High Above

Ian didn't know Hilliard's purpose. He only knew that the old knight always had a complicated expression when he saw Isengard. It seemed that he saw a familiar shadow, and he seemed to hate the person who created him. A person who casts a shadow.

Based on Hilliard's reaction alone, Ian could tell that Isengard's appearance... was probably very similar to Hilliard's former master, Inaga II.

even……

"Artificial human? Clone? Or is it just a simple inheritance of blood that looks similar?" Ian commented: "They all say that a nephew looks like an uncle, but this is his grandson."

"...Nothing. And where did you get all this miscellaneous knowledge?" After Ian's interruption, Hilliard's anger also decreased a little. He looked at the young man with some confusion: "But you did not guess that. Yes, there are indeed similarities between Isengard and Inaga II... Only when I saw the Lord when he was a boy can I tell the difference more clearly."

At this point, Hilliard shook his head.

He taught Ian some really important sublimation knowledge, and also told Ian many of the true blood potion formulas.

More than a dozen rare potion formulas were originally the wealth that a large family could not accumulate for hundreds of years, but in the mouth of the old knight, they were as valuable as gravel. However, Ian did not despise this knowledge. He was hungry and thirsty. Like a dry sponge, absorbing every drop of nectar.

"What a pity. If I had known that your aptitude and curiosity were so amazing, I should have told you this last time I met you."

Before leaving, the old knight was quite regretful - after all, the meeting during the last big storm was just a coincidence, and he had no intention of accepting a disciple at that time. Now it seems... with Isengard as evidence, the empire seems to be still planning What are you wearing?

And he is already old, unable to stop it personally, or even witness something... He really needs a young disciple to pass on his will.

Ian watched the old man's leaving figure, frowned slightly, and then quietly used the channel left before to dial the communication device left by 'Wiggs'.

[Boy, I remember I told you, don’t call this number casually...]

"The old man looks like he's going to do something stupid."

Before Wagers could pretend to scare people, Ian said bluntly: "Let me put it simply - do you plan to appear as the old man's benefactor, or do you plan to appear as the old man's enemy?"

【……】

Wiggs was silent for a long time, but Ian, who could see through the entangled mind of the other party at a glance, knew with his fingers that the other party would definitely make a choice that satisfies him.

【...I'll come right away! 】

Although Ian is one of the managers of the White People's Chamber of Commerce and the next generation of inscription craftsmen whom Viscount Grant has favored and trained, he is not yet able to accompany the fleets of Masters Isengard and Gosei.

Not long after the Imperial Capital exploration team set off, Port Harrison received unexpected news: the last remnants of the Sequoia Aboriginals were out in full force, intending to attack the Imperial Capital exploration team.

Behind it, there is even the shadow of another major force in Terra, the Flying Flame Land.

Elder Puder and Viscount Grant both went out of the city to meet the attack, while Ian was preparing ultra-high-intensity cluster bombs and improvised rocket launchers in his workshop.

"Even in this magical world, explosives will definitely come in handy."

This is the reason why Ian explained his actions to Wiggs who came to the door: "Don't you think it's cool? With your physical strength, you can even use these high-intensity explosives to blow yourself up with others!"

"I won't talk to you."

Wiggs, who had been wandering around the area, took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "You said that the teacher followed the Ellen family's exploration team to find crystalline creatures... but that's not actually the case?"

"Of course not. At least there is no way for the Ellen family and Master Gosei to take action on such a trivial matter as finding crystalline creatures, and there is no way to lure the teacher."

Ian shook his head slightly and looked towards the South China Sea: "Only the Great Maze of the South China Sea has this allure - they must be there."

It was at this time that the sky changed suddenly.

With the backflow of the entire ocean, the South China Sea, which was originally turbulent due to the storm, calmed down, but the lightning at the top of the sky became more intertwined like a net - and in the direction of the South China Sea, an incredibly huge hole appeared.

The door leading to the Great Labyrinth of the South China Sea is opened.

