Chapter 1101: Her Gift

"Have you noticed that the humanoid relics of the Keeper type all have normal sanity, and the whisper elements are not particularly strong?"

White fog lingered on the island, and the central lake of the Great Swamp was illuminated by the firelight of the island in the middle of the lake. Black drifting snow swept across the entire land in the strong wind. This night was destined not to be peaceful.

Faint firelight came from the top of the lighthouse in the northeast of the island. The man carrying the black suitcase and Xia De stood together on the top floor of the lighthouse. Xia De frowned slightly:

"Yes, it is very different from those crazy and dangerous relics."

Xia De nodded.

"This is because the appearance of almost all Keeper-type humanoid relics is related to the five Wisdom Angels."

The two looked at the island covered by thick fog from the top floor of the lighthouse together. Snowflakes drifted in the fog, and firelight flickered everywhere. But only this lighthouse was so peaceful. The light of the lighthouse rotated around the top of the tower with the rotation of the lens group behind them, letting two fan-shaped light rays rotate around the top of the tower.

"Although my Lord 【Keeper Mentor】 has left, He still hopes to be able to sow those past secrets and inherited knowledge to mortals. He still hopes that the light of wisdom and knowledge can be passed on in the era when the ancient gods have left, allowing the firelight of the civilization that is about to be extinguished to be extended for a longer time.

Therefore, the five Wisdom Angels replaced the duties of the gods after my Lord 【Keeper Mentor】 fell asleep. Because angels cannot directly contact mortals, the angels chose us, and we contact and test mortals. This is the meaning of 【Keeper】."

Xia De turned his head slightly to look at him, while the man carrying the suitcase and wrapped in whisper elements continued to look at the blizzard in front of him:

"I came to this island for the Chosen's matter. I raised the question of 'eternal beauty' because the Wisdom Angel who guided me near the Great Swamp mentioned that a mortal once mentioned a similar question to a god on a remote island tower. However, you only need to give the simplest answer."

He lowered his head and drew a holy emblem on his chest, which was the holy emblem belonging to the ancient god:

"The sacrifice who fell from the high tower. Do you know? The meaning of knowledge and wisdom lies not in whether it is powerful, but in whether it is rational and long-lasting. Praise my Lord 【Keeper Mentor】, may the firelight of knowledge and wisdom never be extinguished."

"So that's how it is... It seems that every ancient god made corresponding arrangements when they left."

Xia De sighed softly, and then learned the appearance of the Keeper and said softly:

"Praise knowledge and wisdom, may knowledge and wisdom guide the path of civilization's progress."

His voice fell, and a soft white light suddenly appeared on the side that was originally empty. The Keeper bowed and saluted toward the light. Xia De raised his empty left hand to block the light, and then looked toward the left.

Flowing white light traces stood in the space surrounding the light source on the top floor of the lighthouse, which was slightly narrow. And as the light trace opened, the scenery of the "Cherub Lake" island lake in the middle of the night with falling snow appeared behind the light trace crack.

A gentle voice appeared in front of the angular Stonehenge on the lake surface:

"Praise my Lord 【Keeper Mentor】."

"Goddess of the Lake," the first Wisdom Angel "Cherub," stood on the water surface behind the light trace crack, smiling and looking at Xia De.

The island in the center of the Great Swamp had already become a chaotic mess, with firelight, explosions, battles, and roars echoing incessantly, but at this moment, at the top of the lighthouse, which alone had not been affected by the battle, Xia De was so calm.

Leaving the staff on the water surface, the angel held up a golden light ball with both hands.

Xia De's breathing became rapid for a moment. Even though the snow on the island in the middle of the lake was blowing on his face, he didn't care at all:

"Finally completed."

He reached out and wanted to touch the light ball, but suddenly thought of another thing. Not long ago, the "Swamp Witch" helped him and Iluna guide a shortcut, so Xia De thought of something related to her:

"Lady, there is one more thing."

The man carrying the suitcase by the wall maintained his bowing posture toward the "Goddess of the Lake," while Xia De stood on the top floor of the lighthouse and said in a deep voice:

"Are you willing to save a sorrowful soul?"

"Only by completely defeating the Pantanal evil thing can her soul be partially liberated."

The Goddess of the Lake obviously knew what Xia De was talking about, so Xia De changed a question, his eyes seemed to be glowing at this moment:

"Do you still remember the wild wolf that strayed into Cherub Lake and has been living on the island ever since? It died because of me, and was controlled by a relic because of me. Now that my trial is complete, I want to ask, are you willing to help me liberate its soul?"

The angel smiled, so Xia De reached out and drew a black crack on the side.

He heard the sound of animals running, and then, the wild wolf that had already decayed appeared on the water surface of Cherub Lake, rushing toward Xia De.

