Zero walked along the stone road under her feet and came to the artificial lake in front of the Hall of Valor. The firelight that penetrated the entire mountaintop academy in the distance illuminated her shadow and cast it on the road. The catkins waving in the surrounding willow trees were all ignited by the high temperature. Every time Each weeping willow burns with blurry sparks, and when the wind blows, reddish light particles dance in the air, as if you are on a burning battlefield in a myth.
Or in other words, when the dragon named "Constantine" appeared on the invitation, this was already a battlefield, a battlefield that belonged exclusively to the dragon-slaying warrior who rushed to the battlefield first. The flames of the king exploded in the sky, burning brightly. The fallen trees and the collapsed and burned castle were the spotlight of this drama. In the heat and fire, he loudly chanted the ancient soul, raised the cold metal sword, and launched a fierce attack on the dragon king wrapped in lava.
Zero didn't look at the fierce battlefield in the distance behind her, because the outcome had been determined from the beginning. The script of the entire world was in the hands of that one person, the person she was going to meet.
At the end of the stone road surrounding the artificial lake, on the spacious steps in front of the Hall of Valor, the boss sat playing with a lit wicker in his hand, sparks flying between his delicate white fingers, and his clear golden eyes With a gentle and gentle smile, he seemed to be very happy to see how all this was developing.
"Thank you for your hard work." Lu Mingze looked in the direction of Zero, but there was no Zero in his eyes. There were only those leaping over the burning forest in the distance, which collided with each other, intertwined, and swayed violently between the castles. Two shadows.
"I don't understand." Zero said.
"You don't need to understand." Lu Mingze shook his head, "He needs someone to set the right direction for him. Under the guidance of ulterior motives, he can easily be confused by others. Sometimes, a trivial thought may easily It will turn into a hopeless disease. What we do is to give him a dose of vaccination before the cancer occurs, and as the candidate for the nurse, besides Lin Nian, I am afraid you are the one."
"What about Chen Wenwen?"
"I'm glad you mentioned this name." Lu Mingze smiled, but in the end he just shook his head slightly, "She is not qualified to stand on this stage. She has a role that she should play in this game."
His magnificent golden eyes reflected the lava giant rising from the ground. He drew his knife to stir up the sealed dark clouds. Using the moonlight as poison, he let out a silent roar and struck at the angry dragon. But Zero, who was watching her from a close distance, saw from that There was something else on Zhang's face, an emotion that only those who knew him well could read.
However, even Zero is not willing to admit what she saw. If what she saw is true, then even if there are thousands of fire points flying around, she will still feel cold in the fire scene, and her heart will feel cold. Climb out of the bone-chilling chill.
"Are you scared?" Zero asked this question.
A seemingly unbelievable question. If it were Mai Shutoku and Potato Chip Girl, maybe this ridiculous idea would not have arisen in their minds at all, but they would find it funny just thinking about it. Are you afraid? That will always be Therefore, the boss who appears as the mastermind behind the scenes will be afraid. He is not even considered a "person". In their eyes, he is the embodiment of violence and power, the coffin of the ancient city of Abydos. The engraved hook and flail are the national jade seal of "imperial power is granted by heaven, orthodoxy and legal". As a symbol, it is impossible for him to have any fear.
But Zero still asked this question, because she only believed everything she saw.
"Rather than being afraid, it's better to say I'm a little worried." The boss smiled softly, "Zero, do you know what is one of the few accurate answers in the world that no matter how many agencies you use, you can't get it?"
"Is there any answer in this world that you can't figure out?" Ling asked.
In her eyes, the boss is always the one holding the script. While everyone else is still groping forward in the fog, the boss is already standing on the other side, thinking about where to throw stones and guiding those who are confused and at a loss. People move forward to where they should go. Power and strength are the never-changing themes in this world. As long as you master them, nothing should be able to disobey or escape from your grasp.
