Year 1 of the Holy Calendar, Esgania.
Under the sky, above the earth.
The pitch-black undead metal turned into flowing liquid.
In Char's eyes, the tiny runes formed by the alchemical matrix were slowly rotating.
Alchemical techniques were applied to the flowing undead metal, and then under Yui's control, it gathered into one inky black metal platform after another under Char's feet.
The inky black metal platform was suspended in the void. Every time Char raised his foot, the platform behind him would disintegrate and turn into scattered particles, and then gather in front of Char to form a new step.
One after another, metal stairs appeared in the void.
And Char walked up the stairs, step by step, towards the night sky.
Under the starry night, a hazy city looms in the ocean of stars.
...
...
"Is this the Millennium City that Esgania is talking about?"
Char's steps were leisurely, but his speed was not slow at all.
All I can say is that choosing to use his fifth soul contract to contract Yui was a really right move.
The ability to use the alchemical matrix to manipulate liquid immortal metal has allowed Char to make up for his previous shortcomings to a great extent.
It truly realizes high-mobility combat capabilities on land, sea and in the air.
Not to mention in the sky, after Char introduced the blueprints of the submersible vehicle to Yui, even if he needed to go to the deepest part of the seabed one day, it would not be completely impossible.
As Char was lost in thought, the roaring storm in the sky blew across his face, making his black hair a little messy.
However, his pace did not change at all, and he walked unwaveringly towards the city shrouded in darkness.
Clearing the final act of Echoes of History is by no means an easy task.
According to the system's description, the historical echoes of the "Ancient Kingdom of Cang Ting" were just a novice mission. But even so, even with all the preparations, the final battle with Norton, or the half of Dusk that occupied Norton's body, exhausted Char and he was unconscious for three days.
And this time, Esgania is even more unusual.
After only the first two entries, the enemies had changed from Norton, who had only reached the pseudo-title level of six rings under the blessing of divinity, to real legends, and there were even more than one.
Not to mention the historical effects caused by Char's actions.
This historical remnant has completely deviated from its original direction.
The true god from the abyss, "Scarlet Moon", and Isadella, whose divinity is greater than humanity... may all stand on the opposite side of Char.
The purpose of Char's trip is no longer just to complete the system task, but to correct the wrong history.
At the same time, Isadela, who had become the king of the fantasy belt, was sent back to the correct history intact.
This is an extremely difficult, even nearly impossible task.
Fortunately, Char’s greatest advantage is intelligence.
If we say that the original remnants of Esgania's history are still shrouded in a layer of historical fog for Char, it makes it difficult for him to get a glimpse of the truth.
So, at this moment, after obtaining the Holy Grail of Knowledge.
For Char, the historical fog of a thousand years ago has melted away like clouds.
Before re-entering the Reverberations of History, Char stayed in a hotel room in the arcane capital of Lugia and spent several weeks asking the Holy Grail of Knowledge.
All the information and intelligence about Esgania thousands of years ago are mastered in every detail.
Then, with the help of Yui's computing power, this information went through millions of deductions and simulations in Char's mind.
In the end, among the millions of Bad End routes that can only lead to a devastating ending, the only correct path leading to the "Happy End" is selected.
At this moment, what Char needs to do is——
"That is, the remnant of history called Esgania..."
"Speed pass."
…
Xia's steps were slow, but his speed was not slow at all.
Originally, this sky city of eternal night was just a vague shadow above the clouds.
But soon, the outline of the Millennium City gradually became clear.
Char lightly leaped down and stood firmly on the rubble outside the floating city. The alchemical matrix runes in his eyes slowly rotated, dispersing the dark undead metal "Dragon Snake Mercury" behind him and retracting it into the "space pocket".
Click.
Click.
Char walked among the huge rubble outside the City That Never Sleeps, jumping up and down from time to time, as if he was walking in an asteroid belt in the universe.
After a moment, the huge floating rocks disappeared, replaced by a huge and magnificent bronze door.
This is the door to the city that never sleeps.
Through the door, you can see the palace complex looming behind.
And with the arrival of Char.
Inside the floating palace, the bronze door made a creaking sound.
Then, it slowly opened to the side.
Obviously, the owner of this thousand-year-old city had already discovered Char's arrival.
