Chapter 7 Soul Fragments (Thanks to the leader of the reward of Dun Meow)


    “Start up, soul resonance.”


    As Duanmu Huai''s voice fell, the scenery in front of him suddenly changed. The ruins that were originally left with only broken walls began to become blurred in Duanmu Huai''s eyes, and replaced by broken phantoms.


    This is not the scenery of this world, in fact, this is the power of the soul walker. At this moment, Duanmu Huai''s soul had sensed and was exposed to the existence of the subspace.


    As mentioned before, subspace is the reflection of the past, present and future of all things in the world. Most of the time, when the existence in reality is destroyed and destroyed, the reflection will naturally disappear. But there are some reflections that have not disappeared, perhaps out of some persistence, perhaps out of some resentment, or simply because of luck, their essence remained in the subspace when reality was eliminated, forming a solidified fragment.


    Simply put, this is a bit like a game bug. When you kill an enemy, you will find that his shadow is fixed in place, or the body will not disappear. It is almost a similar situation. Of course, if it was a game, it would be enough to read the file or refresh it, but there is obviously no such good thing in the real world.


    And this is not completely harmless. Game bugs will cause the game to crash, or to get stuck in the task, or to refresh infinitely. These reflections of being "stuck" in sub-space will also have problems. For example, in many worlds, they will influence the real world in a form similar to ghosts and ghosts, which is one of the manifestations.


    These fragments are of little use to most people, but Soul Walker is different.


    Not only can they find these fragments, go deep into them, but they can even control them and turn them into their own use!


    This is a very powerful ability!


    You should know that many ancient civilizations have different, powerful power and knowledge. But many times, their knowledge and power have been buried in the dust of history, and even magical tools will be destroyed - but the projection scene in subspace is different!


    They will exist forever and will never die!


    Of course, summoning them to this world also requires the consumption of power.


    But not to mention anything else, just by summoning the disappeared existence to reality, you can imagine how powerful this power is.


    However, the benefits of these fragments are not limited to this.


    As described just now, these fragments are all a collection of bugs, that is, they are themselves one-piece, which means that although they are in subspace, these fragments will not be attacked by demons! This is simply the best refuge for the psychic!


    As long as you can have these fragment projections, the psychic will hide his soul projection in the subspace in the safe. No matter how much he displays his psychic energy, it will be difficult for the demons from the outside world to discover it.


    This is equivalent to putting a mouse in the safe. Even if you put hundreds of cats outside, the mouse is making a fuss in the safe, the cat can''t find it.


    Different fragments have different sizes. The smallest fragment may be just a house, and the largest...maybe it a universe.


    It is conceivable that if the soul walker has a universe, he will be so fierce.


    When Mu Huai traveled through the front end to dig out this ability, it was already mid-stage, which made him quite regretful, because Xinghai OL is a dynamic and real-time game. In other words, you went to some places before, and then it may be lost or rebuilt for various reasons. Some ruins may disappear after the game. If you discover the true usage of this skill when you first awaken, your upgrade path will only be smoother. By that time, you may be the strongest player in Xinghai OL - no one.


    Of course, for Duanmu Huai, this title is meaningless now, and maybe he is the only player in this world now.


    The most important thing now is to find complete fragments.


    While thinking, Duanmu Huai strolled in the projection of the ruins. Looking around, the nearby scene was similar to the ruins I had seen before, except that the cover of the sand and soil made the entire city clearer.


    "Um?"


    At this moment, Duanmu Huai suddenly saw a little light on the hillside not far outside the city... This immediately made him interested, and he hurriedly accelerated his pace and walked towards his destination.


    It took less time to Duanmuhuai to come to the hillside. In front of him was a small wooden house, which looked very simple and simple. Duanmuhuai reached out without hesitation, pushed open the door, and then walked into the room.


    "Squeak...!"


    The wooden door slowly opened, Duanmuhuai walked into the house, and the first thing he saw was a pile of arms hanging from the ceiling.


    “……It turned out to be fake, I was shocked.”


    Seeing these arms, Duanmuhuai was also stunned for a moment. Then he looked carefully and found that all of these arms were carved prosthetics.


    But it was just hanging on the ceiling so densely, under the illumination of candlelight... it was indeed quite creepy.


    At this moment, suddenly, a voice sounded.


    "It''s finally here that day, and I can use my strength to protect my country."


    With this sentence, suddenly, a translucent, ghostly figure appeared quietly in front of Duanmu Huai. He waved his hands with excitement and excitement.


    "As long as we have this power, my country will no longer have to worry about the suffering of war, nor will it worry about invasion, and everyone can live a peaceful and peaceful life!"


    Duanmu Huai just stood there, watching quietly. He was no stranger to this scene. Any fragment that could be preserved fortunately contained the creator''s strong thoughts and ideas. It is obvious that this young man should be the owner of the house.


