Chapter 16 The Seal of Wisdom
As the time approaches supper time, Gonzalez and Dante agree that they will let Link enchant the weapon the next day.
Looking at the top of the newly renovated yurt, Link remembered the inheritance he placed inside. He hurriedly ran in and took a look. The inheritance was placed on the table.
"Is that what you mean by inheritance?" Gonzalez, who followed up, then looked on to the table, and Link was startled, "Can you see it?"
"Of course, the golden cover looks like a high-grade hardcover."
Concretized... no, it's concretized!
Link picked up the book, the weight did not change, and he handed it to Gonzalez. "Try it, can you touch it."
With the lesson of his soul power before, Gonzalez did not dare to do anything anymore. He tentatively moved his hand closer without attacking, and got closer, but still did not react. He did not feel relieved until his fingertips touched him and took it with peace of mind. Unexpectedly, Link let go, and Gonzalez's body immediately bent down.
"What's wrong?"
"It's so...shen." Gonzalez still chose a warrior this time. Although he has not reached the peak of human beings, his muscle strength is not inferior to that of an adult soldier at the age of fifteen and years of training. He was bent over by a book. How embarrassing it would be like this.
"It should be a non-holder relationship. Can you try to open it?"
Gonzalez flipped the pages according to Link's request. The thick cover seemed to be integrated with the pages, and could not be turned on no matter how hard he tried.
"No, if you force yourself to break it, I'm afraid it will be damaged. If the sacred object's own defense is intensified, I will be injured again." Gonzalez didn't dare to try harder.
"Even with weapons and magic, it can't be smashed." Suddenly, the voice coming from behind made the two in the room turn back at the same time. They all knew who the owner of the voice was, Gillard, why did he come?
After the mage entered the account, he nodded to Gonzalez and Link one after another. Even Gonzalez was puzzled. He was the Grand Duke, so it was normal for Girard to greet him, but Link... He had never seen Girard say this before. Is there something that I don’t know?
"Congratulations on breaking through." Gillard certainly was not here to congratulate him. He came, but actually wanted to ask Link for some personal issues. Due to the presence of the Grand Duke, he could only talk about other topics first.
Link also happened to have something to ask Gillard, "The water and the ground here have been corroded, why is my qualification not affected? I mean, the so-called craftsman qualification is actually obtained by the recognition of the four elements, but I can only communicate with Gasos now. Since I have not obtained the recognition of the other three gods, this craftsman qualification..."
Gillard knew what Link wanted to ask, "The Land of Exile was built by the second generation of gods, rather than a counterfeit. It is better to say it is a projection. It projected Edgar of the past into a certain space, remove some unnecessary areas, and retain only important areas and members, such as Master Dante, Commander Alex, etc. What you are exposed to in the Land of Exile is not a copy, but just an ontological projection of a certain period of the past. In fact, they are one person. But like parallel time and space, time and destiny have turned at a certain point. The history you have experienced has also changed."
"You mean...hasn't what I did in vain? Shuanghan's life box..." As soon as he said that, Link realized that he had lost his words. He immediately looked at Gillard, and the mage indeed showed a surprised expression.
"If possible, can you please tell me your experience there? This is related to my next choice." Gillard's already serious expression added a little solemn.
"I want to know what your so-called choice is?" At this time, Gonzalez stood up and asked his "nationality" as a grand duke.
Gillard did not speak. Instead, he pointed his finger upwards.
Above? Link instinctively followed Gillard's gesture and looked up. There was only heaven above...ah~Ah~Why is he talking about the choice of the gods? By the way, Edgar allowed to change his faith. Is Gillard going to change jobs from the goddess of magic? He didn't believe that Lorelai, there are any gods to choose from?
Gonzalez didn't expect this answer to be the case, so he thought for a moment and stepped aside and said he would not ask any more.
Gillard opened the sound insulation barrier that only he and Link could hear. "The difference between the lifeweaver and ordinary time travelers is whether they have the seal of voters when they come to Edgar. After all, there are a few who climb to a high position through their own efforts, but the higher the rank, the more doubts I have."
Gillard said to himself, Link wanted to interrupt several times, but in the end he was defeated by his slogan-like speed.
"I've heard of the land of exile from other lifeweavers, you make it a fantasy, a game of dreams, right?"
Link nodded, he knew Gillard had some more things to do.
"There are you who defeated Shuanghan, perhaps, destroyed its immortal life box?"
Link continued to nod, thinking that Gillard is worthy of being a self-taught smart man, and he inferred it by himself based on some sporadic clues.
"Please tell me your experience over there, just tell me what is related to the mage." Gillard asked again. Before, he was still using 'you', but after Link could sense the pillar, his tone also changed, becoming the honorific title of 'you'.
Link didn't understand why Gillard changed so quickly. Whether it was the illusion or the real world, Dante, had never changed his attitude from beginning to end because he knew that he was a son of nature. Why did he suddenly change his god? Could it be that the magic goddess Lorelai's power has declined and is about to be replaced by a new god?