"How do we get there?"

"I have already calculated the scope of the abnormal areas in the South China Sea. Let's go, I have prepared the boat."

At this moment, in the darkness of nothingness, Isengard stared at everything in a daze.

"That is……"

He murmured to himself: "Me in another parallel time and space?"

"Ian from another parallel time and space?"

He could understand this scene, but he could not understand most of the previous phantoms... Whether it was the old Ian phantom that conquered Terra, or the completed Ian phantom that massacred the entire world, they all gave him an extremely real, but yet It feels extremely ridiculous.

He knew that Ian could do it.

But he knew that Ian wouldn't do that.

In infinite parallel time and space, whatever can be done will become a reality.

In the end, he even saw Hilliard paying attention to him.

"Could the First Knight actually live for such a long time?"

He thought so, and felt a little complicated in his heart: "It turns out that in front of the old people of that era, my abnormality could be seen at a glance... It is a pity that in our universe, the First Knight did not meet me at the first time."

"Otherwise, he should be able to tell me the special situation of the blood in my body, and even... help me solve this problem."

Thinking of this, Isengard couldn't help but turn his head and look at Ian.

Then, he was shocked to find that the white-haired prophet looked extremely ugly at this moment. Ian, who had always been calm, now clenched his fists and forced himself to be calm.

"Ian, what's wrong with you?"

Isengard was shocked. He quickly stepped forward and sensed Ian's current condition. Ian sighed and pushed away Isengard's hand: "It's okay... I just... felt it."

He smiled bitterly and said: "I feel the despicability of 'myself'. And relying on this despicability, I became who I am now.

Isengard did not understand the meaning of this sentence at first, but Ian himself turned his head and continued to stare at the flowing phantom of time.

"turn out to be……"

He murmured to himself: "My mother does not have to die, my brother is not bound to appear, Wei Gesi is actually my friend, even the teacher... can live until that time..."

"I...in order to achieve my goal, how many people's fates have been changed that could have been 'saved'?"

No one answered the question of the prophet and the eternal reincarnation.

The light and shadow are still flowing.

With the help of Wiggs, Ian and the patrol knight drove a flying-wing ship as fast as possible toward the Great Maze of the South China Sea. On the way, they even received the guidance of an armored shark. The head shark seemed to have sensed the aura of Hilliard on Ian, and took the initiative to lead the way to the sea area closest to the entrance.

This was probably Hilliard's 'vehicle' for moving on the sea. After thanking Shark, the two entered the depths of the South China Sea Labyrinth as quickly as possible.

By this time, the situation had deteriorated to an extremely bad point.

Lurking in the maze, the sealed insect swarm has become fully activated and begins to devour all beings that enter its lair.

First of all, everyone in the exploration team. Most of them were eroded by parasites and painfully became corpses controlled by the swarm. Only one swordsman struggled to escape, but he still had to beheaded with pain because his arm was parasitized. Gone is the most precious arm to a swordsman.

Then, there was the Feiyan Land Special Operations Brigade who had sneaked in at an unknown time - they encountered a battle between a local group of monsters and parasitic beasts in the labyrinth, and were involved in it. They suffered heavy losses, and most of the people were devoured by the parasites.

Immediately afterwards, there is the indigenous...the most important point.

Instead of being eliminated, the indigenous great shaman fell into the maze with the fleet. He discovered the insect swarm and chose to integrate himself into the insect swarm - this is the ability given to him by the possessed brain.

Having obtained all the wisdom of the indigenous great shaman, and also absorbed the wisdom of most of the people from Feiyandi and the exploration team, the insect hive mother body retrieved all its own wisdom and power as quickly as possible, and began to nurture its own heart. Light body, advanced to the third energy level.

The only person who can stand up to him is Hilliard.

It was a truly bitter battle. The Ether Crystal Dragon tried its best to fight against the insect swarm. Hilliard defeated its form several times, but the opponent was revived by the energy from the core furnace of the Great Labyrinth that was constantly leaking. Even if it was white Bishop Fog, Vagues and even Patrick also joined the battle, but they were still unable to completely defeat it.

