Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster.

Chapter 777 is not a coincidence (4k)
In the first half of the Long Night Divine Realm, the evaluations given by the Philosopher's Scepter were mostly unremarkable.

Only the initial evaluation of the entire Long Night Divine Realm and the later evaluation of the Long Night Divine Statue are interesting.

"A plaything in the idol? Or a way out? The darkness of the past did not show mercy like the long night of today."

It seems that, in the eyes of the Philosopher's Scepter, the Long Night was somewhat merciful compared to the Age of Darkness.

The three quickly passed Lilmi's test and entered the Long Night Oasis, omitting many irrelevant comments along the way.

This naturally includes the evaluation of the Ancient Dragon projection, because it did not reveal information about the Ancient Dragon Durzakal as everyone had expected.

Next comes the evaluation of the campfire guardian spirit.

"To add fuel to the fire for those who come after? It's difficult. Not everyone has the quality of dedication. Selfishness is the essence of human nature. Being able to stand by and ignore it is already commendable."

The Philosopher's Scepter's evaluation and perspective on things are as sharp as ever, immediately revealing the hidden meaning behind the test set up by the Long Night's Flame.

Upon arriving at the hero Aluga and the first trial ground, the Philosopher's Scepter once again offered its evaluation.

"The hero in the fairy tale may have fallen, but his spirit has been passed down, and the hero still exists."

Then came the second trial site.

Their evaluation of Avadoran and Kenara was almost identical to that of players who had learned the backstory, without revealing any deeper information.

However, the evaluation of chaos and formlessness is worth paying attention to.

"That mystical aura... could it be coming from the city where the world originated?"

The city where the world originated?
Such a comment made the three of them look at each other in surprise, and they quickly took out their notebooks to write it down.

"It seems that the Chaos Without Form has quite a background..."

"If I remember correctly, that arrogant, long-sleeping soul also commented on the Chaos Without Form before, which seems to match up again..."

The three of them discussed it.

Previously, when facing the Soul of Eternal Sleep, the opponent gave a comment when they saw the distance where the [Transform into Nothingness] was used.

Judging from the meaning of his words, the Soul of Eternal Sleep felt a sense of disappointment and frustration towards Chaos Without Form, thinking that he had willingly degenerated and become a lackey of the Flame of the Long Night.

This undoubtedly indicates that the sleeping soul placed it on the same level as itself...

Then came the third trial site, Meteorite Fall - Sigbawa.

"Disorderly chaos... but ultimately it's just disorder within order, so naturally it can't escape the cycle of order..."

Classic riddles that repeat themselves endlessly.

However, it is not difficult to hear that the object of evaluation is not just this meteorite, but the entire group of meteorites.

Subsequently, the three tried to bring it into the starry sky scene where the one-eyed cat was peeping, but the other party did not make any further comments, which further confirmed that the other party's comments just now actually referred to this entire starry sky group.

Then, there are the souls that sleep forever.

"That wisp of remnant soul from the belly of the source? Could it really be trapped in such a predicament, barely clinging to life? Ah, truly unexpected..."

The philosophical scepter's sarcastic tone immediately reached the ears of the slumbering soul.

"What did you say?!"

The slumbering soul immediately flew into a rage and, without saying a word, revealed its true form in front of the three.

This caused the expressions on the faces of the three people to change.

...The philosophical scepter's comments could actually interact with the sleeping souls, something they had never anticipated.

But since things had come to this, all they could do was curse and then go all out to deal with the attack of the Sleeping Soul.

Fortunately, the three of them had already cleared the Long Night Divine Realm once, which not only improved their strength but also gave them a lot of experience in dealing with it. Therefore, although it was a bit difficult, they still managed to hold on until the Sleeping Soul died on its own.

"The source of the turmoil, a familiar aura!!! You damned..."

Intriguingly, even in its final moments, the sleeping soul still glared defiantly at the philosophical scepter, letting out a final roar.

There is no doubt that he must have sensed something from the philosophical scepter.

But before he could finish his angry words, his soul died with resentment.

However, it must be said that these souls in eternal slumber are truly remarkable.

Even in his rage, he still allowed the three to drink his blood, leaving behind the blood of eternal slumber, rather than self-destructing and making their trip in vain.

