Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Writer's Brain Hole (Part II)
After gathering all the information, there is no place to stay under this tree.
Eric said that writing in a ring would make it easier to observe, so even Grace was moved aside, and he was now hugging the trunk of a tree to move back and forth to compare information.
The dense text made the two of them look big for a while, but Eric enjoyed it.
"What did he do before, really a writer?" Amacer couldn't help but ask.
“…… It's a businessman. Surya thought about it, but still didn't tell the story.
"You human merchants are so powerful?" Ammathur muttered.
Sulia inexplicably remembered Miss Roman, the helmsman of the Gilded Roses, who used her brilliant means to make the Rose Firm, which was inferior in terms of both supply and technology, fight against the Cain's Horn of Jialan, and most importantly, she also subdued her husband, the Brando president of the Swordsman Guild.
"That's right, our merchants are very good." The girl nodded and smiled.
……
"That's it!"
Eric threw down the stone in his hand, and the "Script A" next to it had long since been changed to "Script E", apparently going through four revisions.
"I'm going to tell you a story I've made up."
The writer clapped his hands and sat on the floor with words written on his buttocks.
"Sit down, these words are in my head."
The two of them leaned over together.
"The protagonist of this story is called Mu Yan - don't look at me like this, it's a lot of trouble to name the characters, okay, okay, in fact, this is the same person." Eric spread his hands and continued.
"The story begins at the end of the year of the new leaf, when our helpless protagonist meets his beloved, the heroine of this story, Miss Juliet, well, I've always been used to naming the heroine Juliet...... Okay okay, our heroine is called Susie. ”
Surya then sat down again.
"The two met in an eerie underground castle where a terrible necromancer lived, but our protagonist Mu Yan quickly used his vast knowledge to conquer Miss Susie, as well as the necromancer, and then the chance to go to Nighttown to defeat the man-eating flowers.
Then the curtain opened, the stage rose, and Mu Yan of Night Town peeled off the cocoon all the way, searched for clues from various details, found out the truth, and successfully completed the task without causing disputes. Then, the two returned to the necromancer's castle and teamed up to pass his test, allowing Mu Yan to become his disciple.
"This is the first act of the story. The new adventure takes place in Imotru, a place that even the author Eric has never visited, and where legend has it that there are all kinds of strange monsters, as well as druids who are no different from talking monsters. Unfortunately, our protagonist is a troublesome person, and he follows him wherever he goes - or he goes for trouble at all.
"In Imotru, he experienced a dangerous beast tide, not only was he ordered to command the whole situation, but also gained friendship from elves and druids, and what was even more terrifying, his strength increased by leaps and bounds.
The beast tide ended in an explosion, and Mu Yan and his party came to the Sky of the Wind - another place that the author Eric had never been, where he had undergone a strange trial, the details of which were unknown, but after the trial, he had changed dramatically, which was noticed by Miss Susie, who was close to him.
"In the end, the story comes to an abrupt end after he leaves the Wind Firmament, because we have lost the whereabouts of the protagonist."
After saying all this, Eric asked, "I don't know what you think, if it weren't for your determination that this happened, I would have thought it was just a story." ”
"Why?"
"There are too many places that are incomplete and unreasonable." Our writer shook his head. "For example, in an opera, the actor comes on the stage to act and waits, there is no need to explain where he came from and where he is going, just care about the fate of the character he plays, because you know very well that when the plot arrives, he will come up.
"But this is not an opera, you have confirmed that it is a real story, and since it really happened, it cannot appear out of thin air, nor can it disappear out of thin air. There is no space ring in this world that can hold people, take people out when you need them, and put them in when you don't need them. That's impossible.
"I'm a rigorous mystery writer, so I found a lot of problems in your story, such as...... In fact, I knew Mu Yan before that, or I knew the crazy boy Gnats in Yeju Town, and I gave him money when I went there to buy goods. But I don't remember him being so knowledgeable and eloquent, how can that be explained? ”
"Mr. Zaix also seems to have mentioned it, and they said it was a miracle for Mia," said Surya......
"Well, this one barely passed, after all, I don't have the habit of collecting wealth like dragons, but I did leave you two with a pair of rings." Eric said to himself, "It's a miracle, I don't even know where they came from." ”
"But it's a little unreasonable, why would he know that my pen name is 'Eric'? I have only written a book and painted a picture under this pseudonym, and that book has sold twenty-two copies, which I sold three years ago when I was selling goods in the Hilde Hills, and why does he know?
"Also, you say he seems to know everything, so where does this knowledge come from? What power in Imotru transformed him from an ordinary mage into an existence capable of fighting a fifth-level demonic beast? Why did a powerful soul suddenly emerge from the windy firmament, to which neither of the two managers said a word?
"These, not a 'miracle' can be bringed, even if it is, there must be a strict process, after all, there is no power without a price, so what is the price he pays?"
Eric's series of questions made the expressions of the two of them solemn.
