Super Righteous Player-Chapter 1242 - 279 Gerenz Nuha (Two in One)

Gerenz Nuha.

Annan first heard this name when he had just entered the "Nightmare: Gallery".

At the time, he was in Amos’s study and saw some forbidden books.

Among them, in "Believing in these deities is dangerous," Annan saw the name Grianznuha Rinfrost for the first time.

In this book, Gerenz Nuha was touted as an ancient deity of the Third Era. His exact words were "a False God newly emerged in the Third Era"—in fact, if you consider the history of The Country of Giants as a whole, it does indeed start around the Third Era.

However, as an individual, the Wizard only lived for a few hundred years.

This disguise was obviously designed to give the reader a sense of security that "he has lived for so long, other people must have already used this ritual, and if anything wrong were to happen, he would have become an Evil God long ago".

Later, Grianznuha both recounted in this book how "the Wizard’s rituals are deceptive, and each one carries a greater price than the last," while on the other hand, he wrote a guide on "exactly how to choose the most profitable outcome every time you perform the ritual," and how to sever it after the ritual took effect.

This creates an illusion—while the Wizard’s rituals are extremely dangerous, if I follow the content of this book to the letter and strictly follow the guide, then it’s like reaping the benefits for free without paying any price.

But of course, this is impossible.

If such a good deal really existed, it definitely wouldn’t be something that newcomers who have just encountered forbidden knowledge could understand; stepping back a bit, if the content of this book is accurate, but the Wizard is not a fool—

This kind of printed "bestseller" has long been circulated around the world. It’s not some handwritten original, and when you see that it’s printed and even has a publisher’s name, you should know that many people have tried it and attempted to pull the wool over your eyes.

He’s not some unique genius, so after seeing the tempting descriptions in this book, wouldn’t everyone try it, or is he the only special one?

And if so many people successfully pulled the wool over the eyes, wouldn’t the Wizard modify the conditions of the ritual?

—The Wizard is not a wool god, his power is not infinite. How could a mortal who has become a deity possibly be a fool who gets endlessly deceived? Where would he get so much wool to pull?

But these blinded Ritualists, of course, wouldn’t think in this direction.

In a sense, this book on the one hand spreads the rituals for contacting the Wizard, and on the other hand, it also serves as a preliminary screening.

Those who contact the Wizard because of the content of this book are mostly arrogant and ignorant people who think "only I am special in the world".

They either have not considered that other people might also have this knowledge; or they think they are different from those people, and if it’s them, they surely won’t be deceived.

Therefore, the knowledge in this book is completely correct in terms of the text alone. Otherwise, it would not have passed the review and been published by an official publisher—meaning the publisher is accountable for the textual content.

Indeed, there are similar rituals and Divine Arts that can directly judge whether someone is lying and whether they truly possess a certain ability.

Since this book has been published, it means that the author has passed the review. Thus, he truly possesses similar knowledge, and at least "textually", these are all truthful.

But as for whether part of it is hidden...

It is certain.

According to the rules of esoteric books, those that can be published openly must not fully disclose all esoteric knowledge... The specific bottom line is that after reading this book, it must not be possible to train a new wild Ritualist.

This means that Gerenz Nuha has processed this knowledge such that newcomers simply cannot use the content within this book.

Thus, it is not actually an "original canon," but rather a "pseudo-canon."

If Amos had realized this, he certainly would not have conducted the ritual so recklessly.

However, its reputation as a "banned book" deceived him.

Clearly, because it was published for over a decade, someone noticed the book was full of lies. To prevent others from being deceived, the book was banned.

As a result, Amos confirmed that—since it was banned, the information noted within must be something valuable!

Therefore, Amos didn’t share the contents of the book with anyone.

He didn’t consult any professional... neither any Wizard nor Ritualist for their opinions or advice before conducting the ritual, fearing that others would snatch the book away.

After all, Amos himself was a mere mortal; it was found among the belongings of his wife—the Black Wizard.

Although here, Amos’s foolishness and greed are undeniable.

He paid the price for everything he had done.

However, the foolishness of the deceived should not lead to blaming the victims. The instigator behind all this, after all, is the deceiver... that is, Gerenz Nuha.

Deprived of his "surname", a certain generation’s Winter. To have one’s surname removed, in Winter, is already a grave sin... not just legally, but morally as well.

But Gerenz Nuha still proudly carries the name "Rinfrost," which means he believes he did nothing wrong.

In terms of specific generations, he could be considered Annan’s grandfather—he is from the same era as Ivan’s father.