As soon as Shade finished speaking, not only Miss Theresa, but also the six maids and Miss Violet were frightened. The Witch Queen stretched out her hand to cover Shade's mouth, and then looked at the tower anxiously. After making sure that there were no other abnormalities, she lowered her voice and scolded:
"Shad, don't say such things carelessly. Even if you don't believe in this great being, you still have to fear the gods."
Because gods really exist in this world, and there are real miracles, the people in this world have an innate and heartfelt reverence for gods, and it is not something that is deceived by charlatans and scammers over the years.
Xia De also knew that such words should not be said casually, but he believed that his worries were not unreasonable:
"You'd better take this sword with you."
He still did not lay down his weapon:
"I don't know what the third trial will be like yet. I think the god who lives in the tower won't mind me carrying this."
Violet frowned and looked at Shade:
"Sir, you have to promise me that you will never use this weapon under any circumstances."
"What do you think I'm going to do?"
Shade knew she had misunderstood. The lady probably thought he was crazy:
"Let Miss Theresa hold it."
He stuffed the sword into the hands of the tenth-level witch of Sexes, who looked at the witch emperor uneasily. After seeing the latter nod, she tightened her grip on the sword and said nervously:
"Mr. Hamilton, I will not give you this sword again unless it is necessary."
It seemed that she also misunderstood Xia De's idea.
Anyway, there was not much time left, and Shade had no time to explain why he spoke so abruptly just now. He made a gesture of invitation and pushed open the door of the obsidian tower.
The six maids in black and white maid dresses subconsciously dodged to the edge of the safe area. Miss Theresa took a deep breath nervously to adjust her mood. Only Miss Violet looked normal.
She watched the breeze from the tower leave the first mark on Shade's cheek. She watched the cracks that looked like the end of a golden flame spread all over his body as Shade entered the tower, until the golden light marks like sparks drifted away as his clothes swayed.
"It's such a shame he couldn't stay."
Violet threw her hat to the maid and followed after her, pushing Theresa, who was still a little scared.
"After all, he is not a man of this time... How far into the future does he come from... If..."
With the experience of the previous two times, Shad was still walking in front this time. Miss Theresa was carrying the night watchman almost sticking to Shad's back, and Miss Violet was walking at the end.
The first floor of the tower is a calm lake surrounded by water vapor. The clear lake surface is as smooth as a mirror under the influence of an unknown light source, but this makes it difficult to imagine whether there is a bottomless abyss under your feet.
The first floor leads to the second floor via invisible stairs that only appear when touched. Fortunately, the position of these stairs does not change. Thanks to my excellent memory, I went up the stairs much faster this time than last time.
The second floor of the tower was half river beach and half stream. Last time, after Shade threw three papers into the water, the gods "rose" directly from the lake. This time, after reaching the second floor, the stream was flowing, and the stones on the lakeside beach were even exactly the same as last time, but there was no staircase leading to the upper floor.
"Do we still need to find a way to get upstairs ourselves?"
Miss Violet asked cautiously. Miss Theresa looked a little pale, but this time the god was still on a higher level, so she didn't need any additional support at this time.
"Last time we threw something into the stream, the gods appeared. Do we need to do the same this time?"
Shade guessed, while searching among the toys in his pocket. He prepared a lot of books before he set out this time, and finally found a book called "The Art of Mathematics", which is an introductory textbook on mathematics in the Sixth Epoch of the Steam Age.
I squatted by the stream and carefully placed the book into the flowing water. The cold, clear stream water soaked my fingers, but the thick lead-type mathematics textbook did not sink into the water.
Xia De stood up and stepped back quickly, watching the book drifting to the far end of the stream with the two ladies. Although the second floor of the tower is much larger than it looks from the outside, it still has its limits. As the book floated to the end of the stream, a few ripples appeared on the surface of the clear stream. The thin stream of water swallowed the book, and then the water flowed upward from the stream as if it was drawn by a brush, accurately outlining the water stairs in the air, extending to a place that could not be seen in the sky:
“It is true.”
Xia De breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that the gods and angels related to the Ancient God's Secret Keeper seemed to like this fairy tale-like plot.
Time was running out, and he was about to take the lead in walking up the stream to explore the way, but a hand behind him pressed his shoulder.
