Offer blocks to the end times

"Betty, do you know the people inside?" Hashirama stroked her hair, and Beatrice shook her head. "Who is she? She seems familiar."

“Betty, long time no see! It’s Mommy,” the girl inside smiled sweetly. Beatrice frowned. “Who are you? And Roswaal, what are you up to?”

"I don't know either. We clearly used the will of the dragon to fix the master's spirit in the tomb, but now it seems to have changed. It seems we have to go through the trial to see what's inside," Roswaal muttered to himself.

Echidna inside was very surprised. "It's me, Betty. It's your mother. I'm the one who asked you to guard the library and wait for 'that person'. You haven't forgotten, have you?"

“Just kidding, Betty’s mother is nothing like you. If you keep talking, I won’t be polite,” Beatrice said, looking at the person inside with displeasure, a bunch of dark spears appearing in her hand.

"Okay, okay," the girl inside quickly begged for mercy. She could feel the power of the spear floating in Beatrice's hand. It was a spatial spear made of a huge amount of magic power, which was extremely disadvantageous to her in the current situation.

“Alright, Betty,” Hashirama soothed the irritable little girl, “we still don’t understand the situation, let’s ask her more carefully.”

"Hmph, whatever you like, but Betty doesn't have that much time," Beatrice said haughtily, then opened a portal. "Roswaal, let me know when we get to the cemetery."

“You are not up to the task,” Echidna shook her head from inside. “The trial can only be conducted by half-bloods; you are not up to the task.”

"A half-blood? Is Emilia the only one?" Hashirama looked at Roswaal and nodded. Beatrice shook her head helplessly and sighed, "That's really terrible."

"By the way, what exactly is the Trial Finger? If possible, I'd like to recommend someone to try it out," Hashirama wanted to find out more about it, and if possible, use it as a test for Ais.

“There are three trials in total: ‘First, face your past,’ ‘Look at the impossible present,’ and ‘Face the calamity that will come one day,’” Echidna explained from inside. Hashirama nodded. “Is that so? The test of illusion, huh? But I don’t think Emilia is a good candidate. Her spirit is too fragile. I have a more suitable candidate here, Ais Wallenstein.”

“Ais Wallenstein?” Echidna flipped through the book. “Who’s that?”

"Hmm? Does that mean people from other worlds can't participate in the trial?" Hashirama said with some disappointment. Echidna shook her head. "Of course not. This trial is designed to address the person's deepest regret, which originates from their own memories. It simply uses the 'world's memories' to create a corresponding illusion."

"That's good," Hashirama nodded, looking at Roswaal beside him. "What's your choice?"

“Since Lord Hashirama has said so, let’s go to the Sanctuary together in two days and see if Miss Ais can pass the trial,” Roswaal nodded after a moment of silence, while Beatrice stepped into the space. “I will pass this on to them.”

“Okay, I’m counting on you,” Hashirama said to Beatrice, then watched her disappear. “Now, it’s your turn. Since I’m unsure of your identity, I need a contract to ensure you don’t run away.”

Chapter 710 Soul Reincarnation

“Wait, why would I run away from something so good?” Echidna took out a piece of paper and quickly wrote on it. “This should be fine, right?”

"Heh," Hashirama looked at the other party speechlessly. He was quite good at playing dumb. He had no idea what the magic here was like. However, seeing that the other party was in a dream, he cast a soul-type spell there, "Do not resist, dream takeover, soul seal!"

The girl's face looked rather pale, but looking at...

The magic circle that burst in from the outside transformed into a massive net of light. His expression gradually calmed. "It's useless. The will of the dragon has sealed me here. I have become a force to restrain the Witch of Envy..."

Before she could finish speaking, the net of light enveloped her, and then Hashirama felt a connection. A small square mark appeared on the girl's forehead. "Looks like it worked. What did you just say?"

“It’s nothing,” the girl touched her brow and shook her head. Hashirama nodded. “I’ll be going to the Sanctuary soon, and then we’ll know what’s true and what’s false. But I promise I’ll take you to that great library.”

