Chapter 236: The Sleeping Artifact (5,000 words)
Traverser!
At the mention of this word, Lin Tuo's expression changed, and he didn't know what kind of emotion to reveal in his heart for a while.
The universe is not alone - he had already established this when he knew about the existence of the "Empire", and now it seems that different civilizations still have some commonalities.
According to the one-eyed giant, these "foreign" lords may be strong people who open the channel in their consciousness after the seven veins are lit.
Of course, it may also be a talented player like Ning Li.
In short, these people do not need to be forced into the spirit world "after death", but can retain their memories and even enter with a certain amount of power, and then jump through the spirit world to enter other time and space, or return.
The former is a typical "journey through another world", while the latter is more akin to "rebirth...... However, considering that there is no timeline problem, the latter, even if reborn, will only be reborn to the "future", not the "past".
Although the metaphors of "fish tank" and "water wave" are different from the real situation, they are also vivid enough.
As for the spiritual realm after death...... This setting made Lin Tuo can't help but think of fantasies such as "underworld" and "underworld", of course, the two are obviously different.
I can't really be sure, I can only say that this possibility exists.
At this time, Lin Tuo finally clearly understood the reason for these life visits, and with emotion in his heart, he nodded and said:
"I think I probably understood, so you came here to gain spirituality and strengthen yourself."
The one-eyed giant nodded first, then argued:
"I am here for this, but I am not prepared to slaughter and plunder the spirits of the transcendent beings in your world, but have another purpose."
"Prayer candles?" Lin Tuo raised his eyebrows.
"Is that what you call it?" The Cyclops sighed and nodded, "I'm here for it." ”
Lin Tuo chewed on the other party's answer, frowned, and said:
"What do you mean? Didn't you know it existed from Ning Li's memory? That's why you're looking for it, and you're here for it? ”
This order is very important.
When you first learned about this through Ning Meng? Lin Tuo attaches great importance to this matter? Now that I finally talked about it, I naturally cared.
The one-eyed giant confessed:
"Yes? In fact, your civilization is developing at a slower pace these days? The ripples in the spirit world are not large? And my territory wasn't originally here......
Normally, I wouldn't have noticed that there was a civilization here. ”
"So? How did you discover us? Lin Tuo asked.
Cyclops Giant:
"Because of a wave of energy. Well, there's no time in the spirit world? So I can't give a point in time...... In figurative terms? Probably.
Some time ago, I suddenly sensed a violent energy fluctuation in a certain direction outside my territory, and it should be a large amount of energy flowing......
The fluctuation quickly disappeared, and it was not at all like the ...... brought about by the rise of a normal civilization So? I suspect that there may be a spiritual light group entering the material world, which caused the ......"
"Why do you judge that?" Lin Tuodao.
Cyclops Giant:
"I heard something like this from a lord? As you know, the two worlds will exchange energy? In the process, there are occasional escapes of spirituality entering the material world. ”
"And if there are very few people entering? They tend to be absorbed by intelligent life? Connecting intelligent life with the spirit realm? Thus gaining some magical abilities...... Like the wizards of your world's history. ”
"If it's a little bit more, these spirits come together and then permeate into some of the substance.
For example, a stone, a match, a candle...... It's all possible.
Then, these otherwise ordinary substances follow some kind of hazy and initial wisdom, constantly releasing powers...... It's like an instinct. ”
"And the rarest of cases are those 'light clusters' composed of high concentrations of spirituality floating in the spirit realm and accidentally entering the material realm......
At this time, it penetrates, and the parasitic item will have extremely powerful and destructive power, and even gain a certain amount of wisdom...... Prayer candles should fall into this category. ”
"If the lords come over, there is a clear purpose.
Whether it is killing, or anything else, it is carried out under the drive of reason.
Then these 'spiritual objects' are completely different, they are like drunks with pistols, and once they are 'stimulated', they will directly destroy the whole world......"
Speaking of this, the one-eyed giant paused, looked at Lin Tuo carefully, and saw that he didn't react before continuing:
"Therefore, if a 'spiritual light cluster' enters the material world, it will often extract a large amount of energy and destroy the civilization of the entire material world...... And once the whole civilization falls......
