Dressed in a mage's robe, Albert walked quickly, nearly tripping himself to the ground if it weren't for the robe's lightness enchantment.

He was in too much of a hurry.

If it weren't for the fact that he was holding this large handful of alchemy semi-finished products in his hand, it would have been of great use in the future, and I am afraid that Albert would have already thrown it away and ran away. The news he had heard was not a waste of his time.

In the territory of Jinlunga, there are undead armies.

This was something he had been worried about earlier, and the hidden dangers of the vast forest had always been Albert's goal. It's just that although all the possibilities have been listed, the young black wizard can't imagine that there are really undead hiding in it, and there are quite a few of them.

And then the most urgent point -

Kim Lunga is being attacked.

Upon hearing the news from the gnolls, Albert jumped up from his chair and nearly knocked over two vials of active potion. He hurried to the outer city walls, and asked about the details of the gnolls, and only then did he understand what had happened: half a day earlier, he had returned to the alchemy room to prepare, and during this time Commander Kunali had been supervising the city defenses. As the supreme military commander, he has long arranged the defense of the city, and the jackals don't know how to use the equipment, so Assesis personally demonstrated, whether it is equipped with a magically guided XII type repeater, or a psionic watchtower commonly used by Endymion, or even a magic cannon that integrates dwarf technology, Acesis can be manipulated freely, that kind of state is simply a pity that there are not thousands of Acesis in this world, otherwise this Golden Lunga City does not need to recruit troops, Acesis is definitely the best defensive force.

The current strength is limited, not counting the Kunali Broken Sword Guard, the defensive force in the City of Origin is only thirty-five gnolls and twenty-two lizardmen. and thirty armor puppets with varying damages, oh, and a two-legged wyvern with a bandage on its tail. In terms of numbers, it may be more than enough to defend a small city, but Jinlunga is not a small city, and there are only 22 shooters out of these nearly 100 people. It was difficult for Assesis to satisfy him, and in the end, he carefully selected and found six of the strongest and most accurate lizardmen archers to be stationed on the inner city walls, and the rest were all pressed against the outer city walls, the lizardmen shooters were responsible for shooting, and the others began to sort out the defensive tools such as rolling wood and stone, and at the same time ordered to set up pots and boil water under the city.

But it was at this time that Assesis saved a man.

"What about people? What about those who came in? ”

Albert rushed out of the gates of the inner city and shouted impatiently from afar.

A simple camp under the outer city walls. Various creatures were preparing props for defense, and some of them even stepped forward to salute when they saw Albert running over. The black-haired man sat on a log and wrapped himself in bandages, his face was already full of shock, but now when he saw this scene, he was even more surprised.

"Huh? Ah, sorry. ”

Two dark shadows appeared in front of him, and the black-haired man noticed that two tall Kunari seemed to be moving the log. The black-haired man hurriedly got up from the log.

"Presumably you're the one Acesis rescued from the outside, right?"

His actions caught Albert's attention, and he walked briskly from the mage. I originally wanted to shake hands with him, but who knew that the alchemy materials in my arms were in the way, so I had to give up in the end. He stopped one of the Kunali Broken Sword Guards and motioned for him to take it from his bosom.

"Ah, that, are you the lord here?"

The black-haired man watched as the horned creature on his head silently took what Albert was holding and stepped aside. There was still an expression of disbelief on his face.

Albert's hands were liberated, and only then did he have the kung fu to perform a mage etiquette, "I haven't introduced myself yet, I'm Albert, welcome to Jinlunga City." I'm here...... Well, you can understand it as the Secretary of State for the Interior. ”

"Well, I'm Samael, and I'm very, honored."

The corner of the black-haired man's eyes twitched, what the hell is going on in this territory......

"I'm sorry that Lord Lord's absence is here, so can you tell me about it? What happened to you in the forest? It is said that there are undead creatures outside the city, and Albert has no time to greet him, and he asks questions directly.

"Ah, yes, I was originally on a climbing adventure from the cliff, and after climbing up, I ran into an undead monster, and I was too careless to kill it before it could deliver a message, and I was targeted by the undead, and then I was able to break through thanks to a lake elf, and she said she was going home, so I ran here under her guidance." When it came to the matter of the undead, the black-haired man Samael was cool, and told Albert what he had encountered.

This time it was Albert's turn to twitch at the corner of his eye.

"The lake elf you're talking about can't be called Arieti?"

Samael had a blank expression, "Oh! You really know each other! ”

No, I never wanted to know such an idiot.

Albert sneered, nodded and continued to ask, "So did you see the undead who were tracking you?" Do you know the quantity and variety? ”

"There are six vampires chasing after me, and I don't see the other undead," Samael shrugged his shoulders with a look of regret on his face, "probably because I was running too fast for them to catch up." ”

This guy ......

Albert was speechless, and suddenly noticed two spears of different colors behind him, "You are very good at spearmanship?" ”

"Ah, not bad." Samael nodded, looking at the spear with a look of obvious pride.