“Okay,” the girl said, feeling a bit frustrated. But then she looked around. “However, this place contains a lot of knowledge and also stores the soul fragments of the other five witches. It would be a shame to give it up. Besides, our purpose here is to fight the Witch of Envy and prevent her from waking up from her seal.”

"The Witch of Jealousy, huh?" Hashirama's face darkened. "Her presence is everywhere. Don't worry, she can't cause any trouble. We'll just defeat her when the time comes."

“That makes sense,” Echidna nodded, thinking to herself, “Actually, I’ve already prepared a spare body in the Sanctuary. As long as the barrier is broken, I can be resurrected.”

Hashirama shook his head; he had heard everything. "And what about the other five?"

“They were just fragments of souls that I recorded, and they couldn’t be resurrected at all,” Echidna said casually, then froze and looked sharply at Hashirama.

Hashirama smiled slightly. "Alright, show me the 'Memories of the World'."

"Do you have a way to see it? This is in a dream," Echidna said, somewhat annoyed, as she brought out a cup of tea. "If you drink this, I'll let you see it!"

"..." Hashirama, seeing the other party's malicious expression, briefly activated his ability 'Time Stop' to analyze the other party's book. However, it turned out to be just an illusion. Hashirama was slightly disappointed, then dispelled the spell and waved his hand, "No need."

“What a boring man,” Echidna shook her head, then looked at Roswaal. “Although you say you are Roswaal the Younger, you are definitely not the same as I remember you.”

“Me too. Could it be that the immortality experiment went wrong?” Roswaal’s face was very grim. Hashirama asked curiously, “Is it about constantly transferring the soul to other bodies? That’s very easy to cause problems.”

"Lord Hashirama knows about this too?" Roswaal looked at him in surprise. Hashirama nodded. "Of course I know. Some people have used this method before, but it's easy to damage the soul. The confusion you're experiencing now is probably caused by the magic."

“How could that be? The Body Reincarnation Technique I developed is perfect,” Echidna said unhappily from inside. Hashirama shook his head helplessly. “It’s impossible to be perfect. Every time you switch bodies, it will interfere with your soul, and your soul will be diminished and polluted as a result.”

“Impossible, there can’t be anything wrong with my soul,” Echidna insisted on her point of view. Hashirama waved his hand dismissively, “Alright, we’ll find out the answer to this question later. You can take your time to think about the Book of Wisdom.”

After saying that, Hashirama closed the entrance to the dream world and waited for Echidna's next answer.

"Where is the teacher?" Roswaal looked at the gray entrance that was gradually disappearing, feeling very disappointed. Hashirama shook his head, not accepting the result of the divination. "Nobody knows. Only by opening the graveyard you mentioned can we understand everything."

“That’s true,” Roswaal replied absentmindedly. He was also considering the impact of reincarnation on the soul, but his memories were perfectly normal! He remembered everything that had happened. Could it be that something was wrong with his teacher? That was even less likely. Could it be that he was a copy of his teacher? That would make sense.

Roswaal then went to prepare items for the Sanctuary, while Hashirama prepared to find Ais and the others to ask her about her thoughts on the 'Trial'.

When they found her, she was discussing the matter with Riveria, Lefia, and Beatrice. Beatrice explained the contents of the trial in detail.

"A vanished past, a different present, a future calamity... I want to try it," Ais thought for a moment and then nodded.

However, Lefia and Riveria were a little worried. "Are you sure it's okay? Even though it's an illusion, I still feel there's some unknown danger."

“It’s alright,” Ais shook her head. “One day, we will have to face the Black Dragon too. It’s good to see it in advance. Master also said that the next stage of training will be a spiritual cultivation. I want to try and see if I can become stronger.”

“Is that so? Then I’ll go too,” Riveria nodded, seeing Ais’s determined expression. Lefia, who was next to her, also called out, “Miss Ais, I want to go too.”

“Sure, let’s go take a look together then,” Hashirama, who had been listening for a while, stepped forward, startling them.

