"Hey, hey, you..." Before Shekh could even utter the words "just hold on a little longer," his eyes had already closed.
Shi Jinzhe wrapped his arms around her waist, looked left and right, and found a recessed gap at the bottom of the black jade steps, about two meters deep. It looked like the gap was left because the work was stopped before it could be filled.
He spread his windproof cloak to the ground and waited in this sheltered spot, letting Sheikh lean against him as he checked her body.
She had just used her eyes, and even if a mature soul could control its body from going berserk, Shi Jinzhe was still worried.
Fortunately, after checking everything, he was relieved to find that there was no problem.
"It's true that you're great; you can even wake up and protect me in a critical moment."
He was terrified at that moment. He could heal Shekh's injuries, but it would be troublesome if this familiar black crystal contaminated her.
Shi Jinzhe remembered that Shehe had told him that the black fog pollution would cause her to lose her emotions. He said that if she lost her emotions, they could be cultivated again. He was just afraid that she would have other problems.
The black mist repeatedly invaded various worlds, its origin unknown, and even the system was resisting... No, wait.
Shi Jinzhe tightened his grip on Sheh's arm.
How could the game allow players to take items that can absorb and even preserve black mist out of the dungeon world and use them?
Shi Jinzhe sensed something was wrong. The teleportation array might be related to the system, and now another crystal had appeared. Was this intentional on the part of the game, or was there something wrong with the game?
His brows furrowed deeper and deeper. No matter how he looked at the black crystal, it seemed unsafe, so he finally decided to purify it on the spot.
The flowing black mist was much thicker than last time. This purification caused a significant decrease in the amount of life force stored in Shi Jinzhe.
Shekh was awakened by the life force continuously emanating from the formation, and leaned against him, looking completely bewildered.
Why did so many things suddenly pop into her head?
"woke up?"
Shi Jinzhe brushed her hair aside and tucked it behind her ear. "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
“No, it feels so good.” Shekh sorted out the messy clues and said after a while, “I read that person’s memories.”
Shi Jinzhe fed her some water, "First, answer me a question: are your memories shared?"
“No, I don’t know what my future self has experienced, but my future self knows what is happening now.” She thought for a moment and then said, “But if I did something with my current body, I would know, so I know that I read that person’s brain.”
It sounds a bit convoluted, but upon closer inspection, it makes perfect sense. The future already knows the past, which is why Sher can smoothly take over what he is doing every time he wakes up.
“But I think my future self might dislike my present self a bit,” Sheikh said, glancing at his brow.
"What do you mean?" Shi Jinzhe felt that this shouldn't be the case; Shehe didn't seem like the type to look down on his past.
"I now have a skill manual in my head."
"?"
Shi Jinzhe couldn't help but shrug and laugh out loud.
This sentence effectively eased his earlier tension.
Seeing that he couldn't stop, Sheikh asked, rather speechless, "Is it that funny?"
She suddenly realized that ever since she saw Shi Jinzhe here, the worry between his brows had never gone away, so she wanted to comfort him, but she did not expect Shi Jinzhe to be so happy.
You're laughing at me.
"No, I'm just happy that you're awake."
When the tension finally eased, he sometimes saw Sheikh forgetting everything and would fall into self-doubt, fearing that she had truly forgotten him.
Or perhaps they never got out of there, and she forgot herself and her entire past.
If the past version of herself dies, there will inevitably be no future. Without her own company, will she spend the rest of her life hiding in the forest?
Fortunately, Sheikh still noticed his unease under these circumstances, and the lack of memories did not prevent her from expressing her love in other ways.
Shi Jinzhe rarely longed for a hug like this. He wrapped his arms around Shehe's ribs, their hearts clashing, and he hugged her so tightly that her waist bent backward, and she felt like she was about to break.
Shekh gasped for breath. "You not only mocked me, but you also tried to strangle me."
He chuckled and changed the subject, "What did you see in Li Huaizhen?"
Shekh paused for a moment, then said, “This place is the Thorn Land, a city built by the Queen after she unified the entire continent. Besides this land, there is also Mount Gaoya, but Mount Gaoya is not as far west as this place. So she wanted to build the largest statue of the god of war and glory here to deter those in the west who still believe in the gods.”
"What happened to the Queen that caused the construction to be halted?"
"Yes, the Queen's strategy of using war to sustain war, and her rapid advance, led to a large number of people uniting to resist her later on. Among them were many civilians and survivors of the wiped-out royal family. They did this to demonstrate their resistance against tyranny,"
Shechton paused for a moment, then said, "Among them, some believe in the god of war and glory, while others believe in the god of prayer. Some people from these two groups have joined forces to form a united legion to fight against external threats."
"The Queen has become the public enemy?"
"Yes, but not everyone. Many people are still extremely hostile to the other side. The killing of each other has become commonplace. The old, weak, women, children, the sick, the disabled, and the young cannot escape the fate of being tortured and killed. This bloody hostility continues to impact the united side. Everyone is afraid of being stabbed in the back by someone with different beliefs, and the internal polarization has returned."
"Trust has been broken, and the greatest enemy of the Allied Legion has changed from the Queen to a conflict of faith." Shi Jinzhe continued her words, having already guessed what would happen next.
"Internal problems allowed the Queen's plans to continue. Besides issues of faith, there were also various disagreements and differences of opinion between the royal family and commoners within the Allied Legion, right?"
Shehe thought to herself that the subconscious dependence was indeed true; when she said half a sentence, Shi Jinzhe would automatically finish the sentence.
"Yes, that's right, please continue."
Shi Jinzhe watched as she nodded, nuzzling against him, and then stated his deduction, "Actually, all the internal conflicts were instigated by the Queen. Whether it was massacres or class disputes, it was all driven by her. From the moment the first believer of the God of War and Glory joined the Allied Legion, she regarded them as traitors."
Shekh said, "In her eyes, those who pray to God and their followers are unforgivable sinners. Even if those who believe in the God of War and Glory rebel against her, they should not join the Allied Legion. Therefore, when a large number of believers and those who pray to God unite, she no longer considers these people as human beings..."
Since you've already betrayed me, I might as well take advantage of you to the end.
Her hands were already covered in blood; she didn't care about taking more lives.
"Perhaps in the Queen's eyes, no one but her is truly devout to me." Shekh gazed at the snowstorm outside, perhaps tired and listless.
Shi Jin folded the paper to warm her hands, and waited for her to finish her story. It took a long time before Sher continued.
"Amidst this purposeful massacre, the Queen heard my voice for the third time."
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