    After saying these words, the man disappeared, while Duanmu Huai continued to move forward. Soon, he walked through the entrance hall and came into the house. The first thing he saw was a wooden workbench. Judging from the prosthetics placed next to him, the man should be a puppet master.


    "Photos are wonderful existences..."


    At this moment, the figure of the man appeared again. He was sitting in the chair, as if he was carefully creating something.


    "Born from human hands, imitating humans, but not human beings. Beautiful, pure, perfect... This is what I expect..."


    The sound gradually faded, and the man''s phantom also shattered.


    Duanmu Huai glanced at the work table in front of him and walked forward again, however, just as he walked to the next room...


    "Bang!"


    Suddenly, a cup flew out and hit the ground heavily. Duanmuhuai poked his head out and looked into the room. He saw that the place that looked like a study room was already in a mess. The table was overturned, and the teacup and teapot were smashed to pieces. The man was gasping for breath and sitting on the chair. His face looked extremely old, I don’t know if it was because of time or spirit.


    "He lied to me! That liar! He lied to me! Those dolls were used to defend the country, not to invade other countries! He turned me into a **** invader, executioner!"


    The man roared like a beast, holding his head with both hands, and trembling constantly. Then, he seemed to have made up his mind and stood up.


    "I will never let him succeed. I want to stop all this and I want to completely destroy his ambitions. Sorry, it seems... I am too naive."


    After saying this, the man reached out and put something in his pocket on the table, then sighed.


    "I hope I can find the meaning of my existence, my child."


    After saying this, the man turned his head and walked out of the room with a look of death, and disappeared.


    I see.


    After watching all this, Duanmu Huai almost understood what was going on. Judging from Alyssa''s previous words, it is obvious that the owner of this house should be a very powerful puppet master. It was him who created the former legion of magic puppets in this country, but the original intention of this puppet master was just to protect the country. He did not expect the king to use the army of puppets he made to invade. Eliza said that the king finally expanded to create a magic puppet that conquers the whole world. It is probably also that the man finally made up his mind to completely destroy him and his ambitions... If his guess is correct, it was that man who finally successfully created the magic puppet and used the powerful magic puppet to attack the palace, kill the king, and finally destroy the entire country, then his will and beliefs will indeed easily solidify the fragments of the world.


    Let’s take a look now, what he left behind here.


    Duanmuhuai walked forward and saw a key with green gems embedded in it lying alone on the table in the room. At this moment, a line of system prompted him to appear in front of Duanmuhuai.


    [Activate the task "The Legacy of the Doll Master"]


    [Task objective: Obtain the inheritance]


    [Task introduction: Be recognized by the puppet master''s will and obtain his legacy! 】


    "Tsk, it''s a little troublesome."


    Seeing this, Duanmu Huai frowned.


    To obtain these fragments, you need to go through various tests, and they can basically be divided into three types.


    One is to help the will in the fragments achieve a wish.


    One is to defeat the challenges within the fragments and prove your own strength.


    The last one is simpler, but also more troublesome, that is, you must be like-minded with the will in the fragments.


    Simply put, two people are like each other and like each other, and they will give it to you directly. If it is different - then there is only a fight.


    At this time, the player is going to ask, isn’t it just dialogue options and favorable feelings? Can I choose directly according to his preferences?


    Well, of course not.


    Because of this kind of communication, the other party will read the first thoughts in your mind.


    For example, if you enter a paladin''s will world and want to obtain his holy sword, then the other party asks you if you can abide by the knight''s virtues.


    At this time, no matter how verbally the player says, it is useless. If they are thinking deeply about other thoughts, such as "take it and sell it for money" or "can use this to gain stronger power to PK", then the Knight will directly refuse. Next, the player will either directly rob it or have to get out.


    However, there is a third way, which is to persuade.


    Ideas can be changed, but if the player can convince the will to change his ideas and admit that it makes sense, then it is not impossible.


    By the way, it is not possible to be sharp.


    At present, Duanmu Huai has to face this test model.


    “I sense your presence, the visitor.”


    Accompanied by a cold and hoarse voice, the various parts hanging around the wall began to tremble, and then they flew over and combined together. In the blink of an eye, a doll head that was seventy or eighty-eight times the previous man was staring at him.


    "You have seen my past, so, what do you think about this?"


    "You made a mistake and you made up for your mistakes. That''s all I can say."


    Duanmu Huai quickly gave his own opinions. He knew that lying is useless at the level of consciousness, and only by telling the truth can he do it.


    "Yes, I think so too. I''m just making up for the mistakes I made... Then, young people..."


    Speaking here, the puppet master''s tone became serious.


    "Since you want to gain this power, what do you want to do with it?"


