"You're acting very sensible, which is a nice quality...... I hope you will be able to keep it that way in the future. ”

The young man with dark and deep eyes said this, not hiding his interest in Mo Chen in the slightest.

And his figure was erratic, always suddenly bringing up a puff of black smoke, and then without warning he teleported to another place to recondense and form.

Mo Chen covered his abdomen with one hand, although his condition was extremely bad, his whole body was in unbearable pain, and his eyes were black for a while, but his mood was miraculously relaxed.

Because I know one thing clearly - I won't die, and I may be blessed with misfortune.

This boundless, gloomy space is known as the "Void Realm" in this world, and in the ethereal void, there are small islands floating in fragments.

And it's different from hell in the broad sense of the word, or the demon world that is common in fantasy works.

The nature of the "Void Realm" is a wonderful existence that is more similar to a mirror image of the real world.

Some real-world scenes are reflected here in a static and motionless manner, and some souls who have a strong obsession at the time of death are also likely to be sucked in.

People's consciousness will also unconsciously enter the "Void Realm", such as people with high spiritual vision or who are dying, they may get a glimpse of the "Void Realm".

The most important thing is that the "Void Realm" has free will, and it will actively seek out a representative, god-like physical image -

That's right, this so-called void entity is the man called the "Outsider" that Mo Chen sees now.

As a representative of the Void Will, the Outsider's behavior is unpredictable, but unlike the traditional perception of demons or gods, his requirements for appearing and providing power to people in the real world are only literally "interesting".

In other words, he didn't come to ask for any price, and he wouldn't let you trade your soul for it, but he would help you because he just thought it was interesting.

Besides, it doesn't matter if it's not, for a person who is about to die, as long as he can survive, he will earn it anyway.

"Speaking of which, in fact, as early as half a month ago, I have been watching some kind of abnormal movement, which does not belong to the movement of this world......"

No matter what Mo Chen's mental activity was at the moment, the young man just looked at the former deeply, and directly said in a tone like an old friend's reminiscence-

"But only now did I know for sure what was causing it...... So I found you and led you into the void. ”

"I want to introduce myself, but it seems that you already know where I came from, so I won't say more...... But even so, I still want to confirm, are you really going to accept my gift? ”

"Fifteen years ago, I asked another person this question, and that was the moment he changed. But not everyone is always happy with my gifts...... Now, it's your turn. ”

“……”

“……”

Mo Chen tried his best to calm his breathing, he only felt that the dizziness in his brain was getting worse and worse, and his body was getting heavier and heavier, and he was getting more and more tired, so he could only grit his teeth and say:

"What do you think, if I continue like this, I'm going to die soon...... I don't want to give up on treatment! ”

So, why can this guy continue to chirp here so slowly and methodically?! Don't you see that you have lost too much blood, so let's rescue it first!

“……”

“……”

"Well, I've only given a handful of people about my gifts, but their reactions were completely different from your reactions now......

The dark-eyed young man was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but laugh.

"Well, since you've made your decision, then I won't be verbose, I just hope you won't regret it in the future."

The next moment, Mo Chen felt a burning sensation suddenly coming from the back of his left hand.

He struggled to open his heavy eyelids and looked down, and then he saw a strange symbol emerge from the skin on the back of his hand, as if a tattoo had become a special mark.

Then, a strange sensation suddenly rushed in, like an electric current through his whole body, making him tremble uncontrollably.

A thought crossed his mind, and anomalies followed.

He lifted the back of his hand to examine the tattoo on it, and felt as if he were standing on the edge of something at the moment, a sensation so clear that he was a little uncertain.

In other words, it was suddenly a little unsteady on his feet, and after shaking a few times, he did not lose his balance.

This feeling is not unfamiliar, in the past, when he stood on the edge of a tall building or a cliff, he would inevitably have a sense of panic, and now he feels something like that-

It was as if I was standing on the edge of a huge dark abyss, and I felt like I could fall down at any moment.

"There are forces that exist in this world and transcend this world, and this great power is called magic. And now, this power will be subordinated to your will. ”

At this time, the young man's voice sounded again, and there was a sense of fluctuation.

"It's entirely up to you how this power is used, just like everyone else I've given before, and I won't ask or interfere. But remember, I will always be watching you with great interest. ”

Is this a blatant voyeur manifesto?

Mo Chen looked at the Outsider Demon Mark on the back of his hand, felt some kind of power suddenly in his body, and then closed his eyes and exhaled a long breath:

"I see."

