the last king of darkness

"Industrial Machinery Research Institute?"

Rhodes was shocked. He had heard this mysterious voice in his ears several times since the Battle of the Blood God.

It always informed him of important information at critical moments, allowing him to make correct judgments. However, during the battle between humans and demons, that voice was affected by pollution or evil thoughts, trying to interfere with his making wrong judgments.

Fortunately, it was discovered, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

This time, is it true or false?

What is the purpose of asking me to go to the Institute of Industrial Machinery?

While he was thinking about it, a messenger rushed over and handed him a letter:

"Sir Rhodes, an invitation from the Industrial Machinery Research Institute."

Rhodes unfolded it and saw that there was only one address on it:

[Industrial Machinery Research Institute No. 42]

Apart from that, there is nothing, no time, and no payment.

Rhodes grabbed the messenger who was about to leave: "Who gave this to you?"

The messenger looked at Rhodes with some confusion: "Sir, this is an official letter sent by the director's office of the Industrial Machinery Research Institute. Perhaps the bald master invited you to come over. Your [Gate of Truth] is too useful to them. , during this period, countless new technologies were born within the [Gate of Truth], and they must really want to see you and discuss the future of psychic technology with you."

Rhodes fell silent, let go of his hand, and let the messenger leave.

This matter should have nothing to do with him, the mysterious man has been prepared for it.

To go or not to go?

Rhodes only hesitated for half a second before making his decision.

He turned around and flew directly towards the Industrial Machinery Research Institute.

go with!

Must go!

No matter it is true or false, no matter what the conspiracy is, I am not afraid.

I am the true king!

Rhodes clenched his fists, powerful spiritual energy flowing through his body.

If evil thoughts could really kill him in the royal city, Trolian would have been destroyed long ago, and there was no need to wait until now.

If he didn't go, he would never know who the owner of the voice was.

Rhodes had a vague guess in his mind. Perhaps, this voice was related to the legendary "Evil Man" or "Shadow of Evil Thoughts".

Maybe they are the same person after all.

This inference is confirmed by the Book of Knowledge.

The "extremely evil man" should have been annihilated long ago, but his remnants may still exist invisibly. Whenever there is a major turning point in mankind, he will change the trajectory of fate and prevent the birth of miracles.

Asa still cannot control the space of evil thoughts, maybe because of his existence!

Otherwise, it cannot be explained who can still control the space of evil thoughts after the destruction of Ark and Akhdu.

No matter what, it is a good thing to go and meet him.

Rhodes speeded up, and with the help of psychic energy under his feet, he arrived at the Industrial Machinery Research Institute in the blink of an eye.

As soon as the guardian saw Rhodes arriving, he immediately bowed and opened the door.

This is the man who has become the King of Trolian. His current reputation and prestige are unparalleled in the entire kingdom. He can come wherever he wants without any notification.

Soon, Rhodes arrived in front of Research Institute No. 42.

It was a very ordinary-looking room with nothing out of the ordinary. It was located in a narrow corridor. To its left and right, there were such ordinary rooms.

There are thousands of such rooms in the Industrial Machinery Research Institute, which are used by ordinary researchers.

High-end researchers and university scholars will have higher-end large-scale research institutes.

Rhodes frowned slightly and concentrated all his energy, but did not detect anything unusual.

He gently opened the door, and what he saw was a long table filled with books. Various small psychic instruments were placed up and down the table. On both sides were bookcases also filled with books.

At the end of the long table is a long window that has been pushed open. The printed curtains are swinging in the breeze. A very ordinary-looking researcher is sitting under the window.

He wore thick glasses and was reading an ancient book.

When the door was pushed open, he raised his glasses, and the moment he saw Rhodes, a smile appeared on his lips.

"As expected of you, Lord Rhodes, you are indeed here."

Rhodes stared at him with his eyes, his soul eyes were operating at full strength, but he still didn't see anything special.

This person's soul is no different from that of an ordinary person. His psychic level is only level 2 at most. He can kill him even by blowing a breath.

"who are you?"

Rhodes asked warily while stepping into the room.

With a bang, the door closed.

In the dream, the Book of Knowledge shouted: "A strange power covers this space!"

But Rhodes didn't care. He just looked at the ordinary researcher and waited for his next words.

The researcher looked at Rhodes, the curtains fluttered against his face, a gentle breeze blew through the window, and the firelight illuminated the entire room through the curtains. In such an ordinary and ordinary scene, something happened that made Rhodes tremble. breath.

"I'm Royger."

the researcher said softly.

"The Hidden Sage Royger, the remnant of the ancient era, the leader of the Alliance of Seven Gods, the recorder of the secrets of annihilation, and the opponent of the dark spirit."