After discussing it with them, Hashirama left. On the way, he ran into Subaru Natsuki, who was still working diligently. The two chatted for a while, and Hashirama learned that he was going out the next day.

Hashirama was quite surprised. After asking around, he learned that the problem stemmed from excessive consumption of ingredients and a sudden surge in personnel, which led to the procurement plan. He was going to go shopping with Rem tomorrow.

However, he was somewhat afraid of being alone with the two of them.

Hashirama seemed to see the scene of Subaru Natsuki being killed by Rem and his body dumped in the wilderness, so he agreed to protect him.

After all, if Subaru dies tomorrow, all my efforts will have been for nothing. But Rem probably won't be that violent...

After breakfast, Rem and Subaru set off, while Hashirama floated behind them, slowly following.

Ram stayed home to familiarize herself with her powers. Her work, which she wasn't very good at to begin with, became even more difficult with the sudden increase in strength. Only after she had properly familiarized herself with her powers could she return to normal.

Chapter 711 Monster Attack on the Village

After Hashirama became invisible, he floated lightly in the air and followed the two to a small village. He watched Rem go around buying things, but Subaru Natsuki didn't know what to buy, so he just played with the village children.

Hashirama sensed the magical energy reactions in the village. There were no magicians or similar figures here, but there was a ring of magical energy reactions around the village, which seemed to be some kind of barrier, although these were not connected.

Hashirama didn't care. He knew that there were many magical beasts in the nearby forest, and the village was able to survive here thanks to this simple barrier.

Rem seemed to have a lot of things to buy, and Hashirama was getting a little bored while waiting. Meanwhile, Subaru Natsuki was teaching the children some calisthenics.

After an unknown amount of time, Rem appeared carrying two huge wooden barrels filled with food. They looked very heavy, but Rem carried them with ease.

The children were reluctant to see Subaru leave, and pulled him to the other side to do something. Just when Hashirama thought everything was alright, a sharp cry suddenly came from the other side, followed by a roar.

Hashirama and Rem rushed over immediately, only to find Subaru Natsuki fighting a giant canine-like monster. The children nearby were trembling with fear, and several of them had been bitten.

"Damn it, Prometheus, combine!" Natsuki Subaru shouted immediately when he saw that he couldn't defeat the monster. The chick immediately stood on his head. "Henshin, Super Saiyan!"

"Tap!" Subaru Natsuki's body blazed with flames, then he held up his hand like a pistol towards the monster, "Spirit Gun!"

Rem rushed over as well, but the monster slammed its front paw on the ground, and a column of earth shot out from beneath Rem's feet, sending her flying.

"Rem!" Subaru Natsuki shouted, the ball of light in his hand dissipated, but the monster was still entangled with him. Hashirama flew over and caught her. "Don't worry, it's alright."

"Phew, that's great, Prometheus!" Subaru Natsuki breathed a sigh of relief, then shouted, a bright flame erupting from his body, "Spirit Gun!"

A golden orb the size of a fist pierced through the monster, causing it to scream in agony. However, as it howled, even more monsters from the surrounding jungle rushed towards it.

Rem, suspended in mid-air, asked with some confusion, "Lord Hashirama, why are you here? And why are there magical beasts in the village?"

"Let's talk about that later," Hashirama said as he slowly lowered her down. Natsuki Subaru below was shaking his hands vigorously, as if his fingers were in pain.

"Subaru, what exactly happened here?" Rem looked at the goofy Subaru with a serious expression, and he quickly explained.

"I don't know either. It was a cute little puppy just now. I didn't expect it to bite me, and then Prometheus chased after it and started fighting it. Then it turned into this," Natsuki Subaru complained. According to him, the giant monster was a puppy that the children were playing with.

However, judging from the expressions of the children beside him, they probably wouldn't like puppies anymore. Natsuki Subaru comforted them for a moment, then turned to Hashirama for help, "Hashirama, please take a look at their injuries."

"Don't worry, they're fine. They've just been slightly cursed and suffered minor injuries. I can heal them right away," Hashirama said, waving his hand. "Divine Curse Removal, Divine Sky."

