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Next, when it seemed that Theresa was about to make peace with Blaze, the situation took a turn for the worse. Theresa was stabbed through the heart, and the one-eyed god appeared.

It seemed like a battle that was impossible to win, but the woman had an expression that said she had already won, and she walked towards the invincible god and the immortal army, following the sound of the young man's footsteps.

She fought until the legacy of the Age of Gods crashed, fought until her body was exhausted, and in the end she merely peeled off the mask of the one-eyed god.

She seemed to have completely failed, as if she had lost everything, even the only remembrance left from the Age of Gods. But she simply walked behind the gods, marveling at the beauty of "Science," which, after breaking free from the shackles of the gods, held endless possibilities.

Players living in the high-tech age can understand that [Science] is accumulated by generations of humans, and since the [Science] of the Age of Gods has lost, naturally there will be people who will inherit and grow it.

The end of the PV turned into a black curtain, which symbolized the complete destruction of the Age of Gods, but a flame started burning again.

Heirs, seek the flame of the Age of Gods and rebuild the majestic Tower of Babylon.

The PV video ends here, announcing the updated map, the new ecology, the new BOSS that seems to be just a background, and the new highest-level props - the world-class prop 100 million wish card, as well as its production method.

The players did not marvel at the world-class props too much. After watching the video, they were like travelers about to set off, or like apprentices who were paying a devout visit. They packed their bags and set foot on the place where their dreams fell.

The woman who shouted to give up and run away finally turned back into the passionate young man. After facing death calmly, she buried hope in the place where she died.

They have to find out.

Chapter 296 Picking up a bargain

When he heard a familiar fluttering of wings, Blaze knew the chickens had returned.

This guy wasn't worried at all. After knowing the effect of the world-class item 100 Million Wish Cards, he almost patted his belly and shouted that he would definitely win.

But when Chicken came back, his expression was unexpectedly serious. After arriving, he noticed that Herbie and the others were still behind him and nodded towards the grove of trees on the side, obviously he had something secret to tell.

Blaze followed, and after making sure no one was around, Chicken got straight to the point.

"I went to the battle site you and Theresa agreed to fight at. It's undergone a huge transformation and has become a relic of the Age of Gods. This should be related to you, right?"

Blazer was silent for a moment. He had not expected Chicken to come to him. But he did not intend to hide this matter. Moreover, Chicken seemed to know a lot about One-Eye, so he told Chicken what had happened.

Among them was Odin, the old man at the fruit stall who came to remind them.

Blaze thought the chicken would make a fuss, but the chicken's reaction was surprisingly calm, as if it had anticipated this situation.

"This is my fault. I didn't expect that the blacksmith would be able to break through to the highest level, which would trigger the curse of the one-eyed man." Ji blamed himself very much. This was probably the reason why Ji went to the agreed place.

"In that case, even if I knew there were such side effects, I would still use it without hesitation. So, did you find anything in those ruins?"

Blazer only offered a few words of comfort before getting down to business. He knew the more he consoled the chicken, the more it would blame itself, so he decided to quickly divert its attention.

"Oh, I almost forgot, I picked up something from there and brought it back—"

The chicken suddenly retched and vomited out a special diamond-shaped object inlaid with blue crystals.

"What is this?" Blaze felt it looked familiar, so he bent down to pick it up. After looking at it carefully, he realized what it was.

This is an ornament on Theresa's chest that generates special energy.

Ark Engine

[The highest technological achievement of the Age of Gods, the primary energy source of the Ark of Salvation, and the driving force behind all other Age of Gods technologies. However, its fuel has long since burned out, leaving only residual heat. To activate it again, it must be reignited.]

"That guy... lost?" Blaze held the [Ark Engine] to his forehead. The crystal on Theresa's chest seemed to record the beating of Theresa's fiery heart.

"Not really." The chicken began to retch again, spitting out a wing-shaped fragment.

[Mind Eagle Crown Helmet-Wisdom Fragment]

This crown helmet, modeled after the eagle, the king of the sky, is composed of the eagle's body, symbolizing royal authority; the right wing, symbolizing prophecy; and the left wing, symbolizing wisdom. This is the left wing, symbolizing wisdom.

"They should have fought to a draw. No, it should be said that Theresa defeated the One-Eye, but lost to the thing under the One-Eye's shell."

"The second generation of One-Eye, is this what you mean?" Blaze pinched his chin and combined Theresa's words with the old lion's description of God.

