The Blasphemous Wizard of the Weird World

Chapter 163 Person, Authority, Symbolism
Are you asking me, or am I asking you? You've turned the tables.

"I don't know how the game character will respond. If it were me, I would definitely ignore him and wouldn't even bother to give him a perfunctory response." Muttering to himself, Yang Qizhou continued playing the game.

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"I saw more than just destiny."

"I am destiny."

"You, who are full of evil thoughts in your heart, of course, won't say this out loud. Facing the questioning of the 'Ancient God of Trees', you just calmly waved your hand and said... Dear 'Ancient God of Trees', matters concerning fate involve a noble and secret existence, and it is not convenient to disclose them. If you insist on asking questions, then we can only end this conversation."

Nice,

Yang Qizhou grinned. If he were a game character, he would have retorted the same way.

The text continues to refresh.

"You saw that the facial expression of the 'Ancient Tree God' froze for a moment, and then quickly returned to its previous charitable, kind, and well-meaning smile."

"You heard Him say... Mr. Wizard, I was too impatient just now. The reappearance of Destiny is really of great importance. It is related to the return of the Lord of Blasphemy. Fine, fine, since it is inconvenient for you to disclose it, then I will not ask any more questions... I have already answered the question about Destiny. Do you have any other questions?"

"This apology is really sincere."

"Of course, you will not be fooled by this fake smile. You can keenly observe that there is a glimmer of malice in the eyes of the 'Ancient God of Trees'. It gives people a feeling of ill intention."

"You muttered to yourself, there is indeed something wrong with this old man. He is not as kind as he appears. I just don't know how he is going to break the constraints of the 'Oath'."

"You won't miss this rare opportunity to get some free stuff, so you ask the third question... How are the levels of gods divided? And what are the levels above the stars called?"

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Finally, the mystery of the person is involved? Yang Qizhou immediately became interested.
No wonder he cheered up.
Yang Qizhou already had a general understanding of the nature of gods. They embraced divinity, contained authority, and occupied symbols. In a sense, they were the embodiment of the rules of the universe.

But gods also have strengths and weaknesses. The weakest gods known so far are the 'Star Gods'. They only have the minimum amount of authority and symbols. Even some powerful ancient rulers and extraordinary beings can fight with the Star Gods.

However, Yang Qizhou knew nothing about the higher status title of "God" and the corresponding power and might.

Now is the time to reveal.

"As long as we understand the difference between the two, we won't be completely blinded when facing the threat of 'gods'."

The text was also refreshed at this time.

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"You saw that the 'Ancient Tree God's' originally slightly ugly smile became even more rigid, as if he didn't expect that you, the 'explorer', would be so shameless. After learning two extremely valuable secrets, you were still not satisfied and immediately asked a third question..."

"You secretly thought with evil humor... If it weren't for the constraints of the 'Oath', the ruler of 'Asgard' would definitely use the power of the 'God' to beat you up."

"Although the Ancient God of Trees was somewhat defeated, he was still able to answer your question due to the constraints of the Oath."

"The level of a god's persona does not come from the strength of its own power, nor does it have anything to do with the power corresponding to its authority. Instead, it depends on the percentage of the 'god' that contains the overall symbol of the universe..."

"Wait, percentage of the overall symbol?"

"You were very surprised to hear this, and subconsciously interrupted and said... Could it be that the symbol of 'universe' is not infinite?"

"Infinite? How is that possible?"

"You saw the 'Ancient God of Trees' answer with a bit of a sneer... The symbols corresponding to the concepts are not infinite, they are constant, they will not increase or decrease, and they will not be destroyed. They will only be transferred from one 'god' to another. There are many ways for gods to contain symbols, but they all cannot avoid using 'authority' as a medium to occupy the corresponding stars in the 'star realm'. Oh, by the way, this involves the distinction between 'authority' and 'symbols'. Do you need me to explain it in detail?"

“There is actually a difference between authority and symbol?”

"You are very surprised. Since you came to the 'Old Land', you have always believed that 'authority' and 'symbol' are the same concept and there is not much difference in essence. But now, after listening to the words of the 'Ancient Tree God', you can see that 'authority' and 'symbol' are completely different."

"Of course you want to understand the difference, so you nodded without hesitation... Then please trouble you, Mr. Ancient God of Trees?"

"The ruler of Asgard also seemed to be interested and answered the question readily."

