The magician Daniel watched in horror as the whole world slowly collapsed in front of him—that magnificent arcane spire, that incomparable palace of magic, that free and unrestrained world full of light and hope just disintegrated before him silently. It's gone, and a terrifying consciousness is quickly coming to him.
Coming to the "front" is just an illusion. Daniel, who has an in-depth understanding of the occult arts, knows exactly what the real truth is—his thinking has been invaded, and the intruder's strength has reached an unimaginable level. Daniel built illusions and baits in his mind that could shield prying eyes and encrypt memories, but the intruder seemed to completely ignore those defenses and directly smashed everything. In that short second, he only felt his brain An incomparably huge torrent of information was forced into him, and he couldn't resist that torrent of information.
Under the impact of such a huge amount of information, all thinking barriers and memory buffers are useless.
In the last sliver of reason, Daniel remembered the information published in the mind network not long ago, the information about the "outer-territory wanderer", and the information about the eternal sleeper bishop who died at the hands of the extraterritorial wanderer, He realized what the huge amount of information in his mind could not be processed by the human brain, and after realizing all this, his first reaction was to immediately cut off the network—
His thoughts quickly jumped between the spiritual network and the real world. In a lucky moment, less than a millisecond, he saw his magic laboratory on the border of Typhon, and the clumsy female apprentice was not far away. He raised his hand with all his strength, but in the next moment, he found himself back in the constantly collapsing dream world.
The surrounding palaces and buildings are still slowly collapsing, and the pedestrians in the city dissolve in the air like an abstract oil painting. The old mage squeezed out the last air in his lungs, and let out a final cry: "He is in the network—"
However, his shouting was just a fantasy in his own mind. In fact, he just stood there blankly, and a voice exploded in his mind: "Stay there and don't move, I've caught you!"
After this sentence, the surrounding scene was finally completely changed.
The splendid city of dreams disappeared, and there was only an endless expanse of water in the field of vision. One after another, strange metal platforms stood on the surface of the water. A sky without any stars and celestial bodies covered the water area. Countless huge geometric shapes The images are constantly changing and reorganizing on the dome of the sky, forming various incomprehensible scenes, while the master of this world, a man with short pale blond hair, stands quietly in front of him.
That is the face of Charles I, the founder of the Ansu Kingdom. In the "Eternal Dream", many people like to portray themselves as this image, but the old mage knows that the "Charles I" in front of him is more beautiful than any eternal sleeper. All horrible existence.
"Outlander..." he murmured.
"To be honest, I don't really like the name you gave me, it sounds very awkward," Gawain said while looking at the old mage in front of him—before this man was dragged in, his image was a A middle-aged man with a starry magic robe, a gemstone staff, and a majestic and calm demeanor, but in this "cracked world" that only follows the rules set by Gawain, outsiders are forcibly stripped of all disguises, and he is just a man in a suit. It's just a skinny old man in a black mage robe, "Your name is Daniel... Interesting, Typhon, isn't it?"
"How do you know..." The old mage's eyes widened in astonishment at first, but then he realized that it is foolish to have doubts on this issue: How much resistance can the human mind have in the face of this wanderer from outside the territory
But in fact, Gawain doesn't know much—he can use his powerful memory shock to destroy the mind defenses of most of the Eternal Sleeper cultists, or use the traps and loopholes he set in the mind network to separate an Eternal Sleeper from the General Assembly. Network isolation and pulling in abnormal data space, but reading memory is a more advanced and complex operation. He has knowledge in this area, but he is far from proficient.
He just read the surface memory of the old mage—only in that surface memory, there are already many interesting things.
This old man named Daniel was first a mage before becoming a follower of the Eternal Sleeper, and he was also a member of the Typhon Imperial City Mage Association.
The cultists will absorb new members, which is normal. From the poor commoners to the nobles with empty hearts, they are all their targets. Lilith, the Viscountess of Kant, was bewitched by the cultists before she went astray. The same is true of Bud Wendell, the Doomsday cultist whom he encountered earlier, but as far as Gawain knows, there are very few mages who degenerate into heretics—because mages have a special worldview and belief system, they first They are already users of extraordinary power, so it is difficult to be bewitched by extraordinary power. Secondly, they have a broad belief in the goddess of magic, Mirmina. This goddess is considered to be the source of all magic. If a mage really decides to believe in What, isn't it better to believe in a goddess of magic than to believe in a group of dreaming lunatics
But after reading Daniel's superficial memory, Gawain realized that if an old mage came to the end of the road of magic and came to a desperate situation, and at the same time, he himself still has the will to be used. weak point... Then it doesn't seem impossible for him to indulge in dreams.
In terms of "making up for the regrets caused by the real world", the Eternal Sleeper really has too much advantage.
