Seeing the shadow stand up, Richard was a little shocked.
Although I was prepared in my heart, it was still a bit incredible to see this scene actually happen.
He already knew a lot about out-of-body matters, which was a necessary part of the wizard's meditation practice. But since he left the Blue Lion Kingdom and embarked on the road to pursue the truth of the world, he has met countless wizards, but except for himself, he has never seen a being who can retain his own consciousness and move freely after leaving the body.
According to his previous speculation, maybe it is normal for wizards to be unable to retain their consciousness after leaving the body. There is an invisible cover protecting these wizards, making these wizards the victims of the trap.
And he, perhaps because of some weird factors such as "time travel", caused him to be born without a protective sleeve, so he was able to become the only free person in the world, with many conveniences.
And now, he saw the second free man.
After trying to calm down his emotions, Richard looked at the shadow standing out of the eight-armed skeleton and found that the figure was extremely blurry.
It was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman, or even whether it was a human being. It was just a white shadow.
This is normal, because the form of consciousness can be adjusted completely through consciousness. If you want, you can become a dog or a dragon. However, out of habit and some psychological factors, he always maintains his consciousness in human form.
At this time, the consciousness of the eight-armed skeleton had slight fluctuations in consciousness, and Richard heard a voice coming from him. It sounded a little vague and immature, like a baby learning to talk and unable to pronounce words clearly, but the content could still be conveyed clearly. of.
"I... I'm very happy that we met... You don't have to worry about me. I have no ill intentions towards you. I just want to stay as I am now. If you are really worried about me, you can... sign a contract with me. I I promise that I will abide by it and will not violate it... Of course, you can't exploit me like you did with that tree... "
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Richard and the eight-armed skeleton began to communicate intermittently for several minutes.
A few minutes later, after listening to what the eight-armed skeleton said, Richard made his own "voice" to the other party: "We can reach the contract you mentioned - I will not exploit you and will give you freedom, but you must also promise not to do anything Things that are detrimental to my interests.
Out of caution, after this communication, I will set an observation period for you to monitor your behavior. Only if your performance during the observation period is correct will I give you real trust. "
"But... ok."
"Okay, it's settled." Richard paused and asked, "But I'm a little curious about what your name is. By the way, since we have reached a contract, we must call you by your official name. ?My name is Richard Austin, what’s yours?”
"What's my name..." The eight-armed skeleton hesitated for a long time and said slowly, "My past is a blank for me, with occasional faint colors - those are fragments of memory, each time it flashes. It's gone and I can't catch it at all. So I can't remember what my name is at all. I don't have my own name."
no name? What to call it
Mr. Skeleton
Or Mr. Eight Arms
Or Mr. Crab, Mr. Octopus, Mr. Squid... Well, the squid is the main order of the Ten Arms. There are ten arms. The number does not match, so it cannot be called that... Looking at the eight-armed skeleton, Richard's thoughts turned, and after a while he looked at the other person and said : "You can't not remember it at all, right? Even one word or one syllable?"
“This—” the eight-armed skeleton hesitated again, and finally said, “I vaguely remembered a name, but I’m not sure whether it’s mine, or whether it belongs to a friend, an enemy, or one recorded in a book. "
"what name?"
"That name is - Gistil Qiga Gate God." The eight-armed skeleton said seriously.
"ha?"
"Gistil Qiga Gate God." The eight-armed skeleton repeated it, miraculously, it was pronounced correctly.
“…”
Richard was silent for a while. Hearing the weird name, he really wanted to bring Bobo Bo Vicki over so that he could share his thoughts on naming with the eight-armed skeleton.
There are so many names in the world, why do you have to choose a name that is so difficult to pronounce
As far as he knew, no matter how fluently he spoke tongue twisters in this world, there seemed to be no benefit to reciting incantations.
At this time, the eight-armed skeleton said: "If you don't mind, just take this name as my title."
Actually, I mind a little bit... Even if you don't consider the awkwardness of the name, the length of the name alone greatly extends the communication time... Richard moved his consciousness slightly and said to the eight-armed skeleton: "Actually, you can consider Use a shorter name as a title."
"A shorter name?" The eight-armed skeleton's consciousness fluctuated, "Well, I really remembered another name. I'm not sure if it has something to do with me, but it is indeed very short."
"What?"
"Anan."
This one is indeed short, with only two syllables in total, which is comparable to the old Lich's name "Afu". The two of them can just form a club for the elderly with amnesia.
"Tell me, could my real name be Gistil Qiga Gate God Anan?" The eight-armed skeleton asked for advice, "Maybe it would be better if you just call me Gistil Qiga Gate God Anan. "
"Uh-I'd better call you Anan."
"That's fine." The eight-armed skeleton did not insist.
"Then I will call you Mr. Anan." Richard said seriously.
"Mr. Anan?" The eight-armed skeleton objected after hearing this, "Why do you think I am sir?"
Richard was stunned for a moment, then carefully looked at the male and female consciousness of the eight-armed skeleton, and said, "Could it be that you are a lady?"
"I don't know." The eight-armed skeleton responded, "I said, my past is blank and I don't know whether I am a boy or a girl."
"Then how should I call you? I don't know your gender. It's not appropriate to call you sir or madam. It's not very polite to call you by your first name."
"I vaguely... remember that I once studied many things and was considered a researcher." The eight-armed skeleton said, "If you don't mind, maybe you can call me... Master Anan."
"Master Anan? Okay, I'll call you Master Anan then."
"Thank you-"
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After a long exchange, the problem of the Eight-Armed Skeleton, or the Gistil Qiga Gate God Anan, was solved, and Richard finally let go of his worries.
After that, without further ado, I started to deal with various trivial matters.
For example, putting the ore bought from Rice City into the warehouse, repairing the various damages caused by Tinmu's escape, and returning to the ground to try to confirm the branch address of the Truth Society - this is for the future with the black-faced old man Oscar. Transaction, another example is taking out the ore placed in the warehouse for some processing.
When we are busy, time flies so fast, and several days pass by in a blink of an eye.
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