The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 847 A Successful Alliance

Upon ascending the steps, Richard quickly arrived in the dimension of the gods.

This was, in fact, his first time visiting the dimension of gods.

The Dimension of Gods is a fantastical world.
This vast world has no land in the conventional sense; countless floating islands make up its landscape. Clouds drift slowly between the islands, tinged golden by the distant giant sun.

At night, the stars will replace the sun, and each sky island will light up with starlight.

At the center of the dimension of gods, there is a World Tree that reaches to the heavens.

On the canopy of the World Tree, a magnificent temple shines like a jewel in a crown.

“This dimension is so beautiful,” Richard couldn’t help but exclaim.

Compared to the somber Wizard Dimension, the God Dimension is like a real divine kingdom.

However, for some reason, Richard sensed a hint of decay amidst this magnificent world.

Richard looked at the World Tree at the center of the world, where golden leaves were falling in the wind.

Suddenly, a staircase appeared beside Richard, and a black raven followed it up the staircase into the dimension of the gods.

"Hey Richard, how have you been lately...? Why is the World Tree starting to lose its leaves?"

Ulisses landed on Richard's shoulder, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes as he looked at the World Tree with its fallen leaves in the distance.

Richard's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Oh? From what you're saying, the World Tree never shed its leaves before?"

“No, it’s not that. It’s happened a few times before, but…” A hint of seriousness flashed in Ulises’ eyes, “Those times weren’t as bad as this time.”

At the center of the dimension, the fallen leaves of the World Tree drifted in the wind, like a sky full of snowflakes.

Ulysses looked at Richard: "The World Tree is the symbol of the God of Change, and the Abyss has already made peace, hasn't it?"

He looked at the fallen leaves but did not answer the question.

"It seems that the civilization of the gods has been somewhat turbulent lately."

As he spoke, his figure transformed into a stream of light and flew towards the World Tree.

……

Upon arriving at the Pantheon, Richard entered it.

The Pantheon was completely silent.

As the most unique existence in the dimension of gods, the Pantheon can almost be called the ultimate treasure of the civilization of gods.

All the gods have left their statues in the pantheon. These statues help them respond to believers, store the power of faith, and even serve as a backup plan for resurrection.

However, apart from the King of Gods, very few gods usually frequent the Pantheon.

"Why are so many statues missing?"

The moment Richard entered the Pantheon, Ulysses on his shoulder let out a gasp.

Richard glanced around the Pantheon, a magnificent temple whose interior appeared much larger than its exterior, almost like a small world.

Within this, countless statues of gods were surrounded by various strange phenomena.

Without sufficient power, one cannot even glimpse the faces of some deities.

But at this moment, the statues that should have stood tall appeared somewhat sparse. Among the remaining statues, many were covered with cracks, as if they might collapse at any moment.

Richard glanced around and realized that there were probably fewer than eight thousand statues in the Pantheon now.

If the name Pantheon is not a figment of imagination, then at least two thousand gods died in the war.

"Isn't this number normal?" Richard asked calmly.

Ulisses' voice was tinged with fear.

“This is very abnormal. Even during the most intense period of our war with the Abyss, the number of statues in the temple never fell below 8,500.”

What on earth happened?! How come so many statues are missing?!

Richard frowned slightly, mentally calculating the locations of the various divine civilizations.

The abyss is adjacent to the wizard, the wizard is adjacent to the gods, and the gods are surrounded by galaxy mayflies... Doesn't that mean the galaxy mayflies are adjacent to the gods?

if it is like this……

A shadow crossed Richard's mind, and he immediately went to the statues of the three god-kings.

The civilization of gods has three god-kings: the Eternal God-King, the Ever-Changing God-King, and the Sun God-King. Among these three, the Eternal God-King and the Ever-Changing God-King are the founders of the civilization of gods, while the Sun God-King is a young ruler who rose to power in the early stages of the Abyss War.

Li looked at these three statues, which stood above all other statues, and gently touched them with the power of faith.

The next moment, two majestic wills emanated from the statue.

"Who are you, and why do you touch my idol!"

Upon realizing there were only two wills, Richard's already furrowed brows deepened.

He touched the statues of three god-kings at the same time, but only two god-kings responded to him.

This is very unusual.

Now that the Abyss has made peace with the civilization of the gods, the three god-kings should theoretically be quite free. Even if they are injured, they should not remain completely unresponsive when the statue is disturbed.

Unless... that god-king is engaged in a battle.

A battle so intense that even responding was difficult.

Richard's heart sank, and he responded to one of the wills.

“Eternal God-King, you should recognize me. It was through my mediation that the friendly treaty between the gods and wizards was successfully established.”

The next moment, the will of the Eternal God King surged out of the statue like a tide, instantly sweeping over Richard.

After Richard's identity was confirmed, the statue in front of him suddenly shattered, or more accurately, a layer of its stone outer shell broke off.

