An invincible journey that begins with a different race

"Yes." Jer said with a smile, "You are an immortal, so you should know that nothing is impossible in this world."

Mulege narrowed his eyes.

He could feel the confidence in these guys, which made him feel excited.

Could it be that they really have a way?

Then, Aesop slowly opened his eyes.

"How?! Is there any way?"

Stank and Jer immediately looked at him, and even Mulleg's heart, which had been sealed for a long time, gradually relaxed.

"There should be, but I can't think of it now." Aesop shook his head.

"Why?!"

"Because right now...my mind is full of thoughts." Aesop sighed, "As soon as I close my eyes, I can't think at all."

Stank, Jer, and Muleg: "..."

"Hurry up and let go!"

What is it that you are looking for?

In order to prevent himself from becoming a lunatic from being too much with these crazy BBs, Muleg decided to be out of sight and out of mind, and directly asked Philiana to lead the foursome to the last section of the waterway of the underground spring.

"I think you can take a good look." When they arrived in front of the spring, Philiana finally couldn't bear it and said to Aesop who was still unwilling to let go. "If your target is really the Phoenix, you should Think about it carefully, and you’ve held me accountable for long enough, so it’s time to let me go.”

Aesop was not a scoundrel. Seeing Philiana say this, he simply took his hand back, lowered his head and looked at it. Then he grabbed the air a few more times with his fingers, and then sighed softly. He took a breath, looked at the sky with his hands behind his back, and said leisurely: "I finally understand."

Even though he knew there would be pitfalls if he asked, Stank still couldn't help but ask: "What do you understand?"

"Why do some men always say to women, 'I don't want to let go'? Is that what it means?" Aesop seemed to have grown up in an instant, and even his words had a sense of vicissitudes.

"...Although I don't know what that means, I feel that it should be different from what you understand." Stank couldn't help but complain, "You almost got it."

Kelim also sighed and said: "I think if those poets heard that you understand love so much, they would definitely fight for you at all costs."

"Actually, there's no problem." Ganqiu rarely stood on Aesop's side, "I think Aesop's understanding is quite sincere."

"The problem is that it is too sincere, too sincere, and there is nothing but sincerity." Jer also said.

The four lunatics standing in front of the last underground spring were still talking, and Philiana felt pain in her temples.If I had known this, I would have let Amantha lead the way for these guys. Unfortunately, Amantha went back to Central to continue opening her shop. Before leaving, she gave Philiana a meaningful look of amusement. At that time, she was still She didn't understand what it meant, but now she finally understood.

Fortunately, the foursome did not talk about this topic forever, but quickly moved back to the underground spring.

"This thing does look a bit scary." Stank touched his stubble-covered chin and looked at the underground spring in front of him, "Hey, this is all bubbling."

"It's not just bubbling, this water is red, red bubbling." Ganqiu also stuck his head out to take a look, and then was forced back by the scorching gas, "This is too hot. Well, I feel like I’ll be steamed as soon as I go there.”

Jer's focus is on the cursed aura: "This section of spring water always gives me a very dilapidated and desolate feeling. It's probably the cursed aura. The old dragon just now was right. The last section of spring water is different from the previous one. The two sections are not the same concept at all, no wonder they are not together... If this is the case, our previous protective measures will indeed be ineffective."

"But didn't I hear before that there was a Salamander who went all the way and saw the Phoenix?" Stank said, "If he would die if he went down there, how did he see it?"

Speaking of this, several people looked at Philiana at the same time, seeming to verify the authenticity of this matter.

Philiana originally didn't want to talk to this group of people, but after all, it was Muleg who told them, so she nodded and said, "It is true that this happened, but it was also a long time ago."

"Then how did he do it?" Stank asked, "Didn't the old dragon just say that even he couldn't get to the bottom of this pool? That salamander is more powerful than the old dragon?"

"Of course it's impossible." Philiana shook her head and said, "A quasi-dragon king-like existence can definitely go underground if he wants to, but... he can't come back."

"But that fire girl lizard not only went underground, but also came back?"

