"Your Highness, have you heard of our race's Aurora Statue and Aurora Tower?" Mingluo asked quite earnestly. "I imagine most princes from beyond the heavens must be quite curious about these two terms, right?"
"Who exactly are you?" Lu Yan'an's expression was quite serious. Ever since he met Mingluo, he had felt something was off. How could a mere native know about the mission assigned by the Virtual Universe Company?
"For millennia, many princes from beyond the heavens have tried to inquire about the Aurora Statue and the Aurora Tower." Mingluo did not directly answer Lu Yan'an's question, "But what they don't know is that any information about these two has been sealed away by the powerful figures at the top! Even ordinary clansmen below the 'Haoyang Level' would never have heard of these two terms!"
"Until ten thousand years ago, everything changed after a prince from the Primordial Secret Realm of the Virtual Universe Company had his soul searched by Immortal Expert of our clan!" Mingluo's voice began to tremble. "It was from that moment that our Aurora Race truly realized that we were merely a hyena kept by the pinnacle power of the universe— the Virtual Universe Company!"
"What a tragedy!" He looked at Lu Yan'an, a bitter smile still on his face.
"The Immortal Expert of our clan couldn't accept this fact and began to fly upwards until he broke through the atmosphere of Mingguang Star! He saw that magnificent palace!" Mingluo paused, "... and before he even had a chance to get close to the palace, a single strike from the void shattered the Immortal Expert's Divine Body!"
Mingluo's emotions were clearly off; it was a complex state mixed with fear, dread, and excitement.
"You don't need to give me all this history, and I don't want to know about the grudges and feuds between your Aurora Race and my Virtual Universe Company! You just need to tell me your purpose!" Lu Yan'an stared straight at Mingluo in front of him, a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
He knew far more about the feud between the Aurora Race and the Virtual Universe Company than the man before him. That unfortunate immortal of the Aurora Race was probably only at the level of an ordinary military lord. When he flew into the Void Palace's monitored area, he was discovered by a Void Palace Feng Wang expert who was on duty at the time, and his fate was self-evident.
"Your Highness, I guess the training mission that Virtual Universe Company gave you is probably related to the Aurora Statue and Aurora Tower in our clan?" Mingluo said with a smile.
"So what?"
"You are not the first prince to come to Mingguang Star! For every prince who comes here, we usually give him two choices!" Mingluo looked at Lu Yan'an with great sincerity.
"The first option is to satisfy your curiosity and continue exploring the secrets of the Aurora Statue and Aurora Tower. Our clan will do everything in our power to help you obtain what you desire! However, if you choose this path, you must agree to one condition after achieving your goal!"
"The second option is to extinguish your curiosity. My clan can also offer you some benefits, but please return immediately after completing the basic task requirements! Of course, if you fail on the first path, you can continue on this second path," Mingluo explained.
Clearly, the Aurora Clan already knew the details of the mission assigned by the Virtual Universe Company. They even had a complete response plan, while the entire Virtual Universe Company remained completely unaware!
"The Aurora Race has some brilliant tactics!" Lu Yan'an analyzed silently to himself. "They're clearly trying to get everyone to choose the first path, then telling them that even if they fail, it's okay, they have a consolation prize to fall back on!"
Whether you get any benefits or not depends entirely on your own abilities! Even if you do, you'll still have to do something for their tribe. And if you don't get any benefits, there's even less to worry about; that's your own problem, and has nothing to do with them!
"Anyway, there are Immortal Level powerhouses in the clan, so we're not afraid of you changing your mind! This deal is a sure thing!"
Lu Yan'an instantly analyzed the reason why the Aurora Race acted this way. From an outsider's perspective, he easily analyzed the advantages and disadvantages, but there was still one question that he couldn't figure out.
"Why do so many people still perish in this mission trial even though there is a choice?" There is a reason why dangerous missions are called dangerous missions. If Mingluo's statement is true, then this place should not be a dangerous mission!
