High Above

After learning about Hilliard's death, this knight, who had a hint of madness in his expression, now seemed to be hollowed out, calm and empty: "I originally wanted to come over and kill him. Get something in my hands as the first step of my struggle, or die in the hands of that old guy as the end of my ridiculous life."

"I didn't expect...the leader would die like this."

"Why did he die like this!"

The originally calm patrol knight suddenly roared, and he shouted angrily: "Didn't he tell you the truth? Didn't he tell you the process of the Dark Moon turmoil?!"

"Ian, you unfortunate guy, you obviously have the inheritance of that old guy, but the most important thing is his life experience, his glorious past, his beliefs and dreams, the goals that should be passed down the most, he actually Didn’t you tell you at all?!”

He didn't care at all about the inheritance of Immovable City in Ian's hands and the research information on the Extreme Realm. From beginning to end, Wigges just wanted to know an answer.

——What exactly did Hilliard and Inaga II do to achieve that ending?

as well as……

——Hilliard, why did you choose this ending?

"It's nothing more than heading to the high heavens."

The young man replied calmly: "I will do it without him saying it. I can understand it without him telling me."

"That's why I am the disciple he chose, and you, Wiggs, you are not worthy."

"High above the sky..."

The inspector knight was stunned. He repeated this word. The knight who looked quite young raised his head and looked at the sky that was filled with night.

He couldn't see the stars. Who can understand? In the dark night sky of Terra, there are no dazzling stars or bright galaxies. People in this world have not been able to have many beautiful fantasies about the sky since their birth. The vast distance and passionate exploration are all in this world. It is difficult to maintain because the most important thing is missing.

"There's just... darkness there."

The knight murmured to himself, and he couldn't understand: "Why... he would want to go there..."

Wiggs didn't understand what Ian said. The saddest thing is that it is not that he cannot understand it, but that the world cannot be understood by him.

"There must be a reason."

At that time, Ian said softly: "Otherwise, how could they get the ending they had?"

"Wegers, I don't know what you are hating or struggling with, but if you really want to know the truth of that year...then why don't you do the same thing as the teacher did?"

"help me."

He said calmly, as if commanding: "Help me, go to the sky."

The knight opened his mouth.

He originally wanted to refuse, he originally wanted to rebuke, but he really wanted to sneer at Ian's naivety - the mere mine-hunting jellyfish and alchemical explosives would at most seriously injure him, and even if he was seriously injured, with his strength It is not difficult to defeat the current Ian.

Why does Ian think he will help him? He came here with the intention of killing that old guy! Not only the old guy, he also wants to kill Ian. The leader must have left a legacy. As long as he gets that legacy and the secret of the rise of Inaga II, even a half-wit like himself might be able to do it. Use your own hands to avenge the empire's top brass who killed Inaga II, forced the leader away, and massacred the old Knights of the Patrol.

He can destroy the entire old world and make a sacrifice to the past.

However, the knight knew it very well.

If this is the case, and I just have such a dream, for the rest of my life, I will not be able to understand what the teacher was thinking, nor why he chose such an ending.

The teacher is dead and can no longer ask the answer. If he wants to understand the other party, he can only do what Ian said.

To do the same thing Hilliard did.

Moreover, Wiggs also discovered an irrefutable fact.

——I am indeed far inferior to this boy.

Whether it was wisdom, mind, calmness or boldness, Ian far exceeded his expectations or even imagination... He was not only ashamed of himself, he was simply overjoyed.

——No wonder he was chosen as the successor in the end... He is destined to shock the whole world in the future. No one can deny this possibility. In comparison, my possibility is far less.

As expected of a teacher...he is such a great person.

Even if he died in this corner of the countryside, he would leave only one disciple.

It can still cause shock to the entire world in the future.

Wiggs lowered his sword.

After leaving his sword and token behind, he returned to the imperial capital. Since then, Ian has received books and practice materials from the imperial capital from time to time, even potion materials, and there are also many historical books about Hilliard's era.

"If you want to become a great person like the leader, you are still far away. Start learning from history. In addition, I will get you any alchemy classics you want, and the same goes for inscriptions."

Wiggs occasionally returned to Port Harrison and would always say this when meeting Ian: "You should also try to become a knight patrol. My identity is delicate and I cannot make a recommendation for you, but the Marquis of Barton is a man who likes young heroes." That guy, with your talent, as long as he meets you, he will want to make you his forbidden wife."

Inspector Knight.

Although different from the previous patrol knights, even now, the patrol knights still have a lot of resources, enough to support Ian's growth.

"So, you want me to go to the Imperial Capital."

Ian in this world line said: "You want me to be closer to the top of this world, just like a teacher."

"Yes."

Wiggs said: "For a genius like you, you must get more resources during the development period. I am not enough alone. You have to go to the imperial capital, where the top of the mountain is, where you will have the nutrients to grow."

