Simultaneous Travel: Becoming a Legend in the Heavens.

Chapter 195 The End of Life

"In the beginning of the world there was chaos, until the goddess woke up from her long sleep."

"She created all things in the world with her great divine power, and countless lives were born in her hands."

Lu Ke carefully read the Holy Scriptures of the Goddess and read out the contents of the Creation Chapter bit by bit.

All Goddess magic comes from the Goddess Canon, which has been interpreted by countless sages from ancient times to the present, but the current development progress is less than 3%.

"The elves are the children closest to the goddess, they have long lifespans, profound wisdom, and watching eyes."

"Humans are the goddess's favorite children. Their short life span is exchanged for abundant emotions, from which sparks of inspiration are born."

"The demons are the children that the goddess hates the most. They are the gathering of all the filth in the world. They are cold-blooded, cruel, ruthless and cunning."

Trela ​​took over Luke's words, her tone fluent and emotional. She put the food on the table and tilted her head to look at Luke.

"You also believe in the goddess, but I've never seen you pray?" Lu Ke asked as he put down the holy book.

"It's not a belief, I've been familiar with it since I was a child." Trela ​​smiled lightly. The wrinkles on her face seemed to have faded a little. "Only if you believe in the existence of the goddess from the bottom of your heart and pray like a monk can it be considered a belief... You seem to be very interested in the scriptures recently."

Lu Ke put the bible down and said calmly, "I just flipped through it when I was bored."

How to prolong life has been his topic for a long time, but no matter how he experimented, there was no progress.

Restricted by ethics and conditions, there are no books recording the body structure or theory of immortality of immortal humanoid species such as elves and dwarves.

Among all the immortal species, only the body structure of the demons has been recorded, but that is almost nothing. The bodies of the demons are very strange, as if they are made up of pure and stable magic power. When they die, they will turn into nothingness, and when they are seriously injured, they will collapse. On the surface, their bodies are no different from those of humans.

Luke once tried to secretly add a little of his own flesh and blood into the food and feed it to Tleila, but it was obvious that elves were not a panacea, and the secret of longevity was not here.

He could only accept that he did not know himself.

After thinking for a long time, Lu Ke realized that it was very likely that there was no way to prolong life in this world.

After all, the original work is a series that explores life, time, and emotions. The legendary goddess who created the world probably did not consider the possibility of changing the lifespan of species at the beginning of creation.

Since his life span cannot be extended, Lu Ke can only consider time magic.

But problems still arise.

All concepts are created by humans to facilitate understanding of the world. Time is difficult to imagine and has no theoretical basis to support it. The only possible reference is the "Bird of Time Chapter" in the Goddess's scriptures which has not yet been deciphered.

In the original novel, after the Goddess Monument is activated, it will be "saved" once, and by activating it again, you can travel back to the recording point. However, the "Bird of Time Chapter" contains the magic to escape from the recording point.

But regardless of the fact that this magic of reading archive files is very rigid, it took the brave warrior Sinmeier fifty years to decipher the "Bird of Time Chapter", and the Goddess Monument is a consumable that is destroyed after one use, and the help it can provide to the research is almost zero.

This was a direction that no one had ever explored before. Even Fulilian, who had lived for a thousand years, did not have any theory to help him.

Magic cannot be created without imagination and theory.

After years of no progress and seeing Trela ​​getting older and older, he felt himself gradually becoming anxious, especially after the conversation with Amir that day.

Luke will be sad when Amir passes away, but he will not force it. He has a complete and happy life, and even if he passes away, he will sleep peacefully surrounded by his children, grandchildren, and wife.

Trela ​​was different. She chose this immortal species as her partner, lost the ability to become a mother, and spent her whole life on him. Luke had to make an attempt to keep her, even if the hope was slim.

Unless Trela ​​is willing, there is no desire to leave.

……

After lunch, Trela ​​half leaned on the bed to rest. As she got older, she didn't like to move much. She was already sixty years old and her energy had declined significantly.

"Amir has been ill recently. Do you want to go see him?"

Hearing this, Lu Ke put down the Holy Scripture and said with a serious expression: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Amir is already 68 years old. He has not had any serious illness in these years, but has had many minor illnesses. The last time Lu Ke saw him, he even felt that his eyes had become much dimmer, so Lu Ke would go to see him every time he was sick.

"It's not serious. Sally just notified me."

"I'll go take a look and come back in a few days." Lu Ke hesitated, "Why don't you...rest at home?"

In recent years, Trela ​​has become less willing to go out, and occasionally when something happens, she would ask Luke to handle it. But when he thought of some bad possibilities, Luke shook his head.

"No, you should come with me. Let's choose a slower and more comfortable carriage."

Trela ​​probably guessed what Luke was thinking and refused with a smile, "You can go alone. Don't worry about me. I know my body. It's not time yet."

"……I'll be back soon."

Luke went out and carefully instructed the servants to accompany her at all times. After arranging the affairs at home, he returned, touched Trela's dull hair, and repeated the same thing.

"I'll be back soon."

Trela ​​nodded, and watched the elf disappear around the corner with her cloudy eyes, then she leaned against the head of the bed tiredly.

She could sense the slowly restless heart beneath Lu Ke's calm expression, just as Lu Ke could sense hers. When two people live together for long enough, they will feel that they have a mutual understanding, as if they have become an extension of each other's body.