At this moment, Rhodes felt a huge wave in his heart.

He never expected that this person turned out to be Royger!

Ever since learning of the Prophecy of the Source, Trorian has been searching for him, but has found nothing.

Unexpectedly, he was actually hiding in Trolian King City, in the Industrial Machinery Research Institute.

"You..." Rhodes tried his best to calm down the restless emotions in his heart: "How do you prove that you are Royger?"

The researcher smiled and said: "During the Battle of the Blood God, I told you about the secret of the God's Source Base. After the arrival of Eternal Night, I reminded you about the prophecies of the Book of the Future... There are many more, but I believe that I have not No need to say them all.”

Rhodes opened his eyes wide. At this moment, countless questions were surging in his heart, but when it came to his mouth, he couldn't spit out any of them.

Royger smiled lightly, stood up, came to Rhodes, and bent down deeply.

"Before answering all your questions, I want to apologize."

Rhodes almost blurted out: "Why do you need to apologize?"

Royger's expression turned gloomy and he said softly: "Before the strange disaster, I determined that Trollian would be destroyed. Even if the former master was reborn in Trollian, it would be the same."

In my mind, the book of knowledge suddenly shook: "Something has sensed me!"

"Ah, dreamland... a new name, this description is very appropriate. Over the past countless years, everything we have done is like a dream..."

Royger's voice was very soft, as if he was sleepwalking. "The dream has been shattered. It's too late. Even if a new master comes, Trolian's fate of destruction cannot be changed."

In my mind, the Book of the Future suddenly shouted: "A powerful prophecy of destiny. This is a once-incomparably powerful prophecy of destiny!"

Royger smiled faintly: "Yes, this is the prophecy I made two years ago when you were born in this world... The otherworld summoning ritual was given by me to those doomsday believers to track the so-called 'gods'. The mission of "Fragments" was also given to them by me tampering with the order."

Rhodes' pupils trembled: "You? Is it you?"

Long-forgotten memories gradually emerged. No wonder the doomsday cultists he met were so strange, and no wonder the cases in Red Rock Village were full of weird mysteries.

Royger replied softly: "It's me. I saw the opportunity to change my destiny in my destiny. I followed the guidance of destiny and touched the opportunity, but destiny told me that the future will not change. My efforts failed. I have [Yuan Tianshen] Throne] Trorian cannot escape the fate of destruction."

At this moment, Rhodes' mind was almost boiling, and countless questions were about to burst out, but he endured it and only listened to Royger continue.

"I am a remnant that transcends time. My existence is against the law. All interference with the current time will pay a corresponding price... Therefore, after the failure, I entered the observer state and only recorded the kingdom before its destruction. The final struggle, no longer interfere with everything."

"But, I was wrong. I did not abide by this principle, and you, in the end, created a miracle, defeated the human demon, and ended the strange disaster."

"At that moment, I finally understood why the Dark Spirit would devote most of its power to Trorian. The 'Extremely Evil Man' had already foreshadowed this possibility, and saw that Trorian's existence had an impact on the Black Mist. The threat...my ability to predict is far inferior to his."

Rhodes blurted out: "The extremely evil person is the ghost who is secretly destroying Trolian?"

In the dream, the book of knowledge almost jumped up, its pages waving wildly, showing its inner excitement.

"Let me tell you, the most evil person is the ghost of evil thoughts!"

Royger said softly: "This is our guess, the most likely scenario."

Rhodes asked: "What exactly is it?"

"A ghost, a dark ghost, is like some kind of invisible will, very close to my existence. We call it the spirit of darkness. Whenever there is a huge turning point in human beings, it will appear, using various methods. In an unimaginable way, the opportunity for rise was stifled.”

"It is like some kind of evil will born in the black mist. It is essentially the same existence as the ancient evil thoughts, but its existence is at a higher level. It is difficult for us to trace its origin. But over the past tens of millions of years, we have Based on various clues, it is believed that he has a close relationship with the 'extremely evil person'."

In the dream, Asa also shouted: "Let me tell you, the most evil person is the Supreme Will, and the Supreme Will is the source of all disasters. As long as he is killed, all disasters will end!"

Rhodes looked at Royger, who shook his head slightly.

"I cannot speak of Him, the fog of secrecy cannot hold it."

Rhodes' heart sank, and he vaguely believed what Asa said.

Royger looked at Rhodes and said softly: "Lord, your existence is hope beyond all else. Unfortunately, I did not realize this before the war between humans and demons. I placed my hope on Arno and Saint Lund believes that the Dark Age can only be ended by them, and that the value of Trolian's existence is to delay strange disasters..."

