Chapter 1529 1 Story, 2 Tellers

In front of the Shadow Throne as tall as a mountain, Wilder at the top of the stone pillar suddenly fell silent, and it was not until nearly a minute later that he said: "Your joke is not funny at all—ma'am, if even someone like you If the ancient gods can call themselves 'mortals', then are there any gods in this world?"

"The key to a god is not its strength, nor its age. Dragons have a history of more than two million years. The oldest surviving dragons are even of the same age as me, but they are still mortals. , just because they have the minds of mortals and live according to the 'trajectories' of mortals," Ms. Ye said leisurely, as if she was just chatting with an old friend about the passage of time, "Everything in the world has its own trajectory, God Walking on the path of God, man walking on the path of man, but these tracks are not insurmountable.

"Mr. Great Adventurer, I have crossed the line many, many years ago—although I received a little help from the sailors at that time, but judging from the results, I have long been out of line with the world's positioning of 'gods' .”

"Crossing the border...you will mention this word occasionally," Wilder said with a half-comprehension, and then seemed to think of something, "Wait, then according to this, you can actually help mortals in this era... "

"No," Ms. Ye interrupted the great adventurer, "As for the reason, you said it yourself just now—'this era'. I don't belong to this era, Mr. Great Adventurer, I am a person who has lived from ancient times until now. Even if this ghost is no longer a god, I can't replace the mortals of this era to complete what they should do. Now I can take action to this extent is actually taking advantage of loopholes, just because in the world of this era Only by finding a little bit of 'connection' can I intervene in the current situation."

"I have found a 'connection' in the mundane world of this era..." Wilder pondered, "I don't quite understand, is the connection you are talking about..."

"If you don't understand, then don't understand. It's not a big deal," Ms. Ye shook her head lightly. He seemed to have lost interest in this topic, or it might be hinting to the great adventurer not to continue asking. The scepter placed next to the throne, summoned a shadow rift and gently wiped the top of the scepter, with a low voice, "Now I have done my best to help them pave the way, but the biggest challenge... still depends on They walk over by themselves, and that's about all a ghost can do."

Wilder quietly watched the ancient god who was burdened with years and fulfilled an ancient oath in almost eternity. After a long time, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you wiping blood off a stick?"

"As I said, this is first and foremost a scepter." Ms. Ye immediately corrected her seriously.

Wilder thought for a while, thinking that the other party didn't seem to deny the fact that there was blood on the stick, and emphasized that "this is a scepter first and foremost", which probably means that the scepter can also be a sap second, right? ...

But he is not interested in repeatedly bickering with an ancient god,

Seeing the lady in front of him wiping her weapon while humming an ancient song softly, as if she was in a good mood, of course he chose to take this opportunity to ask more about things he was interested in: "The exploration team... ...Can they successfully find the city of a thousand towers?"

"Since the invitation has been sent out, of course I will let them find that city," Ms. Ye responded casually, "Why, are you looking forward to it?"

"The last time I looked forward to something so much seems to have been hundreds of years ago," Wilde said in a low voice, "Sometimes I think it's incredible when I think about it-I call myself a great adventurer, and I think my own I have been adventuring around all my life, but the reality is that I have been lying quietly in front of your throne for hundreds of years. During these hundreds of years, I have never left this desert for half a step, and I have never visited any unknown place. Environment, the only thing I do is to tell you stories, stories that have already faded and blurred.

"Ma'am, you actually knew from the very beginning that this is not the state that 'Great Adventurer Wilder' should be at all. I have been stagnant here for too long. From my own perspective, I have spent more than half of my life. It's this stagnation."

"This is because you can't move or leave by yourself," Ms. Ye stopped wiping the scepter and lowered her eyes slightly, "Even not long ago, until my cage in the gap was slightly closer to the border of reality, you just A chance to leave the throne for a while and go to the edge of the dream, isn't it?"

"It's one thing for the body to be unable to leave, but it's another thing for the mind to accept the status quo," Wilder did not give up because of Ms. Ye's change of subject, "I lay here quietly until the pages of the book turned yellow, saying yes Trapped here, but actually I've been accepting the status quo because the part of me that craves adventure isn't here... the urge is on the 'other side', his name is 'Modir', and he's traveled the world for countless For a hundred years, he has witnessed countless wonders that have not been recorded in my book pages, and until now, he is still on the journey and never stops.

