The world controlled by dice [Western Fantasy]

When Siles and Cindo boarded the carriage to Ramifa University, for a moment, Siles felt that everything that happened in the past few days was dizzying.

In such a short period of two or three days, they seem to have investigated a lot of new information and solved many new problems.However, at the same time, they have to cautiously slow down, because they have not yet reached the core issue.

Siles lifted the curtain of the car window, looked at the flashing street scene outside, and then lowered it again.

"Have you thought of anything?" Qin Duo asked in a timely manner.

After pondering for a moment, Siles suddenly asked another question: "How many enlighteners can the Praia family mobilize in Lamifa City?"

Qin Duo was slightly taken aback, he thought for a while, and then replied: "About 100 people?" He leaned close to Sirius and said, "Are you preparing for next month's events?"

"Of course." Siles sighed lowly, "We need to prepare in advance. 100 people... I don't think this can completely control the situation, and more people need to get involved."

Qin Duo nodded, he tilted his head and leaned on Sirius' body - autumn is here, and his dear god will finally not feel hot because of this level of intimacy, so Qin Duo became unscrupulous.

They're in the carriage now anyway, aren't they?

Qin Duo said: "The revelators of the Church and the Historical Society of the past... combined, maybe it is about the same?"

"Then you have to find an excuse to mobilize them." Siles said, "You can't expose the existence of the shadow believers, and you have to let them go to such a battlefield... Besides, in the huge city of Lamifa, how will the shadow believers go?" Where it appears is also a question."

Qin Duo hesitated for a moment, then whispered: "We have to..."

"We have to find Ebenezer Const, and at the same time capture the other shadow believers—the former must be alive, and the latter must be alive or dead." Siles said almost in a cold tone.He was rarely so ruthless.

Qin Duo stared at him fixedly.Rather, his emerald green eyes are full of obsession at the moment.He kissed Sirius, and then said in a low voice, "You're right."

Siles smiled, and then his tone softened a little: "The hiding place of the Shadow Believer is very important, but the important thing is that we can't let anyone slip through the net, so we have to find their hiding place.

"...Also, I'm tired of the 'they act, we investigate' model. Perhaps the initiative should be reversed."

"What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to the Historical Society on Wednesday and I have to find Forrest. I think he has a lot of information we need in his hands that neither he nor we had realized before.

"But these days, I'm afraid that information will come in handy. The Kanla River, the Museum, the 'Shadows'...there's always a connection."

Siles murmured softly.

He did gradually feel that the messy thoughts in his brain, the thick and complicated information, were assembled into many messy pieces like a jigsaw puzzle.He needs to put it together, but again, some important nodes seem to be missing.

...Why Trisley?

Why, 14 years ago, Ebenezer Const asked that young man to rediscover Trisley's powers?

This question is puzzling.Because Trisley has never been a "very important" god, and has never had any complicated and profound connection with "Shadow".

When it comes to life, death, the stars, art, it is not uncommon for these gods to be associated with "shadows".But naturally?

Siles always felt that he had missed some information.

He even suspected that he had heard of it, or at least understood it, but he couldn't get that clue, get that prompt word, so now he can only guess at a loss.

... Trisley.

Trisley's power comes from the original Lygardia, from "truth".He himself is also a part of this real world. He symbolizes mountains and rivers, nature and wildness, primitiveness and barbarism.

For humans, Trisley's power always exists in places they have never set foot in or reached.Those wildernesses, those wastelands, those forests, those lakes, those wild animals that are rarely seen in daily life.

However, on the other hand, Trisley's power seems to be closely related to other gods.

One of the simplest examples is Trisley and Amois.

Indeed, Amois is the god of warriors, the embodiment of human will; however, Amois also symbolizes the sea to a certain extent.The ocean is also part of the natural world.

In addition, there are two gods, Trisley, Pessonari, and Ruthmi.

Pessonari symbolizes life, and that obviously has a very obvious connection with "nature".People always think that nature is the origin of all life; as for Ruthmi, the stars are always associated with the scenery of the wilderness.

In fact Thaddeus is of course also related to Trisley.Because the laws of nature are always cruel and full of death.That's the other side of nature.

