Chapter 129: Burning Earth, Endless Sea
Chapter 129: Burning Earth, Endless Sea
No more than one year...
After hearing Burton's words, Roger looked at Nonia beside him.
The latter understood what he wanted to ask and shook his head: "I don't know when the disaster happened..."
Seeing this, Roger could only look away, look at Burton, and ask the next question.
"Master Burton, let me tell you the current situation..."
As he spoke, Roger briefly summarized the current situation in the world and gave a brief introduction of himself and Nonia.
After listening to this, Burton's eyes dimmed and he sighed.
"The world is broken by this..."
Although he had anticipated this, he still couldn't help feeling sad and desolate when the situation finally came to this.
"...Mr. Roger, if that's the case, then I don't recommend you to refer to the time period I'm in." Burton said.
"Why do you say that?" Roger frowned.
“…The primordial fire gave birth to life, spirit, and even the nations and civilizations on the burning land. It is not only the root of everything, but also an important node connecting the entire world.”
“Once He encounters a disaster, it will not just be space that falls into chaos…”
Burton closed his eyes slightly, as if he couldn't bear to think about what happened after the disaster.
Hearing this, Rogge instantly understood what he meant.
If this is the case, then "time" can indeed no longer be used as a reference.
Thinking of this, Roger suddenly felt a headache.
If this is the case, doesn’t it mean that there are almost countless space fragments in the dark boundary?
If that is the case, then how can he find the Eternal Altar where the Original Fire once lay?
As if he had guessed what Roger was thinking, Burton spoke again.
“However, judging from the current situation, time and space have not been completely shattered, otherwise, there must have been countless people who tried to break into this world just now.”
"Since this situation did not occur, it means that time and space have not been completely shattered. Perhaps the situation of the Primordial Fire is not as bad as I imagined..."
...Therefore, no one can predict the status of the Primordial Fire now.
It may be broken, or it may not be broken.
Like broken pieces.
"Let's not talk about this for now." Rogge raised his hand slightly to interrupt the topic and asked another question: "You should know a lot about this world, please tell me in detail."
Hearing this, combined with the previous language problem, Burton also realized that the Rogge in front of him was most likely not from the native world.
However, at the moment he was not qualified to ask. The other party had already done the most he could by saving his life instead of taking advantage of him.
So, in response to Rogge's question, Master Burton nodded slightly and quickly described the basic situation of the world before the disaster...
……
Time, space, life, spirit, civilization, everything... were born from the original burning soil. The original life became a devout believer, built an eternal altar, and loyally maintained the order of the world...
Compared to the Burning Land, the boundless ocean is so vast that even before the disaster, there has never been a complete world map...
People can only simply summarize it as "burning land" and "endless sea".
More lives were bred around the burning land and on the small islands in the endless sea, giving birth to tribes, ethnic groups, towns, city-states, and even countries and civilizations, or - the capital of the gods...
Fire gave birth to everything, so the life in this world also regards various things related to fire as synonyms of power.
Ashes, embers, slag, burning charcoal, glowing fire, dust flames, torch flames, burning spirits… and even higher.
This is the ignition point of the flame of life.
Temperature is the necessary stage for the flame of life to move to a higher level...
Also.
In the Burning Land, the undisputed central land, disputes and wars have never stopped.
Countless countries, forces and organizations attacked and plotted against each other.
The hand of God is also looming in it.
The Eternal Altar always holds the strongest power and guards the primordial fire that gave birth to everything.
However, it is worth mentioning that it is not that the Eternal Altar is always the strongest, but that the strongest force will always become the Eternal Altar...
Therefore, the Eternal Altar is more like a fixed title, a crown, and whoever is strong will sit in this position.
As for the reason, Burton didn't know.
For a long time, he has been more concerned with the knowledge and mysteries of magic, and his understanding of the world has also increased through his travels and encounters.
He was a scholar and a traveler, not a leader of a force or a participant in history.
But even so, Burton is well-informed.
"However, before I set out on my last journey, some anomalies had already appeared. I think that was the precursor to the disaster..."
Burton sighed.
While regretting that he did not pay attention to this, he couldn't help but think... Even if he did pay attention to it, what would it matter?
Rogge didn't care about these.
It was hard to find a well-informed indigenous person, but he had no time to lament the brokenness of the world.
He soon asked Burton again about Nonia, the bonfire, the clay pot man and so on.
However, apart from what he had heard about Nonia, he was also confused about other things.
"The witch who is looking for the flame... that should be from the Eternal Altar... I don't know who is the current controller of the Eternal Altar. They are always used to crowning themselves with supreme holiness... but everyone knows that the Eternal Altar is not eternal..."
At this point, Burton shook his head, seemingly not interested in the Eternal Altar.
