The world controlled by dice [Western Fantasy]

Even after Ms. Heidi left, Sirius couldn't escape the shadow of that thought.

……"shadow".Damn, he doesn't like to use that word much now.

The key question he thought of was that when he first came into contact with the "shadow", it was the spider silk wrapped around the tall puppet in the deep sea dream, and when he looked directly at the rotting star, it crawled out of the star's eyeball spider.

But since then, in the relevant information related to "shadow" that he found in reality, there is no mention of spiders and cobwebs.

If he really wants to say, when he thinks of the power of fate that he has, he often uses the metaphor of "spider web", because all of them are indeed like prey on the web of fate.

However, when the cobweb is associated with "shadow", the meaning obviously changes.

Siles thought it might be some form of power.

Spiders always spin their webs in the dark corners, and "Shadow" always seems to like to hide in dark places.Perhaps, the manifestation of the power of "shadow" is related to spider silk and spider web.

But Siles couldn't ignore the inspiration he had just had.

This idea had flashed through his mind several times, but this time, he finally caught it.Even though the dice didn't give any hints, he still had a vague premonition: this inspiration is very important.

cobweb.star map.

Spiders crawled out of rotting star eyeballs.He thought of this image and was amazed that he had never given much thought to its meaning.

Not long ago, when he saw "Shadow" and the priest on the isolated island in the deep sea in the storm in Kingsley, he experienced a judgment of will.

At that time, he discovered that the value of will corresponding to "Shadow" seemed to be a little higher than the value corresponding to Luthmi's determination of will.

And the higher point happens to be the distance between failure and big failure.

In other words, if Luthmi sees the "shadow", then he will usher in a big failure of the will of the gods.

Siles thought of that at the time.And what he didn't think of was, if this big failure really happened, what would happen?

Now he suddenly realized that maybe this thing had really happened.And that's what happened - spiders crawled out of the rotting star's eyeballs.

Luthmi's will was completely defeated, and she became the shell and nest of spider hatching.

eyeball.Siles couldn't help thinking.The function of the eyes is only one, to see.

Therefore, when Luthmi saw the "shadow", his eyes rotted in an instant, and spider doves took over the magpie's nest, growing in his eyes, and finally, appeared in the world.

This is a brand new angle for analyzing the scene that happened in the deep sea dream.

And the other thing, or in other words, the thing that really led Siles' thinking here, that is, the star map and the spider web.

In form, this is simply the similarity between the macrocosm and the microcosm.The same is the net, the same intertwined dots, the same, in the dark.

Was the conceptual fit also one of the reasons for Ruthmi's debacle?

Besides... the star map.

Sirius couldn't help wondering, could "Spider", that is, "Shadow", be a god from outside Fischer's world?Is it the "outer god" from the vast and endless universe?

For him, after being influenced by the culture of his native earth, it is not difficult to come up with such a conjecture.

He had never thought about it in this direction before, because he always thought that the "later gods", like Anti-Nam, were in the order of time, but still belonged to the gods of this world.

But it's also possible that it's a "god who came later (in this world)", isn't it?

Siles himself also traveled to this world, although he didn't know the real reason for his travel.And he had thought before that his hometown, the earth, was his backing, and it was the fundamental reason why he had a will attribute as high as 90 when he first came to this world.

Since he can come to this world in this way, why can't other existences?

And even if he has no malice towards Fisher's world, why do other existences have to be kind?

...Is that a foreign god?

The thought made him feel uneasy.

Dice had told him before that they hoped that he could save the world, and fighting the "shadow" was part of saving the world.

It was difficult for Siles to understand why he was needed to do this.Why can't Antinam do it?

Now he suddenly realized a possibility.

Perhaps, only foreign gods can fight against foreign gods?

He was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses.The cold wind of early spring brushed his cheeks.Qin Duo stood beside him quietly, looking at him with concern.

"What did you think of?" Noticing that Sirius had returned to his senses, Qin Duo asked him in a timely manner.

Siles thought for a moment, and finally said, "A somewhat surprising conjecture."

It never occurred to him that "Shadow" might be a god outside this world.And if this is the case, then many past assumptions may have to be slightly changed.

Like, why did "Shadow" come to this world?

