MTL - For Thousands of Years, My Weakest Brother Has Become a Demon King (1000 Years Later, Even My Weakest Follower Has Become A Demon King)-Chapter 264 another story

   Chapter 264 Another Story

  William's question caused Flaro to fall into a long silence. It was obvious that she didn't really want to talk about her past, at least not how she got her current power.

   But judging from the attitudes of the previous imperial envoys towards her, this woman is by no means the realm of the divine realm achieved by relying on the laws of the stars. At a time when the magic promotion system is monopolized by the Star Council, there are only a handful of paths to do this—and they are all covered with some taboos and dangers.

  William hesitated for a while, then sighed slightly:

"On the premise that it will not affect the goals of the next stage, just say what you can. To be honest, I am not interested in knowing about the extra things, but after all, it is related to the survival of the entire Ravenwood. If Wenwood really cares as much as he says, I don't think you're the kind of person who can't prioritize things right?"

  William said, and under the surprised gaze of the other party, he took the quaint black soul box out of the storage space.

"This is the soul box that Ebony claimed to give me as a reward... Although I can be sure that it is the soul box of Nehe more than a thousand years ago, but it contains his soul. I have always held it before. Reserve your attitude. As for now, if I'm not mistaken, this thing actually contains your soul, right?"

  William's words shocked the other party's body slightly, which made him confirm his conjecture, so he continued:

"You previously claimed that you had a contract with Lady Hungry and Rot, and hoped that I could help you completely wither the core of the World Tree... Let me guess, the legacy Neh left behind must have something to do with Lady Hungry and Rot. An inseparable relationship, right?"

   Flaro was as quiet as an icicle in the main hall.

The reason   William came to this conclusion is actually quite simple.

  Since the Widow Ironheart said that Neh was dead, then he must have died, and there is no chance that he will leave the soul box to revive. Even if William still had a glimmer of hope before, after he determined that the "Sacred Tree Mother" in Ebony's mouth was actually the one pretended to be by the hungry and rotten lady on another timeline, he should give up this fantasy completely.

   Apart from Neh, the only powerful lich he knew at the moment was the one in front of him.

   After a while, she stared at the soul box and said:

"Because the record left by Lord Neh is not complete, the following story is entirely a version pieced together by my... adoptive parents based on the information and the historical facts that can be confirmed. I cannot guarantee its accuracy, and I am not sure about the solution to the current situation. It shouldn't help."

   "Whether it helps to solve the status quo, I need to listen to you before I can make a judgment."

   William replied.

   Although she didn't need it, Flaro took a deep breath.

   "Okay... What I can be sure of at the moment is that that's what happened two years after your 'ascension'."

  …

   The beginning of the story is basically the same as Ebony's previous version to William.

  In 880 years of the platinum calendar, that is, two years after William's "ascension", the entire Vic Continent was in turmoil, and the two leaders of Ravenwood died on the same day.

   In order to renew the oath with the World Tree, the reformists in the holy tree city at that time found the surviving member of the tribunal, Frost Witch Neh, to help them reform the ancient tradition of the forest elves.

   But the difference from the previous version of Ebony is that the reward given by the reformers is not to restore his status as a forest druid, but to exchange his phylactery for him.

   Or, to put it more accurately, the reformers used Neh's Phyllophone as a coercion to force the hero of the former Tribunal to cooperate with their plans.

   "Wait a minute, where did those people get the phylactery... Is there any record?"

  William couldn't help interrupting.

   As to how this phylactery was retrieved, William always felt very strange. Because other than himself, no one should know the final whereabouts of that phylactery. Even if someone picked it up by accident, it would be impossible to fall into the hands of those people at that time.

   Flallo shook his head, but that didn't mean "no record".

"Although it's just a conjecture, my adoptive parents speculate based on a series of events later that getting Mr. Neh's phylactery is the beginning of everything... The Ravenwood reformers are getting the phylactery and are sure that they can hold the phylactery. It was only later that Mr. He assassinated the two leaders, pushing the matter to the point of no return step by step."

