The Path of the Master's Development

The crystal channel is more harmless than Rein and Lucius imagined.

At least the traps, magical beasts, curses, etc. that the two of them thought of... nothing.

They are just walking on a crystal road that seems to never end.

The deeper they went, the darker the surroundings became—not the kind of darkness at the bottom of the sea. It should be said that if they didn't deliberately think about it, they would almost forget that they were at the bottom of the sea at this moment.

Only crystals flicker around.

Gradually, Rein felt that strong calling feeling came again, and the dragon scales that existed in the chest instead of the false god bones also made a sound of agitation.

The voice gradually occupied his ears, and the darkness obscured his vision—making it impossible for him to tell whether what happened afterwards was really a dream.

At the moment when the world was completely dark, a torrent of light flowed in front of Rein's eyes, and in the torrent, many things were hidden.

The birth of heaven and earth, the evolution of all things, the check and balance of power...all of them made Lein feel strange and familiar, like a certain box that could not be opened in his body was finally revealed in this darkness A gap allowed him to peek into the tip of the iceberg revealed by the secrets in the box.

But the information was so huge that Rein almost forgot it the moment he saw it. Even though he really wanted to keep certain pictures and fragments, those things still slipped from his palm like running water, in vain.

In the midst of the chaos, a voice suddenly sounded like thunder in the depths of his consciousness.

——Who are you?

Rein was shocked, but at this moment his mind was like a narrow channel washed by a flood. The huge amount of information kept pouring in and disappearing, making it impossible for him to think smoothly.

So the voice asked a second time.

——Who are you?Why do you have my king's scales?

scales?This rather symbolic word made Rein's dull mind barely start to spin.

The black scales were carefully put into his heart by that person——

"A... Sark..."

As the name was called out, the dragon scale suddenly made a "hum" sound, and the phantoms around Rein disappeared one after another, and an opened box deep in his heart was re-covered and locked.

Everything he saw just now is no longer in his memory.

The blond young man opened his eyes, facing a pair of huge golden eyes.

He couldn't help taking two steps back, but accidentally bumped into Lucius behind him.

The red-haired demon seemed to be still immersed in some kind of hallucination, and Lein couldn't help grabbing him and shaking him, trying to wake him up.

But it is of no use.

The crystal dragon's huge head moved, and he said to Rein, "Hey...he is now in my illusion, and he won't wake up so easily—"

Then Crystal Dragon watched Mr. Rein Felix, who was exuding the aura of "I am a gentle and good man", clenched his fist hard, and hit Lucius' stomach like this!

The red-haired demon immediately bent down with his stomach in his arms, and looked at the relieved Rein with a pale face: "Many, thank you..."

——I have to thank you even after being beaten, when did the demons become so talkative.

The culprit, Crystal Dragon, tilted his head and thought, as if he didn't realize that it was his phantom array that forced the blond youth to make such a bad move, beating up the red-haired demon.

Lucius also didn't remember what he experienced in the illusion at all, but there was an inexplicable feeling lingering in his heart.

But Xueba Dada is worthy of being Xueba Dada, he quickly suppressed his inner fluctuations, and looked at the crystal dragon in front of him with Rein.

——It's so flashy!

Rein and Lucius' first impression of this legendary dragon was - "the eyes are going to be blind".

The huge body of the dragon clan is wrapped in pieces of crystal scales, and it also exudes amazing brilliance in the dull seabed, which is extremely gorgeous.Not only that, even though it is a huge monster, the lines of the crystal dragon exude an elegant taste, whether it is a slender dragon tail, powerful limbs, or folded scale wings - the dragon is indeed a creature of both strength and beauty.

"Hehe, are you stunned by my beauty?"

Rein and Lucius: "..."

——Although disillusioned as soon as I opened my mouth.

Mysterious, elegant and proud Crystal Dragon!Can you maintain your veil of mystery for 3 minutes? !

The obvious answer is no.

Because Crystal Dragon, who didn't hear the answer, has automatically interpreted the silence of the two as acquiescence: "Very good, very good, since you also know how to appreciate my gorgeous beauty, I don't blame you. It's a crime of trespassing. Tell me, what is your business looking for me?"

"..."

Rein and Lucius remained silent.

