Mage? Spell Engineer!.

Chapter 529 Obtained by Skill
Rorschach has returned to Byrne, and he wants to report to several other great wizards what has happened in the past few days.

A number of communication balls have been returned by the prototype starships from outer space. Cavendish has measured the parameters according to the established experimental plan to prepare for the official voyage and observation of the Protosphere.

And Rorschach's harvest was at the border, looking at the double snake staff.

After mastering [Axiomatic Creation], the restriction that the physical body cannot go to the boundary area is almost non-existent. He can call upon the matter in the boundary area to reconstruct himself, and even travel back to the main material world.

And he was waiting for a God.

"You have already given up your divinity once, why do you still covet the artifact?" Hercules has come to the door.

"What do you mean by coveting?" Luo Xia stood up and said, "I have to be rewarded for my hard work, right? It was clearly you who gave it to me in the first place."

"It's not a reward. Our deal was fixed from the beginning.

"My estimation was wrong. I thought you would need the assistance of the double snake staff to pose a threat to the god of wine. Now it seems that it is unnecessary."

He paused and said, "Why don't we have a duel? If you, holding the double snake staff, can defeat me, I will give it to you."

Rorschach was somewhat eager to try the suggestion, but quickly gave up the idea: "Regardless of whether I can defeat you or not, if we fight here, I will be the one who is unlucky."

The tree of law here is the most precious. If you fight and destroy this place just for a mere staff, it will be totally not worth it.

After saying that, he threw the staff to Hercules: "Give it back to you."

Rorschach's straightforward attitude was beyond God's expectations. He did not express his confusion, but simply extended an olive branch: "If you want to get it, you can. Are you willing to become a member of 'Thoth'?"

"I've long wondered what 'Toth' is. Is it an organization?"

Hercules shook his head: "He is the name of God, the real God of magic. However, the original Thoth fell in ancient times, and He has a good friend who collected all the authority and power of Thoth in the past to revive this god.

"Of course, His power and personality have been divided up by more gods. His friends who resurrected Him have adopted many means to make these gods voluntarily or involuntarily share all authority and power, so that Thoth's will is connected with ours and exists in a blended divine consciousness.

"At this point, we can all call ourselves Thoth and borrow the power of other Thoths. However, we will not do this unless it is necessary, because the more we share power and authority, the closer we will be to the original Thoth, and eventually be possessed by His will.

“On the other hand, if you are willing to connect with the divine consciousness, you can share some of Thoth’s power and status, and it is not impossible for a weak mortal to become a god overnight.

"Some mortals cannot bear the power, and will only be temporarily elevated to a level they cannot imagine. Then, in an instant, their brains will be filled with Thoth's consciousness, followed by collapse and destruction.

"Some great wizards and divinely blessed ones, through secret rituals and, most importantly, their own powerful strength, are qualified to maintain a certain degree of independence after being linked. Then they can be recognized by Thoth and promoted to the existence of God."

“Is that what Balaam is all about?”

"Yes and no. He has been a prophet of the Invisible God since the beginning, and the Invisible God is a very powerful and relatively independent one among Thoth. Balaam was able to be promoted because of His protection. But today, this protection has long ended."

As for who the invincible buddy is who can make many gods bow their heads and voluntarily or involuntarily sacrifice their independence to resurrect Thoth, Rorschach also has a guess. No, he is sure.

Rorschach quickly reviewed His glorious deeds and concluded: The Lord of Light and Order is really a great judge. He is a great God! He almost wanted to kill me, and it seems that this happened more than once.

As if he could read minds, Hercules immediately continued, "When you were promoted to the Grand Master, you rejected the divinity bestowed by my Lord and completely destroyed that mirror image.

"It doesn't matter. Becoming 'Thoth' is also a feasible way to become a god. Are you willing?
“Don’t worry about the will of the ‘Original Thoth’ occupying your body and soul. He will only become a part of our subconscious. He will only appear briefly when we overuse power that does not belong to us and are unable to take on the person.

"I believe you will never end up like this."

Are you short of people and gods? Rorschach saw a hint of urgency in Hercules' eyes. The more this happened, the more determined he became: "I don't want it."

"After listening to me for so long, are you finally giving up on your second path to becoming a god?" Hercules' eyes became sharp. He was like a gold medal salesman who was turned down. He was unwilling to give up, and wanted to win at the cost of his career.
"I'm just curious, if you said you weren't interested at the beginning, would you have gone into such detail?"

Finally, He shrugged as if giving up: "Okay, since you insist so much. But there is one more thing."

"Please speak." Seeing the other party's serious expression, Rorschach also responded seriously.

"Is it true that drinks named after me have been selling well in Valois in recent years? Originally I was still asleep, and the Lord chose to wake me up because he saw that my situation had improved."

He drew a path of light in the air, which was a simple image of a double-snake staff: "In this case, how about using my holy emblem as a mark?
"In this way, I can gain a little power of faith during the buying and selling process."

The best-selling drink was of course the Hercules Energy Potion, a hit that had been popular from the time of the kings to the National Guard.

"Although you mortals should use this title to refer to a brave demigod, but He has been devoured by me, so the power of faith will only be directed to me. Just think of it as a deal between me and the boss. I can give him business protection, such as making glass bottles with the holy emblem less likely to break."

Is this okay? Uh. Legend has it that this god, or Rorschach, the god of commerce, nodded, and only then did Hercules prepare to leave with satisfaction.

Before leaving, He left one last word: "The revival of Mother Earth is inevitable, and you don't have much time left."

After watching Him leave and confirming that He was far away from the border, Rorschach stretched out his right hand and made a fist.

The transmutation dust at the border gathered in his hands and condensed into the shape of a second double-snake staff.

There was another reason why Rorschach handed over the artifact so readily. As soon as he arrived at the border, he tried to register the prototype of the Twin Serpents Staff into the Tree of Law and tried to analyze it. Unexpectedly, he succeeded.

Most of the power of the Staff of the Twin Snakes can be realized by magic, and the more important reason why it is a divine weapon is that it can obtain the power from Hercules. In other words, this staff is just a "terminal", and even if Rorschach obtains it, he is still "borrowing" power from Thoth.

After getting the prototype, he began to modify it, and the twin snake staff transformed into the appearance of Rorschach's original old staff.

At the same time, the Tree of Law draws out a light path and binds it.

Rorschach was inspired by the real thing and constructed a terminal that could better exert the power of the Tree of Law in the main material plane. The principle is similar to other artifacts.

Now I can return to the main material world. Caroline must be very worried about me. Rorschach realized this and left the clone of [Axiom Creation] at the border, and returned to his own spirit.

(End of this chapter)