The sun is high

In the early hours of the morning, Shuge opened his eyes in the room where the Legal Committee resides.

The moment he woke up, an extremely psychedelic color violently turbulent in his eyes. Different from the mist of the dark abyss given by the messenger in the mirror, this color flowed directly into Xiuge's eyes. Inside, it was as if his eyes had become some kind of container that could hold and contain colorful psychedelic liquids.

At the same time, strange scenes also appeared inside the sealed room where Xiuge was.

Under the influence of the strange power brought by the roots of fate, all the furnishings and things in the room seemed to be in a state of constant distortion and change, and everything seemed to be dragged into a hazy illusion.

At the last moment, the relatively neat bookshelf in the room suddenly became shabby. Books were scattered on the ground and dust accumulated wantonly. The magic crystals originally embedded on the bookshelf and used to protect these books were completely dimmed due to exhaustion of magic power. As time went on, many books became moldy or gnawed by moths.

The desk collapsed, and all the objects placed on it were scattered on the ground. One of the Merlins and cloth ornaments had become so gray that they were almost indistinguishable.

However, these are just the epitome of these illusions.

Under the "calculation" brought about by the power of fate, everything here has obviously reached a ruined end. Traces of human activities have completely disappeared from here, and no one is inhabited or maintained here anymore.

Xiuge's eyes swept around the room shrouded in illusion, and then he blinked gently. The psychedelic colors gathered in his eyes immediately disappeared, and the scene in the room immediately returned to its original state.

Then he stood up from the bed and stood silently in the center of the room.

So far, among the many abilities and creations that Shuge has obtained from the Dream Sanctuary, the Destiny Roots Group is obviously a very special one. Its specialness is even more special than the ones that have been seriously "bound" and "associated with Shuge". "The messenger in the mirror.

The moment he gained the power of the roots of destiny, Shuge's spiritual world and the metal disc as the carrier of his power both underwent an astonishing transformation.

Now, Shuge can confirm that his mental toughness and magic power have been greatly expanded.

If the traditional caster classification system is used for comparison, then Xiuge feels that his current state is probably very close to the river valley level or lake level. He can feel that the magic power in his body is continuing in an extremely turbulent manner. Flow - it is definitely not a "stream" flowing in the mountains, but more like a river formed by countless streams, and now, this river is constantly moving forward on the endless plains.

Shuge raised his palm, and a simple lighting trick light ball appeared in his palm. As Shuge's thoughts changed, the light ball was continuously kneaded into strange shapes like this.

The abundance of magic power and the substantial increase in its stock can often bring amazing benefits to spellcasters, the most obvious of which is the improvement of the ability to manipulate magic.

So Xiuge thought for a moment, then immediately extinguished the magic light ball in his hand, and began to cast stream-level magic. The next moment, a blazing fireball about the size of a human head appeared above Xiuge's palm. As Xiuge began to adjust the details of the magic model, the shape of the fireball itself also began to change. Under his control, the fireball was directly elongated by him into the shape of a magic silver sword.

"It seems like my magic power has indeed reached a critical state... Then what I have to do next is to decide on my future development direction, right?"

Xiuge waved his palms to disperse the dangerous flaming sword. He pondered: "Then, should I accumulate the surging magic river into a lake and become a lake-level scholar like Wei Lin, or let it continue to flow? A practical River Valley-level mage who relies on his high-end use of magic power?"

This is not a simple matter.

Xiuge had asked Wei Lin for details before. According to Wei Lin, becoming a river valley or lake level mage not only requires completing the assessment of the official mage institution, but also requires completing a new round of exams with the help of other mages. Magic inscription ceremony, the former is actually a process used to review qualifications and determine whether a candidate is suitable, while the latter is the real key.

The inscription ceremony held by the Legal Committee or Council not only allows a mage to permanently remember and master complex and advanced magic, but can also cause permanent changes and effects on the body's magic circuit of the recipient of the ceremony.

Whether you are good at accumulation and study, or good at use and efficiency, the root lies in this.

"Unfortunately, there may not be enough resources and manpower in Salem City to help me truly enter the next stage... But compared to before, my strength has increased significantly after all."

Xiuge moved his body slightly. Just standing here, he could feel the magic power around him being continuously absorbed by his body. This feeling of fullness made him feel excited and satisfied.

After feeling the magic state in his body for a while, Xiuge turned his attention to the metal disc.

As Theseus said before, the actual state of Shuge is far from reaching the state of opening a new layer of rings. Therefore, now, this new area forcibly opened up by the Destiny Roots group is different from the one previously touched by Charron. The inner rings occupied by ancient creations such as , Running Rat and so on are completely different. As part of the mechanical structure of the metal disc, its rotational speed is obviously much slower. When rotating, the lines on its surface are also somewhat dim, only The groove occupied by the roots of destiny appears brighter.

"The invisible Lord of Fate comes to the world, and wherever his power reaches, roots grow... When the roots flourish, the gods are omniscient and omniscient."

Xiuge quietly recalled the message he received when he gained the power of destiny roots.

It seems to reveal the truth, that is, those strange creatures that are ugly, twisted but highly intelligent and form a stable social structure are actually the dependents of the "God of Destiny".

Of course, Shuge had no way of confirming that the "God of Destiny" in this sentence refers to Theseus.

He is also not sure whether the concept of "destiny" has any meaning to the ancient gods of the lost era.

