Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 306 With my blood, I beg for your remains.

Roger immediately raised his greatsword, assuming a ready-to-attack stance.

Soon, more blue-skinned people, like the child from before, appeared.

Roger initially thought the self-proclaimed "magic master" was just a child, or at most a teenager, but when more blue-skinned men surrounded him, Roger realized he was wrong.

Because compared to the "magic master," most of the newcomers were not even as tall as him, and even looked more immature—it was a strange feeling, as if the growth and aging mechanisms of this race were completely different from those of humans.

These short men, each holding a variety of weapons, stood facing Roger, looking tense and anxious.

However, Roger was rather helpless. The strongest person in front of him was only Sequence 8. Yes, besides the previous "divine magician", there was also a short woman who was also a "master of tricks".

Such a level of superhuman, or rather, superhuman alien, could not arouse his desire to beat the other party at all.

On one hand, it was because the other party looked too much like a child, and on the other hand, it was because their strength level was too low. For Roger, a demigod of Sequence 4 with dual pathways, beating them was like beating a child. If he were accidentally sent back to Earth, he would definitely become a laughing stock.

In addition, he also wanted to figure out what happened to these aliens and why they had the inheritance of the "Gate" pathway.
If nothing unexpected happens, this is definitely related to Amra, the angel of the Abraham family.

"I reiterate, I meant no harm."

Roger strained to recall the ancient Hermes words in his mind and spoke again.

Upon hearing Roger speak his own language, the little guys immediately began chattering and shouting words like "dream" and "monster."

After a long while, a man who looked like a human teenager, but whose hair was slightly gray and who walked with a hunchback, finally emerged from the wailing blue-skinned aliens.

"I'm sorry, there are many things these children don't understand."

"I believe you mean no harm, visitor from afar, but there are some things I need to confirm further."

"If you don't mind, please come with me."

After saying this, the seemingly elderly blue-skinned man took the lead and walked towards the back.

As he walked, his lower body suddenly disappeared, and after a while, his entire body disappeared into the ground.

This gave Roger a jolt, because it confirmed once again that there should be a complex underground structure beneath Amra's tomb.

These blue-skinned people likely lived in this underground structure, using "apprentices" or corresponding extraordinary items to enter and exit, thereby protecting the safety of their race.

With that thought in mind, Roger quietly put on "Benjamin's Gloves" and activated his "Apprentice" ability, following the old man's movements.

"It's so narrow!"

This was Roger's first reaction upon entering the underground. He was already tall, and in the descending stairwell where the dwarves lived, he could only walk sideways and with his back bent.

In the end, Roger had no other choice. He said "I'm sorry to bother you," and separated his flesh and blood into two pieces, which allowed him to barely move on the stairs.

This move naturally sparked another round of chatter among the accompanying dwarves, with some even attempting to poke Roger with stone spears, but the old man stopped them all.

"It seems that this old man is the leader of the entire group... His strategic composure is truly extraordinary."

Based on this, Roger concluded that the other party seemed completely unafraid of him, even though their strength levels differed greatly.

Soon, Roger's vision cleared up.

He saw an incredibly complex underground city inhabited by numerous dwarves of varying ages and genders, some even using tools that clearly exhibited human characteristics, such as mops, scales, handcarts, and forging and cooking utensils in the style of the Tudor dynasty.

Besides the bustling city, Roger also saw large tracts of farmland and pastures in this underground space, where crops not found on Earth were grown and native creatures that showed clear signs of domestication grazed.

In general, this underground city can be described as self-sufficient. In the terms of the old Earth, it has basically achieved a balance between supply and demand and completed the internal economic cycle.

Roger's arrival caused many dwarves to gasp in surprise, but after seeing the old man calmly wave his hand, they all watched from a distance, curious but not daring to approach.

Roger calmed down and continued moving while observing quietly.

Finally, after walking for about twenty minutes, Roger and the older dwarf entered a house with high ceilings, and Roger was finally able to regain his original size.

Even so, when invited to sit down, Roger simply sat cross-legged and did not sit in the chair in the living room.

As soon as Roger sat down, he saw a palm-sized statue of a human female deity in the living room. Although the statue was obviously from countless years ago, it was still lifelike and looked as good as ever.

“My name is Augur Gur, and I am the chief of this tribe and the leader of the council of elders.”

