Chapter 96
"How are they like meow?"
Silver Cat couldn't help but grab Zeus's sleeve, his eyes full of urgency.
Xiu Si held his paw, pointed at his eyes, and said, "Temperament, eh? I feel like some of their eyes are similar."
The three cats were all shocked. It turned out that it would be better to ask their father honestly after searching for so long. But their father rarely mentioned this person before.
Xiu Si noticed their confusion and nodded, "Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever told you about this."
But if we want to talk about this matter, we have to go back to when he first started playing the game.
He was an internal test player at the time, and he played at night whenever he had time. Then one night, he felt very sleepy, but thinking that the next day was Monday and he had to work, he didn't want to go to bed, so he played past midnight.
It was late at night, but he still didn't feel like sleeping. He made himself a cup of tea, took a few sips, and continued playing.
At about one o'clock, he felt sleepy and his mind was foggy. His eyelids felt as if they weighed a thousand pounds and he couldn't lift them up at all.
Then he fell asleep in front of the computer desk.
The sleep was very light, and the consciousness was like a marine creature stranded on the beach, half asleep and half awake, confused. Sometimes I felt like I was in the deep sea, and sometimes I felt like I was suspended in space. All kinds of images intertwined, and bizarre and mottled pictures flashed by.
If I have to describe it, it's almost like the feeling of motion sickness, except that the dizziness is mainly in the brain, deep in the consciousness. As for the stomach... I can hardly feel it, so of course I don't feel dizzy.
He didn't know how long it had been, it seemed like only a few minutes, or maybe a few months, his consciousness suddenly became like a ignited fire, and he gradually became able to see things, blurry scenes of the interior, and the sound of a group of people discussing could be heard in his ears.
He swayed a bit, tried to steady himself, and when he looked again, he found that the surroundings had changed drastically and he had come to something that looked like a religious building.
The grand and solemn palace, the gorgeous and colorful stained glass windows, and the countless people in white robes in the audience.
The scene was grand and bustling with people.
His appearance seemed to surprise them greatly, and almost everyone was excited.
He just looked at them intently, and they couldn't help but cheer and shout in a language he couldn't understand at the time. The volume was deafening, echoing throughout the venue, as if it could shock the soul.
To be honest, he was frightened by them at the time and had never been so confused before.
Later he realized that they were shouting words like hero, savior, hope of mankind etc. He was the first hero to summon awakening, so they were excited and shocked, as if they saw the hope of mankind's rise.
At that time, it was the eighteenth generation of human sages who stopped them.
He was attracted by the calm voice and turned to look at the other party. Then, he saw a white-robed old man about 60 years old, with blond hair, blue eyes, wrinkled face, and solemn eyes, revealing the majesty of suppressing the whole audience.
Later he found out that the man was called Freeman Slindef, an important figure in the human kingdom.
Thinking of this, Hughes looked back into Beelzebub's eyes and explained it to the children.
"There were actually two human sages at the time. One was the 18th generation sage Freeman. He proposed to cooperate with the gods to launch the magic of summoning heroes. The one who actually launched the magic of summoning heroes was the 19th generation sage, who is the one I said was more like Priest Xilin."
The silver cat was shocked and asked, "Who is he, meow!"
Hughes said bluntly: "Arnold Paz."
The three cats immediately pricked up their ears. At the same time, the orange cat broadcast this conversation to the three demons Amon, Butis, and Inpos in real time.
Beelzebub was extremely shocked. He had been investigating the eighteenth sage, Fried, but he did not expect that the key figure was actually the nineteenth sage.
Xiu Si said slowly: "Arnold was only sixteen years old at the time, which was considered as just adulthood in the other world. However, at such a young age, he possessed extremely powerful magic power. I heard that it was innate. Judging from the magnitude alone, his magic power is definitely at the god level."
Silver Cat thinks back and realizes that he knows almost nothing about this person's history because it has basically been erased.
What is the darkest place under the lamp? This is it! It is too hidden.
"Speaking of which, he should be the strongest among humans at that time. He is the only one who can perform extremely complex magic to summon heroes."
Hughes continued to recall, "Although he was only sixteen years old."
