[The Gunslinger——Roland] gradually woke up from his sleep.
Before.
Maybe it's because I've hit a painful point.
[Ma Teng] After a long moment of silence, he chose to turn around and go to sleep.
And [Roland] also chose to sleep because of his ability to sense crises.
There was no need to worry about whether he would be attacked by a sneak attack.
at the moment.
When he wakes up.
The scene he saw was still the pitch-black night.
Just like before going to bed.
It seemed that he didn't sleep for long.
But his biological clock, which had been tempered for many years, denied that situation.
[Roland]'s biological clock clearly told him that he slept for at least eight hours.
Therefore, normally, the sky should be at least gray.
However, now it is pitch black.
It's like it's still late at night.
In other words, it should be said that it was darker than the middle of the night, except that I couldn't see my fingers.
"..."
He sensed something was wrong.
After thinking for a second.
He quickly looked towards the still burning bonfire.
And the [Ma Teng] illuminated by the bonfire.
The other party, who was wearing a black trench coat, seemed to have woken up long ago and had been watching him silently.
I don't know what I'm looking at silently.
"What are you looking at?"
Regarding [Roland]’s angry questioning voice.
[Ma Teng] just shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly.
"Of course I'm looking at you."
"I don't like others to look at me like that." While speaking, [Roland] did not forget to throw a few more pieces of wood into the bonfire to make the bonfire more powerful: "I can't wait to see the sunrise.
Already."
"Unlike guys like you who live in darkness, the bright world of light is where I should stay."
Between words.
Full of some kind of sarcasm.
But [Ma Teng] said sarcastically:
"Yeah, I forgot where you are from."
"The place that was destroyed..."
Speaking of which.
[Ma Teng] looked at the unmoving [Roland] and continued to preach:
"We still have a lot to talk about, [Roland]."
"This is the mission my king has given me."
"The supreme [King of Blood]..."
"Now, His Majesty has used his exquisite magic to change the time. Until we finish talking, the time in the outside world will not change, that is, it will always be late at night..."
[Roland] understands why the sky is wrong.
A look of thinking flashed in his eyes.
"How long do we have to talk?"
"I can't give you an accurate answer to this kind of question, because I don't know how long the discussion will last."
After casually stirring the campfire with a slender brown wooden stick, [Ma Teng] said truthfully: "However, you can choose to ask questions, and I will try my best to answer them, as if you have successfully followed me after pursuing me for so many years.
The reward is what you deserve."
"Ask a question, we may be able to get to the point quickly."
"...Who is your king, your master, that guy named [The Bloody King]?"
【Roland】Choose a question that I want to know more about.
"This question is hard to answer...Although I have been in contact with His Majesty many times, to be honest, I have never seen His Majesty's true appearance clearly, and I don't know much about His Majesty."
"?"
After being slightly stunned.
【Roland】was doubtful and said:
"What's the meaning?"
"I've been in contact with it, but never seen it clearly?"
"Does the guy you call the [King of Blood] like to cover his face?"
[Ma Teng] shook his head:
"Not really."
"First of all, [Bloody King] is just one of His Majesty's countless titles."
"Besides, Your Majesty has never covered his face."
"The reason why I have come into contact with it but never seen it clearly is simply because there are countless huge gaps between the life level we are at and the life level His Majesty is at."
"Mortals are not allowed to look directly at God?"
"You may have heard this saying."
"For us, Your Majesty is a great being whose true form cannot be observed with our eyes. Even if His Majesty restrains his power, we can only see a mock-up image of the details."
"And most of the time Your Majesty comes into contact with me, it's through forms like [projection], or through phenomena like dreams."
"In fact, not even the other servants I know have actually seen His Majesty's true form. At most, everyone has seen His Majesty's [Projection] in the majestic castle located in the [End World]."
"I'm sorry I can't express what it's like specifically."
"Whether it is talking in detail about His Majesty's appearance or talking about things in [the end of the world] in detail, it will endanger the souls of the speaker and the listener..."
Hearing this, [Roland] frowned deeply and chose to change the topic:
"In that case, where is the [Dark Tower]?"
To be honest, he was not sure whether the other party would answer this crucial question.
However.
After hesitating for a while, [Ma Teng] answered in a mocking manner:
"As I said, the [Dark Tower] is the center of all things, the junction of all [worlds], all [universes], and all [time and space]. When you understand this, you will naturally be able to find the [Dark Tower]
position."
It felt like it was telling some code word.
A pure Riddler-style answer.
Until much later.
A long time passed again.
【Roland】Just figured it out.
If you keep walking in one direction, you will naturally reach the center of the world...
certainly.
Even if the direction is found.
To truly cross the infinite distance and successfully reach the [Dark Tower].
It is by no means an easy task.
It is inevitable that some special methods will be needed along the way.
otherwise……
Just the infinite distance is enough to make anyone feel desperate.
As for the many dangers and obstacles, there is no need to mention them.
and.
[Ma Teng], who said this, did not forget to remind:
"Since you sacrificed little Jack previously, according to the rules and the guidance of [White Realm], you will inevitably welcome three partners in the near future..."
And at the very end.
The end of the conversation.
After a moment of silence.
[Ma Teng] suddenly stood up.
Seriously speaking to [Roland]:
"Although I don't want to say this... but for the sake of your mother, [Roland Deshan], I think it's better for you to give up some unrealistic goals."
"If you give up those unrealistic goals."
"Perhaps you can enjoy your old age in a relatively safe world."
"...even if your mother is a stupid woman...but I still fell in love with her a little bit..."
As the words fade away.
The dark sky is slowly turning white.
[Ma Teng] The figure that had just stood up slowly disappeared into nothingness, like some kind of phantom that was left behind.
Regarding this.
[Roland] just sat there motionless and lost in thought.
He knew that what the other party said before must be mixed with a lot of lies.
Because... [Ma Teng] is a despicable guy.
This is absolutely certain.
However, this is not important. While mixed with a lot of lies, the other party also revealed a lot of truth.