The Wizard’s Fairy Tale

"Dionysus, God of Dionysus... Madwoman... Ritual of Dionysus... Sanctuary..." New terms popped into William's mind, which made William a little unexpected.

He really didn't expect that the fairy tale "Golden Bird" actually involved Dionysus, one of the twelve main gods.

What surprised William even more was that in the fairy tale "The Golden Bird", the "Never Returning Carnival Hotel", which took on a very important task, turned out to be the sanctuary of Dionysus, the god of wine.

Moreover, the followers of Dionysus, the madwomen of Maiander, also held a ceremony to worship Dionysus there.

Things and characters related to gods are not simple, and in some cases, they are very troublesome.

William feels a little tricky. Whether to deal with it is a problem. It’s okay if you don’t know about this matter. If you know about it, you will be a little upset. It’s like a time bomb. You don’t know when it will surprise you.

Suddenly, William frowned, thinking of something, he frowned, stared at the blue fox, and said slowly, "You said this is a Dionysian ritual made by a group of crazy women..."

"Didn't the God of Dionysus fall? After the Lord of the Holy Light came, weren't the ancient gods overthrown?"

"Who knows? Maybe." The blue fox shrugged and said.

"What is maybe?" William didn't like the casual attitude of the blue fox, and stared at the blue fox with a serious expression. The blue fox suddenly felt the pressure on him, and the phantom of the wave that had just subsided emerged spontaneously.

It was the manifestation of the power of authority held by the blood of the gods in "him", which was automatically stimulated when he sensed the dangerous aura emanating from William.

Wizards are moody, especially the more powerful the wizard, the more so.

The blue fox didn't dare to do anything casually anymore, his expression became serious, and he answered William's question carefully, saying, "The great wine god Dionysus may or may not have fallen!"

"In the distant era, after the arrival of the Lord of Holy Light, the thrones of the gods were indeed overthrown, but some gods fell into the torrent of history, but some gods disappeared."

"Where these gods have gone, I don't know! But what I know is that these great beings will definitely not give up the pursuit of destroying the Holy Light and restoring their former glory. Maybe they are hiding in a dark area , waiting for the chance of revenge!"

The blue fox said slowly.

"This is also the belief in the hearts of the fanatics of many gods in ancient times. They believe that the great existence they believe in will one day return again, re-enter their own throne, and spread their glory to the mainland."

"So they hold sacrifices to the gods they believe in from time to time. They think that this behavior can provide power to the gods they believe in, so as to prove their piety to the gods they believe in! Some sacrifices will have effect, some sacrificial activities have no effect."

"The tavern you saw in the village is the Dionysian ritual performed by the Dionysian women to sacrifice to their Lord of Glory. Now under the power of the ceremony, that tavern has become a sacred place for Dionysus in the world. So. Anyone who passes by, approaches, has desires, and is not firm in will will be attracted by that hotel, walk in involuntarily, and join the carnival ceremony in the tavern until the end of the Dionysian ceremony! And if the Dionysian ceremony never ends , then these people will party until they die.”

"Of course, the Church of the Holy Light is definitely not indulging these old gods' sacrificial activities under its nose. The Holy See's Inquisition has been chasing and killing these god fanatics who have lost their glory for thousands of years."

"So the activities of the believers of these old gods have also been transferred underground and secretly. The ceremony held by the Dionysian woman in the village this time is still very conspicuous. It is too close to the royal city of the Ormas Empire. Ormas Although the relationship between the royal family of the empire and the Holy See of the Holy Light is not that good, the Holy See of the Holy Light still has a huge influence in the empire.

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"However, this kind of behavior will make the Church of the Holy Light consider it a provocative act, and it will definitely attract more severe blows from the Church of the Holy Light."

"It turned out to be like this..." William suddenly realized that even the potion master or the magic mirror didn't know about this secret, and under certain circumstances, it could be said to be priceless.

The premise is that what the blue fox said is true.

However, neither the magic mirror nor William found any sign of the blue fox lying. If it really lied, then it can only be regarded as a powerful one.

"Second question? What effect will this Dionysian ritual have?" William thought for a while and asked again.

"This kind of ceremony is generally used to worship the gods that believers believe in, and it is usually to provide the power of faith to the gods, but no one knows whether it has this effect. After all, no one has seen the legendary gods now. That's all." said the blue fox.

William silently rejected it in his heart - no, I have seen it!

Of course, there is no need to say this to the blue fox.

"Let's talk about the Dionysian ceremony. The Dionysian ceremony held by ordinary believers is just an ordinary sacrificial ceremony. A group of people have a carnival there. , the effect will be different.”

"You have also seen the first effect. It will attract people who are close to it and participate in the Dionysian ceremony."

"The second effect is that it will affect the personalities of all the people who participated in the Dionysian ceremony, and even transform them into believers of the Dionysus. This change is silent and undetectable by ordinary people. "

The blue fox said with lingering fear.

A look of doubt flashed across William's eyes, "You seem to know a lot?"

The blue fox's eyes showed deep bitterness when he heard the words, "he" said, "I was just an ordinary prince in a country, but unfortunately I was taken away by a wizard and cursed, so I became what I am now .”

"That wizard kidnapped me for a purpose."

"He didn't know where he knew that our family has the noble blood of an ancient god, and in the family, my blood concentration is the highest, so I was taken away and cursed to become a god. A fox."

"After becoming a fox, I have been subjected to the research and torture of the wizard, and accidentally activated the blood of the gods deep in my body, and have the current ability."