Link, who originally thought he was thinking too much, suddenly flashed through his mind of Bree drinking the source of magic. This almost intuitive feeling made Link realize that maybe it wasn't that he thought too much. Lorelai was also promoted from a human to a god. Her performance in the illusion made Link feel weird. All the gods who were robbed of soul power by Frost Han had more or less action, but she didn't. It was her silence after Lena became a lich that made everyone think that Lena was Frost Han. But if it were now
Turning her default into being unable to take care of herself... that makes sense. However, there are still many doubts. Even if Bree can replace Lorelai as a new magic god, how should the time difference be explained? The time here is obviously earlier than the illusion. Since Bree has not become a god in the illusion, it should be... wrong here! The real Edgar, Bree crossed the line of law in the last year of the rebellion of the princes. The time I was in in the illusion was the eleventh year of the Battle of the North, and there was a four-year gap between them!
Link walked out of the soundproof barrier arranged by Gillard and asked Gonzalez if he still remembered when the illusion suddenly accelerated?
"Four years ago." Gonzalez's answer verified Link's idea.
It was indeed four years... If the demon spirit and soul can be connected in the two worlds, the power of faith must be connected, otherwise the gods who have returned to the original world will not still absorb pitiful faith in the illusion. In other words, I created the opportunity to become a god for him!
Realizing this. Link walked back to the soundproof barrier and told Gillard, who was patiently waiting for his answer, "I had received the summons from Brey there."
Gillard's breathing suddenly became rapid, "Are you sure?"
Link knew that he would have questions about what he asked. Only the Weaver knew that there was a time difference between the two planes. When he saw Blu in the illusion, the former sage here had crossed the line of the law and became a third generation of gods. The supreme law that transcends the gods stipulates that becoming gods can no longer stay in the material world where ordinary things live. Therefore, all gods live in the heavenly realm, so Girard had to point his fingers to the sky, implying that his re-selecting refers to the gods.
Gillard, who is also a traveler on the earth, quickly accepted Link's statement of "time difference". According to literature records, the God of Knowledge did summon the sons of nature several times during his stay in the material world. Because they all went but did not return, Hornheim's relationship with the Alliance of Nature was very staggering, which coincided with what Link said about "summoning".
"What then?" Only the transcendent saints can go up the ladder. How did Bryant, who had been stuck in the mortal world for hundreds of years, get rid of the last boundaries? Gillard searched through the documents of the **ku but found no records. He did not expect that he would find the answer now in a life weaver from the earth.
"He asked me to return to the end of the Golden Age to obtain the uncontaminated magic source. In exchange for the secret of Shuanghan's identity." The formation of Shuanghan did not exist in the real Edgar, and Link could only try to use words that would not cause Gillard to misunderstand.
"The Source of Magic!!" Gillard's surprise was not just a big eye to describe it. For the mage, it was the pure energy that the pillar of water was not polluted in ancient times. No wonder Blue could become a god... "Wait! Have you brought back the source of magic that may not be polluted? From the Golden Age?"
Link scratched his head, not knowing how to explain the illusion, not like the real Edgar, it was relatively easy to be there... huh? Why do you think it's weird? relatively easy...
"I get it!" Link suddenly realized. No wonder he always felt that the experience in the illusion was like opening a golden finger. This was set by the gods in advance. Go to the earth to find someone related to the fate of Shuanghan, pull them to the illusion to hone them, and set up layers of trials while breaking the life case. If he can really pass, he will bring the real Edgar to deal with Shuanghan. If he can't resist the temptation...
Thinking back to Bray's words, Link was sweating all out.
The ladder, the source of pure magic, Andrea's water mirror, Bree drank the liquid brought back from ancient times into gravel, these are all the tests set by the gods. If he showed his nostalgic power or wanted to become a god forever, he would not have known what the sad ending would be if he was not a disciple of God like now.
Gillard was very patient, and he quietly waited for Link to figure it out.
"Bray drank the source of pure magic that I brought back from the other end of time, and then he weathered in front of me like a mummy, turning into gravel, and a breath, and the wind blew away. Then, I returned from the ladder to the ground, like teleportation, and in the blink of an eye, back to the place where I climbed the ladder."
"You... went up?" Gillard's tone became even more strange, "What's the ladder like?"
"Well... how to describe it? It's translucent, a bit like glass, so wide and looks quite narrow, but after stepping on it, I felt that each step was quite a bit too big and it was difficult to walk. I was going up by the power of the natural gods at that time. God enlightened and found the direction, God knew how to see the details, God showed the hidden ladder, and God made it fixed and not disappear. If it weren't for the power of the Son of Nature, I wouldn't know where the road was, not to mention going up."
Gillard memorized Link's words word by word, for fear of misreporting, "Who was there at that time? With the relationship between Hornheim and the Alliance of Nature, you cannot break through to the commanding heights where the ladder is without anyone's guidance."
"No need to guide, the big barrier at the top opened a gap, and I went straight into the gap. The same was true when I left." When talking about guidance, Link remembered that there were two mages present at that time, "I don't know who the two men who answered me were. They didn't report their names, and I didn't ask. One man and the other were wearing blue and red robes respectively. Their appearance was about the same age as you, and I don't know how old they were."
