"Also, don't think that escaping the realm of desire counts as success. Outside the realm of desire, there is also the labyrinth of desire. If the realm of desire is the embodiment of personal desire and will, then the labyrinth of desire is the existence of countless A manifestation of the chaotic will of a person devoured by his own desires.”
"...a weird story about growing up?"
Bai Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Do you know how many of us died on that thing?"
The gravekeeper seemed to sigh softly.
"In just a few days, millions of people have been swallowed up by their own desires. Their violent desires have turned into the most chaotic maze of desires. Even if you can finally get out of your own desires, there are still millions of people. What about the maze of desires transformed by human desires? Can you get out of the desires of so many people?"
"That's why we need the so-called positioning anchor point, right?"
Recalling the old man's previous actions, Bai Zhi nodded thoughtfully.
"If there is no anchor point, then people trapped in the maze of desires will basically have no way to get out of the vast sea of desires, right?"
"More or less, but some geniuses can still come out of it through their own efforts...like me."
The old man coughed slightly in his mouth.
"We have been chatting together here for so long, but you still have no intention of being pulled in. It seems that you don't need your anchor point."
"Maybe it's because I'm too handsome and you feel embarrassed to drag me in."
With a slight shrug, Bai Zhi brushed off this topic about himself.
"By the way, since you are in charge of this cemetery, do you know how many people have come to your place?"
"If you don't count your weird summons and the puppet in front of me, there are thirteen people in total."
After thinking for a moment, the tombkeeper answered.
"Not including you, the other twelve people were already pulled into the realm of desire when they came into close contact with this cemetery."
"So you built thirteen tombs for thirteen people in total?"
Thinking of what he had seen before about the graves of the twin sisters, Bai Zhi nodded.
"So, have you seen this person's name in this?"
As he spoke, Bai Zhi wrote out the real name of the deceased Ling, He Zhiqiu, on the table.
"Her? The inheritor?"
After recalling it for a while in his mind, the tombkeeper nodded slightly strangely.
"She should be the strongest among the twelve people before and after that. She walked near the anchor point I set up for her several times. I thought she would be the first one from Those who came out of it are still trapped in it.”
"Two possibilities. The first possibility is that she thinks this may be a trap. After all, there will be no good things falling in the sky. If it were me, I would also have this suspicion. As for the second possibility If so, then she wanted to rescue the others, so she chose to turn back... It’s a 50-50 split, or maybe both.”
Bai Zhi pressed his forehead slightly with his fingers.
"As for the inheritors, do they exist in your world? You were considered a very powerful player before. So, are there any differences or weaknesses between inheritors and ordinary people? ?”
—When he was dealing with that Prince Charming in the past, Bai Zhi had heard information about the inheritors from the other party’s mouth. From this, it can be seen that the inheritors are not exclusive to their world, but exist widely among all worlds. .
"What does it mean? I am the original martyr. Do you think anyone can be a martyr? I am always a strong person."
There was an obvious hint of anger in the tombkeeper's words this time.
"Between inheritors and ordinary players, we can only say that each has its own advantages and disadvantages. The path you take will undoubtedly be the most suitable for you, but it takes a lot of energy and effort to slowly develop from scratch. mind, and there is a risk of dying midway if you are not careful. As for the inheritors, they can obtain quite powerful power at the beginning, but if they do not have the ability to control this power, they will be destroyed by that power. Give it backlash."
"So one is strong in the early stage but weak in the later stage, and the other is weak in the early stage but strong in the late stage?"
Based on the words of the tombkeeper, Bai Zhi made a summary.
"If you say so, wouldn't it be..."
"Who told you that?"
The tombkeeper interrupted him angrily.
"What determines the direction of the power itself is, after all, human beings themselves. There is nothing to say about this in the early and late stages. If you want to become a so-called inheritor, you have to say something like compatibility. Although it is not possible to perfectly fit yourself, if you can How about walking a new path on that path? Besides, every player has a different power system based on their own core, so how can you distinguish the so-called strong and weak?"
