"A long, long time ago, I had this dream … to be a top special effects artist.
"I've been working hard for this dream, but I don't know when it started … those thoughts crawled into my head.
"Then, the works I made later all became prophecies and the like …"
On top of a residential building, the Scholar was sitting in a corner of the rooftop. Beside him sat a skeleton. The skeleton kept talking … It seemed to be reminiscing about the past.
"I never wanted to be some great prophet, I just wanted to be a normal citizen. But since I've decided to do it, I want to do it to the best of my ability …"
The skeleton kept talking. Its voice was very hoarse, as if its throat had been injured.
Even though the Scholar believed it had no throat, it seemed to have a brain. Its vocal organ was also in the brain, at least that was what Cryopteris said.
"Part of its brain is still intact. It hasn't been completely eaten by the fungus, so it still has some memories. But it shouldn't have much intelligence."
The Scholar asked, "No intelligence?"
"Just like that." Cryopteris turned to the skeleton and said in a loud voice, "You're an idiot."
However, the skeleton didn't react. Instead, it was still talking about its dreams.
"Only a small part of its brain is left. This small part should contain memories." Cryopteris said, "It still has some simple reflexes, but it's still far from a normal Voidfolk. It can't move normally, it can only react to a few things."
The Scholar said, "Is that so? That's strange … But isn't the fungus controlling it? If the fungus has intelligence, then this skeleton should be able to move normally. "
"That's still unclear." Cryopteris said, "Based on current observation, it's not just the skeleton of this' great prophet ', it's the same for the skeletons of all the residents here."
"Even though the fungus made them move, it didn't completely restore the behavior of a normal Voidfolk. It only made them do it mechanically, repeating some simple … actions."
Cryopteris said, "For example, the skeleton of the Voidfolk you saw earlier can dance, and the other skeletons are also doing simple things at home. This great prophet's skeleton will probably keep repeating and explaining its' dream '."
"The things they do … are triggered by certain conditions. Like dancing, you need to hear the music played by the host of the show. The skeleton of the Great Prophet will probably only trigger the words of its dream when it sees the video that you activate." The Explosive Roar Worm said, "Before seeing it, it will also do other simple things."
"You sure know a lot …" The Scholar was a little surprised.
"Do you think I've been in a daze? I'm thinking, you know? Thinking! " Cryopteris said. "I've been carefully observing the behavior of these skeletons. The fungus gave them a set of simple … daily life patterns similar to the Voidfolk, but it did not give them higher intelligence, so they would not do anything more complicated."
"However, this' great prophet 'is special because other skeletons do not speak, but it has a vocal organ in its head, so it can speak." Cryopteris said, "But there is no way to ask it questions. No matter what you say, it will not respond."
"Is that so …" The Scholar said, "But since it triggered its' memory 'after seeing these materials, it might be able to do the same."
As she said that, the Scholar clicked on a picture in the materials and moved it to the 'great prophet'.
"Ah, I remember this, this picture is …"
After the great prophet saw the picture, it started to discuss the content of the picture, and it was much more detailed than the introduction beside it.
"So it is." The Scholar clicked on many pictures, and the great prophet explained their origin …
Based on this, the Scholar had a rough idea that the main reason the prophet made these pictures was due to … a very strong 'premonition'.
This premonition inspired its creation, and in the end, it created these works. Many of these works were famous for their accuracy.
However, it did not predict any major events or disasters … except for the picture of the starry sky.
The Scholar clicked on the picture of the lake in the starry sky. The moment the prophet saw it, it said that this was the strongest premonition it had ever had. With this strong premonition, it created this picture.
"At that time, I felt … they were approaching," the skeleton said. The Prophet's skeleton continued: 「 Our void … after that day, it will become completely different. It will clash with other voids to form a new void 」
"What kind of feeling is this, I do not know … but in the end, it did not appear that this kind of thing happened. Perhaps this is a good thing. After that, I did not make any more prophecies."
"… Several Voids will collide?" The Scholar was very … confused by this statement.
Of course, under normal circumstances, the Scholar would not have paid attention to this statement, but this picture was not normal.
Unfortunately, there was no more detailed explanation.
Then, the Scholar clicked on other pictures, and the Prophet's description was similar. Generally speaking, the prophet had this' premonition 'ability when it was very young.
When it reached its middle age and created some works, it did not predict anything else … The starry sky was one of its last works.
"Looks like the investigation here is almost done," Cryopteris said. "It does not know anything else."
"But if that is the case … the clues seem to have been cut off," the Scholar said. "We do not know where to go next."
"Of course it is that place!" Cryopteris said. "Only that place can understand the Void!"
"Where is that place?" The Scholar asked. "Where can we find the next clue? And the prophecy does not seem to have come true. "
"That is right!" Cryopteris ignored the Scholar's words and said, "It is the place you are thinking of! Let us go there! "
"But I still do not know where it is." The Scholar said. Suddenly, she thought of something. "Could it be …"
"Yes! Let us go! "
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