Xia Zhi didn't know how he fell asleep.
Probably because the bonfire was really warm, and the heat from the night wind was really comfortable, and it made him feel a little drowsy...
Vivian's voice was like gurgling water, gently echoing in her ears. She confided the stories and emotions hidden deep in her heart. It made people feel pity and at the same time seemed to touch the soft corners of her heart...
Although his eyelids were as heavy as lead, Xia Zhi still tried his best to stay awake. He knew that the girl needed a listener at this moment. However, as he listened, he could not help but gradually immerse himself in this comfortable and peaceful atmosphere.
The warmth carried by the campfire just offsets the coolness of the night breeze.
The wonderful feeling of warmth and tranquility was like a lullaby, making his consciousness wander between comfort and haziness.
Coupled with the accumulation of fatigue over the past few days, he barely got enough rest... This was an obvious fact. After all, looking at Vivian's confused state, how could he dare to rest peacefully? He almost never really closed his eyes.
Until this moment, it seems like a ray of light shines through the gloom...
The girl's condition has finally improved, and there are rare signs of improvement...
At Xia Zhi, the tight spiritual defenses quietly loosened. It was at this moment of relaxation that the long-accumulated fatigue swept over silently like a tide, drowning his sobriety.
Against the backdrop of the slowly blowing night wind and the swaying bonfire, there was a conversation going on...
Unknowingly, his consciousness began to become hazy, and his vision gradually fell into darkness...
"..."
"..."
The night wind blew gently, and the campfire was quiet and blazing. Only the faint sound of crackling wood quietly bloomed in the firelight.
The vast forest extends to the skyline, and the outline of the mountains in the distance, against the thick night, looks like a huge beast sleeping in the embrace of the earth.
Vivian also slowly stopped.
She pursed her lips slightly, as if she wanted to say something else, but all those words turned into silence and blended into the boundless night.
Although the girl still has a lot to say, the emotions still accumulated deep in her heart, the thoughts that have not been revealed... But the person who can talk to her has fallen asleep. She hugs her knees and quietly looks across the beating flames. Quietly staring at the other person sleeping peacefully.
I can't continue to talk, but for some reason, I don't feel lost.
The jumping flame is like a warm heart in the night, constantly emitting hot and soothing power.
This heat was like a healing medicine, penetrating through the body and almost reaching the deepest part of the soul, gently pressing against the torn and stinging wound, bringing her unprecedented peace and comfort.
"……Thanks."
After a long time, a voice of thanks was heard that was so soft that it almost drifted with the wind.
Like the night wind whispering, gentle and sincere.
…………
…………
Consciousness came back...
But I don’t really want to move...
I don’t want to see the familiar ceiling, the familiar bedroom, nor do I want to face the same day again, or the boring morning of June 21st...
Xia Zhi didn't even open her eyes, so she habitually looked around and swiped the screen of her mobile phone with great skill. She could accurately count the seconds without looking and turn off the alarm clock the moment it rang. ——
This should have been an ordinary scene in stereotypical life.
But the reality broke his expectations. His hand did not touch the familiar cold screen.
What's even more puzzling is that even if the expected time is missed, the alarm clock on the mobile phone does not sound as scheduled.
"……Um?"
Xia Zhi woke up instantly, and he suddenly opened his eyes. What he saw was not a familiar scene, but the majestic sea of stars and the sky.
Above the vast sky, there is the Milky Way that seems to extend to the end of the universe, ancient and vast, shocking and romantic.
"...!!"
He straightened up suddenly, sat up suddenly, and quickly looked at everything around him. At this moment, I was not in that familiar and boring bedroom, but in the middle of a desolate wilderness.
The bonfire not far away was still burning quietly.
Opposite him, a girl with blond hair and twin tails sat silently on the floor, her hands wrapped around her knees.
Covered in this deep and peaceful night, it is like an oil painting in the night. All in all, everything looks exactly the same as before, without any changes.
Looking at this scene, Xia Zhi seemed to suddenly wake up and breathed a deep sigh of relief - it was not fake, it was not a dream - he had indeed gotten rid of that hopeless cycle and struggled out of the vortex of time. .
It's no wonder that he has such thoughts. After all, the experience of the Fairy Kingdom is only a few days, and the cycle he has experienced has been repeated thousands of times. The weight of the two on the time scale is simply like stardust and planets. The difference is incomparable.
——The countless repeated time loops, in the sober pain that cannot be measured by numbers, carved this bone-deep knowledge into the depths of his soul bit by bit.
——In comparison, although the experience of the Fairy Country was more magnificent and revealed a more wonderful world, it only lasted for a few days, like an unreal and short-lived dream.
In contrast, Xia Zhi is naturally inclined to believe in the reality of countless cycles, which is a reflection formed by countless cycles. Moreover, this was the first time he woke up from his sleep since arriving in the Fairy Kingdom.
"If you wake up... just eat something first." A calm voice came from the side.
