Author: Soth

Recalling the strange things that happened during this period, Zhuang Xuteng quickly identified the "suspect". Before leaving, the owner of Baiqi Grocery Store Qian said that he would give him a gift, and said that only Zhuang Xuteng could store it. The red metal package

The small book turned into sand in his hands, but the contents inside were retained and penetrated into his brain, and then he came to this stone pillar hall.

The Stone Pillar Hall is a place where knowledge is preserved. It is between reality and fiction. It has one foot in Zhuang Xuteng's mind and the other in the ruins behind the Wall of Sighs in the Shadow Realm. Currently, only Zhuang Xuteng and the Lich Master allow it.

People can come in, and only those they approve can read the records on the stone pillars.

"This must be the forbidden knowledge left by Boss Qian." Zhuang Xuteng said to Master Lich: "I am very sure that he is full of anger about the failure of his investment business and having to leave this world, and he must be holding back the idea of ​​revenge. White Flag Grocery Store

It seems that this is not allowed... It seems that he must think that the knowledge on this pillar can enable me to achieve my goal of revenge for him."

The Lich Master touched the invisible stone pillar again, obviously very interested in the records above. "A businessman who spans the world must be well-informed, and what he leaves behind must be very powerful. Unfortunately, only you can see it,

I can't see it at all. This...this means that the Stone Pillar Hall is not only mine, but also yours."

"Just like you taught me spells, I will also teach you the things on this pillar - in fact, I dare not say that I 'taught' you, I should just read it to you. I definitely need your experience and teachings

Only in this way can I better understand what is inside. However...these words are constantly changing and cannot be stabilized. My understanding may not be enough."

"If you feel dazzled, it's not time to learn yet. This is the characteristic of the Stone Pillar Hall. You don't have to worry, you can see as much as you can, and you will get used to it slowly, just like the process of learning necromancy.

"

Zhuang Xuteng nodded, and stroked the pillar like Master Lich, and said: "Currently, I only see various texts, and it seems that they are most likely articles. I can only see one or two paragraphs at a time. I

You can write them down, understand them, and put them back together like a puzzle. Perhaps this is the most appropriate way to learn."

The Lich Master shook his head and said: "Other pillars are not like this, but you can try it. What I mean is: you can't learn spells, spells, magic circles and other things in a hurry, but pure articles will not cause danger.

, you can learn whatever you want. But you must remain vigilant: if you find that this thing is not a pure article, for example, it may be some kind of encrypted spell, carrying inexplicable power, then you have to stop, calm down, and be more careful.

That’s all.”

"Yes, I remember." Zhuang Xuteng breathed a long sigh of relief. It was not because he discovered the unexpected surprise that Boss Qian left for him, but because after searching for and rebuilding the body, he had the Lich Master on hand again that he wanted to get.

Only if this situation of mutual need continues, can Zhuang Xuteng feel relieved about the relationship between the two. "Hey, you just said that I also have a share in this hall, what do you mean?"

Master Lich waved his hand and pointed at the stone pillars scattered throughout the hall and said: "This hall is equivalent to my brain. My personality and ideas form my current image, and my knowledge and experience change into pillars. This is my world.

It should be completely under my control. You are special and can come in and out at any time, as if you have the key to the door. But considering that I am now living in your body, your ability to pass freely is understandable."

"I always thought that after I regained my body and left you, you would no longer be able to enter this hall, but this invisible pillar changed everything." Master Lich said: "Although you can't understand it yet, the meaning on this pillar

The thing is your knowledge, and the ownership of the pillar is also yours. Just because of this pillar, you can always come here, and I can't turn you away. The only thing I can't figure out now is: if we separate, how will you

Come in?"

Zhuang Xuteng spread his hands and said: "I don't know how we can separate, let alone other things. I can't teleport anyway, and I can't do what Hill Lee or True Booker did. Uh, I

I have an ominous premonition, maybe I shouldn’t mention it..."

"Tell me, what could be more ominous than me being blown to pieces?"

"Maybe we can't be separated, that's why there is such a pillar? Maybe because of this pillar, we can't be separated?" Zhuang Xuteng said carefully: "It's mainly because Boss Qian talks about fate all day long.

, as if you can predict the future.”

