I, Viego, conquer Terra!

This thing might be the key item to rebuild the source of the Curse of Ruin in the future, which is the "spring water" envisioned by Viego. It cannot be thrown away casually.

——Even though there was the remnant soul of Isolde inside, it made him feel a little unlucky.

But I have to bring it with me.

just in case.

Viego specifically asked for two large maps of the nearby area in the supplies so that he could travel around and look for a good place to serve as the base camp.

When I become stronger, I will recreate the physical source of the Curse of Ruin there. Once I succeed, I won't have to worry about suddenly dying due to my weakened strength.

Viego has no intention of establishing a flag for his own faction for the time being, but recreating the Curse of Ruin is necessary.

——Although achieving this step will inevitably be full of difficulties and obstacles.

The Curse of the Ruin in Runeterra can continue to exist because it has the "holy water" of the Blessed Isles or the Shadow Isles as its energy source, and the Harrowing Night that occurs every year to plunder the living in Bilgewater, allowing it to last for thousands of years.

But whether or not such a powerful source of energy can be found in this new and different world is a big question.

But that's all in the future, we can take our time with it.

I don't think development and construction can be achieved all at once. I'm still in the development stage of a novice, so I don't need to worry too much about these issues for the time being.

......

Viego and W successfully returned to Babel's mobile ship base on Rhodes Island without any danger.

He followed W back to the ward - Rhodes Island seemed to have not been fully renovated yet, the existing rooms were very tight, and they did not arrange a room for Viego to rest.

So he could either sleep in the wilderness like he did last night, or spend the night in the corridor, or he would have to sleep on the floor in W and Ines' ward.

But Viego didn't need to sleep, so it didn't matter where he went. He followed W back to the ward only because he had no other place to go.

But to his surprise, W deliberately blocked him outside the ward door.

"I'm going to take a shower and change clothes. Do you still want to come in and take a look?" W smiled brightly and slammed the door. "Besides, I took a shower and brushed my teeth yesterday. Don't worry too much, Viego."

“?” I didn’t ask you.

Viego was confused and then thought of Ines in the ward.

Did W say this on purpose for Inès to hear? Why?

I don't understand.

He touched his head and turned away.

Well, since W clearly doesn't want me to go in with him, I'll just find a secluded place and stay by myself.

——There are some things that can only be studied when you are alone.

......

In the ward.

W looked at Inès who was sitting on the bed with a book in her hand and looking sideways, and raised her hand with a smile to say hello: "Hey."

"You didn't come back last night." Ines glanced at W's bed. "You and Viego stayed out all night?"

"Hmm..." W hesitated for a moment, then smiled and winked at Inès. "Guess?"

"......" Inès took a deep breath.

"Aren't you very wary of him? Why are you so concerned about our affairs?" W deliberately approached Inès, smiled and looked at the book in her hand, and said in surprise:

"Oh my, this is the first time I've seen someone read a book even if it's held upside down. I didn't expect Captain Inès to be so amazing."

Inès was startled and looked at the book in her hand.

Not holding it upside down.

But her actions speak for themselves.

She wasn't reading at all.

"Haha... I didn't expect you to be so cute?" W's laughter came from the side. "So you really care about us so much? Are you paying attention to me or Viego?"

"...It has nothing to do with you." Ines said coldly. "I'm just afraid that you'll die inexplicably and I'll get into trouble."

"Oh~ So you're concerned about me? What a pity, Viego has no ill will towards me..." W looked at Ines and tapped his lips deliberately:

"But, we had a lot of fun last night, didn't we? It seems that he still likes me more than Captain Ines?"

"You guys..." Ines frowned, glanced at W's lips, and snorted coldly: "I don't care."

"Oh, oh, well then—" W stood up and shook his head with pretended regret. "I was going to tell Captain Ines about my discovery, but it turns out you don't care at all? Forget it then..."

"?" Ines realized that she had been led into W's rhythm. If she continued like this, she would only be played around by W, so she got straight to the point:

"W, stop talking nonsense and just say what you want to say."



Chapter 39 Raid - Tower of Babel!

There was no one on the deck of Rhodes Island, and it was quiet and peaceful.

This place was chosen by Viego as the place for his solo research - don't get me wrong, it's not some improper solo research, Viego is a serious person.

He just discovered some problems when he met Isolde earlier and was hit by the obsession and memories of the Ruined King.

For a long time, Viego has been very secretive about the thousands of years of memories in his mind. He would not think too much about it if possible, for fear that he would be washed away by the powerful obsession of the Ruined King and lose himself and personality, and become the new king of clowns.

But just now, Viego suddenly thought that his situation was actually somewhat similar to the superhero called "The Hulk" in the Marvel series of movies in his previous life.

Dr. Banner has another personality called "Hulk" in his body. He has been fighting against this personality all along, trying to control the other personality, but with little success, and even put himself in danger at one point.

But later on, Dr. Banner reached a reconciliation with Hulk and successfully made the Hulk form permanent.

This situation provided inspiration for Viego.

Perhaps, it is not a good thing to keep yourself in a state of conflict with the memories in your brain for a long time.

After all, the memories were there, in his mind.

