Warhammer: Should I also sit on the Golden Throne?

Chapter 130 The Earth Shaman of Nocturne

Zhou Yun followed behind Vulcan and climbed up the giant rock in the center of town.

The forging god who walks among mortals is standing in front of Zhou Yun, and he is about to take Zhou Yun to see the town's earth shaman.

Vulcan had seen Zhou Yun use his psionic powers to defend against the fire lizard's flames. He already knew that Zhou Yun possessed psionic talent and that Zhou Yun was hiding some secrets.

But he didn't ask anything, leaving Zhou Yun in silence.

"Why don't you ask, Vulcan?" Zhou Yun asked, looking at the solid back that resembled basalt.

Why should I ask?

Now, it was Vulcan who sounded confused.

"Did you know? My father also has a secret he's hiding from me. You should be able to tell, right? I'm not my father's biological son."

Zhou Yun nodded. It was obviously impossible for a normal person to give birth to a giant who was four meters tall.

Even if he could, Bell's wife died young, could he, a grown man, still conceive and give birth to Vulcan?

"He never told me where I came from, but I knew he loved me. I knew he saved me, he taught me to hunt with spears and bows, I lived under his roof, and I used his furnace to forge things. I also knew I was his son."

"That's enough, son."

As he spoke, Vulcan turned his head and gave Zhou Yun a reassuring smile.

"You too, I know you're a kind and good kid, and that's enough."

Vulcan's eyes were orange-red and fiery, and Zhou Yun's figure was reflected in them, as if bathed in a furnace fire. Like a piece of rough iron, Zhou Yun's impurities were removed in Vulcan's eyes, leaving only the purest and most essential part.

Zhou Yun is a kind person, that's what Vulcan's eyes told him.

Therefore, Vulcan completely tolerated Zhou Yun's secret and his concealment.

"Besides, I'm just a blacksmith!"

Vulcan laughed and said, "If you really have any secrets to tell, shouldn't you tell them to the wiser earth shamans?"

Vulcan's statement that he was merely a blacksmith caused Zhou Yun's expression to stiffen for a moment.

These were the most humble words Zhou Yun had ever heard in his lifetime.

It's like saying Robert is just an Ecel, Lane is just an old man, and Dorn is just a stonemason...

"We've arrived." Vulcan stopped in front of Zhou Yun.

At the top of this giant rock, on a protruding basalt rock with rough patterns, an old man with wrinkled skin and an ashen complexion sits cross-legged.

"Ulte, I've brought him here," Vulcan said to the old man.

The old man opened his eyes, his pupils also being a grayish hue, and his gaze fell upon Zhou Yun, their eyes meeting.

Huo Zhouyun saw the burning fire, the primordial fire that had existed since the birth of the planet. It swirled in a ring, resembling a giant dragon, drawing the dust and rock fragments scattered in the starry sky toward itself, piling them up layer by layer, turning them into thick rock layers, forming Nocturne Star, which stood in the void.

Then, at some point, humanity discovered Nocturne and lived, farmed, raised livestock, mined, smelted, and forged on this planet... until the giant moon Prometheus approached Nocturne. The immense gravity tore the earth apart, powerful earthquakes ravaged the crust, massive floods swept through the lava sea, and millions of volcanoes simultaneously spewed fire, with toxic smoke and volcanic ash obscuring the sky and the earth.

That was the time of trial, because the satellite Prometheus was approaching, and a calamity would befall Nocturne once every Nocturne year, every fifteen Terra years.

The Nocturne aliens lived amidst these periodic catastrophes, struggling in agony and yearning for peace.

In this refuge, amidst these prayers, the first earth shaman was born.

Zhou Yun felt himself become the first Earth Shaman, the first psionicist to establish a connection with the earth. The Earth Shaman opened his mouth, and the story of the World Serpent came from his mouth, told to the wandering, suffering Nocturne Star People, and also to the earth.

The stories told, the legends created, the myths constructed, and the imaginations displayed by generations of Nocturne Star people have all settled into the land of Nocturne Star, into the inner world, shaping the primordial fire at the heart of the world, and shaping the soul of this world.

Thus, the World Serpent coiled within the heart of Nocturne, and the Earth Shaman prostrated himself on the ground, listening to the beating of the Dragon Heart. Through the dreams of the World Serpent, he used the power of the highest heavens to find settlements for the people of Nocturne, to carve roads across the turbulent land, and to drive away ferocious beasts. Ultimately, he led the people of Nocturne to establish seven sanctuary cities.

Zhou Yun took two or three deep breaths. He understood. He understood what the Earth Shaman was, and he understood what the World Serpent was.