The orange cat couldn't help but ask: "Dad knows him meow? How did he know him meow? What's his relationship with dad meow?"
He asked a lot of questions at once.
Xius answered one by one, "I know him. I have met him several times. He is considered a familiar person from the alien world. Didn't we just come to the alien world at that time? We were unfamiliar with many things, and he was the one who received us at the beginning. He introduced us to various situations in the alien world like a tour guide. He is very friendly and thoughtful. Even Uncle Mingjie, who is a bit picky, couldn't find fault with him."
Hughes remembered Arnold's image, slowly closed his hands on the table, made a circle, and then grabbed it, and simply formed a human image.
The three cats present all stared with wide eyes. The three demons from the Os Empire Library also watched nervously.
I saw that the human figure in Zeus's hand was wearing a white robe that was tight around his body. He had a slender figure, long light blonde hair, which was braided at the back and reached his waist. He had delicate features and a pretty face. The more special thing about him was the mole at the corner of his right eye. Since he was only sixteen years old, he looked a little immature. At first glance, he had a gender wavering feeling that was difficult to distinguish between male and female. He had a gentle temperament, even a little weak. What was going on with this inexplicable feminine fragility?
But he did look about sixteen years old, with a hint of stupidity in his eyes.
If you tell them that this guy is the mastermind behind the big trouble they have encountered, they will really find it hard to believe.
This guy looked like he could be knocked down with just one punch from Seleog, the weakest among them.
After seeing the human form, their thoughts were - That's it?
You little bastard, I'll eat you alive!
The silver cat gnashed his teeth in anger and looked at Xiu Si, waiting for what Xiu Si would say next.
Xius looked at the humanoid figure, his memory slowly coming back to him, and he said, "My relationship with him... is he considered a brother? He was also in the Hero Group at the time, and he followed me and called me Brother Xiu."
How shameless! Silver Cat stamped his feet in anger, thinking to himself, "Is that guy worthy of calling my father Brother Xiu?" If you have the guts, come here and I'll kill him!
Xiu Si was immersed in his memories and did not notice the anger of the silver cat. He continued, "We had just arrived in the alien world and did not understand a lot. The eighteenth generation sage Freeman sent him to follow us, not only to protect us, but also to give him some experience."
"Well, he wasn't the 19th Sage at that time. That was later, if I remember correctly."
The silver cat sharpened its claws, trying not to look too angry, and continued to ask, "Is there anything special about him? Or something that impressed father very much, meow?"
Hughes continued to recall, "Arnold is powerful but humble, and his personality... to be honest, he is a little timid. He obviously has such powerful magic and does not need to be afraid of any human, but he is very polite to everyone, especially to the great sage Freeman."
The more my father spoke, the more shocked he became. He was just being submissive? Was that pervert the mastermind behind this?
Was this guy the mastermind behind the incident? Or did he just happen to look like "Priest Xilin"?
The three cats looked at each other and saw the disbelief in each other's eyes.
The orange cat continued to ask: "Did he say anything strange to his father, meow?"
"Strange words?"
Zeus was silent for a while, thinking about what could be called "strange" in his heart, and then slowly said: "There is nothing special, but he seems to be under a lot of pressure, often can't sleep at night, and has nightmares. Sometimes he tells me about his troubles, such as not wanting to go back to the human country, not wanting to go back to the Sage Tower, and that Mr. Freeman is very strict... something like that."
It sounds like a standard troubled script for a sixteen-year-old genius boy.
The three cats couldn't hear anything special.
Xiu Si put down the figure in his hand, his eyes suddenly darkened, and he said: "Later he returned to the Sage Tower. I don't know what happened after that because I fell into the abyss."
Something must have happened at this time!
Silver Cat asked, "Did he say anything when we last met?"
Hughes was silent, his eyes lowered. "At that time, he was silent the whole time, as if he was in pain. He wanted to say something to me, but Freeman came and took him away. The last time I saw him was when he was led away by Freeman."
Xius was impressed and continued, "He looked back at me with a complicated look in his eyes. I didn't know what it meant at the time, and now... I don't really know what it means."
"Maybe he is asking me for help, but I can't do anything. If I were Wang Chang'er, I might have a say, but I'm not. I can't stop him from returning to the Sage Tower, and I can't stop him from becoming the next generation of sage."
