Chapter 57: The Ladder (1)

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Hohenheim, said to be the name of the first mage, the small village named after it has become the largest human city today after thousands of years of exhibition, and the only metropolis with a population of more than 100,000 after the fall of the old empire.

As early as the beginning of the Silver Age, Bray was already a legendary archmage, and as one of the few surviving Sages, he rarely interfered with the outside world, and the fact that he wanted to see Link by name caused a huge wave within the council. Not only in the mage world, but after the news spread, the entire Big 6 was curious about who the new guardian of the Pillar of the Earth was, so that the Great Sage, who had not asked about the world for a long time, could personally summon him.

Considering safety concerns, Hull personally led a group of Wind Falcon to Hohenheim, where Link hid and did not use spells, making it difficult to distinguish him from other Wind Falcon just by appearance.

For the first time in hundreds of years, the druids representing the League of Nature and the Children of Nature have stepped into the realm of Hohenheim, and the mages of the Dead House have left the Academy and their respective towers to watch this rare sight. Led by a giant eagle, a black cloud of hundreds of falcons obscured the sky, and when they descended, Hohenheim lifted the outer barrier of protection.

Dressed in red and blue robes, mages stood silently at the highest point of the city, where a staircase stretched into the sky, small enough for a man to walk.

After sending the people in, Hel left with the Wind Falcon through the gap in the barrier that was about to close.

"The Great Sage is waiting for you above. The blue-robed mage bowed slightly at Link, and the red-robed female mage turned slightly sideways, following her gaze, Link noticed that the narrow staircase was not only suspended in the air, but also translucent, and the higher it went, the lighter the color and outline became.

Link stretched out his feet to step on the stairs, and the soles of his feet came into contact with the staircase of unknown substance, making a dull and strange sound, as if stepping on some hollow object, producing the sound of expelling air. Stepping on the other foot, although there was still a strange sound, the stairs on the soles of the feet were unusually smooth, neither shaking nor softening.

Ascending the endless staircase that doesn't know where it leads, with each step, you feel the burning gaze behind you increase a point. Link became more and more frightened as he walked, and the already translucent staircase under his feet gradually faded, and he stood in the air as if he were hanging in the air, with no way ahead.

"Whew...... Suck...... Call...... Inhaling ......" repeats the action of exhaling air deep in and out, which is Link's method of self-regulation.

Calm down! Don't mess around! Such a formal greeting is certainly not a disappointment or a joke. This should be a test given by the great sage Bray, the road is here, and it is my own problem not to see it.

Seeing through invisibility? No, it's not a simple invisibility.

Link used Divine Perception to see the stairs diverging and crisscrossing like a maze of ways to tell which one was real. He used the Divine Revelation again, and only one path emitted a white fluorescence, and Link was about to step on it, but the fluorescence gradually dimmed. He hurriedly used his newfound special skills, and the gods appeared. The fluorescent light that marked the correct path continued to flicker, and Link at this time no longer cared about where the ladder led, and ran quickly, disappearing from the mage's sight in a few moments.

"It's up. The red-robed female mage said as she stared in the direction in which Link had disappeared.

"It's no surprise that the Children of Nature carry the power of the gods. The blue-robed man replied with a calm expression.

"You're not curious at all, what is Master Bray looking for him?"

The blue-clothed mage didn't answer, and directly activated the teleportation spell and left.

"This ladder...... Sooner or later, I'll go up too. Looking up at the transparent and textureless staircase the higher she went, the red-robed female mage muttered away.

At the end of the ladder is an object modeled after the Ring of Edgar, which is three-dimensional, unlike the patterns seen in the heritage and books. The two rotating rings of gold and silver looked like armillary spheres, and the crosshairs representing the elements inside also rotated on their own.

Circling around Edgar's circle, Link didn't see anyone other than him.

"Anyone? Hello ~ Bray...... Master?"

After the words were spoken, Link realized that a shadow was sitting next to him, and it slowly got up, its outline gradually became clear and its color gradually deepened, and finally it became an old man in a white robe. The weather-beaten face gave a sense of the vicissitudes of time, and Link subconsciously retreated.

"I'm Bray...... the old man's first sentence was a little confused and confused, and when he repeated this sentence again, his cloudy eyes became sharp, "Yes, I'm Bray." ”

"Welcome to the ladder, young Chosen One, the meeting place of the mortal and the holy, the dividing point of the law. The voice of the Great Sage Bray was not as old as his face, but was full of magnetism, "First, congratulations on finding the right path. ”

It's all by divine power, or I won't be able to reach half of it...... Link thought silently in his heart.

Not all clergy can cross this line, which means that you are favored by God. ”

Broken by Bray's words, Link laughed dryly twice and went straight to the point, "You showed me to see me, why?"

