The Swordsman of Faerûn

Chapter 352 The Deadly Babylonian Magic Candle
The arbitrator was sizing up his new body carefully. He stared at his eyes gleaming with dark aura, glanced at William indifferently, and said to himself seemingly intoxicated: "Look at this body full of vitality, it's like rebirth. Back in those days, the last time I stepped on the battlefield. The sky was tearing apart, the earth was burning, angels with broken wings wept at my feet, demons shattered and howled in the abyss, I bathed in the blood of the gods, tasted Seeing their fear and despair. Until, I was engulfed by countless army of angels, and became the spoils and slaves of those rebels."

"Did you know? Human bugs, those usurpers who are only fit to roll in the mud, they enslaved me, tortured me, humiliated me, and at the last moment of my relief from the brink of death, they made me immortal Mummy, torment me in eternal pain..."

William had to interrupt loudly: "Hey! Big man, although your misfortune is sympathetic, I'm afraid I don't have time to stay here and chat with you. My family is waiting for me to go back!"

The arbitrator glanced at the equipment on William's body, showed a look of interest, and said pretending to be displeased: "Another bug that can't hold back. Human, you took something you shouldn't take, and want to leave If not, you must return them first!"

I took something I shouldn't have?William shook his head, and immediately thought of the remains of the other two mummies he had put away. He immediately took them out and put them on the ground, saying, "Can I leave this time?"

The arbitrator shook his head and said, "It's not these dregs, it's that... that..." Restricted by some kind of prohibition, he couldn't name the target.

William thought for a while, took out a huge mace, and asked, "Is it this?"

The arbitrator said: "Yes! Also, you have to return them all."

William said, "I can give it all back to you. But, what can you do for me, big man? You have to know, these should be my trophies."

Pointing to the surrounding buildings, the arbitrator said: "For countless years, hundreds of millions of gladiators have been received here. Some of them successfully took away their trophies, but more were buried here. They left countless Garbage, but there are also some treasures in it, and they are hidden in those buildings. If you are willing to return the things that should not be taken, I can allow you to obtain the qualification to enter those buildings for treasure hunting."

William looked around at the buildings full of mystery, and said with a little regret: "It sounds like a good idea, but this is not what I need urgently. To be honest, I am not short of treasures for the time being, big man."

The arbitrator asked, "Then what do you want before you return it?"

William tentatively said: "Not long ago, I met an aboleth in a nearby underground pool, and lost a weapon that I carried with him. I wonder if you can help me find it?"

"Aboleth? Oh, there is indeed such a poor guy nearby, an unlucky guy who can only survive by eating bugs. I have to say, your luck is very good, human bugs. Under normal circumstances, poor Tabby Nakos will never let go of any humans or other bipedal bugs that pass through his hunting range." The arbitrator said with a bit of teasing in his tone.

"Human bugs, limited to a certain agreement, I can't get back your lost things for you, but I can send you there, directly to the vicinity of your lost things. Of course, as for whether you can get back from that raging slime again If you escape from the hands of the monster, it will only depend on your luck."

Hearing this, William didn't really care about the arbitrator's warning, because he had already imagined how to fight against that underwater monster. It has to be said that using the knowledge that came from the aboleth to fight against the aboleth is a wonderful idea. causal loop.Without hesitation, he took out the remaining two giant hammers and returned them to the leader of the giant mummy, and then the arbitrator got a candle with a handle from somewhere, yes, an unlit candle.

The arbitrator handed the candle to William, and said: "This is the Babylonian magic candle. It is refined from the essence of a kind of praying magic spirit that has become extinct in ancient times. Hold it tightly and light it, and you can go to your Go anywhere you want. Remember, the Magic Candle of Babylon is not a teleportation technique, don't try to use it to travel, abuse it will make you pay a price you will never be willing to bear."

William took the candle with joy, and asked curiously, "How many times can this thing be used?"

The arbitrator said: "Theoretically, the Babylon magic candle can be used unlimited times, but what it burns is your causal line. Every time you use it, you will suffer a betrayal. Of course, if you are not worried about falling into the situation of betrayal, you You can use it however you want."

William was horrified, and asked with an ugly face, "Will I be betrayed by the people around me if I use this thing once?"

There was an inexplicable smile on the dead face of the arbitrator, and said: "It depends on how far you are sent by the Babylonian magic candle, from here to the aboleth, you may only be slightly teased by people you just met Take a moment. If you're going for a run to the end of the world, watch out for a deadly backstab from your nearest and dearest."

The arbitrator did not mention the scariest thing about the Babylonian magic candle. It is difficult to get rid of the dependence on this kind of strange thing made by ancient evils once. Betrayed, betrayed by one's own concept of existence, and become an unheard, invisible, and unknowable lonely ghost, is the most tragic ending of an intelligent life.As a soul enslaved by the ancient gods, the arbitrator is happy to help the fall of a human elite on the main plane.

However, the arbitrator overlooked the fact that William is not ignorant of the Babylonian magic candle. The shared knowledge from the aboleths is a treasure trove. Although he can't fully understand it, he can look up ancient secrets with the help of "keywords" Still easy.

Aboleth is worthy of being the race known as the recorder of the historical yearbook. Their memory not only has various inside stories and usage examples of the Babylonian magic candle, such as the inside story of the ancient god of desolation—Ubtao the fraudster betraying the camp of the god of desolation. It is related to the abuse of the Babylonian magic candle by the Rage God camp, and even the birth of the goddess of luck, Tymora, and the goddess of misfortune, Beshaba, is not unrelated to the abuse of the Babylonian magic candle by the goddess of luck, Taj.

From the memory bank of the aboleth, William found a trick to temporarily shield the influence of Babylon's magic candle. Of course, this trick can only be used once, and the next time it will inevitably suffer a more serious backlash.This also meant that after William used the Babylon magic candle once, he had to abandon it immediately, or find a new owner for it.

The trick to shield the influence of the Babylonian magic candle is very simple. The causal line that the Babylonian magic candle burns is determined by the user's thoughts. Generally, the magic candle user will start to burn from the lesser causal line in the subconscious, but If the user consciously restrains his thoughts, and starts to burn directly from the most important causal line, the Babylonian magic candle will also be executed mechanically when it is used for the first time. What in this world has more influence on fate than the Babylonian magic candle fatal?No!
As long as the user of the magic candle confirms that the cause and effect between the Babylon magic candle and himself is the heaviest, he can light this causal line.Then, the user can naturally abandon or give away the betrayed Babylonian magic candle.

　The little father-in-law went out to the palace to do the shopping, and he took a little attendant with him. The big pits started to be filled, and the small pits were being dug.My little brother has a new book "Adventures for the Rise of Civilization", which has more than 30 words. I hope that all book friends will give you support, recommend it, and collect it.

　　


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