Chapter 784 Red Hair?

Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan exchanged glances. They saw shock in each other’s eyes.

Surprisingly, the appearance of this man matched Miao Yan’s description of Osgiliath Rudolph, the eternal legend of the Players.

Duke Tulip!

However… wasn’t he already dead?

And he just said…

This tombstone, he erected it for himself?

More importantly, Chen Xiaolian did not sense any energy waves coming from his body.

Given Chen Xiaolian’s current level of strength, even if it was a mosquito behind him, he would immediately notice it. This man, however, with the exception of the words he spoke earlier, seemingly did not exist at all.

“You are… Duke Tulip?” Miao Yan widened her eyes as she stared at the white-haired man. “You are still alive?”

“I’ve already said it. I set up the tombstone for myself. Naturally, that meant I am already dead,” the white-haired man shook his head and replied with a faint voice.

He walked forward to stand before the tombstone. Then, he stretched his hand out to touch it.

However, his hand moved through the tombstone.

He turned around to look at Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan.

“Did you see that? I do not really exist here. I am incapable of making contact with everything in this world. Even the voice that you are hearing. It is just something that I’m directly sending to your consciousness. That’s all.”

His voice was very soft yet clear, like the sound of gurgling water.

His eyes, which were looking at Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan, contained a hint of sadness.

“So… you are a… spirit?” Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath.

“But from what I know, in the world that the Development Team created, even though there are things like spirits and mages, those are but skills set up by the system. Those who died would be refreshed or thrown into a recycle bin. There are no actual ghosts or anything like that.”

“It seems you’ve forgotten. This is not the world that you live in.” Osgiliath shook his head. “This is a new world created using the seeds of the World Tree. It is not under the control of the Development Team and that ‘system’. All the laws here are new.

“As for me, strictly speaking, I cannot be called either a spirit or a ghost. Rather, I am a sub-soul. I do not have any power, incapable of affecting a single thing in this world. The only thing I can do is maintain my memories and consciousness.”

“That makes sense,” Chen Xiaolian responded with a wry smile. “Does that mean you created this world?”

If their previous speculation regarding the seeds of the World Tree was correct, then Osgiliath should be virtually the same as… the Creator God of this world.

Since he was the one who created the basic laws of this world, how did he end up dying?

“No. I was not the one who created this world.” Osgiliath’s answer surprised Chen Xiaolian.

“It was the Main Controller.”

“The Main Controller?” Chen Xiaolian was stunned.

According to the information from the wings, this Main Controller was the name that the Development Team gave to the first GM.

In other words… Shen’s predecessor?

But he had been refreshed by the Development Team.

He created this world, but he did not enter, leaving only Osgiliath here?

He had the ability to create a new world. Why didn’t he enter?

What kind of relationship was there between the first GM and Osgiliath?

The first GM’s betrayal. Just how did it happen?

For Chen Xiaolian, he felt that, the more he found out, the more mysteries there were.

“It seems you two do not know anything. It’s not surprising…” Osgiliath sighed softly. “Everything disappeared along with that one refresh, like a land washed clean by a great flood. Not even a speck of dust was left behind. You youngsters who stumbled into this place by accident, regardless of what it is you are looking for, this place does not have it. Just leave, do not disturb this tomb garden of death.”

Chen Xiaolian smiled. “Sorry for disturbing you. At present, something has happened to the outside world. We are just looking for help…”

“It is as I have said. This is just a tomb garden. The reason I appeared before you two is just to tell you that there is nothing here and you should not waste your time here.” Osgiliath interrupted Chen Xiaolian, a tired look on his face.

“As for what happened in the past, it is not important to you all. How much you desire for the answer is not important to me. I also do not care at all about what is happening to your two worlds. All I want is silence.”

Chen Xiaolian was surprised.

When Osgiliath appeared, Chen Xiaolian had assumed that they would get one step closer to the truth.

Unexpectedly, Osgiliath would display such a cold attitude, wanting to stay far away from others. He showed absolutely no desire to continue talking to them.

“You want to… drive us out?” Chen Xiaolian rubbed his nose awkwardly.

“No. Like I said before, I am just a sub-soul. All I can do is preserve my memories and consciousness,” Osgiliath said, shaking his head.

