Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 59: The Gods' Plan! (+ additional chapters)

The night is getting darker.

In the room of the lord's mansion, Duncan sat in the main seat, with the Raven Queen - Triss and Anya sitting on both sides. Before retaking London and other places, Southampton was his governor's residence.

He really didn't like living in a castle fortress.

Candlelight flickers.

Anya, on the left, was listening with rapt interest. When she heard Duncan grab the giant sea snake's head and slam it against the reef, she felt as if she were actually there, a touching blush spreading across her delicate face. Anya blushed easily, especially when she was particularly excited. As she listened to Duncan's account of his experiences in Northern Europe, her heart surged, and her long legs crossed and rubbed against each other.

The Raven Queen - Triss was as quiet as a beautiful statue from ancient Greece. She was not surprised that Duncan could kill the sea monster. In her opinion, Duncan's strength was very close to the heroes in ancient Greek legends.

However, when she heard about the giant monster and the mother of monsters, the Raven Queen, Triss, was finally moved. With a hint of fear on her face, she said, "Too risky!"

"That mother of monsters is clearly a primitive witch god from the Dark Ages."

"After the Norse pantheon was established in Germany and Scandinavia, many of the original religious gods disappeared or were even assimilated by them."

The Norse gods also fought their way to success, and they destroyed and swallowed up many other gods in the past.

Duncan's focus wasn't on this. He took out a package that smelled strongly of blood, threw it on the ground, and said, "This is what the banshee left behind."

The Raven Queen, Triss, opened it, revealing cervical vertebrae connected to the spine and a tail.

Anya couldn't help but exclaim, covering her mouth with her hands and almost screaming. She had never seen such a scary thing. After all, she was a pampered Roman noble lady in the past.

The Raven Queen, Triss, remained calm. She glanced at Anya, who immediately shut up and covered her mouth. A magical wind emerged from her palms, and she closed her eyes and muttered, "This monster is good at bewitching people. Its remains possess a certain power."

"If it can be made into a rare item, it will be quite useful."

After saying this, the Raven Queen, Triss, stood up and picked up the cervical vertebrae from the banshee's corpse. She seemed to be thinking as she slowly said, "From here to the spine, we can make a sword."

"But it can't be too long, so it can only be a one-handed sword."

"From here to here, you can make a whip. It can enhance the user's ability to control others. If combined with supernatural powers, it can make the enemy succumb to the user's will when whipped."

A Banshee Spine Sword and a Banshee Spine Whip.

This is already the maximum utilization method.

Anya's eyes lit up when she heard that, and she looked at Duncan with longing. Her gaze fell on the banshee's tail, and she obviously wanted the banshee's spine whip very much.

She is weak in combat, but her Spine Whip can enhance her enchantment spells.

Duncan patted the back of her hand, meaning that even if you didn't tell me, I would have given it to you. Anya had made great contributions and deserved a reward.

"It's probably too late."

The Raven Queen, Triss, said in a serious tone, "Unless we find the legendary dwarves, it will probably take a long time to forge it."

"Avalon can't be of much help."

Speaking of Avalon in the mist, Severus went to Avalon to offer sacrifices to the stone again, ready to urge it and ask the guardian fairies whether the sword of victory oath was finished.
When will it be forged?
He was very anxious, extremely anxious. Duncan didn't take his life seriously and was often dancing on the edge of a knife.

He came to ask every day after that.

"No problem." Duncan shook his head.

The Banshee Spine Sword is probably good against monsters, but I'm not sure about its effect on humans, but it's quite scary.

Having said that, he slowly stood up and said, "This is not important."

"Actually, there's one more thing."

"Help me take a look!"

Duncan slowly spread out his palm, which was empty. In Anya's shocked eyes, the Blood Cup appeared out of thin air, just like a treasure in myth and legend. It was the first time she saw a strange object appear out of thin air.