——It wasn't that they wanted to find the Crystal Dragon, but the Book of Omniscience forced them to come!

If I say this, I don’t know if I will accidentally stab the self-esteem of this late-stage narcissistic dragon—I heard that the more narcissistic people are, the easier it is to grow a pair of glass hearts that can be broken when they fall. The same is true for dragons.

"Oh, are you just here to admire my beauty?" The crystal dragon's huge head suddenly approached Rein, "Is it impossible? You clearly have the aura of an old friend on your body."

"Uh, hello Mr. Crystal Dragon, the Book of Omniscient brought us here." Rein replied obediently while trying to restrain his urge to retreat.

——Even without Longwei, such a head that can swallow itself with an open mouth is so close, it is still a powerful visual impact.

"[Omniscience]." Crystal Dragon spat out a strange pronunciation.

"What did it say?" Lucius couldn't understand or even hear that syllable clearly. Even if he wanted to imitate, it seemed that he couldn't pronounce the correct syllable through a layer of haze.

But such a syllable automatically evolved into the corresponding name in Rein's ears, so the blond youth blinked and said to Lucius, "It seems to be talking about the book of omniscience."

"Oh……"

Hearing Rein's words, the crystal dragon's tail suddenly swept over quickly, and before the two of them could react, pushed Rein in front of him, staring at him firmly with a pair of big golden eyes.

"you……"

Before it finished speaking, a burst of white light burst out between the two.As the third person, Lucius only saw that the crystal dragon and Rein were constantly shrinking. Finally, the little crystal dragon was hugged by the tail by the little Rein. After being stunned, he could only immediately He rushed up and hugged Rein who was dangling and floating down.

And at the moment when he hugged Rein, the white light lit up again, and they appeared in the main hall of the Sea King Palace.

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"This is what happened." Lucius told the part he knew. Although his face was still expressionless, there was an air of "I'm innocent" all over his body.

Isaac tilted his head and rubbed the small dragon head of the crystal dragon Rein who crawled to his side, and did not pursue their experiences in the cave any more.

but--

"Orlando, how did you become like this?"

His Excellency Christofa certainly did not forget that his former roommate became his own bamboo horse, and the current Demon King, His Majesty, who made a mistake and blamed him.

But even Lucius himself couldn't figure out how to "change from Orlando to Lucius", and until now he was more used to hearing others call himself Lucius instead of Orlando.

So Master Xueba said very bachelorly: "I forgot."

Isaac glanced at the dignified Siluta.

"If you're here—who is Orlando communicating with Xiluta?"

He didn't forget that when the pickpocketing squad went to the priest's school, Xiluta sneaked back to Hell, saying that Orlando opened the door-Lucius was with them at the time, so who was that Orlando?

"But the person I contacted—his appearance and aura are exactly the same as Orlando." Siluta took out a crystal ball for communication from his arms, and wanted to contact "Orlando" in hell immediately, but was caught Isaac held out his hand to stop it.

The demon youth said firmly: "Everyone is tired today, let's rest, we will talk about it tomorrow."

The Rein on his shoulders was yawning. If this topic is not over, Rein will definitely not be able to rest assured to sleep!

Everyone: "..."

Just when everyone was amazed by Isaac's eccentricity, Siluta suddenly stood up: "But the method to lift the curse was also found by Orlando and me!"

"Uh, is that the way to break the curse that made Isaac lie naked on the ground covered in black mud?"

Sheila took a sympathetic look at Edward who didn't realize how the trouble came out of his mouth-this kind of statement is simply exposing people's faults in person, even if the elves are not good at using their brains.

Isaac glanced at Edward with a half-smile: "I know the way to break the curse."

Everyone felt a cold wind whistling through the room, and couldn't help shivering in unison, "Okay, okay." Seeing that the timing was almost right, Mr. George put down the five-year-old dumpling in his arms and clapped his hands, " Isaac is right, it’s getting late, I’ve seen the excitement, and Mr. Elf Traitor has been tortured, everyone should sleep peacefully and wait to see the Elf Queen and receive the reward. "

"The principal of your school is right. Sister Wang and I will go to bed first." Winina was the first to respond, pulling Sheila and leaving this place of right and wrong.