Xia was not surprised by this. He accepted the other party's invitation calmly and walked into the palace step by step.
…
According to the style of the dark palace outside, if there were two rows of heavily armored guards and a high throne inside, with the majestic-looking owner of the palace sitting on the throne, there should be no sense of incongruity.
However, when Char turned a corner, the scene before him suddenly became bright.
What appeared before my eyes was a green meadow that could not be called vast. Accompanying the green grass were small pink flowers and a big tree that was so thick that several people could hug it.
And under the shade of the big tree, there is a dilapidated swing.
A girl with black hair, golden eyes, and wearing a dark classical dress was sitting on the swing, swaying slightly with the flow of the morning breeze.
Behind her were piles of books, and there was a book between her knees, which she was reading carefully.
The girl's facial features were delicate, except for her golden eyes, which seemed to be shrouded in the night and were a little hazy.
A pair of faint bulges can be seen between the inky black hair, and deep shadows are faintly visible between her clothes. The long skirt is layered but not complicated, and is inlaid with stars, like the sky at midnight.
Her body seemed rather illusory, with ripples emanating from it, and her face seemed to be covered with layers of gauze, hazy but unusually beautiful.
She stretched out her hand slightly, and a colorful butterfly seemed to be inspired. After flying back and forth above her for a few times, it carefully flapped its gorgeous wings and landed towards the girl's outstretched hand, landing on her white fingertips.
After playing with the butterfly for a while, she raised her eyes to look at Xia, her light golden eyes showing both confusion and a little wariness.
But more than that, there is a strong curiosity——
It was like a black cat, taking graceful steps, sizing up the uninvited strangers in its territory.
"Welcome... strange human."
The clear and pleasant words had just been spoken when they were interrupted by Char in front of the somewhat surprised look of the golden-eyed girl.
He was also looking at the girl in the black dress in front of him.
After a moment, a slight smile appeared on Char's face.
"In fact, we have met several times, so we can't be called strangers."
"Moreover, you clearly already know everything that happened in the past, but you are still pretending to be innocent here, observing my confused and ignorant appearance."
“I didn’t expect that the ‘Queen of the Night’ who is known as the queen of the gray world of the Western Continent… actually has such a dark side in secret. ”
"You said so..."
Xia smiled.
"Ms. Augustina?"...
As Char spoke.
He clearly saw the girl in the black dress in front of him blinked.
In those beautiful eyes shrouded in the night, the original clarity and tenderness disappeared.
Instead, there is a distant ancient feeling, as if it has spanned eternity.
The indifferent night and shadows that originally shrouded her beautiful eyes faded a little, revealing a red-gold luster that looked like lava.
The girl in the black dress gave Xia a deep look.
The next moment, it was as if he had determined that Char's words were not a test, but a confident assertion.
Her slightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed, and her temperament suddenly changed.
Although there was no difference in her figure, appearance and aura, Char could clearly feel that the girl in front of him seemed like a different person.
She is no longer the pure girl she once was.
But more like a queen who rules over the night and secrets.
"Although I did think about it... because of their appearance and temperament, you noticed that the Black Princess of Esgania and the later Augustina were the same person."
"But...how do you know for sure that I have memories from the future right now?"
It was no longer the clear girl's voice from before.
The hoarse and lazy voice echoed in the silent garden.
Her words clearly acknowledged that she was the "Queen of the Night" Augustina.
For the first time, a look of surprise flashed across Augustina's beautiful golden eyes.
Even the throne and demigods, although they can feel the long river of time to a certain extent, it does not mean that they can really travel through time and space at will...
Otherwise, Sylvia would have gone back in time to find out the truth about the ancient country of Cang Ting, and there would have been no need to build the White Tower to bury herself for five hundred years.
In fact, even an ordinary true god cannot do such a thing.
Otherwise, if you encounter any opponent or enemy, you can just travel through time to the time when the opponent is weak and wipe him out. Then you will be invincible. It's pure cheating.
Apart from the higher levels above the true gods whose existence is unknown, anyone who wants to travel through time and space must rely on the ancient holy relics that were born at the beginning of creation.
For example, the Holy Sword.
Another example...
