The world controlled by dice [Western Fantasy]

When Siles came to this world, wrote the first letter to his mother, and wrote the address "Ramifa City, Merlin Town, Canyo Farm" on the envelope, he would not be in any way. It may be imagined that this address itself hides some secrets.

But now, facing the word "Kanyo" in astonishment, he feels that the truth of fate seems to be hidden in every seemingly inadvertent mystery.

After the initial surprise, he even felt expected and dumbfounded.

He did doubt the authenticity of the identity of "Siles Noel", because from all indications, his time travel itself was the result of careful arrangements.

So he wouldn't be very surprised if "Mother" didn't exist.After all, he had never met "mother".

However, he hadn't suspected Canyo Ranch itself, he thought it was just a real address, even though he had never actually been to Merlin.

The reason why he investigated Cynthia's story was because he believed that Akamala's past might be hidden in Cynthia's related legends; Learn the secrets of the Fall of the Old Gods.

However, he never expected that on the way to understand Cynthia's story, he discovered the truth about Kanyo Farm by mistake.

Canyo.Siles muttered the name silently.

He thought, maybe this is the name of the farm in the dream.Perhaps this is why Akamala named his paradise.

Akamala once appeared as an incarnation under the name of Cynthia; and it seems quite logical that he named his paradise after Cynthia's house.

However, this also means that Akamala is a god who is very close to humans.He places great value on his followers and the concepts that his followers develop.

It should be said that the three known gods who confront the "Shadow"—Lygardia, Akamala, and Amois—seem to be quite close to humans.

The paradise of Lycardia is the Tau cemetery, which accommodates the souls who died in a foreign land; the incarnation of Akamala and the paradise all come from the first puppet show in the country of Dormaine.

And Amoys is even more obvious.He itself seems to be the conceptual cohesion of human warriors, and his paradise is more of a human organization in a conceptual sense, rather than an independent location.

This situation is also quite surprising.

In addition, based on the information he obtained, he thought that he should be able to get the prompt of [Knowledge +1], but Dice still maintained a kind of almost guilt-ridden silence.

... He really wanted to ask the dice about it now.

Siles stood there, thinking of many things.It wasn't until Qin Duo made dinner and came to him that Siles came back to his senses.He put the booklet in his hand aside.

Qin Duo asked: "Have you finished watching?"

"Yes," Sirius whispered, "some...discoveries."

Qin Duo observed Siles' expression, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Isn't it a good discovery?"

"No, that just proved one of my ideas." Siles said, "Cynthia was born on a farm in the forest, and the name of that farm is Kanyo."

Qin Duo was stunned, showing a very shocked expression.

"Furthermore, many of the stories in this puppet show seem to line up with certain legends passed down to later generations; such as fishermen who catch fish, humans obsessed with something in the forest, and the existence of witches... ...it can't be a coincidence," Siles murmured.

"...Wait, wait." Qin Duo couldn't help but say, "Is the matter of Kanyo Farm over like this?"

Siles was stunned for a moment, and he said: "This verifies my idea. The identity I am using now is false and man-made. The dice also avoided this question before, and I think this can be a conclusion."

Qin Duo was even more surprised by his calm tone.Qin Duo was stunned for a while, and then suddenly laughed, he said: "You are really... I didn't expect you to face this problem so calmly."

"Because I've had this idea before, and now it's just confirmed." Siles said, he hugged Qindo into his arms, and kissed his cheek, "Anyway, it really made me feel relieved." Tone."

"...It also relieved me." Qindo whispered, "Even this is a bit... beyond imagination. Is your body a creation of the power of the gods?"

"Maybe so." Siles said, "Or maybe it's the illusion created by Akamala's power. I don't exist, but you think I exist."

Qin Duo stared at him blankly, reached out his hand almost subconsciously, and touched Sirius' cheek cautiously.

Siles laughed at his gesture.He took Cendo's hand.

Cinder mumbled, "But I still feel you're real."

"I am real. I stand real before you," said Siles. "Don't worry."

Cendo breathed a sigh of relief slowly, and then hugged Sirius.After a while, he said: "Since your existence is likely to be created by Akamala's power, then you came to this world before Akamala fell, and it was already arranged ?”

Siles was startled, this question was something he hadn't thought about.

