booktalesy Chapter 4355 Old Newspapers
Chapter 4355 Old Newspapers
Chapter 4355 Old Newspapers
There's not much to talk about regarding Sebastian.
Even if Angell didn't speak, everyone could guess seven or eight parts of the inside story.
For example, Sebastian realized that Angell possessed "new knowledge," and immediately fell into paranoia and fanaticism, ultimately being completely sealed away by the knowledge itself.
They all knew this inevitable process, even if it wasn't said aloud.
Therefore, Angor did not elaborate on the details of the seal, but instead talked about the personality of Sebastian himself, as well as what Sebastian told him personally—the love-hate entanglement between Him and the original Sebastian, and the factionalism and open and covert struggles among the various divine thoughts.
It must be said that these more gossipy topics actually suited the atmosphere of the tea party, and everyone listened attentively.
Maggie sighed, "Who would have thought that Sebastian was actually a 'revolutionary,' determined to overthrow the original... But then again, why did the Cruel Scholar give his divine consciousness an independent consciousness? Isn't he afraid of completely capsizing one day?"
After listening to Mackey's words, Montedan spoke softly: "You're so worried because you're still looking at this from a consciousness-centric perspective. You believe there's only one true self, that the clones are outsiders, and that seizing power is betrayal."
"But is it possible that, for that demon god, every wisp of divine thought and every avatar is himself?"
"Of course, for Him, the existing consciousness is definitely the best."
"But if a divine consciousness could truly overthrow Him and take His place, it would mean that the next consciousness is already better than His current consciousness."
"So what if you get replaced?"
After saying that, Montedan shrugged: "Of course, these are all my guesses, and I'm not sure if they're true."
Maggie was stunned, taken aback by Montand's bizarre logic.
The book fairy gave Montedan a deep look and said softly, "Mr. Montedan seems to have a good understanding of the mindset of creatures from the abyss."
Montessori: "It's not that I really understand it, it's just that I'm used to analyzing problems from different perspectives."
After a pause, Montedan looked at the Book Fairy: "Lady Book Fairy, your understanding of cruel scholars should be deeper than ours. What is your opinion on this matter?"
The book fairy thought for a moment and said, "I can't say for sure about other things, but I can be sure that the Cruel Scholar must have a way to restrain the divine thought clone."
"However, I also agree with some of your points. Even with the means of restraint, if a divine thought clone can break through the shackles, launch a surprise attack on the demon god's main body, and successfully ascend to the throne."
"From the perspective of the Demon God himself, it might not be a bad thing for Him to have nurtured a Gu that is more powerful than His own mind and changed His true self."
After listening, everyone fell into deep thought.
This is a tea party, where everyone expresses their opinions and views.
If you gain something, then you will gain something.
Angell also gained a lot of inspiration from the discussion. Even though he had actually faced Sebastian directly, he was still an insider. Sometimes, the thinking of outsiders is more comprehensive and can make up for his shortcomings.
After recounting Sebastian's situation, Angel began to focus on the "Blue Flame."
For Sebastian...
It is now virtually impossible to awaken Him, as He is completely absorbed in the study of "fantasy alchemy".
In some ways, He has lost all "value".
But the "Blue Flame" is different. As a sensory port created by Sebastian using divine inspiration, it can actually be said to be Sebastian's "time body".
Not only does he possess all of Sebastian's memories, but he is also easier to deal with than Sebastian.
Most importantly, it's willing to make a deal with you as long as you can provide it with different types of flame.
In exchange for fire.
The information here is not limited to information about the abyss or the demon gods; it can even be exchanged for knowledge.
These are Blue Flame's original words, but it also made it clear that the more valuable the information, the rarer the flame needed; for knowledge-based information, it must be top-tier flame.
Although they don't yet know exactly how Blue Flame classifies "top-tier flames," having a channel to exchange for information on demon gods is definitely a good thing for them.
"So, what we need to do now is collect all sorts of flames?" Montedan pondered for a moment, then said softly, "I do remember knowing that somewhere in the Abyss, there's a special kind of flame, but unfortunately, we can't return to the Abyss right now..."
Maggie: "Now that you mention it, I also remember some special flames in the world of Hante, and even some powerful psychic masters can create special flames."
"If it were my old identity, I could have easily used the Mind Master Association to issue a mission and exchange it for flames with a very small reward. But now... sigh."