"I got my chance and escaped."

"The information I told you about the ancient gods was what I overheard him talking about when I was imprisoned next to that wizard."

The blue fox talked about his past experience with a blank expression.

"Who is that wizard?" This was the first question William asked.

"I don't know!" The blue fox shook his head, "But I know that wizard is good at transforming magic, and some weird magic. He can turn into a very powerful beast. That's why he arrested me for research. In addition, he can shrink things in a place hundreds of times, and can turn people or other animals into smoke... He is also good at spiritual witchcraft, and can easily turn a person into his puppet (guess which fairy tale it comes from The wizard of the story)! He knows too much witchcraft, and is too powerful. Even stronger than you give me, although you are already very powerful."

The eyes of the blue fox showed despair and helplessness.

Hearing what the blue fox said, William remained silent, and said to the mirror in his mind, "Mirror, do you know which wizard this fox is talking about?"

"Master, according to the information I know, there is no wizard who meets the conditions it said!"

Sure enough, the magic mirror did not disappoint William. In such secret matters, the magic mirror usually knows very little.

William thought for a moment, then continued, "Going back to the Dionysian ritual, how do we end this ritual of sacrificing the gods?"

"There are two methods at present." The blue fox quickly adjusted his state and replied.

"The first one is to let the ceremony go on normally until the end. But in the carnival hotel where people don't return, the Dionysian woman presiding over the ceremony has already left, and the ceremony is only halfway through. Everyone will always be in a state of carnival and cannot escape. .”

"Is it the same with other god rituals?" William interrupted suddenly and asked his own question.

"It should be different. It should be different for every god ceremony. Some rituals to worship the gods—I mean the ones that have effects—once the believers presiding over the ceremony leave, the ceremony will be destroyed. It will end automatically." The blue fox truthfully stated what he knew.

"Well, go on, what about the second way to end the ceremony?" William nodded slightly and said.

"The second method is related to the Holy See of the Holy Light. The Holy See of the Holy Light has mastered an ability that can directly terminate the effect of the ceremony." The blue fox said, and added, "I also accidentally Listen to that powerful wizard."

"En." William nodded, and then said, "I have another question."

"There are so many people coming and going in this forest, why do you only remind that person?" William believed that the blue fox could understand what William meant, and knew that the person William was talking about was the gardener's eldest son Galba.

"Maybe he gave me a sense of intimacy." The blue fox said calmly.

"Oh, really?" William looked at the blue fox with a half-smile.

"Yes." The blue fox raised its head and looked at William. There was a faint tidal sound nearby, secretly resisting the pressure from William.

"I believe in you. Although it is rare, but this world is so big, even rare things will happen, right? A poor cursed prince! Just like when I see you, I feel very kind, I just wanted to come to see you!" William's words were exposing the scars of the blue fox, but the blue fox still looked expressionless.

"Mighty wizard, if you came to humiliate and mock me, well, you did."

"If you want to take my life or force me to do something I don't want to do, then my answer is, just come, what you can get is a corpse!" The blue fox said neither humble nor humble He told William that maybe the blue fox at this time was the real "he" instead of the chatty one he showed before.

"Relax, Mr. Fox, although I'm not a good person, uh, even though I'm not a good wizard, but don't worry, I'm not that bad either. Well, the premise is that I don't harm my interests or hinder my progress. Road." William defended himself.

"Of course I understand what kind of creatures wizards are!" The blue fox said with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

"Thank you for your understanding! It's a pleasure to communicate with you. It would be even better if we could relax our defenses a little more." William said with a smile that wasn't angry.

"I have one last small question, and I want to consult you."

"Tell me, do I have any other choice? You wizards are always so hypocritical!" The blue fox seemed to think of something, and his mood became less pleasant to criticize.

"Maybe other wizards will take it as your compliment! But let's get the language back on its right path."

"I'm looking for a golden horse recently, do you know in which country there is a golden horse?" William asked.

"I know!" The blue fox nodded, "In the Kingdom of San Andreas."

"Tell me specifically! Where is it hidden in the Kingdom of San Andreas?" William frowned.

"It's not hidden! It's in the capital of the kingdom of St. Andis, at the fountain square of the royal palace. There is a war horse made of pure gold, together with the statue of the founder of the kingdom of St. Andis..."

After hearing the words, the magic mirror reported the local situation to William in detail, and William's face suddenly became gloomy.

"I'm talking about a living thing, not a statue, not a dead thing!" William lowered his voice and said.

"That's not true! A horse made of gold? Alive? Where is there such a creature in this world?" The blue fox shook his head.

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"You really haven't heard of it?" William looked at the blue fox suspiciously.

The blue fox nodded firmly.

"Okay, so have you ever heard of someone whose appearance is like gold?" William asked again, paused, and immediately added, "Alive."

"Alive, like gold! I guarantee that such a person will be captured and melted into gold coins if he can't survive a day in the human world! How could there be such a person? Maybe there would be in ancient times, but Now, I've never heard of it!" The blue fox said in an exaggerated tone.

"In addition, Mr. Wizard, I want to remind you that this is already the second last question. So how many final questions are there? Let me tell you all I know!"

"No more!" William was not embarrassed, and said politely to the blue fox, "Thank you so much. Mr. Fox, excuse me!"

"I hope we will have a chance to meet again in the future!" After saying that, William stepped back and disappeared from the sight of the blue fox in an instant.

After William left, the blue fox remained motionless.

It wasn't until a long time after the blue fox confirmed that William had really left, that his whole body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground, covered in cold sweat.