Memories of death.
When Søren saw the scene in front of him and heard the words of the undead, he had already realized what was happening in front of him. This was because he had seen such a scene before. When an undead was restored to its soul form, it was possible for it to recover part of its memory. At this time, it would remember some things. This kind of memory was mainly focused on the period before death because the soul could only remember very few things. This situation was a bit like when a soul entered the Abyss of Hell and was reincarnated, it would also forget part of its memory in the material plane.
Souls were similar to currency for many beings. Many low-level demons in the Abyss and the Baator Inferno were reincarnated from the fallen souls in the material plane.
Only the worst souls and those who had given up on themselves would be directly sent to the River Styx.
Of course, this kind of reincarnation was to reshape the soul.
If anyone had seen papermaking, they would have a deep impression of it. The souls were directly piled up, then crushed into powder and finally sent to the machine to make new sheets of white paper.
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The voice of the earthbound spirit gradually faded.
He seemed to have remembered something and suddenly began to cry. After crying for a while, his expression became dull again. He just stared at Vivian and Søren in a daze.
He didn't retain many memories because he had died a long time ago.
Some people always couldn't tell the difference between souls and undead. In fact, the two couldn't be classified as the same. A soul was a pure body of energy. A soul could become an undead, but an undead wasn't a pure soul. Almost all undead were close to evil because they were born with a strong obsession. This obsession was often full of aggression and resentment towards the living. Therefore, most detection spells would be close to blood-red when they encountered an undead.
Undead were existences that violated the rules of death, but souls were part of the rules.
Strictly speaking, the rules here might be longer than the teachings of many gods. But in a simpler way, the earthbound spirit in front of them was an undead in the beginning. Now, he was a soul that had lost most of his memories.
Expiation!
Perhaps this word was simpler to describe.
Vivian's transcendence was not a kind and righteous release, but a forceful and tyrannical method to seal the soul. It was equivalent to killing the part of the soul that belonged to the undead, and sealing the part that belonged to the soul in the wine pot. Therefore, the soul in front of him was considered to have been transcended. As long as the spell sealing it in the wine pot was removed, its soul could return to the River Styx. This kind of soul had already lost too much of its power, and it was difficult for an impure soul to have too many choices.
Death is not necessarily the beginning.
Pure souls, regardless of whether they were good or evil, would always have new opportunities placed before them.
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"Brother!"
Vivian picked up the iron jug and glanced at the Undead in front of her. "What's your name?"
The undead: "…"
Vivian sighed and looked at Søren. "It even forgot its own name. It seems like it has really lost itself. I don't know how much it still remembers from the Wizard Tower. "
Forgetting his own name.
This meant that the soul was about to lose itself. Names were very important, so Vivian's first question was this.
Vivian held the jug and continued to ask, "Where is this place? What's around here? How do I get to the Wizard Tower? "
The undead: "…"
The little girl asked three questions in a row, but the undead was still in a daze. She couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. This made her feel that her initial decision was wrong. This undead was completely useless after its soul was sealed. It didn't remember much at all. Even the memories of its death were just a bunch of mindless words.
"Give me the jug."
Søren spoke at this time. He gestured Vivian to give him the jug, then held it and asked, "Where's the kitchen?"
The jug was a phylactery.
It was something similar to a phylactery. Only by holding it could one control the undead in front of them.
Compared to Vivian's question, Søren's question was the simplest one. It was so simple that it seemed useless. Thus, under the little girl's puzzled gaze, the undead in front of her was a little stunned. It then led Søren to the second room at the back. There were three rooms here, which should be the kitchen, the storage room, and the last room of unknown use.
Søren nodded with satisfaction and followed it.
He seemed to have noticed the little girl's puzzled expression, so he opened his mouth and said, "It seems that he was indeed a chef of the Adept Tower when he was alive. If the arcanist who once owned this Adept Tower was not a crazy researcher who only needed to use magic to create food to satisfy his needs, then he must have needed a chef. During the Arcane Empire, life was all about luxury and pleasure. This Wizard Tower is one of the typical examples. All the buildings nearby were built for the servants of the Arcanist. "
Vivian was only nine years old this year after all.
