Chapter 1607 Who controls the fate?

Grimm's subsequent journey in the second plane was very smooth.

With the previous experience of Eris, the other demon lords became amiable.

Another demon lord 1,700 miles away not only did not send people to obstruct, but instead greeted them politely, sent them off respectfully, and sent them directly into the strange space crack.

In a dizzy and intense space dizziness, Grimm and Lucia successfully arrived at the third stop of the Abyss - the 23rd floor.

Yes, it is the 23rd floor, not the 3rd floor.

The Abyss is also known as the Abyss. No one knows how many main material planes it has swallowed and assimilated. It is only known that every time a large plane is swallowed, the Abyss will have an extra layer.

And these swallowed planes are not connected layer by layer like buildings, but are intricately superimposed on each other, connected from beginning to end by the Styx. Therefore, only with the help of the Styx can one go to any plane at will. Otherwise, one can only shuttle between numerous portals and chaotic space cracks to find a way to the destination.

Most of the abyss trade routes are in the hands of specific races, which is also the only way for them to make a living, so they will not be easily leaked.

Therefore, Grimm can only try to explore downwards. As for when to find the right way, this is a frustrating question that no one can answer.

The 23rd layer of the Abyss.

This is a desolate world full of extremely cold ice fields.

Looking around, the whole land is vast, with wanton flying snowflakes and uninhabited wastelands everywhere. There is a sun in the sky, but it is as cold and dim as winter.

The soil under the feet has been frozen very solid, and the frozen layer is tens of meters thick, and the existence of life is almost imperceptible.

And such a cold and desolate place also has an owner.

According to the books, this is the territory of the Frost Giants, and the evil god who rules the Frost Giants is Koschechi, a powerful 7th-level evil god.

Koschechi, also known as the Lord of Wrath.

He is not a born demon, but a human.

Due to a painful and twisted life, his soul is completely corrupted and evil, so his soul drifted to the Abyss after death. Here, on the 23rd floor of the Abyss, Koschechi was resurrected as an evil god.

His heart is full of hatred, and he can only get a little joy in hatred.

Not only is his face very ugly, but his limbs are also deformed and twisted. For this reason, he also hates women very much and will abuse and kill every opposite sex who enters his territory without permission.

He not only hates the creatures of the main material plane, but also the demons of the Abyss, so he has a bad relationship with most demon lords, especially the Lord of Darkness and the Queen of Succubus.

On the 23rd plane ruled by Koschuchi, there live tribes of frost giants of all sizes. They are believers of the angry lord and the people of the frost kingdom.

Traveling in this environment is not safe for humans from the main material plane, even for demons.

After Lucia passed the dizziness period, Grimm frowned and asked: "Where are we going next? It's impossible to wander aimlessly like this!"

Lucia tightened the traveler's cloak and adjusted the magic circle on it to keep the interior at a constant temperature that made her feel comfortable. Then she rubbed her forehead and said: "Let's go to the 113th floor first, and look for an old guy named 'Silver Ring' there. I suspect he is one of the former archons of the Arcane Empire..."

Grimm had "eavesdropped" on the conversation between Soran and Lucia, and naturally knew that this information came from a rumor that Soran accidentally heard when he was wandering at the bottom of the abyss.

It's just that Soran's strength is not enough to confirm it!

"Then what..." Grimm continued to ask.

"Then we'll go to the 348th floor, which is also the end of our journey to the abyss. Once there, our employment relationship will be terminated, and you won't owe me anything from now on..." Lucia said firmly, looking determined.

"What is there there that's worth risking your life on?" Grimm asked curiously.

"There is a crashed arcane tower there, and it is also the last trace of the Arcane Empire... I plan to start from there and begin my arcane revival. As for what happens next, it is all my personal behavior and has nothing to do with you, so you don't have to get involved!"

Grimm couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, "Why do you have to be so decisive? After all, we were once good partners, and you are Alice's disciple..."

Lucia brushed off her hood, looked up and stared into Greem's eyes, and said solemnly: "The path I chose for myself is destined to be full of hardships and thorns. I may lose my life at any time and anywhere, so I can't stick to it without a decisive attitude. This is my decision and my destiny. I hope you can understand!"

