…
"Hint: You have glimpsed your own reflection in the long river of history..."
…
Roger's heart sank.
Next second.
The person's posture in the scroll of time gradually became more charming.
The outline of his facial features has not changed.
It's just that the facial lines are much softer.
But there have been earth-shaking changes in body shape.
In a moment.
The Roger in the painting turned from a man to a woman.
His expression remained cold and disdainful.
Looking at the other person's slightly raised chest.
Roger's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
"Is this also my historical projection?"
It seemed as if she had seen through his thoughts.
A line of words suddenly appeared on the scroll.
…
"You have seen your true desire deep inside"
…
"roll!"
Roger looked away.
In the afterglow.
The "female version of Roger" on the scroll disappeared instantly.
The font update continues.
…
"Of course this is just a joke."
…
"That's the real joke."
…
"The above are just appetizers, so are you ready? The secrets of history are about to unfold before your eyes. If your spirit is even a little slack, you won't be able to see clearly... *%￥*...+...&"
…
Roger stared in amazement at the lines of mosaic-filled words.
Before he could react.
on the data bar.
…
"Warning: You are not focused enough to read the 'Scroll of Time'!"
…
"Forcing yourself to read will cause serious backlash!"
…
In a flash.
Roger looked away with difficulty.
Then came a severe headache!
A corner of the reading room.
Roger was sweating profusely, resting his hands on his knees.
Blood mixed with sweat oozed out of his eyes, ears, mouth and nose.
Very quickly.
Under the therapeutic effect of Qi, a blood scab was formed.
The data bar is displayed.
The injury is not serious.
But Roger still felt a lingering fear.
…
"Isn't this time scroll too weird?"
"You deliberately created a gender-swapped portrait of the reader to distract me, and then you got straight to the point without any foreplay?"
"My concentration was already very high, but it still backfired..."
Roger slowly calmed down.
Under the suppression of reason.
The chaotic thoughts gradually calmed down.
He calmed down.
"The so-called deep desire in one's heart is probably just a deceptive rhetoric."
"Besides, it's no big deal if someone is a little narcissistic!"
"Xuan... As expected, just like what the Huang Ran elder brother's projection said, he is not a good person!"
Just think of this.
Roger decided to ignore the time scroll for now.
He walked around a corner in the reading room.
Came to the other end of the bookcase.
These bookcases are made of the finest fragrant nanmu wood.
Therefore, it exudes a faint fragrance.
It's not hard to tell from the dust marks on the bookshelf.
Hundreds of large books were once placed here.
pity.
Now only the three lonely books at the highest point are left.
Roger thought about it.
He was not reckless.
Instead, he took a ladder from the side aisle.
Climb the ladder step by step.
Then he moved the heavy books down.
…
"call!"
Gently brush off the heavy cowhide cover.
The cover of the book appeared.
Roger took a closer look.
The three books are:
…
The Art of Games by Huang Qiong
…
"A Complete Guide to the 2D World" by Tyrodahl
…
The Dark Side of the Sun by Olsen (Olsen's eldest son)
…
There is nothing special about the names of these three books.
Only "The Complete Guide to the Two-Dimensional World" attracted Roger's attention.
And its author is "Taylordar", who is on par with Masonary in terms of star tracks.
If nothing unexpected happens.
This person should also be a god.
As for "The Art of Games" and "Dark Side of the Sun", they are a bit worse.
I have never heard of the name Huang Qiong.
It’s this surname.
Roger has already met two—
One of them is naturally the old man with yellow beard.
The other is the mysterious man who gave Vera guidance in Asgard.
Roger vaguely remembered.
His name is "Yellow Brown".
If it weren't a coincidence.
Then the surname "Huang" may have some significance among the nine planets.
…
Calm your mind.
Learned the lesson from the Time Scroll.
Roger did not open the "Two-Dimensional World Complete Guide" directly.
Instead, he chose to open "The Art of Games" and read it carefully.
3 minutes later.
A yawn sounded.
6 minutes later.
The book is closed.
Roger looked bleary-eyed.
“Fuck!”
“I thought ‘the art of games’ was just a metaphor, but I didn’t expect that the whole article was really about how to design and make games?!”
In this book "The Art of Play".
In the first chapter of the opening.
At least 80% of it is about boring ways to make games.
The remaining 20% ​​is spent explaining and analyzing the bargaining points between designers and players.
Only when giving examples.
Roger could show some interest.
He yawned several times in succession.
Force yourself to focus.
I quickly flipped through it.
…
20 minutes later.
