The two of them sat like this, basking in the sun for a while,

Long

The old dean spoke again: "Young people now, is patience already so good?" If I don't open my mouth, you don't know how to take the initiative to ask? ”

A smile appeared on Wang Daoyi's face: "Since the emperor asked me to come to you, it must be that you have something to tell me, and for an existence like you and the emperor who have lived for thousands of years, although I pride myself on being smart, I don't think I can play with you." ”

That's right, Wang Daoyi knew from the moment he heard that Zhongli asked him to come over to see the old dean, and he knew that the other party must have something to find him.

Otherwise, for no reason, why did Zhongli talk to Wang Daoyi about the old dean?

Just because the old dean is dying?

It's ridiculous, how many important people have died in Zhongli's life, the old dean may be very important, but for Zhongli it is just like that.

It must be because the old dean has mastered something, and he is only going to tell Wang Daoyi, so he will let Wang Daoyi come to see the old dean.

"If I had half as sensitive as you, maybe everything would have been different."

Looking at Wang Daoyi, the old dean shook his head slightly.

Then he continued: "I'm going to die, and there are some things that need to be inherited, so I chose Ling." ”

Wang Daoyi's face was calm, without the slightest surprise or surprise.

Now he is the lord of the red sand, and he is the master of the mystery of the law,

It's not a surprise for a human inheritance to the limit.

"Why me? There are not many good guys in Liyue, not to mention Xingqiu, Chongyun, and even Hu Tao, they are all very good young people. ”

Hearing Wang Daoyi's question, the old dean shook his head slightly: "It's different, they are the same as when I was young, they all 'succumb' to fate, and my secret is not allowed to be known by fate." ”

“？ By 'fate', do you mean? Wang Daoyi grasped the point.

"Vision of God." The old dean uttered a term, and then continued, "As a former member of the Rock Family, you may know something, the Vision is not a gift, it has a price. ”

"When people's desires are strong to a certain extent, the gods will cast their eyes, and this is the origin of the Vision known to the public."

"But actually, you should also understand that although the Seven Gods can influence a portion of the Divine Vision issuance within their own realm, in essence, this power comes from Sky Island."

"The sight behind the Vision is not the Seven Gods, but the [Gods] on Sky Island."

"So, I don't want my secrets to be captured by the sight of Sky Island."

Listening to the old dean finish his reasoning,

Wang Daoyi frowned, a little puzzled, he reached out and dropped a gem-like vision from his waist, which was his own Eye of the Rock God.

"But, old dean, I'm also a man with a vision."

Wang Daoyi not only has the Vision of God, he is also the best of the Vision holders, and most of his combat power came from the gifts of the Vision before he obtained the authority left by the Red King.

The old dean raised his eyelids and glanced at the Divine Vision in Wang Dao's hand, and then slowly shook his head: "You are different. ”

"What's different about me?"

"After you take my gift and light up your own destiny star, the Vision will no longer be a constraint on you, and when you take that step, you will see what is behind the Vision."

"When the time comes, you can decide for yourself whether you want to hold this Vision or not."

The old dean's voice was slow but powerful, and he looked at the Eye of the Rock God in Wang Dao's hand, and there were some memories in his eyes.

Wang Daoyi was even more puzzled, he always felt that this old dean also had the potential of a riddler.

No, according to his age, this old dean may be the ancestor of the Riddler.

With a hint of doubt, Wang Daoyi spoke: "You mean, behind the Vision of God, there is a huge conspiracy?" ”

"No, it's not a conspiracy, kid, conspiracy is a bad word, and the Vision of God doesn't exist for bad things, so, there's a deeper story behind it, but it's not a conspiracy."

"Okay, I see." The royal road is a little bit of a head, since it is not for bad things, it is for some necessary things, even if it may go against the wishes of the Vision holder.

"Ha, these things, when you get to that position, you can see it yourself, now let's continue to talk about whether you want to take over my secret."

With a slight wave of his hand, the old dean stopped talking about the Vision and turned his attention back to his secret.

With a little piety, Wang Daoyi nodded very naturally: "Of course, my divine path is destined for me to have no ability to resist unknown secrets, especially the secrets of an ancient person like you. ”

Hearing Wang Daoyi's answer, a smile appeared on the old dean's wrinkled face.

A hand was raised slightly, and a wind barrier appeared, enveloping the small courtyard.

Wang Daoyi casually glanced at the barrier,

Recognized many of the runes above, most of them were some runes of protection, isolation, hiding, concealment, etc.

"I'm used to being vigilant, but it makes you laugh."

"No, no matter how vigilant you should be in the face of knowledge that may bring danger."

Wang Daoyi didn't mind the old dean's vigilance, or if he came to spread the secret knowledge he knew to others, then he might add a few more layers of protection.

"Well, if you think like that, it means that you are really fit to be [Him's] custodian." Looking at Wang Daoyi, the more the old dean looked, the more satisfied he became.

