Chapter 520 Concrete

"What a great show..."

At the edge of the Ionian Sea, in the center of Navarin Island.

Black smoke billows, heat waves rise.

Under the crater in the center of the island, hot magma rolls in the belly of the mountain, and the lava that should have been deposited keeps pouring in from the center of the earth.

The salt traces left by the seawater flow up along the mountain road, taking away the vegetation along the way.

Only a few sporadic ones still retain their original appearance, but all these traces stop near the crater.

Under the influence of Poseidon's out-of-control law, the island that once sank into the sea attracted huge waves hundreds of meters high.

The violent waves washed away all the creatures on the island, and the backflow of seawater should have further triggered a violent volcanic eruption, which in turn shrouded the surrounding hundreds of miles of sea under black clouds, and even sank the entire island under the sea.

But it is a coincidence that as a vassal of the Sea King, the former capital of the Kingdom of Pylos, although Poseidon has long been gone, the shadow he left behind has never disappeared.

One of the main gods of Olympus, the craftsman god Hephaestus, who once lived on Lemnos, blessed this island.

After the Lord of the Volcano came here, his authority made it never suffer from lava.

So Navarin Island was preserved, even if the magma once did not reach the top of the mountain - although the country built on it could not escape overthrow, the island itself survived tenaciously.

So in order to wait for the arrival of the goddess of fate, Ryan simply stayed on the sea.

After all, the other party should be here soon.

The Elder Wand reflected Ryan's whereabouts, but this peeping also made him feel it in advance.

What surprised Ryan was that he not only waited for the second sister of the three goddesses of fate, Lachesis, who measured the length with a stone ruler with fate, but also waited for another guest.

The caster who created alchemy, the great wizard Hermes.

What surprised him even more was that this time, before he could make a move, Lachesis took the initiative when she walked out of the Yunchariot.

"... It's useless for you to do this, Mr. Hermes."

"With the power of your creation, it is impossible to imprison the agent of fate."

The voice was calm, and there was no rush to do anything.

Watching Hermes' every move quietly, Ryan did not attack them to control the three goddesses of fate.

As long as they could lose the opportunity to intervene in the material world before the change of the era, his goal would be achieved.

So when he noticed Hermes's brazen move, Ryan not only did not stop him, but even hoped that he could succeed directly.

At the beginning, the great alchemist did not disappoint him.

Whether it was the fate trajectory that was vaguely closely connected with Lachesis, or the door that seemed damaged but contained infinite mysteries, it made Ryan's eyes light up.

Especially the latter, except for those things he had found in the ruins of the Nine Realms, this was the first time he had seen an alchemical creation that touched the realm of the gods.

If his creation was complete, then Hermes might really have the opportunity to imprison the goddess of fate here.

Even if this broken door was full of gaps, it could only imprison Lachesis.

If it were another true god with weaker divine power, the result would probably be very different.

So Ryan silently put away two leaves of Yggdrasil that he had prepared in advance, and decided to change a way to solve the problem.

The goddess of fate is important, but whether she falls into his hands or not is not so important.

Especially compared with the alchemical results shown by Hermes, the value of Lachesis has dropped more than a little again.

Therefore, Ryan boiled a pot of tea in front of him.

Looking at the great alchemist who was in a stalemate in the sky, he reminded him.

And on the side of the cloud car, Hermes obviously heard his voice.

Swish——

The figure flashed and fell from the sky.

A long robe embroidered with gold thread covered his body, with large sleeves swaying.

In a moment, when his feet stepped on the ground, the young Hermes had sorted out his emotions.

The serious expression had long been removed, and he walked slowly forward with a friendly smile on the face of the great alchemist.

Holding the Starlight Gate in his right hand, Hermes greeted warmly as if he had just noticed Ryan's existence.

"Just now I was wondering who was calling me... I really didn't expect that I could meet your Majesty's friend here.

"Sir, I think you should have heard of me, after all, I am still a little famous in Athens."

"But today is our first formal meeting, so I should introduce myself - Hermes, the caster who signed a contract with the Athenian royal family, of course, the world's first real alchemist."

"As you can see, Ivan, Andrea's advisor, is an ordinary clergyman."

Smiling, Ryan also introduced.

"Hahahahaha... Now we are officially acquainted with each other. "

"In that case, I won't be polite."

He laughed and blinked. Hermes said happily without any hesitation:

"As you reminded me, Mr. Ivan, I am in a little trouble now - if you can help me a little, I will be very grateful. "

"Of course, no problem."

Not surprised by Hermes's familiarity, Ryan said with a smile:

"But Mr. Hermes, before that, we have to confirm a question."

"What question?"

"That is, how far can you go for this guest from Mount Nisa?"

...

There was no direct questioning, but in fact, both of them knew it.

From Ryan's perspective, the reason why Hermes and Lachesis appeared here together was probably because they were the helpers the other party had found.

It was just for some considerations that the great alchemist finally gave up this behavior and took the initiative.

From Hermes' perspective, the reason why he followed here and took action was precisely because Lachesis's 'enemy' was also here.

The enemy of the enemy is a friend. Once there is really a mistake, there is a way to remedy it.

This is indeed the case. When the Starlight Gate could not stop the Poison of Destiny, Hermes happened to be reminded.

