Chapter 39 Chapter Thirty-Nine

Where the pattern elevator goes down, there is a hall with the same shape as the pattern.The overhead is open, and the cold air pours in from there. Even in the hall, it is almost as cold as it is outside.Fine-grained dust, frozen snow is blown in.The hall was not frozen.A stone wall resembling marble.The stone corridor extended to the front of Wataru. "Go and see." The three of them started walking, with Ki Kima caught between them.There are no pine lamps, candlesticks and other lighting in the corridor, but it is faintly discernible on the whole.The stone that made up the corridors, the walls, and the ceiling was bare and gleamed faintly like moonlight.

Hallway turn right, turn left.Extend long.Everywhere, left or right, heavy doors appeared.Frozen snow was stuck around the door, and when I tried to push and pull it, it didn't move, and it was closed tightly. Even here there is no human breath. Because of the tension and cold, the three of them did not speak, and walked along the long corridor. At the end of the corridor was a candle-flame-shaped arch, and the inside of the door was brighter.The three of them walked in. Go through the arch and onto the overhanging terrace.It is unobstructed up to the ceiling, which seems to be thirty meters high.The room is circular, with steps surrounding the walls.Walking forward, peeping down through the handrail of the balcony - there are reincarnation patterns on the handrail, and the curve is like a graceful vine.He let out an "ah".

In the center of the circular hall below the steps, there is a large round mirror with a diameter similar to Gen's height.is the mirror of truth.There was an armchair beside the mirror, and a man in white robe—the man who summoned Gen was slumped in the chair.The mallet he was holding in his hand also left his powerless hand at this moment, and fell by his feet. Run down the stairs.He couldn't think of what to say for a while, so he just rushed forward and grabbed the white-robed man's wrist. "Hold on! You have to hold on!" When Gen shook him, the silver crown on his head was tilted.As seen in the mirror of reality, the man had white hair and white eyebrows.But the age is younger than I thought at the time, I think it is less than thirty years old.

The man's strength turned sideways as if broken, and he opened his eyes.Wataru peered into his face, then breathed a sigh of relief. The man blinked sleepily, trying to get up from the chair, but moaned in pain.Gen helped him and let him sit on the back of the chair. "Are you a... 'traveler'?" It sounds really young.His eyes are also very clear, and his skin is elastic.But it's just white hair. "Yes, my name is 'Gen'." Ki Kima and Mina came down the stairs and caught up.The man looked at the three of them. "They are my travel companions who accompanied me here. Sorry, it took us a while to get here."

"How did you... get here?" "It came here by a fire dragon." The man smiled and opened his eyes wide. "Great. Have you met a fire dragon? I...I haven't even been able to. They are already very rare in the fantasy world." When calling him through Mina's Mirror of Reality before, this person spoke rather bluntly, but now he uses the unpretentious "I", and he feels younger and more frank.At the same time, it is even more puzzling. "Anyway, get out of here. You look bad. You must have got pneumonia in this cold." Gen raised his hand to try the man's forehead.I thought he would have a fever, but when I tried it, it turned out to be cold.The man's face was leaden gray.

"Anyone else? Let's run away together. Go somewhere warm." Hearing Heng's words, the man shook his head slowly: "There is no one left. They are all dead. I am the last one left, and I am the only one left." His tone was more self-deprecating than mournful. "Please teach me 'King', as everyone calls me. I was the leader of the people, I was..." teach king.Dilla Rubesi had been a hermitage for those associated with the Old Cult, which was an apt title. But... Doubts abound. "You look like this—what's the matter?" Mina squatted beside the man's knees: "Is it the plague? So everyone else died? Was it this cold before?"

"Let's talk later. It's better to leave here early." Ki Kima said with a moan. "Rub my back, Mina. It'll refresh me. I'll pick this man up." The white-robed man put a hand on Gen's: "I can't leave here, this place will soon be destroyed. I will die too. I can't escape. The goddess does not allow me to sit like this." goddess?Gen opened his eyes wide, spread his hands lightly, pointed around and said: "What's going on here? But here—you are believers of the old gods, right? Are you living in seclusion here? So, you are also called the 'King', aren't you?"

"No, it's not, it's just that it's like that on the ground." The man smiled lightly.Like pieces of thin ice cracking and falling, the expressionless look peeled off his face. "This is also included in the covenant with the goddess. It is most appropriate not to cause troubles on the ground in vain and sever contact with the ground. Considering the political situation in the southern continent, it is most appropriate. Therefore, we keep our promise and always So. But the time of destruction has finally come. The goddess has long known that this day will come. People are cunning and their hearts are fragile. Sooner or later there will be weak-willed people who will betray the covenant they swore to keep forever. So everyone You have to be punished for that."