The crystal dragon died in the battle, Patrick died in the battle, and even many groups of monsters in the maze group mobilized collectively to fight against the evil ghoul swarm that wanted to devour everything. Even the frost moths and goblins fighting each other in the cooling room were They join forces to attack, and then die one by one.

But in the end, Ian found the structural weakness of the decisive battle battlefield under the guidance of the last glorious light of a goblin that was beginning to gain consciousness.

He used explosives to collapse the maze structure and temporarily pressed the mother nest under the rock formation. Hilliard gave the swarm master a fatal blow to the core will and activated the cooling system of the South China Sea Great Maze, completely wiping out the swarm. .

This should have been a good ending.

But after this battle, the old knight burned out his last life.

"Ian, Wei Ges, and Bai Wu... you are all here... It's incredible. I obviously thought my actions were quite secretive..."

His body gradually stiffened. In the crystal lake, the old man smiled bitterly and shook his head, but looked at the confused Isengard with some relief: "At least, I am sure that this child is not Echo... You are just not very lucky."

"What you got is the key to the most terrifying thing in the world, and the most glorious bloodline... Who will you become? I don't know, and I don't want to guess."

"It's just that I have to give you another key... and return another curse to you."

Isengard watched blankly as the old man took out a silver chip from his arms, and the chip melted into his body like water the moment it came into contact with his body.

And at this moment, a dark ring lit up in front of his forehead, and in the ring, the mark of the Sun Bird shone brightly!

"Do you regret it?"

At the end, with an extremely complicated expression, Wiggs helped the old man and walked towards the exit of the maze: "Give His Majesty's inheritance to that child... To be honest, he is really indecisive. It is better to give it to me or to Ian. "

"I've thought about it too," the old man said softly, "But His Majesty was also like that back then...so gentle and so sensitive. That's why he cared about everyone's happiness and created the empire he has today."

"Ian's talent is the most incredible of anyone I have ever seen. Even His Majesty has to rely on inheritance to do those exaggerated things. Wiggs, train him...he will become far more powerful than you and me. people."

"What about me? You have nothing to say to me?"

The old man was silent for a long time, and then said slowly: "I will not say sorry. Everything you have encountered is exactly what you should accept as my disciples. Whether it is death or suppression, you are the bitter consequences you deserve."

"This is enough."

This answer was obviously like this, but it made the knight relieved: "You have done nothing wrong in the first place, and you absolutely do not need to apologize to anyone. The reason why I survived... is because I want to hear this."

"Because my teacher, the first knight of the empire, will never do anything wrong. Even if the whole world slanders you, the fault is definitely the whole world!"

And at the end.

Hilliard and Ian looked at each other.

"I'm sorry, it seems I can't be your teacher anymore."

The old knight said apologetically: "Even I can't leave you anything valuable. Whether it's the Fudo Fortress or other things, as long as I give it to you, you will become the focus of everyone."

"I don't care about that. You did teach me."

In response, Ian calmly replied: "I don't know much about those things - the Dark Moon Rebellion, the legacy of the late emperor, or those conspiracies about the deepest parts of the continent's largest empire... But I know very well that if there is no You guys, there’s no way I’m going to get these opportunities.”

"So, teacher, is there anything you want me to do? To be honest, I think I can change the world."

"Me too..." Isengard now mustered up the courage to speak: "I can also help..."

"Yeah."

The old man stared blankly at the two teenagers in front of him. Some kind of inexplicable vision made his eyes dim, and then he laughed: "Then..."

"Then, go and change the world."

——Just like we did back then.

Light and shadow flow.

In the void, Ian, Isengard, and Tutor Frozen Fish watched this scene together. Even the most arrogant goblin was speechless at this moment. The red killer whale stared blankly at everything in front of him, and Isengard was also a little stunned.

"Why are you giving me the gift of the Star God?" He murmured in confusion: "Isn't this a pure waste?"

