Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 376 Roland's First Encounter with the God of Wisdom
Although Herabergen was one of the eight archangels who followed the ancient sun god, his relationship with the ancient sun god was not as close as the others.

After all, Herabergen was neither like Ocycus, Leodorus, or Ullolius, who followed the sun god from a young age, nor like Medici, who, although appearing as an angelic mythical creature, was captured by the sun god as an infant and basically accompanied the sun god in his conquests for most of the Second Age.

Herabergen did not have the special relationship with the sun god that was naturally inseparable from Saslil, Adam, and Amun.

As the last angel king to join the alliance besides the two divine sons, Herabergen, thanks to his excellent qualities as a god, had already secretly chosen sides as early as the Second Age, and had secretly contacted the sun god before his former boss, the Imaginary Dragon, had even arrived.

However, compared to those beings who either had special status or had followed the sun god from the beginning, Herabergen and the sun god were always less close and more distant, like those between a superior and subordinate.

But Herabergen didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He believed that if people were too close to each other, it would be difficult to escape when something unexpected happened, and the same was true between God and angels.

Heraborg was a very rational person. He chose to follow the sun god because he was powerful enough and at the height of his power at the time, and also because the sun god was a good person. Compared to the ancient gods who would kill their subordinates or even their offspring at will, the sun god was a paragon of good character, not only at that time, but even among the gods today.

This boss is highly rated by Herabergen, and indeed, the years he spent working for Apollo were a good period in his life.

Back then, He didn't have to worry about the boss going crazy or about external gods invading. He could comfortably swim in the ocean of knowledge after handling his own work every day. Although he would occasionally encounter some minor troubles due to conflicts with colleagues, overall the problems were not serious.

Even now that he has become a true Sequence 0, Herabergan still occasionally reminisces about the days of the Third Age, those exceptionally easy times, and wonders what would have happened if the accident hadn't occurred, if the Sun God hadn't fallen.

The former Herabogen did not know, but He felt that those days would probably not be too difficult. Perhaps He could still only be an angel king, but He would not need to guard the astral plane every day to plug the cracks in the barrier. There was little time left to explore the unknown. He did not need to worry about how to get through the apocalypse more than ten years later, because someone would take up that sky, and He only needed to follow the other party's command and wait for the day to rush to the battlefield.

Now, Herabergen felt an all-too-familiar aura outside the divine realm, and for once, he felt a sense of tension and hesitation.

He didn't know how the Sun God would view His betrayal back then. Although His choice to take the potion and become a god immediately after Osekus made his move was entirely out of self-preservation, and He knew that the Sun God did not blame Osekus for this, Herabergen would still feel nervous about it.

After all, Ocycus's betrayal was ultimately due to God's control, a forced act, and His betrayal, even if motivated by self-preservation, could not be erased.

Rationally, Herabogen knew that the sun god wouldn't mind, but emotionally, he couldn't convince himself—not that he couldn't convince himself that the sun god would forgive him, but that he couldn't convince himself to justify the betrayal from back then with a clear conscience.

“Indeed, people shouldn’t get too close to each other…” Herabergen twitched the corner of his mouth, revealing a bitter smile. His figure flashed and then appeared at the edge of the divine kingdom.

As the gates of the divine realm opened, Heraborg saw the two figures outside. His gaze first fell on Rolin, and he smiled politely, saying, "Nice to meet you, Lord Lucifer! Perhaps you know my name; I am Heraborg, also known as the God of Knowledge and Wisdom. You may call me by my name, or whatever you prefer. I apologize; I should have visited you in person, but due to certain matters, it has been delayed until now..."

Clearly, having done his homework beforehand, having witnessed the event of the God of Steam and Machines being banished to the divine realm, and having also witnessed the change in the Eternal Sun Osekus's attitude towards Rolin, Helabogen had long regarded Rolin as an existence of the Old Ones in his heart, adopting a very humble posture, but without appearing subservient.

After listening quietly to what He said, Rowling blinked and said, "If you really feel sorry, then lend me two thousand assistants!"

The main point is to get straight to the point; the map of the Yan state is so short that even a dagger couldn't cover it.

Hrabergen was taken aback, clearly not expecting Rolin to start with this style of speech, which was somewhat different from the information he had gathered.

Roselle said Lucifer was a respectable man, didn't he? This style doesn't seem like that of a mature and composed person!

Fortunately, Herabergen, as an old dragon who had lived through many eras, was very knowledgeable. He could even fool a madman like the Imaginary Dragon, let alone someone with such a slightly unconventional style. He immediately reacted and said:

"I don't know what kind of assistant you need. As Russell once said, 'Everyone has their own expertise.' Although the Church of Knowledge has no shortage of people who are proficient in many things, different people have different areas of expertise..."

"Well, let me think about it..." Luo Lin pondered for a few seconds, then listed his needs like a menu. After all, there's no such thing as too many professionals, and the cause of reform also needs the participation of high-level intellectuals. For one thing, they can't be the ones to write the textbooks for each stage of compulsory education in the future!

Herabergen listened quietly to Rowling's varied requests without raising any objections. Instead, he professionally inquired about some of Rowling's requests in more detail and even offered more professional advice.

After this discussion, Rowling's gaze towards Heraborgen changed. If he used to look at Heraborgen as a god of standing, now Rowling's gaze towards Heraborgen carried a hint of respect for a genius.

There's no way around it, Herabogen truly lives up to His title as the God of Knowledge and Wisdom. The areas He just discussed with Rowling were incredibly diverse, ranging from issues of people's livelihood to systemic problems. Even areas that Rowling himself couldn't claim to be proficient in, Herabogen still managed to be considered an expert in.

Luo Lin held a certain amount of respect for such a truly talented academic genius, after all, he himself had emerged from the boundless sea of ​​knowledge.

(End of this chapter)