The three cats were so shocked that they could hardly react.
That guy wouldn't pin his hopes on my father, would he? But what does it have to do with my father? My father was just unlucky to be summoned to this world, and the summoner was Arnold. How dare he have any thoughts about my father! My father was extremely kind by not beating him for three days and three nights!
After that, no matter how much Zeus searched his memories, he couldn't think of anything more.
Some fragmentary memories are still retained, although they cannot be guaranteed to be true. After all, the brain is a thing that likes to be modified.
Xius: "On a daily basis, when I get along with him, I just share some things about Blue Star. He seems very curious about Blue Star and always asks me a lot. At that time, the other six uncles and aunts hated everything related to sages and ignored him. I was the only one who told him that he was quite interested in Blue Star's anime, novels, and games. I also shared anime like "K" with him. Well... He seemed very surprised at the time and stayed there for a long time. I don't know what he was thinking. Sometimes he would suddenly become quiet, like a different person, and I didn't find it strange."
The three cats stared with wide eyes, thinking that the information revealed by their father was the truth! It was easy to get, Arnold was extremely suspicious, and the mastermind must be this guy!
And Zeus was silent for a moment, his eyes cast towards the bookshelf of history books, "Speaking of which, there is almost no record of his history. The human sages of that kingdom ended at the 20th generation. The 18th sage, Freeman, died in the war of gods. The 19th generation is unknown, and the 20th generation died in human internal fighting. Later, the kingdom perished, and humans became scattered. It took a long time before they reunited and established a country again."
Most of the magic of summoning heroes recorded in history books was activated by the sage Freeman in conjunction with the gods.
In fact, Freeman himself did not have such powerful magic, and it was Arnold who really started the magic.
The planner and the executor are different people.
Later, when they learned that it was impossible to restart the magic to send them back, Arnold apologized to them for a long time, saying that it was his fault and he would definitely find the coordinates again.
However, more than 8,000 years have passed since then, and the past is buried in the dust and weathered. Of course, Arnold's promise has long been buried, and you can't ask a dead man to fulfill his promise.
Xius couldn't help but feel a little emotional. He looked at the three cats and finally asked the key question: "Why are you asking these questions?"
The silver cat was stunned for a moment: "Okay, curious meow!"
The orange cat was very frank: "I'm curious about my father's past, meow!"
"Yeah."
Xius seemed to have thought of something, but did not say it out loud. He then asked them, "Is there anything else you want to know? Ask more questions while Dad still has time."
It's nine o'clock in the morning and there's still a lot of time left in the day.
They then asked a lot of questions. Then they chatted for several hours until they found that their father was a little tired. They stopped talking, leaving Celie to guard his father, and hurriedly held a roundtable meeting with the five demons in the library.
The five demons digested the large amount of intelligence they suddenly received about the suspected mastermind in their hearts and had different thoughts.
A few seconds later, Amon pointed out the biggest doubt, "If that 'Arnold' is the mastermind behind this, then he is definitely not just 'Arnold'."
Beelzebub nodded. "I think so too. I have a hypothesis. The 'Arnold' that my father knew was just an ordinary human at the time. However, as he lived, his memory and power awakened, causing him to become Him. His nature relapsed, his ambitions were revealed, and he eventually targeted my father first."
"I think so," Butis agreed with Beelzebub. "He is probably an earlier consciousness. 'Arnold' is just one of his many lives, or a container."
Brice was recording their words like a meeting secretary. He looked up and said, "Well, it looks like we have made a lot of progress, but we still don't know what exactly He is."
The air was silent again. It seemed that there was a lot more information, but the progress was still so slow.
It really makes the devil irritated.
Suddenly, Inpos frowned and said angrily, "Arnold, this human, was so kind to my father, but he attacked my father first. It's really despicable!"
"How dare he call father brother? What did father do to deserve being hurt by him?"
The Honest Demon Inbos couldn't suppress his anger and punched the round table.
If this round table had not been made by Celeos and protected by magic, it would have surely shattered.
The four demons looked at Inbosi at the same time, with no intention of stopping him.
