Above the gray fog

The duck carefully took out a long tube-shaped object from under the feathers of its wings.

This object looks like an ancient telescope. It is made of dark brown wood and is carved with complex patterns and runes. As the light changes, those runes seem to emit a faint blue light.

The two ends of the object are inlaid with metal rings, and the rings are engraved with exquisite patterns.

The duck carefully held one end of the long tube with its rounded wings, and spread its wings slightly, as if to maintain balance.

It stood there with its back straight, its neck slightly tilted forward, and its eyes focused.

The other wing is slightly raised, as if ready to adjust its posture at any time to maintain the best viewing angle.

It patted the surroundings with a long cylindrical object. The movements were light but full of a sense of ritual.

"Finished, apply for evacuation."

After turning around, seeing that nothing was missing, the duck said again.

Then two seconds later, it disappeared from the spot.

At this time, Lin Shan and the mysterious man who claimed to be God walked out of the dark space.

"What do you mean, let me see these?" Lin Shan looked at the mysterious man.

His whole body was still shrouded in light, and he could only vaguely see the outline of a human figure.

"It's not interesting, but you should take a look." The mysterious man recovered calmly, and then said, "Your life can be summed up in four words, and most people can use these four words."

"What four words?" Lin Shan asked.

The mysterious man calmly replied, "The world is a big place."

"The world is very big...can these four words be used to summarize life?" Lin Shan asked with interest.

"Why not?" the mysterious man asked.

"Yes, the world is very big. Sometimes, being too big is not a good thing. When people learn that they can explore the unknown endlessly, they will fall deeply into it and be unable to extricate themselves. In the process , will gradually lose everything that can be called a human being.”

"Perhaps, this is the price, but who can bear it?"

Lin Shan threw the question back to the mysterious man, "What do you think?"

"Everyone has a different view on the big world. For me, although the outside world is big, my world is small because my heart is small."

"So, you and I took completely opposite paths."

"Small-minded?" Lin Shan disagreed with what this man said and asked, "If you are small-minded, why did you get to this point?"

"The heart determines your own world and has nothing to do with the outside world. If we assume that this world is not extraordinary, some people have little ability, but they try their best to enter the temple, and some people are full of talent, but they always want to retreat to the mountains and forests."

"No matter where you are, there is a saying that the more clairvoyant people are, the more they will live in seclusion. It's not that these reclusive people are not powerful, it's just that their world is small."

"You are very paranoid. You look at everything from your own perspective, with all kinds of speculations, but you don't realize that there are all kinds of creatures in this world."

"If you always aim to make the world a big place, being lonely in your grave will be your ultimate fate."

Lin Shan's eyes narrowed slightly. In his opinion, this person seemed to be persuading him not to go any further, "So? You want me to change my goal?"

"Do you feel like I'm telling you to stop?" The mysterious man saw through Lin Shan's thoughts.

The light next to the mysterious man began to gradually weaken, initially flickering faintly, and then dimming little by little.

The light dispersed like mist, and Lin Shan stared at the blurry figure in front of him. Before the light dissipated, Lin Shan already had the answer.

Who would come all the way to talk to him so much?

Discuss both the heart and the future.

In the entire gray fog universe, only one person could do this.

Finally, the light completely disappeared, replaced by a scarecrow wearing a shabby coat.

The scarecrow stood there, a little crooked, as if he might fall down at any time.

It is about the same height as Lin Shan, but because of the loose material, it looks a little weird.

A shabby coat covers the scarecrow's body. The color of the coat has long faded, showing a dull brown color. The edges of the fabric are still raggedly spread out, revealing the straw inside.

The sleeves of the coat are too long, almost covering the scarecrow's palms, and only some straw can be seen protruding from the sleeve cuffs, as if growing disorderly.

The scarecrow's head is a little different from before. There is an extra layer of rough linen bag, and the top of the bag is tied tightly to form a simple head shape.

The eyes are still the two black buttons. The surface of the buttons is slightly worn, but it can still be seen that they were carefully sewn on.

The button eyes showed no expression, but in the dim light, there was a strange look.

The nose was inserted into a linen bag with a small piece of wooden stick. The wooden stick was somewhat rotten and looked fragile.

Its mouth is a simple arc sewn with red thread, and the thread ends hang loosely at the corners of the mouth, as if it is telling something silently.

The straw on his chest poked out randomly from the holes in his coat, making him look messy.

Some straws have turned yellow, and some have even broken into small pieces.

Lin Shan looked at the scarecrow in front of him because due to the battle just now, the scarecrow looked much worse than when he was in the Garden of Eden, and most of its components had been replaced.

Although the scarecrow looks so shabby and absurd, he gives Lin Shan a strange sense of intimacy.

The scarecrow stood there quietly, staring at Lin Shan with his button eyes, silently waiting for his reaction.

Lin Shan did not react, but just stood there quietly.

"I knew you were very powerful, but I didn't expect you to be an immortal." After a long time, Lin Shan spoke to break the silence.

"Is the immortal powerful?" The scarecrow shook his head slowly, "It's just that you will be trapped in a cage called immortality forever."

"Are you really God?" Lin Shan asked.

"I used to be." The scarecrow nodded slightly, "Many memories have been abandoned by me, and there are too many that I can't remember."

Lin Shan looked at him, "Is it the God of Shenzhou Continent, or the God of the Void?"

Lin Shan couldn't help but think about it.

The duck just now clearly mentioned the three words "Garden of Eden".

The Garden of Eden itself should belong to God, but the Garden of Eden in the Gray Mist Universe belongs to the master of life, that is, the World Tree.

Thinking of the World Tree, Lin Shan raised his head.

The sight passed through the layers of black smoke and the barrier of space, and looked straight at the end of the universe.

In the endless deep darkness, the huge world tree was slowly burning.

The body of the world tree covered the entire gray fog universe, the trunk was as thick as a mountain, and the branches extending to the surroundings connected the entire universe.

The trunk also had ancient and mysterious veins that flickered slightly, as if flowing with some unspeakable power.

The fundamental reason why the gray fog universe was ignited was because of the spontaneous combustion of the world tree.