"Hundreds of years ago, I was out of the world and reached the rank of a saint. But there was one thing that had not been resolved for a long time, and I had to stay in the material world. ”

Whatever cannot be solved by sanctification, I will not be able to do it. Alas~ Oops, forget jì He has mind reading. As soon as Link finished complaining, he immediately regretted his habitual actions.

Bray chuckled twice, not blaming, as he handed a palm-sized crystal bottle to Link.

"I need an untainted source of magic. ”

"What's that?" If it was an acquaintance, Link might answer, can you eat it?But in front of this so-called strongest mage in the human race, he didn't dare to make a mistake, and he had a stronger sense of restraint in the face of Bray than in the face of Hull.

"The source of mana is Edgar's purest water, which can only be collected near the pillar of water. If you can accomplish this difficult task, I will hand over Lena's relics to you. "What Bray said was light and light, but it sounded like thunder in Link's ears.

Lena's relics!

Based on his previous experiences, Link concluded that the so-called relic must be Lena's Destiny Artifact, accompanied by the Destiny Spirit.

I didn't think that Hohenheim was the main line, and without unraveling how Harsh Winter took over Lena's body and deceived Suven, it was impossible to break the law of cause and effect that it imposed on the whole conspiracy.

It's just that...... Why did the Great Sage ask me to help him retrieve the source of his magic? According to the distribution of earth, fire, and wind, the pillar of water must be due north, where it is the territory of the undead, and the frost and cold are worried that they will not be able to catch me. Moreover, Brecon can trade with me with Lena's relics, he must know what I want to do, why wouldn't the mage who claims to be the strongest in the human race come forward to solve the frost?

Link used intelligence analysis against Bray, and although the number he came up with was as pitiful as Hull's, the level was as high as 8o! It was completely possible to crush the frosty 5o level, and if this old man made a move, he would definitely be able to kill the guy from the inside out, and Iris and the glow elves would not have to retreat to the sea, and they would not cause so much trouble.

Link didn't deliberately suppress the thoughts in his head, he just wanted to know, even the children of nature, who claimed not to interfere with the balance, were involved, why as a human being and the strongest title, why didn't Bray get rid of the frost and cold? 100,000 people died in the Northern Battle alone, which is equivalent to the population of Hohenheim, and he couldn't bear to see so many lives die......

"The stronger you are, the more you are bound by the law, not only you and me, but also the gods. Bray replied blandly, asking Link about his decision by the way.

"Why me?" Hull is also a child of nature, and he is stronger than me in terms of rank and ability, so why not choose him?

"Because you're a lifeweaver. "Bray doesn't talk much, but he gets to the point every time.

"Last question, what does it mean to be an untainted source of magic?" Link always felt that something was wrong with this sentence.

Bray was silent for a moment, his wizened fingers reaching for the spinning Edgar ring, the gold and silver circles symbolizing light and darkness overlapping, the hands of the four elements converged into a line, and a deep and dark portal opened in the center of the ring.

"The pillar of water has been polluted by the undead, and the source of pure magic can only be found by going back to the past. ”

This kind of plot is very common in the game, and Link didn't think there was anything wrong with it, he took the crystal bottle, "How am I going to get back?"

"I've laid down the law of cause and effect, and you can come back if you get the source of your magic. Don't worry about whether your strength can cope with the dangers encountered, go back to the past, and the ability of the children of nature will be greatly enhanced. ”

Bray has everything calculated, Link can't and can't refuse, and if he wants Lena's relics, he must go back in time to help him retrieve the source of pure magic.

Drilling into the portal, the light flashed wildly, stabbing Link from opening his eyes, only listening to the whirring wind in his ears.

Am I falling?

In an instant, it turned into a peregrine falcon flapping its wings, and finally avoided the danger of falling to death.

When his eyes adjusted to the strong sunlight, Link realized that he was above the endless ocean, and the harsh light came from the refraction of the shallow sea, and the situation improved when he lowered the altitude.

Link wondered where he had been teleported, and I had heard that the Storm Sea had a harsh climate and strong winds and waves all year round, so it shouldn't be such a peaceful and beautiful scene.

A fish suddenly jumped out of the sea, and the splash of water slapped on his face to bring a coolness, Link looked down and saw where the fish was, it was clearly a Naga with a human head and a snake on his head.

One by one, more and more naga broke through the water, greeted Link in a friendly manner, and addressed him as 'the messenger from the east.' ’

The Peregrine Falcon is the embodiment of Gasos, and the Wind Pillar is in the east, which seems to be true...... Link acquiesced to the Naga's name for him, and was guided to change the direction of their flight, and these underwater creatures were able to navigate the water without even wiggling their tails.

After flying for about half an hour, an island appeared on the surface of the sea, the scope was not large, and the white pillar of light that soared into the sky revealed its identity - the pillar of water, and the power of the water god Andrea converged.