Forest Consciousness ...... This touches a blind spot in the knowledge of a warlock.

But since the wizarding world allows creatures like Taling, it doesn't seem so unreasonable for a forest to give birth to consciousness.

Is this something that is 'incomprehensible'?

"Are you here for me?"

The girl in the forest shook her head: "I'm just here to take one last look at my home. ”

Annan looked back at the oak forest, thinking that he could consult Tydel, and withdrew his gaze, "What's the last ......?" ”

He found that the maiden and the white deer were gone, and the animals that had surrounded him had all disappeared, and the whole forest fell silent.

It's all gone.

It's something I can't understand......

Annan stood in the warm morning sun, but a layer of fine pimples appeared on his skin because of the cold.

Something invisible ominous quietly haunted him, and Annan touched the amulet and the leaves of the World Tree, and hastened south.

It didn't take long for Annan to feel relieved when he saw the withered vegetation, and a strange sense of relief emerged from the indescribable relief.

Especially when he saw a group of shrieking banshees fluttering like veils approaching, he felt a sense of intimacy.

Annan stood in front of the withered woodland and released his friendliness: "On behalf of the princess of the blood clan, I have come to deliver a message to the Duke of Skeletons. ”

"Please begin the test."

The fluttering shrieking banshees let out a grim murmur that seemed to overlap between shadow and reality, their appearance was almost ghostly, their pale and thin cheeks were not very beautiful, and the sharp teeth that opened their mouths were even more terrifying.

"Beautiful sister, I am a messenger, not a person who has come to participate in the test......"

A shrieking banshee floated out and let out a cacophony of laughter around Annan: "The Duke will only summon intelligent beings, and you must pass three tests to meet the Duke." ”

"I'll take you there."

The laughing shrieking banshee grabbed one of Annan's arms, and the other banshees swarmed up, lifting Annan up and drifting into the withered woodland.

In the distance, a necropolis sits on a vast corrupt land, surrounded by many undead creatures.

Annan was held up by the screaming banshees and landed in front of the necropolis.

There are also two guests: a wild skeleton holding a giant's leg bone, and a lich in a mage's robe. The latter glanced at Annan's burning soul fire in his eyes.

"Thank you......"

Annan politely thanked the screaming banshees, and they retreated into the distance, staring out into bursts of grim laughter.

Click.

The door to the necropolis suddenly shuddered open, and a carrion fell out of the tomb. It shook its head, picked up the cloudy eyeballs that had rolled out and stuffed them into its sockets, and crawled out to leave.

The necropolis emitted an unnecromantic aura that made Annan uncomfortable, guiding the next person to take the test.

"It's my turn......"

The Wild Skull grunted and carried the leg bone into the first burial chamber.

It saw a wide, colorful door and heard a voice: "What are the three thinnest books in the world?" ”

"What is a book?"

……

The wild skeleton was driven out of the necropolis.

It seemed to lose its memory of going inside, and muttered in confusion, "Why am I here?" Oh, I'm here to put ...... to the test."

"You didn't pass the test, get out of here." The Screaming Banshee regains its coldness, driving away the losers.

Picking up the leg bones, the wild skeleton leaves, and it's the lich's turn to enter the Necropolis.

It saw a bookcase with an entire wall lined up, and a voice came from inside: "What are the three thinnest books in the world?" ”

The lich's soul flickered: "How do you define the thinnest?" If I have a parchment scroll like a book, is it the thinnest? How do you define a book? If I have a stele like a book, is it a book? It's a problem......"

After a moment, a voice in the bookcase said, "Wise lich, you have passed. ”

……

The door to the necropolis opened, but this time the wizard was not thrown.

Either the Lich is swallowed or it passes.

"It's your turn."

The screaming banshees surrounding Annan nudged Annan gently.

"Do you know what the test is?" Annan asked the Screaming Banshee quietly.

The screaming banshees said, "The book soul will ask you three questions, and you can just answer them." ”

Annan walked into the necropolis, and after a passage that was not too long, he came to the first tomb.

There were no bones or dust, it was surprisingly clean, except for the faint smell of necromancy, and a bookshelf on the wall in front of it.

"I am a blood envoy who brought a letter from Her Royal Highness the Princess." Annan took the initiative to say.

The voice that rang out from the bookshelf didn't respond, only the first question: "What are the three thinnest books in the world?" ”

How did Annan know, fortunately, as long as he didn't take the initiative to provoke, he would be kicked out if he answered wrong...... But it's better to be able to answer it.

Annan pondered, and as it took longer and longer, an hourglass appeared on the bookshelf and began to slip by.

There was less and less sand left, and more and more sand was leaking, so Annan had to give up scavenging for barren knowledge and compile: "The three thinnest books in the world are...... The Book of Rites of the Tatoon Empire, the History of the Independence of the Duchy of Montabullloc, and the Book of Wisdom of the Kingdom of Rikaner. ”

The tomb was silent for a moment, and a voice was heard: "Humans who have found a different way, you have passed." ”

"Actually, I'm a ...... of the Bloodline"

Annan couldn't help but explain, and the bookshelf in front of him trembled and moved away, revealing a new passageway.

Through the passage behind the door to a new tomb, Annan just saw the back of the lich disappear behind the door of the bookcase closed in front of him.

The voice continued, "What has four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs at night?" ”

This is not difficult for Annan, and it is simpler than the title of the first level: "It is something with four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs at night." ”

The second crypt was silent for longer than just now: "Humans disguised as blood clans, you passed. ”

Annan gave up the explanation and walked to the bookcase door that had been moved forward.

The first two questions are not difficult, and it seems that as long as the answers follow the logic of the questions, they can be passed. He guessed that the three tests were just to sift through the undead creatures that were completely mindless like the Wild Skeletons.

So it's strange how did the first messenger who died and the second messenger who almost didn't come back fail ......?

Entering the last tomb, Annan stumbles upon the Lich, whose answer is nearing the end.

"...... 'I' is everything."

"You passed the final test."

The third bookshelf was removed, revealing a staircase that stretched downward.

The lich did not leave, and stood aside to observe Annan, who was about to undergo the third test.

"'I' is a beloved existence, 'I' is an existence that makes people cry and laugh, 'I' is an existence that people strive to pursue but can't seek, what is 'I'?"

Annan didn't think about it: "It's me." ”

(End of chapter)