The Lord of Ashes

The reason for the conflict between the middle god Fury and the lower god Gond is actually very simple.

The world is constantly moving forward.

The old, stuffy, rigid and outdated will all be eliminated.

Vibrant, innovative and brand-new things will gradually occupy the mainstream of the times.

The ancient gods who once created incomparable brilliant civilization achievements in the continent of Faerûn are all fading away one by one.

Not to mention other people and other fields.

As a special being who also has the forging priesthood, Gond's age and seniority are far lower than Fury's.

But what he has more than Fury is youth and vitality.

Ever since he became famous 30,000 years ago, Gond, the lower god from the Justice League, ‏‎‏‎‏​‎‏‎​‏‏‎‎‏‏ has gradually begun to make a name for himself in the continent of Faerûn.

Many gods of the new generation like to ask Gond to build artifacts.

Because the cost of asking him to take action is lower, and the artifacts he makes are more in line with the current net worth of those young gods.

Even as time went by, even the middle gods gradually began to turn their attention to Gond, who was full of innovation and desire for knowledge.

In contrast, the middle god Fury, as the god of forging, pays a very high price every time he is asked to take action.

And as a god who has been famous in Faerûn for more than 100,000 years, it is impossible for Fury to make some low-level artifacts with his current reputation and prestige.

It is undeniable that Fury's forging skills are still better than Gond, who is only a lower god.

But I don’t know from which day, there was a rumor among the gods in Faerûn that Gond would surpass Fury in the future and become the strongest god of forging!

I don’t know who first spread this rumor, but since the rumor appeared, it has been recognized by many gods.

Especially those low-level gods with a huge base. They don't have the ability to go to Fury to build artifacts, so they naturally try to find ways to curry favor with Gond.

Amid this ensuing compliment, Gond gradually developed a hint of contempt for Fury.

Gond also saw the artifact made by Fury tens of thousands of years ago. He once said privately that under the same circumstances, he would do better than Fury.

It can be said that Gond is young and energetic, and it can also be said that he is full of confidence in himself.

But this kind of private whisper was spread to Fury's ears by someone unknown. The two gods who both had the forging priesthood formed a feud.

The real trigger of the feud between the two forging gods was that 17,000 years ago, the wind elemental god of the Wings of Nature camp asked Fury to help him make an artifact.

The God of Wind Elements is the median god in the Wings of Nature camp. As one of the descendants of the God of Elements, his position in the Wings of Nature camp is also extremely special.

It's a pity that Fury was in retreat at the time to help others make artifacts, so he missed the God of the Wind Element.

The God of the Wind Element failed to obtain the artifact from Fury. Turning around, the God of Crafts, Gond, took the initiative to find the other party and said that he could try to contract it.

The elemental gods didn't have so many twists and turns, and the wind elemental god didn't expect there to be any inside story.

Coincidentally, the relationship between the Justice League and the Wings of Nature camp has become closer over the years, so the God of Wind ‏‎‏‎‏​‎‏‎​‏‏‎‎‏‏ agreed to Gonder’s self-recommendation and handed it over to the other party. Some of the raw materials needed to make artifacts.

The off-white cane that Gond took out during the battle with Thain just now was actually the artifact he made for the God of Wind Element, but it could only be regarded as a semi-finished product.

The God of the Wind Element was unaware of the hidden competition between Fury and Gond, but there were many understanding people in the Wings of Nature camp, so they privately mentioned it to the God of the Wind Element.

After learning the inside story, the God of Wind Element became free and easy.

It directly terminated the contract with Gond, even though the artifact was half completed.

And those precious artifact materials provided to Gond in the early stage will eventually be counted as liquidated damages paid by the God of Wind Element.

The God of the Wind Element has withdrawn from the world, but the relationship between the God of Forging, Fury, and the God of Crafts, Gond, was thus forged.

During the last Saint Catastrophe, the God of Forging secretly attacked the God of Craftsmanship several times, but it was not him who did it himself, but with the help of others in a subtle way.

The conflict between Fury, the God of Forging, and Gond, the God of Craftsmanship, is, to put it bluntly, a struggle for fame and wealth.

The young Gond doesn't know how high the world is, and Fury, as a veteran god, can't help but be jealous of the other party's vitality and wants to erase the other party's narrow-minded mentality.

Since the end of the last Saint Catastrophe, the conflict between the two gods has become increasingly intensified.

If it were a time of peace, forget it. It was true that Gond's strength was low, but he relied on the most powerful Justice League in Faerun. Even if Fury wanted to touch him, it would be difficult.

And the Wings of Nature camp has always been called the "neutral camp."

If Fury's attack on Gond is confirmed, his reputation will be ruined, and the Wings of Nature camp will also put some pressure on him.

But this saint's catastrophe is different. This is a larger-scale saint's catastrophe in which even the median god has been knocked off the altar.

Due to old grudges, Fury decided to take action against Gond without hesitating for long.

From the intelligence collected by Thane, it was never clear who was targeting Gond.

Now the truth is revealed. In fact, the main force targeting Gond is the middle god Fury.

It's just that Fury did a good job of keeping secret. Except for Gond who had a vague hunch, no one else found any clues.

Including this time in Mixilu City, the God of Forging also waited for the city to be reduced to ruins and all nearby creatures to flee and scatter before taking action.

You don’t have to make a move‏‎‏‎‏​‎‏‎​‏‏‎‎‏‏. The victory will be determined with one move!

And the forging god's caution and deep thinking are astonishing.

After severely damaging Gond with one blow, Fury did not immediately pursue the victory, but first threw a cube crystal into the sky.

This cubic crystal is in the shape of a nine-square grid. As the crystal continues to rotate and twist along its central axis, a special curtain of divine power spills out in all directions.

This constantly rotating cubic crystal looks a bit like the funnel artifact used by Spider Queen Rose back then and the spherical weakened version of the shielder made by Thane.

It seems that shielding and obscuring artifacts are not the exclusive domain of alchemists in the wizarding world. The gods of Faerûn are also doing a good job.

Especially this cube crystal from Fury, the God of Forging. Thain judged through observation that its actual concealment effect is probably better than the artifact funnel used by Spider Queen Rose back then.

The difference is that the Spider Queen's artifact funnel also has the blessing function of condensing blood essence, while this cube crystal is a purely functional artifact.

The overflowing crystal light curtain quickly covered the nearby sky.

Thain knew how Hercules died, and he was involved in the whole process.

Nowadays, being treated as prey and shrouded in someone else's restricted realm is really not a good experience.

"We must join forces, otherwise everyone will die!" Gond, the God of Craftsmanship, looked up to the sky and cursed and questioned, and at the same time, he said to Thane through a telepathic message.

Thain did not answer immediately, but he pointed the head of his magic wand at Fury in the sky, and the action of Constructor Yuri entering combat mode again said everything.