Chapter Nine The Attention of the Deities
2015-05-05
Author: Floating Tower
Gods have gone missing.
This is an extremely rare occurrence, but once it happens, it signifies a significant upheaval.
Although the God of Half-Elves is merely a deity with Weak Divine Power, he is still a true god. As long as he remains in his divine kingdom, even gods with Strong Divine Power would find it very difficult to k*ll him. This is because the divine kingdom is an independent world, and within their kingdoms, they are the creators of the rules; no god would easily leave their kingdom. However, an unexpected situation has arisen, which is that the God of Half-Elves is not in his divine kingdom.
Gods seldom leave their own realms.
Even if they need to appear in other worlds, they usually send an avatar or use the body of a believer as a vessel.
Therefore, in the Material Plane, the Half-Elf Church has saints who can serve as vessels for their deity. They possess the ability to connect to the divine kingdom and can communicate directly with the God of Half-Elves.
But a problem has emerged!
There is no trace of Him in the God’s kingdom; this weak deity is not in his own realm.
He has gone missing.
All the priests are unable to contact this deity, and any prayers go unanswered. Naturally, everyone temporarily loses the ability to cast divine spells.
This is a very serious matter!
Centered around Leaffall City, the homeland of the Half-Elves has many Druids, but the main source of protection for the Half-Elves comes from this guardian deity. His priests have been combating the orcs on the wild borders, driving the ogres deeper into the mountains, and facing unfriendly dwarves as well. The priests losing their ability to cast divine spells is a catastrophic blow; thus, when they could not contact the deity, the entire church began to operate frantically.
This kind of thing has happened before.
For example, the previous Lady Wealth. After her disappearance, all the wealth priests could not cast divine spells until she returned and reestablished contact.
But at that time, the church had already weakened to its lowest point, and ultimately this deity was replaced by an heir.
The disappearance of the deity.
Indicates that he may have fallen or descended to another plane.
This situation has attracted the attention of many, including several legendary professionists who have turned their eyes to the position of Leaffall City. Since the priests have lost their divine spells, Leaffall City urgently sets up defenses in preparation to handle potential attacks that may arise. The fall of a deity would inevitably trigger more terrifying chain reactions; whether good or evil, many would be interested in the believers left behind. Now, the most important task for the Half-Elf Church is to find a way to trace the deity, as the divine kingdom is still intact, and he may not have fallen after all.
………………
Far from the events in Leaffall City, Soren is completely unaware.
In fact, he is quite busy right now, as swallowing the Eastern Sea Route requires a large amount of manpower. At the same time, while expanding his territory, he also needs to supply resources to the Overseas Islands, which has begun to put some pressure on his finances. Pirate King Asrold has left behind a considerable amount of wealth, but few can be converted to Gind. Soren commands nearly three hundred warships of various sizes and close to five thousand battle pirates, and the expenses for their food and lodging are substantial.
With the Eastern Sea Route cut off, a problem also stands before Soren.
That is, regardless of past grievances, he must negotiate with the Eastern Pirates; otherwise, this sea route will be useless. His fleet cannot reach the Eastern Kingdom, and the Eastern fleet cannot enter the Southern Coast.
Knock knock!
A series of knocking sounds emanate from the door.
“Come in,” Soren says, placing down the document in his hand, his tone serious.
Soon a middle-aged man dressed like a clerk enters, slightly bowing as he says, “Your Excellency. Here is the latest news that has come in. Please take a look.”
Soren lightly nods, “Put it over there.”
Quickly, the middle-aged man retreats.
After reviewing the statistics on resources and spoils, Soren reached for the pile of intelligence documents, glanced through them briefly, and then focused on the information from White Horse City and Arendelle.
The Southern Coast is a trade zone, and the speed of information flow is not slow.
White Horse City remains the same, but the presence of the Red Dragon has affected land trade, and it has begun to wither somewhat.
Many people are avoiding White Horse City, resulting in the city’s commercial tax revenue decreasing by more than fifty percent. Now, expelling or slaying the Red Dragon has become urgent; the Noble Council has finally united, hoping to attract powerful adventurers with high bounties—ideally legendary teams—to deal with this Red Dragon.
Unfortunately, recent adventurer parties have all gone missing!
It’s no joke.
That is an Ancient Red Dragon, and Soren would barely last a round against it. Sending a legendary professionist team would be a waste of lives.
Because its strength is enough to rival many gods.
“White Horse City is basically finished!”
Soren mutters to himself, putting down the document and quietly saying, “Currently, no one can k*ll the Ancient Red Dragon. Until the Saint’s Cataclysm begins, that will be its territory.”