"But...I have heard of the Fire Temple."
Burton thought for a moment, then told everything he knew.
"The fire phase refers to the phase of burning flames. Some scholars try to find rules from it, while others try to gain power from it..."
Burton paused, then concluded: "...they are obsessed with prophecy and fate."
"..."
Roger pondered for a long time, digesting the information he heard from Burton.
Nonia seemed to be inspired as well, and she frowned slightly as she recalled something.
"Thank you, Master Burton." Rogge thanked him.
In any case, this information was very useful to him, and it allowed him to understand what the world looked like... although it was before the disaster.
"He who shields the fire from the wind also enjoys the remaining warmth of the fire."
Burton smiled slightly and bowed respectfully to Roger, his words and actions showing the gentle and elegant temperament of a scholar.
"Is this a proverb from your world?" Rogge asked curiously after pondering the words.
"Proverbs?" Burton repeated in Roger's language and nodded in response: "Yes, most of them come from some well-known stories."
Hearing this, Roger glanced at Nonia beside him.
Seeing this, Nonia blushed slightly and stammered, "I'm sorry, Mr. Roger, I don't know much about these..."
Roger laughed and patted her shoulder comfortingly.
He wasn't blaming the other person, he just felt strange.
After turning his attention back to Burton, Roger has to decide the next important issue - whether he should stay or go.
"Master Burton, I won't waste any more time. Do you plan to stay here?" Rogge asked directly without any hesitation.
Master Burton...from what he just said, he is not only a scholar, but also a great wizard.
Converted into the "level" understood by players, it is at least over sixty levels.
However... he definitely doesn't have such strong power now, because when he entered this world, the power of the spirit candle driven by Rogge's will...
And Lingzhu can only fill in the gaps temporarily for him at the moment, so the strength is far from the original situation.
But...that's not the point.
The reason why Rogge wanted to recruit him was certainly not because he needed a thug.
For such a powerful wizard, the most valuable thing is undoubtedly his knowledge!
Rogge has already seen many magic spells beckoning to him.
As long as Burton is kept, his background is secondary.
Even if he was sent by the Wage Stealer, Rogge would accept him. As long as he had the knowledge of magic, why would he care about these details?
Burton was also clearly an intelligent man.
"If you allow me."
"I have long been a rootless algae on the sea..." He smiled bitterly and looked at his palm. He could clearly feel the power in it that did not belong to him: "If I leave here, my spirit and strength will continue to drain away, and eventually I will be extinguished..."
"Okay then." Rogge nodded. "Let's make a deal. I will keep your body intact and repair it when I have enough power in the future. I will also provide you with the 'spiritual materials' you need, and you need to teach your knowledge to my warriors. How about that?"
Spiritual material means the fuel for living things, which is the basic condition required for the survival of life in this world. To put it simply, it is food.
Some low-grade ordinary lives can be obtained through daily eating.
The life that ignites the flames of war can absorb higher-level spiritual materials through some special methods.
Wax oil can naturally be used as spiritual material.
"Okay." Burton nodded, agreed to the deal, and smiled, "I hope my students are not stupid people."
"..." Regarding this, Rogge was silent for a while: "Maybe there will be some warriors who are not qualified enough... or not qualified enough, just reject them directly."
Burton nodded, and then said, "Mr. Roger, I have another request, I hope you can agree to it."
"You can say it anyway." Roger said.
……
Tranquility Islands.
Brother Yu had already left at this time, and the other two players he had made an appointment with also came online.
As for the disappearance of Burton's "corpse" that he had fished out, although he was a little puzzled, he didn't think much about it. He guessed that he would only find out when he saw Burton again.
"Tunage..."
Burton recognized the shriveled corpse floating on the sea at a glance. After muttering to himself, he raised his hand with a heavy heart and used magic to pull it in front of him.
There was no doubt that this was the good friend Burton was talking about.
Rogge was silent. No wonder Burton came to the Tranquility Islands where he was anchored. It turned out that his good friend was buried here...
"Mr. Roger." Burton closed his eyes slightly: "I hope to teach students here, please agree."
"Okay." Roger nodded.
Although it is Brother Yu’s fishing spot, just ask him to change to another place. He will also post an announcement anyway.
Of course, if Brother Yu wants many people to learn skills while watching him fishing, then it is not impossible to fish here...
"...It appears every once in a while." Rogge said after a moment of silence.
“This broken world is still in a cycle.”
The corpse of Burton's friend was not a monster, so he had no way to completely remove it. He could only let it drift here every day...
After hearing what Rogge said, Burton paused and sighed again.
"It doesn't matter, I'll always be here..."
Burton simply collected and tidied up his friend's body.
Then he raised his hand, and flames ignited, spreading down his arm and reducing his friend's body to ashes.
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