It's just that he knows why he came, and the other party probably knows it too. And he knows that the other party knows, and the other party also knows that he knows that he knows.

In this case, Hermes knew very well that it was time for him to give a thorough enough attitude.

This is the helplessness of insufficient power. He did nothing, but had to choose between the goddess of fate and the original god... But since he was destined to choose, Hermes would naturally choose a more reliable one.

"... So the best thing to bind fate is fate itself, and the most appropriate chain to imprison her is her power itself..."

"Mr. Ivan, of course I know this, but if I could get her power, I wouldn't have to worry about it."

He decisively expressed his irreconcilable hatred with the goddess of fate. In fact, Hermes and Lachesis did not have a real deep hatred.

But as a 'traverser' of the virtual world, he didn't expect himself to get along with the goddess of fate in harmony.

What's more, the other party's performance was so confusing, so out of caution, if the problem could not be solved, the person who created the problem could only be solved now.

But in the face of Ryan's suggestion, Hermes was only a little disappointed.

If it was just these, it was just something he had known for a long time.

"Are you sure?"

"I think you can think about it again. You must have something closely related to her."

Lian said affirmatively, taking a sip of tea.

Hermes frowned and was silent for a moment.

If there is such a thing, it is indeed there, but it is not a weapon and does not have the ability to bind.

Before, in order to weaken Lachesis's power as much as possible, Hermes had tried to borrow the stone ruler that the goddess turned into a cane in the tower.

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However, unexpectedly, Lachesis hesitated for a moment and actually lent it to him.

It was so casual and thoughtless that Hermes even suspected it was a fake.

But later, the indestructible nature of the artifact itself proved its authenticity, and the great alchemist had to accept this result.

But apart from the other party's amazing move, the existence of this artifact itself is useless to Hermes.

After all, the stone ruler that measures fate is not the scissors that Atropos used to cut off fate. The fate it symbolizes is some manifestation of Him in the time and space.

Even if he gets the permission of his master, Hermes can only use it to measure the length of life time, the breadth of life space, and peek into the past and future, but he cannot use it to harm any living being.

Moreover, although Lachesis gave this artifact to Hermes, her subjective will never gave him the qualification to use the artifact.

"If there must be one, then it is only this one."

Taking out the stone ruler and placing it in front of him, Hermes pushed it forward.

Seeing this famous artifact, Ryan nodded slightly.

Yes, it is it.

Although I don't know how Lachesis let her companion artifact leave her side, but this is the fact.

It doesn't need to pay too much, just a little bit of clever means.

It can become another look in Hermes' hands, and take this opportunity to see what the portal composed of starlight is.

"That's it, the medium that connects the two of you."

"Although I don't know why you can connect with it, it does exist."

"As for its function..."

Lian turned his eyes and looked at the crumbling portal.

The black water flowed down, but turned into mist before falling, and was entangled in the starlight again.

If someone dared to touch it, the cancer of fate would be entangled on him like a thorn in the bone.

And if no one touches it, it will always exist and never stop.

Of course, Ryan can withstand this level of "toxins". This is the consequence he brought, and he naturally has the ability to bear it.

"Carrying the incomplete "door"..."

Hermes understood what Ryan meant without having to explain it in too much detail.

His "door" is still false. Before there is a real "practice of falsehood", it exists in the world in the form of a concept.

Without the support of a substantial existence, it cannot be separated from Hermes to maintain its own survival.

But if it is given a support, a real substance as a foundation, then it may continue to exist.

Of course, what exists in that way is not the 'Gate of Truth'.

It may be a sword, a piece of paper, an Ouroboros, or a cloud.

What it will become depends on the concept of the one who supports its continuation.

And the concept that originally belonged to it will be diluted in this process.

"..."

Thinking silently, this approach has advantages and disadvantages.

Because others may not understand, but as the founder of the 'Gate of Truth', Hermes himself knows that concepts cannot be divided casually.

Even though he temporarily created a broken portal, and it didn't waste much effort, it does not mean that he can create a second or third one.

On the contrary, only when the first one collapses because it cannot maintain itself, can he create a second identical creation in the same way.

The concept of 'uniqueness', simple reproduction is useless.

Once it is used, there will be no next one.

If he wanted to "make the false true", and make the Gate of Truth from nothingness to reality, he had to ensure its conceptual integrity and not destroy its integrity at will.

In this case, once this incomplete creation was used to create other things, even if he had the ability to take the last step in the future, he had to mold this thing into the Gate of Truth.

That was why Hermes hesitated.

Is it necessary? He didn't know.

But Hermes guessed that this priest marked by Lachesis definitely had other ways to suppress the goddess of fate, just like he imprisoned Atropos.

The other party was an enemy, and even without himself, there would be no way to deal with it. So how to deal with this incident finally fell on himself.

Maybe I should refuse... It's just the power of fate. Since I've been tainted, can I really bear to give it up...

"... I can't shake it, let alone use it to carry my creation."

"Its real owner is not me, and Lachesis didn't hand it over to me in the name of a 'divine artifact'."

Shaking his head slightly, the great alchemist raised the question.

However, from his words, it's hard to tell what his inclination is.

And looking at Hermes, whose tone was shaken, Ryan just stretched out his hand in front of him.

"It doesn't matter, I have a way."

The next moment, a leaf as delicate as emerald appeared there, emitting wisdom and vitality around.