    "Of course it''s a battle."


    Duanmu Huai gave the answer without hesitation.


    Just kidding, why am I here for not fighting? Learn how to be sad at home every day?


    “It’s a fight again!”


    Hearing this, the puppet master was furious.


    "Do you have no other thoughts except fighting?"


    "Then I have to listen, what other ideas do you have."


    Duanmu Huai held his arms with both hands and looked at the puppet master in front of him. Basically, these people are artists, and most of the artists are mentally ill, and their values ??are completely different from those of ordinary people. He wanted to see what this puppet master said.


    "Photos are existences that imitate humans, but they will be more perfect than humans. Once they have souls, they will become more wonderful beings..."


    "Uh, sorry, I''ll interrupt."


    Seeing that the puppet master was so excited, Duanmu Huai decisively interrupted his speech.


    "Simply put, do you just want the dolls to have souls and make them more perfect beings than humans?"


    “That’s right!”


    "Then what?"


    "………Then???"


    Hearing this, the puppet master was stunned for a moment, as if he didn''t understand what Duanmu Huai meant.


    "Yes, since you say you have a soul, it means that it is a living body. It is not like the dolls you created before. Even if it is completed at the moment when you carve it, it will grow, grow, think, and observe. Just like a child, but one day it will find that it is not a human, or even a creature, and it may even be that it is the only one unique existence in the world, which is different from others. What should it do at that time? Do you have any arrangements and plans?"


    "this…………"


    Faced with Duanmu Huai''s inquiry, the puppet master was stunned and couldn''t speak for a moment.


    Indeed, as Duanmu Huai said, a doll with a soul is no longer just a simple work of art, but a life that will grow.


    So, what exactly does it exist for? What''s the point?


    It was not until this time that the puppet master was surprised to find out what he had done.


    "I...what the **** am I doing..."


    “…………”


    Looking at the puppet master who lowered his head, Duanmu Huai shrugged and said nothing. In fact, as a judge, he also has taboos. When players choose the judge''s profession, several taboos will emerge, one of which is that the judge must not create any self-conscious artificial AI, nor can it create any similar soul race. Once the taboo is violated, all skill attributes of the entire profession will be sealed, which is basically equivalent to letting the player delete the account and start over.


    In the past, there were no players who were too stupid, but the results were the same. This caused a lot of controversy on the forum. Some players think that it is my business to create life, but some players think that creating a life irresponsibly is indeed not a good thing. Duanmuhuai is relatively inclined to the latter. He felt that something must have a beginning and an end, and this irresponsible approach was very unpleasant.


    So although Duanmuhuai likes kittens and puppies very much, he has never raised them, because Duanmuhuai knows that whether it is a cat or a dog, his lifespan is shorter than his own. Even if he does his best, he will die earlier than himself. Instead of being sad at that time, it is better to **** cats online.


    So he looked down on artists like puppet masters from the bottom of his heart. They are the kind of three-minute popularity, as long as they feel good. They never care or care about what consequences will be caused by the pleasure. Just like those irresponsible guys, they buy cats and dogs and raise them when they think they are cute, but they also think that feeding is too troublesome, and they abandon them after raising them for a while. This is a sign of no sense of responsibility.


    Therefore, Duanmu Huai did not hide his thoughts. He also knew that in this kind of confrontation at the level of consciousness, the other party would definitely understand his own thoughts, and it would be meaningless to conceal this.


    "Maybe, I did do something wrong."


    The puppet master was depressed for a moment and raised his head.


    "I know what you are thinking. Indeed, I am not a qualified father. Maybe when I brought her into this world, I didn''t think about this question...so...I hope you can promise me that, no matter what, take good care of her."


    Faced with the puppet''s request, Duanmu Huai frowned.


    "This is hard to say. You should know that I have to face countless battles next, and there are risks."


    "I understand, I hope you can guide her in her heart, let her understand human beings, feel human beings, and feel herself..."


    Speaking of this, the puppet master''s face was a little bitter.


    "Sorry, this should have been something I was going to do, but... I''m afraid I don''t have this opportunity anymore."


    “……Okay, although I don’t know if I’m sure, I will work hard.”


    Duanmu Huai can only say so much, after all, he has never raised a child, right?


    After hearing Duanmuhuai''s answer, the puppet master nodded, then turned into parts on the ground and scattered on the ground. Then Duanmuhuai walked forward, reached out and grabbed the key.


    The next moment, the whole room began to tremble.


    When Duanmu Huai opened his eyes again, he had returned to reality.


    "Very good, it''s done..."


    Duanmuhuai lowered his head, looked at the things in his hand, and smiled.


    Finally it was successful!


    ?This meow was excited to have a backflip here, but I didn’t expect that the leader would reward me as soon as the book was opened...


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    (This chapter ends)