After dinner, in the little boy Andy's room, Barrett recounted to the others the strange male villager he had met earlier, and the untrue things he had told him.

"When that guy asked me, I told my previous guess that this was a half-dimensional mystical enchantment created by a mage to fend off and trap foreign enemies. Of course, this enchantment still has a certain trial effect, after all, that tower spirit did say the word 'trial' in the first place. Barrett picked up a small orange and put it in her mouth.

But the man just pouted and smiled, as if he was disdainful of my answer. When he finished speaking, he glanced up at the window.

Another dazzling bolt of lightning illuminated the dark world, and after four heartbeats, a roaring thunder followed. The rain began to hit the windows sporadically, making a crisp 'crackling' sound.

The next moment, the sound became louder and denser, and in an instant, it became a thread. This shy virgin who was hiding in the clouds and twisting finally arrived belatedly.

"And then?" said Phyllis the parrot, standing on the bard's shoulder, subconsciously arranging her feathers.

Then I asked if the answer was correct, or if there was a slight guess right. And he said, 'You're going to leave in the end anyway, and it's useless to know so much.' And then we ended the subject. Either way, I think he's right. ”

The brute got up and walked to the windowsill, closing the somewhat shaky window tighter again. The thunder and torrential rain outside the window made him slightly distracted. Are these scenes all fake? Or are they real?

The more he knew, the more confused he felt. Barrett simply kept it all simple in mind.

The Misty Forest is undoubtedly a mysterious place, but Barrett is there just to kill monsters, pick up all kinds of magic materials, and then come out alive, and then exchange them for gold coins and spend all their time drinking. See, it's that simple.

Right now, this Lost Barrier is also an extremely mysterious place, so Barrett plans to do the same. Get all the items you need, get the clue to 'Asha's Tears', find this so-called artifact, and leave. As for those puzzling mysteries, I'll talk about that later.

However, 'someone' is clearly interested in these things.

"Are there any references to these in the literature you know?" asked Phyllis the parrot, turning to the dwarf mage, "how the mages treat their followers who are nearing the end of their lives." ”

"Followers, what does this have to do with followers, what do you want to say?" the dwarf mage didn't quite understand.

"Because I'm a demon pet, I also have a certain understanding of mages. "As far as I know, mages don't pay much attention to the love of men and women, because the allure of magic itself reduces their desire to reproduce. But mages still have emotions, and some of them are even more extreme than ordinary people. If a companion who has been with him for a long time is taken away by time, his soul disappears forever in this multiverse, which is undoubtedly an extremely sad thing. If it's a legendary mage, is it possible for him to create a special area or enchantment to preserve the bodies or souls of his followers?"

"It's unlikely, you know, mages and gods are two different systems. The dwarf mage shook his head, "The founder of the Magic Empire, the legendary mage of the legendary mages, the one who tears the web, the mage reshaper, the slayer of the gods, the beacon of humanity's progress, the wisdom eye of the multiverse, the greatest of all Tarasha Mages, who is so powerful that he once invented an ultimate magic that can directly slaughter gods." This magic can work directly on the Godhead and destroy it easily, but it has no effect on ordinary people. Of course, I've heard that the cost of casting is quite large......"

Do you need to pronounce such a long list of titles every time? Or is it actually a word count?

"But even so, it is impossible for the great Master Tarasha to hide the soul or consciousness of ordinary people in a special area, escape the invasion of time, and gain eternal life. The little mage continued, "The mages are not even familiar with such a wonderful thing as the 'soul'. There are many reasons for this, but I think there are only two main ones. ”

The dwarf mage took a sip of the herbal tea that Sean had brewed with everyone, "First, the mages focus most of their energy on the natural substance of 'magic', rather than the soul itself. In addition, compared to the devils, demons, and gods who have existed for thousands of years, we intelligent beings in the main material plane are still too young. ”

"It's really impossible to create out of thin air. Phyllis the parrot admitted, "But what if this was originally a kingdom of gods?" Its eyes lit up, "a kingdom of gods that has lost its gods has been maintained by unknown means, or by some legendary mages or quasi-legendary mages, so that it does not collapse with the fall of the gods." We can even venture to guess that this kingdom of God has not lost its original owner, and that the hapless god is still alive to this day, but has been imprisoned by the mages or fallen into an eternal slumber......"

Everyone opened their mouths wide and were speechless by the irresponsible speculation of a bird.

"What did the man say after that?" Phyllis turned to look at Barrett.

"Oh......" the brute recalled faintly, "I told him about the other two things we needed, the sap and the volcanic lava. The eccentric villager sighed regretfully when he heard that we had received the sap from the heart of the tree, and then suggested that if we wanted to get the lava safely, it was best to send only one person to the interior of the volcano. ”

"Why, isn't it more dangerous to be alone?" asked the parrot curiously.

The man said that the volcano was infested with a large number of monsters, lava lizards, magma giants, and more importantly, web-burning spiders. He said that the web-burning spiders crawled everywhere near the lava in the volcano, and it was impossible to kill them all. The more people you have, the easier it is to attract more monsters. Therefore, he said that the best way is to sneak in in a low-key manner, take the magma, and then quickly exit. ”

"But we don't have stealthy thieves or assassins here. The dwarf mage frowned.

"Leave this to me. Barrett said responsibly, "The space inside the volcano must be relatively narrow, and neither you nor Phyllis can stay in the sky as safely as before." If there are really a lot of monsters in there, I'm likely to not be able to take care of you. If I'm alone, it's easier and more flexible. ”

"That's it. "Work harder, go to the volcano alone to fetch lava, and the rest of us wander around the village to see if we can get any more useful information." ”

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