The world controlled by dice [Western Fantasy]

"Good morning, teacher."

Siles sat down in front of Grenfell.

"Good morning, Sirius." Grenfell looked a little sleepy, he yawned, and pushed the ring box in front of Sirius.

The wedding rings of Siles and Cendo had been handed over to Grenfell before, because Grenfell intended to transform the pair of rings.And now, the results of the transformation of the ring came out.

Siles opened the ring box.A plain wedding ring looks unchanged.

But when Siles took out the ring, he keenly noticed something... weird.He had already drank the potion before coming here, and he seemed to have a kind of intuition.

It was a rather subtle touch, but in a way, it was similar to the dual-purpose feeling he had when he manipulated Akamala's puppet, except that the ring didn't give him clear vision.

Before Siles was clearly aware of what that feeling was, Grenfell first said: "I made some innocuous changes to your rings, I hope you don't mind."

Siles came back to his senses, and he said: "It's nothing, neither I nor Qindo will care."

When he handed the ring to Grenfell, he said that he would let Grenfell play freely. After all, the ring is just a ring, and they all look forward to the result of the transformation.

"That's fine," said Grenfell, nonchalantly, "I've got a craftsman."

Siles was slightly taken aback.

"...the rings were melted down, mixed together, then reshaped and polished, and then engraved with your names." Grenfell said, "It looks unchanged, and I am very satisfied with the workmanship of this craftsman .”

Siles said with some surprise, "This is..."

"Yes. In theory, you should be able to realize the specialness of the ring by now." Grenfell said, and he spread his hands again, "But they only belong to you and Qindo."

Siles thought for a moment, then said, "Sorry, I still don't get it. Why..."

"Why can you melt metal and then make it to have such a wonderful function?" Grenfell said, "...it may sound complicated, but in general, it's because of 'biophotographing'.

"Biophotographing is a way to create a time track, but more precisely, it is a way to 'search' for a specific object. It is like establishing coordinates in a huge universe to find and point to an exact existence. "

Siles listened attentively.

Sometimes, he would feel a little apologetic, because he never really learned any "ability" from Grenfell, for example, he only had a little understanding of biophotographing technology.

But Grenfell never cared about this issue.As he once said, what Siles needs to do is to find his own "path" instead of following the old path of the teacher step by step.

Grenfell added: "The ring can be used to point to you and Qindo, at least after you wear this ring. However, what you need is not the time track constructed by the biological photo, and the corresponding ceremony of the time track. You don't need to ask your past self for help, after all.

"What you need is the 'biological picture' itself, which is the 'pointing' of the ring to you or Qindo. You want to know the other party's situation, safety, and even location anytime and anywhere. You need this kind of real-time.

"At first I couldn't imagine the association between biophotographing and 'anytime', but you mentioned [Invisible Pen] at the time, which gave me a little inspiration."

Grenfell paused, noticing that Sirius didn't understand, and continued: "I think about the process of creating this ceremony. At first we thought that the time track was paper, but in the end we discovered that the time track is actually a pen. .

"It's the same here as well, we need to change our thinking.

"...timelines are rings, and rituals are [biophotographing]. 'biophotographing' is no longer a technology, but just a ritual, a way to... create 'biophotographing' in real time, as you think Come to check on the other party's situation.

"[Biological Photoshoot] is like an [invisible pen], which can be carried with you at any time, and you can get feedback at any time."

Siles was stunned, and he said: "That's why the ring has to be melted and recast, so that Qindo and I can check each other's situation."

Originally, Sirius' ring could only point to Sirius, and it could only create pictures of creatures corresponding to Sirius.

Of course, Qin Duo can always wear the ring of Sirius, but on the one hand, this is contrary to the original intention of their wedding ring, and on the other hand, it is easy to cause more complicated consequences in the future.

If Qindo has been wearing Sirius' ring, does the "photograph of the living creature" located by the ring point to Sirius or Qindo?

Therefore, Grenfell would try to melt down and recast the ring.

"Of course, in fact, I have also considered other methods." Grenfell shrugged, "For example, add other decorations on the ring to point to you two, but that kind of modification is a bit excessive.

"Recasting is just an attempt. I have considered whether this will change the effect of this ceremony, but judging by your expression, the situation seems to be not bad?"

