Chapter 2 Psychological Game
This... is this 'Codex of the Black Abyss'? !
Su An looked at the things in front of him, and a term appeared in his mind.
Codex of the Black Abyss, the thing that used to scare people, deeply affected the entire world of Eternal Night, because any aboriginal people who obtained the Codex of the Black Abyss were ultimately bewitched by the Lord of the Black Abyss.
They turned people against each other, causing killings and disasters on the land of Eternal Night, step by step unlocking the Seal of the Black Abyss. In the later version of "Eternal Night", the Black Abyss Eruption was completely unblocked, the sun turned into an extinct Dusky star, and despair and disaster enveloped the entire world.
Yes, they...
There was more than one Codex of the Black Abyss. According to the information players knew, at least, in the vast area of the Frigid Land of the North, there were double digits of the Fallens who own the Codex of the Black Abyss. Some of them were exterminated by sects, and some were dormant in the dark for a long time. But without any exception, they were all fierce figures.
Su An never expected that the original owner would carry a Codex of the Black Abyss.
On the pale yellow classical book, the dark eyeballs turned slightly, looking at the black-haired young man who was in a daze, mistakenly thinking that he was frightened silly. If could not help but pull the cracks, making a hoarse and bewitching voice——
"It seems that your situation is very bad, but I can help you out of it..."
"Do not be afraid......."
"I'm just your elder, just like those old guys in knight novels you've read, haha, in fact, I also know your grandfather."
The words of Codex of the Black Abyss were full of patient persuasion, gentle and easy-going. It was just like it was facing a younger generation of its own. If it was someone who did not know its background, it was easy for the desperate people to trust it blindly.
"Young man, will you help me?"
Su An returned to his senses and immediately realized that he was facing a major decision.
If it was an ordinary person, they would definitely agree to it happily.
But as a transmigrator, Su An was very aware of the general trend of the "Eternal Night" plot. The so-called Codex of the Black Abyss was essentially the 'bait' that the Lord of the Black Abyss put into the world of Eternal Night. With the help of the holders of Codex of the Black Abyss, they eroded the world of Eternal Night step by step.
This was a very standard "sugar-coated poison", which used a sugar-coated surface as a disguise, luring people to consume poison.
So.....
Reject it?
This thought flashed through Su An's mind, and in the next second, he changed his mind.
The key was that his situation was very dangerous. Su An was currently being imprisoned. Once he arrived in Steel City, he would end up as auction goods. In this case, Su An must seize every life-saving straw.
The original owner never mastered extraordinary powers, and was imprisoned in an iron cage, the only chance to turn the situation around-
——was this Codex of the Black Abyss!
What the future of the Eternal Night World would be like? And the invasion of Black Abyss, Su An didn't care.
In essence, Su An, as a former wasteland pioneer, has personally witnessed the magnificent epic disaster plot.
Knowing that he was very weak, he did not have the naive idea of saving the world. His goal was simple, as long as he could survive.
For this goal, Su An didn't mind taking some 'extraordinary measures'.
Of course......
Su An decided to use Codex of the Black Abyss, but it was another major problem when it came to specific methods.
The Codex of the Black Abyss was essentially the projection power of Lord of the Black Abyss. In other words, Su An was having a face-to-face psychological game with a Lord of the Black Abyss. Lord of the Black Abyss was the real master of "the Black Abyss".
The strength of each Lord of the Black Abyss was no less than that of the gods in the world of Eternal Night. Even the players in Su An’s previous life were like ants in front of them, without the power to resist. If anyone provoked them, a gaze of them could directly kill players.
They were equivalent to gods, their essence was the same as the latter, they had existed for an unknown number of years.
If he cooperated with Codex of the Black Abyss, it was no less than asking a tiger for its skin. If he was careless, he may be swallowed as a whole.
None of those 'Fallens' ended up well in his previous life.
It could be seen that in the eyes of Lord of the Black Abyss, they were just tools that could be discarded at any time… Moreover, Su An was in a terrible situation and lacked the bargaining chip to negotiate with the other party, which was a great disadvantage.
It doesn’t know that I know its identity, this is my only advantage.
At the negotiating table, I need to take the initiative...
Mindful of this, Su An looked at Codex of the Black Abyss, and suddenly interrupted it——
"You are lying!"
Hearing that, the Codex of the Black Abyss stopped abruptly, its graphite-like dark black eyes staring at Su An.
The main reason was that Su An's words and deeds were completely unexpected by it, directly disrupting the plan of Codex of the Black Abyss.
It was sure that it did not make any mistakes, but Su An's tone was extremely positive.
Such a determined attitude made Codex of the Black Abyss feel confused and even doubt its own acting skills...
Next, I need to count on my acting skills...
