In KP's silence, the game came to an end.
A thick book jumped out from the light and opened in front of him and Crow. Countless pages flipped and finally stopped at the blank space at the end of the scroll.
A silver feather pen jumped on the page, ignoring KP's astonishment, and left a line of dark words, announcing the end.
[FalseEnd]
— Empty Ending: No 'Person' Survived
KP looked down at the line of words and was stunned.
"Oh, oh, really, isn't that too rude?" Crow laughed happily, "Not long ago, I felt that this child had the potential to become a villain. I didn't expect him to improve so quickly …"
As she spoke, she raised her eyes and stared at her former colleagues in front of her.
"So, how do you feel, hosts?"
She asked softly, "Is my clerk still worthy of your attention? Is he the kind of recorder you are looking for? Is he someone who can treat the past and the future equally, adjudicate record and reality, and balance fiction and truth? "
"Wonderful …" KP whispered softly.
"Hmm?"
"I mean … wonderful!"
He finally raised his eyes, but there was no annoyance or unhappiness in them. Instead, they were full of surprise and excitement … sparkling, "Wonderful! This is a legendary performance! Legendary! "
Behind him, a woman in a black robe appeared. She nodded slightly, but did not hide her admiration, "A hero destined by the heavens."
On the other empty chair beside the table, an old man with a solemn face raised his deep eyes and said in a low voice, "What an admirable feat."
Thus, Crow nodded in satisfaction and rubbed her little wings.
"Then, let's discuss the next thing … For example, compensation?"
.
.
When Huai Shi opened his eyes from his drowsiness, he felt as if he was going to die from exhaustion.
It was as uncomfortable as being beaten up by 100,000 people after running 100,000 marathons with a hangover.
Who am I?
Where am I?
What happened?
Then, he saw Old Shaw grinning in front of him.
"Not bad, kid." The rough man patted him on the shoulder. "Not bad."
Huai Shi jumped out of bed in fright and almost knocked over the IV drip hanging on his body.
He almost lost control and chopped down with his axe.
"Wake up, wake up. It's all over." Old Xiao coughed awkwardly and turned to look at his supervisor, the smiling old man. "What are you waiting for? Come and explain yourself. Look at what you've done in my face! If I had known, I wouldn't have come! "
"What happened?"
Huai Shi was dumbfounded. He saw Ai Qing sitting at the table with a gloomy face, and KP, who was smiling and playing dice across the table.
"Cough, cough. To put it simply, this is an impromptu inspection."
The old Inspector coughed twice and said, "Under Mr. KP's suggestion, we will use the recovery of the Philosopher's Stone as a test."
"What?" Huai Shi was dumbfounded. "This was all arranged by you?"
"Although there were some unpleasant accidents, some of them … Hmm, yes."
The old Inspector, who played the role of Old Xiao in the module, smiled awkwardly and reached out his hand. "Please forgive us for offending you."
Huai Shi was dumbfounded. He looked at Ai Qing, trying to figure out what was going on.
Ai Qing's expression was still ugly. "To put it simply, the operation was a test from the beginning. Both of us were played in circles. Heh, even the examiner himself almost failed."
"Don't say that, Miss Ai. Although there were many accidents, this is still an inspection for you and Mr. Huai."
The old Inspector coughed awkwardly and looked away.
"What accident?"
"It's a long story …"
The old Inspector pondered for a moment and sighed helplessly.
In fact, at the beginning, there was no module or game.
According to the original plan, everyone raided the smugglers' cargo ship. Wushuang had a great time, but no one expected that when they were about to successfully recover the Philosopher's Stone fragment, a traitor would suddenly stab them in the back.
Lei Feizhou.
Under the instructions of his Inspector, they were prepared to steal the Philosopher's Stone fragment and run away, hiding at the border to dispose of the stolen goods. In the beginning, the stab went very smoothly, until they tried to stab Huai Shi in the back … Things went wrong.
According to the Inspector's description, Huai Shi, who understood the situation, displayed a terrifying reaction speed. Relying on his killing skills, he fought guerrilla warfare on the ship, displaying a terrifying combat strength beyond imagination.
In a short fifteen minutes, Lei Feizhou and the four Ascendant companions he had contacted were all dealt with as easily as chopping vegetables.
In the end, Lei Feizhou was driven to desperation and directly activated the Philosopher's Stone fragment, triggering a large-scale corrosion phenomenon, leading to unknown consequences.
Helpless, KP could only use some method to forcibly erase this incident and start over. This was the first cycle.
However, the Philosopher's Stone fragment had already completely corroded the surroundings, turning the ship and the surrounding area into an ever-expanding hell.
The difficulty of recovery soared to a terrifying level, and the second cycle of recovery failed.
The Astronomy Association had no choice but to agree with KP's suggestion, covering the area with the Dark Net border, forcibly modularizing everything, and then started the third cycle.
The scheming and fighting of this story could easily fill up two hundred thousand words in the Book of Destiny. Huai Shi felt extremely regretful after hearing it. Why was it omitted?
However, he still felt that there was something wrong.
