Chapter 194: Those Secrets

"You are about to leave?"

The shop was collapsing, and everything in the shop was turning into nothingness. Even though he had long known that this god was about to fall into a deep sleep, such a fast parting still caught Xia De off guard.

"Where are you going?"

He stood in place and asked. Only the floor under his feet remained as it was. There was no anomaly accompanying the disappearance of everything, just that everything was leaving. This was a simple end.

"The place of void slumber."

God said.

This was a metaphorical way of expression, and Xia De did not explore it too much:

"Your last work, how should I look for it? Are there any clues?"

Everything around was like a faded color photo, gradually returning to black and gray. Only Xia De was not affected by these. The Outsider who did not belong to this time point was protected by the power of time.

"No need to look for it deliberately, you will definitely run into that gift box I left behind."

God said.

"Why?"

"Because I said so."

He smiled at Xia De, and the colors on his body faded rapidly along with the colors of the shop. The figure gradually became transparent, walking toward the end along with this toy shop.

He looked at his hands and shook his head helplessly:

"All things must have an end. This is reality, and you don't have to be sad."

"Will we have a chance to meet again?"

Xia De inquired. 【Innocent Creator】 helped him a lot. If possible, he hoped to meet the god in front of him again at the time point where he existed.

"Of course, child from the future. When a major event happens in the future, all the sleeping Old Gods will wake up. Don't ask me what it is, this cannot be said."

God said, but the voice seemed to come from very far away. He was really going to leave.

This information was consistent with Miss Anatt's understanding of the "Whispering Poem," and at the current time point, the "Whispering Poem" should not have appeared yet.

"Then, will we meet again in the Sixth Era or even a more distant era?"

"Not more distant, we will definitely meet again in the Sixth Era."

That figure became lighter and lighter.

Xia De blinked:

"Why? The Sixth Era will definitely have the major event you mentioned?"

God also blinked at him, and while showing a smile, gave an answer that surprised him:

"Because there will be no Seventh Era or even more distant eras."

The colors of the transparent figure turned into black and gray light spots and dispersed around. The toy shop was collapsing, and everything was heading toward the end. And after the scene of the toy shop dissipated, what was revealed behind it was the starry sky.

"Child of the future, this world is more complex than you think, and the truth will also make you feel sad. If you are not willing to spend this life ignorantly as a mortal, then I can give you a suggestion as the last gift I give you."

"Please speak."

The transparent body snapped his fingers. The blurred shop only had the basic frame left. Xia De and God stood on the void that seemed like a starry sea.

A total of thirteen card shadows appeared in front of the two, rotating around their respective central axes, allowing Xia De to see their front and back appearances clearly.

These were the thirteen Founding Series Luo De cards, or rather, the Arcana cards.

"Arcana, this is the secret treasure left by the Old God before falling. They can bring you luck, and at the same time..."

God was about to go away with the mortal shell. Only Xia De could witness this scene.

"These cards have deeper meanings. Collect them, child, you must collect them. When the final moment comes, even if you face the worst situation, these cards will guide you to the final salvation. They are... the last resort."

The walls and ceiling of the toy shop all disappeared, leaving only the area under Xia De's feet and the area under the saint's feet. Around them was darkness and starlight. Xia De looked into the depths of the darkness. In that moment of dizziness, he seemed to see some terrible things, but also seemed to see nothing.

"Thank you."

He bowed slightly to the god who was about to go away to express his most sincere gratitude. The latter shook his head, opened his mouth to speak, but no sound came out.

His figure faded, waved his hand, and he left.

At the same time, the bell rang. The bell echoed in his ears, and then seemed to break through the boundaries of time and space, declaring to all continuous time and space the departure of another Old God.

He really left.

The bell echoed, and Xia De's eyes seemed to see ripples spreading toward the void, and a series of fine sounds appeared in his ears. When trying to understand these sounds, Xia De felt his head almost explode in an instant. These were sentences echoing together, and he just barely heard and remembered one of them:

【The maker of toys always longs to create innocence.】

The sense of power contained in this sentence almost made Xia De faint. But at the same time, he actually found a strange sense of familiarity in this sentence:

"This is... this feeling... what is this?"

Although he only barely remembered it, the voice kept echoing in his ears. In the repetition again and again, Xia De gave the answer with her:

"Words of Sublimation!"

【Words of Sublimation.】

The sentence that appeared with the fall of the Old God was extremely similar to the feeling of the power Doctor Schneider had used. Although Xia De only captured one of them, it was clear that those he did not remember were also similar sentences.

Thinking of this, the deeper thinking about the Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi system and even the time and space of the Sixth Era made him tremble all over:

"The special items used by Ring Mages are relics, the sublimation method used is the last words of gods. What on earth is going on in this world?"

The bell was still echoing, and every strong vibration made Xia De's scalp numb. He suddenly looked toward the dark front, and a transparent giant tree appeared there at some point.

The tree seemed to connect heaven and earth, and seemed to support heaven and earth. The roots were developed, the canopy was lush, and the tree patterns on the transparent trunk seemed to record the story of the entire civilization.

From the equally transparent canopy, two green leaves drifted down toward Xia De below.