"The number of symbols is constant, corresponding to the countless stars in the astral world. It will neither increase nor decrease. But authority is different. Authority is the key, the entrance, and the embodiment of symbols in reality. As long as the gods are willing to pay a huge price, they can theoretically rely on the corresponding symbols they hold to create an unlimited number of 'authorities' in reality."

"You may not understand what I mean. Let me be more specific..."

"Mr. 'Wizard', you have a lot of high-level magical items and old items, right? Especially the old item with a secret power, the 'quasi-legendary' item. With my status, I can only barely observe a vague shadow. You may have only regarded it as a prop before, but the more fundamental statement should be... It is a secret authority at the current 'reality' level."

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Damn it.

I thought the secret of 'fate' involved the 'Lord of Blasphemy', which was shocking enough, but I didn't expect the mystery of 'authority' to be so shocking, and even involved the fundamental power system of 'Old Earth'.

Yang Qizhou stopped refreshing the text. This passage revealed too much information and he had to sort it out carefully.

"First, it is the symbol... In the old land, the number of each 'symbol' is constant, and the status of the god is determined by the proportion of a single symbol occupied."

"The second is authority... Authority is the embodiment of the 'symbol' in reality. Theoretically, as long as the symbol is still there and the 'god' is willing to pay a huge price, then countless copies of 'authority' can be created."

"And the existence of authority is not illusory. On the contrary, it can be found everywhere. Because no matter whether it is a 'magic object' or an 'ancient object', in a sense, its essence is the 'authority' corresponding to the symbol of the universe."

The disclosure of this secret information also solved many of Yang Qizhou's previous doubts.

He had felt strange before.

Why did the 'magic things' and 'old things' fully come to life, and why did the gods come into being? After the 'gods' fell, their flesh and blood combined with the surrounding things, thus producing 'magic things' and 'old things'.

Now everything is clear.
The reason why the 'magical things' and 'old things' become gods after being revived is that the 'self-will' born from the two, through authority, occupies the 'symbol of the universe', so they are born gods.

The essence of the "gods" that contain symbols is the living "authority". In a sense, their flesh and blood are part of the "authority". Therefore, after the "gods" fall, their flesh and blood will combine with the surrounding things and retain the essence of authority.

"This is really a brain-burning puzzle, but fortunately, I finally figured it out."

The secret of 'authority' is of unimaginable value, but it was easily obtained for free by the game character. Yang Qizhou was in a very good mood, with a smile on his face the whole time, and he was looking forward to how much more he could get from the 'Ancient God of the Tree' in the future.

So, let's continue.

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"It turns out that 'magic objects' and 'things of the old days', in a certain essential sense, are the 'authority' of the universe symbolized in reality. This secret really shocked you."

"You remembered the 'Robe of the Hidden God', and then you realized that you not only stole some of the remains of the 'Dream Hidden Lord' from the 'Mother of Beauty and Fertility', but also stole part of the authority of this great Lord of Gods."

"It makes you feel both scared and relieved."

"The 'Ancient God of Trees' is right in front of you. You don't want to act too badly in front of this old bastard. You quickly calmed down your emotions and asked calmly... Then what is the symbolic proportion that each 'personality' needs to occupy?"

"The 'Ancient God of Trees' had intended to answer this question, so he naturally did not hide it and gave the answer quickly."

"The weakest 'Star God' needs to accommodate 0.1% of the entire single symbol. This is the minimum symbol unit, equivalent to an 'excellent' magical item or an old item."

"Above that is the 'Angel God', which needs to contain 0.5% of the entire single symbol, which is equivalent to the 'epic' magical items or the old items."

"Above is the 'Great Lord of the Gods', also known as the Ancient Lord, which needs to contain 4% of the entire single symbol, equivalent to the 'Legendary' magical objects or the Old Ones."

"You saw that the 'Ancient God of Trees' paused for a moment, and then continued... Of course, the overall proportion of 'symbols' required for the promotion of the divine status is absolute and cannot be discounted. However, the overall proportion of 'symbols' corresponding to the 'magic objects' or 'old objects' of the 'divine' status is not so absolute. This involves the original status of the 'divine', the characteristics of its combination with the surrounding things, and so on."

"'Ancient God of the Tree', please continue... Take your old item that represents the authority of 'Secret' for example. Although its status is 'quasi-legendary' and its power level is infinitely close to that of 'Great Lord of the Gods', the symbol it actually corresponds to is still far from the status of 'Great Lord of the Gods'."

"This is the whole secret of the God's personality, Mr. Wizard. I hope you will be satisfied and agree to cooperate with the Ancient God as soon as possible."

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