Rhodes opened his eyes wide and asked hurriedly: "Arno and Saint Lund, are they from the Kingdom of Fire? Are there any surviving Kingdoms of Fire?"

Royger nodded slightly.

"After the end of the Era of Fire, five human heroes, Arno, Rael, Londo, Trorian, and Tasnia, each carried five Holy Fire Seeds and fled the main continent. They established a Five fire kingdoms - [Arno], [Saint Rael], [Saint Ronde], [Trorian] and [Star Kingdom]."

"Among them, the [Kingdom of Stars], which had the strongest potential, was destroyed 300 years later under the destruction of the dark spirit and ancient evil thoughts. The strange shadow and the black mist demon at their peak were destroyed by the inevitable catastrophe. .”

"Use the most spiritual [Saint Rael] to be destroyed by the awakening of the ancient gods and the erosion of the stars after 1800."

"The weakest [Trolian], shortly after the destruction of [Saint Rey], was also destroyed by the awakening of the human demon, and was overturned by a strange disaster."

"The only hope is that [Arno] and [Saint Lund], who possess most of the inheritance and knowledge, Thoros, the terminator of all things, Girod, the destroyer of life, and Barrow, the light of the morning, are all likely to become true kings in the future. , the star of hope to save mankind."

Rhodes frowned. Every word in the first half of the sentence flashed in his mind like thunder. Only the last sentence made him feel unbelievable.

"True king? They haven't become true kings yet?"

Royger smiled lightly.

"Lord, there are too many gaps in Trorian's knowledge. Inferring based only on fragments of records and legends will produce many errors and fallacies. Among them, there are also deliberate distortions by dark spirits or ancient evil thoughts. Think about it carefully. , the true king is the legendary hope to save mankind, how can he be so weak?"

Rhodes was shocked. He had already guessed it.

"Only by mastering the 25 fundamental sources can one become a true king, right?"

Royger still maintained that mysterious smile.

"Lord, you think too simply."

"After the Darkness Forbidden, the ancient gods tried every means, but they were unable to step into the realm of real gods and become the legendary true gods... Book of Knowledge, you should know what a god is."

The Book of Knowledge was startled and replied almost instinctively: "God is an extremely ancient and powerful existence in the universe. It is a great thing that transcends all imaginable categories and is above all powers."

Royger's expression became serious and he said slowly: "After the end of the Era of God, God's path no longer exists, and no existence can take this path again, but the path is not cut off. We, who have great wisdom, A new path was created, and that is the king’s path.”

"The king is the god of mankind!"

A powerful aura rushed towards his face, and Rhodes deeply felt the power contained in it. It was a power that challenged the world and was unafraid of fate.

He suddenly remembered what Horus often said - the true king is the god of mankind.

Now it seems that there is no one in Trorian who can be called a human god.

No wonder, his promotion was so easy back then, and it even made Rhodes feel that it was too easy.

Royger said softly: "Lord, you should be able to understand the obelisk's source upgrade rules. 25 sources are a complete source. It can be upgraded to a strong source through the obelisk, and 1 sources A strong source is a complete strong source, which can be upgraded to a fundamental source. So, what about 1 fundamental sources?"

Rhodes' thoughts flashed and he almost blurted out: "The Law of the Origin?"

Royger nodded lightly and said: "25 copies of the Origin can be upgraded to 1 copy of the Law of the Origin, but that is just a fragment of the Law of the Origin. Only when you collect 1 copies of the Law of the Origin, can you control 25 copy of the Law of the Origin. Only after you have a complete copy of the Law of Origin can you become a true king!"

The mystery of his thoughts was solved at this moment. He had known for a long time that the 107 original laws were the original laws that constituted the entire universe. Since he could control the source, the strong source, and the fundamental source, why couldn't he control the original laws?

At this moment, Rhodes deeply understood the meaning of that passage.

The king is God.

And God is the great thing that is above all powers!

Therefore, the true king must also be a great thing that is above all powers!

"But……"

Rhodes couldn't imagine how terrifying it was. He couldn't imagine how many stars would have to be ignited to become the true king.

"Has anyone really become a true king?"

Royger shook his head slightly: "No one can take this step. All human geniuses have fallen on the road to becoming a true king."

"But isn't it said that in the Age of Fire there were three or even five true kings existing at the same time?"

Royger said softly: "They are quasi-kings who are infinitely close to the true kings. They are only one step away from becoming the original strong men. In the eyes of most people, they are no different from the true kings, so in the Age of Fire , they are also called the only true king, the only holy king, or the eternal one, but as long as this step is not taken, they will not be able to control the original power and are not true kings."

He paused and said in a heavy voice.

"All the stars in dreams come from such quasi-kings or quasi-gods."

At this moment, Rhodes felt dizzy.