Chapter 952: The Last Trial of the Goddess of the Lake

The wings disappeared, and the water mist on the lake gradually dissipated. The location of the two at this time happened to be right under the huge black stone in the center of the lake. On the surface of the stone, golden runes were flashing and changing like flowing water.

The lady in the white robe holding the staff bowed respectfully to Xia De:

"The last trial: answer a question that cannot be answered."

"Isn't this a paradox? How can a question that cannot be answered be answered?"

Xia De asked curiously, but the lady in the white robe said the question without pausing:

"Why am I here."

"Sorry, what?"

Xia De did not understand:

"Do you want me to answer you why you stayed in the material world instead of following the Old Gods?"

The lady in the white robe looked at Xia De:

"Yes, I am the manager of all knowledge, the mentor who holds the light of wisdom, and the angel of 【Secret-Keeping Mentor】, the master of water and the seas. Why did I stay in the material world?"

"Um... do you know yourself?"

"Of course I know, and you are to answer this question—why am I here."

Xia De felt incredible about this. This trial seemed even more exaggerated than the duel just now.

"Envoy of the Recorder, when you come next time, it will be the last time you come here. Bring the answer, and I will give you the power you crave."

Looking at the lady radiating soft white light all over her body, Xia De frowned and thought for a long time:

"Very well, I will go find the answer."

Even Priest Ao Gu Si did not know this question. Xia De believed that among normal people of this era, absolutely no one could be found to answer this question. Therefore, he either had to find a non-human existence or find the answer in the past time.

This was the last of the four trials to obtain divinity. He felt that he still had a chance to find the answer. Whether it was one day, two days, one month, two months, one year, or two years, the Goddess of the Lake was always here, and he would definitely come back again.

He just knew that wanting to obtain divinity was not such an easy thing.

"Oh, there is one more thing. You once said that after I completed the first three tests, I could get a gift or bring a friend. The first time I brought Sister Dai Fu Lin, the second time was Professor De Lei Ke. Since the third trial is already completed, what I want is..."

He wanted to say 【Sage's Glow Stone】. The angel before him had already acknowledged that she was an angel of the Old God of knowledge and wisdom, "Secret-Keeping Mentor," so she also met the requirements of "Secret-Keeper."

But before Xia De finished speaking, the lady in the white robe shook her head slightly:

"You just took out the feather of the First Angel, lowering the difficulty of the trial, so what you can get is only this."

A stone platform rose from the calm water surface beside the two. 【Nightwatcher】, which Xia De had dropped into the lake, was inserted on the stone platform, and a fairly large gray stone box was also placed on the stone platform.

The stone box was of the push-pull type. After pushing it open, inside were actually 19 pairs of pure white ribs. Pure white light illuminated Xia De's face, and some charred feathers floated in the air in the form of phantoms following the appearance of the ribs.

【Outsider, you have touched a "Miracle."】

"This is..."

Xia De reached out to touch it in surprise, and "she" immediately gave a hint:

【Outsider, you have touched the remains of an angel.】

【This is holy bone, the remains left over from the First Era. It can be added to weapons or made into magic potions; this is a top-tier material.】

Because he had already triggered the "Voice of the Ancients" (Chapter 678) once through contact with Priest Ao Gu Si, he did not hear the ancient story again this time.

"Ribs of the Angel of Death."

The lady in the white robe said, and Xia De nodded in surprise. Although humans in this world were the same as humans in the Outsider's hometown, having 12 pairs of 24 ribs, since angels were non-human existences, it didn't seem particularly strange that they had at least 19 pairs of ribs.

"Is this my gift this time?"

"Yes, I think you know where it should be sent."

The lady in the white robe said softly. Xia De hesitated for a moment and carefully closed the lid of the stone box:

"I will send it back. Thank you for your generosity."

Then he looked at the silver sword inserted on the stone platform. When the sword fell into the water just now, Xia De was still thinking about diving into the water to retrieve the sword after the fight.

"Um?"

He walked around to the side of the stone platform and reached out to pull the sword, but found he couldn't pull it out.

He glanced at the lady in the white robe, and seeing she had no indication, he stepped from the water surface onto the stone platform. He came to 【Nightwatcher】. Holding the hilt with both hands, the spell "Red Dragon Power" and the relic 【Impure Dragon Blood】 gave him strength together, and the whisper spiritual rune 【Power】 made his own strength increase greatly, but he still couldn't pull the sword out.

"Lady, what is going on?"

The "Goddess of the Lake" stood in the afternoon sun:

"I have given this sword extra power. You need to obtain its approval again before you can pull it up."

Xia De looked at the sword before him hesitantly:

"Silver Moon."

His hands radiated soft light. He stood on the stone platform and solemnly held the hilt with both hands. The radiance of the silver moon shone on the blade of the silver sword. Xia De took a deep breath:

"My heart is clear, the sword slays demons."

The rune 【My Heart is Clear, Sword Slays Demons】 on the sword body radiated clear yellow light in the radiance of the silver moon. Xia De exerted force slowly, and the sword body separated from the stone platform inch by inch until it was pulled out by him.

