Chapter 35: In the Sea of Trees

"If you use the knowledge you have known since childhood, that monster just now can be said to be a kind of spirit. Holding Grosag in his hand - but at this moment, this weapon, which usually flashed with a strong holy light, was being used as a hatchet to open the way, quickly cutting through the weeds in Zhao Mian's path. After Zhidai's mood stabilized, Zhao Mian took off his armor and changed into a set of light clothes that were more suitable for moving in the forest. Now, he was spreading some knowledge to the girl who followed him in what he thought was very shallow, "The gods and the like that are driven by Onmyoji mentioned in most Japanese mythology are actually the same kind of things that were just now—human emotions cause their birth, and human fears fuel their power. Therefore, when fighting against this kind of enemy, fear is your biggest enemy, if you have a fear of it, then it will absorb the fear in your body to strengthen itself, and at the same time attack you with more powerful power, it is you who are more afraid. This will trap you in a cycle of nourishing your enemies without getting stronger yourself, and even depleting the power you could have used to kill them in the process of escaping......"

"That ......" But Zhidai, who had been silently following behind Zhao Mian, suddenly interrupted Zhao Mian's words, and when he heard Zhidai's voice, Zhao Mian also stopped his basically meaningless babbling, because those words were actually just used to break the silence in this forest where there was almost no sound, "Where is this?"

"If this place is still Japan, then we should be in the middle of the sea of trees in Aokigahara. Zhao Mian turned around, and in his hand, the Google Maps on the slightly lit phone screen was pointing him in the direction, "But there is uncertainty between parallel worlds, and we may be somewhere else, such as China's Changbai Mountain or something." ”

"Parallel worlds?" Tomoyo repeated in some surprise.

"Yes, parallel worlds. Zhao Mian sighed slightly, put away the mobile phone in his hand, and then raised his head to look at the sea of trees in front of him, "This is not the world you are familiar with, and there is no café in Mitsusaka in this world - you broke into my room when I adjusted the timeline, and then touched the timeline that belonged to me that was already broken, and then due to information interference, the timeline on your body was also changed, which led to the occurrence of this crossing accident." It's a real problem that time and space are not separated in a naturally generated world. ”

"That ......" Tomoyo hesitated for a moment, and after only highlighting a syllable, he gave up the next words.

"Don't be so scruples, if you want to know something, just ask. Zhao Mian didn't look back, but his moving body still gave Zhidai behind him a lot of security, "Since you have been involved in such a world, then I don't need to hide it from you anymore." So, if you want to know anything, just ask. ”

"That-" Tomoyo paused slightly, "Why do I remember about Kazeko?" everyone else in the school had forgotten about the girl, even Okazaki himself, but there was still a slight image. ”

"Is this the problem you've been worried about all this time?" Zhao Mian shook his head a little funny at first, and then sighed again, "I can't blame you, it's really a very worrying thing for you to remember things that others don't remember." But don't worry, it's not your problem, it's actually my responsibility to get to the bottom of it - I've been living with you for too long. I am actually a moving radiation source, and if all you see is common sense, then I am the biggest of the peculiarities, so even if you just live with me, the information that naturally emanates from my body will constantly interfere with your information - it's a subtle process, and before you even realize it, you're already partially different from the people around you. ”

"In your ordinary life with Yingwen, you have only been exposed to ordinary worlds - and I hope that you will be able to live in that world forever, if possible. Zhao Mian stood still, stuck the two-handed sword in his hand into the dirt beside him, and then bent down to pull open a vine, under the vine, a wooden sign appeared, Zhidai looked at the wooden card in the faint light of the forest, but there was nothing else but to be able to distinguish that it was ancient Japanese. But Zhao Mian was different, he squinted his eyes and looked at the decayed wooden board in front of him for a while, then pulled it out, inserted it out of the range of vines, and took out a piece of charcoal in his hand, and began to add it to the wooden board, "If there is no accident." ”

"Nope. Zhidai shook his head, although her words were not high, but the determination and firmness contained in them made Zhao Mian look at him slightly. The long silver hair shone slightly in the light shining through the gaps between the trees, and her eyes stared at Zhao Mian in front of her, as if she was recognizing this person who had lived together for a long time again, but there was no strangeness in that gaze, but with a sudden realization-like identification, "I will stand by your side." ”

"Even if it takes you nearly a lifetime?" Zhao Mian stopped what he was doing, he turned his head, looked at the girl who seemed to be shining in the deep forest, squinted his eyes as if he was burned by the girl's light, and asked.

"Yes. The girl nodded firmly, without any hesitation, and she couldn't even see any pause, almost at the moment when Zhao Mian's words fell, she had already responded to the other party. But after saying this, she hesitated a little, but such an expression only appeared for a moment, and the determination soon appeared on her face again, and she asked, "How long has it been since I-well, crossed-time from me to when you found me?"

"Time has no meaning, time between two worlds does not produce reciprocity...... Zhao Mian replied incorrectly, but his thoughts were quickly recognized, and Tomoyo shook his head.

"Let's put it another way. Zhidai suddenly walked to Zhao Mian, who was still squatting, and didn't even care about her underwear that would be exposed to the other party's eyes if she turned her head, she asked a little aggressively, "How long did it take you from the time I disappeared in front of you until you found me?"

"So - time doesn't really mean anything......"

"How long!" said Tomoyo again, leaning down and letting her face appear in front of Zhao Mian, who turned his head and showed that he was focused on the work at hand.

