Night World Players

Chapter 130 Is the world outside Canaan interesting? (5.4k)

Epic event?

In other words, did I trigger some hidden quest line in the night world?
Last stared at the azure words emerging in his mind and fell into deep thought.

This was information that he had not found in the database of the Mystery Tower when he was collecting intelligence in the real world.

At least, there is no precedent for this happening in ordinary historical reverberations or disaster reverberations.

However, considering the existence of the "End Night World" and "Era Remnants" at the end of each era... it is a secret kept from most night travelers.

Therefore, it is understandable that I was not aware of it before.

Last set his eyes on the line of flashing azure blue prompts.

And soon, in the light and shadow that rippled like water waves, new words emerged.

[Historical Event Line - Battle of Broken Coast]

[Category: Civilization Epic]

[The Broken Coast and the waterways along the coast...

After the Cataclysm, this is the only bridge connecting different survivors' strongholds. It is also the last line of defense for human civilization before pollution, disaster, corruption and beast tides.

For a hundred years, the shore keepers have established their headquarters, the "Watchtower", at the central axis of the Broken Coast, and have regarded "watching the coastline" as their supreme mission.

They paid the price of blood and fire for this, struggling to maintain the remaining skeleton of human society, and the spark of civilization that was swaying in the wind and rain has never been extinguished.

But... in the dark, heavy dark clouds were gathering above the Broken Coast.

The magnificent curtain has been unveiled, and the present time is the final silence before the storm. 】

[Historical Events - Epic of Civilization: This is an epic chapter, a hymn to heroes, and a turning point in human history. It will directly determine the future direction of this era.]

……

[Now, destiny separates into two unrelated straight lines before your eyes. 】

[Where human history in the Sixth Epoch will eventually lead depends on the outcome of this major historical event]

[And, your choice to participate in this epic. ]

"Battle of the Broken Shore".

That is the battle that the gravekeeper and Noah are planning to destroy the leader of Cecil.

In the deep sea, there exist forbidden creatures that are as great as legends... They have long coveted the land, and the Broken Coast is the last barrier between them and human civilization.

For hundreds of years, it was the shore guards who set up the watchtower as their headquarters at the front line to block the tide of beasts in the deep sea.

Or, to be more precise, it was actually Cecil alone.

Only legends can fight legends - if Cecil dies in battle, then those forbidden creatures in the ocean will no longer have any scruples or constraints and will be able to walk on land without restraint.

The defense line of the Broken Coast was breached, forbidden creatures in the ocean came onto land, and the shore guardian organization was destroyed.

By then, it will be the end of human civilization.

Even if there are still some strongholds located in remote areas that can survive the beast tide...but these human settlements have lost their sea routes and cannot communicate with each other. They will become isolated islands in the vast ocean, losing communication with the outside world and becoming extremely isolated.

Due to the lack of certain raw materials necessary for research and smelting, production of everything from basic technology to industrial products will stagnate, the level of civilization will continue to degenerate, and the possibility of rebuilding a complete social system and expanding outward will be lost.

In the end, just like an endangered species that has become functionally extinct, it will continue to survive for decades or even hundreds of years without any disturbance...

Until the last human city disappears and quietly goes to destruction, just like what happened in previous eras and those extinct human civilizations.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to regard the upcoming Battle of the Broken Coast as a turning point in human history in the Sixth Age.

It is no wonder that the night world defines this historical event as a "civilization epic."

Last stared at the words in front of him, his thoughts racing.

"Also, the so-called "historical node has been locked"..."

“If we compare this Echoes of the Era, the epic civilization of “Battle of the Broken Coast” to a role-playing game.”

"So now, I should be standing at the last save point before the BOSS battle."

Luster fell into a brief memory.

Before traveling across time, he was in the game production team of "Snow Moon Emblem", where he was responsible for the development of the program architecture for the night world.

In the development plan of the Night World project, there is a plan to add save points in the Night World copy, but this function has not been implemented yet in the beta version.

The archive function is mainly designed to cope with some large-scale night world copies in the future.

After all, the early versions of the Night World dungeon usually took less than a few hours to complete, and players could complete it in one go.

However, the plots of some later Night World copies are too long, and Night World is a DLC content that allows players to go online. It is naturally impossible for all online players to stay in front of the computer and play the game for more than ten hours at a time, complete the Night World and then log off. The save point is prepared for this purpose.

The "historical node lock" that I am facing now should be similar to the setting of the save point.

According to the prompts of the Night World, when you choose to leave the Night World and enter the Echoes of the Era again, the "Epic of Civilization" historical event line of this save point will be continued.

Of course, there may be a certain gap in the time point when entering again, and one's actions during this period of time in the resonant night world will also be automatically deduced and rationalized.

"So, according to the process of playing the game, what I should do now is..."

“Gather intelligence and prepare the most comprehensive strategy, spend all your gold coins to buy the best armor, weapons and supplies, and recruit the best teammates.

"Then, after making all the necessary preparations—"

"Let's complete this epic civilization in one go."