Søren said so much to guide her thoughts and use practical actions to teach her how to deal with things.
The undead stopped in front of the second room.
Then its expression became blank again. However, Søren seemed to be thinking about something. He looked around and continued, "Prepare the food."
After hearing Søren's words.
A slight change appeared in the undead's eyes. It then began to move mechanically. In fact, it didn't pick up anything. It was just repeating the action of making food. In the end, it even filled up a pile of air like it was holding a plate. As the chef of the Wizard Tower, what he did the most was preparing food. Therefore, it was the easiest thing for the undead to remember. Even if it had almost forgotten, the instinctive habit would still be branded in the depths of its soul.
Just like the undead guards in some places, they would still patrol the ruins even after they had forgotten everything.
This was what Søren had learned in the past.
"Very good."
Søren smiled and said in a deep voice, "Send the food up."
The critical moment had arrived.
This house was built independently on the side of the Wizard Tower. It wasn't directly connected to the Wizard Tower. In fact, it was impossible to build a kitchen next to the Wizard Tower. Just thinking about it made one feel uncomfortable. Therefore, there must be a path to the Wizard Tower. This path should be quite safe. It should avoid the [Defense Mechanism] and the [Defense Mechanism].
The undead was stunned for a moment.
Then, its expression changed. It stopped for a moment and walked towards the back door as if it was carrying something.
"Hurry up and follow it!"
Søren quickly called out to Vivian and said in a deep voice, "It should be taking the safe path. Let's follow it and remember the path to the Wizard Tower!"
According to normal eating habits.
A person needed to eat three meals a day. Even if it was only one meal a day, the undead must have walked this path thousands of times before it died. Therefore, even if it had lost its memory, it could still remember the path.
The two of them quickly followed after him.
After the undead walked out from the back door, it immediately entered the area covered by the fog. However, it was at the edge.
Søren and Vivian followed closely behind it. When it moved, the two moved. When it stopped, the two also stopped. At the same time, Søren used his eidetic memory to memorize the path and the surrounding environment. He was also prepared to fight at any time. However, they didn't encounter any battle. The two followed the undead for about two hundred meters in the fog. Then, they seemed to have passed through a corridor. Everything in front of them opened up.
They arrived in front of the Wizard Tower.
At this moment, they were less than thirty meters away from the Wizard Tower. They could clearly see the traces of time on the tower. There seemed to be a side door on the left.
The undead didn't stop!
It directly walked towards the side door. Because of its different form, it directly went through the door.
Søren immediately followed it. He wanted to see if he could open the door.
However, Vivian immediately reached out and pulled him back. Her small face was full of seriousness and she said in a serious voice, "Brother, be careful! There seems to be something behind the door! "
As soon as the little girl finished speaking.
With a creak, the heavy side door in front of them opened. Then, they saw the undead walking up the stairs. However, it didn't move at all. There was also a creature that looked like a construct. Its body was made of metal parts. Beside it were two huge and heavy diamond golems. When they noticed Søren approaching, they simultaneously came to life and approached the side door.
"Soul Scan!"
It looked like a mechanical construct. Its head was golden. It seemed to be mixed with adamantine and other materials. In its eye sockets were two golden gems. After discovering Søren's presence, two rays of light shot out and enveloped them. At the same time, it said in a metallic voice, "No Soul Imprint left! … An unauthorized visitor! … "
"Alert level one alert! … Anyone who approaches without permission will be treated as an intruder! … "
"Thaling No.7 has taken over command! … "
"Construct spawn activated! … Target 1's danger level is E! " … Target 2's danger level is C! " … No need to activate magic armor! " … Mana Crystal Pulse Cannon decharging! … "
"Diamond Golems activated!" … "
"Activating order to expel or kill intruder!" … Diamond Golems charged! " … Order activated! … "
The series of changes was dazzling.
There seemed to be a faint flash of light at the top of the Wizard Tower. It seemed that something had just turned. Then, heavy footsteps were heard. Two Diamond Golems that were about three meters tall and weighed more than a ton moved. Their eyes were shining with energy. They walked towards Søren and Vivian.
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