Chapter 36 The Man Who Bet With God

—Ghirlandaio David Buonaro.

Yes, Dmitry has heard the name.

from Mary's mouth.

That was a few years ago, shortly after Dmitri's accident...

In that bet with God, Dmitri, who lost the bet, was forced to lose his ability to bear children... He also lost the right to inherit the Duchy of Winter.

Although this matter is strictly kept secret, the external saying is that he is cursed "because of the rotten man's plot".

Of course, this is not cheating, even an edict spell can only judge that it is a truth. Because Dmitry will fail, it is indeed the rotman's plot - in the end, his "bet" is also taken away by the rotman.

Others may wonder why the rotman dared to directly attack the direct blood of the righteous god.

But they can only hide this doubt in their hearts.

After all... that's a robber!

Although everyone knows, to be respectful to the gods. But even the gods, there is obviously a gap...

Rufu's words, it is not surprising to do anything.

They will only see Dmitri as a poor man who was attacked. No one knows what great things he did when he was young—

But he still failed.

As a result, he was forced to hand over the responsibility that was originally on his shoulders to his younger brother.

Of course, he doesn't blame Annan.

Dmitry knew very well that Annan's plan was indeed correct and effective-

His ability is not comparable to his own father at all.

Even the precocious Annan is completely inferior to Ivan Lindong.

Despite the interference of [Winter Heart], he was still able to show sympathy to others. He can exercise the power in his hands rationally and prudently, but he will never wrongly convict any guilt - a king with clear rewards and punishments, caring for the people, and always rational, at the same time he is loved and trusted by the common people, recognized and respected by the noble . This is also the reason why only one-third of the young people left when the Principality of Winter fell into winter.

Under the circumstance that only one and a half legions can still participate in the war, they can rely on the geographical advantage and command advantage to block Noah's aggression many times... Although Dmitri does not know why the king of Noah wants to invade Rin Winter, why did you suddenly reconcile in the end?

In the end, except for the frozen water port, a peace treaty was signed without paying any price-even this frozen water port made the Noahs a little uneasy... but a nail was driven in the opposite direction.

Lin Dong paid almost no price here, but Noah's kingdom was tossed unclearly.

Even when he took over the Duchy of Winter in the "Winter Year", Ivan did not complain at all. It even managed the country in an orderly manner, creating the lowest death rate in winters in history, and even for the first time, migrants returned home before the winter was over.

But Ivan may be too good to be envied...

He has an incurable terminal illness.

The reason why it is said to be untreatable is because the "disease" itself was obtained because Ivan was too good... It is more like a gift than a disease.

His innate ability [Heart of Winter] has long since evolved to the final form [Blood of Winter], which is at the same level as the old grandmother.

This is the mystery of the core that remains at the beginning of the world's birth.

It is the ultimate meaning of the truth carried in the blood of the grandmother.

If Ivan is a superhuman of the golden rank, he may be able to use this power to transform himself into a giant dragon.

——But the problem is that Ivan is not even a superhuman.

Because he knew himself very well, knew that he did not have such a strong desire and obsession, and would not be able to set foot on gold; since he knew that he could not go to the limit, Archduke Ivan did not embark on this road from the very beginning.

But it is simply not a power that a mortal body can withstand.

As a result, Ivan became ill and would suddenly lose temperature in three days and two heads. This is still in Ivan's body, the relatively mild winter's blood... If Ivan's blood is splashed on his body, it will immediately cause severe frostbite like washing his face with liquid nitrogen.

The Winter Clan can withstand almost all types of damage, but only the "Frost" attribute damage can kill them.

... However, as long as the grandmother wakes up, Ivan may be able to be saved.

The grandmother's "Dragon Sleep" is a sacred deed made when He ascended, which cannot be violated.

But each time Longmian could not exceed eighty years.

As long as Ivan can live another thirty years, maybe he can be saved.

But apparently he couldn't take it anymore.

Archduke Ivan's mobility is getting worse and worse, and occasionally he vomits blood, and there is ice in the blood; on average, he loses his temperature once every two days - he becomes slurred, his body shakes violently, and his mind suddenly becomes confused, like It's like Alzheimer's.

It is only by the medical treatment of the accompanying ritualist that he can recover.

But the grand duke who was able to go to the front line to supervise the battle with high spirits has never come back.

Annan judged that this was because Ivan possessed the extraordinary power of the truth class, but only the body of a mortal could not accommodate it...

Among the many gods, the cup-wielding woman can keep a person's memory and degenerate back into a newborn baby; the pale princess can transform a person into a wise ghost; the moth mother can let another person inherit all the memory of this person; the rotten man can Let mortals get "undead bodies"... these are the solutions to the problem.

The first target they picked was the rotten.

This is also the most complete solution - as long as you can win.

In order to officially complete his ritual, the rotman must find seven offerings. He did not dare to move the people of the Principality of Winter, and there was no king in the Underground Federation. The "kings" of the Patriarchate were the Popes of the Seven True Gods.

Even if Roof had completed the rituals in the United Kingdom and Noah Kingdom, the number was far from enough.

The bet placed by Dmitri, he had to accept:

He used his "royal blood" to summon the god of immortality and childlessness, and waged a bet with him.

If Dmitri wins, then the rotman will give the most outstanding winter archduke "Ivan III" the power of immortality, and use the immortal power of the same order of truth to resolve this power;

And if Dmitri loses, the rotman will take away Dmitri's fertility.

If the bet is lost, only one undead will be added. This is equivalent to adding an undead of the same level as himself—the last step of the rotten ascension ritual is to kill all the undead except himself, but for now, for each additional undead, his power will also add some. So it can be considered a win-win.

And as long as you win the bet, you can directly help the rotman make up for a sublimation ceremony.

Either way.

It's just that Dmitry's own abilities are insufficient, and he hesitated for a moment at the last moment... He lost to the rot.

Originally, Dmitry had to consider other options.

Can you negotiate with other gods in exchange for the power of this miracle?

Although he does not have any ceremonies, his own brother Annan does.

Annan has always understood everything.

He just has to pay the price.

Whether it's fertility or longevity, kidneys, hair, or skin... If you want to take it, you can do whatever you want.

Why so free and easy?

Just because of Dmitry Winter, never afraid of "giving".

He's not a superhuman...nor a ritualist.

—He was the bishop of the old grandmother. He will be a cardinal, and if the bishops believe him, he will also be the Pope of the old grandmother.

Ever since Dmitri was a child, he had sworn that he would give his whole soul to all beings.

The flesh and blood that belonged to him... There was no room for it in the path that Dmitri was destined to take.