When the plot-skips players into the game world-Chapter 991 - 346: This System Runs on BUGs
Chapter 991 -346: This System Runs on BUGs
A person determined to die even while in a firm and stable mental state often appears gentle and unattached.
When Aleister first met the two of them, he clearly felt a strange sense of detachment—a bizarre disconnect that was hard to describe, akin to a theater actor wearing their costume but speaking to you in everyday tones, odd as that sounds.
Because he had made preparations for death, he spoke as if he was giving his final testament, saying whatever came to mind without any reservations. There was no need for scheming or exchanging information… whatever Aleister wanted to know, they would tell him.
… That mindset was like a player who had decided to AFK (leave the game for a long term or permanently); if they encountered another player with problems or needing help, they would give whatever they had to solve the issue.
It’s an attitude of “not caring much about these things anymore.” The helped could always distinctly feel that “the other seemed to be planning to quit.”
Adolf clearly was also planning to quit.
However, the game he intended to quit was called “life.”
Matthias sighed slowly: “Why bother…”
In the tone of Aleister, the original Black Chancellor, there was a decidedly complex implication.
Obviously, Matthias did not approve of Adolf undergoing transformation into an undead.
But he was also helpless… As one of the strongest beings in this world, he still couldn’t prevent his disciples from successively embarking on this erroneous path. After all, he was on the same path himself, unable to offer his students a new one.
Just as Demon Scholars must ascend to become Great Sin Scholars—there are no roads ahead, this here is the only path.
Once the transformation into undead is complete, one may immediately gain tremendous strength… but it also means no longer being a Transcendent, but becoming a Phantom Demon instead.
Unlike Demons, who could still serve the Fallen Celestial Marshal by making contracts and devouring souls to continue transcendence. Becoming an undead means losing the possibility of further advancement. Unless favored by a Pillar God or Celestial Marshal and sealed as an Angel Envoy… that’s pretty much it.
Take, for instance, the Wild Hunt King—by the time he became the Wild Hunt King, he was already that strong. Even centuries later, he remains just as powerful. The same is true for the Earthbound Spirit, Alice… They only weaken due to accidents or gain slight benefits from yin-heavy environments, but their essence will not strengthen any further.
Once turned into undead, emotions inevitably become indifferent.
Even if one perfectly preserves their own corpse, becoming a “dead but corporeal entity,” they are at least stripped of the adaptation to four Paths. Apart from the Path of Dusk, it’s equivalent to retaining only half of the emotions and thoughts of a living person.
However, Adolf just shook his head: “As you know… having come this far, we inevitably seek tranquil eternity.
“Whether becoming undead in the Material Realm, being sent to the Forest of Amber, or becoming a memory imprint stamped by the Spirit Amber Celestial Marshal… there’s not much difference, really. The former at least means I can protect the Spirit Summoning Tower for some days, right?”
“Could it be, the other Black Chancellors were also…”
Hearing this, Aleister caught on: “So they all disappeared, did they?”
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Theoretically speaking, Transcendents of the Path of Dusk have the longest lifespans—according to her knowledge, there is even a Path of Dusk Transcendent who has lived for over five thousand years and is still alive. Yet, the turnover rate for Black Chancellors of the Spirit Summoning Tower is several times faster than that of the Red Chancellors, changing almost every two or three decades. However, the number of Transcendents at the Fifth Power Level of Star Antimony has not increased much.
Originally, Aleister thought that these Black Chancellors had died accidentally or had fed their souls to the Spirit Summoning Tower… or maybe they had actually hidden themselves, becoming a hidden power of the Tower. But this does not explain why there was no activity in the Tower after the arrival of the Fallen Celestial Marshal.
The first Black Chancellor might be said to have fallen into an unawakeable Sleep—what about the previous Black Chancellors?
They are not Liches; they have no need for a “Dragon Sleep.”
“You guessed right.”
Adolf nodded with approval: “This is a Destiny for us. The shackles named ‘Path’ can drive one mad.
“But becoming undead… also means that we will gradually forget all about our lives before, and sooner or later, will leave the Spirit Summoning Tower for a more tranquil and desolate place. Because by then, the Tower will seem too noisy to them… This kind of parting has happened more than once. I won’t be the last.”
The original Aiwass might not have understood what the “impulse of the Path” was exactly.
But the current Aleister very much understands why they made this choice.
After all, the influence and control she bears from the Path of Love are said to be no less than that of the Black Chancellors of the Spirit Summoning Tower.
The Upper Transcendents of this world may not necessarily live better than the lower Transcendents. While their power increases, and their circles become more high-level, they immediately encounter difficulties and enemies of the same level. It is rare for a Fourth Level Transcendent to be able to oppress others below the Fourth Level with their strength… after all, there are many Fifth-Level powerhouses above them.
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