But it did not hurt Xia De, just looked at him, then drilled into that pitch-black crack. The decayed body remained at Xia De's feet, and the transparent soul crossed the beach, stepping on the water surface flickering with light spots, and ran toward the dark moon with thousands of souls.

"It and its companions wanted to attack me and my horse, so I killed them. But it helped me find you, so I have an obligation to let it be

"It and its companions wanted to attack me and my horse, so I killed them. But it helped me find you, so I have an obligation to let it be released. Even if I can't help the Swamp Witch yet, at least I can let this wolf leave."

Xia De breathed a sigh of relief, his peripheral vision catching sight of the great fire on the island spreading everywhere. There were many things running in the fire, but none of them looked like normal humans.

The night had deepened, and with a brand new divinity, many things that followed would become relatively simpler.

He reached out to touch the ball of light, but this time, the angel at the other end of the light trail stopped him, those gentle eyes watching Xia De:

"At the end of the Fifth Era, two witches found me."

A deliberate pause, as if observing Xia De's expression at this moment:

"The witches had once heard of my location from a man (Note 1). So it took many years before they finally entered the Lake of Cherubim."

The hand aimed at the light source at the top of the tower tightened. Xia De knew who the "Goddess of the Lake" was talking about, and could even imagine the back of that Witch Emperor, at the distant end of the Fifth Era, accompanied by an honor guard, slowly moving forward on the water surface where mist was diffusing, together with her distant niece.

"They wanted to leave a gift for you at the other end of time. But they all knew that the long passage of time would bury many things, and even they themselves might have long since turned to dust. So, they entrusted that gift to me, hoping that their longing could span the long passage of time."

The angel said in a very gentle tone:

"Time took away the stories of the past, and the Wise One brought you the longing from the other end of time."

Xia De opened his mouth slightly.

"Just as you helped them back then."

The white-robed angel standing on the water surface watched Xia De; at this moment, no one cared what was happening on the island under the lighthouse:

"But if I were to help them, I had to give them a test. This test was not to test them themselves, but to test you, to test if you were as kind as they had envisioned. The appearance of the wolf was not a coincidence; I left it on the island to test you. Now, the gift the two witches gave you is in my hands, used to hold the great power you obtained by completing my trial."

The ball of light in His hands gradually extinguished, leaving only a teardrop-shaped crystal. The crystal was not blue, but golden—

The "Wisdom Stone" bestowed by the Old God 【Indeterminate Wise One】 in the year 5177 of the Fifth Era, left to Xia De by the witches in the distant past through the Cherubim of the Lake of Cherubim.

At this moment, it was used to hold that drop of divinity.

"Miss Violet... Miss Theresa..."

The figures of the two witches flashed through Xia De's mind, and the golden Wisdom Stone flew toward Xia De; the warm power was undoubtedly divinity. And compared to this drop of divinity he had long known he would obtain, the gift from the witches was what surprised Xia De the most:

"A gift spanning two eras."

The angel smiled and nodded, then looked toward the bottom of the tower on the lake surface. At this moment, spiritual light surged in the stone circle; it was almost time. Leijinsi Puli Xia was about to begin his Chosen One ritual; this was the epic of the fourth Chosen One.

"Perhaps you could try sticking the witches' gift to your brow."

The angel gave a small hint, and Xia De's hand holding the Wisdom Stone pointed toward the glowing figure in the distant stone circle:

"Cherubim, that is a mortal who has also inherited the power of the Cherubim. Next, he is going to witness his own destiny and bring a disaster to the material world. May I ask, don't you want to... do something about it?"

"Everything is your choice; angels will not interfere with the epic of destiny. Moreover, the grinding of long time has left Me with only weak power."

The lady holding the staff still stood on the water surface, but she ultimately gave Xia De a final hint:

"The Recorder's follower, the rules of the Chosen One cannot be changed. But knowledge and wisdom are meant to be passed on, not to be solidified."

The angel's eyes met Xia De's, and some fine light traces appeared on the surface of Xia De's face:

"You mean..."

Yi Yi Yi Lu Na had mentioned not long ago that the rules of the fourth Chosen One had special aspects (Note 2); and the Old God 【Winter Maiden】 had also mentioned not long ago that knowledge and wisdom could be recorded.

"If you are willing, and only you can do it, after using your own wisdom and knowledge to defeat the official Chosen One of 【Knowledge and Wisdom】 in the field of knowledge, you can use... the power of the Recorder to contain the qualification of the fourth Chosen One and bestow it upon... a suitable person."

After a moment of silence, Xia De blinked, feeling his calm state of mind broken, as the messy sounds from all over the island poured into his ears:

"Sorry, what did you say?"