Not an Accident

In the first half of the Long Night Domain, most of the Philosopher's Scepter's assessments had nothing particularly special about them.

Only its initial assessment of the entire Long Night Domain and its later assessment of the Long Night Idol had been somewhat interesting.

"A plaything within the idol? Or a path to survival? The Night of old was not as merciful as the Long Night of today."

It seemed that, in the Philosopher's Scepter's view, the era of Long Night was somewhat more benevolent than the era of Night.

The three soon passed Ermei's trial and entered the Long Night Oasis, skipping many unimportant assessments along the way.

Naturally, this included its assessment of the Ancient Dragon Projection, since it had not revealed any information about Ancient Dragon Durzakal as everyone had expected.

Next came its assessment of the Campfire Guardian Spirit.

"Adding fuel for those who come after? Difficult. Not everyone possesses the virtue of dedication. Selfishness is human nature; being able to stand by and ignore it is already rare enough."

The Philosopher's Scepter's assessments and perspective remained as incisive as ever. At a glance, it saw through the hidden meaning behind the Long Night Kindling's trial.

When they reached Hero Aluga and the first Trial Ground, the Philosopher's Scepter once again gave an assessment.

"The hero from the fairy tale has fallen, but his spirit has been passed on. Therefore, that hero still exists."

Then came the second Trial Ground.

Its assessments of Avadolan and Kainara were more or less identical to those given by players who had learned the story behind them. It revealed no deeper information.

However, its assessment of Chaos Without Form deserved attention.

"A divine aura... Does it come from that city where the world began?"

A city where the world began?