Completed one browse.
Roger's mind was empty.
no way.
He is quite interested in playing games.
As for designing games.
That would be too troublesome!
What's more, the writing style of this book is extremely poor.
Reads like an instruction manual.
Read it through once.
Roger's only gain was understanding the ecology of the high star orbit area.
There.
"Games" are a very popular form .
This is different from the technical constraints in the previous life.
This universe exists because of extraordinary power and even divine power.
Therefore, many games have achieved true "virtual reality".
For example, some of the two-dimensional worlds that Roger had previously experienced.
It's part of the God's game.
This discovery made Roger feel somewhat complicated.
on the one hand.
He certainly loves games.
On the other hand.
Planets in low orbits are facing the crisis of destruction at all times.
People on the high star track not only have no worries about food and clothing.
There is still time to enjoy the game and argue about it.
The order of the nine planets is like a clear class shackle.
It's daunting.
It makes people feel cold in their hearts.
…
"Watch it later when you have time."
Thinking so.
Roger decisively threw the book into the ashtray of the tinder bag.
then.
He opened the second one with great anticipation!
…
"Hint: You have opened the '2D Design Complete Guide'"
…
"Do you want to pay 1000 XP points to read P1?"
…
"You still want my XP?"
Roger instinctively wanted to refuse.
But think about it.
Just consider it as an investment.
But when paying XP.
Roger's expression was still slightly sinister.
"What if this book dares to cheat me?"
"I can only give you a toilet warning..."
Next second.
He opened the first page of "The Complete Guide to the Two-Dimensional World".
The pages of this book have a very nice texture.
With a faint fragrance.
Most of the page is blank.
There is only a line of small words in the center.
…
“P1: There is no complete guide to clearing all levels in this world;
Do you want to pay 2000 XP to read P2?
…
Roger's breath caught.
"Are there some problems with the brains of these gods?"
He hesitated for a moment.
I still chose to continue paying in defiance of the evil.
…
“P2: If there is, I won’t let you pick it up;
Do you want to pay 4000 XP to read P3?
…
"Oh!"
"Playing psychological warfare on me, huh?"
Roger took a deep breath.
He increased his bet again like a desperate gambler!
…
“P3: Do you have any unrealistic fantasies?
I turned to the third page?"
…
See here.
Roger was relieved.
He slowly paid another 8,000 XP points.
…
“P4: Okay, I admit that there is, but you have to turn to page 5.”
…
This time.
Roger paid for the 20,000 XP points in the fastest way possible!
The fifth page opens.
It catches the eye.
It is dense handwriting and a conspicuous high-dimensional coordinate!
…
"P5: Either you are a lucky scapegoat, or you really don't care about XP. Either way, congratulations, you have found the complete guide!
Everyone knows.
The divine games and high-dimensional games are spread across every corner of the nine planets.
However, little is known.
Hidden within these games is a promise between us gods.
I cannot reveal the specific content.
Over the past thousands of years.
The gods have engaged in countless intrigues over games.
This makes me tired.
I decided to make a fact public.
On the other side of the universe.
The Supreme God Ao created a magical race to facilitate cheating in the game.
And that race is called Cindy.
They are the complete guide to passing levels!
Find it.
You will reach the pinnacle of success!
…
Appendix 1: High-dimensional coordinate Z (Heaven/Austria)
…
Appendix 2: Cindy Cultivation Guide
…
"That's it?"
Roger has already started thinking about where in the Hidden World to build another toilet!
A large amount of XP is paid out.
What I got in return was "The complete guide to the game is right beside me"?
He can't accept it!
but.
After reading those two appendices.
Roger decided to cancel the newly planned toilet.
This book.
Still has some value.
The high-dimensional coordinates included in "Appendix 1" not only point to the supreme planet Ao.
It also provides a shortcut to Aoxing!
It is a means of quickly ascending between star tracks.
According to Tarodar.
Use this method.
No need for higher star tracks.
As long as you are on the third track.
That is, on the planet Yugatrashi.
You will have the opportunity to ascend to heaven (Aoxing)!
Take the long view.
It is indeed a valuable knowledge.
certainly.
This is knowledge that everyone in the Central Star Track region should have.
Then it won’t be too late to build a toilet then.
…
The practicality of "Cindy Development Guide" is much stronger.
It introduces the characteristics of the creature Cindy in great detail.
The original text is as follows:
…
About personality:
…
Cindy was timid and fearful when she was young.
But he bullies the weak and fears the strong.
Beneath the timid surface is a vengeful heart.
