Demon Game: I Have a Dice of Fate.

Chapter 1036 Ferryman

"This [Boundless Country] is so strange!"

"What on earth is going on?"

On the wooden boat, Terance rowed while secretly gazing at the river.

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Don’t underestimate this winding river, as it is insignificant compared to the entire dim world.

But since ancient times, there are many turtles in shallow water, not to mention that this black river is bottomless.

Anyway, the last time the boat capsized, Terence almost drowned.

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"I XXX!"

"Don't let me find that water ghost that's dragging me underwater, or I'll kill it with a paddle."

Terance glanced resentfully at the calm water surface. It was as calm as an abyss, like a pool of completely stagnant water.

But Terance, who had experienced it personally, was absolutely certain that there must be something at the bottom of the river.

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"What we can be sure of now is that this dim world is the home of the dead souls!"

"Even though I have lost my extraordinary powers, this is not a wrong judgment."

"I should be the only one in this world who possesses the Ring of Poseidon!"

"Because the two worlds on the shore are not suitable for living people to stay for a long time."

“And I was above the river, so I didn’t encounter any other ferry boats.”

Terance once went ashore to explore when there were few dead souls on the shore.

But all I see are soul-washing flowers and golden lily flowers.

Apart from this, there is no life.

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Of course, Terance was unwilling to be trapped in this world.

He also had ambitions when he ventured into the [Boundless Kingdom].

However, no matter how hard Terance racked his brains, he could not think of any way to leave here.

Unless he commits suicide, perhaps the "ghost" can turn into light and leave.

But how could Terrence be so stupid?

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After thinking it over, Terance felt that he had no choice but to wait.

As long as this is a country without borders, other holders of the Sea God's Ring will definitely come here for a visit.

At that time, no matter whether we get information from the outside world from the other party.

It is a good choice to treat the other party as a guinea pig and let it turn into light and leave.

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"Alas, humanity has suffered so much!"

"But are these guys really human?"

Terance's wooden boat approached the shore covered with goldenrod flowers.

This place is crowded with a bunch of stupid and silly human ghosts.

Although with Terance's knowledge, he could not see the falsehood in it.

But according to common sense, it is impossible for there to be so many humans in the Boundless Kingdom.

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After the establishment of the world government, any act of keeping humans in captivity will be a serious crime.

This taboo is not only aimed at alien races, but the evil forces within humanity are also subject to severe crackdowns.

If it were in the outer ring world, the Sword of Judgment would not be powerful enough and some fish might slip through the net.

But in the inner world, keeping humans in captivity is absolutely impossible.

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If there really are hundreds of millions of humans living in the borderless country.

Not to mention that this is just the last relic of the Siren civilization, even the cemetery of the Celestial Dragons has long been dug up.

That's why Terance felt incredible that there were so many humans in the Boundless Kingdom.

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As for the seafood ghosts across the river, their appearance makes perfect sense.

The Soul-Cleansing Flower was specially cultivated by the Siren Civilization to snatch the souls (shadows of the soul) from the hands of the god of death.

But it was the appearance of these seafood ghosts that made Terance certain of one thing.

That is the [Soul Point] of the Siren Civilization, and it has not completely fallen.

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There has always been debate in the academic community about whether the Siren civilization is an intelligent civilization.

When the Siren civilization was upgrading its civilization, it chose the second path.

The soul scale of the entire ethnic group will be raised to 9.

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Unfortunately, they ultimately failed. Not only did they fail to be promoted, but the soul scale of the entire race was also knocked down.

As for whether it was the God of Death who attacked the Siren civilization that year, Terance didn't know.

After all, the Siren civilization offended too many intelligent races in the past. After all, they are seafood!
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But one thing is very clear.

That is the [Soul Point] of the entire Siren civilization, which directly dropped to scale 0.

The debate about whether the Siren civilization is still an intelligent civilization also comes from this.

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The state of scale 0 is really special.

It has uncertainty, or duality.

You can think that the Siren civilization has lost its soul and become orcs.

The decline of the Siren civilization and their transformation into sea monsters is the most direct evidence.

