The knight in the abyss

Chapter 887 Motivation of the Crow Queen

This memory crystal is very special at first glance. It itself is an irregular polyhedron structure, but there is a nearly perfect black spherical core under the transparent shell, like a drop of ink suspended in a transparent liquid; the surface of the sphere is still There is a rainbow-like brilliance flowing, making it exude an almost magical allure.

"Cyric's memory?" Kelemvor stretched out his hand towards the crystal in surprise, "Great, with this, we can figure out what he is planning..."

"Wait a minute, my lord." Lancelot turned his wrist holding the trident, and pushed the crystal away, "Are you sure this is a good idea?"

"What do you mean?" The Lord of the Dead turned to look at the human knight with obvious displeasure in his tone.

"No offense, my lord, but think about it, before we confirmed that Peyton was actually being manipulated by Cyric, we were already preaching in your name." Lancelow looked straight at the god without fear, "There is There is no such possibility. The Prince of Lies foresaw the possible failure, so he tampered with his memory in advance, hoping to mislead your future actions? After all, this is only a demon realm, and what he lost is only a clone, but if you can You believed the wrong information, then He is the biggest winner of all this..."

The Grim Reaper stood there steadfastly, keeping silent. After a while, he withdrew his outstretched arm, and at the same time took off the metal mask on his face.

"Thank you, Sir Lancelot." Kelemvor sighed, with a bitter expression on his face, "You are absolutely right, that is definitely something Cyric would do. I myself completely I didn't realize it, no wonder Midnight said I was a... oh..."

"I once heard a saying that chess players are often inferior to spectators. Maybe you are too focused on the direct confrontation with the Prince of Lies, so you didn't notice the traps he secretly laid out." Lancelow said sincerely, " So, what should we do with this memory crystal? Wouldn’t it be better to just destroy it?”

"Well, with Cyric's power, as long as you listen to his words, even if you know he is lying, you will still be affected." Kelenvor nodded in agreement, "The best way to deal with Cyric , just don’t exchange any information with him, then he will have nothing to do..."

"Wait a moment!"

Kelemvor raised his epee and was about to slash at the crystal, but the Raven Queen, who had been watching the show before, suddenly spoke.The Crow Queen waved her hand lightly, and the crystal with the jet-black core floated in front of her by itself, refracting a bewitching rainbow light under the gaze of the Elven Goddess King.

"I want this crystal." The Raven Queen just glanced at it, and directly announced the ownership of the crystal, "Of course, I will compensate you, sir."

"But, don't you know the danger here?" Lancelow asked in surprise.

"I know, but that is for the Lord of the Dead, who knows nothing about my existence."

"The Lord of Lies is not the only danger, ma'am." Kelemvor issued a solemn warning, "He once created an artifact called "The Book of Siri", and anyone who has read it will send Crazy, even the gods are no exception..."

"I know what you said." The Raven Queen showed an inscrutable smile, "My followers have been collecting memories with strong emotions from all corners of the multiverse for me, including some who have read The cultists of the Book of Sirius have to admit that that thing can indeed cause a strong emotional reaction in people... But to me, these memories are just stories, whether it is true or not, it doesn’t really matter at all.”

"My lord, I don't know if I may take the liberty to ask..." Karalin on the side said cautiously, "The world knows very little about you, only that your followers are always collecting memories with strong emotions, and even because of this Your followers have some prejudices, because they always appear together with wars, plagues, and natural disasters, so they are regarded as ominous symbols..."

"What you want to ask is, why should I collect these memories?" The Crow Queen nodded lightly, "You scholars have actually deduced the correct conclusion. For me, these memories are like fuel. And one of the uses is to maintain your own existence in this world. If you have to use a metaphor, the world you understand is like the surface of the sea, but everyone is born to float on the water like a duck, so I never feel There's nothing wrong with that."

"The seabed... the inner plane?" Karaline asked cautiously, "Is this what you mean?"

"The so-called inner layer and outer layer are only relative to the material plane. There is also an inner layer inside the inner layer. It is a place that cannot be described to you at all, and it will hardly have any intersection with you. Back to As for the example just now, the derailed ascension ceremony that year destroyed my feathers, making me no longer able to float like ordinary people, but I will not drown like ordinary people. For me, people's memories It can allow me to resurface, and the more emotionally intense the memory, the longer it will allow me to stay. Of course, most of the time I only let a small part of my consciousness approach the surface, which is enough to respond to the prayers of believers, Priests give spells, and tutor some not-so-bright apprentices, like some white-haired half-elf."

"And Cyric is a true god, whose memory..."

"For me, it is a priceless treasure." The Raven Queen looked at the crystal in front of her with burning eyes, which reminded Lancelot of the dwarf who walked into the dragon's lair for the first time, "Even though this is just a clone, it has The complete memory of the main body, you can't imagine what kind of information density has reached in it-reminder, the gods will not forget anything, I mean anything, even if it was a day three centuries ago A fly flies past your ear, and you remember where it flew, whether it had green or red eyes, and the buzz of every flap of its wings."

"I see." Lancelow nodded, "No true god would share his memory, because it contains a lot of information, and perhaps a detail in it may lead to his own fall..."

"Yes, so the memory you got must have been tampered with. Considering the other party's priesthood, this is simply obvious."

"But you can still use this memory...perhaps the only one who can."

"It's good that you understand." The corners of the crow queen's lips curled up slightly, "Of course, I won't take your things for nothing, after all, the Lord of the Dead has already given you such a generous reward, and I can't be compared to him." .”

"Oh?" Lancelot's eyes widened involuntarily, "Could it be that you also want to give me three options, but allow me to choose two?"

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