Mystery: emerging from the wilderness of knowledge

Chapter 664: The Game of the World Tree (I)

The second drop of water from the "River of Eternal Darkness" fell on the gray-white crystal ball and quickly soaked into it.

Click~click~
Tiny cracks appeared on the surface of the gray crystal ball, and pale white mist continued to pour out of it, penetrating into Azik's body and merging into his soul.

Renekton observed quietly for a while, the light blue light in his eyes condensed into complex and illusory symbols one after another, and a large amount of complex living knowledge poured into the other half of Azik's soul.

Under his manipulation, this activated knowledge quickly dissolved the memory of the other half of Azik's soul, erasing the crazy and repressed parts, and directly sealing the rest. After Azik merged with this half of the soul, he digested them bit by bit.

In the deep slumber created by the water of the "River of Everlasting Darkness", Azik's own consciousness and the other half of his soul merged without much resistance, and the disharmony between the torn souls was also repaired by the breath emitted by the river water.

After doing all this, Renekton snapped his fingers, and bright and clear starlight appeared out of thin air, filling the entire basement.

Under the influence of starlight, Azik's eyelids moved and he was gradually awakened from his deep sleep.

After a brief moment of confusion, Azik quickly regained consciousness. He stood up from the coffin and looked at Renekton and Klein who were standing beside him.

He frowned and remained silent for a moment, and after digesting most of the memories in his mind, he smiled warmly and said:

"Long time no see, Klein, and Mr. Tynes, it seems that you have become the 'Knowledge Emperor'."

The fusion of his other half's soul made his soft facial features look sharper, and the vicissitudes of life that were always difficult to conceal in his eyes became more cold, as if he was trying hard to suppress a lot of emotions and madness.

Azik closed his eyes, exhaled a long breath, and then walked out of the coffin. He looked at Klein and nodded slightly.
"I need some time to adjust to the suppressed madness in my other half's soul, and at the same time sort out my own memories. I will come back to find you after some time."

Klein nodded and wanted to take out a yesterday reappearance spell from his pocket. This would allow Mr. Azik to directly retrieve memories and emotions from his past self and better stabilize his condition.

However, his hand went straight through his body. Only then did he remember that he was only a spirit and did not carry any talisman with him.

He had no choice but to stop his actions and looked at Azik and said:

"Mr. Azik, I have made two Yesterday Reappearance Charms. They can allow you to borrow power and memories from your past self. I will have the messenger send one to you after I return."

"Well, please."

Azik rubbed his forehead with one hand and nodded heavily in response.

Klein turned his head to look at Renekton and whispered, "Let's leave first."

Renekton nodded and put a hand on Klein's shoulder, helping him transform into a state of information torrent, rushing into the spirit world quickly, rushing towards the gray fog above the spirit world, and returning to the magnificent ancient palace above the gray fog.

After a brief exchange of words, Renekton left the gray fog and woke up in the armchair on the second floor of the manor.

In the evening, layers of illusory prayers suddenly echoed in his ears.

So fast, I wonder who will be the first to join the immersive game experience. With a sigh in his heart, he patted Bugs Bunny lying beside him, woke it up from its sweet dream and said:
"You can play games today. Remember to call Anu and the two cats."

"Well, is it finally time? I'll go right away."

Bugs Bunny woke up drowsily, rubbed his eyes, jumped out of the window quickly, and ran to the garden behind the manor.

After greeting Bugs Bunny, he responded to the prayer directed at himself, and through the connection established by the ritual, he projected his consciousness over.

In the Hall family's villa in Backlund's Queens District, Audrey looked at the candle burning quietly in front of her with a somewhat nervous expression.

While she was still thinking about what kind of response she would get, the dim candlelight was suddenly tinged with a layer of blue. The temperature in the room suddenly dropped several degrees. The light became dim and the sound of the howling wind exploded, but it was not intense. It only blew her skirt and the pendants in the room.

The bright starlight spilled out from the faint blue candlelight, moving quickly bit by bit, outlining a pair of cold and indifferent, eyelash-less eyes containing countless bright stars.

The eyes seemed alive. They looked Audrey up and down for a long time before breaking into starlight that sank into the palm of Audrey's right hand, outlining a pattern of an eye surrounded by stars.

".What is this?" Audrey hesitated for a moment. Some more information appeared in her mind, about how to use this mark and what to pay attention to.

