Simultaneous Travel: Becoming a Legend in the Heavens.

Chapter 197 Possibility Branches

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Luke opened his eyes and saw a familiar room.

Hollow carved windows, a simple and plain room, with a few pots of flowers and plants dotted in front of the window. This is the room he and Trela ​​live in now, but there is no one inside.

He closed his eyes, and then appeared in another room filled with magic books and magic devices.

Lu Ke's face was filled with anxiety, his brows were furrowed, big drops of sweat were oozing and dripping from his face. He kept writing down various formulas on the draft paper, turning them into all kinds of abstract and bizarre drafts, trying to understand time, and his state was obviously not right.

"Wait for me, Trela, I'm almost figuring it out, wait for me, wait for me."

"You should say goodbye to me properly at a time like this..."

Traila, who was lying on the bed beside him, looked even older and more decrepit than she was now, with a gray face that was the end of life. She looked at Luke with a look of reproach and indulgence.

But the husband, who was in extreme pain, didn't hear her at all.

Slowly, she closed her eyes and lost her life silently.

Meanwhile, Luke was still making various attempts and efforts. Because he was focusing all his attention on research, he didn't even notice Trela's death, and he was still mumbling.

"It will be very quick, don't worry, it will be very quick!"

After glancing at the manuscript, Lu Ke shook his head. He was on the wrong path in this world.

“Not this future.”

……

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On a summer night, the refreshing cool breeze blew on their bodies.

Luke hugged old Trela ​​tightly, and the two of them sat on the grass, leaning against each other. Countless flowers bloomed around them, and the colorful flowers were so beautiful that they were dazzling.

In the sky, countless meteors fell like silver ribbons, as if it was raining stars in the sky, or as if the painter of the universe was painting bright silver colors on the dark canvas.

“This scene is so familiar.”

Trela ​​half-closed her eyes, her face full of nostalgia, and said softly, "It's been fifty years since then."

The same half-century meteor shower, the same flower field magic, the same Luke by my side, the only difference is that my life is constantly slipping away.

"Have I taken good care of you?"

Luke placed a gentle kiss on Trela's old face, "You devoted your whole life to me, but you only got a tiny bit of my time."

"The life of a human is different from that of an elf. You have done very well." Tleila tried hard to open her eyes.

"Do you remember what you said that year? You asked me what you would do if I died?"

"Now I can give you the answer."

Trela ​​looked at Luke fondly and smiled with relief: "Go and start a new life, meet new people, make new friends, and if you want, it's okay to find a new partner."

Lu Ke smiled and said, "Won't you be jealous?"

"You won't be jealous when you die."

Trela's voice was extremely weak, as if she had exhausted all her strength after saying this.

"It's hard to say. Flame's manuscript mentioned that in the northernmost region where the Demon King Erd's castle is located, souls really exist."

Trela ​​didn't answer.

"The last trip is not complete yet. I actually wanted to take you on a proper trip. The northern countries have been recovered. We can go there in the spring when the flowers are blooming and leave our mark in every city along the way."

The person in my arms still didn't respond.

So Lu Ke also fell silent.

After dawn, Lu Ke placed his lover, who was gradually losing his warmth, on the flower field. He touched the Mirror Lotus Ring in his hand, looked at the sun gradually rising from the horizon, and spoke calmly.

"Having just one companion is enough."

This time, Trela ​​left with a smile and a little reluctance, and Luke chose to accompany her for the last time, just like he did with Amir.

"Are you satisfied with just this?"

After staring for a long time, Lu Ke withdrew his gaze and turned to leave the branch.

He would not accept such an outcome.

With countless branches, there is always a way out.

He wanted to observe again, again, and again.

……

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"I know you're watching."

"Reverse the future vision observation magic and continue to deduce the future. If there are countless possibilities in the future, then my behavior now is not crazy."

Lu Ke had calm eyes and clear mind. He listed everything related to his research clearly, explained every detail, and sighed after finishing his explanation.

"I don't know if this is a futile effort or if it's all just fantasy, but I'm still willing to try."

"This is all I have achieved in the past hundred years. It's not much progress, but I hope it can help you."

He chuckled and stretched out his hand to the air, "No matter which time and space, no matter which world, no matter whether this is a fantasy or not, Luke will always believe in Luke, and Luke will always help Luke."

"Even if it's just a tiny possibility, am I right?"

The invisible Lu Ke silently stretched out his hand, shook hands with Lu Ke this time in the void, took note of the knowledge, and bowed slightly.

Then he slowly withdrew from the branch.

……

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"I believe in the goddess and have interpreted the entire holy book."

"The iron law of this world is that life span cannot be changed. No matter what you try, the result is predetermined."

Luke, wearing a gorgeous magic robe, walked to the cemetery. He placed a bunch of star flowers in front of Trela's grave, then took off the ring in his hand and placed it on the tombstone. His body felt a lot more relaxed.

Lu Ke returned to their residence and looked at the two exquisite statues. After looking at them for a while, he raised his hand slightly.