"So that's it..." Ian also murmured to himself: "This is the initial unfolding..."

Under the witness of Huaiguang, Hilliard Lacy left this world.

Isengard chose to fake his death and stay in Harrison Port, and Wiggs became their window to communicate with the outside world, obtain resources, and obtain various news for them within the empire.

Master Gosei is Hilliard's most loyal supporter. Even Ian, the successor of the Immovable City, can be trusted unconditionally. What's more, the Immovable City is really in front of him? He chose to hide everything and bear the 'wrath' of the Ellen family alone. But the 'strange' thing is that the Ellen family did not blame Master Gosei for the death of the youngest son and an important member of the family. Instead, Mrs. Ellen broke with the Ellen family.

Time flows like this.

With the help of the labyrinth goblin legacy he obtained that year, Ian chose the goblin bloodline as his true bloodline, and he gradually gained the recognition of Viscount Grant during his missions against the natives and the Flying Flame Land, and was finally recommended by the Marquis of Barton. Next he became a trainee inspector knight.

Then, something very similar to the Sea of ​​Trees deduction unfolded... The mutation in the Ryan Territory eventually swallowed up the entire Xiahui Lake area, but Ian did not get the inheritance of the Qiang Steel Dragon after killing Ryan's son. It seemed that It's that some necessary conditions are missing.

In the process, Isengard also gained a lot of knowledge from the silver chip. He repaired many facilities in the South China Sea Labyrinth and even restored a small equipment production line.

"Viscount Grant is quite a nice person..."

"He is indeed not bad. Although he indirectly caused my father's death, he is still considered an elite among the nobles. My ability to grow up stably is proof of this."

"But precisely because of this, the better he is, the less he can survive. Otherwise, we will be stuck in Harrison Port."

"I see……"

After gaining enough power to challenge Viscount Grant, Ian returned to his hometown without hesitation and joined forces with Isengard to seize Harrison Port.

It was at this time that the Flying Fire Land launched a full-scale attack - Nanling fell into a state of emergency martial law, and Ian, as a patrol knight, temporarily supervised Harrison Port when the local lord was killed in the Flying Fire Land raid.

This was the beginning of the hegemony.

Light and shadow flow, and time begins to accelerate.

The rebellion of the mountain people, the total war on Terra, and the invasion of the demon army, none of this has changed. Ian asked Isengard to manage Harrison Port as his substitute, while he went out on adventures to obtain advanced resources.

They had all heard about the changes in Canaan Moore and the Capital of Knowledge, but they did not participate in them. The two relied on the technology of the pre-era civilization and the technology of the earth to farm and settle at the edge of the world, waiting to soar into the sky. timing.

Then... came incredible news.

The second prince, Mikael, advanced to the fifth level and led the Western Legion to rebel, aiming directly at the imperial capital.

"Huh?" "Huh?" [Huh? 】

At this time, the three people who were originally in a dull atmosphere all opened their eyes wide and stared at the light and shadow almost dumbfounded. Tutor Frozen Fish was the most unbelievable: [How did he advance to the fifth level? ! Isn’t the Setar royal family’s ‘blood of the throne’ still with Axel? Where did he find the second sun bird? 】

"That's not the power of the Sun Bird."

But Isengard suddenly said, as the only person among the three people present who was qualified to say this, his tone was very determined: "Although I don't know much about it, the power of the Sun Bird is more clear than him. …But it’s still incredible, what opportunity did he get to suddenly advance to the fifth level?”

"And why did he rebel?!"

"It's a dragon."

Among the three people present, Ian, the only one qualified to comment on the true dragon, thought thoughtfully. He recalled one of the fragments about how he went to the ruins of the ancestor true dragon to look for 'clues', but... When I discovered that someone had already arrived in the universe, I couldn't help but feel a little surprised: "It's Mikael... Even the fourth-level Sun Bird can go there and explore!"

"He has already obtained the blood of the top throne, but he has been precipitating it, waiting for the opportunity!"

