Roland Turin and the Valkyrie Brunhilde?

Loren frowned slightly, the candlelight beating in his pupils.

To be honest, the black-haired wizard was not surprised at all when he heard the names of these two people, and even expected it - especially after coming into contact with Brunhilde, and referring to Harlem Van Ashamai's evaluation of the "Black Duke", in fact, the answer was already in front of him.

As for why Ariel and Asrael knew this... To this day, he doesn't want to ask, it's just a waste of words.

Still, Loren has a question.

"So, Roland Turin... Or is it that the Black Duke once opened three valves to fight against the 'Black Cross' Serol?" the black-haired wizard asked suspiciously:

"The legend of the Black Duke has passed less than a hundred years, and there are still many people who have seen him alive - but why have I never heard anyone mention that he is also a wizard?"

It's impossible to hide this kind of thing, even if this black duke is against the sky and can open the valve on his own without relying on outsiders, but if you want to get access to the knowledge of the void, you must deal with wizards... In the tenth generation, which is far more demanding than it is now, this is simply a fantasy.

"About this ......" Ariel nodded, patiently explaining to the black-haired wizard, "First of all, Roland Turin is indeed not a wizard, and he has nothing to do with the identity of 'wizard' from beginning to end. ”

"Second, he only opened two valves, not three—but not on his own, but on the power of the nine-pointed grail and the Valkyrie Brunhilde. ”

The Nine-Pointed Holy Grail and... The power of the Valkyries?

Blurring the boundaries between matter and void with the help of the Grail of the Nine-Pointed Star can indeed help a wizard or human master the first valve—it's like throwing an ignorant recruit onto the battlefield, as long as he survives, it's only a matter of time before he is reborn.

But Brunhilde, how is he... Loren, who was slightly stunned, suddenly remembered what a certain blonde boy had said a long time ago.

"Yes, that's it. ”

Asrael, who was ordered to shut up, spoke sullenly, hugged his shoulders and cocked his chin, looking angry and aggrieved: "Asrael has already said... As long as dear Loren wishes, Asriel can teach you how to open the valve at any time, and no one else needs to teach you at all. ”

"No, that's not what I'm asking. The stunned Loren waved his hand, his eyes and attention still focused on the girl's body: "Opening the valve is still a matter of life and death for wizards... Besides, Roland is not even a wizard!"

"Could it be that with the help of an evil god from the side, it is possible to make a person who knows nothing about the void open the valve?"

Ariel, who bowed slightly, shook her head, as if she was also lost in thought.

Loren was right, theoretically impossible – and he opened not one, but two. The girl hesitated, "Even Ariel doesn't know how Brunhilde did it. ”

"But there is no doubt that Roland Turin... He was supposed to be the first human to open two valves without knowing anything about the Void, and to survive. ”

Loren raised an eyebrow, scrutinizing Ariel's words.

The first human to survive by opening two valves without knowing anything about the Void......

Two valves......

"Why, it must have been two valves?"

Almost at the moment when the black-haired wizard whispered softly, a hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the two "Asreel" at the same time, and they looked at each other.

Loren, who was unaware of this, was still trying to recall his conversation with Master Corona about "Valve", trying to find some important clues and keywords.

“...... The so-called 'valve' should also be gradual and incremental, and the process of opening the valve is like an evolutionary process......"

“...... The first step is to break the shackles of ourselves and bring our power to a certain level – the so-called 'transcendence of itself', which some wizards call 'transcendental'......"

“...... The second step is to improve our wisdom, so that our thinking can match our strength... You will gain a new "vision" and understand things that ordinary people cannot understand, and at the same time, you will discover the "eyes" that peep into you......"

The first is to open the first valve, which Loren has experienced many times - his own power will no longer be limited in any way, and all spells can exert their power to the maximum, even to the point of intervening in the law.

Before the mental power is exhausted, all the limitations of the past will no longer exist, any injury can be instantly restored to the state before the valve was opened, the reaction and observation power have been significantly improved, and even the power of the void can be clearly felt at his fingertips.

Indeed, it is definitely not a power that you can possess on its own, and it is more like taking advantage of some kind of "mechanism" loophole between the two worlds.

And opening the second valve, according to Corona, will improve one's own wisdom and discover the "eyes" that spy on oneself......

Wait a minute, he seems to have said that he is "the second wizard in wizard history to have two 'valves'".

Loren didn't pay much attention to this sentence in the past, but now that he thinks about it, maybe he was not alluding to "Logan with a hat", but to Roland Turin, the "Black Duke".

The first one who wasn't a wizard, but opened two valves.

Corona was a wizard who had lived through the tenth generation, in other words, he must have known something about what happened after the second valve was opened, not just read about it in ancient books.

That's why he has so much confidence in himself, believing that helping him will benefit the "future of wizards"?

But... Eye?

Matter and emptiness, the opposition of two worlds?

Loren's left eye kept jumping, and the key words were floating in his mind.

"With the power of the Nine-Pointed Grail and the Valkyrie, Roland Turin opened two valves and headed for a confrontation with Serol or something else, such as the Holy Cross. Loren, who whispered, seemed to be talking to himself, and wanted to ask something: "That is to say, ......"

"Only by opening the 'two' valves can we stand on the battlefield of equal opposition to them, and the moment we open the second valve, the other party will immediately perceive it... Is that so?"

Ariel paused for a long time, her bright red eyes condensed between the black-haired wizard's brows without squinting, as if she was still surprised by what she had just said.

"Yes, it is. ”

"But, it's not that Serol or some... The evil god perceives. ”

Well?