As Lucia's words came out like a life oath, Greem could vaguely feel that the destiny system was undergoing unpredictable and violent shocks. He didn't know whether this shock was good or bad, but he knew that Lucia's decision today was very important and crucial.

Lucia was the key promoter of this change of destiny, and he, Greem, was the witness of this change of destiny...

Both parties may not realize how important their conversation is at this moment, but the heavy sense of mission and the cleansing feeling of the torrent of destiny washing over the body and mind are so clear.

Grimm no longer tried to persuade Lucia.

He knew that everyone in this world has his own unique life mission.

Logically speaking, Lucia's life should have ended more than a thousand years ago, when the Arcane Empire collapsed. It was him, Grimm's momentary "curiosity", that saved Lucia's soul and added a branch to the fate of the Arcane Empire that was about to end.

It was precisely because of this branch of destiny that should not have existed that the plane consciousness of the wizard world regarded Lucia as a treasure and carefully nurtured her.

If one day this branch of destiny is refilled with the power of destiny and becomes a tributary of destiny, then the plane consciousness of the wizard world that is bound by destiny with Lucia can also get a considerable "share"...

As a party involved, it is difficult to explain and understand such interlocking and fate-related things.

Only under Alice's hidden and obscure guidance can Grimm vaguely feel the "arrangement" of the power of fate!

As for whether Lucia can see this, Grimm is not sure.

Maybe she understands the revelation of fate and is following the power of fate, doing what she should do; or maybe she knows nothing and has become a "guinea pig" controlled by fate, doing what fate wants her to do...

Which one it is, Grimm can neither understand nor see clearly, let alone tell Lucia clearly. Once some words are spoken, they will trigger ripples of fate, thus causing unpredictable impacts on the future.

Therefore, Grimm follows Alice's advice before coming here, "do more, see more, talk less, ask less", and be a qualified and hard-working bodyguard!

In this way, when fate is determined in the future, he can also get rich "gifts" from fate according to merit.

He has actually been doing this kind of thing.

It's just that he used to do it "muddle-headedly" and be happy "muddle-headedly".

Now he is doing it "clearly", and even has the qualifications and strength to "bargain" with fate!

Fate wants to drive him, who is nominally level 5 but actually SS, but the price he pays is not big enough or cannot satisfy him, so Grimm will not do it.

And no one will tell you all this clearly, and God will not suddenly send down a "sacred decree", so if you want to understand everything, you can only rely on yourself.

If you understand it, you can jump out of the long river of fate and command or control the direction of the tributary of fate as a chess player. If you don't understand it, you can only sink into the world, muddleheadedly follow the guidance of fate and do muddled things.

Having said that, Grimm will not say more.

His mission is to protect Lucia and reach the 348th floor smoothly.

Before that, he needs to survive on the 23rd floor and find the road to the lower floor alive. As for how to reach the 348th floor, he doesn't know, and he doesn't want to know.

He only knows that when his strength is strong enough, all obstacles and difficulties are not worth mentioning. They are just small waves on their long journey, used to embellish this monotonous and boring expedition.

Looking up to identify the direction, Grimm chose to go to the most densely populated place in the plane.

If there is a portal to the lower world in this 23-layer plane, it must be controlled by the frost giants. So, first find the largest demon gathering point nearby, then follow the trail to find the frost giants, and then borrow the passage from them...

This is almost an eternal process of exploring the abyss world!

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Red Nose Bar.

The door of the bustling bar was kicked open by someone, and the icy cold wind took the opportunity to roll in, blowing every drinker present. The cold wind and the heat wave collided, forming a clear frost mark on the floor at the open door.

A tall and strong figure wrapped in the cold wind walked into the door, followed by a slightly petite companion. The two looked around at the door and walked directly to the bar counter closest to the huge stove.

What was burning in the stove was not charcoal, but piles of black coal. However, there seemed to be a very good exhaust facility above the stove, which exhausted the choking black smoke through the curved flue, so that there was no obvious smell of coal smoke in the house.

A male gray dwarf with a red rosacea was standing behind the bar, looking at the man and woman who had just walked in with his mouth wide open in surprise, and almost forgot to continue wiping the huge wine glass in his hand.