The sun is high

Theseus.

As a writer, Xiuge has certainly heard of this name.

The king who was burdened with many myths and fables. He had cracked the strange labyrinth, defeated the legendary minotaur, fell in love with a brave female warrior, and planned to rob the god's wife...

However, what more people are familiar with is the classic paradox called "The Ship of Theseus", which is a discussion about whether an object or creature can maintain its original properties after its constituent elements are repeatedly replaced. .

Xiu Ge is very familiar with these things.

But he didn't understand why such a being appeared in front of him.

Xiuge can be sure that in his own setting of Van En, there has never been a god called "Theseus". As for the weird names that the other party has, this is the first time he has heard of them. The elements were as foreign as the concepts of evil magic and ancient gods he had heard from Vaelin before.

Thinking of this, Shuge's eyes involuntarily slid towards the black door on the wall. On that door, there seemed to be a pattern that symbolized the philosophical paradox of "Ship of Theseus". In addition, In addition, he also recalled the dream he had when he completed the magic engraving for the first time.

That bizarre dream in which I am on a huge ship in the vast ocean, but I can only rise and fall with the wind and waves, listening to the continuous creaking sound...

The carnival-like fog and darkness in all directions finally subsided. Theseus sat upright again, and his chaotic face that was twisting and turning became slightly calmer.

"Come on, dear, continue your questions... The 'little girl' who is alone with you is very worried about your condition now. Maybe it won't be long before she tries to forcefully wake you up."

Unknowingly, Theseus's voice changed slightly in the direction of a woman. Shuge found that he could hear a bit of softness in the other person's strange tone, which made him shudder.

Especially when he said the word "dear" in this voice, the strange feeling became even more obvious.

But Xiuge also knew that this was not the time to talk about those things, so he gritted his teeth and asked: "I still don't quite understand, what is going on with this dream and you? What do you... really want?" What do you want me to do?"

"Are you really anxious, are you starting to get to the bottom of this?"

Theseus said: "Of course I can't answer you directly for the questions you asked... However, you can think of yourself as an improviser in a large-scale performance, and you can completely follow the idea in your mind. Act out the script, and of course, you can also try to do things that are outside of the script itself.”

“Follow the rules or find a new path, it’s all up to you.”

Theseus' smiling face distorted by mist became even weirder. He and Shuge "looked at each other" and said: "I agree with your thoughts and opinions, but when you cursed 'The Riddler deserves death' Before saying this, you'd better think clearly, have you ever been a professional Riddler before?"

"..."

Shuge's eyebrows twitched slightly. He realized that his thoughts, thoughts and emotions were probably unable to escape Theseus' perception. He could browse everything in his mind at will!

To himself today, and to the dream world he now relies heavily on, Theseus is a true god.

"Perhaps, at this stage, obeying the other party's arrangements is the choice I should make?"

The moment this idea emerged from Xiuge's mind, Theseus's smiling face suddenly collapsed, and he sighed as if he was very disappointed: "You change your mind so quickly... Such a will It’s not firm enough, which is not good.”

Obviously, the idea of ​​​​reforming just now still cannot escape the other party's perception.

But now, Shuge didn't want to delve into the bad character and habits of this weird being. He sorted out his thoughts and then asked: "Theseus... uh, sir? Is it okay to call you this?"

"You can call me Miss if you want."

"..."

Xiuge's words were choked in his throat, and then he continued: "I guess everything in this dream, as well as the powers I can control now, probably come from my mind... In this case, Mr. Theseus must Is there something you want me to do?"

"Can't it be the favor I bestow upon you?"

"To be honest, you don't look like that kind of person."

"correct answer."

Theseus nodded lightly, but his face made of thick fog instantly transformed into a huge "√".

"Fucking crazy!"

Shuge couldn't help but cursed in his heart, but this idea was also captured by Theseus. He did not feel angry, but swayed with joy. After being happy for a while, he said: "However, I need to correct you... Although you must be in a coma every time you come here, this is not some illusory dream, but a real existence. I would suggest that you call this place a 'sanctuary'. "

"Shelter?"

"Yes...a refuge for countless poor children who are wandering, homeless, and have lost the favor of their own gods."

His body moved forward slightly: "You should have noticed, right? Hypocritical gods with little power are now controlling the brains and thinking of people in Van En. False beliefs, false worship, and those caves Temples and sculptures that look like rocks... it all means nothing.”

"All the creatures on this land have failed to live up to the grace given by the gods in the past, but it is different now."

Theseus, who had a kaleidoscopic name, kept changing his face, and all kinds of indescribable symbols appeared with his words.

These symbols are even mixed with many patterns and expressions that Shuge is very familiar with and has used before. Some of them are extremely abstract. It is not known where Theseus learned these things.

"Hypocritical miracles will soon be destroyed by the tragic reality, and useless beliefs will be abandoned by people, replaced by buried signs and fables..."

Theseus sneered: "Just like what you wrote with your own hand, when the black sun falls above people's heads, all people's past cognition will be destroyed, and at that time, it will be The real gods came to teach them.”

As if they heard some important declaration of war, all the unknown things sealed in various containers by the black mist began to stir. It was not until Theseus raised his palm and pressed it in the air that they finally calmed down. .

