Overworld

The sky is clear, the sky is cloudless, and the moist smell of the ocean lingers on the tip of the nose, and a deep breath can give a sense of penetration.

White seabirds hovered overhead, refusing to leave the ship called the Midsummer, and the clear and deep blue waters of the Poison Dragon Sea below could faintly see schools of black fish skimming under the boat, brown turtles, green seaweed, colorful spotted fish, and various other sea creatures.

"It is said that the sea used to be turquoise, and the dragon Pluto slept in the depths of the ocean, waking up from its slumber on the first day of autumn and swallowing the entire sea of ships. So that time of year is the time when this ocean is closed to sailing. ”

Extremely bored, Charles sells the knowledge he has gained from reading books. These are things that no locals know, but Connie, a native of the Chauvinistic Empire, knows nothing about them.

"Then why is it blue now?"

"Who knows, maybe Pruto was killed." Charles said, looking at the flat blue sea heading to him, and couldn't help frowning and asking, "How long do we have to get there?" ”

"I don't know." Connie winked at him and said, "Brother Zachary said it was a moving island, maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, maybe it would be seen in a while." ”

"Did he tell you the same thing half a month ago?"

"That's right." Connie nodded, "But that's actually good, it's a vacation, I've never seen the sea." ”

"It's not bad for someone who doesn't get seasick." Charles said, sighing inexplicably.

He wasn't bothered by seasickness, but something else.

On the third day of Brother Zachary's visit to Connie, Charles was forced to drop everything and follow the two men into the endless ocean below.

The goal is to find the Fenex who doesn't know where. Caroling.

It stands to reason that this kind of thing should not need to be mixed up with Charles, in a sense, although he is a "party", his strength is low, and even if he finds it, he will not be able to provide any help at all.

But Zachary didn't expect him to help much, or rather, Zachary was counting on Charles' help - but only for the hair.

Every three or two days, he would pull off a few of his hairs and mutter, and then the boat would change direction, sometimes to the east, sometimes to the west, as if to determine the direction.

"You've touched the notebook, and it's your aunt's belongings, and your aunt has been in contact with someone on that island." Zachary once explained.

"So it only takes one of my hairs for you to go around that big circle and find that island?"

"Everything in the world has a cause and effect." The monk's serious words made Charles trance-like and gave birth to the illusion that he had traveled to the world of Xianxia. However, it was a white blonde and blue-eyed Western man who was shining brightly in front of him.

It would be nice if it were the Xianxia World, Charles muttered secretly. Edgeworth rides the wind, and the world is much more chic than he is now.

Of course, if it's the kind of miserable world where people eat people, then forget it.

When he was bored and in a daze, there was a sudden angry shout beside him.

"Tangerine, come back quickly!" ，

Charles looked up to see Connie crossing her back in anger, staring at a pony the size of a dog that had run to the railing at the edge of the deck and looked curiously out to sea.

That's right, a pony.

The hair on its body is white, and although it is very short, it is quite smooth, and the hair on its four hooves is like a holy fire, "burning" as it runs.

Charles thinks that this Connie's background must be extraordinary, otherwise she is obviously a rookie, but her strength is much higher than him, not to mention, can a legendary thing like a unicorn be raised by ordinary people?

Yes, the little thing looked like a horse, but its true face couldn't escape Charles' attention.

[The one-horned star cub of the Mars Mountains, the star spirit, cannot be ridden]

……

Turning his head to look at Connie, a message also appeared.

【Connie. Virya, born in the Chauvinistic Empire, aged between 18-21]

[She likes bright colors and hates gray and black]

[She has a certain kindness towards you]

[She is at the second ring level of the Church of Thorns]

……

Since the Eye of True Knowledge has become the True Eye, there are always some things that Charles does not understand, such as the Mars Mountains, which he knows, which is located on the border between Durin and the Alpine Kingdom, and with his memory, the unicorn seems to be another name for the unicorn, but he doesn't know anything about the star spirit.

Seeing Connie's pet returning to her step by step, Charles looked down several times, but did not see any difference between this "horse" and a normal mortal.

So he turned to asking, "What exactly is a ring?" ”

Before he left, he had been given some knowledge of power by the Rosacea mayor, but he knew more about his faction's common sense and some semi-public knowledge, and he had no way of knowing some of the secrets of the Church.

It didn't seem to be a secret, and there was no reason to keep it secret, so Connie replied calmly, "The ring is our ladder of growth. ”

Charles naturally knows this, but he doesn't know a lot of things, such as how to advance.

So he didn't interrupt Connie.

