Holding the fire tightly in his hand, Joshua's red eyes stared directly at the source of the light. He looked at the weak flame seriously, as if everything in the world was reflected in it.
Joshua's body and will were led by the fire to the depths of the world.
He originally thought that this was a spontaneous action of the Azure Orb, just like the inheritance mission he had experienced in his previous life. This sage's relic would test or test him in some mysterious place and then be given to him. An advanced inheritance, just like the one in the family cemetery.
But he was wrong.
The endless flow of light, like a river, surrounded the warrior's body, leading Joshua across some inexplicable boundary, allowing him to see the 'world'.
Although he said he was seeing, in fact, Joshua was 'feeling' with his spirit. Countless information poured directly into the warrior's brain, making him lament how superficial the world he had observed with his eyes in the past was, and how real it was. The world is so complex and wonderful.
He felt it.
A will.
It is the mind that covers the entire world and carries all things. It has always existed since the heaven and earth appeared in the void, and will exist forever.
This great mind is leading him and spreading along the veins of all things.
The long river of time flows beside Joshua, with countless double images overlapping each other, and countless pictures forming a flowing image.
Joshua saw it.
He saw the chaotic veins under the earth.
He saw countless mineral veins and rocks that had dried up and decayed, turning into sand and dust.
He saw, deep underground, the ruins of cities and the remains of all living things thousands of years ago.
He saw the core of the earth, the dark clouds covering the surface, and the cold wind surrounding the seas. He saw the structure of the world, the blueprint of creation, everything, everything that existed.
He also saw the evil existence that invaded from the void, rooted deeply in the flesh and blood of the earth, and used weird crystals as tentacles to continuously squirm and expand its territory.
He saw that the veins of chaos had penetrated deeply into 'His' flesh and blood, eroding His core, corroding the world and turning it into a desolate world of famine.
Joshua was led here. He watched all this, and in his eyes, he seemed to be able to see the illusion of the future.
The world began to collapse under the influence of evil.
Water dries up and condenses, and time and space fall into stillness.
The wind stopped flowing, and the magic and elements dissipated.
The earth twisted and collapsed, and the earth and all things turned into nothingness.
The fire was completely extinguished, and all existence returned to chaos.
Finally, the illusion ended, and Joshua came back to his senses. Only then did he realize that the river of light that brought him here had reached its end, and the turbulent light stream roared past Joshua's side. But no longer leading him forward.
Joshua stood in the dark void. He raised his head and saw a vault forged by stars. Behind him was the stagnant river of time (the past), and in front of him, the infinite nothingness was facing towards him. Extending into the distance (the future).
What is this place
What did I just see
Joshua couldn't help but be startled when he came back to his senses. He frowned and looked around, only to find that the surrounding scenery kept changing, as if it was changing with his observation.
"This is the inside of the world."
And as if he could hear Joshua's heartfelt voice, a voice appeared from the void. It was low, a little hoarse, but very gentle. The voice was a little blurry at first, but gradually became clear: "And what you saw before was The world’s past, and its coming future.”
Joshua looked around, but did not find the person who made the sound, but after a while, he noticed that small dots appeared in the void in the distance.
This small dot was originally like a faint starlight in the sky, almost invisible, but it quickly grew in size, flickered, and finally, under Joshua's shocked gaze, turned into a silver python as huge as a planet, and it twisted With his naked body, the steel-like scales rubbed against each other, splashing red firelight, while his silver eyes stared at Joshua with a hint of curiosity.
Looking at this shocking scene, Joshua couldn't help but shake his head and calm down.
No matter who the other party is, it shows no malice at this time, and can communicate. The situation is not bad. The soldier took a gentle breath, and then said: "Excuse me, where is this place?"
And you, what are you
Although it did not speak, the giant python, which was so huge that it was impossible to see the end, seemed to know what Joshua was thinking. It calmly replied: "This is the inside of the world."
"And I am the will that manifests in the world you live in. You can call me, 'Steel Python Kallis'."
After a moment of silence, Joshua quickly accepted this setting.
In a fantasy world, there is nothing wrong with the emergence of the incarnation of the world's will. There is also a true god in the Mycroft continent. What's more, it is said that the first god in the world is the world itself. This is not shocking news.
But he was still a little strange as to why the Will of the World would appear in front of him—in front of an ordinary warrior who was now just a gold-level warrior.
