Life has dealt a heavy hand to a weak demigod like me.

Sen was still the one in charge of this hunt.

Compared to what they saw yesterday, Sen was dressed differently today.

But the same thing is that he is still breathtakingly beautiful.

Sen's eyes glanced down and then landed on Peroz.

A faint smile appeared on his cheeks, causing cheers from the crowd below.

"In my name, the Holy Hunt officially begins." He did not read the eulogy for the National Memorial Day as usual, but directly announced the start of the Holy Hunt.

The "mirage" in the west slowly fell onto the square.

The people in the entire square gradually turned into fluorescent dots, and then slowly floated into the mirage in the sky.

After feeling slightly dizzy, Peroz's attention was instantly attracted by the gatehouse in front of him.

At the same time, she found that contrary to her expectations, she was the only one around her.

Not just Perozzi, but everyone who participated in the event was in a completely different space.

Here they don't have to worry about competition, but they also can't cooperate.

The way to win this sacred hunt is simple: enter through the entrance and exit through the exit.

Apart from this, there were no other hints.

In such an independent space, the only one you can rely on to achieve ultimate victory is yourself.

Peroz did not walk straight into the city entrance to begin the assessment, but instead set his sights aside.

The sign on the city gate, the style of the castle, the patterns on the stone walls, and the pile of stones that stands out in the corner of the gate.

"These are all in the style of the Oren Empire, but...what's with these stones?"

"According to the customs of the Oren Empire, it is extremely unreasonable for something like this to appear here."

"And...it doesn't look like these stones were just randomly piled here."

Peroz slowly squatted at the corner of the door, and soon she discovered something strange about the stones.

"It's white and green, seemingly messy and without pattern, but each stone is generally converging towards a circle."

"If my guess is correct, there should be a pure white or pure green stone that is very close to a round shape at the bottom." Peroz's tone was a little excited.

Steam calendar, 1757, January 12.

A round white stone flew towards Sen on the city gate.

He stretched out his hand, gently caught the stone in his hand, turned around and looked at Rotun who threw the stone with some surprise.

"A gift for you." Rotun said carelessly.

"Why?" Sen looked at him calmly. He was a little confused about his train of thought. Rotun was not a Pallasti, so he didn't need to be respected, and naturally, he didn't need to give him gifts.

He had received all kinds of gifts, including flowers, furs, gems, and precious metals, but this was the first time he had received such an ordinary stone.

"Before I tell you the reason, let me tell you a story first." Rotun scratched his head and sat next to Sen in a familiar manner.

Sen was not impressed by Rotun's behavior, but he was curious about what was happening in the outside world.

What is recorded in the book is what is recorded in the book after all. Perhaps the stories heard from other people are different from those in the book, or perhaps they are simply not recorded in the book?

"Legend has it that a long, long time ago, there existed a country called Oren in the world."

"On the border of this country, there is a nameless town. This town does not belong to any country. It was founded by some refugees who were tired of war."

"They have always feared that the closest country, Oren, would seize their homes. Ultimately, instigated by the enemy, they joined other countries in launching an attack on Oren."

"Oren defeated them easily, but did not occupy their territory as they had hoped. Instead, after learning the reason for their actions, he pardoned them and told them that Oren would never actively invade a place where they were not welcome."

"After hearing these words, the townspeople were filled with shame and ultimately took out their most precious possessions and quietly piled them at the gate of the border town. It was a poor place, and to them, white rice and green seedlings represented hope." "Similarly, they placed their hopes on the stones that grew from the earth. They believed that green and white stones were extremely precious, representing gifts from the gods, and that the round shape represented perfection, so their gift was a large pile of stones."

"This behavior left the people of the border town in a state of both laughter and tears. Due to Oren customs and city regulations, many nobles believed the stones should be removed. However, the city lord at the time insisted on preserving them, defying all odds. This later became a symbol of the Oren Empire's broad-mindedness."

"So, what do you want to say?" Sen asked, looking at the pebble in his hand.

"Um..." Roden scratched his head, then stood up and bowed with a very serious expression, "I'm so sorry, can you please forgive me?"

"What?" Sen was a little confused.

"It's just that last time...I'm really sorry for mistaking you for a girl last time." Rotten said embarrassedly.

Sen's eyes swept over him, and then he spoke slowly, "Do you know the sequel to that story?"

"What?" Rawdon was stunned.

"The follow-up to the one that sent Stone Town away."

Rawdon shook his head.

"About ten years after that story, Oren changed its national policy, and the first place it annexed was that place. Because it was so insignificant, it probably wasn't recorded in the history of the outside world."

"A long time ago, there happened to be refugees from there here."

Luo Dun froze. He looked a little embarrassed.

"I forgive you for misidentifying my gender."

At this moment, Rotun had no idea what he should say. If it weren't for the story he told, everyone would be happy.

But he was telling a new story, and Rawdon had a feeling Sen was hinting at something.