Muttering like singing.Gen's train of thought didn't catch up for a while. "What are you talking about!" The young Jiaowang with fluttering white hair looked into Heng's eyes. "I was once a 'tourist' just like you." That is, visitors from this world? "Including me, there are eleven living people living here. They were all 'travellers'. They expect to change their destiny and visit this fantasy world by asking for the door." Looking back at the eyes of the past. "However, the eleven of us failed to realize our wishes. Everyone failed in their adventures in the fantasy world and chose to give up traveling. However, everyone doesn't want to return to the world with the cheek of their own destiny... ..."

Suddenly, he saw Jiaowang's thin and pointed chin.A layer of gloom appeared in the clear eyes, and he was quite concerned about it. In his opinion, it was not so much fatigue as boredom that could not be dispatched. Also, this person is a lot like someone.It feels like deja vu. "So, you stayed in the fantasy world?" Mina asked in a low voice, her breath was white. "Yes, that's right." The Pope nodded, "The goddess built this city for these frustrated 'travelers'. And we accept the order to live a life of seclusion here, which is what keeps us in the fantasy world condition."

Mina was deeply moved and looked at the high ceiling again. "Everything is locked here, and you are not allowed to take a step outside?" Mina's small face could not conceal her inner thoughts, and her expression changed from moment to moment-it clearly showed: I really can't bear this condition. Won took Mina's words and asked: "Stay here all the time, won't you get bored...boring? Do you need to play any role here?" The Pope raised his head, and glanced at the great mirror of reality beside him. "Our task is to guard it." "This—is the mirror of truth?" Ki Kima took a step closer to the mirror, wanted to touch it with his thick hand, but gave up. The Pope nodded. "'Travelers' will find the Mirror of Reality during their trip to the Illusory World. One person will definitely meet it. At the end of the trip, it must be returned to the goddess. Because it is not allowed to return to the Illusory World, otherwise it will be very dangerous." "Danger?" "Yes. As long as you use the Mirror of Reality, you can come and go in this world." He looked at Mina's face.Mina understood: "I was taught from a young age that this mirror is a talisman at home and must never be left behind; but I don't know what a mirror does. Maybe neither do my parents." "Because it is forbidden to teach it." The Pope said, smiling at Mina, "But, you know now, right?" Mina nodded hesitantly and said, "However, I don't want to use it for anything." "In this fantasy world, not all of them are like that." Seeing the mallet falling by his feet, the Pope raised his white eyebrows, slowly raised it, and placed it on his knee.It seemed that the mallet had been dropped from weak hands until the moment it was seen. "This mirror of truth is made up of the mirrors of the twelve 'travelers' who lived here in the past. The mirror of truth itself has a soul. After fusion, it became like this. And we guard it. Don't let Keep people close—in case someone travels between the present world and the fantasy world, and has other intentions.” Twelve people.I just said eleven people.Gen was startled: an ominous premonition. "There's one more people." The king looked at Gen, smiled and said, "Yes, there was a person who escaped recently. He is still fleeing now. He is a fugitive who broke the covenant with the goddess and betrayed the goddess. If such a traitor appears among us, we have to accept it." Goddess' punishment." "And this..." The words stuck in Gen's throat, "What about the frozen city? Is it destruction that the goddess froze the city to punish you?" The Pope nodded.His chin dropped to his chest and his eyes closed. "Isn't that a little harsh?" Ki Kima said.Maybe he was numb from the cold, but his pronunciation was a bit weird, "Our goddess is merciful. For one person to break the promise, we will destroy all of you. It's too much. There is no mistake, right?" "God is very strict." The king said with his eyes closed, "and people are weak. They will always be deceived by small gains in front of them and violate the promise of the goddess. The goddess is very clear, because this situation has been repeated many times so far. " One of the twelve escaped.Still at large.The goddess was angry about this.Gen's heart beat wildly. "The Highlanders on the ground now have an urgent order. They are to hunt down a fugitive." When Mina heard Gen's words, her eyes widened suddenly: "That's right! It is said that he