Chapter 40: The Truth of the World?
"Save?"
If it were only Brent, he might have been bluffed by Beckford's words. But now there was an Ethan in the field, and he knew what Beckford's men were doing.
"Turning people into undead creatures is also called salvation?"
Beckford looked at Ethan again, and instead of refuting Ethan's words, he turned to Ethan.
"Because their strength is too poor, if an excellent and powerful adventurer like you is, of course they will not become such a low-level undead. ”
Beckford's words were still emotion-free, and Ethan didn't know whether Beckford himself was like this, or if he chose the carrier to mechanically 'paraphrase' Beckford's words in a tone without any mood fluctuations.
"I cordially invite you to join my community and let us work together for the future of the 'real people' in this world. ”
Ethan's brow jumped, he was very concerned about what Beckford meant by the phrase "real man", so he immediately asked.
It's a pity that the answer is a little different from what he thought, Ethan thought that the so-called 'real people' had some special bloodlines or something, but the answer given by Beckford was actually the theory of 'survival of the fittest', only the strong ones were treated by him as people, and the rest were no longer treated by him as people.
"The fact that they can help people who are really fit to survive is the greatest meaning of their existence. ”
“......”
For some reason, Brent felt a little cold. In fact, he was not the only one who felt cold, the movement here had already attracted everyone's attention, many people had already gathered, and from Beckford's point of view, he could certainly see more and more adventurers gathered over, most of whom were 'worthless beings', and he did not shy away from continuing to speak his words in front of everyone.
"Maybe you don't understand it now, but when you really understand the truth of this world, you will have the same thoughts as me. ”
Rarely, Beckford's words had a little emotional fluctuation, Ethan knew that he was saying this to himself, and everyone present knew that this sentence was said to him.
"Are you so sure?"
“......”
This time it was Beckford who was silent, not knowing whether he didn't want to answer or couldn't answer, and as the translucent figure twisted, the undead finally shattered and dissipated.
Even in the end, Beckford didn't say what the so-called truth was, maybe he wanted Ethan to find out for himself?
With Beckford's appearance and disappearance, he said not much but had a big impact.
Brent didn't even care what to do next, everyone was wondering what the truth of the world was, how could such a powerful adventurer become such a guy.
"Although Beckford was a little arrogant at the beginning, he was not such a character, what is the truth of the so-called world?"
The only people standing next to Brent were Ethan and Brad. Along the way, this team is mainly composed of three groups, that is, the crews under the three captains, plus a small number of scattered crews of other captains.
Before coming here, it was mainly Brent. Now Brent likes to ask Ethan about some difficult problems, which is his absolute strength in exchange for respect, and Ethan doesn't think there is anything wrong with it.
When the three captains talk together, the crew will consciously pull a certain distance, even if they don't want to pull away, Logan, Brent and Brad's cronies standing not far away will also let them retreat enough distance.
Brad, who had been silent since Beckford's appearance, finally spoke, and as soon as he spoke, he surprised Brent and Ethan.
"The truth is...... There is no such thing as an endless land. ”
"What?"
Both Ethan and Brent looked at this man with surprised eyes, wondering why he said such a thing.
Although the Endless Land has always been regarded as a baseless rumor, it is still the motivation for countless adventurers to move towards the end of the sea, if they don't want to set foot on the endless land, how can they keep trying to hit the next sea?
As a result, Brad now says that the Endless Land does not exist, which is tantamount to making all adventurers lose the motivation to continue their efforts.
Without endless land, is it necessary for them to take a huge risk to attack this death route? Is it necessary to risk the destruction of ships and the death of people to cross the stormy sea? They can stay in this sea and live quietly, with their strength, they can live very well, and those ordinary adventurers have no capital to compete with them.
"Why are you so sure?"
Brad was silent for a while, as if struggling with something, but finally decided to say it.
"Because I'm from the Sea of Miracles. ”
"Sea of Miracles?" Ethan had heard from Beckford before, "You mean the next sea?