Wang Daoyi noticed that what the old dean was going to tell him was extraordinary, so he straightened his face and said seriously: "Please speak up, old dean." ”

The old man looked at Wang Daoyi's serious face, then stretched out his hand and grabbed it to his chest,

"Morax has always thought that I can live so long because of the favor of [Time], but in fact, even [Time] himself is no longer active in the world, how can he leave a trace of favor for a strong man to live for a thousand years."

The old dean's right hand shone slightly, and half of his palm had already sunk into his chest.

A rich breath of life, echoing within the barrier of the wind,

"The reason why I can live this thousand years as a mortal is not only because of the favor of time, but also because my biggest secret belongs to the [primordial] secret."

The old dean's hand was completely sunk into his chest, and he seemed to grasp something and wanted to pull it out.

"What I say next, you need to keep in mind, that is the first secret of the world." A trace of pain appeared on his face, but the old dean's voice did not tremble at all: "In the year of the branches, the eternal throne in heaven came, made four shadows, and defeated the master of the old world, became the new god of the world, and began the creation of heaven and earth. ”

"The blood of the giant Pangu turned into a river, the body of Prusha was cut to nourish the beings of the universe, and the marrow of Ymir became a sea of clouds in the sky, and these three gods are the 'primordial people' in various legends."

"The first throne and the shadow of the living beings created birds, beasts, and fish, and together they created flowers, plants, and trees, and finally they created people."

"And after the primordial man opened up Hongmeng, the elemental gods gave civilization to humans, and at the same time lived with people on the continent of Teyvat."

"The original throne set the rule that if a man was happy, he would rejoice. So the gods let food and rain fall from the sky to deal with famine, let the earth give birth to mineral deposits to solve the barrenness, and responded with sound to deal with the spread of depression among the people, so that human civilization slowly flourished under the protection of the gods. ”

"But because of their greed, human beings have taken the initiative to study forbidden technologies, which have led to wars and the destruction of civilization, and it seems that human beings never learn their lessons, and the exploration of taboos will never stop."

"So, destruction, development, exploration, touching the taboo, destroying again, then developing again, exploring, touching the taboo, the history of mankind has been reincarnated in this long time."

"It wasn't until after the Demon God War that the Seven Gods, under the instructions of Sky Island, plated human desires with seven-colored brilliance, instructing the high gods to be within the reach of mortals, so human desires were guided to use, and the Seven Kingdoms of Teyvat began to flourish, and other kingdoms that were unwilling to believe in the Seven Gods gradually died out."

"These are the secrets I am going to hand over to you, and they belong to the true history of Teyvat." The old dean's voice trembled a little, obviously this old man who had preserved the true history for nearly a thousand years was not comfortable at this time, his right hand held something, and pulled it out of his chest little by little, "And what I want to hand over to you is this [life] and [death] that have witnessed countless histories. ”

Under Wang Daoyi's calm gaze, the old man's right hand pulled something out of his chest, and then it began to age visibly to the naked eye, and his breath gradually weakened.

But the old dean didn't care about his body beginning to decay,

He stretched out his right hand in front of Wang Daoyi and slowly opened it,

Two rays of light, one black and one white, flowed in his palm, as if he wanted to escape from the old dean's palm, but he couldn't get out.

In fact, Wang Daoyi is no stranger to the history that the old dean said before, although he doesn't remember much about many plots, but he still remembers some of the underlying settings of Teyvat, of course, it is not as detailed as the old dean said, and the words of the old courtyard complete Wang Daoyi's underlying cognition of Teyvat.

But Wang Daoyi was really interested in the two rays of light in the old dean's hand, one black and one white, and he could clearly perceive that these two rays of light did not belong to any power he knew.

Looking at the old dean, Wang Daoyi's curiosity still couldn't be suppressed: "What is this?" ”

"This is my greatest secret, the secret of living for a thousand years as a mortal, the [life] and [death] of human beings."

The old dean explained, and then saw that Wang Daoyi still didn't understand, and his right hand moved slightly,

One black and one white, two rays of light began to converge separately,

Finally, a small white flower and a black feather appeared in front of Wang Daoyi.

"Since the original throne established the five basic rules of life, death, time, space, and reason, flowers and feathers are the best embodiment of [life] and [death] in the world of Teyvat." The old dean said.

"So, this is a holy relic?" Wang Daoyi raised his eyebrows.

The old dean nodded, then shook his head again: "Yes and no." ”

Facing Wang Daoyi's puzzled gaze, the old dean continued to explain: "Ordinary holy relics, it is some items that accompany some people, spend an important time, and experience unforgettable stories, before they become holy relics. ”

Wang Dao nodded, but he knew that he currently had two holy relics:

One is the pendulum that Ishalo once used, and it accompanied Ishalo through a good time, so it became a holy relic.

One is the cup that Zhongli handed over to Wang Daoyi, and that cup witnessed the establishment and end of the contract between Wang Daoyi and Zhongli, which is equivalent to a story between Wang Daoyi and Zhongli, so it has also become a holy relic.