Su An took a deep breath, knowing that success or failure lay in this move. He looked at Codex of the Black Abyss confidently said lightly,
"You deliberately lied. In fact, you are not the ancestor of our family at all."
"If you are really our ancestor, or our ally… Would you watch the collapse of the Stuart family? You did not want to help my father and find a way to turn things around, it proves that you are trying to deceive me!"
"According to my guess, in fact, you are a sealed transcendent being. At this point, I am afraid my ancestors did a good job."
Having said this, Su An paused slightly, and his tone became calm--
"Of course, the Stuart family has long been destroyed..."
"It doesn't matter what the truth is."
"It looks like you are planning to use me to try to break the seal on your body...This is your real motive!"
Having said this, Su An raised his head slightly, acting a little arrogant. While speaking confidently, he looked at Codex of the Black Abyss with a little nervousness secretly. In terms of performance, it was in line with his age.
A young man who was only eighteen years old who had just celebrated his coming of age.
Of course, Su An’s previous life was not very old either, but one thing was that "Eternal Night" was an immersive virtual game. The time conversion ratio between the game and the real world was 6:1. A real-life day was equal to six days in the game. In his previous life, Su An was a hardcore professional player who had been immersed in the game for many years. The mental time he spent in "Eternal Night" was no less than an ordinary person's most of his life.
——So his mental age was different from his appearance, which was very deceptive.
Codex of the Black Abyss fell silent.
In fact, as early as Su An uttered the phrase "You are lying", it already showed signs of wanting to attack, and the black eyes on the cover flickered slightly.
However, when Su An elaborated on his personal opinion and later said, "You are a sealed transcendent being," Codex of the Black Abyss stopped and waited patiently for him to finish before speaking again--
"You are very smart."
Codex of the Black Abyss took a deep look at him, its gaze was a bit complicated, and it looked unpredictable.
From an outsider's perspective, at this moment, it looked flustered like a liar who had been caught lying on the spot.
But in fact, Su An caught a faint playfulness in its gaze.
"I didn’t expect you to guess my identity."
Codex of the Black Abyss did not deny Su An's 'guess', but took the initiative to confirm his guess.
This was the result it wanted, because in its opinion, Su An’s guess was wrong.
It was the lord who ruled the Black Abyss. It was not the same as the so-called transcendent being!
The two were very different, just like the difference between an ant and an elephant.
Of course, this misunderstanding helped to conceal its identity, so Codex of the Black Abyss left the mistake uncorrected and made the best of it.
"So, what are you going to do?" Codex of the Black Abyss said with interest.
At this moment, it was curious about how Su An, who had exposed its lie, handled the relationship between the two parties. If he really didn’t want to help it, even if its power was blocked by a seal, it would not be a problem for it to deal with an ordinary person.
With the idea of being able to handle the worst-case scenario easily, Codex of the Black Abyss was curious about what answer this young man would give?
Of course......
This answer would also determine the life and death of this young man.
"Of course to work with you." Su An smiled, with a delicate and immature face. Under the illumination of the lantern, he looked very innocent, and it was easy to give people a good impression. Of course, most people would tend to despise his thoughts because he was too young.
"Work with me?" Codex of the Black Abyss raised its tone, expressing its doubts.
"Yes, you should know my identity? A collateral descendant of the Stuart family, oh, now it is an absconding descendant..." Su An's face showed a reminiscence look, and gradually, it had a bit of melancholy and faint "resentment". He bluntly said, "I'm not the direct descendant, the family title will have nothing to do with me.
Not only that, my mother was a wandering adventurer from the 'Twilight Domain'. She was born lower than aristocrats of the Frigid Land of the North. As for my father, his attitude towards her was also similar to treating the servant, he was mean and unkind.
After my mother passed away, my status in the family became worse...
Except for my Elder Step Sister Sylvie, no one treats me as well. I actually have no sense of belonging to the Stuart family.
Moreover, I was also implicated in the crisis of the family and could only escape while concealing my identity. "
After that, Su An’s tone changed and he stared at Codex of the Black Abyss, “You must have a lot of resentment towards the Stuart family. Obviously, as a powerful and transcendent being, you have been sealed by them for so long. It just so happens that I’m suffering also because of them.
So we can work together and I will help you get rid of the seal. If you feel that it is not enough, I can also help you deal with your enemies, that is, those of the Stuart family. Except for Elder Step Sister, I don't care about the lives of others!
I only want them to suffer...
What do you think of this proposal?"
Codex of the Black Abyss was silent for a few seconds, as if it didn’t expect that Su An would hate the Stuart family so much… Probably, among all the Lords of the Black Abyss that invaded the world of eternal night, only it would encounter this kind of 'host'.
However, after all, it was a high-ranking powerhouse who had experienced many things. It soon recovered and quietly stared at Su An without saying a word.