"Every time you step into a new ring, you feel like you're a new baby."

"What kind of freshman?"

"New life."

Charles thought to himself that this was the same as what he had learned from the lewd old man.

"Didn't anyone teach you that?" Connie asked strangely suddenly.

"Nope." Charles replied, then thought for a moment, and then added, "I joined the church not long ago. ”

"Then you may not be past the observation period, but it should be soon, so I'll tell you about it in advance."

Is there a trial period for this? Charles was secretly strange, but seeing that Connie didn't stop, he began to listen quietly.

"The Lord has nine rings, and with each ascending ring, we take a step toward the Lord until we reach heaven."

Soaring?

Charles didn't know much about this, the old man had said a lot, but he wasn't a full-time commentator, and he didn't stay long before leaving—he had mentioned the Thirteenth Steps of Flame or something.

It's about the same as the Nine Rings?

I secretly felt that this thing was a bit old-fashioned, and then subconsciously thought of a "long-bearded old man" with nine halos on his head gradually spreading.

Signal transmitter?

"Every time you improve your strength, there will be a qualitative change?"

"That's right, but in some ways, strength is not the main thing." Connie said: "Every time you advance, your whole person will change drastically, and that change is like ......"

"Life level?"

"You know what?"

"You just said that."

Connie's face turned red, and then she said, "Okay, then I'll pick what I didn't say." The changes in the level of life are well understood, for example, by your Bishop Feligi of Turin, and if you meet her, you will be able to understand this very clearly. ”

"What's wrong with her?"

"She has a pair of wings."

"Wings? Bright? ”

"That's right, she chose the path of angels, so when she reaches the end, she will become a real angel."

"That ......"

"In comparison, the Pegasus Path I chose is weaker than the Angel Path, but I am stronger than her in terms of rushing and escaping." As she spoke, she sighed: "So in fact, you should be able to guess that this path was not chosen by me, hey." ”

So when you reach the finish line, you'll be a horse?

Charles silently digested the information.

The so-called cultivation is divided into two categories, one is the kind of "occupation" that Charles remembers, and the other category, or the mainstream, is to transform one's life level, rather than cultivating with a human body.

Each level of life increases, the deeper the sense of this world, and the stronger the power that can be driven. Of course, life changes are bound to raise a range of other problems, some of which are good, such as racial talent.

There are bad things, such as changes in appearance and changes in nature......

"How many roads are there?"

"Who knows, there are as many sacred species as there are in heaven, and there are as many paths."

"So the Thorn Angels, the Moon Shadow Cats, the Dream Elves, and the others were all human in the beginning?"

"That's right."

"Aren't there any direct descendants?"

Connie shook her head, "When you choose the path, you don't have the right to have offspring. ”

Charles didn't seem to understand this, but he didn't think it was a big deal, so he asked, "And what are the promotion conditions?" ”

"Conditionally? Contribution? She said this with a little uncertainty, reminding Charles of something she had said earlier.

This seems to be a second generation, and there is no need to think about this kind of thing.

"Do you only need to contribute? Don't need anything else? For example, the spirituality has increased to a certain point, or the physique has become strong to a certain stage? ”

"As far as I know, no."

As she spoke, seeing Charles's face confused, she patiently explained: "Everyone's spirituality is fixed after adulthood, and everyone's physique also has an upper limit, and after reaching this upper limit, there is no way to enhance it. Some people are born spiritually strong and physically strong, so they have certain advantages in casting spells and fighting, but only that. The power that a simple human can obtain is limited, and the spells and strength cannot exceed the level of Initial Zero. ”

"You can get into the ring with some growth, but the order is after you advance, not before you advance."

"So the requirement to step into the ring is only contribution?"

"That's right, your contribution is there, and the church will naturally arrange for promotion."

"Doesn't that mean that if conditions permit, an ordinary person can be turned into the top master overnight?"

Connie shook her head: "No, it is said that continuous promotion is easy to collapse spiritually." ”

"Spiritual collapse?" Charles Xin said that this was another unfamiliar word, but seeing that she also seemed to understand whether she understood or not, he changed the subject.

"What about cultivating from an early age? Improve every once in a while, and when you reach adulthood, your strength must be not small, right? ”

"This is not good, this promotion process must wait until adulthood." Connie replied.

"Why?"

"I heard that it is because of the immaturity of the spirit before adulthood, and it is easy to get lost and become a real non-human, and the spiritual wisdom is lost."

As she spoke, Connie looked at Charles with a smile.

"So it's not too late for you, you seem like you're just an adult, right?"