Dice once said that the relationship between Fischer's world and the earth is closer than he imagined, and when he saves Fischer's world, perhaps to some extent, he is also saving the earth.

If the "Shadow" is really a god from outside Fisher's world, then it is indeed possible to have a connection with the earth, and even, it is possible for him to go to the earth.Siles thought.

Qin Duo waited for a moment, realized that Sirius didn't intend to say anything more, and asked, "Is it a conjecture that can't be easily shared?"

"Perhaps. This idea cannot be verified yet." Siles said, looking at the sky.

The sky is bright now, and the stars above the distant starry sky cannot be seen clearly.However, it does exist, and it is vast.Will the Milky Way splash over people's heads like a waterfall?

After a while, he said, "This universe is quite large."

Qin Duo was stunned for a moment, and also subconsciously looked at the sky.He looked at it for a moment, then muttered, "Can't see anything."

Siles laughed.He shook his head, and said instead, "Don't think too much about it, I am too. Maybe, that's just an irrelevant guess. Anyway, let's go to the library first."

He wants to use the joy of reading to dispel this complicated and heavy emotion.

Qin Duo hugged him affectionately.He said: "That's all right. I feel that you have been preoccupied with your thoughts just now, and I am very worried. Perhaps those problems are indeed very important, but you are the most important thing."

His partiality was so obvious that Siles was speechless.

They came to the library of the Playa family.It was the basement of this old mansion, very spacious and brightly lit.Even though it was underground, the moisture-proof and ventilation work was done quite well, and Celes didn't feel damp or dull.

He saw many books, all neatly arranged.A small part of them was empty, and after Sirius asked Qindo, he realized that they were the books sent to Lamifa City.

And in this huge library, those books are just a drop in the bucket.

He couldn't help being amazed.He realized that in Fisher's world, most of the materials, files, and books were in such private hands, or, in the Church of the Past.

This brings about certain difficulties in information circulation.Many things may have been quietly submerged in the dust of time, only a few people know, or no one knows at all.

Of course, Siles is also very clear that this is determined by the status quo of this world.It would be quite irresponsible to let ordinary people read those ancient and mysterious manuscripts or documents.

One can only choose a more middle way between these two extremes.

Just like now, some safe books are open to the public, and some dangerous books are gradually becoming taboo.When the Wuzhongji has a longer development time, then perhaps people will gradually forget the power of the gods.

...Unfortunately, "Shadow" is still lurking in the dark.And, Dice had said, He was growing impatient.

Siles couldn't help but secretly sighed.He followed Qin Duo's footsteps, admiring and observing these ancient collections.

They started with the oldest part of the collection.

Qin Duo said: "There are a considerable part of the book archives here, which use ancient characters that are not recognizable at all, and I can't read the meaning of them, which is quite a pity."

Siles agreed with this very much, and he asked with interest: "Are there any materials from before the Imperial Period?"

"There seems to be some, but not many." Qin Duo said, "And it's too old. Even if there are some remaining materials, most of them are incomplete."

Siles nodded involuntarily.He thought of the materials related to the "Bloodborn" sent by the church in the past, and some materials from the Birth of God period were even preserved.

This is rather surprising, considering the world's ancient and long history.

However, behind the Church of the Past stands Antinam, the god of the past and history.In terms of the godhead of this god, it is quite normal for them to have those ancient materials.

Siles felt that some of the questions and confusions in his mind might also be answered from those materials, if he could get more materials from the Historical Society.

They move on.After the ancient era, there are related materials of the Empire Period and the Silence Period, which are also the largest number of books and materials preserved by the Praia family.

Regarding this point, Siles couldn't help asking: "Is there no information about the Shadow Period?"

Qin Duo shook his head, and he said: "I asked this question before. Although the Praia family was born in the Shadow Age, all the information at that time has been scattered. There is no record of this matter in the family archives. .”

Siles nodded and said in a low voice, "I understand."

He thought that the Praia family was born in the Shadow Age, and it was most likely during the time before Lycardia embarked on the journey.

After Ligardia left, it is very likely that something happened that disconnected the Praia family from the believers of Ligardia, and at the same time lost a large part of the information at that time.

This is indeed very regrettable.