"Of course there is." The boss said, "Whether it is me or the emperor, it is no secret to us what will happen in the future. For us, the key to judging the outcome of a game lies only in the final outcome of those chess pieces. 'Choice', and only 'choice' is a condition that neither of us can interfere with, and it is also the only 'viability' of the chess pieces themselves."
"It is necessary to reach the bottom of the water that is ten thousand feet deep, but it is difficult for the human heart to even contemplate it." He quoted an ancient proverb whose origin is unknown.
"You're afraid that Lu Mingfei made the wrong choice." Ling said, "You can't grasp the overall situation. For the first time, the decision of victory or defeat has been handed over to someone else's hands. You hate this feeling."
It's not a question, but an affirmative sentence. Zero speaks very few words because she is good at summarizing, which will inevitably make her words like a knife under certain circumstances, and it will be a bloody hole when it goes in and out.
The boss's face showed helplessness for the first time, "In other words, can you save some face for me?"
"You're worried that Lu Mingfei made the wrong choice." Ling obediently gave his boss this face.
"Yes." Lu Mingze nodded, and then remained speechless for a long time.
They looked at the lava giant whose head was blown off by the explosion of 'Jun Yan' from a distance. The shock wave caused the figure to fly over in a high arc, hitting the water at high speed, with both feet and one hand pressed against it. The water surface of the artificial lake slid backwards and slowed down. At the same time, he clapped his hands and drew an arc of one and a half months. A golden long bow flowing with flames and bronze was fully drawn by the full moon, with fire as the string and bronze as the arrow, aiming. He caught the rising sun in the distance and fired nine arrows quickly!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue the exciting content! Every arrow is shot and the vibration of the bowstring scatters a circle of fire in all directions. That is the recoil at the expense of the concept of temperature. The surface of the artificial lake is After nine times of evaporation, it dried up completely, and the fish schools were completely extinct. Then, in the accumulation of flames that filled the entire lake bed, it was as if a volcanic eruption sent the people in front of it back to the battlefield!
"What will happen if he makes the wrong choice?" Zero asked, looking at the back of Lu Mingfei who rushed away without noticing the existence of him or his boss from beginning to end.
"It's nothing more than the hand of the hour clock moving one tick toward midnight." (Doomsday Clock. Also known as the Doomsday Clock, in Hong Kong it is called the Doomsday Clock; English: Doomsday Clock) is a fictional clock, developed by the University of Chicago's "Atomic Clock" The Bulletin of Scientists magazine was established in 1947 to indicate the extent to which the world is threatened by nuclear weapons: 12 o'clock symbolizes the outbreak of nuclear war. The magazine will move the minute hand forward or backward in response to the world situation to remind all walks of life to face up to the problem.)
"But I still don't understand." Zero said.
"Is there anything else you don't understand?"
Lu Mingze was happy to explain everything to this girl, because she had paid the most in this whole game and would ultimately lose the most.
"Since you know the emperor's plan, why do you insist on letting Lu Mingfei enter this game?" Zero said, "It is terrible to choose the wrong choice, but if you don't choose, you will never make a mistake."
"Giving up choice means staying away from disputes and not fighting. If you don't fight, it means being weak and losing all opportunities." Lu Mingze said lightly, with fire everywhere on his face, "This has nothing to do with my interests and position. No, you have to understand one thing. In this game, everyone and every party has their own demands. No matter how big or small, everyone is sprinting for their own goals. The only difference is speed, and I am no exception."
"But wouldn't this be too cruel for Lu Mingfei?"
"Cruelty? Maybe, necessary cruelty is to stay away from a greater tragedy. If you don't want to give up something, then you must give up something." Lu Mingze said, "The only thing I can do is to help him choose. Whatever you keep, whatever you leave behind.”
"This is already cruel." Zero asked in a low voice, "Why not let him make his own choice?"
"He's too weak."