"So, there must be something fishy about this Aurora Statue and Aurora Tower! Mingluo really didn't have good intentions!" Lu Yan'an thought to himself.
Mingluo saying that even if the first path failed, it wouldn't matter, because there was a second path as a backup. In essence, he was trying to lure everyone to choose the first path! He simply explained that if they wanted to gain benefits, they would have to do something for the entire Aurora Race. He cleverly used the outcome-oriented approach to mask the danger of the first path!
Thinking about this, Lu Yan'an felt somewhat caught in a dilemma. Clearly, the Virtual Universe Company was encouraging all participants in this mission to pursue Mission Two, but this path had obviously been paved by the Aurora Race!
Moreover, to date, no one has been able to escape this huge pit. He then recalled the virtual system's prompt when choosing a mission—100% of those who accept the Mingguang Star mission complete the first mission; no one has ever completed the second mission!
"I think you could give it a try!" The voice of the Lord Shen suddenly resounded from the depths of Lu Yan'an's consciousness. "When I looked at the background information for this mission, I found that there are no beings above the Military Lord Immortal here! My F-class spaceship can escape from any Military Lord Immortal, and I'm quite confident about that!"
"Even if you discover any problems later on, the spaceship will be your strongest support! At least you won't have to worry about your life!" the Lord Shen advised.
"So how do you plan to help me?" Lu Yan'an felt a little comforted after hearing the Lord Shen's words, so he asked Mingluo.
"I will personally escort Your Highness to the Aurora Tower!" Mingluo this bombshell right off the bat. "The Aurora Tower and the Aurora Statue are the foundation of our Aurora Clan, and every capable member of the clan can go there to study them."
"The Aurora Statue clearly displays fluctuations of the Origin Law of Light, and every clansman who goes there to study it can comprehend them! The Aurora Tower is a benchmark for testing each clansman's understanding of the Origin Law of Light. It has seven levels in total, and passing each level proves the depth of one's understanding of the Law of Light!" Mingluo explained to Lu Yan'an with great joy, seemingly seeing that Lu Yan'an intended to choose the first path.
"Isn't this just the same template as the Virtual Universe Company's Tongtian Bridge and Chaos Stele?" As a genius of the Original Secret Realm, he was extremely familiar with this process!
"Wait!" Lu Yan'an was startled, as if he had suddenly realized something. "The second task the company gave us was to comprehend the Aurora Statue and pass through the Aurora Tower! But according to this guy, even those below the World Lord Level are not qualified to know information about these two things! So how did the company know that we had to 'comprehend' the Aurora Statue and 'pass through' the Aurora Tower?"
Before this, he had never considered thinking about the problem from this perspective. Although Mingluo had revealed information about these two things to him here, all of this was based on the premise that Mingluo's strength absolutely suppressed him! In other words, Mingluo was absolutely confident that an ordinary Universe Level kid like him couldn't cause any trouble!
Given the Aurora Clan's vigilance, it's absolutely impossible for them to leak information. So how did the company know about these two individuals? And why did they even use it as a test for their geniuses? This simply doesn't make logical sense.
"Things are really getting more and more interesting!" Lu Yan'an.
He also realized that there seemed to be some kind of deep power struggle between the Aurora Clan and the company, but at present, everything was still hidden beneath the Iceberg, and the specifics were unclear.
"I've thought it through. I'll choose the first path. Please take me to the Aurora Tower!" Lu Yan'an said to Mingluo. Enhancing himself as much as possible while ensuring his own safety was the key! Besides, he had already learned from Mingluo that the Aurora Statue was currently the most suitable treasure for him to make up for the shortcomings in the fundamental Origin Law of Light!
Now that the opportunity was there, he was determined to give it a try!
As if he had anticipated Lu Yan'an's choice, Mingluo nodded calmly after hearing Lu Yan'an's answer, "Then let's set off! Last night was the first energy tide of the month. If we miss today, we'll have to wait another month to enter the Yanguang Secret Realm!"
After saying that, he got up and walked towards the door. Lu Yan'an didn't say anything and obediently followed behind him...
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