The book fairy thought for a moment: "I do have a way to obtain a special flame... but I don't know if it will still be useful in Dream Crystal Plains."
Everyone looked at the Book Fairy, even Angor was curious about what the Book Fairy meant by the special flame.
"By burning the Book Demon and Book Spirit with flames, there is a chance to obtain a special flame: Wisdom Flame or Intelligence Flame."
Maggie looked at the book fairy in astonishment: "The book fairy and the book spirit are not you..."
The book fairy nodded: "That's right, they are my kind, but I'm just stating an objective fact."
"Book demons and book spirits were born from a yearning for the 'fire of wisdom.' However, that fire is too primordial, and they can only touch half of it from beginning to end, spending their entire lives searching in incompleteness."
"However, because of their pursuit, when they burn and their lives come to an end and their forms dissipate, there is a chance that the most primal spark—either the spark of wisdom or the spark of intelligence—will be released from their bodies."
"However, the chances of obtaining fire through this method are not high."
"Furthermore, Wisdom Fire and Intelligence Fire are not considered top-tier flames, so no one would covet them. However, if one simply wants a special flame, Wisdom Fire and Intelligence Fire should suffice."
The prerequisite is that it is possible to obtain it.
Angel shook his head almost without thinking: "The chances are very low in reality, let alone in the Dream Crystal Origin."
“I told you about the Blue Flame, not to sacrifice my own race for some trivial piece of information.”
"Moreover, if you really want a special flame, it's not impossible."
"There are many dungeons in Dream Crystal, all of which are related to fire. Just have the exploration team keep an eye out for them."
Laplace also spoke up at the opportune moment: "I will find someone to do this later. As for Wisdom Fire and Intelligence Fire, they are not needed."
The book fairy smiled quietly and said nothing more.
Afterwards, the tea party took the opportunity of the blue flame to set a real theme: If we now obtain a special flame, what information should we exchange for the blue flame?
The theme was chosen by Maggie, and everyone agreed that it was suitable, so they allowed it.
Angell was also curious about what everyone would talk about at this tea party.
But after a moment, Angell fell silent.
A tea party is indeed a tea party; gossiping is more appropriate for it.
At first, everyone was seriously considering which type of key information to exchange their precious flames for, but as the conversation went on, the topic uncontrollably veered off course.
Someone casually suggested that we should first ask about the past secrets of the Cruel Scholar, which immediately drew a lot of agreement; then someone else was curious about how many unknown grudges Sebas had against the real Sebastian over the years.
Some people say: Since Sebastian is so eager to overthrow the original, he must have a lot of dirt on the original. Perhaps he even knows the cruel scholar's private, unknown quirks. If we could obtain this information, wouldn't that be equivalent to having leverage over the demon god?
They chatted away, getting more and more excited, and the whole room became filled with curiosity and speculation about the mysteries and gossip of the magic trick. Serious interests and values were long forgotten.
Even Normeffens got hooked on the conversation.
Only Angell and Montessori exchanged a glance and sighed helplessly.
……
Angell bid farewell to the tea party.
Because Angell found himself unknowingly drawn into the gossip-filled atmosphere.
At first, he and Montand acted as if they were the only ones who were truly aware of the situation, but the atmosphere of gossip was very contagious, and the topics of gossip were often more frivolous than usual. As Angel listened, he couldn't help but start to let his imagination run wild.
Montessori couldn't help but chime in with a few words.
Seeing his "ally" betray him, Angor was afraid that he would also fall victim to the betrayal, so he quickly got up and left, saying that he had to go to the "Uriel Dungeon" and the "Misty Forest Dungeon" to temporarily leave the tea party.
Before leaving the Manor of Words, Laplace suddenly called out to Angel.
"I almost forgot to tell you, once you're free, you can log off and check out 'Satan Live Show' and 'Wine Glass Live Show.' The changes they've undergone will surprise you."
Angell was taken aback. It had only been a little over two days. What could have changed?
But seeing Laplace's meaningful expression, Angor nodded: "I'll log off and check on the Uriel and Misty Forest dungeons once I have a better understanding of the situation there."
After saying goodbye to Laplace, Angor went directly to the outside of the Uriel instance.
When he looked at the Uriel copy from God's perspective, sure enough, he saw a "door" completely embedded in the tree trunk under the withered tree in the courtyard.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this door is the gateway to the Misty Forest.
Angell originally intended to use a god-like perspective to directly penetrate the door and see what was behind it.