Ripples appeared on the calm lake surface, and the light of 【Nightwatcher】 trembled, as if celebrating its return to Xia De's hand. Xia De closed his eyes and sighed slightly. The exquisite swordsmanship used by the "Goddess of the Lake" just now flashed before his eyes, and the angel's swordsmanship also became a part of this sword. And while touching this sword, Xia De also understood that now, besides resisting evil, remaining unstained, and enhancing spellcasting, 【Nightwatcher】 had an extra characteristic—

Stabbing the sword into the soil would cause a trickle to emerge from the soil.

Although this sounded useless, for an angel-level relic, any enhancement was precious.

"May I ask, can I take some water from here?"

Xia De asked embarrassedly again. The firing of 【Aiken Aola's Arrow of Knowledge】 required a special bow or crossbow, but weapon-type relics were always terrifyingly expensive, so he wanted to take water for backup. If he encountered another occasion where he needed to use this arrow, he could use the water bow to fire the arrow at any time.

The lady in the white robe nodded generously, so Xia De rummaged for a water bag toy and immersed the water bag into the water beneath his feet. With the sound of water entering, strange fog emerged around him, and when Xia De filled the water and straightened his waist, the fog had already disappeared.

"Terrible, forgot to ask what to prepare for the next visit."

He muttered in his heart. Actually, he wasn't very worried. As long as he found the answer to the last trial, the "Goddess of the Lake" certainly wouldn't stop him from entering Lake Ji Lu Bo.

Looking around again, he was standing beside Professor De Lei Ke at this time, holding the sword in his left hand and the water bag in his right, and the stone box containing the angel's remains stood at his feet, pressing an imprint on the mud.

Before the two was the Nice Lake in winter. There was nothing on the calm lake surface, as if nothing had just happened.

Professor De Lei Ke in the wheelchair looked at Xia De in surprise:

"Mr. Hua Sheng, aren't you going to duel with the Goddess of the Lake? Why did you come out with me?"

"Come out with you?"

Xia De sensed the time and found that the length of time he experienced was normal, so it was the professor who had a period of time cut off. The time flow rate of Lake Ji Lu Bo was obviously controlled by "Lady Ji Lu Bo."

"Also, when I came back just now, the dark clouds in the sky were dispersing. Were there dark clouds when we entered the lake just now?"

"Dark clouds? I'm not sure about that, but it's already over."

Xia De said in a relaxed tone, but then thought of the arrow that failed to be shot, and his mood suddenly became terrible:

"Let's go back, Professor."

The professor nodded without asking about the outcome of the duel. Xia De took out a hemp rope, carried the stone box on his back, and then prepared to push the professor's wheelchair back to the lake embankment. The rental carriage was still waiting for the two. That carriage was charged by time, and although Professor De Lei Ke was paying, Xia De couldn't waste it casually.

"Go back, go back..."

Professor De Lei Ke said blankly. When he was pushed by Xia De to turn around, he looked back at the big lake again. The experience just now made the old gentleman feel unreal:

"Mr. Hua Sheng, do you think I am dreaming now?"

"Is it a dream?"

He asked in his heart.

【No.】

"Of course it's not a dream."

Xia De answered. The professor nodded, and Xia De was behind him, unable to see his expression. When the two returned to the carriage, and the taciturn coachman was preparing to turn around to return to the city, Professor De Lei Ke said:

"Mr. Hua Sheng, I will probably move out of this city next, go to the city of Wei Lun Dai Er, and live with my son."

"That's very good."

Xia De and the coachman moved the professor into the carriage. The coachman was also muttering about the dark clouds that had suddenly appeared just now.

"Wei Lun Dai Er is the capital of Ka Sen Li Ke, a big city. However, why did you suddenly think of moving?"

Xia De asked, and he also got into the carriage.

Professor De Lei Ke opened the carriage window, turned his head to look at the scenery outside the window, and looked at the distant big lake:

"Just feel that there is no need to stay in Huntington anymore."

He put his two hands together, slowly closed his eyes, and said softly in his mouth:

"Pursuing wisdom, fearing knowledge, refusing grace. The story of my life has been wonderful enough."

The professor paused, and when he opened his eyes again, the eyes that had lost their luster in the past, as if just waiting for death, seemed to regain the color of life:

"Perhaps Professor Professor Professor Manning is right, I should raise a cat. My two sons and one daughter are all in Wei Lun Dai Er, and my little granddaughter likes cats very much. I haven't corresponded with old friends like Professor Professor Manning for many years. This time moving, I should write to tell them my new address, and we can contact each other at any time in the future. Oh, Mr. Hua Sheng, I will also give you my new address. If you visit Wei Lun Dai Er in the future, remember to find me."

"That is for sure."

Xia De said with a smile. He was very happy that Professor De Lei Ke could think it through. Although for the professor, nothing had changed, he was still that lame old gentleman who had lost his memory, but the professor had let go.

"Before leaving, check my study again."

The professor suggested again, then pointed outside the window, and he and Xia De were surprised to see the falling snowflakes. This snow seemed to be celebrating Xia De's victory, but it also seemed to be commemorating the departure of an old citizen.

"Of course, but why check?"

Xia De asked curiously. Professor De Lei Ke shook his head:

"Take away all the things I forgot, the things whose origins I don't know. Those all belong to you now." ===== CHAPTER 953 =====