Chapter 244: The Recorder of History
Finding Alice was both easy and difficult for Rhodes.
It's simple because there was only one place where she was, and when it came time to light the fire and reopen the Chaos Lands, only Alice's old-looking and somewhat dilapidated library remained, which was now located in the woods not far from Grandia's Palace. Although no one is allowed to enter the place, I don't know if it is because the people are not educated enough or because the large library hidden in the woods looks very strange, and it is basically unattended here. Rhodes had also asked the three pseudo-humans about this library, Arashi, Love and Heart. It turned out that even the natives of Tinder knew very little about the library itself, and no one wanted to enter the library, for the simple reason that there had been rumors of haunting for a long time...............
As for the body of this rumor, Rod doesn't need to think about it to know who Lu Dao is.
As for the difficulty......... There is only one reason, that is, Rod can't find Alice.
The library was huge, but it didn't take long for Rhodes to go through the entire library. The problem was that no matter how much Rhodes searched, he couldn't find Alice's shadow, which surprised him. To be honest, Rhodes didn't know much about one of the Six Pillars Demon God. The only time I had contact with the other person was when I stumbled upon her when she entered the library before the fire was lit, and then helped her organize her books. Judging from the impression at the time, Alice gave Rhodes the same feeling as an ordinary girl, and she didn't feel any particularly powerful momentum. If I have to say it, the eyes that shine with wisdom and are calm as if they have crossed the river of time for thousands of years give people a very deep impression.
Unfortunately, Rhodes has been to the library several times since then. Alice was never found, although another Christie said she would appear when the time came. But Rhodes didn't know when the "time had come", so when he was bored, he would go to the library and occasionally look at the books inside. But since most of those books are books from ancient times, most of them are incomprehensible to Rhodes. Still, there are some things he can watch with relish. After all, in addition to things like humanities and magic, there are also many biographies of famous historical figures. This suddenly made Rhodes find a new pleasure in readingβββ since he can't read online novels in the otherworldly world, then just look at those mage legends or something, and it can be regarded as a novel.
Picking up the dessert in his hand, Rhodes pushed open the door to the library. For him, it was just a routine visit, and if he couldn't find Alice, Rhodes would pick up a book here to pass by for a while, and the snacks would naturally go into Rhodes' stomach. So it's not a waste. Today, however, things are not what Rhodes had expected.
Two steaming teacups were placed on the black wooden desk, which should have been empty, and on one side of the desk, a girl in a simple black one-piece dress was sitting there, quietly staring at the door that Rhodes had pushed open, as if she had just been ready to entertain a guest a moment before Rhodes came in.
"I didn't expect to see you."
Looking at the girl in front of her. Rod shrugged his shoulders, then walked over to the table and sat down. At the same time, he handed over the snack in his hand. Although the time he has been in this world is not short, he is still not interested in the cumbersome etiquette of this world world, according to reason, he is now the inheritor of the creation dragon soul, no matter how respectful he should be. But Rhodes had no problem with that, even if Alice was sitting in a chair rather than respectfully standing up or kneeling down to greet her. Rod didn't think there was anything wrong either. After seeing Rod's movements, Alice stood up quietly, stretched out her hands and respectfully took the snacks handed by Rod and put them on the table, and then sat down again.
"I'm here to ............... this time"
"I know why you're coming to me, and that's why I'm here?"
"Do you know the way?"
Hear Alice's answer. Rod's eyes widened in surprise, less than two hours had passed since he received the two messengers in the morning. As for Aliceβββ although Rod always can't find her shadow on weekdays, he also subconsciously thinks that Alice should have been in the library all the time and hasn't gone out, and there is basically no one here, so Alice can't get any information.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I know the way."
Alice reached out and poured the snack in front of her into the empty plate that had been prepared, and placed it between the two of them.
"The messenger of the Land of Law has come to invite you to the Sanctuary of Law for the upcoming ceremony. And the other four Creation Dragon Souls and their followers will also appear at the ceremony, and in order to show them the power of the Void Lord, it is only natural that we, as the dependents of His Majesty, will also go with us, right? β
"Exactly, your ability to read minds shouldn't be ........."
Hearing Alice's answer, Rod nodded, and at the same time looked at the girl in front of him curiously. To be honest, he has always been curious about Alice. Christie's strength Rhodes had seen it with his own eyes, and although Marlene's ability after awakening into the Six Pillars Demon God had not been seen, just looking at the card introduction was enough to understand its power. But only Alice, Rhodes couldn't figure out what her abilities were. In fact, according to Rod's first impression, Alice, who stays in the library all day and does not leave the door, is more suitable for the title of "Demon God of Knowledge". However, the title is now the property of Marlene, and Alice is known as the "Demon God of History", which makes Rhodes wonder what is the difference between this history and knowledge?
"I am the demon god of history, Your Majesty."
In the face of Rod's jokes, Alice's performance is as calm as ever, she is not expressionless like Rod, nor is she as calm and calm as Marlene, but gives people a "heartless" state as if she is wandering out of the world all the time, and the whole person is immersed in books.
"Anything that happened was recorded unconsciously. And as soon as I see it, when I come into contact with it, or when I want to understand something, then the record of everything that happened in the past that I have unconsciously recorded will be completely presented before my eyes........." Alice said as she reached out and picked up a piece of snack. "It's like this piece of cake. I know exactly where it came from. Your Majesty walked into the dessert house and asked the boss if there were any delicious desserts, and the owner of the dessert shop was very excited to see your arrival, so he offered all the desserts he had just baked, and resolutely refused to pay for your desserts. And after that, you walked out of the dessert room and into my library........."
