Crimson Servant

John reopened the book and touched the red writing on the paper. At first, he only paid some attention to the neat handwriting. Now his attention is focused on the carrier of the writing, the paper that absorbs ink and paint perfectly. These thin but tough papers probably come from the same source as that terrible cover.

These words are written in Common Language, and John can easily read the contents. This is an autobiographical story of a thief, if the name of the thief is ignored.

"Cyric."

Prince of Lies, Black Sun, Cyric the Deceiver.

Cyric is a new god who was promoted in the Year of Turmoil. He absorbed the priesthood and followers of many evil old gods and became one of the most powerful evil gods among the gods. Yes, He was a mortal in the beginning, a clever and cunning mortal.

"Merlin, what is the Book of Lies?" Although he was mentally connected to the dragon, John still asked out of politeness. His mind was already itching for the little clues revealed by the brass dragon. John had a hunch that the Book of Lies and the Prince of Lies behind the book would be the key to the Daystar team's trip.

Merlin lowered his head subconsciously, and the brass dragon quickly thought that the warlock was under him, so he turned his head and moved the sharp blade of his chin away from John's head.

"The Book of Lies, also known as the Book of Siri. This is a cult book that is enchanted to make believers blindly believe that the Prince of Lies is above all things and is the most important existence in the universe."

John searched his mind for hints lurking in his mind, and found nothing.

"We are not affected."

Merlin shook his head.

"If it is a real book of lies, its misleading to you has already started from now on. You will gradually and unconsciously regard the Prince of Lies as your everything. Not only you and me, but no one can get rid of this evil book." The influence of the classic. However, you should be glad that this book is not the real Book of Lies. It contains the power of the Corruptor. Wiltis’s divine power has the characteristic of distorting things to make the original ability bias towards crimson, so the Book of Lies The original deceptive magic will definitely undergo some changes."

"This has to mention the commotion that the Book of Lies once created, or the catastrophe of the Scriptures. Are you interested in hearing a piece of history? John."

John received Merlin's enthusiasm in his mind, and he nodded, letting Merlin, who was a good teacher, continue to answer questions.

"After the Year of Turbulence, the Supreme God re-established the law of divine power, and the source of power of the gods was changed to the faith of believers. The stronger the power of faith, the more powerful the gods. This method allows the gods to pay more attention to their believers, and This also creates new problems. The reduction of believers will feed back into the weakness of the god. When a god loses his last believer, then the god will disappear."

"Cyric, the Prince of Lies, had the ambition to seize divine power and advance upward, so he recruited his own scribes, transcribed the Book of Lies, and skinned their skins to create evil rituals with evil rituals. He planned to use this to deceive believers of other gods. It caused them to convert to themselves, which caused the other gods to weaken and eventually die. But He failed in the end. He made a serious mistake. He also read the Book of Lies, so He became a crazy god who truly believed that he was the master of the universe. .The evil villain was finally defeated by the heroes, and our lives have been on the right track since then..."

John automatically filtered the chatter in his mind, as if he had caught some inspiration.

Years of turmoil, magic out of control, a foreign world where gods are hidden...

The Book of Lies and the Cataclysm of Sirenia...

The Corruption of Veltis...

The warlock covered his head to support the dark fruits growing on the roots of speculation. His body was trembling. An answer emerged in John's mind, and Merlin who synchronized with him also got the answer.

Instead of blindly believing that the Prince of Lies is the only master of the world, the Corrupted Book of Lies created a false kingdom where the gods were dead and there was only one god.

This other world is a huge lie.

"No, no, no..." Merlin shook the faucet and leaned back in a hurry, "Your idea is a bit too extreme, John. I understand this world, I have lived in this world for a thousand years, and I even managed a human being The country has witnessed several dynasty changes. Now you tell me that the source of this world is a corrupt book of lies, and I am like a character in the book..."

Merlin suddenly understood and stretched out his paw to pat John's side hard.

"Could it be that you are the fake one? You are just fictional adventurers in a certain adventure story. Your adventure experiences are actually all fabricated. You strayed into our world and broke into my dream... You must have been... The Book of Lies influenced! John Kemp!"

John didn't answer. He and Merlin's minds were still connected, and both of them could feel each other's tension and firmness in themselves.

"Well, mutual suspicion is a big taboo in cooperation. Let us forget the topic of truth and falsehood and solve other questions first."

Merlin lowered his head and apologized for being rude.

"If your hypothesis is true, John. If a god wants to create a world, it is like building a kingdom of God. Even if it is false, if you want the characters in this world not to doubt themselves, it requires a huge amount of divine power. That kind of scale , unless the Crimson God Vertis comes in person. But based on our consensus on the Crimson God, he cannot easily exert divine power on the world in the void star realm."

John continued: "Unless the believers here have held a huge ceremony or there is a Crimson Beloved."