"The source of the turmoil? A familiar aura?" Li Miao frowned, staring intently at the Philosopher's Scepter: "Could it be that the appearance of the slumbering soul here is related to the owner of the Philosopher's Scepter?"

"A wisp of remnant soul from the belly of the source..." Yuanfang pondered, "Does it refer to the [belly of Medlarga] from which Niirel originated in the backstory?"

"Then... the Philosopher's Scepter's previous assessment of the chaotic and formless [city] should also be related to this..."

Upon reaching the shore, he heard the voice from afar and suddenly realized, "Damn, this slumbering soul has such a powerful background? No wonder it's so arrogant..."

He then excitedly slapped his palm: "Awesome! Bringing such a high-profile item into the dungeon can actually trigger an extra CG! This setting is amazing!"

It must be said that the setting of the Spirit Candle is very realistic, which makes people feel immersed in it, and at the same time further increases the player's desire to explore.

……

After some discussion.

The three, carrying the Philosopher's Scepter, arrived at the final temple of the Long Night Divine Realm, where they once again encountered the divine incarnation of the Long Night Queen.

They did not take the evil path, and the Queen of the Long Night naturally did not allow the lingering remnants of the trial to make things difficult for them.

However, similar to the Souls of the Long Sleep, upon seeing the Philosopher's Scepter, the Queen of the Long Night did not immediately evaluate them, but instead triggered a new "cg" animation.

"The root of the anomaly...does it still exist even after the world has been destroyed...?"

Tell me, what exactly is your purpose?

The Queen of the Long Night's divine sense remained shrouded in darkness, obscuring her expression, but her calm tone concealed a chilling coldness that sent shivers down one's spine.

"..."

Facing the remnants of divine inspiration from the past.

The philosophical scepter, unusually, remained silent, its mouth tightly shut, uttering not a word.

Seeing this, Li Miao had a bizarre premonition that if this guy had legs, he would probably run behind them and hide.

"Your Majesty, it's like this..." Li Miao quickly explained the reason despite the other party's terrifyingly cold aura, and also told her about its origin.

After hearing his words, Queen Long Night remained silent.

But the terrifying chill slowly subsided.

Undoubtedly, the Queen of the Long Night still possesses a complete self-awareness, but over the long years and the impact of the world's extinguishing, she seems to have lost many memories.

He doesn't seem to have much desire to communicate with players and isn't very interested in anything.

Of course, from the perspective of a certain candlekeeper, one would know that the other party already knows enough about the player and Candle Island, which is why they have no interest in talking to the player much.

But times have changed. The appearance of the Philosopher's Scepter caused a slight ripple in the emotions of the Queen of the Night.

"...The abnormality of the sun in the past, and the strange changes in the world, are closely related to the people behind it."

After a moment of silence, Queen Long Night finally spoke, succinctly explaining the reason.

Damn it?

Seeing this, Li Miao and Shang An looked at each other in bewilderment, while Yuan Fang frowned.

They had expected the philosophical scepter to be of great importance, but they hadn't anticipated that the other party's background was this impressive. No wonder this guy knew so much and his assessments were so sharp. "Be careful, don't be misled."

"Its appearance is not accidental, just like the events of the past."

The Queen of the Long Night spoke again, her words sounding more like a reminder and a warning.

Moreover, it seems that he wasn't only speaking to the three people in front of him.

The philosophical scepter, under the watchful eyes of many, seemed frightened, its mouth remaining tightly shut, completely unlike its previous fearless and sarcastic demeanor.

After saying all that, Queen Long Night seemed too lazy to say anything more and directly began to read out her evaluation, preparing to award the three of them...

……

"Is it not a coincidence...?"

Roger's eyes narrowed slightly, a knowing glint in them.

He knew very well that the Queen of the Long Night was actually reminding and warning him, not Li Miao and the others.

In fact, he had already discussed the unusual occurrence of the sun with the Queen of the Long Night's divine sense.

Because he had already explored the area before the players.

After all, it might not be a big deal for players to explore ordinary fragment dungeons, and he did lack wax to deal with the rejection before.

However, he had to be cautious with dungeons like the Primal Flame Scar, otherwise the slightest mistake could cause fluctuations in the players' "game perception".