A slight smile appeared on Rast's lips.

Then, he transformed his mental power into tentacles and gently touched the flashing "Confirm to Disengage" option.

Staying in a single historical remnant for more than half a year is something far beyond the comprehension of ordinary night travelers... The normal mission time limit for historical remnants is usually no more than one month, and most of the time is within a week.

It can only be said that the Night Travelers' understanding of the "Echoes of the Epoch" is still too inadequate.

After six months of being extremely nervous, even Last felt a little tired.

Hundreds of years of training in Deep Blue Harbor have given him an unimaginable endurance for pain and fatigue. Even when enduring pain that would make an ordinary person faint, he can still carry out his planned actions completely.

However, this does not mean that Rast does not need rest and treatment.

Even if the sense of pain and emotions are blocked, and the human body is transformed into a cold machine that exists only to achieve a certain purpose...but even the steel that makes up the machine will suffer from metal fatigue, and the gears that run for a long time will also wear out. It needs constant care and maintenance, otherwise it will not be able to maintain its optimal condition.

And if you want to reject wear and tear and aging, and remain unchanged forever... then you will really live up to what Noah said, and become a tomb keeper.

If he had never met Xiao Ai, and had never had the memories of Canaan... then based on Rast's experience, he would probably really follow in the footsteps of the gravekeeper in pursuit of eternity.

But at this moment, he took the opposite path.

No one can judge whether this path is right or wrong.

However, since this is the path he has chosen, no matter how absurd it is or how bleak the final outcome is, Last will complete it.

So, after being tense for half a year, it’s time for me to take a break.

In addition-

I have to go back to the real world and confirm it with Dean Yin.

What is going on with Axia, or Helen?

and also--

Last time, because I passed out during the settlement of the night world, I didn’t go back to that place during the interval between the night world and the real world.

But this time...

As soon as such a thought arose.

The next moment, the gauze-like night gently enveloped Rast.

The night was so thin, yet it seemed to isolate the entire world.

The calamity land of the sixth era, the abyss, the paradise royal city built on the remains of the gods, and the feud between the shore keepers and the grave keepers that lasted for several eras...

All these complicated things were removed from Rast's sight.

He sank into the darkness, feeling the light night gently soothing his body.

It was still a "flashback" from the night world, but this time Last's injuries had been treated by Noah in advance, so the gentle touch of the night was only fleeting.

However, because he did not fall into a coma like the last time when he escaped from the night world from the reverberation of Frozen Water Town, this time, Last was clearly aware of the process of "rewinding" acting on him.

The rushing time flowed past him, bringing up a distorted halo but leaving no trace.

If the passage of time is compared to a river, then Last feels like a stone standing in the turbulent river, standing firm no matter how the long river of time washes away. This is the effect of the "origin of destiny" brought by the fate card "Gray" in the Fool's Library, which greatly weakens all time-related abilities when they act on Last.

Moreover, this is an ability that is forcibly solidified in the Fool's Library, which is equivalent to a passive skill that is born with it. Last cannot even actively cancel it if he wants to.

Of course, as he left the night world, some changes also occurred in Rast.

In his chest, the dim yellow object that was like a parasite, deeply rooted in his flesh and blood, and was constantly eroding and assimilating Last's body - the Star Cup, became illusory at this moment, and its light gradually faded...

At the same time, Rast also felt that his vague control over the remains of the god of death, as well as the pain of the parasite constantly eroding and corrupting his flesh and blood, were gradually fading away.

Until the crystal clear star cup had faded to the point where its outline was almost indistinguishable, and from Last's perspective, he could no longer sense the other party's existence.

Only an illusory chess piece remained, lingering in his heart like a false phantom.

This is a matter of course.

The night world is a reflection of the past, and the things in the remnants of history are naturally traces and echoes of the past...

Unless one obtains the certification of the Night World in the form of a mission reward, the phantom objects obtained in the Night World will naturally not be effective in the real world.

However, according to the instructions of the Night World, when he once again enters the Echoes of the Era... this Star Cup of the God of Death should also return from illusion to reality.

The pitch-black night surged around him, and Rast was deeply trapped in it, feeling his body drifting in the long river of eternal darkness.

He himself began to sort out the mission rewards and gains from this settlement of the historical remnants.

[You have obtained the emblem costumes: "The Unfinished Fairy Tale Book", "The Winged Emblem of the Betrayer"]

The rating of this historical reverberation mission was, unsurprisingly, EX.

Although he could not perform extreme micro-management in this historical echo as he did in Deep Blue Harbor, the potential enemies he faced, the risks he faced, the importance and status of participating in historical events... were far from being comparable to the historical echoes of Deep Blue Harbor and Frozen Water Town.

This is a major historical event that has the potential to rewrite the course of an entire era. It is a hymn to civilization and a heroic epic.

The "EX" level mission reward, in addition to allowing him to naturally break through the barrier that had been blocking him for a long time and advance to the fourth level of the "Tower" sequence, is two "Emblematic Costumes".

