"It seems my resistance was not meaningless after all."
Watching the busy players atop the Eternal Summit, the Wisdom Kindling projection gave a soft laugh and took the initiative to greet them.
"Greetings, visitors from the future. I am the lingering projection of the Wisdom Kindling from the First Era."
It was not difficult to tell from Its words that, even as merely a projection of the Wisdom Kindling, It clearly understood the current situation and roughly what had happened.
That was good. It saved the players from having to waste their breath explaining.
Still, Yuanfang and the others briefly explained the situation with Rekindling and Extinguish before preparing to ask some important questions.
However, before they could speak—
The Wisdom Kindling projection spoke first. As It spoke, It used Its power to retrieve several things from the pit.
"These are the remaining Altar Flameglow—the things you need. Take them.
"As for the origins of those who sought to extinguish the Altar Flameglow, I know a little."
Li Miao instinctively accepted what the other party handed over. It was a strangely radiant flame, intangible and formless, yet wrapped in a thin, tangible membrane.
Although Wiserk also received Altar Flameglow, the players received the greater portion.
Even Yuanfang was stunned by the Wisdom Kindling projection's response. He had not even asked his question, yet the other party already knew what he wanted to ask.
Mind-reading?
"The fire of wisdom originates from me."
"Time is short, so I apologize for the intrusion."
Once again, the Wisdom Kindling projection gave its answer ahead of time, confirming that It could indeed read minds to a certain extent.
No—perhaps a more accurate description would be resonance with wisdom.
"Time is short?" Brother Mangzi was somewhat surprised. "Didn't we already finish the fight? Those bugmen and