Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 245 Taboo Research Society

Tops feels that he has been targeted by an evil god recently.

Every night in the dead of night, when he finally mustered up the great perseverance to give up the unfinished calculations on the draft paper, and fell on the pillow with the determination to only sleep for two hours, his consciousness would involuntarily fall into the evil spirit. A weaving nightmare.

Why is it the evil god? Because what the other party has done has broken away from the classic low-level tastes of flesh and blood rituals, human sacrifice, witchcraft brainwashing, and undead manipulation. If it were just these things, with Topps’ determination for academics and knowledge Faith will only mercilessly classify him into the ranks of the leader of the miscellaneous fish cult, step on him a few times, spit on him, and treat him as a joke after dinner.

But the content that appeared in those nightmares happened to be the temptation that he couldn't resist the most!

Regarding the idea of ​​analyzing magic formulas, conjectures about unifying magic formulas, and even bold inferences about elevating it into a unified theory in the two fields of magic and prayer, as well as the possibility of improving computing power through the blessing of external spiritual power.

The illusion presented by that god, no, that abominable evil god, was like a beautiful woman half-covered in gauze who wanted to refuse but was still shy, wildly teasing Topps' highly tense nerves trapped in the academic bottleneck, as if he only had to accept it. If the other party invites you, then all this will become a reality.

But, how is this possible?

Tops sat on the bed with his head in his arms, refusing to fall asleep even though his tired eyes were bloodshot.

In his opinion, if it was a true genius like Professor Se Lian who was countless times better than him, it would be reasonable to propose these ideas. How could an evil god who appeared out of nowhere happen to pay attention to him among all living beings? theory, pointed out the problem exactly to the point, and yet could provide him with all the help he needed so thoughtfully?

Bah, the evil god must be the evil god who confuses people's hearts!

Just like those wild gods that emerged from all kinds of corners in the Age of Resurrection, they actually have no outstanding abilities at all. They are just good at playing with people's hearts. They can detect the true desire in his heart and use this as a way to seduce him. A bargaining chip for falling into evil ways, yes, it must be like this!

Tops gritted his teeth angrily. He was determined to abandon the interference of the evil god tonight, sleep well for four hours as compensation for the torture during this period, and ignore any temptation from now on - unless that bastard can Complete the half-solved equation on purpose last night, so that he would consider arguing with the other party for a few more days.

Just when he was gathering all his courage and will to face the challenge of the evil god in his dream, the doorbell of his dormitory suddenly rang loudly.

Tops suddenly opened his eyes wide, and most of the momentum he had just gathered was suddenly released. He frowned and muttered: "It's already three o'clock in the middle of the night. Who would come here at this time?"

But complaining was a complaint, so he took off the nightcap on his head and went downstairs with dark circles under his eyes. He yawned and reached out to open the dormitory door.

"Eh? Professor Serian!"

With the cool breeze blowing against his face, the moment he saw the figure outside the door clearly, Topps immediately straightened his body subconsciously, and his panicked hands quickly smoothed the wrinkles at the neckline of his pajamas, and then went all the way up to the temples. I cleaned up the stubble on my eyes which was actually still very clean.

"It's so late, what are you doing?"

"The time is almost up -" Se Lian stepped directly into the door and closed the door with her backhand, "The time the master has agreed with you."

Tops was stunned for a moment, and after a while he murmured in disbelief: "Is this the master you are talking about?"

"It's what you think," Se Lian ignored his confused expression and stated in a calm tone, "Although the master can directly summon you into his domain, there is another member visiting today, and he I don’t want you to behave disrespectfully before you, so I ordered me to come and remind you.”

"The opportunity I mentioned to you before is here today. The methods you desire to increase computing power and all the resources needed for force field research, including the forward-looking ideas of unified techniques and unified theories are all here. As long as you still maintain With passion and loyalty to knowledge, the master is your only choice." Topps raised his somewhat stiff arm, scratched the top of his head that was nearly bald, and said with a slightly lonely expression: "I didn't expect that even a person like you would They will all become followers of the same god."

In this era, most mages do not believe in any specific gods, and only maintain an abstract worship of the concept of "starry sky". Among them, cutting-edge scholars such as Se Lian and Tops who have truly outstanding insights are even more so. The awe of the stars has turned into a search for the unknown. In their eyes, even external gods are just more powerful beings.

Hearing Tops' sigh, Serian not only did not get angry, but showed a rare faint smile and said: "I am indeed a believer in the master - but what I believe in is not the master himself, but what we are pursuing together. Knowledge, and this is not only my personal insistence, but also the master’s expectation.”

"Mr. Tops, in your long research career, you should also understand that there is no priority in learning, and the master is the teacher. Since there is a person in front of you who is far superior to us mortals in terms of knowledge, strength, and mind, then what else can you do? Is there anyone more worthy of our allegiance than Him?"

Tops was silent for a moment and said: "If after this 'meeting', one of the parties between Him and me finds that the other party cannot satisfy him, what will He do? Kill me, or destroy my soul, let Am I turning into an idiot with nothing but chaos in my mind?”

"The master said that the door of opportunity will only open to everyone once. Of course we hope and are sure that you will accept it, but it is undeniable that you always have the right to refuse."

The smile on Serian's face faded, and she stared solemnly at the man in front of her, saying: "Even if you become a believer of the master, you can choose to quit at any time and in any way. As long as you do not do anything to harm the master, you do not have to bear the responsibility. There are no consequences, but it also means that you will be forever disconnected from the world’s most advanced knowledge, and you will completely lose the opportunity to lead the times.”

"We all understand what the fate of a scholar is. At least for me personally, when death comes, I don't care if there is a luxurious and noble tomb to accommodate my body. I only care about the monument that guides all living beings forward. , can you leave a name that cannot be erased by millions of years?"

Tops stood there blankly. He looked back at Se Lian's eyes quietly. A ball of flame seemed to be burning deep in the dark pupils. He couldn't tell whether the flame originated from Se Lian himself. Or it comes from the reflection in his own eyes.

However, it is burning so constantly, as long as they are still alive, as long as there is still an inch of darkness on the path of mortal progress, it will never go out.

"I understand," he said softly, "If there is really a door of opportunity in front of me, then I have to go in and take a look, right?"

As his words fell, the scenery in front of him suddenly disappeared like pencil lines erased by an eraser. The surrounding furniture, walls, lights and even the nearby Se Lian disappeared, replaced by countless stars as magnificent as a river. streamer.

When he came back to his senses from this shocking scene, Topps found that he had arrived under the boundless starry sky. On the vast dark land beneath his feet, there was only a heavy long table of unknown material. Like a lonely tomb in the wilderness.

The next second, a vague and blurry figure appeared on the throne at the end of the long table. Professor Se Lian sat in the first seat on the left column, while he and another man in black armor and white robes , girls with skin as pale as paper sat opposite each other in the second seat on the left and right.

"Thank you three for coming," the figure said with a smile, "Now, the first meeting of the Taboo Research Association has officially begun."

(End of this chapter)