The sun is high

In order to ensure that his judgment was correct, Xiuge even temporarily left the Legal Committee's station and observed the surrounding environment without any interference from magic rituals. However, in the end, the results he obtained were consistent.

At least for now, the flow of magic power in the vast area where Salem City is located has changed significantly.

According to the most basic laws of magic and common sense, this invisible power should exist widely and universally throughout Van'en. The residents of Van'en may be able to use magic rituals to influence the magic in specific closed areas, but There is absolutely no way to directly change the frequency and flow of magic power in the entire Van En.

In other words, today's phenomenon is definitely not caused by ordinary forces.

This seems to be a major reason for the serious restlessness among the descendants of the Dark Abyss in Salem City. As pure magical creatures and creations of the Dark Abyss, they clearly feel the changes in the environment, and are affected by this, becoming more active.

What made Xiuge feel even more puzzling and uneasy was that he caught a familiar aura among these constantly flowing magic powers.

That is the breath of the dark abyss.

"What exactly happened? Why did the magic in the entire environment change like this? What is the source of this impact?"

Xiuge stood under the night sky, and he felt a bit cold for no reason.

He can be sure that this change was definitely not caused by the descendants of the Dark Abyss in Salem City. Even if all the descendants of the Dark Abyss gathered in a group and acted under the same will, they would never be able to cause such an exaggerated change. .

At this moment, Shuge suddenly thought of the diary he had obtained from Valery before.

"Big earthquake, strange movement of magic power... big crack... tremor of magic power?"

Xiuge silently recalled everything related to it in his heart, and at the end of these words and concepts, he added "Dark Abyss Palace", a terrifying word that only a few people in the entire Van En knew.

With the subtle changes in the magic power in the air, the descendants of the Dark Abyss in Salem City became active. Shuge stood on the deserted street and could almost hear the amorphous slime twisting in the ruins of nearby buildings. The sound made by crawling animals.

Communication between the descendants of An Abyss does not require language, but Xiuge could hear many weird sporadic conversations at this time. It was a manifestation of the descendants of An Abyss when they were digesting memories and knowledge. Today, this There are obviously more voices.

This means that their growth and evolution rates are also increasing with the changes in magic power in the general environment.

Suddenly, Shuge recalled a conversation he had with Theseus in the Dream Sanctuary a long time ago. In that conversation, he asked Theseus many questions, and one of them was about "black." The essence of "Sun" and "Abyss Palace".

After thinking about the content of that conversation, Xiuge's body suddenly trembled.

He remembered that when Theseus talked about the essence of the "Black Sun", he once mentioned that the huge black celestial body was actually the passage connecting Van En and the "residence of the ancient gods", that is to say, the Palace of Dark Abyss The power and breath in it enter Van En through the so-called black sun, and use this to exert influence on everything in Van En.

Xiuge raised his head and scanned the night sky with his eyes filled with the mist of the dark abyss.

Now, he can clearly capture the dim "threads" hidden behind the magic power that are constantly fluttering with the cold wind at night, and those are the faint traces caused by the power of the Dark Abyss Palace.

"So, does this mean... that moment is coming soon?"

…

On this night, Shuge did not return to the headquarters of the Three Color Brotherhood.

He directly stayed at the Legal Committee branch and told Jeant, Justina and others about the terrible changes he had noticed and the crisis hidden behind them in a more tactful way.

Xiuge did not mention the black sun to everyone. After all, for these mages who grew up under Merlinle and the magic system, the impact of this thing is really too strong. He hopes that everyone can improve Speed ​​and vigilance, but do not hope that they will lose their fighting spirit or even cause their worldview to be shattered.

In this case, Xiuge took out the defective embryos of the descendants of the Dark Abyss that he had worked on these days, and Justina's eyes started to light up as soon as she saw these things.

Justina's fanaticism in the face of such things seemed to be a bit excessive, which made Shuge slightly uncomfortable, because it seemed that Justina did not feel much about the approaching crisis, and all her Her energy and attention seemed to be focused on the research related to the descendants of An Yuan, to the point where Xiuge Hui felt that she had forgotten the tragic fact that she lost an arm because of this terrifying creature.

This performance is really... excessive.

However, it is difficult for Shuge to point out Justina's problem now. After all, her research topic is too important at the moment. Even though Shuge already knows the descendants of An Yuan very well, he will not survive in the city of Salem next. In terms of the program choices that researchers need to make, he must also respect the research conclusions reached by Justina and others.

This is the first time that Xiuge has shouldered the fate, life and death of so many people as an individual since he came to this world.

He truly realized that this was definitely not something that could be decided by his own efforts and simple personal subjective judgment. If he could not make everything perfect and find the most correct one among the many options, then what would happen next? In the future, this city of Salem will truly become the "sacrificial pit" in the prophecy.

All those who luckily escaped the previous disasters and struggled to survive here will be crushed into dust in the subsequent changes.

This is something he absolutely doesn't want to see.

After repeated weighings, Shuge found the hermit Jeant, who had considerable authority among spellcasters, and repeatedly emphasized to him the importance of Justina and others to the research progress of the descendants of the dark abyss. At the same time, Shuge also hinted that Jiente would Ent hermits need to be very careful in this regard. Anyone who may cause interference, threat or damage to the research itself, no matter who they are, must be completely excluded at the first opportunity.

As a key target specially trained by Merlinle and the Legal Committee for "clearance", Jeant was the most sensitive to such words. He almost instantly captured the key points of Shuge's words, so he asked in a deep voice: "When you say 'anyone', does that include Giustina?"

"Yes, included."

