Chapter 180 The Advent Ceremony of the Prince of Shadows
Yeats still had some impressions of this Minerva riddle, and combined with reasoning, he quickly solved the mystery.
“The answer to the riddle in the first two paragraphs is ‘fish’, and the answer to the second half of the riddle is ‘moon’.”
Yeats said: “I think the fish of wisdom will only rise in the moon It will only surface when the time comes... Just like the owl of Minerva, it only takes off after dusk."
The words fell.
Gray and Candela turned their heads at the same time, with unconcealable surprise on their faces.
"You... solved the puzzle so quickly?" Candela was surprised.
When he got the riddle, Candela racked his brains and thought for a long time, and finally came to a conclusion.
According to the rules, he could not tell Yeats his conclusion directly.
Originally, Candela was looking forward to seeing Yeats and the Snow Owl meditating hard, but her mood at the moment was a bit complicated:
‘I just got the puzzle, Yeats just took a look at it, and the conclusion he came to is almost the same as mine? '
"Just simple reasoning."
Yeats rubbed his chin: "In other words, the fish of wisdom only appears at night... After entering Minerva's divine realm during the day, First, you need to find the river where the Fish of Wisdom lives, and then wait patiently until sunset."
"I must remind you that in the second round of trials, students from both sides can duel with each other. ." Candela said, "Especially on the way to the river, a battle is bound to break out."
Yeats looked at each other and saw the high fighting spirit in its eyes, and turned to ask Candela. ：
"What will happen if you lose in the duel?"
"If you lose, you will be automatically transported out of the divine realm and lose the qualification to compete for the Magic God's Choice."
Kandra stroked his beard. : "Even students from the same school will become competitors in the second round, because only the first person to catch the fish of wisdom can become the magic god's choice."
"Only the one who survives Only those who come down are qualified to catch fish, is that what it means?" Gray complained.
Candela smiled: "The people participating in this trial are all three-ring extraordinary beings, and the Snow Owl is not inferior to them... The key now is to let it recharge its batteries."
"Gu~" Snow Owl shook his head.
I still have to draw the scroll!
Kandela was stunned: "Draw a scroll?"
The snowy owl's eyes turned into symbols of gold coins: "Gu!"
Draw more scrolls and hand them over The master exchanges it for gold coins!
Candela was stunned for a long time.
Cultivating a magic pet has always been the most important part of a mage's expenditure.
Candra has also seen extraordinary people who have spent all their money to cultivate their magic pets.
But... the owl of the Yeats family can actually make money for the family by drawing scrolls? !
“He is a good boy.”
The white-robed mage smiled and stroked the snow owl's round head.
"When the trial starts, you should guard the portal the whole time, right, teacher?" Yeats asked.
Candra nodded and immediately said: "Why do you ask this?"
Yeats passed it casually and fell into deep thought.
Kandela is one of the top powerhouses closest to the Sanctuary in the Atrium Continent.
More than twenty years ago, when the [Shadow Prince] invaded the material realm, he single-handedly repelled him.
As a subordinate god of the Night Goddess, the Prince of Shadows is in charge of the shadow beasts in the Kingdom of Shadows. When he is in the realm of shadows, his body is a dark shadow.
When it passes through the plane and reaches the material world, it will come in the form of a sword.
In the background story, it was this sword of shadow that took away part of the power of the Mist Goddess with one strike.
With this sword, guard against arrogance and impetuosity.
Yeats suspected that when Candela repelled the shadow prince in the form of a sword, he did not rely on a spell that destroyed the world, but a combination of flash magic and sword skills...
*
The moonlight was cold.
The towering spiers of the Gothic castle rise toward the pale crescent moon.
In the dark stone study room, the candlelight on the brazier flickered weakly, reflecting the dark brown bookcase. Thick books are stacked on each floor of the bookcase, and the spines are arranged neatly.
On the writing table next to the bookcase, there are ink bottles and scrolls tied with red rope. Lothair is sitting at the writing table, holding a quill and drawing a manuscript on the parchment.
On the paper, a dark sun is drawn.