"Let me try." Saying that, Siles put on his own ring with the name "Cindo Playa" engraved on it.

He felt it carefully for a while.

For ordinary people, this may seem difficult and disturbing, as if there is some invisible heartbeat ringing in their ears anytime and anywhere.

But for Siles and Cendo, the dolls and ghosts have made them used to this situation.

So Siles quickly figured out the trick, too.He allowed himself to relax as much as possible, to accept and feel the existence of another soul.In the long river of time, in the vast real universe, he seems to be able to see that soul - through the guidance of the ring.

For a moment, he felt that this scene made him more familiar.He doubted that Qin Duo would be easier to use than him.

Because, this is like the "mark" of the universe of the gods.

Cendor used to go to Fisher's Mirror through that "sign".Now, they look for each other's souls through the "mark" of the ring.

He seemed to be able to see and feel... Jindo's soul.Not far away - he could sense Qin Duo's position.And he did know that.Because Qin Duo came to the Historical Society with him this morning, and is now waiting in his office.

He could almost tell Qin Duo's state at the moment, and even his mood at the moment.He could know that Jindo was waiting patiently at the moment, and at the same time flipping through the books in the office a little bit bored - Jindo didn't seem to like that book very much.

He felt a burst of surprise, never thought that the small metal rings on their fingers could help them record so much information invisibly.

...It was a rather strange feeling, and it was the first time that he felt so close to Qin Duo's soul.

It was at this moment that he suddenly realized that the "biological photography" technology may have more powerful power than they imagined.

Qin Duo also seemed to feel this kind of invisible prying - he has always been keen.However, although he showed a vigilant expression, he failed to discover where this strange sight came from.

Seeing Qin Duo's frowning, troubled and doubtful look, Sirius didn't continue the experiment.

He withdrew his attention very skillfully, and thought to himself, it's also fortunate that this ritual was for him and Qin Duo to use.

He suspects that if other people use this ritual, they will easily be polluted by other people's "biological photos", or they will be immersed in the state just now and cannot extricate themselves.

After all, the "biophotographing" technology is still based on the power of the revelators, and the power of the revelators essentially comes from their souls.

Contacting a biological photo is almost equivalent to contacting another person's soul. Although such "direct" contact does not occur in the real world, it is enough for those weak-willed people to have a headache for a while.

Siles came back to his senses, and Grenfell noticed it immediately.

He asked: "How is it?"

"Successful." Siles said, "I can sense the presence of Cindo."

"Oh, really?" Grenfell was a little surprised, he muttered, "I didn't expect it to be so simple and successful."

Siles thought for a while, then said, "Perhaps it's because Qindo and I have special souls."

Their wills are already close to the limit of human beings, which means that their souls are stronger, easier to find, and easier to find others.Maybe that's why the ritual was so simple and successful.

also……

Siles secretly suspected that Grenfell's practice of melting and recasting the ring seemed to fit the concept of "love" invisibly.

The concept of "love" certainly exists, and human beings have been chasing pure and sincere love for thousands of years.Like the circus, this "concept" that condenses the consensus of mankind and is relevant to many people naturally has corresponding power.

Perhaps there has never been a god of love, but the power of "love" will always exist.In this regard, "fate" can testify.

So, is the power of love helping them somewhere?

...It can only be said that this is a romantic but unverifiable conjecture.

Grenfell was a little confused, but he also shrugged his shoulders and said casually: "No matter what, as long as this ceremony is successful, it will be a good thing."

Siles nodded.

Grenfell looked out of the window, and he murmured: "The time is set, isn't it?"'

"……Yes."

Grenfell's expression gradually became serious: "So, Sirius, my dear student, have you become a god now?"

Siles said honestly, "No."

Grenfell seemed speechless for a moment, and he said angrily, "Then you can still be so calm?"

"Nervousness and panic can't change the reality." Siles said rationally, "Also... I think I already have a clue."

"really?"

"Glenn, what do you think is the most powerful force from God's birthday to now?" Sirius asked.

"……god?"

"That's why I'm still calm." Siles smiled slightly, "Believe me, Glenn, we've already won, we just need to put in a little more effort."

"...Oh, you really look like the church of the past, or the group of gods in the followers of the old god." Grenfell rolled his eyes, "Don't tell me that the old god can get out of the coffin Sit up and help us defeat that so-called evil god."