Vivian stretched out her hand lightly and took down the piece of barbecue that was quietly roasting from the campfire. I don’t know what method was used, but the aroma of the barbecue seemed to have been blocked before and could not be smelled at all.
It wasn't until she made a move that the fragrance suddenly came out.
And along with it, there was the slight crackling sound of burning wood in the campfire.
Is it some special magical power that can block both sound and smell molecules? Xia Zhi touched the blanket that appeared inexplicably on her body, thoughtfully, but not entangled in this aspect.
"Thanks……"
He reached out to take the roast meat handed over by the girl, collected his thoughts, glanced at her calmly, and asked casually.
"Speaking of which, how long have I been asleep? Isn't it still dark..."
At least on the surface, Vivian had calmed down and was no longer as dull-eyed and confused as before. Even though her expression looked a little sad upon closer inspection, he didn't expect Vivian to be able to come out of it all at once.
This is unrealistic.
He doesn't need to continue to comfort the other person, because that would be like holding on tightly and reminding the other person of this sad experience over and over again.
The most appropriate thing to do is not to deliberately do anything, just let nature take its course, and firmly believe that time will let emotions settle, just like time will quietly heal wounds... Although it is a bit strange for him to say this from a victim of time. .
"It's already past dawn..."
Vivian looked at him and her tone was still calm: "You slept all day."
"..."
"..."
Xia Zhi's movements immediately froze. He originally thought that he had not slept for long. After all, it was dark when he fell asleep, and the stars and moon were still in the sky when he woke up. It was natural to estimate that it had only been a few hours at most.
Although judging from his condition, he had stayed up for many days and nights in a row and had not closed his eyes for almost half a week. It was normal to sleep for a whole day and a night.
but……
He reached out and touched his chest and stomach in confusion, as if he was feeling something seriously.
If you have slept for that long, you shouldn’t be unaware of it, because your body’s state will tell you intuitively.
"It's best not to trust your body sense too much during this period. Your past experience may not be applicable..." Vivian's voice sounded, "Because your body has ignited the magic furnace heart and begun to convert magic power."
The girl seemed to know what he was thinking and explained calmly.
This was also one of the intuitive changes that had occurred in this person in her eyes. At the beginning, he was simply an insulator of magic power. Like ordinary humans, they are unable to perceive and utilize magic.
However, it can survive safely in an environment filled with high concentrations of magic. Even if it is thrown directly into the Age of Gods, it will not be killed by the magic environment.
Anyway, it seems contradictory and strange.
However, this person cannot always be an ordinary person, because his essence is a completely heterogeneous existence, a foreign object that does not belong to this planet or this world in terms of fundamental attributes.
Even if he has not mastered any means of "exerting mystery", it will not change the fact that he is the "biggest mystery"... and according to the principles of magic, mystery will be defeated by a mystery that is more powerful than itself.
As of now, Aether has begun to succumb to him.
"What magic furnace heart? What is that thing?" Xia Zhi was stunned for a moment. Is there such a thing in his body?
"It's just a general term. I don't know what your situation is specifically. Just like humans have magic circuits, fairies have fairy patterns, and even dragons have their own unique dragon heart... …”
Vivian shook her head——
"In the final analysis, it is an analogy, referring to something like a power furnace that can convert and produce magic power in a living being that can utilize magic power."
"Then mine is the magic circuit?"
Xia Zhi raised her eyebrows and said with interest.
This is not necessarily the case...
Vivian wanted to say something, but stopped. Although she inherited a lot of information entrusted to her by her other self, she had not yet had time to fully comprehend much of the magic knowledge. She simply accepted the information transmission.
At the level of magic, she is just a rookie who has just started. Although she has a unique top talent, she has only just embarked on this path.
After thinking about it, the girl didn't express any opinion, but just glanced at Xia Zhi inexplicably.
Uninvited guests flying from the sky always symbolize the mystery of the upper level, and do not follow the common sense and laws of physics and magic of this world. Just like the origin of the South American gods, it is obviously just the result of alien bacteria falling on the earth.
——The fiber-type information memory attached to the meteorite that fell to the earth, and its existence after merging with the plants of the earth.
——The plants continued to grow vigorously and prosperously, eventually forming a huge network covering 70% of the earth's surface.
Although there is a long process of change and evolution, and one does not become a god overnight, this typical case is enough to illustrate a lot of things... If the person in front of me has enough growth, how far can he go?
"correct!"
Studying the changes on his body, he found nothing, and could not feel the existence of any magic power. Xia Zhi was slightly disappointed, but he immediately remembered something and clapped his hands.
"You seemed to have said yesterday that you were going to do some sort of summoning of heroic spirits? Hasn't it already started?"
If she just slept like this for a whole day and night, Vivian would have enough time to prepare and mess around, so she would definitely try it, right?
"..."
"..."
"I tried, but it didn't work..." The girl pursed her lips, and there was a hint of disappointment in her pupils that was difficult to conceal.
