Secret: I can play two paths

Chapter 316: Opening the Box Again

"Go [beep beep] Adam!"

When Star realized that he did not notice the book "Groselle's Travels" on the bookshelf in that room at the first time, he knew something was wrong.

But he didn't expect that not only would "Groselle's Travels" be placed on the bookshelf, but Adam would also rush him to the world in the book.

The arrangement method is so "awkward" that it's almost impossible to pretend!
He did it without any hesitation, as if he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to see it.

So when Star and "Iceberg Vice Admiral" Edwina appeared in this white world of ice and snow, Star cursed out loud.

The raging snowstorm blew around Edwina and Star, and the biting temperature made Edwina curl up slightly unconsciously:
You have to know that this was just August or September at sea, and the sudden change in temperature made Edwina freeze for a moment.

Fortunately, as an occult arts instructor, she was not without a solution to this problem. It was just that the extraordinary materials around her could only barely support the occult arts for only one person.

"are not you cold?"

When Edwina felt the combination of the absolute low temperature and the knife-like wind, she was already frozen and clenched her body. She held Star's hand a little tighter until she had to use secret techniques to alleviate the erosion brought by the biting cold wind and icy snowflakes, and then she let go of his hand.

At this time, Edwina also looked at Sta with her light blue eyes that were like clear spring water, her eyes full of doubts about how Sta could adapt to the changed environment in an instant.

"Ah, it's not cold."

Star didn't blame Edwina for suddenly showing off her collection and bringing herself over.

But at this moment, his mood was not good:

Although it is said that Beyonders of the "Reader" path all have the habit of showing off their collections - this should be the influence of the "Scholar" stage. Similarly, the great detective Isengard Stanton, who also belongs to the Church of Knowledge and has a rich collection, also likes to show off his collection.

But suddenly, this pirate with a teacher-like temperament reached out his hand and pulled him to this big world of ice and snow. Anyone who came could see that:
This is not in line with the original character of "Iceberg Vice Admiral" Edwina.

Moreover, this also does not conform to the normal method of entering the world in the book "Groselle's Travels":
To enter or open "Groselle's Travels", one must either have long-term contact and reach a limit, or drip one's own blood onto the cover.

Although it is simple, because of this, the method of unlocking it has reached a level that an ordinary person may stray into - for example, the Loen soldier in the story was just an ordinary person when he "appeared", and he didn't even understand mysticism. It was with the help of his companions that he gradually grew into a "Punishment Knight".

An extraordinary person like "Admiral Iceberg" Edwina, who has enough knowledge of mysticism, naturally knows that he cannot use his own blood to drip things randomly, otherwise he will die without knowing how he died. This is just like ordinary people using the effective "magic mirror divination method", which can easily provoke powerful, unknown and secretive existences.

Therefore, until she obtained effective clues and reached the conditions for opening the book due to long-term contact, "Admiral Iceberg" Edwina had no problems.

And if she had been studying this book "Groselle's Travels" recently, and was only drawn into the world of the book when she came into contact with it today, she would have to wait until "Vice Admiral Iceberg" Edwina came into contact with the book "Groselle's Travels" for a long time.

Not only that, if he just wanted to suck "Iceberg Vice Admiral" Edwina into the world of the book, Star would also think about it before entering:
After all, according to Arrodes: this book has something strange, and many of its previous owners have disappeared, and it is suspected to be related to the dragon clan and the "City of Miracles" Levished.

In fact, the problem is even bigger than this:

It is the resurrection backup plan for the "Dragon of Fantasy". It only needs to be combined with the "Pen of Asugler" and then go to a specific place.

In addition, Star had severely offended Adam, so he might not risk entering in person. Otherwise, if he was really sealed in this book that was closely related to the "audience" path, it would be troublesome...

The strong wind, carrying ice chips and goose feather snowflakes, slapped Star's face again and again, as if to intimidate Star who had just arrived here.

But unlike Edwina, whose body was slightly hunched and trembling, Star had already been equipped with the extraordinary characteristics of the "Mystic", but he did not make the armor visible.

At this moment, this arrangement actually played a great role, allowing Star to ignore the cold wind brought by the ice and snow with extremely low visibility as soon as he came in.

Seeing that Edwina's "secret technique" seemed to only keep a small area around her at a certain distance and was not completely immune to the fatal cold environment, Star ignited a flame in his palm to help dispel the surrounding cold.

"The cold is secondary. Don't you feel anything is wrong?"

