The knight in the abyss

Chapter 837 About the True God
"Your Majesty the God of Death, please don't underestimate yourself..." Lancelot saluted very respectfully, "...but is this enough? With the 'faith' of mortals, can you ascend to the gods?"

"I understand your question, so let me ask you another question, the kingdom, or the king?"

"Kingdom." Lancelot replied very positively, "A king without a kingdom is nothing, but a kingdom without a king... a new king can be born at any time."

"That's right, and the gods are actually the same." Kelenvor nodded and stood up from his seat, "A god without believers is nothing, but as long as there are believers...it's not impossible to change to another god things, like me."

"This..." Lancelot frowned tightly, "But the reason why gods are gods is not just because of the worship of mortals, right? There are also supernatural powers and various powers related to priesthood..."

"There are many sources of supernatural power. In the eyes of ordinary people, what is the difference between a legendary spellcaster and a true god?" Kelenvor shook his head lightly, "About the priesthood, you are on the right track , the creation of the priesthood is the hardest part, that is the realm of the gods, and I know almost nothing about it, only some guesses that are not particularly sure, do you want to hear it?"

"We..." Lancelot and Isa who was sitting on the side looked at each other, "Is it appropriate to listen to this?"

"Of course it's not suitable for ordinary people." A mysterious smile appeared on Kelemvor's face, "But you are different, Sir Lancelot, you know what I mean."

"Okay..." Lancelot nodded, "Then I'll be all ears."

"As I mentioned just now, the creation of the priesthood is the most difficult part. When time has not yet begun to flow and the multiverse is still in chaos, create concepts such as light and darkness, heat and cold, past and present, order and chaos." , What kind of a great existence is it?" Kelemvor bent his index finger and tapped lightly on the table, "God God Io is such an existence. He created these concepts, and at the same time created the first things. Gods, and entrusted to them the responsibility for maintaining these 'concepts', which was the original priesthood."

"It's not hard to imagine that the difficulty of 'creating' a priesthood is completely different from 'maintaining' the operation of a priesthood, and the various powers possessed by a god, such as maintaining the operation of the magic net at midnight, Oghma's recorded knowledge, my Judging the dead, and even Cyric's spreading chaos, are all bound to their respective priesthood. Therefore, changing the god corresponding to a certain priesthood is like changing the ruler of a kingdom, not to mention the kind of masterless Even if the original king is still alive, if one day he wakes up from his dream and his ministers, army, and even maids all think that the real king is someone else and he is just a pretender, then what will happen? What happened?"

"He is really no longer the king." Lancelot replied anxiously, "But didn't you just say that the priesthood of each god is entrusted by the gods?"

"It can also be handed over by the original god, but that is very rare... You must have heard the story of the three death gods, right?" Kelenvor shook his head lightly, "But after the catastrophe , Io has changed the rules of the multiverse, and now the power and position of gods depend on the worship of believers. When a certain god makes believers dissatisfied and thinks that he has failed to perform his duties well, his power will be severely damaged If another person, or god, takes the opportunity to preach his teachings to those believers, and successfully makes most of the disappointed believers turn to worship himself, then the power and position of the gods will be transferred, or even born A new god."

"I see..." Lancelot took a deep breath, "In these terrifying realms of the Shadowfall, the gods outside cannot answer the prayers of believers inside. Is this because Peyton, who is the Lord of the Demon Realm? Derek created natural conditions for usurping the throne?"

"It's actually impossible under normal circumstances, because the Lord of the Demon Realm is just a prisoner, and the Terrible Realm is his cage, the price for him to exchange power with some kind of evil existence." Kelemvor shook gently Shaking his head, "This topic was brushed aside before, but I have enough evidence to believe that it is my predecessor's predecessor who made a deal with Peyton Derek. The camp is the neutral evil Melkor. Although the Lich Gained power, but became a slave of the god of death... And about 100 years ago, an event that no one expected, put the opportunity to end all this in front of him..."

"The catastrophe of the saint." Lancelot immediately understood what the other party was referring to, "Melko has fallen."

"Yes, the throne of Melkor was first taken over by Cyric, and then replaced by me ten years later, and this demon realm has been forgotten...at least I don't know anything about it." The current Lord of the Dead shrugged Shrugging his shoulders, "It seems that Cyric has been thinking about this place all the time. From what we know, those hags are subordinates of the Prince of Lies. I was enslaved by the demon, but for some unknown reason, I did not take away the divine power of the Lord of the Dead who was left here...until you released it not long ago."

"Uh..." Lancelot touched his nose in embarrassment, "We were also misled..."

"Of course I'm not blaming you. It is because of your actions that everything here could end." Kelemvor stood up from his seat, "In the final analysis, whether it is to retrieve Barend Frostforge soul, or lift the curse on this land, these are actually my responsibilities, but most of the work is done by you. Justice is my most important promise to the world, so I will never forget yours Credit, Sir Lancelot."

"You don't have to say that, Your Majesty Death." Lancelot replied seriously, "Everything I do is what I think is right and what I should do."

"You have a truly noble soul, I know that very well." Kelemvor nodded, "It is precisely because of that that I trust you to complete those most important tasks. You must prevent Peyton Derek God's plan, otherwise, once he succeeds and converts all the residents of this half-plane into his followers, it can concentrate its power to break the curse on this land and let this half-plane return to the material plane. At that time, because he already has a sufficient number of believers, Peyton Derek will immediately become a new inferior god of death, and possess some of the same powers as me, and I think that a guy like him is not worthy, Nor should it, become a god who masters the duties of death and the dead."

　Note: This chapter is all private, I forgot to write it before...

　　
　
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