Chapter 109: The Trial Resumes
The spirit was in a trance, the scenery in front of him changed rapidly, and he was so dizzy that he just wanted people to cover his eyes.
"Welcome back, it seems that finding your memories has taken a lot of your energy."
Before Green could stand still, the loud thunderous sound echoed through the valley, as if the sound of drums had spread out, and then quickly gathered around the boy.
Damn loud voice.
Green only felt that his eardrums seemed to be pierced for a moment, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart.
It looked like a small valley in the southern region, with lush greenery stretching up the slopes on either side, and the woods were all over the hills, and although there were some deep shadows, there was no unknown horror like when he first came, and he glanced around, and it was the same as when he first came, as if it would never change.
He's back.
Whether it was the environment or the sound, Green knew that he was already in the trial space, ready to participate in the second stage of the trial.
He had no companion to accompany him, and he was on his own.
"I haven't seen you in a while, but you seem to have grown a lot."
The rumbling voice in the air was no longer as indifferent as it had been at first glance, and it sounded more like a habitual spur from a strict elder to a junior. Green shrugged, he didn't have much love or hatred for the Censor who had dominated his trial mission, so he just nodded and thanked him, and then pulled out two engrams from his bag.
"Examiner, I have already obtained the memories you requested, but for a reason, I have obtained two memories, can you help me compare them?" Green stretched out his hands, and the shining crystals in his hands looked exactly the same, but Green only felt a sudden weight in his hands. The two crystals were obviously still in his hands, but they gradually revealed two colors, one blue and one purple.
"The darker the color, the more difficult the task."
To Green's request, the examiner replied bluntly, as if he knew that Albert would sue Green.
Is it harder to get darker?
Green looked at the purple crystal in his hand, and he remembered that he had placed the two crystals separately. It is to distinguish the origin of the memories among them - the blue one is the war memory of the dark elf revenant Nils, and the purple one is the crystal that was inexplicably filled after resisting the [Apostolic Will] of the phantom Nidhogg.
"Well, have you made a choice?"
The examiner urged, and Green looked at the blue crystal, and then at the purple and blackened crystal on his other hand, still a little hesitant in his heart.
Albert did say that. The higher the difficulty, the richer the memory rewards, but this is on the premise of the trial of Tongguò, once you fail, any reward is false, not to mention the existing identity of the son of the uniform. He wasn't sure if the existing contract creatures would be preserved in the event of failure, but even the slightest chance was acceptable. Again. He traveled to the foothills of the Suid Mountains, and struggled to obtain the memories of the dark elf Nils. If not, does it mean that the adventure was in vain?
He struggled to weigh it.
"Watch your time, I don't have a whole day waiting for you to decide."
The examiner's tone was a little stern, and the slight impatience it revealed made Green suddenly start.
"Your Highness Green, please remember. As an auditor, it can open an assessment of you at any time—"
This was the proverb that Albert had written on the scroll before leaving, and when he first read it, Green had only thought it was Ayr's habitual advice. But when he was alone in the trial space and heard the disgruntled tone of the reviewer, Green suddenly had a bold guess.
Is this a test of the auditor's decisiveness?
Bringing two crystals may be just an emergency situation for the auditor, but it is difficult to ensure that he will take advantage of this moment to observe and evaluate me privately. If I hesitate to choose, I will probably be regarded as a "person of poor mind", right? So if I pick a blue crystal after a choice, will it think that I am a "cautious and ungreedy person" who knows how to advance and retreat, or a "timid person who is afraid to move forward"? In the same way, even if I choose the purple crystal, then "reckless greed" and "intrepid adventurer" can't be directly determined, right?
So Green simply put away the two crystals, as if he had made a decision, but in fact, he grabbed them in the system backpack and handed them over to fate, no matter which one he was drawn, he would do his best to get through.
So the young man exhaled softly, pointed his finger casually, and then reached out and touched it—
A deep glow spilled from between Green's fingers.
"I'm going to choose this one."
The examiner seemed to let out an unfigurative light "oh", and then asked in a normal Yan sù tone.
"This is the final referee - are you sure?"
Green glanced at the dark crystal in his hand, the one that held the unknown memory. There was no dissatisfaction or surprise in his eyes, only a strong and firm determination.
I'll be sure to get through you!
"Thank you, Auditor, I've made up my mind." Green politely declined the Examiner's kindness, his face full of determination.
The sounds in the sky paused slightly, then rumbling again.
"Very well, Mr. Jolsmenna, I admire your courage and hope that you have the strength to match it."
Green was holding his breath, ready to enter the trial mission with full momentum, so when the examiner said this, he nodded subconsciously, and it wasn't until a suction force was generated in the air that the dark purple crystal was sucked into the air, and Green suddenly realized.
Wait, Jolesmenna? Who is this? How does it sound familiar?
