As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 616 Scholar

Li Nuo was very interested in Mulan's hypothesis of the end of time.

The Fire Keeper can discern the past history but cannot predict the future. This ability comes from the [Magician's Eyes] left by the Three-Eyed Tribe.

"Miss Die protected me. When I was dealing with the man who suddenly appeared, I used my eyes to see his trajectory. He was in the White City area."

Mulan sat by the fire, the firelight shining on the white cloth covering her eyes, making them look red.

The night was dark and the moonlight could not penetrate deep into the rift valley. The surroundings were filled with mottled light and shadows left by the campfire.

"White City, I've been there for many years, but this time it was after I saw that man that I returned to White City and saw an even stranger trajectory. It points to the future and is related to that man. I don't know the details, but I have a hunch that it's in the very distant future, so far away that the world doesn't even exist."

Everyone was listening to her explanation.

That man is the player of "Organization" who can travel through time and space.

Mulan knew the man's name, "Proston", a very mysterious but kind guy.

“I still don’t understand.”

As Die spoke, she added wood to the fire. The big pot on the fire contained the food she had prepared, and it smelled delicious.

"Time travel, the future and the past, it's all too dangerous to me, Mr. Li."

Die closed the lid on the pot and looked at Li Nuo who was sitting on a folding stool drinking tea. For the first time, she showed timidity on her face.

"I'm scared. Your opponents are too scary."

She pointed to her head.

"I don't think you are a match for them. Really, just like when I first met you and Ma Ge, the chance of winning was almost zero."

the world is huge.

Li Nuo knew very well that even though he seemed very powerful at times, there were a group of real monsters among the players. Players at level 99 were those who had gone through mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

The player's strength is not summarized by realm, but comes from surviving constant death and despair, surviving to the end, and finally gaining a mind and strength as unshakable as steel.

This is a truly powerful player base.

The "End of the Corridor" is a top-level area that is particularly good at producing this type of players.

The End supports the wild growth of players. You can see this from the fact that most of the rewards here are not experience points, random cards, or props, but feature values.

So Li Nuo was well prepared.

"You go home."

"No."

Die refused quickly.

She calmly lifted the lid of the pot, scooped a spoonful of the soup with a spoon and tasted it herself. After smacking her lips a few times, she added some picked coriander.

"Any place can't be without a cook. I'm very important."

"Then help me make this."

Li Nuo threw the [Scroll of Using the Coffin Gem] and the [Coffin Gem of the Descendant of the Dragon] to her.

"What is this?"

"Your job."

These two things combined can create a dish that can "restrain the target's rapid recovery ability."

It can be understood as erasing the special ability of "Breathing Blood Recovery Method".

It depends on the finished product of the butterfly.

The girl looked at the recipe and said, "It will take time... I'll do my best."

Die is not a lewd woman who can only cook ○○ dishes. She is a top chef, but she was led astray by Li Nuo.

"Mulan, take a look at the [Coffin Gem of the Descendant of the Dragon]." Li Nuo said.

"I can't see it again." Mulan took the gem as if he was not blind, and scanned it in front of his eyes for a few times: "Fifteen thousand years ago, it's too long ago, I don't know if I can..."

"can!"

She paused suddenly.

An anchor point appears in the mind, that is the beginning of everything, from the age of elves.

"The elves...why didn't I know about this before?"

“I’ve been affected.”

Li Nuo pointed out the problem.

"No matter how much harm we do to the world..."

"You finally admitted that you are causing trouble." Chen Shou complained.

Li Nuo retorted: "Brother Shou, you were the one who created the Great Rift Valley!"

"Ah! I know! I am guilty!" Chen Shou thought of the time when he played games with Li Nuo. He would never have thought that the guy who wanted to unplug the power cord after losing the game could mess up several historical lines of the world like this: "By the way, are you going to say that there is an invisible force controlling the direction of the world?"

"That's about right." Li Nuo took a sip of tea, spit out the tea foam, and said, "First of all, White City is a gathering place for players. Even if the managers there cannot leave White City due to the rules, they still have ways to influence the direction of the world. For example, the 'Erosion' caused by the Abyss-level demon Xue Nazi led to the gods of those players. This means that the gods of this world may be players. No... It is likely that those guys are playing a theological game."

"Player..." Mulan has always been curious about this thing: "What is it? Can I eat it?"

"It means outsiders." Chen Shou explained, "For example, us."

