novelonline Chapter 3084 The final choice
Chapter 3084 The final choice
Chapter 3084 The final choice
The wind seemed to have died down, and the heavy snow fell slowly in the dust. Although Xia De knew that he was about to face the final secret, under the full yellow moon, he was surprisingly calm.
The headless "corpse" on the throne in front of them was motionless, but faint green light emerged from the corpse. The light gathered near the throne and landed in front of Shade and Luvia.
Then old Professor Yuk Wood, in normal human form, appeared with his back to the throne and the corpse, facing the people.
At this moment, the old man no longer had the sense of oppression and sacredness he had when he sat on the throne. He was as fragile as the old professor that Shade first met.
Although people did not dare to directly observe what was next to the "God Summoner", they could see the old man appearing in the light. The ring magicians were in a commotion, not knowing what was going on, but Shade knew that this was not the beginning of a new battle.
The witches were closest to Shade, and the mysterious girl seemed to be hooking his finger, which made the witches who were familiar with Shade's situation couldn't help but doubt her identity.
But this is not a very important matter. The long-haired girl knows that her mission - to assist Shade in defeating the Ancient Ones - has ended. She now just wants to spend as much time with her lover as possible while the effect of the Central Ring's Word of Ascension has not yet ended.
Luvia didn't even care about the hostile looks Adele cast at her from behind from time to time.
The old professor looked at Xia De, sighed deeply, and then spoke something that Xia De did not think about:
"What do you think of Thomas Bennett who has entered the chaotic time again?"
"No one fits the description of 'chess piece' better than him. So, you sold him to that thing in the sea?"
Although Shade didn't know why he asked this question, he answered it anyway.
The white-haired old man nodded slightly:
“It’s not that I don’t care about the people who work for me, but I’ve raised the Bennet family like pigeons for too long. If I don’t deal with them properly after I leave, the Bennet family will become something more troublesome than the paradox bugs.
So I must deal with the last owner of the Time Transfer Station before I leave, and completely end the inheritance of the transfer station. The knife used to deal with problems cannot become a new problem. Therefore, letting that lady collect him is the best choice. "
The witches listened to his words suspiciously, and the ring mages present also felt that this conversation was a bit strange.
"Their family has made a great contribution to me. I have made them rich for generations, so I am not treating them unfairly."
He did not mention the remaining three daughters of Bennet. After a moment of silence, his eyes moved to the elf behind Shade:
“I lost the battle of time.
Emilia Sienord, elf of Moonbrook, I acknowledge in the name of Yggdrasil, the last remnants of the World Tree: you have won the war of time, and you are the chosen one of time. "
The emerald green light floated from his whole body, not just the back of his hand, to the back of Emilia's hand. Shad had just noticed the disappearance of the elf. Although he knew that the big elf and the small elf were the same person, he still felt a little regretful that he would never see Emilia's cute face again.
【I will make your wish come true. 】
"what?"
The transfer of power was not completed immediately, and the floating light seemed to take a while to disappear. Xia De looked at the headless "corpse" on the throne behind the old man:
"Although I've asked this many times - you really can't continue sitting in that chair?"
The old man looked at the long-haired fortune teller beside him and found that she didn't want to speak, so he answered:
"If I could continue to sit in that chair, how could the time order of Vestal Glade and even the material world collapse to this extent?"
Not only Xia De, most people understood and knew what he wanted to say.
“I just said that the real mission of this forest is not to seal me, but to use me to seal the time scar that appeared after the Tree Father left.
They cast the five thrones, ostensibly to commemorate the ancient war. But in fact, the core of the sealing ceremony, which relied on the remains of the world tree, the temple of the old gods, and the altar, was the throne under the tree behind me.
They bound me and made me sit on the throne to suppress the crack. When the remains of the World Tree merged into the land, the inverted tree sealed the gap with its roots and canopy. Vestal Forest was me, and I was Vestal Forest. As long as I didn't stand up, Vestal Forest would be able to suppress the crack, and this sitting brought us to the Sixth Era. "
Shade whispered:
"But you are not the real World Tree after all."