But before he could ask, the engrammatics that the inquisitor had absorbed into the air seemed to be wrapped in the laws of the trial space, peeling off the cocoon layer by layer, and the delicate and extreme technique was even more wonderful than the most tender lover's caresses, and as soon as Green raised his head, his eyes were attracted by the brilliance, and all his thoughts fell into the quagmire, and he couldn't extricate himself from it.
The thoughts preserved by a special spell in the engram are like the crystalline oval of an egg skin neutralized with acid. Perfectly freed from the shackles of crystals, it appears in the air of the world.
"Your mission is to redeem the people in memory, and I, as an Inquisitor, remind you to use the power of wisdom more."
The deafening voice of the examiner was surprisingly calm at this sentence, and Green looked around a little dazedly, only to realize the green valley. At this moment, it has been surrounded by colors, and the original pure colors in the sky have begun to distort and transform reality under the transformation of that memory.
"Hopefully we'll see you again, good luck."
Directly ahead of Greene, a still recognizable road leads into the valley.
The second phase of the trial began.
The boy took a deep breath and noticed a system prompt, which turned on the backend to receive the follow-up task.
[Trigger Achievement Quest - Legacy Trial of the Sons of Uniform]
Mission Name: Legacy Trial of the Sons of Uniforms (2/3)
Task Type: Achievement Mission
Requirements: In the trial space, complete the redemption of the memory of the person.
Reward: Special ability
'On the merits. My heart is self-revealed'
"It's finally begun......"
Green returned the task to the task list, as Albert said, the task requirement is to redeem the characters in the collected memories, which is why the mage always supports Green to get a memory that he knows, and the understanding of the memory and the memory master is of great benefit to the completion of the trial task.
But choosing the memory that he didn't know where it came from, Green didn't regret it at all.
The Traveler's advantage is indeed his foresight of events, but he also believes in his own efforts. Sweat doesn't lie, and Green is confident that his efforts can accomplish the unfamiliar task.
He never believed in evil.
"So. So do it! ”
He raised his foot and walked towards the exit of the valley, and then until he took the foot that crossed the valley, the color in the air instantly reversed, as if it was another trance, and by the time Green came back to his senses, the scenery in front of him was very different.
It's different from the last sheep farm. It was quiet all around, and he couldn't hear the slightest movement of the north wind, which was constantly blowing around him.
It's like dead silence.
Green took two steps forward, as if a dream had been reset, and the scenery on both sides gradually became clearer. He saw himself walking along the path among the beautiful black pines. Looking back, there was only a deep green as far as the eye could see, and the valley from which it had set out was gone.
Green smacked his lips slightly.
This is the memory that belongs to the purple crystal.
After walking forward for a while, the sound in the young man's ears finally returned, and the first sound came to his ears, which was the solo of the cicada, and the lonely singing of insects was particularly loud.
Green glanced to his left, unable to see anything in the dark forest. He reacted and looked up at the sky, where the environment was completely stable, and the time seemed to be night.
A Midsummer Night?
Grimm walked as the sound of insects faded away, and the sound of musical instruments could be heard in the distance. It's not the ethereal and seductive singing voice of the legendary Siren, but a human instrument that sounds like an ensemble of a lyre and an organ, and the crisp music and joyful tunes make you feel happy to listen to.
Green blinked, and the light in front of him grew brighter again. The woodland on either side became sparse, and the open space became more and more open, allowing him to look into the distance, the brightly lit and lively place, there was a city of the utmost classic, the style of which Grimm must have not seen for at least a hundred years, although the stars were brightly lit, and it seemed to be as prosperous as most of the city, and the towering and cross-cutting walls that surrounded the city were even comparable in scale to the glorious city of Miert and the Genting city of Crowlanton.
These two were the capitals of the Kingdom of Rhodeland and the Barron Empire.
He was a little surprised.
The five recognized powers on the continent of Cabez are the kingdom of Rhoderan and the Barron Empire, the kingdom of the elves of the Winter Forest, the country of barbarians Tania, and the country of mages Endymion. In addition to these five, there are hundreds of small countries and independent territories scattered on the mainland, but none of them can match the scale of these five countries, so in Green's impression, he has an impression of any slightly famous city.
But he had no idea where he was, and he wasn't even sure if this memory would lead him to the continent of Cabez.
Because in Green's guess, it was the memory of the Apostle Nied Hogg.
At least, it wasn't on the continent of Cabez he was familiar with.
Walking down the gradually widening mountain road, Green could see the town built around the city. There are several tents on both sides of the avenue, and the lights in the tents reflect the inside as if it were daytime. Around the tents, the town was filled with fruits, vegetables, and wine barrels, and a large number of merchants pulling carts, and there was even a stage set up not far away, on which the clowns who performed the circus did their best to make amusement. The actors held hands with each other and sang and danced as the townspeople sang and laughed as they immersed themselves in a sea of joy and laughter
Obviously, it's a holiday celebration.
Green stopped on the nearest hillside, and stood alone by the babbling beach, starry overhead, moonlight on his shoulders like every midsummer night.