Although no one could figure out why Mikael rebelled, he did not defeat his father.

After most of the imperial capital was destroyed, Axel sealed Mikael in the deepest part of the imperial capital as the new energy source of the imperial capital. Although the empire welcomed the fourth fifth-level powerhouse, it began to shrink comprehensively.

As the victor, Axel gradually became less concerned with worldly affairs. Even though there were more and more changes within the imperial capital, he never left the imperial capital.

Immediately afterwards, in the 'Great Schism Event' that swept across the entire continent of Terra, the empire was no exception. With the eldest prince and eldest princess occupying the north and south respectively, the empire was de facto divided.

And this is a good time for Ian and Isengard to take action.

In the year 781 of Terra, the first year after the death of Marquis Barton, who was severely damaged by the invasion of the demon army, the actual ruler of Nanling became a young knight.

The flames of war burned Terra, leaving no place for peace. The entire world was obscured by the dark night called death and destruction. No one could stop this on their own.

"so."

Standing on the top of the Holy Mountain of Steel, the young knight who used absolute violence to suppress the mountain people looked at the rising sun in the distance: "We can be the torch."

The blond scholar's eyes flashed with silver light, and he nodded gently: "It's time to light up the long night."

Knight Ian, Marquis of Silver Peak, General of the Southern Territory... In the troubled times, the young knights made their names bigger and bigger.

The territory under his command gradually became a remote haven. Refugees from the western and central parts of the empire and people who longed for a peaceful life began to converge on this land.

Naturally, when you achieve something, you make sacrifices.

In the repeated battles, Ian lost many familiar people.

The first loss comes from pain.

Wiggs has always been fighting for Ian, initially protecting the still weak Ian and Isengard, and since becoming semi-independent, he has been fighting for Ian as the leader of the Southridge Knights.

His body has long been damaged, his life has been drained of vitality in fierce battles, and his final departure has long been a foregone conclusion.

"Ian, Ethan, you are all disciples of the teacher... You are stronger, more talented, and have a better future than me, so protecting you is the meaning of my sword."

Before dying, the pale swordsman handed over his sword to Ian: "If you can, please take my sword with you - I also want to see you build a glorious and bright... Yi Ru The teacher and His Majesty want to create...a brilliant era."

He left with a hopeful smile.

The second loss came from a natural disaster.

Perhaps due to the increasingly frequent confrontations between fifth-level powerhouses, or an unexpected coincidence, when the Nanling army was fighting the increasingly frequent demon army, a sudden ice storm invaded the entire Bison. Mountains, and Feiyandi's army also took advantage of the situation to invade.

Ian was dragged on the front line, and Isengard had to deal with the sea beast frenzy in the South China Sea. The other strong men in the territory were also on their own battlefields, and there was no way to stop them for a while.

In theory, it was the King of True Dragon Mountain who did not need to take action at all, who blocked the natural disaster and defeated the surprise attack from Feiyandi. Just like four hundred years ago, the steel dragon god flapped his wings and shattered the frost disaster that invaded the entire mountain range.

But even a real dragon can't do well in the face of the elite army of Feiyan Land and the fourth-level strongman leading the team. In addition, he still needs to fight against natural disasters. When Ian solves the enemy in the frontal war, he can't get enough. When they came to support, the real dragon, which had defeated all the enemies, was already dying.

"If my child is still alive...she will definitely like your territory very much."

He said softly: "If it weren't for these abominable people in Feiyandi... If it wasn't..."

The King of the Mountain handed over his Ether Furnace Heart and Core to Ian, allowing Ian to advance to the fourth energy level and become a truly powerful person in this world, the overlord of one side.

The third loss came from destruction by one's own hands.

"Are you really going to make an enemy of Canaan Moore, Ian?"

"It's not that I want to be the enemy of Canaan Moore, but that you want to be the enemy of me and make peace with the law."

