When Calvin heard Levi's familiar warning, his mind couldn't help but go back to the long conversation between his boss and him that night after the turmoil in the port of Kaishui City.

The boss had a similar problem to him, and he proposed a theory of entropy increase.

And the warning to him that night is still vivid in his mind, as if it was telling him, but also as if it was warning himself:

"Don't worry, maybe we are in a difficult situation right now, but we still have a long way to go, so don't rush to make decisions, especially decisions made under temptation or impulse."

"Try more and accumulate more while you are young. Only in this way, when you need to make a choice, will you have more options in front of you, and among them there may be options leading to a happy end."

"It's not that I have no choice, it's not that I'm forced to have no choice, it's not that I'm desperate."

"Calvin, do you know why most people who get rich overnight will eventually return to poverty, or even end up miserable?"

"I once heard a saying that the chips won by luck will be lost by strength sooner or later. I think it makes sense."

"So, don't be a gambler easily. Even if there is no better choice, try to ensure that you have a sufficient winning rate before going."

“Gambling with no money and gambling with a lot of money are not the same concepts.

"The former is called gambling, and the latter is called operations."

"I may fall into a deep sleep in the near future. If you encounter difficulties that cannot be solved, wait for me to wake up."

But after all, he couldn't wait until his boss, who seemed to be able to solve any problem, woke up. Then he encountered the time when he was faced with spiritual torture and had to make a choice.

As Calvin sighed, he began to slowly tell the story of the past:

"Over the years, I have been following your teachings closely to strengthen my mental barriers. At the same time, I have re-study illusion magic with Vina at the Magic Academy in Jishui City to expand the possible paths for the future.

"The first twenty years were perhaps the most comfortable and intoxicating days I have ever lived in my life. My parents were still alive, I had a lovely wife at home, and I had a lovely sister Sylvia who had realized her dream of becoming a star.

"It's just that the lifespan of a mortal has its limit after all, and the means that can extend the life of ordinary people have a price, either a drastic change in temperament or a loss of emotions. This is even in Netheril where life-extending spells are everywhere.

The same is true in the age of flying.

"Because ordinary people are too fragile, both body and soul, so fragile that they may break at a touch.

"I also discussed this issue with my father, but he smiled and told me that although they have experienced ups and downs in their lives, they have lived a very happy life since I came back safely.

"So even if he died in the next second, he would not have any regrets.

"He told me not to worry. He said that they were all believers of the Goddess of Wealth and would reach her kingdom even after death.

"Even though, by that time, they may have forgotten a lot.

"Twenty-three years ago, my mother passed away peacefully. Old George was also very calm. He said that this day would come sooner or later, and soon he would go to the goddess' kingdom to report, maybe in a few days.

, maybe a few years.

"The only thing he can't worry about is my 'sister', Sylvia.

"That was a poor child. When the orcs besieged the city, her parents, who also believed in the goddess of wealth, both died in a very miserable state.

"In her most desperate moment, she prayed to all the gods in the sky, but received no response from any of them.

"Since then, she no longer believes in any gods and has become extremely introverted.

"But old George and the others took good care of Sylvia, and she became a lot more cheerful when I went back.

"But I later discovered that maybe my choice at that time may have harmed her in the end."

"Could it be?" Li Wei seemed to be remembering the bloody light and shadow drama they did in Jishui City.

Calvin said with some frustration: "Yes, I took advantage of my position to choose Sylvia as the heroine, and she became an instant star and started her star life.

"But celebrities are destined to find it difficult to achieve the happiness of ordinary people.

"She is so dazzling on the light and shadow screen that suitors naturally flock to her.

"She had been with several people in her more than 20 years, but they all separated again not long after."

He suddenly laughed to himself:

"Later, after my investigation, it turned out that those guys were a commercial spy from Amn, a famous romantic prince of Cormyr, a priest of the God of Strife, and even a noble bastard who made a deal with the devil.

"My brother is still a failure in his career.

"It was also in those years that as the Rat People grew, I also began to observe that the 'stars' like Sylvia who became famous for their light and shadow dramas had a mixed belief similar to the power of faith.

Be around.

Levi frowned: "Like Lucifer?"

Calvin: "Absolutely, but Lucifer is a professional, and he is also the 'favorite' of the Spider Goddess, so not only does this kind of thing not have much impact on him, he has enough ability to protect himself, so

On the contrary, it is some kind of help on the career path.

"But when ordinary people have this kind of 'physique', in the eyes of some beings, it is like fluorescent lights in the dark, too delicious, even though most of them cannot see the power clearly.

