Chapter 285 After obtaining the World Fragment, Sang Zhitao finally understood...
Sang Zhitao finally understood why the Heavenly Dao of the Sky Continent had shattered into that state.
At the time, she felt that it couldn't have been formed in one go.
In retrospect, the reason is that the Heavenly Dao was reset nine times.
“This is our last chance.” Ying looked at Sang Zhitao. “We’ve tried many methods, but none of them have worked.”
"In order to prevent the world from going crazy and desperate again because people know the future, as has happened before, the leaders of the three continents have decided to seal most of the memories."
"Since it can't be changed, at least don't live in despair."
"In this life, we are ready, and everyone will be unaware of the end of the story."
At this point, Ying looked at Sang Zhitao with deep eyes and said, "In this life, we have waited for you."
"Initially, everyone questioned the possibility of the oracle. Only the Sky Continent placed absolute trust in it."
Lin Xiao said from the side, "I didn't expect you to actually do it."
Arya nodded in agreement: "You are our hope."
This was the sentence that Sang Zhitao had said the most since he met Ying.
But Sang Zhitao had no time to be surprised; all her attention was on the three people's story.
“So that’s how it is…” Sang Zhitao’s voice was somewhat low.
She never imagined that the world would be in such dire straits, nor that the natural order of the world would save itself to this extent.
It should be noted that the Heavenly Dao in the world of superpowers was already on the verge of collapse, yet it did not resort to such an extreme method of self-salvation.
But the laws of the magical world did just that.
Ten world resets are virtually impossible.
For the world to reset without the protection of a world consciousness, it would require two things: first, the Heavenly Dao would need to develop a self-preservation consciousness; and second, the Heavenly Dao would need to sacrifice its own power.
This magical world isn't considered a very powerful one.
Sang Zhitao silently estimated in her mind that, theoretically, five resets would be the limit, given the power of the Heavenly Dao that the world possesses.
But ironically, it reset ten times...
As they spoke, they arrived at the royal palace of the magic continent.
Looking at the magnificent complex of buildings before her, even Sang Zhitao, who considered herself to have seen many splendid palaces, couldn't help but marvel at it.
The crystal tiles shimmered in the sunlight, and the magic array enveloped the building, emitting a five-colored glow that reflected on the white walls, creating a dreamlike scene, as if the aurora borealis had descended at this moment.
In the center of the complex of buildings, a pure white tower made of white boulders sits.
“That’s where the fragments of the world are stored,” Elley said softly, pointing to the white tower.
Sang Zhitao and the others followed him into the building complex.
Unlike the Sky Continent, the Magic Continent does not have a royal family.
The system here is somewhat similar to that of the Eastern countries on Earth.
The palace became a place for officials to handle government affairs, rather than a residence for the royal family.
They were walking through the building when government officials, dressed in very modern attire, hurried by, carrying documents in their hands.
Not a single person paused for a second for Sang Zhitao and her group, as if they were nothing more than ordinary members of this palace.
Seeing this, Sang Zhitao couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "Huh? They're not paying any attention to us at all."
Ai Lei paused slightly after hearing this.
He glanced around, slowed his pace slightly, and only after Sang Zhitao walked up to him did he softly explain, "Your existence has been kept secret from everyone."
Sang Zhitao nodded knowingly, recalling what Ailiya and the other two had said in the car.
The central white pagoda looks close, but it's actually quite far to walk there.
"Why isn't there a teleportation array here?" Sang Zhitao couldn't help but kick her aching feet on the ground.
Arya walked beside her, taking in her questions, and explained with a smile, "Scrolls and teleportation arrays like those on the Sky Continent are difficult to use together."
"Huh? Don't you usually use teleportation when you go out? Don't you have teleportation scrolls?" Sang Zhitao always had a lot of inquisitive spirit when it came to these little details that weren't recorded in the original book.
Arya shook her head and then nodded: "We have teleportation scrolls, but magic is forbidden in the palace."
"I see..." Upon hearing her words, Sang Zhitao's mind instantly conjured up many images of assassination.
Seemingly sensing her thoughts, Aria nodded and smiled, "So there's nothing we can do."
"Do you need me to carry you?" Lin Xiao frowned and hesitated for a long time before walking up to Sang Zhitao and asking.
Sang Zhitao waved her hands repeatedly: "No need, no need."
No matter how far the destination, it will eventually be reached.
While chatting, the group reached the bottom of the tower.
“Please go up yourself.” Ailey looked at the white tower and explained to Sang Zhitao, “Our guardian tower here is protected by special magic, so we can’t go up.”
"I think you should have a way."
“Brother!” Aria frowned, her voice filled with displeasure as she looked at Elley.
Sang Zhitao was not surprised by Ai Lei's seemingly probing move.
After all, whether it was Morton who only greeted them and left, or Aree who was polite but not very respectful, or the staff in the palace who treated them like they didn't exist.
They all point to one thing.
That is, the people of the Magic Continent do not trust her.
Sang Zhitao didn't care about such doubts. She took a few steps forward to the white tower, walked around it once, and looked at Ai Lei, who was looking at her politely, and couldn't help but chuckle twice.
