A faint red color has already risen in the distant sky. This faint bright red color is mixed into the dark clouds as if struggling to penetrate - before the sunrise has had time to reveal the gorgeous sky, at this time, it is actually It was as weird as a trace of dirty blood that had started to turn dark. ¡¶¡·()
And during this time when almost everyone fell asleep, a figure slipped down from the city wall, making only a slight sound, but it seemed that the guards on duty on the city wall were also secretly dozing off at this time. relationship, so no one discovered this figure.
After this figure jumped off the city wall, he dived into the woods outside the city without looking back
This was Rune who had taken away the Stone of Truth before, but now he was alone, and not long after he got into the woods, his movements stopped - because he didn't know Since then, there has been a figure standing in front of him.
"Oh, it's you. I thought it would take you a little longer to catch up." Looking at the familiar silhouette vaguely appearing in front of him, Lu En nodded without any surprise and greeted him as if he was an acquaintance. said.
"No, it's just that your speed is too slow." Under the night, Rorona's face was revealed, but she was obviously a little tired when she caught up with her. It seemed that the previous battles had exhausted her. The stored magic power has been exhausted
But even so, she is much better than the guy in front of her who is just like an ordinary person. This is her plan.
"Since you are here, it means that Leko is dead, right?" Looking at Rorona in front of him, Rune nodded and said.
"" Under such a question, Rorona fell silent.
But even though the other party didn't answer, it was as if Lu En already knew the outcome of this matter, and he continued to say with a sigh without caring: "Sometimes I really don't understand you guys. That kind of inexplicable purpose Is it really that important?".
"Yeah, I don't understand that guy either." Luo Luona was silent for a while, and finally said this in her mouth.
"Oh? I thought he was your uncle after all. Maybe you would understand and agree with his thoughts." Lu En also said casually. At this time, the words of the two people did not seem to be in the same place. hostile relationship.
"That's really a pity" But the next moment, this feeling of peace was gone - with a sigh like this, Rorona reached out her hand and took out the ea pinned behind her back.
"Speaking of which, let me guess" But Lu En seemed completely unable to see the hostile behavior of the other party who had taken out his weapon, and instead continued to speak with a relaxed expression.
"This is your purpose, right?" He said and opened the palm of his right hand - the Stone of Truth, whose material was completely indistinguishable, was lying in his palm, and seemed to be twinkling. Shine brightly
"That's natural, right?" Rorona nodded and said.
"But unfortunately, I don't intend to give it to you" Lu En refused almost without thinking.
But at the same time, it seemed that Rorona did not have any expectations for his answer. Almost at the moment when the other party finished speaking, her attack was about to fall on him
It was just a sight, because before the weapon landed on the other party, the other party's figure had already disappeared - just like the previous monster.
"?" Under such circumstances, Rorona showed an unexpected expression - can she control this Stone of Truth? It's okay to say that the previous monster itself was its host, but this guy obviously just got it? It was hard for her to imagine that the guy in front of her could use the power of the Stone of Truth in actual combat in such a short period of time.
But he didn't seem to realize what kind of shock he had given to the other party. Lu En, who appeared in another place, continued to talk to Rorona with his hands waving: "But, although I made up my mind not to give it to you, but if you can let me Guess why you want this Stone of Truth?".
?????????? He totally looks like he still has time to spare What on earth is this guy planning? Rorona couldn't help but frowned.
"You're too long-winded," she muttered unhappily, and as her words fell, countless Noble Phantasms began to project toward the other party's location.
However, the figure of the opponent still disappeared before these attacks arrived, and Lu En appeared again and said with regret: "What a pity, I??It's not the previous monster with no IQ. If you want to guess my next move based on where it appears, it's completely impossible. "
¡°There¡¯s still a little time left, so let¡¯s continue talking.¡± He continued to suggest reluctantly.