Siles couldn't help laughing: "No, of course not. It's just..."

He looked sideways out the window.Autumn has come in Ramifa City, and people will also welcome a cold winter.

He thought, it's just that people only think of the power of gods, and they don't think about it one step further.

...That's why you can have this power, He Jiayin.he said to himself.You're just lucky to come from a world without gods, so you can't be blinded by a leaf - so you can remove that leaf.

Somehow, he thought of the metal blade - their [smart fan], which made him feel a rare smile even more.

"It's just that not even our enemies thought of that," he said.

At least "Shadow" doesn't.he thinks.

...Grenfell stared at him, and after a while, he whispered: "In terms of trickery, Sirius, my ability is far from yours. I have to learn more. "

Siles touched his nose a little embarrassedly.

It might just be a joke, but Mr. Glenn's expression was so serious that Sirius suspected that he might really want to learn this little skill.

Shoot yourself in the foot.Siles sighed to himself.

After some jokes, Grenfell turned to say: "Today is Wednesday. Tomorrow I will move things here."

Siles nodded.

In the next few days, Grenfell will temporarily live with the Historical Society.Considering that the third corridor always conducts training in the space behind the door, it is not a problem to live here for a few days at the Historical Society, at best it is a bit rudimentary.

The main reason for doing this is to ensure the safety of the Historical Society.

The Church of the Past and the Historical Society, these are the two main revelation organizations in Lamifa City, and they are also the most important two.There is no doubt that Shadow Cultists will target both organizations.

Fortunately, the church in the past said that through Mr. Xia's contact with Grosvenor, through Siles' contact with Bunyan and some investigators, and even through Darrell's contact with his brother, various channels can ensure that the past The Church is on the alert.

Besides, the birthday of God is approaching, and the church would have been very vigilant in the past.

In stark contrast to the "easy" of the Church in the past, is the "chaos" of the Historical Society.

Carol had discussed this with the other elders.But he tried his best, and even the elders could not fully believe his words.Vice President Morton secretly supported his idea, but... only secretly.

On the other hand, Forrest has already mobilized the enlighteners in the third corridor.

Grenfell watched coldly.He had previously told Siles that he believed that sooner or later the organizational structure of the Historical Society would undergo a thorough change, and it should no longer be as loose as it is now.

As many people thought in the past, it was actually Mr. Xia who really secured the position of the Historical Society.As the "Representative of Antinam", Mr. Xia single-handedly brought the Historical Society to a position almost equal to that of the church in the past.

The disappearance of Mr. Xia 14 years ago actually meant the collapse of the status of the Historical Society.

The Historical Society did not fall into the situation of other similar societies in the first place, thanks to the secret support of the Principality of Const, as well as the efforts and talents of Vice President Morton himself.

Besides, Siles secretly suspected, the Elders' ambiguity was to a large extent the same as that of Alden Bridges.The elders were unsure which side they should be on.

But, no matter what, they still want to keep the Historical Society after all.

Because of the chaos at the top of the Historical Society, they can only rely on their own strength to protect the organization.These things are already arranged.

There are many other arrangements similar to Grenfell.

The second reason Grenfell came to the Historical Society was that he needed to provide potions for the Revelators here.

He has two laboratories, one is in the antique bookstore in the west city, and the other is here in the historical society.He had to make potions in the laboratory, and the Historical Society was a better choice, after all, the situation here would be more critical as far as the naked eye could see.

but……

Grenfell looked at Sirius and asked, "Are you sure you want to provide the revelators with free potions?"

"of course."

"That's not a small sum."

"Just deduct it from my dividend." Siles said not too concerned, "[Smart Fan]'s dividend. If it is not enough, there are other ways."

Grenfell thought for a moment, then shrugged: "As long as you like, Sirius."

They chatted for a while, about what might happen on Friday.But such discussions never come to an end.

Not long after, Sirius said goodbye to Grenfell.

Before leaving, Grenfell hesitated, but in the end he couldn't say anything provocative.He just said, "See you on Friday. Hope it's a good weekend."

"See you on Friday," Sirius replied.

He goes to his office.

Cindo was lazily lying on the sofa, but when Siles appeared, he sat up straight and said, "Why do I feel that the Historical Society is not safe?"