But the Shadow Era is still quite a mysterious era for them at present. What happened at that time caused so many great changes, and finally caused the demise of the Silent Era gods. It is really a confusing question. question.

They keep going down.

When walking through the layers of bookshelves and these complicated books arranged in chronological order, Siles felt as if he was walking through time and the long and grand history of this world.Everything in the past unfolded slowly in front of him.

It was a pretty addictive feeling.

Even if he doesn't read every book and every page himself, even if he just walks by so silently, he can feel the pleasant weight of time and years.

...The next thing is the relevant information of Wu Zhongji.This part of the data is also huge in quantity, and because it is more recent, it is relatively well preserved.

However, since the Praia family had already come to Kansas during this period, most of the materials of the Middle Ages in the Mist preserved here are in the Kansas language. I have seen it.

After they had skimmed through the entire library, there was only one thought left in Siles' mind: why didn't he master more languages?

He thought about it, and thought that those puppets could speak multiple languages, and he thought for a while that maybe he should master the power of Akamala as soon as possible, so that maybe in reality, he could understand it through the perspective of the puppets. Those texts are gone.

Now he can only make the No. [-] puppet a microphone in the dream, but he still can't make the puppet speak in the real world, let alone read documents.Although, he believes that the doll must have such a translator function.

Siles took the thought to heart.

... Then again, even though the puppet possessed such powerful power, he only wanted to let the puppet read books for him.This thought also had to make Sirius feel a bit of irony.

It was almost noon, so they went to have lunch first.

Afterwards, Qindo went to search for some information related to the images of "Sea of ​​Darkness", "Lighthouse of Soul", etc., while Siles picked out a book at random and went back to the upstairs study to read.

The book he chose was naturally in the Const language, but it was not the current Const language.This is a travelogue from the Silent Period - there are many such travelogues in the Praia family's library, which fits the family's past history very well.

When Siles was choosing the book, he specifically asked Qindo if he had any impression of the book.

Qin Duo thought for a while, and then said that the author of this book was one of the foreigners who the Praia family helped bury.Therefore, this travel book will appear in the Praia family's library.

In fact, many collected travel notes have such origins.

The author of this travelogue is Felix Michelson.He was born in the early Silent Era, and his hometown was near the present Duchy of Const, so the language he used was very similar to Const.

Of course, Siles would have to work hard to understand what he wrote. The language Felix uses can be said to be ancient Const, which is more or less different from the current Const.

In short, in the age of Felix's birth, the fall of the first three gods (Erkao, Trisli, and Huddoka) had come to an end.When people heard about the fall of the gods, they felt it was like a dream.

No one knows if the gods will continue to fall, and no one knows why the gods will fall.The fallen god was like breaking a piece of glass, making everyone's heart feel like a loud bang out of thin air.

It was a delicately turbulent era.On the surface, human society is still ordinary, but huge storms are already brewing.Obtuse people must also be able to perceive the strangeness of some god believers around them.

It was a time when countless sacrilegious acts were carried out in secret.

Felix Michelson was born in an ordinary family.His father and mother were led by their elders to believe in gods when they were young, but when they grew up, the gods "could" fall.

This incident obviously had a huge impact on them.They did not firmly deny the possibility of the fall of the gods like some fanatics, but they could not continue to maintain the piety in their hearts.

Therefore, although both parents are believers, Felix grew up in an environment that was almost isolated from the gods.

There are only a few mentions of childhood memories in Felix's travel notes.

However, the reason why Felix embarked on the journey and finally died in a foreign land was more or less affected by this incident.Because, he began to be curious about the gods who "have not been confirmed to have fallen but have been silent", and that includes Lygardia.

At that time, people often have a restless and restless mentality.

Felix was also involved.After becoming an adult, he naturally embarked on his own journey.

At that time, parts of Fisher's world were already covered by fog.Journeys were just as dangerous back then, since at least one now knows where the Mists are; back then travel seemed like an adventure.

Felix was in his early 30s when he died.He went hiking in the Booth Mountains to the south, but accidentally fell down a valley.He tried his best to climb out of the valley, but he was seriously injured, and he didn't even have time to go home to see his parents for the last time.

At that time, the Praia family happened to be stationed there, so they helped to collect the body, and according to Felix's last wish, sent his ashes back to his hometown.