It revealed something that should be an avatar of the Eternal God-King.

The clone slowly floated into the air, and a mental message was transmitted from it: "Richard, what are you doing at the Pantheon?"

Richard smiled and said, "For peace."

"For peace?"

The Eternal God-King was slightly taken aback, and then the mental message he sent carried a hint of anxiety.

"The gods have already signed a non-aggression pact with the wizards. Does someone within your ranks want to break the pact?!"

“No, no, no, of course not.” Richard shook his head with a smile. “We wizards aren’t war maniacs. Our war with the Star Mayflies has just ended, and we have no interest in fighting the gods again.”

Although Richard's face remained calm as he spoke, his heart had sunk to the bottom.

Judging from the attitude of the Eternal God-King, the worst-case scenario he had anticipated has most likely already occurred.

"I have come here for the war between the gods and the abyss."

The war between the gods and the abyss...

The Eternal God-King pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized something.

Richard seems to be a ruler of the abyss as well.

Richard's ascension wasn't just fueled by the dimensional power of the gods; the Abyss also likely suffered a bit of damage from Richard.

"I see. That explains why that bastard Samael hasn't been looking for anyone to fight lately."

The spiritual message from the Eternal God-King carried a hint of lightness.

However, the Eternal God-King soon sensed something was amiss.

How could the Abyss make peace with the gods?

After nearly half an era of entanglement with the Abyss, the Eternal God-King had a very profound understanding of the Abyss Demons—the Abyss Demons were a bunch of battle maniacs.

How could a race that is almost a biological weapon possibly choose to cease hostilities?

The galaxy surrounding the Eternal God-King accelerated its rotation, resembling an eternal wheel of time.

"What do you want?"

Richard calmly replied, "It's just a contract."

"What contract?"

Richard pulled the Contract of Fate from his pocket.

"The war between us wizards and the Star River Mayflies has ended thanks to the intervention of the Civilization Devourers. In order to fight against the Civilization Devourers, we wizards have decided to follow the example of the previous civilizations and form a Civilization Alliance to deal with future wars."

As one of the civilizations that has established diplomatic relations with the Wizards, we hope that the Civilization of Gods can join the Wizard Alliance.

"Civilization Alliance, Wizard Alliance..."

The Eternal God-King noticed the change in Richard's word choice, and with his experience, he naturally knew what it meant.

"The Abyss has already joined?"

Richard nodded: "Yes, the two rulers of the Abyss have agreed to join the Wizard Alliance. Ruler Samael has even gone to the front lines and is fighting against the minions of the Civilization Devourers."

The Eternal God-King fell into deep thought.

Richard's words contained a lot of information. First, this civilization devourer was very strong, so strong that even the wizard civilization could not fight against it and had to unite with other civilizations to fight against it.

Secondly, the Abyss has joined the Wizard Alliance, and Samael has personally come to the front lines of the wizard civilization to fight.

This means that the wizards and the Abyss have become true allies.

This is certainly not good news for the gods.

"It seems we have no choice but to join now." The Eternal God-King's spiritual message carried a hint of heaviness.

“If you don’t join, the Abyss will most likely start another war. And you will break off relations with the gods and turn your full attention to supporting the Abyss.”

Although wizards and gods have signed a non-aggression pact, this does not mean that wizards are powerless against the gods.

A mercenary contract allows a wizard to bypass the non-aggression pact.

The only cost of doing so is not getting the world as a spoil of war.

Upon hearing this, Richard feigned a sigh and said, "Eternal God-King, you think too much of wizards. We are a friendly civilization, or at least a civilization that is very friendly to other civilizations."

We fought a war with the Star River Mayflies for so many years, and so many people died. After the war ended, the Star River Mayflies continued to live normally under our rule.

They even have one vote within the Wizarding Alliance.

"..."

The Eternal God-King was so shocked by Richard's shamelessness that he didn't know what to say.

After a long silence, he spoke up: "If vassal races can sit on the table, then the votes of us gods will probably drown you out."

“Oh? They also have rulers?” Richard feigned surprise.

"The mayfly in the Milky Way can be served on the table because they have a ruler as their leader."

"...Is the ruler of the Milky Way mayfly really so humble?" the Eternal God-King said in disbelief.

Richard's smile faded, and he said seriously, "I think you have quite a misunderstanding about us wizards, God King."

We only restricted his freedom in the material world; with endless dimensions, he can go wherever he wants.

For the rulers of a failed civilization, these were already more than generous conditions.

The Eternal God-King looked at Richard and could tell that Richard's words were not false.

He took the contract, looked at it carefully, and left his mark on it.

"I'm curious, what kind of thing is it that makes you all so cautious in your confrontation?"

Richard's expression was serious as he slowly said, "What is that thing... if I'm not mistaken, you should have seen the God King before."

(End of this chapter)