The old man took the card, put it in his pocket without looking at it, and said, "It's only been a month, and you're moving fast." (}”

"It's not that hard to make a million." Sue said.

The old man smiled slightly and said, "It's not difficult, but that's only for a small number of people." Young man, the real difficulties for you are yet to come. Please come with me, the ceremony is ready. ”

Hearing this, Su's hanging heart was finally put down. He had always worried that the one million that the Spider Empress asked for was just an excuse, an excuse for him not to go to Mitheus for the time being, after all, the Empress couldn't be short of a million, and Medirri ......

Medirri is really dead.

At least with Su's cognition, he couldn't find a trace of life in her, and he didn't know or imagine how to resurrect her.

It wasn't until the old man said that the ceremony had already been prepared that a glimmer of hope rose in Su's heart.

He followed the old man through the halls that were so large that his heart palpitated, and finally came to a small side hall. The so-called not big is just relative to the hall outside, standing in this side hall that is 20 meters long and ten meters wide and high, the old man and Su are as small as two ants.

At the end of the side hall is an altar, and the steel coffin carrying Medirli is placed in the center of the altar. The altar burns with a faint blue flame that is barely visible, and a light white translucent bubble floats on the flame.

Standing in front of the five-meter-high altar, Su could no longer see the situation on the altar, the blue flame on the altar had a strange power, which could isolate almost a qiē detection, at least with all the perceptual means that Su currently mastered, it had no effect on the blue fire, even in the panorama that had not yet evolved, there was darkness above the altar.

I didn't see any movement from the old man, and a control platform slowly rose in front of Su, with black as the base color and decorated with dark red stripes, which was very in line with the style of the entire crimson castle. Then a light screen appeared from the control platform, and three large juxtaposed options appeared on the screen, and below was a description that was extremely simple.

The first option is an unsheathed sword, and the description is that it is not fully transformed: attack increase.

The second option depicts a towering ancient tree, with a planet wrapped in its roots underneath, marked in the description, incomplete metamorphosis: Rapid Recovery.

The last option is the boundless deep starry sky, which is marked in the description: complete transformation.

"This is ......," Sue looked at the old man with an inquiring look.

The old man was rarely stern, no longer with a hint of a smile, and said slowly: "Miss Medierri's physique is different from ordinary people, and every once in a while, there will be a process of transformation. After the empress brought the young lady back, the young lady began to transform in less than a month, and the transformation took a whole month. It was only after that transformation that Miss's potential in combat was fully realized. From a biological point of view, metamorphosis is a very wonderful phenomenon, and the mystery of it may allow us to study for hundreds of years, if we must find an example, it may be somewhat similar to the process of pupae turning into butterflies. After seven full years of research, Crimson Castle has a preliminary understanding of the metamorphosis, and can have a limited influence on the process of metamorphosis. Originally, when the young lady was about to undergo her third transformation, she was supposed to return to Crimson Castle, because only here could she be safe and complete her transformation. But no one could have imagined that Miss Medilli would go to Twilight Castle at this time to challenge Twilight's decision, and from then on enter an eternal sleep. ”

The old man glanced at the altar with a long and ambiguous look before continuing: "In order to awaken Miss Medirri from the eternal darkness, Her Majesty the Empress forcibly initiated the third transformation of the young lady at the cost of part of her own life force. As I said earlier, now we have some control over the process of Mademoiselle Medierri's transformation, and what is in front of you now is the choice of the direction of transformation. ”

"These three directions of transformation refer to ......," Su asked.

"Incomplete transformation will preserve Miss Medirri's existing abilities, and further enhance certain types of abilities. The disadvantage is that due to the incomplete transformation process, the potential is very little improved, and it may even not be improved at all. The increase in attack power will focus the direction of transformation on the improvement of various attack abilities, and with Miss's talent, it is very likely to generate a new ninth-order ability, and there is even a small possibility that a tenth-order ability will be generated. The old man explained leisurely.

