Even goblins are dangerous in this other world!

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Luo Xiu nodded. The moment the faint light bloomed in Nika's palm, the chaotic power within him surged as if drawn in. He separated a point, forming a gray-white ball of light, which fell toward the faint light in Nika's palm.

The moment the faint light and the grayish-white orb touched, the entire night sky began to fluctuate violently. A powerful yet twisted force erupted, as if the end of the world and the beginning of a new life were happening at the same time. Priests who controlled destruction and life sang loudly on both sides. As the song echoed, a figure slowly walked from an unknown place in the distance. With each step he took, the entire night sky began to tremble, as if a great being had descended.

The figure gradually became clearer as it approached, finally stopping in front of Luo Xiu and Nika, solidifying completely.

He had the same blond hair as Luo Xiu, but instead of letting it fall forward like Luo Xiu, he combed it back meticulously. He looked to be in his thirties or forties, wearing a floor-length black robe. He was tall, only slightly shorter than Luo Xiu.

He wore a smile on his face just like Luo Xiu, but it wasn't as bright and captivating as Luo Xiu's. Instead, it was a gentler smile. If Luo Xiu's smile was like sunlight refracted through a glass window, then his smile was more like the perfectly lit flame of a fireplace—not scorching, but warm.

"This should be our first meeting. What's your name?" He looked at Luo Xiu, his pale golden eyes smiling, genuinely happy to see Luo Xiu.

"Luo Xiu."

The moment Luo Xiu saw the figure before him, he knew it was indeed his former self. The resonance caused by the attraction between their souls didn't lie: "And you, what's your name?"

“Lackel, Musk, Jim… I have dozens of names, which one would you like to hear?”

The figure, [the one who introduced], spoke with a sly smile that belied his age.

"It doesn't matter. I just want to hear if there were any names that sounded better than mine before. Now it seems that my name is still the best."

Luo Xiu smiled slyly in return.

As soon as they finished speaking, the two laughed like old friends who hadn't seen each other for years.

The distance was instantly shortened.

Even though they had never met, this conversation across time and space felt anything but unfamiliar.

"[Interviewer] My lord, do you remember me?"

Nika, who had been moved to tears the moment she saw the "Guide" appear, mustered up her courage and spoke to the "Guide".

"Long time no see, Nika."

[The narrator] Turning around to face Nika, Luo Xiu's [sense] revealed extremely complex emotional fluctuations around the figure in front of him, but these fluctuations were fleeting. He revealed a gentle smile and reached out to touch Nika's forehead.

As Nika looked on with emotion, a magical force surged through her, and she fainted.

Luo Xiu watched this scene and fell silent.

The [Guide] opposite turned around, looked at Luo Xiu, and smiled:

"Don't you agree with what I did?"

Luo Xiu did not answer the question:

"Nika has been waiting for you for a long time."

A blanket appeared in his hand and gently covered Nika's body, while a gentle white light emanated from his hand.

[Introducer] laughed and said:

"So you really don't approve of what I did."

"But that makes sense. You probably find it hard to accept what I did, otherwise you would have chosen to push open this door."

He walked to the door and reached out to touch the intricate carvings on it. The moment he touched it, a dark purple light burst forth on the door, flashing continuously, as if cheering for the arrival of the [Guide].

Luo Xiu said softly:

"These are yours, you have the right to take them."

[The speaker] turned to look at Luo Xiu:

"I am you."

"Not yet."

[Author's note] Upon hearing this, the smile on his face became even brighter.

Luo Xiu didn't sense any malice from him. The [Survey] showed that he was genuinely happy, although Luo Xiu didn't know what he was happy about.

"Let's get back to the main topic, Luo Xiu. Is it okay if I call you that?"

[Author's note] The voice softened, as if seeking Luo Xiu's opinion.

Luo Xiu nodded:

"I have many questions to ask."

"I have half a day to answer you."

[The speaker] reached out, squatted down, and placed a piece of crystal on the ground:

"If there isn't enough time, after I leave, you can use the crystal to see everything you want to know. It records everything I've experienced over the past nine hundred years. You can use it to access the memories, so you won't become like me under the erosion of memories like you would when you opened this door."

[The author] seems to have completely understood what Luo Xiu was thinking, and even giving him crystals was the most acceptable way for Luo Xiu to accept it.

