Although this time's reward was again only a single item, that one item was enough for Shade. As for the "Lord of the Black Robe" mentioned in the additional trial, Shade was not unfamiliar with that deity either. This was a god known as the God of Teachers and Inheritors.
This god was not powerful. He was the protector of those who passed down knowledge, but his faith was quite widespread. Judging from the relationship between Old Gods and Ancient Gods, He was undoubtedly greatly connected to the Ancient God Keeper of Secrets Mentor, the Ancient God of Knowledge and Wisdom.
"The guardian in gray robes is the Guardian of the Library, belonging to Moon's line; the guardian in black robes is the guardian of teachers, belonging to the line of knowledge."
Although Shade had heard of this god, he did not know much about Him. He could only confirm that this was a Good God.
"Then let's see what happens this time."
With that thought, he stepped forward into the dense fog with a measure of anticipation. The mist parted to either side, revealing, just as expected, a black world.
Shade's foot landed on the water's surface as he took a step forward, and then he immediately fell into the exceptionally cold water with a splash:
"There's something wrong with this water. Water Surface Walking is forbidden here!"
When the Small Wooden Boat lifted Shade back to the surface, the first thing he noticed was not the towering hundred-meter rock walls on either side of the broad river, but the fluttering Ashes continuously falling from above the river valley.
All illumination here came from those Ashes falling from the sky. They drifted like snowflakes, and their brightness was nearly the same as fireflies. But the moment an ash fell