Chapter 196

Angela crossed her arms and stretched out her hand to push aside a cloud, a little irritated: "Let's go first, there is still a long way to go. This time we will take a boat. We will talk about the trial on the way."

"Uh, boat? There is a boat here?"

Rin couldn't help but mutter in his heart. No matter what Kun, sea snake, fish or mermaid in this sea of ​​clouds, they don't look like things that need to take a boat to go out.

"Stop talking nonsense, follow me."

Angela turned around and left, leaving Lin with the back of her head. Lin took the paw of Fei Miao and dragged her to follow.

They walked around the front door of the Mermaid Palace for a long time, all the way to the back.

Rin looked at the garden behind the palace, which was full of various exotic flowers and plants on the seabed, and was amazed.

"Speaking of which, the queen is called Yilan, and the girl is called Yiran. It seems that they are the princesses of the Mermaid Kingdom."

"Yeah."

"The Mermaid Kingdom, how come it is so small? It seems that there are no more than a hundred mermaids living in it, and why haven't I seen any men?"

Angela paused and opened her mouth. She wanted to explain something, but then she felt it was too troublesome and waved her hand: "The mermaids here are only a part. I am too lazy to talk about the background stories and historical traces. If you really want to know, you can go to Qiyu to borrow books. She should have detailed information."

Rin suddenly felt bored and temporarily suppressed his curiosity and stopped thinking about it.

After leaving the small Mermaid Kingdom for a long distance, Angela took out a colorful conch from the space and blew it.

It was very different from the sound of ordinary conchs. This sound was high and long, more like... like the cry of the stone Kun beast.

And then a similar voice in the distance also echoed and shouted with a bit of joy.

Angela rested for a while, picked up the conch and blew it again, and the creature in the distance also cried out again.

The intermittent sound that seemed to lead the way attracted a truck-sized stone Kun, which was as blue as stone but covered with a layer of moss.

When Lin heard the sound of the conch, he had already guessed what it meant, but he couldn't help but sigh that this place was really interesting.

But the stone Kun in front of him was more than ten sizes smaller than the one he saw for the first time.

Lin couldn't help but ask: "Is this stone Kun beast not yet an adult?"

"Well, the juvenile body is more playful and easily attracted by similar sounds, but don't underestimate them. Their IQ is about the same as that of human children of five or six years old."

"So, this is our ship?"

Angela didn't answer directly, but gestured to the little stone Kun.

The little stone Kun actually understood and nodded his huge head.

Lin observed carefully and found that this stone Kun looked like a long-nosed catfish magnified tens of thousands of times. The head was also larger than the body, but the difference was that its body was flat, not upright, and its body was like sharp stone protrusions.

Compared with the body, the eyes were pitifully small, and it looked silly from the front, which was in sharp contrast to the oppression of the body.

"Let's go up first. There are minerals that the stone Kun likes to eat in that place. It will be happy to take us there."

As he said that, the stone Kun fell to the ground, making a dull sound. The whole earth was shaking, and the mud and sand at the bottom of the sea of ​​clouds were splashed everywhere.

When the turbid vision cleared up, Lin found that its flat body and the protruding stone thorns just formed a platform for landing.

After Angela went up, he woke up the useless cat and stepped on several stone thorns with a stepped slope to step on its back.

Probably because he often rolls on the ground, the moss in the center of his back is less than other places, and the seaweed growing on his back is much less, and it is a mess.

There are grooves on the back, and short stone spikes are scattered all over the place, which can prevent people from falling down.

Rin came up and found a clean depression without moss and seaweed, put a blanket on it and sat down against the thick stone spikes.

The brave man can finally rest well this time, lying on his side and curled up in Rin's arms and fell asleep.

Accompanied by a long cry, the body under him, as hard as stone, shook violently, and then Rin felt a sense of weightlessness, like taking a plane, and the stone Kun began to float up.

Until the stone Kun floated on the sea of ​​clouds, the not dazzling colorful light came into view again. Rin looked at the huge but beautiful planet that looked like a sci-fi screen, and squinted his eyes with satisfaction.

Having nothing to do, Angela also sat beside him, took out a delicate wine pot, and drank happily.

"Now I can tell you what the so-called Leviathan Trial is all about."

Lin quickly sat up straight, and patted the face of the useless cat, but failed to wake her up.

