Myth: The Spiritual Dominator

Chapter 520: Concrete

"What a great show..."

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

Black smoke billowed and heat waves rose.

Under the crater in the center of the island, boiling magma is rolling in the belly of the mountain, and lava that should have been deposited is constantly pouring in from the center of the earth.

The salt traces left by the sea flowed up along the mountain path, carrying away the vegetation along the way.

Only a very small number of them still retain their original appearance, but all these traces stop near the crater.

Under the influence of Poseidon's out-of-control laws, the island that was once submerged in the sea attracted huge waves hundreds of meters high.

The violent waves washed away all living things on the island, and the backflow of sea water should have further triggered a violent volcanic eruption, which would have shrouded the surrounding sea area for hundreds of miles in dark clouds and even caused the entire island to sink beneath the sea.

But what's a coincidence is that, as a vassal of the Sea King and the former capital of the Kingdom of Pylos, although Poseidon is no longer there, the influence he left behind has never disappeared.

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

After the Lord of the Volcano came here, his authority ensured that it would never suffer from lava again.

Therefore, Navarin Island was preserved, even though the magma once reached the top of the mountain. Although the country built on it eventually collapsed, the island itself still survived tenaciously.

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

After all, judging by the time, the other party should be here soon.

The Elder Wand revealed Ryan's whereabouts, but this kind of peeping also allowed him to sense 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 length with a stone ruler engraved with fate, but also waited for another guest.

The great wizard Hermes, the spellcaster who founded alchemy.

What surprised him even more was that this time, before he could even make a move, the other party actually struck first when Lachesis stepped out of the cloud chariot.

"…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.

Quietly watching Hermes' every move, Ryan did not attack them in order to control the three goddesses of fate.

As long as he could make them lose the opportunity to interfere in the material world before the change of era, his goal would be achieved.

So when Ryan noticed Hermes's brazen attack, he 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 fateful trajectory that was vaguely closely connected with Lachesis, or the door that seemed damaged but contained infinite mysteries, all of them made Ryan's eyes light up.

Especially the latter, apart from the things he had found in the Nine Realms Ruins, this was the first time he had seen an alchemical creation that touched the realm of gods.

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

Even though this broken door was full of gaps, it just couldn't hold Lachesis.

If it was another true god of weaker power, the result would probably be very different.

So Ryan quietly put away the two leaves of Y'k'trathil that he had prepared in advance and decided to try a different way to solve the problem.

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

Especially compared with the alchemical results displayed by Hermes, Lachesis's value has dropped again by more than a little.

So Ryan boiled a pot of tea in front of him.

Looking at the great alchemist who was stuck in a stalemate in the sky, he spoke up to remind him.

On the side of the cloud chariot, Hermes obviously heard his voice.

brush--

The figure flashed and descended from the sky.

She was wearing a long robe embroidered with gold thread, with its wide sleeves swaying.

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

The serious expression had long since disappeared, and as he walked slowly forward, a friendly smile appeared on the Great Alchemist's face.

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

“Just now I was wondering who was calling me... I never expected that I would meet His Majesty’s friend here.

"Sir, I think you must have heard of me. After all, I am quite famous in Athens."

"But today is our first official meeting, so I should introduce myself - Hermes, the spellcaster who signed a contract with the royal family of Athens, and of course, the world's first true alchemist."

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

Smiling, Ryan introduced himself in the same way.

"Hahahahahaha…now we officially know each other."

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

Laughing and blinking, Hermes said happily without any hesitation:

"As you reminded me, Mr. Irving, I do have a little trouble right now - if you can provide me with a little help, I would be very grateful for it."

"No problem at all."

Ryan was not surprised by Hermes's familiarity and said with a smile:

"But Mr. Hermes, before that, we have to confirm one thing first."

"what is the problem?"

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

……

There was no direct questioning, but in fact both parties in the conversation understood each other tacitly.

From Ryan's perspective, the reason why Hermes and Lachesis appeared here together was most likely because they were helpers sent by the other party.