Tenth-order ability! Is this the potential of that little girl with blue eyes back then? Su looked at the three options in front of him, and his mood suddenly became very complicated, and the strange thing was that in the chaotic love, there was no joy.

"Another direction of transformation will greatly strengthen Miss's physical recovery ability, and with Miss's existing strong attack power and extraordinary speed, it will also greatly improve combat power. Well, of course, due to the same incomplete metamorphosis, the improvement of potential is not obvious. ”

The old man quickly explained the second option, and Sue understood the meaning of this ability as well. The strength of the recovery force will make guerrilla warfare and attrition warfare possible, and the improvement of the overall combat effectiveness will not be inferior to the direct increase of attack power. Su himself is a very good example of fighting with a strong force.

As for the last option, the old man's explanation is very simple: "Complete metamorphosis, that is, the complete metamorphosis process without any directional adjustment, will have a comprehensive and huge improvement in potential, and the price is that all existing abilities are gone." ”

After explaining the direction of the three transformations, the old man stood aside and waited quietly.

Looking at the old man's posture, Su was stunned, and then asked in disbelief, "Could it be ...... Do you want me to choose? ”

The old man smiled and said, "Yes, it is most appropriate for you to make the choice. Although Miss Medierri did not have time to say her decision, I think she would be more than happy to let you make the choice for her. Besides, after this transformation, Miss Medilli should leave the Crimson Castle, and from now on, it will be your responsibility to take care of her. ”

For Sue, this was another completely unexpected news. He looked at the old man in amazement and asked, "You mean, you want to hand over Medirli to me?" ”

The old man nodded and said, "This is not what I meant, but what His Majesty the Empress meant." After the battle at Twilight Castle, His Majesty thinks that Medirri should return to you, and that should be Mademoiselle's wish. ”

"But......" Sue frowned.

Counting from the time she was taken away by Lanaxis, Medirri had spent nearly eight years in Crimson Castle. And so far, Medirri has possessed abilities as high as the ninth order! The ninth-order ability, even after deducting the factor of her own talent, means a lot of effort and huge resources invested by the Spider Queen. What's more, this transformation is still at the cost of part of the Spider Queen's own vitality. After such a huge investment, why did she return Medirri to herself?

The old man seemed to understand Sue's thoughts, glanced at the altar, a subtle ray of love flashed on his face, and then smiled and said, "I think you should understand that not every effort needs to be reciprocated. ”

Su took a deep breath, finally raised his hand and pressed it towards the light screen. However, when his hand fell halfway, he stopped, and he couldn't hold it down.

It was as if a whole mountain had been condensed in his hands, and no matter which direction he moved, it was so difficult. This invisible mountain is called responsibility.

Whatever choice he makes, he needs to take responsibility for his choice, just as he did eight years ago.

From the time when the little girl left the swaddling clothes and was able to walk on her own, she silently followed Su and did the one thing Su asked her to do. All the decisions were made by Su for her, and Su silently took all the responsibilities. As Medirri said, for the little girl at that time, the wilderness was always full of sunshine.

After only a few moments, fine beads of sweat were oozing from Sue's forehead, and this choice was too difficult. In fact, this is not to blame Su, he is not an indecisive character, but because any decision involving the trade-off of ninth-order abilities is equally difficult.

"What should I choose?" Su looked at the old man and asked with a wry smile.

In fact, the difference between the three options is very obvious, the first two are to improve the immediate combat effectiveness at the expense of future potential, while the latter is to give up all the capabilities in exchange for a broader space for development in the future. In time, Medirri may even develop an eleventh-order ability! But Sue understands that during the time when Medirri is completely incapacitated, he needs to protect her as he did in the past and lead her until she grows again. It was a long and dangerous process, eight years ago the little girl was just overly pretty, and eight years later Medirli was already the dark judge of the Inquisition, and the de facto dictator of the Inquisition. It doesn't take much intelligence to imagine how many enemies she'll have right now. Beegler and Mitheus are only the beginning, not the end.