"Look, you're in the center of the storm, so you've never noticed how unbelievable this storm is." Eric smugly: "But I found out, so I wrote a perfect script."
"Our protagonist Mu Yan is indeed a 'divine favorite' with a heavy responsibility, the real one is from the Hilde Hills, he has loved reading since he was a child, and he saw the next masterpiece "The Innocent Sun" there - after all, it sold so badly that people who don't particularly like to read would never have met it." Eric pursed his lips and laughed at himself.
"Then his soul was cast into the hapless 'Grasshopper' by the manipulators behind him, who may have died at the hands of the necromancer in the White Rock Mines before that - I knew that guy existed, and he turned me into that monster.
"We call the god behind Mu Yan the Hibiscus God, and under the guidance of the Hibiscus God, he is able to predict the prophet, so we understand that the necromancer hiding in the White Rock Mine is an interesting person who can be a help. So just as a hero needs to start from the shortest staircase to reach the top, this is the first stop for him to show his talent. ”
"Then everything went on naturally, Tomiya's blessing, Mu Yan got the golden apple as he wished, became a mage, and then started a new round of adventure."
"As we said before, there is nothing unreasonable in this world, so since the hibiscus god found Mu Yan and changed his fate, there must be some expectation - this is the price he pays, or the responsibility that must be borne if he wants to have this power.
"So I guess the reason why he went to Imotru was also arranged in the dark, or that the purpose of the hibiscus god was simply the 'Wind Firmament'. The two managers you mentioned, one big and one small, also have a relationship with him, so Mu Yan was arranged to go there.
Mu Yan didn't know much about this, but fate guided him there.
"However, there is always a 'but' in things, our protagonist is not deeply involved in the world after all, as Amacer said, he is like a magic stick, and although this can quickly accumulate contacts, it will also attract suspicion and prying eyes. And most importantly, it is very offensive to arbitrarily point fingers at the fate of others as a 'star opinion'. This is not the work of the wise.
"And so, just as the most cheerful bird in the woods is shot by the hunter, his deeds have brought trouble, but he has not found out. So in the Windswept Firmament, in this miraculous place that you mentioned, in that trial, Hibiscus God used that trial to make a substitute - the powerful soul you mentioned, and knowing that this soul was born to die, the administrator there, that is, Mr. Shans, did not meddle. ”
"As for the mutation in the trial, it was also caused by this 'stand-in'. He may be a little unwilling - in other words, no one can accept the premise that he was born to die for others. So he tried to leave you with a large psychological shadow to vent his anger. That big guy Gustavo has the best relationship with Mu Yan, so he was the worst. ”
After that, the stand-in died, Mu Yan was sent to this ghost place, and the plan of the Hibiscus God was able to continue. And you, the ones closest to him," Eric pointed to Amathe, "and you, too, were sent over.
"Miss Surya is protected by Mr. Shans - as I said before, Mu Yan's recklessness has caused trouble, so this powerful Mr. Shans will be a bodyguard and mentor - he must know a lot of things, and even you are here because of him."
"But why did Mr. Shans do that?" Surya was puzzled.
Eric shrugged. "For this is the stage where the third act begins to be written, as the bard sings,
'Mystic mage, shrewd thief, resolute warrior,
'Though they come from different and far places,
But here they gather together,
'A legend is to be written,
'Spectators must keep their eyes open'
……”
As he spoke, he began to sing, dancing excitedly. It was as if he had seen the warm tavern, playing the lute, singing a cheerful melody to the melodious sound of the lute, and the adventurers dancing along......
"Wait, Eric." Amacer couldn't help but interrupt: "I admit that what you said makes a lot of sense, but this is also ......"
"I know it's whimsical." Eric pointed to the "scripts" he had scribbled.
"Of course, there can't be only one version, before I meet Mu Yan himself, scripts B, C, and D are all possible, but those are all tragedies, do you want to listen to them?"
The elf glanced at Surya, who covered his ears and walked away. He chuckled and motioned for Eric to continue.
"The story of Script B: The one named Xia Mu is 'Grasshopper', and his soul is not actually dead, but is covered by Mu Yan's consciousness. He has been lurking in the shadows to observe, and has made a deal with the 'Hibiscus God' who is dissatisfied with Mu Yan's behavior. After you came out of the windy firmament, the newborn 'Grasshopper' took the opportunity to break out of the shell and replace the protagonist, and Mu Yan disappeared completely......"
"What about here?"
"This is a cage, and all those related to Mu Yan will be sent in." Eric spread his hands and said, "Look at this sky, this sticky river, these souls that melt at the touch of a button. I don't think it's like where the legend started at all......"
"What about Script C?"
"Scenario C is even more fun, it's all a plot of the guy named Shans......"
……
Ten minutes later, Amacer stared blankly at the sky, as if he had experienced a catastrophe.
"Tsk, the sword is not old."
Eric wrote "Script F" on the ground again,