Li Nuo continued, "Secondly, the hidden [Scholar] is the real mastermind behind the scenes. The 'Fire of Prometheus' created by Lao Ma cannot be so destructive. Even if some means are used in the player community to change the trajectory of the world, it will not turn the 'Fire of Prometheus' into something similar to the 'Necrons', unless, for example, I make some sacrifices and ask the gods for help. In other words, the power of the 'Focus' and the influence of the protagonist's halo, these things I think can only be involved by the thing that controls 'Fate'."

Having said that, there is no need to describe it further.

Regarding the true identity of the [Scholar], Li Nuo always believed that it was something that could not be easily touched, and it was a creature that required a top-level person like Lillian to deal with.

and so……

The rewards will be awesome...

Li Nuo's idea is crazy.

He felt that if he could deal with [Scholar], he might be able to retire with Cha Bai.

He has always pursued wealth and fame through risk in his life and never believed in pie in the sky.

So you have to stay safe, but also know when to take risks.

"How long will it take for Brum to die?"

"130 years from now, synchronizing the timeline, there are still two hours left."

Mulan gave the answer.

Brupu is a waste, Li Nuo cursed in his heart.

If Xiao Wu turns into shit, she will need an equally reliable fighting force to supplement her. She cannot harm Brother Wells, who is his friend, and she cannot easily use Nanami as her trump card, who is half of Wink's life. When Ikaros creates a big crisis for him and Brupp, who is admired by both Li Nuo and Soren, is the best choice.

"At the end of time, can you come back anytime?"

"Yes... I can only take one person there, because it's too far away. It's not as convenient as going back in time. I haven't developed the ability..."

Mulan was a little annoyed. For the past 144 years of his life, he had focused on the past history and had never cultivated the power to see the future.

She also didn't know that her eyes came from the Three-Eyed Clan's eyes that could foresee the future, and neither did Li Nuo or the others.

At this time, Li Nuo already had all the plans in his mind.

He held the things out in the firelight.

[Item Usage Reset Scroll]

【Excellent quality】

[Effect: Reset the number of times a specific item can be used. This item can only be used when it is completely scrapped.]

[Brief description: Only applies to items from "The End", and the items cannot involve incomprehensible causality]

The spoils of the debate.

"Mulan."

"Yeah, brother."

"Come with me."

As Li Nuo spoke, he took out the [Brain of a Reincarnator] from the box.

[Effect: Set up optional characters in a certain area and establish a system for saving and loading files. The validity period is between one and six hours depending on the strength of the opponent.]

[Tip: You can use it once more]

He set the record point here, and after Mulan nodded, Li Nuo pulled the old man in the bamboo hat out of the mask, leaving a place for Mulan to hide.

Die looked at the recipe.

Chen Shou and Kailuo Jun helped to make the soup.

Maljie was deciphering the secret of Prometheus's fire. The equipment left by Chabai and Li Nuo in the year 555 of the Continental Calendar was lying in the sealed warehouse and needed to be deciphered before its location could be found. Chabai ate roasted sweet potatoes and stood beside Maljie watching.

"What is this strange thing?"

Marjer sees something weird on the screen.

A very strange string of words.

I can understand them individually, but I can't understand them together, just like: a mathematical formula.

Cha Bai's eyes lit up, she had seen this thing before. When Li Nuo was kidnapped to the gorilla princess, she asked Xiao Wu's Dumbledore for help and learned a teleportation technique that could enter the Poké Ball.

The words for the teleportation spell on the screen now were very similar to what Dumbledore had given her at that time.

"Magic from the Cairo people."

"Miss Chabai, do you understand?"

"Understood."

Cha Bai stuffed the sweet potato into his mouth, chewed it and swallowed it with a grumble.

"This world has magic factors, but ordinary people cannot master it. Only the people in Cairo are capable of learning it. However, the magic they invented is just very strange."

The polygraph technique used in the Inquisition was the work of the Cairo Magistrate.

"Malger, do me a favor and collect these magic strategies. They will be useful to me."

"There are so many things recorded in Prometheus' Fire... I need some time."

"Uh-huh."

Chabai nodded.

If nothing unexpected happens, the magic of the Cairo people will bring a great boost to her abilities.

Cha Bai wanted to tell Li Nuo about this, so he walked out of the room.

……

[Has been transferred to the mainland calendar???]

When Li Nuo opened his eyes, he found himself in a desert.

The system panel did not appear, as if this was another world.

Mulan covered her mouth beside him, looked around, and said in disbelief: "This is the end of the world..."

"Are they all extinct?" Li Nuo asked.

"Yeah." Mulan nodded: "They are all dead, there is no life, nothing. Wait, I want to try to record what happened in history during this period..."