"" Rorona frowned silently - there is no doubt that he is a troublesome guy. Due to the opponent's ability, it is difficult for her to inflict effective damage to the opponent, and what she can see at this time is the truth in the opponent's hand. The stone's light actually began to grow stronger, and some uneasiness began to arise in my heart.
This guyis trying to delay time? But no matter whether the other party is stalling for time, it is certain that if the other party wants to protect himself, it will be difficult for him to do any effective harm to him?
¡°So, returning to the previous question, why do you want the Stone of Truth in my hand?¡± Lu En continued to ask.
Rorona frowned, but still replied: "Of course it's for power."
But what made her unhappy was that it was the other person who asked her, but immediately after she answered, she shook her head and started denying: "Power? No, I'm afraid you already know that it is impossible to capture all the power in the world And now that you have killed Leko, your Stone of Truth should also be completed, right? This cannot constitute the motive of 'desiring to gain power' at all."
"So, in fact, your current purpose is not to obtain this power at all, but to prevent this power from falling into the hands of others" Lu En sat aside with an interesting smile and was attacked by Rorona. On the tree stump that was cut off directly, he waved his hands and said.
"In other words, you are afraid of me now." It was an inexplicable smile that seemed to be observing animals in a zoo.
"Afraid of you? Stop joking," Rorona said unhappily. Countless Noble Phantasms appeared behind her again, making a huge noise - but she did not project them immediately because she knew it was of little significance.
"No, no, no, that's true." Lu En continued to insist on his opinion, turning a blind eye to all the Noble Phantasms aimed at him.
"You are afraid that I, who have obtained this power, will have an impact on the current world, or on you now. You are thinking If this Stone of Truth can really allow people to transcend time and space, then as long as you make a A little change is enough to turn your friends into your enemies, or bring the dead back to life."
"It's even easy to directly make any powerful existence disappear." Lu En, who was sitting on the tree stump, showed an interesting smile and continued to talk.
"People will instinctively reject things that they cannot control or that can harm themselves, regardless of whether that thing has the meaning of harming themselves - you are like this now. I am afraid that even if I promise you, I can't You wouldn¡¯t believe what impact this would have on you, would you?¡±
"" After hearing this, Rorona fell silent, and finally nodded: "Indeed, if he is a simple guy like Lot, then even if he has this power, I am afraid it will only change his childhood. Tamede's death has already occurred, while Lyco's may have been used only for research, as there wasn't much that attracted them in the past."
"But you are different - you can't be trusted." She said with great certainty, and it seemed that under these words, Rorona also made some kind of decision, and then the surrounding scenery began to collapse - she once again Opening the inherent barrier thin beads of sweat were secreted on her forehead. It was obvious that continuous use was very suitable for her.
However, Rune seemed to turn a blind eye to the sudden change in the scenery around him, and continued: "Is it just that I can't be trusted? That's not it. Or, if it's Lot or Lecco who is standing in front of you now, you won't stop them. They?".
"" Rorona was silent. Although she did not answer, it was obvious that her answer was already understood by both parties.
So Lu En continued: "So the problem arises, human beings are like this, no matter who they are, if they can, they will not let things that will harm themselves appear."
"But you are also a very passive guy. In fact, no matter what I do with this Stone of Truth, it actually has nothing to do with you, right? Or rather than being passive, it's better to say A guy who takes everything for granted"
¡°In other words, it¡¯s nosy.¡± Saying this, Lu En frowned for the first time, showing an expression of disgust.
"Well, as long as something that may cause trouble to me appears in front of me, I must immediately eliminate the trouble and return it to you.I'm so sorry. "Rorona also nodded in agreement and said.
"That's why you are getting deeper and deeper into this troublesome reincarnation" But then Lu En suddenly said such a strange sentence.
"Troublesome reincarnation?" Rorona showed an unexpected expression when she heard this weird statement.
But looking at her confused look, Lu En was also stunned for a moment, but this confused expression only lasted for a short time, and soon there was a trace of relief on his face: "Well ? It seems like that guy didn¡¯t tell you? As far as I know, that guy had already met you when he appeared in your hometown two years ago? "
"But forget it, things like this have become irrelevant now anyway." But before Rorona could ask anything, he shook his head as if he lost interest.