"If you don't mind, please tell me about yourself, my friend from afar."

The older dwarf had his men bring Roger some biscuit-like coarse grain food and some water to serve him, and then asked.

Based on what Roger had seen and heard along the way, he had discovered that although these dwarves spoke Ancient Hermes, Amra seemed to have made some modifications to the language version that remained in this area due to the inherent problems with the transmission of Ancient Hermes.

For those abstract words that were missing or unnecessary in Old Hermes, Amra used some roots from Old Fussak and Giants to make derivative substitutions, which lowered the barrier to communication and allowed Roger to understand most of what the dwarves were saying.

The only problem is that some words seem to have been created by these dwarves after Amra's death using existing word roots, including the word "divine sorcerer," which is a combination of parts of the words "god," "spell," and "master."

Roger accepted the snacks and water, and quietly thanked him.

Then he thought for a moment and spoke.

"Perhaps my arrival is a bit abrupt for you... I understand how you feel, so let me start by explaining the situation."

Roger highlighted his relationship with Amra Abraham, the tragic fate that the Abraham family had suffered for thousands of years, his identity within the Abraham family, the current state of the family, and how he came to this planet through Amra's guidance.

As further evidence, Roger even provided a detailed account of the solar system and its planets, and he even reconstructed the ancient Hermetic names for those celestial bodies—astronomical terms that had been used since the Quaternary period.

The older dwarf nodded repeatedly upon hearing this information. He then asked some questions about the Abraham family, to which Roger answered fluently.

Finally, the other party was completely convinced and began to recount the events that had happened on this planet and to the dwarf race.

From the other person's account, Roger learned that the planet was called Butak, which means "a treasure land surrounded by two suns".

There was originally a continental civilization here, at a level equivalent to human civilization in the early Quaternary period, ruled by a race known as the "Blue-skinned Ones," that is, a race of dwarves.

When Amra was still a "Wanderer", she chose Butak as one of the nine planets where legends related to her were to be left behind in order to complete the ritual of becoming a "Planetary Planeswalker".

She imparted essential knowledge to the "Blue-skinned" people who were originally at the end of the Neolithic period, helped them expand their territory, develop their civilization, and successfully advance to Sequence 2 before leaving Butak.

After that, the belief in Amra spread widely among the people. However, it was soon discovered by an angel of an outer god who was wandering in the universe. In order to develop the faith here, He began to try to establish a new religious sect.

However, the authority of that Outer God angel seemed to contain the characteristic of decay. Faith in Him led to a large number of deaths among the "Blue-skinned" race. Eventually, some of them who converted to this decaying angel gradually developed the idea of ​​rebelling against His rule after believing in this god for a period of time.

The problem arose at this point: the Outer Gods did not develop a hierarchical belief system similar to that on Earth, that is, they did not use supernatural abilities to divide the entire "Blue-skinned" cult into classes, which meant that these dwarves had no power to resist.

And because their desire to rebel was perceived by the angel, a large number of blue-skinned people were made an example of, and in the end, the blue-skinned people dared not speak out and could only accept brainwashing and forced worship.

The Outer God angel seemed to want to completely enslave the "Blue-skinned" race in this way. In fact, there was nothing wrong with His idea itself. The problem was that some "Blue-skinned" people who still believed in Amra had been trying to summon this earthly angel and regarded him as a god who would eventually save the world.

Ultimately, perhaps sensing the crisis of her anchor being shaken, or perhaps out of genuine sympathy for her former students, the angel once again overcame numerous obstacles, finally descending upon the planet Butak and waging war against the decaying angel.

Ultimately, through the power of the angelic personhood via the "Gate," Amra successfully banished the opponent.

During this period, the "Blue-skinned Ones" also paid a heavy price. Their large city-states were completely destroyed, and due to the war between the two angels, a large amount of divine pollution spread throughout the continent, especially pollution containing the aura of "decay," which made it impossible for any plant except for a very few extremely tenacious ferns to grow on this land.

After the battle, Amra was also severely injured, which caused the pollution that He had been suppressing to show signs of erupting uncontrollably.

Amra knew his days were numbered. In the final moments of his life, He returned to Earth, built a tomb for Himself in the Sea of ​​Sunia, and placed a "Gate" seal around it that could only be used by those of high rank.