This is a bit like the rigorous product instructions. Mr. "White Tower" is really rigid in this regard. Well, it may also be the habit left by frequently reading information.

As her thoughts drifted, she ended the ritual and moved the unused materials to her dressing mirror. Based on the knowledge in her mind, she used the mirror as a medium to summon a passage that could connect to the World Tree.

As the candles were lit again, she dripped in essential oils and hydrosols with quite skillful movements, sprinkled some herbal powder, then sat in front of the dressing mirror and chanted in a low voice in the ancient Hermetic language:
"Sage who knows the world, great polymath, you are the essence of knowledge, the source of mystery, the radiance of civilization, and the upholder of truth." "I pray to you in the name of "justice";

I pray for your attention;

Pray that the passage to the World Tree will be given here."

As she chanted the spell, she was surprised to find that the dressing mirror in front of her became colorful. There was also an illusory sound of flowing water in her ears, as if there was a slowly flowing river inside the mirror.

"The passage into the World Tree is a river?"

Audrey sighed in surprise and looked towards the direction of her bedroom door. With Susie guarding, no one should disturb me at this time. Even if there is, they will be cleverly sent away.

Gathering her thoughts, Audrey placed the palm of her right hand with the eye-shaped mark on the mirror. She was slightly distracted and saw herself being wrapped in a gorgeous rainbow, moving quickly in a certain direction.

This process did not last too long. As the colorful light curtain fell, Audrey found that the scene around her had changed. It was no longer her bedroom, but a gorgeous fountain square that seemed to be carved out of a whole piece of gray-white marble.

In the center of the square, in the water curtain formed by the fountain's water flow, stands a sculpture that is exactly the same as the mark on the palm of her right hand.

The sculpture is tens of meters high and seems to be inlaid with many gems like fine sand. Under the refraction of light, it emits glittering light, as if it contains a brilliant galaxy.

Renekton's figure quietly appeared in front of her. After nodding in greeting, he smiled and said:

"Good evening, Miss Justice, you are the first person to come in and experience this today."

“There are always some privileges for being first.”

As he finished speaking, he snapped his fingers, and bright starlight brushed over Audrey, and her image changed rapidly:
Her long golden hair was braided into a ponytail that went from her left shoulder to the front of her body. She was wearing a crystal cape, a gorgeous long skirt, crystal shoes, and tulle gloves. She was as exquisite and beautiful as the most outstanding doll of a master craftsman.

"Your identity is a princess. Of course, as the first person to enter, you can also choose other identities. This is your privilege."

As he spoke, Renekton raised his hand and wiped the void in front of him. Playing card-sized cards with various creatures, costumes and identities appeared. They moved around Audrey, allowing her to choose from them at will.

Audrey took in the identity cards floating before her eyes and asked curiously:
"Knights, postmen, fishermen, sheriffs, princes, witches, and even dragons, hounds, and giants."

"Well, can I choose my own identity here? Or can I not use my original identity?"

"This is the rule here. Only by integrating into this world can we interact with it. It is also a kind of protection for everyone."

Renekton nodded slightly in response and pointed to the edge of the square.

Audrey subconsciously turned her eyes and saw a huge round machine about three or four meters high. There were two cute kittens sitting on it, as if they were driving the huge machine.

In mid-air, a strange bird with its body covered in pale flames and feathers woven in mysterious patterns circled and fell.

On the other side, a rabbit wearing a crown, a red cloak and holding a scepter inlaid with a huge gem walked out of the void.

It was dressed like a proud king, with its chin raised, striding forward. Behind it, rabbits dressed as ministers, guards, and servants followed out.

Audrey looked at the scene in amazement and exclaimed:

"I thought few people would choose non-human creature experiences."

"Or maybe they weren't human to begin with."

Renekton chuckled and replied. As he spoke, the layers of illusory prayers echoed in his ears again. It was a bit noisy, as if several people were whispering in his ear at the same time.

How could there be someone praying at the same time? While thinking, he nodded slightly to Audrey, and then his body became illusory and transparent, and disappeared directly in the square.

With curiosity, Audrey approached the group of rabbits dressed like the king, ministers and waiters in the palace.

Walking in the front, the rabbit dressed as the king stopped, propped the scepter in his hand on the ground, looked up at Audrey who was several times taller than him, and asked in a serious and majestic voice:

"Princess of a neighboring country, what brings you to see me?"

(End of this chapter)