Volume 1 Chapter 626

Chapter 626: The Fake God

In the scroll, the ‘efforts’ and ‘construction’ led by Lolth, where everyone worked for survival, continued.

Kanor certainly knew that all of this was a record from a distant past.

She only saw a segment of a revolving lantern from the past, captured in unknown ways.

Yet, the feeling of being ‘in the moment’ was too vivid in this realm.

It was not just what was ‘seen.’

The taste of dust and magic crystal shards flying in the air, the varying sounds of magical tools clashing against metal, the subtle tremors of the ground, the distinct expressions on the faces of ancient humans from different races…

Even the strange and real waves of magic.

Everything was the truest form of "reality."

Even the Lolth on stage was like that.

Kanor could even feel the life waves and magic waves coming from Lolth… and a strange, noble aura.

Although it was her first time experiencing this, Kanor’s genius-like logic provided the answer almost instinctively.

"Divinity."

In the version of Lolth from one hundred thousand years ago, Kanor felt divinity.

She watched silently, observing the divine Teacher Lolth and everything she did.

It felt like she had watched for hundreds of years.

Time seemed to flow at the same speed, and every detail was incredibly real and vivid, yet Kanor could notice…

She was quickly seeing nearly a hundred years of history.

Generations of ancient humans tirelessly built a massive "device," with powerful magic tearing apart the structure of space and shaping pure, tangible magic, while runes pulsed with endless energy.

The process of how the half-plane was "created" slowly and quickly unfolded before her eyes.

Kanor could faintly sense…

Instead of directing the construction, Lolth seemed more like she was… teaching a class.

She was teaching these people "knowledge," just like she did at the torture tower in Hillenbrand Town.

Although the methods were completely different, it was a kind of forced, step-by-step teaching that pushed everyone to swallow information whole. Because of this, Kanor could see that Lolth was teaching.

Based on fragments of words, Kanor could easily gather a bit of…

Their ultimate goal in studying was to "resist the End of Days."

Master Lolth was someone who adjusted her teaching methods, styles, and content based on the other person’s ultimate goal in learning.

Moreover, even though those ancient humans, the three races and civilizations, whether Ailuo, Insaesya, or Krowad, seemed very advanced…

None of them was as talented as she was.

For them, cramming was the best way to deal with this urgent situation.

Kanor understood the content of the picture itself.

But what she did not quite understand was…

Why?

What does this have to do with the cursed legacy of the land of death?

Kanor had certainly guessed that this land of death was created in this way.

It connected to the coveted "power" that the evil gods desired, even to the possible existence of deities…

All of it was "made," and could even be said to be forged in a sacrilegious way!

Yes, this was the core of Lolth’s teaching… Kanor, who had attended many of Lolth’s classes, could certainly see what Lolth wanted them to learn.

Opening half-planes, creating an "artificial Divine Throne," and maintaining a magic environment were all methods…

The essence of this teaching was that a deity was instructing civilizations that approached godhood through technology… on how to "forge" deities.

All deities were, in fact, powerful Superoperators and living beings.

Powerful magic created rules, opening up countless unique rules of their own, which naturally formed new dimensions in the end.

Magic, life, and new dimensions were all elevated.

It turned into divine power, deities, and the Divine Kingdom.

The core idea was that there must be a powerful life force to accomplish all of this.

Master Lolth seemed to have come up with a plan that was not very mature but had to be quickly put into action.

This plan… did not require a "subject" to become a deity first.

Instead, it created the fact of a deity’s existence, then applied it back to a subject.

Kanor understood this incredibly well; now, if she wanted, she could immediately grasp and learn all these techniques.

But, there was still the same question…

Why?

Why record all of this?

Why was she the one watching and learning all of this?

And, what had been mentioned before coming here…

Where was the choice, really?

Until now, Kanor felt like she was just a bystander.

At first, when she entered here, she could still feel her presence—she was real.

But as time went on, Kanor felt like she had blended into this world.

Like a perspective that went beyond everything.

Observing this world.

If an ordinary person were in this situation… no, even a strong-willed and experienced person would probably lose their sense of self.

Completely forget who they were.

Only Kanor could still think clearly.

"So… where are the choices and tests?"

It felt like an interview. You walked into the interview room, there was no examiner, only a projector showing a very deep and mysterious science fiction movie.

The movie was great and very hard to understand. Your insights and memories about the movie could clearly show your abilities and thoughts…

But no one asked you or anyone else about their opinions on the movie.

It seemed like this was everything about the test.

Yet, just before you entered the room, someone reminded you… to remember to answer.

Kanor instinctively felt that something was not right.

But she couldn’t quite explain it…

This was the first time a genius like Kanor felt the confusion of having "no clue" in her life.

It was only at this moment that Kanor realized something.

She needed to let go of the instinct that came naturally with being a "genius."

To release the curse that came with this gift.

And then…

To think using the methods that Master Lolth taught her.

"Let me think… the way Master Lolth said to think…"

"Think outside the box, think outside the box…"

"I have to think; if I am a ‘dark god’ who was artificially created, why would I leave these challenges here for my successor…?"

"There are too many explanations for this question, but none of them are ‘necessary.’"

"I must assume that the dark god would not do the necessary things."

Kanor paused here, as if she realized something.

"Or, unless…"

"The one who left this challenge is not the dark god who once ruled this kingdom!"