The original earth shaman of Nocturne was a highly gifted and wise psionicist who sensed the suffering of the Nocturne people during their trials. He resolved to change this and create a sanctuary for them during their trials.

However, the trial was caused by the satellite Prometheus. No matter how talented the original earth shaman was, he could not fight against a star or a world.

So the original earth shaman came up with an idea: he would use the stars to fight the stars, and the world to fight the world. He would make the Nocturne Star beneath his feet help them.

So he created a myth and began to tell people legends. He told them that within the earth beneath their feet, the primordial dragon and the world serpent slumbered at the core of the planet, forever dreaming, forever breathing, dreaming of fire...

He dreamt of burning, and he spoke of the habits of the World Serpent, described its power, and depicted its form.

People believed in the myth of the World Serpent, and then the first earth shamans told this myth to Nocturne as well.

Thus, the World Soul of Nocturne took form, and the World Serpent was truly born in the past, existing deep within Nocturne, where it has always dreamt of flames.

Thus, earth shamans could use the World Serpent to harness the power of the entire world to unleash their psychic abilities.

"He's simply a genius..." Zhou Yun couldn't help but exclaim in his heart.

The old man named Ulte, who was sitting in front of him, smiled slightly.

"Vulcan, you're right, this is an extremely talented child," he said, looking at Vulcan.

Zhou Yun pulled himself out of those ancient memories and looked at the earth shaman, Urt.

Ulte is right. This body is tough enough to bear enough spiritual energy talent. As long as he crosses the realm, Zhou Yun can make this body normally bear level 13△ spiritual energy.

However... Zhou Yun could vaguely sense that Ulte's spiritual talent was definitely not higher than his own, yet he gave Zhou Yun a strong sense of danger.

By harnessing the power of the World Serpent, by harnessing the power of the world itself... relying on this technique, Ult could unleash devastation on Nocturne.

The spiritual energy emitted was probably far greater than that of a normal level 13△.

"Then I'll leave him to you. I'll come back to pick him up this afternoon." Vulcan patted Zhou Yun on the back. "Study hard with Ulte. I'll come pick you up this afternoon, and I'll forge the weapon you want for you then."

...It gives me the feeling of sending a child to school.

Although he was complaining to himself, Zhou Yun did not refuse.

He was even grateful that he had finally found a psionic system that had nothing to do with those damn eagle crystals and flip-doves.

There were no statues that suddenly collapsed and shattered, no fragments that perfectly illustrated the truth of the subspace, and no knowledge that inexplicably came to life in the library.

Only earth, fire, and the world serpent.

Zhou Yun can at least safely teach this thing to Robert.

Although the Earth Shaman's psionic system mainly relies on the power of the World Serpent, which is equivalent to the World Soul, judging from the Space Wolf Rune Priest and the White Scar Storm Prophet, who also use the World Soul to cast spells, even far from Nocturne, they can still use the power of the World Serpent, although its power is far inferior to casting spells on Nocturne.

Ulte gestured for Zhou Yun to sit opposite him.

"Come, child, I will teach you how to safely use your talents."

Zhou Yun followed Ulte's instructions, climbed up the basalt platform, and sat cross-legged opposite Ulte.

"Child, you can sense the Realm of Fire, can you?"

"That is the realm of burning flames, the domain of only fire, which people in ancient times called the subspace or the highest heaven."

"Just as an inexperienced blacksmith is often burned by the flames, an earth shaman will also be burned by that domain if he is not trained."

"We must harness the power of that realm, just as a blacksmith binds fire in his furnace. The World Serpent is our furnace, and he restrains the flames for us with his long dream."

Ulte lifted his hands, which were resting on his knees, exposing his rough, calloused palms to Zhou Yun.

Two blazing flames rose from Ulte's palms, hot and bright.

"Come, child, do not be afraid, put your hands into the flames."

Without hesitation, Zhou Yun reached in. The scalding flames danced on his fingertips, and even the Nocturne alien's heat-resistant skin was instantly charred and browned in the fire.

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"Ult looked at Zhou Yun, whose expression remained calm, with considerable surprise. "You have an extraordinary tolerance for fire. It seems I underestimated your talent."

"Now, calm your mind, feel the temperature of the fire, and follow my guidance. I will lead you into the long dream of the World Serpent."

"And saw the flames in the world serpent's dream."

Zhou Yun listened to Ulte's words, feeling the flames dancing on his fingertips, sensing their temperature, and feeling Ulte's psionic energy...

Huo Zhouyun heard the heart of the world beating and felt the scalding breath on his face.

He looked up and saw the World Serpent.