When did you start to realize that you couldn’t be the person you dreamed of being as a child?
When did you start to forget your most ardent dream and choose to change your life?
Clarence looked at the scattered dolls hanging on the magic circle on the dome of the library, his eyes wandering, and his wrinkled face twitched slightly, as if he had recalled something beautiful.
"In my time, magic was not as diverse as it is now, but magicians were already masters."
"I was still young at that time. I took my mother's hand and went to the Chamber of Commerce Street to sell grain. There was a big bag full of grain..." Clorance gestured in a circle, and his dim eyes shone slightly. This lifeless old man actually had something. A little angry.
"My mother told me that if I could sell it at a good price, I could save some money and pave the way for me to join the city lord's guard in the future... However, she was disappointed. I watched the businessman's white and fat hands rummaging around in the bag. , twisting the grain that none of us dared to eat, kneading it with his fingertips, and then knocked it to the ground with disdain and gave a heartbreakingly low price. When my mother asked why, the businessman only gave one reason, "Goods." not good'."
"Mother has no choice. The chamber of commerce behind the merchants monopolizes the price of food in the city-state. If they don't sell them, they will only be slaughtered even more severely the next time they come... I asked her why the group of slaves next to her wouldn't be priced down. She said that was Servants of the magician's family, merchants will not attack those with status."
For some reason, Lu Yu remembered the history he had read in the book in the past. He did not speak and listened quietly with Sera.
"Since then, I have had a simple dream. When I become a magician with status, I will prevent the poor people in my city from being arbitrarily oppressed."
Lu Yu didn't want to hit Clorons, but in reality, he obviously couldn't do this.
"As you think, I failed to do it...becoming a magician is not enough. I am not strong enough to scare the surrounding city-states. I am not strong enough to make them listen to my ideas. After all, merchants can always run away. They don't The countryside, as long as it is profitable, can flock to it. So from then on, I longed for more powerful power."
Sera sighed: "You haven't been able to become the top sixth-level magician, right?"
Clarence smiled bitterly, but no longer wanted to explain why he failed to realize his dream.
"How old were you then?" Lu Yu asked.
"Thirty exactly."
"Given the magic environment at that time, you were a genius." Sera lamented.
"I'm not as good as you. No matter the little one lying over there, Lu Yu who can quickly recover his magic power next to you, or you, they are all better than me..."
Clarence continued to recall: "Since that year, I have been traveling around the vast world aimlessly. I have met many people and many things, and I have had a very happy time. I have also often interacted with the people I met. When discussing things before and after life, when talking about death, everyone will often laugh and then say that as long as you are happy, you will not regret it, and that enjoying yourself in time is the most important thing."
"This freedom and ease did not last long. When I found that my hands and feet became heavy, I was no longer young. My thoughts were chaotic and lifeless. I was gloomy all day long. Like every magician who was about to die, I was afraid. , so I established the reincarnation... As you said, I am afraid of death, and the fear of death makes me unable to sleep or eat well. I once thought about entrusting all the insights I gained by staying in the barrier to someone, but in the end I I can’t bear to part with it…”
"Lu Yu." Clorance suddenly named him, "This is the decay of the soul..."
As Clarence's strength was fading, Sera sighed and took over.
"The moment a person is born into the world, he has the most possibilities. He can have countless futures, but as time goes by, he will gradually lose those possibilities. As he moves closer to death, the precious things in him will remain with him. The beauty has also been annihilated over time.”
"Magicians have given so many meanings to the decay of the soul. It not only represents death but also because magicians fear it more than anyone else... They long for eternal life, but the body can be replaced by puppet making. How to repair the decaying soul? "
"The pedestrian saved the villagers who were injured by the animal trap, but was falsely accused by the other party of setting the animal trap. The villagers did not go to the real 'criminal' but relied on good people."
"Good intentions cannot be exchanged for good intentions."