The friends who once had a good conversation in Nanling became indifferent due to the early death of one of them. In the end, the two sides faced each other head-on because they were expanding in the same direction.

Even the increasingly ruthless Ian could not remain unmoved by killing a familiar person with his own hands, especially until the end, Anfa, who fought as a dragon girl, did not have any resentment at all, but was somewhat relieved.

"Why should you be a little biased? You have to be more accurate when dealing with other people."

After being pierced through the heart by Ian with a sword, the green-haired dragon girl smiled and held the ice demon sword that pierced her vitals, and used force to make it penetrate deeper and more accurately, so that she could better cut off her life. : "This world is really boring... Ian. At least you are still willing to go to war, fight, and realize your dreams, but I have long since lost that desire."

"So...this time, if you kill me, your points will not be deducted."

Go ahead. Ian, stay alive and create a better world.

What she left behind was the divine marrow called the Blazing Star Dragon - it was the mentor true dragon among the ancient true dragon tribe who guided the direction of the dragons. Its marrow, like the sun, guided all the dragons. Dragons in the right direction.

At this point, Ian has obtained the key to reaching the fifth energy level.

Backtrack, backtrack.

The light and shadow are constantly changing, its speed is getting faster and faster, and it is getting hazier.

——Go and change the world.

——Let’s create a better world.

——You can do it, Ian, because you are so powerful and such a genius, and you were born to end all this troubled times.

The knight holding the sword walked among the mountains of corpses and the sea of ​​blood. In this world full of war horns and howls, Ian walked on this land shrouded in black smoke and thick fog. He stepped into endless disasters and sorrow. The crowds of people stepped into all the dreams of despair and unwillingness, raising their swords against all those who stood in front of them.

Every time he takes a step forward, he gains something and then loses something. Whether they are enemies or friends, they all have their own dreams, and dreams will conflict.

Two dreams collided with each other, and the sound of one of them breaking was the sound that Ian heard most often.

He would rather not hear it.

Fortunately, he still has his most staunch comrade-Isengard who always stands by Ian's side. No matter what the decision is, no matter what the result, he will recognize it and move forward with Ian.

However, he also left midway.

Catastrophe of light. A disaster that had long been predicted, but that no one could prepare for because of the world war.

Attacking at the same time, there was also the Beast of Thousand Stars that was gradually reviving.

The Disaster of Light was like a signal, and incredible energy washed over the entire Terra. Even though the strongest shelters and cities protected most of the human race, the body of the ancient god that became active beneath the surface began to destroy everything.

The dark wave is simply the incarnation of destruction that devours the world. The endless black wave cannot be stopped by any human power. Only the floating cities and suspended lands in the empire and the capital of knowledge can temporarily avoid this disaster.

"I think this is probably the reason for my existence."

On the Quinault Plain, facing the empty imperial capital that was gradually being swallowed up by the black tide, the blond young man who looked like the former emperor showed a somewhat enlightened smile: "Perhaps someone has thought of it before, maybe this is what my grandpa gave me birth. The reason...it's just that the battle between uncle and grandpa broke all the plans and made the disaster inevitable."

"But, fortunately, I survived and grew up to this day."

"So, goodbye, Ian."

“Remember to achieve our dreams.”

A second sun lit up on the earth, and the silent knight watched as the sun actively submerged into the darkness, like the setting sun falling below the horizon.

——Is it really worth it?

That was the first time Ian was so skeptical. What is the need to save Terra like this? So many people have sacrificed, so much has been lost, and disasters on Terra continue.

After the Beast of Thousand Stars temporarily fell into silence due to human will and returned to the depths of the earth, the war still did not stop on the ruined land. Rather, it was because the Beast of Thousand Stars destroyed too much ecology, and for the only remaining cultivated land With the land, the remaining survivors had to go to war with each other.

The silent knight holds the silver chip in his hand. From teacher to friend, and from friend to himself, he becomes another successor.

The sword of Wagers, the heart of the Mountain King, the heart of Anfa, and the chips of the teacher and Isengard... Ian gathered all the conditions to become the strongest.