Maybe one day he will really have a split personality. By then, there will be a Ruined King and a modern man in his mind. The modern man's life experience of just a few decades will definitely not be able to compare to the Ruined King's memory depth of thousands of years.

By then, not only will the main personality become a secondary personality, but I might even become the ultimate clown that Isolde played with...

This kind of thing should never happen!

Viego changed his mind.

Now it seems that confrontation is definitely not advisable, as the memories in the mind and the deep-rooted obsessions in the Curse of Ruin may be triggered at any time.

As long as he wanted to survive and needed to collect fragments of Isolde, there was obviously no way to avoid this situation.

Therefore, at present, it seems that the better way should be to proceed step by step, gradually trying to accept and obtain the memories of the Ruined King bit by bit, and truly make them one's own memories.

In this way, the obsession that has lasted for thousands of years will inevitably collapse.

Viego will not become that bootlicker again.

This method cannot be said to be very good or perfect, but it is definitely better than blindly insisting on independence.

Those who can be close to us should be won over, and those who cannot be close to us should be divided.

The wisdom of our ancestors is also applicable to Viego's current situation.

Take it one step at a time, and try to accept the memories that don't have a big impact on you, such as the Ruined King's childhood, or those memories of killing enemies, handling state affairs, receiving an education, and interacting with other family members and Kalista.

These memories will basically have no impact on modern people whose concepts and thoughts have already been formed and who have experienced the era of information explosion. Memories are just memories.

But the memories about Isold are different. Even if they are just memories, those memories carry the strong emotions of the Ruined King. Once they are recalled, it is difficult to stop, and if you are not careful, you will be doomed.

Leave the difficult ones for last, and fight the BOSS after your levels and attributes are high. It’s a very simple idea.

Viego determined his next "action plan" for the memories in his mind, and when the time came, he couldn't help but sigh.

When he thought about the possibility that he might suddenly say something like "The world is ruined!" or "Follow my orders!" on the battlefield in the future, his middle school heart, which had long since died in his corporate life, could not help but begin to beat in shame.

There's a thrill of exposing yourself in a busy street.

——Don't get me wrong, what I'm talking about here is showing off your Kamen Rider Transformation Belt PLAY.

Viego sat on the deck, trying to sink his thoughts into the sea of ​​memories spanning thousands of years in his mind, carefully touching its edge.

Let’s recall from the beginning.

The Ruined King was born as the second prince of the Kingdom of Kamavia, and he had an older brother who had performed well since childhood and was a role model for the royal family.

So he never thought about inheriting the throne. Normally, the throne would only be held by his eldest brother, and the Ruined King would only exist as a prince.

But accidents happen, and his eldest brother lost his life in a war.

And their father, the King of Kamavia, was old and on the verge of decay.

So, the young Viego was appointed to the throne in the face of many distrustful gazes.

He may not be considered a wise ruler, but he is definitely not a foolish one.

From the perspective of later generations, the king at that time could only be regarded as a king who maintained the status quo. He did not have strong abilities, but he was not tyrannical either.

With the assistance of his only remaining relative, Calista, King Viego at that time handled state affairs conscientiously and dedicatedly. The Kingdom of Kamavia did not get worse, and was even getting better at a slight pace.

This is how it should be.

——Until he met the blonde tailor's daughter in a toy store.

boom--! ! !

A loud explosion sounded in Viego's ears, waking him up from the deep sea of ​​memory.

"Isul...!"

He slapped himself.

Isolde, damn it, get out of here!

Damn, I almost got stuck in there and couldn't get out. It's really not that easy to accept the memory of the Ruined King...

I have to be more careful next time.

Viego took a deep breath, stood up and looked in the direction where the explosion came from.

There was Rhodes Island's outer armor. A big hole had been blown into the already imperfect and crude armor, exposing the wiring and outer frame that were flashing with sparks under the armor.

Kal'tsit's cold voice sounded over the loudspeaker:

"We were attacked by an unknown magician from the south. Part of the outer armor has been broken. Medical staff, help the wounded evacuate the third floor as soon as possible. The rest of the personnel should act in an orderly manner according to the pre-war guidance manual."

Judging from the height of the armor that was blown open, it was... the third floor!

W, Inès, and Hedley are all still there!

Viego looked up to the south, but couldn't see any figure.

Rhodes Island is now anchored in the wilderness. The entire south is an endless wasteland and grassland, and the east is a ruined building.

If they were magicians, then their attack range shouldn't be so far that they couldn't even see the person...

Could it be...

Viego remembered something.

The next moment, he watched helplessly as a huge fireball "grew" out of nothing above the grass, and then rushed towards the outer deck of Rhodes Island at an extremely fast speed.

Damn, these guys really used camouflage similar to ghillie suits!

Chapter 40: Viego is itching to fight

Viego stood on the deserted deck of Rhodes Island and felt a noisy breath blowing in the wind.

The Curse of Ruin in his body was restless, craving for killing, craving more essence from living beings to strengthen itself.

Viego was also a little agitated.

It only took one night last night to absorb all the remaining power of the Curse of Ruin in the fragment on W's body.

Now he is an adventurer who has just upgraded his equipment, and he is also eager to rely on a BOSS and a battle to find out how powerful he is now.

Viego was itching to kill.