I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha

Roland followed Catherine and the numerous female officials, seemingly looking straight ahead, but secretly observing escape routes.

Eyes were everywhere. The female officials also stayed close, acting as if they had to escort them to the guest rooms, even staying there.

The situation on the way was not optimistic, with many restrictions. Spells like Shadowless Form, Elemental Transformation, and even Wall-Walking were useless.

It seemed that Bloodscourge Fortress had already begun to be on alert, something big must have happened.

At some intersections, Roland also saw patrolling and guarding wizards.

On the rooftops outside the windows and on the high towers, there were also guarding wizards.

There were definitely more people at the guest rooms, so escaping without alarming them would not be easy.

But Roland was still confident he could escape.

'I don't know if Senior has any other means, but my 'Divine Bird Avatar' can envelop the three of us.'

'However, the timing must be right. This has to be done quickly, but the night is the most active time for Bloodscourge wizards, so I have to find a good opportunity.'

On the way, a servant hurriedly chased after them. He seemed to have a storage bag to give to Roland.

After the female officials checked it, they showed some surprise and then handed the storage bag to Roland.

Roland opened it with a strange expression and found it contained dishes like 'The High Wall of the Gods,' including large pies and freshly baked bread. Enough for a small banquet.

In addition, there were also several scrolls with the secret recipes for the dishes written on them.

Roland's eyes flickered slightly, and he thought, 'I can use the excuse of asking about the secret recipes to call the chef over! After we transform into their appearances, we can go to the kitchen! There are usually secret passages in the basements!'

Roland threw a few mid-grade magic stones to the servant and told him to distribute them to the chefs.

He also told the servant that if there was anything they didn't understand in the recipes, he would call the chef over to ask.

The servant happily left.

The female officials didn't seem to pay much attention to this.

Soon, the group arrived at a high tower within the castle.

In this tower, there was a large duplex suite. There were stairs leading up and down, and the area was over three hundred square meters. It was practically a two-story villa.

Inside, there were walk-in closets, studies, bedrooms, private washrooms, and even a small painting room.

It seemed that the Bloodscourge wizards hoped that Roland and the others could stay here quietly for a few days.

More than three hundred square meters, two floors... The Bloodscourge wizards had deliberately arranged for the three of them to be together. By living here, they would neither neglect their honored guests nor make it difficult to monitor them.

The female officials left several people behind, all of whom were quite strong, people who could cause some commotion even if killed by a second-tier wizard.

They seemed to be planning to stay here on duty under the guise of serving.

The Bloodscourge wizards were protecting them, but also monitoring them. After all, something big had happened in Bloodscourge Fortress. It would be troublesome if outsiders messed things up.

The female officials followed Catherine to the cloakroom to change clothes, which would take a long time.

Anna also went with them.

Roland took off his coat and went to the study, examining the Book of Aleyah.

But after looking at it for a long time, he couldn't find anything wrong.

'Could it be that the Goddess Hela secretly played a trick?'

Roland was very sensitive, and his intuition was surprisingly accurate.

But he didn't dare to believe his guess. After all, he was just a low-level civil servant. It would be good enough if the Goddess had an impression of his name.

He had done a lot of things over the years, and He had even appointed him as a small village chief on a whim. He should have a slight impression of his name, but to say that He personally modified his magic book would be a bit outrageous.

But Hela had the ability to tamper with his book, because he had too many things that could serve as a medium for Hela.

And his fate was intertwined with He.

As long as His power extended over, He could exert some influence on the Book of Aleyah.

But this book was very unusual. Even if a god came to modify it, it couldn't be done flawlessly—the font was different.

Roland suspected that Hela had modified the contents of the book, concealing something from him.

But why would He do this?

Could it be that Roland, the Divine Bird, had caused something big in Bloodscourge Fortress?

Just then, Roland's eyes suddenly flickered slightly.

Raising his head, Roland saw another version of himself standing in front of the desk.

The two looked at each other, and said with strange expressions:

"You didn't cause something too, did you?"

"You didn't cause something too, did you?"

The two Rolands were slightly stunned, and their expressions immediately became very ugly.

They formed a few hand seals, and then Roland, wearing the Mossflower Robe, transformed into Leona—Leona wearing the Mossflower Robe and leather armor, with a Divine Bird wooden carving standing on her shoulder.

There was a ring on the wooden carving's leg, and a small dimensional bag was on its back.

Sitting behind the desk, Roland, wearing a white shirt and holding the Book of Aleyah, rubbed his head. His mind moved, and then Leona's clothes were collected into the ring.

It seemed that Roland had just completed the unification of divine thoughts and memories.

He rubbed his forehead and recalled for a while, showing a look of realization.

Then, he slapped himself twice.

One slap hit his left cheek—I told you to only go to those seven places... Okay, I was wandering around, but to run into an 'Ancient God Projection' wandering around, you're too much of a magnet!

One slap hit his right cheek—I knew I could use idols to describe gods, but I had to make Hela's idol so clear, and then carry it with me! Even if I carried it, I took it out to play when I was wandering around Bloodscourge Fortress!