The old man nodded tiredly:
"It has lasted for ten thousand years. It's not that I don't want to, but I can't do it anymore. Even though I have been actively creating 'paradox bugs' to artificially dilute the power of the rift over the years, even though I have used the power of the other four thrones to assist in sealing it, even though I have actively absorbed the time curse to strengthen myself, I still can't hold on any longer."
"what?"
On the side of the witches was the Elf Clan. Lord of the Valley, Mr. Elderon, was only seriously weakened by the use of the "Word of Sublimation" but was not in danger of death. He knew that it was not appropriate to interrupt now, but he still couldn't help asking:
"You let humans raise so many paradox bugs in order to release the power of the time scar?"
The old man smiled and looked very pleased:
"Yes, that's why I want to summon them all tonight and let you kill them all. Just like I'm worried about Bennett, I'm also worried that these bugs will become new troubles created in order to solve troubles. Of course, after tonight, those bugs and various monsters of tonight will be scattered to various time points in the future due to the instability of time, making it seem that there are always endless monsters in this forest, but compared to the destruction of the forest, this is already a very light price to pay."
People looked at each other in bewilderment at this answer. Others were still pondering the old man's words, even wondering if he was lying. Only Emilia spoke frankly. After all, she had experienced the story of Vestal Forest twice, viewed it from two perspectives, and had the memories of the elf ruins, so she saw it more clearly:
"So you did all this for the Vestal Forest? You chose Bennett, and you artificially created the paradox bugs. So you prepared those giant trees in the revived forest tonight to prevent the time order from completely collapsing tonight?"
“Yes, I must ensure that the balance I have maintained for five entire eras will not collapse on this last day.
So this Godcaller and I really have a tacit understanding. I sit on the throne to suppress the scars of time, and he solves the problems I throw at him one by one. You can even solve the "sand worm" that was born at the end of the Fourth Era and wandered into the woods, which I sealed underground. I was worried about how to deal with it before."
Even Xia De didn't know what to say at this moment, but the old man was still telling his story:
“I want to leave here after the first ten thousand years of the seal;
For the second ten thousand years, I sat on the throne and pondered the meaning of my birth;
In the third ten thousand years, I took the initiative to maintain the seal that was gradually being damaged;
In the fourth ten thousand years, I accepted my responsibility as the remains of the world tree. I could do what the ancient tree father could do. So I started the plan of "raising pigeons" at that time. The Bennet family was not the first human family I chose. "
His eyes turned to Shade:
"Now I've lost, and I'm just very sorry that I still couldn't meet your god. If possible, I actually want to ask Him some questions. The final result is this, and this again. She took my tree heart, and then it ended for me every time. I should have thought of it earlier, I should have thought of it earlier."
The light that flowed from the old man to the back of Emilia's hand became increasingly sparse. Because she was standing still, the snowflakes had made the elf's hair a little white.
He asked Emilia who was standing behind Shade:
"Now, are you ready to become the chosen one of time, to sit on the throne in my place, to turn into a tree, and to suppress the scars of time forever?"
This is what Shade has been worried about all along, and this is the final decision Shade needs to face. Now, after ten thousand years, the remains of the World Tree are no longer able to suppress the time scars that existed in ancient times, and now that he has decided to smoothly hand over this responsibility, the Chosen One of Time, the Chosen One who has inherited the power of the ancient tree god, is the most suitable and almost the only one who can sit on the throne.
The witches noticed that Emilia's expression didn't change. In fact, she knew all about this matter when she was in the underground elf ruins, but she just didn't tell Shade.
She didn't want Xia De to worry about her, but she still remembered what Xia De had said many times:
"I listen to him."
The elf said softly. Luvia, who was standing side by side with Shade, smiled, while Shade looked very solemn. The fact was not unexpected, but it was precisely because the fact was really like this that he was extremely troubled:
"Are you really unable to hold on? Even for just one or two years?"
He confirmed again, and the old man was also sure:
"The story of the Chosen One of Time has begun, which means that I really can't hold on any longer. You should have seen the situation in Vista Forest in the past two months. It's not that I intentionally relaxed the suppression, but I really can't hold it anymore.
If there is still some time left, it is only one day. There are only a few dozen minutes left until Monday, when the scarlet moon will shine brightly in the night sky. I can hold on until the full moon phase ends, but I don't recommend that you think about it for that long. Give me the answer now. "