“Even if you refuse, I have no ability to chase you away or harm you. I just wanted to tell you that, aside from this tombstone and the stones, there is nothing else here. However long you two plan on staying here and what you want to do here, that is up to you.”

Before Chen Xiaolian could say anything, Osgiliath’s figure disappeared.

“He just… left?” Chen Xiaolian widened his eyes and turned towards Miao Yan.

Chen Xiaolian knew. Osgiliath still ‘existed’ in this world.

However, he had chosen to not appear and communicate with them.

Chen Xiaolian was feeling very vexed.

It would have been fine if Osgiliath had never appeared.

But he had appeared to say a few words only to disappear again.

Knowing that Osgiliath may have witnessed the first GM’s betrayal only to be incapable of getting the truth from him was simply too discomforting.

Unlike what Chen Xiaolian was hoping for, there was no traitor from the Development Team here. It would also appear that there was nothing to help them cancel the authority given to the first GM. Even so, knowing more about what happened back then might increase their chances of finding a method to stop Shen.

“Looks like it is impossible.” Miao Yan turned to look at Chen Xiaolian. “Do you want to leave now?”

“Are you willing?” Chen Xiaolian asked with a bitter smile.

“Me? Willing or unwilling, it doesn’t matter to me.” Miao Yan shook her head and said coolly, “I tried my best to find the seeds of the World Tree for the sake of that fleeting possibility to create an exclusive world. That’s all.

“Now, having come here with you, I have seen with my own eyes that this world had been created. My dream shattered apart the moment I stepped into this world.

“Although I am indeed somewhat curious as to what actually happened back then, it is not important. Knowing what happened would indeed be good, but if I don’t know… so be it.”

“Yes.” Chen Xiaolian pondered for a moment before nodding with a wry smile.

“But for me, Shen must be stopped. No, I have to try again! Although he has disappeared in in our eyes, he must still be able to hear us.”

Having said that, Chen Xiaolian cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted, “Hey! Listen! In the refresh back then, the first GM did not completely die. He left behind a clone. His name is Shen…”

…

“Forget it. It looks like he truly doesn’t care.”

Chen Xiaolian fell to his buttocks and sighed dejectedly.

He had shouted for a long time, telling everything he knew about Shen.

But nothing happened. It was as though Osgiliath had never appeared before.

If it weren’t for the fact that Miao Yan was with him, Chen Xiaolian would have wondered if that earlier interaction was just his hallucination.

“He is a Player. More, he is a dead Player.” When Chen Xiaolian was talking to the air just now, Miao Yan had seated herself nearby and looked at him. And now, she finally spoke up, “In the end, regardless if Shen’s plan succeeds or fails, it would simply be an issue of your Lower Plane. It has nothing to do with him.”

“You… you’re right.” Chen Xiaolian nodded, a tired look on his face.

Naturally, given the attributes of his physical body, the act of shouting for a long time would not tire him. Only, he had come here full of expectations only to gain nothing, causing him to feel terribly disappointed.

“Let’s go.” Miao Yan stood up. “What do you plan on doing next?”

“What else can I do? I’ll head to Jerusalem to find those religious madmen.” Chen Xiaolian thought about it and gritted his teeth.

“From what Shen said, the number of wings he found exceeded that of the number of wings Du Wei found. Besides… he was the one who returned the wings to their knightly order. He had long since read the information inside. Still… something is better than nothing.”

After saying that, Chen Xiaolian brought out the seeds and channelled power into them again.

Soon enough, the gate connecting the two worlds appeared before the two of them.

“Every time that red-haired guy appears before me, he would seem to know everything. This time, though, he made a mistake,” Chen Xiaolian said angrily.

“Hopefully, Du Wei did not get killed by Shen. After he comes out, I want to give him a good scolding.”

After saying that, he stepped towards the gate.

He had only just taken one step when a figure suddenly appeared before him.

Without any warning, Osgiliath had appeared once more between him and the gate.

“Just now, you said… you know someone named… Du Wei? He has… red hair?”

𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

This time, Osgiliath’s face was no longer that of the indifference that he showed earlier. Instead, it was a mixture of shock, doubt, excitement and joy.