The old lion once mentioned that the higher and more mysterious the existence, the more likely it is to be affected by earth-shaking changes. It can even be said that the rotation of the world itself is a reflection of the fate of these extremely high-level beings.

The first generation of one-eyed beings might have been split apart by the rotation of the world, and all of them, including their image, were reassembled into the body of another god. The splitting might have symbolized betrayal or harm, while the new reassembly after the rotation symbolized a change of power.

In other words, this second-generation One-Eye is most likely the result of a combination of two gods. It is not enough to just defeat the One-Eye, the other one must also be defeated.

And that other weakness is what Odin calls the "Golden Branch of Life".

Although Blaze had never heard of the Golden Bough of Life.

"By the way, aren't you going to spit out something else?" Blazer had no idea what to do, so he simply turned around and teased the chicken.

"For example, that wish-granting spear. I believe you are big enough to swallow that huge spear."

"Don't be too greedy. That place is full of strange Grammars now. It's very dangerous! Look at my butt!" The chicken immediately jumped up and stuck out its butt to show its burnt feathers.

"And you have to know that One-Eye left as a victor. I'm lucky enough to be able to pick up the dropped items."

"That means the other party has lost the fragment of the crown of wisdom..." Blaze immediately turned his head and looked at the left wing fragment in his hand carefully.

"Was it lost accidentally, or was it deliberately not looked for?"

"It's most likely intentional. After all, in the eyes of those powerful and nearly omnipotent gods, wisdom is the most insignificant part. It's better to change to something else."

The chicken's words gave Blazer pause. If, to a god, life on earth was like an ant, then wisdom was indeed unnecessary. Putting aside the power to crush civilization with a single blow, his panoramic vision allowed him to easily see through any conspiracy.

Not to mention that the other right wing symbolizes foresight and can even peek into the future, so why would they need wisdom?

However, for the creatures on earth, picking up this insignificant wisdom from God is enough to open their horizons and see higher dimensions.

"Let's ask Master Hader to research it. He learned from the dwarves, and using this thing might reveal some secrets he's unwilling to reveal. And..."

Blaze placed the left wing feather, which symbolizes wisdom, on the left side of his chest armor and said half-jokingly.

"Maybe we can't make this thing into some kind of intelligence-boosting decoration."

"..." The chicken did not respond, but fell silent, as if thinking of some not-so-good possibility.

"Have you thought of something?" Blaze frowned. Chickens usually chatter non-stop and rarely become silent suddenly.

"I wonder if Theresa knocked off a wing from the One-Eye's crown, revealing the One-Eye's true form, or if she destroyed all the armor, including the crown."

"If it's the former, it's fine. But the latter means One-Eye will find a way to repair his armor. Only a dwarf, or a dwarf half-blood, can repair armor of that level."

……

Research Log

[Considering that the game's high degree of freedom will inevitably lead to the deaths of key NPCs, the countermeasure introduced is the logical self-correction function.]

When something is bound to happen in the game world, that is, a quest cannot be advanced for some reason, a certain value will increase, and other NPCs will take over to advance the quest.

However, the issue of world quests being unable to progress due to the NPC overlap remained unresolved, as both NPCs were irreplaceable. Fortunately, the newly generated world items allowed the quests to proceed successfully. While this preview revealed content from a year later, it's still generally positive.

[But I'm still worried. The current mission process is undoubtedly out of control. While the plot development is full of unknowns, it will still reach the set plot nodes.]

【I don’t know whether it’s good or bad】

[This concerns the highest-ranking job of future blacksmiths, as well as subsequent world equipment.]

Chapter 297 Using Fists to Solve Inferiority and Jealousy

One-Eye might capture everyone related to the dwarves to repair his damaged armor and crown.

This also includes Marika, who is half-dwarf.

Blaze almost storms out to get Marika, but Chicken catches him.

"What are you going to say to Marika?" Chicken did not try to persuade her, but asked Blaze to think carefully about what he was going to say.

Blaze paused, took a deep breath, and forced himself to calm down. Acting impulsively would only make things worse, and since this matter concerned Marika, he had to calm down even more.

At least he didn't need to worry that the One-Eye would come down in person to capture Marika. He would most likely send his own followers. As long as they were not gods, few monsters could take Marika away quietly.

Blaze thought seriously about what Chicken said and how to tell Marika about this.

