And according to the past that "he" himself mentioned in the memory fragments, his name as a mortal was the same as that of the baron.
This means that he used to be called Alex.
After "he" disappeared, Granny Nail has been looking for "him" for many years.
She never thought that one day she would use the name Alex to look for traces of him. But when the name came out of Vanersen's mouth inadvertently, her heart, which had been silent for many years, suddenly started pounding.
started to beat.
Although she knew that it was very possible that the Alex mentioned by Vanersen was just a coincidence, and his name just happened to be the same as the one he used to have.
But this is the first time Nail Granny has heard the name Alex in so many years.
Maybe it's emotion, maybe excitement, or maybe it's a mysterious feeling.
After thinking about it again and again, Granny Nail decided to come and see for herself the protagonist that Vannasen mentioned: Alex.
Even if Granny Nail knew that this was just a play concocted by Angel, even if the play was most likely fabricated and the protagonist's name was also fictitious, she still didn't want to let go of any clues.
What's more, this name really touched her emotions and memories. Maybe it was also a sign from a wizard, subconsciously guiding her to come here.
…
As the weird and long-lasting terrifying sounds got farther and farther away from her, Granny Nail felt as if she had entered a long, narrow and deep passage. She was pushed into a dark and unknown box garden by a pair of invisible hands.
This is a sign of entering a dreamland.
With Granny Nail's ability, she could easily break free. But she didn't do that. Instead, she followed the undercurrent in the air and sank into an unknown ocean of fantasy.
When the tip of her nose felt slightly cool and the whistling wind came to her ears, Granny Nail opened her eyes with anticipation.
It was a starless and moonless night.
Granny Nail's perspective is high in the sky, overlooking a lonely town shrouded in the gloomy night.
She took in the general distribution of this quiet town at a glance. As an experienced wizard, she also subconsciously assessed the environment, town buildings and possible corresponding locations.
Because it was too dark, the moonlight added a layer of whiteness to the town, which distorted the original appearance of the town. And Granny Nail could not use energy to change the visibility, so it was difficult to determine the specific location for a while.
But in terms of the distribution and style of the buildings, it is a typical human town, but it still looks quite primitive. There are neither railways nor steel buildings. In other words, it is not within the radiation range of Rongguo.
When Granny Nail wanted to continue observing the situation, the scene suddenly changed.
From an overlooking perspective, she entered a spectator's perspective. But her current location was not high in the sky, but in a somewhat old small church.
Although the church is small, it is brightly lit. A group of believers put their fists on their foreheads and chanted religious prayers in front of a somewhat broken stone statue.
Granny Nail slowly walked down the central aisle of the church, observing the surroundings as she walked.
She remembered that Van Nason said that only when you come near the core character of the current scene and activate the plot can you enter the next scene.
And the core figure of this church, she remembered very clearly, was a priest with an indifferent personality.
Also the protagonist of this special drama, Alex.
When Granny Nail walked to the middle of the aisle, she suddenly heard a voice: "Everything starts from the teachings of the divine scriptures. Your way of thinking and logical evidence also need to be based on the teachings of God the Father. Do you understand?"
In the church where whispers were being chanted, the sound was very abrupt and immediately attracted its attention.
She turned around and looked.
But on one side of the church, an old priest was talking to a young man in a low voice.
When her eyes focused on them, the perspective of the picture naturally began to zoom in, and Granny Nail understood that she had found the core character of the scene.
Granny Nail looked at the two of them with expectant eyes. To be precise, she looked at the boy. She knew that this boy should be the Alex that Vannasen mentioned.
When she saw the boy for the first time, her heart trembled slightly.
The boy has white hair. Under the oil lamp of the wall candle, his hair reflects the light and has a dazzling silver texture.
And "he" also has white hair, as pure as the first snow.
Although the length was different, white hair of the same color and texture appeared in front of her. Her heart began to beat faster. Could it be that this boy was really related to "him"?
When the angle of view got closer and closer, and finally focused entirely on the old man and the young man, Granny Nail frowned.
Because, the boy's appearance has no resemblance to the "him" in his memory.
"Sure enough, my expectations have been disappointed again." Granny Nail sighed softly. Although she did not have high hopes, this sense of gap between being expected to reach the clouds and being pushed back to the ground by reality made her feel sad.
She couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Nail Granny has been disappointed a lot over the years, and she quickly adjusted her mood. Anyway, she’s here, so let’s just watch a new drama.
