Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 987 Everyone is Testing Each Other

“Hmm? Ah…” 'Toronto' felt that the most frequent words that came out of her mouth after coming into contact with this group of gods were meaningless interjections.

But he really had no other way to express his speechlessness.

"You mean, you're just going to watch the child who might be the reincarnation of that Tower Advisor be born?" he asked through gritted teeth.

"Is there a problem?" The Goddess of the Night didn't quite understand his dissatisfaction. "Although he has always stood on the side of the tower, he has never done anything bad to us."

“But that was the original him!” Toronto couldn’t understand. “The current him, parasitic in the tower, is just the dark side of humanity.”

He is essentially another form of lich.

There is only cold desire, no real emotion.

I don't believe it. You don't know, this guy's so-called resurrection is more like a parasite!
That tower was where his destiny lay.

The tower lord could not touch him, not because of any old feelings, but because he dared not break the tower and give his life box a chance to escape.

Even the best person, once transformed into a lich, will only become evil!

Unless you revive him in the sun.

He was referring not to real sunlight under the sun, but to the sacred prayers of the sun god.

The term 'Toronto' isn't an exaggeration, after all, the multiverse is full of oddities, with both demonic paladins and benevolent liches.

There are three types of benevolent liches, one of which is the great lich.

His very essence is a miniature spellbook containing nine spells. They gradually grew weary of the past and sought ways to end their existence, but they would not abandon their names and former friends... The Great Lich never forgets.

This thing is also a special existence in Toril, appearing during the time of Mystique, the first goddess of magic in Toril, when there were no taboos.

Mystique could understand these mages' pursuit of a long life, after all, their companions were likely to be elven rangers, elven mages, or dwarven warriors.

Human mages have various methods to prolong their lives, but there are always limits.

Even a big shot like Elminster eventually had to live in the Star Fortress.

His lifespan was actually quite long, at least a thousand years.

However, the specific, ever-decreasing numbers are the biggest threat.

Knowing that they would inevitably have to return to the Prime Material Plane every now and then for a few years, it would be better for everyone to go to the Astral Plane sooner rather than later.

After all, the method of transformation used by the Great Lich was completely banned after the second Goddess of Magic took power.

That strange potion gave the great lich a form of existence akin to that of a divine creation.

They can even occasionally sense people calling their real names!
After Mystra Black Eyes ascended to power, she quickly discovered the threat this creature posed to the magic network and the gods, so she banned it immediately.

No matter how hard the mages try, it's very difficult for them to follow the path of the great lich.

As for mages in other worlds, it would be even more difficult to do this... No world would be as open about its laws as Toril, and no god could be as tolerant as Mystique, letting people dance on their nerves at will.

Toronto simply couldn't understand Mistri's behavior; he had to admit that extreme kindness is madness.

It's understandable to be more tolerant of good people, but how can you...

Forget it, Mystique has already become one with her beloved magic network, and no longer needs to care for those creatures that are not worthy of her care. There is no need to mention it again.

There is also a kind of benevolent lich, which is essentially a traditional sacrificial ritual of the elves.

They burn their own souls and dedicate themselves to a ruin with special magical effects, becoming lich guardians of that ruin forever.

The Lord of the Tower, though seemingly similar, is fundamentally impossible.

After all, the prerequisite for this transformation is the elven magical ruins, which must themselves be followers of the elven father, Corellon.

The last type is the Penitent Lich, which is transformed from a Lich... When the transformation conditions are met, the Life Box will explode directly.

Then you have to pass a life-or-death test. If you pass, your flesh and blood may even grow back, but you're still not considered a living being.

However, saying "nine out of ten thousand people die" is an exaggeration; "one in ten thousand" is more realistic.

The advisor in the tower could not possibly be any of those.

Of course, his initial idea might have been the second one, or he might have indeed obtained some elven ruins in order to achieve this goal.

After all, that tower was incredibly powerful.

The Tower Master's initial title was that of the master of the strongest magic tower... the kind that all mages acknowledged.

The reason he dared to suddenly declare himself the master of the magic tower was because he had been using phrases like "King of Ten Thousand Towers" and "The strongest towers belong to me" to deeply instill these ideas in people's minds over the years.

But he absolutely did not believe that the staffer would entrust his loyalty to Corellon.

