The Righteous Player(s) Chapter 51: Secret Keeper
…Two days?
Annan was a little surprised: “Did it take so long?”
In Annan’s subjective time, he stayed in the dungeon for about three hours.
Did the first two lives last too long? Or…
“Because time flows at different speeds.”
Salvatore yawned, lying on the table with his eyes closed and lazily explained: “Just like when you are asleep, a night’s dream may last for several days… How long you stay in a nightmare does not strictly correspond to how long time has passed in reality. Maybe you stayed in it for three days this time, and only two days passed outside. It is also possible that the next time you enter the same nightmare, you may be in it. I only stayed for half a day, but several hours passed outside…
“But generally speaking, no matter when ordinary people enter nightmares, as long as they cannot bear it and despair due to fear and despair, the curse in the nightmare will slowly drain their vitality, and the nightmare itself will gradually change. Strong.
“In order areas where there is no gray fog, usually in the early morning – when the power of order is strongest, the light of the rising sun can temporarily dispel nightmares, and people will wake up from nightmares. But because The nightmares still linger around them and have not been purified, so they will still enter the same dreamland at night… As time goes by, they will become extremely weak…
“So, when people didn’t study the supernatural theory thoroughly enough, this kind of memory fragment that was eroded and twisted by the curse and could attract the soul to enter was called a nightmare by the ancient people…”
As Salvatore spoke, his voice became smaller and smaller, and he was about to fall asleep.
“Hey, wake up!”
Annan immediately patted Salvatore on the shoulder and shook him awake: “Don’t fall asleep! Wake up!”
He remembered that the curse borne by Salvatore seemed to be related to sleep…
“…Huh? Did I almost fall asleep just now?”
After Salvatore woke up, he straightened up with some vigilance and stood up from the stool: “Well, thank you, Don Juan. You just saved my life…”
“It’s not because you’re waiting for me that I haven’t slept yet.”
Annan sighed: “Did you think I would wake up yesterday?”
“Yeah, we never thought you could stay in the nightmare for so long.”
Salvatore also nodded without ceremony.
While holding on to the desk with both hands and kicking his legs to wake up, he said intermittently: “That’s why we let you enter the nightmare in the morning…so that you can have the most relaxed time to explore the nightmare.
“But before you woke up Don Juan yesterday morning, I knew you had the gift of a priest… But we didn’t know how long it would take for you to wake up, and neither did the priests. So we could only keep watching you. After all, we didn’t know how long it would take for you to wake up. You are in an advanced ritual, which is different from a normal nightmare… If you forget to bring the container that holds the curse, the power of the curse you brought out of the nightmare will easily escape, and a new nightmare may form in the town… ”
“Thank you for your hard work, senior.”
When Annan heard this, he gratefully thanked Salvatore.
Whether it is helping himself or helping Frozen Water Port, strictly speaking, Salvatore will not get any benefits. He is about to leave the Frozen Water Port and return to the Black Tower to advance. Even if a new nightmare appears in Frozen Water Port later, it has nothing to do with him.
Like Priest Lewis, he acted only with goodwill and a sense of responsibility in his heart.
“You have to thank Padre Louis, too.”
Salvatore coughed lightly and added: “You are still growing. Being comatose for two days and not being able to eat is very bad for your health. Padre Luis is responsible for your physical nutrition these two days. In addition… Of course, you also have to thank me. Because I paid for your treatment.”
“Thank you, senior. I will also thank Padre Lewis later.”
Annan, however, solemnly thanked Salvatore without hesitation: “Thank you very much for helping me and protecting the people in my territory.”
He has never been the kind of person who is shy about saying thank you.
As long as it is what he “should do”, Annan has always done it well – thanking or apologizing at the appropriate time is naturally one of them.
On the other hand, Salvatore felt a little embarrassed when he saw Annan thanking him so neatly and solemnly.
He coughed lightly again, leaned against the table and pretended to drink water, then picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Then, Salvatore looked out the window and raised the corners of his mouth: “For me, this is what should be done. But you nobles… not many of you are willing to sincerely thank you.
“Since we extraordinary beings have stolen power from the curse, we must naturally take corresponding measures. At least we cannot let the curse overflow and endanger innocent people… If we can help to stop it, we will stop it; there is no injustice. If you can do a favor to someone you hate, just do it.
“Although I personally think that my moral level is average, I am not as good as those living saints who obtain extraordinary power just to help the weak and uphold justice. I even often have selfish thoughts and occasionally use my own power to gain some advantage. But we After all, they are all extraordinary beings with decent backgrounds, and they still have to abide by the rules.
“This is for everyone, and also for myself. Just like what is said in the “Extraordinary Manifesto”…”
The man with a tired face and a thin body chuckled and recited slowly in a solemn tone:
“‘From now on, we will bear our own curses, keep other people’s secrets, abide by private oaths, and abide by common rules. This is true today and will be true in the future.’ You must not have forgotten it, Don Juan. ”
“I understand…”
Annan nodded slowly when he heard this, and the relaxed expression on his face gradually faded.
He placed his right hand lightly on his chest, his ice-blue eyes slightly widened, and looked at Salvatore.
He responded seriously and seriously: “I remember.”
After hearing Salvatore’s words, Annan was vaguely touched.
From time to time until now, he has not come into contact with a few living extraordinary beings.
It wasn’t until he heard Salvatore’s words that Annan had a vague idea of the extraordinary society in this world——
A world that is somewhat gloomy in tone, but definitely not bleak.
And a group of secret keepers who bear the curse, abide by their oaths, and abide by the rules~IndoMTL.com~ and walk silently on their own roads.
A group of people who are lonely but not lonely.
“Okay,” Salvatore said briskly, “it’s time to tell me your curse. I will be your secret keeper.”
“Just say it, okay?”
“Well, at least for you, it doesn’t matter yet.”
Salvatore smiled: “Of course, just remember not to become the secret keeper of the gold-level transcendent easily. If possible, it’s best to stay away from them, and don’t ask about them, and don’t let them They know your name, let alone perform ceremonies with them at the same time, or read their names in nightmares.
“After all, extraordinary beings at that level are basically no longer human beings.”
What does it mean to not be considered a human being?
Annan had some doubts and confusion in his heart.
But he just kept it in mind and secretly wrote down the question without asking it at this time.
He thought about his curse and told Salvatore the general content: “My curse is, [Must kill one person every month with a kitchen knife].”
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a new prompt flashing in front of his eyes:
【The oath of confidentiality is established】
[Current founding oath: 1]
This counts as… the signing is completed?
Annan was slightly startled.
A thought suddenly came to his mind——
If you tell all the players about your oath…will you get a bunch of secret keepers immediately? Anyway, players must protect the “camp leader” from their position, and there is no need to worry about them targeting them.
This is equivalent to giving away a bunch of secret keepers for nothing!
…So, what if players are allowed to bring this news back to their world and spread it through the Internet?