Chapter 435 The gods know themselves, and the radiance is born in the mirror
After learning that there were no big problems on Annan's side, Salvatore had dinner with Annan and left quickly.
Captain Alexander left earlier - after learning that Annan was fine, he left in a hurry.
Even if he is the chairman of the bank, it doesn't mean that he doesn't have to work and fish every day. However, he is in good health and he doesn't feel much during these two trips.
But Salvatore...he was really tired.
The emergency preparation of medicine for Annan to induce sleep and the bumpy carriage ride there had already exhausted all Salvatore's energy.
And he couldn't just sleep and rest now...but it was almost dark now, and if he took any more refreshing medicine, he might not be able to sleep at night.
That would be even worse.
Next, Salvatore could only go for a walk in the garden and go home after feeling refreshed.
He didn't even dare to eat enough tonight.
Because if he eats too much and is too exhausted, he may accidentally take a nap after sitting down, which will also release his shadow.
But after going back, he still has to check his apprentice and correct the homework he assigned a few days ago... Fortunately, little Hohenheim has a relatively stable personality. He is also very active when reading, studying and taking notes, and does not use Salvatore very much.
Lei worries.
Annan also went to see the child.
He is indeed a good boy.
Salvatore was very busy these days, so he could only arrange homework for him, give him the teaching aids and Salvatore's own class notes, and let the child study on his own first.
"Slow down on the road, senior."
Annan smiled and waved to him.
Salvatore waved his hand without looking back: "Can I still get lost..."
It's just a little wobbly underfoot.
...Don't tell me, I'm really worried.
But when Annan thought about it carefully, it seemed that there was no need to worry.
In a sense, "Senior Vatore" is much stronger than the waste of life like the senior. As long as the senior falls asleep, a shadow with vicious methods and decisive actions will appear and take over the body - this is better than reaction.
The senior who is slow but always has kind thoughts towards people is more reassuring.
At this moment, a loud crow sounded from behind Annan.
"quack--"
[You have obtained a new mark "High-level influence: the cry of the faceless crow"]
[If it is not removed in time, you will fall into a random nightmare (difficulty: distortion) with the keyword "record" in seven days. 】
A familiar system prompt appeared in front of Annan's eyes again.
This was the fourth time he heard this sound in the past few days.
Knowing that Annan did not want to enter this nightmare for the time being, the Faceless Poet was very considerate and asked his body to call twice before he appeared to refresh the duration of Annan's influence.
The duration of the effect can be refreshed as long as it is obtained repeatedly before the effect reverberates.
The Faceless Poet seems to like Annan's appearance very much. Whenever Zhi Ji is not around, he will flow in from nowhere and chat with Annan for a while.
Black mud flowed out from under his bed and skillfully gathered into that young human shape.
A young girl who is only about 1.45 meters tall, only covered with long satin-like magical black hair, and wearing a black crow mask.
She made a sharp and loud voice, reminiscent of birdsong: "You are really amazing, Annan.
"I was thinking about rushing in to save you, but I didn't expect you to survive."
"Can you see my dreams?"
The faceless poet first stretched out his finger and placed a finger in front of his lips, making a silencing gesture.
Then she said with a smile: "I am the god of records and confidentiality...a smart crow who can see everything, but always remains silent.
"Of course, if it's you - it doesn't mean you can't say anything, right?"
"……real?"
Annan asked rhetorically.
Hearing this, the faceless poet laughed loudly: "What secret did you see, Annan?
"Let me guess...it's about Danny Sawyer?"
"Yes."
Annan nodded.
He asked: "What's going on over there with Nicholas?
"Zhi Ji told me before that Nicholas is an artificial person who has all of Nicholas' memories and knowledge, and that Father Stone is monitoring him; but later I learned that Nicholas is very likely to be the resurrected Nicholas himself...
It's just that my memory has been modified, and I have forgotten that 'I am myself'.
"Bernardino reminded me...'How many Nicholas are there?' I still don't know this question."
Hearing Annan's doubts, the Faceless Poet just raised his head and laughed.
Her laughter is very hearty, but for some reason, it always sounds a bit sarcastic...
"I'm not laughing at you, Annan."
