Chapter 2: The Pocket Watch of All Things
Hearing the slightly familiar voice, Lane couldn't help but turn his head to look, only to see that the old man was now lying comfortably on a chaise longue made of snake vines, with a glass of bright red wine in his hand.
"Do you want some? You look like you need some alcohol comfort. ”
"You are the spirit of all things?"
"Yes, I am, and while there's nothing wrong with calling me that, I prefer you to call me by my name.
The Spirit of All Things smiled and said to Rien, "Just call me Jones, I prefer the name, and more importantly, it doesn't seem a little wordy, does it?"
"I see, Joan...... This. Lane looked around and asked, "If this is the realm of the pocket watches of all things, why does it seem to me to be in Nords?"
"This is an illusory place, and in a way it is very similar to the origin of the world, because everything that exists here is some kind of manifestation of magic. ”
Jones followed Rian's gaze and pointed to the forest in the distance, "As the host of the pocket watches of all things, it is not surprising to see a scene similar to what you remember here." ”
With that, Jones stood up and drank down the wine from his glass, then threw it behind his back, but Dawn was sure he didn't hear the glass breaking.
"Everything here, including the ground beneath your feet, the green grass, and even the air you breathe, is created by the magic you just gained, so don't worry so much about the details, in fact, this place is far from as big as you see, maybe move a few dozen steps and you will fall back into the void of the last time. ”
"Is the magic the light I saw before?"
"Basically, but since the fission year, magic has been silent in the body of everything for a long time, and in addition to the basic four magic elements, there seems to be some other interesting things, but they are very rare. ”
Jones waved his right hand as he spoke, and Rien saw the familiar light slowly descend from the sky, and then float like countless balls of light in the old man's hand.
"Originally, after all things fell silent, the magic power would slowly dissipate into the void, and then slowly return to the origin of the world along the unknowable channel, and then wait for another reincarnation in that sea of magic. ”
Jones kept waving his hands as he spoke, and the balls of light in the air slowly gathered in Jones's right hand as if they were being commanded by an army.
"As long as there are signs of dissipation, I can intercept some of them, but sadly, there aren't many of them. Saying this, Jones shrugged his shoulders slightly as if helplessly, and then threw the floating ball of light on the ground.
"But even that's enough, for now. ”
Then in front of Lien's eyes, a seedling broke through the ground at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then in just a few tens of seconds, it turned into a large tree about three meters high, and in the lush canopy, it seemed that a faint song could be heard, and the small fruits between the green leaves reflected the light like crystals that made it difficult to divert the gaze.
"Alright, the seedlings of the World Tree have been planted, and now it's time to see what fruit it can bear. Jones looked at Rien and said, "Press your hand up and try it and see what you get." ”
Dawn glanced at Jones with a slight hesitation, and carefully looked at the so-called world tree in front of him, in Lane's opinion, the tree in front of him was just a newborn white wax tree, but looking at Jones's eyes on the side, Dawn knew that he might not have any room to escape.
A moment later, even though there was a slight uneasiness in his heart, out of trust in the spirit of all things, Dawn pressed his right hand against the rough trunk of the tree.
The boiling sound sounded like an illusion.
When he touched the somewhat piercing bark, Li En felt the magic power that had been silent in his body instantly surge, rushing down his right hand like a river into the trunk in front of him, and the World Tree in front of him also trembled like a living creature at this moment.
In unspeakable pain, Lane endured the pain of the passage of magic, and after an unknown amount of time, finally gasped and withdrew from the trunk of the tree in his right hand, glaring at Jones: "Did you forget what you said?"
"Sorry, I forgot to remind you. But no matter what you do, it's always a little uncomfortable the first time, and you'll get used to it later. ”
Jones said with a prank-to-the-success grin, "Pain always pays off, you see." ”
In the crown of the World Tree, a fruit that had glowed red had grown at some point, and the fruit fell silently from the trunk of the tree, and then fell steadily into Riene's hands.
"Good luck, it's the fruit of the idiosyncratic system, and it's good luck for the first results. ”
Jones's expression was quite excited, and Lane looked carefully at the red flames that seemed to be burning in the fruit, but he felt that the common sense accumulated all his life had been shattered in just a few minutes.
"The World Tree is one of the purest manifestations of magic, it collects the magic that escapes from the world and then bears the fruit of all possibilities, like this one in your hand. Why don't you try it? ”
Rien looked at Jones, who was smiling and explaining to himself, but his face couldn't help but show a look of distress because of surprise and confusion.
"Eat, how to eat?" Feeling the weight of the fruit in his hand, Rien even felt that the whole fruit was made of crystal, and he thought that he didn't have such a strong tooth to eat.
"Just press it to your chest. ”
Rien glanced at him, ready to endure the pain, and pressed the fruit to his chest in disbelief, only to his great surprise, as he got closer, the crystal-like fruit gradually faded away, and finally melted into his body like a drop of water returning to the pool.
Painless.
Looking at the empty palm blankly, after a while, Li En found that the world in front of him began to change, and many flashing points of light appeared in the originally empty air, and he subconsciously waved his arm to touch those spots, but found that all the spots of light touched by his arm would disappear immediately, as if he was swallowed by his arm.
Before Rien could figure out what this phenomenon meant, Jones said with a grin, "Now, the affinity of magic for you has risen to an astonishing level. In today's era of silent magic, you who can take the initiative to absorb magic are comparable to dragons in every sense.
If the wizards are lucky enough to survive in this era, they will definitely break their heads in order to accept you as a disciple. ”
"Do you know what abilities I've acquired?"
Jones's words stunned Riene, and immediately found that the floating points of light in front of him immediately turned into mist and disappeared. It dawned on him that he was afraid that he could only see the state of magic if he was very focused.
"The flow of magic is always similar, and you are not the first to be chosen by the Pocket Watch of Everything, my role is to teach you the proper use of the World Tree, after all, every birth of the World Tree is accompanied by the beginning of a change, no matter what the details need to be carefully considered. ”
Jones's tone began to become smooth and vicissitudes, with a hint of hoarseness:
"Ryne, I have followed the noble Grey Elf King in countless epochs, served the heroes of the barbarians under the influence of magic, and even occasionally stood by the side of the Demon King with the footsteps of destruction.
Although this time, I don't know why the Pocket Watch chose an ordinary human like you, but since you are the host, I will still do my best to help you realize your wish and forge a legend again.
But what do you want, and what do you want, Riene, what do you want? power, treasure, power, or beauty?"
"Is anything okay?"
"Everything. ”
"So...... Please join me for revenge. ”
Rien looked at him, his eyes lit up with some kind of resurrected fire, and his voice was low, like a sword rubbing: "Jones, I want revenge."
I will repay the evil men who seek to destroy human society with swords and swords, blood and fire, and I will incinerate the demons in the darkness and cause them to die again in the darkness!"
Jones was silent for a long time, slowly lowered his head, and half-knelt in front of the young man:
“...... Your wish is my mission. ”