Roland was sitting alone in the Pope's Hall in Frankfurt, with his head lowered and his eyes slightly closed. Looking at it, he seemed to be asleep.
But in fact, Roland's soul is not here at all at this time, but is soaked in the star realm filled with Orm's blood.
Beside him, three familiar or unfamiliar beings were floating in the air, quietly watching Roland's soul.
One is a huge emerald stone slab, about several thousand meters high. There is endless golden dust sealed inside the stone slab. When viewed from various angles, sentences with completely different meanings will be formed.
Next to the stone slab, there is a huge rune that is somewhat similar to the wizards' true knowledge. Inside the triangular frame is an eye-shaped rune that gives a mysterious atmosphere. There are some wonderful things around this rune.
It was broken, as if it was a part that was torn off from something greater.
Corresponding to these two somewhat unfamiliar existences is a rather familiar existence.
That is the huge coffin that will never be opened where the incarnation of the Ever-Sleeping Master named Narola sits - but in fact, this is the true body of the Ever-Sleeping Master, and what is sealed in her coffin is
The golden species fell into eternal sleep.
The Covenant, the Eye of Orm, the Sleeping Teacher——
These are the only three saints left in this world, the existing supreme rulers of the Farnes world, and the guardians who protect Farnes from being invaded by dusk.
They are the true Supreme Beings.
Even if you are as arrogant as Tyr, you will always remember to remain humble in front of them.
Just by staying with them, Roland can feel that his soul has been improved and his origin has become deeper. Roland's power is growing at a speed that is almost visible to the naked eye.
"...I think that should be due to the lack of adoration."
Roland turned his head and said seriously to the covenant maker: "As you said, the faith of the gods is essentially vain. They do not have a higher consciousness than ordinary people - although they have indeed reached an otherworldly level.
status, but in fact, they are still mortals in essence. And they are the type of mortals who get rich overnight... They have no consciousness of being gods at all, and they rule their believers as roughly as lords rule their subjects."
"The most direct impact of this situation is insufficient worship. Although people spontaneously believe in gods, they do not believe in them because of the gods' teachings. Instead, they regard belief as a task to complete."
"So I think it's because the gods have made the wrong development direction from the very beginning. They only ask for things from their believers without giving anything. It's precisely because of this that the beliefs of their believers are so vain."
"However, I am different from them."
After Roland thought for a while, he replied seriously: "I am the spokesperson of the Saint. I am the only being in this world who can get close to the Supreme Being... My role is to listen to God's will. Even though my status is high, people will not
Treat me as a monster and an alien. I will always be human, and my will will always be the will possessed by humans."
"As the spiritual idol of mortals, I can't be too close to them, nor too far away from them. If I am too ordinary, my authority will be gone; similarly, if I am too extraordinary, I will lose the authority to be worshiped.
Value - Ants will not believe in the Lord of the Universe, because no matter how great He is, He has no connection with their lives."
Hearing this, Instructor Changmian nodded in agreement.
"So, Roland."
The instructor asked: "You also know that Farnes has fallen into despair and difficulty. As dusk is approaching, it will almost certainly be destroyed. This fate is unavoidable."
"So Roland - do you have any way to save the world?"
"……have."
Roland thought for a moment and further explained: "To be precise, I don't have a long-term way to save the world... but I can at least give them hope."
"What are you going to do?"
The covenant maker asked.
Roland answered without hesitation: "First of all, make up for the loopholes in the Wall of Gaia... This can extend the time for Fauns to be destroyed by Dusk and gain valuable time."
"In fact, if there had not been the chaos of the gods thousands of years ago, the Farnes today might have developed technology that could allow the Farnes to escape from this destroyed universe. This reminded me - people
It’s not that I don’t have the ability to do it, but because of the bad nature of ordinary people, I can’t maintain the initial motivation for a long time.”
"In the foreseeable future, people's technology has advanced rapidly, and various entertainment facilities have made people slack and lazy. The pace of progress has stagnated."
Roland seriously described his plan to the three saints: "I want to be the sharp blade hanging above their heads forever. Controlling the Saint Laurent Empire and becoming the Pope is just the beginning. Next, I want to become the Lord of the Earth and the King of the World.
King. Even if Farns is destroyed, I will be immortal forever - if this is achieved, basically all the plans that follow will be possible to realize."
"That's right - I want to become the only truth, the eternal and only God. I want to become the highest emperor, passing down the eternal orders from generation to generation. Even if I successfully escape this destroyed universe, this
The mission will never change - the responsibility from heaven will last until death."
"That's well said." Mentor Changmian's hollow approval echoed in the air: "The responsibility from heaven will not end until death. That's well said - I really should show these words to those guys."
"Wait a minute," suddenly, the Eye of Orm interrupted the Everlasting Mentor's words, "I have a question... do you want eternity, not immortality?"
"That's right," Roland nodded slightly and agreed, "immortality is meaningless. As I just said, I am only a mortal... My spirit will also be corroded by time. Instead, you might as well seal my body directly
Get up so that I can still function as a statue."
As soon as the words fell, the three saints fell silent at the same time.
Roland showed a trace of hesitation on his face: "Isn't this... impossible?"
"No, it can be done."
The instructor replied without hesitation: "It's just that you need to look for Dusk..."
"Looking for Dusk? Me?"
Roland was shocked.
Instructor Changmian nodded: "Yes, you are the only one."
"However, it does not ask you to fight against the dusk...but lets you try to contact the dusk."
"Contact Dusk?!"
"That's right. As long as you have been exposed to dusk and are not lost, the endless power of dusk can be used by you."
Teacher Changmian replied pointedly: "...as long as your will is strong enough."
Contact...twilight?
Roland disconnected and fell into thinking.
At this moment, he felt someone calling him from Titan in the distance.
Roland's eyes suddenly lit up.
There is no doubt about it. This is a good time to touch dusk.