"But at the same time, he couldn't fully remember any of his adventures. His hundreds of years of adventures were not so much adventures, but actually more like wanderings. He has seen many things, but often After a certain dream, it will dissipate in the sun. He said that he still keeps the habit of keeping a log, but those precious notes are always lost and damaged due to various reasons.

"Ma'am, ever since my memory began to recover and my thinking became clear during this period, I have been thinking about how the person 'Modir Wilder' was divided into two halves. Now I seem to vaguely understand it, and I guess...that's what you did on purpose."

Ms. Ye has put the scepter back next to the throne again. He quietly overlooks the tiny book in front of the throne behind the dark clouds, like watching a fleeting and inconspicuous splash at the end of the long river of time. If it is a god who operates strictly according to the rules , He presumably would not pay any extra attention to such a small existence, but humanity finally softened His eyes, and broke the silence: "A human being is made up of two parts, Mr. Great Adventurer.

"One part of it is called 'curiosity', curiosity points to the unknown future, it is always eager to embark on a journey, and will never stop pursuing; the other part is called 'memory', memory guards the past, it records people's life Every scene witnessed in one's life is the proof that people have existed in the world, and it is precisely because of these two parts that ordinary people can have the motivation to move forward, and also have the ability to record and summarize history."

"So, you separated my 'curiosity' and 'memory', so that I would neither go to the future nor be trapped in the past, but stay in the 'now' forever," Wilder vaguely understood, " Because only in the 'now' do I exist?"

Ms. Ye rarely opened her mouth to respond. This silence seemed to be a disguised acknowledgment. Wilder's voice continued to come from the top of the stone pillar: "The curious Mordir is on a never-ending adventure, However, he was unable to record any adventures. Wilder, who is full of memories, remembers every adventure in the past, but has never embarked on a new journey. It is no wonder that he is a traveler walking in the world, and I am a book. The ancient book lying in front of the ruins of the throne, now it seems reasonable."

Quietly listening to Wilde's words, Ms. Ye did not speak for a long time, until the throne returned to calm, and after several minutes, she suddenly spoke to break the silence: "You sent a message back then, and that' The news is far beyond what an ordinary person's mind and body can bear. Dividing you up and saving you was the only thing I could do at that time—if it were me now, there might be a better way to clear the tide you suffered Contaminate and repair your soul, but I couldn't do that then."

"I know that at that time you were fighting against the force of the invading tide, and it was not easy to spare some energy to help me, a small mortal. I am not an ungrateful person, so how could I suffer After such a great favor, I turned around and blamed my benefactor for not doing well enough," Wilder seemed to have a little smile in his voice, "I just suddenly felt a little emotional, and I have been stagnant for so long before I figured this out. It seems that the lack of 'curiosity' really has a great impact, if it were another me, I am afraid that it would only take a few years in the same situation to realize my true situation and seek change from you?"

"...Death is also a 'stagnation' in another sense," Ms. Ye said suddenly, "When this journey is over, there will be no new journey."

"No, death is not stagnation, death is the witness of life," Wilder responded calmly, "The end is also a part of the journey, just as death is also a part of life, permanent stagnation in the 'now' and a safe end after completing an adventure Big difference."

The gaze that looked down from a high altitude stayed on the stone pillar for a long time, and finally Ms. Ye's sigh came from the sky: "Mr. Adventurer, you are a very good friend. If possible, I am indeed Looking forward to having an adventure, just like you tell in the story, pack your bags, leave this old burden behind, and go to the end of the world with your head held high."

"That's not okay, ma'am, at least not now, if you leave suddenly, this world will be very bad," Wilder laughed, "But I can extend my best wishes to you, and hope you can realize this wish as soon as possible ——Maybe this is really about to come true, didn't you say? They are already very close to the 'perfect model' that the sailor described to you..."

"Then thank you for your blessing, Mr. Great Adventurer," Ms. Ye smiled, and she leaned back slightly, leaning against the cold back of the throne, her amber eyes seemed to be looking at the silhouette at the end of the horizon Zhicheng, "I'm a little tired, tell me another story, while there is still some time, I want to hear a brand new adventure journey."

