Chapter 5: The King
Lotte finally broke out of the darkness and stepped into the light. What appeared in front of me was an open stone cave with a circular opening above the cave. It doesn't seem to have been naturally formed, but someone deliberately did it later. It was through this hole that the sunlight shone in. The beam of light shot down the circular opening, and hit the throne of a stone throne that seemed to lay flat on a sword, shining with golden light. On the left wall, there is a faint line of words, which can still be seen if you look closely, and there are eight large characters written on it: 'If you want to take this sword, you must bear its weight'.
Lotte slowly walked to the throne and looked at the sword. The body of this sword is 30 centimeters wide and 120 centimeters long, with blunt edges on both sides, and the tip of the sword is round and seems to be a hemisphere, making it a veritable heavy sword. There are also many characters depicted on the spine of the sword, and I don't know who they are. The whole body of this sword is golden, the sword (that is, the sword head, also known as the sword nose, is the front end of a sword, connected to the sword spike) is a small crown, the hilt is engraved with the two big characters of 'king', the sword lattice (that is, the gauntlet, refers to the part between the sword body and the hilt as a gauntlet) is a golden crown, and there is a particularly conspicuous gray gem in the middle of the crown, which is dull and dull, and has lost its color. I guess it used to be colored, but for some reason, but now it has lost its luster. At this time, the monarch butterfly, who was lying on Lotte's shoulder, fluttered its wings, flew towards the sword, and landed on the hilt. It's like saying, "Rakuten, come and take it and try it." ”
Lotte walked to the throne and slowly grasped the hilt of the sword, trying hard to pick up the sword. At first, the sword was not moving, but it is estimated that it was a little stuck to the throne after a long time. After that, the sword was slowly pulled, and there was a shrill hissing sound from the friction between the king and the stone throne, and after about half an hour, Lotte finally pulled the king from the throne.
"Ahh Lotte shook his fist happily.
"I can finally get out. Immediately Lotte waited there, waiting for the teleportation of Sword Mountain. One hour passed, and nothing happened.
"I have my own sword, why don't you let me out. Lotte looked up and shouted. However, the only thing that responded to him was his own response, and nothing else.
Outside the cave, everyone is trying their best to find their own sword. However, Lotte sat on the ground decadently and hugged the king. Looking up at the night sky at the entrance at the top of the cave, I felt extremely lost. He didn't know what he was wrong with, he didn't know what to do now, and he was depressed, and he missed his brother and Tianxi very much. It wasn't that he didn't want to go out, but when he thought of the skeletons on the way, he lost his courage.
Early in the morning of the last day, Lotte opened his eyes and began his morning exercise. Compared to him a few days ago, he seems to have let go of something now. Looking at the king lying on the ground not far away, he was not so persistent and crazy. He finally left the king and began to investigate his surroundings further.
After a few turns, except for one throne, there were only eight big characters left on the wall. Lotte walked over, looked at the eight big characters again, then sat down on the ground, and began to ponder. I don't know how long it took, the monarch butterfly on Lotte's shoulder, a little impatient, began to fly in the cave. Just as the monarch butterfly was flying around the cave, it accidentally fell into the spider's web. The monarch butterfly made a 'squeak' sound, and Lotte, who rushed to hear the sound, hurriedly rescued the monarch butterfly and put it on his shoulder.
"Don't be naughty, it's dangerous here, just stay with me. Lotte said to the monarch butterfly. However, the monarch butterfly didn't seem to heed his words, and flew around the cave once more.
"You-" Lotte was about to say something, but something suddenly came to mind. looked at the eight big characters, and then looked at the monarch spotted butterfly, and suddenly realized: "I know." ”
Then Lotte dragged the king, stood at the mouth of the deep and dark tunnel, took a deep breath, and stepped into the darkness again. Although he dragged the heavy sword, Lotte walked very slowly, but every step he took was very firm. Just as Lotte walked out of the stone cave, the stone throne slowly sank, and finally sank under the surface and disappeared.
After a few hours, Lotte finally walked out of the cave. Looking up at the sun and breathing in the fresh air, it seems extremely free and comfortable. At this moment, the king emitted a burst of golden light, and a voice remembered in Lotte's heart.
"Congratulations on completing your final trial. I am the sword spirit of this sword, and from now on you are the true master of this sword. The king's sword spirit said. Lotte was just about to ask a question, but was shrouded in a beam of light, "It seems that he is about to be sent out of the secret realm." Lotte muttered to himself. Speaking of this, there was a swirl of light in front of me. By the time he stood on his feet again, he had already returned to the square of the Sword Sect. At this time, the sword spirit said, "You passed the last brave test. The so-called brave person is a person who knows the danger and unknown ahead, but still bravely moves forward and pursues your goal. You know that the tunnel is full of dangers and unknowns, but you still walk forward without hesitation and realize your dreams. Very good, you have the first step of the king. "First step?" Lotte wondered. "Although you have become the owner of the king, you still don't have all the conditions of the king, and you can't open all the abilities of the king, bravery is only the first step, you still have a long way to go. If you want to take this sword, you must bear its weight. Sword Spirit said meaningfully. "Oh, I see. Lotte said thoughtfully. "And now you can only hear my voice, because the current king's grade is ordinary. If the grade is excellent, you can see me in your mind, and if you reach the excellent grade, I can transform into a shape. Sword Spirit said. After saying this, the sword spirit fell completely silent. Lotte doesn't have much to ask either. At this moment, Tianxi walked over and hugged Lotte excitedly. "I succeeded, I finally had my own sword. Tianxi said excitedly. "Eun, I've found my sword too. Saying that, Lotte took the king from behind and showed it to Tianxi. "This sword of yours is so big. Tianxi said that, and also took out his sword. Tianxi's sword belongs to the general long sword, the sword body is 90cm long, 5cm wide, and the whole body is filled with white light, giving people a sense of peace and comfort, which is particularly comfortable. "This sword of yours, it feels so good. Lotte praised. "By the way, I was accepted as a disciple by Shen Yi. Tianxi said proudly. "Really, I envy you. Lotte said. "What's there, let's share what good things we have in the future. Let's go to the stands, today is the last day of the selection, and there will be an entrance ceremony in a while. Tianxi said. "Well, okay. Lotte replied. On the other side, Le Yan in front of the stands was restless like an ant on a hot pot, and Le Yan was anxiously checking the crowd. I thought Lotte would come out soon, but this is the last day, and I still haven't seen Rakuten. Le Yan finally couldn't sit still, running around, and the angry flames behind him also emitted bursts of sparks. At this time, Le Yan was like a volcano about to erupt, and no one dared to go up to persuade him. At this time, someone slapped Le Yan from behind, and this active volcano was finally about to erupt. "Who patted Lao Tzu, didn't see ・・・・・・" Before Le Yan finished speaking, he turned his head and saw Lotte looking at him blankly. Le Yan's face instantly became happy, his tightly knit brows also stretched, and even the angry flames behind him did not fluctuate. "Why did it take so long to come out. Le Yan said in a soothing tone. "It's a little bit of a problem. Lotte scratched his head and said a little embarrassed. Lotte also knew that his brother must be very worried about him these days. "Well, yes, it's my brother. It's still not a big problem. Le Yan said happily. "Alright, you guys are standing there too. Wait for the count of the number of people and explain the situation of the sect, and you can rest. Le Yan said.
"Understood. "Got it. Tianxi and Lotte replied separately.