Zhuang Xuteng thought that this topic would touch the sensitive nerves of Master Lich, causing him to have violent mood swings, and even slap him out of the stone pillar hall. Unexpectedly, Master Lich just shook his head slightly, his voice remained steady and calm, and said: "I still

What do you think it is? I am not worried about this at all. The worst case scenario you think is that we are always inseparable, and I will hate this state. That is because you do not understand my experience and past."

The Lich Master pointed Zhuang Xuteng's shoulder with his finger and said: "There was a spell accident. I was pressed under a mountain, and my arms were cut off directly from the shoulders, which made me completely unable to cast spells. Because it was a secret research

Magic, no one knows my situation. I was trapped under the mountain for four hundred and thirty-seven years, six months and fourteen days. It wasn't until a heavy rain caused a landslide that I came out like a maggot.

.”

Zhuang Xuteng blinked. He couldn't imagine what it was like to be trapped under a mountain for more than four hundred years.

"I have enough patience and experience in this area. I can feel that you are afraid of me, but that is not necessary. I need your body and you also need you to serve me. If you can't give it when you are alive,

If I find a suitable resurrected body, then after you die, I will use your body. In fact, there is no problem. Even if you are blown to pieces, as long as you still have a skull with more than 57% integrity, or a section with

By holding onto the arm bones of my hand, I can continue to move."

Zhuang Xuteng swallowed. Although after death, everything is over, and the body is donated to the Lich Master. He doesn't feel uncomfortable at all, but the ending of only half of the head or an arm sounds too miserable.

"So... the lowest limit you can accept is: I won't be blown to pieces?"

"Absolutely. You'd better not be blown to pieces in the past two years and let me recover more mana. In another two years, even if you are blown to pieces, I should have enough strength to find the next bender.

But I haven't sensed anyone approaching you yet.

The quality." Master Lich patted Zhuang Xuteng with his bone palm and said: "Don't be suspicious and frightened all day long. I have already thought about all your endings and the changes I want to make. I have already calculated it, so I won't

Keep plotting against you."

"I... thank you! I suddenly thought of the natural biology book I read before. There was a kind of hermit crab in it. I am probably the kind of shell that was inhabited." Zhuang Xuteng looked up at the sky, smiled at himself, and said: "

For the first time, my position in life is so real..."

"Stop telling jokes, I'm so amused by you." Master Lich said: "You are quite good. Just because you are not as good as me does not mean you are a broken shell! Although I am indeed much better than you at your age, I am already

It’s a magic academy…”

"Let's go. Goodbye. Let's talk later!" Zhuang Xuteng raised two middle fingers towards Master Lich and then left from the Stone Pillar Hall.

The Lich Master hummed twice and commented, "Interesting boy." It then placed its hand on the invisible 74th stone pillar, hoping to feel the difference. "Oh, it's still absolutely smooth and absolutely invisible... Boss Qian

It must be amazing to waste so much effort to create such a magical thing. Other worlds... what are other worlds like? At least they are better than this god-forsaken world, right?"

"General knowledge is just that, magic may not be impossible, but this is different." Master Lich once again recalled Zhuang Xuteng's movements and expressions, and said: "He will not lie to me. The content on the pillar is absolutely pure.

Article. Assuming that Boss Qian’s purpose is to take revenge on the world abandoned by God, then the article itself has no power. The experience, knowledge and skills contained in the article are fundamental. But what kind of ideas can be favored by him? By a person who has traveled many times

Do people around the world take it seriously?”

"Currently, it seems that spreading such thoughts is taboo, but why does this taboo exist? What are its standards?" Master Lich returned to the throne and fell into thinking for a long time. "What are the taboos on cross-world behavior?

?If I can figure this out, it may help me understand the relationship between my hometown and the land abandoned by God, and why the destruction and disaster occurred."

The Lich Master gradually became silent. It will never forget the day when its hometown was destroyed and catastrophic. At that time, he was already one of the most powerful mages on the planet. You can even remove the "one" modification. It is studying the return from the undead.

The technology of living creatures includes using magic to create a virtual world and revitalizing the undead...

His research direction is very unique, or maverick. Because in that special era, all spellcasters except him basically regarded gods as their research objects. Especially when he saw that gods got rid of the constraints of rules and the group sublimated into eternity.

