Obviously, what the real HIM said was definitely not just polite words for the occasion.
After all, for someone like him, there was absolutely no need to deliberately flatter Xu Yuan with insincere words.
Every word he spoke, every sentence, came from his deepest true thoughts, and it could even be said to be a strong intuition and premonition that seemed to come from somewhere beyond.
Just like he had said before, at first he always firmly believed that Notch would be the core figure to end this whole incident.
However, he didn't know exactly when it started, but in the real HIM's mind, Xu Yuan's importance in this whole matter had gradually surpassed Notch.
Although the real HIM could not yet find solid evidence to support this feeling inside his heart, one thing was certain. As time slowly passed, that inner premonition of his became stronger and stronger.
He always had a strong feeling that when this matter reached its most critical moment, the choice Xu Yuan made at that time would become the most crucial factor deciding the final direction of the entire event.
Actually, the real HIM did not have to tell Xu Yuan these words at all.
After all, on the surface, these words were nothing more than praise and affirmation toward Xu Yuan, and they wouldn't produce any real practical effect.
However, the real HIM still chose firmly to speak out everything in his heart.
It was just like what Xu Yuan had said before. Up to this very moment, every story Xu Yuan experienced had unfolded within that huge framework carefully planned and woven by the real HIM.
And now, the part that the real HIM could write had reached its end.
Once they left this trial land, the real HIM would no longer interfere with Xu Yuan in any form.
From then on, how the story developed would be completely left to Xu Yuan himself to write.
Because of this special situation, the real HIM felt he had to honestly express the truest thoughts in his heart.
He wanted to let Xu Yuan know in this way that from now on, every step forward and every difficult choice would be entirely Xu Yuan's own decision, and he could freely decide according to his own will.
Naturally, Xu Yuan clearly understood the meaning behind the real HIM's words. After thinking for a moment, he looked at the real HIM and teased.
"What, you flatter me a bit and now you're planning to wash your hands of everything?"
It could only be said that conversations between smart people really made the brain work hard. Xu Yuan's sentence also carried another meaning inside it.
What the real HIM meant was handing all decision-making power over to Xu Yuan, and he unconditionally trusted Xu Yuan's choices.
Xu Yuan had no objection to this. He would continue to follow his own heart.
He was also confident he could turn this world into what everyone hoped it would become.
Xu Yuan's only doubt now was what would happen to the real HIM after the trial land ended and he handed Notch's power over to him.
Although Xu Yuan did not ask this question directly, Tyrant HIM and Annoying Village HIM were not foolish. They both understood the meaning behind Xu Yuan's words.
As soon as Xu Yuan finished speaking, Tyrant HIM and Annoying Village HIM immediately looked at the real HIM together with concern on their faces.
Seeing the actions of the three people, the real HIM suddenly felt comforted inside.
Originally, he had planned to hide all the truth from them, but after careful thought, he finally changed his mind and decided to tell everyone the whole story truthfully.
He slowly turned his head, his gaze falling on the three of them.
After slightly shaking his head, he showed a relieved smile and said softly, "To be honest, I don't know what will happen after I hand the power to Xu Yuan."
"Maybe I will completely disappear from this world."
"Or maybe I will fall into a long sleep and never wake again…"
"After all, I myself am a product formed from the imagination of players from that previous world."
"The players who once gave me life and meaning of existence are already gone, aren't they?"
At this point, the real HIM paused a little, and endless sadness showed in his eyes.
Then he took a deep breath and continued, "But beings like us, even without a physical body, can maintain consciousness through power."
"Part of my power comes from players' imagination, and the rest comes from the faith of the living beings from that previous world…"
After saying this, the real HIM lowered his eyes and smiled bitterly. "They… are all gone too."
At this point, the real HIM suddenly fell silent, as if covered by some heavy emotion.
After quite a while, he raised his head again, looked straight at Xu Yuan, gently patted his shoulder, and continued.
"The Ender Queen, the Dread Lord, the Wither King and the others who remained but fell into sleep… their faith has now all transferred to you."
At this moment, although the real HIM still kept a faint smile on his face, anyone paying a little attention could easily see that behind that calm smile was endless loneliness and deep solitude.
He had once been someone worshipped by countless beings, but those beings who believed in him were already gone.
Even the few who remained, like the Ender Queen, the Dread Lord, and the Wither King, had already transferred that faith onto Xu Yuan.
Once, he had been the unquestioned savior of that previous world. Although he successfully sealed D, he still failed to save that world.
Those lively and lovely beings, those passionate players, even every flower, blade of grass, tree, and plant in that world had permanently disappeared. Everything could never return to how it once was…
Even if Xu Yuan could smoothly resolve the trouble caused by D, even if this world truly became what the real HIM had always hoped for.
This brand new world would already have nothing to do with him.
Thinking of this, the real HIM let out a long sigh, his face full of relief as he said, "Maybe, long long ago, I should have followed those beings… along with that old world… and turned into nothing… completely disappearing in this vast world…"
"But Notch's power kept me going."
"Although I failed to save that old world, at least I helped this new world find a true savior."
"My only regret is probably not being able to personally see the world I hoped for…"
"But I can already imagine what it will look like."
"That can be considered… having no regrets even in death."