Nervad is particularly charming at night.
On the railing of the hotel terrace, the moonlight shines through the treetops, shining like silver. In the distance is the sparkling lake, the dark water, reflecting the shape of the clouds, slowly passing by the west of Idos - that is the end of the mountain, and the mountain range at the bottom of the cave slowly merges with the earth in that direction One body.
Under the clouds is the starting point of the Idos Desert. The silver sand dunes are also reflected under a cold moon. But that is a place beyond the reach of the eyes, and we have to go far west of Van Rijk and across the long lake to reach that area.
Fang Yu could only imagine the sand sea that existed in the dream, the hometown of the owners of Traveler's Rest, Mazak and Ms. Misu, and the Land of Dragons. He looked away and listened to the singing of the goblins coming from the direction of the hotel.
'The silver moon is bright, the colorful clouds are shining, and the rivers and rivers are hanging in the sky;
A clumsy alchemist came to the outskirts of Nevader...'
After nightfall, the hotel in the trees is like a nest of light. Warm light flows from the windows everywhere, like a trickling river, flowing to the waterwheel outside the forest, echoing.
The voice of Miss Ye Xing in the hotel was particularly noticeable inside.
They were making fun of him again, which made the guests laugh - because most of the guests today knew him, or had taught him in the past week. Fang Yu also looked back, listening to the commotion of people drinking and drinking in the hotel, but he only smiled lightly and was not worried.
"The Hall of Thousand Doors is part of the Silver Tower, and the knowledge stored in it is only the only way for people to gain knowledge..."
"Not every kind of knowledge is suitable to appear in this world. It needs to carefully choose a truly suitable master. The original intention of the establishment of the Silver Tower is to protect those unknown mysteries."
Miss Tata knelt quietly on the railing, her eyes reflecting the light of stars.
"Is the Fairy Dragon Soul one of them?"
"The Fairy Dragon Soul is also one of them."
"Ms. Tata, do you have any suggestions?"
"Suggestions are meaningless. Mr. Knight just needs to remember one thing. Knowledge has thousands of faces, but that is just a different path in the pursuit. Everyone sees and hears something different in the Hall of Thousand Doors, but most of them pursue It’s the same truth.”
Fang Plover seemed to understand. Tata stood up, gently put her little hand on the back of his hand, and asked: "Mr. Knight, don't you still understand?"
Fang Plover nodded.
"I'm sorry, Tata's knowledge is not sufficient -"
"But I don't know how to describe the Hall of Thousand Doors more concisely."
"...That's enough, Miss Tata," Fang Plover replied warmly: "If Miss Tata wants everything, then what else do you need me to do? I have learned a lot this week, and we will face thousands of things together. Everything in the Hall of Doors.”
He paused. "Whatever that is."
Tata quietly felt the sincerity in his words.
She raised her head and looked at her knight.
"Miss Tata?" Fang Plover suddenly asked, "There is a question I have been wanting to ask you all this time."
"how?"
"Do you know the purpose of our coming to this world?"
"I know something." Miss Goblin nodded lightly.
Fang Yu then replied: "In my opinion, 'you' don't seem to be too resistant to 'us', and the locals call us the Holy Chosen Ones, which seems to be not too unfamiliar with our existence. But in fact' Our purpose is to come to this world to acquire knowledge, and this knowledge is obtained from the 'Starlight'..."
"...I don't quite know how to explain it to you."
"We believe that Aitaria is an information-based world, or in other words, a sea of stars. Everything in this world is made up of information-carrying objects we call 'stars', including you and me. Inside..."
"These starlights show completely different properties in the two worlds. In Aitaria, they constitute all living things, but in our world, scientists-scholars have analyzed a rare structure from the starlight , believing that it contains some knowledge and technology that are far beyond our time."
"We believe that it is the inheritance of a higher level of civilization. It may be the predecessor of Aitalia, which is what you call the age of saints. Therefore, we came to this world to seize this knowledge."
"We use a device called 'glow substance' to record our experiences, knowledge and insights in this world, and take them away with us," Fang Yu looked at Miss Goblin and took a gentle breath: " Miss Tata, Aitaria is an information-state world. If we take away information, aren’t we dismantling the foundation of this world?”
