dark moon

Chapter 539
"No, this is not right." After wandering in the rift space for nearly a month, Xiuer, who had been silent for several days, suddenly spoke. Of course, he did not really speak, but conveyed his thoughts to the outside world, "I have been silent again. I feel the same abnormal feeling I’ve had before, but Anika-sama, you haven’t sensed it in your half yet, which is definitely not normal.”

As early as seven days ago, Shuer had fallen into a state of self-isolation. Not only did he not 'speak', he did not even make eye contact with the outside world. In addition to the mechanical movement of moving forward and confirming that he was conscious, he He no longer behaves like a normal person.In fact, earlier than him, about ten days ago, Moria had reached the edge of losing control and had to enter the dormant state of plant mode. The person who controls Moria's body now is actually the plant goddess Ani. Master Ka.

There is no way, the conditions in the rift space are too harsh. It is not that the living environment is harsh, there is no living environment here at all, but the mental environment is extremely harsh. For dozens of days in a row, there is no sound, no light, no smell. Knowing nothing but each other, the two of them were actually proud enough to be able to persist for more than 20 days. For ordinary humans, they would probably collapse in three days. Even a strong-willed person could only survive for more than [-] days. They had only persisted for three to five days. The two of them had expected the possibility that they would be unable to support themselves. They were also prepared for the gods behind them to take over once their spirits collapsed.

Therefore, the Forest Goddess did not find it strange after Xiu Er sealed himself. She always thought that Xiu Er had followed the footsteps of Moria. Now it was Luna who controlled Xiu Er's body. Even if the gods were face to face, they would not communicate with each other for several years. It was also a very common thing, so Anika didn't pay attention to it, but when Shuuer suddenly 'spoke', she was shocked.

"Did you feel it?" Anika was stunned for a moment, and then her will spread out. For a while, the surrounding crack space was within her perception range, but as before, she couldn't perceive anything, and only endless feedback came back. nothingness.

"That's strange." There was no need for the forest goddess to answer. Her reaction said everything. Shuer frowned in confusion and said thoughtfully, "Logically speaking, Anika, your range of perception is at least a hundred times greater than I, there’s no reason why you can’t notice the anomalies that I can detect, unless… could you please wake up that lazy sleeping Lin Jing, I need her to confirm something.”

"Eh? Xiu'er, you slandered me again." This time it was Xiu'er's turn to be shocked. It seemed that he really couldn't say bad things about her behind other people's backs. He was caught on the spot easily. Fortunately, he just woke up from a dream. Lin Jing had no intention of arguing with Xiure about laziness. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and said in a daze, "What do you want me to do?"

"That direction." The communication between consciousness is very convenient. Shuer pointed in a direction and said in his mind, "Try your best to sense it and see if there is any strange feeling."

"What strange feeling?"

"Hmm... It's just a hunch that there is something very important there." Shuer struggled for a while and tried to describe it as best he could, "It's probably like this. It's similar to how once you want to ignore it, you will feel lost."

"No." Moria shook her head affirmatively, "I think it's normal over there."

"Phew, that's it, then I understand." Shuer nodded thoughtfully, "It's okay, you can go on to sleep."

"I'm not going to sleep anymore. After sleeping for a few days, my energy has almost recovered. I'll let you mess around for a while." Lin Jing's subtle and considerate way made Shuer dumbfounded for a while, "Are you the only one who knows?"

"Yes, it seems I'm the only one." Shuer said with a bitter smile, "Including my Lord and Master Anika, none of you responded."

"why?"

"How do I know?" Shuer shrugged, "It's probably not an illusion. Maybe I'm more sensitive."

Xiure said it casually, but Moria, who was familiar with him, could tell that he was in an extremely nervous state, which was a very unusual situation.

"What on earth did you think of?" Moria became serious. Of course, it would have been nice if she had kept a straight face instead of pinching Xiure's face to make him make a serious expression. "What's the matter? Come out and discuss it with us. If you can really solve it yourself, why are you dragging us along?"

"Okay." Shuer sighed, "If I am the only one who notices it and you don't know anything, then there is only one possibility. That is that the place is special to me, so my instinct tells me this. .”

"so?"

"Is there something special to me that you don't understand? After much deliberation, I can only find two answers." Shuer narrowed his eyes, and the consciousness in his mind became a lot heavier. "The first thing I thought of was that it was related to my hometown. The exit to my hometown? Objects from my hometown? Creatures from my hometown trapped in the rift space?"

