Chapter 40: The Fruit of the Tree of Wisdom
When he came back to his senses, Josius found himself lying on a patch of grass, and he struggled to open his eyes, his strength gradually recovering.
For the first time, the first thing he saw was at his limbs.
Because the Psychic Demon Realm will turn him into some other creature as a reflection of the mind.
This is what he cares about the most.
Then he saw a human hand, and legs.
"It's ......"
"That's not right!"
Josius found that he had not changed, but that he had become smaller, and he found a nearby river, and in the reflection of the water, he saw that he had become smaller.
It turned out that he was already seventeen years old, and his current body was more than ten years old.
When Joshua saw this, he didn't know whether to be glad that he hadn't turned into a strange animal, or to smile bitterly.
Was it a reflection of his heart that made him a child, or did the rules change here?
This made him confused for a moment.
Neither the former nor the latter could make him happy.
If it is due to the reflection of his heart, he has become a child, and the meaning of this represents makes him depressed.
He had always felt, even imagined, what an ugly monster he would surely become if he had entered that copy.
Joshua never thought that his heart would be visualized as a child, and he felt that his character should be even colder.
Of course, this does not mean that it is definitely the reason for the former, and it may also be due to the new rules.
Even if someone other than him enters, he will become a child.
He is more inclined to accept the latter than his own inner wavering, even if the result of the latter is more difficult than the former.
"Is it because of the Mark of the Fool, or is it because of the change here now and after the Cataclysm?"
After all, the background time of the continent and the present are not equal.
For example, the way the god Ashiya was treated, it was the difference that this asymmetry brought about.
A copy of the God of Deception, or possibly because of this.
"It's just...... A copy of itself, will change on its own? ”
This kind of thing is unheard of, and it may be another test for the god of deception.
Joshu gave up thinking about it, after all, there were still not many clues.
Other than that, there is only one proverb as a reminder:
The mediocre are easily deceived by appearances, and the wise are easily deceived by the truth.
The meaning of this sentence is worth his consideration.
The main point is probably above the second half of the sentence.
When Joshua appeared here, he discovered something that struck him as strange.
That is, whether it is flowers or trees, rivers, even fish in the water, and fruits on trees, they are all depicted as if they were in fairy tale books.
Even himself, he has become cartoonish, without the kind of flesh-and-blood realism that exists in reality.
Here, it's certainly not just a wood.
Joshua believed this, otherwise, it would not be a copy, but a trap.
And with that proverb prompting, he didn't think it was a trap.
After walking around the woods, Josius came to an orchard with all kinds of fruits.
Suddenly, a girl's call caught his attention.
It was the first time he noticed someone else's presence, and he walked briskly over it.
A little girl of more than ten years old, wearing a red dress and long gray hair, was next to a basket containing two apples, and her left hand was covering her buttocks.
"Well, it hurts."
"Stupid Xiaoguo, didn't you remember to pick me up if I accidentally fell off?"
In front of her, there was a winged, cartoonish red apple floating in the air, and the fruit was obviously round, but the upper part was bent, and it seemed to be aggrieved.
"What, you say you're too small? Hmph, I don't care! ”
As she spoke, the little girl turned her head away with a snort, and the red apple suddenly became anxious, circling around her, as if to make the girl happy.
The little girl probably wasn't really angry, and quickly forgave the flying apple with a smile on her face.
"Huh?"
The little girl noticed the sound of someone approaching, it was a little boy about her age, and she greeted happily at once.
"Hello, I haven't seen you in the village, my name is Aixi, what about you?"
Joshua smiled slightly, and he made a standard gentleman's salute, and said, "My name is Joshou, dear little lady. ”
"Little lady?"
Ai Xi wrinkled her small nose and said dissatisfiedly: "Hmph, I'm a little taller than you!" ”
When boys were young, it was indeed difficult to compare with girls in height, and Joxiu was indeed a little shorter than Ai Xi now.
Joxiu shook his head and smiled mysteriously, "I'm really older than you......"
Soon after, Joshua and Ai Xi mingled, and under the fruit tree, the girl's laughter continued.
Joxiu had a lot of strange things in her hands, which she had never seen before.
Even, Yoxiu told her some heroic stories on the mainland, and the stars appeared in Aixi's eyes when she heard it.
"Eh, Brother Joxiu, was that saint really rescued by you?"
Joxiu patted his chest and said, "Of course. ”
"Brother Yoxiu is so powerful, hmph, next time you must teach the God of War a good lesson that the big villain dares to bully the Holy Sister!"
Ai Xi clenched her little fist and said angrily, Obviously, this little girl, who was as simple as a blank piece of paper, had been coaxed into a daze by the old fox of Yoxiu......
"Ah, by the way, brother, I have two delicious fruits in this basket, do you want to eat them?"
"Here you go, you're one, I'm one!"
Ai Xi grinned and stuffed the apple-like fruit to Joshua, and then he realized that this fruit was so real.
Unlike other fruits, it doesn't give people a cartoonish feeling.
The doubts in his heart flashed, and Joxiu was glad to accept Ai Xi's kindness on the surface.
He didn't dare to eat those fruits, but now the fruits in hand have also been eaten, and they are fine.
Even for the sake of Ai Xi's enthusiasm and the purpose of Yoxiu, he would not give up.
Then, after taking the first bite, his face changed.
He found that his brain became extremely clear in an instant.
The taste, sweet, and crisp on the palate, like an apple.
"There is no such thing as apples in the Qilun Continent, and some ...... Only the fruit of wisdom! ”
You have eaten the fruit of the Tree of Wisdom.
+10 for your Intelligence.
Sure enough, Joxiu opened the data panel and got this prompt.
Intelligence, however, involves the ability to calculate and analyze, which is very important for the mage profession.
He is a fraudster, and his thirst for intelligence is even greater than that of mages.
"So, this tree is the legendary Tree of Wisdom?!"
Joshua looked up suddenly, and it was only now that he had really noticed this unremarkable fruit tree for the first time.
"According to ancient scriptures, in addition to the wisdom fruit and the branches and leaves of the wisdom tree, the wisdom tree actually contains a major secret......"
And the wisdom tree is not something that ordinary people can plant.
Now, Yoxiu has officially realized that this girl, Ai Xi, is not simple!
The girl looked at Joxiu curiously from the other side, and the two looked at each other, and Joxiu was shocked to find that there was a silver cross mark on the through hole in her left eye!
"It's ......"