Chapter 782: Chapter 284 Bronze Creator_2
In the lightless darkness, a voice echoed.
No one knew who was speaking, nor how long they had been observing this place.
Yet the bound creator, Protheus, was not surprised by the sudden voice; he rely smiled and calmly responded to the unexpected visitor.
After all, he had never lacked for company here.
“I can’t say I regret it, just that I feel I could have done things more perfectly at one ti.”
“As for why it’s humans… it’s only that everyone has their own preferences. So like power and strength, but I happen to find joy in the developnt of humans.”
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“There’s no difference in stature; Zephyrus would grovel for what he desires, and I can endure pain for what I wish for, nothing more.”
“But what about you… For what purpose have you co?”
“Hmm?”
Sowhat surprised, but not entirely so.
A small black snake, slithering through the void, landed on the iron spike that pierced through Protheus’s chest.
Again… it seed that even as a prisoner, the creator of the Bronze Age had never been forgotten by the world.
“Who else has sought you out, and what did they desire?”
The small snake asked bluntly, and Protheus replied just as directly.
It seed it wasn’t sothing that would enrage the Divine King, but rather a trivial, commonplace matter.
“At first, it was Helios.”
“I only learned recently that sothing has corrupted him; he is no longer a pure Titan Deity Clan mber.”
“He was once responsible for imprisoning here, and at that ti I sensed the subtle relationship between him and Zeus.”
“But he ultimately refused to believe , until he was in such dire straits that he finally thought of .”
“As for his intent… he rely wanted to proclaim how great the being he had pledged himself to was, telling that entity could easily free from here.”
“Of course, the price would be for it to use my blood to infect the fissure in this ocean.”
“…”
“Sss—”
The black snake hissed softly, sowhat surprised by what it learned today.
Indeed, the world is not unchanging; every entity has its own thoughts, and they don’t act as you might expect.
Those whose power was far less than its own were one thing, but even for a being like the Mother Tree, it couldn’t fathom its thoughts.
The Sea Eye was a wound made by the ocean, a scar ford by the collision of the sun and sea.
It had already corrupted Helios and now sought to corrupt the ocean further, which couldn’t be more natural.
The stars, ocean, earth.
If it were not for the current world’s restrictions, this Outer God might have already infected the entire world.
Compared to that, it was no surprise that Helios, even after being sealed, could still visit Protheus.
A mortal untouched by evil creatures, he would always find a way.
“And afterward?”
The snake continued to inquire, and Protheus kept on answering.
“After that, Oceanus ca to see .”
“This was originally the domain of the Ancient Sea God Pontus, yet the God of the Ocean ca here.”
“I do not know his intentions, as all he asked of was to turn a blind eye to the changes here.”
“So did you agree this ti?”
“Of course, after all, even if he hadn’t said anything, I wouldn’t have warned Zeus anyway.”
“Their struggles have nothing to do with .”
“Rather, Oceanus brought quite a bit of news from the outside, which I found very interesting.”
His voice steady, Protheus finished sharing his tale.
Then, looking at the black snake in front of him, he asked again, “What about you?”
“What are you here for, what do you want to do, is the price my freedom, or do you seek to understand sothing, to consider my opinion?”
“Sss—”
“Neither.”
“On the contrary, I think that as a ‘soothsayer of wisdom,’ there are many things you do not know.”
“You’re of no use to as you are now; you need to beco more useful first.”
A low chuckle escaped, and the Black Snake found Protheus to be much more interesting now.
At least now, he did not seem so foolish.
Thus, it shook its tail, a wisp of black mist dispersed and then condensed, eventually forming a book.
“Inside, there is a wealth of knowledge, secret histories, ritual tracks, and taboos.”
“It allows one to transcend life and death, to put gods into eternal sleep, and, of course, it also contains a way for you to escape from here.”
“How about it, I give it to you for free. What do you think?”
“And the price? What do you need to do?”
Protheus asked, and the Black Snake simply shook its head amidst hissing.
“Sss—”
“No need… I thought I needed sothing before.”
“But now it seems, you don’t need to arrange anything.”
“Protheus, a god who finds joy in the developnt of humans, tell , or ask yourself.”
“Suppose one day, a mortal who has been deceived by deities cos before you, one who possesses the power to influence the world’s structure.”
“He is full of courage, yet he hesitates between good and evil.”
“He has a steadfast goal, yet he does not know that this very goal is the source of his suffering.”
“So you tell , will you help him? Will you do everything in your power to help him achieve his purpose?”
There was no response, but Protheus knew, he probably would.
Because he himself lacked the power to resist the Divine Court, but if he could see one who did have such power, then perhaps he would truly desire to help him.
To cultivate an outstanding human, that must be considered a stratagem out in the open.
After all, though he had co to realize much, Protheus never minded doing sothing detrintal to Zeus.
“Hmm, it seems the answer is self-evident.”
The Black Snake leaped from its spike, circling once.
It scrutinized Protheus, contemplating sothing further.
“Strictly speaking, sss— at this point, my task is completed.”
“But out of my own curiosity, Protheus, I wonder…”
“Don’t you want revenge on Zeus, don’t you want to avenge the beings who destroyed the Bronze Humanity?”
“The gods of the Underworld, they bring plagues; Sea Emperor Poseidon, he raises floods; Zeus in the Divine Court above, he is the very source of all this.”
“Don’t you want to avenge them?”
“Sss—”
“Protheus, I don’t know whether you wish to or not, but—”
“If one day soone uncovers the truth and seeks revenge.”
“I hope… you will not stop him.”
“After all, an avenger should not be hindered.”
“Sss—”
With the last hiss, the Black Snake swayed its tail, going upward with the ocean current.
Just as it had said, its task was now complete.
And so in the Silence of the Sea Eye, there remained only Protheus, still suspended in the Void.
The Bronze Age Creator made no promises, for he had his own judgnt.
Should the day co when sothing similar happened, he would make a choice, but it would not be swayed by the Black Snake’s persuasions.
Even as with the previous two visitors, should a fourth visitor co inquiring about all that had happened, Protheus would not conceal today’s encounter.
Of course, barring any surprises, there likely would not be a next visitor.
“A mortal deceived by deities, possessing the power to change the world’s structure, huh…”
“Perhaps so, whether he exists or not, I actually hope he does.”
“If he were indeed to co here to save , then I would teach him everything I know.”
Protheus, who had learned from Oceanus and occasionally from mortals who fell into the Sea Eye, was not without understanding of the outside world.
The laws of the world, the order of sovereign power, this world had beco even more suitable for mortals than before.
So if such a person were indeed to appear… it would not be surprising at all.
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