Over Huntington City, a large dark cloud suddenly covered the sky without any warning. The rolling dark clouds made Huntington City in the afternoon seem like it had suddenly entered the night. Violent thunder leaped in the clouds, and the ring sorcerers living here all felt that some extremely deep power was erupting around the city, which in turn caused the dark clouds that covered the sky.
Mr. Armand Bernhardt also looked at the sky that suddenly changed color from the window of the White King Club with worry. He didn't understand why this happened, but he felt that this might be related to Shade.
The people of this world cannot understand how many wonderful scenery the outsiders have seen in their hometown. It is not only the vast knowledge in the systematic education of the other world, nor is it just the information transmitted in the convenient knowledge exchange system, but also the illusions and myriad phenomena interwoven by countless imaginations, which are everything that the outsiders cannot forget to this day.
It is a force that is deeper and more solid than the system built by knowledge and wisdom.
The sky above the Lake of Cherubim was also covered by dark clouds without any reason. The sky above the Heart Lake of the Lake became pitch black, and the angel with wings on his back resonated with the golden ring behind him.
But the most dazzling thing here is not them, but the dark golden light that illuminates the entire water surface.
The divine afterglow on the surface of Shade's skin was fully revealed, and in the strong wind, the golden light was dragged behind him. In the dense runes, the water bow in his hand turned completely golden, and the arrow turned into a dark golden light mark, and it was bearing more and more powerful power.
“Is this your knowledge, or is this your wisdom?”
The angel in the sky did not speak, but its voice echoed throughout the entire lake area.
Xia De gritted his teeth and controlled the bow and arrow in his hand. This power was not something he could easily control. The arrow filled with power was much heavier than he thought. His own knowledge and wisdom were even more terrifying than he thought:
“It is knowledge and wisdom.”
A sound jumped out from between his teeth. The madly surging runes made the bow in his hand extremely heavy. Shade, who was still pulling the bow, really felt that he was about to lose control of the direction. The arrow was shaking wildly up and down and left and right.
To think about your own wisdom.
"She" reminded softly.
Memories of the two lives came to my mind. I looked at the lights of thousands of homes in my hometown at night and watched the gas lamps flickering on the street of Silver Cross Avenue. The hometown I can never return to has a materialistic knowledge system, and Tobesk, my second hometown, has the steam and mystery of idealism.
“But it’s not just knowledge and wisdom.”
He raised the arrow and bow again, and with the sound, the place where Shad was completely turned into a golden sun falling in the dark night:
"That is also ... science, technology, knowledge, culture, morality, faith and..."
He heard a silver bell-like chuckle, the most familiar smile since he came to this world, and it made the stranger's heart throb to its peak.
The angel, emitting a soft light, quietly gazed in the air at the hint of silver-white that appeared in the dark golden light.
A pair of holy silver translucent bare arms passed under Shade's shoulders. The illusory arms held Shade's hands, like a gentle woman hugging Shade from behind, and together with Shade, they stabilized the bow and arrow.
The dark clouds covered the lake, and the pure white angel and the stranger embraced by the silver moon drew their dark golden bows to face each other. The strong wind dragged the pure white, dark gold and silver moonlight on the lake in the same direction at the same time. This scene was like the gloomiest oil painting in the magnificent church, describing the lost myth of the old days.
Shade held his breath, pondered his wisdom and knowledge in this light, and vaguely felt as if he understood something:
"What kind of power is this?"
she asked softly into Shad's ear, her voice gentle and soothing.
"What kind of power is this?"
The angel asked from high in the sky, his voice sacred and solemn.
“This is the power of civilization!”
The mortal gave the answer on the water, his voice serious and firm.
The rotating brass wheel behind him was like the first time he pushed open the "Door of Death". It was like paint peeling off, and golden light flashed in the metal cracks. The dense runes emerging from the arrows surged towards the wheel. The feelings and knowledge of civilization that the outsiders remembered most deeply transformed wisdom into the power of the arrow of knowledge of Aiken Ola. The power of the arrow fed back to the mortal who brought the power of civilization.
Shade originally pursued the "Dragon" to obtain the last rune of the Four Rings of Sublimation, but at this moment he finally realized that the power he should really seek, his strongest power, was civilization.
Knowledge is power, and the light of civilization illuminates you. May the world bless you, stranger, and I am with you.
Relic - Arrow of Knowledge of Aikenora, gives you new power.
The rapidly spinning life ring resonated with the sage-level relic, but whether it was the relic or the life ring, the power at this moment came from the foreign traveler. Civilization forged power, and Shade did not really touch civilization, but at least he touched power.
Outsider, you have engraved the Dark Iron Whispering Spirit Rune - Power.
