AWB Chapter 1769 - 1191: Looking Forward to His Future (Part 2)
Chapter 1769 - 1191: Looking Forward to His Future (Part 2)
Whether a Swordsman or a Magician, as long as they can reach the Gem rank, or possess power comparable to the Gem rank, they will be called a "Saint."
The palace of the Reinnaier clan in "that Empire" is also called the Great Saint Palace.
The character "Saint" carries a special meaning in the Source World.
Perhaps the reason the highest-rank Swordsmen on the Akasha Continent are called Sword Saints is also somehow connected to that world.
The Ancient Magic Civilization was established by Reinnaier based on the knowledge and technology brought from the Source World. Maybe precisely because of that, some customs from the Source World were brought back, and by a twist of fate, passed down to the present.
Since this organization chose the word "Saint," which bears such special meaning, as its name, and is now entangled with the Abyssal Aura, then even someone like Reiger thinking of the Source World because of this is not strange at all.
Moreover, the Sanctuary is particularly obsessed with the word "Saint."
The seven leaders of the Sanctuary are called Saint Envoys.
Those special weapons used by the Magic Puppets are called Sacred Relics.
The underground magic beast Yarakulon is called a Sacred Beast by them.
The existence of all these things is telling everyone just how fond they are of the word "Saint."
And Reiger now already knows that the destruction of the Ancient Magic Civilization was, for the most part, related to the Abyss.
In other words, it’s entirely possible that this world already has countless threads of connection with another world.
He doesn’t know what the true background of the Sanctuary is, but judging from the current situation, even if someone says it has some entanglement with the Source World, Reiger would believe it.
In light of this, he said what he did.
The High Priest clearly thought of the same thing, which is why she said those words just now.
It’s just that...
"As for what the situation is exactly, I don’t know either." The High Priest shook her head, her expression grave. "But I have a bad premonition. I keep feeling that before long, something major is going to happen."
Hearing this, Reiger’s heart slowly sank.
After all, the High Priest is a user of prophecy-type Magic, able to foresee the future to a certain extent.
Her premonitions are not some sort of alarmist talk you can just listen to and brush aside.
Especially since the High Priest also told Reiger one thing.
"The Temple hasn’t lost anything. Only the teleportation Magic Array leading to the outside world was destroyed."
"But according to those who were in the Temple at the time, after those people invaded the Temple, they didn’t destroy the teleportation Magic Array immediately, but were searching for something."
"In the end, they entered the artificial hill you went to today."
The High Priest looked deeply at Reiger.
"They went into the cave inside the artificial hill, and after coming out, they went straight to the teleportation Magic Array."
Reiger understood the implication in the High Priest’s words.
Simply put, those people from the Sanctuary decided to destroy the teleportation Magic Array and leave this Hidden Land only after going to that artificial hill.
And there are only two reasons that could lead to such a decision.
One is that they already found what they were looking for and could retire with their mission accomplished.
The other is that they confirmed what they were looking for was already gone, so they had no choice but to give up.
As for which it was, no one knew better than Reiger.
"What they were searching for, could it be the Dimension Energy stored inside the artificial hill?"
Reiger couldn’t help but harbor such suspicion.
Inside that artificial hill, aside from the Dimension Energy, there was nothing else of value.
In that case, the goal of those Saint Envoys of the Sanctuary could only have been the Dimension Energy stored there.
But the Dimension Energy there had just been taken away by Reiger.
That being so, those Saint Envoys of the Sanctuary could only have failed to achieve their goal, unable to find their target, and therefore had no choice but to retreat.
"Now this is interesting."
Reiger muttered to himself.
If the target of those Saint Envoys of the Sanctuary really was the Dimension Energy, then even if they have no connection with the Source World, they must have a connection with the Ancient Magic Civilization.
The existence of Dimension Energy was known only to the royal family and the Temple during the Ancient Magic Civilization Period; other than them, there was no third party privy to it.
Even the High Priest didn’t know what was sealed inside the artificial hill. It’s clear that the existence of the Dimension Energy was deliberately concealed by Reinnaier and the Temple Priests of the Ancient Magic Civilization Period.
Yet those Saint Envoys of the Sanctuary took it as their objective. Even if they did not know of the Dimension Energy itself, they must at least know certain hidden secrets from the Ancient Magic Civilization Period; otherwise they would never have acted like this.
"This Sanctuary is getting more and more mysterious..."
Reiger thought for a moment, then spoke to the High Priest.
"Since those people have already retreated, you can also handle the Abyssal Aura yourselves."
"Liz and the others still haven’t come back; they’re still chasing the escaped Abyssal Aura. If they return, have them wait for me here."
"I still have something to do, so I’ll be going first."
With that, without giving the High Priest time to react, Reiger opened [Portal] again and stepped in.
The High Priest could only watch Reiger leave, secretly muttering in her heart.
"Judging from how completely unworried he looks, he must have a way to leave the Hidden Land, right?"
The High Priest could only feel secretly regretful in her heart.
If Reiger wants to go, she can’t stop him.
And once Reiger decides to leave, Her Highness will absolutely not stay behind on her own.
After living to this age, and as the highest administrator of the Temple—the supreme power in this Hidden Land—the High Priest is far from unable to see what’s going on.
She knows there is absolutely no way for the Temple to keep Liz here. Even if it meant clashing with that boy, Liz still wouldn’t stay. If anything, that might only sour their relationship with Liz.
With that in mind, the Temple has in fact always been unwilling to take any hardline measures to forcibly keep Liz.
Even if the Priests very much want to keep this great hero’s descendant, what can’t be done simply can’t be done.
Her heart is not here, but with that boy.
As for that boy... the High Priest has long told the others that if they truly came to blows, she would absolutely not be his match.
"I really don’t know what kind of environment the outside world has, to raise such a terrifying monster."
The High Priest herself was puzzled.
She, who could be called invincible within the Hidden Land, actually couldn’t defeat a boy not yet twenty, and he even comes from the backward outside world that has already lost the inheritance of the Ancient Magic Civilization. No matter how she thinks about it, it feels absurd.
However, the High Priest already vaguely sensed that this boy is far from simple.
"To be able to undo the seal on the artificial hill and enter it, he must be someone, like Reinnaier, favored by ’God.’"
The High Priest suddenly smiled.
"I truly look forward to his future."
Only in this moment could one see a hint of elder-like kindness and open-mindedness on the body of this High Priest, who outwardly looks like a young maiden.
...
At the same time...
On a boundless grassland, the Ice Valkyrie was still walking forward.
Her eyes were dim, her delicate, pretty face full of confusion, looking as if she could see neither future nor path.
In fact, that was exactly the case.
Right now, Charity was merely walking forward aimlessly, with no clear destination at all.
She didn’t know where she should go, only kept walking forward, her steps unsteady.
Fortunately, this was the wilderness, with no one else around, and this was still the peaceful Hidden Land. Otherwise, if this were the outside world, and some ill-intentioned people saw such a cold, exquisitely beautiful girl wandering along the road in this lost and dazed state, they would a hundred percent start harboring wicked thoughts.
In such a state, Charity kept walking forward.
Until, at a certain moment, Charity suddenly stopped.
Before her, a familiar figure had appeared at some unknown time...