Lotel stood up, picked up the parchment, threw it into the burning fireplace, turned his back to the red-eyed crow standing on the window sill, and said coldly:
"The lines of the magic circle are mine. Already memorized, when do we start?”
“Today”
The crow's voice was like a bewitching devil, offering an attractive price: "According to the oath, as long as you open the passage and let the Prince of Shadows plunder Minerva's Fish of Wisdom, the Dark Night Sect will help you board the journey at any cost. The throne of Upper Saxony ”
Lotel sneered: "I know your methods, assassinating the king and forging documents - it is more direct than the Moonlight Sect."
"Isn't this exactly you? Eager, Lothair?" Crow laughed hoarsely.
Lotel was silent, and then said: "You should know better than me what it will cost to connect the material plane to the Kingdom of Shadows... Even if I am a prince, I can't afford it at all."
"So, I have prepared the most critical prop for you." Crow said, "It is on your desk."
Lotel looked back at the desk and saw a dark purple stone placed on the desk. gem.
The surface of the gemstone shines with a deep black light, as if the night is flowing through it, and the surrounding temperature is also absorbed by it, causing the room temperature to plummet.
Lotel felt a chill coming from his soul. He looked directly at the gem, as if he saw countless twisted and painful faces inside the gem, and said in a deep voice:
"What is this?"
"The Shadow Gem." Crow said, "Forged with the divinity of the Prince of Shadows. More than twenty years ago, a warlock used it to open the passage to the Kingdom of Shadows."
"This kind of thing is actually in your hands." Lothair narrowed his eyes slightly, "Mist Demon, how did you get it? Assassination or theft?"
"Stealing or robbing , or lying, it doesn’t matter.”
The crow laughed like a woman:
“Just think that I picked it up accidentally.”
Lothair snorted coldly. It didn't matter whether the elder was a man or a woman. If he could see through the relationship between him and the Assassin's League, his identity would be confirmed.
Walking to the bookcase, Lothair took down a book casually.
Rumble——
The stone door opened with a dull sound.
"Take the gem," Lothair ordered, "Now come with me to draw the magic circle...and then follow the method you said-"
"Open another portal to the divine realm of Minerva!"
The crow flapped its wings and followed Lothair's footsteps, the shadow gem floating beside it.
The candlelight reflected the two figures on the wall.
The laughter of the mist demon echoed.
“The Prince of Shadows is coming again... I’m really looking forward to it...”
*
The sun shines on the Jianhe River, and the surface of the river sparkles.
The spring was bright, but a black cloud was particularly dazzling above the royal palace.
Boom! !
From the black cloud, a thick thunderbolt as big as the mouth of a bowl fell.
It's a third-ring spell, a thunder-calling technique!
In the courtyard, the white-robed mage tapped his staff and instantly turned the thunder into wisps of smoke. He smiled and said:
"Not bad, it seems that you have fully understood the memory crystal. The recorded spell is gone.”
The snow owl was wearing a monocle and sat on the treetop, indifferent.
Candra took a closer look and found that the snowy owl was asleep with its eyes open.
But even when sleeping, its breathing rate is still consistent with the meditation method taught by Candela.
Candra was a little confused and murmured:
“Can you meditate in your dreams?”
“Teacher——”
Yesterday Yeats had I explained the things that needed to be paid attention to in detail with Snow Owl, but I still felt a little uneasy.
He found Candela and asked:
"I would like to ask, as the trainer of the snowy owl, can I pass the portal and compete with the snowy owl?"
"Of course. No, you are not a contestant." Candela said dumbly, "Unless there are special circumstances?"
"For example... Minerva's divine realm. , was invaded by dark wizards or cultists," Candela said.
Yeats thought for a while and said: "In other words, if an enemy breaks into the trial, I can follow him in?"
"I will be guarding the outside of the portal."
Candra smiled confidently: "Unless another god intervenes, there will never be a so-called special situation!"
Yeats: "..."
Teacher, don’t raise the flag It's almost impossible to insert it on my back!
(End of this chapter)