Sword and Magic and Taxi

Sand kept pouring in from the large hole above his head, blowing in through the gaps in the logs, and soon filled half of the cell. Zhao Mai stood up, reached out and grabbed the exit above his head, and climbed up easily.

The huge wind immediately knocked his body sideways, and the sand in the strong wind kept hitting him, as strong and powerful as the waves in the sea. Zhao Mai saw a sand-walking lizard being blown into the sky by the wind. The sand blocked its howl, and the boundless darkness followed and swallowed it. There is a saying that the creatures swept away in the sandstorm are unlikely to survive. They are sacrifices to the desert.

The desert is Athas, and the will of the planet is seeking revenge on those who destroyed it. Zhao Mai placed half of his body in the sand storm and felt the violent natural force around him. Previously, he relied on exposing himself to the sun to exercise his psychic powers. Now, he is using his body and spirit to feel the most primitive nature and violent power of Atas.

This planet has emotions, which can be felt through the Force of Nature. Usually, this emotion is hidden under the heat of the day and the coldness of the night, as if it is held in the heart and cannot be vented. That will only accumulate and become more and more dangerous. Therefore, huge storms will suddenly appear in the desert, and boundless anger will sweep across the earth, willing to destroy everything. It was only at this time that Atas's will was truly revealed.

I wonder how other druids on this planet feel in the storm. Will they be infected by Atas's will and let out the same roar? Or just quietly grow your own crops and fruit trees, hiding from the public? I don’t know how many druids were killed as blasphemers because they were also spellcasters. Guardians who are passionate and loving mean well, but their impatience blinds them, causing them to do bad things with good intentions and mess up everything.

The only way to solve this kind of enthusiasm and blindness is to set an example for them, a hero, and someone who can lead everyone.

Ricas was one such person in the history that was about to happen. He killed the Witch King, although this was only a drop in the ocean for liberating the entire Athas. After all, there are eleven Witch Kings left in other corners of the world, plus a Dragon King and a more powerful Prime Warlock Rajat. . But he did light a spark. So whenever someone bursts out with enthusiasm again, while they are impulsive, they will also think about how to get things done. Should they be like Ricas? It is difficult to distinguish between right and wrong, and even more difficult to distinguish between good and bad. Using inappropriate methods, even if you do the right thing, it is very likely to turn out bad. The Masked Alliance resists the Witch King's rule, eliminates the blasphemers, protects the ecology of Athas, and frees the enslaved people. These are all good. But they were just delayed by their enthusiasm and impatience and had no method, so they accomplished almost nothing for hundreds of years.

Only after Rikars did the Masked Alliance slow down, take a breath, and learn to do the right things in good ways. They no longer rush to kill blasphemers on sight, but guide and persuade, imprison and educate. They gradually understood that if they used the way the Witch King dealt with slaves to deal with the Witch King, or used killing to fight killing, even if they won physically, they would still pass on the mental vices that should be eliminated, create new enemies, and even kill them. Become your own enemy. They understand that although those slow things are troublesome, difficult, and effective, they must be done.

Recalling the way Licas sneaked over to deliver pancakes just now, Zhao Mai gradually understood why he became the founder of the heroic era. Ricas is not a smart man. He has wishes, but he is more confused. Although he can only focus on one thing at a time, and he is slow and has doubts, his only advantage is patience, that is, he is willing to listen to other people's opinions, accept help from others, and at the same time slowly think about things that he cannot see clearly at the moment.

Atas does not lack strength, enthusiasm, and sufficiently cruel means, but he lacks Ricas.

But even if you figure this out, who can help you? Zhao Mai communicated with the force of nature and couldn't help but ask this question. Then, like a guided spell, he conveyed his desire for help through the force of nature.

'The spirit of the earth will always come to guide you, outsider, just as it promises. ’

The sound came from the wind, but it didn't smell like sand. Zhao Mai opened his eyes and looked at the storm around him. Within a meter of him, the wind moves around, the sand settles, and the clouds move away. Looking up, a round hole appeared in the sandstorm, from which the sight could reach the stars in the sky.

I don't believe in God, I don't believe in God. Zhao Mai murmured to himself, but in fact, he said this precisely because he had doubts in his heart, doubts about the existence of God, and also doubts about the non-existence of God. There should be no gods in Atas!

‘Attas just doesn’t need gods, it’s not that Atas doesn’t have gods. ’ The voice gradually became clearer, somewhere between a man and a woman. It was unclear whether he was young or old. It might just be due to Zhao Mai’s change in his thoughts. You need to help an outsider again. What is it this time?

Again? Zhao Mai felt a little confused. Is this the first time I'm talking to you?

Before, you asked me to help you go to the halfling forests and villages. The voice said, I said I can help you two more times, as long as you carry out my will.

Zhao Mai was full of questions, and he felt as if he had discovered some great secret. Can you tell me what happened before? I have to confirm that you are still you.