Afterwards, Amra built multiple layers of doors behind the space, sealing and blocking some of the pollution through self-destruction.

Having done all this, He buried Himself on Butak and advised the "Blue-skinned Ones" to try leaving the continent and seeking new life on the other side of the pink ocean.

To improve the survival capabilities of the "Blue-skinned Ones," Amra brought some mid-to-low sequence "Gate" pathway extraordinary traits and sealed artifacts to Butak, helping them cultivate their first batch of extraordinary individuals.

However, things did not go as Amra had hoped.

After His death, the "fallen Mother Goddess" contamination within Him began to permeate a large area of ​​land below. A delicate balance was achieved between the vitality and the "decaying" divine contamination, to the point that this underground space began to become suitable for growing crops.

The "blue-skinned people" regarded this as a blessing from Amra. In order to commemorate Amra, they began to use the power of the "gate" to build this huge underground city called "Amra City," which has continued to this day and whose population has increased more than fifty times over the past thousand years.

At the same time, they developed a belief in Amra, regarding him as a god, and passed down the extraordinary properties he left behind as "divine arts".

After hearing all this, Roger was deeply moved.

It is important to understand that the pollution from the "Fallen Mother" is an extremely dangerous thing on Earth. Even a small part of the pollution that extends from a Sequence 2 angel is enough to affect an entire civilization.

However, by sheer coincidence, just as the power of "decay" made Butak extremely uninhabitable, the Mother Goddess's pollution actually reached a balance with it. In the struggle between the two pollutions, the "blue-skinned people" were given a glimmer of hope.

This can only be described as fate, and the strange coincidences left Roger quite amazed.

This perfectly illustrates the old saying from bygone days:

What is honey to one is poison to another.

“The gods once left a divine message that a visitor from afar would take away His legacy.”

"On that day, that visitor will become a new god and inherit His place."

Augur Gul concluded with this sentence.

"By the way, what is the highest level of 'divine sorcerers' in your city of Amra?"

Roger nodded, then thought of another important question.

"Ashamed to say that."

Augur Gur sighed slightly after hearing the question:

"According to the revelation left by God, divine magic is divided into nine levels, with the lowest being level 9 and the highest being level 1."

"His blessings only include power levels 5 to 9, while levels 5 and above are not included."

"However, as you can see, I am a level 7 divine mage, and the strongest divine mage in the entire city of Amra... but I cannot truly control this power, and I often hallucinate inexplicable, maddening sounds..."

Roger interrupted Augur Gul upon hearing this:

“Wait, Elder Augur, Amra…didn’t He leave behind the correct names for these ‘blessings’?”

"Correct name?"

Augur Gur paused for a moment, then thought hard for a long time before saying:
"There seems to be such a record, but it's too ancient."

"A considerable number of the ancient books in Amra were destroyed by the followers of the 'Decadent' during the early stages of the city's construction... They attempted to disrupt the divine legacy and exacerbate the pollution of the land. We did not discover the actions of these spies at the time, and by the time they were executed, the ancient books were already irretrievable."

"It is said that the last historical document is hidden in the tomb of the gods, but because of our faith and abilities, we have never obtained that document."

"So how did you advance to become 'Divine Sorcerers'?"

In Roger's view, if the correct sequence names of the potions through the "Gate" pathway have been lost, the potion recipes may also no longer be complete. Leaving aside whether substitutes for those auxiliary materials could be found on Butak, if Amra left behind any legacy, it's possible she also left behind some auxiliary materials to help the "Blue-Skinned Ones" advance.

"By 'God's Chosen'."

Augur Gul answered without hesitation.

"God's Chosen? What's that?"

Upon hearing another unfamiliar term uttered by the other person, Roger asked with some curiosity.

"Only those chosen by God can remain intact after receiving the gift; otherwise, they will become monsters."

"After each 'Divine Sorcerer' dies, the clan selects some outstanding young people to try out for the next 'Divine Sorcerer'. The one who does not mutate and retains his rationality will become the official 'Divine Sorcerer'."

"Ogur Gur replied."

"I see."

Upon hearing this, Roger had completely understood the situation in Amra.

Initially, Amra hoped to cultivate some "travelers" and "recorders" among the "blue-skinned people," enabling them to travel to another unpolluted continent via teleportation and establish communication routes. There, they would try to build a new civilization and preserve the "blue-skinned people" as much as possible.