After staying here for a few minutes, blisters appeared on Li Nuo's arms. The air temperature was too high, and he, who had the fire resistance, could hardly bear it. With only a chicken-like blood volume, he might collapse soon.

Mulan: "It's probably been a while since we were here..."

Li Nuo: "Don't say it, don't think about it."

Mulan understood immediately that he was worried that someone might be able to see into his mind, and the next second he entered Li Nuo's mask.

There is a label on the panel that allows you to go back at any time, which is the ability of the Fire Keeper.

But when Li Nuo was wondering whether to walk around, a figure appeared in the air in the distance of the desert.

The long-haired man stared at Li Nuo and said, "You shouldn't be able to come here."

Li Nuo: "..."

Man: "Isn't it the devil... How terrible..."

【Emile's Mask】Spy on its data.

【? ? ? 】

The Black Merchant's upgraded mask to the final version became unrecognizable for the first time.

Li Nuo knew it was the ability of the man in front of him.

The man was very thin, with long hair that almost covered his face. His body was as weak as a skeleton, and he seemed unable to even walk, but he exuded a very gentle feeling of depression.

Even though Li Nuo had seen many people and the world, he was still shocked by the man in front of him, because he had a big hand made up of thousands of years that was firmly grasping the air.

Like a high-dimensional demon that has lived for ten thousand years.

Li Nuo understood immediately.

Is a scholar.

At this moment, his panel began to vibrate for unknown reasons, out of control, and the panel from "The End" seemed to have seen a ferocious beast of flesh.

The man's eyes hidden in his hair flashed with a gleam of brilliance.

"I thought it would be Beima Yisili who came, but it turned out to be the Nameless One..."

He stood up and walked towards Li Nuo.

The air suddenly contracted. This area was the domain of the [Scholar], and the player's domain ability was the key to determining victory or defeat.

Li Nuo felt like he was seeing a mirror for the first time.

He took a step forward, and Denise's perception suddenly became stronger, and the world seemed to collapse. The trap placed here by the [Scholar], which was almost fatal, was triggered.

[Player 5900 has died]

……

Cha Bai wanted to tell Li Nuo about this, so he walked out of the room.

Li Nuo was sitting by the campfire.

"I have a way to find out about Cairo-kun's magic. Can you help me with it later?"

Li Nuo nodded.

"okay."

"what happens?"

Cha Bai knows her man too well. If Li Nuo's pupils move slightly, something has happened and he is trying to figure out the truth.

Li Nuo recounted the story.

The man in the desert is the [Scholar].

There is a strange death mechanism where [Scholar] is. Any player or anyone who comes here will most likely be killed instantly. That ability transcends all defense layers and is forced death, similar to the skill [Same Life].

Therefore, there must be a limit on the number of times it can be used, or the cooling time must be extremely long.

"But he's pretty awesome, right?"

"do not know."

Li Nuo couldn't answer Cha Bai.

"He seems to be seriously injured and can't fight head-on. At least my sense of crisis doesn't come from that man, but from the trap he set."

Chabai crossed his arms across his chest.

"You were able to survive then."

"But I must die."

Li Nuo paused.

"I want to see how messy [Scholar] will be if I die and come back to life."

It may be a futile effort, but he feels that small things connected together can influence the direction of big events.

Li Nuo can now at least confirm that [Scholar] is hiding from something, probably the manager of "The End", and where [Scholar] is is the end of time. Although Mulan has not yet sorted out the historical development trajectory of the end of time, he has already locked in an answer. The place where [Scholar] is is also an anchor point, that is, a "save point". [Scholar] can use his own abilities to modify the past historical course, so that the "safe house" where he is will always be safe.

It doesn't matter what Li Nuo and his team do. No matter how they do it, the [Scholars] and the players in White City will pull history back on track to "destruction of the world."

Li Nuo was more concerned about something else.

[Scholar] mentioned "Northern Mayis Force", which shows that in his eyes, the person who can be solved and chosen by the manager must at least be a top guild member.

Then why did you choose Li Nuo and the others?

Li Nuo closed his eyes and put this train of thought into the "library" in his mind, ready to take it out when needed.

"So that's why you're just going there without upgrading or taking anything with you?" Chen Shou asked Li Nuo's blind spot. He really hadn't thought about this.

"Brother Shou, your designer's brain grooves don't make sense..." Li Nuo looked at Mulan next to him and said, "Sister, prepare the anchor point 130 years ago. I'm going to the White City years ago first."

Mulan was shocked: "Are you going to die again?"

Li Nuo: "I'm going to save Brupu."

(End of this chapter)