   In other words, it started when Neh's casket was found. It can be said that this once again re-enacted the personal storyline of Nech back then - in this case, the problem should be the soul box itself.

  William nodded and motioned for the other party to continue.

After the lunar crisis that year, the two ancient gods, the Mother of the Holy Tree and the Father of the Wild, fell into eternal sleep. They could not intervene in person, but could only instinctively respond to the beliefs of believers. If things go on like this, Sen The elves should be able to use this as the core and develop a more controllable extraordinary system based on continued belief.

   However, those so-called reformers, in a sense, should be said to be the most conservative conservatives. They hope to reawaken the two gods by reproducing the rituals of the past, and to continue the system of the forest elves in the past.

   Of course, these are just appearances. The reason hidden in a deeper layer should be that in the era when the Moon Realm was completely blocked from the world, the hungry and rotten lady who left behind, intends to use the trump card of Ravenwood to restart the penetration and corruption of the world.

   Of course, at that time, He certainly did not dare to do this with great fanfare. Otherwise, in that era when the other kings were kept outside, He would be the target of the entire Moon Realm. What's more, if you want to change the timeline, the fuel that Ravenwood can provide at that time is not enough.

  40 million old souls should be a critical value that has not been reached until today, a thousand years later.

   Therefore, the ultimate goal he wants to achieve is probably just to replace his consciousness with the will of the World Tree, so as to indirectly control the entire Ravenwood. After all, the tree of the world was a body formed from a tree when he was still a mortal.

"Mr. Neh was half forced and half deceived to participate in the reform. Even if someone in the Oak Council tried to steal the core of the World Tree with the mentality of burning jade and stone at the time, they could not stop this. everything."

   "But in the end, the rotten lady's plan didn't work out. Why? Is it because Neh finally found out the truth and did everything in his power to stop it?"

   asked William.

   Flaro shook his head and said:

"Mr. Neh's truth was analyzed after everything had settled, and at that time his soul was close to dissipating. Before that, he was wrapped in a complete set of rituals and directly entered the other side of time. However, the strange thing is that Ms. Hungry and Rot used the power obtained from that ritual to try to project her consciousness onto this timeline, but chose to use that power to beat Mr. Neh to a near-death state.

   "Maybe he prioritizes the hatred of the Tribunal over the control of Ravenwood."

   After all, for the Void Kings, they have unlimited time to play in the present world. But those mortals who get in their way, if they don't seize the opportunity to kill them, they may end their lives.

   This is the conclusion drawn by Flallo and her adoptive parents.

  Although William didn’t think so, he couldn’t think of any other explanation for a while, so he continued to ask:

   "In the records he left, did he say how he entered another timeline?"

   Flaro shook his head and said:

"The record of that ceremony is very vague, only mentioning the concept of time-shattering. But it is certain that reproducing the ritual of the first appointment with the World Tree must be a way. Other than that... he seems to be vague I mentioned that compared to the body, using memory and soul to cross the timeline will have much less resistance."

  William nodded when he heard the words, and then said:

   "That's right, that's what I plan to do."

   Flaro looked at William suspiciously.

   "The tree-like forest elves in Ravenwood right now are soul boxes. And their souls are connected to the undead on that side through dreams."

  William said, weighed the soul box in his hand, and continued:

"But you have separated your soul from your body from the beginning. In other words, as long as you find the tree elf on this side, pretend to be yours, and replace your soul with hers. Then we may It can be very natural to transfer to another timeline, after all, the other timeline is also your body... Of course, it is just an idea, and it may not be successful in the end. "

   In fact, William himself is not quite sure whether this idea is correct or not, but at least it is worth a try.

   "But...there are more than 40 million treed elves throughout Ravenwood."

   Flaro's eyes widened.

   "But how many souls can be as strong as yours, right?"

   William replied.

   The other party responded immediately.

   "It's those dryads..."

   "Yes, the tree spirit of the giant tree."

   (end of this chapter)