Chapter 404 Crazy Old Man
“Are you talking about Leonard’s house? Is he a ghoul?”
Lynch asked this, but the old madman smiled and said nothing. It made his heart completely cold.
Obviously, the little ghoul the old madman was referring to was Dr. Swain.
So...this woman who has traveled halfway around the world is actually a ghoul? No wonder she refused invitations from all parties to come back here. It seems that she is a member of the nearby tribe.
But that’s not right. Historically, she was also killed by the ghoul invasion, and she was the one who advocated sending people for help.
Lin Qi felt lightning and thunder in his heart, but on the surface he looked as usual and said calmly: "Do you have any basis for saying she is a ghoul?"
"No, I just know it, so I told you casually. It’s just you, what basis do you want?”
“Huh? You’re not here just to investigate her?”
"Her? It can be considered one of the reasons." The old madman did not hide any thoughts and answered straightforwardly, "She is a disciple of the old secret mage Leonardo. When she was traveling in Middle-earth, she once came into contact with someone. This book. I am interested in this book. To be precise, my master hopes to get this book."
"The Lord of Billions of Glory?"
"Uh. , is actually Avgomon, but you can also understand it as Yog-Sothoth. Anyway, it makes no difference to you, just treat them as one, without being so detailed.”
Lynch probably understood. He was probably similar to the Milt brothers and sisters. They believed in another incarnation of Yog-Sothoth, but... "What book?"
"The Necronomicon."
"What the hell?" As soon as he heard the name, he thought it was not a good thing. Lynch guessed it was some kind of mysterious document.
"The experience written by a madman records a lot of what he understands about the nature of the world." The old madman's eyes flashed with madness. "It is the most mysterious book in the world. Many of the contents in it are close to the truth and are not true at all. Mortals can read it.”
“Don’t they claim to be omniscient?” Lin Qi asked in confusion, “Why does he want to read this book too?”
"???" The old madman looked confused, "I never said the master wanted to see it, I just said the master wanted to find it."
"Uh, okay, I preconceived it." Lynch sighed, "So Dr. Swain knows the whereabouts of this book?"
"She and Leonardo have read it, she only read it After a few pages, Leonardo learned some unknown secrets. "
"Huh? Doesn't it mean that it can't be read by mortals? "
"So Leonardo died, died on the journey." The old madman showed an envious expression, "This is the price of reading, but I think he must be very satisfied."
No wonder he feels that Swain The doctor's secret technique is also very powerful, and the name is a bit strange. Lynch nodded and continued to ask: "So you got the whereabouts of the book from Ms. Swain?"
"No, I'm sure. I can't get it." The old madman shook his disheveled hair and said nonchalantly, "But the master will get it in the future, so there is no need for me to worry now."
"Then why are you here now? Don't you need to find books?" Officer Natalie couldn't help but ask, "You shout every day, you should know how dangerous this place is."
"I didn't say you don't need me, it's just that I definitely won't get it." The old madman said with a smile, "I stay here to wait for you, otherwise who would find the Necronomicon." Huh?
The four of them looked at each other, their minds a little confused for a moment. It was Lynch who came up with the idea first through all kinds of imaginative experiences in his hometown.
“You are saying that Avgomon created the current situation just to get you to tell us and let us find books for him?”
“You can understand, really. Great." The old madman said happily, "So the master must let me know something this time, and once I know something, things will automatically change under the disturbance of information, and I don't even need to 'do' anything. As long as I know it, changes will happen."
"I... can vaguely guess." Lynch said, suddenly looking stern, "Wait, this time you? So you know your current state?"
"I can't understand, But it’s not important, and I don’t care.” The old madman giggled, “I’m a madman anyway.”
The few of them looked at each other for a while, unable to figure out what expressions they should show, and hesitated for a while. , Lin Qicai confirmed: "So he just wants us to get the whereabouts of the book from Dr. Swain, and then go back to our time and find the book?"
Lynch was thinking as he talked. The more he thought about it, the more incredible it became, but he had to admit that it seemed feasible, as long as no one intervened in the past thousands of years.
“Yes, that’s what I mean.”
“But why should we do this?” Lynch rubbed his hands, “Thinking about these things is full of dangers, why should I take risks? ?”
This time it was the old madman's turn to look confused. He scratched his head and said in confusion: "You...don't want to get the light of miracles from the omniscient and all-seeing ones Tavel, Art, and Umr in the Silver Gate." ”
Huh? Yes, they are actually one.
Lynch was stunned, so these things are all connected?
What a shame.
"If you borrow something like that, you will definitely not be able to get it back, so it is reasonable to ask you to help find something. And I have already arranged the process for you. This should be the most difficult one. For this reason The master asked me to come to this city thousands of years ago, and if you want to enter the Silver Gate, you will definitely be overwhelmed by the hounds without the help of the Yis tribe. Now you don’t have to worry anymore. If you find them, they will definitely help. You guys."
There was no way to refute it. In fact, since he realized that these were TV series, Lynch knew that he had to agree to this deal, but he still had to ask: "But it's too late, we don't have enough time. I don’t know when the light of miracle may be used.”
"The master has told me that the whereabouts of the Necronomicon is a deposit. It will be the same if I look for it after I run out of goods. I can't let you go now. In addition, if you can learn anything from it after you find it, it will be your harvest. The master won't care. "
"Okay, we agreed." The four people discussed it for a while and decided to accept the deal, "But you have to answer some questions about what the current situation is here. Why does the fixed plot change? Was it created by Avgomon? "
"Even the master can't create history. This should be said to be... another trajectory."
"Another timeline or parallel world?"
"Yes, even under certain circumstances, it will still happen, but it has not happened in your perception at this time, that's probably it." Old Madman He said distressedly, "If I want you to understand, I guess you will have to go crazy a few times. Do you really want to know?"
"Well, we don't want to at all." Lynch shook his head vigorously, "Then, in the city What's going on? Who's doing this? What's going on with Dr. Swain, and what's going on with the ghouls?"
"It's a pity, I know, but I can't say that once you recognize some information, everything will change again. So you can only rely on you to find a way. I can only say that from a certain perspective , that little ghoul is not a bad person”
(End of this chapter)