I don't want to conquer witches anymore.

then.

"Alright, do whatever you're going to do, Carol."

In the next instant, Duke and Carol abruptly disappeared from the core cabin of the floating city.

……

Amber slowly opened her eyes, rubbing them as if she had just woken from a dream, staring at the empty core chamber. She blinked blankly, then scratched her head, seemingly completely confused about what had happened.

But soon, her gaze fell on the transparent coffin, where a golden apple was placed.

Amber curiously stretched out her finger, and as her fingertip touched the surface of the golden apple, Duke's voice suddenly rang in her ear:

Good morning, my princess.

"Eat this golden apple, Amber."

"I will wait for you on the eve of the floating city's destruction and apocalypse."

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Chapter 482 Duke

"What did you leave for Amber in the end?"

Carol's voice rang out, causing Duke, who had finally regained his vision, to shake his head. He casually answered Carol's question: "Just a golden apple that can grant wishes."

[Item Name: Golden Apple]

[Item Description: Power, wisdom, strength, courage, heroic glory... Clearly, in the eyes of a true hero, none of these things compare to a perfect love. Yet, the hero who chose love ultimately ignited the fuse that sparked war.]

[Item Effect: Get everything you want.]

However, Duke's understanding of the Golden Apple came only from the item description. He had never used the Golden Apple himself, so he didn't know how it would work. Of course, the Golden Apple's own abilities were not the most crucial thing; the most crucial thing was the "fate" of the Golden Apple that he ultimately placed inside.

Moreover, Duke had no intention of explaining to Carol. He raised an eyebrow, surveyed his surroundings, and then, somewhat surprised, raised another eyebrow, taking the initiative to ask:

"Is this... a mini planet?"

Duke realized almost instantly that this was the Little Prince's mini-world. Unlike the complete and powerful mini-planet in the parallel world, the Little Prince's mini-world in this world (although his essence had become the Black Prince of the parallel world next door) was just like this. Duke had seen this kind of mini-planet before in a time loop, but compared to before, Duke could see much more now.

From Duke's perspective on fate, this mini-planet has almost no remnants of fate, but there are many traces of intertwined fates. In other words, this mini-planet was once closely intertwined with many fates, but these connections were later brutally severed.

This miniature planet was once a no-man's land, and the connection between its owner and its fate was severed. However, a connection has recently been re-established—and clearly, the person who rebuilt this connection is the Black Prince, who was brought to us from a parallel world by Duke.

However, Duke didn't see the little prince in his field of vision, so he looked at Carol with even greater surprise:

"How did you convince the Little Prince to bring us in?"

The little prince was taken away by Carol along with Amber. He didn't know why Carol brought him to the floating city, but he never expected that the little prince would actually cooperate with Carol so obediently. Duke originally thought that the cunning prince would pull some kind of "I'd rather die than submit" move.

Carol shrugged and asked insincerely, "Guess?"

"Can the Riddler just get out of the floating city?" Seeing that Carol wasn't going to answer the question properly, Duke rolled his eyes and complained irritably, "There are two kinds of people I hate the most in my life, one of them is the Riddler."

Carol asked curiously, "What about the second one?"

"The person who tells me to speak properly but won't let me tell riddles."

Carol: "?"

Speechless at Duke's words, Carol rolled her eyes, sighed, and said with a mix of helplessness and eagerness, "Since you hate the Riddler so much, let's begin the revelation of everything."

"Huh? So direct?" Duke was somewhat surprised. "Are you finally going to reveal all the secrets?"

Duke was merely surprised, not flustered. Although he now had to face Carol alone, he didn't seem to feel any pressure. First, his confidence stemmed from his increased strength. Strictly speaking, after mastering and completing the Song of Destiny, he had become a true legend (not even a near-legend, because his legendary destiny was astonishingly complete), not to mention that he also controlled the Starfire.

Carol is indeed one of the top players, and Duke even suspects that she has a way to defeat Lady Scarlet, the apparent top player of the floating city. However, Duke is not without a fighting chance now.

Secondly... to put it bluntly, Carol was never considered an enemy by Duke. He never felt much hostility towards her, and Carol never felt any real hostility towards Duke either.

