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Xia Zhi looked at the two people who were quarreling over there inexplicably with a strange look, then retracted his gaze and looked at Rick again and said, "So...what do you think?"

"If you want to ask me something, I want to ask you some questions first." Rick looked at the dozens of drawings with extremely complicated spells, rubbed his temples with a headache and said, "I don't quite understand it. Can you tell me what this is?"

Are you sure it's "something" you don't understand?

Xia Zhi complained in his heart, thought for a while and then explained: "To put it simply, it is a new type of technique called "Spiritual Destruction Technique" among the elves."

This explanation is not simple at all. At least Rick was confused after hearing it. He only got the two pieces of information, "elf" and "new technique", but he still didn't know the specific content and effect of the technique.

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But one thing is for sure...

"Since it is a new technique developed by the elves, it must be very confidential and important, right?" Rick speculated, then looked at Xia Zhi and asked: "I'm curious, how did you get them?"

Stolen? Robbed? Cheated? Or...

"What are you thinking about? Of course it was obtained through exchange." Xia Zhi said as a matter of course.

"Exchange?" Rick was slightly stunned.

"The act of people exchanging activities and labor products through the trust relationship established through contracts can be called 'diplomacy' at the national level, right?" Xia Zhi answered and explained after thinking for a moment.

0 . .......

No, I don't want you to explain the meaning of this word, Rick complained in his mind.

But speaking of diplomacy...

That kind of thing is based on the relative strength of both sides, right? Could it be that Master Xiazhi did something to those elves to make them realize the power he possessed?

But even so, the exchange should be based on the principle of "equal value", right?

Rick continued to speculate: "As I just said, the new technique developed during this period of time that is worthy of your attention, Master Xiazhi, must be a very important secret to those forest elves, right?"

Even if Xia Zhi said that this was a new weapon used by the elves to end the war, he would not be surprised at all. After all, having survived in this era until now, he also understood the madness of those superior races to some extent. It was not the first time that they tried to develop weapons that could split continents and planets.

"Therefore, if I were an elf, such an important technique would definitely be kept secret using various methods and would never be known to outsiders... Lord Xiazhi, what did you exchange for them?" Rick asked.

Or in other words, is there anything that can be equal in value to them?

"It's very simple..." Xia Zhi said with a smile: "The life of a divine species... should be enough, right?"

Chapter 182: The Targeted God of Forging

If you ask if it’s enough… Of course it is enough. At least Riku can’t imagine anything else that can be compared to the life of an Old Deus except the Old Deus himself.

However, for something like “exchange”, besides equal “value”, there also needs to be corresponding “demand”, right?

Why do the Elves need an Old Deus for no reason... Wait!? Could it be that?

Rick's eyes gradually opened wide.

"That's what it means." Xia Zhi snapped his fingers, confirming his guess: "The one who can be used as the 'price' is naturally the Old Gods who are hostile to the Elves."

"Zero One Seven" "..."

In this world right now, which Old Gods are openly hostile to the Elves, or to Cainas, the God of the Forest?

They are none other than the two Old Gods, Okan, the God of Forge, and Artosh, the God of War.

Among them, the one who has the most direct conflict with the elves and is relatively more likely to be killed is the God of Forging Okan.

In other words...

"You're targeting one of the three strongest God species right from the start?" Rick said with a headache.

"Is there any difference?" Xia Zhi asked curiously, "I can't possibly follow those upgrade novels and challenge those weak divine species first, accumulate experience bit by bit, and then go and cause trouble for the powerful divine species, right? That would be too much trouble.

In the end, they will be our enemies anyway. Wouldn't it be easier to just attack and eliminate them while they know nothing about us and are defenseless?"

Trouble? Ease of use? Is that why you set your sights on the God of Forge?

Rick didn't know where to begin to complain.

and……

“Please forgive me for saying ‘we’. I cannot bear the title of ‘enemy of the Old Deus’…”

Rick is very self-aware of this.

Even if he had the means to use magic, he didn't think that apart from Xiazhi, there was anyone else among humans who could compete with the Old Deus... Not to mention the Old Deus, any one of the top six races could easily destroy the settlement without Xiazhi and Suwako's protection.

He had heard that the battle between Hubie and Azrael alone completely destroyed the entire former capital of the elves. How could modern humans be able to contend with such a force?

"Have confidence in yourself, Rick." Seeing that he was lacking in confidence, Xia Zhi encouraged him.

“No, this kind of thing can’t be done just by having faith… Wait, you don’t really want me to face the Old Deus, do you?!” Riku’s expression immediately turned horrified.

"Don't worry, if I didn't wish you to die, I wouldn't let you do that kind of thing." Xia Zhi comforted him.

"..."

Even though it sounds weird, what he wants to express is probably that he would not do such a thing, right?

Rick thought to himself and breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, when his eyes glanced at the dozen or so drawings on the table, he was suddenly stunned for a moment, as if he thought of something.

—Wait, since it is an “exchange” rather than a “transaction”, it means that the model adopted should be “clear settlement of both parties”, right?

So, why can Lord Xiazhi get his "reward" so early?

Rick had a vague and unrealistic guess in his mind...

Could it be that... the God of Forging has already...

"Not yet." Looking at Rick's gradually widening eyes, Xia Zhi guessed what he was thinking and shook his head in denial.

After a pause, before Rick could even breathe a sigh of relief, he continued, "But... it's almost done."

"..."

Almost done means...?

