nycdaug The fourth unspoken sentence in Chapter 596
The fourth unspoken sentence in Chapter 596
Although they were three weathered stone statues, the scepters in their hands suddenly emitted a golden light.
Golden energy gathered at the top of the scepter and then shot towards the huge void in the center of the pit.
A blue spherical light shield appeared under the impact of the golden light, then shattered, revealing the tower hidden inside.
"The king's miracles have been revealed to me; I am destined to be the chosen one!"
Sammer stood up with clenched fists and fanatical eyes, staring intently at the building in front of him, completely forgetting his predicament.
Xu Ning was too lazy to shatter the guy's delusions. He patted the dog's head and signaled Yinglangwan to return to Chenyin Cave.
The Red King has filled the entire building with traps and doors, so the fewer people who go in to investigate, the easier it is. Otherwise, if they are isolated like last time, they will have to spend a lot of time looking for people everywhere.
As for Samel, judging from his appearance, he's probably impossible to drive away now, so there's no need for the dog to watch over him anymore.
"It seems to use the same stealth technology as those guard agencies. I'm afraid there are many similar guards here."
Belial walked over and handed Xu Ning a small package containing the core components of the guarding agencies.
Xu Ning once tried to break a mechanism himself, but he couldn't find the chip and energy source like in his previous life. He could only arbitrarily assume that everything could be integrated into this small cone core.
So after breaking through the guard mechanisms along the way, he collected all these cores and threw them all into the Dust Concealment Cave, hoping that the True Lord Liuyun Borrowing Wind could research something!
Despite being hidden by the light screen of Red King Technology, the entire tower still bears deep marks from the ravages of time.
The stone bridge leading to the main gate has almost completely collapsed its pillars, leaving only two platforms that are barely enough to step on.
If it were Xu Ning and Belial, they would have simply spread their wings of wind and flown over.
However, in order to take care of Jade and her father, Xu Ning still summoned his rock elemental clone.
As the Geo clone stepped forward, a sturdy stone bridge stretched out beneath its feet toward the main entrance of the Hall of Manifestations.
In Xu Ning and Belial's eyes, this scene was nothing more than an application of elemental power.
However, in the eyes of Jade and her father and Samel, this behavior actually had the same effect as the manifestation in the Hall of Transfiguration just now, and both could be called miracles.
After all, this act of creating something out of nothing is far more astonishing than being able to pass through a stone wall.
In fact, Xu Ning made a very few moves along the way.
Even Belial took more shots than him.
Although he does seem to have many remarkable qualities, even the father and daughter, Jade, have a very one-sided understanding of Xu Ning.
But the incredible skill that Xu Ning was displaying now filled Samel with fear from the bottom of his heart.
This inevitably made him feel uncertain about the ownership of the golden dreamland that he was determined to possess.
Upon reaching the entrance to the Hall of Divine Manifestation, Xu Ning used the red sandstone slab to open the door, revealing two winged, bird-headed, four-legged beasts lying on either side of an obelisk.
Jade peeked out and looked around, a hint of disappointment in her voice.
"I thought I would see a tall throne, but I didn't expect there to be pillars inside pillars."
Tirzad's voice rang out: "You think the throne is like a hotel reception desk, just placed at the entrance for you to sit on? It's definitely at the highest point, high above, looking down on the mortal world..."
Jade reached out and grabbed Benben, who was trying to run away, and retorted, "That's not right. I saw Benben trying to go down the passage. I believe Benben, so you're wrong."
Jeberlele spoke up in support of his daughter, saying, "'The throne is under the dome,' which should indeed be at the highest point. But 'to climb high, one must first look down,' which means we must first go down."
Belial agreed, saying, "There should be a mechanism beneath the central square pillar. Perhaps only by getting it working can we find the entrance to the top."
Jade and her father, along with Belial, went down below with Benben to search for the elemental spark that would drive the mechanism. As usual, Xu Ning and Samel stood in place and waited.
"Although you said you were looking for something left behind by a friend, aren't you actually here for the Golden Dreamland too?"
Samel turned to stare at Xu Ning's profile. "Be careful not to end up like those greedy Winterborns who want everything but end up with nothing."
Xu Ning smiled and said, "It's normal to not get what you want in life. People who are too obsessed usually don't have a good ending."
Samel sneered, "This isn't about stubbornness. Every Sandman will not resist the Red King's call. The Golden Dreamland is the place that Ahmar gives to all Sandmen, a place they yearn for. There is no hatred there, only eternal peace; no bitter salt water there, only inexhaustible spring water..."
"From your description, it sounds like something out of a drunkard's gourd..."
Jade, who had just retrieved the elemental fire from below, overheard Samel's words and couldn't help but say, "...And the big drunkard's gourd also contains many beautiful sisters, many flowers and fine wines..."
Samel glanced at the gourd in Xu Ning's hand with some surprise, but then dismissed Jade's words as the ignorant ramblings of a child.
Once the elemental fire seeds were collected, an upward passage indeed appeared.
However, this was not the end. The group rose twice more, and according to Belial's calculations, they were now basically at the top of the tower.
"My Lord Red King, it seems you must have buried something extraordinary here, which is why you've prepared so many traps to protect it. Otherwise, if we made it all the way to the end and found nothing, we'd probably only be able to sit on the throne and experience it..."
“Jade, don’t talk nonsense.”
When Jeberlele heard the presumptuous tone in his daughter's words, he couldn't help but speak up to stop her.
Jade stuck out her little tongue, knowing she had said too much, and stood next to her father, not daring to say another word.
When the stone slab reached its highest point and stopped, everyone immediately saw the huge and magnificent chair in front of them.
"This must be the throne. But where is that Golden Dreamland you mentioned?"
Xu Ning took two steps forward with his hands behind his back, then turned to Samel, who was so excited he almost wanted to pounce on him, and asked.
“That’s a question for Zheberle,” Samel said, his gaze fixed intently on Zheberle. “‘Recite the prayer, and you will reach that golden dreamland, the place where wisdom gathers.’ Zheberle, since you betrayed and escaped, why have you returned? Wasn’t it because you felt His call? You even lied to me back then, saying that woman hadn’t deciphered anything…”
“Give me the prayer, and I will find the wisdom of the Red King for you. Do you remember that you said you would let me go first?”
The last sentence was spoken by Samel to Xu Ning.
Xu Ning smiled and nodded, "I'm not so bad that I can't remember what I've said."
Jeberlele gazed deeply at Samel and began to recite: "The stars rise over the wasteland, the nightingale grows weary of the endless days, it is time to remove the crown of the rose, wash away the dust of the world, and drink the wine of the grapes..."
Jade, who was holding Belial's arm from behind, whispered, "This is the lullaby Dad used to lull me to sleep."
Xu Ning frowned slightly upon hearing the nursery rhyme.
Strange, it feels like I've heard this somewhere before. Could it be that some memories that don't belong to me have resurfaced?
Seeing Xu Ning lost in thought, Samel sneered, took his seat on the throne, and began to recite the prayer of Jeberel.
However, before the prayer was even finished, his voice grew softer and softer until it was almost inaudible.
Belial could tell at a glance that Samel's life force was rapidly fading away, and in just a short moment, Samel on the throne had become a dead man.
"What did you do? Did you give him the wrong prayer?"
Jeberlele said quietly, “I’m not that despicable. The prayer is correct, and the whole ritual is not wrong.”
"The fourth sentence on the page says that the one who acquires the wisdom of Ahmar will lose his physical form and will be unable to speak of the splendor of His creation."
"Samel has reached the end and entered his golden dreamland."