Merlin replied: "No, I am very sure that there are no followers of the Crimson God in this world. Corruptors will not cover their traces, and corruption is often quite obvious."

"Then there is another existence here, which is comparable to the existence of a Crimson Beloved." John narrowed his eyes and thought of the mission he was guided to.

Merlin did not refute John's addition, although he did not agree with the warlock's statement in his heart.

"There's one more thing that makes me suspicious, John."

Merlin glanced at the skill book still in John's hand.

"Lies are based on truth. People often lie because they hide a truth. Without truth, lies are meaningless."

"You said that our world is a false world, and you are real, so why did you, John, lose your ability to cast spells? As a warlock of the Crimson God, you lost your ability to cast spells in this world created by the power of Crimson. Ability? Why do you need to abide by the rules of this world that is in turmoil?"

John Kemp paused. He felt that Merlin's logic made sense.

"you mean……"

"Put down the book, John. If you were real, the Crimson Spells you possess should be in your own hands, rather than believing that these skill books created by lies re-gifted your spells."

John understood what Merlin meant and he was willing to try. He bent down and was about to put the book in his hand on the ground. John paused and looked at Merlin with some suspicion.

"Merlin, are you trying to trick me into letting go of these books that you regard as precious?"

Merlin showed the majesty of a brass dragon and the sincere gaze of a metal dragon.

"Would I lie to you! I am a kind and good dragon. If I lied to you, I would be... Bahamut, the King of Good Dragons!"

When John heard the name of a god popping out of Merlin's mouth, he forgot the book in his hand for a moment.

"……real?"

"False." Merlin's eyes showed human contempt, full of doubts about the sorcerer's intelligence, "Do you really believe it?"

John smiled bitterly. The long-term mental synchronization with the brass dragon had a certain impact on his thinking, and he became willing to trust others.

The warlock put down the books, and Merlin carefully moved the books aside with his tail, signaling the warlock to continue.

John Kemp looked at his hands, then closed his eyes, and kept thinking about the feeling of releasing the crimson spell in the past.

The most skilled [Veltis' Chain of Sin]

A must-have for the ceremony [Veltis’ Vicious Red Mist]

The highly lethal [Veltis’s violent lightning]

…

The memory of those sacrifices offered to Wiltis and defeating them came to mind.

"Virtis..."

"Virtis..."

"Virtis..."

Blood flowed, staining the wooden floor of the library red. In the blood pool, the chains of sin flowed upward along the warlock's robe, red mist grew, and Red Thunder transformed into a miniature version of Azames, lying on John's shoulders and barking at the tall Merlin.

"Merlin, you're right."

Veltis Warlock gathered his spells and looked at his brass dragon friend.

"The power is always in my body."

John looked at Merlin apologetically, he proved his authenticity, then...

"You just proved that you are true, John. This does not mean that I am false. More verification is needed..."

Merlin didn't look depressed, but rather excited and excited.

"Perhaps lies have obscured our world. You are the truth, and you are also the key to prying open the corner of lies. We can continue to discover the truth, you and me together."

Although the Brass Dragon's excitement looked a little scary, John was grateful to Merlin for allowing him to regain his strength. If the Brass Dragon still needs help with something, he expressed his willingness to support this somewhat cute dragon wizard, and this may also bring more benefits to himself.

"how do you want to do it?"

Merlin's thoughts entered his brain, and John had a bad premonition for a moment.

The brass dragon pointed to the book of lies on the ground.

"We just read this book and found some unknown truths..."

The brass dragon's wings spread wide, and the flapping whirlwind stirred up a lot of dust in the library.

"And we have a whole library, think of it, my friend! To us alone it is only our known memories and knowledge. But if we are put together, it is a treasure trove of unknowns, each of us These are brand new books hidden under cognitive errors! Brand new knowledge, brand new truth! Our wealth will double!"

John felt his fingers tremble.

"But there are thousands of books here..."

"It's one hundred and three thousand books. This is my library. I'm very familiar with the number of books. I have a lot of time, and for you, this is just a dream."

John lowered his head, walked towards the books that Merlin pushed away with his tail, and took out the "Rose and the Twelve Fathers" that Merlin said, which was also the violent lightning skill book in his eyes.

"Oh? Do you want to start your interpretation from this one? Indeed, this book can give you the ability to discharge electricity. The truth hidden in it should be more important."

No, the point is that it's thick, like an oversized brick.

[Thickness, what is the significance of this? Will there be more knowledge after interpretation? 】

Merlin's mind was filled with doubts. The thoughts in the sorcerer's heart were finally exposed due to the immediate practice, and was noticed by the brass dragon.

"No! John! It's good for you! You can't do that!"

The real idea of ​​the magician is that he must not read one hundred and three thousand books with the brass dragon here, and he must wake up and leave the dream immediately.

John Kemp smashed the book into his face.

Merlin's roar was the last sound he heard before he passed out.