"A brand new adventure journey? It's a bit difficult...but as you wish." The big black book on the stone pillar was silent for a moment, and then he spoke in a low voice, and he began to tell a story, which he had counted in the past A story that has never been told in a hundred years——

"The great adventurer Mordir has led his exploration team to trek for a long time in this endless jungle and wilderness. They circled around the Violet Island and unknowingly reached the deepest part of the kingdom of wizards. Theoretically, the city of a thousand towers is here, but there is only a desert in front of them..."

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The great adventurer Mordir has led his exploration team to trek for a long time in this endless jungle and wilderness. They circled around the Violet Island and unknowingly reached the deepest part of the kingdom of mages.

Along the way, they discovered more "stone pile monuments" and learned more about the historical records of the Violet Kingdom from the monuments. The vanished country left a lot of traces to the world, including messages from the Violet people, images of history and cities, and many cultural and artistic materials.

These materials have fascinated and amazed everyone in the exploration team. This "hidden country" that has always been closed for a long history obviously has rich connotations far beyond the imagination of outsiders. There are many stories about folk culture. This is the first time that things are presented to outsiders, and even Maggie, who is not a professional scholar, can imagine how amazing the world will be if this part of the information is released.

The Violet Kingdom may have really "non-existed" from the very beginning, but the information left on this island is real. Even if they were born in a dream, they still fully describe the splendid and splendid civilization of an ancient kingdom , For real scholars, these materials are by no means false. Even for leaders, these "evidences of the whole country" are sociological materials that are enough for them to take seriously, and they are references and witnesses to the history of a country.

In order to maintain the communication between the front exploration team and the rear headquarters, the Hanxing, which is still anchored in the bay, has dispatched a special communication relay aircraft. Three aircraft that cruise over Violet Island in turn can ensure the communication between the exploration team and the mothership. Uninterrupted communication, and with the help of this convenient communication condition, Wilder and Maggie have been packing up and sending all the materials they found to the country. It is hard to say how much impact these materials will cause in the future, but at least for a while. The Duchess Victoria, who was in command at the rear, was frequently shocked.

The hidden kingdom of Violet, this ancient kingdom has now unveiled its mystery to the world in a way that no one expected.

But apart from these stone piles, Modil and the exploration team led by him never found what they were really looking for—they did not find the city of a thousand towers.

There are only dense forests like barriers on this huge island, as well as wilderness or river valleys and mountain streams distributed irregularly in the gaps between the forests. Although the stone piles found along the way prove that the direction the team is looking for is correct, but in Violet Island. In the deepest part, they went around for several days but did not find the legendary "Mage Capital".

On the fourth day after entering the central area of ​​Violet Island, Maggie turned into a dragon again and scouted the entire area from the air, but like the previous few times, she still found nothing.

Mordir stood on the edge of an open field, looking at the distant horizon that had gradually been dyed red by the setting sun. Maggie, who had just returned to the ground, was standing next to him. The mechanism is releasing residual heat, and not far behind the two is a dense forest, in which there are shadows, as if there are shapeless things crawling out of the shade of the trees at any time - but for the people already in this For the rangers who have been active on the island for nearly a month, these scenes are already common to them.

As long as you pay attention to the correct exploration method and avoid those obviously abnormal shadow areas, the island is actually not as dangerous as you think.

"Theoretically, the city of a thousand towers is here, but there is only a barrenness in front of us..." Maggie broke the silence. As I said, the city of a thousand towers is where it was originally located, whether it is the real world or the dream world. Did we find the wrong place?"

"No matter how wrong it is, it is impossible to deviate to such an extent that it is completely invisible from the air. After all, our general direction is definitely no problem. The several stone pile monuments we found before also pointed out the direction of the city of a thousand towers," Modil said. Shaking his head, "I'm more inclined to another guess, a... more 'magical' guess."

Maggie tilted her head slightly, and a curious tone emerged between her sharp teeth: "Oh?"

"Perhaps, we have already reached the city of a thousand towers," Mordir exhaled softly, "it is here, beyond our limited perception."

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