The Black Earl was probably the only one who could give him an answer. But he knew it involved the secrets of the Noah Clan, so he didn't want to ask.
"What's going on here? Didn't you say you were going to die? How come you're with the Black Earl now? "
While Angor was thinking about the proper etiquette, Dorcas spoke up and asked all the questions in his mind, regardless of the situation.
"Also, who are you now? Are you … yourself, or the Black Earl? "
Dorcas stared into Way's eyes.
Way was going to mock Dorcas a bit more, or maybe even boast like he always did. But when he saw the complicated emotions in Dorcas' eyes, he swallowed his words.
"I'm still me, of course. I thought I was going to die, but didn't you see it? His Lordship saved me. "Wa Yi shrugged, with an expression that said 'who would have thought that things would turn out like this'.
"You said you're going to become a puppet? Become like Ella? What's going on? "
Way's eyes darted around. "You mean … it's just a misunderstanding."
Dorcas kept asking questions because he was too agitated. Now that he calmed down a bit, he could tell that Way didn't want to talk about what happened.
Dorcas remained silent for a moment. "There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Everything has a price. So, what price did you pay? "
Dorcas didn't linger on the previous topic. Instead, he asked the most important question.
Way's "dying" words were sincere and sincere. It was definitely not an act. From those words, Dorcas knew that Way had to pay a price. And before that, Way thought the price was enough to kill him completely.
Way didn't seem to have changed at all. But how long would this last? Would he still become the "puppet" that he spoke of? Would he still have a future?
This was the question Dorcas was most concerned about.
What if Wa Yi was only temporarily intact? What if he became a puppet in a year or two after they were separated? What would happen then?
Looking at Dorcas' solemn expression, Wa Yi suddenly didn't know what to say. He wanted to act like he did in the past and lie as soon as he opened his mouth, but Wa Yi knew that Dorcas would be able to tell if he was lying. In the past, not exposing him was just a form of tacit understanding and tolerance.
Dorcas had treated him seriously, but if he were to lie, wouldn't that be too inappropriate?
However, Wa Yi didn't know where to start if he wanted to tell the truth. Although his lord had communicated with him before, he was still in a daze. He only knew that his past thoughts might have been a little too childish. The reason why the Black Earl used his clone to follow his descendants was indeed because he wanted something, but he definitely didn't want them to die.
Moreover, without his lord's permission, he didn't dare to say anything.
Wa Yi could not speak nonsense, nor could he speak the truth. He could only remain silent.
Dorcas knew Wa Yi too well. Looking at Wa Yi's awkward expression, he knew the struggle in his heart. Dorcas sighed. "I have many friends in the Southern Territory, but very few of them are willing to pursue the truth. I still remember when I was a wandering acolyte, the first time I heard the meaning of the truth. The yearning and passion that welled up from the bottom of my heart, and the person who spoke to me at that time was you. "
"The path of a Magus is a long and endless pursuit of the truth. Even though you have wasted many years, I still believe that you are the only one who would make the same choice as me. "
"You have your own concerns. I can understand, and I won't ask again."
"But on this path of pursuing the truth, I will not stop. I also hope that you will always be by my side."
Dorcas' words were a confession after analyzing his heart, and also his true feelings. The reason why he cared about Wa Yi's future was because the path of pursuing the truth was destined to be lonely. If he could have a close friend by his side, even if it was just for a short while, it would be a blessing.
Right now, they didn't even have the qualifications to step onto the path of the truth. At this time, if any of them were to fall out of the group, it would be a great regret.
Wa Yi probably didn't think that Dorcas would say these words in such a solemn tone at this time.
Wa Yi had always felt that his requirements were actually very low, and belonged to a group of people with low desires in the Magus World.
He also believed that no one would have high expectations of him, much less have high standards for him.
With such a clear conscience, Wa Yi spent his days in boredom. But what he felt was the truth? What were his true thoughts in his heart?
During those days, Wa Yi would occasionally go to the highest point of Mesopotamia, the peak of the "Eternal Mountain", and look into the distance.
Why he went there, and what he was thinking, Wa Yi could no longer remember. Or rather, he had deliberately forgotten.
But at this moment, hearing Dorcas' words, he seemed to vaguely see those forgotten memories.
At the peak of the Eternal Mountain, he didn't think about the fortune-telling shop, nor did he think about the gossip magazines. He only thought about himself.
He thought about his true self, his id, and his superego that existed only in the distant imagination.
He also thought about the future, but …
Just as Wa Yi was immersed in his own thoughts, he heard a cold snort.
"Your words are a few decades too late." This voice came from Wa Yi's body, but it wasn't Wa Yi who said it.
There could only be one person with such a tone … The Dark Earl!
After saying these words, the Dark Earl flew out from Wa Yi's face, and once again stuck to the stone slab.
There was a dark hole where Wa Yi's nose should have been.
The Dark Earl slowly floated in the air, his nostrils aimed at Dorcas, "If you had said these words a few decades ago, he might have already become an official Magus. But at least it's not too late now. "
The Dark Earl scolded Dorcas, and then turned to look at Wa Yi.
