Chapter 308 [Lord of the Rhine]? Evil God?

The texture of this paper is very unique. After handling it, Kuer felt a slippery feeling. He didn't know what animal leather it was made of.

"It can't be human skin, right?"

Kuer had this thought for no reason, but he quickly dismissed it.

However, even if it was not human skin, this mysterious leather paper gave Kuer an indescribable sense of weirdness and mystery.

The strange workmanship, the dark brown lines, and the invisible secret power lingering on it all seemed extremely strange.

It was so strange that it seemed... it was not created by this world!

"Where did this leather paper come from?"

"Why is it in my home?"

Kuer couldn't help but have such doubts, but after the doubts, he was also curious.

His intuition told him that there might be a huge secret hidden in this leather paper, and it was like a bewitching whisper whispering in his ear.

"Open it... open it... read it..."

So, Kuer turned over the paper and saw the line of unknown text.

[Calling the name of the Rhine...]

Although these words are in a language that Kul knows, there are subtle differences in the writing style, and it takes him a while to recognize them.

Soon, as Kul began to read the contents on the leather paper, his expression became more and more strange.

On this leather paper, there is a record of a being called the Lord of the Rhine.

He is a traveler who travels through the Secret Sea, a traveler in the Secret Realm, and the master of a world!

In that world called the Rhine, there is bright sunshine, abundant water sources, and dense forests, and creatures can walk freely on the earth.

The resources that are extremely scarce to the dwarves in the Furnace Secret Realm are as accessible and everywhere as air in that world.

It is like a rich "golden land."

"Is such a world really possible?"

After reading the description on the leather paper, Kul looked dazed and murmured in disbelief.

"Or is this just a false existence made up casually?"

Even though the dwarf tribe has preserved its history relatively well, after such a long period of erosion, the history and legends passed down will always have many distortions.

Add to that the difference in the environment between the [Furnace Secret Realm] and the [Seven Seas World].

Many dwarves can no longer understand what "sunshine", "rain" and "forest" are, and can only glimpse a corner of them from some books and murals left over from ancient times.

At the moment, the world described on this parchment is too dreamy for Kul.

So much so that he subconsciously thinks it is a fictional existence.

What Kul cares about more is that in the second half of the parchment, there is also a ritual for calling the [Lord of the Rhine].

As long as you call the [Lord of the Rhine], you will get His response.

And you can pray to Him for what you desire, such as power, weapons... and even creatures from another world!

If the caller is pious enough, these beings can respond to this call and descend into the [Ghana World].

"This... This is..."

Kul suddenly widened his eyes, a flame of hope lit up in his eyes, and whispered to himself.

"Get... power from another world?"

Kul's situation at this time is extremely bad.

Because of the unstoppable rise of Bronzebeard, the original chance of succession to the chieftain has completely disappeared.

His wife was also imprisoned because of the [Wild Axe Tribe], and it is not known whether she can be released in the future.

What frightened him most was that Bronzebeard seemed to have recovered some of his memories and guessed that the battle against the [Fire Lizard] was actually his conspiracy!

If Bronzebeard wanted to retaliate against him later, wouldn't he have to wait for his neck to be killed?

Don't do that!

Kul wailed in his heart.

In short, because of these factors, he is now in a desperate situation, and the days to come will only be more difficult.

With Kul's own ability, there is almost no way to solve this dilemma.

But if...

Pray to this [Lord of the Rhine]?

As long as he gets the power from another world, maybe he can defeat Bronzebeard who sheds the "blood of the god of war", right?

Perhaps, he can also use this power to become the patriarch of the [Warhammer Tribe] again and become a hero in Mary's eyes!

The more Kul thought about it, the stronger his greed and desire became.

He swallowed his saliva and couldn't help but stretch out his hand...

But when he touched the leather paper again and the slippery and strange touch came into his mind, Kul suddenly thought of what Hope had said to him.

In this world, the dwarves will naturally give birth to ignorant and primitive beliefs.

Among them, the more common is the belief in [Nativity Furnace] and [Ancestral Totem].

This is very easy to understand.

These two are the foundation for the survival of every dwarf tribe.

Without the protection of [Ancestral Totem] and the equipment forged by [Nativity Furnace], the dwarves would have been extinct in this harsh environment long ago.

In the long-term use, people will inevitably develop a mentality of worship and dependence on it, and give it a "sacred" characteristic.

The primitive belief was born from this.

However, some dwarves have a relatively niche belief, which is the belief in the extremely huge underground [Fire Seed] - [Ghana].

They believe that all the [lava mines] in the world come from the gift of [Ghana].

Because [lava mines] are the only light source in this underground world, they can resist the erosion and terror of darkness, and they have a certain "sacredness."

Then, doesn't [Ghana], the source of all [lava mines], also have this "sacredness"?

In fact, if [Ghana] did not sometimes feed on dwarves and the two sides had an irreconcilable hatred, maybe someone would have faith in them.

Of course, the dwarves who believe in [Ghana] only occupy a very small part of the tribe and do not have much influence.

In Hope's words, in addition to these two objects of faith, there is also an extremely dangerous and extremely strange existence.

They may be shadow creatures hiding in the dark;

Perhaps they are ominous figures visiting in dreams;

Or perhaps... they are indescribable things that claim to be from another world!

Hope calls these things collectively -

Evil Gods!

They often use various methods to seduce those ignorant dwarves to achieve their own evil and ulterior purposes.

Just contacting them will bring bad luck, and may also cause mental pollution, physical deformation, and embark on a crazy road full of thorns.

In the end, it will bring disaster and destruction to yourself, the tribe, and even the entire [Ghana World].