The only time Duke truly considered Carol an enemy was when "Carol caused Amber to get lost in the quantum cloud." However, Duke later learned that Carol hadn't intentionally caused Amber to get lost in the quantum cloud, and Amber had now been rescued by him. Therefore, the hostility and even murderous intent he felt at that time had largely dissipated.

"So, where to begin? I've got it!"

Carol scratched her head in slight distress, then, as if suddenly struck by a brilliant idea, pointed a finger at Duke and said excitedly:

"Duke"

Duke: "?"

"Why are the prototypes for all the witch games based on your past life?"

Why does my diary say, 'I have found the real star map system'?

"Why are you able to turn a mere star map system into a 'witch conquest system'?"

Duke's lips twitched slightly, and he rubbed his temples with a headache, trying to recall his memories of being with Carol.

Although Duke's efforts were fruitless and he still couldn't recall anything, even if he couldn't remember anything, he could figure out with his toes who told Carol this joke—who else could it be but himself before he lost his memory?

Duke's expression became incredibly amusing at the thought, but he still dutifully delivered the next line: "Stop talking. (Dull, monotone)"

There is only one answer—

Although Duke read very well, Carol remained enthusiastic, one hand on her hip, the other pointing at Duke as she continued:

"Duke"

"You are the original form of the world's first witch game, 'Star Chart System'!"

After Carol finished speaking, she looked at Duke expectantly. In her mind, this was incredibly important information. Even if Duke had maintained a calm and collected demeanor until now, he would definitely be stunned by this bombshell news… Then, Carol, full of anticipation, saw Duke's expression remain unchanged and heard his monotone reply:

"I'm the true form of the Star Chart System? It's a lie, this must be a lie! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah..."

"Huh?" Carol paused, somewhat surprised. "You don't seem very surprised?"

"There's been enough foreshadowing," Duke shrugged. "And I don't think this is the biggest news of the day, do I?"

Duke paused for a moment, then continued:

"Aren't you going to tell me how you're going to kill me later?"

Chapter 483 The Only Ray of Light in the Eternal Night 4K2

The Star Chart System is the world's earliest witch game, and Duke is the embodiment of the Star Chart System.

This is indeed a very big piece of news, but there were so many foreshadowings and information that Duke had been waiting for. This seemingly big and unpredictable possibility was actually something Duke had already thought of.

And to be honest, this isn't the most bizarre or absurd possibility Duke has in mind... It's much more plausible than the speculation that he's the Star Chart System's own son, isn't it?

So when Carol dropped this bombshell, Duke didn't show any surprise at all, and even directly asked another question:

"Aren't you going to tell me how you're going to kill me later?"

Hearing Duke say those words, and seeing the slight upturn of his lips, Carol instinctively reached out and covered her chest. She felt her heart skip a beat, a wave of sadness and heartache washing over her… But quickly, Carol regained her composure and said, feigning calmness:

"I am prepared to steal your time, freeze you in eternity, and make you my eternal puppet."

“Look at this, how scary.” Duke clicked his tongue. “You’re not Annie, so stop pretending to be a yandere. You’re not convincing at all.”

If Anne had said this, Duke wouldn't have doubted whether she would have done such a thing... but since Carol said it, it didn't seem very convincing.

"This is the consequence of your betrayal." Carol pouted, but quickly lost her previous calm or intimidating expression. All along, she had tried to appear calm, meticulous, and even almost supernaturally intelligent in front of Duke, but now that everything was nearing its end, she had finally dropped the pretense—able to feel sadness in front of Duke, and also able to smile naturally in front of him. "Although you probably don't remember any of that... Duke, let me ask you, what does this mini-planet look like to you now?"

"From the perspective of fate, this miniature planet is nothing but ruins, once directly connected and deeply bound to countless destinies, but all these destinies have been severed by some force. But we can also see that these destinies are recovering, recovering into... I don't know what they will recover into, a miniature planet in a parallel world?"

Duke shrugged and gave a casual answer.