He always felt that they were actually quite far away from the Silent Age when the old gods fell.Based on the present, they solved the mess caused by the followers of the old gods, and then studied how to fight against the "shadow".

old god?As the name suggests, that's "old".

He always thought that was the past time.Hundreds of years have passed.But now he realized that his current situation was probably determined by the time he thought had passed.

But...does Akamala really have time to make so many preparations before dying?

Or maybe this was earlier, in the Shadow Era, like Lygardia, Akamala had already started to fight against the "Shadow" at that time.

And this guess also brings a problem: for this world, He Jiayin who came from the earth can also be said to be an "outer god".At the moment when "Shadow" just appeared, did the gods of this world really have the determination to find a helper from outside the world?

Judging from the actions of Lygardia and Amois, they still believed that they could rely on the power of the local gods in Fischer's world to successfully resist the invasion of "Shadow".

And was Akamala's final failure and fall really just because of his inability to resist the "shadow"?Are there old gods whom he trusted, who betrayed them?

Cynthia's story has been handed down to this day, but it is very different from the story in the original puppet show.This is also quite surprising.

...Maybe there are still many problems, partly about concept, partly about history.

In the final analysis, the core of this question is, has the identity of "Siles Noel" really been prepared hundreds of thousands of years ago?

Siles suddenly remembered that when he had a conversation with Bishop Grosvenor, Grosvenor once said that when Antinam was born in Merlin Town at the turn of the Silent Era and the Mist Era, a surname The man for Noel helped him.

... Does this man really exist?Or maybe it was just Antinam's special arrangement.

Perhaps, after this, the "saviors" identified by these gods will be born in the Noel family, so Antinam needs to let the church of the past pay attention to the existence of this family in advance and provide them with a helping hand.

If this is the case, then the plan may have been decided from a long, long time ago.However, the plan didn't really start to work until the arrival of the novelist He Jiayin from Earth.He was that fitting "savior".

The question raised by Cendo distracted Sirius for a while.

After a while, he replied, "Maybe you can go back and ask the dice...or wait for an opportunity to talk to Anti-Nam."

However, Dice always falters and hesitates; the way to directly talk to Anti-Nam is currently unknown.They are still a long way from the truth.

"Then wait and see." Qin Duo said affectionately, "I believe you will eventually see the truth."

Siles laughed and stopped thinking about these questions.

He pulled away from those complicated and confusing problems, returned to reality...and found that reality also has a lot of problems.

Qin Duo asked him what he planned to do tonight.

After thinking for a moment, Siles said very rationally: "First, write the manuscript that will be handed in at the weekend."

He didn't think he would have any time to write in the next two or three days.

... Who would have thought that he started writing novels just to make some money.As a result, writing is now indirectly linked to Akamala's power, and he has to work on this matter more.

From another perspective, this is obviously an arrangement of fate.Yes, fate.

At night, they stayed quietly in the study for a while.While Siles was writing, Qindo was reading the book "The Journey Since Cynthia" with great interest.He was fascinated.

This means that he, like his beloved god, has begun to enjoy reading.I don't know how Qin Duo would feel.

By the time Siles finished writing the manuscript for the weekend, it was already nine o'clock.Qin Duo went to take a shower first.After Siles finished taking a shower, Qindo asked tactfully, "Any plans for tonight?"

Siles laughed. He leaned over and kissed his lover, and whispered, "Got to Deep Sea Dreamland."

Qin Duo: "..."

An annoying deep-sea dream!

Angrily, he bit Sirius' lips lightly, and then said: "Then I will also go to Tau's cemetery to accompany you."

Ever since he learned that Siles was from outside Fisher's world, he seemed to be more and more fond of expressing his emotions in this clingy way.Overall, he is not in the way, but when Siles is doing business, he always has to show his presence by the side.

At least it's a silent presence.

For example, let his dream bubble also appear on the lonely island of eternal silence in the deep sea dream, accompanying Sirius.

So they entered the dreamland.

But unexpectedly, he didn't encounter the dream bubble that he needed to enter on the isolated island.

He originally thought that Hed Dreyson might investigate something, so he decided to take a trip to the deep sea dreamland.But Hurd's dream bubble never appeared.He then realized that maybe Hurd was still in the process of investigating.