"I think you don't know this. Why is Miss Tata still so friendly to us?"
Tata blinked a little quietly.
She replied: "I do understand some of what you said, Mr. Knight, but there is no need to worry, Mr. Knight."
Fang Yu looked at her in surprise.
She turned around and replied: "If information is not exchanged, it will be a dead sea. You took away the information, but you also brought the information. Mr. Knight cannot ignore it. The moment you enter this world, the two worlds will There has been a crossover, so your arrival also breeds the growth of the Starry Sea."
She looked at Fang Plover and said: "People call you the Chosen Ones, precisely because you are the chosen ones who receive favors and also bring hope to our world."
"But there was a war between us."
"That's just a misunderstanding."
Fang Yu wanted to say something more, but Miss Goblin spoke softly: "During the last Holy Election era, something like this also happened. The people at the bottom didn't understand you. After all, the history of mortal memory is limited, so misunderstandings can easily occur - —But it is precisely for this reason that the temple chooses to continue to retain knowledge and continue the ancient inheritance to this day."
Fang Yu was a little surprised: "The last era of holy election?"
Tata shook his head: "I don't know exactly, but there was indeed such an era in my intellectual memory."
Contemporary humans are not the first to set foot on Etalia.
There was also the previous era of Holy Election.
Fang Yu was filled with surprise.
He didn't know whether it was because he was ignorant or because this was a shocking secret.
And in the last era of the Holy Selection, would it be humans from the ancient times? His mind was filled with images of past eras, and in the known history of mankind, there was no record of Aitaria.
So will it be an ancient civilization?
The first thing he thought of was those mysterious and ancient civilizations, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the mythical era of his own country. Could it be that the mythical eras of the two worlds were intertwined with each other. As early as thousands of years ago, humans also set foot on this land?
But that's not necessarily the case.
The universe is so vast, maybe the previous generation of Holy Chosen Ones did not come from the earth.
Unfortunately, Ms. Tata doesn't know much about this. The Silver Tower has only rare information that records this, including the major temples that preserve the inheritance of knowledge, and there are only fragments of rumors about that era.
People only know that it was an era older than the Disaster of Eshorin, long before the Second Woe Star, and perhaps only the Snakes of Sinsath had experienced the previous era of the Holy Chosen.
"But what is certain is," Tata replied: "The Abyssal Scroll contains detailed descriptions of the previous Holy Selection era."
"Abyssal Scroll?" Fang Yu felt that this was not the first time he heard this term.
"It is an ancient epic that was preserved before the Esolin era. It belongs to the Snake Man Empire. Unfortunately, its original copy is only preserved under the abyss, and not many people have actually seen it."
While the two were talking, the hotel door behind them was pushed open.
Tata heard a rustle of footsteps coming from that direction, looked back, and then paused and whispered: "Someone is coming." Then her figure gradually faded and disappeared on the railing. Fang Plover then looked back and realized that it was the warrior king who was walking over.
Odin walked right up to him.
He was holding a cup in his hand and didn't even look at Fang Plover. He just pressed on the railing and admired the scenery of the long lake in the distance. But after a while, he turned around and asked, "Why aren't you inside? Xiaojiu asked me where you went before?"
Fang Yu smiled bitterly: "They will make me drink——"
"It's really worthless."
Odin suddenly stretched out his hand and handed over the cup in his hand.
Fang Yu was slightly startled. He glanced at the glass. The bright liquid inside reflected the moonlight - this reminded him of the Elf Gin he drank not long ago. But Odin saw his wary look and replied, "It's just juice."
Fang Plover took the cup and looked at the warrior king in surprise. He probably didn't expect that the other party would be so kind.
"The scenery here is nice," Odin looked at the lake in the distance, then looked back: "He's quite good at choosing places."
Fang Plover was embarrassed to say that this was Miss Tata's choice - he couldn't find such a beautiful place.
Fortunately, the warrior king didn't mean it at first, and only asked: "Do you still remember what I said before, about the purpose of bringing you to the south?"
Fang Yu recalled something and nodded slightly.
