NOVEL NEXT Chapter 467 - 466: My Surname is Jiang
Chapter 467: Chapter 466: My Surname is Jiang
The adventurer who just emerged from the dungeon was exhausted. He was panting heavily as he walked.
During the fights in the dungeon, he had been continuously consuming strength potions causing him to now enter a day-long cooldown period, during which the strength potions won’t work on him.
He was staggering with an axe in his hand into a small forest, feeling a bit thirsty.
He had already finished his water while in the dungeon. He remembered there being a river nearby and soon found it after seeking for a while.
As the adventurer bent over to drink water, the axe hanging from his waist accidentally fell into the river.
“My axe!”
The adventurer regretted. The axe was a gift he bought for himself after becoming a Level 3 adventurer – it holds a significant meaning for him.
Just as he was about to go into the river to retrieve the axe, a majestic figure holding two axes appeared before him, with golden light rippling on the river surface.
“Tired adventurer, is this legendary world-opening axe or this Level 5 Mountain-splitting Axe yours?”
The adventurer was somewhat stupefied, thinking he was hallucinating due to extreme fatigue.
Legendary weapon? Level 5 weapon? He couldn’t afford either of the axes even if he sold himself.
“Neither the world-opening axe nor the mountain-splitting axe is mine. I just had a very ordinary Level 3 axe.”
The figure showed a relieved expression: “Young adventurer, considering your honesty and integrity, I shall give you these two axes and your original axe as well – a total of three axes.”
“May I ask, who are you?”
“I am the River God.”
Holding the three axes, the adventurer stood still dumbfounded.
A legendary weapon. It could make one rich enough to buy a noble title in the empire and become a local lord, owning tens of thousands of acres and never worry about food and drink.
Such a weapon materialized in his hands out of nowhere?
When the adventurer came to his senses and wanted to ask the River God more questions, the River God had already vanished without a trace into the river.
“River God… God!”
Finally, the adventurer realized the weight of the title ‘River God’. It’s not about the ‘River’, but the ‘God’ part.
There are only seven deities in Eira World, when did this one pop up quietly?
The adventurer lightly swung the legendary axe. Without using any skill, he managed to split the ground open, just relying on the sharpness of the axe.
It’s genuine.
The adventurer sold the Level 5 axe and got a large amount of money. He bought a house in the city and hired a maid and a butler.
He decided to keep the legendary axe and his own Level 3 axe.
The adventurer loved drinking. He got drunk in the tavern and those who recognized him were curious about the source of his wealth.
Of course, if he were sober, he wouldn’t reveal his fortuitous encounter. But now he was drunk and wanted to show off, so he retold the event of meeting the River God.
And due to vanity, his tale was flamboyantly embellished. The originally subtle appearance of the River God was exaggerated by the adventurer to be grand and dazzling to a degree as if the River God was displaying his grandeur at the creation of the primordial world.
Upon hearing the news, the customers rushed to the location mentioned by the adventurer and threw their wealth into the river in the middle of the night.
However, the River God did not appear this time, and the people had no choice but to resign to their fate and retrieve their belongings from the river.
“This won’t work. The River God has telepathic powers and can distinguish between genuine and fake intentions. If you throw things into the river with impure hearts seeking gains without effort, naturally the River God will ignore you,” a voice rang out from the crowd.
“Who are you?”
“I am Lans, the mage of the former Hero’s team.”
Being the youngest mage, Lans was widely known amongst the adventurers.
Lans casually displayed a spell that only high-ranking wizards could perform, convincingly proving his identity to the people.
Someone asked, “Can you tell us about the origins of this River God?”
Lans grew extremely excited upon hearing the question, his eyes shining with fanaticism: “You don’t know about the River God? Well, it’s not your fault. He’s a humble yet powerful deity, so not many know of him.”
“How did you find out about the River God?”
People told Lans all about the adventurer’s incident with the legendary axe.
“A legendary axe and a Level 5 axe. Do you know what this means? It means the River God can create things out of nothing!”
“What?!” The people were shocked. The power of the River God was too exaggerated. Even the Light God couldn’t do this.
Upon thinking carefully, they realized it made sense. The River God would indeed be capable of creating things out of nothing; otherwise, where could the two axes have come from?
Seeing people’s surprise, Lans became more relaxed: “If you knew the origins of the River God, you wouldn’t be so surprised.”
“You thought that being the River God, He is only the god of this small stream? Impossible, how can such a small stream bear the weight of a deity.”
“The River God, is none other than the God of Primordial Chaotic River!”
“Primordial Chaotic River?” The people had never heard of this term before.
“The Light God Manual mentions the Light God emerging from the chaos, right? The complete description of chaos was actually the Primordial Chaotic River.”
“In other words, the Light God was born from the Primordial Chaotic River, and the River God governs this river. Do you understand the hierarchy between them now?”
The people took a sharp breath: “Doesn’t this mean that the River God is the god of all gods, the supreme deity?”
Lans showed an approving expression: “Exactly. The River God likes to sleep, and He has been sleeping in the Primordial Chaotic River for tens of thousands of years. His appearance in the water and rewarding honest and kind people means that He’s starting to awaken.”
“We understand now, how could we make the River God appear?”
Lans shook his head: “When you threw things into the river with the wrong mindset, hoping for undeserved gains, you have already lost the ‘karma’ to meet the River God.”
The people anxiously asked, “What should we do to obtain the River God’s forgiveness?”
“Sincerity, the more devout the better. This is a matter of attitude. Being the most high deity, the River God doesn’t need your faith.”
Lans took out a small River God statue from his bosom and placed it on the river bank.
Strangely enough, as soon as the statue of the River God was placed on the ground, the rippling surface of the river instantly calmed down, becoming smooth as a mirror, marveling everyone.
People tried to observe with various skills secretly, but couldn’t understand the principle behind it.
A miracle, an absolute miracle!
“I see.” The people seemed to understand something. They gathered by the riverside, singing praises to the greatness of their River God.
But how many among them were just going with the flow, how many were faking it, and how many were genuinely devoted, is unknown.
After these people left, the River God Jiang Li appeared.
Lans immediately lost the composure he had earlier and gave a wry smile: “Lord Jiang Li, why did you choose the title of River God? Chaos God, God of Darkness, God of War, God of Victory aren’t good enough?”
What Lans didn’t mention was that as a deity competing with the seven gods for faith, shouldn’t his name be on the same level as those seven gods?
The title of River God doesn’t sound imposing at all. It doesn’t inspire belief in anyone.
Jiang Li waved his hand: “What are you talking about? My surname is Jiang, so naturally, I am the River God.”
“…”
Lans felt that there was some truth in Jiang Li’s words.