Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 141 The Forbidden Book of the God of Magic

Brecel quickly shook his head and said, "No, sir. Under your visionary and grand plan, everything is proceeding smoothly. However, we still face an important problem, sir. Please hear me out. If we include the western swamps, the orc plains, and a small portion of the human empire's land that was swallowed up in that great war, we now occupy more than one-seventh of the entire continent. I think it's time for us to establish a nation. That way, we can start developing commerce and allow more of the resources we urgently need to enter our country through trade. This will have a profound significance and effect on our development."

Upon hearing the suggestion, Agred immediately pinched his chin, then lowered his head to think. After a while, Agred replied, "To be honest, I had considered it before, but I don't think our current overall level is sufficient to establish a nation. If we rush it, we might attract too much attention."

Brecel continued to persuade, "The human empire has been crippled by you for at least twenty years before it can reorganize a real army. The elven kingdom is absolutely neutral, and the dwarven kingdom has only ever maintained trade cooperation with other countries and has never participated in wars. Moreover, I heard that they recently encountered a special event that caused heavy losses to the dwarven race. According to reliable sources, the dwarven king died in that event and his younger brother succeeded him as the new dwarven king."

"And with the Orcish Empire destroyed by you, and the Western Swamps now under your rule, all five great kingdoms on this continent are no longer a threat. What are you still worried about?"

Agreed explained, “What I fear is the retaliation from other smaller nations and the Metal Dragons. Although the Metal Dragons are constantly embroiled in internal strife, they will unite against a common enemy when faced with a real crisis. The Silver Dragons, who have always been on good terms with the Gold Dragons, will certainly not turn a blind eye to the plight of their kin. What I fear even more is that the Emerald Dragons, Copper Dragons, Bronze Dragons, Brass Dragons, along with the Silver and Gold Dragons, will launch a joint attack against us. If that happens, we absolutely cannot withstand the encirclement and annihilation by the dragons. But as long as we don't establish a nation, then according to the rules, you and I won't be considered allies. Given the hypocritical and face-saving mentality of the Metal Dragons, if it really comes to that, at least you will be safe. I will simply find a place to hide and give them a classic scene of revenge that comes after ten years.”

"We are not invincible now! Brecel, I hope you understand that. Trade doesn't actually need to rely on nation-building. I have some connections with the dwarves, I will handle everything, okay? I need your patience now, wait for me, no, wait until we are ready. I assure you, our flag will stand tall on this continent as the most beautiful sight."

Brecel then bowed and said, "I understand, sir. We will do our job well and await the day you ascend the throne." After that, Brecel straightened up, turned around, and walked out to attend to his own work.

Agred watched his retreating figure for a while before shaking his head helplessly. He could sense Brecel's disappointment, but reality is a game with no room for error. Agred had already lost too much, and he understood that everything had to be done step by step, otherwise he would only be impatient and end up suffering losses for nothing.

Agreed withdrew his gaze and forced himself to stop thinking about Brecel. He then wrote a letter to the current dwarf king, Larry, and had a carrier pigeon carry the message to the Ten Thousand Mile Mountain. After doing all this, Agreed turned around, pushed open the door, and entered the secret chamber. Agreed then used magic to seal the secret chamber, ensuring that no one would disturb him from now on.

Then Agreed sat cross-legged on the ground and said excitedly, "Now, let me see the legacy left by the God of Magic!"

As he spoke, Agreed found the specially sealed memory within Tutankhamun's memories. Under Agreed's guidance, a vast amount of memories formed a huge bookshelf. With the manipulation of Agreed's soul power, a book materialized from the ethereal soul power appeared in Agreed's hands. Agreed looked at the ancient characters on the book, which read 'A Summary of the Magical Books'. This was the first memory sealed by Tutankhamun, and also the first lesson in his magical training.

Argreed opened the Book of Souls, and its contents flooded his mind. It contained Tutankhamun's lifelong understanding of forbidden spells and magic, stating:

"Magic is a product of life forms with unique souls utilizing the laws of nature, but to wield great power, one must possess a vessel capable of bearing and utilizing that power. What you are about to learn is forbidden magic that I created with all my knowledge. I do not recommend you study these spells if you do not have a demigod-level body, because that would be tantamount to suicide."

If you little ones want to learn my magic, you first need to understand my definition of these spells. There's always been a general ambiguity in our understanding of forbidden magic, because its power surpasses our comprehension of strength. This terrifying power frightens ordinary people, so they always use some nonsense about morality, consequences, and hidden dangers as reasons and excuses for their self-imposed constraints. But power is power, and how you use it is entirely based on your most primal desires. So I left that bunch of good-for-nothings and began my journey through the multiverse, during which I gained a lot.

Based on my extensive knowledge, I also re-rated and categorized forbidden spells of the tenth rank and above.

Here are my standards, please remember them:

I define magic capable of destroying all life on a planet as eleventh-tier super-tier magic;

A spell that can destroy a star system after being cast is defined as a twelfth-order destruction spell.

A spell powerful enough to destroy a star cluster system composed of countless stars (such as the Milky Way) is what I call a thirteenth-order forbidden spell.

The most crucial and strongest magic I possess is the fourteenth-order forbidden magic, which is capable of restarting or even destroying a universe. I also call it 'god-slaying magic'. This is my strongest method, but these magics have very demanding requirements. I have recorded all the methods for cultivating them together. You must be extremely careful when cultivating fourteenth-order forbidden magic. Remember this well.

As for other spells whose power exceeds the tenth tier but doesn't reach my definition of the eleventh tier, I define them as pseudo-super-tier spells. These are the forbidden spells defined by those good-for-nothings I abandoned back home. However, as my successor, you must have completely different standards from those good-for-nothings. The original meaning of forbidden spell is 'forbidden incantation.' How can a spell with power that can't even destroy a star cluster or countless civilizations be called a forbidden spell? A bunch of good-for-nothings! Even their low standards prove they are a complete and utter bunch of good-for-nothings!