As for Amra himself, he hoped that a "wanderer" from the Abraham family would come to retrieve his legacy. He also left many hints along the way, and should have left some history of Butak in his tomb, telling his descendants that there was pollution in the legacy.

In Amra's mind, much of the pollution on his body had already been separated out, and after hundreds or even thousands of years, the pollution should be diluted considerably, so that future generations should have a way to remove it.

At that time, Amra did not know that the object of her corruption was the fallen Mother Goddess, and that this corruption possessed a certain immortality, making it impossible for it to be erased over time.

This is not even all that Amra did; He even left a will that His successors would take His place, so that the ritual of "leaving a legend in places beyond nine Earths" required for the later Abraham family "wanderers" to ascend to Sequence 2 could be completed without any obstacles.

However, He did not expect that not only would the pollution on His body not be eliminated, but the decaying followers would also destroy His legacy. On the bright side, though, the pollution on His body spread and transformed the soil underground. This soil and the remaining decaying pollution counterbalanced each other, leaving a glimmer of hope for the "Blue-skinned Ones".

Elder Augur.

After pondering for a long time, Roger spoke again:
"As you can see, I am here to reclaim the legacy of our ancestors, which is very important to our family."

"But this will make your homeland uninhabitable, so in exchange, I will take your entire race to another continent."

"I wonder if you can accept this idea?"

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Augur Gur's expression became somewhat conflicted.

"I'm happy to help with any difficulties you may encounter."

Roger was sincere, and after thinking for a moment, he added:
"Although my strength is not as great as the god you worship, I am still a demigod, and I believe I can remove most of the obstacles for you."

“I will help you find a land with a pleasant climate, but as for building your new home, that will be up to you.”

Augur nodded:
“I believe what you say, but because our population is too large, it is not an easy thing to migrate, and some elders may not agree.”

"Although I am the clan leader, I am not the only one in charge. Some of our elders are content with the status quo and are pragmatic."

"Of course, if you insist on using force, there's nothing we can do. After all, if you are a descendant of a god, we will most likely be forced to comply."

Roger was left speechless, both amused and exasperated by Augur's words.

"What kind of talk is that? I won't force you to comply."

Roger shook his head:

“I have a means to bring your race to another continent intact. I have a… well, a magical item at the level of a god, containing a space much larger than your current underground city-state.”

"This magical item can transfer your city completely, but because you use an underground building structure, I cannot directly place you on the new land... So the original city needs to be abandoned, but you can take everything you want with you."

"On the other hand, I will also teach you the correct advancement system of so-called 'divine magic' from Sequence 9 to Sequence 5. It is precisely because you lack this system that you have to gamble with your lives and with the good luck of not losing control after taking the potion."

Roger's words immediately changed Augur Gur's expression.

"...If that's the case, then it's indeed very convincing."

He nodded:
"I'm going to arrange the elders' meeting now. I hope you can attend as well. Is that alright?"

"I'd be happy to go."

Roger nodded and readily agreed.

A dozen minutes later, in a room even larger than the previous reception room, Roger sat cross-legged and looked around at Augur Gul, who sat at the head of the table, and the six blue-skinned dwarf elders around him, all of whom were quite old.

"...As I just said, the descendants of the gods have offered very generous terms. I wonder what the elders think about the relocation of the city?"

Augur Gur recounted his entire conversation with Roger before asking a question.

"It's not that we don't believe you, but what you say really isn't very convincing."

An elder immediately spoke up:
"While it is true that you look very much like a god, that does not prove that you are a direct descendant of a god."

As he spoke, the eye between his eyebrows kept rolling around, as if revealing that the elder was organizing his thoughts.

"...You are a 'Master of Tricks' of Sequence 8, which is equivalent to an 8th-level Divine Sorcerer in your system."

"Those at this level possess a variety of strange, relatively flashy but weak spells and spell-like abilities, including:"
"Flash of light, blackout, gas transfer, loud noise, freezing, electric shock, fogging, ignition, falling down, object manipulation, escape tricks..."

Roger rattled off all the tricks that the "Master of Tricks" could perform.

Upon hearing this, the elder's eyes revealed shock. He stared intently at Roger, speechless.

"And you."