In the core space and time, miracles echoed, blasphemous vibrations shook, enlightened the sleeping princess, and whispered power. At the moment when the whispering elements finally engraved the black iron power on the life ring in the water vapor and steam, they all vibrated together.
The language of sublimation of the lower fourth ring has been completed. The fourth ring lacks miracles and inspiration, so Xia De will embark on the road of the middle ring.
Black clouds pressed towards the Lake of Cherubim. In the sky in the center of the lake, a holy white angel opened his arms. Above the lake, a bright dark golden light condensed into a point and pointed at the angel's chest.
The strongest power condensed in his hand, and the knowledge and wisdom brought by the relics not only brought Xia De the third spirit rune of the fourth ring, but also made him think of more things.
The story of the water of wisdom is recorded on the stone slabs on the top of the mountains. In the trials of God, angels, and the chosen ones, he set foot on different islands in the middle of the lake to experience the test of wisdom.
That tiny touch was like a drop of water falling into the heart. After the "whisper", Xia De unexpectedly grasped the "enlightenment" in a trance, which represented the enlightenment of his wisdom.
Some vague shadows flashed in the steam mist behind Shade, but they were somewhat like phantoms in the mist. Even though Aikenola's arrow of knowledge had not yet been released, the beating dark golden light had almost approached the chest of the angel in the sky.
"Yes, that's the story."
Xia De thought silently in his heart.
"Yes, this is wisdom and knowledge."
He looked at the silver arms holding his hands.
Xia De suddenly realized that if he could really shoot this arrow in the Lake of Cherubim and defeat the goddess in the lake, then the four-ring maze might be born.
He closed his eyes and tried to loosen his hand that was pulling the bow, but he was startled again, because the pair of warm, delicate, silver-white hands actually held his hand and prevented him from shooting the arrow.
"Hmm? Aren't you here to help me? How can I stop... Oh, I forgot to tell you, now shoot the arrows."
“She” chuckled:
OK
But the arrow was not shot in the end. As her words fell into Shade's ears, the solemn voice of the lady in white robe with wings on her back came from the air:
"The Recorder's Favoree, you win. The third trial is complete."
The angel with white wings landed in front of Shade without any preparation. His feet touched the water, causing ripples on the lake water illuminated by the dark golden light.
She was close by, facing the ultimate arrow in Xia De's hand that was about to be released.
Xia De, who was under the dark clouds, was feeling very depressed at this moment:
"Hmm... Can you let me shoot this one arrow before you admit defeat? I promise to shoot just one arrow, and it will be over after I shoot this one arrow."
He asked sincerely. The lady in white robe looked at the bow in his hand which was still full of arrows and shook her head regretfully:
"With my strength at the same level as yours, I had no chance of taking this arrow, or even dodging it. You found the best opportunity to attack and used the most appropriate means. Your swordsmanship is not top-notch, but it is enough to rival mine; your spells and magic are not extraordinary, but they have touched the threshold of a master; your weapons are not sharp enough, but you know how to use them correctly.
"You are the winner, you defeated me. This is a fair duel, I acknowledge your victory."
The goddess of the lake, whose whole body was emitting a soft white light, bowed her head slightly and admitted defeat to Xia De.
Xia De looked at her seriously, and then, trying to hold back the feeling of wanting to spit out blood but having to hold it back in his throat, he abruptly let go of the bowstring and arrow.
As the light of the Sage-level relic, the Arrow of Knowledge of Ikenora, faded, the divine afterglow on Shad's body disappeared, the dark clouds dispersed, and Huntington City welcomed the afternoon sunlight again. All the ring sorcerers in the city breathed a sigh of relief. The feeling that a disaster was about to happen at the next moment disappeared, and everyone was very happy.
Of course, after statistics, the church was very unhappy with the fact that the entire area within 50 miles centered on Huntington was covered by dark clouds.
Of course, Shad, who failed to shoot the perfect arrow at this moment, was even more unhappy, even though he obtained the whispering power and completed the third trial.
"It's okay, it's okay. After this arrow, the distance between me and the fourth spirit rune of the fourth ring is thinner than a piece of paper. I will continue to challenge these trials of wisdom. The next spirit rune is not far away."
He comforted himself in this way, and the life ring behind him gradually disappeared in the mist. But the feeling in his heart that wanted to shoot the arrow and face the strong enemy head-on still made him feel uncomfortable, as if he was gently scratched by Xiaomia.
Xia De even thought that the tickling feeling was no longer that of being scratched by one little Mia, but of being scratched by hundreds of little Mias at the same time, and he was unable to fight back against any of the cats.
"You have completed the third trial. Now I will tell you the content of the final trial."