"It was learned that the child who had just come to work in the mansion was about to be kicked out by the unscrupulous housekeeper. The experienced servant told the child to be careful about the housekeeper's work and prepare for it in advance. However, the child snitched to the housekeeper, and he was criticized for being picky."
"Goodness betrayed."
"As a member of the knights, he devoted himself to protecting the city, but he was scolded and scolded for failing to recognize that one of them was the son of a noble lord who was directly affiliated with him when he was trying to stop a street fight."
"Being cautious about your work and adhering to principles is considered to be causing trouble to everyone."
"The more you see, the colder your heart becomes. Everything you see is just a cycle of what has happened before and is happening again now. Beautiful things are always being crushed, but cannot be cherished. Everything is imprinted on In your mind, your soul is decaying, becoming numb, becoming apathetic.”
Clorance lowered his head and said with a wry smile: "A young magician once told me that he envied me because, as a sixth-level magician, I have an extremely strong heart and can't face anything. Shaken...Actually, I'm just numb. The strength in their eyes is nothing more than a protective mechanism produced by the accumulation of countless pains. It is a sign that the soul has decayed to the extreme and is dead."
Lu Yu asked: "If this is the case, then how did the Immortals escape from decay? They have more time to see more things, and the decay should be very serious."
Serra asked, "What has Hogu been doing all these years?"
"Sleep." Lu Yu replied immediately, and then realized, "Is this also escaping from decay..."
"Yes, the Mist Demon is one of his plans to escape decay. In the endless dream, there is no boundary between reality and illusion. The decay of the body and soul can be stabilized. This is his wisdom."
"Some immortal species rely on their desire for knowledge to resist decay, some rely on their firm will to maintain their original intentions, and some..."
Clarence coughed violently, interrupting Sera.
Another ray of soul fragments left Clorons' body and turned into countless light particles.
"I don't have much time."
Clarence coughed up blood, and he said weakly: "You are here for Vanessa and Sayer, right...are you their friends?"
"No...Actually, Sayer and Vanessa have disappeared for more than five hundred years. To be precise, we are the ones who have indirectly received his favor." Lu Yu replied quickly.
"A favor..." Clarence smiled hoarsely, "It does look like the two of them, but he didn't give me this favor."
"You seem to have left reincarnation and gone to the outside world to meet them."
"Yes, it was the early stage of reincarnation when the soul was split. It had just come together. The fragments representing all the beautiful memories of my youth left the moon-carved barrier and met them in a fishing village."
"Vanessa was fishing, but she only caught the Kraken all afternoon. The Kraken took the trouble to pull her fishing rod, hoping to be pulled up by her, and then pestered Vanessa for dried fruit like a child. Eat. Sayer is practicing magic on the side, completely ignoring Vanessa who needs to fish quietly... It's hard for you to imagine that these two people are actually a couple."
"Feeling their strength, I stepped forward to discuss, but Sayer refused. He asked me to go home quickly..."
Sera thought thoughtfully: "You can tell at a glance that you are a doll, and you are also a fragment of consciousness?"
"Yes, but I didn't realize this at the time. With my incomplete successor's youthful drive, I was eager to compete with them, so I unknowingly agreed to let them enter the Moon Engraving Barrier."
"At that time, the moon-carved barrier had been running smoothly for more than a hundred years, and all the fragments were in their proper place. Everything was normal at the beginning of the reincarnation. Therefore, their arrival did not cause any changes in Twilight City, but only left the information of their visit. This is also Those are the two dolls you saw..."
"Sayer kept his promise and asked me to spar with Vanessa... My fragments and my puppets couldn't resist the giant butterfly she threw. In front of Vanessa, the puppet master, sitting on the moon It's like a joke to me who has had the advantage of enchantment magic for more than a hundred years... I still don't know what level of magicians they are to be so terrifying."
Lu Yu solved this doubt for him.
"According to the notes I found, Vanessa seems to be at level eight and Sayer at level nine during this period."
Clarence's body trembled: "Nine...level nine."