stole important state secrets and tried to smuggle to the north. Could it be that this fugitive is..." Gen explained.The Pope looked solemn. "This kind of thing happened? I'm afraid... oh, it shouldn't be wrong. Oh... the goddess ordered it directly?" The mystery of where the fugitive had come from was thus solved. He is Dilla Rubesi's fugitive. "We're also Highlanders," Ki Kima said, puffing out his chest.Only then did he have a look of excitement in his eyes, "Since the fugitive was your partner, you should know some clues, right? It is also our task to arrest him and bring him to justice." The academic administrator took the back of the chair and tried to stand up.Maybe it was the weakness of his knees, he didn't succeed.He gave up, sat down, and said to Gen; "Since that's the case, it's easy to say. Please help me, and I've specially invited you here to arrest this fugitive. I do have clues about where he is. I can tell you exactly where it is." "How to do it?" "Reflected in the mirror of reality. Help me?" Because Ki Kima moved slowly, Wat and Mina supported the Pope's arms from both sides and made him stand up. The Pope approached the Mirror of Reality, stood in front of the mirror, and stroked the edge of the round mirror with both hands. As a result, the Pope reflected in the Mirror of Reality melted and blurred.Gen blinked in surprise.In the next moment, the mirror reflected the city's scenery, and he held his breath. Like a port city.Row upon row of buildings resemble warehouses, and the sea can be glimpsed from the gaps of these buildings.The warehouse walls are rather shabby, just wood and thin iron sheets.A fist pattern was painted on it with yellow paint or paint.It looks like a mark. "This city...is Sono." Ki Kima narrowed his eyes and said cautiously, "That's right. The buildings are old and dim, right? In Aliquida, it used to be a lively fishing port city, but Aliquida After the development of industry, the sea was polluted and fishing was not possible, so it fell silent. Although it was converted into a trading port, it was originally a small fishing port, which is incomparable with Hadaye or Dakhla." "Are there any sailboats bound for the North?" "No big ships. Just a few medium-sized ships." "The fugitives are hiding here?" The white-haired Pope supported the Mirror of Reality, shrugged his shoulders and panted, nodding to answer his question. "It must be waiting for the wind direction to change. You all know that the sailboat going to the North Continent must read the stars to measure the wind and forecast the weather before sailing." "When will the wind suitable for going to sea come? Ki Kima, do you know?" Ki Kima tilted his thick cock and thought: "I don't know the exact time. However, now is indeed the time for the sailboat to go to sea. This kind of opportunity happens three or four times a year." "Wow, you have to hurry up!" Mina flicked her tail, "Don't delay pulling. You must inform everyone. Just find a shipping company with a fist mark, or a ship from a store, and that's it?" "That's what the Mirror of Truth says. The fugitive tries to stow away, and he'll let the ship's owner hide him until the time comes." Ki Kima and Mina couldn't wait to set off.However, he didn't move.He looked at the Pope's eyes that were almost covered by white eyebrows, and asked the question: "What is the state secret that the fugitive took away? You should know." "Just ask after you catch it." Ji Kema was anxious. The Pope staggered, leaning on the arm of his chair.As soon as he moved, his body under the white robe appeared thin and bony. "The fugitive—the man returned to the present world through the mirror of reality, and brought the design blueprint of the engine of the power ship. He intends to take these things to the North Continent." What is it?Pure doubts surfaced on Mina's face.Ki Kima was also puzzled. Only Gen Yi endured desperately, not letting himself be knocked down by this terrible fact. "Does he want to sell to the Northern Empire?" If you have many powered ships with engines, the "Needle Mist" will not be able to block it, and the direction of the wind will not matter. The Northern Continent can attack the Southern Continent at any time. "Hey, what... what is that? What do you mean 'sell'? Why do you look so scary?" Gen turned to Mina and told her what the "power" was, and what the power boat was. The effect is immediate.Mina sternly ignited a raging rage. "How could you do such a stupid thing?" Mina yelled, "Why did someone who was a 'passenger' help the invasion of the Northern Continent? Why? Do you have any grudges against this country and us in the Southern Continent? ? Would it be fun to destroy the