But Luo Xiu stepped forward and directly put the crystal away, a move that surprised the [Guide]. He looked at Luo Xiu, his deep eyes flashing with a light that had been refined by time:

"Your thoughts and mine have changed slightly."

Luo Xiu shook his head:

"You should be somewhat different from the you I remember, right?"

The author laughed:

"As expected of me, I actually figured this out on my own."

Yes, even the author couldn't completely predict what Luo Xiu would do, otherwise he wouldn't have laid out so many contingency plans. The reason he was able to deduce Luo Xiu's actions was because he made his deductions based on his memories of himself.

That self that had just come into this world, helpless and wary of everything.

In Luo Xiu's eyes, he is the Luo Xiu of the past. And in Luo Xiu's eyes, he is also the Luo Xiu of the past.

"Let's start with the first question."

[The speaker] sat down with his back to the door, right next to Nika.

Do you know what my current cheat code is?

Luo Xiu also sat down with his back to the door.

With Nika as the dividing line, this door holds a person's past and present.

It's just hard to say who is the past and who is the present.

"Add some points, right?"

[The speaker] smiled and opened his mouth.

"So, this cheat system was left to me by you?"

[The author] shook his head, his eyes filled with memories as he looked into the night:

"Of course not. If I had the ability to create such a powerful cheat, I would have already taken Dorrant out of the country."

He turned his head, his gaze passing over the sleeping Nika and landing on Luo Xiu:

"Asking such a pointed question right from the start, so are you ready to face the truth?"

After saying that, without waiting for Luo Xiu's reply, he continued:

"Just consider it as you being ready, since time is running out anyway."

"I'll borrow your strength."

He reached out his hand, and with Luo Xiu's permission, the grayish-white power drifted toward him, instantly painting a picture in the sky.

The painting depicts Luo Xiu, who looks very much like he does now.

He was much shorter and thinner than he is now, just like on the first day Luo Xiu arrived here.

He stood on the ground, looking around at everything nearby, feeling the wonder of this world. Beside him were fields, forests, and villages.

"Do you see anything?"

Luo Xiu nodded; it wasn't difficult.

"He seemed completely calm, as if he knew he was going to time travel."

At the same time, some corresponding memories in his mind slowly surfaced when he saw this scene.

This memory was so distant that it surfaced very slowly. For Luo Xiu, it was like watching a movie naturally, without affecting his thinking in any way.

He recalled that he wasn't particularly panicked at the time. Even though he had suddenly arrived in this world, he remained calm, as if this wasn't his first time traveling through time.

[The speaker] nodded:

"Because this is not me, nor you, nor him from back then, this is my first time traveling through time."

"This world, to me at the time, was like a dungeon; once I finished the dungeon, I could return home smoothly."

"Single-player mission, mission type: role-playing, mission requirement: lead Dorant out of the land of the gods."

[The speaker] read a few sentences haltingly, looking at Luo Xiu:

"I can't recall the specific details either. This world is a very strong type of small world, with a high level of difficulty, so it's normal to have memories blocked."

"All I remember is that before I transmigrated, I was probably a player-like character who was forced to travel between different worlds to complete missions."

"By then, I should have already made a name for myself, known for my cautious approach, and had some prestige among players. This world was my advancement mission."

"But... the difficulty of this world mission far exceeds my expectations."

"Even with the stat boosts and a hundred rebirths provided by the system, I still find it difficult to complete after understanding the background of this world."

As he spoke, he looked at Luo Xiu, who was still processing this astonishing information, and said softly:

"If it were you, what would you do? Back then, without any foreshadowing I laid, the monsters in Dorant were far stronger than they are now. There wasn't even a single seventh-tier monster in the entire Dorant. Most importantly, there were three demons at their peak, eyeing Dorant covetously."

"There is no enslavement, no scrutiny, no inventory, no trade, no systematically trained knightly orders, no well-organized academies. The entire kingdom is shrouded in gloom. If you were in this situation, what would you do?"

"Just use the extra points as a cheat code to brute force your way through?"

After pondering for a moment, Luo Xiu shook his head:

"The key is not in adding this cheat code, but in being reborn."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the eyes of the person opposite him, the "Guide," brighten noticeably.

Luo Xiu continued:

"A normal rebirth as a cheat code might allow you to get by by being reborn 100 times, but obviously, the drawback of the rebirth you have is that you are reborn, but the situation is constantly evolving."

Time cannot be turned back.