Just like the two emblem costumes he currently owns, the "Seven Realms" and the "Iron Moon", the mission rewards issued this time are also things he has had during this experience of historical remnants.

Last's gaze fell on the two objects that were quietly appearing in his palms.

[Unfinished fairy tale book]

[Category: Heraldry Costume]

[Introduction: This fairy tale book named "Silver Wing Chronicle" is the treasure of the girl named Helen. It also carries all the fantasies and aspirations of the queen who is like a bird in a cage...

There is also the bird in the cage, and the vague love that sprouted from it for the boy who opened the window for her and helped her see the dreamy scenery outside the cage.

Even later, when the stage play of the caged bird and the boy ended and the girl knew the truth of everything, the encounter between the boy and the girl was not destined, but a carefully arranged script.

And she herself is not Helen, but Akshia, an actress who takes amnesia drugs for the sake of performance effect and plays the heroine in the stage play.

But "fairy tales are fake, but love is real."

A story that originates from false lies may also bear sincere fruit.

Even today, the girl still firmly believes in this somewhat naive idea and hopes for it...】

[For some reason, after the ending of this fairy tale book, there are still several blank pages]

[It's as if there is an unfinished story waiting for the next generation to write it]

[Effect 1: When blood drips onto the cover of a fairy tale book, the imaginary story will turn into a real scene.]

[Equipment effect 2: Unknown (unlocked after completing the emblem costume)]

……

[Winged Emblem of the Betrayer]

[Category: Heraldry Costume]

[Introduction: This silver wing emblem engraved with the coastline and protective wings was once a symbol of the brilliant shore guardians.

However, with a betrayal on a rainy night, all the glory and honor of the past vanished into thin air at this moment.

The desperate girl asked and cried out to the figure in the rain...

But what responded to her was only the cold blade that cut through the rain curtain. 】

[Effect of the costume: The first attack launched by the holder against a companion with the current "ally" or "collaborator" attribute increases the attack power by 1000%]

……

What fell into Rast's hands was a somewhat old fairy tale book and a silver wing emblem.

Above the wing emblem, there is an extremely clear mark that runs through the entire emblem of the shore guard.

The former was what Axia entrusted to Rast on the cliff.

The latter was the product of what Rust carved on his own wing emblem of the Guardian when he declared his rebellion to Gray.

"The emblem costumes awarded as rewards for this mission are no longer pure extraordinary weapons... but items with conceptual abilities?"

"The unfinished fairy tale book... the imaginary story becomes a real landscape. Does this mean that after the blood drips, we can enter the world of the fairy tale book?"

"There is also an unknown gift effect 2. The so-called completion here should be to fill in the blank last page of the fairy tale book and complete the continuation. But this is obviously not something that can be completed by ordinary continuation. There should be some extremely strict restrictions."

"besides……"

"The Winged Emblem of the Betrayer."

"What kind of traitorous artifact is this?"

Last looked at the ceremonial effect entry of the Shore Guardian's Wing Emblem and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

It's true that the ten times damage of the first kill is very tempting...but I was ordered to be a spy and infiltrate the tomb keepers, not to be a traitor.

However, he was in direct contact with Chief Cecil, and he was the only one who knew his true identity.

According to the plot of those Infernal Affairs TV dramas I watched in my previous life... Could it be that Chief Cecil died in battle without having the chance to leave any information, and I lost the only superior who knew my identity, and could no longer clear my identity, so I might as well just choose to be a gravekeeper and go down that path forever?

No.

Think about it from another perspective.

This is a backstab weapon that special attacks "companions".

My current "companion" is...

Rast's mind moved slightly.

The next moment, the two pieces of heraldic robes turned into a stream of light and disappeared.

Beside me, the night that was constantly rushing forward was becoming increasingly faint...

According to Laster's experience and the information in the Mysterious Tower, once this situation occurs, it means that the time to leave the night world and return to the real world is not far away.

Although I wanted to return to the real world immediately and find Dean Yin to confirm the specific situation of Axia.

But... before that, he still had somewhere he wanted to go.

Thinking of this, Rast's hand movements showed a rare hint of hesitation.

Silvery light lingered between his fingers, and then gathered into a heavy-hitting revolver engraved with the Iron Moon.

And Rast slowly raised the revolver and pointed it at his temple.

In his eyes——

Hesitation, hesitation, struggle, wandering, bewilderment... countless complex colors flashed by.

But in the end, everything turned into nothingness that swallowed up the light.

The next moment, Last pulled the trigger of the revolver, and the preset psychological suggestion was also triggered by the click of the trigger.

boom--

……

The first thing I heard was the melodious sound of bagpipes.

The gentle breeze blew on my face, making a rustling sound on the grass on the hillside.

The girl lowered her head, and her light golden hair fell with it. Her skin, as delicate as ice and snow, was almost transparent in the sunlight.

“Is the world outside Canaan interesting?”

Amys smiled, like the morning light on the snowy mountains of Verdanti.

(End of this chapter)