Felix Mitchelson is probably also mentioned by Qin Duo, one of the few strangers who have returned to their roots.

Siles spent a while flipping through the thin travel notes with great interest.

He couldn't help noticing the changes in Const's language.I am afraid that linguists will like this book very much, because it involves the change of word meaning and the development of word formation in words.

Perhaps the greatest literary value of this travel note is that it reflects the subtle atmosphere of the early society of the Silent Period.

In the travelogue, Felix meets countless people from all over the world.They all have their own beliefs or ideas.Compared with the very stereotyped images of believers in some books, these believers are quite flesh and blood.

On the topic of gods, some believers who are familiar with Felix will also frankly mention their confusion.Sometimes, they no longer know how to face the gods they believe in.

. . . the believers of that day were perhaps fortunate.Siles thought.After all, at that time, most of the old gods had not yet fallen, and what was visible to the naked eye was that these believers probably would not experience a huge change in the fall of the gods in their short lives.

They will not experience the pain of believers who have witnessed the fall of gods, the feeling of collapsed beliefs, obsolete concepts, self-worth collapsed, and life dumping garbage on their heads.

However, from another perspective, they may also be unfortunate.Because they will always be cut off from the truth, even if it is cruel.

Siles couldn't help sighing.He closed the travel book and looked out the window.

The study room of the Praia family's ancient mansion also has beautiful and large floor-to-ceiling windows.Outside the window is the lush forest.It has to be said that this is quite in line with Siles' wishes.

He watched quietly for a while, feeling that his mood gradually calmed down, and then he calmly shifted his thoughts, thinking of a subtle place mentioned in this travel note-the Booth Mountains.

That's where Trisley fell.

When Felix arrived at the Booth Mountains, it was 190 years of the Silence Era, and more than 100 years had passed since the fall of Trisley.

Siles could not say that there was necessarily any connection between the two.He just felt a little bit of coincidence, and this kind of coincidence appeared by his side, which always made people feel subtly concerned.

Could it be that Felix's fall into the valley has anything to do with Trisley's fall?Siles is skeptical about this, after all, more than 100 years have passed, and the long time may kill everything.

However, the Booth Mountains...

That is the majestic mountain range located in the south of the Eternal Land today, covering an extremely large area, and it is also considered to be one of the grand sights in Fisher's world.Many tourists will consider the Booth Mountains when choosing a tourist destination.

However, visiting the Booth Mountains does have certain dangers, because there are steep walls, and there are few safety measures and specific tourist routes.

When people enter it, it is like entering a huge maze, and they can only seek happiness for themselves.

Even so, there are still quite a few people who will choose a suitable day to explore or go hiking.The former chooses some places that no one has ever passed by, while the latter chooses some safe and common routes with people coming and going.

There are also some explorers who use it as part of their exploration of the Never Emberlands. This is just as important to the Never Emberlands to the north as the Follou Sea is to the Never Ember Lands to the south. Part.

…So, if the Sea of ​​Folio in the north holds a certain secret, will the Booth Mountains in the south also hide a secret?

Siles is so suspicious, of course, this doubt will always appear in his heart.Therefore, he did not waste time on this emotion.

He recovered from the relevant information in the travel notes, then opened his pocket watch and glanced at the time, and found that it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon.He noticed that Qindo hadn't come out of the underground library, so he planned to go downstairs to find him, but happened to meet Qindo on the stairs.

Qin Duo was holding a large stack of paper files.

"Find something useful?" Siles asked, wanting to step forward to help share a little.

"Don't take it." Qin Duo said, "It's all old materials, full of dust, don't stain your clothes."

With that said, he walked quickly to the living room, put the pile of materials on the table, and then let out a long breath.He took off his coat - which was indeed covered with dust.

Qin Duo said: "I found some related ones, I hope they can be useful." He paused for a while, and then said, "It should be said that I also remembered some past memories."

Siles stared at him in a daze.

Cendo's emerald green eyes were also looking intently at him.

He said: "I told you...or, you should have noticed, I don't like this place very much, although it has undeniably formed a part of my life."

Siles nodded.

Qin Duo continued: "When I was young, the old man was always talking about these books and those books, asking me to learn different characters and recite the contents of the gods' model...