Over the years, she has embraced the sunshine outdoors, maintained a healthy and regular schedule, indulged in fresh fruits and vegetables, and insisted on going to the fields to do some light housework, just to live longer.

I don’t know if I can live another ten years.

Trela ​​sighed and suddenly heard an unfamiliar male voice.

"Please rest assured that you can live for more than ten years. This is the future I see."

A figure appeared in the room at some point. His body was covered in a cloak, but the horns on his head revealed his identity.

Demons!

The demon took off his cloak, revealing his handsome face and indifferent and ruthless eyes, then he bent slightly and bowed to Trela.

"Nice to meet you, Ms. Trela." "I am Shulahart, the Demon King's deputy - Shulahart the All-Knowing."

……

It was late at night when they arrived at the renovated Campbell Mansion. In recent years, this place had become unfamiliar to Luke. The house where he had lived for half his life had been demolished and rebuilt, changing faster than people.

Luke knocked on the door and a young stranger opened it.

He was the new butler who had taken over from Charles two years ago, just as Charles had taken over from Arnold.

Lu Ke didn't remember his name, nor even the names of Anrui's two children. He no longer wanted to get to know more people, at least at this stage.

"Welcome home, Master Luke."

Luke nodded casually, walked across the corridor, and went straight to Amir's room, where he saw the old man sleeping on the bed.

He did not wake Amir up, but just stood quietly beside the bed, looking at his old appearance, as if he wanted to engrave him in his mind.

Time passed slowly. Amir was very surprised to see Lu Ke after waking up, and he seemed much better.

"When did you come? Why didn't anyone notify me?!"

"Just arrived a while ago."

Luke pulled a chair over to sit next to him. "You're getting really old, Amir."

"Because it's been a long, long time."

Amir chuckled softly, "When I get older, I like to recall the past over and over again. Every time I see you, I always feel that the past few decades of life are just a long dream, but looking in the mirror will bring me back to reality."

He suddenly glared at Lu Ke and said, "Why don't you age, you bastard? If we were both old, I would definitely be more handsome than you now, and Mi Wei would definitely choose me."

"Mi Wei?" Lu Ke was stunned for a moment before reacting, feeling a little amused.

"You've been married and have children for decades, but you're still thinking about that woman. Believe it or not, I'll tell Sally what you said."

"It was just a joke, but you actually believed it."

Amir laughed out loud, his laughter clear and hearty, as if he had returned to his once energetic youth.

Slowly, his laughter became dry and hollow, and then he looked at Luke with eyes that were a mixture of nostalgia and pain.

"You kept your word. You said you would come earlier, so you will come earlier."

Lu Ke had a bad feeling in his heart, "What does this mean?"

Amir's eyes showed some regret, and then slowly became relieved, "I couldn't catch up with my mother, but you caught up with me. You are always better than me in every way."

"If you feel unwell, go find a monk. Don't tell me these useless things." Lu Ke stood up and paced back and forth a little irritably, then turned his head and stared at Amir and asked.

"Didn't Sally say it was just a minor illness?"

"It's really just a minor illness. I've recovered. It's just that my life span is coming to an end."

Amir acted quite calmly at this time, "Don't be sad, brother."

"Family, friendship, love, noble status, outstanding achievements, many people can't get two of them, but I have them all."

"You should be happy for me."

Luke covered his face and breathed heavily for a few times. After a moment of silence, he looked at Amir and asked softly, "Do you have any wishes that you want to fulfill?"

"No, I have lived a very happy life."

Amir answered affirmatively and smiled at Luke, "Just accompany me for the last part of the journey."

After a moment's silence, Luke nodded.

"it is good."

Over the next two days, Amir and Luke talked a lot about their own stories.

He spoke in great detail and clarity, from his childhood to his old age, from the mansion to the army, and then back to the mansion, repeating himself the second time after he finished speaking once.

He actually still kept the old mottled table and installed it on the renovated roof of the mansion as a secret base. At night, he would force Lu Ke to sit on it and talk to him energetically.

"At that time, in the Sword Town of the Northern Kingdoms, several of us tried to draw our swords together, but none of us could do it. At first everyone was laughing, but then no one could laugh anymore."

"It's very cold in the Offen Mountains. People get sick every day. There are beautiful icicle cherries there that can cure diseases. We take turns picking them."

"An Rui was very noisy when he was little, right? I beat him up many times after you and Trela ​​left. He is still a little afraid of me and feels that I am not very good at teaching children. But the child is not bad now. If I am given another chance, he may do better."

The sound in my ears became smaller and smaller, and lighter and lighter, and finally stopped completely at some point.

A dull crash sounded, and the person next to him fell on the table, with calmness and tranquility remaining on his face.

Lu Ke did not turn sideways to look. He stared at the bright moon. His clear vision was slowly covered by a layer of mist. The bright moon was elongated and deformed in the transparent water light.

He suddenly remembered Lanis's teachings.

She said that separation is a compulsory course for elves.

"You should be calm in the face of all those who leave."

It's a really cold night.

The elf lowered his eyes, relaxed his body, and lay on his back on the roof that carried his memories, allowing the deep night to swallow him up.

"Good night, Amir."

(End of this chapter)