Angela said with a sigh: "Let her sleep well, she will listen to you in everything, and it's the same if you tell her directly."

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Lin thought about it, and she couldn't expect the useless hero in her arms to think normally.

She was absolutely unwilling to use her brain if she could. The stupid roe deer was better than her, although the gap was not very big.

Most of the time, he made suggestions, and they just had to follow.

Yes, that's right, the indenture contract was still in her hands, and they should do whatever the young master said, it was natural, and it didn't matter whether they had brains or not.

Lin thought with disdain, but on the surface he was as serious as a good student. He sat upright and stroked the head of the useless cat lying on his lap.

"Actually, I was quite surprised before. The birthplace of Leviathan was originally an important place for Leviathan's resurrection after death. Since it is going to be resurrected, why do we need to set up trials and so on? Isn't it contradictory?" Rin was curious. asked.

Regarding this point, Angela also gave an explanation: "Even if there is no artificial resurrection, they will give birth to new Leviathan every three hundred years. The reason for setting up trials..."

Angela took a sip of wine, organized her words, and continued: "Because the wisdom and memory passed down by Leviathan allow them to maintain a state similar to 'immortality', it treats the war between humans and demons as a Play again and again and try to add your own rules.”

"Game?" Rin was very puzzled, "But they are also demons. In the history of wars between humans and demons, demons have suffered a lot of casualties. They must have died a lot in them."

"You don't understand the thinking of immortal species, because you are a human being with a short lifespan. Leviathan is another way of immortality. In addition, there are no similar people who lack sociality and don't even have any pressure to survive. Over time, you will so.

This is one of the reasons why they are monsters but have no hatred towards humans.

Leviathan has always been the teacher and excellent strategist of the devil. After their death, the capable devil will try his best to resurrect them.

The first reason for setting up trials is to increase the playability of the game they consider themselves to be. Taking away the memory carrier casually is not as interesting as going through multiple trials.

The second is to prevent someone from entering by mistake.

The third point is that they can also select young and outstanding rising stars, and they also value talents more.

The trial has strict level control, and only newly adult life forms above level 15 can enter.

Of course, this rule also relies on formations and talents. For example, if you are above the level of Leviathan, or a high-level formation master, you can directly enter violently.

But it will also be disgusted by directly breaking the rules. "

"Wait, wait, wait, I can still understand that this thing is probably their personal hobby, but at this age...the so-called age, do I count it in terms of demons or humans?"

Angela chuckled and patted him on the shoulder: "Congratulations on finding the key point. I think the reason why Qiyu asked you to come is that he trusts you, and the second is because you are a human being and are better than others. pass."

"??"

"Because its trial rules don't specify race."

Rin originally wanted to say that the rules of the game set by Leviathan still have such big loopholes to exploit, so how dare he call himself the representative of the wisdom of the demon clan?

Just after a second thought, I came back to it.

In another world, humans are considered adults at the age of fifteen, while some demons have short lifespans, and some have longer lifespans. The long-lived adults reach adulthood around one hundred and fifty years old.

There are absolutely only a handful of fifteen-year-old humans who can reach level fifteen, and they will all be trained as geniuses among humans.

How could such a genius help the demons awaken Leviathan, and how could the demon king trust a human boy and entrust him with such an important matter!

Um, wait...something seems wrong.

Angela seemed to be able to see through his thoughts, and she put on another unflattering smile: "Do you think there is such a variable? Not only did he betray the human camp, but he was also favored by the Demon King... Ah, no, he is deeply trusted. "

"...This young master did not betray. There is a reason for choosing Qiyu!"

Rin's expression was unnatural, and he suddenly realized a problem.

He has little sense of belonging as a human being in this world.

Because he was originally an outsider from another world, and he only had some ties to a few people here.

So in his eyes, surrendering to the enemy was just a passage in a book, and he could just act as usual. Plus, Qiyu was still his lover, so it seemed like there was no problem.

However, this world is not a novel after all, but a real world of flesh and blood.

From the perspective of most humans, his future behavior would be a traitor.

Even if there is a happy ending in which humans and demons coexist harmoniously, he, the traitor, will still be a traitor.

hiss……

He didn't mind being scolded, after all, he was used to it, it was nothing more than a super double.

But how should Emilia, Silly Roe Deer, and the Poor Ghost Sword Master deal with each other? They are regarded as the backbone of the human camp and the hope for the future.

