It was as if some kind of accident suddenly occurred in the center of the venue, which had always been serious. The sitting area in the center of the attic suddenly became silent as the topic left the table. The rest of the Qingling Adventure Group
Following the silent change of the tall magician's hood and the inexplicable question, everyone's eyes turned to where Duan Qing was: "What, what do you mean?"
"You want to say...I'm different?"
Speaking this question on their behalf, Duan Qing's lips gradually raised as he asked this question as if he was talking to himself: "What's different about me?"
"I have also paid attention to the status of several of you in the past period of time."
Nodding in response to the gathered gazes, Molnar's voice then echoed in the dilapidated attic: "As a guest of the haven, one of the basic tasks I should do is to record the status of the guests.
, although your body has been lingering around this safe haven and has never physically left this place, your soul - or the things that represent the soul, have appeared many times during this period.
times of weakness.”
"Because I probably know a little more than ordinary residents of the free world, so I also understand what these periodic declines mean." Molnar's next words pointed to his head with his slender arm.
Zhong seemed to have an inexplicable smile: "That should represent your connection and exchange with another world, right?"
None of the players answered Molnar's words, but all the players also used this strange silence to answer Molnar's question again. Molnar, who already knew the answer by heart, stopped asking further questions.
Then he continued his explanation full of laughter: "To be honest, if it weren't for my setting as an old-style administrator, I wouldn't be able to see the difference in the accumulation of experience and magic over thousands of years.
The significance of this anomaly, after all, no matter how much I know, I still can’t know what your world looks like, and what method was used to get here.”
"But after meeting you, I do believe in the legends about adventurers." Having said this, the tall magician spread his arms slightly, and his eyes gradually fell on the space above the attic: "
Because no matter how weak the adventurer is, as long as they have countless opportunities to come back, they will always have the time and opportunity to achieve success, right?"
"The free world has been going on for such a long time, and I believe that situations like 'repeatedly seeing a certain dead adventurer' have appeared in some corner of this world more than once." Players around him started talking.
Deep in thought, Duan Qing was the first to break the silence: "But you are the only one who can detect this abnormality. Does this mean that you have other unique features?"
"Okay, I know what you want to ask." The hood fell on Duan Qing again as his sight shifted, and Molnar lowered his arm slowly: "What I can observe
There are indeed more things than any free world resident on those continents, such as your behavior, your actions... Whenever you adventurers want to do something, there will always be endless threads.
It comes from above the sky and falls on you like a raging torrent of elements."
"I think it should be something similar to the thread of fate." He waved his hand, and then lowered his head again as if he remembered something: "But it is different from the real thread of fate.
.”
"how do you know?"
"Because I know what the real thread of fate looks like."
The voice slowly answered the question involuntarily raised by Xue Ling Huan Bing. Molnar's voice replied warmly: "Except for the existence of some special individuals, all residents in the free world are regulated by the wheel of fate - this
It’s not just some myth or legend, nor is it a doctrine spread by the so-called destiny alliance, it is something that truly exists.”
"Of course, in your eyes, they may become like chains." The gestures and movements of the speech paused, and at the same time, his voice also paused: "If you continue to become stronger in the future, you
One day I will see the existence of these chains."
"Ah hahaha, then -" A little embarrassed to hide the fact that he had seen these chains, Duan Qing hurriedly changed these topics that were enough to shock other players for a long time: "What does this have to do with me?
Woolen cloth?"
"Because you don't have the torrent of those elements in you."
Pointing to the top of Duan Qing's head, Molnar replied seriously: "In the eyes of ordinary people, you should be no different from a normal person in the free world, but you don't have the thread of fate to do anything with you.
Proof that the world is connected.”
"What exactly are you?"
The increasingly serious words drew increasingly serious eyes to Duan Qing, and the voice belonging to Molnar still kept ringing in the ears of others: "A rebel who has escaped the control of fate? Or a rebel?"
A lost soul from another world?"
"This, this..."
Big beads of sweat slowly fell from the face of the gray-robed magician. Duan Qing lost his voice for a while, until the eyes of the surrounding players gradually enlarged with the reverie caused by Molnar's words,
The woman named Xueling Huanbing calmly interrupted the awkward atmosphere: "This is your question, Mr. Molnar, and since even a being like you can't answer this question, then we
These adventurers are even less able to come up with its answer."
"Maybe so." Nodding his head slightly, Molnar finally slowly regained his probing tone: "But the current conclusions are enough."
"What, are you willing to believe us?"
"As long as you are still adventurers, I can't really trust you."
Shaking his head, Molnar's reply made Xueling Huanbing's frown become more obvious: "But since you are not all adventurers, then I have a reason to 'believe'.
"
"I hope you can obey my order... no, do it as instructed." After saying this, he put away his arms, and at the same time, his gentle tone appeared in the ears of the others again: "As long as
Are you willing to believe in me and complete the tasks I have given you—"
"How about I guarantee the safety of this magician?"
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"hateful!"
Time has come to the evening of this night, and it has begun to sink above the broken bridge, which has gradually become dark after sunset. Several members of the Qingling Adventure Group who have left the tower also gathered in the tattered metal carriage.
This became their temporary settlement and resting place: "In the end, they still didn't believe us! And they even resorted to such blackmail tactics!"
