Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 189: Island in a Tank
Ethan thought of Lao Ba.

In fact, he felt guilty towards his old friend regarding the issue of Mary. After all, he had snatched away the Chosen One that Old Ba favored, which had made Him worry about him from the Third Age until today.

Ethan felt that he had to do something for Lao Ba, and now a rare opportunity was before him.

He can mend the relationship between Lao Ba and his friends, and Ethan believes that this will bring some comfort to the old artist who is also alone and at a loss as to where he is.

"…Did Bazatos ask you to come?"

There was much less doubt in his voice, and there seemed to be a hint of joy.

When he carefully observed Ethan again, he indeed sensed a familiar aura from him, but he didn't know how long he had stayed in this place, and had long forgotten many things. He almost never took the initiative to think of his old friends.

He vaguely remembered that their relationship had become very bad during the last few times they met.

Thinking of this, the anger and hatred of being betrayed surged up again, "So, you are His chosen one?"

Only those chosen by "God" can communicate with them directly. As for the concept of "God", it was originally created by humans.

This Human seemed to know a lot about His friend.

The only thing that puzzled him was that the Chosen Ones should be the most devout believers - at least that was the case before they betrayed him. Why did the Chosen Ones of Bazatos call him "Old Ba" instead of "Father"? This was a bit disrespectful.

"My name is Ethan."

Ethan did not answer the question directly. He felt that the relationship between him and Lao Ba might be a little subtle and difficult to explain in a few words.

"…Empolis."

"Okay, Old An, let's get started."

"Who are you calling Lao An?"

Ambrose suddenly realized that the problem must be with this human being, and Lao Ba might not be willing to accept such a title.

Huh?
Why did He naturally accept the title of Lao Ba?
Everything seemed so natural, as if this was how friends should address each other. He recalled the unkempt appearance of Bazatos. The so-called scarlet art was notorious in their circle. Not all gods liked to make their living environment bloody.

For example, Ampolis doesn't like ugly and twisted things, and has always kept his distance from Bazatos.

But if it was Lao Ba... In essence, he just looked like a big meatball. Although the artistic style still made him disagree, he never expected that Lao Ba was the only friend who still talked about him in these several eras, and even appointed someone to come here to see him.

Compared to those calculating friends, Lao Ba is loyal and honest.

Moreover, is it his fault that his aesthetic taste is different from that of ordinary people? Perhaps it is innate, and Lao Ba is just following his heart.

Ethan saw the opportunity and said, "For some reason, Lao Ba couldn't come here to see you in person. He deeply regrets this and has entrusted me to convey his apology."

“Is He okay?”

"He is trapped somewhere like you and cannot move freely."

Empolis fell silent, and Ethan sensed that there was self-blame in his silence, which also meant that "God" seemed to have the concept of "emotions" like humans. He became more and more convinced that they might be some kind of ancient life, rather than a concept created entirely by humans.

The original people gave them the name of God only after witnessing their power, and this is how humans treat all things in the world.

Ethan's mastery of the Ascension element has become more and more handy. It has replaced the stethoscope, allowing him to hear the voices of those seeking help to a certain extent.

He decided to put aside the concepts of grand narratives such as evil gods and doomsday. At this moment, there was only a person seeking help who was suffering from severe psychological trauma in front of him.

Ethan took the initiative to introduce Him: "Addressing is the first step to changing social relationships. You can call me Lao Sen. In my hometown, this is the way old friends address each other."

friend?

The sight from high above examined Ethan.

A human who trespassed into the forbidden area actually threatened to become his friend.

But after a brief moment of contempt and disdain, Ampolis gradually discovered that this was a magical word, as if a ray of light had torn apart the restrictions set by humans and shone into this place for the first time after several epochs.

It was Lao Ba who made Ambliss let down his last guard.

Lao Ba is a loyal and honest meatball. This human was carefully selected by Him, which is enough to show His trust in Lao Sen.

"Since you want to know... But if you dare to laugh at me, I will crush your soul immediately!"

Along with the vicious warning, Ethan sensed that some kind of energy had descended on the seat opposite him, but he still couldn't see the appearance of Empolis, or perhaps it was difficult for these ancient beings to show their true appearance.