So, in another world line, Ian also embarked on a journey to the imperial capital.

deduction.

The so-called deduction refers to using existing information to obtain future results.

Deducing the past means adding some ‘variables’ to deduce a different ‘now’.

Ian feels his 'retrospective horizon' and this different 'now'.

Where do psychic powers get their information? Ian speculated that it should be the same as the silver chip, which can obtain known information directly from the virtual realm and from the sea of ​​souls of all living beings. Only in this way can his brother Elan's reading and writing psionic power be able to obtain information that he himself does not know at all. .

Just like your own retrospective vision, as long as you activate it, you can gain access to another possibility that you don't even know about.

Then...coupled with the power of deduction given by the spirit of the sea of ​​trees given by Foresight Futaba, the possibility of this other world line was achieved.

But in this world line, I took another path.

A path that is very different from who I am now but has similarities.

He became a patrol knight earlier than his real self. Ian in this world line lurks in the empire's system, constantly completing tasks, gaining high ratings, and acquiring resources and intelligence, bit by bit related to the Dark Moon turmoil. information to improve your own strength.

He quickly reached the second level of the Rockcast Knight and completed the Realm of Extremes... But because of this, he witnessed more ugliness from another angle.

In this world line, Ian is also involved in the Rhianland incident.

But by that time, Viscount Ryan's plan had been successful. He successfully used several other children as sacrifices to revive his real child...

Then, in the most extreme joy and the most extreme despair, he committed suicide.

The moment the soul of the Chosen One returned to the world, due to the extreme pain and sorrow, it triggered the huge natural spiritual energy in the natural leylines of the Ryan Territory and pulled the entire territory into the subspace.

The noisy city of Leian sank into the silent mountains, and everyone was swallowed up and could never come out again.

The blood of the Leian family is connected to the Dragon God seal at the bottom of Xiahui Lake. They are indeed the 'Dragon Blood Clan' who have some of the results of Qiang Gang's dragon bloodline experiment. There are only a few such Dragon Blood Clan among the mountain people, but It does exist.

This is information that even Ian doesn't know now, and the last son of Ryan has been silent and not negotiated with the outside world since he expanded the subspace.

The Inspector Knight was ordered to attack, and Ian, a local, was the captain of the team.

In the midsummer when there were no cicadas chirping, Ian walked into the Leian area that was always shrouded in dusk and cloudy skies. He looked around the deserted streets in the hazy dust and fog, and looked at the burning Leian ancient city in the distance. Fort, then raised his sword and marched towards his destination.

He walked forward, and every step he took was blocked by monsters. The roads will twist and squirm, dark shadow monsters will appear on the transparent glass, blood will overflow from the wells, and the cries of children will fill the entire city.

The nightmare of despair will never end until the knight puts an end to it with his sword.

[I don’t want to live at all, why should I be born again and again? 】

【I hate this world...I hate myself】

In the center of the burning castle, Ian fought a decisive battle with the last Son of Rhian.

The Chosen One of Antlers, his spiritual power is the control of life and death. He can freely call upon the life spiritual energy and soul of the people he kills to shape it into the power and form he wants. It is precisely because of this terror With his spiritual power, he could remain active and resurrected for nearly ten years after death. As soon as he revived, he created a subspace that swept the entire Ryan Territory and created many monsters in the subspace maze.

And this power is just a superficial transformation of Qiang Ganglong’s core ability, ‘Power of Steel’.

The last son of Lean, Aros Lean, awakened the power of the Dragon God. His chosen spiritual power may be just a ray of the power of the steel dragon god Solstna dispersed in the time and space of Terra.

——He is the true messenger of the Dragon God.

That's why it ended up like this.

"So, go to sleep, kid."

The young knight, who was obviously not much older than the opponent, swung his sword. He cut away the burning spiritual fire of despair and hatred in front of him, and inserted the sword into the center of the chest of the last son of Ryan: "The waiting for return to silence."

"Waiting for an era worthy of your birth...maybe that day will not come."

"But I will end this era and create a new world."

The resurrected ghost looked at the calm but determined knight, and he slowly closed his eyes burning with resentment: [Then let me witness]

【Witness your future】

There was a wave of fluctuation in the heart of the young knight. It was the spiritual energy wave of the son of Ryan, and it was also the key to unlocking the secret vault of the Dragon God. It was the core secret key of Qiang Steel Dragon's "Steel Power"!

This chosen one abandoned his core inheritance without hesitation and handed it over to Ian.

He hates the world...but still wants to witness it.

Witness a different future.

real world.

Ian raised his head in confusion.

"This is……"

A smooth spiritual energy wave flashed in his mind, and the silver chip perfectly recorded this secret key, recording this inheritance... and imprinting it on his heart.

The power from the past... transcended time and space and came into his hands? !