In Persia's anger makes sense.
To put it bluntly, what did my father do to make him target me? My father was so friendly to me, just like he was with his younger brother. He had never done anything to offend him. He must be sick to keep biting my father.
Or did He awaken His consciousness, cut off all feelings and love, and completely change? The reason He targeted His father was because He thought that He was the most likely person to discover His abnormality?
Humph, no matter what the reason is, he deserves death. He must be caught and torn into pieces.
Beelzebub stroked his chin and thought of the key point. "What about the first ancestor of mankind? What is He in this? What role does He play?"
Amon glanced at Beelzebub and said, "According to my father, when the first ancestor of mankind was fighting against foreign enemies, he was often not in human countries. He basically did not meet my father and had almost no contact with him. He also had a weak relationship with other heroes."
Beelzebub pressed the issue further: "What is the relationship between the human sage and the first ancestor god of mankind?"
Bruce knew this and explained: "At that time, the Human Sage was a title for the wisest humans among humans. They were selected by the human king and awarded the honor and protection by the Human Ancestor God. Every generation of human sages was an important force in protecting human civilization. They had a close relationship with the Human Ancestor God and were his right-hand men."
Beelzebub's brows were almost wrinkled into the shape of a "川" character.
They thought about it again. It sounded like the core of all this information was about one thing.
——[Humanity]
Or rather, the human species.
In this sense, the suspicion value of the first ancestor of mankind is completely full. Even if He is not the main culprit, He is an accomplice and He must have done something.
But it could also be just a coincidence.
The mastermind behind this can freely manipulate the divine body and transfer consciousness. This shows that he might have been born as a god and has rotated through more than one or two gods.
"In addition to being a human or a god, he could also be a nightmare, a beast, or an elf. He just happened to be born as a human."
Just like reincarnation for hundreds of lifetimes, becoming different living beings or even non-living things at different times.
He can be anything, free and unrestrained.
Bryce mentioned a very troublesome possibility. This was also the most difficult point for them to catch him.
Unless He falls into the trap and jumps out on His own, it will be difficult to catch Him.
But He is so meticulous that He would not go into battle personally, so He just does things remotely. What can you do to Him?
At this time, Bryce said sharply: "In this case, the ideas that Beelzebub found in the temple are even more worth talking about."
Beelzebub paused, then turned to look at Bryce, "Did you mean 'despair'?"
Bryce nodded. "Barbatos mentioned ten emotions: nostalgia, hatred, friendship, love, ambition, greed, anxiety, depression, resentment, and despair. The strongest ones are resentment, hatred, and despair."
Amon got angry when he heard this, "Who is He? What right does He have to harbor grievances and hatred?"
Yin Bosi pondered and thought it was wrong, so he said in a subtle tone: "Who are these emotions for?"
Hearing this, Butis suddenly slammed the table, his magic power almost exploded, his face turned dark, and his snake pupils stood up.
"How dare he do that to my father? I will tear him into pieces!"
Amon was puzzled. “It may not be good for people, but it may be good for the world or for Himself.”
But as a wandering poet, Bryce is more sensitive to emotions. "Friendship cannot be towards the world or towards himself."
Beelzebub said coldly, "Who knows? If He is a reincarnated consciousness, He must have lived countless times. Who knows how many friends or even lovers He has had? But so what? After awakening [consciousness], He is still Himself. He still has to make plans and try to become the god of gods."
Bryce was slightly stunned. He thought what Beelzebub said made sense, but he still felt that something was not right.
Especially regarding His "despair".
If you think about it carefully, there is a suspicion that the other party deliberately released this emotional intelligence.
one way or another……
Amon stood up and concluded, "The intelligence has been updated, but we are still lacking the most critical and directional intelligence."
He glanced at the four demons and said, "The first ancestor of mankind is in the body of the God of Chaos. If we can find him, we will probably be able to solve the mystery."
Butis said to Amon: "Unlike the Goddess of Harmony, the first ancestor of mankind has been dead for too long, and he may have been digested."
Amon: "It doesn't matter. Humanity was able to survive the chaos among the gods because of the unyielding means of the first ancestor of mankind. Maybe He is not dead yet and is still struggling in the body of chaos. What we have to do is very simple, that is to capture the God of Chaos and investigate it thoroughly."