Shuge answered Jeant's question expressionlessly: "Hermit Jeant, I know that Master Justina has always been your valued and trusted companion in the past, but the situation we are facing now is different from any other in the past. Every moment is different, so it’s important to be vigilant.”

Jeante's stone-like expression moved slightly, and the scars on his face seemed to come alive. But in the end, the "giant" nodded solemnly and reached out to touch the bag he was carrying. arms.

"I understand. Is there anything else Mr. Ernst needs our help with?"

Shuge nodded: "...There should be an empty room here, right? I need to rest, which may last until daytime or even noon tomorrow. During this period, please try not to disturb me or enter the room as much as possible."

"I understand, come with me."

Due to serious attrition, there are naturally a lot of empty rooms in the Dharma Committee's residence. Although there is a saying in various places in Van En that "living in the room of the deceased may suffer bad luck", this statement is not suitable for spell casters. It has no deterrent effect.

There is no such thing as repairing one's character.

In this way, under Jeant's arrangement, he was placed in the room of a member of the Legal Committee who died in battle a long time ago.

The furnishings in the room are still as they were when the original owner left. It can be seen that other people have entered here and taken some necessary magic supplies, but other than that, no other items have been touched. However, Xiuge even saw a few randomly thrown books on the somewhat messy bed, including the "Collection of Wonderful Novels" once published by Heping Newspaper.

Xiuge took the sundries on the bed aside and flipped through the collection of novels that were heavily dog-eared due to being read many times.

Then he discovered with some helplessness that among the works that the deceased mage loved to read most, there was his "masterpiece".

"..."

Xiuge didn't find it interesting or amusing. He neatly stacked the books together, and then took from the side two rare and dangerous magic materials that he had previously "deducted" from the warehouse of the Three-Color Brotherhood.

Shuge has not entered the Dream Sanctuary for a long time.

Ever since Theseus warned him to try his best not to obtain more power by sacrificing sacrifices before there was new progress and breakthroughs in the magic stock, Shuge had been deliberately avoiding contact with this dream. world.

The reason is quite simple.

As a direct user and beneficiary of the power of Dream Sanctuary, Xiuge really understands the temptation that Dream Sanctuary can bring. He is indeed a little worried about this strange thing that is inextricably linked to the ancient gods. The world forms a strong dependency.

But now, facing those new changes that are difficult for him to completely control, Xiuge believes that he needs to prepare at least some "back-ups."

With a somewhat subtle mentality, he lay down on the bed with the magic container containing the body fluid of the foul dragon and the metal box containing many traveling spider eyeballs. Then, the magic began to operate slowly, under Xiuge's deliberate control. Then, drowsiness quickly came over him, taking him to the familiar dream world again.

…

Although he has not returned here for a long time, all the details of this scene have long been engraved in Xiuge's heart, so he does not feel much strange.

Xiuge maintained the habit he had developed before. Although the two items used for "sacrifice" were at hand at this time, Xiuge was not in a hurry to take the next step. He stood up from the chair and relied on his own The memory passed through the corridor and came to the other side of the "office area", and here, he saw the computer in operation, and the dark figure sitting in front of the computer, concentrating on operating the mouse and keyboard.

"Hey, you're here?"

Naturally, there was no way to hide Shuge's arrival from Theseus, so he greeted him without looking back, and at the same time casually pointed to the empty chair beside him.

His attitude and tone were very familiar, as if he was inviting a friend who lived under the same roof to come over and watch him play games.

So Xiuge walked forward, pulled out the chair and sat down.

He instinctively raised his head and looked at the computer monitor in front of Theseus. Then he discovered that Theseus had actually played the war strategy game from a long time ago. Just like the last time, the huge screen displayed on the computer screen was the same as the last time. Among the war maps were the Luo Wei Plateau and the Goddess Plains that Shuge was extremely familiar with. Looking to the north, Shuge could also catch a glimpse of the white snow representing the Kingdom of St. Steele and many northern principalities.

What appeared on those fronts were many military cards belonging to the plains and plateau countries. Xiuge recognized a few at a glance, and one of them belonged to the Fifth Chasseur Regiment. From its appearance on the map Judging from the position above, the Fifth Chasseur Regiment has been rotated to the rear near Brown Hill Town at this time, and above this soldier card, there is also a dynamic symbol that seems to represent rest.

Theseus did not move the map. He waited very calmly for more than ten seconds before asking, "How was it? Have you finished reading?"

"Well, I've finished reading."

Xiuge nodded, and then he looked seriously at the faceless figure holding the mouse: "Do these game screens... count?"

Hearing this question, Theseus let out a strange laugh of unknown meaning, then he raised his hand and pressed the pause button of the game: "You also know that this is just a game screen. Since it is a game, it is naturally inappropriate to apply it to reality. Is it appropriate that if I delete the 5th Jäger Regiment’s military cards in front of you and let them disband on the spot, the real 5th Jäger Regiment will disappear? Do you think this is possible?”

Shuge stared at Theseus, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.

If someone else said this, the answer would naturally be very clear and direct, but if this question came from Theseus' mouth, Shuge would have to seriously ponder the truth.

The silence lasted for a few seconds, and then Theseus spread his hands helplessly, and the face made of black chaos once again showed that evil "sweating soybean" expression: "Okay, okay, Look, I scared you... don't worry, I can't do such boring things, it's just a game, it's just a game..."

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Sorry, updates are very unstable these days.

I've been experiencing some physical and mental problems lately, always suffering from severe insomnia, or extreme lethargy and fatigue, and then a vicious cycle of irritability, laziness, and all kinds of extreme emotions...

Taking medicine to adjust ORZ