Be careful? Be cautious. The storm is still half an hour away. There is still time. The voice said: When you come from the outside world, break the restrictions of the realm, and return to the forgotten world, everything flows again. Destiny We still have to continue to cycle forward. You asked the will of the planet for help before, on the condition of killing the Witch King, hoping to have a suitable identity to integrate into the halfling forest to find the Heart Wood Spear.

Zhao Mai knew very well that he had never made such a wish. He knew that the Heartwood Spear was a weapon made by halflings. It had the power to suppress and destroy magic and psychic barriers. It was the only weapon that allowed mortals to kill the Witch King. But at this stage, how many people know about this? Combining the words outsider and again mentioned by the mysterious voice, Zhao Mai immediately understood that he was not the only traveler, and that the outsider was most likely the pilot of the cigar-shaped aircraft!

Killing the Witch King is indeed what should be done. Zhao Mai was talking to delay time while thinking of countermeasures. It seemed that the people who wanted to participate in this game were not just local residents, nor was he the only outsider. When the cigar aircraft launches an attack on THE·CHE, it is a battle. Zhao Mai cannot be merciful, and it is even more appropriate to use the enemy's resources.

The first thing has been completed, and now we can talk about the second thing. The voice said: I will move northward with the storm, so it is best to be related to the north, which will cause the smallest fluctuations.

I want to confirm one more thing, what is your identity? The god of Atas or the will? Perhaps from this matter, the power and purpose of the hidden outsider can be judged.

I am the will of Atas and the anger against the Witch King. They betrayed the will of the Creator and mistakenly carried out destruction! All mages should be eliminated! There was a trace of anger in the voice, becoming excited and Get excited. Outsiders, with your hands, fate will turn again. The Witch King must be eliminated. This is a will that cannot be changed!

Let's temporarily believe that this voice is the will of the planet. Its appearance can explain many problems, especially those that Zhao Mai can't figure out. Having the ability to travel through time is already amazing, so why would you still go to a world that you have seen from books? How did these worlds come about? Did the worlds come first and then the books or vice versa? Who, when, and for what purpose created all this? Now, assuming that the will of the world exists, then this will can be used as a carrier to carry the meaning of the existence of each world. The time travelers are actually dealing with these wills, and the destiny gold coins are the toll paid to these wills.

There may be many kinds of will, it may be a god, it may be a pantheon, or it may just be the natural force of the planet, which is the so-called Mother Earth and Gaia consciousness. Some key events are very important to the will of the world and seem to be unchangeable, such as the Witch King must die. But there are also some little things that can be handled flexibly, either by locals or by outsiders. Zhao Mai couldn't prove whether this idea was the answer behind all the puzzles, but for now it was enough to explain all the problems encountered. In philosophical thinking, before encountering new problems that cannot be explained, existing conjectures can be used as theorems.

Then it’s time to make a wish. I hope to get out of the current predicament and move around Tire without interruption.

No, you are either a slave or a prisoner. The voice said: Freeing you is the same as liberating everyone. To me, if the time is not right, everything will be in vain.

Great, another piece of information has been revealed. Zhao Mai likes this feeling, just like playing a puzzle game, scrutinizing and restoring from clues, and gradually piecing together the whole picture of the matter. From this point of view, timing, everything is related to timing, which is what limits the will of the planet. Just like the relationship between cause and effect, there needs to be a cause to have an effect. It seems that the will of the planet is not omnipotent.

I can continue to remain a slave, but I have to leave Taisian's surveillance and avoid this danger before I can do my best. Is this possible?

When the opportunity comes to you, seize it. The will said. Two gold coins of destiny are used to make up for the fluctuations in events.

Zhao Mai almost wants to kiss the will of this planet (???)! The destiny gold coins make up for the fluctuations caused by the event, which also reveals the true power of the destiny gold coins! Cause and effect and changes in events create destiny gold coins, the two are equivalent! Isn't time travel just like this? Outsiders enter a closed environment and may change the trajectory of events in the world. To make up for this external force, it is the gold coin of destiny.

There are also two fates in the backpack of food reserves, the ones used in pairs. The information Zhao Mai got alone was more important than two gold coins of destiny, not to mention that it could help him get out of trouble.

The gold coins were blown away and turned into sand before they floated into the sky, dissipating in the wind. Okay, see you later.

How did you come about? Zhao Mai heard that the voice meant he wanted to leave, so he asked quickly.

After a moment of silence, Planet Will did not answer Zhao Mai's question. He didn't know whether it was because he couldn't, didn't want to, or just couldn't. After the second thing is completed, I will come to you to ask about the third thing.

No, wait until I kill the Witch King, and then you can ask me the third thing. God knows whether this will will find Zhao Mai or another time traveler next time. This time the will of the planet admitted its mistake, which does not mean that this kind of luck will still be there. Will take care of Zhao Mai. My last request, no matter how I ask you, you don't have to respond to my request until the Witch King dies. This will make me more motivated!

I'm very happy about this, outsider. The voice was swept by the wind and disappeared in the sandstorm.

The sand immediately filled Zhao Mai's face again.