Returning from the abyss

A few spies were just a trivial matter to Lu Ning. Her focus is still on the development of her new spells. The system of spell magic has an upper limit that is difficult to reach, that is, the number of existing spells is difficult to accurately describe when faced with an overly complex system.

For example, lighting a handful of fire in your hand is a very simple request, so incantation magic can do it instantly.

However, igniting a low-temperature flame at a designated location requires the flame to burn only the wooden structure. This will take a few seconds to complete the spell configuration.

If you need to specify the enemy type, specify the weak point to destroy, and attach too many requirements, this spell will be very difficult to implement. It is not even that it cannot be constructed, but it has reached the upper limit of the spell modification. It was precisely because the enemies Lu Ning had to face had exceeded the upper limit of spell magic that she had to research new spell types.

Innovative spells are not particularly difficult, the difficulty is in the fit.

But soon, her research was interrupted.

"You mean the spy who was arrested?" Lu Ning looked at the jailer who came to report, feeling a little strange for a moment.

She didn't use any torture methods, she just locked them up first to let them "calm down", but the other party actually admitted it directly?

"Mxifei." She took out the person's information from the file bag, "Have him come here to see me in half an hour."

This is a very cautious person. He was caught simply because he was among the suspects identified by Lu Ning, not because his identity was confirmed.

While the three spies were still fighting to the death, this Mxifei was the first to stand up.

Half an hour later, he was brought to Lu Ning. This was a man of ordinary appearance, with a calm demeanor and no signs of nervousness after being arrested. Of course, he might have concealed it well.

"Hello, Your Excellency Lu Ning."

"Mu Xifei, I gave you this opportunity." Lu Ning crossed her hands and stared at the man, "I hope you don't waste it."

"Of course, I chose to surrender to you because I felt that there was no fundamental conflict between us. Frankly speaking, I don't even know why I was arrested."

"Now you should have an answer."

"I don't deny that I have a special purpose for coming here, but after thinking about it, I think I still have to respect my own ideas." Mxifei said, "I am a priest. Although I have not yet obtained the qualifications to preach, I think What I learned in the teachings should be told to everyone.”

"If this is your idea, maybe you will be disappointed. I have never been religious." Lu Ning shook her head.

"Your Excellency Lu Ning, I am forty-four years old this year. I have experienced the war, which turned my most youthful years into purgatory-like memories. I once had a wife and a daughter, and the war took them away from me. Gone. You may think that it is precisely because I have experienced so many tragic things that I place my hopes on illusory beliefs. However, what I believe in is not the six major gods. I only pursue the most practical things. "

"You are not a believer in the six major gods." Lu Ning raised an eyebrow, "Then what do you believe in?"

"I believe in, or rather, I believe in our Lord. What I listen to is not an oracle that is false or unclear, but knowledge that actually answers my confusion. I pray to the Lord, not for help, but to ask questions. , and got the answer," said Mxifei.

"You get answers when you ask questions? That would be great." Lu Ning said, "Do you want to tell me that there is no price for this?"

"There are costs and limitations." Mu Xifei nodded, "But this is the price I am willing to pay. The Lord will not bestow favors on you without knowing the cost, and everything human beings must ultimately do by themselves. Strive for, rather than hope for, God’s gifts.”

"So you preach to me?"

"Do you know that the end is approaching? The end of the gods and angels is just a prelude, and the finale is about to play."

"Yes, doomsday, I know this very well. I have discovered the relevant information, but this cannot convince me."

"You have the insight to understand that we need to be more cautious against the coming disaster. I do not ask you to think the same way as me, but I hope that you are a person who can travel far-in fact, I hope Everyone is a traveler."

He clasped his hands over his chest in a prayerful gesture.

"If you are still confused, you can talk to my Lord directly. The great voice will not abandon anyone. Anyone who has a wish will receive an echo."

"so good?"

Lu Ning didn't really believe in it. Gods could help humans for free, but it was difficult for gods to be approachable because gods and humans were completely different things. Therefore, she did not believe that what Mxifei said was really a god. To be honest, in the strict definition of distribution center, the scope of this word is very narrow, but its usage is relaxed among tourists.

But she has nothing to worry about. The upper limit of this scene may be in the end of the world. Unless it is a tourist, she no longer has to worry about being shocked by the gods behind the scenes.

"Well, I can meet the God you talk about. What do you want me to do?"

"Please close your eyes," Mxifei said.

Lu Ning smiled: "It's so simple, good."

She closed her eyes. She was not worried about whether Mxifei had other purposes. The room was already filled with the magic she had experimented with.

At first she just heard a sound, like a seagull squawking from far away. Then, she felt the light, which came from a place that was supposed to be silent. The light transmitted sound, bringing a very wonderful feeling.

At the moment when distance turned into proximity, a strong desire suddenly arose in Lu Ning's heart. She suppressed her emotions, and then, countless flashes of light appeared in her hearing - vision and hearing. She had already formed a strange resonance. She didn't know where she was, but Mxifei's words were a little more credible.

"God? The Great Voice?"

After Lu Ning made a sound, the light suddenly shone, and then she heard the response.

"Are you calling me?"

"One of your followers preached to me, but his description was a little too barren, so he asked me to come and see you directly."

“Choose wisely, not everyone can express themselves clearly.”

"In that case, what can you say to me?" Lu Ning asked, "Your followers told me that you will definitely respond, so what can you tell me and what price will I have to pay?"

"Your needs are not about gain or loss in this world. You want to have clearer goals for the future, and at the same time you also want to understand the environment you are in. To do this, you will lose your current peace of mind and leisure. "

"This is really disturbing. Do you understand what I want to know?"