So Joshua asked directly: "So... why did you bring me here? And why did you show up?"
"Because of the fire."
A low and gentle voice echoed in the void, and the huge steel python slowly circled. He looked at Joshua and the faint fire in his hand, and said: "I was sleeping and about to die, precisely because I saw When the fire appeared, he woke up and came here.
"So, you are here because of this fire?"
Joshua raised the cyan crystal in his hand, and the faint firelight burned slightly in it. His face was calm, and he didn't mind the other party's prying eyes.
"No."
The Steel Python was very calm, but what he said was beyond the warrior's expectation: "Although I was awakened by the sudden light, I have no desire for your fire."
He stared at Joshua quietly, as if he was more interesting than the fire. The Steel Python said with interest: "With your fire, what can we do?"
He had no reason to deceive, but simply stated his thoughts: "My children have all died long ago, and their decaying corpses are now in my body. Even if you spread the fire and let me continue to live for a hundred thousand years, I We can no longer give birth to a second civilization and ignite our own flames again."
Speaking of this, Steel Python seemed to be laughing at himself.
But after hearing these words, Joshua felt a little uncomfortable for some reason. He frowned: "No, if all lives are your children, then not all your children have died."
He raised his head, stared at the will of the world like a planet, and said solemnly: "No. 3, an artificial intelligence, she also exists. She has been traveling in the desolate wilderness for thousands of years, retaining your only remaining fire."
"… maybe."
After a moment of silence, the Steel Python said softly: "If it were a thousand years ago, I would directly ask for it. If it were hundreds of years ago, I would probably trade this fire to you, but now, I won't let you have anything." loss."
He looked at Joshua with increasing interest: "Young man, you can actually have the power of order of such quality... This is the best way to fight against chaos."
"I know that you come from another world, but it doesn't matter. You have many questions in your mind... just ask. In return for waking me up again, I can answer your questions."
"The evil god."
After thinking for a while, Joshua asked firmly: "The cause of everything is the invasion of evil gods. What are their sources and purposes?"
The question was sent, but there was no immediate answer. There was silence for a while, and the body of the Steel Python was squirming in the void. Soon after, the answer was sent.
"The God of Desolation, the Crystal Insect Yormadais, the Son of Famine... Their world began with the fire in the forest. The flames of civilization burned in the swamps and forests. After tens of millions of years, they finally developed into a civilization that can enter and exit the void. civilization, they vowed to pass their flames to other worlds.”
"However, just as there are isolated islands in the world, sadly they have not been able to find other worlds within ten thousand years."
"The fact that they can develop civilization in the Ember World in the Fireless Land is a miracle among miracles, but this time, there is no miracle."
When Steel Python said this, he seemed to have a touch of sadness: "Civilization has developed to its limit, and all resources have been exhausted, but they still cannot find another world in the star realm, and civilization begins to regress. Gradually, They can no longer enter or leave the star realm."
"Under the pressure of increasingly tight resources, they ate their own world - hollowed out the soil and rocks, truly consuming all materials. They hollowed out the earth, used energy carefully, and maintained circulation as much as possible. Until a thousand years, ten thousand years, and eternal destruction.”
With its huge body surrounding the river of time, Steel Python looked directly at Joshua who was lost in thought. His voice was hoarse and low: "First there were billions of people, then tens of millions, then hundreds of thousands, Thousands, hundreds, ten, one.”
“Until the last person died in endless loneliness and hunger, the fire of their civilization finally lost its firewood and was extinguished in pain and despair.”
"And the world, in the pain of despair, is also distorted."
The narration of Steel Python is coming to an end.
"The world will also move its position. I don't know how long later, a world that developed magic technology came into contact with the ruins of this world that had nothing left in it during endless exploration of the void."
"And thus was born the sad god of famine."
The world will of Kallis lowered his head and hovered up the body covered by most of the void: "As for the purpose of the evil gods, no one knows, but they will only bring despair, pain, famine, war, plague and death. , there is no doubt about it.”
He looked directly into Joshua's eyes and said calmly: "I am the Steel Python Kallis."
"Descendant of Steel, after learning all this, are you willing to become the guardian of the world, expel chaos, and guard the frontier of order?"
And Joshua was thinking.
After a moment: "I refuse."
(End of chapter)