Xiu woke up and found that the place he was in was a silver-white enclosed space with no exit and no entrance—he was sucked in by that door.
Xiu Gang wanted to get up, the foreign object under his hand caught his attention, he opened his eyes and looked at the incomplete paper in his hand - this is the book that Du Ze has been holding in his hand, as if he was pulling it during the separation just now. part of it came in. On the other side of the mainland, Xiu also flipped through the book, but Du Ze woke up when he saw the second page.
Xiu hesitated for a moment, then opened the pages.
The whole space could only hear the sound of paper turning pages, but the dwarf's small ears hidden in the flaxen hair were dyed a little crimson unconsciously.
Suddenly, a blue light swept across, and a small figure appeared in front of Xiu. Xiu subconsciously hid the broken pages in his hand behind him. Appearing across from Xiu was a short man, his short size and fairy ears indicated that he was a dwarf. The dwarf smiled at Xiu.
"Welcome to the door of wisdom, child."
***
"It's really a work of art."
The dwarf sighed around the mechanical puppet: "I made a mechanical puppet that is no different from a real person." He stood on tiptoe and touched the mechanical puppet's head. "As long as it's emotional, it's no different from a real person."
The dwarf looked at Xiu: "You are the most gifted child I have ever seen."
Hearing the praise, Xiu didn't show a happy expression, he just asked, "Can I go out?"
"Of course, child." The dwarf waved his hand, and a metal bracelet appeared in front of Xiu with three stars engraved on it: "This is the most advanced mechanic certificate I can give you, in fact you already have a five-star mechanic. Level. After you go out, you can take your creations to the 'Strict' square to upgrade your star - I suggest you better get up to 5-star quickly, so that you can claim 5-star materials in the 'Basic' square already."
The gnomes use stars to classify levels. There are a total of 7 stars. Each star can receive the materials of the corresponding star, and at the same time can command the mechanical puppets of the corresponding star.
Xiu took the bracelet, and the metal chain spontaneously wrapped around his wrist. The dwarf stood across from him, his smile finally less procedural.
"Congratulations, child, you are ready to graduate."
When Xiu came out of the gate of wisdom, he saw Old John who was guarding the door at a glance. When the old mechanical puppet saw Xiu, the blue light in its eyes flashed with joy.
"Welcome back." Old John looked at the chain on Xiu's wrist: "Is it already Samsung? It seems that our new little master is very good."
The machinery next to it beeped, seemingly approving and cheering. Xiu glanced left and right, but couldn't find the person in his mind.
"What about him?"
Old John's blue light trembled, his voice full of sadness.
"I have to tell you something..."
On the wheel of time, the little phoenix was standing at the top, and from time to time it pecked the golden ring of the wheel of time with its beak, trying to get the big guy to return its "mother". Suddenly, a small figure appeared in its field of vision, and the little phoenix looked at the figure that was getting closer, and jumped on the ring of time with a tender cry.
"Chibi, Chibi, Chibi!"
Xiu stared at the wheel of time, which was covered with a layer of light. At this time, all the numbers and runes on the wheel of time were lit up. At first glance, it was in a state of operation. He stretched out his hand and pressed it on the wheel of the wheel of time.
That person... in it
Xiu turned his head and glanced at the documents and records that were spread out on the ground, a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his amber eyes.
- I'll pull you out!
***
Rachel stood at the top of the metal pyramid, looking down at the huge Eye of Space below. Even he felt an indescribable excitement and shock.
This is the legendary Eye of Space. Thirty thousand years ago, the dwarf built a metal pyramid and completely blocked the Eye of Space. After that, the creatures on the opposite side of the continent never saw the "passage" leading to the front of the continent.
Rachel followed the clues and came here. The mechanical puppets on the road brought him a lot of trouble, but those machines could not stop the Thunder Legion's footsteps. They came to the Lost Land and received a huge surprise after entering the beam of light.
The "channel" that has been blocked for thousands of years has finally been opened again.