"did not succeed?"
"It didn't succeed. It doesn't seem that simple..." Vivian shook her head, "Summoning Heroic Spirits is a very advanced technique. I... I may not have fully understood it."
"Séance Ritual - Summoning of Heroic Spirits" was originally a decisive battle magic used to save the world of primates. However, humans downgraded this magic for their own convenience and the summoning system became the Holy Grail War——
This is also the most complete magic knowledge among the information entrusted to her by her other self in the history of pan-humanity.
Xia Zhi also frowned when he heard this. Is summoning a heroic spirit so troublesome?
In the conversation last night, he also heard Vivian focus on the advantages of this summoning system. He knew that this was an important way to attract people to join the team, and of course he had high hopes for it.
However, it seems that this is not an easy plan to carry out.
"It's okay, let's take it slow. There's no rush anyway..." Looking at the girl's disappointed expression, he still spoke to comfort him, "Don't say anything anymore. If there is no limit to UP, you want to use it from the ordinary pool." Is it almost impossible to draw a designated character?"
It is said that the summoning of heroic spirits also depends on fate.
If there is no connection, and if you want to draw the designated SSR, you can only use the holy relics related to the heroic spirits as a catalyst to have a chance to perform the designated summons.
Otherwise, the summons will be completely based on appearance. Countless heroes throughout the ages have shared the probability in the same pool. You can imagine how deep and poisonous the pool is, so there is probably no hope.
"Limited UP? Ordinary pool?"
Vivian was stunned for a moment and looked at him confused. What was this man saying? Why couldn't she understand a word?
"Is that the magic circle used for summoning?" Xia Zhi ate the barbecue in his hands, then stood up and looked in a certain direction in the distance. A large open space over there seemed to have been specially repaired. Pass.
He reacted very quickly and immediately understood that it should be the venue specially used by Vivian to test the summoning of heroic spirits.
"right……"
The girl replied in a low voice. When she saw the man walking over happily, she had no choice but to stand up and follow him.
Coming to the open space, Xia Zhi looked at it with interest. There was a magic circle-like pattern carved on the ground that looked very noisy and full of mystery.
"It's all done according to the steps, and the spell is "I"... I specially adjusted it, and there are no special requirements for the materials, but I don't know why, but there is no response. "
Vivian stood aside and sighed.
"That's it-"
Xia Zhi thought for a while but didn't say anything. He didn't know anything about this, so he shouldn't express his opinions randomly.
"You said you want to find a teacher, right? Have you thought about who to summon?" He asked casually, looking away from the formation patterns on the ground, and immediately frowned. How much blood did Vivian have? It's not all hers, right?
"I don't know...it's best to try to be related to Britain, so that it's more suitable to be summoned in this fairy country." The girl's voice was somewhat deep, and she didn't know who she should summon.
There is no suitable object in the history of the Fairy Kingdom.
And she doesn't know much about pan-human history.
Although another piece of information entrusted to him mentioned the relationship between heroic spirits and the land, he seemed particularly disgusted with the "Merlin" who was definitely related to Britain.
"It's related to Britain...Merlin? If it exists, then this is quite suitable."
Xia Zhi squatted down, looked at the summoning array, and answered the question smoothly.
He also knows Merlin?
It seems that he is indeed an outstanding magician... But when I think of this name, I feel instinctive disgust and rejection.
Vivian whispered: "Is there anything else?"
"Isn't Merlin suitable? That would be difficult. Let me think about it again. A magic teacher related to Britain..." Xia Zhi frowned, and at the same time gently reached out and touched the blood on the pattern of the summoning array, trying to Confirm anything.
"It's a magic teacher, not a magic teacher..."
The girl corrected her. The other person did not have a clear enough classification and understanding of this concept.
"Let's not talk about this first..."
Xia Zhi twitched the corner of her mouth and watched the formation patterns under her fingertips gradually light up.
"Vivian, take a look, is this thing glowing?"
The next moment, he felt his arm being grabbed and dragged backwards quickly for a distance.
Vivian protected the young man behind her and stared ahead vigilantly.
The wind howled, the thunder thundered and the lightning flashed.
The phantom from another time and space appeared in the center of the summoning array ahead after a burst of gorgeous special effects.
She had long silver hair and a pure white silk jumpsuit embroidered with gold threads hanging down to her ankles. Her petite figure appeared in the night wind, looking around in panic, as if she was completely unable to react to her situation.
"Who are you?" Vivian frowned. What kind of heroic spirit was summoned?
"I...I am..."
The petite girl with long silver hair was stunned, as if she didn't know how to answer this question.
At this time, another voice sounded——
"It's related to Britain, and it's still a magic teacher...it really matches."
Xia Zhi's expression looked very strange. He looked at the summoned girl carefully and twitched his lips: "INDEX is the person in charge of the 13,000 volumes of magic books of the British Puritan Church, right? ?”