Theseus turned to Shuge and said: "Telling you more things now will not help you, believe me... Now you should focus more on the stage you are on, just as you have been thinking during this time, Just stay alive.”

After hearing this, Xiuge couldn't help but glance at the "redeemable items" that were ready to be moved, but were blocked by various strict conditions. He gritted his teeth and asked: "In this case, can... "

"Of course not!"

At this moment, the faceless god of chaos finally laughed happily: "Have you forgotten that as early as the beginning, you have already received the gift I gave you."

"You don't think that you can get a precious magic engraving opportunity with just 20 silver coins, do you?"

…

"Crack!"

With a crisp sound, the magic crystal that had been completely absorbed cracked, and the scattered debris exploded in Xiuge's palm. Those sharp crystal fragments pierced into Xiuge's skin, creating many cracks. Lots of tiny cuts.

The pain brought Xiuge back to reality from the strange "sanctuary" dream. He let out a cry of pain, sat up quickly, shook all the crystal fragments on his body to the ground, and then gritted his teeth. He looked at his hands that were already bleeding.

Xiuge raised his head and was about to think of a way to deal with the wound on his palm, but he saw Weilin already standing aside, observing him with a cold expression.

Seeing Xiuge looking over, the female mage shook her head, then held up the magic book, and then a faint yellow light was released into Xiuge's palm.

The pain disappeared immediately, but the wound did not heal and blood continued to drip.

"I have temporarily isolated the pain for you. Let's deal with the wound now... The magic won't last long, so when the magic effect wears off, it will still hurt."

After saying that, Weilin came to the window. She gently lifted a corner of the curtains, only to see that the sun was already shining brightly outside, and there was no trace of a thunderstorm.

So Xiuge quickly got a basin of water, and then began to carefully pull out the magic crystal fragments that had pierced his palms. This feeling was very strange, because the magic exerted by Wei Lin only isolated his pain. But when Xiuge pulled out the fragment, he could still clearly feel the subtle friction between his flesh and the crystal fragment.

"It's afternoon now...Mr. Sugar, you've been asleep for half a day."

Wei Lin lowered the curtains, her expression was extremely unkind: "In addition, you also absorbed all the magic power from an entire crystal. I remember that you were also an apprentice in a magic academy, so I'd like to trouble you. tell me……"

She took a deep breath, then pointed to the crystal fragments scattered on the ground and asked: "With your common sense and understanding of magic crystals, a constant magic crystal that is rated as high quality can be used by a stream-level person." How long can the caster supply the magic power?"

Shuge's movements stopped.

Because Wei Lin's question was really sharp, according to Xiuge's own understanding, a piece of magic crystal that is considered "high-quality" on the market can often support the magic power consumption of a stream-level magician for more than a week.

This is still a case of frequent spell casting. If you encounter those lazy people who don't use magic several times a day, such a crystal can even consume a full two months.

In the magic academy, it is almost impossible to see any cases where the magic crystal is directly drained and caused to collapse on the spot. This situation often occurs in workshops that need to manufacture magic tools in batches, or in the work of senior magicians. In the laboratory...

"Is it Theseus?"

Shuge quickly figured out the key.

The magic power that your body can hold must be limited. Even if you fall into a state of sleep, when the magic power in your body is full, you will naturally no longer absorb the power from the magic crystal. This situation can only mean that there are other Something is "taking huge kickbacks" in this process.

Considering that Theseus had never appeared before, Shuge determined that one of the important conditions for this guy to appear in the Dream Sanctuary was probably sufficient magic power.

"I'm already like this, but you still want to draw my blood?"

Xiuge cursed in his heart, then used his fingers to pull out the largest fragment from his palm and threw it into the basin in front of him.

The bright red color brought by the blood slowly spread in the clear water. Xiuge was compiling the words in his mind while looking at Weilin, only to see that the other party had already walked to the bathroom isolated by wooden boards in the corner of the room: "Deal with it" Wait for me for a while after finishing the wound, we should set off to find the 'Golden Boot Caravan'... As for Mr. Shuge's explanations, you can make them more detailed, I'm not in a hurry."

After saying that, she closed the bathroom door. Not to mention, with the continuous hum of magic power, two magic barriers that seemed translucent but were enough to block all sight were erected next to this small space.

Xiuge rolled his eyes. He raised his palm and checked the small wounds with the old magic lamp on the wall. After picking out two more tiny pieces, he placed the basin in the room. in the corner.

Probably due to the transformation of the body by magic inscription, the healing speed of such small wounds is amazing. Seeing that most of the wounds no longer bleed, Xiuge picked up the new crystal gun that Wei Lin brought back, and he The current means of self-protection are still too scarce, and such a weapon can perfectly fill its current shortcomings.

Relying on some superficial understanding of firearms and "cloud knowledge" in the past, I quickly figured out the working method of this new revolver-shaped crystal gun, probably because there is no need to think too much about charges, cartridges, etc. The problem is that the method of using the crystal gun is simpler and more violent. When the trigger is pulled, the loaded crystal bullet will be fired forward under the stimulation of a small magic ritual, and continue to consume the energy contained inside the bullet. magic.

When it hits the target, all the residual magic power inside the crystal bullet will be completely released with the impact, and the invisible impact force will carry strong, sharp bullet fragments and shoot to the surroundings, completely tearing apart everything around it.

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