"So, can I ask you to participate in the defense of the city?" Albert suddenly made an invitation.

"Okay."

This guy actually responded simply.

"Hmm...... I wonder if you're so sloppy. Albert stared into Samael's eyes and didn't shy away from saying what was on his mind. This faint sentence was not loud, but the black-haired man instantly felt several eyes fall on him, and he didn't need to think about it to know that those creatures of completely different races were gathering at this moment, and he was afraid that he would immediately pounce on him and kill him on the spot if he made the slightest move.

He was quite confident in his own strength, after all, he was the one who could break through surrounded by six vampires, but since he met Assesis and the nineteen Kunali Broken Sword Guards. Samael could not afford even the slightest ill thought in his heart.

There can be no mistake, it must be the Kunali!

Samael was so sure that he spoke more sincerely, "You can rest assured that even if you don't say it, I want to help." It's in the nature of men to fight. Besides, I brought these undead here, and of course I have an obligation to help you defend yourself. "Not to mention helping such an army of all kinds of creatures.

To be honest, he was very curious.

"In that case, please report to Assesses, after all, he is the military director." Albert shrugged his shoulders, then motioned for the Kunali soldiers, who were holding the materials and did not move, to follow him up to the tower, and turned back halfway through, "How are your injuries?" Why don't you go together? ”

Samael grinned, "I can't ask for it." ”

When the glorious light that heralded the completion of the mission rose from under Green's feet and went straight into the sky. Surprisingly, Green was not in a mood of joy, but was surrounded by deep doubts.

He didn't know what the purpose of this trial mission was, and he wasn't even sure what he was here for. Salvation? Redeem whom? How to redeem? He didn't think he had ever done that, and frankly, Green didn't even think he had a good idea, because he was always in the position of a loser in this memory space, even though he tried his best in the end. But it still ended in failure and failed to rescue the purple-haired goddess Tearbell.

Speaking of tear bells. Again, there are many mysteries.

Who is she? Is it a person with the woman in the dream? And the last scene...... Is it another dream? That kiss...... There is also a change in her feelings......

Green sighed heavily, always feeling that this trial was confused, and he couldn't let go of it from the bottom of his heart.

He sat on the ground, let the light envelop him, and teleported himself back to where the trial had begun.

"Congratulations, the second phase of the trial is complete—"

Return to the valley of the Origin Lands. Around a green meadow, the vast sound came again, finally interrupting Grimm's thoughts. Green was stunned for a moment, then opened the system log and saw that the achievement task for the second stage had been completed. Wait for him to deliver to the auditor.

Is that done?

Green sat on the ground and didn't get up, he looked up in confusion, as if there were a pair of eyes in the air that could meet him.

"Your watch is good."

The voice in the sky was very sure, which couldn't help but make Green even more confused. After leaving the world of memory, he felt the strangeness of the two worlds, not only the impact of the defeat of each action, but also the fact that living in that past time period would make the boy's mood fluctuate. If you have to use a metaphor, every moment in the memory space is like a pebble thrown down in the right place, rippling round and round in Green's heart.

And now his mentality has finally calmed down.

“…… So, Lord Auditor, does the memory space have any effect on the mood of the trialist? Green asked, looking straight at the sky.

"You can observe this, it's really remarkable, the so-called memory space, in terms of time span, determines the difficulty of the trial, in short, it is the cognitive change brought about by the difference of the times, and this is also for the second stage of assessment."

Green thought for a moment, as if he understood and as if he couldn't.

Voices rumbled in the air.

"King Luo's child, are you very confused?"

Green nodded, this time he wasn't going to let go of any doubts.

"Al said that this trial is very important, and although I don't know how I got through it, since you have spoken, I would like to ask some questions—questions that I have wanted to ask for a long time."

He almost had a stubborn look on his face, ready to be rejected by the reviewer, and then impress the reviewer with his persistence. However, to Green's surprise, the examiner did not hesitate to speak as he expected, and this time, the examiner readily agreed.

"You've already passed the second stage of the trial, and you deserve it."

The Inquisitor's voice faded through the air until it died out entirely. Green was stunned for a moment, called twice and did not respond, and was wondering where the examiner had gone, when the sky suddenly darkened, and Green watched the sky gradually become cloudy, and rolling thunder roared. With the purple electric silver snake churning in the sea of clouds, there is a scene of torrential rain.

Damn, don't I just ask for answers? Can you use such a big stance?

Green was startled, he didn't think that his curiosity would actually provoke the examiner, and he was about to apologize and retract the question, when a white lightning bolt suddenly crossed the cloudy sky. A huge black shadow appeared in a trance in the clouds.

The cyan wind tore through the sky, and the scales and claws that were revealed surprised Green.

It was a dragon, a combination of Eastern and Western styles, with a slender body and wings. Green looked up in amazement, and his suffocating form, one of his two huge front paws, was two or three times larger than himself.

