A few days later, the white robe, who had been waiting in apprehension, finally breathed a sigh of relief. With the return of the former city lord Dani, familiar orders appeared one after another.

Ten years later, when I saw these warrants again, it was a bit embarrassing. Again, as he had done back then, Pachu walked into the courtyard wall of the City Lord's Mansion with several white-robed people, and saw Bran sitting cross-legged under a small tree.

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"You're finally getting old, and you don't know how your research is going?"

In the face of Bran's outspokenness, Pachu did not feel fear of the impending death, but rather had some anticipation.

"Everything went well, and I was able to learn a little bit about my death. But I still couldn't get to the bottom of it until my disciple Shajia came to say goodbye. Now I'm ready to return to you. ”

With that, Pachu struggled to straighten his back, wanting to show his determination. It's a pity that he is old after all......

"What about you?"

As he spoke, Bran turned his head to Buzz, who was at Pachu's side.

Compared to Pachu, who was expressing his determination, Baz was very humble: "I have long been your slave, and your command is my mission. ”

"Go over there, use my magic as a book and a pen, and record everything the dead know one by one. ”

Buzz was dumbfounded, but he didn't dare to object. Fortunately, Bran's supplementary explanation made him secretly relieved.

"Don't worry about communication, the magic will help you. I also know that this kind of thing is not something that one or two people can do, so you'll soon meet some old friends you haven't seen in a long time. ”

A not-so-good thought popped into Buzz's mind and blurted out, "Are they dead or alive?"

Accompanied by a slightly muffled laughter, a rhetorical question with obvious teasing hints appeared in the ear, "Is there a difference?"

Looking at the somewhat embarrassed Buzz, Bran emphasized again: "Don't think too much, do your thing, and don't let me down." ”

After saying that, he waved Pachu and Bazz away, and then set his eyes on the Ils.

"In this world, I still have one last place of faith. It's in the Floating Cloud Continent, a mountain floating in the sky. Either you or anyone else in the city can choose to go there. ”

"We have long decided to follow and believe in you. ”

"I can see your uneasiness, so I give you the right to choose again. ”

Yir raised his head slightly, "We are only uneasy about the outside world, but we will not shake our faith in you. ”

Bran shook his head slowly, "You should know that I prefer to be a wizard and don't care about faith. Follow the courtesy of wizards and say what you really think. ”

Il fell to his knees, "I still can't shake off the human mind, full of fear of the unknown and death. But I am a wizard taught by you, and I have never forgotten to listen to the voice of magic.

Magic, let me believe in you. ”

Bran couldn't help but laugh, it was an honest answer.

"What about those mortals, are they also guided by magic?"

Ilr looked up, "They are guided by me and by the other priests in the city. ”

"Sacrifice?"

"I was granted sacrificial status a few years ago, so I have an obligation to guide believers on the right path. ”

"-oh?"

"It's not just me, there are many white-robed people who have this identity. Please don't doubt our piety, being able to become a sacrifice has been tested many times. ”

"I didn't doubt it, I just mistook it for worship and trust. It's confusing, but I really shouldn't have had that misunderstanding. It seems that although I am accustomed to looking down on the world, I am not yet accustomed to being a god.

Choice is a trivial test that I have set for you. Whether it is hard or simple, it is a world and a country that belongs to me alone. It is peaceful and peaceful, and even if there are some internal disagreements, they cannot be radicalized because of faith. It's not like here, it's full of strife.

And you, and you, have messed up my arrangements. ”

Seeing Il hang his head, Bran continued: "But the sacrificial status you have makes it difficult for me to blame. But don't think that's the end of it, because survival itself is a test.

Like I said, there are still some hardships and rudiments there, and there are many things that need to be readjusted. This may not be too difficult for wizards, but it is not so easy for ordinary mortals.

Go, and let the people of the city get ready. ”

......

While Il was busy preparing with the others, Pachu and Buzz had already arrived at their destination. The place where you enter is not the darkness you imagined, but the greenery that you can't see the edge. A stranger sat casually not far away, and behind him was a cowering young man.

He beckoned to Pachu and Buzz, and asked, "Who is it that sent you here?"

Pachu and Buzz looked at each other and replied, "Great wizard." ”

Then Buzz next to him asked politely: "Excuse me, are you-"

"Just call me Stan, with my apprentice Maddie behind me. He smiled wryly with a hint of self-deprecation, "Don't be too respectful to me. As a prisoner, your politeness only disturbs me.

Let's talk casually, tell me what has happened in the past ten years, and why are you here now?

I don't have to look up at the starry sky, I've seen even more magnificent stars. Unfortunately, it was only an embellishment used by the Great Wizard to decorate the darkness, and this is a claustrophobic underground. ”

"But the Great Sorcerer, says our master—this is the Netherworld, a new world far from us. Look over there, the moon is like a full moon, it's called a labyrinth. It is the residence of our other master, Lord Flower.

Ten years ago, the whole world was subjugated to the feet of its masters. It was also then that our master left the old world and began a new exploration. ”

Looking at a stunned Stan, Pachu affirmed, "This is not a claustrophobic underground, but a whole new world. Excuse me, how did you get here?"

Stan looked around for a long time before letting out a sigh, "Maybe you're right, this is really no longer a claustrophobic underground, but a new world."

I don't really know how I got here. More than 10 years ago, the Grand Wizard wanted to do an experiment and let me build a new cycle within his cycle.

But this is not an opportunity for revenge, so I threw myself into the construction of the cycle.

Driven by this thought, I built this vast grassland at any cost. Someone may be able to use the cycle to swallow other transcendent beings, but to use one cycle to swallow another is self-defeating.

I've been waiting, waiting for the Great Northland wizard named Bran to appear in front of me. It's time to calculate the time, after all, more than ten years is not a long time, but it is not a short time.

Look at your feet, this meadow is not vast, but it can be daunting. At least before you appeared, I thought so.

But he has sent you to me without a word. Tell me through your mouths that this is another world......"

Stan tilts his head and takes a deep breath at the unfamiliar starry sky.

"What does it matter if it's underground or not? I'm still in his world, still that hapless and pitiful prisoner.

Tell me, what did he tell you to do, and how is he going to tease me?"

Pachu shook his head, "I'm sorry, the Grand Wizard didn't mention you. He was busy moving, sending away his personal belongings one by one. ”

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