The little elf prince Kadir also took his brother away, and let Edward take Grove away.

Xiluta wanted to say something, but was dragged away by Lucius.

For a while, only George, Isaac, Crystal Dragon and Rein were left in Nuoda's reception room.

George pretended to cover his mouth: "I'm tired too, and Little Rhine will give you Isaac—both of them."

"It's not just Rein." Isaac pointed to the crystal dragon wearing Rein's shell solemnly, and corrected.

"It's Little Rhine's body." George said with a smile, and left like that.

Crystal Dragon and Isaac looked at each other for a while, then pouted, with tears in their blue eyes: "Isn't the Dragon King too ruthless?"

Isaac raised an eyebrow.

He hadn't fully awakened as Dragon King Silvetan, even if Crystal Dragon pretended to be familiar, he couldn't remember any connection between them.

But there is a faint feeling in my heart-this product is definitely fake.

So he just looked at the tearful Crystal Dragon coldly.

"What's going on with you and Rein?"

"The human body is not as attractive as my original body, so my king turned a blind eye to me. Alas... I am so sad."

It's a pity that there are no mirrors in the Neptune Palace, otherwise the Crystal Dragon would definitely use the body of the five-year-old baby Rein to look at the mirror and feel sorry for himself.

Isaac: "..."

——For him, the appearance of Rein is more "interesting" than this shriveled dragon?Even if he becomes a pedophile, he is willing, okay?But once he finds out that his beloved Rein is not in that shell at all, no matter how high the interest is, he will lose it, okay? !

Although the complaints in his heart could pull out a screen full of barrage, Isaac still maintained that high-cold posture, staring at Crystal Dragon coldly.

After muttering for a while, he probably understood that he couldn't get along in front of His Majesty the Dragon King—whether the Dragon King recovered his memory or not, Crystal Dragon finally sat down peacefully.

"Someone wants my life." Crystal Dragon pouted, "I need a body that can suppress my breath."

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When George Victor returned to the room arranged for him by the Siren Royal Family, the hand that opened the door paused.

The ninth-level necromancer easily felt the breath of another person inside.

——and this breath is quite familiar.

"Tsk, I think you like the Sea of ​​Illusion very much." After hesitating for a moment, George pushed the door openly and entered, then closed the door behind his back and cast a warning spell on the door.

"No one will bother you tonight." The man standing by the window who seemed to be looking at the water waves turned his head, a human-like smile slipped across his green eyes, "You have only seen me twice in the Sea of ​​Emptiness."

George didn't bother to make jokes, and sat directly beside the bed: "If you have anything to say, please say it——I'm going to bed if it's okay."

"...Are you angry?" Book of Omniscience tilted his head, his red hair glowing an ignorant purple in the blue waves, "Because of Lein Felix?"

"Can't I be angry?" George looked at the book of omniscience, and said a little amusedly, "Line is my godson."

After listening to Lucius' explanation, George understood that the body swap between Rein and Crystal Dragon was planned by the creation of this one sage.

Now that this person appeared in his bedroom, he didn't know if it was another arrangement for the future fate.

"I know that Lein Felix is ​​your godson." The Book of Omniscience nodded, still with doubts in his expression, "It was because of him that you searched for my footprints. However, swapping bodies with the Crystal Dragon is a good thing. No harm to him."

George looked at the Book of Omniscience rather strangely: "You came to me just to say this?"

"Can't you?" The Book of Omniscience asked back, "You said we are friends. As friends, I know you will be angry, so let me explain, is it normal?"

"Hmm..." George narrowed his eyes.

——Everyone can think it is normal, but only the Book of Omniscience... Using this reason really makes him feel very weird.

"Are you going to feel sorry for that?" George asked tentatively.

"Why should I feel sorry?"

"Then why are you explaining?"

"Because we are friends."

"So, why are we friends? Because I said that I wanted to make friends with you by the sea of ​​emptiness, and you agreed?"

"good."

As shrewd as George, of course he straightened out the relationship immediately - the only thing he didn't understand was: "You are obviously not a human being, why are you trying to be a human being?"

All the reactions of the Book of Omniscience follow logic, and... a certain mission.So they are "friends", and if a friend gets angry, he should explain it. As for the result of the explanation, it is not within his consideration-how can this be considered a friend?