When he subconsciously looked at KP, KP only smiled mysteriously and didn't say anything. Instead, KP secretly winked at him when no one was paying attention.
After explaining to Huai Shi, the old inspector said seriously, "Madam Ai, during the inspection, you have shown the qualities of an inspector. You have a keen sense of thinking and smell, as well as the deep trust between you and your colleagues, as well as the calmness and decisiveness in the face of adversity.
The Central Administration praised your performance and approved your promotion application, and once again invited you to join the central decision-making conference … "
"I already said, I refuse!"
Ai Qing indifferently interrupted him. "Cut the crap. I hope we'll meet again at the internal meeting."
"Okay, I hope you'll be merciful at that time."
The old inspector smiled helplessly and looked at Huai Shi seriously. "As for you, Mr. Huai, you've successfully completed the mission I expected to be impossible. Moreover, you have the integrity and outstanding skills that are rarely seen in this era.
Ah, although your thinking is a bit simple and you have a tendency to be overly violent, this can't hide your outstanding talent. The Astronomy Association is proud to have an operation member like you. This is your official certificate. We will complete the registration later. If you have time in the next few months, you can come to Jinling to register. "
"Pfft …"
In the corner, Yin Yan snorted in disdain. When he noticed Huai Shi's gaze, he unhappily retracted his gaze.
He continued to shrink.
"Mr. Yin Yan has been temporarily disqualified as an inspector because of his behavior of endangering colleagues during the operation. Your inquiry will be held in Jinling later. Please pay attention to the notice."
The old inspector shook his head in pity. After filling out the form in his hand, he handed Huai Shi a new certificate.
"Then, my mission is complete."
He put away the things in his hands with a smile and bid farewell to the others. Soon, only he and Ai Qing were left in the room.
"I was completely fooled."
Ai Qing sighed unwillingly. She tapped on the armrest with a gloomy expression and closed her eyes.
In the silence, Huai Shi awkwardly coughed twice. "Um … Ai Qing …"
"Yeah?" Ai Qing looked up at him. She was still angry.
"Ah, thank you … Um … Although I don't know what you encountered, I really have to thank you." Huai Shi solemnly nodded and thanked her.
"Isn't it the job of an inspector to leave the operation to the subordinates and bear the consequences yourself?" Ai Qing looked at him and looked away with disinterest. "I'm going out to get some fresh air. You have a good rest. A boat will pick us up later."
"Okay."
Before leaving, Ai Qing's wheelchair paused for a moment. She was silent for a long time before she sighed helplessly. She turned around and said, "You did a good job."
"Yeah?"
Without explaining anything, Ai Qing pushed the door open and left him alone in the room.
In the silence, Huai Shi turned around and saw KP who had reappeared behind the table.
"You're leaving already?"
KP raised his eyebrows, shook his head and sighed. "What a straightforward girl. It must be hard to have such a boss."
"… Actually, it's okay."
Huai Shi scratched his head and looked at him awkwardly. After a long time, he couldn't help but ask, "Was it really … just a test?"
"It was a part of it. At least that's what they thought." KP shrugged. "Don't worry. They just hitched a ride. I kept the key parts a secret for you."
"Ah, thank you."
Huai Shi nodded and looked at the small box on the table in front of him. The transparent box contained a broken crystal ball. It was exquisitely carved like an eye.
That was the fragment of the Philosopher's Stone. Unfortunately, more than half of the miracles in it had been lost. It was no longer useful.
"Don't worry about it. Anyway, it was mostly consumed to maintain that module. Compared to what we gained, what we lost is not worth mentioning."
KP comforted him understandingly. Then he raised his eyebrows and clapped his hands happily. "Then, as good friends of the investigator, we will enter the stage of the day after tomorrow and the stage of growth.
Although you didn't successfully clear the module, you completed an unexpected ending. As the master of this game, I must give you a reward. "
"There's a reward?" Huai Shi was stunned.
"Of course," KP said matter-of-factly.
"The original reward for clearing the module was this character card. As long as you have enough source substance, you can transform into Van Helsing's character again for a short time. But to be honest, I feel that this meager reward can't recognize everything you've done. "
As he spoke, he tore Van Helsing's character card into pieces without any hesitation.
What the hell? Wait a minute!
Huai Shi was dumbfounded. He originally wanted to say that it didn't matter and that he didn't mind if KP quickly gave it to him … but he didn't expect KP to act so quickly.
That was a border relic that, as long as there was enough source substance, would allow a person to instantly transform into a peak stage three Ascendant!
And it was only one step away from becoming an Angel of Authority!
In other words, as long as Huai Shi had enough, he could transform into a Holy Light fighter at any time!
How could he tear it apart just like that?
"Anyway, let's put this matter aside for now. Let's roll the screen reward first."
KP took out a thick rule book and explained the meaning to Huai Shi.
It seemed that in this game, as long as a player completed a module, his character would be able to grow and obtain a skill reward.
But according to KP, this reward could actually be placed directly on him?
A free skill upgrade!