The torrent of magic shattered the sculpture that had promised to stay at the end of time. He looked up at the sky speechlessly, as if he had broken free from his own restraints, and turned away. "It's time to start a new journey."

Watching his back disappear into the distance, Luke slowly shook his head.

“And my journey continues.”

……

Countless possibilities flowed into his mind: Luke who gave up, Luke who persisted, Luke who stagnated, and Luke who moved forward hand in hand.

Waves of memories flooded into his brain, giving Luke a splitting headache.

In contrast, he felt that his emotions seemed to become increasingly indifferent, and even the anxiety in his heart was alleviated a lot.

Observing the timeline from a perspective close to that of God can make one's spirit stronger, but in contrast, one's human heart will gradually become numb. This is a side effect that I'm not sure whether I should call a side effect or not.

Lu Ke opened his eyes expressionlessly and waved his hand to burn the manuscript in front of him.

After observing countless timelines, he learned a truth.

Time is a chasm, and research without a bridge in between will not lead to any conclusion. It will take hundreds or even thousands of years for her to develop the time magic she wants, let alone complete it within Trela's lifetime.

Years of hard work went to waste, and he needed to find another source.

Luke shifted his gaze to the shadows around the corner and spoke softly.

"Come out, I know you're here."

A large cloaked demon slowly emerged from the shadows.

He walked towards Lu Ke, and when they were three or five meters apart, he knelt on one knee and lowered his head.

"Sir, what do you want me to do?"

"Why do you treat me like this?"

Lu Ke asked Shulahart coldly, even though the demons have been living in peace for decades and Shulahart has given him help, the demons are still not trustworthy.

"Because you are the key to the Demon King's long-cherished wish."

"What does he wish for?"

Shulahat lowered his head even lower. "He hopes that demons and humans can coexist peacefully."

"It's no exaggeration to say that it's a fantasy."

Lu Ke sneered. From his vision of the future, he learned that the big demons were still staying in the Demon King's City only because they were restrained by the Demon King. They were already very impatient and might rebel at any time.

Shulahart did not refute, but raised his head and looked at Luke with indifferent and ruthless eyes.

"Sir, do you know anything about the demons?"

Luke read out the contents of the holy book step by step: "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 and cruel, ruthless and cunning."

"You don't believe that, do you?"

Luke said coldly: "It is a common practice to stigmatize the enemy."

A beam of magic with a warm and bright aura appeared from Shulahat's fingertips. The child who was said to be the most hated by the goddess used the monk's healing magic, which is the so-called goddess magic, although it was a bit strenuous.

"You are right. The goddess is impartial to any race, and the god will only watch everything from a high position... That's how it should be."

Shulahat stopped talking, removed the magic in his hand, and spoke in a calm tone.

"As long as you believe in the goddess, she will grant you blessings, no matter if you are a human, elf or demon."

"It's just that demons are all extremely self-centered creatures. Almost all of them can't even believe in the existence of the goddess, let alone believe in her. Even I can only barely use the lowest level of the goddess' magic."

"Demons are creatures like this. They have no emotions, do not understand malice, and do not understand hatred. Apart from a slight resistance to death, demons do whatever they want, including me and other great demons."

Having said this, Shulahart paused to give Luke time to digest what he said. After a while, he continued, "There is only one exception in the entire demon clan, and that is the Demon King."

"He is an existence that has broken through the limits of the demon race and truly possesses human emotions, including joy, anger, sorrow, and fear. He sincerely hopes that the war between humans and demons can end."

Hearing this, Luke reacted, "The Demon King thinks I can end the war between demons and humans?"

Shulahat said calmly, "You can understand it that way."

"I will not speak for the demons. When I am strong enough, I will only choose to completely destroy the demons."

"That's exactly what the devil wants to see." After saying this, Shulahat slowly stood up and stepped back into the shadows. "And you want to take action now, don't you? For the Golden Land, Mahat."

Having his thoughts seen through, Lu Ke's face darkened: "Your future vision is more than mine. What are you hiding?"

"I will leave you a message when I die, which will come soon."

The great demon disappeared into the shadows.

Lu Ke pursed his lips and turned back to the room.

He looked at Trela's increasingly old appearance on the bed and made up his mind to choose a possibility without even thinking about the consequences.

……

The next day, when Trela ​​woke up, she found herself lying in a slightly shaking carriage.

Rising from the cushion, she drew aside the curtain of the carriage and saw Luke, the coachman.

Noticing the gaze behind him, Luke turned around and smiled at her.

"You're awake. Get some more sleep."

The smile on the elf's face that hadn't been seen in years made Trela ​​slightly startled, "Where are we going?"

Lu Ke turned his head away and said, "Let's continue the journey that we didn't complete that year. Let's go to the northernmost part of the northern countries."

Trela ​​asked hesitantly, "Erd?"

Luke nodded slightly, "Erd."

The northernmost place, the Demon King's city of Erd.

(End of this chapter)