"So-" Zhao Mian raised his gaze slightly, but what appeared in his eyes, the face that was close at hand, in addition to seriousness, there was disappointment spreading little by little. He shook his head slightly, "...... It's only two years, and for me, life expectancy is no longer in single digits, so it's just two years. Besides, don't worry, you're just having a long nap, and for Yingwen - he doesn't even know we're not home now. ”

"Two years ......" Tomoyo bit her lip, and it was obvious that none of the words that followed had entered her mind. She frowned tightly, then reached out and lifted Zhao Mian's head—and then hugged her slightly. Then she took a step back and continued, "I'm your family, and if I get lost, it's taken you two years to find it. So if you - no, I will never make such a mistake, I will be by your side - will definitely not leave. ”

"- Silly girl. Silence descended on this forest, and after a long time, Zhao Mian shook his head, but with a slightly high tone in his voice, he turned the plank around and chose a sunny direction. Then he stood up, picked up the grossag stuck in the dirt, and put it into his spatial bag. He took two steps to his left, then turned around, "Let's go, this is the sea of trees in Aokigahara, and in front, it's the exit." ”

(Amount...... First of all, this chapter is very watery, I know, but it's not right if you don't write it, and it still feels wrong to release it after the code is finished, but you can't say it if you don't put it...... All in all, that's it.

Then, there is a supplementary note about the character cards. First of all, there is an explanation of the worldview of this book - in fact, I am very reluctant to write a description of the worldview, because I think this kind of thing should be expressed little by little in the book, and then let the friends who read the book understand the right way. But I found out ...... Many of the character cards I received were characters with confused worldviews, and I didn't even know where they were brought in...... So hereby explain.

First, about the setting of the world. The world is set in the following order from left to right, with the left containing the right, the right being on the left, and the leftmost being the outermost layer of nothingness.

(Nothingness (World Shell (Rule(Dimension (World Consciousness (Dimension - i.e., a Single Universe (Planet)

Second, about the setting of power. Regarding the setting of power, let's mention it a little bit here, because I found that some friends still haven't figured out the difference in power here. To give you an example, if I were just a mortal, then I used all my strength to shatter a few tiles, and this is my achievement, the strength that I have been practicing for a while. And then upward, the heroes of the mortals, with their hands and feet, easily propelled huge rocks and knocked tall creatures flying. And what about the otherworldly power, which changes the heavens through its own power, touches and even uses the power of a certain world, and is even called a god among mortals. But that's not the top, we have to go up, and here, it's the realm of the true God. There are certain rules in your hands, and you even have the power to change them, and the power of mortals is like dust in front of you, and you are not even qualified to disturb your sleep. The will of the world also recognizes your existence, and it even allows you to deal with a certain amount of world maintenance, and your thoughts alone are enough to affect the fate of tens of millions of people. Now that we've said that, let's explain the power of rules -- in short, it's changing some cosmic constant, for example, we can change the gravitational constant from one to five, so what happens? Next, there is the final power, that is, the power of a traveler like Zhao Mian. What exactly is a traveler? This question has been asked by many people, and I have taken the trouble to answer it many times, so let's explain it again here. First of all, to make it clear that travelers are not mere time-travelers, they are not just people who have crossed dimensions, and the places they have traveled through are complete worlds, perverts who travel between different multiverses. So, how strong is the strength of these gang of guys? And why didn't Lao Zhao show the strength he should have? Let me explain in detail, first of all, the strength of these gang of guys. Let me describe it briefly in one sentence: these guys are all guys who have already qualified to become gods, but have given up on becoming gods, or even guys who have become gods, but are running around. How terrifying is their power? After consulting with others in the group, I said that a one-hit Star Destroyer is probably the starting brick. But in fact, this is not the case, if your strength is enough to penetrate the continental shelf, then what does it make if you penetrate the planet again, most people will not pursue a simple and crude destructive power, after all, if you destroy the planet, then you will not get any gain. So, at this time, many people turn to the study of another kind of power -- the power of law and the power of information. If there is an enemy that I can't fight head-on, then change the law so that it tilts in my favor so that I get bonuses, and if I can't fight an enemy head-on, then I will try to weaken him so that he can't fight against me. These two are the simple statements above, please understand for yourself. Then, why didn't Lao Zhao show such great power? I have repeatedly mentioned a concept in the article, and that is the suppression from the world. One person can't compete with the whole world, the world is much more powerful than you think, you can change the rules, then the world can fight to modify the whole world, to destroy you - after all, the world consciousness itself does not have much emotion, it is just the equivalent of the core processor, ensuring that the entire multiverse can function normally. Therefore, in order not to cause unnecessary trouble, travelers generally do not provoke the pain of world consciousness during their travels, so as to lower their own strength level and act - and this is especially true of Lao Zhao of the orderly and good camp. But it's not just that, the world consciousness is a dull computer program - but there are worlds where there is a true God, even a creator God. And in the world, it is undoubtedly a very stupid act to confront the gods who have the protection of the world and the protection of faith, so it is also a compromise in disguise, the traveler does not use high-end force, and the gods will appropriately ignore the other party. So - why does the Magic Cannon Scroll require powerful character cards this time? It's easy! It's a big brawl! No limits! No native gods! It's time to show off your real skills!

Finally, it's character, let's be honest...... The character card in the book review area must be here to sell cuteness, right...... You must not be serious, are you...... All in all, don't appear in the Long Aotian series of characters, what do I shake my body, and the whole people worship or something...... Is it really possible?

Well, that's it, and have a good day, everybody. ）