Huai Shi's eyes lit up with excitement. Following KP's guidance, he began to roll the die for judgment. Soon, his face became incomparably dark, and he was lost in the blue sky of Africa, dumbfounded.
Bluff, Persuasion, and Stealth. These were skills that had been successful in the module, but one by one, they had failed to grow.
After rolling a round, only the most basic 'Listen' and 'Detect' were upgraded.
Soon, as the die rolled, Huai Shi only felt his eyes light up, and the world seemed to instantly become much clearer. Countless tiny traces that he had overlooked were vivid in front of his eyes.
And his ears could even hear the rustling of the clothes of those people outside the cabin, as well as the low echoes of the surging waves like a symphony.
His perception, which had been raised to the limit by the ghost, actually increased by a large margin!
Just this alone was a pleasant surprise.
But then, when he rolled the die for the last time, a large amount of knowledge unexpectedly emerged in his mind – about the properties of various metals, the methods to process them, and the details to pay attention to in each process.
Originally, he had only memorized the information and knowledge from so many books, but at this moment, he had unexpectedly mastered it through a comprehensive study. And the various details and key points mentioned by Crow when he was teaching were also vivid in his mind.
Alchemy's growth test passed!
In an instant, he had gone through a long period of repeatedly memorizing, unceasingly and futilely trying and experimenting to slowly master the stage, and he had officially become a beginner!
When he raised his palm and focused his mind, he glimpsed countless fine metal fragments floating in the air above his palm.
The pure white alchemy fire rose up, the temperature flexibly changing, quickly and quickly melting, refining, purifying, extracting, and even synthesizing them.
Until finally, it turned into a surging silver-white liquid.
A small miracle had happened.
Silver Blood Potion!
Although the potion's effect was slightly weak, Huai Shi had already skipped the long period of apprenticeship in one fell swoop, only relying on his hands to complete the results that were previously unreachable.
Just when he was pleasantly surprised, he heard KP excitedly snap his fingers in contemplation.
It was like a flash of inspiration.
"I got it!"
KP happily raised his eyes: "This is the most suitable reward for you!"
Just when Huai Shi raised his head in amazement, he saw KP stretch out his hand towards him from afar, as if he had grabbed something, and pulled it back.
Huai Shi's brain suddenly buzzed, as if something had been pulled out from his soul by KP. When he raised his eyes to look, he found that KP had a gorgeous cross-shaped spear in his hand.
The silver-white spear blade was engraved with layers of complicated emblems, exquisite and solemn, as if it had gathered all the light in the world.
"The Spear of Compassion?"
KP lowered his head and stared at the inscriptions on the spear, nodding in admiration: "Good name."
As he said that, he reached out and picked up the fragment of the Philosopher's Stone on the table, the Repenting Eye that once belonged to the Fifth Order Sublimator, Blue Crown Dragon Van Helsing.
The crystal eye in his hand turned into a stream of light, adhering to the spear blade.
It illuminated KP's smile.
"Let's use this to commemorate your 'Dragon Slaying Feat'."
At that moment, the light dissipated from the spear blade, and on the silver-white blade, there was an additional trace of blood that had yet to dry.
The seemingly endless blood of the Azure Crown Dragon slowly dripped from the tip of the spear and landed on the ground. The ground silently decayed, and soon after, pure-white irises bloomed from the decaying ground.
It emitted a refreshing fragrance.
"Defeating evil, subverting fate, and saving the princess trapped in the endless cycle of death, your actions are the embodiment of glory."
KP smiled, looking at the magnificent spear: "From 1620 to now, such a long time has been pierced through by this spear.
— — This is the proof of an immortal legend. "
As he said that, he turned the spear around, elegantly and solemnly holding it in front of Huai Shi.
Huai Shi slowly reached out and held the handle of the spear.
With a thought, the gorgeous cross-shaped spear shrunk inch by inch, turning into an ancient book in his hand. When he lowered his head to look at it, he saw the ancient title on the cover that had weathered the passage of time.
"400 Years of Shock"
He was stunned.
"KP …" With the last glimmer of hope, he stared at the man in front of him: "Is Lily really still alive?"
"Who knows?"
KP smiled mysteriously, "The life and death of a human is like morning dew and bubbles, and the life and death of an android is even more illusory.
Moreover, isn't she a person who won't appear in the world? An illusory life, an ethereal death, it is difficult to define. "
"But is that real or …"
"Is reality and illusion really that important?"
KP said calmly, "I believe that no matter what it is, you will treat it equally, always the same, and that is enough. I am sincerely grateful for your tolerance and generosity."
As he said that, he took a step back and took off his hat and coat from the shelf next to him.
"Then, Mr. Huai Shi, allow me to say goodbye here."
KP bowed solemnly: "I sincerely hope that one day, you and Miss Lily can meet again in this dream-like world."
He paused for a moment and smiled meaningfully.
"Until then, please wait and hope!"
In the silence, KP turned and left.
The door closed.
Huai Shi looked at the ancient book in his hand in a daze.
Is this the end of the story?
Maybe.
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