For Ryze's behavior, even if he had a great mission, he would still be scolded for being overly self-conscious. And Li Ke also didn't expect that he would end up as a space junk in space just because Ryze wanted to test him. With Ryze's personality and way of doing things, it would be strange if he had a successor or a friend. But thinking about the burden he carried, this situation seemed to be very reasonable.
But even though it was reasonable, it was still unpleasant.
Li Ke quickly grabbed Ryze's neck with his left hand and pressed the old mage directly to the ground. He also clenched his right hand into a fist and punched Ryze fiercely.
"You asked for it."
He stood up after punching Ryze, but Ryze wasn't unhappy at all. He wiped the blood overflowing from his mouth as usual, then touched the fresh fist mark on his face, coughed twice, and sat up slowly. He then took out a notebook and started writing on one of the pages with his shining fingers.
Li Ke, on the other hand, was looking at the basin that was still emitting flames and the destruction that the god could cause.
"Ah, I know you're unhappy. After all, you showed me kindness, but I used my malice to repay you … I apologize for my actions, but there's nothing I can do. This is my mission, and I can't allow any danger to appear … So even though this is an evil thing to do, I still have to do it … You're giving me too much pressure. If someone like you has evil thoughts about the power of runes, things will become … Hmm, very troublesome."
After Ryze finished writing, he stood up, cut off the page full of blue symbols, and handed it to Li Ke.
"Keep this thing well. You can use this to find a place full of magic books and read the knowledge in them at will. Although I don't remember when I organized this place, the magic in this world should be relatively new. You can also take whatever you want inside. It's yours. "
And seeing that Li Ke didn't intend to take it, Ritz glanced at him with an apologetic look and added.
"It contains the knowledge you need. Your magic can be completed from it. And if you want to find a teacher instead of books, you can use this to find a person called Nasus. He's very tall and has the head of a dog. I went on an adventure with him a few months ago, so it shouldn't be difficult for you to find him. "
As he spoke, there was still some blood in his mouth. He didn't resist Li Ke's fist at all, allowing Li Ke to land a solid blow on him. This was his guilt, and also one of his compensations. Although he understood that it was wrong and painful to take another person's life for no reason because of his worry, his sense of responsibility and mission made him do it.
"You know that's not what I want."
Li Ke still wasn't tempted. Although he was tempted by magic, he was still more concerned about what Ritz had just done. On the other hand, Ryze looked much older because of this. He staggered to his feet and staggered to the edge of the sand dune. He stared at the destroyed land of death that was bubbling with lava and emanating countless deadly energies.
"Well … I'll tell you this. I suspect that because the runes of this world have been dormant for too long, the gods seem to have revived them. Just like countless years ago, they allowed the power of the runes to manifest in this world … Ah, let me ask you this. Do you think the gods really care about this world? Do they really want us to live in peace and stability like this? Do you think there's any kindness among them? "
This was the first time Li Ke heard this question from a person in this world. He frowned.
"The intervention of the gods has made the civilization of this world develop faster. I think this should be considered a good thing. And although there are evil gods who do whatever they want, there should still be some kind gods. As for caring about this world? They should care. Otherwise, they wouldn't have stopped Zooey from further destroying this world. "
There was no lack of legends about the gods in the history of the Rune Continent. For example, the gods gave people skills and so on. Perhaps the current residents of the Runic Continent would treat these stories as illusory, but to Li Ke, there must be some history hidden in these stories. After all, this was a world similar to the Middle Ages. Although paper and words weren't extravagant, fabricated stories couldn't have been passed down for so long and so widely.
As for the fact that there must be kind-hearted people among the gods?
Li Ke couldn't help but think of the barefooted Morgana who always treated him like a child, and the rarely seen Soraka. They were undoubtedly kind, so he wouldn't find it difficult to answer this question.
"Yes, the gods are kind. A heavenly being with purple skin like me is such an existence. But what I mean is, do you think that the gods are kind to the mortal race? Do you know how many glorious civilizations once existed on this continent? And how many of these vanished civilizations followed the teachings of the gods in the beginning and became glorious because of that? "
After Ryze finished speaking, he let out a long sigh.
"Humans are too ignorant and too weak. So no matter if it's malice or kindness from the gods, it will cause endless disasters in this world. And now, they have set their sights on the World Runes … I don't know what you've done, or perhaps the gods simply want to use you to do something. But there's no doubt that they will definitely use the power of the Runes. "
Ryze's tone became more serious as he said this.
"So, what does this have to do with you testing me?"
Li Ke still didn't understand what Ryze was trying to say and what his plan was.
"I just want to know if you'll be greedy for the Runes, that's all. After all, you've completely fallen into the scheme of the gods, so your attitude is very important. If you're someone who'll be greedy for the Runes, then I have to eliminate this hidden danger even if I have to kill you. After all, even I can't face all the enemies alone. "
Ryze sighed softly, then he looked at Li Ke's face and said another reason in his heart. A reason that Li Ke absolutely couldn't know.
"Your descendants might also have this ability that can compare to the World Runes and make them innately not desire the power of the Runes."
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