"what?"

"I just noticed a kind of... prying sight?" Qindo said suspiciously, at the same time, Siles took out the ring by himself and put it on Qindo's ring finger, "That's very strange, I Can't find the source...huh?"

He was startled for a moment, subconsciously looked at his ring finger, and then stared blankly at Siles.

"Understood?" Sirius asked with a low smile.

"...Do you like to tease me like this?" Cindo muttered a little dissatisfied, and then said, "Understood. I..."

He seemed to be concentrating on feeling the soul of Sires, and he seemed to be staring at Sires in front of him.

"...I like it very much." Finally, he murmured.

Siles laughed, and instead said, "Biophotographing is more amazing than we thought."

Qin Duo nodded in agreement: "If we have more time later, we can study its usefulness."

"But now," Siles kissed Gyndo, "we have other things to do. Let's go, Gyndo."

They had to travel around the city of Lamifa in these two days.

The investigation of the truth has been put aside for the time being, because there is no time to investigate anything after such a day or two.A heightened sense of urgency forced them to focus on the situation at hand.

They are approaching that point step by step.

When the day of Friday actually came, Qin Duo could be said to be the busiest, because he had to be responsible for the part of the battle, considering that he was the most powerful person in the city.

"...but I like your way of saying it." Qin Duo seemed a little happy, "'the most powerful'."

"You are," said Siles, "and take the compliment with ease."

"Oh, you are willing to praise me so much and ask me to accept it calmly, but when I praise you, you feel embarrassed." Qin Duo laughed, "Should you also face other people's compliments calmly, or Say, you'd rather be an unsung hero?"

This conversation took place on Thursday night, before going to sleep, as Cendo sat cross-legged on the bed, staring at Siles.Siles was leaning on the bed, quickly flipping through an academic book, while talking to Qindo.

... To be honest, he couldn't stand it, but at least it could calm him down.

Qin Duo's words made him look up from the paper.

Siles did think about it a little bit, because he realized that Cyndo's expression was more serious than he thought.

In the end, though, Siles responded simply, "I don't really think it's a problem. You know, Gindor, I don't really care about that."

Qin Duo opened his mouth, and said helplessly, "That's true."

He knew the character of Siles all too well.

Sometimes, he felt that they were serious, as if they were facing an abyss; but sometimes, when he saw Celes's calm and calm expression as always, he felt that these seemed to be an understatement, like swat a fly casually .

It's just that they need to build a line of defense—a human line of defense, to resist... er, the army of flies?

Gindor decided not to bother his beloved god with the subject, though he would rather "read" him with Sirius' long, slender fingers flipping through the pages of a book—night, always.

They need to go to Dreamland tonight.

Cendo lay down beside Sires, feeling his tired nerves gradually relax.But he also suddenly thought of a problem.

"It's already Thursday," he said.

"Yes, Ginto."

"...you are about to face the 'Shadow'."

"You want to say my will?" Siles looked at him sideways, and then reached out to free a lock of hair that Cindo had accidentally pressed, "I'm worried that I will be 'shadowed' when I meet pollute?"

Qin Duo seemed to be struggling with what to say, he thought for a while, and then said: "I don't worry that much, because I believe in you. I know you must have your own plans, and I am also very confident that we can defeat the 'shadow' and shadow believers .

"It's just... well, I'm still a little worried."

He inevitably felt some apprehension.

In fact, this has nothing to do with believing in Sirius or not. In fact, Qindo has no intention of prying into the "secret", because he knows that this is the source of Sirius' power.

It should be said that it was like seeing a knife pointed at Sirius; even if he knew that the knife could not hurt Sirius, he would inevitably feel a wave of fear.

At this time tomorrow, they may be in a difficult battle.

... Cendo had the courage to face all cruel and terrible battles, but he didn't have the courage to face a small wound on Sirius.

Siles put the book in his hand on the bedside table, then lay down on his side, and kissed Qindo's forehead."We will fight together," he said.

"...You are outside the dream bubble, and I am inside the dream bubble." Qin Duo said depressingly.

"But that doesn't affect the essence." Siles held Qindo's hand, and the rings were close together, making them seem to resonate with each other's heartbeat, "I'm always here, don't worry."