Not long ago, Odin told him that as long as he could survive ten seconds, Odin would tell him why he brought him to the south. And letting him enter the Hall of Thousand Doors is obviously only part of this purpose.
But how easy is it to survive ten seconds under a Ten King?
In his fights with various bosses these days, he rarely lasts more than ten seconds. Generally speaking, one or two moves are enough to knock him down.
Of course, this mainly depends on the mood of each boss.
It was as if he could see what he was thinking.
Odin suddenly said: "Tomorrow is the last day, what do you think?"
Fang Plover shook his head blankly. Tomorrow is the seventh day. They will set off to the Tower of Summer End and open the Hall of Thousand Doors from there.
But until now, he doesn't even know what kind of place the Hall of Thousand Doors is, so how can he have any ideas? But when it came to preparation, it was not that he was unprepared. After all, he was not wasting time this week.
Odin was not surprised when he saw him shaking his head, and then replied: "After you come out of the Hall of Thousand Doors, you can go to Vanrik. If you want to ask me what my purpose is, then I want you to do something thing."
Fang Yu looked at the warrior king and did not comment. "What's up?"
"It's not a big deal, just represent Ragnarok in the Continental League."
Fang Yuan was stunned for a moment before replying: "I said, I will not join any guild."
"I know," Odin looked at him: "I'm not asking you to join Ragnarok. This is actually an agreement between the Super Competitive Alliance and the Kaulin-Ithurian royal family. The new king has just ascended the throne, and the prime ministers do not want to join him. I was too embarrassed in the Continental League, so I turned to the selectors for help——"
"The Super Competitive Alliance then assigned this commission to our major guilds," he continued: "You know that major guilds usually have some faceless core craftsmen, Kaolin-Ithulian The royal family is counting on these people.”
Fang Yu was silent after hearing this. He understood what he was saying. But the other party inexplicably asked him to participate in a professional alchemist competition - although it was true that his other identity had never participated, this matter was still fishy no matter how you looked at it.
As Odin said, each major guild has its own core craftsmen who don't show up on weekdays, as well as new people they train secretly. The Ragnarok family has a huge business, how could it be possible that they can't even produce one person and need him?
He always felt that the other party's answer was a bit perfunctory, or there was something more than what he said.
But he did go to Vanrich, where he and the others had arranged to meet.
He looked at Odin and asked: "But the roster of the Continental League has not been determined long ago, and I am not from Ragnarok."
"That's not important," Odin shook his head: "It's just a trivial matter, as long as you are indeed from the Alchemy School of Corrin-Ithurion and have relevant certification documents. Other matters can be dealt with by others. Help you arrange it.”
"But I am a combat craftsman." Fang Pultru did not reveal that he had participated in the Continental League. After all, it was related to another deeper secret of his. He only asked: "Is it right for me, a combat craftsman, to participate in the Continental League?" Isn’t it a bit unfair to have a good reputation?”
Odin then straightened up: "This is exactly why I brought you here."
"???"
Fang Yu was confused.
"The Hall of Thousand Doors is said to have as many as a thousand doors," Odin looked at him and replied: "You don't think you can complete this trial in one day. You have to stay here for at least half a month. And. I have entrusted Anlose to look after you these days. If you have the chance, you can learn something from that tower guard——"
"Mr. Anlosser?"
"Tower Keeper and Master of Nevade is just one of his identities," Odin replied: "But he has many other identities, which you will know in the future. One of his identities is that he is the most outstanding elf messenger in the Long Lake area. , known as the first person after Luo Zhen, and his alchemy is also quite brilliant."
He stopped, bent down to pick up a leaf, flicked it with his hand, and the leaf flew out in a swirl.
Then looking back, the warrior king continued: "If you can let him take notice and teach you something, you will benefit a lot in the future." But he shook his head again: "But the hope is slim, Loofah didn't join at the beginning. Lord Fa Yan, I think it’s hard for you too—”
Since it's difficult, why bother speaking out?
Fang Yu had a black streak on his head, and he always felt that this person was specifically looking for trouble for him. But he also understood what the other party meant. Even if he is a salted fish, he still at least has some dreams. If the big shot takes a fancy to him, no one can say anything about it.