The first reaction of normal people when they hear this name is that this sea area is full of all kinds of miracles, so it is called this name.
But Brad's first sentence denied this.
"Everyone in that sea area is constantly praying for a miracle to happen," Brad shook his head helplessly...... "Only a miracle can save all adventurers who don't know where the road ahead is." ”
"I don't know where the road ahead is?" Ethan immediately grasped the point: "There are no new seas after the Sea of Miracles?"
"Nope. Brad shook his head: "The sea of miracles is the end, there are no new seas." ”
Ethan thought of the stormy seas that surrounded several calm seas and the current sea: "What is the area around the Sea of Miracles? Is it also surrounded by the Storm Sea, and if so, is the stormy sea even more terrifying, and no one can pass through it?"
He wanted to know more about it, and if the Sea of Miracles was also surrounded by a sea of storms, then the so-called no way forward would be a question mark. Maybe it's just that these adventurers don't have enough strength to pass through the blockade of the Storm Sea, or maybe the storm sea around the Sea of Miracles is no longer like the previous two, and there is a special passage for adventurers to pass, but it requires adventurers to hit the most terrible storm sea head-on.
As a result, Brad's answer made Ethan realize that the truth was not what he thought it was at all, and the situation was much worse than he thought.
"Around the Sea of Miracles? No...... Nothing!" Brad seemed a little excited, perhaps thinking of something, and even raised his voice a little in excitement: "Nothing, no sea, no land, not even air!"
His abruptly loud voice caught the attention of some of the people around him, and after noticing this, Brad struggled to control his emotions and regained his composure after taking a few deep breaths.
"I'm sorry, I remembered the first time I saw that place. ”
Brent didn't say anything, he expressed understanding. Finding that everything he was looking forward to was just an illusory rumor, he would have a sense of collapse if he were to change it - he was a bit of a meltdown right now.
Ethan is much better, he has too many hole cards, there are countless planes for him to choose from, although he can only stay in a certain plane for a year now, but as his control over the shuttle magic array is getting higher and higher, and his understanding is getting deeper and deeper, he will be able to completely turn this magic array into his own magic sooner or later. At that time, he could stay in any world for as long as he wanted, and the so-called endless land was much less attractive to him than others.
In addition, Ethan is also very concerned about Brad's description: there is no water...... There is no land...... There is also no air......
"What is this? But the edge of the sea is the ...... of space."
Ethan suddenly remembered that Loki had told him that this world was a world very similar to Asgard, and wasn't Asgard such an existence?
So this world is a plane, maybe with a certain arc, which makes them appear from the very top little by little when they sail, and when distant ships appear like they sail on the planet.
"A whole ocean, then blocked by a storm into several areas...... Doesn't sound like a good place. ”
Ethan had some vague speculation in his mind, but he didn't want to tell his guess without real evidence.
However, it is the environment that is suspected to be space, and it is clear that there is no land and no water, how does Brad know that there is no air?
After he asked his question, Brad gave a straight answer.
"I heard about it from other adventurers at first, but I didn't believe it at first, so I went out of my way to verify it. ”
"How?"
Brad's solution is not difficult, it can even be said to be simple, is to grab a few flying animals, and then go to the edge of the sea of miracles and let these animals fly far away.
"In order to determine the exact situation, I tied ropes to the bodies of these animals so that I could drag the carcasses back and determine the cause of their death. ”
Brad shook his head helplessly: "Except for some of the low-temperature frostbite, it is basically due to suffocation caused by lack of air...... Also, these creatures don't fall when they die, but float there until we pull them back to the surface of the sea before suddenly falling down. ”
Listening to Brad's description, even according to Ethan's barren knowledge of space, it is certain that the edge of this so-called sea of miracles is cosmic space.
"So, is the Sea of Miracles a ring around this sea?"
Brad sketched it in his mind, and found that Ethan's description was very accurate, and he also thought of the adventurer who lives on the Sea of Wonders, which is also a ring that repeats itself - sailing on this ring forever and forever, looking for resources that will keep them alive.