Qin Duo looked at him, as if finally feeling at ease.He arched himself into Siles' arms, and then whispered, "I love you." He paused, "Forever, forever, forever..."

He said "forever" several times.

"...to the end of the world." Cindo said.

"I love you too," replied Siles, "to the collapse of the universe."

Qin Duo blinked: "...what is the collapse of the universe?"

"Hmm... a hypothesis of the destruction of the universe?"

"Just a hypothesis?" Cindo said slyly, "That may not happen, so you will always love me."

Siles laughed: "So the world may not have an end?"

"The universe of gods is endless." Qin Duo said.

Siles was amused by Cendo's straightforwardness.

After a while, he said, "It's time for us to go to the dreamland. Today I have to go back to the past."

"Have you decided yet?" Qin Duo asked with a little anxiety.

"Yes." Siles replied, "Maybe, it's an attempt. Before I really see the 'Shadow', maybe I should go see Him in the past."

Qin Duo couldn't help being startled, and he said: "But, haven't you seen the 'shadow' in the storm?"

"He was trapped in the Folio Sea, and now he's free," said Sirius. "The situation may be completely different."

Qin Duo understood, he thought for a while, and said, "Then, can I wait for you at Fisher's Mirror?"

"Of course, Qindo." Siles smiled, "Let's go there now."

However, before going to Fisher's Mirror, he had other things to do first, including not limited to talking to Hurd, and letting the puppets return to Ramifa City.

In the next few days, the dolls may only be able to stay in Lamifa City.As for events or disasters happening in other parts of the world, they can only be handed over to the Praia family for the time being.

As for Hurd, the young man provided a rather interesting piece of news.

He had heard something about the circus from the clown in Biddle City.The clown mentioned that he was not originally the intended candidate for the clown in the circus. The original candidate for the clown should be a man named Arkwright.

"Then why did it become you?" Hurd asked so curiously at that time.

"Because that Arkwright ran away." The clown grinned, showing yellow teeth, "He fell out with the person who raised him, and the person who raised him originally planned to sell him to From the circus. As a result, he disappeared, so the circus had to choose someone else, and it chose me.

"...everything I've heard since I was a child is that that Arkwright is very suitable to be a clown. It's a pity, who knows where he died in the end."

"Then...that man who raised Arkwright, who is he?"

"He's a frequent visitor to the circus I'm in." The clown shrugged, "He was originally an explorer, but it seemed that he stayed in Biddle City for some reason. That was twenty or thirty years ago. up.

"Anyway, after that Arkwright left, he embarked on the expedition again. He died later, I don't know very well."

In the dream, Hurd narrated this part of the matter intact, and asked: "Will this bring you some help?"

Mr. Ghost nodded and said, "This is very interesting, thank you, Hurd."

Hurd looked overjoyed.

Mr. Ghost still reminded him to be safe, and went to some other dreams, telling them to be careful in the next few days.After that, he went to the Mirror of Fisher.

After he arrived, Cindo came too.

But when Gyndo came over, Sirius was sitting on the sofa, thinking wistfully."Josephine Hosier may have learned about the power of the circus earlier than we think," he told Cinder.

Arkwright was the adopted son of Cogichel Lancelot, and before Cogichel returned to Ramifa City, he gave the child to his acquaintance to take care of him for a while.This acquaintance is a frequent visitor to the circus, and even plans to sell Arkwright to the circus as a clown.

In other words, Josephine may have heard about the circus from Kejichel earlier.

... Siles has been thinking about what Josephine has deceived Ebenezer Const.

Shadow believers suddenly became interested in the power of the circus last year, which is a good breakthrough.That shows that the power of the circus does have a certain appeal to them.

However, Josephine may have learned the power of the circus 14 years ago, possibly even 34 years ago.

If she had informed the shadow believers of the existence of the power of the circus earlier, then the shadow believers would not have started to study the power of the circus last year under the prompt of the mysterious Mr. Dreyson .

She concealed the existence of circus powers?

...But, then again, the power of the circus is no secret to explorers of the Never Embers.Many people know it, they just don't pay attention to it.

Maybe the shadow worshipers know that too, considering many of the "workers" are hiding in the Never Emberlands.

Why should they suddenly focus on the power of the circus?Is there something they need to do?

... "Shadow" requirements.