Xiuge set his sights on the metal groove where the Destiny Roots lived. The world inside the groove was very wide. Here, Xiuge saw a piece of calm water that seemed to be very clean and beautiful. Strange ancient plants grew here. The lake is peaceful and clear.

However, Xiuge knew that in this lake, there were countless weird beings that would make intelligent beings fearful.

Feeling the spirit of cultivation, ripples immediately appeared on the quiet lake surface, and then a large number of long and narrow figures emerged from under the water, as if there were countless snakes. It's like rushing out of the water at the same time.

Not long after he "moved into" his new residence, these roots of destiny had already begun to grow and multiply in large numbers under the nourishment of Shuge's magic power. With their appearance, Shuge saw that the color of the entire lake began to change. The initial azure color turned towards a chaotic, bright and gorgeous psychedelic direction. In just a few seconds, the world in this groove was rendered into a distorted and strange appearance.

Now, the power and ability possessed by the roots of destiny have been actively transferred to Xiuge's mind.

Completely different from the "main combat power" of the Familia such as Charron's Touch and Running Rats, the frontal combat power of the Destiny Roots group is actually very weak, as they have shown before in the Dream Sanctuary. The way they reproduce and capture prey mainly relies on the creation of illusions and the guidance of emotions and reason.

The highly corrosive acid, the ugly and ferocious appearance, and the harsh environment in which they live are all important means they use to protect themselves and their tribe.

Through the information provided by the Destiny Roots, Shuge learned that these guys would even create bunkers and traps to protect their own habitats. They could even imitate other groups to create false settlements for large-scale hunting. And use this to lure prey to the bait, and completely drag them into hallucination and despair when their vigilance is weakest.

And this is also the key ability given by the roots of destiny to the cultivation of character.

"The creation of illusions, and...the deduction of fate?"

Xiuge muttered a few words to himself in confusion.

Then he tried to mobilize his magic power, and in the next moment, a "cluster" of destiny roots appeared in the center of the room. Just like what Xiuge had seen before, these roots belonged to the same family, and their ends They are all connected to a strange barrel-shaped organ, but now, both the roots themselves and the important organs they share are in a vaguely translucent state, and there is no disgusting anything in the air. odor.

In fact, the smell that Shuge smelled in the shelter before was itself part of the illusion created by the roots.

"Kaka...kaka..."

A relatively thick root, the leader of the entire family, slowly twisted over. It revealed its outline and appearance, hiding its dangerous mouthparts, lowered its head and body, and made a gesture to Xiuge. An action that clearly implies surrender.

At the same time, a clear and accurate message was also transmitted through the magical connection between the two parties.

"Greetings, great master."

Xiuge could even feel the extremely professional and humble tone of the other party from this message.

He looked at the tentacle in front of him, and then asked his question bluntly: "Since you call me master, then tell me, what can you do for me?"

If the person who accepted this question was the Running Rat, I'm afraid it would have already squatted on the spot and burned its brain. However, the response of the leader of Destiny Roots was extremely fast. Almost the next moment, its response was accurately transmitted through the magic connection. into Xiuge's mind.

"Today, the size of our tribe is still limited, so the truth of fate that we can reveal to you will also be limited... But if you need it, we will do our best to show you, Master, more omens for your reference, and If you encounter an enemy, we can also help you create a battlefield that is absolutely beneficial to you..."

"Create a battlefield? Demonstrate it to me."

Leader Roots still lowered his head: "I obey your orders, Master...but please allow us to slightly offend your emotions and memories, and to borrow some of your power."

"Okay." Xiuge nodded lightly.

So, the moment it received Shuge's permission, the leader of the destiny roots immediately raised his body, and he quickly conveyed the order from Shuge to his fellow tribesmen, so the roots connected to the same organ immediately twisted violently. It started to move, and Xiuge's own magic power immediately began to be consumed.

The psychedelic brilliant colors once again covered Xiuge's eyes. Xiuge saw that under the manipulation and fiddling of the fate roots, the magic in the air was quickly built into a rigorous model without any flaws or loopholes. , it is so solid and perfect that not even a trace of magic power leaks out.

The rigorous magic model immediately came into play, and the false illusions that had appeared before once again covered the entire room, but this time, what these illusions showed was no longer the results of deductions about the future and destiny, but It became something else.

Xiuge's eyes widened and his mouth couldn't help but open.

He saw that the walls of this room were transformed into solid metal, and the bookshelves and desks were quickly transformed into extremely sophisticated and complex instruments. In front of the grid, there is an additional metal console.

Perhaps because Xiuge only had a vague impression of these things, there were no clear text labels next to the buttons on the console, but on the left side of the console, there was a huge red transmitter covered by a glass cover. There is also a bright warning sign on the button and glass cover.

On the other wall, there are all kinds of familiar guns and weapons, and below, there are all kinds of necessary daily necessities.

Although he had long known that this was just a false illusion, Xiuge could not help but twitch his eyebrows twice, and he asked: "This... what is this?"

"Master, by reading some of your memories and emotions, we believe that such a scene can make you feel safe the most and help you hunt your prey and opponents... Are you satisfied?"

Hearing this answer, Xiuge turned his head and glanced around the solid room, which was obviously made up of a shelter and a missile launch pad, and nodded dumbfounded: "Satisfied, satisfied..."