After finding the transcendental consciousness, everyone thought they had found the ultimate goal of magic research. But he was

Because he already enjoys a nearly infinite life as a lich and can continue to extend his infinity through the transfer of consciousness, he lacks interest in "transcendent life". In the research direction that the world cares about, he "selfishly" just pursues

I started by helping people review the research results at most, without investing even half of my energy.

That day was the important day when he completed the design of the "Iterative World" spell, and he was in a great mood. This super ritual spell with up to 45 layers should be able to help him create a temporary living world and thus become an energy supply

Source, providing support for converting undead into living creatures. There are both the infinite life and various resistance capabilities of undead, and the rich emotions and accompanying imagination of living creatures. The Lich Master believes that the combination of the two

is the ultimate pursuit of the spell caster, and he...

"Finally we can start experimenting." The Lich Master imagined the scene where his spell was formed, overdrawing the joy of the future, which would also help control emotional fluctuations. At this moment, he suddenly felt restless, always feeling that something was wrong.

There is a problem, and it is a big problem.

He put down what he was doing and walked out of the laboratory. His students, students' students, and children who didn't know how many generations later saluted him and said hello. Normally, he would feel enthusiasm, admiration, trust and closeness, but that day, he

I just feel heart palpitations.

It's a sunny day outside with no clouds in the sky. This kind of weather is the most suitable for an outing to feel the fragrance of flowers, the chirping of birds and the gurgling water. Master Lich doesn't like that kind of activity. He will always scare the birds away and keep the fish away.

.But this time, it was not him that caused the birds to fly away, but a black cloud from the end of the world.

"That's not right!" Master Lich raised his hands, activated the protective array around his residence with his own senses, and directly raised it to its strongest state. As everyone looked at the protective barriers rising around them, they looked at each other in confusion.

At that time, it suddenly became dark.

The cataclysm of destruction swept across the world at a speed close to the speed of light. Not only the planet where the Lich Master lived, but even their sun went out thirty minutes later. The Lich Master watched helplessly as his hometown turned into a place shrouded in darkness, boundless

Dead silence took over everything.

His barrier was crumbling, shrinking under the tremendous pressure. The Lich Master was struggling to support himself while studying how to deal with it. He noticed that the necromancy spell was less affected, and the protective effect was also the most obvious. When he lost five

After dividing the protective area by half, the barrier was finally transformed and stabilized.

Little do you know that this is just the beginning of its nightmare...

I don’t want to be in pain anymore - Master Lich sighed and pulled away from the memories. He gently patted the shoulders on both sides. There were not only old injuries crushed by the mountain peaks, but also the huge pressure to maintain the barrier. These profound

His memories will never turn into stone pillars. They will only condense and form his body together with his obsession with magic and those more unforgettable emotions. His body is covered with scars, and all the joy and happiness he once had have been

It has become the fertilizer of pain, and pain makes it still alive today.

"Zhuang Xuteng, don't let me down..." Master Lich murmured: "I really hope that I can fight side by side with you in the future and realize my ideals."

The Lich Master's statement could not reach Zhuang Xuteng's ears, and the isolation between the two of them had become increasingly tight. Zhuang Xuteng felt that this was good, especially since the Lich Master could not spy on him, which allowed him to regain his sense of security.

of privacy.

It's not that Zhuang Xuteng has any conspiracy against the Lich Master, he is just shy and doesn't want the Lich Master to see the content of his dinner date with Morgana. The two haven't seen each other for a while, and they both thought they should get together.

, even if they get together, they just have a meal, chat, take a walk or drive at most, and there is no more "substantial" (Ge Gongdao's words) progress. The two people have a tacit understanding, as long as the other party is not in a hurry,

They were not in a hurry and were enjoying the moment with concentration.

"I recently thought of a trick to control my expression." Zhuang Xuteng pulled Morgana and asked her to try her skills from the perspective of PCPD. "You are a detective now, you should be able to tell lies, right?"

"I'm not skilled yet, but I can give it a try." Morgana relied on her previous credits and the convenience of being able to go to any department she wanted, so she was transferred from the patrol officer to the criminal investigation department and became a captain detective. "
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