He thought for a moment, then went to the farm—Kanyo Farm, so to speak now.

He is actually quite curious about the relationship between Deep Sea Dreamland and Kanyo Farm.As far as the concept of "God's Paradise" is concerned, for him, the Deep Sea Dreamland is more like his paradise than Kanyo Farm.

It should be said that Kanyo Farm is Akamala's home after all; and he just mastered Akamala's power.Based on this, he is less likely to go to the farm when it is not necessary.

Of course, every time he enters the dream, he will talk to the puppets.

This time he did the same, and he added the name "Kanyo" as an extra.But the puppets didn't respond.Instead, they were a little surprised and said in unison: "Is that the name of this place?"

He paused, nodded, and said, "Yes."

The puppets cheered, saying that they finally knew where they were.Doll No. [-] even said: "From now on, we will be Kanyo's dolls!"

He was also infected by the joy of the dolls, showing a little smile.Kanyo's doll, he thought.Maybe after a long time, some people will start to wonder what Kanyo's doll is.

After confirming that there was nothing to do in the deep sea dream, he didn't stay here for long.He went to Qinduo's dream and told him that he could leave the dream.

Qin Duo originally had nothing to do in the dream, but when he heard this, he subconsciously said in surprise: "Is there nothing wrong in the deep sea dream?"

Mr. Ghost: "..."

...well, he knew he had impressed everyone with his busyness.

He sighed softly, and couldn't help saying, "It's four in the morning. I can still sleep for more than three hours."

Jindo leaned in and hugged him, and they left the dreamland together.

At eight o'clock in the morning on Wednesday, April 4, Siles arrived at Room 22 of the Historical Society.In the room, Grenfell held a potion bottle and looked at it seriously.

"Good morning, Sirius." Grenfell didn't even turn his head. "A piece of good news and a piece of bad news."

"Good morning. You can say it in chronological order," said Siles.

Grenfell was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at him for a while, and then said: "What a disappointment, you old-fashioned." He resentfully said, "Anyway, I seem to have researched some kind... for the [flowing wind] ritual. Potions.

"What I mean is that without the participation of the enlightener, as long as the potion touches the time track of the leaf, it can generate a gust of wind. Eliminating the influence of the enlightener, ordinary people can indeed use this ritual.

"And the bad news is... it should be said, two bad news. The first is that the cost may not be reduced, and I have added some uncommon extras; the second is that the wind cannot be sustained, and only a little magic potion can blow it When the wind blows, people don't have the time."

Siles was also lost in thought.He said: "I wrote a letter to Director Bello about my current research topic. He also pointed out the problem of wind persistence."

Grenfell nodded, and he also attached great importance to this issue.

Siles thought for a while, and then asked quite sincerely: "So, teacher, if you soak the leaves in the potion, can you continue to generate wind?"

Grenfell: "..."

He rolled his eyes and couldn't help but say, "Take the potion bath for the leaves, can't you?"

Siles suppressed a smile.

Grenfell said: "First, the same problem as I said before, the cost is too high; second, this involves the topic you are studying, the long-term preservation of leaves."

Siles nodded too.

In fact, during the research process, he also considered whether it is possible to use other time rails, such as something more durable; in addition, he also considered whether it is possible to make some usable time rails in the corresponding seasons. time track.

But this makes the problem more complicated.

The Ritual of the Revelator is a very chaotic force with no fixed theory.Dividing the potion into different degrees of purity, and Ms. Aston's research on the subject of soul strength, is to make the power of the revelator as orderly as possible.

But in the final analysis, any revelator gets an old thing, and it is possible to reproduce the power of this thing.

In other words, if they expand the scope of the subject to a wider scope, the possibilities for what they will study are endless.

In addition, if some reckless enlighteners use some dangerous time tracks, or even out-of-control time tracks, then the consequences of this ceremony may be..."killer air conditioning"?

In addition, different revelators actually have different soul strengths.Perhaps a more powerful ritual can indeed provide a more convenient effect, but that may not be usable by a revelator with a lower soul strength.

Therefore, they might as well limit the scope of their research to [Flowing Wind], an existing, simple, harmless, easy-to-learn, and relatively easy-to-obtain ritual.