"Now I have almost forgotten it, but the memory still exists. When I went to read these materials just now, those memories popped up. It is not the memory of those words, but... the memory of that time."

He was silent for a long time, and finally said: "If it were you, you would definitely use a more romantic way to describe it. And I can only say that I remembered those things."

Siles shook his head and said objectively, "That's not a romantic thing for you."

Qin Duo looked at him, and after a while, said, "Can I say a word to you?"

Siles was taken aback, then said, "Of course."

"But that might not be appropriate."

"So you can whisper."

"The kind that no one can hear?"

"Only I can hear," said Siles. "It's okay, Cindo."

Qin Duo sighed softly, and then stepped forward to hug Sirius."You are so gentle," he whispered.

Siles said confusedly: "Is that what you meant to say, inappropriate?"

"Well... I hope you won't be so gentle on another occasion." Qin Duo said, "I also expect you to destroy me and reshape me. I hope I can become what you want, not..."

"The you you are now is enough for me." Siles said.

When he heard the former sentence, he thought it was just Qin Duo's usual urging; but when he heard the latter sentence, he knew that Qin Duo's meaning was not that simple.

Qin Duo hated his past, his background, and to a certain extent also hated the power he possessed.It was something he was born with, and it also limited his life from the start.

Now he felt that the power of Lycardia, the power of the Praia family, seemed to be useful to Siles.And he himself, it seems, did not.

He was terrified as he looked at Sirius.He knew his love would be accepted by Sirius, embraced tenderly by his beloved god.But that seemed to be because Siles was good enough.

He would rather have been shaped by the will of Iceles.

As they gradually come into contact with the truth of the world, as they slowly get to know each other deeply, as what Qindo has been looking forward to has entered the final countdown...

Qin Duo felt that he was not "good" to that point.

And Siles stared at Qindo.His zither.

Complicated, deep emotions surged in those emerald green eyes.After a while, Qin Duo seemed afraid to look at him, subconsciously wanted to look away.

"Look at me, Gyndo," Sirius said in a low voice.

Qin Duo shuddered, then looked at him again.

"I love you now." Siles said, "If you change into another strange appearance, I'm not sure if I will continue to love you."

Qin Duo whispered in a daze: "Even if it's according to your idea?"

Siles couldn't laugh or cry in his heart, but he still said with a stern face: "Of course." His tone softened a little, "You understand what I think, Qindo. If you mean the running-in of personality or other things , then of course we can take our time.

"However, I don't need and don't want you to become a dummy in my mind according to my ideas. As you think, I don't like to interfere with other people's fate at will."

Gyndo looked at him for a moment, then leaned in and hugged him.Ginto seemed relieved, but murmured, "I mean I'd be more than happy for you to do this. I want to take a stand... I mean, I love the way you do it."

It is decisive, frank, and passionate.is desperate.

"...I understand." Sirius whispered, gently stroking Cendor's hair, which was braided with gray hair.

He knew that Gyndo was still using the hair rope he'd braided himself, even though it had been months and worn out.He secretly put the plan of weaving the next hair rope into the schedule.Maybe when he returns to Lamifa City, he can ask Mrs. Finn.

As he thought so, he pondered silently.

"However, you are fine now." After a while, Siles said, "There is no need to change into another appearance to please me. If you do, it will be counterproductive."

Cendo seemed to be nodding his head, and also seemed to be rubbing against Siles' shoulder stickily.

After a while, he suddenly took a step back, and then rested his forehead on Sirius' forehead.He stared at Sirius closely, but at such a close distance, they couldn't see each other clearly.

Qin Duo said: "However, sometimes I would rather watch you like this and pass the time than bother to deal with those serious things. Won't you be angry because of this?"

love brain.The novelist from Earth thought to himself.

...thank you Earth.he thought again.He knew how to describe this approach and character.

"I'm happy to indulge that when it doesn't matter," he said.

Ginto sighed, then couldn't help laughing again.He said, "I knew what you were going to say before you said it. I mean..."

He looked at his beloved god, and murmured in a low voice, "You are very kind."

He loved him so hard, but still felt that love wasn't enough.He wants to overwhelm his lover with love.

