Life has dealt a heavy hand to a weak demigod like me.

A single guy cares so much about other people's love life that it seems like he is lacking love himself.

"Anyway, think this over carefully. We're going to set off now."

"If you're any later, you'll miss the last bus."

Charles and Theresa nodded, then boarded the Krolov family's carriage and headed towards the station.

But after taking only a few steps, Teresa stopped him.

"Um...is there something wrong with the way we are moving?" Teresa waved her hand in the carriage and showed the map in front of the two of them.

According to their initial understanding of the black line on the map, common sense would indicate that as Teresa moved forward, the black line would slowly fade as she moved.

But even though the carriage continued to move forward, the black line did not disappear.

On the contrary, it seemed to become thicker - the black line on the section of the road where the carriage was moving forward was thicker than the section behind it, as if two black lines were overlapping.

"Are we required to walk? If so, we really won't be able to catch the bus today," Peroz guessed.

"It's also possible that our previous guess was wrong, and perhaps the journey forward won't diminish the black line, but will only make it thicker?" Teresa also proposed a hypothesis.

"Anyway, let's go back to the starting point and try again." Charles touched his chin and asked Morin outside to turn the carriage back to the manor.

After returning to the manor, the thick black lines also disappeared.

"Let's try walking for a distance first." At the gate of Rocks Manor, several people walked forward for a distance, but the black line did not disappear, but became thicker again.

"Could it be that my guess is right?" Theresa looked at the map in confusion.

Charles shook his head. "When you got the map, the starting point was inside Rocks Manor. After you left Rocks Manor, the black line disappeared. Logically, the black line should also disappear if you continue forward."

"Maybe we can try another means of transportation?" Peroz's gaze fell on the garage parked on the side of the manor gate.

"Even steam trains could become part of the ceremony. Perhaps this part of the journey requires us to take some new vehicles?"

Several people looked at each other and nodded.

This time, Charles did not let Morin sit in the driver's seat - cars were a relatively new product, and many rules were still imperfect. Morin had learned to drive hastily, and he could drive, but due to some habits and experiences in his previous life, Charles was a little hesitant about him.

This time, the black line began to slowly dissolve.

"This is the first time I've seen such a ceremony. Does it even take the newly appeared vehicles into account? It really keeps up with the times." In the back row, Morin looked at the map shown by Teresa with a happy expression.

"It's hardly keeping up with the times. You have to know that cars are strictly speaking a product of the Black Fire Age. Perhaps the treasure this map points to was left behind by someone from the Black Fire Age."

"But steam trains only existed in the steam age~" Morin blinked.

"Strictly speaking, trains similar to steam trains existed during the Black Fire Age, powered by electricity or black fire." Peroz's expression was a little subtle. "I hope this ritual doesn't require us to ride one of those trains on the track. If that were the case, our expedition would have ended here."

Cars are fine, but trains... there are steam trains and magic trains. Currently, few people in the Kingdom of York choose to make such a thankless thing.

Ciel did not join in their discussion.

For some reason, after getting in the car, while driving and looking at Theresa beside him, he always had a subtle feeling in his heart.

This feeling is amazing.

It seems like a wonderful feeling of making a promise and then fulfilling it.

It seemed as if a long time ago, he had told someone that he would take her on a new type of transportation that he had "fictionally described".

Inexplicably, he seemed to hear the promise he had made to someone.

"This is definitely not a fantasy of mine. Cars with four wheels that don't require magic power or anything to pull them and can run faster than horses definitely exist."

"Of course, I'm talking about regular horses. Pegasus or something like that is cheating!"

"Then I can drive you to various places. If the car is big enough, we can also~~"

The sound stopped abruptly, as if it were an illusion, but it also seemed to have existed in reality.

P.S. The author has been working on two books at once, but due to a writer's block on the old book, he was usually on and off for a few days. Recently, the writer's block on the old book has temporarily ended, so I'm updating both books at the same time. Sometimes the protagonist's name will be misspelled... The worst thing is that these typos are sometimes ignored during the review... After all, both Ciel and Chen Yuan are the author's protagonists, and they look very familiar...

If Chen Yuan appears in the book later... please remind me...

I used to use code word software to search for keywords, but I have neglected it recently o(╥﹏╥)o

ps2: After finishing this chapter, I saw that it was 6.02. I had originally thought that I would try my best to update continuously in the next few months, but who knew that it would stop after only a few days of a month... I'm so disappointed...

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Chapter 279: Chapter 159: Conjecture, things that could never have happened

He didn't know when it started, but Charles found that there were always memories that he had never experienced appearing in his mind.

Yes, he was sure he hadn't experienced those things.

As a demigod, his memory cannot be distorted.

Because of his own special nature, even if a true God wanted to tamper with his memory, it would be impossible.

but...

Why did he feel a little choked up in his heart?

Why did he feel as if he had experienced those things himself?

The aftereffects of time travel?

This is not impossible. After all, time is a very wonderful thing. With Charles' power, he can only affect a small part of time.

After passing through the Void Palace for such a long time, although it was not his own strength, it is very reasonable that his body or soul would be affected and undergo some changes.

Did he encounter an ambush in the Xu Palace?

This is also possible. After all, the Void Palace is the residence of the only creator, and even now it is filled with some power that Charles cannot understand.