"No, not only did he not go underground, he also didn't come back." Philiana corrected, "Later we verified that he only walked halfway and then couldn't walk back, and then he couldn't walk back. He was not far from the exit. He lost strength when there was still a quarter of the distance, and in the end it was Mr. Mulege who brought him back, but he couldn't hold on after he came back, and he died after leaving only a few words."

"That's right." Stank nodded, "So, he said he saw the phoenix. Is it a lie?"

"Then I don't know. No one can verify it." Philiana said lightly, "But it must be a lie. It's only halfway there and it's still far from the ground."

Hearing what Philiana said, several people felt a little uncomfortable in their hearts.

After all, he is still an old-timer, and he is also an old-timer full of courage and perseverance. But in the end, he risked his life and failed to get a good result?

That may not be the case...

"No, he must have seen it." Aesop said suddenly.

Everyone focused their attention on him.

"What did you say?" Philiana didn't hear clearly.

So Aesop repeated: "He must have seen it."

Philiana frowned slightly: "Why did you say that?"

"Because those who chase the stars disdain lying."

"...What?" Philiana didn't understand, "What stars?"

"My teacher once told me that those who are willing to spend their lives chasing great and ethereal existences like the stars will not regret that their life's efforts are fruitless." Aesop said, "At most, they just feel It's just a pity. If they were given another chance, they would definitely do the same thing. They were attracted by the stars, walked on the path of chasing them, and then lost their lives. But even if they lost their lives, they would not lie to themselves. , saying that they have touched the stars, because that is the greatest insult to their efforts in this life."

Aesop's words directly made this topic more profound.

"But there are no stars here." Philiana said coldly.

"The same goes for pursuing immortality." Aesop said. "He spent his life pursuing immortality. He would never tell such a lie before dying. He must have seen it with his own eyes."

"Do you have any evidence?"

"What he did is proof of that."

"What do you mean?"

"If he had already entertained the thought of death, why would he turn back before actually seeing the Phoenix?"

Philiana was slightly startled.

"There are two main motivations in an adventurer's life. One is to explore the unknown." Aesop said slowly, "and the other is to bring the unknown back to the world."

"He died on the way back, so he must have seen the Phoenix. Only that kind of will can support his broken body to return to the civilized world." Aesop said leisurely, "A person like that will never lie. , because that is the greatest insult to himself."

After saying this, everyone present fell into a long silence. The image of the lizard man struggling in the sea of ​​fire seemed to appear in everyone's mind.

"I understand what you mean." Stank sighed, "Just like those guys who venture into dangerous dungeons for the first time, the more they die on the way back, the more they will earn. Is this what you mean? .”

"It's still different." Jer shook his head and said, "In the final analysis, exploring the dungeon is just for yourself, and what you get is also yours. But that lizard brother is different, he clearly knows Seeing the phoenix will cost you your life, and there will be no good results, but you still go, because of the...obsession in your heart? I don’t know what it is anymore. As an immortal species, I care more about him. It’s hard to understand, but that doesn’t stop me from admiring him.”

Kelim and Ganqiu also nodded in agreement.

Even Philiana was a little moved. She looked at Aesop, whose pupils were as deep as stars, and she couldn't help but ask.

"You said he was looking for immortality, but what was it you were looking for?"

Aesop smiled softly.

Then he raised his hand.

Put it on Philiana's heart.

"It's Naizi." Aesop said softly.

Philiana: "..."

One hundred and one reverse connection

When watching Philiana leave angrily, Aesop asked Stank with some confusion: "Is she a little angry?"

Stank said angrily: "Are you seriously ill?"

"I'm not sick." Aesop shook his head and said seriously, "I'm in good health."

"I'm not talking about your body..." Stank sighed, "Can't you think about what you just did?"

"I calmed her heart."

"You fucking use physical means to comfort me, right?" Stank said, "You obviously want to touch me!"

"Yes."

"Huh, you still haven't admitted it... huh? Why did you admit it?"

"Because one must be honest," Aesop said sincerely. "The teacher once told me that honest people deserve praise, so I am honest and I deserve praise."

Everyone: "..."