Seeing that Rotten looked a little distressed, Sen slowly stretched out his body.

"As far as I can remember, most people who see me for the first time will mistake me for a woman unless I correct them."

"It's a very normal thing for me."

"Besides, they're not wrong in every way. I do look like a girl myself."

"I'm not dissatisfied with the way I look now, and I've even received a lot of help because of it."

"I don't quite understand why you would apologize to me for this."

Roten was stunned.

"because..."

In this situation, it is easy to be bullied in the outside world. Therefore, most people with feminine appearance tend to be more sensitive.

But here..

When Rawdon thought about the customs and habits here, he couldn't help scratching his head.

"Strange outsider." Sen said again, then got up and left.

This was their second meeting. Later, during the blessing, he accidentally heard that Rotun had been looking for stones in Pallasti for nearly a month.

"Strangers are really strange..."

Peroz dug through the pile of stones and found the round stone left by her father.

"Should I take this stone with me or leave it here?"

Peroz fell into deep thought.

After Charles sent Rotten's body back, some diaries on him did not contain any records about Pallasti.

But he did mention some knowledge about other places that he found from Pallasti.

For example, the story about the Oren Empire and that small town.

Finally, Peroz gritted his teeth, put the small stone in his arms, and slowly walked into the city gate.

[In the ruins or so-called trials, every item has its own meaning, so... don't ignore the little things around you, they may be the things that save your life.]

During a game in which the family castle was the exploration location, when Peroz was trapped, his father's smiling face appeared before her again as he held the key to the cabinet under the entrance.

"Whether it's a good outcome or a bad outcome."

"This stone at least allows you to start from a different starting point than others."

Maybe it's good, maybe it's bad.

But in the process of exploration, these are not the worst results. The worst thing is that you have no way to trigger the mechanism in the ruins.

A broken mechanism can at least give you some insights. Failure to trigger it means you have no chance of ever visiting this relic.

With this thought in mind, Peroz slowly walked into the city gate.

Suddenly, all the ruins that were seen through the doorway disappeared, replaced by an underwater ruin filled with sewage.

Bet right.

Peroz touched the slightly hot pebble in his hand, and a smile appeared on his cheek.

After a few jumps, she quickly reached the highest and best viewpoint in the ruins.

This is a dilapidated-looking place. The stagnant water and reservoirs around it, as well as the drainage design, make it look like a sewer or a place for water treatment.

But some stone pillars, broken stone tables and even stone beds beside the reservoir, or on higher ground, tell Peroz that there were once some residents here.

She silently opened her all-seeing eyes. In her eyes, the whole world became gray, with only a few places blooming with different lights.

She jumped into the nearest light, which was a reservoir.

She dived to the bottom and found a closed door in the mud. She tried but couldn't open it.

Peroz then swam to the side of the pool and looked at the structure of the pool again.

"According to this design, the pool is not just used to store water. It also serves other purposes."

Peroz observed carefully around the reservoir.

"There's a water pipe up there, but it's broken, and there's a gate down there that's also blocked."

"Do we need to release the water?" After hesitating for a moment, Peroz silently activated his abilities and began to repair the gate for releasing water according to some knowledge he had read in the library.

Although it was the first attempt, the gate was quickly repaired based on solid theory and the Krolov family's extraordinary skills.

Peroz tried to open the floodgates, but the water did not flow down as she expected.

There seemed to be an invisible wall at the outflow of the reservoir, blocking the outflow of water.

Peroz took out a wooden stick and poked it gently. The stick could easily enter the reservoir and be taken out of the reservoir, but the water could not come out.

Peroz fell into deep thought.

What's the problem?

Perhaps the flashes of support from a few other all-seeing eyes could tell her the answer.

However, when Peroz found several other possible breakthrough points, he encountered the same problem as here.

Some mechanisms require water to flow out before they can be activated, but ordinary methods cannot make the water flow out.

During this period, Peroz dug new vents and used other water-holding tools to try to drain the water, but all failed.

Her quest reached a dead end.

Steam calendar, 1757, January 20.

"You seem to like being here very much?" Rotun asked in a familiar manner, while handing over a clay pot filled with the local specialty fruit wine.

"This is the place where Palasti is closest to the outside world." Sen said calmly.

"Are you interested in the outside world?" Rotten was a little curious.

Sen nodded.

"Then why don't you go out? I remember there shouldn't be any restrictions on people coming in and out here."

Sen didn't say anything, just looked into the distance quietly.

Rotten was a bit bored, then suddenly thought of something and said while drinking, "Well... consider it as apology for the inappropriate gift last time. Let me tell you about the outside world and what I encountered during my adventures."

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Chapter 148: Water Flows Upwards

The sky was slightly cooler and the moonlight was getting brighter. At the border of Palasti, Roden and Sen looked into the distance.

After thinking for a while, Rotten slowly spoke.

"There are many sights in Pallasti that cannot be seen outside, but conversely, there are also many sights outside that cannot be seen in Pallasti."