"After all, he is a system administrator. If the situation is really as he said, and he has lived in this world for thousands of years, then he has probably lost his original feelings and compassion."
"But even if he is a system administrator! He should not have the authority to change player data at will! This is a violation of the alliance agreement! It is an act that endangers players' property and health!"
"Let's not talk about whether the alliance agreement is still effective now. Why do demigods in the free world care about the health and property of our players?"
Looking squinting at the furious giant ax warrior who was kicking around in the carriage to vent his anger, Gedman, who curled his lips, then returned his gaze to Duan Qing: "The key question is-"
"Are you really, as he said, unable to leave this world?"
"……Maybe."
Giving a comforting look to Xue Ling Huan Bing, who was hugging her knees and hiding aside without saying a word, Duan Qing then replied with a smile: "Since an accident, I haven't been offline for a long time.
"
"There is indeed a type of player in the real world who choose to stay online all the time because of illness or experiments." Staring straight at Duan Qing's face, Goldman continued to ask in a low voice.
Said: "But even this kind of people should not lose contact with the real world."
"..."
"The torrent of elements mentioned by Molnar just now should be the data flow that appears when the player is connected to this world." Looking at Duan Qing who stopped talking, Goldman sighed longly.
In one breath: "If there is no such thing..."
"That's why we were threatened by that guy!" Before the big shield warrior finished speaking, Asahi Dongsheng jumped over suddenly: "Damn it! Damn it! I will not be restrained by a mere NPC.
Nose goes! I want-"
"What do you want to do? Mr. Asahi Tosho?"
The irritable voice suddenly stopped in mid-air, and the dagger belonging to Ningyu Ninglan was already lying on Asahi Dongsheng's neck along with her voice: "Are you going to give up your husband's safety and leave here alone?"
"Don't do this, Ninglan."
The celebratory atmosphere of the distant pirates gathered around the bonfire in the center of the broken bridge was also setting off a new climax from the collision of countless wine glasses and singing, which was in sharp contrast to the cold atmosphere formed in the broken metal carriage.
Duan Qing, who was sitting in the corner with his arms folded, then waved his hand towards the secret language Ninglan, and used a gesture to signal the other party to let go, slightly relaxing the suffocating atmosphere: "This is also a good choice after all.
, considering the request made by the other party, I think it would be better to abandon me alone and let everyone jump directly into the sea to be reborn and go home."
"Please don't say that, sir." The sound of wind piercing the air immediately sounded in Duan Qing's ears, accompanied by the coded words Ninglan knelt down beside him at some point and held his arm tightly: "Ninglan
Lan will always be with Mr., even if... even if Mr.... takes forever..."
"Don't rush to say such discouraging words. We haven't fallen into such a miserable situation yet." He reached out and patted the head of the short-haired maid in front of him, but Duan Qing's smiling face slowly fell.
On the other people in front of me: "We have already experienced so many things and overcome so many hardships, so what does this problem in front of us mean?"
"The problem at hand is indeed nothing, but it is beyond the scope of what we can normally solve." His face remained serious, and the dull voice belonging to Gedman then sounded in the small car: "This is
You're fighting the system."
"Yes! That's right! That's what it means!" He clapped his hands and stamped his feet, and then the look of enlightenment belonging to Asahi Dongsheng appeared in front of everyone: "Since we are unwilling to obey his orders, then why don't we kill him instead?
Is it over?”
"Keep your voice down! Are you afraid that others won't hear you?" Goldman quickly turned around and shouted: "And you have seen what that guy is capable of. He also has the ability to be reborn infinitely! How could he possibly kill him?
he?"
"I didn't expect that the biggest trouble on this trip would be in this place." In the gradually quiet atmosphere, Duan Qing was the first to raise his head and look in the direction of the tall tower not far away: "Although I have done this before.
It was assumed that Molnar might be the last BOSS we need to deal with, but I didn’t expect this opponent to be so difficult..."
"If there is really no other way, then we have to obey the other party's instructions." He slapped his body and gradually stood up. The affirmative voice belonging to Xueling Huanbing suddenly echoed in everyone's ears: "Remember that his request is to help him
Rebuilding the broken bridge, right?”
Looking beyond the scene of the pirates gathering into the distance, the white-haired woman nodded in a low voice and said: "Until this Bridge of Freedom is completely repaired, we cannot choose to leave on our own, otherwise——"
She turned around and her indifferent eyes fell on the strange magic mark engraved under Duan Qing's neck. Duan Qing, who seemed to be aware of this sight, then touched the mark helplessly, while relaxing nonchalantly.
He replied: "There is no need to consider my affairs, just treat it as an easy task."
"Easy? It's so easy!" Asahi Dongsheng waved his fist and couldn't help but cursed: "Such a long broken bridge! And it's still in the deep sea of the Endless Sea! Not to mention the technology and means of building a bridge.
, we can’t even solve the problem of materials!”
"Just let Molnar handle the material issue. After all, this guy still controls a furnace." Duan Qing stood up as Xueling Huanbing stood up, waving his hand and walked towards the lively scene ahead.
: "As for the issue of manpower——"
"Let's start with these guys in front of us."
This chapter has been completed!