They actually hope to make this ceremony more effective, in terms of making life easier; they want to improve this ceremony.And even if it is not improved, this ritual can already function as a "fan", but it is more troublesome to use.

Of course, when Siles and Aneulin were reviewing those complicated ritual entries together, he was also paying attention to whether there was a more suitable and improved ritual than [Flowing Wind].

Grenfell said: "Soaking the leaves in a potion...fortunately you can think of that. Well, maybe it's theoretically possible. But the problem is, the leaves could be physically altered by the potion very quickly."

Siles nodded and said in a low voice, "That's indeed a problem."

Leaves, leaves.Siles thought.They actually want to harness the power of nature.

The wind stirred the treetops.This is what often happens in this world.Taking advantage of this is much less troublesome than artificially creating an environment where there is wind.

Perhaps with the development of the times, they can finally use those more convenient and fast energy sources.But now, they have to face the leaf, because the technological level of this era is not enough to bear the vision of Sirius.

He would really like to have a blower... but the question is, where does the energy to run this machine come from?Where did they hire so many skilled workers who could operate the machine?

This is a lame world; not only reflected in the level of technological development, but also reflected in the fact that the enlightener never thought of using this strange power to transform the world.

In the past 400 years of the Fog Period, people struggled to survive and develop their homes.Perhaps until now, they have the spare energy to study these things.

Siles turned his mind on the matter, and then said, "Anyway, we've made some progress."

Grenfell also nodded, and he said casually: "When I was studying biological photography, it took me almost ten years... What's wrong?"

Grenfell asked this because Sirius suddenly showed a shocked expression.This expression was already quite exaggerated for someone with a calm personality like Siles.

"...Wait, teacher, you just mentioned..." Siles said, "Creature photos?"

They looked at each other.

Then Grenfell suddenly jumped up from the chair: "Damn it! Biological photoshoot! Biological photoshoot! How did I forget my previous research topic! That is a way to preserve a living time track for a long time." Method……

"No no no, we don't even need to locate. Because so many leaves! So many trees! We just need to point to one tree, just outside the window, any tree!!"

he said loudly, shocked.

Obviously, both of them completely forgot about taking pictures of creatures, even Siles himself used the ritual of [Silent Heart] several times in the past.

Biophotographing is a special way of constructing time tracks.That doesn't require some kind of item to be directly related, only "conceptually" related.

...conceptually related.Siles thought.He thinks about the things of the old gods every day, and he is so familiar with the power of the old gods, but he never thinks that the term "conceptual correlation" can be applied to his subject.

Yes, that's just a leaf.They've been so obsessed with the leaf for some time, thinking about any possible long-term preservation.But they never expected that they could jump out of the blade itself and build a conceptual "blade".

Leaf brooches, pictures, engravings...even, tree brooches, pictures, engravings?

It is not necessary to have this particular leaf. The Angelica dahurica on the brooch of [Quiet Heart] is not the Angelica dahurica that the follower of Blancaney was holding in his hand before he died.

And the leaves and trees are endless in this world, and they don't even need to think about any specific directionality.

They only need to consider how to build a simple, low-cost, easy-to-use or portable time track.

Siles thought for a moment.He felt that he seemed a little too isolated to the study of the Revelator.In fact, he was not very well-studied on the path of the Revelator, but very knowledgeable on other things.

So, of course he had to use his strengths. "Concept related" is one of them.

Grenfell marveled for a moment, then sat back in his seat again.He said: "I didn't expect you to discover this. Although biophotographing was my subject, I probably haven't touched it for a long time."

Siles shook his head. He said, "If you were responsible for studying the long-term preservation of leaves, then maybe you would have thought of biophotographing very quickly."

"That's not necessarily true." Grenfell raised his eyebrows, "We discuss this topic here every week, and I'm very aware of your progress, but I've never thought of biological photography at all .It was you who discovered the misunderstanding of our thinking."

Siles was silent for a moment, and finally decided that there was no need to compliment each other here with his teacher.

He said, "Anyway, do you think biophotographing is an appropriate method?"

"Yes, of course!" Grenfell said. "It makes a lot of things easier. Like you said, we can soak the timeline built by the creature photo in the potion.

