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"So, given your personality at the time, your first thought should have been that if you recklessly charged forward, you would soon be exposed to those three demons at their peak, and if you were no match for them, the entire Dorant would be instantly destroyed."

"And there's something even worse. If they realize that you can become stronger by killing monsters, and that impression is left in their minds, the next time you're reborn, they'll nip you in the bud if you show the slightest sign of trouble."

"Based on the above points, your first considerations should be two: first, how to contain those three demons; second, you need to lay the groundwork, spend a thousand years laying the groundwork, and then seek a final explosion."

After Luo Xiu finished speaking, the [Introducer] laughed. He looked at Luo Xiu, his smile as warm as a campfire in a cold night:

"I am you, and you are me."

Chapter 258 A Dialogue with Oneself 3

This time, Luo Xiu did not refute what the [author] said.

He was silent for a moment, then spoke:

"So what methods did you use to suppress those three demons, or rather, what price did you pay?"

He turned his head and looked at the [author].

[Author's Note] Gazing into the calm eyes of Luo Xiu, he suddenly smiled:

"There wasn't a huge cost."

"The tasks given by the system can never be impossible to complete. I understood this after I died in this world for the first time, and that's how I came up with the strategy you just mentioned."

"Soon, I found a way. The power points given by the system were significantly higher than the power of this world. I used them as a price and through a simple conversion, I managed to suppress the demonic nature within those three demons."

Luo Xiu's eyes remained calm:

"Without the points, you're just an ordinary person who can be reborn."

[Author's Note] The smile remained, but the head was turned to gaze into the deep darkness:

"That's right, an ordinary person, even worse than an ordinary person. Every time I'm reborn, the body I possess isn't particularly talented."

"Fortunately, this is still here."

He smiled and pointed to his head.

After a few more seconds of silence, Luo Xiu chuckled to himself, looking up at the night sky like the [Guide], seemingly talking to himself:

"This is the price..."

[Author's Note] His smile grew even gentler, as if he had seen everything from his memories in that darkness, and he murmured with emotion:

"Yes, this is the price..."

"Without a strengthened body, it simply cannot bear so many memories. After being reborn many times, I found myself starting to forget some things."

"If I force myself to recall it, I will start to have a splitting headache."

"I can only seal away those important memories and record all the places I've been."

"But this phenomenon became more and more serious, and even retaining only the important memories still put a great burden on me. Later, I finally found some better methods."

At this moment, Luo Xiu suddenly said:

"people."

"Interpersonal relationships are the most complicated part of my memory."

[The speaker] nodded:

"Yes, people. This part takes up too much of my memory. In order to remember more magic, experiences, alchemy, and knowledge, I have no choice but to seal away most of my memories about 'people'."

Even if they are important.

Luo Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly:

"Doing this will have serious consequences. You already have enough sealed memories. If you seal memories about interpersonal relationships, the most obvious thing is that you may have emotional problems."

"Even if you don't forget the relationships you've had in each lifetime, compared to the vast ocean of knowledge in your mind, this part of your memory is insignificant."

"In the end, you may become someone you don't recognize."

[The speaker] smiled and nodded:

"Yes, compared to the magic circles, legends, and stories in my mind, people account for a very small proportion. In my last few lives, I didn't have deep feelings for many of the students I taught. I had too many students. If I remembered each one, it would be very unfriendly to the other memories."

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiu seemed to have thought of something interesting, and the corners of his mouth turned up.

The [introducer] beside him turned to look at him:

"why are you laughing?"

"Laugh if you want to."

Luo Xiu's smile grew even wider.

[The author] shook his head:

"I have actually wanted to change my habit of smiling too much, after all, this characteristic is just too obvious."

Luo Xiu didn't continue the topic, but instead spoke:

How many foreshadowing elements like Nika's have you planted?

"There are so many, I can't remember them all."

[The speaker's] tone was relaxed:

"I don't know what choices I will make when I first come to this world after completely sealing my memories. After all, the initial conditions and the current state of this world are different from the beginning, so I can only keep laying the groundwork."

"There must have been some like Nika who persevered, and there must have been others who couldn't. But thankfully, the outcome was good. You and I met again and learned about everything."

"So their sacrifice was worthwhile."

At this moment, magic surged in Luo Xiu's hands, and to the surprise of the [Guide], two wine glasses and a bottle of pale yellow cider appeared in his hands.

With a gentle snap of his fingers, the crystal-clear wine in the bottle automatically rose slowly and flowed into the glass.

Luo Xiu handed a wine glass to the [introducer]:

"drink wine?"

"I don't drink."

[Author's note] Smiling, despite what was said, he still accepted the wine glass.

Luo Xiu raised his wine glass, gazing at the orange-yellow liquid within, which shimmered dreamlike under the purple light of the giant gate behind him, and spoke softly:

"A friend of mine once told me that there are only two kinds of people who drink alcohol."

[The author's] expression flickered slightly, then returned to normal. He looked at Luo Xiu and sighed softly:

"You can see it."

Luo Xiu smiled brightly:

"Just like you said, there are always things you can't predict, such as the skills [Point], [Enslavement], and [Examine]. You've never invested points in them, so it's normal that you don't know their effects."

After a moment of silence, the [interpreter] smiled again:

"Is it the effect of [Scrutiny]? I put in a lot of effort to get this skill back then."

"Does it have the ability to see into people's hearts? If so, that would be incredibly worthwhile."

Luo Xiu swirled the wine glass in his hand:

"So you didn't completely seal away those memories about 'people,' right? Because you couldn't bear to."

There's not even a need for scrutiny.

The flaw in the author's statement is too obvious.

Despite being reborn and having different appearances in each of his many lifetimes, Nika still recognized him at a glance.

He deliberately transformed into Nika's appearance in her previous life to show her that he had not forgotten.

"..."

[The author] fell into a rare long silence, staring straight at the night sky. After a long while, he finally spoke:

"Yes... No matter how the world changes, there are some things that are hard to change. I have always been a gentle person."

Luo Xiu smiled:

"It's really unrefined of me to say I'm gentle, but I've said similar things before."

[The speaker] swirled the wine glass in his hand:

"How is White?"

Luo Xiu nodded:

"pretty good."

He picked up his glass, took a sip, and continued speaking before finishing what he had been saying:

"He told me that his teacher once said there are only two kinds of people who drink in this world: those who like to drink, and those who..."

"A person with something on their mind."

[The speaker] said softly, downing the wine in his glass in one gulp, and then handed it back to Luo Xiu:

"Could I have another drink?"

The wine glass was refilled.

[The speaker] spoke softly:

"Although I've forgotten what the dungeons I've been to before looked like, I feel that this world is somewhat different from those dungeons I've been to."

"Even if it is more dangerous and the task is more difficult, it is like a beach full of gold. When the silt is washed away, you can always see the gold hidden underneath, making you want to put them in your pocket."

"If someone offers you something of higher value in exchange, you'll think about it for a long time because you found it yourself."

Luo Xiu asked slowly:

"What will you do if I ultimately choose that door?"

"What can we do? Of course, we have to accept it."

[Introducer] teased:

"Nobody said it was guaranteed to succeed, right?"