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Chapter 175: Give Me a Dream Named Canaan (6k4)

In Rast's hands, illusory points of light gathered.

Then, the light spot condensed into a slightly yellowed book.

This was the fairy tale book that Akxia had given him, the final product that had been sublimated after being continued with a complete ending.

Poems from the distant past

According to the props provided by the Night World, any story written with one's own blood on a blank page will be woven and then materialized into a tangible reality.

Rewriting the world with one's own imagination can be described as the true "realization of fantasy."

"Can't I use ordinary ink? Can I only use my and Axia's blood to write?"

"Furthermore, the story must be logical and reasonable in order to be truly realized... In addition, there are many restrictions, including those that affect the target's status."

Last stared at the azure light curtain in front of him.

"For example—with my current status, if I were to directly write a legendary figure into death in this book... in the end, either nothing would happen, or I would suffer a massive backlash while the legendary figure would remain unscathed."

"But putting aside these limitations, I can be considered a man with the power of words."

"Just like what was described in the fantasy novels of my past life... being able to make laws come true with my words, or as the saying goes, 'a single word can become the law of the world.'"

Luster couldn't help but smile.

His mind moved slightly, and the yellowed book turned into an illusory point of light, returned to his body again, and disappeared.

And Rast also focused his attention on another heraldic dress.

[Chapter of the Fire Thief]

[Category: Heraldic Costume (Secondary Sublimation)]

[Introduction: This was once a badge worn by a traitor. The deep scratches engraved on the silver badge bear witness to an unforgettable betrayal on a rainy night, as well as the desperate cry of a girl on the cliff when her dream was shattered.

Such deep-rooted hatred, the chain of hatred between the innocent and naive girl and the unfaithful man, should have continued forever, eventually creating a vortex of hatred that no one could save.

However, at the end of the story, beside the broken coast covered with rubble and reefs, the girl knew the truth of everything, misunderstandings and hatred were resolved, and the chain of hatred dissipated in the morning light.

And this winged emblem is no longer a mark of traitor, but has been elevated to a symbol of some kind.

The symbol of the original "Fire Thief"——]

[In the distant past, in an age of gods so long ago that it is impossible to verify, the king of the gods in the clouds refused to give fire to the human world, so the world was pitch black and people could only crawl in the darkness to survive.

At that time, a god named Prometheus stole fire from the sun god's chariot and gave it and the knowledge related to fire to the human beings living on the earth.

From then on, fires were lit on the earth, and people built bonfires to ward off wild beasts. From then on, no one would get lost in the dark. The faint light of torches in the hands of travelers swayed everywhere in the vast wasteland, like a dim sea of ​​stars shining.

However, such behavior went against the will of the gods, so the king of gods was furious and tied the fire thief to a steep cliff with iron chains that he could never break free of, and pierced his chest with diamond nails.

He could never sleep, and his tired knees could not bend. Every day a vulture would peck at his liver. The liver would be eaten during the day and grow back at night.

This is the story of the original fire thief.

As one of the gods above the clouds, he fell to the dust for the insignificant humans on earth, nailed to a cliff, and endured the pain of his internal organs being pecked by vultures day and night.

[Today, the original fire thief has passed away, but his spirit has been passed down from generation to generation along with the fire until today, and you are one of his successors.

Even if this ideal and spirit has been gradually weathered and worn away by the long time you have spent in the Deep Blue Harbor, and has even deteriorated and reversed, falling into the dark abyss.

However, the product obtained after the "partner of justice" turns dark and reverses is what is called——

"An evil enemy."

[Effect of the Costume: When the costume holder becomes an enemy with the "Enemy of Humanity" trait, the damage caused will be increased by 100%]

"The opposite of the so-called 'partner of justice'—"

"Is it the 'evil enemy'?"

Looking at the azure light screen in front of him, Last couldn't help but murmur to himself.

The "Winged Emblem of the Betrayer" heraldic attire once gave him a tenfold increase in damage upon his first backstab.

It was precisely because of this tenfold backstab first kill bonus that Last was able to cripple Noah's legendary incarnation with a single holy grenade in the underworld... It also bought him time to carry out subsequent actions and rescue Axia from the ice coffin.

However, the so-called backstab and first-sight kill are naturally only effective when used for the first time.

