Chapter 482: Bewitchment

The Night Watchman held the book and entered the "Temple of Knowledge."

He was heading to the "Great Library" to hand over the mysterious book in his arms and ask specialized examiners to identify any hidden dangers or corruption.

He walked into the pure white palace, passing through layer after layer of inspections.

But what this Night Watchman did not notice was that as he walked, crawling characters emerged from the gaps between the book's pages like ants, covering his hands through skin contact, resembling two pitch-black chains.

When he reached the halfway point, runes crawled up the Night Watchman's face, and his eyes turned pitch black.

He stopped, a weird smile appearing on his face: "Easier than I imagined..."

In reality, William had overlooked one problem: as an ancient Cult of the pure "Tower" pathway, the Church of the God of Wisdom was extremely knowledgeable about the non-human forms of a "Sage" and would never skip the relevant inspections.

"This... seems to be an ancient creature from the Spirit World? Known for its wisdom..."

Crack!

"So strong... Is it a Magical Item? A living Magical Item? At least equivalent to the fifth or even the...? Angel-level?"

On the gate, the most prominent part was carved into the image of a sphinx.

"Hm?"

While walking, he manipulated the other party, silently reciting a manuscript on the study of sleep and dreams.

A "Sage" masters knowledge and can turn intangible knowledge into tangible objects; in their hands, knowledge is the best weapon!

Some iron doors were completely sealed, while others still had small windows, allowing one to see the items inside.

William suddenly discovered that the answer to this question was something he seemed to, perhaps, probably, maybe... know!

Because he had once used a "Rationality Amulet" to solve his own corruption problem!

Countless streams of information converged into William's form, and a pitch-black mass was extracted by William from his own non-human form and thrown into the body of the Night Watchman beside him.

It stopped moving, seemingly turning into a dead object again, and the ancient gate was slowly opening.

William slowly exhaled a long breath: "To think it's this kind of Strange Object that doesn't distinguish between friend and foe... I had indeed heard rumors before that Angel-level items all have some special laws..."

William lamented in his heart and was about to pray loudly to the "Green Forest Earl," begging for His direct help.

"As long as I satisfy its requirements, I can enter the underground prison directly?"

In these prisons of the Imperial God churches, who knows how many dangerous items, fanatics, and monsters are locked away!

This is the "Philosopher's" utilization of a "Paradox"!

He passed another iron door and saw what was locked inside; it was...

The sphinx spoke in a solemn voice: "The three great problems of Occultism—resurrection of the dead, creation of the soul, and the Panacea! Where should one seek the Panacea?"

Crack!

His expression suddenly became incomparably terrified, causing the controlled Night Watchman to drop the book in his hands.

And inside another iron door, it seemed to be some out-of-control Magical Item, covered in white mycelium...

However, with a Pope personally opening a back door for him, the Temple of Knowledge naturally could not detect his problem.

At this moment, the stone sphinx sculpture said in an aged Spirit World Language: "To pass through this door, you must answer me one question. If you answer incorrectly, I will eat you!"

He thought for a moment, feeling that this might be more convenient: "Please, ask your question!"

"A book? It seems the corruption inside is already very severe..."

'This Magical Item is definitely left behind by an Extraordinary of the "Tower" pathway...'

'Damn... how would I know?'

On both sides of the corridor, pitch-black iron doors were scattered.

William widened his eyes: 'Is this stone statue serious? If it has always asked questions like this, how did the Church of the God of Wisdom satisfy it? By feeding it a person every time?'

At this moment, the ancient stone sphinx sculpture's eyes glowed, and it came to life, making William's Spirituality tremble involuntarily.

William arrived before the gate, and his extensive knowledge immediately identified it.

William slipped into the tunnel and saw the guards lying on the ground, a smile appearing on his face: "Sleep... sleep..."

Accompanied by William's recitation, small insects existing between the illusory and the real emerged, the size of sesame seeds, flying into the gaps of the dungeon.

Cold sweat quickly seeped from his forehead, and he wanted to retreat.

But the next moment, William discovered that no matter which direction he retreated in, he would eventually return to this very gate.

A "Sage" can balance corruption by relying on the ability to conceptualize intangible knowledge.

'That was close!'

"No, that's not right."

To be honest, he still felt very guilty toward the Church of the God of Wisdom, as he had already ruthlessly fleeced them twice!

Unless necessary, he did not want to clash head-on with them or kill their Clerics.

William muttered, and inexplicably reached out to find the handle of the iron door: "This is my thing; I should take it away..."

The sphinx watched William, and the feeling of danger gradually dissipated.

William walked through the gate with a complex expression, his demeanor becoming even more solemn.

'The Panacea is a medicine that can cure all diseases and injuries... Extraordinaries even believe it can completely solve the problem of corruption... Huh?'

Therefore, they often use a Strange Object of extremely high status as the sealing core to suppress the corruption and abilities of other prisoners!

Thus, the prison might be even more dangerous than the outside!

Although... that Rationality Amulet was stolen from the Church of the God of Wisdom!

"That was close... This book was bewitching my mind, planting a memory in me that it was my treasure..."

William passed an iron door and saw a shelf filled with Spirit Materials.

After controlling the Night Watchman, William let those pitch-black runes burrow under the skin, even making his eyes return to normal, and walked toward the underground prison.

After figuring this out, looking at the sphinx that seemed increasingly dangerous, William answered:

"The answer is... the 'Rationality Amulet,' which is the great power of the 'Spirit of Falsehood'; it is the Panacea!"

Not long after, the sounds of one person after another collapsing into a deep sleep drifted out from within.

After putting these guards to sleep, William finally followed the intelligence he had previously obtained and the route map to arrive at the entrance of the underground prison, where he saw a gate composed of countless Mysterious Talismans.

This answer made William feel somewhat ashamed, as if admitting he had acted like a thief.

Behind the gate was a pitch-black passageway.

After William discovered he could not escape, he had begun to despair, while simultaneously pondering the Sphinx's question.

William let out a long breath: "If I weren't a 'Sage', I might have been done for..."

There is more tonight.

(End of this chapter)