"Then, bubbles full of cold or hot air will pop out of the potion bottle one after another. It's so interesting, potion bubbles."

... Siles admitted that he thought of the dream bubble at this moment, and felt a little stunned by it.

He didn't express this emotion, but he was indeed thinking, would this similarity in form touch Akamala's power?

However, this...uh, to a certain extent, it can be said to be "beneficial to people's livelihood" and belongs to the real world. Can Qin Duo be responsible for promoting it?Perhaps this will also touch the power of Lygardia, right?

... To be honest, these two gods are too close to human life.

He thought for a moment, and didn't waste any time on it.

Grenfell didn't care about his distraction. In fact, he was also thinking: "Perhaps it can be simpler. Instead of soaking the time track in the potion, the potion is placed in the time track. Maybe it can Make a time track container and pour the potion directly into it...

"However, materials are also a pretty big problem."

Siles asked a little confused: "Teacher, how do we build a time track... and the ritual of this time track is specifically directed to [Flowing Wind]?"

When he first heard about the theory of biophotographing, he was actually a little curious about it.However, it was a rather complicated topic, so he didn't discuss it too deeply with Grenfell in the end.

Now they unexpectedly needed help with this theory, so Siles asked.

"Generally, two to three concepts are combined, one to locate time and space, one to point to objects, and one to clarify rituals." Grenfell said, "In practice, it is not so strict. A single element may have multiple functions, and the overall structure is also different. It took lengthy experimentation and tweaking to nail it down."

Siles listened thoughtfully, although he still felt that the theory of biophotographing was very complicated.

"I have been researching on this topic for ten years." Grenfell suddenly sighed, "The final product is only two [Silent Heart] brooches, and a weapon timing rail for attacking.

"It took a long time of experimentation and a bit of luck to build these timelines. So in the end, I almost thought the project was worthless. It was just one of those things that looked really cool, but was really pointless."

Siles shook his head. He said, "However, in the ceremony of [Flowing Wind], taking photos of creatures can play a big role."

"Yes..." Grenfell said slowly, "Because there is no need to strictly delineate a certain object. As long as it is a leaf or a tree, we can use it. We can even use factories to mass-produce this kind of time." rail.

"Compared with complex rituals, biophotographing may be more suitable for simple and approachable rituals. This is my previous misunderstanding."

As he spoke, he showed an excited and complicated expression.

He said, "I never thought about it. Sometimes, Sirius, I feel that you are closer than I am to this world... this real world full of human beings."

He murmured softly.

Siles was taken aback for a moment, he didn't know how to comfort his teacher.Grenfell was obviously very excited.He probably never imagined that the subject he once neglected now has a new role.

Grenfell also realized his gaffe.He said: "Never mind that. It's just that I feel... an old era is ending and a new one is beginning. Maybe people live in it and are always unaware of such changes. But, it is true.

"...You don't need to have too much pressure, Siles. It's not just your subject that has assumed this responsibility. This city, this country, and this world are all undergoing drastic changes. Perhaps, we are indeed It's time for a new dawn."

Siles nodded, and he whispered, "Yes."

The "shadow" may be the last obstacle.he thought.

Grenfell was silent for a while, and then said: "I need a little time to sort out my thoughts, about taking pictures of creatures. If it is feasible, we can try it next Wednesday."

"I'm sorry, sir." Siles said sincerely.On this subject, Siles was pretty much just an inspiration, with Grenfell doing most of the work.

"It's nothing." Grenfell stretched his waist, "Anyway, I have nothing to do, I have a lot of free time."

Siles: "..."

He felt that Grenfell's expression seemed a little narrow...forget it.

Soon, he bid farewell to Grenfell.Grenfell still seemed very excited, and even started to think about possible solutions.

Siles originally wanted to ask about what happened 14 years ago, especially the results of the experiment of "reviving the power of the old gods".But Grenfell seemed completely absent-minded, so Siles decided to find another opportunity to talk about it later.

Siles left Room 177, found his assistant Aneurin, and mentioned to him that he would not come to the Historical Society this Saturday morning, so that he could have a rest.

Aneurin nodded, and asked a little nervously, "Do you think...we can make any progress?"

Siles was taken aback for a moment, then smiled slightly, and said, "We've already made progress."