Rick soon got the answer to this question.

"boom--!"

The earth was shaking violently. The loud noise of the explosion came from a distance through the air a step later and could be heard clearly even through the thick rock layers.

The time interval between the ground vibration and the explosion sound indicates that the explosion occurred very far away. Nevertheless, the vibration caused by the explosion still caused the cave to shake violently, and dust from the top fell down.

Xia Zhi covered the coffee cup with his hand to prevent the falling dust from falling into the cup... Compared to this "earthquake", he seemed to care more about his coffee.

　3.2 This was natural, because he knew that under the protection of Suwako's divine power, ordinary tremors would not be able to destroy the cave unless there was a super earthquake strong enough to tear the entire continent apart.

Since it's safe enough, there's nothing to worry about.

Compared to him, Rick seemed less calm.

"There is……"

Rick swallowed and looked in the direction of the explosion.

Although the rock wall blocked his view, he could still easily guess from his memory that there was only one important city in that direction.

——The goblin race's capital city of Hardenfell! .

Chapter 183 Detonating the Divine Essence

Unlike other divine spirits whose coordinates are located in the 13+iR variable dimension and whose existence cannot be captured without absolute computing power or amazing intuition, the essence of the forging god Okan is completely exposed to the outside world, forming a "pillar of light" located in the center of the capital of Hardenfell, which provides a source of power for that highly mechanically civilized city and runs through the entire city to the zenith - the Divine Fire Furnace.

In other words, as long as "that" is pierced through, it is equivalent to killing the god of forging, Okan... once.

Yes, only once.

As long as the concepts of "refining", "forging" and "furnace fire" still exist in the world, the god of forging, Okan, will not die completely, and will be resurrected from the activated essence again in a short time.

"So, I'm curious, how did you get to 18?"

Xia Zhi asked curiously to the Flügel girl in front of him who had just returned from outside and was sipping hot coffee.

According to Hubie's observation technique, the essence of the God of Forging has not reappeared until now, and there is not even a sign of it appearing again.

This situation is very unusual and usually only happens to those Old Deus who are conceptually weak. It should not apply to the God of Forging, one of the three strongest Old Deus in the world.

Therefore, the most reasonable explanation is that the God of Forging Okan was really killed completely, or someone used some means to delay the re-materialization of his essence.

The former is obviously impossible, as it violates the "settings" of this world. If we have to say it, perhaps only Xia Zhi can do it.

Well, the answer is only the latter.

"You won't kill all the goblins in Hardenfell, will you?" Xia Zhi gave the most reasonable guess.

"How is that possible?" Jibril put down the cup in her hand, looked at him with dissatisfaction and retorted: "If it is not necessary, even I would not do such a thing!"

That means you don't mind doing that if necessary, right? Xia Zhi thought.

"If that's not the case, how did you prevent the re-materialization of Okan's essence?" Xia Zhi asked again.

He began to regret not going to watch the show with others. He thought the scene must have been quite exciting, right?

But... there's nothing that can be done about it. The quilt and the girl's body in it are so soft and warm that one can't bear to get up and can't help wanting to stay in bed.

I just made the same mistake every man makes.

Xia Zhi comforted himself in this way.

"I found something interesting in the capital of the Dwarves." Jibril seemed to have suddenly found a topic of interest and became very interested.

"It should be a new weapon of the Dwarfs. The power is really amazing. I almost died at that time."

Although she was talking about her near-death experience, the girl had an unconcealable smile of excitement on her face, which made one sigh that the mental state of the Flügel people was indeed problematic.

However... for Jibril, who has now learned the "Pseudo-Cosmos" technique and become a "multidimensional life form", the concept of "near death" has actually disappeared from her.

As long as she is not directly harmed by death, she can instantly recover from her injuries through the correction of the "past" and "future". Therefore, for her, the so-called "near death" is actually the same as "full status".

How powerful would a Flügel "extra individual" be who is not afraid of death, cannot die, and can infinitely enhance his own power through the resonance of the power of multiple time and space? Jibril has already given the answer to this question.

"Later, I found out that the principle of the weapon called "Marrow Explosion" seems to be the power gained by detonating the marrow of the inactivated Old Gods.

So, I had an idea at that time..."

Jibril smiled brightly and expressed her crazy idea: "What would happen if I put 'that' in there?"

——Will it break? Xia Zhi thought.

The "that" that the girl mentioned should be the essence of the God of Forging.

Simply piercing through the spirit cannot kill, or completely kill, a divine being. Before long, his spirit will reappear in the concept.

But...what if the pierced 017's essence is stuffed into the "marrow explosion" device and detonated?

Xia Zhi was not sure whether doing so could completely destroy the God of Forging Okan, but it would definitely make him feel very uncomfortable. At least this could be proven by the fact that his essence had not reappeared for a long time.

Thinking about it this way, the explosion at that time should have been caused by the girl, right?

"By the way, I brought back another piece of that thing~" Jibril said with a happy tone, seeming to be in a good mood.

"Do you want to kill the remaining Old Deus as well?"

Are you addicted to killing? Xia Zhi complained in his heart.

and many more……

Xia Zhi suddenly realized something: "You said you brought one back... where is it now?"

"Just outside the door?" Jibril tilted her head and replied, "When I brought it back, it was too big and got stuck in the hole for a while. It took a lot of effort to get it in."

Summer Solstice:…

If it's so troublesome, just don't bring it in next time.

Chapter 184 "Okan's departure has little impact on us"