"Of course, it is not wrong for a tourist to want to have a deeper understanding of the distribution center." Lu Ning fell silent for a moment, and the voice seemed to be waiting for her decision.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Ning spoke again.

"Since you are speaking from this perspective, let's start from the very beginning. What kind of existence are you? Why do you know the distribution center?"

"Because I once had the same identity as you, a tourist, a person who went to various scenes in the distribution center."

"Used to be? Does that mean you are not now?"

"Yes, now I am no longer a tourist, and I no longer enjoy the freedom you have now. I respond here, and I am respected by people."

"They call you the Great Voice, but I won't call you that. Tell me your name."

"You can call me Korkoy, no one has called me that for a long time. More often, they call me by my code name - Death Star."

This time it really shocked Lu Ning.

In the distribution center, only one person has ever used the title Death Star, and that is one of the former rulers of the Dark Ages. All the information that Lu Ning has read can reflect that each of these rulers at that time was a violent and evil person.

"You are one of the tyrants of the Dark Ages."

"The title of tyrant belongs exclusively to Yu Wenzheng, and we will not fight for it." The voice acknowledged his identity.

"So, the voice left by the previous generation of rulers, what do you want to pursue? Restoration? Or return? You are already dead. As the most important enemy, your death has been confirmed by many parties."

"Death is everlasting, child. The victors describe history and hide things that do not need to be known by those who come after us. Our rule is oppressive and cruel because we are not them."

"I'm very interested in hearing you talk about this history." Lu Ning said.

"History, I'm glad they didn't tamper with it, just hide it. For you, the most obscure era was experienced by us."

Indeed, no one can describe in detail what the distribution center looked like long ago.

The Death Star revealed a little bit of the dusty past to Lu Ning.

The initial distribution center is neither a place where the atmosphere is acceptable and everyone can build unity and improvement in various organizations, nor is it a place ruled by high pressure and everyone must work hard to survive.

It was a wild hunting ground.

Level 5 distribution center? It would be better to say that the fifth-level arena is more suitable. At that time, all the tourists in the distribution center were frantically improving themselves, and other tourists entering the scene were enemies and the first to be eliminated.

It is not impossible that small groups can be formed, but they will be targeted immediately. Even the Death Star doesn't know how the atmosphere was formed at that time. The downward influence of the fifth level is obvious. The distribution center is almost a jungle law environment from top to bottom, and there are even some things that directly spend points in the distribution center to seek revenge.

However, those so-called fifth-level tourists who grew up in this environment looked pitifully weak in the eyes of the Death Star. In addition to rich killing experience, these tourists have nothing. They don't know how to conduct research, they don't know how to investigate the scenes behind the scene, and they don't even know how to learn one or two technology trees to adapt to each scene. They just rely on their powerful combat skills. Ability to fight... like a group of wild beasts.

The so-called end of the era is the demise of these fifth-level tourists.

The Death Star, which was still in the fourth stage at the time, had no idea what was happening in the fifth stage, and no one knew. People called that day the "Great Purge", and the distribution center notified the fourth-level tourists. None of the fifth-level tourists survived in the scene, so the fourth-level tourists were asked to work hard.

But the Death Star knew what it was going through during that fourth stage.

The ultra-difficult scenes are no less stringent than the elimination scenes, and the fourth level has also been affected. There was no way to verify whether the fifth level also encountered the same problem, but when the Death Star came to the fifth level, he felt relieved - this place finally became unexplored land.

As the first group of tourists to come to Level 5 after the Great Purge, they were also taken care of by the distribution center. At the end of the care, there is a reminder and warning: this may not be the last time.

The joy of just rising to the fifth level suddenly disappeared. The fifth level tourists, who had no titles at that time and were quite large in number, suddenly became nervous. They know very well that they cannot follow the same path of the original group of tourists, and if something goes wrong, they may have to face another round of purges at the distribution center.

The tourists had no room to struggle at that time, and those who had just entered the fifth level began to die due to lack of experience. In this environment, organizations, systems, rules, and systems began to be established, and the fifth-level tourists began to find their own way out in a tacit understanding.

"It's you notorious guys who finally found a way out?" Lu Ning was a bit dumbfounded.

"I don't deny that we have done a lot of cruel things, but in the era of our rule, the strength of tourists has stepped up several steps. Whether it is knowledge system, power control, situation observation, mysterious exploration, there are high-end talents in various fields Talents appear. In our era, geniuses can demonstrate their abilities, and geniuses are no longer rare. There is a peak in front of us called the 'Great Purge', and all our resources are used on how to survive this great purge. Disaster comes."

"But the so-called Great Purge never came again. You were overthrown by other tourists." Lu Ning said.

"It doesn't matter, you can defeat us and prove to be stronger than us. We accept defeat, but the winner must embark on a more glorious path. We used high pressure to improve the strength of the tourists to a point recognized by the distribution center. This is our merit."

"I'm not here to listen to you bragging about yourself." Lu Ning shook her head, "I need you to answer my doubts. How should I choose? Not only this scene, but also my path in the future. If your answer does not satisfy me , I will not approve of this kind of preaching.”

"You? You still have an agreement that you haven't fulfilled yet."

Lu Ning frowned.

"Then I have quite a lot of promises. I talk to many people..."

"Not your friend, but an agreement that has been completed in the future." Death Star interrupted her, "When that agreement is completed, that will be the day you return."

"Mu Xifei said that you are not a person who speaks incomprehensible words. It seems that is not the case."

"Because the promise is with you, child, and it has never left. I shouldn't remind you anymore."

Lu Ning sighed.

"Okay, okay, I know what you're talking about. So, is there anything else? Mr. Echo?"

"What do you want to know? The echoes of the Death Star will forever echo in the cracks of the world."