EFB Chapter 467 One Set After Another
Chapter 467 One Set After Another
In the small world of the Lightwing Empire, the carbonized stump of an apple tree tells Chen Yu of its existence.
Then, in the Salontan Empire of Sophia, it leaves a message for itself.
Finally, using the shared secret memory of ripening apple trees, they confirm each other's identities.
"That should be it! Perfect!"
"I finally caught up with this damn kid's rhythm!"
Chen Yu summarized and found that nothing was missed, feeling quite pleased with himself.
"Sir, this... um, yes."
The Watcher girl hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said, "What you said is correct, indeed."
How much can a twelve-year-old girl hide on her face?
Even if she has a poker face, one can still sense her strange emotions.
Chen Yu's face immediately darkened, and he sternly said, "Speak!"
"Well... um... yes, sir." The Watcher said hesitantly.
"In fact... what triggered our probing program was not mentioning the name of Her Majesty Sophia, but rather appearance."
"The appearance of a normal person without the Abyss corruption."
"What? Appearance?!" Chen Yu was surprised.
He didn't expect to guess wrong from the very beginning.
In the Watcher's embarrassed expression, there was a hint of a smirk. "Yes, only outsiders have such appearances, so..."
"Alright, I understand. It was indeed my negligence. Continue, what is the next step?" Chen Yu's face grew even darker.
"The first step is for someone with the appearance of an outsider to gather information about the ancient era. If outsiders are not interested in the ancient era... then skip it," the Watcher said.
"The next step is to enter the human central city, which is where we came from. If you don't enter the city and leave directly... then skip it."
"The third step is to attract attention with ancient era's malfunctioning magical equipment, just like what Gohana did to you."
"Through his description of the ancient era, it arouses your strong desire to explore, and then the concept of the Watcher is proposed to attract you to request a meeting with the Watcher."
"In the third step, your actions must meet every element's condition, otherwise skip it."
"Phew, so that's how it is. Then the fourth step should at least be correct, starting from meeting the Watcher." Chen Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
These first three steps can be said to be a means of confirming identity rather than probing.
Little Saintess understands Chen Yu and knows what actions he is almost certain to take. If these actions are not taken, they can naturally be excluded.
The Watcher doesn't know Chen Yu's psychological state and continues, "Next is the fourth step, which is my appearance."
"First, you must wait for me. If you leave during the time you wait for me, skip it."
"Then, after I show a desire, you must fulfill it. This desire includes but is not limited to food, clothing, various specialties from the outside world, and so on."
"Next is the fifth step, which is guiding you to mention the name Sophia. If you don't mention Salontan and Sophia on your own... skip it."
...
With each sentence the Watcher girl spoke, Chen Yu's face grew darker.
By the end, he felt like an old moldy pot that had been smoked for ten years.
He thought he had caught up with Little Saintess's rhythm, but he didn't expect that he had been manipulated by her from the very beginning.
Every action and every detail of his had been calculated meticulously, as if he were transparent.
Even the Watcher's introduction of Sophia's treasury to him, his attitude and even his subtle movements and expressions were included in the trial and error process.
Until the ripening of the apple tree, he believed it was the most important test.
But it wasn't at all.
The Watcher brought him to this secret room to confirm his identity.
Having him ripen the apple tree was not Little Saintess testing him, but Little Saintess revealing to him who was behind the layout!
"Alright, now tell me, what exactly did she ask you to tell me?" Chen Yu asked with a sense of despair.
"Master, you have already done an amazing job. You managed to pass such a rigorous test flawlessly," the Guardian consoled.
From the perspective of an onlooker, it was indeed impressive to pass this hellishly difficult trial.
But only Chen Yu himself knew that he didn't actually pass the test; he was unknowingly trapped by the little Saintess, like a sack being put over his head. And he was the one struggling to get inside, feeling like he was helping someone count their money after being sold.
Fortunately, he acted quickly and violently trained the little Saintess to conform to his own shape.
Otherwise, if they were still enemies...
Hmm, it seems like being enemies would be quite simple.
On his first mission, he could have slapped the little Saintess to death.
Not to mention the second or third time, as long as he confirmed the target, the little Saintess would have no chance of survival.
Because he truly had the ability to single-handedly break through the entire mission world!
"Master, I don't know the information left for you. You'll have to discern it yourself. Please follow me," the Guardian said.
With a press on the wall of the secret room, a hidden door opened, and they walked inside.
Through the dark and winding underground passage, they arrived at another secret room.
Inside the secret room was a teleportation gate.
After crossing the gate, they entered a maze-like dark passage.
Leaving the passage and returning to the surface, they found themselves next to a Gate of Worlds.
The Guardian led Chen Yu through one teleportation gate and World Gate after another.
Finally, they unexpectedly arrived at the world of Chen Yu's second trial!
This world had already fallen when Chen Yu entered his third trial.
Now, there was only silence and scattered demons and monsters.
However, the little Saintess had hidden the most important information in this world!
In fact, Chen Yu had already been to this world before entering the small world of the Salontan Empire.
But he found nothing.
The Guardian brought Chen Yu to a wilderness that he had never been to before, without any landmarks.
"Have we arrived? What is here?" Chen Yu looked around but found nothing.
There were no teleportation gates or secret passages underground.
Could it be that the Guardian was going to summon the little Saintess directly in this place?
It seemed... that was a possibility.
If they could really summon the little Saintess directly, then things would be simple!
Chen Yu looked at the Guardian with anticipation.
However, the Guardian didn't take out any ritual objects or beacons; instead, he pointed to the ground.
"What do you mean?" Chen Yu asked in confusion.
"Underground," the Guardian said, "the information left for you is underground."
"Underground? There's clearly nothing underground!"
Chen Yu released his life force and power of creation, carefully sensing, and indeed found nothing.
There were only some naturally formed underground rivers and cavities, typical natural landforms.
The Guardian didn't explain, but drew an X on the ground.
"Master, please go straight down from this spot and penetrate three kilometers deep."
"..."
"WTF???"