Turning his head, Miss Violet's dark golden eyes were looking at him:
"We don't have time to chat, so I want to ask you now: After this test is over, you won't come back, right?"
Miss Theresa, who was wearing glasses, opened her mouth but said nothing.
Xia De nodded:
"Yes... Miss Violet, Miss Theresa, it's a pleasure to meet you."
"Although I had expected this to happen, it's still a real bummer. This is the first time I've seen my favorite treasure slip away from my hands since I was promoted to the thirteenth level."
The Witch Queen said with regret, and then she reached out and touched Xia De's face without any hesitation. After Xia De dodged sideways but failed, she moved her hand away:
"If I have time, I really want to taste you. It's not just because you are a man that a witch can touch. I am attracted to both your soul and body. You have the honor."
Her beautiful eyes looked at Xia De, and Xia De didn't know what to say. The character of the Witch Emperors was just as he expected.
Miss Theresa blushed and tugged at Miss Violet’s sleeve, but she didn’t care.
"Schultz, Schultz, you should say what you want, especially for a 13th-level witch like me. There's no need to hide your thoughts. It will only make me look ridiculous."
She is also educating her distant niece, and it seems that the relationship between the two sides is usually very good:
"He doesn't have much time. After accompanying us to see the gods this time, I'm afraid he won't have time to go back outside the tower to chat. Schultz, do you have anything to say? You can consider this as a farewell."
The witch with glasses looked at Xia De hesitantly, her face slightly red.
"Thank you for your help. I ... hope you never forget us."
Miss Violet smiled and shook her head:
"Let's go, Xia De, and face the final test. Although this is our last farewell, I will remember you."
She didn't seem to be joking. When she talked about parting, there was no regret on her face, only melancholy:
"Yes, I will definitely remember you."
The two high-level witches also had the ability to walk on water. Led by Shade, the three of them crossed the stream and walked up the stairs made of stream water. After walking up 23 steps quickly, the clouds covering the sky suddenly dispersed, revealing the door at the end of the stream stairs.
"finally... ... "
It was a water curtain door, very similar to the door that Shad saw when he took Professor Drake to visit the Lady of the Lake for the last time.
However, this time, he just used his hands to open the silky water curtain. After reaching the third floor, the third floor of the tower was not an unimaginable magical environment.
Behind the door was a calm lake, with an island in the middle of the lake the size of Shade's bedroom. The sky was covered with gray fog, making the distance between the sky and the water seem particularly close. The natural light source was still dim, not like daytime or nighttime, but rather like the light of the foggy weather that often occurs in Tobysk. It was low and dark, making people feel subconsciously heavy.
"Another island in the middle of the lake?"
The gods, angels, and relics related to the Secret Keeper all liked the scene of the lake island. The familiar scene also made Shade weigh the possibility of the third trial being "defeat me".
The area of the island in the middle of the lake is very small, and the area of this dark lake is not large either. The island in the middle of the lake is not far from the water curtain door, and because the area of the island is very small, Xia De can see its entire appearance at a glance.
The island was not completely bare, but covered with green grass. In the center of the island stood a small wooden house, with a chicken coop and a vegetable garden fenced off on the side. Behind the house stood a towering tree of unknown species, with its canopy covering most of the island. Considering the small size of the island, the wooden house itself only took up an area the size of Shade's cloakroom, roughly the same size as a temporary hut for a ranger or hunter in the forest.
Shade walked in front, and Miss Violet supported Miss Theresa and walked behind. When the three of them stepped onto the island from the direction facing the wooden house door, the wooden door that looked like something even Mia could charge through was pushed open, and a god with a soft glow all over his body walked out.
The image that appeared was still that of the lady with blonde hair and black eyes. She was wearing a plain scholar's robe and a pointed hat. Only her glasses looked a little different. The left lens was in the shape of a five-pointed star, and the right lens was in the shape of an equilateral triangle.
In this dark and depressing environment, the gentle light of the god can relax people's minds, at least that's what Shade thinks. But the appearance of the god means that its existence itself begins to spontaneously affect the environment. Miss Theresa behind her has already put all her weight on Miss Violet. Although the thirteenth-level witch is not feeling well, she can still hold on.
She just felt that her distant niece was so troublesome and that young girls were always immature.