Rachel glanced at the eye of space below again, and then left with her men. If not positioned, the Eye of Space will randomly teleport incoming creatures to any point on the other side. He must go back and prepare to enter the Eye of Space, and he must also spread this exciting news across the entire continent.
The demons have waited too long, it is time for them to return to the front of the mainland.
***
The little phoenix fluttered its wings, its feathers grew plump, and it finally wouldn't sway like it was drunk. Old John watched all this with a smile. If he didn't know in advance, no one would have discovered that this smiling brown-haired man was a mechanical puppet.
In order for Old John to take care of Little Phoenix easily, Xiu replaced the old mechanical puppet that was about to be scrapped. Old John fed the little phoenix, and then looked at the little master who was still immersed in researching the data, the food around him had already turned cold.
Gnomes are a curious and stubborn race. Old John often wondered if they wouldn't die if they weren't so curious; if they weren't so stubborn, wouldn't it be less distressing.
Xiu put down the paper in his hand, no matter how many times he read it, no matter how many experiments he did, he could only come to the same conclusion: he had nothing to do with the wheel of time.
Judging from the gnome research report, the wheel of time is an artifact through which the law of time can be accessed.
Xiu looked up at the huge wheel of time, and there was a strong unwillingness in his eyes.
Since it is an activated artifact, it must have an owner. So, who is its owner
The record of the gnome reads: This is the wheel of time and space given to the gnome family.
Xiu rummaged through all the information on the dwarf, but still couldn't find who the blank was. Judging from all the information, the dwarfs were erased by time because of their vain attempt to manipulate the law of time. However, the deliberately erased name implied that things were not that simple. Shaved stared blankly at the blank. He wanted to know who this person was, but rather than knowing why the other party gave the wheel of time to the gnomes, he was more concerned about how to control the wheel of time from The opponent grabbed it.
Since it is not easy to start from the owner of the artifact, let's start directly from the artifact itself.
However, even if he has obtained the six-star qualification certificate, he still cannot shake the wheel of time. The huge halo shines quietly as always, as if mocking the powerlessness and self-control of mortals.
Mortals can't, so... what about gods
Xiu took out the note left by Dan and tore it open without hesitation.
Three days later, the green-clothed merchant appeared in the dwarf ruins.
"Oops, I'm really looking for it." Dan held the book in his right hand and looked at Steel City with great interest. "Fortunately the 'passage' is open, otherwise I will have a reputation crisis." He looked at the flaxen-haired dwarf opposite. "That must be your masterpiece. So, what do you want to do with me this time?"
"Get my companion out of it." Xiu pointed to the wheel of time. "I can pay anything."
"So I didn't see that Mr. Terran, he was sucked in?" Dan glanced at the wheel of time, and then confirmed to Xiu again: "Any reward?"
After receiving Xiu's affirmation, Dan walked to the front of the wheel of time and pressed his hand on the surface of the wheel of time. "Really heartwarming conditions."
The light of the wheel of time seemed to be more and more dazzling, but at this time Dan suddenly took a few steps back. He was silent for a while, and then looked at Xiu with a frown: "It's a pity, I'm afraid I can't do anything about this transaction."
"You're a god... and there's nothing you can do?"
Dan's eyes narrowed for a moment, and the harmless aura of humans and animals was replaced by a terrifying aura. Old John stood in front of Xiu in an instant, posing as an attack.
"You know?" Dan's voice was soft and dangerous. "How did you find out?"
"You answer my previous question." Under the pressure like a mountain, Xiu still stood up straight and looked at the man in green. "I'll tell you."
Dan stared at Xiu indifferently, his eyes really like looking at a tiny ant. Sweat slid down the dwarf's cheeks, and the entire space seemed to freeze. The next moment, Dan slapped the book on his forehead and returned to his previous innocuous feeling.
"Your Excellency is really embarrassing for me, I don't want to lose such a customer who suits my heart." Dan raised the book slightly, revealing a bitter face. "It's a master artifact that can destroy it, but not control it - only its owner can control it."
