Food Poems

Chapter 180 The Advent Ceremony of the Shadow Prince

Yeats still had some impression of Minerva's riddle, and he quickly solved the riddle by combining reasoning.

"The answer to the first two paragraphs is 'fish', and the answer to the second half is 'moon'."

Yeats said: "I think the fish of wisdom only comes to the surface when the moon rises... just like Minerva's owl, which only takes flight after dusk."

The words fell.

Gray and Kendra turned their heads at the same time, with surprise that was difficult to conceal on their faces.

"You... solved the puzzle so quickly?" Candela was surprised.

When he got the riddle, Candela racked his brains for a long time and finally came to a conclusion.

According to the rules, he could not tell Yeats his conclusions directly.

Originally, Kendra was looking forward to seeing Yeats and Snowy Owl pondering, but now she felt a little complicated:

"Yezhi just got the puzzle, took a look at it, and his conclusion is almost the same as mine?"

"It's just simple reasoning."

Ye Zhi stroked his chin and said, "That is to say, the fish of wisdom only appears at night... After entering Minerva's divine realm during the day, one must first find the river where the fish of wisdom lives, and then wait patiently until sunset."

"I must remind you that in the second round of trials, students from both sides can duel with each other." Kendra said, "Especially on the way to the river, fighting is bound to break out."

Ye Zhi looked at the Snow Owl, and seeing the high fighting spirit in its eyes, he turned around and asked Kendra:

"What happens if you lose a duel?"

"If you lose, you will be automatically teleported out of the divine realm and lose the qualification to compete for the magic god's choice."

Kendra stroked his beard and said, "Even students from the same school will become competitors in the second round, because only the one who catches the fish of wisdom first can become the chosen one of magic."

"Only those who survive are qualified to catch fish, is that what you mean?" Gray complained.

Kendra smiled and said, "All the participants in this trial are three-ring transcendents. The Snow Owl is not inferior to them... The key right now is to let it recuperate."

"Gu~" The Snowy Owl shook its head.

I still have to draw the scroll!
Kendra was stunned: "A scroll?"

The Snowy Owl's eyes turned into the symbol of a gold coin: "Gu!"

Draw more scrolls and give them to the owner in exchange for gold coins!
Kendela was stunned for a while.

Training magical pets has always been a major expense for mages.

Kendra had also seen extraordinary people who spent all their money to cultivate magical pets.

But... Yeats' owl can actually earn money for the family by drawing scrolls? !

"He's a good kid."

The white-robed wizard smiled and stroked the snowy owl's round head.

"When the trial begins, you should guard the portal the entire time, right, teacher?" Ye Zhi asked.

Kendra nodded and immediately asked, "Why do you ask this?"

Yeats passed it over casually and fell into deep thought.

Kandra is one of the top strong men closest to the Sanctuary in the Central Court Continent.

More than 20 years ago, when the Shadow Prince invaded the material world, he was single-handedly repelled.

As a subordinate god of the Goddess of Dark Night, the Shadow Prince is in charge of the shadow beasts in the Kingdom of Shadow. When in the realm of shadow, his body is a ball of pitch-black shadow.

And when it passes through the planes and reaches the material world, it descends in the form of a sword.

According to the background story, it was this Sword of Shadow that cut off part of the power of the Goddess of Mist with one blow.

With this knife, be careful not to be arrogant or impatient.

Ye Zhi suspected that when Kendra repelled the shadow prince in sword form, he did not rely on the spell of destruction, but on the flash magic plus swordsmanship...

*
The moonlight is cold.

The towering spires of the Gothic castle rose toward the pale crescent moon.

In the dim stone study, the candlelight on the brazier flickered faintly, illuminating the dark brown bookcase. Each layer of the bookcase was stacked with heavy books, with their spines neatly arranged.

On the writing desk next to the bookcase, there was an ink bottle and a scroll tied with a red rope. Lothar sat at the desk, holding a feather pen, drawing a manuscript on parchment.

On the paper, a dark sun was drawn.

