Surviving the Fourth Calamity

Chapter 2313: Toril is always ready to take the blame
Hill's laughter was clear, joyful and loud.

But even though he rarely showed a bit of unruly side in front of the two moon goddesses, Shar and Selûne were not surprised at all.

William's origins are no secret.

But, if he insists on saying that the God of Time and Space is his biological father, it seems that there is no problem... For example, Mask, the fragment torn from Shar, is also recognized by all as Shar's son!
Gods can give birth to children themselves.

Of course, this also depends on whether the parties involved are willing.

For example, the gods of Toril were supposedly created by Shar and Selûne, but neither side acknowledged the existence of such a connection between them.

As for Mask, everyone agreed, including the two of them...mainly because Shar did not call for the killing of Mask just because he split off part of her power in the shadow world.

To some extent, this was Shar's acquiescence.

Of course, the main reason she did this was that she planned to use Mask as a blood bag that she could recycle for her own use at any time.

If her relationship with William had not made her want to be purer, after losing the Shadow Weave, Shar would have swallowed Mask to replenish her lost power.

So, it seems that what William said was not wrong.

Shar opened her mouth but chose to remain silent... As someone who has annoying relatives at home, she had actually thought about solving this problem at the source.

Therefore, she was actually quite envious of William for being able to openly change his father for her.

But Shar knew that William had never intended to deny his past experiences, just like until now, he still called Naven his hard-working cousin... This was the word William used when introducing him to Shar.

If William had not accepted Naven's identity as a relative from the bottom of his heart, Shar would not have remembered this knight god so clearly.

Selune didn't hold back...but she didn't have the concept of patience either.

She asked in amazement, “Doesn’t the Legend of King Salar in the hands of the Undead say that you and the God of Time and Space are the same person?
If we follow the rules of the gods, for example, you and the God of Space and Time can talk directly to each other, and even have the same feelings...you generally can't be considered father and son, right?
Twins are not as close as you two, but isn't this still the same person?"

Hill looked at Selune in surprise... The reason why he laughed was because he felt that the God of Time and Space would definitely not be willing to accept him as a father without any pain.

He treated William more like his younger brother than his son.

But he had actually figured out one thing a long time ago... When Shar and William showed that their relationship was already too close, he understood that the God of Time and Space and William must have found a way to cut off the connection between them.

In other words, the grandfather in William's mind, whom he had always mocked, has now become a Big Brother who requires certain tools to communicate.

But Selûne?

Being able to blurt out such words, her understanding of William was beyond Hill's expectation.

And the extent to which she cares about this matter doesn't seem to be irrelevant.

Based on Hill's understanding of Selene, if she really wanted to dig out William's secrets, she would not go in such a serious direction.

Although the book "King Salar" was also written by the undead, it was not written by the same people who wrote his biography.

This book is more like a serious biography, so the content is very rigorous and detailed.

Although there is some artistic processing, it is definitely a collection of texts that can be used as a historical reference.

Of course, according to Hill's understanding, this set of books was indeed written by a group of students who were studying history and materials, following the rules of serious biography... as their semester assignment.

Compared to the monotonous and difficult to find originality assignments of their seniors, the originality of this group of students was really liked by the professors, who even gave them good grades.

Although the professors also had to enter the game and go to the Salar Library to investigate information... William has always lived an open life, and no information related to him has been deleted.

And the God of Knowledge ensures that the right books and the novels of literary creation are not placed in the same area.

None of the books written by the group that wrote "The Life of Hill" can be placed on the same level as "King of Salar".

After all, although their creations are all based on reality, they will write countless of their own speculations.

But the sales volume tells everyone which type of book sells better.

Only libraries, schools and scholars would buy "King of Salar".

But "The Struggle of William", a self-divergent semi-biography that obviously cannot be put on the official history bookshelf and is written with ups and downs like a novel, is... not only every undead has a copy, but every household in Trahill has one.

Even when the undead arrived in other worlds, this book was still a way for them to make money.

Although they had to pay royalties to both the original author and William when they copied the books using literacy, the profits were still quite good.

By the way, "Hill's Biography" also has to give Hill a share of the profits. Although Hill doesn't want it, he will definitely not let those bastards get it for free.