It is thinking about the pros and cons.
I hope it will be fooled by me…
Su An prayed silently. At this moment, he was a little nervous. As the only way to break out from the current desperate situation, Su An had done his best, and the rest, it depended on whether the other party would believe him.
Compared to being a puppet and being completely controlled by it, Su An prefered to take advantage of Lord of the Black Abyss as a 'collaborator'. Of course, he had no power. This was the biggest disadvantage on the negotiating table.
For this reason, Su An used his knowledge from his previous life to fabricate a 'reason' that the Lord of the Black Abyss could not refuse easily.
Whether the other party was willing to jump into the trap, no one could guarantee.
Time passed quietly...
After a long silence, finally, Codex of the Black Abyss pulled the cover and said quietly——
"Your proposal is good, we can cooperate."
Huff... Su An breathed a sigh of relief.
On the surface, he still pretended to be ignorant and tentatively asked, "How to cooperate? I don't have any strength, and I'm in a cage. In a few days, I will be displayed at the northern auction of Steel City as a good, I can’t help you lift the seal, or take revenge on the Stuart family."
Unknowingly, Su An secretly replaced the concept of getting out of trouble with helping the other party to 'unblock' the seal, which was the weakness of the Lord of the Black Abyss.
"I can give you strength." Codex of the Black Abyss took the initiative to offer help first. At the end, it did not forget to add the last sentence, "Of course, you must not forget our cooperation and take revenge on the Stuart family.
Hehehe, we have the same target, so our interests are aligned!"
This fellow is really into the act…
Su An silently mocked in his heart, but he also confirmed that Codex of the Black Abyss had woken up very early. It must have witnessed everything in the first place that it believed him so quickly.
In fact, what Su An said indeed happened to the original owner.
It could be inferred from this point that Codex of the Black Abyss watched everything in a waking state long before the family was disbanded. It was just that it didn’t have any chance, so it kept playing dead.
Another thing was that the Lord of the Black Abyss needed to conceal its identity and could not reveal its true goal, otherwise it would become a public enemy of the world.
For this reason, it did not hesitate to use the identity that Su An threw to it.
From this standpoint, it was the best choice to cooperate with Su An.
It fell into his trap...
This was exactly what Su An wanted. Simply put, Su An gave the Lord of the Black Abyss a background setting, it felt that it was very good and accepted the setting. But what it didn’t know was that this setting would restrict it.
It would make Lord of the Black Abyss cooperate with Su An on an equal footing.
It was not that Lord of the Black Abyss was stupid. On the contrary, Lord of the Black Abyss was a life that had lived very long. There was no problem with its wisdom, but it never expected that Su An would know its true identity, so naturally, it fell into a disadvantage.
After all, my knowledge from the previous life is the biggest cheat... Su An murmured silently.
Then, he saw that on the cover of Codex of the Black Abyss, sinuous green veins appeared like withered tree branches. In the next instant, these green veins continued to expand and agitate like fresh flesh and blood, forcibly breaking away from certain restrictions.
The air vibrated slightly, and there were layers of ripples, accompanied by vague whispers.
It's started… Su An, as a transmigrator, clearly knew that this abnormality was a ritual to step into the transcendental realm!
Under normal circumstances, ordinary players who wanted to step into the transcendental realm must prepare for rituals. Different classes had different requirements for rituals. This was a characteristic of "Eternal Night", which was a bit like joining a faction in traditional online games'.
Based on this prerequisite, after ordinary players enter "Eternal Night", they must find a way to join a local power, and then obtain Class Rituals and the corresponding arrangement materials. The whole process could be as short as a few weeks or as long as a few months. It could be regarded as the longest novice period in any virtual games-so the "training business" in the game was quite popular, and it had supported many professional players.
However, there were exceptions to everything.
If one was lucky enough to be favored by big people, it would greatly shorten this cycle.
For example, for those players who touched the threshold of demigod in Su An’s previous life, some of them had acquired divine abilities, which could be bestowed on low-level players, simplify their class rituals, and use experience points to replace materials. Of course, this was a fee-based business for top players.
Lord of the Black Abyss was naturally not a demigod...
It was a more terrifying existence than a demigod, a being dominating the black abyss.
Therefore, the ritual materials were naturally not a big problem for it, and this trouble could be solved with a little price.
When the ripples in the air spread layer by layer like a mirror surface, the moment it touched Su An, the latter felt a trance. This was the sublimation of his spirituality and he was about to step into the realm of transcendence.
This time I will choose a class without the guidance of Apocalypse Mastermind... Su An thought, feeling a little nervous. The next moment, he heard a familiar voice in his ears——
[Notice: You have triggered a Class Ritual...]
This... this is? ! Su An's pupils shrank, he was shocked.
My...
My character panel is still here? !
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