"Phew, no wonder you are so nervous." Moria nodded, "So, do you think this is the most likely possibility?"

"No, I have already ruled out this answer." Unexpectedly, Shuer denied Lin Jing's guess, "My hometown has no gods, and the level of science and technology is pitifully low. Unless there is external force involved from the beginning, otherwise the Nothing can exist in the rift space, and will be annihilated as soon as it enters the rift space. As for the exit to my hometown, hey, if it were really an exit, then I guess the reaction would be much more violent than it is now, and...where in the world What a coincidence, this is not one of those shoddy bedtime stories.”

"I'm glad you can see the reality clearly." This time it was Anika's consciousness, "Then there is only the second answer?"

"Yes, it is also the most likely answer I think." Shuer said with a half-smile, "I know, I have experienced, and I have been exposed to anything related to the rift space, but Moria has not." What? I think Moriya should also know." "Hey, I'm just a deer, I don't know anything." After a pause, Lin Jing added, "This time I really don't know anything."

"Okay, okay, actually there is only one thing." Shuer looked at the direction he sensed, "Wei."

"Huh? What does this have to do with Wei?"

"It has nothing to do with Wei, but it has something to do with the eternal core." Shuer pointed to his forehead, "I once read the memory of a certain metal life form. In other words, I browsed through the memory of a certain metal life form from his perspective. I have also read about the rise and fall of their world and the history of metal civilization. I am not sure whether this way of reading will have any impact on me. If this way of reading makes me infected by his feelings about civilization and race, I wouldn’t be surprised at all to have a weak resonance with matters related to their civilization. After all, this method is quite special, Master Anika..."

"It's possible." Anika interjected using the body of the forest elf, "Direct contact of the will can indeed easily lead to synaesthesia, but there is no harm in it. As time goes by, this kind of performance will become weaker and weaker. Until it finally disappears."

"What if it disappears before it's too late?"

"Then you may shed tears when you see their creations, and you may be moved by seeing their kin. Of course, that's all. It won't have a substantial impact on your behavior. At most, there are some things that you can't bear. Just do it."

"If, I mean if, there are things related to their civilization there, will I feel strange like I do now?"

"It's hard to say, but I think your guess is very reasonable." The forest goddess nodded on behalf of Moria, "This possibility is very high."

"Hey, so do you think there is an eternal core there?" Moria said with some disappointment, "That's a shame."

"No, it's not a pity at all." Shuer squinted his eyes and chuckled, "On the contrary, if it is really the eternal core, and it is the eternal core that can make me react, do you know what it means?"

"A reaction? Means she's female?"

"Hey."

"Well, that means he's alive?"

"Well, an eternal core that has failed cannot continue to exist in the rift space, and although the metal civilization is the most advanced technological civilization we have ever encountered, it cannot exist in the Great Rift for a long time." The smile on Xiuer's face became thicker and thicker, "The one I came into contact with before was the most powerful leader among the metal lifeforms, but even so, it was only through the desperate protection of other members of the same race that the last remaining leader was left. A little bit of vitality, and most of the people who protected him had their eternal cores wiped out by the rift space, and only a few managed to escape. Therefore, it is even more impossible for his people to let the eternal core exist here for a long time just by themselves. It’s impossible to still be alive unless... there’s something special.”

"For example, did you meet a god who was lost in the Great Rift?" It can be heard that Master Anika is in a good mood, and even her will is much lighter. Obviously, she has completely understood Xiure's thoughts. .

"That's right, if he or they encounter the half-body of a certain god, and this god is kind enough to take them in, just like you and my lord did to me and Moria, then their ability to survive will be limited. It's not surprising." Shuer thought with a smile, "So, finding them means finding their protector, such as the half body of the god."

"Shur, your wish is good, but the time is not right." This time it was a voice coming directly from the head, the oracle of Lady Luna, "They entered Parvatiga much earlier than Anika experiment of."

"The Brown Stars' several expeditions are thousands of years apart from now, but this does not prevent other Brown Stars from existing." Shuer spread his hands, "If the Brown Star exile fleet begins to enter the rift space in large numbers now and survive, We can’t say that they don’t belong to the same race as the previous expedition team.”

Luna was silent, that was indeed the case.

"Actually, these are all speculations. What exactly happened... Heh, don't you know if you go and have a look?"

(End of this chapter)