They are all split from "real" forces - life and death, stars and mountains.They share a common source.

... And what about their Paradise?

Thinking of this, Sirius suddenly froze for a moment.

He realized with some amazement that these four gods had been born quite early, but he knew little about their paradise.

The paradise of death is the Mojacher Hills, they already know that.If there is no accident, it should be related to the death that happened on the hills-the death in nature pointed to Thaddeus. The power of the gods in Fisher's world has never been single and clear.

But no one knows about the paradise of the three gods, Pessonari, Ruthmi and Trisley.

Pessonari's Paradise might have something to do with flowers?Considering that the paradises of these gods seem to be related to their positions.Maybe it would be a nice garden, or a nursery.

Ruthmi's Paradise must have something to do with the stars, the lights, the high sky...he couldn't quite imagine what it would be, or what; maybe it was just this light that lit every lamp in Fischer's world?Of course, he also remembered the concept of "Calendula Cup".

As for Trisley... mountains, rivers, walkers?This seems to bear a strong resemblance to Thaddeus' Paradise.

...No, Trisley hates humans, so there may not be humans in His Paradise.There may be a lot of wildlife there.

Siles secretly guessed.

He suddenly thought, since it is very likely that the Shadow Believers had aroused and reproduced Trisley's power 14 years ago, will they continue to try to control this power in the past 14 years?

The answer to that question is without a doubt, of course they would.

... So after Huddoka's Paradise and Atkinya's Paradise, there is a third possibility: Trisley's Paradise.

But speculation aside, their ultimate target was the Lancelot Theatre.

Siles could not help but secretly sighed.

They have been to the Lancelot Theater many times, and have never noticed anything unusual.He became more and more curious about how the Shadow Believers hid.

Soon after, they arrived at Ramifah University.Siles has evening class today, so he plans to stay in the office all afternoon.Qin Duo also followed because they were ready to prepare for the final exam papers.

"Sometimes I really don't know if those students are studying the history of literature, or I am studying the history of literature." Qin Duo said, "I have only been your teaching assistant for more than two semesters, and I can even give them papers... …incredible."

Siles couldn't help laughing, he said: "There is a saying in my hometown." He thought about how to translate it in Const language, "Live and learn."

Qin Duo seemed to think for a moment, and then he said in a low tone: "Do you think I'm old?"

Siles: "..."

He remembered that the last time he mentioned this issue was before Mr. Detective revealed his real age.

At that time, Qin Duo said a similar sentence with a similar expression and a similar tone.

So Siles thought for a while, and said, "If my age is based on my hometown, then I'm still a few years older than you. Do you think I'm old?"

Qin Duo immediately changed his expression, and said affectionately: "You are still young." He leaned over and kissed Siles, and then whispered in a slightly flattering tone, "It will make me complain so much Kind of."

Siles was silent for a moment, and then said tactfully, "We are in the office now."

"Well... your teaching assistant just wanted to compliment your ability." Qin Duo said slyly, he paused, and then became a little more serious, he said, "Besides, we won't grow old."

The power of the gods will reside on them, giving them a longer lifespan and a healthier body.Perhaps it is impossible for them to refuse death completely, but that can only happen in the distant and distant future.

It may not be eternal life, but it will definitely be eternal life.

So when Qindo said whether Siles disliked his age, he didn't really mean it, he just said it slightly jokingly - of course maybe just, just cared a little bit.

But the key point to care about is not the age itself, but the fact that he lived alone in this world during the long ten years or decades.

However, once he thought about it—he spent such a long time waiting for his beloved, then everything seemed to be very worthwhile.

...they were about to face an ancient god.More precisely, Cileus will.

Cendo had to be Sirius' backup, he had to pave his way to that confrontation.He's willing to do it, but he has to admit, he's nervous.

That kind of tension always makes his heart constrict and makes him feel a little bit of pain.

Qin Duo will not feel timid, he is arrogant by nature, and he can't wait to hope that the final battle will come soon, so that they can welcome the victory and the dawn after the victory calmly and happily.

But he also felt a little uneasy.

Sitting next to Sirius, Qin Duo wanted to express his thoughts clearly, and felt that even if he didn't speak, his beloved god would definitely understand what he meant.