After a while, Qin Duo reluctantly said: "Then, your faithful lover, believer and teaching assistant, is going to read those damned ancient files."

Siles laughed at his tone.

He kissed Qindo's lips, and then said, "Don't be too stressed, Qindo. You have done well."

"...I feel like you're coaxing a child. Of course, I know what you mean. I just..." Gindo muttered, and then took a deep breath, "That's the old god. "

"In a way, we're also gods," said Siles.

Qin Duo was startled, and then said: "It seems to be the same. After all, we have already mastered the power of the gods."

Siles thought for a moment.He knew that Qindo would not be able to get rid of the background of the current era of Fisher's world for a while, and he grew up in such a rigid atmosphere as the Praia family.

Qin Duo still can't face those gods with a more equal attitude like Siles.This is determined by his past experience.

Of course, it cannot be said how much Qin Duo respected and worshiped those gods.It's just that he is naturally different from Sirius' attitude towards gods.They are, after all—objectively speaking—not people of one world.

From a certain point of view, Qin Duo also has a certain kind of crazy foundation, but this kind of madness is now restrained by Siles.Rather, he now crazily and devoutly believes in Sirius.

For Cinder, it is clear that he is confusing love and faith.And Siles also knows that this is inseparable from both a big success and a big failure of Qin Duo's original will.

Fate brought the two of them together.

And within the controllable range, Siles doesn't want to change Qin Duo's concept too forcefully.He knew that would be quite difficult to achieve, and it would very likely - as Cendo said, destroy him.

Perhaps Qin Duo saw this just because he was aware of the conceptual gap between him and Sirius, so he expressed his thoughts so bluntly, hoping that he could be shaped in the mind of Sirius.

However, Siles didn't think this was a serious problem.

Besides, he doesn't think he will fail. He needs to completely destroy Qin Duo's old concepts and ideas in order for Qin Duo to keep up with him.Things would not go that far, he was so convinced.

They also have plenty of time.

The materials selected by Qindo are all in Kansas language or some other older languages, which can only be read by Qindo himself, and Siles is helpless.

However, it was getting late, so they went to the restaurant for dinner first.Ginto went upstairs and changed into a coat.When he went downstairs, his expression seemed to be as if nothing had happened.

He turned to ask about the next arrangement of Siles.

This is already March 3th.And Ramifah University will start school on March 15, and they don't have much time to spend in Kansas.

Siles then asked, "How long will it take us to return to Ramifa City?"

Qin Duo replied honestly: "There is no direct train from Cronin City to La Mifa City, so I'm afraid we can only take a horse-drawn carriage, or if you like, we can also ride a horse. I will take you. It may take three or four God's work.

"However, if you want to experience the power of Lygardia, then we can return to Lamifa City in a day or two. Of course, it may not be so comfortable."

Siles calculated the time in his mind, and then said, "We'd better return to Ramifa City a few days earlier, because we have to move, remember?"

Qin Duo was stunned for a moment, then unconsciously murmured: "Of course, I will keep it firmly in mind."

So Siles smiled and said: "It will take at least two days to move. If Lycardia's power is counted, it will take us two days to return to Lamifa City. Let us set aside another day for rest. Then, the morning after tomorrow we will We have to go."

Qin Duo nodded and said affectionately: "Listen to you. It would be great if I could find some useful information before this."

"Don't worry, Gindor." Siles said, "These two days are our real vacation."

"Of course, I always enjoy my time with you."

Siles couldn't help but chuckled softly.

However, although he said it was their vacation, he also enjoyed the atmosphere of doing nothing and spending time with his lover on this evening.The next morning, he took out his piccolo very sensibly.

—he has amassed a pile of questions to ask the dice.

Of course, since their conversation this time will involve the "shadow" visibly to the naked eye, Siles put on the [Silent Heart] brooch quite carefully.He hoped the brooch wouldn't come in handy, but he was prepared.

"Oh, Keeper of Secrets. Long time no see, I miss you already." Piccolo's beautiful voice accompanied by that nagging tone reappeared in Sirius' ears, "You must have something to ask I.

"But I have to say that, in fact, if you are bored, you can also call me out to chat and relieve boredom. Well, to put it bluntly, this can relieve boredom, otherwise you will always stay there...

"I know you must be quite busy. When