peace of the fantasy world?" When the Pope answered, he didn't look at Mina, but Gen: "He said, this is the industrial revolution in the fantasy world." "Industrial Revolution?" "It's something that happened in the history of this world." As he explained to Mina, he savored this sentence carefully. power.Mechanical power independent of human power.When Watanabe first arrived in the fantasy world, he thought of this matter several times.Most of the things that are done by humans in the fantasy world are done by power and machinery in this world.The discrepancy was astounding many times. "I think so..." the king said to himself, "I often talked about this issue with him, and I also expressed my views. Whether it is the industrial revolution or power development, if the time is right, it will naturally appear in the fantasy world. The reason why it has not yet come is that the time is not ripe." "This is also the case in this world." Gen said, "I learned in school that wisdom is produced all over the world. After continuous efforts and research, it is connected with great inventions that change history. Everything is The result of adding up is more." "He said, it's slow like this." The king continued, "What's wrong with bringing things from this world to the fantasy world? He said this: Isn't it good to make the fantasy world prosperous and rich? " "With that... called 'momentum,' can we really prosper?" Haru couldn't answer Mina's straightforward question.The question varies depending on what you mean by "prosperity."It depends on whether this "prosperity" can lead the fantasy world to happiness. "His justification is of course superficial." "Then, what is his original intention?" The Pope turned to look at Mina. "The Northern Empire is willing to accept him and treat him as a distinguished guest of the Empire, cat girl, just as you feared, if there is a power ship, the Northern Empire can conquer the Southern Continent in the blink of an eye. This time, the unity of the fantasy world is really established. The empire is over. At that time, our fugitives will be the great heroes of the founding of the country. They can be among the royal family of the Northern Empire and the King's Landing Illusory Realm." Mina's eyes dimmed: "Just for this..." "Yes. It is for this that he brings the knowledge of this world into the fantasy world, for his own desire. Because of this, the goddess is very angry." Gen glanced at the Mirror of Reality.At this moment, the flat mirror surface reflected the figures of the man in white robe and the three people beside him, including Heng. "It's so easy for a fugitive to have a relationship with the North? As long as you mention the design of the power ship, you'll believe it right away?" "I will believe it," said the Pope, lowering his gaze a little sadly. "As far as I know, the Northern Unified Empire has been collecting the Mirror of Truth for a long time. The emperor's family seems to know the function of the Mirror of Truth. They know, If the passage to the present world is opened, how powerful it will be. Therefore, they desperately want to create a mirror of reality like this mirror, and it seems that they have tried their best to do this." He looked at Mina.The expression on Mina's small face, her mind has flown back to the past. The reason why the special force "Sigdra" of the Northern Empire attacked Mina's house was also to capture the mirror of truth passed down from generation to generation in Mina's house.The reason why they kidnapped those who fled to the Southern Continent was also related to their search for the Mirror of Truth. The king of teaching suddenly frowned, staring at the mirror of reality, and asked: "Do you all know what the Mirror of Truth is?" He was perplexed, he didn't understand the meaning of the question. "What's going on? - It's the function of opening the channel with the present world, right?" "That's certainly one of the important roles. However, the mirror of reality doesn't exist just for that." The king said that it is the existence that is in charge of the "truth in the fantasy world" in a veritable name.He stroked the edge of the mirror of truth with his thin fingers. "The reason why the fantasy world is the element of the fantasy world - the origin of the world, it gathers the correct elements that make up the world. It can be said this way." The origin of the world?Still do not understand.Gen shakes his head. "Oh, it's impossible to understand right away. After all, you're still a child." A mocking smile appeared on the Jiaowang's haggard face. "Although the illusion is empty, it is real. Although it exists, it does not exist. Although it exists, it does