A strange world

Chapter 1409 43. Withering World

Annan pushed the archbishop and walked along the street normally.

It was hard to imagine that a popular lord, an archbishop of a wealthy church, would wander the streets like an ordinary grandfather and grandson.

But it also makes some sense - in addition to being the lord of Liberty City, Annan is also the Holy Son of the Church of Wealth.

According to experience, Archbishop Tomac should tell his own story and express the ideas he wants to express.

But he said nothing, sitting in a wheelchair, quietly looking at the street scenes of Liberty City.

Annan took the initiative to ask: "Archbishop Tomac, are there any higher-ranking clergy above you?"

"Why do you ask?"

"Doesn't the church have a Pope or something like that..." Annan was embarrassed to say that he saw it from a novel.

"We are already the highest-ranking people in the church. We are just shepherding the sheep on behalf of God."

Annan continued to push Archbishop Tomac forward.

Archbishop Tomac recalled: "After you took the princess away, the Southern Alliance sent people to Strange City. It's very clean there, and it's difficult for monsters from the Withered World to come to our world through the portal."

"Withered world?" It was the first time Annan heard this term.

"Do you know how many worlds there are outside of Allen's world?"

"A lot... a lot..." This touched upon Annan's blind spot in knowledge.

"Like gravel."

Annan was not surprised. After all, he also came from the "Earth World" and knew how vast the universe was.

"Among these worlds, there are new ones, prosperous ones, and of course, dying ones..."

"The withered world refers to the dying ones?"

Archbishop Tomac did not give an answer, but just told a story: "My teacher, Eberron, is a great arcanist. He has a diary that was left to him by his teacher's teacher."

"Teacher's teacher's teacher..." Annan repeated awkwardly.

"Yes, that is an ancient wizard."

Annan immediately saw a kind of inheritance in Archbishop Tomac.

Archbishop Tomac continued, "Do you know what the ancient wizards liked to do most?"

"Studying magic?" Annan guessed.

This also touches upon his blind spot in knowledge.

"It's 'exploring' the world."

The main races at that time were crowded in Wilheim. The outside world was wild and barren, which they were not interested in, so they turned their attention to the outside world.

There is a wider world outside the continent of Allen, more novel knowledge, and... more resources.

The ancient wizards of that time launched the "Great Expedition" to invade other worlds and plunder.

Archbishop Tomac's teacher's teacher's teacher's teacher's diary recorded his experiences in other worlds.

Because he is not a "plundering wizard", visiting other worlds is more about experiencing the local customs and culture.

Various worlds are recorded in his diary.

There is no land, only ocean in this world. The sea people dominate this world, and the sea god is the only god.

In a world where magic power is so great that even a spark cannot ignite, the strongest person there is only as strong as a great swordsman.

There is a world wrapped in a thick crust, with an endless sea of ​​magma outside.

Some worlds came to life and believed that all living things on them were parasites, and they launched catastrophic natural disasters to slaughter all living things.

There is also a world corrupted by the abyss, where every living being is a son of the abyss. They can become stronger through killing, and finally become the god of killing in that world and ascend to the abyss.

"There are abysses in other worlds?"

This is another blind spot in Annan's knowledge.

Archbishop Tomac was silent for a moment, feeling as if he were talking to a goblin.

"The abyss is everywhere, it connects all worlds."

"How big is that abyss?"

"Infinite... Each world casts its shadow in the abyss."

"Is it the same in Allen Continent?"

"Yes, one day in the future when you go to the abyss, you will see the distorted world of Alan there."

They talked as they walked. Liberty City was not very big, and soon they reached the border, and Annan turned and changed streets.

The world of Allen at that time was extremely powerful. The ancient wizards did not have as many spells as we have today, but they possessed unparalleled power. They used the resources they plundered to almost turn Wilhelm into a kingdom of God on earth.

The gods also encouraged the ancient wizards to look outward instead of fighting each other in the world of Allen.

Ancient wizards usually had a set process for invading a world:

First, the Wizard Council uses the world instrument to search and locate other worlds. After finding a world, the Wizard Council will start observing for several months to decades to see if there are powerful creatures and resources in the world.

Then proceed to the second step: drop the world anchor, send a school to take the lead, and at the same time build a channel for the main force to pass through.

Finally, the inner and outer forces work together to tear open the outer membrane, and Allen's world invades this world.

Along with the plunder of a large amount of precious resources, there were also countless bloody storms...

But that was the era when the original gods still held great power and the second generation of gods had no say. Apart from agreeing, they could not stop it at all - nor were they willing to stop it.

After all, the more they plunder outward, the more their faith will spread and the stronger their power will become.

Although some gods will die in the battles with gods from other worlds, more gods will benefit, so the third generation of gods can be quickly born.

In the diary of Archbishop Tomac's teacher's teacher's teacher's teacher, the last world invaded by Alan's world was the withered world that Archbishop Tomac had been laying the groundwork for for so long.

The Wizarding Council located the world according to the procedure, and then sent the school in to take the lead.

The wizards who entered unexpectedly discovered that this world was in the midst of a war and had no time to pay attention to them, so they couldn't wait to build a passage to let the main force in.

Just when all the wizards thought a feast was about to begin, they saw the native creatures of this world fighting something.

Although the enemies in the past had different shapes, they were just ugly at most, and had absolutely nothing to do with twisted, hateful, or disgusting... But this time, the enemies were more terrifying than the most twisted and grotesque aggregate monsters in the abyss, and more disgusting than the most evil abominations created by the abyss army.

The magic that wizards rely on is almost useless against these monsters, while the monster's attacks can easily penetrate the most sophisticated enchanted armor.

The most important thing is that even the gods cannot save the souls polluted by them.

After suffering a lot of losses, the Wizard Council hastily announced its withdrawal from this world.

After all, they are here to plunder, not to help the world defend against foreign enemies.