Lothar stood up, picked up the parchment, threw it into the burning fireplace, turned his back to the red-eyed crow standing on the windowsill, and said coldly:

"I have memorized the patterns of the magic circle. When do we start?"

"It's today."

The crow's voice was like a bewitching devil, offering an attractive price: "According to the oath, as long as you open the passage and let the Shadow Prince plunder Minerva's Fish of Wisdom, the Dark Night Cult will help you ascend the throne of Saxonburg at any cost."

Lothar sneered: "I know your methods, assassinating the king, forging documents - it's more direct than the Moonlight Sect."

"Isn't this what you desire, Lothar?" The crow laughed hoarsely.

Lothair was silent, then said, "You should know better than me what it would cost to connect the material plane with the Shadow Kingdom... Even if I am a prince, I cannot afford it."

"So, I have prepared the most crucial prop for you." Crow said, "It's on your desk."

Lothar looked back at the desk and saw a dark purple gem placed on the table.

The surface of the gemstone flickered with a deep black light, as if the night was flowing through it, and the temperature of the surroundings was also absorbed by it, causing the room temperature to drop sharply.

Lothar felt a chill in his soul. He looked directly at the gem, as if he saw countless twisted and painful faces inside the gem. He said in a deep voice:

"what is this?"

"The Shadow Gem," said the crow, "was made with the divinity of the Shadow Prince. More than 20 years ago, a sorcerer used it to open a passage to the Kingdom of Shadows."

"How could such a thing be in your hands?" Lothar narrowed his eyes slightly. "Mist demon, how did you get it? Assassination or theft?"

"Whether it was stolen, robbed, or cheated, it doesn't matter."

The crow laughed like a woman:

"Just think of it as something I picked up by accident."

Lothar snorted coldly. It didn't matter whether the elder was a man or a woman. Since he could see through his relationship with the Assassin's League, his identity was certain.

Walking to the bookcase, Lothar casually took down a book.

Rumbling--

The stone door opened with a dull sound.

"You take the gem." Lothar ordered, "Now come with me to draw the magic circle... and then follow the method you said-"

"Open another portal to Minerva's divine realm!"

The crow flapped its wings and followed Lothair's footsteps, with the shadow gem floating beside it.

The candlelight reflected the figures of the two people on the wall.

The laughter of the fog demon echoed.

"The Shadow Prince is coming again... I'm really looking forward to it..."

*
The sun shines on Jian River, and the surface of the river is sparkling.

The spring weather was bright and beautiful, but above the royal palace, a dark cloud was particularly glaring.

boom! !

From the dark clouds, a thick bolt of lightning as big as a bowl struck down.

It was actually a three-ring spell, the Thunder Spell!
In the courtyard, the white-robed wizard lightly tapped his staff, instantly turning the lightning into wisps of light smoke, and said with a smile:
"Yes, it seems that you have fully understood the spells recorded in the memory crystal."

A snowy owl, wearing a monocle, perched on a treetop, looking indifferent.

Kendela walked closer and found that the snowy owl was sleeping with its eyes open.

But even when it was sleeping, its breathing frequency was still consistent with the meditation method taught by Candela.

Candela was somewhat bewildered, and murmured:
“Can you meditate in your dreams?”

"teacher--"

Ye Zhi had already explained in detail to Snowy Owl the things that needed attention yesterday, but he was still a little worried.

He found Candela and asked:

"I want to ask, as a trainer of the Snowy Owl, can I pass through the portal and compete with the Snowy Owl?"

"Of course not, you're not a contestant." Candela said dumbly, "Unless there are special circumstances."

"What special situation?"

"For example...Minerva's divine realm was invaded by dark wizards or cultists." Kendra said.

Ye Zhi thought for a moment and said, "That is to say, if an enemy breaks into the trial, I can follow him in?"

"I'm guarding outside the portal."

Kendra smiled confidently: "Unless another god intervenes, there will never be any so-called special circumstances!"

Ye Zhi: “…”

Teacher, please stop holding up the flag. It’s almost too full on my back!
(End of this chapter)