If this power did something to him, Charles would have no power to resist.

Or is it for some other reason?

Charles recalled his past and everything that happened since he came to this era, trying to find some clues, but found nothing.

His mind began to recall the memory fragments that had just appeared. Charles tried hard to recall who he had said similar words to. He recalled who he might have said similar words to.

But in the end nothing was found.

After all, such intimate words were really not in line with his personality, or rather, were not in line with his personality at the time.

During the Age of Five Gods, due to huge differences in his "three views" and understanding of some things, Charles had always been more physical than spiritual.

Apart from the elf princess he saw at a dance party when he was a teenager and who made him dream about her but ultimately had his hopes shattered, he was sure that he had never liked anyone else during that era.

but...

Lulu Eve...

The love between him and the other person can only be considered unrequited, and it is still unclear whether the other person still remembers him.

No matter how I think about it, there shouldn't be someone in my mind who I like so much that I can honestly tell him about my past life.

Charles' power continued to bloom, but no clues could be found.

He never thought that the problem would happen to him.

Even though I was deceived.

But the power of Lady Doom and Diana did take effect under the premise of his consent and obedience when it occurred.

"Rocks, Rocks...Rocks?" Theresa, who was standing by, looked at the cold sweat on Charles' forehead and his cheeks slowly turning pale, and couldn't help but call him softly.

Her call woke up Charles, who was in a daze and confusion.

"Are you feeling unwell?" Theresa reached out and took out a handkerchief to wipe the cold sweat off his face, then asked with some concern.

"Indeed...something very strange or even incredible happened just now." Charles' expression was a little complicated.

"What's the matter?" Peroz asked curiously, and Morin beside him also pricked up his ears.

He was the first to notice Charles' unusual behavior just now.

After all, Morin has always coveted Charles' body... no, his secrets, so ever since he got in the car, his eyes have been on Charles.

Because of the angle, he could see confusion, shock, curiosity and a series of other emotions in Charles' eyes.

This was the first time he had seen this from Ciel.

Although he felt that if he continued to learn some things, he would most likely die, but for some reason, the more he felt a sense of crisis, the more excited Morin felt.

"I seem to have seen a memory that doesn't belong to me."

"I heard a voice, it seemed like an agreement with someone. The voice was made by me, and the content of the agreement was also a secret related to me."

"But... I don't have any relevant memories, and I can't find anyone who can make such a promise with me."

His words reminded Theresa of something, and the lady in black appeared before her again.

Do you want to continue hiding it?

Theresa felt a little complicated.

Keeping it secret would be a good thing for himself, Charles, and even the Lady of Misfortune who gave him the gift.

But seeing Charles' confused look at this moment, she didn't want to hide it anymore.

But when some words came to her lips, she found that she couldn't say them.

It seemed as if there was some force preventing me from speaking it out.

This power was not compulsory, but it made Teresa finally give up.

Pray, or beg.

This was the power she felt. The other party had given up everything and hoped that she could keep the secret.

She had no way of telling everything after feeling the other party's determination.

"Could it be the influence of the ritual?"

"We are performing a ceremony, and there may be some secrets hidden in this ceremony." Because she knew too little information, Peroz could only make guesses based on the information she currently had.

"It's recorded in my father's books that he once went on an expedition, which was considered the most special expedition in his life."

“He encountered no danger during the entire expedition, but he experienced the life of a stranger.”

"He didn't find the legendary treasure there, but he gained some very valuable knowledge and insights into life."

"Perhaps what we are experiencing is the special adventure that father described?"

This is a story Peroz found in his father's diary.

An expedition took place in a neighboring kingdom of the Kingdom of York.

According to the legend, Rotun found the entrance to the treasure alone, and then he boldly broke into the underground palace that looked very dangerous without any preparation.

It is an ever-changing maze hidden in the ancillary space.

Every time you pass a fork in the maze, you will encounter a level, which may be a puzzle, a test of certain qualities, or even a talent show.

Every time he passes a level, Roton will gain an item that is the obsession of the person who built this place, and through that obsession he will see some things that happened in the past.

Finally, in these memories, Rawdon saw the man's life.

The treasure at the end is a sentence: [I have given you the most precious thing]

Any explorer who sees this would probably go crazy and be so angry that he would not be able to eat.

After all, the treasure was found in the local area with great skill. Although the levels of the maze were not very dangerous, they were very complicated. Roton spent three months in it. Special mushrooms grew on the walls of the maze that could replenish water and essential energy for the human body.

If an ordinary person ate mushrooms in there for three months and finally got a sentence, even the best-tempered person would probably curse.

But Rawdon didn't. He found it very interesting and believed that this was a truly meaningful adventure. Those memories were precious treasures just as that person said.

Although the experience was not painful, Charles gained some inexplicable memories that seemed similar to his father's experiences in some ways.

So Peroz made this guess.

"Ritual?" Charles waved his hand, and the map and key beside Theresa appeared in his hand. He carefully explored the power inside again, then shook his head.

"No ritual can do that. No ritual can do that."

Rituals are very powerful, just like Reiner's dream city, which directly shattered Ciel's three views.

But it is still weak.

After all, the more powerful the ritual, the more restrictions it has, and the more complicated it is to arrange.