Travels of the Necromancer

I opened my eyes and found that I was still standing in the corridor, and in front of me was the door full of messages.I haven't even changed my position, it seems that everything just now was just my illusion.However, the hand that had touched the door was now holding a piece of fabric.

I raised my hand, shook the cloth, and found it was a pitch-black cloak.The texture is very soft, with a silky feel, as if cold water flows across the fingertips, and the weight is extremely light, to be exact, it is almost weightless.

"Dust of the world?" After careful identification of the material of the cloak, it is indeed fine silk, but the dye used for dyeing is unusual. The dust of the world is the sand on the shore of the legendary Sea of ​​Rest.These dust can absorb all light, so if the dust is dissolved in water, no matter what is soaked in it, it will become the purest black, and the soaked thing has a strong defense against light magic.

That senior named Keya has indeed prepared a very precious and practical gift!I carefully put the cloak into my space ring.

Then, I went back the same way, crossed the corridor again, and pushed open the stone door that came in.

In the wide hall, Julian was the only one standing. He was looking up at the "starry sky" composed of magic crystals.

"Are you the one who came out second? It's really beyond my expectation." Julian didn't hide his surprise when he saw me.

"I'm also a little surprised, I thought it should have passed for several days." I glanced at the calendar and timer on the wall of the hall, and unexpectedly a day has not passed, but the time has changed from morning to afternoon.

"The trial should be divided into two parts. The first part is a test of strength, and the second part is a test of the soul. After all, the hero king and the others don't want their inheritance to fall into the hands of the vicious. The two parts of the trial are respectively It is carried out in two 'fields', and the flow speed of time in the two fields is different, no matter how long you stay in the former, it is almost an instant in this world, while the time flow in the latter is slightly faster than the time flow in this world." For me Julian dutifully explained the question.

Therefore, although I stayed in the field of strength testing for several days, the real world only passed a few seconds. What really took time was the test of the mind. I was trapped in the illusion mirror for five or six hours.

"What is the test of the soul?" Recalling the messy scene I saw in the illusion mirror, I couldn't help but ask.

Julian continued to explain to me very enthusiastically: "From the diary of the King of Heroes, it should be desire."

"desire?"

"You have touched the Book of Truth, haven't you?" Although he knew that the Book of Truth probably fell into Julian's hands, this was the first time he talked to me about it.

"Yes." I thought for a while, "If you ask now, does it mean that this 'Keya' is indeed the former owner of the Book of Truth?"

"That's right, the domain used in the second trial was established by imitating the Book of Truth."

Everyone has desires, and they have more than one desire.When you are hungry, you have the desire to eat, when you are thirsty, you have the desire to drink water, to make more money, and to hope that your family is safe. The more grand desires are the "destroy the world" and "conquer the world" that the villains often talk about. worldwide".

The function of the Book of Truth polluted by undead magic has changed from reflecting the truth of all affairs to truly reflecting people's souls, and desires are the coordinates of souls.Therefore, people who open the book of truth will fall into a series of illusions about their own desires.From the most simple and obvious to the buried in the heart, digging out bit by bit the desire in the depths of the soul that may not even be discovered by oneself.

"But it doesn't seem to be the case after I opened the book of truth."

"I have also described your situation in the wasteland to me. Obviously, that guy named Dial didn't find the right way to use the Book of Truth, and he didn't have enough magic power to unleash the true power of the Book of Truth, otherwise you guys Most likely none of them will come back.”

is that so?I just said, if there is no food in my desire, it is absolutely impossible!

Having solved this little puzzle that has been bugging me since the Wasteland, I had to face a new problem.According to Julian, the last illusion that appears is the deepest desire of the person who accepts the test. In my illusion, after the food, it is Ley, the smiling Ley.What kind of desire is this?

But speaking of it, it seems like I haven't seen Ley's smile for a long time.Kate still saw some in her memory. When Ford City was recuperating, he hadn't shaken off the grief of his companion's death.By the time we met again, he had already turned into an unlovable facial paralysis. He remained calm most of the time, and when he lost his companion, he was also calm and crazy.After finally defeating Dial, he didn't smile much when the mercenaries held a celebration party, probably because of Ted and the others.