These cultivators all knew that what he didn't expect was that even gods could not directly seize control. "Who is its owner?"
"I don't know." Dan shook his head: "I can only say that feeling is something that can't be messed with... Don't look at me like that, God is not omnipotent, not to mention that I can't use divine power right now. Maybe one day your companion will come out by himself. ." The man in green spread his hands. "Okay, I have already said what I should say, can you tell me?"
"… He told me."
"He?" Dan reacted immediately, and he followed Xiu's gaze towards the wheel of time and space. "How did he find out? How could an ordinary human race—"
Xiu's heart beat violently, and he eagerly interrupted Dan's words, his voice trembling that he didn't even notice.
"Wait—you said he was an ordinary human race?"
"Otherwise?" Dan looked at Xiu in surprise. "What do you think he is?"
"… god?"
Under Xiu's gaze, the man in green shook his head very firmly.
"No, he's not a god."
***
In the depths of the sea of the dead, in a house built of white bones, the black coffin slid off the lid. A wrinkled hand rested on the edge of the coffin, slowly propping up the same dry body.
The mummy clapped its hands, and a bat flew over with a bottle full of red liquid. The mummy took off the wine bottle and opened the lid, and the strong smell of blood filled the room.
"Gudong, gudong..."
After a sound of swallowing, the empty wine bottle was put down, and a snow-white plump hand was clearly reflected on the wine bottle, and the fingernails of that hand were covered with delicate red.
At this time, the mummy disappeared in the white-boned house, and there was only a coquettish woman with straight black hair. She was wearing the black robe that necromancers often wear, and she stretched out lazily.
"I've slept for too long, and my bones are rusted." The woman's bright red fingertips pressed against her equally bright red lips, and giggled: "Let my lovely apprentice accompany me to stretch my body."
The coquettish woman got up and used the contract to prepare to summon her beloved student, but the feedback from the contract made her stunned.
"died?"
The coquettish woman's body began to tremble, and her long fangs stretched out from her mouth, piercing the delicate red lips, and blood shed.
"Who is it! Who dares to kill my Anat's student!" A violent breath swept the entire bone house, and the woman's voice was deformed by anger. "I want him to live rather than die!!!"
***
Xiu remembered a story he had heard.
A demon has been sealed by the gods for years. For the first hundred years, the devil thought that if someone released it, it must give a treasure of gold and silver to the countless people. However, one hundred years have passed, and the devil has not cared about it; another hundred years later, the devil thought again, if someone released it at this time, then it must give that person the best thing in the world. It's a pity that two hundred years have passed, and the demon is still in the seal; another hundred years have passed, and the demon thought again, if someone can release it at this time, then it must satisfy all the wishes of that person. The third hundred years have passed, and nothing has changed. The demon was desperate, it was very angry, and said to itself: If someone releases it in the future, then it must kill that person!
When he heard this story for the first time, Xiu couldn't understand it. He couldn't understand why the demon chose to kill its benefactor in the end. At that time, he was persuaded by the reason "because it is a demon", but now that he thinks about it, he can't understand the demon's repeated emotions in hope and despair.
Only by experiencing it can I know that the endless waiting is so desperate.
Little Phoenix grew up day by day.
The parts on Old John's body are getting finer and finer.
But Du Ze never showed up.
The initial excitement that I heard about the news gradually cooled down, so what if I knew that the person was not a god? He might never be able to wait for that person again.
That man was his only luxury. He could lose everything, only Du Ze, he would never let go.
A year has passed, another year has passed, and another year has passed.
The small figure of the dwarf leaned against the wheel of time, he put his face on the wheel and lowered his eyes.
Come out soon, I want to see you.
Come out, I have something to tell you.
Come out soon, I can't bear it anymore...
The demon said that if someone released it, it must kill that person.
The surface of the wheel reflected Xiu's eyes, and the color was so bright that it looked like blood was oozing out.