This time, Empolis gave up on language.

Language is also a human invention, and He had to admit that it was a rather convenient tool, but language could not describe the anger in His heart.

The energy resonated with the rising gray element in some way, and Ethan's sight shifted.

It was an ancient city-state, and his attention was easily attracted by a shipbuilder with his upper body naked. The strange sense of déjà vu appeared again. Although the dress, hairstyle and temperament were completely different, he thought of Yuge first.

Just like Ivy to Saint Mary, after several eras, two people who looked 80% similar were born in this world. Before finding the truth, Ethan could only attribute this coincidence to the mysterious theory of bloodline.

Ethan quickly understood his current situation.

He was observing everything happening in the port from a God's perspective. He focused his attention on the toy paths in the fish tank and discovered those existences that were as tiny as dust in the eyes of the gods. One of the dust particles aroused his interest.

The handsome boater has an amazing plan.

The locals believed that the ocean was the boundary drawn by the gods for the world, and the young warrior intended to challenge the ocean.

In Ethan's eyes, everything was like a movie played at a fast speed countless times. In the blink of an eye, the wooden board turned into a boat with a sail erected on it. He could even vaguely hear people cheering.

But soon, the Warriors ran into trouble.

The boat failed to withstand the storm, and when "he" shook the fish tank with interest, the boat was sunk by the shaking waves as expected.

This is the end of mankind's attempt to conquer the ocean, but when the speck of dust was about to sink to the bottom of the sea, "he" suddenly felt a little regretful.

Perhaps because life is too boring, "he" plans to give the young warrior a second chance to challenge, which can help "him" kill a lot of boring time. "He" knows very well that once the warrior's challenge fails, the dust will return to calm again, stay on the island step by step and never want to leave.

But “he” couldn’t pull the warrior out of the sea himself.

This could have crushed the warrior's body, or caused his spirit to collapse. Suddenly, "he" came up with a brilliant idea, and asked a small animal that "he" had observed and raised to carry the warrior back to the shore. Not long ago, "he" witnessed the process of this small animal growing from a speck of dust to the size of a fingernail.

The first voyage failed, but the warrior survived.

He was not overshadowed by the failure. As soon as he recovered, he learned from the failure and built the second ship.

At the same time, another unexpected thing happened.

The dust on the island heard about the warrior's experience, and an organization called "Tide Church" was born. They believed that all this was no coincidence, and that the warrior's survival must have been due to the protection of the gods. The sea beast that brought the warrior back to the island was the pet raised by the gods.

This surprised "him" very much.

Those dusts who couldn't even look directly at "him" were actually vaguely aware of what was happening to them.

This also made "him" more concerned about the changes in the fish tank, and even to satisfy his curiosity, his behavior became more and more bold. The people on the island were surprised to find that when the same generation of people grew old, the warrior was still young and still preparing for the next voyage. They also found that after each return from a disaster, the warrior would grow up completely. He was no longer limited to wood and sailboats, and objects that could not be explained by common sense were created by the warrior.

This undoubtedly illustrates one thing.

The warrior was truly blessed by the gods, which made him extraordinary and the first person to conquer the ocean.

After the warrior conquered the ocean by driving the ship he built, he met many people like him. Although those people did not know how to build ships, they possessed other unique abilities. They were recognized as God's chosen people.

As the isolation of the ocean was broken, people entered a new era. However, the new era did not develop in a prosperous direction.

because……

Some observers like "him" have developed aesthetic fatigue. They can no longer derive pleasure from creation and change, nor do they want to watch the dust floating around aimlessly. The dust has gained a lot from them and should act according to their will.

They hope that these dusts will be equipped with swords and weapons to fight each other, so that the scene will look much more magnificent; some people also found that once the "lights" above the dust's head were turned off, the dust's panic would become very interesting, but soon, they were no longer satisfied with turning off the lights, but created other environments that were more interesting and more terrifying to the dust than turning off the lights; some of them were interested in the dust itself, and they were always keen to turn the dust into something else.

This kind of "fun game" lasted for a long time.

But "he" is different from those people and is an outlier among them.

"He" likes to watch the dust build up the things they have stored up and create something much more magnificent than themselves. "He" likes to watch the dust run around on these magnificent creations.