not exist. It is an empty world." Getting more and more confused.It felt like he was listening to the Pope talking to himself. "You don't know the origin of the fantasy world, do you?" Gen said "no" in a low voice. "No, I know. I heard that the fantasy world is a world created by the source of human imagination." "Oh... oh, this statement cannot be miscalculated." "You mean, it's not right?" "The illusion world exists in the slit between two mirrors. These two mirrors are the origin of the illusion world." Mina finally woke up from the shock wave, she slowly blinked her eyes and raised her face. "Two mirrors. Needless to say, one of them is the mirror of reality. The other mirror is called 'Eternal Darkness'." "A realm of constant darkness..." "If the mirror of truth is the accumulation of correct factors, then the opposite, the realm of eternal darkness, is probably the accumulation of evil factors. The reason why I say 'probably' is because I have not witnessed the country with my own eyes. However, the realm of eternal darkness It must exist. I am sure of it. For the Illusion is what the pair of mirrors created 'without'." Ki Kima quietly took a look at Wat's expression.Looking at Jiaowang's face, he even forgot to blink. "The Mirror of Reality—the aggregate that governs the reality of the illusion, was broken into countless fragments and scattered throughout the illusion. Whenever a 'traveler' visits, it acts as a guidepost to guide him. However, the ever-dark Where is the environment?" The king taught himself to ask and answer himself. "I'm afraid—it can't be wrong—it's in the North Continent. The north and the south are facing each other, and it's a fantasy world." "However, that would be strange." Mina said, "I said that I got the Mirror of Truth from my parents, right? Our family was born in the Northern Continent. That is to say, the fragments of the Mirror of Truth , not only fell on the Southern Continent, but also the Northern Continent. That is to say, the fragments of the Mirror of Reality spread throughout the Illusory Realm. If this is the case, the Realm of Ever-Darkness, which is paired with it, has also become many fragments , are also in a scattered state, and this view is also very natural." I was a little surprised.It was the first time that Mina expressed her views in such an orderly manner.He felt that Mina had grown up a lot all of a sudden. Sect Dynasty Mina smiled.That expression seemed to enlighten an ignorant believer. "Reality is shattered into countless fragments and scattered among countless people. However, the relative constant darkness - the evil factor, is still a solid entity, existing somewhere. This is the appearance of the fantasy world today Isn't it—isn't it?" Ki Kima shook his head, as if it was too hard for me to say this, and his face grew paler. "So the fantasy world is happy. It's still there now." The Jiaowang said a mysterious word, and Gu Zi nodded. "However, is it really the right way to gather evil factors in one place and be guarded by someone?" Ki Kima reacts to the Pope's question.Although the cold made his speech difficult, his voice was loud. "You mean, maybe the reason why the Northern Unified Empire engages in racial discrimination and massacres is because the Realm of Ever-Darkness is in the Northern Continent?" The Pope didn't answer, he turned his back slowly and faced the mirror of reality. "I don't know. However, I think the Realm of Eternal Darkness must be in the Northern Continent. Moreover, for the Northern Continent, this point has become a heavy pressure. It is precisely because of this that the emperor used such a cruel method to find the true place." mirror. In order to resist the threat of the realm of ever-darkness, they desperately need a mirror of reality in a complete state that can compete with it. Or, maybe this is their urgent desire. Gaining worldly knowledge through the mirror of reality is, on the contrary, The incidental factors in this process..." Because of being silent for a long time, Gen's lips were tightly glued together, and he couldn't speak clearly.The daunting cold here penetrated into the body again. "For this point, does the goddess give you, you impart knowledge?" The king shook his head: "For the weak 'passengers' who stopped the trip, this in itself is useless knowledge that does not need to be taught." He turned his head and looked at Heng, as if to resume the topic, "In short, this is the cause and effect of the matter. If The fugitive traveled north, and things might get out of hand. The fugitive was a 'traveler' who entered the fantasy world exactly ten years ago when the imperial door was about to open. His understanding of