Therefore, even if it costs a lot of wax and oil and is met with rejection, this is something that must be done.

The Queen of the Long Night's divine will is naturally the most important part of this.

This flame, which burned brightly and then died out completely, leading an entire era, was undoubtedly extremely special. In comparison, Guangyao Zhongsheng was more like a puppet he had supported, and they were completely incomparable.

Therefore, Rogge also learned a lot during his conversation with her, just as the Queen of the Night's divine sense was aware of the current state of the world.

He had only one requirement for the candlelight.

"Reignite the world, find the culprit that extinguished it, and I will give you my support."

Even though He has long since died out and only His divine will remains, He still upholds His elder brother's ideals and wants to bring happiness and peace to all beings.

And this world, devoid of life, is naturally unacceptable to Him.

Rogge naturally agreed.

If a way can be found to reignite the world, he certainly won't stand idly by.

Naturally, the Queen of the Long Night also brought fragments of the Long Night's flame to the players of Candlelight in each overlapping space.

Unlike players.

As an "important NPC," he could inquire about the Queen of the Long Night's past without being ignored like the player.

Therefore, out of curiosity, Rogue inquired about the purpose behind Queen Long Night's decision to fuse Redrolta's characteristics with the evil heir.

The Queen of the Long Night also provided an answer to this.

"His origins are strange. Even if I were to take action, I would not be able to completely annihilate him. Instead, it would only lead to an unknown future."

"In contrast, planning for the future based on the characteristics of an elder brother can minimize potential impact."

"Furthermore... this also follows the guidance of the eternal altar flame."

The Queen of the Long Night spoke these words in her divine will at that time.

Now, as the Queen of the Long Night gave this reminder once again, Rogge couldn't help but recall those words.

This made him wonder a little.

"It was no coincidence..."

"The guidance of the flame... just like it was back then..."

“Misleading…”

After muttering to himself for a moment, Roger took a deep breath. At that moment, he seemed to see a shadow quietly spreading in some corner of the world.

……

After concluding the search for the Queen of the Long Night.

Yuan Fang brought the Philosopher's Scepter into the Nightmare route, while Li Miao and Shang An waited outside for the time being.

"The Queen of the Long Night's reaction confirms that this thing has a very important background..."

"Can this broken scepter really lie?"

"Why do I feel like all the comments it makes are pretty accurate?"

He touched his chin after getting ashore.

“No…” Li Miao shook his head: “If you think it’s right, doesn’t that just prove that its words can easily mislead you?”

"The Queen of the Long Night's divine will gave us a wake-up call."

Li Miao's expression was solemn.

"The appearance of this thing is probably something that some forces want to use to cause trouble for Candlefire Island."

"Therefore, we can only take this scepter as a reference and should never believe it completely. It is best to verify some important things."

"This is so complicated..." I felt a bit of a headache after getting ashore.

……

Soon after, Yuanfang, carrying the Philosopher's Scepter, met Pridoddan in the Nightmare Route.

The Philosopher's Scepter quickly offered two assessments.

"Ah...twilight, twilight! To use one's own lifeblood as a tool for atonement, how pathetic... Of course, I'm referring to this drop of lifeblood."

"Nightmare... How can it be called a nightmare without nightmares... Heh, what you lack will always be made up for... But I must say, resisting the strong for the sake of the weak fire is worthy of praise!"

When mentioning "twilight," the Philosopher's Scepter spoke with a slightly sarcastic tone.

However, when evaluating the "nightmare," his tone leaned more towards regret and admiration.

Without a doubt, this guy should also know something about the fate of Nightmare Flame Ficksillo.

Will something always fill in the missing part?
...Could this be related to Nightmare Flame Fikshiro not keeping his promise to liberate Pridodan at the end?

His thoughts were clear and quick, and he soon came to this conclusion.

However, this still needs to be verified, and the veracity of the philosophical scepter's words cannot be entirely trusted.

Subsequently, Yuanfang quickly communicated with Pridodan and then began to liberate him according to the previous procedures.

Although Pridoddan was somewhat surprised by the words of the Philosopher's Scepter, he did not ask too many questions, as he was unaware of many important secrets at that time.

The traveler, familiar with the area, moved very quickly.

after a while.

He then successfully freed Pridodan's memories.

(End of this chapter)