Xia De reached out to catch them, and then white mist suddenly surged in this void, and a huge force pulled him backward, returning to the time point of the Sixth Era.

He walked out backward from the door leading to the basement, almost falling to the ground.

He was stunned for a moment looking at the two leaves in his hand, and then looked at the position under his feet. Mia the cat was sneakily using its paws to dig at the paper bag. Unfortunately, Xia De only left for three seconds, and this time was not enough for the cat to get those disgusting things out.

"Meow~"

Seeing Xia De appear, it immediately ran toward the stairs as if fleeing for its life, looking like it was worried about being blamed by Xia De.

The murmur sounded in his ears:

【Outsider, you have returned to the present time.】

【Message from the Ancient God "Father of Infinite Trees":】

【Infinite time protects you.】

"Oh, the things tonight are actually more exciting than this morning~"

Staring at the light of the gas lamp outside the window on the first floor, he recalled the huge information obtained in this "journey" one by one in his head. The shock had not yet faded, and the fact that the kind god had gone away made him slightly sad.

"Then what about the Spirit Rune and the Miracle?"

It took a long time to remember this, and then looked at the two leaves in his hand:

"It wouldn't be this, would it? The way the Father of Infinite Trees gives rewards is leaves... it seems reasonable."

"Meow~"

Mia lay on the stairs, poked her little head out and looked down, not knowing why Xia De didn't come to chase it.

The secret of the witch, the entrustment of collecting cards, the last words of God and the Words of Sublimation, the gift He left for Xia De.

It was only ten minutes, but the complex and diverse information obtained was comparable to the total of Xia De's two weeks in this world.

Returning from the first floor to the second floor, after washing up, he took the two green leaves into the study on the second floor, stood at the window and looked at the moonlight, thinking for a long time before straightening out his train of thought.

The secret of the witch and the secret of the Words of Sublimation were not something he, a 1st-Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi, could touch. The witches of the Fifth Era carried curses to gain power, and the Ring Mages of the Sixth Era sublimated themselves with the last words of gods after they fell into deep sleep. These were almost directly related to the secrets of the world itself.

What he could do at present was just to write down these things and wait for the next time to get more clues. After all, he was only a 1st-Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi.

The secret of the Words of Sublimation was thoroughly revealed by now. When the doctor used the Words of Sublimation, the sense of decay of power was similar to the sense of decay on the saint who was about to fall, so there was an explanation. This matter must point to the truth of this world and point to the fundamental reason for the emergence of the Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi occult system. Combined with God saying "there will be no Seventh Era," this gave Xia De a very bad guess.

Walking through the corridor of time to the past, this was the best way for Xia De to explore secrets at present. The Outsider believed that he would definitely be able to piece together the truth step by step.

As for searching for all thirteen Founding Series Luo De cards, in fact, since Miss Anatt mentioned "Arcana," Xia De had vaguely had this idea. Since God said he needed to collect them, and that would be the final salvation, Xia De was of course willing to turn his thoughts into action.

But obtaining all thirteen Founding Series cards was not just a matter of money, but a matter of luck. This would be an arduous task, very arduous.

"As for the gift He left for me... Ha, what God left for me is still a gift box, this is really too simple."

Xia De patted the cat's soft little head lightly. Mia stood on the windowsill, looking up and making a comfortable call.

He let out a long sigh, as if spitting out all his worries:

"Although some clues that only appeared once are hard to find, at least I still have an impression. The Witch Council really holds amazing secrets. Do you remember, when I first met Miss Miss Jia Lin Na, she mentioned the era when 【God's Gift Box】 appeared (Note)."

【Autumn, 1068, Fifth Era.】

She whispered in his ear, and the time point coincided perfectly.

The study was bright, and outside the window was the night, which made the window have a near-mirror reflection effect. If it weren't for the fact that the window didn't reflect that there was someone behind him, Xia De really thought a woman was leaning over his ear and whispering.

Reaching into his pocket, the time key representing the autumn of 1068 had turned into dust.

The last work created by the Old God 【Innocent Creator】 was the Sage-level relic 【God's Gift Box】. He was right, Xia De was destined to meet this item.

And what was even more wonderful was that he already knew the specific location of that Sage-level relic.

"The Silver-Eyed One that Miss Beiya is looking for is hidden in the underground ruins together with that relic..."

Looking at the moonlight outside the window with a bit of melancholy:

"I originally wanted to avoid acting with Miss Beiya. After all, I am only 1st-Ring, and I shouldn't participate in those dangerous things. But now it seems that at least this time I have to be together."

【No, you have the power to give up that gift.】

She whispered in his ear, and the soft voice gave Xia De the illusion that his ear was being gently stroked by warm air.

"Impossible. There is a high probability of divinity in the box. Compared to facing an evil god to snatch power, facing the Silver-Eyed One is as simple as facing an ant. If I shrink back from this kind of thing, what kind of twelve-divinity sublimation path am I thinking about? Besides..."

On the glass of the window, the expression on Xia De's face was reflected. On the first night after Queen Diana encountered the assassination attempt, Tobesk City under the moon was quiet and peaceful, and Xia De's mood gradually calmed down. He said to his reflection in the glass:

"This is my gift, it belongs to me, I must get it." ===== CHAPTER 195 =====