"Pretty much, because the reconstruction of the mini planet was due to the Black Prince from the parallel world becoming its master. His (or her) legendary destiny gave this mini planet the possibility of recovery, and as long as the seed is planted, I can make it bear abundant fruit in an instant."

"Can you accelerate time on this miniature planet all by yourself?"

"can."

Duke glanced at Carol and said sincerely, "I think you're even more outrageous than Lady Scarlet. You're more deserving of the title 'Witch of Miracles'."

"You flatter me. I just had enough time to try and repeat. If we limit myself to 'one time,' I am far inferior to Ms. Fei."

She wrote in her diary, "I am just a mortal, and the possibilities I have are ultimately limited." But as the saying goes, to know the truth about a person, you can't look at what they say, but at what they do... Who can call Carol a "mortal" for what she has accomplished? Where are the "possibilities" limited?

If he had to choose an emoji to express his feelings right now, only a sweating soybean could represent Duke's speechlessness. His lips twitched slightly as he asked, "So you asked me to bring back the Little Prince from the parallel world just to revive this mini planet?"

"You could say that."

"So why did you want to revive this mini-planet?" Duke pinched his chin, a thoughtful expression on his face. "Let me guess... You sent me to the parallel world not just to bring the Little Prince back, right? Otherwise, you could have simply turned back time to before the Little Prince's fall, without going through all this trouble. From this perspective, you want me to see the floating city in the parallel world."

The floating city in the parallel world is the origin of everything and the prototype of the floating city in this world. However, Carol definitely did not do this to teach him how the floating city was created. The truth about the floating city does not require him to personally go to a parallel world. Therefore, there is only one possibility left regarding Carol's painstaking efforts to rebuild the mini world.

Is the Little Prince's approach in a parallel universe actually the correct answer?

Carol looked at Duke with a "as expected of you" look, then confirmed Duke's thoughts: "That's right, although the floating city in the parallel world is beyond saving, becoming the 'savior' and destroying the floating city is indeed the only option, but before everything turned out that way, they once had a chance to save the floating city. The little prince was their chance!"

In the floating city of the parallel world, there is no Carol, no prophetic witch, and all spellcasters have been expelled from the floating city. The world rules from the other dimension are regarded as a treasure bestowed by the heavens. The four major families, the council, and the sheriffs of the three major forces hinder and hold each other back. There are almost no visionary leaders, and no one takes the threat of the apocalypse as a real thing.

The entire city was completely abandoned from top to bottom, which is why it was so rotten that even the "savior" Duke, who possessed the Star Chart System, couldn't save the floating city! Let alone Duke, even if you replaced Duke with anyone else in the world, they wouldn't be able to save the floating city from this pathetic state of decay.

However, that floating city that went astray was not without its merits; in fact, it held the key to survive the apocalyptic destruction.

The Little Prince... or more accurately, The Little Prince's Miniature Planet.

The Little Prince was the first person in the world to come into contact with the star map system, and the creator of the floating city in the parallel world. She herself had a powerful destiny that was almost inseparable from the floating city, which is why she was able to transfer the fate of the floating city's destruction to the mini planet she created with her legendary destiny.

That miniature planet with its ever-changing policies is the key to saving the floating city.

“But… what does this have to do with me?” Duke frowned. “Since you’ve already found a way to beat the game, why can’t you beat it? Don’t tell me you can’t find a legendary destiny similar to ‘Song of Destiny’.”

It's obvious that promising talents like Cecil and Eve, who are "destined to possess legendary fates," were all collected by Carol in the floating city. Duke doesn't know how many times Carol tried, but since she found a clear way to pass the level, did she give up without even trying?

Carol's lips curled slightly upward. She noticed Duke's expression and guessed what he was thinking, so she said softly:

"I have experienced 131 time loops, constantly repeating the past 500 years. During these times, I have been repeatedly trying to avoid the fate of the floating city's destruction, but each time I have failed."

"In fact, the key is the Little Prince's miniature planet, which I realized during the fourth time loop."

"After that, I repeated the time loop more than thirty times, searching across the continent for legends of destiny or promising talents with related legendary destiny. For example, Cecil and Eve, whom you should have already thought of, and some promising talents you may not have even realized, such as Natasha and Jasmine."