"Soon, tragedy happened.

"That year, old George passed away peacefully. Since then, Lucifer, perhaps because he was worried about disturbing my and Vina's lives, rarely contacted us proactively.

"Then one day, she was kidnapped. Although I arrived as soon as possible, she still died. She died in an unfinished demon sacrifice ceremony.

"Her soul had already left her body at that time. If she left it alone, as a faithless person, she would most likely be pulled into the lower plane due to the inertia of the unfinished sacrificial ceremony. Once she went there, it would very likely be

It’s the abyss”

Hearing this, Levi slowly raised his head and sighed.

Sure enough, I heard Galway continue:

"I think you have guessed it. Yes, I once had a conjecture. According to the rules derived from the outer plane of Corell, when a belief or belief is strong enough and strong enough, it may become true.

of.

"Although the number of Caverns rats in Zeelandia has been maintained at around five million, the number of Caverns rats that have reproduced and died over the years is probably tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

"So I think that with the convergence of beliefs of so many creatures, maybe the kingdom of heaven that I once worked to make them believe that they will receive blessings after death may actually be born in a corner of the outer plane of Corel?

"So I guided Vina's soul and made her believe in me and believe that the heaven I talked about really exists, even if it is not a heaven for humans.

"I should have succeeded then.

"Perhaps the group of Cavins rats is indeed large enough and their beliefs are pure enough. It seems that a place like that was really born in the world. Even though I still don't know whether it is an illusion or a real existence.

"Under my guidance, I successfully sent Sylvia's soul to the 'kingdom of heaven' and sealed it away. I only hope that one day I will be able to resurrect her and live again as an ordinary person.

She shouldn't have died so early.

"But at the same moment, the 'channel' between the 'kingdom of heaven' and my consciousness was completely opened and could no longer be closed.

"In a way, I became the common lord of the rat people, their unborn Great Horned Rat.

"If Icarus hadn't helped me block the power of faith from the 'Kingdom of Heaven' in the first place, I might have become the first existence in Corel to passively ignite the divine fire.

"But Icarus is just a 'machine' after all, so it can only block the 'information flow' from there, that is, the prayers from the Rat Man.

"But it can't block the 'emotion' coming from the rat man's heart. It can't interpret this part of the information, so it can't stop it.

"Whether they are Cavans or Cavans, they also have emotions, and something in their emotions is.

"They have a greed for food, an instinct to continue reproduction, a tendency to destroy other threatening species, and a desire to revive the species.

"They are united externally, but equally cruel internally.

"Before joining Zelandia, in order to ensure the survival of the ethnic group, they would sometimes attack and destroy other ethnic groups to ensure their own survival.

"After joining Zelandia, those Cavins rats who have jobs will also regard themselves as superior to those meat rats, and the extreme war rats who were selected to give birth to wisdom will also consider themselves the hope of the group.

.

"For the continuation of the race, for the revival of the ethnic group, they will sacrifice the lower-class rat people without reservation, and for me, they will sacrifice themselves without hesitation.

"This emotion is so sincere and intense.

"So for the next twenty years or so, I basically struggled with the emotions coming from the rat man's soul, but I was still inevitably eroded and assimilated by it.

"Originally, I should have been able to hold on longer, but in the previous confrontation with the ancient green dragon, I took the initiative to contact the 'heaven' again and let it come.

"I feel like I may not be able to hold on much longer."

If anyone else heard this, they would probably think that the other person's time was running out and he would die.

But Li Wei twitched the corners of his mouth and asked:

"Are you going to step into the legend?"

Calvin smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, otherwise I wouldn't be able to withstand this kind of 'soul' erosion."

Although this smile fell in Li Wei's eyes, he still couldn't help but asked with concern:

"Which way?"

"Psychic Warlock and Illusion Master, the teacher said that I am very talented in psionic arts, and I also like illusions. It is also good to cooperate with psionic abilities. Although the faith of Cavins Rat can easily make me a powerful legend.

Even a demigod, but I don’t want to really turn into a horned rat." Calvin said.

"Can you keep up with the knowledge?" Li Wei was like one of the head teachers at Blue Star who had just finished taking the college entrance examination and was preparing to fill in the application form.

"In terms of illusion skills, I should now be a master in the North. However, I still feel a little lacking in psychic spells. I originally wanted to kidnap an illithid from the Iron Forge in the Underdark to teach me, but my previous state has always been

It’s not quite right and it has never been implemented.”
To be continued...