Anyway, his town is still there, so he just put all the money into the government fund... He takes care of the town's environment, provides welfare to several villagers, and takes care of the living needs of the tree people and animals. Basically, all the money is used.

In Lister's words, he thought it was pocket money, but it turned out that the reserve fund prepared by Hill has not been used yet.

So, with Selune's personality, how could she read a serious and meticulous history book like "King of Salar" instead of the light-hearted, interesting and imaginative "The Struggle of William"?

When she mocked Hill, she was using the content from "Hill's Biography".

Hill took a deep breath... Even now, old man AO hasn't completely given up on William!

He must have mentioned these things to Selûne.

Hill knew what AO was doing as soon as he thought about it... If William and the God of Time and Space were still one and the same as in the past, then William would not only have the possibility of completely leaving Trasil and becoming a god in other worlds, but he might also have the possibility of interfering with time and space.

In fact, according to the rules of Toril, William can be said to be the aspect of the God of Time and Space to a certain extent.

Therefore, William can enter Toril and become a god with the laws of Mulhorand, just like Sharriss.

Now, isn't it that Sharis relies on the aspect of Bastet far away in Mulhorand to support her and prevent her from being devoured by evil thoughts?
If William entered Toril, he would definitely not be as weak and powerless as Sharris, but his nature would be similar.

Hill really didn't expect that even though Shar's attitude was so clear, AO and Selene still didn't give up on William.

However, the God of Time and Space and William seemed to have thought of this a long time ago.

Although it seems that it is just because the God of Time and Space does not want to be affected by the young couple's passionate love.

But to be able to separate so thoroughly that even the priesthood has been divided...it must have been done a long time ago.

It was probably the moment when William was moved by Shar's affectionate gaze.

And based on Hill's understanding of the God of Time and Space and William...these two may have their own shortcomings in character, but they are both skilled in how to deal with enemies who are always eyeing them and plotting against them.

Just like what Selune asked anxiously at this moment.

When they were planning to do this, they probably never thought that William and the God of Time and Space would go to this extent.

There is no such thing in Toril.

The God of Time and Space would not have such an absolute advantage... As long as William is around, he has a second life.

Moreover, William's presence will also greatly increase his strength.

Cutting off the connection between the priesthood and divine power would mean that the God of Time and Space would completely lose this part of power, which might cause him to fall from a powerful god to a medium one.

Although his main priesthood was not lost, who doesn't care about power?

Of course, William might be willing to do so, after all, it would make him independent.

However, there is a huge gap between the priesthood of fairness and justice and what is retained by the God of Time and Space.

Not to mention that it meant it would be difficult for William to get out of Trahill.

In time and space, no world can deny his power.

Fairness and justice are not the same. Unless it is a blank world, if you want to ensure fairness and justice, you must first start a bloody battle.

Of course, as long as both of them are willing, separation is inevitable sooner or later.

But in the eyes of many people, it shouldn't be so fast.

Unfortunately, they would never understand the wonderful connection between the God of Time and Space and William... Many times, Hill really saw a kind of comradeship in them, rather than the same decision made because of their common origin.

Even if they don't use the same soul, they will only make that one choice on some things.

Hill silently held his juice cup and sat back on the sofa, ready to wait for Sharfa, whose expression was gradually turning grim, to finish his work before talking to William about the decision of the Styx.

"Selune!" Shar's voice was cold and cruel, "If I find out that you are plotting against William, then you will be ready to fight me again!

This time, there will be no Mistry to rescue you!"

Selune's body shuddered, and she gave a weak but sincere smile... You see, she actually knew very well when she could no longer be pretentious.

The Silver Moon Girl tilted her head slightly and whispered, “But, Shar, I am just following AO’s instructions and preparing for some possible future events.

As long as your William doesn't change his current style of doing things, then preparation is just preparation.
Shar, isn't this Toril's usual style?

It's not like they will do whatever we want them to do.

But, if it happens, we will lose it because we didn’t react in time…”

"Shut up!" Shar said in an unusually cold voice, "Who are you talking to about this bullshit?"

(End of this chapter)