Then there is Roselle's manor.The place where Kate grew up, there are traces of Kate everywhere, which seems to make Ley feel even more heavy... Thinking of this, I suddenly realized that the place where Kate grew up would make him feel heavy, so what about me who used Kate's body ?In Kate's face, constantly reminding him of what happened and who Kate died for.

"You seem to have some insight into the things you see in the illusion mirror?" Julian's voice interrupted me, and I realized that I had been in a daze all the time, and Julian was looking at me with interest.

"Thank you in advance for your enthusiastic explanation."

"I am willing to serve you. It is my duty to save the lost souls." As expected of a priest, the answer was really smooth.

"By the way, what you said just now 'should' be 'judged from the diary of the King of Heroes', as if you hadn't gone through the trials."

"The King of Heroes is famous for protecting his weaknesses." Julian laughed.

"What do you mean?"

"There is his message on the second door, which is written in the language of his original world, 'Please answer the most commonly used spell to open the door', according to his diary records, this is for the convenience of 'citizens' who may come to this world in the future , and almost everyone in his original world knew the answer."

"You answered it?"

"Yeah, I answered the question, opened the door, and came out after getting the prize behind the door. It took about 10 minutes. Then, I was here to study the magic circle made of magic crystals on the dome. boring."

Will this bastard die if he doesn't show off?will die!My little cheating in the field of trials is really nothing compared to this kind of cheating with the founder of the trial 300 years ago.

"The second trial is related to the mind. People with a strong mind and a firm belief can break free from the illusion mirror earlier, but the key role is still desire. The simpler the desire, the sooner the person will leave the illusion mirror. So, discovering that you are the first Two, um, to be exact, the first came out, which surprised me a bit."

"Although I know you won't believe me if I tell you, I have to declare that I really have no interest in things like destroying the world and ruling the world."

"I believe in you. Those who can pass the test set up by the King of Heroes are enough to gain my trust."

Uh, judging from the comments from the two stone gates, the King of Heroes and those guys from the Storm Mercenary Corps are actually not very reliable!

"Speaking of which, who would be the first person to come out in your vision?"

Julian didn't answer me, but smiled and looked behind me: "I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Immediately I turned around to see the second door open and Erwin come out.

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting." Erwin said while opening his space ring.

It should be to show Julian the reward he got.Julian and I had a tacit understanding and didn't ask the other party what he got. Maybe it was recorded in the diary of the King of Heroes, but I wouldn't take the initiative to tell him what I got. After all, I wouldn't believe what he said about "trust". We might be enemies the next time we meet.

Of course, I do get curious about what other people have, and now that Erwin has pulled it out himself, I don't mind watching it.

Under my gaze, Erwin took out a... chair from the space ring.That's right, it's a chair with an elegant shape, decorated with delicate patterns, and velvet cushions inlaid on the chair surface and back. It should be very comfortable to sit on, as if it was taken from a nobleman's restaurant.Then, Erwin moved out a small round table that matched the chair from the space ring.

Julian sat on the chair quite naturally: "If you are later, you will miss the afternoon tea time."

Hey, so you are anxious because you can't drink afternoon tea? How much do you love afternoon tea?

As if he misunderstood the expression on my face, Erwin said to me apologetically: "Sorry, the space ring has limited space, I can only put a chair."

Did you really know that space is limited?If you know, why do you still put so many messy things in the space!I didn't say the above two sentences, because Erwin took out a whole set of tea sets from the space again.

I couldn't help sighing to the sky, I was speechless to the guys who came out of the two temples.It is said that when they were in Silvermoon Castle, they were still taking out shovels from the space. I would suspect that they were not "well prepared", but habitually put useless things into the space.

At this moment, another door opened, and Noah came out. Almost at the same time, Oska also opened the door.Not long after, Ley finished the trial, but for some reason he avoided my gaze when I went up to him.

Their trial experience is also similar, the strength trial related to their own ranks, and the spiritual trial related to their own desires.It’s just that when it comes to spiritual trials, everyone’s faces showed blank, surprised, or “let me die, don’t stop me” expressions, which made me more curious about the illusions they saw.