George shook his head.

This guy obviously existed for such a long time, but every time I saw him, I felt that those times had lived on the dog.

If one compares the Book of Omniscient just created by Ichiichi Sage with him at this moment, the coincidence rate must be as high as 100%-this guy has not tried to understand the meaning of human beings at all.

At this time, George couldn't help but conspiratorially talk about the sage.

Why on earth did Reisenpad create the Book of Omniscience?He is already dead, so what is there that he can't let go of in this world?Leaving such a guy who will become a weapon in the world if he doesn't do it well, is it too much trouble for future generations? !

Although George himself would like to thank the Book of Omniscience for answering his doubts in his heart, every time he sees this guy, George will silently ask himself in his heart: Can such an existence really continue to exist like this?

The Omniscient Book looked at George.

He thought the man was interesting - it was the first time he had been asked such a strange question.

——"If I want to save my godson Rein so that he can live happily, what should I do?"

Usually there are only two kinds of people who come to ask questions, one is for their own selfish desires, for fame, status, money, wealth, happiness and love...the other is for selflessness, for the sake of world peace and the happiness of the people to eliminate disasters and so on.

But no one has ever used up his once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to ask questions about an unborn child quite like George Victor.

He knew that the other party was drenched in the sea water of the prophecy sea, and foretold the ominous fate of Rein Felix.

And this person was asking him how to change his destiny.

The Omniscient Book does not really know everything all the time.If he wants to know one thing, he must first have a goal, and then aim at that goal, use the power left by his master to search for clues and find the answer.He is just a library of fate, and needs an index to find the right book.

So when he discovers that George Victor's problem is actually the key to everything, he feels an interesting fate.

That was also the first time he felt the concept of "interesting".

He was created long ago by the One Sage to prevent a certain ending from happening.And George has spent decades in this world for a life that will be born in the future.

The two of them met by chance in the Sea of ​​Void, and together they started a destiny that changed their fate.

So when George said that he had made him an "interesting friend" during the conversation before he realized that he was an all-knowing book, he nodded in response.

"I want to be a human being."

The Book of Omniscient said lightly, his hand touched the lower part of his throat, which was covered by the clothes - the permanent crystal as his core was embedded there, supporting all his actions, and also preserved him from the beginning of consciousness, and All the memories of the owner, Raisen Pad.

"My master wants me to be a human."

When he was a core, Reisenpad called it "the highest work", and when he had a human form, Reisenpad embraced him and called him "my son".

"..."

George didn't know how to teach a creature to be a man.

Human beings are originally a huge logical aggregation, and there is nothing wrong with that. From this point of view, the Book of Omniscience is at best the omniscient genius among human beings.

But one of the most fundamental problems is that when humans do many things, they do it aimlessly and subconsciously, while all the actions of the Book of Omniscience are based on the premise of "wanting to be a human being".

Then he's just a "very, very, very human-like human being" at best.

Can never become a real human being.

Logic can deduce emotion, but it cannot really become emotion.

"But looking at you, it seems that my actions have failed again." The Book of Omniscience stared at George, studying the expression on the necromancer's face, and shrugged.

"Why did you let Crystal Dragon and Lein switch bodies?" George asked suddenly while sitting in the darkness.

"I've already given you the answer once, George." The green eyes of the Omniscient Book shone with an inorganic light.

No one can get the answer to the second question from the Book of Omniscience unless the Book of Omniscience grants it.

"I know," George said, smiling, "so you're leaving?"

"...I don't think you welcome me here."

"You think too much. Humans are only instinctively afraid of the strong, and you are undoubtedly the strong. I was just asking when I can go to sleep. You know that human beings are always very fragile. If you don't sleep well, you will have dark spots easily. Eye circles, and I am already old, tomorrow I will continue to toss around with those energetic brats..."

"I am leaving."

When the Book of Omniscience is transmitted, the unique white light lights up, and a sentence floats out from the transmission array.

"George, I think you looked better when you were blond and blue-eyed."

After the light from the teleportation array disappeared, George lay on the bed with his hands behind his back, his whispers dissipating into the darkness.

"But when you met me in the sea of ​​emptiness, you already knew that I would become like this."

Volume Four