After Marshall had dinner with Merlin, he did not mention anything more about Art Street today, and the two of them remained silent in agreement, and each returned to his lodgings, beginning to recall what [writer] Rune had said to himself.

"The Story of Cup Country." Marshall came to his desk and turned on the electric light, which had recently returned to fashion, "like a fairy tale." ”

Why did Rune give himself a fairy tale? What exactly was his intention? If it doesn't make any sense, then what's the use of her asking for this book? If this book has some strange magic, maybe it can help her improve her strength.

Marshall still couldn't figure out the purpose of the book for a while, so he planned to ask Erin to show her what the book was for.

"It's a weird book, not the same weirdness as the boy's." Erin's words were a little ambiguous, "That boy, the weirdness is strength, and the weirdness of this book is temperament. It can only be said that it is possible that this book touches on something a little deeper than simple rune magic. ”

"More profound?" Marshall wondered.

Erin said succinctly, "Laws." Everything in the world operates according to a certain law, although we cannot see it in ordinary times, but without this law, what we see and know will not exist. Laws are frameworks, while rune magic is the concrete substance that fills the frames. Even I can only attain the realm of magic, and if he can touch the realm of law, then his strength must be one of the best among human beings. ”

"In other words, the writer has touched the most fundamental laws of this world?"

"Not necessarily, there are many laws, but there are only three core laws: life, time, and destiny. And life and destiny are interdependent, and life and destiny bear witness to time, and time also manifests life and destiny. The three are inseparable closed loops. ”

"I don't understand much...... "Marshall grimaced, "but life, time, and fate are the core laws, and I can remember them." ”

"It's also ......," said Erin, "that this book is either powerful or just a simple work, and I hope you can read through it and gain some true meaning of life." ”

"Then this writer really takes me too seriously. But he said Marin ...... Merlin already has a book of his own. ”

As soon as Erin heard the word "Merlin", she immediately reacted: "What did you say, Merlin?" ”

"[The writer's] name is Marin Merlin. And he didn't really deny the fact that his name was Merlin. Marshall said rather complicatedly, "If he has some connection with the Merlin Sect, but such a small child...... Is there any connection between him and my father? ”

"Creating a Merlin is the core of the Merlin Sect!" Erin excitedly said, "In order to pursue the limits of humanity, the Merlin cultists are always looking for ways to integrate people and magic more deeply! The Merlin next to you is likely to be the new Merlin of the Merlin Sect! ”

"But it stands to reason that these Merlins shouldn't be firmly protected? Why did you come here to join me in class? Marshall's words froze suddenly, "No...... There was a conflict between Merlin and King Charles, and the current Merlin ...... It's likely to be a hole card taught by Merlin! ”

"Quite possibly." Erin said, "Every Merlin tends to be very powerful, and most of them are withdrawn and can go down the wrong path if they are not careful. Because of this, every Merlin is under the control of the Merlinists. My last master, your mother, was involved in one of the crackdowns on Merlin. You know, that Merlin lost his consciousness and devoured an entire village! ”

Marshall was afraid: "Then should I immediately stay away from him now?" Each Merlin has a special power, so wouldn't it be easy to wipe us out? If he ...... us"

"No, you should take this opportunity to get closer to him!" Erin said firmly, "With the help of Merlin's power, can't you do what you want to do?" You want to take your place back from Charlie......"

"But he had no reason to help me...... "he didn't seem to care about anything." ”

"Just make him care? Bringing the two people closer together is ......" Erin seems to like to point fingers in the friendship between men and women, "Pick an opportunity, know something about him, and then confide in him about you, wouldn't the friendship between the two be stronger!" A grasshopper on a boat, this is not only a friendship relationship, but also a relationship of interests. ”

"You're really good at making friends. But first, let's take a look at the book Rune gave me. Marshall teased as he turned the first page of the booklet.

[The Cup People are an important part of the population of the Cup Kingdom. They are varied, they are not limited to body shapes, there are teacups, there are water cups, there are goblets, and so on. 】

[Cup people are born with a cup of water of life, and wherever they go, they walk around with a heavy liquid on their heads, and of course, they never feel tired. The Cup Man generates eaux-de-vie every day. 】

[Cups are born with teaching: they are to serve humanity. They believe that it is their supreme honor to dedicate the water of life above their heads to mankind. 】

[Adult cup people have to pour the water of life they produce into a huge pipe every day. And the young cup people are trying to grow up as quickly as possible, and they will stand in the street every day, waiting for the green light that will occasionally appear in the sky to ripen them. 】

[Cup people can only produce 2,000 times of water of life in their lifetime, that is to say, once they pour 2,000 times of water of life from the top of their heads, then their life will come to an end. 】

"What a strange story, Cup Man...... Since they themselves are a nation, why should they serve humanity? Marshall read the first side and flipped to the second side, only to find that there was nothing on the back of the page, "Why is it gone?" This guy gave me an unfinished book? ”

"There are a lot of books that don't reveal their content." Erin said, "It's only when certain occasions go through certain occasions that the contents are revealed. ”

"Well...... "Marshall," Marshall was rather speechless, "but I always thought these cup people were miserable, but I didn't know it." They work hard to produce the eaux-de-vie, but they consider it a glorious thing to sacrifice themselves. ”

Erin gave a meaningful answer: "Aren't humans themselves similar?" ”

......

"Almost...... I'm just the same name as you, and we have something pretty much in common. Merlin was talking to the notes belonging to his predecessor Merlin that he had retrieved from the Merlin Sanctuary, "We don't belong to an era. ”

"Time, which has always been a noun in Merlin's dictionary," appeared on the yellowed pages in bright red letters, "Merlin is a fraudster of time." I know you've heard Merlin's story, and I'm in a good position to tell you that Merlin's birth is related to the World Tree. ”

"My birth?" Merlin was very strange and wrote in the book, "How do you know that I have the power of time? ”

"Because I have the same power as you."

Merlin's pupils shrank, and the nightmare that had been sleeping in the depths of his soul reacted at this moment: "The same power...... It's really funny, it's really arrogant! If you can really have the same power at the same time, then you are violating the uniqueness of the underlying laws of the world, and he is either deceiving you, or deceiving the law, that is, cheating time! ”

"Cheating time? This...... It's unlikely......" Merlin couldn't help but say, "I'm probably lying to me?" ”

"It's definitely a lie! This guy, don't think you've mastered some little tricks and boast about it there! Nightmare Merlin shouted, "Hurry up and expose his tricks!" ”

Márquez said aggrievedly: "How to expose it......"

"You just write like this: If you have the same power as me, can you know where I am?"

Márquez felt that it made sense, and the boy's body moved accordingly, but the answer given by the book made the two souls tremble: "In the attic of 27 Lilac Street." ”

"How the hell did he know......

At this moment, blood-red words continued to erupt from the page: "You will come to see me on your own initiative, because you will have a reason to see me." ”

The slender red ink slowly faded on the page, but it disappeared in a matter of seconds like red satin swept away by a strong wind in the air. Immediately, one of the few fears appeared on Merlin's cheeks.

The man behind the book knows a lot...... But he didn't know much about the man...... He identified himself as Merlin......

Who the hell is he?