Even the elderly Alex is still alive, so the two mages should be alive. In Link's view, the so-called strong people's lives are much more than ordinary people.
"Bad and Claire..." Gillard's already thin eyes narrowed. There is no need to describe in detail. The only one who can open the dome barrier is the legendary wizard with the highest position of the two conservative and radical wizards. Below the sage, only the highest decision-maker of the parliament can directly lead outsiders to the ladder.
"What else do you want to ask?" Link glanced at Gonzalez. Seeing him bowing his head and focusing on studying the heritage placed on the carpet, he urged Gillard to ask.
"I want to inherit the seal of wisdom from you." Gillard bowed slightly, "In return, I will explain to you why it is not affected by the corroded pillar."
"Seal of Wisdom? I don't have the thing you said. As for the question I asked you just now, I have figured it out." Link was sure that he did not get any unexpected items except Lena's Destiny Treasure after the meeting with Bree. Although he had not looked in the mirror yet, when he washed his face, he confirmed that there were no strange marks or marks on his face.
Link said that he figured it out and made Gillard's expression froze, and then he flirted with the back of his left hand as if nothing had happened. Link looked down and drank! When did there be such a thing?! There was a sky-blue eye mark on the back of his hand. It was a bit similar to the Eye of God on Earth, but it was not that delicate, and it was an abstract symbol like the Eye of Horus in ancient Egypt.
Link remembers that the Continental Chronicle recorded that the Queen of Blade as the Seal of Wisdom was used as the holy emblem, and those who hold this Seal could freely enter and exit Hornheim, who only accepted the wizard.
Unable to make up for a moment, Link walked out of the soundproof barrier again and sought advice from Gonzalez. Anyway, Gillard couldn't hear what was being said outside. As long as he turned his back to him, he could avoid being read.
"Seal of Wisdom?" Gonzalez remembered clearly that when his hand was injured by Link's soul energy, there was no mark. Link held the soul energy in both hands, and there was nothing on the back of his hand. Then Link reached out to get the deformed Wrath of Storm... Gonzalez was uncertain. Because the Wrath of Storm kept emitting lightning, he was not sure whether the back of Link's hand was smooth at that time.
"If he just wants to inherit the qualification, you can satisfy him." Gonzalez also turned his back, "Although Girard's reputation is bad, he is a master-level magician. I don't want you to offend him unless it is absolutely necessary. What's more, inheritance qualification is just a simple guide and will not cause any damage to you. One more friend is better than one more enemy."
Since that's the case, Link certainly won't refuse. He returned to the soundproof barrier again, "How to inherit it? The real Edgar and the illusion are different in some places."
Gillard stretched out his hand and signaled Link to hand him the left hand with the seal of wisdom. After doing so, Gillard put the back of his hand on his forehead. A few seconds, ten seconds, and a minute passed. It was so long that Link turned around and threw his eyes at Gonzalez for help. Suddenly, the back of his hand heated up. Link turned around and saw a blue light emitted from the back of his hand. A magnificent aura suddenly rose from the entire yurt. This power was so familiar to Link, and he was so divine.
The green light flashed for a few seconds before calming down. Gillard raised his head and had an exact same mark on his forehead, but the color was not as deep as Link's hands. He bowed to Link again, this time the amplitude was even larger, "Bray let me express my gratitude on his behalf."
Now it was Link's turn to be stunned. This, is this changing faith? Isn't it too simple?
He said he had something to leave first, so Gillard left.
Gonzalez came over, "Have you noticed it? He called the name of God."
Link looked at him, waiting for the following.
"Only believers are qualified to call God's name directly, and he has changed his faith to be a believer of God of Knowledge."
"Just accepting a mark and converting faith? Didn't it mean that many mages have this mark that expresses erudition?" Link became more and more suspicious that the magic goddess Lorelai might have to become a past tense, and Gillard, who realized this, could not wait to join Bray. The change in his tone was only due to respect for the identity of the Son of Nature. When Bray personally confirmed that the absurd and bizarre experiences that Link said were true, Gillard truly felt awe from the bottom of his heart.
"Then have your doubts been resolved?" In fact, Gonzalez kept observing secretly. Girard rarely spoke, and most of the time he was talking. Judging from his lip shape, he almost didn't say the answer Link wanted.
"Unlocked." Link has indeed unlocked the reason why the pillars of water and earth were corroded, but he could still use the power he gained in the illusion. The two worlds are connected, and what Link has obtained was the unpolluted power of Andrea and Isol in the past time. Naturally, the real purpose of cooperation between the gods and the second generation of gods is this. Gasos and Kaogo brought a piece of energy from Andrea and Isol who they retained, and the unpolluted energy of Andrea and Isol, where they chose people who were closely related to the fate of Frost Cold and could withstand the test, and then destroy the life case and bring back the real Edgar. Only in this way can they get rid of the pollution of the two pillars. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
Chapter completed!