“However, that may not be a bad thing.”
“With land trade interrupted by the war, ocean trade will become even more important.”
The second piece of information is from Arendelle.
Upon seeing the information, Soren frowned and murmured, “The Long Princess has gone missing? It has been a long time since she last appeared? Currently, Princess Anna is in charge of managing Arendelle?”
“That’s not good!”
Past scenes flash before him, and Soren gently strokes the Legendary Curved Blade Icebane, slowly saying, “The prosperity of Arendelle relies entirely on the strength of the Long Princess. Now that she has suddenly gone missing for so long, the situation in Arendelle is probably concerning! I wonder if Anna can handle it alone!”
The strength of the Long Princess is unfathomable.
But without this immensely powerful Long Princess, Arendelle’s strength does not match its wealth.
Strength lacking, yet possessing too much wealth.
This is bound to be a disaster!
Now Soren is far away in the Southern Coast and can’t be of much help; he can only hope the Long Princess appears soon, after all, he can’t shake the inexplicable guilt he feels towards Princess Anna.
He picks up a pen and writes a note on the intelligence document, urging others to pay attention to the situation in Arendelle.
His intuition tells him!
If the Long Princess is truly missing, Arendelle is likely to face war.
………………
The Battle of Fury Sand Island.
Soren has reaped considerable rewards, first obtaining a large amount of Killing Experience, most of which comes from him, with a small portion provided by the mutated orca. The gift of divinity unexpectedly has such an effect, which truly surprised Soren; although he gained less than ten thousand points of Killing Experience, it belongs to an additional source.
Currently, his accumulated Killing Experience has reached 160,000 points, enough to raise his Wizard profession level but not enough for the Shadow profession level.
Unfortunately, he was unable to personally slay the Duchess of Red Dragon.
The real bulk of experience lies with her; estimating defeating her could yield over one hundred thousand points of Killing Experience.
As for Pirate King Asrold, that guy barely has forty thousand points.
What a total failure!
No wonder he didn’t dare confront the Swamp King initially; he simply couldn’t match the Swamp King’s strength.
The greatest harvest from this battle is the Legend Degree. After defeating Pirate King Asrold, Soren has received the highest Legend Degree he has ever achieved.
“The Battle of Fury Sand Island [Legendary Battle]: In mid-February of the New Moon Era 1676, you engaged in a decisive battle between pirate kings on Fury Sand Island. During the fight, you killed Pirate King Asrold and simultaneously defeated the Duchess of Red Dragon. Your reputation has spread throughout the seas of the world, and the vast majority of pirates have heard of your name. You have now become the most powerful pirate king on the Southern Coast. Additionally, due to the appearance of the Tsunami Spell and the Avatar of the Ocean Goddess, the attention from other factions towards you has gradually increased. The appearance of the Avatar of the Ocean Goddess means your existence has caught the attention of some gods, and therefore certain legendary domains may pay more attention to you. [Legend Degree +8]”
Eight points of Legend Degree.
Soren has never gained such a high Legend Degree.
Especially the mention of divine attention, which brings a chill, placing a sense of pressure on Soren.
Entering legendary domains.
It already qualifies one for the attention of many gods, as being legendary is above mere mortals.
Being watched by the gods in advance, whether it’s good or bad, Soren must continue on his path; he has already made clearer plans for the next steps.
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Elemental Crystal (Earth).
Soren plays with this piece of legendary equipment he first obtained, his face revealing a contemplative expression.
Having come this far.
The effectiveness of this legendary equipment has diminished considerably, as very few enemies can force Soren to activate the Stone Skin Spell anymore, and summoning Earth Elementals has little significance at sea.
However, it is not without use!
Because this legendary equipment is merely a part of a particular item, which is a legendary difficulty chain task, with the final spoils being a shard of divinity.
Elemental Crystal (Earth), Elemental Crystal (Water), Elemental Crystal (Fire), Elemental Crystal (Air).
Four pieces of equipment combined.
Will enable the simultaneous summoning of Giant Earth Elementals, Giant Water Elementals, Giant Fire Elementals, and Giant Wind Elementals as a third-tier legendary item. (Giant Elemental Life is second only to the legendary-power Elemental Elders.)
With Soren’s current abilities, he is already qualified to attempt this challenge!
Moreover,
There is a piece of equipment Soren may need to retrieve from the desert ruins, which is the Wanderer’s artifact—the Anti-Detection Cloak.
A legendary piece of equipment that provides immunity to any detection invisibility spells.
………………(To be continued ~^~)