Aneurin looked a little confused.But Siles just said: "Maybe next Saturday, if you have time, you can see where the progress is."

Aneulin's eyes widened, and he couldn't help saying, "Professor! How can you be so secretive!"

Although Aneurin asked again and again, Siles still decided to at least keep this secret for a while.After all, they are still a long way from a truly feasible solution.It is never too late to be happy after the results of the research come out.

At ten o'clock, Siles left the Historical Society and went to the Hugo Restaurant in Atherton Square as agreed with Edward Bello.He felt that he might have been a little early, but when he arrived, Edward was already waiting for him in the shop.

"Good afternoon, Professor." Edward smiled, "Long time no see."

It was still early, and there were only the two of them in the restaurant now.Siles sat across from Edward and said the same: "Good afternoon. Long time no see."

"It's been a long winter." Edward had to say, "I'm getting old and I don't want to stay in Ramifa City, so I left early. I didn't decide until the spring when I ruled Ramifa City again. return."

His words seemed humorous and light-hearted.Obviously, after leaving the Historical Society, the haze that enveloped Edward gradually disappeared.

Still, that's what he's been doing for most of his life.

They ordered some pre-dinner food and drinks first.Siles ordered fruit juice, while Edward had an aperitif.He explained it wisely: "It's just low-alcohol alcohol."

"...However, you still have to pay attention to your body." Siles said.

Edward said: "Oh, professor, do you know how long it took me to get rid of the shadow of the Grayson incident? Now we are still happy to eat and drink. This is a pretty perfect result."

Siles had to agree with that too.It should be said that the shadow of the Grayson incident has been hanging over the residents of Ramifa City for a long time.

They chatted about what happened this winter.Edward listened with interest as Siles mentioned his experiences in the Neverland and Middleton.

"Middleton!" said he, "a strange country name. That's on the north side of the sea?"

"Yes," said Siles.

Edward nodded thoughtfully: "Well, maybe I can go there too. It's not very interesting to stay in Ramifa City, and besides, there are always some troubles coming to the door."

Siles asked slightly confused: "You mean?"

Edward looked at Siles steadily, and then said, "Of course it's something about the Historical Society."

Siles could not help but be silent for a moment.

Just at this time, the meal they ordered was served.

Edward was very happy to taste the food. He said: "Hugo Restaurant is a good restaurant I discovered recently. One of my old friends' children opened it. I can enjoy discounts here. At the same time, it is quite suitable for me. Taste good food."

Siles listened to his ramblings.

Edward said: "If you want to come here to eat later, you can say my name. Although I can't enjoy such a high discount, I think I can give you a small dish or something."

Siles smiled and said, "I will."

Hugo restaurant is a typical Const cuisine, and the meat is very rich.Siles listened to Edward's introduction of the restaurant with great interest, but they all knew that they were about to get down to business.

After a while, Edward suddenly said, "It's pretty close to the Historical Society."

Siles was taken aback.

Edward said: "So, in the past few days, whenever I come here to eat, I must pass by the Historical Society, or think about the Historical Society."

Sirius nodded slowly.It's human too, he thought.

But Edward didn't give him a chance to say this.

Edward went on to say: "Sometimes, I wonder if I'm too old to think about the past so often. To be honest, your letter also reminds me of some... not so good past. Of course it has nothing to do with you , just my own long-winded past life."

Silas wanted to say something.

Edward shook his head, he said: "I have to admit that for a long time, I have done nothing. I have let some things go, including but not limited to those subjects of Clarence Dwight.

"I know that those subjects are not very safe, I know that some researchers are doing quite cruel experiments, and I know the plans of some elders... However, I have never said a word.

"I used to think that my actions could not be regarded as being in cahoots. I thought it was to preserve the original intention of the research department to the maximum extent. But I realized now that perhaps that was already a complete mistake.

"...Holding back is cowardly. And I didn't realize it until I left the Historical Society. I wasn't good enough."

He picked up the wine glass with a trembling hand and took a sip before he calmed down slowly.He sighed again.

Siles thought for a moment, and then said very objectively: "However, you have done your best in your current situation and position."

There are indeed unjust subjects going on.But at the same time, Edward himself researched the subject of the purity of potions, and he also sheltered Ge