Hope once warned the members of the [Warhammer Tribe] very seriously that once they find anything related to the "evil god", they must report and destroy it as soon as possible.

Because of his serious attitude at the time, Kul remembered these words.

Thinking of this, Kul suddenly retracted his hand on the leather paper and threw it away as if he had grabbed a hot potato.

"This, this is the evil god's thing!?"

Combined with the content on the leather paper, it is not difficult for Kul to draw such a conclusion.

At this moment, the most correct thing for him to do is to hand this leather paper to Hope and then completely destroy it.

"But, is it really okay to do this?"

It was like a whisper suddenly sounded in Kul's ears.

The whisper was full of bewitching power, interrupting his original action.

In fact, Kul knew very well that there was no whisper at all.

That was just his truest thought.

Whether it was a god from another world or an evil god, as long as he could give himself power and get rid of this miserable situation, wouldn't that be enough?

But if it was an evil god, could he really get this power?

What if it brought disaster to the entire tribe?

Kul's body trembled slightly, and a fierce struggle flashed in his bloodshot eyes, as if there were two villains fighting in his mind, and his brain was almost boiling in this battle.

In the final analysis, he was not a particularly smart dwarf.

Otherwise, he would not have listened to Mary's words and come up with such a clumsy conspiracy to frame Bronzebeard.

At this time, Kul suffered a series of misfortunes, and suddenly came into contact with the "relics suspected to be the evil god", which naturally caused a huge mental shock, so that his thinking was a little chaotic.

To put it more simply, his brain was a little broken.

So, after a fierce struggle in his mind, Kul suddenly laughed.

"Haha... hahahaha!"

"What evil god, what tribe, what disaster... it doesn't matter! Only power is real!"

"Anyway, the situation will not get worse. Even if the tribe is destroyed, what does it matter?"

"Already, nothing matters..."

Kul stretched out his hand and grabbed the parchment with force, and memorized the part about the "calling ritual" on it without leaving a word in his mind.

After doing all this, Kul burned the parchment and completely "destroyed it."

Then, Kul took some materials recorded in the ritual and left the cave of the [Warhammer Tribe] alone.

The parchment said that the arrangement of the ritual might cause fluctuations in secret power.

Therefore, it is better to choose a more remote place to "call".

Along the way, some people also noticed Kul who left alone.

However, seeing his pale face, bloodshot eyes, and mysterious temperament, the dwarves were inexplicably afraid of him.

Thinking of Kul's recent experience, people thought it would be better not to disturb him.

Not long after.

Kul came to an extremely remote cave.

The caves and tunnels in the [Furnace Secret Realm] are intricate, and this small cave is a secret space that only Kul knows.

After crawling into the cave, Kul immediately arranged a very simple ritual according to the records on the parchment.

According to the parchment, different rituals can bring different effects.

The more complex the ritual, the more power it can attract.

Even later, you can offer valuable sacrifices in exchange for what you desire.

However, this is the first time to call, and the authenticity of the ritual cannot be determined. Of course, Kul will choose the simplest one to try first.

After setting up the ritual with a few pieces of metal, animal skulls and [lava ore] powder, Kul walked to the center of the ritual.

At this last moment, he still hesitated.

Once he took this step, he really couldn't turn back.

But in the end, the desire for power in his heart still overcame everything.

Kul's eyes became firm, and he cut his finger with a knife and dripped a drop of blood into the ritual.

Then, Kul closed his eyes and whispered to himself.

"With my blood, I call your name."

"Great [Lord of the Rhine], please listen to my call..."

As the words fell, the mysterious power condensed in the ritual.

Buzz——

The invisible and weak vibration spread in all directions.

It was like an [anchor] deeply embedded in the [Furnace Secret Realm], and it was difficult to separate it.

...

...

At the same time.

Shane, who was walking in the tunnel, raised his mouth.

"Is it true that you still can't resist the temptation?"

In his ears, he clearly heard Kul's voice.

"... Great [Lord of the Rhine], please listen..."

Not only that, Shane also felt that in the dark, there was a thread connecting himself with Kul and the [Furnace Secret Realm].

An [anchor point] has been set down in the [Furnace Secret Realm].

And it has a subtle connection with the [base] in the [Rhine Secret Realm].

Yes, all of this is the [anchor point plan] that Shane had previously envisioned.

It is actually difficult for him to leave an [anchor point] for the transmission ritual in the [Furnace Secret Realm].

The reason is very simple.

Shane is a stowaway to the [Furnace Secret Realm].

Once he shows the breath from the [Rhine Secret Realm], he will be severely banned, and he may not even be able to keep his identity as "Bronzebeard Warhammer".

On the other hand, Shane cannot stay in the [Furnace Secret Realm] all the time, nor can he personally trade between the two [secret realms].

Then, the best way is to let the indigenous residents of the [Furnace Secret Realm] take the initiative to contact the [Rhine Secret Realm].

But here comes the question.

Why would ordinary dwarves contact such an unknown and mysterious world?

In the eyes of most people, such a strange and alien world is likely to be full of unknown risks.

Keeping a distance is the attitude of ordinary people.

So, Shane set his sights on Kul.

Kul's situation undoubtedly perfectly met his requirements.

He was in a bad situation and was forced into a desperate situation - this meant that he would take risks and try to contact the [Rhine Secret Realm].

His intelligence and strength were limited - it was convenient for Shane to control him.

The most important point was that he had a grudge against "Bronzebeard Warhammer", and Shane would not feel any guilt for deceiving him!

At this time, Shane could not only hear Kul's call, but also vaguely sense the scene he was in and his current actions.

Kul murmured devoutly.

"[Lord of the Rhine], please give me strength..."