This was already a supreme feat. With his own strength, starting from scratch, Ian conquered the entire Terra in Terra 815.

Then, after another long period of time, he freed a scholar who had only his soul left from the seal of the Great Library.

【parallel world? Yes, I have long said that is the only way out for Terra, but unfortunately, no one believes me]

The soul sealed by the guardian once intended to devour the souls of one-third of the chosen ones in Terra. The culprit who led the demon hordes to invade Terra laughed and said without any regrets: [But now, if you want to build a road, you can It’s difficult, Terra doesn’t have enough immortal souls anymore, and the demons have basically been wiped out by you... When the chosen souls reincarnate and grow again, it will be tens or even hundreds of years, and your lifespan cannot afford to wait.]

"Who said that."

To the words of the mad scholar, the knight only responded with the simplest reply: "Isn't my soul enough?"

Hearing this sentence, the scholar raised his head in confusion: [Your soul? 】

[Don’t you want to build a road, go to the parallel universe, and create the world you want? Without your soul, you are not you, just a memory]

"so what?"

Raising his head, Ian looked at the empty starry sky, and murmured to himself: "I only discovered now that it's too late... the real secret behind Terra, all the truth hidden in the past, I never Missed it from the start.”

"Walking on the wrong road will never lead to the right answer."

"So...I just want to prove a point."

【what is the problem】

The non-existent heart of the sealed soul began to beat, and he suddenly realized that the person in front of him might be a madman even crazier than himself.

No, he is crazier than himself - otherwise, he would not have been able to stand at the end and interrogate himself as the final 'winner'!

"I want to prove that there is a right answer to every question on Terra."

Speaking softly, the overlord who ruled the world calmly said: "I want to prove that there is a perfect ending that can satisfy everyone."

"Even if there is no path leading to this ending, I will create such a path."

"So I have sought you out, Corizion the Roadbuilder. Tell me everything you know, and I will bring it to pass."

【……good! 】

The whole soul was trembling and trembling. The sealed soul laughed wildly and said: [Come then, I will give you everything I have - whether it is the Silver Sky Gate or the method of building roads; whether it is the eternal road, Or my soul itself]

[Crazy guy, if even you can't succeed, it proves that my path is meaningless! 】

The illusion is still flowing.

Time is still going back.

Pure silence persists in the void.

"did not expect……"

The first person to break the silence was Isengard. The blond young man smiled sheepishly and said, "Am I quite handsome in the end? From this point of view, the power and the Key of Darkness in my body are still valuable..."

"Shut up."

And Ian said calmly: "I have finally made it all the way perfectly to this point, are you going to let me repeat the reincarnation again?"

"And...all this..."

At this moment, the prophet took a deep breath.

He stared at the circle and network of infinite cyan light points in front of him, and couldn't help but murmur to himself: "Sure enough, are they all designed by me?"

This is a network.

A network that transcends Ian's emotions and wisdom and is designed by all the 'Ian's Will' in countless reincarnations.

They designed every encounter, every separation, every opportunity and crisis, and believed that they could definitely solve it.

How arrogant and despicable!

The mother could have died without fatigue. It was herself and 'Ian' who needed a younger brother who could awaken the 'retrospective horizon', so he delayed his own memory awakening time to let this happen!

Teacher Hilliard might not have died so early. He also showed his talent as a prophet, allowing the teacher who did not want to stay in Harrison Port to stay here and fight against the natives and Wiggs. In the end, he left early, leaving the inheritance of the silver chip and the immovable city to himself!

In fact, even Wiggs is not such an absolute enemy. At the right time, he can be persuaded to become a firm wall in the early stages of his growth, and in the end, he will shed the last bit of blood for his dream...

Wantlessly kneading, destroying, and shaping their possibilities into what they want; turning all past and future conditions into their own long road to the further distance...

It’s no wonder that Corizion eventually worshiped him, because compared with Ian, the most terrifying road builder, his evil is nothing but dust in the wind.