the current political situation is much newer than ours. Maybe ever since I stopped traveling, I have been harboring the intention of returning, and have been waiting for the opportunity.” Mina squatted down with her hands beside her cheeks.Ki Kima stroked her slender back worriedly.It seems that his own situation is not good, but his actions are extremely considerate. "Please." The King Jiao lightly touched Gen's wrist.He wanted to hold on tight.But he no longer has the strength.The bone-piercing cold and hunger, perhaps even despair and giving up, robbed him of his energy and strength. "I hope to catch the fugitive before he crosses north anyway, and save our souls." It is unbearable to be begged by the elders.But one understands that he has to bear it. "Since the fugitives appeared, I have been calling for 'travelers' through this mirror. I know that this is the period when the door is about to open, and there are new 'travelers' visiting the fantasy world. I hope to be answered." "When you called me, you said, 'You are still a child...'." Gen said, "That is to say, before me, the one who answered your call was the 'child traveler' who visited here ?” Jiao Wang nodded quietly. "It should be the boy named Meihe, right? Although he is a child, he is not like a novice swordsman like me, but he is an excellent mage." "Oh, that's right." The Pope opened his eyes wide, "You know?" "Yes, he is my friend." "What a surprise." It is said that Mizuru responded to the call, and visited here with a gale spell only a few hours later. "He... is better than me." "However, he didn't accept my plea." The teaching king shook his head, "He only said that he came to the fantasy world to see the goddess. He is not interested in the political situation in the fantasy world and the confrontation between the North and the South, and has nothing to do with him." It can be said that this is Meihe's tone.It can also be said that it is a natural reaction to think of the purpose of the "passenger"-to change one's own destiny.However, Wataru felt ashamed, as if it was his own doing.He could hardly hold back his desire to defend Meihe, but he was angry with Meihe. "At that time, he said that there is another 'traveler' coming to the fantasy world. That guy is easy to talk and nosy, and may agree to your request. However, from his tone at the time, he did not expect him to be your friend at all. .” Gen blushed for himself this time.He was ashamed that he was so slighted by Meihe.He's ashamed of himself for being ashamed of it. "Meihe wants Gen to get involved in this matter, get entangled, and go to the Tower of Destiny first, right?" Ki Kima said with her nostrils wide open.Although he was angry, he was still slurred and slow, which was funny. Gen smiled, and let Ki Kema's ridiculousness ease himself: "That's not the case, Ki Kema." "It's hard to say!" "The important thing is to clarify the situation. Let's leave here as soon as possible and go to the port city to promise." "That's right. If you stay too long, Jozo will freeze." Mina stood up "huo" and said.Her inner strength is amazing. "Let's go now. You hold us tight. Can you walk?" The Jiaowang slowly pushed away Wataru's outstretched hand. "What's the matter?" "I can't escape. Did you say that?" "But... didn't you say 'help us' to me?" "I beg you to save our souls. No hope of surviving death." The Pope moved Hidden's chair and picked up the gavel that lay beside it.The gavel failed to lift, and fell limply to his knees. "There were fugitives among us, and we violated the covenant and angered the goddess. Therefore, we must be punished. All the partners are dead. As a responsible person, I must not prolong my life. The goddess will not allow it." "But!" "If you arrest the fugitive and shatter his plan, our sins will also be absolved. Then the soul will be purified and finally reincarnated in another world. But if this has always been like this, I'm fine, let's take a step now It’s okay for my friends, everyone’s ghosts are still there, so we have to float in the long-distance canyon forever. That’s why I beg you, please save us.” I've never heard of it like this, and it's hard to believe it. "Don't you want to live? You're still young. Why would you give up who you are so easily?" Questions came out of my mouth, and I couldn't control myself for a while.Jiao Wang turned his head suddenly, his momentum was unexpected.The corner of his mouth is crooked: "Give up on yourself? Me?" "Yes. Exactly." The teaching king couldn't help laughing: "I didn't give up. Rather, I want to keep myself. The dead partners are also like this. I still don't want to fall into the filthy lower world. No matter in this world