Depending on the mysterious connection between the two worlds, those energies will return and spiritual objects will remain in the physical world......
It can't return on its own like we lords......"
Lin Tuo listened, and his heart suddenly changed.
He instantly understood the other party's logic.
Very simple.
According to known information, intelligent life is like an anchor that attracts the inflow of ether, assuming that the candle was successfully extinguished.
Everyone is dead, and the aether cannot exist alone without life, but will re-flow into the spirit realm, and when the time comes, there will be an "aether desert" in the sandbox.
The Prayer Candle is unable to return on its own, and will be forced to stay in the sandbox.
And, because there is no life, there is no user...... The secret seal needs someone to use it, and the prayer candle also needs someone to "make a wish...... This is determined by the nature of the "spiritual object" itself.
Without a user, its destructive power is greatly reduced...... And in itself, it contains a lot of spirituality......
Sure enough, the one-eyed giant continued:
"So, when I sensed that fluctuation, I guessed that something similar might have erupted.
So I immediately decided to leave my territory, thinking about coming and seeing if I could get something out of it...... The temptation was too strong for me to refuse. ”
"And then?"
When the one-eyed giant said this, as if he was caught in a memory, he said:
"When I first rushed over, I didn't have much hope, after all, the distance was far, and I was worried that the local lord would be the first to attack......
But when I jumped over, I realized that there were no lords around......
Or rather, there are signs of existence, very it is gone. ”
Lin Tuo didn't speak.
Obviously, the lord near the second sandbox is likely to have taken away the Pope's "nightmare...... He killed the Prayer Candle long before it came...... It's strange that a one-eyed giant can see it.
"This made me more and more worried, thinking that the local lord had entered the material realm, but soon, I found that the energy around me was not facing inward, but slowly flowing outward......
This is very strange, because it shows that there is not only a civilization in the vicinity, but also a stage of development......"
The Cyclops continued:
"I was very surprised by this scene, and I decided to observe it carefully, and then, I stumbled upon Ning Li."
"Wait a minute." Lin Tuo interrupted him suddenly, frowned, and said:
"According to you, the spirit world can greatly reduce the distance, but when you arrived here, hundreds of years had passed since the Scourge of Monsters...... Even if there is no concept of time in the spiritual realm, there is a physical realm. ”
The one-eyed giant said calmly:
"Because I'm jumping against the flow of energy. I did say that the distance can be shortened through the spiritual realm, but I also said that only if certain laws are followed. ”
"What pattern?"
"The flow of energy," it explains, "is that the spiritual world, like the sea, and like the flow of water, has its own fluctuations, and is not completely calm, even without the ripples caused by civilization." ”
"Only by following the direction of the flow of energy can the distance be shortened, otherwise, the distance will be lengthened...... Therefore, the civilization that uses the spiritual realm to make the leap does not follow a 'straight line', but will adjust its direction at any time.
and even use some technical means to actively create fluctuations to accelerate the jump......"
"Unfortunately, after the prayer candle fluctuates, there is a large amount of energy backflow...... As a result, I had to go against the current. ”
Lin Tuo was amazed when he heard this, secretly thinking that this was another piece of extremely valuable information, sensing the calmness revealed by the other party, he nodded:
"I accept this explanation, and then."
"You should know what happened after that.
Ning Li's spirit is very weak, but he often sneaks into the spirit world, and through him, I learned about the specific situation of your world, and then I knew about the existence of the prayer candle.
Know that it was taken by you...... So ......"
"So you've been looking for an opportunity, wanting to wait for Ning Li to become stronger, and then occupy his body and identity in one fell swoop, find a way to investigate my existence, find the prayer candle, and obtain the spirituality contained within it?"
Lin Tuo said suddenly.
The Cyclops smiled awkwardly and didn't say anything, acquiescing.
There was also silence in the hall, and after a while, Lin Tuo suddenly said:
"Then you may be disappointed, in fact, in the course of my battle with the Prayer Candle, its spirituality has already disintegrated and completely dissipated.
Well, part of it was absorbed by the beasts of this world and turned into a demonic beast. ”
The one-eyed giant was stunned, seemingly in disbelief.