Roger looked at the other person:
“You are a 'apprentice' of Sequence 9, but you have not been promoted because you are too old.”

"The main ability of this method is 'opening doors'. You can open all sorts of doors out of thin air in walls and stone slabs, and then walk through them."

Am I wrong?

After Roger said this, the elders were finally speechless with rebuttal.

"...You said earlier that you could help us advance to... Level 6. Was that true or false? How could that be achieved?"

After a long while, another elder finally spoke up and asked.

"This involves an important mechanism called 'digestion potion'."

Next, Roger explained in detail how to digest the potion.

It must be said that this knowledge could be matched with the fragmented summaries of a few elders, which was undoubtedly more convincing evidence. As a result, after the conversation, none of the elders were able to offer any clear rebuttal.

“'Apprentice,' 'Master of Magic,' 'Astrologer,' 'Recorder,' 'Traveler'…”

Augur Gul silently recited the sequence names of these potions. After a long time, he looked up and found that the elders present were all in the same state.

He knew in his heart that these elders agreed with Roger's words, not only because there was really nothing to refute, but also because these elders had lost too much in the process of advancing in rank.

Some people lost their brothers, some lost their children, and some lost their teachers.

In summary, although the city of Amra survived from a thousand years ago, they paid a heavy price.

This is actually quite similar to Silver City. They survived by relying on the seals or contamination related to the "Fallen Mother Goddess," but the path to survival was indeed very difficult, and only they themselves knew the hardships and setbacks they had encountered.

Finally, all the elders stood up in unison and bowed down to Roger.

This is a signal that they have acknowledged Roger as the successor of Amra.

After some discussions about the details, the decision-makers in Amra finally finalized the decision to relocate the entire population.

This greatly relieved Roger, as it meant he would soon be able to finish his journey and obtain the legacy left by Amra.

This heritage includes extraordinary characteristics, the faith of the city of Amra, and a "legend".

This "legend" did nothing to help Roger get promoted, but it did help him strengthen his humanity.

The preparations in Amra were swift; in less than 20 hours, all residents were ready to depart at any time.

Roger placed them all into a corner of the "Old Box," and then stood before Amra's tombstone, reciting the name of the deity he had learned from the elders.

"Witness to the starry sky and the Milky Way, benefactor of the gates of all, and apprentice to endless mysteries."

"The great forerunner Amra Abraham, his successor Roger Abraham, here I offer you my remains with my blood."

After Roger finished speaking, he respectfully knelt down on one knee and slashed his right wrist with a dagger.

The moment his blood splattered onto Amra's tombstone, the entire tombstone began to emit a faint glow, looking like a door.

A moment later, the door and the tombstone disappeared together, and a small wooden box and a gray stone appeared inside.

Roger knew at a glance that the stone contained everything related to the planet Butak, recorded by a high-ranking "recorder" using his abilities. Roger only needed to input his spirituality to grasp all the information within.

The wooden box served as a final protective seal, significantly slowing down the rate at which the "Fallen Mother Goddess"'s corruption leaked out.

If Roger hadn't possessed even stronger pollution abilities, he would probably have been affected by it in no time.

Roger then entered the "Original Motion Core" and, with the protection of the "Original Motion Core" seal, opened the box.

Inside the urn lay a long, slender index finger bone. Roger could clearly feel the violent power contained within it—the power of a Planeswalker, and a large amount of corruption from the Fallen Mother Goddess.

"Following the previous naming convention, let's call you 'Amra's Guidance'."

Roger took a deep breath. Because he was in a hurry, he couldn't bother to study Amra's remains for the time being. He simply placed them on his own small desk at the "Original Core" and returned to reality.

After doing all this, Roger took off once again with the "Old Box" and, with the "magnification" power of the "Fallen Earl," flew like a rocket towards the direction of the sunset on this planet.

That is the East, the very far East, the other side across the pink ocean, the starlight that the "blue-skinned" have been waiting for for thousands of years.

Roger saw many seas, islands and strange marine creatures along the way, but he did not stop at all and just kept on his way.

Finally, Roger caught up with the sun, and before the seemingly endless sunset ended, he found a land on the easternmost continent of the pink ocean with excellent soil and water conditions, mild sunshine and climate, similar to the climate of the "blue-skinned" people's homeland.

"Come out."

Roger opened the "Old Box" once again and said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)