"I can't answer that question, but I'm sure you'll make the best choice for Miss." The old man politely rejected Sue's question.

The best option, what is the best option? Is the best choice in Sue's mind the best choice in Medirli's heart, or is it really the best choice for her?

Instead of looking at the three options on the light screen, Sue looked up at the high altar. If a little girl with pupils as beautiful as the flames woke up in the blue flames, what choice would she make?

Perhaps, no matter in the turbulent era or the peaceful old era, all parents will hope that their children will have a vast sky and can fly freely, right?

Sue smiled and reached for the third option.

The corner of the old man's eyes jumped slightly, and he suddenly coughed, and Su's hand stayed on top of the option.

He looked at the old man with some puzzlement and asked, "What, is there something wrong with my choice?" ”

"Of course there is no problem." The old man shook his head and continued, "It's just that before you make your decision, I want to remind you that Miss Medirri currently has 3 ninth-order abilities in the Fighting Domain, which also includes a very rare ability. ”

Three Ninth Order!

Sue felt her right hand become heavier. He took a deep breath, pressed the third option, and then, indifferently, "I still hope that she can have an incomparably wide sky." I will protect her until she is fully grown! ”

The famous Darkness Spreader, Avida, didn't say anything more, just quietly watched Sue's choice.

The altar roared, and the lid of the steel coffin slowly opened, revealing the overflowing blood inside the coffin. The blood surface, which was originally as smooth as a mirror, began to slowly swell under the scorching blue fire at this time, until it boiled!

The top of the altar was staggered and cracked, and countless intricate cracks formed a mysterious pattern. Suddenly a loud singing voice sounded in the side hall, and the majestic chorus was like a choir in the old days, high-pitched and solemn. In the midst of the song, blue flames erupted from the cracks, and the surging flames had already licked to the dome of the side hall!

The blood is completely boiling!

Waves of blood erupted from the coffin, slapping against the white blisters floating above the altar, smearing a terrible red on it.

The surging energy centered on the steel coffin continued to surge out, and in an instant, a terrifying energy whirlwind was formed in the side hall, mercilessly eroding a qiē in the side hall! The gorgeous reliefs on the surface of the pillars carved from the entire black rock were eroded away by the storm in an instant, and then countless pieces of gravel were peeled off the pillars alive, and with a sharp whistling sound, they began to fly wildly in the side hall!

In the blink of an eye, the solemn, far-reaching and luxurious side hall was already a mess. The storm of energy had nowhere to vent its power and began to pound the dome repeatedly.

Suddenly, there was a roar, and the huge dome of the side hall was completely lifted by the energy storm, rushing straight into the air hundreds of meters high, and it was like crashing into the radiation cloud, only then it suddenly exploded, turning into hundreds of pieces of different sizes, screaming and shooting in all directions!

The old man still stood in place, not even the corners of his tuxedo. Su had already been blown away by the energy storm and hit the stone wall hard, but fortunately, his body was strong, and he shot out a bone blade and nailed it into the stone wall, so that he did not fly into the night sky with the dome.

It's the power of Medirli!

Fortunately, after the dome shattered, the energy storm rushed into the sky, and the side hall finally became quiet, but then suddenly the heavy rain poured above the island, and the huge raindrops frantically hit the side hall that had lost its shield. The blue fire was still burning, and all the raindrops that came close had been reduced to nothingness. The old man was still standing in place, and the darkness around him seemed to have life, keeping the wind and rain out.

Only Sue was drenched.

The white blisters from the Spider Empress began to slowly fall, and finally, in thunder, showers, and blue fire, sank into the thick blood of the coffin.

The old man finally breathed a sigh of relief and said to Su: "It takes seven days to transform, and there is no unilateral way to stay here now. Wait seven days and then you'll see the results. ”

Su nodded, turned around and walked out of the side hall.

Looking at Sue's back, the old man sighed softly. He knew that if Medirli had to make the choice, then she would not choose the third option, just as Sue would not have chosen the first two.