Chapter 219

Saying this, Ostia pointed to her forehead.

When the three of them heard this, they immediately broke into cold sweat.

I originally threw a torch down to explore the depth of the well, but unexpectedly it hit a god.

"Haha, as expected, it was the three of you who lost it?" Seeing the reactions of the three people, Ostia couldn't help laughing.

"It's okay, I don't care about this. What I want to say is that I want to give you eternal time alone."

Hearing this sentence, the three people were stunned almost at the same time.

They were not stupid and naturally understood the meaning of this sentence.

"You mean, you want to leave one of us down there with you?"

"It doesn't matter if we keep a few more, but one of you must go back and report the news, right?" Ostia said with a smile.

"How about it? Time here almost stops compared to the outside? You will not grow old here, you will stay young forever, and you will have endless time just like me."

"Oh, if you think about it carefully, this seems to be an advantage for you. It allows short-lived species like humans to have countless time. Will humans not know how to allocate it? It's okay. It will be boring by then. , I can also let you sleep in an ice coffin and spend endless time like me."

With that said, Ostia glanced at the three people, and then pointed at Olivia.

"Girl, you haven't spoken much since you came in, and you've always stayed with this boy, right? You two have a good relationship?"

She said this, her tone full of malice.

"So, between you two, who is willing to spend eternity in exchange for the 'truth' you want to know?"

"Ah, by the way, you have no way to go up. Even if you regret it now and don't want to know, it's useless."

Chapter 22: Snow Wind Temple

Ostia's words made the originally relaxed atmosphere tense again.

"Lord Ostia, we have no intention of conflict with you. Please don't embarrass us."

"I'm not embarrassing you." Ostia replied with a smile, and then she took two steps closer with her hands behind her back.

"It seems that the relationship between you two is really as extraordinary as I thought?"

"I am his fiancée." Olivia answered directly at this time.

"Oh, that's it. You two have such a relationship. You answered proactively. Could it be that you have figured it out and want to sacrifice yourself? I'm so touched."

Ostia said this with a moved face.

At this moment, Ostia does not seem to be as wise and great as in the legends of the Laplanders, but is full of bad taste, and can even be said to be a little evil.

"No way?" Olivia frowned slightly when Ostia said this.

Who knows what will happen next to this moody guy?

It is not impossible to happen if you repent midway and make additional demands or something.

"It seems that, Lord Ostia, you are really lonely."

At this time, Orson who was next to him suddenly spoke.

"As I expected when I was outside, a thousand years of ice seems to be nothing to you.

Just for a moment? "

After hearing what Orson said, the smile on Ostia's face froze, and then she turned her head to look at Orson.

"You, a junior, what do you know? I..."

Her tone was full of displeasure.

"Of course I don't understand, but I think you can manifest your spirit and attract us here. Maybe you have your own special ideas? It will never be like this. Of course, that's what I just think."

"So, what do you want to say?"

"Make a deal, Lord Ostia, change the target from her to me."

…

On the other side, a temporary stop outside Lapland.

These days, one after another students have taken the initiative to apply for giving up because they can't hold on. Tris even saw second-year students among them. Tris could only express regret for this.

At this moment, in the warm guest room, Tris was eating snacks, while Hekatia sitting next to her was silent and said nothing.

"Isn't it too dangerous for students to go to that kind of place?" Hekatia couldn't help but ask.

"No." Tris shook her head. "It's not like we've never been to Lapland before. Are there any powerful monsters in it?"

"But the legend about the god is true. How can you guarantee that another Limusa will not appear in it? What if the students accidentally release him or give him the option of parasitism?"

"Isn't that why I asked Orson and the others to take charge?" Tris smiled and waved her hand to reassure Hekatia.

"Hekatia, you too, don't worry too much about this."

"? How can I feel at ease in this situation? Orson and the others are not omnipotent. After all, their experience is still shallow..."

Hekatia was still chattering uncharacteristically, and Tris had no choice but to get up and walk to Hekatia, and then held her shoulders.

"Don't worry! Trust me, nothing will happen, and the children will gain a lot from it."

"..."

Hekatia could only sigh helplessly when she saw Tris was so sure.

"I hope it's exactly what you said."

…

The Leete trio followed Manuel and others into the temple. In the temple, there was a stone statue carved with a girl with three wings. She was standing at the moment, holding something in her hands.

"It seems that this is the god that the Laplanders believe in." Manuel was the first to enter the temple, glanced around, and said slowly.

No one has come to take care of the temple for a long time. Even if the doors and windows are closed and the weather is freezing, there is still a layer of dust inevitably falling inside the house.

"Let's look around first. If there is a chapel or library here, there should be relevant books. Although the Laplanders make a living by fishing and hunting, they should also have books that inherit their own civilization."

After he gave these instructions, several followers immediately dispersed.

The three of them came directly to the statue.

"It is said that gods have no gender, but in order to be closer to humans, they will deliberately make themselves look like one of the genders. This god seems to have chosen a female appearance."

Lianka said with emotion that she was about to reach out and touch the statue, but suddenly thought that this was a sacred and solemn place, so she retracted her hand.

"Let's go look for it too. At least we need to know the name of the god so that it's not in vain." Li Te said, pointing to a door behind the statue.

An hour later, everyone reunited in the lobby of the temple.