After a while, Siles said in a low voice: "I should make you 'complain' a little more, so that you won't be thinking wildly, Gyndo."

Gyndo blinked, and then he laughed.

Siles smiled too.

Sometimes he wanted to kiss Gyndo hard, not just because of love itself, but because of what they were going through together.But he is restrained by nature and rarely expresses emotions like this.

He felt—he felt this autumn was not comfortable.Indeed, the weather is very comfortable, and when the gentle breeze blows on the cheeks, it will make people think of a pair of gentle hands.

However, this autumn is not necessarily better than the hot, boring summer before.This autumn is equally irritable.It was like a swaying shadow, like a fallen leaf that didn't know where it would end up.

...it was a feeling of waiting for something.

After a while, Siles said again: "Maybe this sentence seems inappropriate at this time, but I hope you know, Qindo... What I want you to know is that I look forward to exploring this world with you. I always appreciate your company."

"And I thank you for your love." Qin Duo murmured in a low voice, "You took in my wandering soul."

He seemed born to wait for something.And now, he waited.He got it.He can always wait until a satisfactory result.

Siles kissed Cindo sideways.His kisses always carried his natural calmness and gentleness, and only Qindo could make their kisses exciting.But at this time, Qin Duo prefers this lazy feeling.

This tender kiss was interrupted by a sudden knock on the door.

Obviously, the only one who came over at this time was Herman Grove.

... Qin Duo cursed in a low voice, and he said gloomily: "Annoying student." He thought for a while, and added, "Annoying 'shadow'."

Siles couldn't help laughing, he looked at Cindo, and then said: "Comb your hair, Gindo. I'm going to open the door."

Qin Duo nodded obediently.

So when Herman Grove walked into Siles' office with his companions, Cendor was combing and rebraiding her hair.

Herman noticed a subtlety, but that emotion was fleeting.He had no time to think about the inspiration he had obtained inexplicably, and all the thoughts in his brain were focused on the information he had just obtained.

Siles maintained that calmness as if nothing had happened, and he asked, "Did everything go well when you came here?"

"Everything went well," Herman said. "Jacob changed his identity when he came to see me."

Siles looked at "Jacob".

It was a man in his thirties. He seemed to be the kind of taciturn, sophisticated and calm person. His temperament and eyes were also in line with the kind of outstanding explorers that Siles had for the Everland explorers. Explorers—ideas.

When Siles looked over, the other party also looked at Siles cautiously, nodded, and said, "Jacob."

He didn't mention his last name, but that's beside the point.He took a quick glance at Cindo sitting beside him, who was quietly playing with Sirius' fingers.Explorers from the Everlands seem to have recognized the once-famous Cindo Playa.

Gyndo cast a casual glance at him too.

"...Jacob." Cinder said suddenly, "I remember you."

Jacob seemed to freeze suddenly.Herman was also taken aback.

Gyndo gave a clever smile, and then he said jokingly, "Don't worry, it's not that he's not a good guy." He was addressing Herman, "I just remember him being quite cautious."

Jacob was silent for a while, then showed a wry smile, and said, "Mr. Qinduo, that was just... a cold run."

"No, I don't agree with you on this point." Cinder said, and they seemed to be reminiscing about the past, "At that time, there were 25 people who went to Gainstead, but in the end it was only me and two other explorers. The victim came back alive. You saved your own life."

Sirius' eyes moved slightly.He knew that it was impossible for Qin Duo to reminisce about the past with Jacob for no reason, and mentioned the past.And the topic they mentioned did remind Siles of something.

... those subterranean creatures.

Siles once bought a book of explorers from Carlos Langmire.It was given to him by Carlos' father, the great businessman Ranmir, an explorer he had rescued in the Land of No Embers.

...To be honest, just from Carlos's behavior of selling this travel book, it can be seen that Langmeer actually doesn't care about this travel book.It was only after the rumors of the "curse of star dust" that Langmier suddenly became interested in this matter.

In any case, this travelogue did provide Celes with an initial impression of the Everland.That cruel, indifferent, undisguised madness and gloomy background.

The name of the owner of the travel notes is Friedman.Today, it is a name that sounds a little strange at first, but at this time last year, Siles was still obsessed with many details in this travel book, as well as Friedman's strange death.