The Raven Queen, Triss, stood up excitedly and muttered, "Chalice of Blood?!"

Do you know him?
Triss, the Raven Queen, had never thought that Duncan could actually obtain such a legendary item. After a moment of contemplation, she slowly said, "This is the Devil's Cup."

"Legend has it that this is a treasure bestowed by Satan."

"But legends are unreliable. It's more like a treasure born from myth. I don't know what it looked like in the past, but with the emergence of the church's holy relic—the Holy Grail—some legendary objects from the Dark Ages have become blood chalices like this."

understood.

After the church had the Holy Grail, the Blood Cup appeared in dark legends.

Most of them are held by demons as spoken by the church, and some of these demons are gods of primitive religions.

In the name of heresy, judge everything.

Triss, the Raven Queen, glanced at Duncan, then glanced at the curious Anya. She said softly, "The Norse pantheon has also been searching for the Holy Grail, because it is a legendary object left behind by the only deity currently walking the earth, and it is not that far from the present time."

Holy Grail?

What are they looking for this for?
Triss, the Raven Queen, seemed to see Duncan's confusion and slowly shook her head, "I don't know either."

"But it should be related to Valhalla."

"The legend of Ragnarok actually only came into being a few hundred years ago. When the ancient Roman gods first encountered the Norse gods, there was no Ragnarok myth."

"Rumors of Ragnarok only began to emerge after the rise of monotheism."

strictly speaking.

The myth of Ragnarok was born in the first century AD, which is only about four hundred years ago.

It was not long after Jesus that the myth of Ragnarok took shape.

The Norse pantheon is also trying to find a way to survive. Odin sacrificed himself in exchange for wisdom. It is impossible for him not to see the prophecies of the future, and his plan is based on Valhalla.

The concept of heroic spirits is the key to the survival of the Norse pantheon!

The Raven Queen - Triss took a look at the blood in the cup, and her eyes fell on Anya, then she slowly shook her head at Duncan, meaning that Anya could not integrate such a legendary object at all.

The contents contained relics from the Dark Ages, and even she could be contaminated. In a matriarchal society, morality hadn't yet taken shape, and the concept of marriage hadn't even been conceived. It was simply a primal drive for reproduction, and it wasn't something the average person could digest.

Duncan waited a moment, seeing that the Raven Queen, Triss, seemed unaware that it could activate Mythic Reflection. Then he slowly said, "This item has fallen into my hands."

"It seems to have some special uses."

After saying that, Duncan described in detail the mythical power he had gained in the real illusion.

Anya was fascinated by what she heard for a moment. She felt that if she encountered that situation, she would probably have very powerful magic.

The mysterious confidence of a two-star blank slate.

Raven Queen Triss's expression grew increasingly shocked. She stared at the blood in the cup, unquestioning what Duncan had said. After a moment's hesitation, she said, "I'm afraid it can only be used in special circumstances."

She knew what Duncan meant.

Duncan wanted to ask whether he could use the power of the Blood Cup when facing Attila, the Scourge of God.

The Raven Queen, Triss, decisively rejected the idea: "There is too little blood in the cup."

"It lasts a quarter of an hour at most."

"And it can't affect too many people. How to control it requires careful study. It's just a medium from the mythical era. If you're not careful, even this legendary object could be destroyed."

She closed her eyes and felt it for a moment, then murmured, "And it's a legendary object based on the Holy Grail."

“I’m afraid that once it’s activated, some people in the church will also be affected.”

"The Priory also has a Holy Grail."

"If the Blood Cup resonates with that imitation Holy Grail, I don't know what will happen."

In some myths about the Holy Grail in previous lives, the person who finally found the Holy Grail went directly to heaven.

The ending looks good, but the person is probably dead.

The Raven Queen, Triss, made her point very clear: this thing was too dangerous and it was best not to use it unless absolutely necessary.

It's a double-edged sword!

Duncan nodded slightly, and the blood cup in his palm disappeared.