After the night world mission was over, he once again returned to the shore guardian camp and completely broke off relations with the gravekeepers... this emblem costume lost its effect on him.

After all, the gravekeepers are not fools. They will definitely increase their vigilance after suffering a loss... and it is impossible for me to act as a traitor and spy every time I enter the night world, spending a lot of time infiltrating the enemy and then waiting for an opportunity to backstab them.

Such a plan is simply a risky move. It can be used occasionally as a surprise attack, but it is unrealistic to use it as a regular means.

Now, the "Winged Emblem of the Traitor" has been upgraded to the "Chapter of the Fire Thief". While it has lost the backstab bonus, it has gained a special attack against "enemies of humanity", which can be considered a good advancement.

A heraldic gift with strict triggering conditions that can only be used in special circumstances has been transformed into a permanent bonus that can be effective in most situations.

After all, according to the nature of the Sixth Epoch Night World, whether it is the Iron Cross, the Beast Tide, or those evil cult organizations, they are all real threats to the survival of human civilization. They have the attribute of "enemy of mankind" and can get special attack bonuses.

Even the gravekeepers, who, in Last's opinion, were real obstacles to the continuation of human civilization, were also included in the special attack range of "enemies of humanity."

"From this perspective, maybe I can hypnotize myself and convince myself that the other party is the 'enemy of humanity'... just like St. George, if I say you are a dragon, then you are a dragon."

"This way, no matter who I face, I might be able to benefit from the special attack bonus, turning it into a permanent 100% damage buff."

"But... under self-hypnosis, I should have lost my identity as the 'Fire Thief' and thus wouldn't be able to become the owner of this emblematic ceremonial garment. I didn't expect the Night World to be so calculating as to have completely fixed this bug."

Rast smiled and shook his head, picked up the worn shorekeeper wing emblem, and carefully kept it close to his body.

Then, he turned his attention again to the last Night World mission reward.

[Your inherent skill "Iron Heart" has been upgraded to "Iron Heart Dome"]

【Iron Heart Dome】

[Category: Inherent Skills]

[The endless same day, the repetitive time, the stagnant life, this is not a blessing for mankind, but the most desperate curse... No matter how sincere the feelings or the ardent ideals are, they will eventually decay and deteriorate in the face of the long passage of time, and eventually turn into dust.

Lost of memories and his past, he existed in the world like a zombie. The boy abandoned morality and transformed his mind into a machine that ran like the gears of a machine.

In the red wilderness of the mental world, there was nothing but desolate ruins and the huge gears that kept turning like an ironworks.

This is a mental image that ordinary people can never possess, a land of steel where no living thing can survive. Even the gloomy sky, with its gray and white clouds, is a heart of steel forged from iron and fire.

Such a tough soul forged from steel can even devour the remaining divine thoughts of the ancient gods, without being corrupted or shaken in the slightest.

So...what kind of person can melt your hardened heart?]

[Skill Effect: Your Sanity value is always fixed at 99; you are permanently immune to all hypnosis, bewitching, mind manipulation, corruption, and pollution.]

[All hypnosis, mind reading, soul exploration, and memory retrieval abilities launched against you will be used at 100% of their full value, causing a complete backlash on the caster.]

"It's no longer like the previous 'Heart of Iron', which only significantly increased my own mental resistance."

"Instead, are they simply going to permanently fix my SAN value at the maximum?"

Last looked at the skill effect introduction of "Iron Heart Dome" and was a little surprised at this moment.

This was the first time he had seen such an absolute and unconditional statement in the description of the night world.

After all, generally speaking, even truly supermodel skills such as Axia's "Death Angel" and Gray's "Destiny" sequence often have many restrictions, including position conditions.

For example, the sixth-level Axia cannot directly use the word of death to kill a legend immediately, and Gray's time reversal and world stillness cannot directly affect the legendary strongmen.

However, the skill effect of "Iron Heart Dome" is different.

In the skill description, Night World uses absolute statements without any restrictions.

In other words, even if a True God who was in his prime, four levels higher than the current fifth-level peak Last, appeared before Last at this moment—

This truly powerful God could certainly kill Rast's body, obliterate his soul, crush him, and chop him into pieces...