Facing Edwina's light blue eyes, Star quickly sorted out the situation and understood:
After all, Adam had lived for thousands of years, and it was impossible for him to allow himself to make more preparations, especially since he had disrupted George III's unprepared business by exhibiting at the Roselle Exhibition in advance.

Although this was the most likely time to sabotage the war provoked by the Augustus family represented by George III.

But as long as this step is achieved, there will be no chance for Star to exclude the outside world and fight against Adam's script, until he obtains uniqueness and naturally accumulates strength.

Star might have thought so at first, but Adam couldn't just sit there and watch Star achieve his goal, nor could he tinker with his own script like some mediocre screenwriter.

Judging from the way he eliminated all those who hindered the future development desired by the Twilight Hermits, Adam's methods would not be so "gentle".

Even if we take a step back and cannot kill Star directly, what does it matter? As long as Star has the tendency and ability to hinder the development of the script, Adam will definitely take action directly and take Star down like a direct attack.

Instead of interfering with repeated low-intensity attempts, they waited for Star to "develop six pieces of equipment" as if playing a game, and then went to fight these "bosses".

Such a development would not happen to Adam, who was obsessed with completing the ritual and resurrecting himself.

Especially after Star directly expressed his opposition to the "popular" plan of the Twilight Hermits to start a war at the exhibition, Adam would certainly not allow Star to complete his preparations.

Even if He Himself needs to deal with the impact of this incident as a priority, isn’t the “culprit” who caused this incident Star?

Moreover, the various extraordinary abilities that Star had previously demonstrated that Adam had never heard of, as well as the "information advantage" he gained after his inexplicable awakening, were bound to make Adam more vigilant.

Coupled with the ever-present sense of threat from Star himself, Adam must take decisive and effective action in the face of such a notable opponent in all aspects, and even the opponent who has come closest to completely destroying the ritual of becoming a god in thousands of years.

He couldn't sit idly by and watch Star gradually accumulate power and eventually threaten his plans.

This is the reason why Star suddenly fell into Adam's trap when they officially arrived at the sea. This is the inevitable development after Adam joined the matter. This is the choice that the opposing party will make as long as they have intelligence. It is impossible for them to allow Star to prepare in an orderly and slow manner!

The pace suddenly quickened, and Adam had to take a more direct and active approach to stop Star!

"Am I affected?"

As a Beyonder of the "Reader" path, Edwina quickly understood what Star meant. Having been immersed in the Beyonder world for many years, she quickly understood her own problem:
First of all, the act of introducing the collection was very abrupt. Didn’t she originally want to go to the mysterious island that she had just acquired with Star to explore its true nature?

Secondly, even if she admitted that Star was very attractive, if she were a more open-minded female pirate, she would probably be willing to have sex with him directly.

But when introducing the collection, she enthusiastically held his hand...

This is a bit too much.

At least have some "academic exchange" first...

Edwina's face, which had turned pale due to the severe cold, turned pale and her cold expression disappeared. It was obvious that she realized her problem.

"Do you still need to say it?"

"But for now, I'm afraid we have to get out of this 'ice and snow world' together."

Star suggested first.

Faced with this sudden change, Edwina took a deep breath and tried to calm her inner turmoil.

However, she was choked by the snowflakes and was no longer as calm as she was on the boat. Moreover, she realized that she had been affected by something before, which made her behavior before entering the book different from usual.

Edwina and Star walked side by side on the snowy ice field, their eyes met:
"What should we do now?" She sighed quietly in her heart, as if she realized that there were some problems with the island coordinates she had obtained.

I'm afraid the ultimate goal is to lure him into the game?

Edwina looked at Star, her eyes showing both vigilance and helplessness.

Who would have thought that a "pirate general" - a "pirate general" with the support of the Church of Knowledge - would also become a pawn.

Perhaps the one who did this was a high-ranking being from the “audience” channel?
Based on the information I have learned before and the information specially marked by the Church of Knowledge, only they can silently influence my mind to such an extent.

But Edwina knew that this ice-covered world was full of unknown dangers, and every step had to be taken with caution.

Now is not the time to feel sentimental about these things.

Because she and Star were also trapped in this icy world full of dangers, especially when Edwina realized:

The characters in the book from different eras are most likely the result of people from different eras accidentally coming into contact with this book "Groselle's Travels" and being attracted to this book.

The plot of this book seems very abrupt and full of a sense of fragmentation, which always makes people wonder if they have missed a part. For example, the protagonists suddenly become familiar after their encounter - this sense of discontinuity in the story is not due to the bad taste of the author of "Groselle's Travels", but because the story in the book only develops after people are drawn into it!