He really said it, but “take down the God of Chaos”, does that mean just the five of them?
Inpos couldn't help but ask, "Should we call back Eliorger and the others? Third brother is fine now, and Guxin can be found later."
Mordor is powerful. From Gusin went five demons: Eliog, Valifor, Bjur, Morags, and Patchin, as well as a little black bird.
If they come back together, they will have enough power to deal with the God of Chaos.
But Amon’s previous fishing plan had to be abandoned.
Amon fell into deep thought. He had been fishing for such a long time but the fish still hadn't taken the bait, which meant that the fish already knew everything. There was no point in fishing any further.
But after they all come back, defeat the God of Chaos, and take care of everything, will the mastermind behind the scenes appear in such a high-profile manner as today?
Beelzebub said, "With Bachin here, they can come back at any time, so there is no need to rush. I want to know what they are going to do and how they are going to do it. If we drive Chaos away in advance, we may not have the chance to see them expose their flaws."
Inbosi was stunned. He was not as bold as his compatriots. He thought to himself, should he continue to wait and see what he would do?
"What about the first ancestor of mankind?"
Butis: "It is important to find the ancestor god of mankind, but it is probably not safe to rashly go into the body of chaos to look for something at this stage."
Bryce nodded, "Yes, and Barbatos hasn't completely digested the memory of the Goddess of Harmony, so it's difficult for us to act."
Beelzebub also stood up, his green eyes dark, "Let's wait and see for now, right?"
"For now."
Amon smiled slightly, "I think His defense is broken. Maybe He will make the next move soon."
At this point, they had almost the same idea.
At this time, Butis raised his chin and looked at Beelzebub sideways, his pupils glowing with lake green, "Come to think of it, Beelzebub saw my second brother, didn't he?"
"yes."
Beelzebub answered without giving it much thought.
Butis said "Oh", crossed his fingers, and asked curiously: "What's the status of the second brother?"
"What status?"
Beelzebub paused, and the scene of the silent guard emerged in his mind. He felt it was difficult to describe. "It was His projection that came out. It is likely conscious. I don't know why, but it had a strong hypnotic effect as soon as it appeared."
Yin Bosi felt the same way, "It's strange, why did the second brother hypnotize us for no reason?"
Amon interrupted, "You must have made a mistake. The second brother should have hypnotized father. You just happened to be there."
Bryce screamed in surprise and asked in confusion, "Why did my second brother hypnotize my father?"
Inbosi was stunned and guessed, "Do you want your father to have a good sleep?"
Amon was about to speak when he suddenly stopped. His eyes met with Beelzebub's and he thought of the same question as Beelzebub.
They hadn't thought much about this matter before, but no matter how they thought about it, it was not normal.
That's right.
——Why can my second brother only appear after my father falls asleep?
What kind of cosmic magic has to come with such limitations?
Even the second brother bizarrely interfered with his father's cognition and created a relatively comfortable cognitive environment.
Under normal circumstances, my second brother would definitely not do this.
Beelzebub thought of his second brother's unfathomable look last night. He always felt that it was a little different from usual, but he couldn't tell exactly what was different.
He really didn't like this feeling of the unknown, it made him feel uneasy for some reason.
Amon saw Beelzebub was in deep thought and seemed to have thought of something.
That possibility also made Him uneasy.
At this time, Bryce slapped the table and said, "Let's put the matter of the second brother aside for now. Have you forgotten about re-editing history? Since we have started to wait and see, why don't we do the re-editing first when we have time?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the other four demons perked up.
Of course, rewriting history is of utmost importance!
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Half an hour later.
Beelzebub ran to the ward of the three heroes.
"You mean Arnold?"
After hearing Beelzebub's doubts, the three heroes looked at each other with expressions of disbelief.
Beelzebub nodded. "Father's feeling is very accurate. Father said that Priest Xilin is somewhat similar to the 19th generation human sage Arnold. That should not be wrong."
Is the judgment based on just feeling?
Luo Jie and Ming Jie looked at Justin at the same time.
Back then, they remembered that Justin had a better relationship with Arnold, and that was indeed the case.