On the other hand, the old mage Daniel finally regained his composure after the initial panic. He had secretly tried to get out of this place or release some spells, but found that he was completely trapped here, and even his spiritual power seemed to be frozen —In this spiritual realm, controlling the mind means that everything is closed. Even if there is a power that destroys the world outside, he can't fight against the master of the dream, so he decisively chose to protect himself and tried to lower his posture: "You... what do you want from me..."
Mages are a pragmatic group, and this will not change under any circumstances. Daniel will not insist on anything in this situation, especially when he knows that what he sees in front of him is still an "extraterrestrial wanderer", a person who probably does not have human All the more so after The Inexpressible of Emotion.
Since this "wanderer" has not killed him yet, it means that he has the value of continuing to live, and he must let himself live.
"What do you get..." Gao Wen rubbed his chin and began to think seriously, "To be honest, I really didn't think about it... Pulling you here was actually just an experiment, and I didn't see any other value in you. Or, to put it another way, What do you think you can give me?"
Just for an experiment...
The old mage's heart sank, and the situation began to develop in a bad direction.
He was treated like a guinea pig—just like the animals he threw at apprentice Mary.
Is this the real attitude of the "Outlander Wanderer" when they look at humans
Gawain didn't let the old mage continue to make up his mind by himself - although it seemed interesting to do so, Gawain didn't go online once for fun. After confirming that this Typhon man named Daniel could clearly understand the reality After that, he waved his hand: "Okay, relax a bit, we can sit down and talk slowly."
A small round table and two chairs appeared out of nowhere on the calm water like a mirror. Gawain sat down first, and Daniel sat down cautiously after a short hesitation, but he still did not dare to relax and pay attention Gao Wen's every move.
"How long have you been an Eternal Sleeper?"
Daniel was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect this inhuman existence to actually start chatting with him, but he still quickly replied: "I came into contact with them more than ten years ago."
"Because you encountered problems in your magic research in the real world?" Gawain looked at the old mage in front of him with a half-smile, "Indulging in dreams is not the way to solve problems."
"... A mortal is a creature limited by talent," the old mage shook his head bitterly, "my talent made me come to an end early on the path of exploring the truth."
"Is the Eternal Sleeper a kind of salvation for you?"
"... maybe so to speak."
"Interesting," Gawain tapped on the table lightly, "Then I really want to know, if another greater salvation is placed in front of you, will you betray the Eternal Sleeper?"
Daniel looked at Gao Wen in a daze, looking a little at a loss.
"I need a servant," Gawain said with a smile, intentionally making himself appear unfathomable—since those Eternal Sleepers who have a lot of inner drama have woven a rather exciting character design for him, he really doesn't mind making this person Let's use it conveniently, "I am not omniscient, and there are many things that I cannot do by myself-so, I chose you."
In fact, it is chosen at random.
"Choose... me?" The old mage said hesitantly, "What do you want me to do?"
"As my eyes and ears, eyes and ears in Typhon, and eyes and ears among the Eternal Sleepers," Gawain said while staring into the eyes of the old mage, "Of course, you will also get an equal reward in the process— I follow the principle of equivalent exchange."
Although Daniel didn't expect to get more benefits other than "survival" from this contact, he still asked subconsciously: "You mean...remuneration?"
"For you, that may be a greater salvation," Gawain laughed, "it's knowledge, knowledge that allows you to continue on the path of exploring the truth."
Daniel's breath was choked.
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Mary stared nervously at the movement of her tutor, a position she had held for a long time.
After that strange sentence, the instructor froze there as if petrified, with a terrified expression on her face, she wanted to push forward or call out, but in the end she restrained the urge ——It is very likely that the mentor became like this due to the backlash of magic. It is not a good idea to contact rashly at this time.
However, no matter how she checked the blood-red rune circles around her, she couldn't find any traces of the spells getting out of control.
Do you want to call other apprentices in? Do you want to call the old butler in? Or... Do you want to take this opportunity to lift the shackles around your neck
Countless thoughts - tense and terrifying - clashed violently in the mind of this low-level female mage. She felt her hands and feet began to tremble, and an urge to risk everything at all was gradually gaining the upper hand, but just as she made the worst Before making a decision, she saw her mentor's eyes blink suddenly.
It almost made her cry out.
The old magician in black robe finally woke up. His stiff muscles slowly recovered, and his cloudy eyes became clear again. He saw the female student standing in front of him, and the latter looked nervous and frightened.
The old magician didn't know how long he had been unconscious, but the student obviously didn't escape.
Mary spoke tremblingly: "Mentor... you... are you okay?"
"I made a deal with a terrible being," said the old magician in a hoarse voice.
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