The subsequent plot unfolds slowly.
The serial murder case unfolded in front of her with extremely shocking visual expression.
Immediately afterwards, various characters slowly appeared on the stage. While each character had his own role, he also pushed the plot forward. The most eye-catching character among them was naturally the character shrouded in radiance and claiming to be a time traveler.
He seems to have become the protagonist's in-vivo plug-in. What was originally a good crime-solving story took a strange turn because of his appearance.
Later, the mystery of Fan Cong was solved, as well as the truth about Father Bruno and the nun hidden in the deepest part were slowly revealed. They were all discovered by time and space travelers in the dark.
However, Granny Nail didn't care about the plot of the story. Firstly, Vanason had said the outline of the plot, which also showed that the ending was hasty and left blank; secondly, all her attention was once again attracted by the protagonist Alex.
live.
She had already let it go and no longer thought too much about it. However, when the protagonist began to communicate with the time traveler, her doubts arose again.
Everyone else's accents in this play are very weird. Granny Nail has been in the Southern Region for so many years and has never heard a similar accent.
But the accent of the protagonist Alex felt strangely familiar to her.
The treatment of some onomatopoeias and ending sounds is very biased toward the tone of the Thirteenth Indian of the Shisang Dynasty.
The reason why Granny Nail is concerned about Alex's accent is because...if she remembers correctly, "he" is also from the Thirteenth Indian Continent of the Shisang Dynasty.
Although the accent of the protagonist Alex also incorporates intonations from other places, among the accents that dominate it, Thirteenth Indian is definitely the one.
This made Nail Granny a little suspicious: the names are similar, the hair color is the same, and even the tone of voice is similar.
"Really, is it just a coincidence?"
Granny Nail didn't dare to have expectations immediately, but there was a seed of doubt sprouting in her heart.
After the illusion ended, most people in the class were still immersed in the shocking illusion.
Although the ending is a bit too fast, the story is overall complete, and what they appreciate more is the alchemical fantasy itself and the expression of this very special emerging art.
Even though some people have tried to use illusions to construct stories before, this is the first time Angel has used natural switching of images to represent the advancement of the timeline and the deepening of the story.
While everyone was filled with admiration, Granny Nail's eyes were in a daze.
"What is the origin of this story? The protagonist..." Granny Nail looked at Angel beside her: "Does he have a prototype?"
Angel was a little surprised that Granny Nail would ask this question. He refined the Shadow of the Cage originally because he wanted to see if anyone knew where the Cage was so he could use it to determine the power of the Illusion Gate.
But so far, apart from Sanders confirming that Alex's accent is biased toward the Shisan Dynasty, he has not received any other information.
Angel has made up his mind to ask Duoduo Luo to make a prediction when he returns. If it doesn't work out, he will try his luck in the Thirteenth Indian Continent of the Shisang Dynasty.
But now Granny Nail's solemn expression seems to indicate a fact.
Does she seem to know something?
Angel did not answer immediately, but said to the mother-in-law: "I will end the class first, and I will talk to the mother-in-law in detail later."
After that, Angel came to the center of the circular classroom, briefly summarized it, and then ended the class.
Half an hour later, inside the Nail Alchemy House on Mangshi Magic Material Street.
In the empty hall on the second floor, only Angel and Granny Nail sat opposite each other.
Granny Nail was silent along the way, as if she had been immersed in her own world. Even when they sat down, they never spoke.
After a long time, when the fragrance of time floating in the air changed from the fragrance of noon to the fragrance of night, Granny Nail came back to her senses.
Granny Nail looked at Angel and spoke slowly.
The thing she asked was the same as what she said in class before: "What is the source of the story in Shadow of the Cage? Does the protagonist Alex have a prototype?"
Angel: "Why would my mother-in-law ask that?"
Granny Nail thought for a few seconds and said, "Because, I have some things I want to confirm."
This sentence was said by Granny Nail before entering the illusion of Fan Cong. Angel asked curiously: "Could it be that after experiencing the illusion, Granny still can't confirm what you want to know?"
Nail Granny nodded: "Yes, I always think it is a coincidence, but there are too many coincidences, which gave me the thought of 'it might be true'..." Extravagant hopes.
Angel didn't know what Granny Nail was referring to, but he didn't ask immediately. Instead, he answered her previous question with one sentence.
"It's hard for me to answer the origin of the story in Shadow of the Cage. But what I can say is that although the fantasy is made up by me, the story is real."