Then, next: To find a way to leave this "Groselle's Travels", there is only one clue:

Following the development of "Groselle's Travels", go to the Frost Kingdom with the giant named Groselle to hunt down the "King of the North"!
After all, during the "Travels", Groselle met many companions, including female elves, devout ascetics, nobles of the Solomon Empire, and soldiers of Loen. The story just progressed to the point where they faced the "King of the North" head-on but suddenly stopped, as if another "character" was needed to advance the plot.

When Edwina thought about this, she shared her understanding of "Groselle's Travels" with Star.

After all, the "King of the North" is a powerful frost dragon. Judging from the formation, he may even be comparable to a demigod-level frost dragon!
The gap between demigods and mid-sequence Beyonders, especially creatures like dragons, made Edwina feel:
We must also bring Star along.

However, if the conspiracy behind the scenes is to use this book to trap Star, then it proves that:

Even if Star and she joined the "protagonist group", they might not be able to match the "King of the North"!
This is very troublesome...

Edwina sighed in her heart.

Along with the whistling of the cold wind, Star's voice also sounded:

"Well, in this matter, it was you who dragged me into this book. Aren't you going to do something?"

"Let's go find the camp where Groselle is."

Edwina considered the situation and put forward her own opinion.

"That's one thing, but then listen to what I say."

Star remembered the mechanism of the world in the book here:

In addition to the communication of language on the spiritual level, time in the world of the book flows normally. What maintains the progress of the story is the influence of some force on the protagonist team. Before new members join and before the pages of the book are turned, they will stay at the previous node and do other things.

But as luck would have it, when Star and "Iceberg Vice Admiral" Edwina came in, there were still a few pages left in the travel notes that were stuck together.

It just so happens that these few pages are enough to constitute the necessary conditions for the story progress to get stuck at the end!

If no new "characters" joined in, the story would be stuck at the end, and they would not be able to find the "King of the North" Jurisian, and as time went by, they would suffer the negative effects of the "stuck progress" - they would fall into a daze and fall asleep, or forget their main purpose, and stay here for a long time, until new members were swallowed into the book and joined them!
But here's the problem:

If Adam wanted to trap Star here, no one would be able to access the book "Groselle's Travels".

Anyone who intends to get it will definitely be affected by Adam's power.

As a result, no new characters were introduced, and the story was stuck at this point, like a "eunuch".

In other words, this is the best way to "seal Star"!
And if Star wants to contact Xiao Ke, Bai Zao and others through prayer and other means, he also needs to see how strong they are now and whether they can help Star without exposing themselves...

As expected, the "angel of fantasy" Adam is not someone who can be easily underestimated...

However, Star did not intend to sit still and wait for death.

"What's going to happen next might be weird, but I need you to stay calm."

He is "convincing" Edwina.

"Just follow my instructions. No need to ask any questions."

This……

Edwina, who has always been a "pirate general" and independently led a top pirate group, felt that Star's words were a bit harsh.

But now in this situation, she did pull Star into the world of the book, and Edwina unconsciously wanted to obey Star - this was "reasonable" because Star himself was the person specifically involved by the "audience", and there must be something special about him.

Star flipped the coin upwards a few times at random.

"Forward/backward?"

"Left/right?"

"Is it within the 45-degree wide angle?"

Based on this, he quickly locked onto the general direction of Groselle's camp.

"Okay, follow me."

There is actually such a method of divination?
Edwina was obviously a little skeptical about Sta's extremely simple "divination" method, but she still followed Sta.

……

It was snowing hard and windy. Just when Edwina wanted to remind Star whether this divination method was really reliable, they arrived at a mountain peak.

Taking Edwina around a huge rock covered with a thick layer of ice, they saw a dark cave. A woman holding an ancient bow and arrow was guarding the entrance.

The woman had soft, shiny black hair tied into a simple ponytail. Her facial features were very soft, which was different from the people in all the countries in the Northern Continent.

She was wearing a brown ancient-style hunter coat and trousers, and she cast her eyes over with keen inspiration.

Seeing her slightly pointed ears, combined with the contents of Groselle's Travels, Edwina immediately knew her identity:
The first female elf to meet the giant Groselle, but her name is unknown.

Before they got close, the female elf showed a look of surprise at the appearance of other people at the entrance of the camp, and the longbow in her hand was half raised, as if to warn them.

However, soon, the expression on her face became stunned, and then the longbow in her hand dropped.

At this moment, Star's voice sounded:
"'Elf Singer' Siatas, I come with news about the tribe you once belonged to."

(End of this chapter)