It will remember every bad thing you do to it.
And then return it a hundredfold.
As an adult, Cindy becomes arrogant and domineering.
Because the power of randomness and omnipotence is too powerful.
They often really think they are invincible.
But that is not the case.
You need to train them well.
So as not to bring disaster upon yourself.
…
About diet:
…
Cindy likes carrots best.
But in fact.
The thing they can't eat the most is carrots.
This can severely hamper their development and evolution.
It is recommended to destroy all carrots within reach.
And replace it with foods that are beneficial to the growth and development of celestial creatures, such as eggplant, cucumber, pumpkin, and winter melon.
…」
…
Somehow.
These trivial things.
Roger was watching with great interest.
“No wonder you’re developing so slowly!”
"All the carrots have been confiscated!"
In a moment of thought.
Roger took out all the carrots that Cindy had hidden and that she had hidden away from her own possession, from the tinder bag.
Then it was thrown into the Xiayin Realm.
Order the priestesses to complete the task as quickly as possible.
Do all this.
He let out a long breath.
Can be immediately.
Roger felt a little lost again.
Sandy is still sleeping.
There's no need to be so anxious.
He sighed softly.
He was about to close the book.
Who knew it would happen at this moment.
Another line of words floated across the bottom of the page:
…
"Do you want to pay 1 XP to view P6?"
…
"And P6?"
"And it's only 1 XP?"
Roger frowned.
A bad premonition arose in his heart.
But he had no choice but to turn the page.
…
“P6: Little-known fact: In the year 9411 of the solar calendar, all members of the Cindy tribe were extinct. Did you expect that?
——The end of the book
…
"Fuck Tyrodar!"
"These gods must be mentally ill!"
Roger silently re-planned the toilet.
Just from the perspective of the book.
This thing was purely designed by Tarodar to trick people!
Who is being tricked?
He should be someone who can enter and exit the "Tenjin Reading Room".
Most of the other gods will not be fooled.
Those are the followers of other gods.
Think of this.
Roger was speechless.
He flipped through the last copy of The Dark Side of the Sun.
The art of looking at qi shows.
Can't concentrate enough to read.
Yep.
He was no longer in the mood.
Just throw it in your bag and talk about it later!
…
"However, the information about the extinction of the Cindy clan should be true."
"Otherwise, Tarodar wouldn't have let out the implication of a successful evil plot between the lines."
"So, there are no more Cinderellas on Ao Star? I am the last Cinderella in the world? Then who sent it here?"
Come to your senses.
More doubts arose in his mind.
Roger was just trying to sort out the chaotic information and thoughts.
Suddenly.
A strange rustling sound came from the other end of the reading room.
Roger's heart sank.
Just wanted to activate my extraordinary perception.
on the data bar.
…
"Automatic pickup: You obtained 'Worn Feather Pen'*3"
…
"You obtained 'Underwear of unknown origin'*1"
…
"You obtained 'Torn Stockings'*1"
…
"You obtained 'God's Bookcase'*6"
…
"etc!"
"Why are there all these weird things in the reading room?"
"Also, this bookcase..."
Roger watched the rows of bookcases disappear.
When everything in the reading room was cleaned.
Only Roger and the diligent little thing were left staring at each other.
"you……"
"When did you wake up?"
Roger tried to speak to it in a gentle tone.
Little Cindy shuddered.
Humble tone:
"I, I, I don't know..."
"I just remember that I slept for a very long time. Did I cause trouble to the master during the days I was away? I'm sorry..."
"I'm so sorry."
"Master, please scold me. That way I will feel more at ease."
Roger didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Immediately said softly:
"Don't worry."
"I will never scold you again."
With a snap.
Sandy fell to the ground with a thump.
It looked pale with fear.
He murmured:
"It's over, it's over..."
"Are you going to - throw the donkey away after it's done its job?"
"Don't pretend. I woke up and found that all my carrots were gone. You must not want me anymore... wuwuwuwu..."
The sobbing sound echoed in the reading room for a long time.
Roger felt dizzy after hearing this.
"Sandy!"
“Don’t cry!”
Roger couldn't help but raise his voice.
"exist!"
"Okay Master! I'll shut up now!"
The little guy jumped up from the ground all of a sudden.
It looks a lot more energetic.
"I have a task for you."
Roger said in a cold tone.
Cindy suddenly became excited:
"No problem Master!"
"Please use me as you like!"
puff!
The opening of the treasure mandrill's sack was loosened.
Roger grabbed the naughty creature and threw it to Cindy.
