The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

"How did you come back?" Vaschi asked impatiently before Leo opened his mouth.

"I also want to know how I got back." Leo didn't care who asked about such things first, and said truthfully: "As soon as I felt conscious, I had already returned to Velen, and the location was not No. In a forest in the Dia Mountains, all previous memories are lost."

Hearing Leo's words, Vaschi did not raise any doubts, but instead agreed with the answer and nodded slightly.

Seeing Vaschi's performance, Leo became more and more sure of his guess, but he still asked directly: "Have you been to that place with Rembrandt?"

Vaschi nodded, and added: "Actually, not only Rembrandt and I have been there, but also the wilderness shaman, Rembrandt's son Rembrandt II, and the mythology of the Royal Academy of Sciences in England. Dr. James Rowling, the black robe Rogers of the Night Watchman, the last wizard of the tower, and the apprentice of the wizard of the wilderness..." She paused for a while, with a complicated expression on her face, as if she had a deep feeling for this apprentice. With different emotions, he sighed and said: "Everyone who has touched the book God's Sigh of the Night has entered that world of ashes, but only me, Rembrandt and the wasteland shaman survived in the end. tread."

Leo was also surprised by this answer. Before today, he really did not expect that so many people in the world of Velen had entered the abandoned city, the place where everything ends, and some of them came back alive.

However, he suddenly thought of another thing mentioned in Vaschi's words, and immediately confirmed: "Have you ever been in touch with the book God's Sigh of Night?"

"This is a very long story, and it's a waste of time to tell it." Vaschi didn't seem to want to mention too much about the book related to the book "Sigh of the Night God", so he said vaguely: "To put it simply, when James After Rowling found Sigh of Night God, she invited us to study this book together, but some accidents occurred in the middle, and the power contained in the book Sigh of Night God burst out, sending us all to that world of ashes. "

Leo couldn't help but asked suspiciously: "Since you have been to that world of ashes, you should know the horror there, why do you want to go in again?"

"I don't want to go there again. The people who want to go there again are Rembrandt and the wasteland shaman. It's just that Rembrandt's body can't bear it, and I don't have the opportunity to go to No. 9 Golden Oak Street in person." Said with a very cold expression.

Leo said in a deep voice, "Is my going to No. 9 Golden Oak Street premeditated by Rembrandt?"

"No, you were just an accident." Vaschi quickly replied: "Actually, the wilderness shaman's stampede was the focus of that trip to No. 9 Golden Oak Street, and they have prepared a lot for this matter. It’s been a long time, even to make sure that No. 9 Golden Oak Street can lead to that world of ashes..." She paused for a while, and said without continuing, "You are just a person who joined in halfway." It's just an accident."

Leo was interested in what old man Rembrandt and the wasteland shaman did to confirm the details of No. The land of ashes in the waste capital.

If what Vaschi said is true, then many of Leo's previous judgments are problematic, such as the family who has entered and exited No. 9 Golden Oak Street many times, and the judgments about the dream world, etc.

He also couldn't help but think that maybe the reason why he, Stampeding Hoof, and other people who went with him entered the dream world was because of him, because of the Book of Night that he was carrying with him at that time.

As a result, some original speculations about the dream world were pushed back. His understanding of the dream world, the place where everything ends, and the world of Velen became blurred again, as if he had fallen into a mess. Well, it's just that there is no sub-brain system to help him organize and analyze these chaotic clues and information.

"What did you experience at No. 9 Golden Oak Street?" Although Vaschi was not interested in Land of Ashes, he was curious about Leo's experience, so he asked.

Although Leo's mind is a little confused now, he didn't just perfunctory Vaschi's inquiry, but told Vaschi some of his experiences after entering No. 9 Golden Oak Street, of course some of them are irrelevant to him Things, such as Ciri, such as those gods were not mentioned, only Lake Town, the Night Watchman Organization, and the Wizarding Association of Silvermoon City were mentioned.

Hearing Leo's narration, Vaschi also looked surprised and bewildered. When she asked, she obviously didn't expect Leo's experience to be so strange, and what made her feel even more strange was the time. According to Leo, he only stayed in that dream world for about a month, and five or six years have passed in the Velen world, and this is the first time she has heard of such a thing.

"Could it be that the time you were in the Land of Ashes was the same as Velen's time?" Leo couldn't help asking Vaschi after hearing Vaschi's question.

"Of course they are consistent." Vaschi also replied.

At this time, Leo felt more and more confused, thinking that the land of ashes mentioned by Vaschi was not the same place as the abandoned capital he knew. So he asked Vaschi about the City of Ashes, but Vaschi's answer was a bit weird, because she forgot the specific appearance of the City of Ashes, and only remembered that it was majestic and covered in endless ash. As for other buildings in the city I have forgotten the specific image of the dream, just like I can't remember the things in the dream after waking up from the dream.

"Have you found the feather?" Vaschi is not interested in the composition of the world or the mysteries contained in the world, what she is interested in is the thing Leo promised to the old man Rembrandt.

Leo's spirit fell on the ray of light in the storage space, and said: "I found it, but I don't know if it is the same thing as the feather you mentioned."

Hearing Leo's uncertain tone, Vashj not only did not show disappointment, but his eyes lit up slightly, and he asked hastily, "What is the feather you found?"

Leo was silent for a while, and said: "It's not like a feather, but after getting it, it will..."

"It feels like a feather." Before Leo finished speaking, Vashj immediately took Leo's words, and accurately described how Leo felt when he got the light ball.

As Vaschi's voice fell, Leo also confirmed that the light cluster in his storage space was the feather that Rembrandt wanted.