Keep it for now, and ask Odin if he wants it when you have the chance, and see if you can exchange it for another artifact. If you really push him to the limit one day, just burn the Cup of Blood, and let's have a good fight where mythology reflects reality!
Anya can ignore it.

But if Duncan and Triss, the Raven Queen, could enter the mythical state, their fighting power would explode!

This thing can be used to turn the tables.

It was already late at this time. Seeing that the Raven Queen, Triss, had not left for a long time, Anya seemed to have guessed something. She smiled charmingly and took off her long skirt, leaving only a thin silk nightgown. The Raven Queen, Triss's eyes trembled slightly. The last attempt was not very successful. Anya was here today, so it was a good opportunity to ask for her guidance. Perhaps there would be some new progress.

Duncan was very obedient at this moment and handed the initiative to Anya. Aphrodite's esoteric methods were amazing, so he just had to lie down and get hard.

The morning light is dim.

Duncan slept for half the night and felt refreshed the next day. He started preparing early in the morning. Although he knew that Attila, the Scourge of God, would be defeated in this battle, he still had to think carefully about how to gain the greatest benefit.

It is impossible to give up.

Although war is dangerous, there are not many battles in history where people can win easily, so we must seize the opportunity.

He returned from Northern Europe with two special abilities. The giant monster provided one point of legendary power, and the mother of monsters provided four points of legendary power. Obviously, the latter was the core part of the legend.

The gains of legendary status do not necessarily depend entirely on strength. In comparison, the human king has the best value for money.

After all, supernatural monsters are not part of mainstream society.

——"Regeneration [Special Ability]: Your injuries will slowly heal over time. You possess regenerative abilities far superior to those of ordinary people. Some non-fatal injuries can be repaired, and severed limbs can regenerate over time."

I always feel that the troll was not the one killed by Beowulf. Maybe it was killed by the King of Denmark. The mother of monsters must have given birth to more than one.

As the mother of monsters, it maintains its own legend and power. It is its offspring that die, and it hides itself, with the chance to give birth to another one. As long as monsters continue to appear, it will always have a legend as the mother of monsters.

This is just Duncan's speculation and has no basis.

But seeing that Avalon in the Mist cares so much about legend, we know that supernatural creatures cannot just hide in order to maintain their existence, but must also have a certain influence on reality.

The end of mythology was like a great ebb, and supernatural beings had to find ways to survive.

"Power of the Titan (1 Star) [Special Ability]: Your strength is already approaching that of a legendary Titan. You can break through the upper limit of a Half-Titan's power, and over time, gradually gain terrifying strength approaching that of a true Titan."

Last time it was a half-giant, and this time it is a real giant. It should be a further fusion and improvement of similar abilities.

Duncan's current strength has reached the peak of mortals.

But it would be a bit difficult for him to continue to improve, because he must raise the upper limit of mortals. He must raise this ceiling in order to become stronger.

But at the end of the mythological era, the height of the ceiling was constantly decreasing. If it were to rise, it might mean the return of the mythological era.

Even if that isn't possible, something might happen that changes the world.

Duncan had always been concerned about what Triss, the Raven Queen, had said. What was the Norse pantheon looking for the Holy Grail? And Valhalla! And the Heroic Spirits?!
By deducing the law of cause and effect, his human body became a heroic spirit.

If the Norse pantheon does not want to disappear in the future, there must be a legend, a substantial force that interferes with reality to influence the operation of this world.

They certainly don't want the myth to disappear, so they are likely to place a heavy bet on the heroic spirit.

Duncan does not believe in the Norse pantheon, and his human form has been transformed into a heroic spirit.

What about everyone else?

Will those legendary heroes, half-human, half-god beings, apostles named after saints, etc. also become heroic spirits?
The heroic spirits don't seem like legends, but rather they seem to be integrated into the fundamental laws of this world.

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(End of this chapter)