"It's a troublemaker, and your future duties, in addition to picking up and cleaning, will include one more thing - that is to watch over the Exploding Frog and not let it make any mistakes. Do you understand?"
His tone gradually became harsher.
"Understood!"
Cindy became more and more excited.
Its eyes were filled with tears:
"I will definitely show my worth!"
"I will regain my master's trust!"
"but……"
Look at it as if it wants to say something but hesitates.
Roger couldn't help but touch the wings.
Then he laughed and said:
"I will return the carrots to you, but that depends on your future performance. For now, I will use corn instead!"
Cindy was a little disappointed.
But still firmly said:
"I will never let my master down!"
Speaking of.
It picks up the rest.
Then he dragged the reluctant naughty boy into the tinder bag.
Roger pretended to rest in the reading room.
In fact, he was using his senses to spy on what was going on inside the tinder bag.
…
In a gloomy room.
The "Magic Exploding Frog" was thrown to the ground.
It instinctively wants to touch the things next to it.
Bang!
A whip came down.
Just pump it and it screams!
The other corner of the room.
Cindy's expression was cold and ferocious:
"You're called the Exploding Frog, right?"
"You just need me to be your babysitter, right?"
"From now on, just follow my instructions and do your work obediently!"
"If you dare to cause trouble, even if your master protects you, I will beat you to death!"
Speaking of.
Two more slaps of the whip came down.
The naughty boy screamed in agony from being beaten.
on the data bar.
…
"Hint: The potential of your mischievous spirit 'Magic Explosive Frog' has been stimulated, and it seems to be evolving towards a strange field..."
…
"It seems that Tarodar's description of Cindy's personality in childhood was correct."
"It turns out that he is a bully who only picks on the weak and fears the strong."
"But that's fine."
"Just don't beat me to death."
Roger withdrew his perception at that moment.
He recovered a little.
then.
Roger solemnly took out a book with a soft texture and yellowed pages.
…
"You have read the Book of Sages"
…
"You have obtained 'Reading Concentration Upgrade'"
…
"Hint: You start your second attempt to read the 'Scroll of Time'..."
…
On the scroll.
The white light is rippling.
Roger stared at the scroll for a long time but couldn't see anything.
After a moment.
His heart moved.
He placed his right hand on the scroll.
Then close your eyes.
A cold touch came from my fingertips.
A solemn voice sounded beside his ears:
"The disaster has come."
He suddenly opened his eyes.
This is a starry sky palace with no end in sight.
As far as the naked eye can see.
There are jade pillars everywhere that stand tall and straight.
Below the pillar is the vast starry sky.
Above my head is a chaos with no clear details.
In the center of the hall.
There were 11 people in total sitting in a circle.
They were wearing hoods and clothes of the same style, and Roger couldn't see their faces clearly.
He just knew.
They are the gods who rule over the nine planets!
…
"Disaster is never far away."
“Time and time again, it never gave up.”
The solemn voice spoke again.
The rest were silent.
After a while.
A god with a slightly younger voice spoke up:
“We have to do something.”
"Dynasties collapsed, city-states vanished, genocides occurred, planes collapsed..."
"Even the warriors we favored died on the road to battle."
"We should do something!"
The voice was very clear.
With the vigor and determination of youth.
“There’s nothing we can do.”
The solemn voice said calmly:
"This is fate, it cannot be changed or defied."
"You're old, oh."
The young man sneered:
"I hate fate, I want to change it, I want to defy it!"
O was not angry.
He just said helplessly in a doting tone:
"But you'll pay the price, Xuan."
"Okay, then let the price come to me, and I will smash its head off."
The young man said arrogantly.
"Anyone with me?"
He asked.
11 Among the gods.
No one answered.
at last.
He chuckled.
He quickly left the hall.
After a while.
Among the remaining 10 people, there was one female figure missing.
A while later.
There was a male figure missing.
"Let them go."
I saw a god trying to stop it.
O said calmly:
"There should be such a brave man among the gods."
Someone said angrily:
"But now they are gone, what about their duties?"
"The gods each have their own duties. Without them..."
Ao interrupted his complaint directly:
"Then let us share the burden for them."
"Don't forget."
"They are also defending us against those terrible distorted substances."
In the main hall.
Gradually it became quiet.
Roger walked around the hall.
He wanted to chase after them and see what happened to the trio that had left.
But he could never leave the hall.
I don’t know how long it took.
O spoke again:
"They have contained history and brought the present back to square one. It's interesting."