There are many strange people in Aitalia. Some of the secret skills and knowledge come from these people, and this tower guard is obviously one of them.
However, he heard something different from Odin's words: "Mr. Odin, are you leaving?"
"Not yet," Odin replied: "But it's hard to say for other people. In fact, everyone has their own things to do. They just happened to take the time to come to this place. You can't expect us to wait here for you for half a day. Yue—not to mention you, even Chen Xi, the president of Silver Veslan, doesn’t have this face.”
Fang Plover scratched his head.
Although the past week has been a bit sad, it has at least been very fulfilling. Of course, he knows that not many people have such an opportunity as him and can receive personal teachings from so many top selectors.
Perhaps there was only one Loofah back then, and Loofah's subsequent achievements are enough to prove how rare this opportunity is.
If given the chance, he would of course want to spend more time consulting with these top selectors. What's more, although these big guys seem to be unreachable figures in the community on weekdays, they actually don't have much arrogance.
When he gets along with these people, at least he feels that it is much easier to deal with than the people of the Descendants of Flor, the Red Jackets of Jefflit, and the Dragon Fire Guild. He gets along quite well with most of them.
And it can be seen that other people actually don't have any big objections to him as a 'half student'.
However, after listening to Odin's words, Fang Yu realized that he was simply out of his mind. Almost all of these top selectors have guilds behind them, and even those who are free selectors have a lot of things to do.
How could he stay and teach him a new person for no reason?
The fact that the other party can stay here and come here is mostly for the sake of the King of Warriors.
Fang Yu couldn't help but look at Odin who was standing aside - and the latter was silently looking at the lake in the distance. Although the other party didn't ask his opinion and brought him to this place from Du Lun, what he brought to him was the reality. Real benefits.
Not to mention, just opening the Hall of Thousand Doors cost him a favor that the tower guard owed him. Fang Yu obviously knew how rare the kindness of these top aborigines was.
Regarding Odin's actions, Fang Yu originally had some rebellious feelings in his heart - after all, no one wants to lose their freedom, but at this moment, when he looked at the king of warriors, the resentment in his heart suddenly dissipated. few.
"All right."
He nodded slightly and agreed to Odin's request.
If it had been a few months ago, he would definitely have been unwilling to die. However, after experiencing Fenris' reflection, he was actually not that panicked about his other identity. He had already thought about how he should deal with the military.
The start of the mainland league is almost four months later. Calculating the time, it should be enough.
Odin saw him nodding, but there was not much relief in his eyes, and he just nodded silently.
"Besides," he finally said, "just be careful. The Southern Territory is in a lot of trouble right now. The muddy waters were like last time. Before your level improves, I suggest you stay away."
"You met me this time." Odin replied: "But the trouble you caused in Fenris is not a trivial matter. Toragothos did not commit suicide. You should know this, and the Blood Oath People should look for traces of you in private - but they may think you are dead, which is why I did not publicize the news of your reappearance this time."
These words were actually what Fang Plover himself was worried about. He listened and nodded seriously. However, when he heard Odin mention Fenris and remembered the scene he had encountered at the Masonk Creek station before, he couldn't help but say: "About the Blood Oath..."
But Odin interrupted him: "I can tell you some information about the Dragon Cult. But you have to come out of the Hall of Thousand Doors first. If your performance is not satisfactory, it is better to let it go as soon as possible."
Fang Yu was startled and understood what Odin meant. Being an enemy of the Dragon Worship Cult is not a trivial matter. If he does not have the strength, then he should give up his thoughts as soon as possible to avoid involving himself and others.
But how easy is it to let go? What's more, there is no word like giving up easily in Fang Plover's dictionary.
He just thought for a moment and closed his mouth. He would speak with facts and wait until he came out of the trial in the Hall of Thousand Doors. After all, after the Dawn Star incident, he no longer always boasted, because the boast he made at that time failed to change everyone's fate in the end.
And the boy finally has a moment to grow up.
A night of silence.
A misty morning in Nevader.
It seemed to herald another sunny day.
Washing hands insists that this is a good sign, because this day will be Fang Plion's first day to go to the Hall of Thousand Doors——
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