He had already told Marika about the one-eyed god, and even though she knew he was going to defeat the one-eyed god, Marika didn't panic at all. Because at that time, he didn't rashly say he wanted to defeat the one-eyed god, but instead seriously proposed a solution and the solid goal of becoming stronger.

In this case, inviting Marika to join the action seems to be the only option.

But the embarrassing thing was that he had just been rejected righteously, so inviting her again seemed a bit like being too persistent.

The solution Blazer came up with was to shamelessly invite him again.

Blaze took Marika aside, explained the whole thing to her seriously, and expressed his hope that Marika would go with him to find Sagittarius.

Unexpectedly, Marika refused again.

"Why?" Blaze's voice was inevitably filled with a hint of anxiety. He couldn't accept that he was not by Marika's side when Marika might be in danger.

As if it knew what was going to happen next, the chicken closed its beak and set up a statue on the side.

Marika did not disappoint Chicken. This taciturn, big girl who was extremely considerate of Blaze said some very sharp words.

"You wanted to keep me by your side so that you could feel at ease. But after I joined the Royal Knights, you never took the initiative to contact me. When I was stationed at the Giant Line, you didn't write to me to express your concern for my safety."

Blaze opened his mouth, and Marika told him something that he and Marika had been deliberately avoiding since they met again, and he was unable to refute it.

Marika was complaining to him, no, to be more precise, she was telling him about her grievances.

"I..." Blaze smiled bitterly and raised his head to no longer avoid Marika's eyes.

In fact, they had not seen each other for several years before they met in Balkan City.

Her bloodline gradually awakened, and she became a blessed one, transforming from an ugly duckling into a white swan, but she did not change, she was still Marika. But Blaze gradually drifted away from her, and it was him who left.

Marika treated him as usual, but he became more and more uncomfortable and cold, actively distancing himself from her. Sometimes he even wanted to tell Marika's story to strangers.

That actually stems from distorted inferiority and ugly jealousy.

He is an ordinary person and can no longer protect Marika like he did when they were little. In fact, even when she was little, Marika did not need his protection, but Marika was weak at that time and only became strong when she grew up.

Sometimes he felt like a swindler taking advantage of someone's vulnerability.

After he gained power, he unknowingly wanted to play the role of protector.

Why couldn't he understand that Marika would not accept being protected? She became strong and powerful not to stand behind others and watch them get hurt and bleed to protect herself.

Marika expressed her trust in him when he was about to jump into the Nemean giant's mouth, challenge Theresa, and challenge One-Eye.

Even the red-haired girl clenched her fists in fear and nervousness.

And he didn't trust Marika.

It seems that even though he admitted that he had stolen the Black Beast Knight's blessing and kept it for himself, there was still greater ugliness and darkness in his heart.

Blaze slumped his shoulders.

"Isn't this too disrespectful of you?"

"A little." Marika placed her hands obediently on both sides of her thighs, and her body seemed to be a little shorter.

Blaze felt bitter, wondering why this red-haired girl would treat herself so badly.

The leader of the Royal Knights, Lord Fast, Duke Marika, was beautiful yet unattainable, but she was hunched over because of his height and his sensitive heart.

Isn’t this putting the cart before the horse?

What a bastard he is.

"Then you beat me up."

"Ok."

"But I will fight back."

"It's okay. I won't go out of my way to show mercy."

Chicken was horrified. How could this boy and girl decide to use their fists to solve the problem so quickly?!

Talk more. If something can be solved with words, try to talk. Fighting and killing are not youth comedies at all.

But it was too late for Chicken to speak. Blaze and Marika were already discussing where to start. They were so serious about the discussion that if you didn't know better, you would think they were planning the location for their first date.

Finally, they decided to find a wasteland near the goblin village, which would be better as they could cultivate the land after the battle.

The chicken was sweating profusely as it listened to this. It seemed like the couple was planning to punch each other into the ground.

So when Herbie was stunned, she disappeared for less than a few minutes, and Blaze and Marika were standing in a wasteland, ready to fight.

"Did I miss something?!" Herbie closed her eyes and thought hard, but she couldn't figure it out.

"The conflicts that have accumulated between childhood sweethearts have erupted, and it's probably Blaze's fault." Audrey saw it very clearly. Even though Blaze was wearing a helmet, she could still see Blaze's guilt from his words and actions.

"Ah? Ah~" Herbie was stunned at first, then he quickly understood.