Seeing this, Lin Tuo suddenly reached into his arms and took out a gray and worn candlestick: "This is it...... The wreckage. ”
"No...... How could this be? The figure of the one-eyed giant fluctuated, and it seemed that his emotions had been greatly affected, revealing a clear sense of disbelief.
"There's nothing to doubt about it, with your current situation, I don't need to deceive you, in the process of my confrontation with it, it chose to self-detonate, in fact, most of the fluctuations you sense are caused by its self-detonation."
Lin Tuo observed it and said lightly.
"No......" The one-eyed giant suddenly stared at Lin Tuo, "Spirituality will not disappear out of thin air, the spirituality of a whole light cluster is so huge, I didn't sense its return in the spirit realm, as for the demonic beasts......
With the size and level of those demonic beasts, at most, they only absorbed a small part of the spirituality that had escaped!
Even if it is a hundred times more, ten thousand times, it is impossible to consume it all! ”
Lin Tuo raised his eyebrows, didn't speak, just observed.
After the one-eyed giant had said this, he lay on the edge of the forbidden cage, stared at the dim prayer candle, his face full of deep doubt, and said to himself:
"But...... If you don't absorb them, how can there be no reaction? Normally, so many spiritualities come together that self-consciousness will definitely be born...... And not so asleep. ”
Lin Tuo blinked, and suddenly said:
"Is it possible to erase one's sense of self on the basis of preserving spirituality?"
"How can you ......" the one-eyed giant subconsciously wanted to retort, but he suddenly stopped, pondered, and said, "This probability is too small." ”
"Oh?"
The one-eyed giant suddenly looked at him strangely, and said slowly:
"Under normal circumstances, this is difficult, unless a person with a powerful personality far beyond the Prayer Candle makes a move, it can only be ......"
After a pause, he said:
"I know you're powerful, but you obviously shouldn't have that ability...... Unless, it's the mysterious 'god' behind you......"
Speaking of this, it closed its mouth, in fact, it had always been puzzled by the "god" behind Lin Tuo, and it didn't understand what kind of existence it was.
As a prisoner, it wisely did not attempt to ask.
Lin Tuo, on the other hand, fell into deep thought.
God?
Joke!
Behind me or myself, where is there a Rausch sub-god?
But...... God does not have it, but the person is more than the existence of the prayer candle......
"Is it a derivative sand table?"
Lin Tuo's heart moved.
Although the Prayer Candle used the power of the rules to almost break through the sandbox, it was clear that the level of the Evolved Sandbox far exceeded it.
After all, at the peak of the Evolution Sand Table, it can accelerate the existence of the entire planet, and even the entire star field......
It was in a crippled state before, but even so, there was a big killer weapon of "formatting" at the beginning...... Once opened, it can be wiped out along with the Prayer Candle and Sandbox.
Moreover, he still remembers that the "analysis report" given by the sand table at that time wrote "spiritual disintegration and dissipation of consciousness".
And not "spirituality dissipates, consciousness disintegrates"!
These two statements are very different!
"Dissipation" means that it is really gone, but "disintegration" is not!
Moreover, the description of competencies in the report is not "blank", but "not yet"!!
He had doubts about this at the beginning, but then nothing changed, so he had to give up.
"Could it be that much of the spirituality of the prayer candle has not disappeared? Still stored inside the candlestick? Is it just that because consciousness has been erased, it has entered a state of 'standby' and 'sleep'? ”
Lin Tuo admits that this idea is a bit bold, but ...... It's really possible!
After all, even if you add up the demonic beasts here, the awakened ones of Yang City, and the demon clans of the Tianyuan Continent...... I'm afraid it's far from the spirituality it should have.
Of course, there is another possibility, that is, most of the spirituality of the prayer candle has been absorbed by the derivation sand table...... It's like intercepting the aether......
However, it stands to reason that he had consulted him for instructions on absorbing computing power at the beginning, so that he would not secretly swallow the spirit...... Right?
I can't figure it out, I can't be sure!
Lin Tuo shook his head, put these thoughts away, looked at the other party again, and said, "So, is this possibility?" ”
"I ...... Not sure," said the cyclops, hesitating, "but if it does, it should be testable." ”
"In the simplest form, spirituality corresponds to transcendent power."