Friedman mentioned an incident in his travel notes. He once met an explorer who told him that a team of 25 people went to Gaines to explore, but because of "mutated subterranean creatures", they were killed. There were so many dead and wounded that only three escaped in the end.

One of these three people is Qin Duo.In other words, it was precisely because Qin Duo was there that the three of them could leave smoothly.

And even if it was Qin Duo, he could only save these two people casually, and they were also seriously injured.This is enough to prove the danger of the group of underground creatures.

Qin Duo also told Siles the original story.

He mentioned that the real danger is that they don't know what the group of underground creatures are all about.

They were attacked when they were unconscious, and because of the influence of external factors such as fog, their mental state was further affected.

He said it was a group of creatures who didn't know whether to use "human" to describe it.Although their appearance still maintains a humanoid form, the underground life has completely changed their habits. Perhaps as time goes by, they will completely become another species.

... just like the group of creatures in the fog to the northeast of Fuliou Sea.They are influenced by the power of Temiafa (and perhaps Erkoo), and they grow and develop themselves in the direction of "ingredients".

As for those underground creatures, it is difficult to determine what kind of god's power they have encountered. After all, there is no way to understand their past now.

Maybe they had to live underground just to avoid the mist, so they were changed over a long period of time; maybe they were influenced by the power of Trisley, so they became so hostile and resistant to humans after the mutation.

What surprised Sirius was that Jacob, the explorer from the Land of No Embers, seemed to have participated in this adventure?

No, it should be said that he almost participated in it.He opted out at the last minute.

...That might have been a wise choice, and indeed it was for the explorer's future.But for Jacob at the time, it seemed like a funk out of fear.

He may be grateful for his choice, or he may be annoyed, because he flinched at that moment.Timidity took hold of his soul.

... In essence, he doesn't seem to have the crazy, desperate temperament of the explorer of the Never Ember.

Many people have spent their entire lives in the Everlands, from young to old, and have had to spend their final days somewhere in the Everlands.And Jacob didn't do that in the end.

He looked 30 years old, probably in his 30s, but he was back in Ramifa City.That sanity—just as Sirius thought—governed Jacob's choices.

Can't say which option is better.Everyone's decision-making power in life should be in their own hands after all.

Herman also seemed to understand something from their conversation, he was silent, showing an almost deep expression.His past journey to the Neverland, of course, had a huge and irreparable impact on him.

But Siles had no choice but to interrupt their emotions at this time, he asked: "Where do those underground creatures appear in the land of no embers?"

Both Herman and Jacob were taken aback.

Of course, Qindo understood what Siles was referring to—it should be said that it was precisely because he thought of this that he chatted with Jacob, otherwise he would not bother to pay attention to this group of explorers in the land of no embers. - he said cheerfully: "The southwest of the Never Emberland."

……really.Siles thought.

He didn't pay much attention to the location and related information of these underground creatures.He once talked about this matter with Qin Duo, because theoretically speaking, this was the first time he heard about Qin Duo's related deeds.

But in fact, he didn't really think about this issue, except to lament the experience of this group of humans.

...So this group of underground creatures was really polluted by Ruthmi.Their location was near the nameless forest, near the Booth Mountains, and they were victims of the fall of Trisley.

This group of "underground" creatures.

Siles focused on this limited term, and suddenly realized his negligence.

Human beings live on the ground, and their feet grow on the soil.With the development of civilization, cement roads, floors, etc. also cut off their contact with soil and land.

Sometimes, people forget that the land under their feet is what the planet really looks like.

Trisley's power belongs to nature and this land.Siles is well aware of the existence of the food chain, and he is also very clear that all the roots of nature have to start from the soft soil that is far more complex and rich than the surface.

He had just been curious about Trisley's Paradise.He thought that Trisley's paradise must have wild animals, and perhaps a lot of plants.But he should obviously also have thought that there must, must be soil in Paradise.

...like the red mud on an isolated island in a deep-sea dream.That's where humans come from.

It was an underground world they knew little about.

The subterranean creatures of the Everlands, the subterranean passages of Lamifa... underground, underground.

"shadow".It occurred to him suddenly.

