, and if this profession is spread widely, it is also possible to achieve the conditions for conferring gods.

Of course, if it was really that easy to succeed, someone would have taken the lead long ago. How could it be possible to wait for the two of them to innovate? It can only be said that there is a long way to go.

Comparing the two spellcasting professions of wizard and arcane.

The former lowers the minimum threshold for an ordinary person to become a spellcaster.

The latter raises the upper limit of spellcasters, while also increasing the difficulty of inauguration and growth.

Therefore, when Thorne knew that the level of the little wizard in front of him had been raised to level 6, he was naturally surprised.

"The main reason why it can improve so quickly is that there is a small world similar to a copy in the wizard tower of Winter City." The little wizard Pardo threw a few sticks of dry wood into the fire and said to Thorne .

"I still know a little bit about the small world that is similar to the trial copy, but I heard that it is very dangerous inside. If you are not careful, you will lose your life or be trapped in it forever." Thorne gave him a slightly surprised look. , said.

Obviously, what he didn't expect was that there is a magical world of this kind of trial in the wizard tower of Winter City.

"It's not as serious as you said. If you die in a small world, you will consume a little mental power at most, and you will recover in a day. Moreover, you can enter and exit inside, and there will be no situation of being trapped to death." The little wizard was stunned. After a moment, he explained to Thorne:

"Of course, these are nothing, the most important thing is that the time in the small world is very slow, five days is equal to one day in reality, so I can improve the level so fast.

It is said that the destruction of the Arcane Empire is related to some kind of forbidden research. I suspect that they have studied the field of time, so that they have been attacked by the gods. "

"Has the manager of the half-plane never told him the truth?" Thorne muttered in his heart after listening to Pardo's explanation.

He didn't care about the Arcane Empire, but couldn't help but ask curiously, "Then what world are you entering."

"The city of Waterdeep along the coast of Sword Bay in the north, once one of the core areas of Faerun, was called the 'City of Miracles' and the 'City of Glory'.

The population of a city in Waterdeep City is equal to that of a country. In this city, I have seen the fall of the gods, the resurrection of the gods here, and even witnessed the process of consecrating a mortal person.

It is a pity that the current waterdeep city has long been in ruins, and many of the famous cities in the Faerûn Continent have only survived to this day. "

"This is the so-called back wave of the Yangtze River pushing the front wave, and the front wave died on the beach. Now is our era. As for how long this era can last..."

Thorne smiled and was about to continue speaking when suddenly his expression changed, as if he had sensed something abnormal, so he immediately said solemnly to the little wizard beside him: "You stay here and don't act rashly, there is an uninvited guest outside."

After he finished speaking, he immediately got up and disappeared into the shadows.