The 'Ancient God Projection' came out to wander around because it sensed Hela's aura!

Although Bloodscourge Baron was just a 'Baron', he was a true Abyss God.

And Hela? Just a small crocodile in the Underworld-Styx.

He did hold the authority to manage those who flowed into the Styx, but his strength couldn't compare with the Abyss God.

One was a sheep official who herded sheep, and the other was a notorious wanted criminal in a terrorist organization that even kings feared!

So, if Miss Hela, the rich and beautiful goddess, encountered this vicious wanted criminal, she would definitely be ravaged.

The key was that Hela, the rich and beautiful goddess, had been sick recently. So He was very weak. Therefore, He was very attractive to the wanted criminal Bloodscourge Baron.

The moment the Divine Bird Roland took out His idol in Bloodscourge Fortress, the wanted criminal Bloodscourge Baron was deeply attracted to Him.

Fortunately, what came out before was just a small projection. Hela destroyed the projection by creating countless idols.

Or, some insignificant forces of the two gods manifested in Bloodscourge Fortress through some medium. Hela occupied the 'idol' weapon, and with the help of the Divine Bird Roland, narrowly cut off a tentacle extended by the Bloodscourge Baron, escaping the clutches.

The changing statues that Roland saw at the ball were part of the shadow that Goddess Hela extended into this world.

Logically speaking, after the rich and beautiful goddess Hela escaped, He should have shrunk back into the Underworld and told Roland to destroy the idol quickly.

After all, once the Bloodscourge Baron obtained the idol, he could follow the vine and find Him in the Underworld, ravaging Him.

But the goddess didn't hide, He seemed to be sick recently.

Judging from some of the Divine Bird Roland's communications with the goddess, the goddess seemed to have come into contact with a strange thing called the 'God of Insanity'.

That seemed to be an existence between the Old Gods and the Outer Gods. Hela just glanced at Him and went crazy.

The power of the Abyss could alleviate His condition.

Therefore, the beautiful and weak sheep official faced a choice—He needed to extract a tube of blood from the terrorist Baron.

So, He pointed out three paths for Roland.

At this moment, Roland suddenly felt the Book of Aleyah shake a few times. Opening it, it was still the 'Three Doors' given by the goddess.

But this time, it was not written by Hela. Instead, the magic book displayed his fate through Roland as a medium.

The book foretold three kinds of fate, and these three kinds of fate were basically the same as the three choices given by Hela.

This meant that Hela had not concealed anything from Roland when issuing the task, and the promised benefits would definitely be fulfilled.

He had written out the benefits and the disadvantages.

Moreover, logically speaking, if his subordinates didn't carry out orders, then so be it if he ate them.

He would actually feel very ashamed after eating Roland, and then give Roland a lot of compensation—many, many maids and many, many riches.

Roland sighed, thinking to himself, 'Compared to a complete villain like Bloodscourge Baron, Goddess Hela is simply a sweet fool.'

Although the goddess was mentally unstable, He was very honest, and the benefits given were real.

Especially option C, which was exactly what Roland needed most now.

In other words, as long as Roland met the goddess's needs, the goddess would definitely not treat him badly, and would definitely be responsive.

He was simply the true god for working people!

'Eating, huh?'

Roland recalled for a moment and found that he had actually completed option B.

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"After receiving the task, I found the Countess under the guidance of the goddess... I followed her to a laboratory."

As he delved into his memories, Roland's expression gradually became serious.

The Bloodscourge wizards had been trying to steal the Bloodscourge Baron's power—the Count had succeeded.

But there was something wrong with his body.

He was slumbering in a container within the laboratory.

Originally, the Blood Rot Wizards thought it was a minor issue, as the Earl would simply sleep for a few days each time he had a problem.

However, today they suddenly discovered that the Path of Truth of Blood Rot had a major problem.

Once one went into Qi Deviation, the phantom of a god could extend over.

The Earl was currently in this state of Qi Deviation, which had caused leeches to frequently appear in Blood Rot Castle recently.

Today, the appearance of Heraka alarmed the thing slumbering within the seal, causing the phantom of the Blood Rot Baron to be particularly active, directly breaking the seal.

Since Heraka severely injured the phantom, the Earl had calmed down by the time the Countess and the others went to the laboratory.

Now, this place had been explored.

As long as they went there again when there were fewer people, and let the goddess Heraka have a good meal in the laboratory, Option B would be completed.

Roland glanced at Option B in the Book of Alei.

【B. Find something to eat.】

【Completion Reward: Many caged Prisoner Seeds * 1, Side Effect Description + 1】

Once he got the things, next, he just needed to run.

However, Roland was now facing a very big choice, which was the side effects.

The Blood Rot Path of Truth had great side effects.

Roland took out a scroll of literature from his bag, which was written by the Divine Bird Roland after witnessing the duel between the Heraka statue and the Blood Rot tentacles.