This idea suddenly flashed through his brain at a certain moment, making him suddenly realize, is there any place that is more in line with the concept of "shadow" than "underground"?

That's...the shadow of civilization.

Siles froze.

During the moment when Siles was lost in thought, Cindo, Herman and Jacob looked at each other.

They were all thoughtful, as if they had realized something.However, it is hard for them to imagine how many complex, huge and trivial information are flashing in Siles' brain at this moment.

Therefore, when Siles finally came to a conclusion, they couldn't help but froze for a moment.

Siles murmured, "...the sewer."

The sewers, he thought—the sewers!How could he have forgotten!

Is there a sewer in Ramifa City?

Of course there is.When Siles first came to Fisher's world, he even sighed a bit, because the existence of sewers really facilitated the daily life of human beings, and it also made him, a person on earth, heave a sigh of relief.

When they investigated Kailan's case, they found out that 50 years ago, a male body wearing the armor of a female knight was found in the sewers of Ramifa City.

The long rainy season in Ramifa City used to make people very worried about the construction of the city's sewers; when the renovation plan in Ramifa City was in progress, the renovation of the sewers was also the top priority of the plan.

...In fact, Sirius himself mentioned the existence of sewers in his novels.

In Ms. Garland's story, those bad guys poured the mud from the seabed into the city through the city's sewers.Miss Garland blocked the sewer ahead of time, destroying their plot.

Sewers are always something that people will ignore in their lives, but it has witnessed the development of civilization.

When people enjoy a glamorous, comfortable and pleasant civilized life in the above-ground world, the underground sewers carry the dirt and filth of this civilized world.

Sewers conjure up... a lot of scary, frowning things.

Excrement, rotting garbage, mice, cockroaches, ant eggs... anything is possible.People always feel like they live on top of these things, but the sewers are forever connected to their homes.

...the shadow of civilization.Siles thought.

When he thought of the ground and underground of Lamifa City because of the underground passage, he didn't think of the sewer at all.It seemed like a part of their lives that had disappeared.

He couldn't help but secretly sighed in his heart.

Then he looked at Jacob.He asked: "When you saw that person who suddenly disappeared, did he have any connection with the sewer? For example...he appeared near the sewer?"

Jacob said in a daze: "He has been looking down at the sewer manhole cover on the road. I remember that I took a look at it because of his strange behavior.

"...I was even thinking at the time, is there something wrong with the manhole cover?"

He said that almost without thinking and recalling, which means that he had already thought about what he was going to say before he came.However, Siles noticed the problem earlier than him, and he didn't even understand what he had experienced last night.

From Jacob's expression, it can be seen that the explorer is obviously deeply impressed by Siles.

Qin Duo and Herman were also quite surprised. Apparently, they didn't expect any problems with the sewer... To be honest, Siles himself hadn't thought of it before.

"So, we have to investigate the sewer?" Qin Duo asked immediately.

"It may not be the sewer in the true sense." Siles said, "The sewer is just a symbol, and it may not be the place where they really stay."

He was vague, but Gindo knew he meant that the sewers might just be "entrances" to some paradise.

To be precise, the sewer manhole cover next to the Lancelot Theater may have a problem.

Siles looked at Jacob again, his tone remained calm, and he just asked, "Apart from staring at the manhole cover, does he have other actions?"

This time Jacob thought about it carefully for a while, but he finally shook his head and said very apologetically, "Sorry, I didn't notice...he seemed to be just looking down at the manhole cover.

"...I didn't keep staring at him, but I kept walking, intending to go to a theatre....I mistook a little bit, and then the person disappeared.

"The place where he disappeared was...beside the Lancelot Theater. There is a big tree, I don't know if you noticed it. There is a manhole cover next to the tree, just on the side of the road, near Lancelot Theatre, not the one near the other side."

He carefully described the location of the manhole cover, and confirmed that it was indeed near the Lancelot Theatre.

Qin Duo frowned slightly, but soon relaxed.

This point actually solved one of their long-standing doubts—if the entrance to the paradise was inside the Lancelot Theatre, how could Qindo have never received the warning sign at the entrance of the theater?

It now appears that the group of shadow believers came and went outside the Lancelot Theatre, not inside the theater.They don't have to actually go inside the theater.