Loren frowned slightly: "What's that?"

"It's going to be immediately detected by the Void!"

Asrael, who interrupted by interjecting, no longer had an ambiguous smile on his face, but became extremely dignified:

"When you have open eyes, no longer blinded by chaos and sensibility, and can truly 'see' the existence of the void, it also means that you are also exposed in front of the void. ”

"You will no longer be just a beast wielding infinite power, but a being who transcends it and has a higher level of 'wisdom'. ”

"Your words, your will, and even the electric light of your thoughts will be given tangible meaning. ”

"You will be able to actually touch, observe, and truly comprehend and use your own power, rather than 'borrowing'. ”

"You're even... will no longer be a wizard. ”

No longer a wizard?

The black-haired wizard with a confused face had an expression that seemed to understand or not, as if he was falling into a fog.

He figured out why Roland Turin had to open two valves - apparently, whether he was a wizard or not, when he opened both valves, he would be able to use his "own" power, and every move would be given "meaning" to every thought.

In other words, when the two valves are opened, Roland Turin is no longer a mortal - at least not an ordinary person - he can observe the void directly and not indirectly, and can actually threaten Seriel, right?

Loren, who was ignorant, could only vaguely speculate like this.

"But why... Will he no longer be a wizard?"

Facing the black-haired wizard's question, after glancing at each other, Asriel slowly turned his head: "Because from this step on, you have to communicate with yourself... More precisely, the 'mortal body' said goodbye to it completely. ”

Loren was slightly stunned, but not surprised.

"No, dear Loren, it's Asriel who doesn't explain it clearly - it's not that you have to change identities or even species, the notion is transcendent. Asrael was like a child in a hurry to justify, and said with great urgency:

"Once you take this step, whether you can turn back is secondary... At the very least, you will no longer be you, you will no longer be yourself in the material world, but at the same time you will not be an evil god in the void!"

"Just as Miss Imposter said, sandwiched between the void and the material world does not belong to the left nor to the right, and between the evil gods and humans, it does not belong to the former or the latter!"

"And what am I?!" the black-haired wizard blurted out.

"You're going to be 'Loren Turin!'" replied the blonde boy categorically, "You won't be human, you'll not be a mortal, you'll not be any sapient humanoid, you'll not belong to the genus and species of the Phylum family......"

"You're 'Loren Turin' – you, you're going to be yourself!"

The black-haired wizard had a blank expression and seemed to understand, but it seemed that there were more problems.

"This is the level that Roland Turin once reached, and this is also the level that 'Logan in a hat' once reached......" Asriel stared at him deadly, pursing the corners of his mouth:

"They stop there, because they can only get to this level at best. ”

"But Loren... You can go one level up and open the third valve. ”

This time, there was once again an ambiguous temptation in the blonde boy's voice: "You will become the ultimate of objective existence, the will of the world, the unique existence of this world." ”

Loren frowned slightly, staring at the candle flame in front of him.

"Dear Loren, I have promised you many things—power, wealth, status, strength, wisdom... I have promised you so much, and now it is time for Asriel to make good on it. ”

Staring into the eyes of the black-haired wizard, Asriel slowly spoke, "As long as you open your mouth, Asriel will do everything he can to help Loren open the third valve." ”

"For a wizard, touching the third valve is the ultimate dream of the collective, and for a ruler, it will also give him supreme power and authority. ”

Loren was silent.

"More importantly, this is also the only way to protect friends and oneself from the hands of the 'Black Cross' Serial, and the only way to protect this world from the hands of the Holy Cross. Asriel's voice grew softer and softer, with a breathtaking power: "Roland Turin, Logan... They all failed. ”

"Because they only open, and they can only open two valves... They are limited by themselves, unable to reach a higher level, unable to reach the true top. ”

"No longer constrained by the vulgar world, no longer swayed by the will of others, no longer need to worry about the possibility of being threatened – because it will be up to you to restrain this vulgar world and dictate the wishes of others. ”

"With the will of the King in this world, to govern the fate of all living beings—the earth, the heavens, the seas, life, death... All, all of everything. ”

"At that time, Loren, you can plan and lay out a better future than the world controlled by those 'bad guys' according to your own ideas. ”

As the words fell, the black-haired wizard did not show any expression as Asriel had hoped, still staring at the candlelight that had not been extinguished all night.

The will of the king......

Lord of all living things......

The Wizard's Ultimate Dream......

Loren raised his right hand slightly, extinguishing the candle that lit up the room.

The room darkened in an instant, and a wisp of green smoke drifted slowly from his parted fingertips.

The black-haired wizard raised his head and looked at Ariel, who had just remained silent as himself:

"One last question - if I do open the third valve, will I have the same ending as the protagonist of the story just now, the wizard of 'Turin'?"

"In order to completely control the whole world, he abandoned himself or even all of it, and finally turned himself into an evil god, trying to control the fate of the whole world. ”

The girl smiled gently, and the corners of her mouth were curled with a refreshing charm.

"No, it won't—dear Loren, there will be a better ending and a better future than the wizard of 'Turin', and he will never become that beast of power, power, and lust. ”

"Why?" said the black-haired wizard lightly, his godless gaze as if he was talking to himself, "Looking back on the past few years, haven't I done the same thing as the beast that I asked for?"

"It's just that he knows what he's aiming for, and I don't know — I'm probably not as good as him in that sense. ”

"No, Ariel is sure, not really. Ariel, who opened her mouth quietly, was so categorical:

"Because...... Stories, it's all fake. ”()

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