Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 148 Praying to the Evil God

Ethan was taught a lesson for suspecting that his teacher was a different species.

But he refused to change his bad habits and instead felt that the "theory of species" he proposed was more correct - in the process of being taught a lesson, he obtained decisive evidence.

"Teacher, please listen to me."

Ethan gestured for a pause.

Winter was still pressing on him, wiping the corner of his mouth arrogantly, and now he felt much better.

"Say!"

"First of all, you may have misunderstood. Species theory is not derogatory. On the contrary, the transformation from human to witch can be understood as a kind of evolution."

In order to avoid having his mouth blocked again and being forced to use a physical silencing spell, he had to stack his armor first, and then his investigation report. "As far as I know, it is impossible for a human tongue to taste cherries, especially when waking up."

Ethan remembered that he had read some theoretical knowledge about kissing in his previous life. Some experts compared kissing to the feeling of tasting jelly, and Winter really restored the taste of jelly from a physical level, with the unique sweet smell of cherries, and it was icy and cool, as if it had just been taken out of the refrigerator.

"And your body temperature, teacher, has always been very cold."

This is the second piece of evidence.

"Don't worry, come one by one."

Winter frowned, his eyes became more aggressive, "Why do you know what other 'humans' tongues taste like when they first wake up? Are you very experienced?"

"Because, uh, I've read some books."

"What book would describe this? Take it out and let me check it."

Ethan was sweating. Where could he find this? Books from this era were relatively conservative. At least there were no such books in the library in Riverwood.

Lin Dong is worthy of being a teacher in the academy. When he is serious, his eyes are extremely sharp, especially when you have something to hide.

Winter gave Ethan ten seconds to answer. When he stammered and couldn't say anything, she knew that the corporal punishment was not severe enough. This was a bad student who had hidden many secrets from him. But it didn't matter anymore because she had just discovered a theory.

She decided to define this theory as the "cherry conduction" theory, which means that when an object with the smell of cherries comes into contact with another object for a long time, the smell will be transmitted to the object. According to this theory, she can make Ethan have the same scent as her.

At first, she was a little shy and nervous. Although she had rehearsed it in her mind many times, this was her first time to practice it. She was angry at the time, so she took action without hesitation.

Then, Winter found that there was nothing to be nervous about. It was like a skill. If she wanted something, she would just ask for it. This has always been her style.

As for Ethan.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that this guy always talks seriously, he has tasted a lot of “jelly”.

And now, it was time to solidify her theory.

……

In this class, Ethan reflected deeply on his mistakes, but there was no need to rush to correct them.

After punishing him, Winter sat down beside the bed and asked, "Why are you suddenly interested in witches? Is it because of the unknown Chosen One that puts pressure on you?"

"That's not the case. I always feel that my understanding of witches has always been inaccurate."

In this world, Winter was the first witch he knew. The Church's judgment on her was that she had deviated from the right path and became a believer of the evil god. This made Ethan subconsciously think that magic professions that believed in evil gods were witches, but now it seems that the Church was talking nonsense. Winter had never believed in any evil god from beginning to end, and they just defined all opponents as believers of the evil god.

But compared to ordinary believers, witches do seem to have some unusual characteristics.

This is why he proposed the "species theory".

Ethan sorted out his thoughts and said, "I'm trying to sort out the relationship between the witch and the evil god."

"The word witch originated from the Second Age. You should have learned a lot about the Second Age before. The evil god Bazatos destroyed an era. He bewitched the Scarlet King and turned the entire kingdom into hell. In order to distinguish them, the people of the Second Age called those who still had the ability to think but were willing to serve the evil god devils."

Winter said, "The first recorded witch in human history was named Mary. Some people also called her the Bloody Priestess. Your understanding of witches is not wrong, but this concept was abused after Henry III came to power... The other chosen one you mentioned may be a real witch."

She had seen these theories in the forbidden books of the academy. As an organization that had existed since the First Age, the Elemental Shapers had collected a lot of ancient and forbidden knowledge.

"The reason why the Vatican sent members of the choir is because the lost forbidden book is related to the 'Day of Destruction' proposed by Saint Hillman."

Lin Dong felt that this matter was a little tricky. The book had been stored in St. Hillman's Cathedral for centuries, and successive popes had little interest in the knowledge mentioned above. If the book had not been stolen, the current pope would not even have remembered that such a book was stored in the library of Gear City.

She said, “What really scares them is that this book has fallen into the hands of a witch.”

Ethan agreed, this had been proven long ago in Gear City.

Now the only thing that can scare the Holy See or the Lophik Group is the evil god.

After all, Lao Ba never talks to you about power, wealth, or influence. He only spreads fear to everyone equally. Now that the power structure of the imperial capital has become stable, the two forces are engaged in a silent game. What they fear most is that someone will suddenly appear out of nowhere and overturn the table.