That's not something like an ordinary dragon.

“…… If you can pass the second stage of the trial, the identity of the son of the costume has been basically determined. According to the agreement of the first highness, I will show my form. ”

The cyan dragon spoke slowly, and the heavy and powerful voice immediately made Green understand that this was the real body of the Inquisitor.

"My name, Phantom."

Well...... Uncle Lan.

Hearing that strange name, Green didn't hesitate to choose a name for the reviewer that was friendly and friendly to newcomers.

- What's just the immediacy of that super-bald head in your mind?

"Young man, what questions do you have. Although it is brought up here. ”

The voice of the Examiner's phantom ghost sounded softer than the few times they had met before. Probably because of the second trial, Greenton had a very different perception of it. However, when Green listened to its previous words, he was more inclined to the meaning that his identity had been determined, so he showed such a gentle attitude.

So this guy only has a good face for the official son of the uniform?

"That, Phantom Ghost...... Can I call you by a nickname or something? ”

Green scratched his head, and his heart was not very bottom. His request is tantamount to self-cooking. It's just that the huge Qinglin dragon gave him a little bit of a good face, and he thought about calling it by his own name, and if Albert saw it, he couldn't help but be horrified.

It's like kicking your nose in the face.

However, the Requisitor's reaction was once again beyond Green's expectations, and the dragon nodded slowly in the air.

"It's okay, I'm in charge of the review of the trial space. But you're still a fateful contract creature of the Son of Uniform, and now that you've completed the second phase of the trial, you can call me whatever you want with a normal contract creature, without any restraints. ”

Green had a happy look on his face, and then cautiously shouted, "...... Uncle Lan? ”

The phantom grimace was expressionless, and seemed to neither accept nor reject the title.

- Uncle Green is right to take it as a recognition.

"So, Uncle Lan," Greene paused and began his question, "First of all, I want to know, why do you keep calling me ...... 'King Luo's child'?" ”

The body of the Qinglin Dragon seemed to be completely fixed in the air, and although it spoke slowly to reply, its body remained motionless.

"It seems that you don't know much about your origins."

Green had a puzzled expression, he really didn't know much about the boy's background - and now, he fully recognized that it was his own background. All the memories are the small house in White Rock City, the craftsman's father, the housewife's mother, and the sister who has hated herself since she was a child and is only extremely cold to herself.

The young man spread his hands helplessly, this can only be said to be an ordinary family, although the relationship between sister and brother is not harmonious, he cares a lot, but after all, it is completely a bad feeling of one party, and he himself still hasn't figured out how little Green made his sister disgusted.

“…… I see, it seems that Zegor didn't tell you a qiē, and he must have his intentions, so I don't want to talk more. ”

The dragon's expressionless words directly blocked the problem. However, although Green was puzzled, he finally knew that it was related to his life experience, and it could be regarded as some kind of Cheng dù puzzle, and it seemed that if he wanted to get a specific answer, he still had to find that unreliable uncle.

But as soon as he thought of the stab he couldn't help but say, Green would still involuntarily shudder to this day.

"So...... Can you tell us about this trial? To be honest, I had no idea how I got to guò. ”

The second question is the one that Green is most confused about right now.

Qinglin Dragon paused, and when he spoke again, there was a hint of exclamation in his voice, "The so-called second stage trial is the most difficult and important trial. You can probably guess that the first stage of the trial examines the 'ability' of the son of the inherited uniform, that is, the test of domination and means, while the second stage of the trial examines the 'heart' of the son of the inherited uniform. ”

"The task of the trial space was personally arranged by His Royal Highness the First Dynasty, and of the three stages of trial, he valued the second stage the most, so he put the most effort into this stage. The instructions you receive are to redeem the people in your memory, but the real evaluation is to analyze your every move in the memory space psychologically and characteristically. ”

"Your journey in memory space, as you are disappointed, hovers between what you do and what you don't take, and ultimately fails. But this is not your incompetence, you may not have noticed that the creatures of that era were more capable of fighting than they are now, and that you were fighting against a much more powerful human race - in fact, you should not have been able to defeat such a number of mourners, all by your own will and faith, beyond the suppression of memory. ”

"Maybe according to your goal, you did 'fail' in this trial, but what I see is your persistence after every failure, your determination to what you believe in, and the courage to oppose the great strength of the person important in your heart. I have already found the highest standards set by the first highness, and this trial, compared to the previous sons of military uniforms, you deserve it. ”

At this point, Green was dumbfounded. He didn't expect that he would be defeated by failure. But when he raised his head, he saw the behemoth figure of the phantom ghost, although his face was expressionless, he was sure that the censor would not joke on him, that is, he actually suffered from gains and losses in the memory space!

"So...... The instructions you gave me were a cover? Green asked incredulously.

"The instructions I gave you are not wrong, the so-called memory person, when you resolutely step into it, are you not in the memory?"

The phantom replied.

"Whoever you want to redeem is yourself" (to be continued......