Therefore, for the formation of the holy relics, what the old dean said made sense, and Wang Daoyi also recognized it, and even he was about to start artificially cultivating low-level holy relics in the desert, after all, the sand of time and the cup of emptiness in his body were too 'edible', and the holy relics produced in the desert ruins were almost not enough to support them.

However, Wang Daoyi did not speak, still looked at the old dean calmly, he knew that there would inevitably be a turning point in the old dean's words,

Sure enough, then the old dean said: "However, these two are not simple holy relics formed because of a certain person. ”

"Remember what I just said? Human civilization is constantly reincarnating, surviving, developing, exploring, and destroying. ”

"And these two things, which my lord took out of the long river of time, represent the concepts of "life" and "death" of human civilization."

"In other words, what I hand over to you now is the hopes and regrets of Teyvat's past human civilization."

The "Life" and "Death" of Human Civilization?

Even if Wang Daoyi controlled his emotions, even if Wang Daoyi was ready to listen to the secret, he was shocked and didn't know what to say.

Mu Ran stretched out his hand and took a flower and a feather from the old dean's hand.

The ability to belong to the Explorer Seat is activated,

The attributes of a flower and a feather are displayed in the eyes of the king,——

Name: The Flower of Civilization

Type: Raw flower

Introduction: Life, Death, Time, Space, Reason, which are the flowers that represent life.

Tale:

Civilization continues to reincarnate, but human beings will never give up,

Even if we are as small as insects, even if we are as weak as ants, we still have hope and courage, this is the hymn of mankind! ’

In an unknown period of time, the Archon of Time Ishalo took it out of the river of time, and in an unknown period of time, handed it over to his last patron for safekeeping.

Now, it's yours.

Note: This is a confluence of a certain concept, and now it is in the form of a relic, which can amplify you across the board, including but not limited to health strength, elemental mastery, elemental recovery speed, elemental strength, and many other aspects.

Note: This relic is already in a powerful state, and more food is needed for it to grow.

Note: This relic is a special existence, and in addition to normal food, the spirit belonging to human civilization can also assist it in its growth

——

Name: The Feather of Decay of Civilization

Type: Feather of Death

Introduction: Life, Death, Time, Space, Reason, which are the feathers that represent death.

Tale:

Civilization continues to reincarnate, but human beings will never give up,

Even if we are spurned by the gods, even if punishment comes, we still follow our desires and touch the taboo, this is human attachment! ’

In an unknown period of time, the Archon of Time Ishalo took it out of the river of time, and in an unknown period of time, handed it over to his last patron for safekeeping.

Now, it's yours.

Note: This is a confluence of a certain concept, and now it is in the form of a relic, which can amplify you across the board, including but not limited to health strength, elemental mastery, elemental recovery speed, elemental strength, and many other aspects.

Note: This relic is already in a powerful state, and more food is needed for it to grow.

Note: This relic is a special existence, and in addition to normal food, the spirit belonging to human civilization can also assist it in its growth

——

"Is it a relic of human civilization in the past?"

Wang Daoyi was a little silent, he thought that there would be some gains from this trip, but he didn't expect that there would be such a big gain.

It's like buying a scratch ticket and scratching it open, good guys, wealth is free.

This kind of thing that is completely disproportionate to the gain and the effort makes Wang Daoyi's cognition have a strong sense of disobedience.

He stabilized his mind for a moment, and then carefully observed the information of the two holy relics,

In the end, a very key word was captured,

【Unknown time period】

At the end of the word, Ishalo took out the "life" and "death" of civilization, and gave these two things to his last caregiver for safekeeping.

Obviously, this last patron can only be the old dean.

And whether this [unknown time period] refers to a different time period or the same hidden time period, Wang Daoyi is still a little confused.

"Whew~"

With a slight sigh of relief, Wang Daoyi put away the flower and feather under the long-term gaze of the old courtyard.

Then he said to the old dean the second purpose of the trip,

"Old Dean, you are the last patron of [Time], right?"

"I am indeed the patron of [time], but whether I am the last patron or not, I don't know." The old dean shook his head, with a hint of nostalgia in his eyes, "Actually, I have never seen him in reality. ”

"I met Him because I was wounded on the battlefield and accidentally fell off a cliff, and I thought I was going to die, but just as I was about to fall into the meat sauce, a miracle happened."

"It's like going back in time, no, it's time going back, my injuries are recovering, and without any external force, I flew back from the bottom of the cliff."

"All my comrades-in-arms thought that the immortals had saved me, and even I thought so at the time."

"Until that night, when I fell asleep, in a hazy dream, I saw Him, and He told me who He was, and told me the truest history, gave me Life, and Death, and told me that when I perceived death coming, find someone I would believe in and pass it on."

As he spoke, the old dean's increasingly cloudy eyes looked at Wang Daoyi: "And my choice is you." ”

(End of chapter)