The unknown witch who stole the forbidden book has great potential in this regard.

"If you want to know about witches, I have an idea... Generally speaking, I don't recommend anyone to do this, because anyone who does this will actually become a believer in an evil god."

Winter looked Ethan up and down. She felt that what Ethan had done had long exceeded the limits of a follower of the evil god. "Before the Scarlet King was defeated, his rule lasted for nearly a hundred years. During this hundred years, a corresponding civilization system was born, including the way of praying to the evil god sorted out by the bloody priest Mary. To this day, this is still the means for humans to communicate with the evil god."

"'When you are in despair, pray to the great Father in Heaven, and He will answer your request.' This is the original text in the cult book, but in fact, it is not the evil god Bazatos who answers the prayer, but the devils."

With the changes of the times, the transactions between humans and the devil have formed a fairly mature industrial chain. "The currency in the hands of humans is their souls. They can exchange their lifespans for wishes. When they decide to trade with the devil, they will use this method to summon the apostles of the evil god. Generally speaking, this ritual cannot summon the evil god, but we can take advantage of its loopholes."

"What loophole?"

"If the evil god you are praying to does not have an apostle yet, He will personally answer your prayer."

"Kane."

Ethan thought of this name immediately, an old god who had just awakened, forgotten by humans, and probably had not yet had the chance to receive any messengers.

Prayers to evil gods will be heard directly by them.

"I'm going to prepare the materials for the spell. You wait for me near the warehouse on the mountain."

It took Ethan a lot of effort to leave the town. Although the porcelain doll of the choir stayed in the hotel, the various metal cats and dogs she brought were patrolling around the town. This was some kind of unrecorded magical technology, which seemed to be the source of the Vatican's confidence.

As one of the founding fathers of the empire since its founding, their influence in the imperial capital is deeply rooted, and they should have mastered a lot of lost "ancient technology".

These creations of magical technology do not interact with the residents of the town. Seeing that they do not actively attack, the residents are able to suppress their fear and keep a sufficient distance from them, not interfering with each other.

Lin Dong was gone for a long time, and only after it was completely dark did she bring the collected spell materials to the mountain.

A goat's skull, a blood-stained papal relic, and four red candles.

She drew a circle on the ground, placed red candles at the four corners of the circle, placed the goat skull in the center of the circle, and placed the blood-stained token on top of the skull.

According to the laws of the empire, anyone who sets up this kind of formation, regardless of the reason, will be considered a follower of the evil god and burned to death.

She recited an obscure spell and said, "Now, use your fireball to ignite the token." The blood-stained token burned and turned into ashes in the blink of an eye. The burning flames were transmitted into the eye sockets of the skull. Winter continued, "Close your eyes and imagine the name of an evil god."

Ethan smelled a burning smell and heard crackling sounds.

When he opened his eyes, a man wearing black trousers and double-breasted military uniform appeared in the center of the magic circle.

Kane's appearance had changed again. His hair was carefully groomed and shiny black. His temperament was much more mature than the last time they met, and he no longer looked frivolous.

He looked a little confused. "Partner? I'm watching a show at the theater in Darkforge City. I'm at the most exciting part."

Ethan was well prepared. He handed over a can of still warm beast god stew and oatmeal bread as the staple food. After all, he had invited someone to come over to inquire about the news, so he had to show some appreciation.

Kane seemed very satisfied with this, with a smile on his face, "How do you know I haven't had time to eat yet?"

"What's the matter with your attire?"

Ethan always felt that this uniform looked familiar.

"This is the latest popular style in Darkfurnace City. It is modified based on the uniforms of the Kingdom Army. People in the upper class like to wear it this way. This is all thanks to you. The Chief Priest and Earl Garland are both dead. People are in a panic every day. At a time like this, all it takes is a little spark..."

Kane snapped his fingers and did not continue. He said, "You are not looking for me at this time to treat me to a meal. Let me guess... it's about another chosen one?"

"She started a plague and a war in Riverwood."

"It's a common competitive tactic, but it's not entirely directed at you. She should be more interested in Goshia's followers than suppressing her opponents."

"why?"

"Because if she dies, the Golden Fleet will come."

Kane said with interest, "What will happen next? Indiscriminate bombardment will raze the entire Riverwood Town to the ground. Of course, you won't just watch this happen. The royal family will lose their most important weapon of war... and then, the next attack won't be by a group of bandits."

"Sounds like a believer of yours."

"I do like her, but her beliefs seem a bit too broad. You know, I am a very single-minded person."

Kane paused, "I don't like my followers to be half-hearted when it comes to starting a war, planning a deeper conspiracy."

Kane had revealed enough information, and Ethan guessed that the witch had already seen the newly awakened old god before this conversation began.