Of course, the sewers... this is also a delicate place.

The most subtle problem is that the possible location they found does not match the three possible old gods' paradise - Huddoka's "Shadow", Atkinya's "Museum", or Trisley's Paradise—the situation.

...It seems that there is something that forcibly kneaded these three paradises together, and finally formed such a one, which is located at the entrance of the sewer.

Can "Shadow" do this?perhaps.

After all, Lygardia can put his own paradise in Akamala's paradise, and pass it down along with his blood descendants, so the paradise of other gods - their power, of course, can also be kneaded together.

After all, these gods in Fisher's world all came from Antinam Fisher.They are always of the same origin.

Thinking of this, Siles suddenly realized.He realized that the paradise they were looking for might indeed exist, but it might not be the paradise of Trisley, nor the paradise of Huddoka and Atkinya.

That is the paradise of "shadows".That is the paradise of the outer gods.

"Shadow" may be based on the power of the old gods of this world, breaking, kneading, and muddying it into a completely different new look, which is more in line with the power attribute of "Shadow" itself.

He made those powers his power.

"Shadow" knows the existence of Anti-Nam, and he understands the nature of these old gods; in addition, He is a living god, and the power of those old gods is already ownerless (Antinam can't take it away Recycle).

Therefore, "Shadow" can integrate these forces by brute force.

However, to be more precise, this approach is the way to become a god of the god of civilization.

"Shadow" is outside civilization.He didn't have to do this, because all civilizations are his source of power.

His Paradise, perhaps it should be said, is actually all the places outside this real world, this civilized world.

However, when he wants to pursue a higher level, when he suddenly realizes that his power is missing something, he seems to have lowered his power to a level—he is trying to use the way of the god of civilization, become a god.

For Siles and the others, this is a good thing.If it is an invisible and intangible foreign god, then they are powerless to fight against such a god.

The original "shadow", at least in terms of strength, has no weaknesses.Because His power comes from civilization, the stronger the civilization, the stronger the "shadow".

However, "Shadow" is now looking for a dead end.His way and his future are also tied to Fisher's world by his wishful thinking.

Perhaps he just arrogantly thought that this was an insignificant attempt, but Sirius had already keenly discovered that this was an opportunity to hurt "Shadow".

...as if the "Shadow" was originally an invisible enemy, they didn't even know where he was.But now, "Shadow" has abandoned his greatest advantage—his invisible ability.

He is no longer invincible, he has exposed himself.

He had a... In the words of his native earth, a little blood bar.

Although this blood bar may only mean a small part of his body, it is indeed a blood bar—it can be defeated and hurt.

...he should have realized this before.Siles thought.

Because he once made a judgment related to "Shadow" in Fisher's world.

The judgment of the dice and the power of fate are the power of Fisher's world, so of course they can only be used in Fisher's world.This means that "Shadow" already has a part of power, a subtle existence in Fisher's world.

He is no longer the original outer god.He was associated with Fisher's world.

And this part of the connection allows them to—at least—to fight back.

Maybe they couldn't kill "Shadow" completely, but... well, they also wanted to leave "Shadow" with a little psychological shadow.

It doesn't make sense to let the Outer Gods pollute them, right?

Siles gradually realized this, but he hadn't figured out how to do it.These can all be prepared slowly over the next month.

...the next month.

In fact, Sirius felt that these gods were actually very - lazy.If that's not offensive.

For human beings, one month is a very long time, and many things can be done.But for the gods, that might just be their time to yawn and blink.

Maybe it's because their lives are already very long, so they don't have to care about this month. "Shadow" has spent thousands of years in Fisher's world before finally feeling impatient.

...But, perhaps, these gods can't imagine how much change a month can bring to busy humans.

Soon, Hermann and Jacob bid farewell to Siles.There is no more news from Jacob, but his appearance alone has reminded Siles, making him aware of a lot of information that he had ignored before.They seemed to have a breaking point, he realized.

"...So, the sewers." After Herman and the others left, Qindo said, "What are we going to do with the sewers? Having said that, until the day of Luna's birthday next year, those shadow believers will not Did it suddenly appear from the sewer?"

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