"Exactly, if you were to be a detective, there would be nothing to do with Sherlock Holmes."
Hear Alice talking. Rod couldn't help but applaud. Sure enough, as he expected, one of the Six Pillars Demon God was not a master to mess with, just by seeing the other party, he could know everything that happened to the other party in the past. Even being able to record all the history of this world, Alice's ability alone is unsurpassed. However, to follow this statement.........
"Can you also learn about my past?"
Rod put down the black tea in his hand and looked curiously at Alice in front of him, and met his scrutinizing gaze. Alice nodded slightly. Her beautiful dark eyes slowly turned, as if she were reading a book. The gaze moves with the text on it.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I can see your past, it was a very complicated and inconvenient experience. Include your experiences in another world......... I have to admit that you may really have the qualifications to become the successor of the Void Dragon Soul. Of course. This is just my personal opinion. β
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Hearing this, Rod's eyes narrowed slightly, but he quickly returned to his original appearance. As a matter of course, he didn't tell anyone else about his coming from another world. Let's not talk about whether they can accept it or not, if Marlene and the others know. If their own world world is just a game for Rhodes, then what will they think? But now, now that he has been discovered by Alice, Rod has no intention of hiding it anymore.
"So, what do you think about that world?"
"I don't have any opinions, it's just a game."
"Oh?"
Hearing Alice's answer, Rhodes looked at her curiously.
"Are you sure? Although it's a game for me, the history, the characters, and the plot direction are all the same as in this world? Don't you have any opinion at all? β
"Even the history of the past is uncertain, there is no immutable past, and there is no immutable future. Your Majesty, there are no two identical leaves in this world, and history is the same. No matter how similar they are, they are not exactly the same after all, and what we are in will inevitably be different from what we have experienced. β
With that, Alice put down the teacup in her hand. Rhodes frowned, pondering the meaning of Alice's words until a moment later, he nodded. To be honest, while being bored during this time, Rhodes also felt a little lost, because of his existence, the "plot development" of the current Dragon Soul Continent is completely different from that in the game. Aside from the fact that the information he had obtained about the characters and organizations in the game was somewhat useful, Rhodes had no idea how the situation on the continent would go like this. He was only able to rely on some of the settings in the game plot he had experienced before to think and reason, and I have to admit that this made Rod feel a lot of pressure. Especially in the upcoming Second Night Nation War, none of the famous battles that Rhodes knew about before would happen. Although even so, Rhodes will not back down, after all, in the game, he has no experience of being reborn and playing the game again, and he is also at the apex of the entire Dragon Soul Continent Game World, but the change of something he is familiar with will always make people feel a little uneasy.
But now, after hearing Alice's words, Rhodes felt that the uneasiness in his heart had finally subsided.
"Thank you for your answer, Alice, I feel so much lighter."
"You're welcome, Your Majesty, with a gesture."
Although she said this, Alice still gently shook the teacup in her hand, and her eyes looked at the teacup in front of her, not knowing what she was "reading". Seeing her like this, Rod couldn't help but think of something.
"But then again, where do you hide on weekdays? Why can't I always find you? β
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Hearing Rod's inquiry, Alice looked up and looked at him again.
"I am the demon god of history, Your Majesty."
"So?"
"Not only can I read history, but I can also enter historyβββ that is, a moment that has become a thing of the past for you, a place of my existence."
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Hearing this, Rod was dumbfounded. It's not that he doesn't understand what Alice means, but this ability is too unbelievable, indeed, for ordinary people, they can feel the present, or they can predict the future, and look back at the past. But what we are really in is still at the "now" stage. But Alice was able to transcend this boundary and enter the "past", which means that it is impossible for Rhodes to find her. Because it is impossible for him to see the "past" and not to touch the "past".
"I used to think so, and now I feel more and more strange, whether it's Christie, Marlene, or your strength, it's almost invincible. According to my impression, if nothing else, just the three of you, if you go all out, not to mention the other Creation Dragon Souls, even if it is the level of the Four Demon Generals and the Three Archangels, it is not your opponent at all. And just like that, you're going to be defeated by Chaos? I simply can't imagine it. β
That's right, as Rhodes thought, although in the game, players compare the three archangels, the four demon generals, the five elemental lords, and the six pillar demon gods. But when he came to this world and really felt the power of the Six Pillars Demon God, Rhodes found that whether it was Christie, Marlene or Alice, their strength completely exceeded the level of "on the side of the gods", and with their strength, not to mention killing other "on the side of the gods", it was not impossible to completely suppress them. Let's not mention the other two, take Alice as an example, just one ability to "hide in the past" is enough to make players completely kneel in the game. You can't find her at all, so why fight? The only possible way is for time to stand still, tearing the boundaries between past, present and future. However, with the strength of the player, it is impossible to completely maintain the highest level of forbidden spells such as time standstill and always attack a certain demon god level boss. To be honest, the three six-pillar demon gods that have appeared now, Rod asked himself whether he could win even if he was in the elite group. The six pillars of the demon god did not appear in the game, could it be for the sake of game balance.........
"Chaos is the enemy of order, and we are only the people of order after all."
With a gentle sip of the red cart, Alice stood up.
"As a courtier of His Majesty, I am naturally willing to go with him, but before that, I have something to do with Your Majesty............... Help. β
At this point, Alice paused.
"That is, please find my body." (To be continued......)