Kane finished his bread and stew, thanked Ethan for his hospitality again, and then said, "I have to go back and watch the show. The Containment Bureau is a good place. Contaminated areas appear more and more frequently, don't they? Contaminated areas appear where there are dead people, and souls are the most useful props to break the ban... Just imagine, if all the contaminated areas are connected, what will happen?"

The skull in the center of the circle burned fiercely and turned to ashes in the flames. Kane's figure faded in the firelight until it disappeared without a trace.

The conversation was short, but we gained a lot of information.

Lin Dong looked a little strange, "Why are you so popular with the evil god?"

She didn't expect Kane to be so easy to talk to. She could buy him off with a can of stew.

If you think about it carefully, Bazatos decided to train Ethan as the Chosen One the first time he saw him, and Kane treated Ethan as his partner the first time he saw him, and he also revealed so much information to him in a sincere manner.

The banned book of the academy defines evil gods as the most unpredictable existence. Disorder is the best description for them. They can destroy a country with just a thought. No one has ever tried to extract information from the evil gods before, but Ethan made the whole thing simple.

——As long as the evil god likes you, he will take the initiative to reveal the information you need to you.

Winter added, "The fact that you are the Chosen One is suspicious in itself. History records that the Chosen Ones all need to go through the trials of the evil gods. Most of them collapse during the trials and become insane before they can be recognized by the evil gods."

But Ethan even disrupted Bazatos's trials repeatedly. He killed all the Giant Warriors, cured the Scarlet Plague, and even lacked respect for Bazatos himself.

Apart from Ethan, she couldn't think of anyone else who would call the evil god Bazatos "Old Ba".

"Perhaps, they are all lovers of evil?"

Ethan tried to answer Lin Dong's question from a psychological perspective. "Isn't there an old saying that 'what you can't get is always in turmoil'? If the people around you have always been obedient to you, then someone who suddenly goes against you will stand out."

"Where did that old saying come from? I've never heard of it before."

But Winter thought about it carefully again and felt that maybe this was the case. She tried to put herself in Bazatos's shoes, but felt that there was a difference in the details - if someone almost blinded her eyes when she first met him, she would kick that person in the face even if she chased him to the ends of the earth.

In general, it was no secret in the academy that she was a vengeful person.

Winter thought of the "element affinity" theory proposed by the academy, which is the talent that elemental shapers dream of. She felt that Ethan might have "affinity for evil gods."

Unlike those who are forced into evil by life, Ethan may be a natural believer in evil.

"Kane's intelligence network is very strong. You can ask him for more information in the future."

Ethan decided to put Kane in the "frequent contacts" group. "He just mentioned the contaminated area, which seemed to be hinting that if the contaminated areas were connected, the restrictions set by the right and middle gods would be broken, and then the 'Day of Doom' would come."

He could imagine that when the two planes overlapped, everyone would be forced into the contaminated area.

Not to mention ordinary people, even low-level extraordinary people would find it difficult to survive for a long time in Level 1. There are not only many "artworks" created by Lao Ba, but long-term exposure to the polluted area will pollute the human spirit, make them delirious, and produce hallucinations.

"And the necessary condition for achieving this is the outbreak of war. Only war can harvest enough souls."

This is a world where evil gods exist.

It was hard for Ethan to imagine how polluted the world would be if a war of the scale of World War I or World War II broke out on this continent in the future.

Then the problem is coming.

Even if he drafted a letter and sent it back to the imperial capital with the information he had learned, would the nobles, the Pope and the consortium listen to his advice?

Ethan is pessimistic about this.

"The witch has already started to act."

Winter interrupted Ethan's thoughts. She raised the energy crystal in her hand and said, "Ivy said that a contaminated area appeared in Wolf's Head Castle. The porcelain doll you mentioned has gone to investigate."

The witch is speeding up the progress of history and making the war come earlier. This is her purpose of instigating Wolf Head Fort to launch a suicidal attack on Riverwood Town - to collect enough souls.

Regardless of who wins or loses, there will be a lot of deaths.

The contaminated area that appeared in Wolf's Head Castle at this moment was undoubtedly a trap carefully prepared for the porcelain doll.

According to Kane's prediction, she will die in the contaminated area. At that time, under the instigation of people with ulterior motives, a large number of conspiracy theories will arise in the imperial capital, and the border area centered on Ximu Town will be regarded as an unclean place.

Lin Dong felt that if he stood on a neutral and objective position, it would be difficult for him to defend Ximu Town.

All the residents of the neighboring Riverside Town were killed, and a contaminated area appeared; a riot broke out in the surrounding Haywood Mine, and the red ice turned the inside of the mine into a dead zone; now it was Wolf's Head Fort's turn. These three directions surrounded Creekwood Town in the center, but this town was the only one that did not experience any abnormalities.

If even members of the choir were killed nearby, the royal family and the church would have to rebuild their prestige.

She asked, "How about going to say hello to Lao Ba?"

(End of this chapter)