or in the fantasy world, I don't Go. Our world of supreme bliss is here. Here and only here." The academic affairs took it and spread out his hands, pointed around, and turned around in a circle on his back, as if he was stepping on a dance. "If you want to lose this place, this life is meaningless. It is my long-cherished wish to be reborn with a cleansed soul and find paradise in the next rebirth." Mina approached Wataru timidly. "In this world..." The Pope slammed his fist on his chest with his hand that didn't hold a mallet, "Nothing is in my mind. All my efforts are in vain, all my dreams are shattered. No one can understand me. Nowhere Accept me. My life didn't love me. My life didn't give me anything. So, I came to the fantasy world." Under the white robe, the teaching king stamped his feet in remorse. "But even in this fantasy world, I didn't get what I wanted. Not only did I fail to reach the Tower of Destiny, I was also worried about traveling from city to city. Nothing was on my mind, just like in this world. So I gave up traveling. I chose to make a deal with the goddess. Therefore, I will stick to this place." In the homeland of this manufactured god?In this city that lacks human warmth, has no breath of life, is magnificent but empty like a temple? "The goddess is very aware of people like us. This is a city hidden under the goddess's clothes. We were originally chosen people. We have a great responsibility because of our alliance with God. We are entrusted with a lofty responsibility - an agreement with the goddess to protect the mirror of truth. We have finally found where we are supposed to be. There is no connection with anyone in the filthy underworld. This Dilla Rubesi is our true paradise." However, the covenant was broken because of an unscrupulous person who was ignorant and could not give up his vulgar desires—— The Pope pressed his bony fist to his forehead. "We live here like a fairy. Compared with the illusion in the eyes, here is a lonely and pure day. This is what I want. It is because of this that I am called the 'King'. I don't see it A king who lives on the ground, holding teachings that the ignorant of the world cannot understand. Do you understand?" What to teach?For what purpose?When did you serve as the Pope? "If you," Ji Kimana said, "are the king who can bring such outstanding teachings, how could there be self-interested people who betrayed you, fled here, and traveled north to seek glory?" The Pope didn't answer.His side-links showed that he hadn't heard Ki Kima's question—no, it didn't seem like that question had ever been asked. After a while, the teaching king muttered calmly: "People who don't understand us are not our partners. That guy is not qualified to stay here." "You think so since the time the fugitives were here?" asked Mina this time. "Have you seen it? If so, why didn't you act before it happened?" The king turned around and pouted: "You have no right to blame me. It's because of that kind of person that he fell into such a situation. You don't understand at all how hard it is for me to be betrayed and hurt." "But……" "First of all, such wording is disrespectful to the goddess's voters." Mina looked at He's face, confused and helpless. Gen suddenly thought: I seem to understand why this person stopped traveling in the fantasy world. This person must be like this: only complaints in his heart; what he sees is only what he wants to see; what he wants is only what he wants.The one who gets hurt is always himself. Abandon the unsatisfactory things, stay away from the unsatisfactory things, turn a blind eye, and only pursue one thing——things that match what you want. So he naturally had nowhere to live.If you don't feel the kindness of others, you will naturally not be able to perceive the signs of betrayal by others. His resting place, at last, is the radiant void—covenant with the Goddess. I am the Chosen, says the Pope.That is how the matter?Where and for what reason?At the price of becoming an empty skin, this is what wins people to look back? He is not the Pope.It is the King of Void, the King of Illusions.The goddess really understood.So the goddess created for him such a counterfeit god's hometown. Another burst of cold air rushed through his already icy body. I remembered.Just now, I felt that the face of Jiaowang resembled someone. The thought of "Who is he?" flashed by - this face was when Uncle "Lu" was out shopping and bumped into Heng on the side of the road. Young people who are about to leave. At that time, Uncle "Lu" became furious.It seemed that the young man was also very angry with Uncle "Lu", but in fact, the young man didn't understand why Uncle "Lu" was so