Li Wen Subordinate Gods walked out of the temple. She looked back and saw that the door of the temple had slowly closed.
"Well done, child." The old woman came over and gently stroked her hair, "Today's ceremony went particularly smoothly, all thanks to you."
Li Wen looked at the old woman intently, but didn't know what to say. There was no memory of hosting the ceremony in the temple at all in her mind. It was as if some power had invaded her brain and erased it, along with the strange text about "Sunset Ritual".
"Will there be a next time? That ceremony."
She noticed the "today" in the old woman's words, so she considered the words and asked tentatively.
"Of course, just like the sun always rises and sets." The old woman nodded slightly, with a smile on her face, and led her to an unknown place, "The next Sunset Ritual will be in seven days."
"What will happen if you don't do it?" Li Wen asked again, with a hint of inquiry in his tone.
The smile on the old woman's face gradually faded, replaced by a serious expression, and her eyes became deep, as if she were staring at the most secret part of Li Wen's heart.
"If Sunset Ritual fails to be held as scheduled, then the night will fall and never end, bringing about extremely terrifying disasters. Everything will wither and decay. And our world will also be destroyed."
Is it a period when the Pillars of Deep Darkness are particularly strong? Li Wen This idea flashed through his mind, but he quickly rejected it.
In the final analysis, it has not yet been determined whether this city dreamed by the dead god actually existed in history or whether it was a bizarre dream.
But these are actually irrelevant. Li Wen does not need to solve the mystery of this world. All she needs to do is to find a way to enter the black spire surrounded by the temple, where "Emerald Tablet" is located.
Level three hundred and thirty-three.
Li Wen still remembers the number of steps she walked from the gate of the Subordinate Gods temple to Hall of the Dome where the ceremony was held. She estimated the distance and height represented by this journey. She was located directly below the black spire at that time, only one step away from "Emerald Tablet".
In other words, the next time she performs Sunset Ritual, it will be the best time for her to enter the spire.
Li Wen lowered his eyelashes and unconsciously touched the gold embroidery on the priest's robe with his fingertips. The old woman mistakenly thought that she was worried, and her tone became softer. "Don't be afraid, child, you have done better than anyone else, everyone will believe in you and thank you. Look -" she turned back to point to the steeple, the red crown was slowly rotating between the tops of the tower, "Even Crimson Crown is three points brighter than before."
"I understand." Li Wen responded softly, with just the right amount of submission in his voice, "I will be ready for the next sacrifice."
There was laughter like silver bells in the distance, and several children in white robes ran over holding gold plates filled with pomegranates and figs.
"Triss Master!"
They raised their faces, and the same golden flames danced in their pupils, but there was no numbness or fanaticism in their eyes, only innocence and purity. "Sacred Tree is the result!"
It turned out that they had arrived at the entrance of a monastery. Several towering fruit trees were planted in front of the monastery, with pale golden leaves scattered all over the ground, filled with a strange sense of sanctity.
Li Wen took a pomegranate, and there was a faint golden halo under the deep red peel.
The pomegranate is called by Silver Elf the fruit that hatches life, so it has a high status; the fig tree is said to be the tree that grew out after a certain Radiance saint's fire-burning blood flowed all over the ground when he ascended, symbolizing "sacrifice" and "wisdom."
Li Wen When the fruit is opened, there is bright red and transparent pulp and a golden core inside. She picked off a piece of crystal-like pulp and put it in her mouth. The sweetness with a slight wine aroma bloomed on the tip of her tongue. Although the taste was not very consistent with Li Wen's taste, it was indeed delicious.
But they are just delicious. Although they are fruits of Sacred Tree, they do not have any magical power and only exist as some kind of symbol.
Perhaps the identity of "Triss" is also the same in this city.
Li Wen distributed the pomegranate seeds to the children and watched them running away cheering, thinking thoughtfully.
"Good boy, go and rest. Don't forget to pray before going to bed."
Li Wen followed the old woman into the monastery. Along the way, clergymen would salute and greet them respectfully from time to time, and the old woman would respond kindly. From these exchanges, Li Wen learned the old woman's name "Alphonsina", and she seemed to be the abbot of this monastery.
After taking her to a room, Alphonsina left.
Li Wen walked to the window and ran his fingertips across the sun pattern carved on the window sill. The room in the convent was simpler than she imagined - a narrow wooden bed, burlap curtains, an oak desk, and the only decoration was the golden oil lamp in the corner that was always on.
There wasn't even a mirror in the room, so Li Wen couldn't judge her appearance in the dream. Did she become "Triss", or did she just replace the other person's identity?
She looked down at her hands. Whether it was the power of Witch Disciple or the ability of Candle Holder, she could not use it. The only reliable thing is that Game Panel can still respond, but the content above is not blurry and abstract, just like today's Dreamscape world.
"It is indeed a dream of the gods."
Although he has the memory of two lifetimes, this is the first time Li Wen has encountered this kind of thing. I originally thought that the real difficulty was how Subordinate Gods managed to get the original book in her hands, but now it seems that she didn't even know how to enter the spire.
What's more, the key that was given to her by "Impurities" and could open the spire door was placed in Fairy Pocket by her. Now let alone the key, she doesn't even have Fairy Pocket with her, so what should she do?
Li Wen stood in front of the window, looking at the red crown spinning on the spire in the distance. The afterglow of the setting sun shines through the stained glass, casting mottled light and shadow on her pale face.
The sun sets, and night seems to be coming, but it will never come, because this is a country of eternal day. When the last ray of light was dyed red, the red crown on the spire began to flow out of golden liquid, but it was not actually a liquid, but pure light.
"There will always be a way." Li Wen said softly, "After all, even in the shortest time, I still have seven days."
Seven days were enough for her to collect certain information. By then, she must have understood the so-called "Sunset Ritual" and its functions. Some underlying impulse told her that as long as she understood these, even if she didn't have the key, the spire would open the door to her.