Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 413 I wouldn't even dare to dream of something so big

"Danitz, why do you think we're here?" Roland smiled at Danitz, his gaze filled with pity, as if he were looking at a small animal.

"Aren't you here for tourism?" Danitz's voice trembled slightly, carrying with it a last glimmer of hope.

"How could that be!" Roland ruthlessly dashed Danitz's hopes, his smile bright and cheerful as he said, "Danitz, you know about the special customs of Bansi Port, right? Do you know what will happen if you don't follow the rules here?"

"Damn it, I thought it was just a legend, at most something created by a high-sequence local faith..." Danitz cursed inwardly, but his body betrayed him by asking, "What will it send?"

"It depends on luck. If you're lucky and don't encounter Bansie's special circumstances, nothing will happen. But if you're unlucky..." Rowling replied with a smile, his tone as if he were telling a ghost story to scare a child:

"You might accidentally wander into another city, or you might encounter monsters. Considering you're a hunter, there's a high probability you'll run straight into the source of the Bansie Anomaly. Well, there are two possibilities here. If you have a one in a billion chance that you're the chosen one, then congratulations, you'll be on your way to the pinnacle of life. In the future, even gods will have to bow down before you."

The situation described by Rowling here naturally refers to Danitz being chosen by the City of Calamity to become its chosen one or even its master. Although the probability of this is extremely low, the possibility cannot be ignored.

After all, miracles can happen. Back then, Grisha was able to contain the Chaos Sea on his own, and the chosen transmigrators on the Source Castle were clearly adaptable to the Source Castle. So why didn't Danitz have even the slightest possibility of creating a miracle?

Danitz was clearly stunned. He had never dreamed of such a big possibility. He stared blankly at Roland for several seconds before finally managing to say with difficulty, "What about the other possibility?"

He didn't even dare to think about the first possibility described by Rowling, because it was too much of a shock to Danitz's worldview and values.

"Sigh, this won't do. You wouldn't even dare to dream of something this big. How will you ever reach the pinnacle of life?" Luo Lin didn't answer his question directly. Instead, he looked at him with a disappointed expression and shook his head.

"Bullshit, who would have such a dream? Aren't they afraid of divine punishment? Even if I dream, the most I would dream is of becoming a pirate general, a man worthy of being a captain..." Danitz thought to himself. Then he forced a smile and said, "I am indeed a person without much ambition. Well, I am a rather unambitious person."

“So what’s the other possibility?” Danitz asked immediately afterward.

"Is there even a question? Of course, it's either death or becoming a monster." Roland answered frankly. If one encounters the pollution of source matter and fails to adapt, then there are only two possible outcomes: death or becoming a monster.

Danitz was taken aback, and upon hearing this obvious answer, he couldn't help but curse inwardly. Then, as if struck by a thought, he asked with a hint of hope, "So you've come here to solve this problem?"

“How could that be? This is not a problem we can solve. In fact, even a true god couldn’t solve the problem here.” Roland replied with a smile, his gaze then turning to the depths of the restaurant.

In Rolin's perception, this Lime Restaurant was special enough that it was most likely one of the connecting points between the two Bansi Ports, or even directly related to the power leaked from the City of Calamity. "I'm just here to confirm a few things, that's all," Rolin said, as a waiter came over with trays and placed their food down.

Rolin's gaze fell on these specialty dishes. Undoubtedly, with the two ports of Ban Si now overlapping, these specialty dishes inevitably took on some special characteristics, but they were not yet contaminated. Even if ordinary people ate them, there would be no major problems.

This is normal. After all, although Bansi Port has entered a special state, the power belonging to the City of Calamity has not yet been detonated.

Roland didn't intend to detonate it, as that wouldn't benefit him. So, he simply took out a special Sun God cross and tapped it on each dish, saying, "Eat up, don't waste any. After you finish eating, you wait here while I go explore the unknown. If anything unexpected happens during this time..."

Luo Lin paused here, looked at Xiao Ke and instructed, "Don't worry about me, just run. I have my own way of getting away. If you stay, you'll only be a burden. The right thing to do is to hurry up and find someone."

“I understand, I won’t stay and hold you back.” Little K nodded solemnly. He wouldn’t stop “Jack” from exploring Banshee, not only because it was a mission given by Mr. Lucifer, but also because such exploration was indeed necessary—although it might bring additional risks, compared to being completely unaware of the original creator’s resurrection plans and ultimately being resurrected by the other party, leading to the end of the world, such risks were entirely bearable.

Moreover, Xiao Ke trusts "Jack," believing that although his friend may be a bit cunning, he is still very reliable when it comes to important matters.

Then, as if sensing something, Xiao Ke pulled on Xiao Amon, whose eyes were darting around and who was clearly not behaving himself, and said in a slightly stern tone, "Xiao Amon, now is not the time for you to be willful."

“…Oh.” Little Amon, who had just been eager to try, suddenly became dejected. He cut a piece of blood curd with his knife and fork and stuffed it into his mouth, saying indistinctly, “Little Ke, you’re too biased.”

"Um..." Danitz had no appetite at this point. He hesitated for a moment before asking, "When you escaped, you should have remembered to take me with you, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ke glanced at Danitz. As Zhou Mingrui's part, he wanted to say a few words of comfort to the other party at this moment, but as Gehrman, he simply said coldly, "If you are honest enough."

“I’m definitely honest, very honest. Nobody is more honest than me,” Danitz replied immediately, practically wearing the word “honest” on his face.

As the group talked, the sky outside the window grew darker and darker. Thick fog had somehow enveloped the entire port of Ban Si, adding an eerie atmosphere to the city.

Roland gazed at the rapidly changing city, leisurely finishing his portion of specialty food. Then, he picked up a napkin to wipe his mouth, stood up, and before leaving, remembered something. He took out a crystal-clear object from his pocket and placed it on the table.

(End of this chapter)