"Well... that's right."
After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi nodded in agreement.
Majesty value, gratitude value, complaint value, double fault value, maybe one day there will be a second value, resentment value, handsomeness value, loli value and so on... It's hard to guard against it.
Perhaps it is precisely because of the unique power system path built by the players' endless various talent core structures that the players can compete with those weird stories with all kinds of weird abilities
If you think about it from this aspect, then it is true that he has not left the Novice Village yet...
But when you say this, the problem arises again.
He is almost at level 25. When that time comes, what will he use as his core talent build
Although he had thought about it several times before, he had not made any good decision in the end, and he did not even list several alternatives.
Frankly speaking, Bai Zhi thinks this is a big problem.
… It’s impossible to really get a lolita worth it, right
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"Having become martyrs, you have not only broken away from your identity as players, but have you also left behind your own inheritance?"
Probably because they talked about the inheritance, the gravekeeper in front of him generously revealed a lot of relevant matters to Bai Zhi.
-The mysterious veil on the inheritor was torn off another layer by him.
"In a sense, we are no longer human, so what happened to waste before that?"
The tombkeeper snorted softly in his mouth.
"Compared with those things, have you forgotten what you are here to do?"
"Okay, if you don't tell me, I almost forgot."
A little helplessly, Bai Zhi tapped his head with his hand and spoke to the old man in front of him.
"I want to enter that maze of desire to save people, but I'm not allowed to enter because I'm too handsome, so is there any way you can help me?"
"Are you sure you want to go in?"
The gravekeeper raised his head and looked at him.
"Although I don't know why you are not accepted by that thing, the degree of danger there may be far beyond your imagination. The desires of millions of people are mixed together, and God knows what kind of monster will appear. Be honest I personally don’t recommend you go in, you might as well sit here with me and wait for them to come out.”
"But I want to save people. My friends are inside. I can't just die without saving them, right?"
Bai Zhi spread his hands with a look of helplessness on his face.
"Do you have any idea? How can I get inside?"
"Now that you have made this decision, then come with me."
Shaking his head, the tombkeeper said nothing more. After carefully holding the old yellowed photo in his hand, he walked towards the door.
"It's not impossible to get in there, but you need to take a little risk."
"What's the risk?"
Raising his eyebrows slightly, Bai Zhi stood up and followed the other party.
"It's very simple, because if you want to enter, you can only enter by entering the realm of other people's desires. In this way, you are likely to be trapped in other people's desires. And everyone’s desires are different, and very bad things can happen to you.”
As he spoke, the tombkeeper kept his feet on his feet.
Although his body was extremely old and his shoulders were beginning to be swallowed up by the void of desire, he himself was not aware of this at all.
"I don't have much time left. If you haven't been able to get over it before I am completely swallowed up by my desire, then you will be lucky."
"What will this place look like after that?"
Seeing the old man walking in the thick mist in front of him, Bai Zhi frowned slightly.
"Here? Before the last moment arrives, I will do my best to cover up this place for as long as I can. If the problems in the core area can be solved in a short time, there is still a possibility here. Survive, if not, then there’s nothing left to do.”
The words of the tombkeeper seemed very calm, with a hint of desolation in them that could see through all the things in the world.
"If that puzzle card can be successfully promoted safely in the end, then our world can be considered to be protected by mythical creatures, and safety can at least be guaranteed. If it fails..."
The tombkeeper did not say the next words, but shook his head slightly, and then moved forward quietly.
After about two or three minutes, he walked to a grave and stopped, then turned his head and looked at Bai Zhi, with a hint of teasing in his words.
"Except for the inheritor, you should also know these twin sisters, right? Aren't you calling this a life-threatening crime?"
-The place where he arrived was in front of the tombstones of the twin sisters [Yue Yue Ying Xue and Gloomy Clouds Dispersing] and [Smiling But Not Shameful], the twin sisters from the world of Tombstone Apartments.