angry.He was suffocated: why would an irrelevant person complain about him? The young man actually turned a blind eye to Wat's existence.does not exist.At least as human children, they don't exist.To that young man, Wat was just an obstacle blocking the passage.So, he just walked by stepping on Gen's hand.Just like stepping on a drink can by the side of the road, or a discarded nylon shopping bag from a shopping mall, if that young man visits the fantasy world, he will also become the king of the gods, right?He must sincerely think: that is the most suitable for him. stop.think too much. "Your hair..." Gen asked the last question in a low voice. "Those white hairs. Is this city punished by the Goddess and frozen, and you became like that from being overly frightened?" The Jiaowang's expression returned to the tired and bored look he had when he first met him here.The corners of his mouth drooped wearily, and he replied, "I want to be like this. I don't need to be young. Because the immaturity that comes with being young doesn't fit God's elect." Yeah?That being the case, there is nothing left to ask. Ki Kimahomina was motionless, as if frozen at the root.Gen looked firmly at the face of the teaching king and said, "Let's go." "However..." "It's all right, the man wishes to stay here. We—I, have no right to interfere with him." "Oh, let's go." The Pope smiled slowly, then raised the gavel with difficulty, put it on his shoulder, took a breath, and turned to face the Mirror of Reality. "My final job is to smash this mirror of reality. The mirror of reality we collected and enshrined here will be returned to its original fragmented state and scattered in the hands of people in the illusion world. Then, in order to play their respective roles,等待被新来'旅客'找到的时刻。女神认为，这才是幻界'真实'的、更为正确的模样。” 教王祈祷似的闭上眼睛。 “这样一终结，女神的最后惩罚就要降临。你们不愿卷入的话，还是赶紧走为好。” 教王的目光最后一次捕捉到亘的视线。 “走吧，然后，完成你的旅程。我们没有达到的事情，希望你能够实现。” 在那一瞬间，仅仅一刹那，教王的假面具剥落了，微露出其下的真面目。亘心想，我看见了。一个想要改变现世不如意的命运，怀着坚定的决心和悲壮的愿望，无依无凭直闯幻界的、孤独的“旅客”。 哀伤之余，亘几乎要哭喊起来。我还是做不到就这样弃你而去的。不要让我这样作阿。 然而，教王看出了亘的想法，没让亘把想法说出口。他紧盯着亘的眼睛，命令道：“快走。要留神邪恶之物。” 亘徐徐后退，米娜拉住他的手。教王往精瘦的胳膊上使劲，想要举起木槌。亘像一下子绷断的线似的，跑了起来。他冲上大厅的台阶，在拱门处回头一看，教王正摇晃着身躯，向真实之镜举起木槌。此情景如此鲜明，亘眼中的教王，与记忆中的年轻人的面孔叠加在一起。不过，二者看起来已不如刚才想的那么相像了。也许是亘的错觉吧。 亘离去的脚步逐渐加快。米娜和基·基玛也都跑起来了。即便这城市没有临近崩塌，是一个安全的地方，他们还是同样逃跑吧。头也不回地一走了之吧。他们确信，如果不逃走、不离开的话，他们会被弃置物的重量喜蛛，像被沉船拖入大漩涡似的，自己也将毁灭在此。 “哎，是你们！” 乔佐庞大的身躯跳了起来。 “终于回来了。真担心哩。事情办完了。” “噢、噢。” I am speechless.在地下的这段时间里，神殿般的城市越发寒冷。是这个原因，并非心理作用，嘴唇又冻麻了，粘在一起。 “我正焦急呢，担心来不及了。马上就起飞啦，可要抓紧了哟。” “你说'来不及'——乔佐，发生了什么事吗？” 乔佐用鲜红的翼尖指点着天空的一个点。 “你看那个，它直飞过来哩。” 在笼罩迪拉·鲁贝西的云层里，看得见一颗放射着钻石般硬质光芒的，正午的星星、仔细看，它在动。有翼似的，是眼花了？ “那是女神的使者。一定是把惩罚之风运送到这里来。”乔佐说道，打了个寒战，“我可不想待在那种地方。好，走吧！” 转眼见，乔佐已飞到高空。他一头扎进云里，要远离迪拉·鲁贝西。 遭高空的云海里，亘看见了飞近来的星星。它真的有翼。那就是冰。 无数冰块聚集、叠合成一个形状——冰的神鸟。它比乔佐还大。每扑扇一下翼翅，便刮过来一股难以抵挡的冷气。 冰雪神鸟径直飞向迪拉·鲁贝西。 “乔佐。” "What's up?" “可能的话，在这一带盘旋飞行好吗？我挺担心的，不知迪拉·鲁贝西会怎么样呢。” “算了吧？看着只觉得可怕而已。” “求你啦。我得看到结果。” “拿你没办法。”乔佐鼻孔里“哼哼”着，还是掉过头让鼻尖对准迪拉·鲁贝西，他缓缓地绕大圈子盘旋飞行。 冰雪神鸟降临迪拉·鲁贝西双重城墙的内侧，双翼略停，然后大大伸展双翼，开始拍打翼翅。 拍打一下，卷起了暴风雪。拍打两下，空气冻凝。冻住的建筑物、道路，因超过绝对零度而崩塌。 雪团重新变成自天而降时的微细结晶状。支撑圆形礼堂宝盖的雕像纷纷倒下。回廊垮塌，冰粒飞迸到空中。如同大浪涌过堆沙城堡，一座座圆柱环绕的神殿，顷刻瓦解，当然无存。城墙坍塌，先是外墙，然后是内墙。冰雪神鸟腾空而起，盘旋在迪拉·鲁贝西上空，继续扇动冷气。 “看那边！”米娜指着亘的旁边。 “图案要毁掉了。” 曾搭载亘他们的升降机，构成图案的冰凌一下子凸起，变成深色，在冰凌与地面的缝隙之间，发出冰的咔嚓声。然后缓缓下沉。最初水平地沉降，随即倾侧，出现道道裂痕，一边下沉一边瓦解，不久便化为无数碎冰片，随着地鸣声陷入地底。 “女神发怒了。”乔佐说道。他不可能知道真相，但那悟透的眼神，仿佛已洞悉一切，“哟哟，好伤心哩。悲伤味儿很浓。女神伤心啦。这里的人究竟干了什么罪孽深重的事情啊？” 亘搂着乔佐的劲勃，感觉双唇已冻僵，他目睹了迪拉·鲁贝西的最后时刻。 空归于空，无返回无。 未几，安德亚高地上，只余下雪合冰，以及实实在在的自然。 冰雪神鸟如飞来时一样，悄无声息地飞走，消失在远方的云端。亘目送它离去。乔佐远远观望着，没有打算靠近神鸟。 静谧的天空，云在流动。 世界渐渐晴朗。惩罚的时刻已结束了。 “该走了啦。” 基·基玛用嘶哑的声音嘟哝道：“我已经……到极限了……咦？” “对呀，走吧。”亘说道，自己的衣袖被基·基玛笨拙的指头扯着，身体歪向一边。 "What happened to you?" “那、那是什么？有东西在闪亮哩。” 基·基玛所指处、此刻已是一望无际的雪原的迪拉·鲁贝西，的确有东西发出红光。小小的，却很亮。 “乔佐，你丢了鳞片吗？” “才没丢哩。我没那么浪费。” “那，那是什么东西呢？” 亘心跳不已。在这里的几个小时里，这是第一次因吉兆而心跳加速。 “基·基玛，能再忍耐五分钟吗？” “行、行啊。” “乔佐，能下降吗？” 乔佐滴溜溜转动的大眼睛往上一翻，看着亘：“真的要？” “哦，不好意思啦。” 嘿，来了……乔佐鼻孔里哼哼着喷气，一边盘旋一边开始降落。安德亚高地上堆积的雪粒每一颗都已冻至最硬状态，像面粉一样飞舞着，被风刮走。骑在乔佐背上时还好，一降落地面，亘随即被雪粒的面纱蒙住了。 “基·基玛留下，我们马上就返回。” 亘有期待，也有相同程度的把握。他一边拍落脸上、肩头上令人麻痹的寒冷雪粉，一边扒开雪走向那个鲜红发亮的东西。米娜紧跟在身后。 “亘，说不定……” “噢。我也是那么想的。” 现在，那个台座已消失得踪迹全无。栽种得花木也冻碎了，全归于无。不过，那个先锋派艺术品仍在，是原本大小的约四分之一左右。不过，剩下一部分圆球的轮廓。它像个接盘似的，不起眼地搁在雪原上，红色的光亮闪烁在它中心。 亘走近去，伸出手时，红色的光亮悠悠然飘浮到空气中，不会错了。 是第三颗宝玉。亘右手拔出勇者之剑，举起。 宝玉闪烁。它的光恍如雪原突如其来的小小极光。在这极光的正中央，出现了一位红衣少女，胸前佩带白银护胸甲。梳好的黑发有一小束乱了，垂在秀气的额前。 ——等着你呢，“旅客”。 听见精灵的呼唤，亘当即跪下。 ——我是保佑今世希望，掌管人们未来的精灵。长久以来，我被封闭在这片高地上，是那些疏远我、害怕我的人干的。谢谢你解放了我。 亘的心中重现了教王的身影——那位咬牙切齿说如何一切、终于在此得以安息的教王。他们抛弃希望、封杀未来而获得的一时安稳已消逝无踪。 ——回头看看吧，勇者。 亘回望身后，雪地上留下他和米娜二人的足迹。 ——我之所以能够存在，只因人们不倦不懈地跋涉于路途上。在止步的人身边、在断绝的道路尽头，我就不能长久。无论何时，请胸怀希望、憧憬未来、昂首向前吧。那样的话，我就总会跟你在一起。不要忘记，你身后的道路，就会成为你开拓前路的路标。 希望和未来的精灵面露微笑，随即消失了。第三颗宝玉更加光辉耀目了，它像被吸引一样，被勇者之剑的剑锷“嗖”地吸纳。亘整个身体都感受到勇者之剑再次被注入新的能量，增加了精灵的保佑之力。 他闭目，叉脚站稳在雪地上，高高举起勇者之剑。仿佛早已等待这一刻，一道阳光从厚厚的云层射下来，笼罩着亘，给予他祝福。 余下的宝玉只有两颗。