The Outsider smiled approvingly, and then said again in a low voice—

"My sigil will give you strength beyond the ordinary, but it is not very powerful from the beginning. I have given a mark to a boy in the past, and it turned out to be so powerful that he simply could not control it perfectly......"

"You can truly master and discover the power of magic through conscious exercise, or you can go and find the shrines that have been built in my name, and get the ancient runes that are engraved with my mark......"

"Those ancient runes will further strengthen your power, and of course, if you have mastered the art of making ancient runes, it is also possible......

“……”

“……”

"Is that so? I see......" Mo Chen put down his left arm, opened his eyes, and nodded.

He was a little surprised at first, because he had the impression that the game could upgrade skills through runes, which should only be a setting mechanism.

It's like there's no such thing as "skill points" in the real world.

But now listening to the Outsider's words, it seems that it is really possible to upgrade skills by searching for runes?

This made him slightly stunned, and then he remembered that it seemed that in the first generation of the plot, the Outsider did say such a thing.

- It's just that because it's been a long time, a lot of his impressions of the game have been blurred.

It is said that after Daode came to Danwall and became famous, people commented on him as "whether it is the shopkeeper or the city guard officer of Danwall, he can kill them as easily as he cuts wheat".

In addition to running his own Assassin Accident, the legendary Assassin also traveled around the Empire of the Archipelago many times in search of the Outsider's shrine, which was confirmed when he met Corvo.

Therefore, it can be seen that in addition to the in-game system, finding more items that the Outsider has left in reality can indeed further strengthen the magical abilities brought by the sigil.

"Ancient runes are hidden all over the world, and you need to find them yourself...... Fifteen years ago, I used the heart of a living creature to craft an item that could help you lock the runes, but unfortunately it wasn't yours. ”

The dark-eyed young man whispered, and as his words fell, a "magic item" appeared in the void in front of him.

It is obvious that the main body is the heart, but with the strange mechanical gears, clockwork and other devices, it looks like there is a strange and mysterious feeling.

Mo Chen frowned slightly, he knew that this thing, the key prop in the first and second generation games, was originally the heart of the empress, and after the empress was assassinated, the outsider took out her heart and transformed it into such a magic prop.

Not only can it sense other items with magical powers, such as runes or bone charms, but it can also hear the secrets of people's hearts.

It's just that in the hands of Corvo Attano, the protagonist of the generation, this is his wife's heart. In the hands of the second-generation protagonist, Emily Drexel Leila Kaldwin, this is her mother's heart.

To sum up, it means that it has nothing to do with Mo Chen, so he also thinks it is understandable.

However, since it is not his own, what does it mean for the Outsider to take out this mechanical heart?

Although he saw Mo Chen's doubts, the Outsider had no intention of explaining, his figure fluttered, turning into a puff of smoke again, condensing and forming on the other side.

He stared into the ethereal, dreamlike void and spoke:

"I've seen the Empress assassinated, I've seen the revenge of the royal guards, I've seen the plague that killed entire cities, and now I've seen the Empire fall into crisis again, losing an empress again......"

"I didn't think there would be anything more exciting, but obviously, I was wrong...... Your presence has opened my eyes to another possibility, so I really want to see what you will bring to the world. ”

"Is it an undeserved ambition, or a grand pursuit? Will you bring a new pattern and order to the world, and will you be willing to sacrifice or be prepared to slaughter in order for this change to occur? ”

Mo Chen frowned tightly.

He hadn't been able to wake up before, but now that the Outsider said this, he suddenly remembered that the world seemed to be in a period of unprecedented change-

This world is the worldview of a game that I once played.

The city where he was before should be the capital of the archipelago empire of this world, Danwall. And the sudden turmoil is likely to be due to the fact that the current timeline is the second generation, that is, the fifteenth year after the story of the first generation.

The terrible plague has once again struck the Empire, while usurpers have seized power from Empress Emily, leaving the islands with an unresolved fate.

I seem to have just caught up with such a "beginning".

- This royal city is in the middle of a coup d'état, and he actually chose to die so well today, so he happened to bump into his head.

However, none of this matters anymore, the important thing is that you can take advantage of this opportunity...... What to get in this world.

There will be a major change in the old forces of this world, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a reshuffle.

"Very good, looks like you've got it......"

The dark-eyed young man turned around, not knowing whether he was mocking himself or others, and spread his hands and said.

"Are you deliberately hinting at me by saying that......"

Mo Chen thought for a while before nodding slowly.