"Forget it, just leave. It's just right." Jer said to Aesop, "Now there is no human heart to suppress you. Let's think about how to fix this place."

Indeed, without the huge human heart as an obstacle, Aesop's vision instantly became clearer, and his thinking became much more active. Now, he is almost catching up with himself in the Sage Moment.

So he leaned down, carefully observed the spring water in the last section of the road, and pondered.

Jer also squatted next to him and said: "Actually, it's still those two points, temperature and curse. What we have been discussing before is curse, and temperature has not been studied, but in fact temperature is also very deadly. My BUFF has been It’s not enough to withstand the heat here.”

Aesop did not speak, but condensed another piece of ice spirit, and then threw it into the pool.

With a "pop" sound, the ice spirit rolled in the water for about 1 minute and slowly melted.

Seeing this, Stank was very surprised: "Is the water temperature so high?"

Stank knew the durability of this ice spirit very well. When he crossed the waterway from the middle ring to the inner ring, he always clamped the ice spirit in... ahem, put it in his armpit to cool down, but the ice spirit never melted.But now, in this underground pool, can it only last for one minute?

This is too outrageous point.

Aesop thought for a while and said, "I can strengthen the ice spirit with star magic, and the effectiveness will be ten times greater."

"That's only 10 minutes?" Stank said, "But 10 minutes is not very useful."

"Then I can only make a few more pieces and use the quantity to maintain them." Aesop said, "But the star magic I can use is still limited. It is impossible to make unlimited production. The most I can do is..."

Aesop raised his hand, and piece by piece, star-like ice spirits rose from his palm and condensed into shape. They were suspended side by side in the air, instantly reducing the scorching temperature a lot.

One yuan, two yuan, three yuan...all the way to nine yuan.

The closer you get to the back, the more difficult it is to condense. The tenth piece condensed into shape several times, but exploded in an instant.

So the final number was fixed at nine.

After all, he is not an arcanist, and he can only use the power of the stars to this extent.

"This ice spirit... seems to be stronger than the previous one." Stank stretched out his hand to the ice spirit and felt a bone-chilling chill. It was much stronger than the previous version. "How should we use it?" ?”

Aesop held a piece of ice spirit with his hand, and then directly put his hand into the pool water.

This shocked everyone, because now Aesop was not wearing Jer's heat-resistant BUFF, so there was no protection, and there was a high chance that he would be directly burned.

But what everyone didn't expect was that Aesop didn't even react. He didn't even frown, as if the water in front of him was not boiling water at all.

"It's true." Ganqiu didn't believe in evil, so he stretched out his foot to check the water temperature.

Then, he pulled his feet back with a scream.

These two comparisons instantly made everyone realize how powerful this enhanced version of the Ice Spirit was.

It's so terrifying!

This is not an exaggeration. If you don't believe in evil, you will end up like Gan Qiu, holding your toes and blowing them.

"You are too powerful." Jer couldn't help but sigh, "What exactly is star magic?"

"Star magic." Aesop explained seriously, "It's the magic of the stars."

Jere: "..."

If it were anyone else, Jer would think that Aesop didn't want to reveal his magic secrets to the public. This is also normal, especially for human magicians.

But it was Aesop who said this, and Jer was a little unsure whether he was really explaining it to him seriously.

"The number I can maintain is only nine." Aesop's hand stayed in the pool for 10 minutes. After the strengthened ice spirit began to show signs of melting, he took his hand back. "But this is not the case." That’s enough. If each person has three, they can be used for half an hour.”

"Indeed, half an hour should be enough." Jer nodded.

"While maintaining these nine ice spirits, I can also use some star magic. Although it is not much, it should be able to help you increase the strength of your BUFF, Jer." Aesop said to Jer.

Jer opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but couldn't.

Fortunately, he had always felt that even if his strength was slightly worse than Aesop's, it shouldn't be much worse.

But now it seems that I still think too much.

The remaining magic in the body can strengthen oneself, so how big is the gap between them?

Thinking of this, Jer could not help but feel a sense of frustration in his heart.

However, this feeling of frustration did not last long before dissipating.

Hey, it's not like the me when I was young. I don't care about strength now.