"Although I don't think that Dorcas has the ability to step onto the path of truth, he was right about one thing. You have the chance to walk the path of truth."
"Do you still intend to waste your time like this?"
Wa Yi didn't answer, but his eyes shone brighter than before.
What he thought of himself in the past was actually wrong. Dorcas still had expectations for him, but he didn't say anything. The Dark Earl also had expectations for him. Otherwise, the Dark Earl would have left long ago instead of wasting his time with Wa Yi.
The feeling of being expected was also a kind of responsibility and burden. It was a bit troublesome, but Wa Yi now had the courage to take on such a burden.
Wa Yi didn't say anything, but his expression said it all. The Dark Earl snorted, acknowledging Wa Yi's decision.
After confirming Wa Yi's decision, the Dark Earl continued, "Tell him. This is a secret of the Noah Clan, but those who know about it will know eventually."
"… Like a certain someone. If I don't tell him, he'll go back and ask my professor or that old friend of mine, and he'll still know."
Everyone knew that "someone" was referring to Angor even without Count Dark's mention.
Angor did have such an idea, but … He hadn't done it yet. Wasn't it too much to scold him in advance?!
Even though he was complaining in his mind, he maintained a calm expression as if he didn't understand what Count Dark was saying at all, as if he had nothing to do with it.
Wa Yi sighed in relief when the Dark Earl agreed. He didn't want to hide the truth from his best friend.
However, Wa Yi didn't say anything for a long time.
When everyone looked at Wa Yi in confusion, Wa Yi finally spoke to the Dark Earl in a flustered manner, "Sir, I … I … I didn't really understand it either."
Everyone was speechless.
The Dark Earl was prepared to mock Wa Yi after he finished his story, but he wasn't in the mood now.
With a cold snort, the Dark Earl continued Levi's words and personally explained the situation.
…
Following Earl Black's explanation, everyone finally understood what had happened earlier.
Wa Yi had to pay a great price to survive the Eye of Ancient Arcana. He "sacrificed" his talent, Smell of Death.
"Sacrificed" was just to make it easier to understand. In fact, Wa Yi sacrificed the Smell of Death inherited from Noah's bloodline to block the Eye of Ancient Arcana.
After making this choice, Wa Yi already knew what to do next.
He could either become an ordinary person, or become a puppet like Ella and be possessed by the Dark Earl's clone.
However, Wa Yi didn't expect that he didn't even have the right to choose. The Eye of Ancient Arcana's Light of Death was too terrifying. Even if he sacrificed his talent, he still couldn't completely block it. He only managed to keep himself alive.
When he came down from the stage in a near-death state, and healing spells didn't work on him, Wa Yi's choice was to either die or be possessed by the Dark Earl.
Between the two, Wa Yi chose to be possessed by the Dark Earl. Even if he were to become a "puppet" like a zombie, it would still be better than completely disappearing.
As for why Wa Yi didn't become a "puppet" in the end? Let's start with a "conspiracy theory".
Many people wondered why the Dark Earl would leave his clone beside Noah's descendant. In the beginning, there were two guesses. One thought that the Dark Earl was protecting his descendant, while the other thought that the Dark Earl had other motives.
Judging from the Black Earl's actions, his doppelganger had protected his descendants many times. Therefore, Noah's descendants were biased towards the former.
When did the wind change direction?
When several Noah's descendants died because they ventured into the ruins, and the Dark Earl's clone controlled their bodies to return to the family, the rumors started to spread.
The Dark Earl's clone did suggest that his descendants explore the ruins, but the Dark Earl hoped that his descendants could grow up, but it was rumored that … he had bad intentions.
Since then, many Noah's descendants started to be wary of the Dark Earl's clone, and the trend of "otaku" began to prevail among Noah's descendants.
However, among Noah's descendants, there were people who truly loved exploring the unknown. Although they were wary of the Dark Earl, it didn't stop them from going to places far away.
Among them was Wa Yi's sister, Ella.
In the past, Wa Yi was also influenced by his sister, Ella, and loved exploring the unknown. That was how he interacted with Dorcas and became a lifelong friend.
However, one day, Ella returned to the family. When Wa Yi saw her, he found that Ella was in a daze and couldn't speak. She was like a puppet controlled by the Dark Earl …
Only then did Wa Yi understand that his peers were right to be wary of the Dark Earl.
Therefore, from that day onwards, Wa Yi suppressed his true desire and began to "otaku".
A few decades passed in the blink of an eye, and it was now.
During this period, Wa Yi also tried to ask the Dark Earl, and the answer that the Dark Earl gave was what others had guessed: possession.
The Dark Earl told him about the sacrifice of his talent and the clone's possession … Ella had taken this step.
The Dark Earl only told him the reason and didn't tell him the conclusion.
This caused Wa Yi to misunderstand. Once he was possessed, he would no longer be himself. His consciousness would die, and he would become a living dead puppet with only his body left.
This led to Wa Yi's "last words" as he cried out in tears.
That was all that the Dark Earl had said.
