Old Gods, Rapid-Fire Guns, and Prohibition

Chapter 29 [Fifteen True Names]

"Why are there so few true names for the God of Destruction, while there are so many other true names?"

Ethan asked.

Especially the first three real names, the sun, the moon, and the earth, are almost filled up. The sun is the most, with as many as eight listed, and there is only one unknown one, followed by the moon and the earth.

The others are slightly worse, but basically there are five or six.

However, starting from the tenth true name, fewer and fewer true names are known, and by the time of the God of Destruction, only two are known.

The last real name series, the super-dimensional one, only has a beginning and doesn’t even have the first real name.

“Because the world is constantly changing.”

Clay said something that didn't sound like something he could say.

"Of course, I didn't say that. The Eye of Truth said it in a certain newspaper. Why are the first True Names so detailed? Because from the tenth True Name onwards, they are the True Names of the Old World. They existed before the discovery of the New World. The first three True Names, in particular, correspond to the three most ancient worships of the Old Gods. Their history is long enough to be traced back thousands of years, and naturally they have been explored the most deeply."

"All True Names after the tenth were created after the discovery of new continents. The later they were created, the less they were explored. So the world is constantly changing. Do you understand?"

Although Clay said this, he probably didn't understand.

Ethan had some guesses.

"So each true name series can be deduced up to the ninth one at most?" The upper limit of each true name is nine.

"It is currently known that this is the case, because the most ancient series of suns, the most powerful observed by the True Eye, is the Nine of True Names, the Sun."

At the end of the Sun series, the word "Sun" was indeed written in the common language, but as for the ancient language, it definitely did not exist.

It seems that the ancient language contains something of vital importance.

When thinking of this, Ethan suddenly recalled the time when he gave Anya her real name.

The real name he gave to Anya was Believer and Master of Violence, but the real name Anya saw was Black Butler. She didn't understand the ancient language, so she couldn't decipher the true meaning of the real name.

Perhaps this is the secret of the ancient language?
"Where can I learn the ancient language?" Ethan asked, stroking the twisting words.

"I'm not sure. The Ancient Language is knowledge only possessed by truly ancient sects and groups, such as the Eye of Truth. They don't share this knowledge."

This is to be expected, if the ancient language really involves the true meaning of the real name.

Ethan glanced at the real name briefly and then turned back to look at other pages.

In fact, apart from the fact that the Truth Newspaper is a newspaper that can only be read by those with real names, it is not much different from a normal newspaper.

It’s just that the News of Truth records the affairs of those with real names.

The front-page headline of this issue brought by Clay was about news from the Old World. It said that a small town called Bartforan was suspected of having a large-scale worship of evil gods. After receiving the news, the Temple of the Sun immediately dispatched the Day Light Guard to take over and then purified the town. There were no survivors and no evil god worship.

Of course, this is what the Sun Temple said. According to the information from the Eye of Truth, this small town may be involved in the revival of the ancient gods, and the Sun Church may also be involved.

The things in the Old World were still too far away from Ethan, so he just glanced at it and flipped through it.

In addition to current events, the newspaper also contained various gossips, such as where ancient relics had been unearthed, where secret witchcraft recipes were circulating, or where demons were at work. There were also trade information, such as people selling alchemical items, herbs, and special materials, all of which Ethan had never heard of.

"Do you have any alchemical items, Clay?" Ethan asked curiously.

"Of course I do." Clay said this with a hint of complacency. He stretched out his hands and shook them. The next moment, a pair of silver brass knuckles appeared on his fingers. "Mythril brass knuckles, a second-level alchemical creation, possess the properties of being indestructible and portable. Mithril also has a certain ability to dispel evil. I spent quite a bit of money on them."

As he spoke, he shook his hands again, and the brass knuckles disappeared.

I guess the so-called "carry with you" means any part of his body?
"Only ancient creators can make alchemical items?" Ancient Creator is also one of the fifteen true names, belonging to the true names of the old world. One of the true names is Alchemy Researcher.

"Yes, so they are also the richest group among the True Namers. If you are interested, you can check it out at the next gathering. Maybe there will be something you want to buy."

Clay said, showing off, and conjured the brass knuckles from his hand and then changed them back.

Ethan stopped looking at him and continued flipping through the newspaper.

However, he secretly sighed in his heart that it was fortunate that Fred and Joan did not have alchemical creations, otherwise it would not be so easy to kill them.

"Doesn't my father have any alchemical items?" Ethan suddenly thought of this.

"Yes, isn't it on your hand?" Clay was a little surprised, but he explained, "He spent a lot of money to make this. It's more expensive than my brass knuckles. It's also a second-level alchemical artifact. Its characteristics are that it is difficult to destroy and store. It can store a portion of the power of the True Name. It can be used as a temporary supplement or as a legacy."

"Now it seems that he was very foresighted. He really passed it on to you and saved the entire family."

Ethan now understood a little why he obtained the seed of his true name just by touching the ring.

It turns out that this ring is also an alchemical creation.

Gently stroking the ring, Ethan tried to sense it with his mind and inject the power of his true name into it.

The next moment, he actually felt that part of his true name power was sucked in.

What he hadn't noticed yet was that as the power of his true name was injected into it, the originally dull color of the ring became much darker, the entangled thorns also grew slightly sharper thorns, and the black mud became thicker.

As the night deepened, Ethan sent Clay away.

Clay was still a little dissatisfied with this and muttered, "You little brat, when your father was alive, he would always arrange the best room and the best wine for me, really..."

Ethan ignored him, sent him away, and continued to study the News of Truth.

The main content he looked at was still the version of the real name sequence list.

Because he had previously felt that the 'Name of the True God' resonated with those ancient languages, after Clay left, he simply called out the 'Name of the True God' directly, getting in closer contact with the ancient languages ​​of those true names.

The result was no further change.

He suspected that he had not yet deconstructed those ancient languages.

Ancient language...

Where can he go to study?

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