But the boy quickly frowned.
Green could clearly see the taverns in the town, but he had never seen the strangely shaped barrels. Even the way the empty barrels were placed made strange to him, so he turned his gaze to the celebration, where the people were dressed in styles that had long been lost among the kingdoms, and Green remembered that he had not found any region where the humans were so habitual.
Where the hell is this?
He rubbed his boots and walked slowly, deciding to keep going. The road ahead may not be the focus of this memory. But there is absolutely no information to be obtained by lingering.
In the light of the moon, Green soon realized that he had made the right decision.
Stepping on the pebbles and crossing the stream. Walking in the direction of the light source in the distant town, the stones here were slightly damp, Green was careful not to fall into the water, as soon as his feet fell to the ground on the opposite bank, Green suddenly moved, and sighed. Unconsciously look to your left.
To his left, there was a dense forest, almost the last pine forest on the side of the road leading to the town. But it was such a conspicuous place that Green felt that something was not normal.
He stopped, twitching his nose. I smelled the faint fishy smell in the air, like some kind of rust.
That's the smell of blood.
Green narrowed his eyes, and his hand reached out to the Flame Shadow beside him, but he felt empty, and then he remembered that the Flame Shadow Sword had already been broken by the transmission pulse of the gold and silver energy twin swords.
So he clasped his fingers on the mechanism of his Hidden Blade and walked towards the forest.
The boy paused for a moment, listening carefully to the sound behind the dense forest.
There was silence.
So Green pushed aside the dense bushes, and the artist was bold enough to go in alone. But just as he pushed aside the third bush of trees, the sight in front of him made Green subconsciously shrink his neck.
This is an ordinary glade, but at this time, it is completely filled with human corpses, blood flows into the land, and even converges into a sticky river, and the pungent smell of the convergence can't help but make Green frown.
“…… No more than an hour at most. ”
Green crouched down and scrutinized the corpses, they were all strong men, and they were more obese. Most of them had fatal wounds from piercings, presumably from arrows or crossbows, while the arrows had been removed. Green also saw that a small number of people were hacked to death by sharp blades, and guessed that it was the people who were lucky enough to avoid the shooting, but in the end, they could not escape their fate.
Who are they?
Looking at these human corpses dressed in brown wide clothes, Green couldn't help but have deep doubts. At such a time of celebration, this brutal murder was buried outside the town, and more importantly, it was obviously a certain team that died, probably for the celebration, so one can't help but ask, why would anyone want to kill a whole team of people who participated in the celebration?
After a moment's hesitation, Green reached out and rummaged through the corpses piled up in the mound, and finally found a badge when he turned his hands red and turned over a corpse.
A brass dragon head fire-breathing badge.
But what Green cared about the most was the hat on the dragon's head. It's a pity that this badge is rough in workmanship, and it is not carved up, it is probably made directly using some kind of mold, Green carefully identified it for a while, but he still couldn't recognize what kind of hat was wearing on the dragon's head, so he had to reluctantly accept the badge first, as a clue prop for this massacre.
"Wandering in memory is not like wandering around aimlessly like a sandbox game, everything you see is directly related to the task you are about to complete."
Recalling the precious inscriptions on Albert's scroll, Green was almost certain that this so-called "redemption" mission was probably inseparable from this large-scale murder, and perhaps the ultimate goal was to find the murderer.
But would the Dragon Apostle have something to do with this kind of thing?
Green couldn't help but wonder if his initial assumption was that a death of this magnitude would seem too small compared to the famous Vanguard of Chaos.
"May you return to the arms of Luna."
Green stood up and whispered a prayer. He had no native worship for the gods, but out of respect for the Mother of Creation and the dead, he was willing to pray to the ancient god Luna in the tradition of the Kabez, even though he knew that it was just a re-simulation of the Trials Space, but at least he wanted to be worthy of his heart.
The boy had no time to bury the body, so he had to withdraw from the forest. He went back to the stream and washed his hands, then looked back at the miles of villages and towns, and finally fixed his eyes on the city beyond.
Since his task is to redeem the people of memory, he must first find the so-called people of memory. Obviously, these dead people are not people of memory, Green has no connection with them, and it is impossible to absorb the memories of these people, not to mention that since these people were dead at the time, it is naturally impossible to show the plot later, so the so-called people of memory must still be on the road ahead.
And in this way of thinking, since the field of vision is not fixed on the nearby villages, but on the situation that provides Green up to the castle, it is clear that the village is just the only way for him to go forward, and the ultimate goal is to enter the city, otherwise why let him see such a large "sticker"?
"If a village or town celebrates, it's either a unique festival or an important day in the city."
Green shook the cool droplets off his hands and whispered to himself.
Then an indescribable smile suddenly appeared on the young man's face.
"That's interesting."
He stood, regrouped, and walked toward the town—or the Stronghold, farther away.
"Come on, give me a surprise, let me see what kind of plot this so-called difficult memory trial is!" (To be continued......)