"You are overthinking it. It's just that we have cooperated once before. I am very principled."
Bai Zhi slightly rolled his eyes speechlessly.
"Besides, why do you have to come here? Why don't you go to He Zhiqiu?"
"She has already come out of her own realm of desire. I can't send you directly into the maze of desire."
Standing in front of the tombstone, the tombkeeper shook his head simply.
"These two people look like you have known each other before, so they brought you here. Tell me, which one do you choose?"
"... I will directly enter into their desires, right? Then what should I do after that?"
The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he selectively ignored the words of the tombkeeper in front of him, and then asked the right person.
"You said before that the memory and abilities of people who enter the realm of desire are sealed, right? What about me, an outsider? You should have entered other people's realm of desire to save others before. When things happen to people, can you give me some advice or something?"
"Of course it's the same, otherwise what else do you want?"
The tombkeeper sat down on a grave mound and spoke calmly.
"But because you are an outsider, your memory will not be sealed, but your other aspects will be limited to the level of ordinary people. Don't think about equipment, skills, attribute backpacks, etc., think about it honestly Let’s break the situation like ordinary people.”
"Then what does it mean to break the situation? Do you want to beat her up and force her to wake up from her desires?"
As he spoke, Bai Zhi looked at the almost identical black-and-white photos posted on the upper right corners of the two tombstones, and at the same time began to think in his mouth.
"My sister seems to have some violent tendencies. As an ordinary person, I most likely can't beat her because I'm not very good at fighting. But if it's my sister, I should be fine... But I have to start. How heavy? Beat him half to death? Or... wait, why didn't you say anything?"
"...I suddenly suspected that I had made a mistake."
The gravekeeper turned his head silently.
"I just don't understand. How did you come up with this genius method of beating them up to wake them up from their desires?"
"Why, isn't it wrong?"
Bai Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Desire is probably something like a sweet dream that one is addicted to and doesn't want to wake up from. Wouldn't it be more convenient to wake people up from a sweet dream with an iron fist of love?"
"If it was really that easy, then so many people wouldn't have died in the first place. So many people would have been devoured by their own desires. Human desires are a very complicated thing."
The gravekeeper seemed to be a little tired and sighed.
"Let me tell you this, your method will definitely not work. Don't forget that you are in the other person's desire, not that the other person is in your desire. If you dare to really beat her up, If so, do you believe that a few muscular men will handcuff you and lock you in a small dark room?"
"This won't work, that won't work either, so what should I do?"
Listening to the example given by the tombkeeper in front of him, Bai Zhi's complexion darkened slightly.
"You have said before that if everyone wants to get out of the realm of their own desires, they must conquer their own desires and ensure that their desires do not get out of control, right? But don't you think this statement is a bit too general? ?"
"You need to help them correctly understand their desires, control their desires, and ensure that their desires do not get out of control... Let's put it this way, it is probably similar to a mental attack."
After pondering for a moment in his mind, the tombkeeper opened his mouth and made a summary of his words.
"You have to hit her mentally, make her gradually realize that she is in the midst of her desires, and let her regain her memory and wake up through continuous mental blows. Generally speaking, this is what you mean. Understand? At the same time, during this process, you still have to deal with some inexplicable settings imposed on yourself, but as long as you don't mess around, there is no danger, so you don't need to be too concerned."
"So you want me to help a person who has lost his memory recall his own memories?"
After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi looked thoughtful.
"... It's not impossible for you to understand this way."
After a moment of silence, the tombkeeper nodded.
"Theoretically speaking, as long as the player's mind is a little tougher, it shouldn't be a problem to escape from the Realm of Desire. If you really have no other way, then you can also wait for her to escape on her own. "
"What is the success rate of escaping from the realm of desire?"
After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi asked.
"For these most basic data, you should have relevant records, right?"