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However, among the existing sirens, there are still very few that have soul shadows.

Although their soul shadows are extremely dim, this is a symbol of the existence of wisdom.

For this reason, some scholars believe that the Siren civilization has not yet left the ranks of intelligent civilizations.

They are "dead but not yet stiff" and must be monitored and guarded against.

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Of course, it would be even better if we could give the Siren civilization a kick and completely knock it down to scale 0.

Unfortunately, over the past tens of thousands of years, perhaps out of fear of the remaining power of the Siren civilization, no intelligent civilization dared to take action.

All we can say is that a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Everyone is afraid that the Siren civilization will drag them down with it and destroy them.

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This is not just a possibility, but something that is bound to happen.

The death of a civilization is never a simple matter.

Before the demise of the Siren civilization, it will inevitably issue a civilization curse.

Even if they managed to survive at the time, other intelligent civilizations would still take advantage of the situation later.

What intelligent civilization would be stupid enough to sacrifice itself for the sake of others?

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Since the end of the Siren civilization.

The one most likely to give them a kick and send them to the west is human civilization.

Given the arrogance and ruthlessness of the Fourth Celestial Dynasty, it failed to destroy the Siren Civilization. This is absolutely incredible.

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You should know that the number of alien intelligent civilizations that were destroyed by the Fourth Celestial Dynasty was at least hundreds of thousands.

Judging from the style of the Fourth Celestial Dynasty, it is not afraid at all and will not let the Siren civilization go.

But the Siren civilization is still lingering in the inner ring world until now.

This can only mean that the Siren Civilization used huge benefits to redeem its own life from the Fourth Celestial Dynasty.

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This kind of interest will inevitably involve the upgrading of civilization and even the fight against death.

Perhaps all the heritage of the Siren civilization was handed over to human civilization.

Only in this way can the Fourth Heavenly Dynasty let them go.

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This is probably why human leaders since the New Calendar, including the current World Government, have no interest in the [Borderless Kingdom].

After all, humans have already obtained the essence of the Siren civilization.

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The Boundless Kingdom is a cancer, it's better not to touch it.

If it is accidentally punctured, the Siren civilization will fall below the scale of 0.

Then the demons and delusions in the spiritual dimension will have a leader.

Although this is not a further blow to human civilization, which is in the recovery stage, it is definitely asking for trouble.

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"In the current Inner Ring World, the Tianwu Spell Academy has basically pacified the spiritual dimension."

"If the Sword of Judgment had not disappeared, perhaps we could have seized the opportunity to completely eliminate the Siren Civilization."

"It's a pity that our Setin Kingdom is busy with the promotion to a great power, otherwise, wouldn't such great merit and wealth be available to us immediately?"

"Ah, it's time, luck, and fate!"...

Terence sighed with regret.

He knew in his heart that he would never be able to achieve such great wealth.

Even if there is, Terance wouldn't dare to take it!
After all, that was the dying struggle of a civilization. Even if protected by the will of human civilization, he himself would not be able to enjoy it.

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This is completely different from the Imperial Viscount's action of kicking someone when he was down.

I heard that this guy used the [Eye of Truth] Ancestral Virus to defeat the snake-man civilization.

But since human civilization was not affected by the curse, either the snake-man civilization had declined to the extreme, and the so-called counterattack did not even make a splash and was directly wiped out by the will of human civilization.

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Or the [Eye of Truth] will "take the blame".

In fact, the snakeman civilization did perish at the hands of the [Eye of Truth], and the Viscount of the Empire was at best a guide.

This kind of unique opportunity is really enviable just thinking about it.

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"Whoosh, whoosh!"

Terance paddled towards the other side of the river.

At this time, the small wooden boat was filled with dead souls the size of sesame seeds.

It was quite magical that the originally small wooden boat could carry millions of souls at one time.

This is convenient for Terance, otherwise one boat can only carry a dozen souls.

Even if he worked himself to death, he still couldn't handle that densely packed sea of undead.

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"Terrence, is it really you?"

"It's me, Elman number 33."

"Don't you recognize me?"

On the wooden boat, a ghost the size of a sesame seed desperately jumped onto the instep of Terance's foot.