"If I remember correctly, the Shadow Council possesses the holy relic 'Hourglass of Time', and a lot of intelligence verification is done with this holy relic. ”
Char said softly, “And I know that the Hourglass of Time has another use. ”
"That is, use up all the time sand stored in it and send your consciousness to a certain time point in the past when your physical body existed."
"Ms. Augustina should have used this power to send her consciousness to the past now."
As Char spoke, the light in Augustina's red-gold eyes became even hotter.
"Not long before the current time node, you even had to come to the Shadow Council to purchase some not-so-secret historical information."
"But now, we can even know the specific effects of the Hourglass of Time, one of the oldest holy relics."
The girl in the black dress looked at Char with her red-gold eyes and said, "You also obtained an omniscient relic?"
"The Great Library of Fools", "The Tablet of Destiny", "The Viewer's Diary"... or that damn cup that talks so much nonsense? ”
…
The Library of Fools, the Tablet of Destiny, the Watcher's Diary...are they also omniscient relics?
Listening to Augustina's question, Xia couldn't help but think secretly.
There is no option for these relics in the exchange of the Sands of Time Mall... Is it because they are not unlocked, or they cannot be exchanged at all?
besides--
"A damn cup with a lot of nonsense"
It seems that the reputation of the Xiaolao Cup has never been very good.
Wait, from Augustina's tone, it seems that she has not only heard about it, but has actually come into contact with it, and even suffered from the little prison cup.
According to the small prison cup, it has been lost for more than two thousand years...hiss, the origin of Augustina seems to be even older than he imagined.
No wonder in her eyes, her first wife is just a “little girl”.
Then Augustina's age must be...
Char carefully put away this impolite thought.
He had suffered at the hands of Sylvia before. The mental power of these throne kings was stronger than each other. If he was caught off guard and his emotions fluctuated a little, the other party might eavesdrop on his thoughts at any time.
Char's expression remained unchanged: "Her Majesty Augustina is indeed the greatest information dealer... The Queen of the Gray World has come close to the answer so quickly."
Opposite him, Augustina's figure became lazy again.
Her white fingers tapped lightly in the air.
The next moment, inky black shadows weaved into two sets of chairs behind Augustina and Char.
"Since you have obtained a certain omniscient holy relic, I think you should know what you are about to face."
Augustina leaned against the Shadow Seat, examining Char with her red-gold eyes.
"You are willing to take such a big risk and return to this historical remnant. I guess it's to save that little girl Isadela."
"But you have to be clear about one thing."
Her eyes paused on Xia Ya's face for a moment, then turned away, no longer meeting those dark eyes.
Instead, he lowered his gaze below the Millennium City, to the vast land of Esgania.
That was the former capital of Esgania, and it is also the direction of the chalk city "Camelot" that is currently being built.
"That Knight King has severed his past and future."
"Using the power of the holy sword, she opened up her own fantasy zone outside the long river of time."
"Unlike me, I am only using the power of the Hourglass of Time to trace my future consciousness back here. The power and authority I can use are no different from before the consciousness was traced back, and are also constrained by the correction force, so I cannot do anything too extreme. ”
"However, as the king of the fantasy belt, she has been independent of history and has never been weak."
"Even if you go back to the first year of the Holy Calendar with all your heart and soul... the Isadella you will face will not be the Knight King girl in your memory, but the Scarlet Queen who has been corrupted by a thousand years of time, whose divinity is greater than her humanity, and whose obsession has been distorted by the Red Moon."
"Even if you reveal your true identity as Cain, it may not be of much use under Zhu Yue's distortion... Everything may be irreversible."
Augustina looked down at the vast land below and spoke softly.
"Even so, are you still going to save her?"
"Of course, there is an old saying in my hometown: every sip and bite is predestined."
"Since I have caused this, I should pay for it."
"If I didn't, I wouldn't be myself."
Char answered without hesitation.
He didn't hesitate and sat in the seat behind him.
But then, Char turned his gaze to the girl in the black dress in front of him.
"But you are a little wrong."
"I came here not only for her, but also for you in the Millennium City."
Xia paused for a moment, then spoke softly in the look of surprise from Augustina.
"My fourth soul contract, and that weird immortality."
"It's because of you, Miss Heiji."
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