"That history does not belong to the present world, but it is not a parallel universe either. It will continue to evolve along its own path until the end of the world..."
"Heh... Another layer of history has been contained."
“I kind of understand what he wants to do.
But this seems to be just a delaying tactic .
He hid all that history in his bookcase.
They are parallel, multiple, and independently deduced.
But it is definitely not of this world.
As long as the end never comes.
Then the containment work can go on forever..."
…
"But one day, the end of the world will come."
"mysterious……"
"What are you going to do then?"
The number of people in the hall gradually decreased.
at last.
It seemed that only Ao's soliloquy was left.
Roger listened with bated breath.
Afraid of missing the last word.
"There will be changes in the 13th reappearance."
"mysterious……"
"Shouldn't you be back soon?"
Ao's voice echoed in the hall for a long time.
But no one responded to him.
Gradually.
Roger's vision began to blur.
A powerful force drove him out of the "hall".
When leaving.
A young voice sounded in his ears:
"In the 13th life, there will be changes."
"Take them away."
Speaking of.
Roger's consciousness returned to his body.
And that time scroll completely lost its heavy sense of history.
It turned into an extremely gorgeous oil painting.
On oil painting.
The civilizations of many city-states or planets are vividly depicted.
These images cannot be viewed in detail.
A closer look will reveal signs of blurred vision.
Roger took a few glances.
I couldn't help but rub my eyes.
on the data bar.
…
"The Scroll of Time: This contains all the history of the 12 contained layers and the deduction of the 13th layer's reappearance"
…
"Purpose: When history that does not belong to the present world returns to the present world, you can enter the historical world (the legacy of time) through this scroll. These historical worlds contain the secrets left by the god 'Xuan'."
…
"call!"
In the reading room.
Roger let out a long breath.
He rubbed his temple vigorously.
Trying to think more clearly.
But the information that flooded into his mind this time was too obscure.
Although he could understand the language of the gods.
But memorizing the language of the gods itself is a very brain-consuming task.
And what Ao and Xuan talked about.
It's like a fairy tale.
Roger asked himself if he was just a little extraordinary.
Theory is not enough to comment on such things.
But I have already listened.
The active mind has started to run uncontrollably.
…
"So, even the gods can't resist the invasion of distorted matter?"
"The solution Xuan gave is to continuously contain and restart the world below the fourth star track?"
"The so-called destruction of the world by the gods is just a small part between restarting and containing. It is precisely because these 'present worlds' will sooner or later be contained in the 'history' that does not belong to reality that other gods have become numb to the destruction of the world?"
"As for the gods, the first one to leave must be Xuan. Could the second one be Mistra? The third one must be Quinan, and he is the only one wearing a short skirt..."
"Is their reincarnation also part of 'containment'?"
Roger's temple ached badly.
If the above inference is true.
Then what happened on the two planets, Mistra and Quinan, will sooner or later become history that does not belong to the present world!
After containment comes restart.
As for when the restart will take place.
Roger didn't know.
This thing was seriously beyond his understanding.
What he cared more about was the words he heard before leaving.
…
"In the 13th generation, there will be changes.
Take them away
…
"Is this what Xuan said to me?"
Roger's heart was pounding.
so.
Now is the 13th generation where changes have occurred.
There is a flaw in Mystra's God of Destruction.
Quinan's star track moves downward.
The white whale leaped into the sky.
The scavenger who was supposed to destroy the world was taken in by himself again.
…
"If you look at it this way, the so-called variable might be me, right?"
Roger thought quietly.
He slowly put away the scroll of time.
It then took me nearly half an hour to calm my thoughts.
There are many unanswered questions.
But this never interfered with his progress.
This will only make his determination to be a strong man more resolute.
Only become stronger.
Only then will you have a chance to solve these mysteries!
…
"Upgrade!"
"The Heavenly Dao must be upgraded!"
“I have to work harder!”
More motivation ignited in Roger's heart.
final.
After he cleared out the God Reading Room.
Continue to dive underground.
Not long.
He found the fragment of the sun in the belly of a "soft mud monster"!
on the data bar.
…
"Record: You killed 1 squishy mud monster."
…
"Your chest muscles have become slightly softer"
…
"Hint: You have obtained 'Sun Fragment'*1"
…
"Sun Fragments (Special Material)"
…
「Use 1: Making weapons or armor」
…
"Use 2: Can be used to refine the earth-level magic weapon 'Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover' (see the Taoist scripture "The Ascension Method")"
…
"Um???"
Roger's head was full of question marks.
"Is there something wrong with the translation system again?"
…