It was only due to certain 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 because Lachesis's "enemy" was also here.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. If something goes wrong, there will always be a way to remedy it.

This is indeed the case. When the Starlight Gate was unable to stop the Poison of Fate, Hermes happened to be reminded.

But he knew why he came, and the other party probably knew it too. Moreover, he knew that the other party knew it, and the other party also knew that he knew that he knew it.

In this situation, Hermes knew very well that it was time for him to take a thorough attitude.

This is the helplessness of not having enough power. You have done nothing, but you have to choose between the goddess of fate and the primordial god... But since you are destined to choose, Hermes will naturally choose the 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 gain access to her power, I wouldn't have to worry about this a long time ago."

He decisively expressed his irreconcilable hatred for the goddess of fate. In fact, Hermes and Lachesis did not have any deep hatred in the true sense.

But as a 'traveler' from the virtual world, he didn't expect to live in harmony with the goddess of fate.

What's more, the other party's behavior is so confusing, so out of caution, if the problem cannot be solved, the only thing to do is to get rid of the person who created the problem now.

But faced with Ryan's suggestion, Hermes felt a little disappointed.

If that was all, it was just something he already knew.

"Are you sure?"

"I think you can think about it again. There must be something in you that is closely related to her."

Ryan said affirmatively after taking a sip of tea.

Hermes frowned and remained silent for a moment.

If you say there is such a thing, it does exist, 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 had transformed into a staff in the tower.

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

So casual, so 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.

However, putting aside the other party's amazing behavior, the existence of this artifact itself is of no use 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 of His manifestations in the aspects of time and space.

Even with the permission of his master, Hermes could at most use it to measure the length of life, the breadth of life space, and to spy on the past and the future, but he could not use it to harm any living being.

What's more, although Lachesis gave this artifact to Hermes, her subjective will did not allow him to use the artifact.

"If there is one, it's this."

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

But when he saw this famous artifact, Ryan nodded slightly.

Yes, that's it.

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

It doesn't require a huge price to pay, just a little bit of cleverness.

It can change into another appearance in Hermes' hands, and he can take this opportunity to see what the portal made of starlight is.

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

"Although I don't know why you can relate to it, it does exist."

"As for its function..."

Turning his eyes, Ryan looked towards the crumbling door.

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

If anyone dares to touch it, the cancer of fate will entangle him like a thorn in the flesh.

And if no one touches it, it will remain forever, never ending.

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

"The incomplete 'door'..."

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

His "door" is still false. Before it can truly "practice the false and make it true", it exists in the world in the form of a concept.

Without the support of a substantial existence, it would be impossible for it to maintain its own existence independently from Hermes.

But if it is given a support, a tangible material as a cornerstone, then perhaps it can continue to exist.

Of course, if it continues to exist like that, it will no longer be the 'Gate of Truth'.

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

What it will become depends entirely on the concepts that support its continuation.

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

"..."

Thinking silently, this approach has both advantages and disadvantages.

Others may not be able to understand, but as the founder of the "Gate of Truth", Hermes himself knows that concepts cannot be divided arbitrarily.

Even though he temporarily created an incomplete portal without much effort, it does not mean that he can create a second or third one.

Quite the contrary, he can create a second identical creature in the same way only when the first one collapses due to being unable to sustain itself.

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

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

If one wants to 'make the false become true' and materialize the door of truth from nothingness into reality, one must ensure its conceptual integrity and not destroy its integrity at will.

In this case, once this incomplete creation is used to make other things, even if one is able to take the final step in the future, one must still mold this thing into the Gate of Truth.

That was why Hermes hesitated.

Is this necessary? He is not sure.

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

The other party was an enemy, and even if I wasn't there, there was no way to deal with it. So how to deal with this incident finally fell on me.

Maybe I should refuse... It's just the power of fate. Now that I'm already infected, can I really bear to give it up...

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

"Its real owner is not me, and Lachesis did not 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 is impossible to tell what his inclination is.

Looking at Hermes whose tone was wavering, Ryan just stretched out his hand and wiped it in front of him.

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

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