"...I found several books, but they were all copied with the same content, and the words inside were all in ancient continental. They should be from a relatively long time ago, and they should be used by clergy to educate the people."

Said a member of Manuel's team.

"Of all of you here, does anyone know Old Continental?" Manuel asked after taking the book and flipping through it for a while.

When no one answered, he sighed.

"It seems that no one understands it, but it is true. I remember that in the entire Imperial Academy, only Orson among the students knew a little bit about the ancient continental language."

"Then we can only start from other places. Let's see if we can decipher it by combining it with other languages. I remember that Ancient Continental and Elvish are somewhat interoperable."

…

On the other side, in the crystal cave.

"Okay, if you want to stay with me so much, of course I agree." Ostia nodded, and then looked at Elsa.

"So, descendants of the human royal family, what about you? Are you going to stay here or go back?"

"I……"

Elsa was very conflicted in her heart. She glanced at Orson and Olivia, not knowing what to do.

Rebel against the gods? Just kidding, this is impossible.

But abandoning your partner like this? That doesn't fit Elsa's character either.

At this time, Orson came to Elsa and whispered softly in her ear.

"Go up, don't worry, I have a way."

"Okay." Elsa nodded.

"Okay, in that case..." Ostia raised her hand, and Elsa disappeared in front of everyone.

It was hard to imagine that a seventh-level magician could be teleported away so easily.

"I was originally going to tell the three of you, but that little girl belongs to the royal family. If she knew some things, her faith might be damaged. I can only understand this."

As Ostia said this, she raised her hand again, and two chairs made of ice appeared in front of Orson and Olivia.

"You two can sit here and listen to what I have to say, and then I will send someone up. Of course, you can also stay here, it's up to you."

Olivia didn't say anything. She sat with Orson and held one hand tightly with Orson's.

Chapter 23: Past events

Thousands of years ago, the demons invaded the mainland. At that time, all races on the mainland were still able to unite and fight. Although there were many small differences, they finally fought back the demons.

In this war, the efforts of each race are critical, but the alliance between the upper gods is also very important.

Among them, in addition to Hela, the main god believed by humans, Limusa, the god believed by orcs, and Stephanie, the god believed by elves, there are also many gods with smaller believers and weaker powers, who also serve as high-end combatants. The cadres who united their forces to fight against the Demon King's Army.

However, even after uniting the power of the entire continent and repelling the invasion of demons, many gods and powerful men still fell.

There were also divisions within the gods.

The former goddess of life, Hela, who controlled the reincarnation of all things, changed the most, and even broke up with her friend Limusa later.

Before that, Ostia was also a good friend of Hela. She was the god who controlled the wind, snow, and frost. Just like the rumors in Lapland, her appearance helped the Laplanders defeat the snow monsters in the snowfield, making The Laplanders gained everlasting peace.

The Laplanders spontaneously built a temple to Ostia.

However, many battles have broken out among humans because of their beliefs. As the mother of mankind, Hela requires all humans to believe in herself, and the Laplanders and the people of the North are no exception.

At the same time, she labeled all the gods who opposed her as heretics. In this case, her followers carried out heresy trials in human territory. This activity lasted for thirty years, and finally ended with Hela. It has come to an end as the only belief for all mankind.

Of course, there are still a handful of people who believe in other gods, but they can no longer make any big waves in the empire.

The most representative of them is Ostia in Lapland, as well as a series of cult organizations in the empire.

"At that time, there were many gods who competed with Hela, but they all died out in the end, and there is almost no record of them in human history. However, those so-called cults you mentioned may have real historical data from that time, but you Wouldn’t take it seriously.”

Ostia sat next to the ice coffin, looked at Orson and Olivia, and said with a smile.

The two of them were stunned and speechless as they listened to Ostia's narration.

"It's true that I saved Lapland, but I can only show my strongest strength here. This is my home court."

"The people here are grateful to me for saving their ancestors. In fact, I don't care about their beliefs, because I save them not only because they are in danger, but also to protect my territory."

"But this move was later resented by Hela. These people took the initiative to believe in me, built a temple for me, and robbed her of the believers who should have belonged to her."

"Seeing that her creation actually believed in someone other than her, the original harmonious relationship between Hela and me was broken. In desperation, I could only make a contract with her, and I would live under the ice forever from now on. I was born so that she didn’t attack me, otherwise, I might have been thrown into the first class.”

"So, this is the original appearance of the gods you believe in, what do you think? Do you find it unbelievable?"

Ostia one-handed support

Gill, said with a smile.

"Indeed...it's incredible." Orson nodded.

"I have read a lot of imperial religious books. The descriptions of the goddess of life above are all positive images of a benevolent mother and a great leader. As for the eradication of heretics you mentioned...well, the historical materials of the empire It’s not mentioned in the record, so I always felt like something was missing when I read that period of history.”

"That's why I said it." Ostia seemed to have known this would happen.

"I don't care what you humans think of us, but it would still be a bit sad if you treat the people who once saved you as monsters and enemies."

"As for your so-called history, in the eyes of our gods, it has been tampered with too much and can only be viewed as a story."

At this time, Olivia, who was sitting aside, asked worriedly: "But, Lord Ostia, how did the goddess of life become like that? You also said before, she was not like that before, right? "

"Well, of course, although the former Hela was a bit dull and stubborn, she was kind and just, and would never sacrifice others for her own ambitions, just like how you always described the goddess of life."