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Chapter 57 The Ladder (1)

Hornheim, said to be the first mage, the small village named after it has become the largest human city today after thousands of years of development, and it is also the only metropolis with a population of more than 100,000 after the collapse of the old empire. The parliament composed of peak-level mages controls the entire Hornheim and even the human world of mages.

As early as the beginning of the Silver Age, Bree was already a legendary master. As a few saints in existence, he rarely interfered in the outside world. The matter of asking for Link to be seen in the parliament caused huge waves. Not only in the mage world, but after the news spread, the entire continent was curious about who the new guardian of the Pillar of Earth was, so that the great sage who had not been concerned about the world for a long time could be summoned to him.

Considering the safety issues, Hull personally pressed the formation and led a group of wind falcons to Hornheim, where Link hid it without using spells. It was difficult to distinguish him from other wind falcons in terms of appearance just from the appearance.

This is the first time in hundreds of years that the druids representing the Alliance of Nature and the Son of Nature have stepped into Hornheim's territory. The wizards of the dead house left the academy and their respective towers to watch this rare scene. Under the leadership of a giant eagle, the dark clouds composed of hundreds of wind falcons obscured the sky. When they descended, Hornheim lifted the barrier of the protective outer layer.

The wizard in red and blue robes stood silently at the highest point of the city, where there was a staircase extending to the sky, so narrow that it was only enough to accommodate one person walking.

After sending the person there, Hull took Feng Falcon away from the gap in the barrier that was about to close.

"The Great Sage is waiting for you on top." The mage in the blue robe nodded slightly at Link. The female mage in the red robe turned slightly and followed her gaze. Only then did Link notice that the narrow staircase was not only hanging in the air, but also translucent, and the color and outline became lighter the higher the color and outline.

Link stretched his feet toward the stairs, and the soles of his feet were in contact with the steps composed of unknown substances, making a dull and weird sound, just like stepping on some hollow object, producing a sound of air discharge. When he stepped on the other foot, although there was still a strange sound, the stairs on the soles of his feet were extremely stable, neither shaking nor softening.

He walked up the endless stairs that were stretching to wherever he was. Every time he took a step, he felt the scorching gaze behind him increased one point. Link became more and more frightened as he walked. The already translucent stairs under his feet gradually faded away. He stood in the air as if he was hanging, with no way ahead.

"Hu... breath... breath... breath..." Repeat the action of deep in and out of air. This is Link's self-regulation method.

Calm down! Don’t get yourself confused! Such a formal welcome is certainly not a warning or a joke. This should be a test given by the great sage, the road is here, and it is my own problem.

See through invisibility? No, this is not a simple invisibility technique.

Link used the divine knowledge and saw the stairs constantly bifurcating and crisscrossing, like a maze that makes people unable to tell which one is true. He used divine enlightenment again, and only one path emitted white fluorescence. Link was about to step on, but the fluorescence gradually dimmed. He hurriedly used the new special skill, divine appearance. The fluorescence indicating the correct path continued to flash. At this time, Link could no longer care about where the ladder led, and ran quickly, and disappeared from the mage's sight in a short while.

"I've walked up." The female mage in red robe stared at the direction where Link disappeared and said.

"The son of nature carries the power of the gods, nothing is strange." The male in the blue robe replied calmly.

"You are not curious at all. What's wrong with Master Bray looking for him?"

The Blue-clothed Mage did not answer and directly activated the teleportation spell and left.

"This ladder... I will go up one day sooner or later." Looking up at the ladder that is becoming more transparent and unreal, the female mage of red robe left murmured to herself.

At the end of the ladder is an object built in the form of Edgar's ring. Unlike the inheritance and the patterns seen in books, this one is three-dimensional. The two rings of gold and silver are constantly rotating, and the cross needles representing elements inside are also spinning on their own.

He circled around Edgar, but Link didn't see anyone other than him.

"Is anyone? Hello~Bray...Master?"

After saying that, Link found a shadow sitting beside him. It slowly stood up, and its outline gradually became clear and the color gradually deepened. Finally, it became an old man in a white robe. His weathered face gave people a sense of vicissitudes of time, and Link subconsciously retreated.

"I am Bu Lei..." The old man's first sentence was a little confused and puzzled. When he repeated this sentence again, his muddy eyes also became sharp and vivid, "Yes, I am Bu Lei."

"Young selected person, welcome you to the ladder, which is the intersection of the mortals and the holy, and the dividing point of the law." The Great Sage Brey's voice was not as old as his face, but was full of magnetism. "First of all, congratulations on finding the right path."

