Chapter 188: A Hard Worker Without Talent

This thing is a bit fiery.

"Since it's going to dissolve in blood... can I touch it?"

Annan asked: "Or will it pollute?"

"How is it possible, just touch it."

Salvatore couldn't help laughing and said, "If it is so easily contaminated, it is not the Sage's Stone. Even if you sprinkle dust in it, it will not be contaminated.

"But be careful. Although it looks like a watery liquid, it weighs close to the same volume of mercury, which is much heavier than it looks. If you're not careful, you might break a bone."

Watching Annan was about to step forward, Salvatore reminded.

Annan nodded: "Got it."

As he approached the ceremony grounds, he clearly felt a wave of heat coming towards him.

A little closer, the temperature will increase a lot, and sweat will soon seep out of Annan. The hot air made it difficult to breathe, and even the eyeballs felt hot.

It's like being in a boiler room... no, it should be hotter than a boiler room.

Annan suddenly realized why Salvatore let himself wear less before.

The moment Annan touched the ever-flowing Liquid Sage Stone, he really felt the sharp pain of the impact on his fingers.

A curtain of light immediately appeared in front of his eyes:

[Hermesian Sage Stone (purity 34%)]

[Type: Consumables/Ritual Materials/Sacrifices/Odds (Gold)]

[Description: The Stone of the Sage in the style of the Hermetic School, not yet purified. 】

[Description: You have never heard that it can be used as a ritual material (the "Higher Mystic Ritual" check failed)]

[Description: You have never heard that it can be used as a sacrifice (the "Higher Strange Objects" check failed)]

[Effect: After injecting a certain amount, a temporary level will be obtained within 180 seconds. It is currently possible to level up to level 41. 】

[Price: severe pain in the whole body within three days]

...level 41?

Annan was startled.

According to the current rules, the bronze rank is 11 to 20, the silver rank is 21 to 30... The golden rank should be 31 to 40.

According to Salvatore, it is very lucky that this stone of truth can be raised to level 40 after use.

Level 41...

This should be the order of truth, right?

Is it because of the Book of the Sky Train?

This is also possible.

But... Hermes?

Does this world have Hermes too? Or is there a god by that name?

No, not likely.

Annan quickly dismissed the idea.

If Hermes is really the name of a god, it should belong to occult knowledge. It won't be so easy for him to get it.

"—Is it quite heavy?"

Salvatore said proudly behind Annan: "I didn't expect that I could configure it successfully..."

"...Are you a genius?"

Annan couldn't help but admire.

Hearing this, Salvatore was silent for a moment, then coughed lightly: "Well, it's okay."

He clasped his arms tightly, as if to indent himself inside his body. It seemed that he had lost a lot of emotions at once, and he was silent.

Looking at Salvatore's appearance, Annan was thoughtful.

- He probably guessed it.

There was always an inexplicable, heavy pressure on Salvatore, and a vague sense of inferiority.

But that doesn't make sense.

He is the son of the Black Tower, which proves that his talent is better than that of this generation of tower owners.

It is good that such a good young man is not arrogant - look at Arthur, that is the character and psychological quality of a serious golden reserve.

Compared with the confident Arthur, Salvatore is more than inferior, almost autistic...

——Now it seems that his extraordinary talent seems to be ineffective from time to time. Salvatore is troubled by this.

Annan couldn't help shaking his head in his heart.

What's so disturbing about this...

Like this kind of genius who can be erratic by itself, can't it just use the power of the outside to make up for the shortcomings? Let your teammates decide the lower limit, and you can decide the upper limit yourself.

——Yes, the protagonists of the explosive seed style are all configured in this team.

"Say it, senpai."

Annan asked nonchalantly, "Do you have anything good here? The more fun kind."

"Ah, yes there is."

Hearing Annan's question, Salvatore thought for a while before answering, "But you have to put on some clothes—my winter clothes are in the closet over there. Put on your cotton shoes, Go to the innermost part of the dungeon, where there is a magic mirror."

"...Magic mirror?"

Really?

Annan looked a little weird.

He was aware of it.

The family background of the son of the black tower may be thicker than he imagined.

Just the ruby ​​the size of a pigeon egg is not something that ordinary people can take out. Not to mention the recipe for the Sage's Stone.

But... what kind of magic mirror?

Annan walked in the direction of the wardrobe pointed to by Salvatore, and asked casually, "What type of magic mirror?"

- The kind that can ask questions? Or the kind that can watch videos?

Or the licking kind?

"It's a curse."

Salvatore put the panacea in his hand back to its original place, turned his back to Annan and explained: "There is a compound spell of the Prophet School and the Idol School in it, which allows you to see the essence of your soul... Of course , which is more abstract.

"For example, if I put golden mistletoe in front of a mirror, it will reflect golden oaks, dripping blood, beating hearts, babies' cries, bulls' trumpets. And powerful healing power. We generally use it to check mysterious items, but in general, what it indicates still needs to be analyzed by yourself.

"But in the absence of clues, it's still useful. At least it can reveal a vague research direction. Better than nothing."

Salvatore turned around and smiled casually: "It's like the 'analytical technique' that those reaper wizards did to you. It's something you can believe or not. It's just right to pass the time."

"Okay, I'll go take a look!"

Annan put on some ridiculously thick cotton-padded shoes and walked towards the dungeon with great interest.

He didn't really want to look at the magic mirror.

It's just that he has already finished reading the Stone of the Sage. If he proposes to leave at this time, it will be too deliberate; and if he stays in place, the atmosphere will be awkward.

He just gave Salvatore a private space to adjust his mood without a trace.

"Your secret is about to be discovered by Don Juan, Thrall."

A low and crazy voice with repeated echoes sounded in Salvatore's heart: "What do you want to do?"

Salvatore was silent.

He just walked slowly to the Sage's Stone and reached out to touch the rushing red liquid lightly.

The river, which is only the thickness of two fingers, gently flicked his fingers out the moment he touched it. It's like reaching out to touch a spinning wheel.

"If I were you, I would kill him."

Shadow said with a low smile, "He knows too many of our secrets, Thrall."

"shut up."

Salvatore said calmly: "At least for now, this body is still managed by me."

As he spoke, he put his right index finger inside the Sage's Stone.

The moment he connected his finger to the ceremony, the Sage's Stone instantly lit up with red brilliance, the speed of rotation gradually slowed down, and then stopped. Then the sunken lines on the table lit up, and the red gemstones hanging like the sun shone with dazzling brilliance.

A red light appeared in Salvatore's pupils, like the reflection of a red gem.

He was silent for a long time before slowly pulling his fingers out. The ceremony was instantly extinguished, and the Sage's Stone began to spin again.

His index finger was smoking white, and the rotting wound healed almost instantly.

"Purification failed? As I said, you have no talent. Thrall...what can you do on your own?"

Shadow laughed and repeated: "You are a waste. You will fall asleep sooner or later, you can't hold it anymore."

"I may not be able to do anything," Salvatore calmed down, "but if you were me...you couldn't hold on long ago and fell asleep."

"Effort without talent is meaningless."

Shadow repeated: "How many times do you want to fail?"

But Salvatore didn't say much.

He just leisurely looked at the direction Annan left, gentle and calm.

The update is complete, there are only three shifts today... Let's move the fourth shift to tomorrow, that is, continue with three shifts tomorrow!

In addition: Thanks to the leader of the passerby, I owe more joy +1 again...

So now I still owe sixteen chapters (beating the ground)

(End of this chapter)