The First Magic World War

Chapter 394: 366, He is Mani, the person who created the Jade Scroll.

The orcs who were selected to form the Allied Army and laid siege to Strasbourg were the elites of their tribes, and those who could survive the Sacred Order’s pursuit in the Fars Empire and escape to the Red Dragon Strait were the elite of the elites. Never mind the ordinary orcs; among the five Sacred Order who managed to flee the manhunt, the slightly weaker ones had already fallen during the counterattacks by the Fars.

These hundreds of thousands of orcs represented the cream of orc society. Neither the Black Dragon nor Qiudelo was willing to convert them into Labyrinth Guardians, so they resorted to all sorts of methods to make this group of orcs adhere to the no-eating-humans principle. Of course, there were also an extremely small number of intransigent orcs. These orcs, whose minds couldn’t adapt, could only become Labyrinth Guardians.

Charles had almost effortlessly occupied the eleven cities on the northern coast of the Red Dragon Strait.

After he had taken these cities, he remembered that he was a favored of the Serpent of Destiny and possessed the status of an official Priest, so he established temples to the Serpent of Destiny in all eleven cities.

Although there was a belief in the True Gods in this world, it had not developed a well-defined religion like that on Earth. High Priests of the same True God did not have a hierarchical relationship with one another, nor was there a unified doctrine. There were even only three Priestly ranks: Trainee Priest, Priest, and High Priest, which were rather rudimentary. Charles drew inspiration from Earth’s religions and created the Serpent of Destiny religious doctrine, setting out forty-eight doctrines. The first, of course, was that one must believe in the Serpent of Destiny and dedicate everything to please this True God who presides over destiny. The second was that one must recognize the Mekren Family as the head of the Serpent of Destiny religion, and no other lineage may usurp that right. The third was that all works created by followers must be published in the name of Anne McLennan. The fourth rule was that followers must not consume human flesh; believers in the Serpent of Destiny must adhere to the principle of not eating humans.

Although the leader of the Orc Assassin Alliance, Septimius, had proposed the concept of the non-eating-humans, this doctrine was rather crude and filled with loopholes. Moreover, subscribing to the non-eating-humans doctrine didn’t have any apparent benefits. Charles improved these flaws one by one, giving it sacred significance in the eyes of the Serpent of Destiny.

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The fifth doctrine stated that one must forget their past identity upon joining the Serpent of Destiny religion. There would be no orcs, humans, people of Fars, Englima people, Behemoth people, Lady Southseraph…

The sixth was that all believers must practice the Beast God Transformation Technique…

The ninth was to gather books, inherit civilization, spread knowledge, respect art, and accommodate different opinions…

At the same time, Charles also established the hierarchical ranks of the Serpent of Destiny religion. All ordinary people were Trainee Priests, and only Transcendents could be Priests, ranging from the First Order Priest up to the Eighteenth Rank Priest. Above the Nineteenth Order, only those of the Sacred Order could become High Priests…

Hmm, the Mekren Family was the exception.

Charles did these things impulsively, without any grand foresight or deep planning. But after he converted most of the hundreds of thousands of orcs in the camp to believers of the Serpent of Destiny, he faintly heard a chuckle one night, a chuckle filled with indescribable “joy.”

A young voice said, “The Serpent of Destiny religion can’t have just one author. Besides Annie McLennan, I, the Serpent, can also be listed as one of the creators.”

“Well done. I’ve absolved you of your debts.”

Charles broke out in a cold sweat, and it took him several hours before he could feel his heartbeat again. Not that his heart had stopped beating, but his will seemed to be confined, unable to focus on anything else.

He had just regained a little composure when he heard the young voice again right beside his ear, “You did a good job with the God of Joy. As a pet, it’s very interesting. I can grant you twelve portions of the Joy of Destiny!”

Charles again stiffened, hearing the young voice’s constant laughter. Clearly, the jovial deity was deliberately separating the two matters, likely eager to see his embarrassed reaction.

This time, Charles recovered a bit quicker. He dared not anger nor speak, and he certainly didn’t dare to complain inwardly. He silently recited, “You who swim through the river of time, comprehend all mysteries, grasp the Extraordinary Path, the ruler of the Court of Destiny! I follow your guidance and strive to offer pleasure to you. If you are very satisfied, please knock once, and for extremely satisfied, please knock twice!”

After a long wait, just as Charles thought this True God would not entertain his little probe, he heard the familiar young voice speak without a hint of joy or sorrow, “Do you want to know the origin of the Eye of Destiny?”

Charles wanted to say he didn’t want to know, but the Serpent of Destiny didn’t give him the chance to refuse and said, “You have even heard his name!”

“He is Moni, the creator of the Jade Scroll!”

Charles felt a great surge of shock rise within him; indeed, he knew of Moni and the Jade Scroll.

The Jade Scroll of Master Moni was mentioned in college textbooks and lauded as the pinnacle of human alchemy.

Master Moni was also hailed as the greatest alchemist in human history.

His fame even surpassed that of Kabbalah, the great philosopher of the Human Race who founded classical alchemy, and Hermes, who established classic alchemy.

He had also witnessed a group of alchemists strip Zimmerman of his memory with the Jade Scroll.

Charles was very curious and muttered silently, “You who swim in the long river of time, understand all mysteries, hold the Extraordinary Path, the sovereign of the Court of Destiny! Can you tell me, how did Master Moni become like this?”

The youth’s voice once again joyfully said, “I won’t tell you!”

This time, Charles didn’t hear the voice of the Serpent of Destiny until dawn; he finally understood something—his little test had an effect, and the Serpent of Destiny responded with a small jest.

This result made Charles’s entire body heat up with excitement.

Although the Serpent of Destiny acted much like a human, Charles never believed that the thought processes of deities were the same as those of humans. Do they experience joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure? Are they indifferent to everything? Are their emotions stable? Do they turn hostile as quickly as flipping a page in a book?

This experiment had enlightened Charles about many things.

The Serpent of Destiny most likely didn’t know the meaning of “please press one for the barrage,” implying that the Serpent might not be able to see his identity as a transmigrator. The Serpent of Destiny’s emotions were stable, and it wouldn’t punish him for a small test; as for the small jest, Charles even felt it could be regarded as a favor from a True God.

To be the subject of jest by one of the Nine Great True Gods, the Serpent of Destiny—how significant must that be?

In any mythology, this would be a tale to be passed down for a thousand years and recorded in history.

Of course, such probing was also extremely dangerous.

Charles resolved never to do it again in the future.

Charles got up and left the room. Several cat girls respectfully asked him if he wanted breakfast, reminding him of his own three Agile Cats that had grown quite large, more lively and active than when they were kittens. They roamed about Elysian Pastoral Street No. 58, seeing themselves as members of the family.

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