Chapter 73 Chapter 73 You understand me, and I understand too...
As usual, the three-headed dog walked in front, paving the way for her.
Unlike the thrilling experience in the Capet family's underground passage, the man and the two demons did not encounter any mechanisms until they saw the fort-shaped treasure house and opened the door with the king's blood.
However, Lin Miao still felt a chill in her stomach when she looked at the scene before her.
She had never understood why the Qin people "dumped and threw away jade, gold and pearls without any care" -
Countless wooden shelves can be seen in front of you, some so high that they almost reach the dome, some so low that they are only waist-deep, lying in all directions in the empty stone chamber; and those shelves, oh no, not only the shelves, but also the ground and the cracks in the corners are filled to the brim with gold, jade, pearls and gems, leaving no place for them to rest.
Tassels strung with rubies, gold ingots piled up like a hill, pearls tumbling down below, white, pink, black...
...It is indeed hard to feel sympathy for the cabbage leaves that are trampled to pieces in the morning market.
Alas, the people’s blood and sweat; alas, feudalism!
Lin Miao couldn't even imagine how comfortable Makuli had been these past few years. She was also curious whether the so-called Lei Mu knew what kind of person his "favored" king was, and whether he knew that the people of the Kingdom of Kreze were nothing more than livestock for a good king to exploit. He should know, right?
After all, the believers of the God of Light are so powerful and almost omnipotent.
She smiled sarcastically and heard Martha whisper, "Miss Miaomiao, do you want to split up and look for it?"
"No need." Lin Miao came back to his senses and took out the locating ball from his storage ring. "I think it can help us a little this time."
She thought for a moment and tentatively asked, "Where is the most valuable jewelry in this space?"
The crystal ball was covered with white mist. After more than ten seconds, the scene displayed in the ball was an entire treasure house.
Seeing this, Lin Miao fell into deep thought again.
Cecia's hint pointed to the jewels, and she said she needed to know the name of the jewels; from the king's reaction, it seemed that he did not know that there was a special thing in his treasure house, or at least he did not know the specific details of that thing.
Nothing to do with the king…jewels…gems?
Knowing the location of the treasure room, you can enter and exit freely...
It seems that there is no one else except him?
Lin Miao's pulse beat faster, and the premonition that success was just around the corner captured her mind.
She took a deep breath and spoke to the locating ball word by word: "What I'm looking for is in the center of this treasure room. It's a purple gem that contains the mask worn by the Demon King a hundred years ago—"
“Half of—.”
This time, a dazzling golden light burst out from the locating ball, and the light was so bright that it lasted for a long time.
When the scene took shape, as Lin Miao expected, the specific location was shown in the ball.
"Let me do it." Lin Miao stopped Reese who wanted to "test the poison" for her, and carefully took down the huge gem from the center of the wooden shelf, which looked like a whole deep purple galaxy flowing in it.
The warm and comfortable warmth passed from the cold surface to Lin Miao's palm. With just one touch, she could feel the familiar sense of belonging that gently called her.
...It is hers.
Lin Miao no longer hesitated. He slashed his index finger with the sharp dagger, and drops of blood dripped down. As soon as they landed on the gemstone, they were immediately swallowed by the deep purple.
A pillar of black-purple light shot up into the sky, and a powerful suction force suddenly grabbed her consciousness; the world was spinning, and the surrounding environment, including the shocked expressions of Reese and Martha, became blurred shadows.
When Lin Miao came back to life, he saw a corridor so long that it seemed as if it had no end.
The walls on both sides, the ceiling above, and even the ground under your feet are all inlaid with mirrors polished to a bright shine.
Countless mirrors stacked up one after another, breaking her figure into pieces - frontal, side, twisted into waves, densely packed in her field of vision, making it impossible to tell which one was the real her.
"You're finally here."
A majestic female voice suddenly sounded in her mind.
"...Who are you?" Lin Miao asked without thinking, but the answer was already in his mind.
"It doesn't matter who I am." The voice said with a faint smile, "What matters is that to get what you want, you must pass three tests... Well, since you probably don't like the word 'test', think of it as a 'challenge'."
"...The things you left for me—they were originally mine. If I want to get them back, I have to pass a test? Three?"
Lin Miao was so angry that he laughed.
But when he thought about the dangerous illusion in the three-headed dog castle that seemed to be tailor-made for him, he felt that it was not worth making a fuss about.
After all, that person is a god (demon) who can test himself to death.
After being questioned, the owner of the voice did not get angry. Instead, he said patiently, "I'm sorry, I'm just a wisp of consciousness left, and I can't see you at the moment. I need to confirm your identity somehow."
Without giving her time to retort, the female voice spoke rapidly, "Your first challenge is this 'Thousand Faces Corridor'."
"Every mirror image of you is just the embodiment of a memory. If you want to escape, you must find your one and only complete self, or—defeat all the people in the mirror."