Reincarnation after reincarnation, traveling through parallel time and space again and again.

Only Ian walked on the seemingly endless road.

The infinite ring rotates, every fragment, every reincarnation, every time it loses its soul and shapes itself again and again.

[My initial personality was still too dull, I needed a more cheerful and approachable personality]

[The Earth has too many memories, it’s totally unnecessary. Delete most of the subjective memories, leaving only the key knowledge and character shaping points, and throw away the rest]

[...If Wei Gesi survives, I will not be able to gain the complete trust of Marquis Barton, and there will be trouble in the imperial capital...]

【I won’t say sorry. I can only promise you that I will never stop until I reach the ending I want]

【forever】

so……

At this moment, Ian opened his arms to the infinite ring and to the infinite self.

"It must be painful."

He said softly, in a calm tone: "It's lonely, isn't it?"

"Walking on the wrong road, trying mistakes for yourself, opening a way for the future... Use your own soul to condense the immortality of the 'Guiding Star' that can communicate with parallel time and space at will... I said why the Guiding Star does not need to be built Road, it’s all because you have burned your souls and paved all the bumps for me.”

Ian's voice gradually became lower, and then he said word by word in the most determined tone: "So, I will make it happen!"

"I will fulfill all your yearnings and expectations!"

[…Before you, there were many ‘we’ who said the same thing]

Ring, the Guiding Star responded. It was not a real word, but a response pieced together from countless fragments corresponding to the oath: [We all failed]

"I firmly believe it. I'm the last one."

Without any hesitation, now, at this moment, the only Ian said without hesitation: "Every Ian will be so convinced, just like me now, or even better than this!"

【We will wait...】

The 'ring' rotates slowly, like an eye pupil, looking at each other, and the response is almost undetectable: [We will wait infinitely and eternally...]

【so now】

[Choose whether to start the reincarnation now or open the door]

A door appeared in front of Ian.

This is the door that leaves the Silver Sky Gate and ends this retrospective.

Opening this door is equivalent to returning to the real world and facing the endless difficulties again - if you feel that you have made a mistake or that you have done something wrong before, then Ian can now rely on the Silver Sky Use the power of the door to activate the guiding star and start a perfect reincarnation.

It’s the lure of ‘better’. This is the 'perfect' path.

This time, there are still many regrets that he has not made up for.

Next time, he can do better and be more perfect.

But Ian would open the door.

To open this door is to refuse the ‘next time’ and use your own power to carry out ‘this time’. For the sake of the present and the future, he will do the worst things as well as the best things, no matter how many times, he will act endlessly until he reaches the end.

Because what he was chasing was not the most perfect path.

What he wants is a road that can go as far as possible.

"I will never forget my original dream."

Holding the doorknob with his hand, in the void, the endless trace of light and shadow has traced back everything about the 'original Ian', but it is still tracing back to an older, more original scene.

That is……

Earth.

A child stood on the roof of the dormitory of the orphanage, looking up at the stars in the sky curiously.

Because of a certain desire, because of a feeling, because of all yearnings, because of all goals, they are shining in the high sky.

So, the child stretched out his hand towards the sky.

Just like millions of years ago, the ape still in the tree stretched out his hand to the sky.

This never-ending curiosity is the beginning of everything.

Yes.

The world has lost its future, the night sky has lost its glory, civilization has lost its years, and the boy who looked up at the sky has lost his stars.

Therefore, persistent and curious humans embark on a journey.

He wants to find the answers behind all these questions.

He stepped forward.

Thus, the story of this time, the story of the final reincarnation, begins.

"I want……"

Touch the stars with your hands.

Only a world that allows children to look toward the sky and reach out to the stars is a truly meaningful world - if you can't even do this, what's the point of so-called perfection!

So, Ian reached out and took hold of his guiding star.

He opened the door.

It’s too long, it’s a big chapter, and I’ve run out of time to write it. Please vote for me at the beginning of the month!

I'm going to bed!