Lu Mingze said calmly, "For now, he is still too weak. It was the child Lin Nian who taught him this shortcoming, and the other party was bound to bear the price of weakness sooner or later - if he didn't choose, naturally Someone will help him choose, and the person who helps him is much crueler than me." He paused, "In that person's eyes, everything Lin Nian cherishes is disposable. That is a conflict of values, and it is The conflict of ideas will inevitably lead to the outbreak of the final irreconcilable war - that battle is very close, and that choice will eventually fall on his head. Both I and the emperor are making the final choice for him. To guide and pave the way, that last thought will determine the outcome of this world."
"That sounds really sad." Zero said softly.
"What's sad? We can guide their path forward and guide them to the final position, but the choice and decision-making power are always in their hands. We put on costumes for them and guide them to stand on It is up to them to decide whether the stage is a comedy or a tragedy." Lu Mingze looked at the burning keel cross rising in the distance and said, "What we can do is to sweep away all false and malicious guidance. , let this game be fair and just, and when the final winner is announced, the winner will have to eat everything, and the loser will be willing to leave!"
The heart of Constantine, the King of Bronze and Fire, was pierced by the burning flesh. Lu Mingfei tore him from the sky. Seven swords pierced the dragon's body. The alchemy field continued to poison his life, and in the evaporating tears In the midst of it, the "brother" was finally drowned in the raging fire and solidified into the beautiful and spectacular keel cross.
"Now he is qualified to go to the battlefield." Ling said, looking at the clean dragon-slaying battlefield from a distance, "Lin Nian may not have been able to do this well that time."
"What are you thinking about?" Lu Mingze shook his head, "The branch where the Mirror Flower and Water Moon is located is the world of the '0' dimension. It is about 2 to 3 dimensions different from our world. We are in the '+3' dimension level. The 'King of Bronze and Fire, Constantine' is not that easy to deal with. But to be able to achieve this level can be regarded as meeting my ideal expectations. The power he used to fight back just now should be 'Shoot the Nine Suns'. ?The spirit of words that is enough to kill 'Gale' and 'Nine Infants'."
"To be able to steal this authority from the King of Bronze and Fire, it seems that the power of the 'Mirror Eye' has been deeply explored by him. Maybe he has surpassed you in mastering the 'Mirror Eye'? You will feel a little bit Are you angry?" The boss looked at Zero with interest.
"His speech spirit is 'lunar eclipse' rather than 'mirror pupil'." Zero said lightly.
"It is true that after being added, the word spirit has deviated from the baseline of 'Mirror Eyes', but it cannot be denied that its core is still 'Blood Origin Engraving Mirror Eyes'." The boss said, "This may be the most suitable one for him. I once worried about whether he could master this power, but now it seems that worry is unnecessary. Compared with oppression, sometimes indulgence may be a better way to achieve the goal."
"But it's not enough." He said, and stood up from the ground, "Let's add more information to him in the next script of Through the Looking Glass, and appropriately adjust the intensity and emergencies of DBE (Design basis event) , let him accumulate more experience in fighting monsters. The more hardships he endures in dreams, the less bloodshed in reality. I think he can understand my painstaking efforts."
Ling watched silently as Lu Mingze stood up from the ground and walked towards the door of the Hall of Heroes. When he stepped onto the top floor, the devil in suits and ties stopped and turned around.
"Also." He glanced back at Zero and showed a sly smile, "If you have time, stay with him in this world for more time, talk to him, and enlighten him. It's just a dream after all. It's better to make this dream more beautiful before it ends. After all, if he really walks on that road, he will be very lonely. And you also glimpsed the road that Lu Mingfei saw through the 'mirror pupil' Is the ending of the '+4' side branch intertwined with the world line? Since you don't dislike your 'choice' in that world, it's better to adapt in advance... eh."
The boss stopped what he said, scratched his head and looked at Zero who turned to leave. He sighed with a wry smile and walked alone into the darkness of the Hall of Valor.
In the direction of the burning castle in the distance, the cheers and thunderous cheers at the end of the dragon-slaying battle blew like fuel, shaking the burning trees, breaking with a "crackling" sound and falling into the dry artificial lake and turning into ashes.