Justin looked shocked and confessed, "I didn't doubt him at all. When we met him, he was only sixteen years old. Before Xiu disappeared, he was only seventeen years old. There was nothing wrong with him."
Beelzebub: "For creatures that transfer consciousness from generation to generation, age is the most meaningless concept."
Justin choked up and recalled honestly, "I only remember that he had a good relationship with Brother Xiu and saved us many times in times of crisis. Not long after Brother Xiu disappeared, he died. He was eighteen years old and almost an adult. He died in an assassination. Everyone was shocked at the time. They didn't expect that the strongest magician in the kingdom would die like this. Although the assassin was the strongest thief elite of the goblins, and even gods had died at his hands, it was not an absurd event for Arnold to die at his hands, but this incident still shocked everyone at the time."
Mingjie said, "I agree with my nephew's suspicion. The real Arnold is dead. The one who is alive is a ghost of consciousness that is constantly changing and hiding. To track the ghost, we must either create conditions for Him to appear, or find His source and know what He is."
Knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle. This principle also applies to other worlds.
Justin nodded slowly, his tone still containing a hint of disbelief, "I really didn't expect it to be him. You can't judge a person by his appearance."
He caused Xiu Ge to disappear, and later caused them to disappear. This guy had been planning for thousands of years and secretly manipulating human history. Such an evil spirit, no matter what container it is in, cannot change its inevitable death.
Mingjie said coldly: "Arnold is the one who summoned us here. If you think about it carefully, he is indeed the one who is most likely to tamper with the magic."
I really want to travel back in time and give this thing a few punches.
That's about it.
Roger was silent, looked at Beelzebub, and asked, "You still can't find it, right?"
Beelzebub turned his head, stared at Roger and nodded, "That guy will surely die if he makes any rash move, so he is surprisingly cautious."
"Take your time to look for it. There will always be a flaw."
Luo Jie looked calm, but his eyes were filled with murderous intent. Anyone who did these things would have to pay the price.
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On the other side, it was noon, outside the bookstore.
"Ahh, did the cat just look at me? Auntie Woo Woo is going to be happy!"
"Did no one notice that big fat orange? Woohoo, I really want to bury my face in His belly.
The short-legged cat secretly stuck its head out, but was scared back by the humans outside.
Meow, humans are so scary. He turned around and ran to his father.
Bruce laughed at this. How could a devil be afraid of humans? His nineteenth brother was indeed a little timid.
Hughes noticed the hiding cat and couldn't help laughing. He gently stroked the cat's back and coaxed it, "Don't be afraid. Dad is here."
The kitten immediately became better, resting its head against its father's legs, its tail wagging, completely revealing its mood.
These days, Hughes finished reading ten books on alchemy in one go and almost completely understood the essence and history of alchemy.
So he began to do various practices, sometimes magic, sometimes alchemy, and sometimes creation.
He is trying to combine three things into one.
It is difficult at the moment, but he has achieved initial results.
For example, he no longer just creates a static object, he can create a scene.
For example, as long as he thinks about it, a cup will appear on the table. The cup is filled with water, and the water will rotate for hundreds of years according to his gravity rules.
After things are created, there are also events, and the occurrence of events is accompanied by energy. This is equivalent to creating energy out of thin air. And it is also a perpetual motion technique.
Although it feels average at the moment, Xius believes that as he continues to hone his skills, this method will continue to bring him surprises.
Xius was still deep in thought when suddenly a "meow" interrupted his train of thought.
What's wrong?
He took a closer look and thought the children were having some problems.
As it turned out, the dwarf kitten seemed to be too tired, and lay on its back on the big orange cat's comfortable furry belly.
The big orange cat also fell asleep, purring softly.
The silver cat was still there in the morning, but I didn't know where it ran off to at noon. It seemed to be very busy.
Zeus could put them all back in the cat's nest, but he thought better of it.
It's good to bask in the sun, so that you can grow up well and then upgrade steadily.
He felt relieved, and suddenly felt something. He went back to the room, squatted down, and checked on Vashak's condition.
You don’t know until you hold it.
His third child actually gained three kilograms!
Xius pupils trembled and he almost couldn't hold on.
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