Most importantly, this world was so remote and far from the central region that the elves had never been here before. Although some elven mages did come to take a look at it at first, they quickly left after communicating with the gods.

That was probably the most dangerous period in the world when the gods and humans were at odds... The power that the Lord of Storms and the others could give up, the lesser gods were unwilling to give up.

While elves don't care what humans want to do, they won't idly become peacemakers or targets for outsiders.

Therefore, if you look at the history recorded by elven scholars, you will definitely see a sentence like, "World numbered [world name] has tense relations between humans and gods, is very sensitive to foreign forces, and is not suitable for elves to live in."

If you are human, you should treat Corellon as a neutral god.

The kindness of that elf father was reserved only for his elves.

In his eyes, humans are no different from other plants and animals... Of course, in many worlds, this can indeed be considered kind.

Even if the Tower Advisors wanted to follow the path of the Ruins Lich, they couldn't... In fact, judging from their performance, they couldn't.

Normal ruin liches, while not completely detached from outsiders, don't possess that much 'curiosity' either.

What 'Toronto' meant was that if the gods truly felt that guy could be forgiven, then the only way was to repent of the lich.

This is not because he is mean.

Instead, liches must periodically sacrifice souls to the casket to maintain their physical body and consciousness.

Once you become a lich, your hands will inevitably be stained with blood.

Although in the beginning, some liches who still retain past memories and have relatively strong willpower may try to choose the evil faction as sacrifices.

But... the appetite of the Life Box will only increase, not decrease.

Once those last pretense of emotion completely disappear, most liches will give up on their last bit of persistence.

There are indeed liches who persist to the end, but if they truly keep themselves on the side of good, the only result will be the shattering of their phylactery... The appearance of the first penitent lich was not intentional.

None of the gods uttered a sound.

After all, they knew very well that the person who had learned how to create the Tower Witch could not possibly be kind.

However, at present, those that person has harmed are basically the followers of the Tower Lord, which is why they are so indifferent.

Just like the Lord of Ice, who hasn't completely severed ties with the will of the Goddess of Rain, is seen as a comrade who can be saved by the gods... the dimension they stand in certainly doesn't consider so much.

“I never expected you to be like this…” The golden words popped up.

Toronto sneered, interrupting the goddess of fortune's probing: "I chose this world because I admire the way the world's ruler behaves."

Hades was willing to become the ruler of the underworld because he did not want to see countless innocent and tragically killed, wailing ghosts in his Hades City.

I can accept an evil god like the Lord of Ice.

But this kind of person, who could be easily crushed, I don't think he... wait... are you testing me?"

"Yes and no," the Lord of Storms replied slowly. "His choice to have you replace him is, of course, a guarantee for you."

Although he is young, he has certainly seen more high-level warfare than we have, and there must be a reason why he believes you.

But now that you've started, we definitely have to give it a try!
I can't let you worry for nothing.

Toronto took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down and not get angry... Lowry had given him some subtle reminders before she left.

Just like the Lord of Storms said, he only came because of Lori's approval... No way!
'Toronto' pounded his chest, grinning angrily, 'Ha~ You guys really expect me to save that Luciano?'

"Can you really not go?" the Goddess of the Night said softly. "Compared to our teasing, what you least want to lose is that guy's trust, isn't it?"

Toronto narrowed his eyes: "But I can choose when he's not quite dead."

"Who's going to die?" A huge wolf suddenly appeared, riding the wind.

"Katarina?" 'Toronto' asked with a strange expression. "What brings you here? Didn't you say you were going to explore the Storm Maze?"

“This is so boring.” Katarina’s long mouth stretched into a strange grin, revealing two rows of gleaming fangs. “The Northern Storm Labyrinth is a battle from beginning to end. It’s said that the final victors are all tattered and have taken nothing with them.”

That's why I accepted your invitation!

Surprisingly, they didn't fight. Upon seeing the person, both sides retreated and ran away... What the hell?

"Perhaps it's because the fighting in the North is so fierce that no one has even seen what the secret realm looks like?" 'Toronto' couldn't help but smile.

The followers of the Northern Storms have been so ridiculed lately that they're practically considering closing themselves off from the world.

Unfortunately, as followers of the Lord of Storms, none of them have ever reached the Storm's Secret Realm!
On the contrary, quite a few people entered the Earthly Secret Realm and the Water Secret Realm.

(End of this chapter)