You know, even a happy ending cannot be achieved in a short period of time. There is still a span of several years. In these years, their relationship...

Rin wanted to understand this, her brain suddenly became confused, and her embarrassment and uneasiness were already reflected in her expression.

Angela is old and mature, and with a little use of her brain, she can roughly guess what he is worried about.

The Demon Goddess' expression softened slightly and she said softly: "But just such a change may change the pattern of the entire continent. You have a close relationship with the brave man and the Demon King, and you can also become a bridge between the human and demon clans. Make a good decision and have no regrets.”

Rin felt his teeth were sore at that time and couldn't help but grind them.

Good guy, isn’t this the hero’s mission? Why is it now the uncle’s?

I just want to solve the so-called world-destroying trouble, protect a few idiots, and also don’t want to be punished by the system for the task.

Wait, who is the male protagonist?

Forget it, don't think about that insignificant thing. In the future, you should think more about how to deal with the aftermath of your betrayal.

Rin shook his head, putting aside his worries for the time being, and couldn't help but touch Fei Miao's head.

"One more thing, it's quite strange. Since Leviathan has always inherited memories, can it be said that he is the same person? You see, the carrier is called the soul crystal. Doesn't it mean that the souls are all one? And you also said Killing them is another way of immortality.”

"? What are you thinking? The soul crystal is just the soul of the contemporary Leviathan. It also carries all the memories. If it cannot be resurrected after three hundred years, the soul crystal will be refreshed and new Leviathans will be born. They will inherit the memories. And behavior is affected by shared memories, but there will be changes in personality and skill appearance."

Rin didn't quite understand this kind of inheritance, and couldn't relate to it. He scratched his head and didn't continue to ask.

"Stop talking nonsense, let me tell you the content of the trial now."

"The first test is strength, which means constant fighting. This is why I provide special training for you. The higher the magic power, the easier it will be to deal with it. Of course, the more people who enter, the difficulty will increase exponentially."

"The second test is wisdom. Well... just be careless about this,"

Rin suddenly became angry and raised her chin to show off, but Angela hit her on the head. She hugged her head in pain and did not dare to say a word.

"Oh, you are such a coward. I have a hard time with courage. Forget it, there is still a brave man here anyway. Let her lead you in the third trial."

As we all know, brave people are as brave as their names suggest.

But for the current brave man, Rin was embarrassed to say that she was more afraid of pain than he was, and she was also afraid of hunger and four-legged fish.

"The fourth trial is perseverance. There is a loophole in this level. You can skip class. As far as I know, this level is for demons. It will corrode the demonic energy and turn it into damage and attack spirit. You happen to have no demonic energy. ”

"The fifth level is about luck. As far as the luck of the brave is concerned, I think there is no problem at all, right?"

Rin glanced at Emilia, who was lying motionless, and nodded proudly: "That's true. If nothing else, the luck of my useless cat is caused by the goddess."

"That's the five items above. I have nothing to say about the first level. The second level, I remember, is a maze, and it's random. You can only decipher it by yourself.

"The third level of courage requires special attention. It will make use of what you fear and fear. This is what needs to be overcome."

The corner of Rin's mouth twitched. He had experienced something similar to this level not long ago.

"Speaking of which, teacher, you seem to know what it's like there very well. Have you ever been in there?"

"Nonsense, I am the one who guards the secret realm of the Sea of ​​Clouds. I have been doing this for generations. How can I not be familiar with it?"

Afterwards, the two of them asked me questions, and the topic all revolved around Leviathan's trial.

But neither of them noticed. The brave man, who was breathing evenly and seemed to be sleeping soundly, opened his eyes at some point.

What should be heard and what shouldn't be heard, I have listened to it all, and even remembered it in my heart. My empty eyes stared at the hem of Rin's clothes, and closed them again after a while.

She wanted to wait until Rin would tell her everything he had hidden in his heart.

Even if there are some little secrets that she doesn't want to tell, it's okay, but she must know the sentence "There is a reason for choosing Qiyu."

…

Shi Kun carried the three of them across the vast sea of ​​clouds, and the sky gradually dimmed, finally turning into a dark yellow, and the planet hanging in the sky also slid to the other side.

Along the way, Rin didn't see any land, only an endless sea of ​​clouds that looked like a fairyland.

Occasionally, you will see patches of rocks moving in one direction.