Rorona: "It doesn't matter?"
"Yes, actually according to the plan, I should leave this Stone of Truth to my master, but now it seems he was stopped by that guy." Lu En said.
"Haha, anyway, my master is like this. Because he has mastered the Stone of Truth that represents destiny, he analyzes the fate of everyone. He thinks that everyone will follow his ideas and move like a star - because he has mastered it. His power is so incredible that he doesn't even bother to move his head?"
It seemed that he didn¡¯t have too many complimentary thoughts about the ¡°master¡± he was talking about, so when he mentioned this point, he seemed to be a little gushing: ¡°Even if you are a failure, no matter how you say it, you are still the same. He comes from the same world, how can he never learn a lesson like a fool? Now it seems that he won't be able to come back in a short time."
"Another world?" Upon hearing this unfamiliar term, Rorona showed a strange expression. What did the guy in front of her mean?
However, the other party obviously had no intention of answering her doubts, but continued to talk to himself: "Just as it is natural that I will help him because of his ambition but just because he is the master who imparted my knowledge. ? For those who think they have seen my destiny clearly, even their stupidity must have a limit."
"Speaking of which do you know what kind of effects this item made with a special method has?" Then he asked as if he suddenly remembered something - and at the same time he opened his palms, revealing the Stone of Truth that was glowing with increasing frequency in his palms.
¡°¡¡± Rorona fell silent.
"The manufacturing method is a secret. Maybe every one that appears in history uses a completely different method. But the only thing that is certain is that this substance is inseparable from the composition of the world. Therefore, here When this substance first appeared in this world, it was used by the alchemist who created it to 'ignore the law of equivalent exchange'."
"Ignoring the law of equivalent exchange, this is probably the most attractive point for you alchemists, so it was also called the 'Philosopher's Stone' at first, but as this 'Philosopher's Stone' As the stone'holders deepened their understanding of it, they discovered that this unknown substance has another interesting special effect."
"Except for the somewhat unreliable function similar to a wishing machine, it may be to manipulate time, or it may be to manipulate life, or even to change the fact that a person is dead is not impossible"
"So they speculated that if the world is made up of timelines, different locations and spaces, different materials, and even various different things in life, then this 'Stone of Truth' can even Think of it as part of the world's 'ontology'." Lu En said slowly.
The ontology of the world? Hearing this, Rorona looked at the crystal of unknown substance in Rune's hand with a shocked expression.
"So, the name of this mysterious substance that is externally called the 'Philosopher's Stone' has changed within the holder'The Stone of Truth', if it is a part of the world, then it is not like a hand. Is it normal to feel like you can grasp the world and grasp the truth?" Rune said and spread his hands.
Then he continued: "However, this kind of statement and speculation is only circulated among the holder and his close people. And these are what my master told me. As far as I know, he is undoubtedly the same One of the sages in history, right?¡±
"Part of the world" Rorona murmured, the expression on her face getting heavier.
"But it's very close to the truth. Rather than saying that this thing is a finished product made by an alchemist using a special method, it's better to say that it's those people who met certain conditions by mistake and made this thing possible. ??Appeared in front of them, right? "Lu En continued.
Rorona frowned when she heard this: "Does this mean that the Stone of Truth actually has nothing to do with alchemy?"
"Ah, this is something that even Lecco doesn't know. If he knew it, he would probably be disappointed to find that what he and even his most respected master were pursuing from the beginning was impossible But since it has already At this point, it¡¯s okay to tell you.¡± Lu En answered casually.
"Part of the worldwhat is your purpose?" Rorona asked as if something suddenly occurred to her.
"Purpose?" But such a question made Lu En look puzzled, but he quickly understood: "Oh, you mean the purpose of my master, right?"