That is a concept that is completely unimaginable to people in the era of the highest level of the sixth level.
Sera said: "When you enter the moon-carved enchantment, the outside world begins to advance in magic power, and when you see them, the advancement is nearing the end. In the moon-carved enchantment, you enjoy better magic than the outside world. environment, have a better understanding, and can conceive of magic that is impossible to use in the outside world. These are your advantages. However, they are geniuses that transcend an era. To this day, as far as we know, no new ones have appeared in any continent. The ninth level. Sayer Lucamia, in front of him, none of us can be called geniuses, but you are lucky enough to meet the two strongest people of that era, I am very envious."
In fact, there is one thing that Sera did not say. The magic used by Clorons was explosive, and the conception, use, and perception were beyond imagination. Maybe it was the ninth level of power. In other words, if he could have a young, suitable With his tall body, he will be the strongest man in this era.
"Didn't they leave anything behind?" Lu Yu was curious about the follow-up to the discussion.
"Sayer praised Twilight City and said, 'Exquisite workmanship, ahead of the times.' Vanessa left some words when she left."
"What words?"
"One day, reincarnation will make me long for death." Clorance laughed. "I didn't understand it at the time, but now I understand... Maybe this is the difference between her and me. We are obviously both human beings. Puppet master, why can she see things that I can’t see? Is this the talent gap?”
Knowing the cruel reality at the end of his life, Lawrence burst into tears.
It was hard for Lu Yu to tell Lawrence that Vanessa was not a puppet master in the true sense and that she just made puppets casually, but even such casual puppets were scary.
The Demon-Breaking Crystal Giant can counter the magician, or it can use magic power to destroy the warrior. The two powers can convert each other.
Butterfly, the super powerful magic beam could leave countless scars on the earth in its heyday.
And these two dolls were just left at home by Vanessa to look after the house.
It was really hard for Lu Yu to imagine what happened to the pair of Vanessa and Sayer five hundred years ago to make them disappear together and most likely die together.
"After the matter is over, maybe I can ask Segro?" Lu Yu thought to himself.
The soul fragments of the Dragon Man and the Demon-Breaking Knight were separated from their bodies. Clorons was visibly depressed and could no longer control his limbs.
He looked at Sera and said feebly: "Twilight City belongs to you, and the skills you master are in the diary..."
"The Book of Twilight!" With all his strength, Clorance shouted out his greatest masterpiece as a puppet master.
The Book of Dusk flashed in the formation.
"All the puppet maps are in it, and the traps and traps in Twilight City are extremely detailed... Now, I have unlocked the connection between him and me..."
"I know that I am contaminated with sin, and I also know that repentance is not enough to redeem a decaying soul...but I can at least make up for it. In the underground secret room of Twilight City, there are treasures that I have hoarded over the years. As the years go by, maybe many It’s no longer worth a penny, but there is always something worth selling…”
"Sela... Lu Yu... help me build a courtyard to support orphans and widows in Kelai. Don't name me... give it a nice, hopeful name, so that the children can remember their original dreams, so that the elderly don't have to worry about it. Welcome your own death in the cold wind, and leave this world with dignity...Don't forget the most beautiful things step by step in the decay..."
Clorance looked directly at Lu Yu, his dim eyes ignited with light, and he warned hopefully but sadly.
"Third level, just starting out, how great... You still have a long way to go, and you also have good partners around you..."
"Lu Yu, don't become like me... Never..."
Lawrence stood up with difficulty, refused the support of Lu Yu and Sera, and staggered step by step to the book table in the center of the library.
He looked around at the collection of books, memories flashing through his mind.
"It's time to welcome the night."
In low murmurs, resisting decay in reincarnation, perhaps the only ninth-level puppet master in the world has reached the end of his life.
The long dusk dipped beneath the surface of the sea, and the long night invaded his thoughts.
With the best dream of childhood, as a human being, Clarence faced his own death.
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