However, it was no longer safe outside the fish tank, so "he" called the warriors back into the fish tank.

Since it's no longer safe outside, let them stay on the island and build houses.

"House" is also a concept proposed by the dust, which makes "him" find it very interesting.

A long period of peace came over the fish tank, and in order to prevent others from bringing bad tastes into "his" place, they had many quarrels and their relationship became bad.

But as he watched the things in the fish tank become richer and richer, "he" also gained a great sense of accomplishment.

"He" likes the dust very much. Not only are they creative, they will also take the initiative to decorate the fish tank for him and make it beautiful.

Until, suddenly one day, a ship carrying other warriors visited the island.

They came with a plan.

This would sever the threads that dangled from them, preventing forces outside the fish tank from interfering with their world.

"He" did not stop those foreign warriors and was full of confidence in the environment of his own fish tank.

Compared to the world outside the fish tank, the dust here is like living in heaven.

"He" cleans the fish tank regularly and helps the dust particles when they are building - why would anyone want to leave heaven?
The images in front of Ethan stopped.

Empolis seemed no longer willing to share the subsequent content with him, but as a person living in the Sixth Era, Ethan knew everything that happened later, which was also part of the history of Ophira and the Western Continent.

Empolis brought a flood, but even His pets betrayed Him.

And when the ban was created, the water in the fish tank fell into eternal calm. He could no longer observe the changes in the dust, nor could he have any impact on the objects in the fish tank.

Ethan could feel the gaze from the opposite side.

Ambrose was carefully observing his every micro-expression. Ethan had no doubt that if he showed even a hint of gloating, the other party would suddenly attack and hurt someone.

“This is nothing to be scoffed at.”

Ethan looked serious.

He had to admit that among the many old gods, Empolis was the unlucky one, being betrayed by others, but on the other hand, he could fully understand the decision made by the Warriors in the end.

No one wants to have invisible threads hanging from their bodies, even if they seem to be living in heaven.

He said, “Now I think of two options.”

"Go ahead."

Ambrose was quite satisfied with Ethan's reaction. He admitted that the people Lao Ba found were qualified in terms of professionalism, which also dispelled his last bit of concern.

He had quarreled with Lao Ba many times, belittled Lao Ba's artistic aesthetics, and forbade him to bring disgusting art into his fish tank.

Ampolis knew that if it were someone else, they would surely mock him after seeing him being betrayed.

but……

Lao Ba is really loyal and honest.

Ambrose felt calm and comforted after a long time.

"The first one is a spell called 'Holy Word' that is widely spread in the empire. It can directly remove painful and unpleasant memories. In this way, the anger will stay away from you. Your old friend Lao Ba sincerely hopes that you can find peace."

"impossible!"

Empolis blurted out.

He could never accept such conditions. There was nothing more shameful than being betrayed and then forced to forget.

"I think so, so I have prepared a second plan, but it may take much longer to take effect than the first one. This is because in addition to negative emotions, I have also detected another thought from you. Over the years, it has troubled your heart just like anger."

Empolis said nothing.

The shadow sitting opposite Ethan became vague.

Ethan said, "You want to know one thing, why would anyone want to leave the paradise you helped them create?"

The secrets shared by Ampolis with him helped him figure out many problems, including the mystery of the demise of the upper and middle gods.

"One of the prices for sealing you is the loss of eternal life. Once the connection between you is severed, the endless stream of 'inspiration' will also leave him, and he will gradually lose everything he has gained. But even so, he still did it. You want to know the reason."

"you know?"

Empolis blurted out, his mood becoming impatient.

"I don't know." Ethan shook his head. "I've never seen him, let alone what kind of person he is. But I have a way that may help you find the answer, but this method has a side effect."

As a doctor, he must explain the risks of the treatment to the other party.

Being high in the sky, he would naturally never be able to understand what the "dust" were thinking. Even if Ethan really analyzed it carefully to Him like a psychologist, He would definitely not accept it.

"What side effects?"

"It will make you go down into the dust and become like them in a long time."

Ethan said, "Only in this way can you really know their thoughts... Simple solutions or high-risk solutions, don't rush, you have enough time to consider."

(End of this chapter)