With Hashirama's magic, the minor curses on their bodies healed instantly, and several of the bolder boys were already looking at Natsuki Subaru with admiration, saying, "Brother, you're so amazing!"

"Hahaha, I'm really amazing," Natsuki Subaru said smugly, while also playfully comforting the children who were still scared.

“Another monster is approaching,” Rem warned from the side. Natsuki Subaru was about to stand up when Hashirama stopped him. “Leave this to me.”

"Wind Net!" Hashirama flew out of the village and unleashed a fan-shaped wind blade towards the monsters that had gathered from outside. Not only the monsters, but even the trees there were shredded.

The villagers rushed over and, seeing the monsters surging in from outside, exclaimed, "What's going on? The monsters have actually broken through the barrier!"

Rem looked at the surrounding villagers and explained, "It seems the surrounding barrier stones have been damaged, but with Lord Hashirama here, there's nothing to worry about!"

"Yeah, you're right, hahaha," a group of villagers chuckled awkwardly. After all, Hashirama over there could unleash tornadoes and ice storms one minute, and even release meteorites along the way. The villagers didn't dare to say anything and were all worried about the forest.

Rem took charge, "Everyone, quickly check if there are any problems with the barrier stones in other places."

"Yes!" Upon hearing this, the surrounding villagers' expressions changed drastically, and they immediately scattered to check. After a while, someone shouted...

"It's here! The barrier stone here is broken!"

"Quick, get the spares!" The villagers immediately ran to exchange the barrier stone. Then Hashirama noticed a faint magical aura around the village. It seemed the barrier had been repaired, and the surging monsters began to retreat.

The villagers were still not at ease and began to check everywhere. Subaru and Rem were also helping. Hashirama did not intend to let these monsters go. After summoning many puppets to place in the village to defend against the monsters, Hashirama summoned a group of tree people and many earth and wind elementals to hunt down the monsters.

After a while, the villagers finished checking the barrier and thanked Subaru and Rem, but they were very afraid of Hashirama on the side.

After a while of noise, the villagers dispersed to strengthen their patrols, and Subaru and Rem came over.

"Thank you for arriving in time, Lord Hashirama," Rem bowed to Hashirama. "Otherwise, the villagers would have been in great danger if it were just the two of us."

"Thank you, Hashirama," Natsuki Subaru said casually, the chick on his head chirping proudly. "But that dog was really something, it could actually use magic."

“That’s the monster Urgarum, a creation of witches, and an enemy of humans with magic,” Rem explained from the side. “They cast spells on humans by biting them, and if it’s not treated in time, the monsters will drain the human’s magic power, and then the human will become weak and die.”

"Is it something that dangerous?!" Subaru Natsuki quickly checked his hands, which were no longer injured. Hashirama nodded. "I see. But don't worry, I've already removed the curse from you."

"Phew, that's great," Natsuki Subaru breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. "Thank goodness Hashirama was here, otherwise my children and I would have been in danger."

Chapter 712 Aftermath Handling

“We need to report the situation here to Lord Roswaal. Let’s go back,” Rem said after checking the barrier for the villagers. She then picked up some food and shoved a bucket into Subaru’s arms. “Alright, let’s go back now.”

"Let me help too," Hashirama said, seeing Natsuki Subaru panting. Natsuki Subaru breathed a sigh of relief. "That's great! These are so heavy!"

“It’s just that Subaru is useless,” Rem said casually, holding the wooden tub, mocking Subaru Natsuki. “As a servant, how can he trouble his guests!”

“It’s on the way anyway,” Hashirama casually opened up a space, and the castle was right across from them. “This way it will be faster.”

"So that's how you help," Natsuki Subaru said, somewhat disappointed, but then he breathed a sigh of relief. "But space magic is really convenient."

“Well, here, spatial magic also falls under the category of Yin magic, so you have a chance to learn it,” Hashirama said casually. Natsuki Subaru shook his head, hugged the wooden barrel tightly, and walked over. “I still know my own limitations. Spare me from spatial magic. Right now, I can’t even use a gauze curtain properly.”