She quickly explained, but she couldn't hide the smile on her face: "How should I put it... Ah, I can almost tell you now. After all, the plan has been completed, and if you realize this, we will
I can’t hide it anymore.”
"Now?"
Annan keenly captured a key word.
The faceless poet nodded.
"Yes, now," she said with a chuckle, "actually, this matter has something to do with you."
"And me?"
"Yes. Because Nicholas is also a 'mirror'."
The faceless poet replied: "It is a mirror for you."
——[The gods were born from the world of light, knowing that their radiance was born in the mirror and fell into the void.] [The light of the seventh ray has never fallen into the mortal world], [There is no 'mirror' of equal weight that turns into an egg.
Sheath, real light will not come from the light world]
These three sentences said by Henry VIII came to Annan's mind again.
Henry VIII was a man "similar but opposite" to Annan.
He serves as a ritual mirror, used to incubate Annan's light.
In this way, only those who are "similar but opposite" to Annan are qualified to become mirrors.
And Nicholas...what is similar and opposite to me?
Is it because he, like me, has lost his memory?
……wrong.
Annan suddenly remembered.
Back then, Nicholas was a person whom Kaifuni called a "demon". He went around killing people in the capital without any psychological burden for committing evil. He even raised several subordinates with the name of the devil...
Today, Nicholas behaves very restrainedly.
"Could it be..."
Annan suddenly understood something. He slowly asked: "Has he lost the memory of his evil deeds?
"So he became a good person?"
——Just like Annan.
According to Annan's speculation, it was most likely that Annan, who was in the first week, could not be recognized by the "just" holy bones, so he reversed the Heart of Winter, cleared his memory, and opened the second week.
The reason why he cleared his memory was probably to prevent his cold memories from contaminating Annan's feelings.
And if Nicholas' experience of committing evil is deleted, he can indeed be restored to the "state before committing evil".
The faceless poet shook his head quietly: "It's very close, but you still didn't guess the most important thing..."
"The most critical place?"
"Remember."
The young girl with tangled black hair raised the corners of her mouth: "You still remember... the nightmare you just experienced, right?
"If Denton's remaining will infects your thinking, do you think you are Denton or Annan?
"Same reason. Do you think that after Nicholas's death, there will be no fragments of this will left in the world? He is much more powerful than Denton."
Hearing this, Annan was startled and his mind buzzed.
Many scattered clues were connected together in his mind——
It turns out that Zhi Ji never lied or made mistakes from the very beginning!
Nicholas is really his own artificial man... so there is still a body in Nicholas's grave!
And the memory he had forgotten, Father Shi who watched him but let him out... plus the reminder, "How many Nicholas are there?"
——At first Annan thought it was one.
——Later Annan thought they were two people, the kind-hearted person under surveillance and the evil father of demons.
——Later Annan thought it was the same person, but the former was just that the memory of the latter had been wiped away.
——But now it seems that the answer is zero.
not a single one.
It's all fake.
"What is the purpose of this... No, I understand."
Annan raised his head and said slowly: "Your purpose...from the very beginning, is to create a 'harmless Nicholas'!
"So this is why the gods allowed him to act, and why he found out that his memory had been deleted so easily - because 'discovering that you are the real Nicholas' is your goal!
"Using Nicholas's thought imprint, the body of the artificial human, the memory that was modified and completed by himself without authorization...he got an artificial human who thought he was Nicholas!"
Annan said this and suddenly fell silent for a moment.
He stared at the faceless poet and asked slowly: "So... why is he my mirror?"
In Annan's vision, the Faceless Poet was not highlighted.
"Don't panic, Annan."
The faceless poet just smiled mysteriously: "I dare to tell you, it is definitely not what you think.
"What I can say is... the Nicholas plan was proposed by Yin Jue and Ya Weng; and the reason why you are who you are now is because you proposed this plan yourself.
"And the cause and effect relationship is reversed - it was precisely because you saw the whole plan back then that you got the inspiration and strengthened your determination to abandon the memory. What I said is absolutely correct, because this is my [record].
"I mentioned this, but since you haven't guessed what your plan was back then, it means it's not yet time.
"Just let everything take its own course...I'll keep an eye on you, partner!"
After saying that, the faceless poet turned into black mud again and disappeared.