At some point in the past so many years—Sileus thinks it was 14 years ago—the "Shadow" finally deigned to contact his human believers, and then guided the actions of the Shadow believers in the past few years.

The Shadow Believer has inexplicably paid attention to the power of the circus, and it is impossible for it to be just for fun.They must have a purpose.

But such interest came too late, and they had already missed the opportunity to convince "Shadow" to also pay attention to the power of the circus.The "Thirteen Paintings" project had already started at this time last year.

That's why the circus appeared peacefully and left peacefully.

...In the final analysis, why didn't the shadow believers pay attention to the power of the circus earlier?

"Because Josephine Hosier deceived Ebenezer Const," murmured Siles, "she deceived him."

"Where...?" Qin Duo asked in confusion.

Siles thought for a while, and then said: "I can't say exactly what Josephine did or said. However, the result should be that she drew the attention of the shadow believers to the circus to Elsewhere."

If shadow believers had paid attention to the power of the circus earlier, then they must have realized that this is an easier way to become a god.

Perhaps such a "god" is very weak, but for the purpose of "shadow" looking for "destiny", that is enough.

That has made "Shadow" conceptually related to many people, and then "Shadow" can spread such pollution step by step (with the help of shadow believers), while looking for what they want.

If this kind of pollution is lucky—for "Shadow"—to spread to Sirius, then "Shadow" must immediately realize that "Destiny" is here.This is simpler, more convenient, and at the same time more covert.

Now the shadow believers are making a big fuss, killing people in the city of Lamifa, and making troubles in the land of no embers. In the final analysis, they are still trying to make the "shadow" the god of Fisher's world.

...But there is actually a shortcut to becoming a god in Fisher's world, based on the underlying rules of this world's power.Just occupying a... less "powerful" concept.

Of course, whether "Shadow" is willing to bow to such a concept is also a small question.

But this is indeed a practice, and the shadow believer should have told the "shadow".

...that's what "Shadow" asks of them.Siles suddenly realized.

Thinking of this, he rearranged his thoughts, and then said: "I think, when 'Shadow' contacts shadow believers, they may need them to do two things.

"First, let him get out of trouble; second, let him become a god, the god of Fisher's world. The shadow believers did achieve the first point, but they made a difficulty in the second point."

How to become a god?

This is a question that once troubled Sirius as well.

In this matter, Siles suspected that the shadow believers had also made some attempts.

For example, the conspiracy of the Graves family may be an experiment to make "Shadow" a god.But the Shadow itself had failed once, so now the Graves family is also doomed.

For another example, when the Underground Arch incident happened, Nanisall Bryant, a young child, actually tried to make himself a god.This may be because of Nanisar's own arrogance, but it may also be because of the secret guidance of shadow believers?

After all, Nanisar is the child of Ebenezer Const, and the Shadow Believers may also be very concerned about Nanisar.Perhaps they wanted to try it out—is it possible to become a god by directly accepting the power of the gods?

the answer is negative.

...Perhaps it is precisely because Nanisar has become an experimental subject that Ebenezer wants to make him the "king".This is the reason why this kind of compensation-like practice really appears.

There may have been many experiments like this, and Sirius knew some of them, but perhaps a large part he didn't know.

So in the end, "Shadow" seems to have chosen the method of "creating a paradise" just like Siles.

In a sense, the dilemma faced by "Shadow" is actually the exact opposite of that of Siles.

"Shadow" already has enough power, he just needs to be more "related" to Fisher's world in order to become the god of this world; as for Siles, he is already very related to Fisher's world, but his power Not quite enough.

In any case, their final focus is on the issue of "paradise".

...that is, an eternally solidified ritual.

It's hard to say how the shadow believers came up with this idea.Siles is sitting back and enjoying the benefits, with Antinam, Dice and Ball paving the way for him, but the shadow believer?

After thinking about it for a moment, Siles thought of a possibility—the Temple of Belan in Huddaka, didn't he?

During the House of Hales incident, the followers of Huddorka were somehow able to control the Temple of Beren to a certain extent.This is a very strange thing.In the relevant information they discovered later, this discovery was only mentioned lightly.

That just said, "Ten years ago, they managed to find the Temple of Belan".

... ten years ago.

What was Ebenezer Const supposed to be like at the time?Just arrived at the Basil Tribe?

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