After thinking about it, he said: "That guy is different from Lancelot. Compared with Lancelot who just wants to change the world to suit his own wishes, my master plans to travel to different time and space. Collect the stones of truth he encounters and use them to piece together a new world"
¡°In other words, he wants to become the god who created the world.¡± He said it in a very casual and simple tone, as if what he was saying was just an obvious conclusion.
"Create the world" Rorona murmured in a low voice - although she was a little surprised to hear this, she immediately felt it was a bit natural. After all, for that kind of guy, I'm afraid 'god' is no longer mysterious, right? It's just that this kind of purpose does seem to her to be somewhat lacking in novelty and interest, so the disdain and disapproval of the guy in front of her is understandable.
"Yes, but the Stone of Truth is not something that is guaranteed to be encountered. Even in a world that has already been born and can be found by him, it does not exist at all. That's why he wants to obtain it now. What¡¯s going on with this Stone of Truth that represents time and space?¡± Lu En yawned and answered boringly.
"Is the purpose to travel to and from different worlds?" Rorona frowned when she heard this.
"Almost, but unfortunately, although the Stone of Truth, which represents time and space, does allow him to travel to different time and space, it cannot travel multiple times" Lu En said helplessly.
Can¡¯t do it multiple times? Consumables? But when she heard this, Rorona was surprised for a moment.
Seemingly realizing that the other party had misunderstood what he meant, Lu En explained: "No, of course it's not that this is a consumable, but that this Stone of Truth has some special properties. Once it jumps through time and space, , then this Stone of Truth cannot be preserved, just like even if you hit me before, as long as I adjust the time, it will return to the state before the injury"
"After jumping to different time and space, the fact that this Stone of Truth was 'obtained' will also be eliminated." Finally, he said: "So this incident also indicates that that guy's journey in this world is over. , if you really want to say it, you don¡¯t have to worry at all, that guy¡¯s plan has actually had any conflict with you, and even people in this world line, from the beginning.¡±
"" But after hearing the other party's explanation, Luo Luona had an unexpected idea - if what the other party said was true, does that mean that this time there is no conflict with her at all? Is this guy really just a passing traveler from another time and space?
"Actually, he also appeared on the island that you arrived beforeor the central continent of this world, but there he found that the Stone of Truth he wanted to get had been completely assimilated by a strange creature, so he had to give up. The original plan, and even though he knew the fate of everyone, he couldn't clearly see the fate of that alien creature" Lu En thought for a while and continued.
"My master is like that. He won't act rashly on something whose fate he cannot clearly see, so he probably gained nothing this time."
But when she heard this, Rorona showed an incomprehensible expression: "Then why didn't that guy attack me? Isn't the Stone of Truth that I hold also something he wants to collect?".
Lu En glanced at the other party strangely, and then said: "Kill you? Of course that guy has thought about itif that's possible?"
"if you can?"
Not paying attention to Rorona's weird expression, Lu En continued to speak: "Because according to his 'script'that is, the destiny he read, you will be involved with him because of a certain incident. Entering another world and becoming another self in that world.¡±
"Myself in another world?" Rorona finally showed an expression of disbelief after hearing this.
? ??It seems that the other party has lost the intention to continue to satisfy the other party's curiosity, and finally waved his hand in trouble: "Okay don't worry, these are just the prophecies of that guy. I didn't intend to follow his plan from the beginning. Carry on.¡±
"Why?" Rorona asked strangely.
"Why? Because it's boring," Lu En said matter-of-factly, and then looked at the other person in front of him: "Let me ask you, what good will it do to me to continue to cooperate with his plan?"
"No?" Rorona frowned and thought for a while before finally answering.
Rune nodded in confirmation: "He desires to create a world that only belongs to him and become a unique god, but this does not have the same meaning to me. Maybe if your master and I are both ordinary If you are a human being, then you should be a good friend."
"Because I also believe that everyone has what they really want to accomplish." Lu En continued to speak, and at the same time, he slowly stood up
"Lookwhat I want to do has already started." He said suddenly.