As soon as she finished speaking, the "Lin Miao" in the mirrors seemed to have developed their own consciousness. Their figures swayed, and their expressions were either confused, smiling, or ferocious, and they began to come alive.
Countless eyes stared straight at her through the mirror, and countless identical faces made Lin Miao's scalp tingle. The principle similar to the uncanny valley effect almost blurred her self-awareness in an instant.
Lin Miao closed his eyes tightly. After opening the panel in his head and finding that all the skill buttons had turned gray, he felt even more devastated.
1v1000+? That’s interesting.
It is impossible to hit it, and how to "defeat" the image in the mirror is still a big problem.
Lin Miao forced himself to calm down:
According to what the woman said, the "her" in the mirror only has part of her memory; and the so-called "complete" self should refer to the person in the mirror who has all her memories?
And that voice - or it could be said to be a trace of the devil's consciousness, has always separated her from "Lin Miao". It obviously also confirms that in this test she is just the human Lin Miao, and the person in the mirror inherited is also just the human Lin Miao.
After sorting things out, she had some idea and began to try to communicate with the people in the mirror: "Who took me away on the day I left the orphanage?"
“…”
Silence.
Lin Miao pinched her palms, took a few steps forward, and scanned the faces that looked exactly like hers. "Why did I choose the career of a dog trainer? Who was the first dog I trained? Can you tell me?"
“…”
Still deadly silent. The air was heavy, and they were still staring at her, wrapping her tightly around them.
Cold sweat was already dripping from Lin Miao's forehead. She spoke calmly and made one last effort: "At this moment, the moment I asked this question, what was I thinking?"
“…”
……impossible.
Lin Miao thought, somewhat devastated, that the past two episodes could filter out most of the "her" who only had one memory. Even if the corridor test didn't allow such a method, what about the last question?!
The last question: only she who is complete and has inherited all her memories can perceive her present and have the same way of thinking as her.
Why, there is no response?!
What was even more terrifying was that after those three questions were asked, the "Lin Miao" that had been moving in the mirror seemed to have condensed into a physical entity, constantly squeezing outward, and shadows that were exactly the same as her gradually emerged from the mirror.
Without her skills and the weapons in her storage ring, she only had this weak and poorly trained body.
The shadows tore at the human body in a disorderly manner, with punches and kicks thrown in a chaotic manner, causing extreme pain.
Lin Miao dodged and blocked, trying desperately to recall the three or two moves that the devil had taught her to strengthen her body, and seize the opportunity to fight back; however, as more and more shadows appeared, this primitive fight turned into a one-sided beating.
There were more and more scratches and bruises on her body. The shadows seemed to be restricted by some kind of law and could not kill her. They could only force her to surrender and admit defeat through this long-term mild torture.
What happens after she admits defeat? Will they leave the corridor on her behalf? Lin Miao thought drowsily in the pain, but suddenly her whole body shuddered.
Why did she have the idea of being replaced?
because……
Because of the rules of the devil's consciousness?
If she wants to get out, the second option is to defeat all the people in the mirror - that is, only "she" can get out.
What is the first option?
"Find the only complete self."
She naturally thought that he was looking for it in the person in the mirror, but in fact, the devil's consciousness never said a qualifier.
...If this is the only incarnation, then she, Lin Miao, would have complete memories, wouldn't she?
"I see."
When she was cornered by the person in the mirror, she shouted loudly, "I know the answer!!!"
All the shadows' movements were paused for a moment, and the majestic female voice returned to her mind: "So, what is your answer?"
"The only complete self is me, the challenger Lin Miao."
"—After merging with all the people in the mirror."
“…”
The voice was silent for a long time, so long that Lin Miao almost thought she had lost the bet. Then she spoke: "Why do you say that? You have all the memories they have. You are already a complete person."
"So my answer is correct." Lin Miao felt relieved, his eyes curved up, and the corners of his lips lifted. "If you want to know the reason, I have no obligation to tell you for free."
Female voice: "...The next test will remove the limitations on your skills."
"Deal!" Lin Miao's eyes lit up as he explained happily, "You know me, and I know you too—since you're playing word games, you won't play them just once."
"The so-called 'completeness' is not complete if humans only have memories. I had mixed feelings during those two days after leaving the orphanage and becoming a dog trainer. However, just now, when I recalled it, I found that I couldn't feel the emotions I felt at that time.
Then, I would venture to guess that when you extracted my memories and reproduced them in the mirror, you also deprived me of the emotions I experienced when I experienced those scenes."
"With such a vivid memory as a precondition, emotions are easily overlooked. If it were me, I would also dig a hole here."
"So this is my answer—the memories of the challenger 'I,' plus the emotions belonging to 'I' in the person in the mirror, are the complete Lin Miao."
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