He danced and shouted, trying to attract Terence's attention.

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"Hey, I actually waited for this?"

Elman's sudden appearance immediately perked up Terance, who was rowing numbly.

There were so many ghosts on the shore, and they were pouring into the canoe in a mighty force. Terance, who had lost his extraordinary power, of course could not see every ghost clearly.

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What Terance really cares about is whether the Ring of Poseidon has any response.

Originally, Terance thought he would return empty-handed this time.

I didn’t expect that an acquaintance would actually show up. I was so happy!
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"Ehrman number 33?"

"How did you die?"

"Where is Poseidon's Ring?"

When a friend came from the world of the living, Terance stopped paddling.

The next moment, he put the oar on the instep of his feet and let Elman crawl in front of him.

As for doing it yourself?

But that is impossible, how unlucky!
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"Lord Terance, you finally recognized me."

"I never thought that you would become the legendary ferryman of the underworld in this world."

"My experience is really hard to describe in words!"

Elman climbed onto the oars and looked at the huge Terrance, almost crying with joy.

Perhaps it was because after his death that he finally learned the ways of the world.

Elman's posture was obviously lowered.

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"Lord Terance, my life is miserable!"

"After I fell down the endless stairs, I landed directly into a chimney."

Elman, sitting on the oar, with tears and snot, recounted his life experience.

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As soon as Elman climbed out of the boiler ash, he found a squid monster standing in front of him.

Subconsciously, Elman prepared for battle.

After all, humans and seafood cannot coexist.

However, what was strange was that the other party did not show any hostility towards him, but instead looked concerned.

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Knowing that he had lost his extraordinary powers, Elman learned to use acting to solve problems.

After several attempts, Elman learned the "truth".

That is, in the eyes of the squid monster, he is actually a fellow creature.

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Of course, Elman can't be seafood.

He himself did not use any extraordinary powers to confuse the other party.

In this case, there is only one answer.

It was the Ring of Poseidon that provided shelter, allowing Elman to disguise himself as a squid monster.

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After realizing this, Elman was completely relieved.

Then he integrated into the squid family.

The place where Elman is located is a remote mountain village.

The squid villagers were extremely enthusiastic about him, the foreign squid that fell from the sky.

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Originally, Elman was worried that his identity as an outsider would be discovered.

After all, he knew nothing about this world.

Unexpectedly, the small mountain village is very closed and the squid villagers know little about the outside world.

Elman actually managed to get away with it after all his deception.

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Since then, Elman has stayed peacefully in the small mountain village.

It's not that he has no ambition or doesn't want to explore the outside world.

But the small mountain village is located in the vast mountains, and it is impossible to get out without extraordinary power.

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While staying in the mountain village, Elman tried to communicate with the Ring of Poseidon.

While studying how to restore extraordinary powers.

Neither made any progress.

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However, just when Elman despaired and thought that he would be trapped in the mountain village forever, something strange happened.

The squid monster in the mountain village has changed.

To be more precise, it has become unfamiliar.

The squid monsters who had been chatting very happily before didn't recognize Elman anymore.

They were like a different person.

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Realizing that something was wrong, Elman immediately launched an investigation.

Then he discovered the secret of the small mountain village.

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"Lord Terance, the squid monster in that small mountain village can actually cultivate the Soul-Cleansing Flower."

"On every anniversary of their death, they will use the [Soul Cleansing Flower] to summon the souls of their deceased relatives and attach them to their bodies!"

"After I discovered this secret, I came up with an idea!"

"Is it possible to activate the Poseidon Ring or restore supernatural powers by devouring the souls of the dead?"

“So I joined the squid monsters in summoning the undead!”

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When he said this, Elman looked particularly strange.

He was obviously a human being, but he succeeded in summoning the soul of the squid monster through the [Soul Cleansing Flower].

All of this can naturally only be attributed to the Ring of Poseidon.

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However, the truth will eventually come to light.

Elman did succeed in the summoning, but when the dead soul entered the body, his human identity was discovered.

So the original friendly exchange turned directly into a life-and-death struggle.

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