Leo said: "If nothing goes wrong, I've already found the feather, but it's not suitable to take it out here..."

"I know." Vaschi interrupted Leo's explanation, and then said a little excitedly: "Rembrandt will be very happy when he knows the news."

Leo looked at Vaschi meaningfully, and asked tentatively, "Do you know what the feather does?"

"Don't you know?" Vaschi looked at Leo with some puzzlement, and asked back.

Leo briefly explained, and said: "The memory of how I got the feather has been lost. After returning to Velen, the feather is in my hands, so..."

"I don't know much about feathers." Vaschi seemed to have some concerns, and didn't answer Leo's question, but only responded perfunctorily.

Leo could feel that Vashj should know what the feathers do. Although he was a little dissatisfied with Vashj's failure to answer this question, he didn't ask further, and instead asked, "Should I give you the feather now?"

"Don't!" Vaschi stood up from his seat in shock, and shook his head quickly, as if the feather was some kind of scourge, and then felt that his movements seemed too exaggerated, so Leo might misunderstand, and immediately explained: "The opportunity to use the feather There is only one time, the moment you give it to Rembrandt, if you give it to me in advance, it will only make the feather useless."

Leo did not express whether he believed Vaschi's explanation, but looked at Vaschi indifferently, and said, "I think there are some things I should know, what do you think?"

Vaschi could feel dissatisfaction in Leo's heart. If she continued to hide it like this, it might make things worse, so after a little thought, she decided to say something she shouldn't tell When Leo heard about it, she asked, "Do you know the spirit prayer technique?"

"I saw it in the book." Leo frowned, and replied: "According to the content recorded in the book, this kind of wishing technique is more like a prank by the gods."

Leo first saw the records about the wishing technique in the study of the old man Rembrandt, but the content of that book was more about introducing the gods and other divine arts, and there was very little content about the wishing technique. It's just that, in the dream world, he also obtained a book introducing the magic of gods and spirits, and in that book, he introduced the absurd but exciting magic of prayer in detail.

In Leo's view, the wish technique is simply a qualification to pray to the gods for the fulfillment of wishes. Almost all wishes can be answered by the gods and truly come true. It's just that the results achieved often run counter to the results in the hearts of the people who use the wish technique.

For example, someone uses the wish technique to pray to the gods for a wish to be fulfilled. This wish is to obtain endless wealth, then the power of the wish technique is likely to send this person directly to the treasury of a certain kingdom, and those The money stayed together, and eventually either starved to death in the treasury, or was found by the guards of the treasury and sent to the guillotine.

All in all, almost all users of the wish technique can realize their wishes, but after fulfilling their wishes, they will be accompanied by endless disasters. In many cases, death immediately may be the best result. Living is often only painful, so in In the eyes of many people, the wish technique is also equivalent to the disaster technique.

Vaschi continued to guide and said: "It is true that ordinary wishing spells cannot have good results, but what if there is something that can offset the side effects of wishing spells?"

"You mean feathers?" Leo said in a deep voice.

Vaschi nodded, and said: "Feather itself is a god's wish technique, and it is a god's wish technique without any side effects."

Hearing this, Leo couldn't help being surprised, but he also felt a little skeptical, because if it is true that feathers are the perfect wishing technique as Vaschi said, then this thing is too contrary to the rules of the world. Basic laws, such as the law of conservation of energy.

He was thinking that if he took out his feathers at this time and wished himself to evolve into an Omega-level advanced creature, where would the energy that supported him become an Omega-level advanced creature come from? Would it be extracted from this world? What kind of damage would that do to the world?

Thinking of this, Leo couldn't help but think of the inexplicably strong uneasiness in his heart when he first found out that the light cluster was about to be taken out for a closer inspection in the storage space. Perhaps the uneasiness at that time was related to this perfect wishing technique. A defensive reaction of Gaia's will in the world of Velen, because after this perfect wish is cast, it may cause unpredictable results to this world.

While Leo was thinking, Vaschi was watching Leo's expression. Although from the experience of getting along with him at the beginning, Leo was not a ungrateful person, but the perfect wish technique is too tempting. Few people could not be moved by it, so she wanted to see if Leo would become greedy.

It doesn't matter if Leo really understands greed and is not ready to keep his promise and give the feather to Rembrandt, because using the feather requires a special method. If there is no such method, just take the feather out and use it. would turn wishing into a deadly disaster.

"It's okay!" With a scrutiny mentality, Vaschi carefully observed every change in Leo's expression, but in Leo's expression changes, there were doubts, worries, and more solemnity, but there was nothing wrong with him. Greed, this also made Vaschi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"This perfect wishing technique should not be unlimited. There must be some specific method, and there are even strict restrictions on the wishes, right?" Leo said when Vaschi was slightly relieved. It made her heart lift again, because everything Leo said was true.

"How do you know?" Vaschi asked in surprise.

"It is conceivable that if there is no limit to this perfect wishing technique, then the person who gets the feather directly asks to become a god, and the world order will be chaotic." Leo briefly explained, but then said tentatively : "And you should have used feathers before, but you haven't changed much. It can be seen that the wishes that can be fulfilled by the perfect wish technique are limited."

"Alive." After listening to Leo's analysis, Vaschi sighed, and said in a deep voice: "When we obtained the feather, we only had one wish, which was to live." She smiled wryly and said: " However, even with the perfect wishing technique, the price to be paid to achieve the wish is huge."

Leo didn't ask what price he had to pay, but he guessed that it had something to do with old man Rembrandt and the wasteland shaman's tireless desire to return to the City of Ashes and find new feathers.