But even the true God could not tamper with Rast's memory, bewitch and erode his mind, force Rast to become his believer, and make him believe in this god willingly.

That is what they mean, "Gu, kill me," "You can have my body, but you will never have my heart."

"Why do I feel like my passive skill, 'Iron Heart Dome', is actually perfect for being the heroine in a manga or a porn movie..."

Last shook his head slightly, trying to clear these inexplicable distracting thoughts from his mind.

It's all Leader Cessel's fault. If he hadn't completely awakened my humanity in the abyss... If it were in the past, I would never have had these ridiculous ideas.

Thinking of this, Last withdrew his consciousness from the emblem costume and inherent skills awarded as rewards for this mission.

He slowly calmed his mind and sank his consciousness into the depths of his soul.

At the end of the spiritual ocean, amidst the wind and tide of the sea of ​​the mind, stands tall and majestic—

It is a dark tower.

"The Fool's Library"

He whispered the name of the extremely dark tower.

This is the Night Blade that Rast himself owns.

After experiencing the night world of the Sixth Epoch, Last was able to completely confirm that this library hidden deep in his soul was not entirely created by his own mental landscape.

Rather, it is the product of the fire that was stolen from the Grave Keeper Organization by the First Generation and passed down from generation to generation by successive Guardians, manifested in the form of the "Night Blade".

And the moment he left Deep Blue Harbor and became a Night Traveler... he directly awakened his Night Blade self, the "Library of Fools". All this would not have happened without reason.

But before this, he really didn't know about the Fool's Library.

The only reasonable explanation for this is that something happened in his past, before he was trapped in Deep Blue Harbor.

Some things had already weathered away in the endless cycle of time during the three hundred years in Deep Blue Harbor... things that had been forgotten by myself.

There was once a shore guard who passed on the spark of the "Fool's Library" to me when I was still young and ignorant of the world.

Just like when Cecil passed on his fire to his chosen successor Grey.

only--

Rast's gaze became a little distant.

In his mind, some memories that had long been forgotten with the passage of time, with only fragments left, emerged again... memories of the border town of Canaan.

Collapsed walls, falling floor slabs, hot winds carrying smoke and dust, metal pipes twisted and deformed in the high temperature... and the sky burned black and red by thick smoke and fire.

And the woman who smiled heartily after discovering herself still alive in the burning ruins.

In his fragmented memory, the woman's face was already blurred, but Rast still remembered that smile -

This was perhaps the most beautiful smile he had ever seen in his life.

That was also the first time in Rast's life that he heard the term "shore watcher".

If I were to say who is the most likely source of the spark of "The Fool's Library" that is burning brightly in my chest right now...

The only answer, of course, is the woman who rescued him from the burning ruins and gave him the ideal of a "shore watcher."

"so……"

"Are you the one I think you are?"

Rast's quiet whispers to himself received no response from anyone.

Then, in front of Last's eyes, the huge library scenery quietly unfolded.

It seemed to be a pitch-black tower, and Rast was standing at the center of the tower. There was endless darkness in front of him, with only faint starlight shining in the distance.

In the deep darkness, there are twenty-one pale long steps, starting from the ground under Rast's feet, extending upward to the highest point of the tower, the end of the distant deep space.

Rast looked around, scanning the twenty-one pale steps one by one.

Some of the long steps have an illusory door at the bottom step, with golden chains crisscrossing around the door, as if it is shackled with some kind of shackles that are difficult to remove.

However, this was different from when Last first entered the "Library of Fools", when only the "Tower" and "Chariot" stairs were unsealed.

At this moment, nearly half of the stairs have been released from restrictions.

Bright spots of light quietly gathered on these connected steps and gathered into illusory cards.

The back of the card is a pattern that symbolizes the corresponding sequence, while the front of the card is the character portraits of these people who have formed a bond with Rast.

"My own 'Tower', Hiltina's 'Chariot', Professor Barbarossa's 'Forest', Leader Cecil's 'Sun', Dean Silver's 'Moon', Little Gray's 'Fate', Ishtar's 'Hermit', Axia's 'Death'..."

"I didn't expect that before I knew it, I had already unlocked eight long sequences..."

Last looked at the illusory cards that were emitting a faint glow and slowly rotating, and couldn't help but sigh softly.