It all depends on divine power, otherwise I wouldn't be able to get half of it... Link thought silently in his heart.

"Not all clergy can cross this line, it means that you are deeply favored by God."

After Bree said something, Link laughed dryly and headed straight to the point, "Why do you indicate me?"

"I had already transcended the world hundreds of years ago and reached the rank of a saint. But one thing has not been resolved for a long time, which forced me to stay in the material world."

Even if you can't solve something that you can't do even if you become a saint, it's even more impossible for me to do it. Oh, no, I forgot that he has the ability to read his mind. Just as Link finished complaining, he immediately regretted his habitual actions.

Bree chuckled twice, without any reproach, and handed a crystal bottle the size of a palm to Link.

"I need a source of magic that is untainted."

"What is that?" If he was an acquaintance, Link might say, can he eat it? But in front of this mage who is known as the strongest man, he dared not act rashly. Facing Bree, he felt more restrained than facing Hull.

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

Lena's relics!

With the previous experiences, Link concluded that the so-called relics must be Lena's treasure of fate, accompanied by the demon spirit of fate.

I didn't expect Hornheim was the main line. If I didn't solve how Yan Winter occupied Lena's body and deceive Su Wen, I would not be able to break the law of causality it imposed on the entire conspiracy.

But... Why did the great sage ask me to help him get the source of magic? According to the direction distribution of earth, fire and wind, the pillar of water must be in the north, where the undead territory, and Frost Han is worried that he can't catch me. Moreover, Breken can trade with me with Lena's relics, and he must know what I want to do. Why is the mage, known as the strongest man in humanity, unwilling to come forward to solve Shuang Han?

Link used intelligence analysis on Brey. Although the data obtained was as small as Hull, the level was as high as 80! It could completely crush Frost Han's level 50. If this old man took action, he would definitely be able to kill the guy who was from inside to outside. Eris and the Glow Elf didn't have to retreat to the sea, nor would he cause so much trouble.

Link didn't deliberately suppress the thoughts in his mind. He just wanted to know that even the son of nature, who claimed to be unintervention and balance, was involved. Why did Bree get rid of Frost and Cold as a human being, why didn't Bree get rid of Frost and Cold? The battle in the north alone killed 100,000 people, equivalent to the population of Hornheim, and he had the heart to watch so many lives pass away...

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

"Why me?" Hull is also a son of nature. He is better than me in terms of level and ability. Why not choose him?

"Because you are a lifeweaver." Brey didn't talk much, but he could hit the point every time.

"The last question, what does the uncontaminated magic source mean?" Link always felt that something was wrong with this sentence.

Brey was silent for a moment, his thin fingers stretched towards the rotating Edgar's ring, symbolizing the overlap of the two circles of gold and silver, the four elements pointers gathered into a line, and a deep and dark portal opened in the center of the ring.

"The Pillars of Water have been polluted by the undead. Only by returning to the past time can we find the pure source of magic."

Such plots are very common in the game, and Link didn't think there was any problem. He took the crystal bottle and said, "Why am I back?"

"I have set up the law of cause and effect. You can come back after obtaining the source of magic. Don't worry about whether your strength can cope with the dangers you encounter. Going back to the past, the ability of the Son of Nature will be greatly enhanced."

Bret calculated everything, Link couldn't refuse. If you want Lena's relics, you must go back in the past to help him get the pure source of magic.

As he entered the portal, the light flashed, making Link unable to open his eyes, and only heard the sound of the wind in his ears.

Am I falling?

In an instant, he turned into a peregrine falcon flapped his wings, finally avoiding the danger of falling to death.

After his eyes adapted to the strong sunlight, Link discovered that he was over the endless ocean. The dazzling light came from the refraction of the shallow sea. The situation improved after lowering the altitude.

Link was full of questions. Where was he teleported to? I heard that the climate of the Storm Sea is harsh and the storm is strong all year round, so it shouldn't be such a peaceful and beautiful scene.

A fish suddenly jumped out of the sea, and the splashed water slapped on his face to bring a coolness. Link looked down and saw that there was no fish, it was clearly a Naga with a man on the upper body, a god on the lower body, a snake on the lower body.

One or two, more and more Nagas broke through the water, greeted Link friendly and called him "the messenger from the East."

Peregrine falcon is the incarnation of Gasos, and the pillar of the wind is in the east. It seems that this is true... Link acknowledged the name Naga said to him and changed the direction of flight under their guidance. These species living underwater can even move to the water without wielding the snake tail.
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