A lot of things were briefly mentioned, including why the bloodline inherited talent could be sacrificed, and why the Dark Earl's tone seemed to encourage the sacrifice.
Perhaps this was related to the Noah family's secret, so the Dark Earl deliberately avoided these details. But this wasn't too important, because the Dark Earl didn't make the decision to sacrifice his talent, but the choice of Noah's descendants.
The Dark Earl was more like a witness, a bystander.
"Why didn't Wa Yi die in the end? Why didn't he become a living dead puppet? " The Dark Earl didn't answer these two questions in the end, and only said that everything was a "rumor", which made Dorcas couldn't help but ask again.
The Dark Earl: "He wouldn't have died in the first place. My clone's possession would only let him regain his past talent. It wouldn't let him die, and it wouldn't let him become a living dead puppet."
At this time, Wa Yi also explained: "My lord is right, I misunderstood my lord before."
Dorcas: "Then your sister Ella …"
Wa Yi weakly waved his hand: "Sister Ella didn't die."
Didn't die? Then why were you crying and yelling just now?
Dorcas looked at Wa Yi, whose attitude had changed 360 degrees, and was still in disbelief. If he didn't know Wa Yi well enough to confirm that the person in front of him wasn't someone else playing the role of Wa Yi, he would have suspected that this was all an act by the Dark Earl.
"I don't know the specifics, but my lord has clearly told me that sister Ella didn't die." Wa Yi explained again, he believed the Dark Earl's words, at least on this matter, the Dark Earl had no reason to lie to him.
The Dark Earl also spoke at the right time: "His sister Ella had my tongue by her side. Ever since my tongue took over her body, Ella rarely spoke. She probably felt uncomfortable and hasn't been able to walk out of the shadow. "
Wa Yi also proved the Dark Earl's words, the Dark Earl's clone by Ella's side was his tongue.
Everyone imagined that if they sacrificed their own tongue and replaced it with someone else's tongue, and it was a tongue that couldn't control itself, it was quite disgusting.
Moreover, Ella was a witch, if she replaced it with someone else's tongue, there was a high chance that she would be traumatized.
However, they were all wrong.
What the Dark Earl didn't tell them was that the tongue's ability was actually related to "speaking".
It could be understood that good things didn't come true, but bad things always came true.
Not all of the Dark Earl's clones were as steady as the nose, they were more like the original's personality. The tongue's personality was an exception, it was a bit jumpy and had a nasty mouth, it always liked to say things that would bring bad luck to others.
In the past, when Ella had her innate ability, she wouldn't deliberately say "bad things", so it was still normal.
However, after Ella sacrificed her innate ability and was possessed by the Dark Earl's tongue, even though her innate ability slowly came back, the nasty mouth of the tongue didn't change.
In order to prevent her nasty mouth from hurting the people around her, Ella simply lived alone and didn't say a word when she returned to her family. Even when Wa Yi came to see her, she held back and didn't say anything.
This was actually to protect Wa Yi.
However, Wa Yi misunderstood that Ella had become a puppet, a living dead.
It could be said that there were layers of misunderstandings stacked together.
Regarding this, the Dark Earl was actually well aware, but he didn't do anything to interfere, nor did he explain.
It wasn't that the Dark Earl didn't have any requests for possession, what he wanted was to transcend himself. As for how to do it, this was a secret, the Dark Earl wouldn't spread it out.
However, it could be said that he had a request for these descendants, he wouldn't really kill them. Even if the Dark Earl really transcended and became a Legend, the damage to these descendants wouldn't be too great, and he wouldn't kill them. In fact, after becoming a Legend, he could even feed them back. Overall, it was a good thing that had its pros and cons, but the pros far outweighed the cons.
As for the target of possession, the Dark Earl had a choice. Those who had potential and were willing to break through between life and death were the ones who were truly worthy of possession.
If you were to stay at home, avoid the unknown, and block the path ahead, it would be better to let these people continue to misunderstand.
Thus, the Noah Clan was now divided into two groups: one group was already possessed, they knew everything, but they wouldn't spread the truth; the other group was those who didn't know the truth, they used the method of "staying at home" to avoid the rumors.
Wa Yi used to be the latter, but the duel this time forced him to join the former group.
It opened the door to a new world for him.
This was also the reason why the Dark Earl wanted Wa Yi to fight. From the first duel, the Dark Earl could see that Wa Yi's sharpness hadn't completely disappeared. His potential was still there, and so was his decisiveness. Thus, the Dark Earl gave Wa Yi a chance to make a choice between life and death.
However, the Dark Earl didn't expect the opponent to be so ruthless. The Ancient Eyes were already used, and Wa Yi didn't even have the chance to choose.
Either he died, or he was possessed.
Under such circumstances, Wa Yi had no choice but to choose to be possessed. After all, the Noah Clan had raised him, and he was willing to repay them before his "death".
However, the result was something Wa Yi didn't expect.
Being possessed wasn't death, but the beginning of another journey.
Although Wa Yi was forced to choose possession, he still chose this path in the end. Perhaps this was a kind of … luck?
(End of Chapter)
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