Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 453 The Promotion Requirements of a Fictional Person
“Theoretically speaking, once the Time Amber can seal the ancients, I can even control those Outer Gods and postpone the end of the world for countless years…” Roland joked, finished his cup of black tea, and began to pay attention to the digestion of the “Time Memory” potion.

Such a powerful potion is naturally difficult to digest, but Roland discovered that he had already digested more than half of his "Time Memory" potion.

"Why is that? Time Memory Maker..." Roland pondered. "Judging from the name and the potion's power, the focus of Time Memory Maker is clearly on time. Could it be related to recording time, restoring history, and recreating past events?"

Roland blinked. If the key to digesting the Time Memory Potion was indeed to restore a person or thing to a certain state in the past, or to make certain histories repeat themselves, then it wouldn't be surprising if he had digested most of the potion.

After all, with his help, Medici regained his position as the Angel of War, the true creator's state became closer and closer to that of the former Sasriel, Adam evolved into Adam 3.0, Azik merged with his other half of his soul... and so on and so forth.

In this situation, the reason why Rolin's potion didn't melt instantly upon tasting it was because the Time Memory Potion was extremely difficult to digest.

"If that's really the case, by the time the old order reappears in this world, my Time Memory Potion might be fully digested." With a plan in mind, Rolin couldn't help but slightly curl the corners of his mouth. Then he became concerned about the auxiliary materials and advancement ritual for the Sequence 2 Fictional Potion.

"The auxiliary materials for the Fictional Potion are [Mind Crystal of the Non-Existent] and [Soul Shadow of the Existent but Erased]?" Roland's expression resembled that of a subway, an old man, and a cell phone, his mind racing at that moment.

"The non-existent... could it refer to someone like Adam? Uh, or perhaps an imaginary angel. As for the mind crystal, I remember that thing; it's essentially a crystallization of emotions and memories..." Rolin analyzed the auxiliary materials of the Time Memory Entity:

"Those who exist but are erased, isn't that referring to beings like the Sun God, the shadow of the soul... I remember now, this thing is actually the soul imprinted in history. Removing this thing doesn't seem to have much impact on the person involved, but it's extremely troublesome to remove."

"To be honest, these auxiliary materials are getting more and more abstract," Roland couldn't help but complain, before turning to watch the Fictionalist's advancement ceremony.

The ascension ritual for a fictitious being is simple and can be summarized in one sentence: kill a Sequence 0 and erase most of their traces, rendering them a false existence. Or help someone become a Sequence 0, fabricate a false past, and convince at least a million people.

"Such a simple and straightforward ritual, I like it." Roland blinked. Although he didn't quite understand the meaning of the ritual, judging from the effects of the previous rituals, it was clear that there must be a deeper meaning.

For Rolin, killing Sequence 0 or helping someone become Sequence 0 are things he will inevitably do at the moment, since he is helping the Goddess of Night kill the God of War and has been pushing Medici to become a god.

Although Medici's ascension ceremony is not yet complete, it will not be a problem once he has dealt with countries like Intis.

The need to erase traces and fabricate the past, which was required in the latter part of the ceremony, was even less of a problem for Rowling.

“At this rate, I’m afraid it won’t be long before I advance to the level of a Fictionalist, and the next level after Fictionalist, Sequence 1, the Child of Chaos…” Roland’s expression became a little strange, “I won’t just melt in my mouth, will I?”

Rowling was quite self-aware; Nyarlathotep was Chaos, and as the younger Nyarlathotep, he was, in a sense, a true child of Chaos.

"Perhaps I'll be like Little K, instantly ascending to the Ancients after advancing to Sequence 1?" Roland stroked his chin, not at all surprised. For ordinary people, advancing through the earlier sequences might be easier, with each subsequent advancement becoming more difficult, but for someone like Roland, it's the complete opposite.

The initial advancement was more difficult because Rolin had not yet realized his true nature. However, after Rolin advanced to Sequence 4 and remembered everything, the later advancements became easier, because the further the sequence went, the more it aligned with Rolin's true nature.

But this doesn't mean Rolin can be careless. Just like the long journey through time that was enough to erode humanity when he ascended to the Time Memory, the closer he gets to Nyarlathotep's essence, the closer he gets to madness. For Rolin, the possibility of his humanity being eroded is greater, and he could easily become Nyarlathotep again if he's not careful.

"Fortunately, Brother Yog is reliable, so there shouldn't be any major problems." Rowling muttered to himself before leaving the study. As soon as he went downstairs, he saw Medici walking towards him.

"What's wrong, Medici?" Rowling looked at Medici, whose expression was a little strange, and couldn't help but show a puzzled look.

“I just had a dream.” Medici didn’t keep anyone in suspense and said very frankly, “In the dream, you suddenly appeared when I was being hunted by Tudor, helped me kill Tudor, beat up Amon, and even hung Adam up and beat him. Then we ate hot pot together… Do you know what that means?”

Rowling blinked. Of course he knew what Medici was describing; it was what he had done in that thousand-year memory when he had just become a Time Memory Master.

Luo Lin didn't intend to hide it, so he nodded and said, "I just experienced a rather special illusion, uh, I should say illusion."

At this point, Rowling looked at Medici with interest and asked, "This experience shouldn't have caused any real change in you, right?"

“No, it was just a dream.” Medici shook his head. He really had just had a dream, a strange, chaotic dream.

After waking up, the memories of the past remained unchanged. He still died in that underground mausoleum. However, perhaps because of this chaotic dream, when Medici recalled the event now, the last bit of resentment and dissatisfaction he had felt had completely disappeared, replaced by a subtle and eager feeling.

Medici admitted that he somewhat imagined hanging Adam from a lamppost, just like in his dream.

“Then let’s hang Him on the street lamp!” Rolin naturally saw what Medici was thinking, and he urged him almost without hesitation, “Although He is now a 3-in-1, He hasn’t advanced to Sequence 0 yet, has he? And Little Red, even with the Minor Disaster, you might not necessarily be unable to defeat Him.”

The bonuses from source matter are terrifying, even for incomplete source matter.

Medici paused, glanced at the kitten lazily perched on his shoulder, then gave a smug smile and said, "That bastard should be at George III's execution site right now."

"Let's go! Let's catch Him!" Roland immediately raised his hand and pulled out a spatial portal, acting swiftly and decisively.

(End of this chapter)