【Blood Rot Path (East Region)】

【1. Can step into the Second Gate of Truth, the highest achievable realm: Early Stage of Second Order】

【2. The average lifespan is: 100 years】

【3. High-level Blood Rot Wizards have absolute dominion over low-level Blood Rot Wizards, and low-level Wizards find it difficult to disobey the orders of high-level Wizards. The greater the difference in realm, the more difficult it is to disobey.】

【4. Can be arbitrarily taken by the Blood Rot Baron—the so-called 'sudden death'.】

【5. Easily controlled by the Blood Rot Baron.】

【6. According to the literature I have read, if one can uncover the 'Mask of the Blood Rot Baron' and glimpse His true face, perhaps one can decipher a more complete path and avoid the above problems.】

All along, the Twilight Wizards had only discovered the first 'three and a half' of these.

As for the fourth, they had always thought that the Blood Rot Wizards who died suddenly had problems themselves, but in reality, the Blood Rot Baron was secretly eating them!

As long as you walk this path, you will become the Blood Rot Baron's biscuit!

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, this path must never be taken.

As for Heraka's Prisoner Seeds, they cannot be eaten randomly either.

Eating this kind of Prisoner Seed means completely embarking on the path of the undead. Its side effects are very large.

The typical problem is that the body slowly dries up, turning into a living corpse, and then slowly becoming a lich.

The souls and mental power of these wizards are incomparably strong, reaching a certain sense of immortality.

But they can no longer practice body refinement, and they will be impotent.

However, clones can take these two paths.

As long as it doesn't affect the main body, what does it matter if the clone becomes an undead?

At the same time, it is not afraid of sudden death. If it dies suddenly, it can simply recover the materials and refine a new clone!

As for the high-level's orders to low-level Blood Rot Wizards, and the Blood Rot Baron's control… Roland's expression changed for a long time, and his eyes fell on the three doors given by Heraka.

【C. Find many, many things to eat!】

【Completion Reward: Heraka's Veil (Path of Truth) * 1, Bloodstained Mask (Blood Rot Path of Truth) * 1, Strange Prisoner Seed Recipe * 1, Many, many caged Prisoner Seeds * 1, All Me is Not Me and All Me is Me (No Side Effects After Clone Devours Prisoner Seeds) * 1, Side Effect Description + 1, Severity of Illness + 1】

This veil and mask represent that the goddess will reveal her own veil, and also represent that the goddess will lift the mask of the Blood Rot Baron for Roland, to give Roland a look.

Currently, whether it is the Twilight Council or the White Chess Council, they are all peeking at the gods from mystery, which is like seeing a leopard through a tube, or like blind men touching an elephant.

Now, the 'silly, sweet goddess' said that as long as Roland gives Her some more to eat, She will give Roland a selfie and secretly take a photo of the Blood Rot Baron for him.

As long as he gets these two photos, Roland will be able to find a way to avoid many side effects in the two paths.

In addition, Roland's clone needs to devour Prisoner Seeds, but as long as he swallows Prisoner Seeds, it means embarking on this path of truth.

Now, the goddess will target Roland's situation, so that his clone will not affect the main body after swallowing Prisoner Seeds, allowing his clone to eat Prisoner Seeds at will from now on, allowing him to boldly step into these paths of truth.

The benefits have already been given by the goddess.

Whether to choose or not is up to Roland himself.

"Goddess Heraka, you are truly a devil!"

Option C has a fatal attraction for Roland, and he cannot refuse it.

"But I'm afraid there won't be enough things in the laboratory for you to eat, right?"

"Where can I find more things?"

"Many Blood Rot Wizards seem to be able to turn into tentacles—that is, leeches."

Roland's expression became extremely strange.

One tentacle doesn't seem to be enough for Heraka-sama to eat... several tentacles are enough?

Or... does he have to let the goddess eat the 'fruit tree', eat the source of mystery here?

But the source of mystery here is not the shadow of the Blood Rot Baron refracted into this world?

Isn't it the Blood Rot Baron himself!

Could it be that he has to find a way to lure the Blood Rot Baron here?

What a joke, is this slightly devilish, silly, sweet goddess a little too gluttonous?

If he lures the Blood Rot Baron here, can She beat him?

Judging from the scene when the goddess statue met the phantom of the Blood Rot Baron before, it was like a beautiful and rich woman meeting a stinky hooligan, one chasing after her with wild laughter, and the other trembling with fear, stunned in place.

It wasn't until the goddess discovered that it was just a phantom similar to an 'unawakened Three Saints Servant', very weak, unable to bear the power of the Blood Rot Baron, that she mustered up the courage to severely injure it.

When the phantom of the Blood Rot Baron fled back to the laboratory, it seemed to have said some harsh words, scaring the goddess a lot.

Now, the goddess still wants him to find something to eat for Her, wanting to provoke the Blood Rot Baron... For a bite to eat, She is really risking her life.

Roland's only chance now is to deal with Option B.

Judging from the clone's observation, after Heraka severely injured the phantom of the Blood Rot Baron, that phantom hid in the Earl's body and slumbered.

As long as he waits for the Countesses to leave the laboratory, and lets the clone go there once, the clone will be able to take the statue and eat the phantom.

However, once She starts eating, Roland and the others must run. Therefore, this matter must be discussed with Senior Sister to see how to maximize the benefits, and at the same time, they must prepare for running away with Senior Sister.