Don't call me evil god

Chapter 567: Change of Race

Gale had a bitter face and a helpless expression.

"You've never died before, so you don't know what's normal."

"The Lord's miracles have become more powerful now. After death, if you choose to [resurrect] here in Stone Castle, you will have one more choice."

"You can either use your original body to reshape your physical body, or you can use the body of a dwarf."

"Do you think I want to continue being a dwarf?"

"In Stone Castle, humans simply cannot complete the construction of the spell model. The arcane energy is too active. In order to ensure combat effectiveness, I have no choice but to continue using the dwarf's body."

"If I want to leave Stone Castle in the future, I will have to commit suicide again just to transform my body back into a human form."

Bron Freeman, who was standing next to him, was dumbfounded.

I witnessed with my own eyes that these helpers who believed in the god of knowledge, Norwen, came back to life in battle, but how come they could choose their own race after coming back to life?!
If you want to be a human, be a human. If you want to be a dwarf, be a dwarf?
So are they Stonehold Dwarves, or some new subrace of Dwarves?!

In just a few days, Braum felt that his worldview was about to be overturned.

Pete was also curious: "If that's the case, with the body of a dwarf, wouldn't you be able to live nearly 300 years?"

Humans are a short-lived intelligent race on the continent of Prentis. If we really want to talk about it, they have to sit at the same table with goblins and ogres.

The average life span of ordinary people is about 40 years old, thanks to the help of the Glow God spell to treat common ailments;

If you are richer, your life span can be extended to around 70 years old, but you will die of excessive aging.

Professionals are blessed by the gods, so their theoretical lifespans are generally longer. Professionals above level 3 can normally live to be over 100 years old.

Of course, this is just theoretical data.

Because the mortality rate of professionals has remained high.

Those who died in the battle with monsters were often professionals between 30 and 50 years old, who were in their prime. They lowered the average life expectancy significantly.

Generally speaking, the overall human lifespan is just a few decades long, and living to be over a hundred years old is definitely considered a long life.

Dwarves are considered a semi-immortal species, with an average lifespan of over 240 years. Although they are not as long-lived as freaks like dark elves, they are definitely a long-lived race compared to humans.

Pete was curious that if he could replace his body with that of another race through the Creation Altar, would his life span also be extended?

Gale curled his lips: "You think too much."

"Remember those people who were resurrected collectively in a miracle some time ago? Many elderly people have passed away."

"Some scholars have studied the life span of different races before. They believe that the length of life is linked to the soul."

"For example, after a few decades of wandering in the mortal world, the human soul will begin to age noticeably, heading towards inevitable death."

"Even though death has fallen asleep, death is still equal to everyone."

"So - if nothing unexpected happens, if I stay in the dwarf's body, according to scholars, I will still die in a few decades."

……

Nowen's observations yielded even richer information about the bodies of different races that were reshaped at the Altar of Creation.

Norman couldn't help but sigh.

"The desire for knowledge is indeed the greatest wealth of intelligent races."

Even before this, the so-called changing of race was almost an urban legend, but people were still curious about the secrets.

Although the judgments made by previous scholars through observation and analysis failed to find the real cause, the direction of their views was correct.

The length of life is linked to the soul.

From Norman's perspective, he can see more information from the complex souls of mortals. The souls of this world give Norman a feeling similar to the concept of genes, but the effects are obviously different.

Give the "young soul" and the "old soul" the same young body.

The former will fit the flesh perfectly;

The latter will experience rapid physical aging over a period of days, weeks, or months until the body matches the soul in "age."

Through means such as divine arts and magical potions, changes can be made to the external body for a short period of time, but when these extraordinary powers lose their effect over time, the body will continue to be affected by the soul.

As for the so-called "aging", it is even more interesting in Noven's observations.

The soul itself does not actually age noticeably.

What really affects the soul is this world.

When a newborn is born, his soul is simultaneously born in the mortal dimension.

As he grows into adulthood, the soul will become more and more intimate with the mortal dimension.

This is the time when the soul is most harmonious with the mortal dimension.

But as he moves from middle age to old age, his soul becomes increasingly repelled by the mortal dimension.

The more serious the rejection and estrangement, the weaker the connection between the soul and the body, and the manifestation is the aging of the body.

In this process, this world is trying to drive the mortal's soul out of his body.

Until the moment of so-called death, the soul is completely driven out by the rejection and barriers of the mortal dimension and can no longer stay in the body that carries it.

The speed at which souls are rejected from the mortal dimension varies significantly among different races.

Human souls can be driven out very quickly, in just a few decades.

The souls of dwarves are much slower, and the process will take place slowly over 200 years.

This has nothing to do with the body that carries him, it only has to do with the soul.

Therefore, Noven can basically draw the conclusion directly:
If one simply stuffs the soul of an individual of one race into the body of an individual of another race, at best it can only inherit the various characteristics of that body.

But at least when it comes to life span, it is determined at birth and has nothing to do with the body that presents itself externally.

……

After listening to Gale's guess and explanation, Pete sighed: "Well, after all, the world is fair."

He doesn't feel any regret for not being able to extend his life, and he is not greedy.

The magic of "Resurrection" bestowed upon them by Norwen has made them almost free from the fear of death.

Don’t worry about accidents;

Don’t worry about dying in battle;

Don’t worry about not having enough time to say goodbye to your family and friends;

They can spend decades fully experiencing all that the world has to offer.

This is enough.

The common perception of death on the continent of Prentis is that death is merely the starting point of another great adventure, and that the soul of a mortal who has been cleansed of sin will eventually ascend to the kingdom of the god he believes in, where he will enjoy a new life, or completely erase his memory and start a new life.

Besides, they don't care about their longevity now.

There are more pressing matters ahead:
The deformed stone spirit was forcibly awakened by the cult's messenger. If they don't want the stone fortress to be completely destroyed, they have to find a way to get rid of those horrible monsters!
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(End of this chapter)