"The dissipation of consciousness means that the supernatural power contained in spirituality has lost its connection with the outside world...... Therefore, as long as you find a way to test this candlestick, you should be able to find something.
Even...... Fix it. ”
Speaking of which, the Cyclops tentatively asked:
"If you can repair it successfully, then you have an extremely powerful 'artifact'......
Of course, the restoration is certainly not that simple, especially since your researchers don't know enough about spirituality......"
"What do you want to say?" Lin Tuo asked with a sneer.
Cyclops Giant:
"I mean, if you let me go, I can not only be your 'inner responder' to help you gain strength from the spirit world, but I can also help you repair the prayer candle.
You don't have to worry about anything, I can't threaten you in my prime, let alone the mysterious 'god' ...... behind you."
Lin Tuo suddenly smiled when he heard this, put away the prayer candle, and said:
"Sounds very tempting."
The one-eyed giant laughed:
"It's a good result for both of us, and it's a sign of my sincerity.
What do you gain if you kill me?
I'm so weak that my spirit is not worth absorbing.
On the contrary, let me go, and I can bring you greater benefits and help you understand the information of other worlds, and I am not without intentions.
In my current state, even if I return to the spirit realm, I am afraid that it will be difficult to keep my territory.
So clinging to you, and the gods behind you, is also the best option for me. ”
Lin Tuo exclaimed:
"Very well, do all the spirit lords have such good eloquence like you?"
The one-eyed giant smiled:
"I'm just being honest about what a beautiful plan it is."
"Yes," Lin Tuo sighed, "It's unbelievably beautiful, well, if only you could be more sincere." ”
"I'm sincere......" As soon as the one-eyed giant spoke, he was suddenly shocked to find that the surrounding scenery was briefly illusory, and a faint energy fluctuation disappeared.
The entire hall suddenly disintegrated, collapsed, vanished, and then coincided with the real hall!
"This ...... This ......," it widened, realizing something, "just now, I wasn't here?" ”
"No, you've always been here, but I've used some small tricks to confirm your sincerity." Lin Tuo smiled.
In fact, the moment he stepped into the hall, Lin Tuo had already used his "Nightmare" ability to build an illusion space that was exactly the same as here!
It's so similar that it's hard to tell the real from the fake!
As early as the last round table, when Hathaway inexplicably entered the illusion space, Lin Tuo guessed that the soul state may not need to be "pulled in", as long as it is within a certain range of his side, he can automatically enter the illusion space.
After all, Hathaway itself exists in the form of a data stream, and the data stream is a mental force.
This time I tried it, and it was a success!
The reason for this is that, on the one hand, I want to use the characteristic of "the soul body can perceive emotional fluctuations in the illusion space" to identify the authenticity of the one-eyed giant's words.
On the other hand, it is also to prevent the "eavesdropping" of Mount Sinai, Hathaway and others......
As for being able to complete the arrangement without the one-eyed giant noticing, on the one hand, it was already weak, and on the other hand, it was also the result of Lin Tuo's increasingly sophisticated control of power in the past six months.
At this moment, his doubts have all been solved, and there is no need to leave the other party.
As for cooperating with the Cyclops for greater benefits......
"Hehe, do you think I'm going to be stupid enough to be like that?" Lin Tuo sighed, his tone cold.
Greed kills!
With that, he ignored the one-eyed giant that was frantically slamming into the cage, raised his right hand, and took out the small remote control that Mount Sinai had given.
Without hesitation, I pressed the button with the maximum power directly.
In an instant, the entire hall suddenly lit up, and thunderous magical beams fell from overhead, penetrating the forbidden cage and enveloping the "Spirit Lord" in it.
"No !!!!!"
With a terrible roar, the figure of the one-eyed giant finally completely disintegrated, dissipated, turned into a wisp of smoke, and returned to the most basic energy body.
The original fluttering position left only a dim "spiritual source" that emitted a faint light.
Lin Tuo stepped forward, raised his hand into the cage, and held it.
In the next second, the virtual panel in front of me popped up:
[Special items are detected, do you parse them?] 】