But when he actually saw the door, a sense of familiarity suddenly flashed through his mind.
"The door beneath the withered tree," Angel muttered to himself. "Isn't this the crystalline form of the Misty Swamp Forest?"
Angor vividly recalled that the crystal artifact from the previous Misty Forest instance was a door embedded under a strange tree.
And now, the door under this withered tree is similar to the creation of the Misty Swamp Forest instance. Is this... a counterpart construct from the same timeline?
Angell raised an eyebrow, his gaze lingering behind the door.
When Angell peered through the doorway from God's perspective, he clearly felt a spatial dislocation.
Beyond the doorway lies a twisted space, seemingly connecting to a distant location.
Ingres could sense the location from a god-like perspective, but it was difficult for him to directly observe the specific situation of that location through the "door."
If nothing unexpected happens, that location is the Misty Forest instance.
Two copies, two spaces.
A God's-eye view cannot directly penetrate different spaces.
To observe the situation in the Misty Forest instance, you'll need to go outside the Misty Forest instance.
Instead of heading to the Misty Marsh Forest, Angell turned his gaze to the person in the courtyard... Luigi.
Yes, although it's not time for the challenge yet, Luigi is already online.
He now sits leaning against the door of the traveler's hut, gazing at the door under the tree, seemingly lost in thought.
“You can’t tell the flower just by looking at it,” Angel’s voice reached Luigi’s ears.
Luigi paused for a second, then immediately realized: "Angol? You're outside?"
"Yes, I just heard about your situation from Laplace, so I came to check on you."
"You already know that I've opened an entrance to the Misty Forest instance?" Luigi asked.
Angel nodded in agreement: "Understood. Laplace has explained the general situation. I also sensed the area behind the door just now. Although I can't directly see the Misty Swamp instance, the space behind it is distorted, leading to an unknown coordinate. If there are no surprises, it is the Misty Swamp."
After a pause, Angell continued, "Have you made any new discoveries over there?"
Upon hearing Angor's question, Luigi seemed hesitant, first nodding, then gently shaking his head: "I'm not sure if this counts as a new discovery..."
"Never mind, I'll take you there and you'll see."
Angor looked at Luigi with a puzzled expression, only to see him turn and walk away. He passed through the traveler's hut and came to Uriel's dilapidated little building. Uriel gestured to Angor towards the sky, then pushed open the door and went inside.
After walking through the messy first floor, he went straight up to the second floor and found a tattered newspaper in a storage room.
Angell was actually quite familiar with these newspapers.
He had already seen it when Luigi first entered the Uriel instance.
The newspaper was called "Dawn Morning Post".
It appears to be a daily newspaper that Uriel subscribed to.
Because he ordered newspapers every day, and Uriel had no habit of tidying up, his residence was littered with these old newspapers.
There were too many newspapers, and their contents were all over the place, so although Angell noticed them, he didn't pay much attention to them.
But now, Luigi pulled out this crumpled newspaper from the mountain of newspapers.
Angell looked over in confusion.
This newspaper only has three news items on the front:
"Due to the troubles caused by the war in the east, the middle and lower reaches of the river are closed ahead of schedule, and will be reopened next spring." This is the top news on this page.
"Forty thieves have recently been spotted on the North Branch Road from Dawn City to Evening Lights Harbour. Travelers are advised to be cautious." This was the next news item.
"The swamp forest near the southern branch road of Dawn City is shrouded in mist, as if evil spirits are lurking." This is a news item placed in a corner.
The first news item can be ignored for now.
But the next two news items made Angell raise an eyebrow.
One mentions the Forty Thieves, the other points directly to the evil spirits of the Misty Forest.
These are precisely the core elements of the Misty Swamp Forest instance.
Luigi said in a low voice, "I actually came across this newspaper a week ago, but I was just reading it to pass the time and didn't pay much attention to it at the time."
"But when the Misty Forest copy appeared, I immediately thought of this newspaper."
"Then I kept thinking, what does it mean that this newspaper is here?"
Is it a clue?
"If it's a clue, does that mean... Uriel is really connected to that evil spirit?"
After all, the newspaper came from a copy of Uriel's work, and its content pointed precisely to the evil spirits of the Misty Forest.
Two seemingly unrelated instances were thus quietly linked together.
The only explanation Luigi could think of was that the character "Uriel" was likely the key link between the two instances.