Just as she had guessed, the white tower had no entrance whatsoever.
Ailey raised an eyebrow, looking at her with an expression that seemed to say "as expected."
Sang Zhitao walked to a spot only a few dozen centimeters away from the white pagoda and placed her hand on the pagoda wall.
The magical array covering the white tower was laid bare before her.
Red, green, white, and blue magic arrays radiated various colors, carrying an attack power that even Sang Zhitao found formidable.
Sang Zhitao drew out a wisp of power and channeled it from her palm into the magic array.
This force was initially resisted by the magic array, but was quickly assimilated.
Within a dozen breaths, the entire magic array of the tower was assimilated by Sang Zhitao's power.
To outsiders, Sang Zhitao simply placed her hand on the wall of the White Pagoda, and then a section of the White Pagoda melted rapidly, like ice encountering fire, until a wooden door was revealed.
Ai Lei was no longer as indifferent as before; instead, he frowned slightly and looked at Sang Zhitao in disbelief.
Sang Zhitao had no time to pay attention to him. She felt the urgency of the world fragments and disappeared from everyone's sight in a flash.
"Your Excellency!" Aria couldn't help but exclaim.
Before she could get anxious, Sang Zhitao appeared before them, holding fragments of the World Fragment in her palm.
Sang Zhitao swallowed the world fragment right in front of Ai Lei.
Soon, the Heavenly Dao of the Magic Continent appeared before her.
Just as she had imagined, the scene here was as dilapidated as the Sky Continent.
“I need a quiet place to repair myself,” Sang Zhitao said to Ai Lei. “After the repairs, you will need to take me to the center of the magic continent.”
Ailey gave her a deep look and nodded emphatically.
The group walked out from the white pagoda.
It wasn't until they returned to the main hall that Sang Zhitao couldn't help but say, "Speaking of which, although the official residences I've visited before weren't particularly noisy, this is the first time I've encountered a place as quiet as yours, where only the sound of footsteps can be heard."
“Because most of the people here are mute,” Aire explained.
“Aphasic?” Sang Zhitao was stunned for a moment before she realized, “You mean they are all victims of the language curse?”
Aile nodded: "Aphans cannot use magic, but it does not affect their daily work."
"Therefore, most of the administrative positions in the government are filled by people who are mute."
"Officials who have not yet lost their voices are being sent to various places to reduce disputes caused by the curse of language."
As he spoke, Ai Lei rubbed his temples and said, "There are more and more people becoming aphasic now, especially those who can use scrolls of higher levels are more prone to becoming aphasic."
"So most of those who haven't lost their voice are currently stationed in various places, and we can only temporarily have those who can't use magic take on more of the government's daily work."
Sang Zhitao nodded and couldn't help but sigh, "In this light, compared to the mute, the hollow person is more dangerous, since the mute doesn't lose their mind."
Thinking about the Sky Continent, even Elec couldn't help but nod in agreement, saying, "That's a good point."
“However…” he paused, then continued, “our high-level combat forces here have suffered even more severe losses.”
"fortunately……"
He didn't say what he was going to say next, but everyone present understood what he meant by his relief.
Fortunately, there was no war between the Sky Continent and the Magic Continent. Otherwise, the Magic Continent would have been as easy for the people of the Sky Continent as someone with a gun dealing with an unarmed child.
As she walked out of the palace, Sang Zhitao couldn't help but look up at the sun.
Even though the sky should be the same, she always felt that the sky on the Magic Continent was a clearer blue than the sky on the Sky Continent, which was still under repair.
"The sky is more beautiful here," she couldn't help but murmur.
“Since it’s a sky pieced together from different dimensions, there’s always something different about it,” Aria added from the side.
Ying seemed to have stopped being lazy all the time because of what was said in the car.
"The sky in the Soul Continent is even more unique."
"What is it like?" Sang Zhitao asked curiously after hearing this.
Ying didn't reply directly, but instead gave a mysterious smile: "You'll find out when the time comes."
Sang Zhitao rolled her eyes at his deliberately teasing words: "Fine, I'm going anyway."
After a brief chat, the group was taken to the hotel.
"Shall I take you out for some fun?" Seeing that it was still early, Aria couldn't help but say to Sang Zhitao, "Don't you want to go out and have some fun?"
Sang Zhitao, looking at the familiar urban scene, had no interest in shopping until she saw a person holding a magic scroll suddenly disappear from the roadside through the window.
That's when it felt like another world, and it finally piqued my interest.
"Alright." Sang Zhitao nodded, then looked at Lin Xiao and Ying.
Ying waved her hands repeatedly: "I'm an old woman, I don't want to go out."
Lin Xiao hesitated for a while, looked at the sky for a long time, and then silently nodded.
The three of them went downstairs and onto the street.
Recalling Ying's words, Sang Zhitao couldn't help but ask, "Do you all experience many years each time you are reborn? Why does Ying look like an old man?"
“He was already like that before he was reborn,” Aria said with a disdain, rolling her eyes.
Lin Xiao stood behind the two girls and explained softly, "Each lifetime only took a few years."
Arya touched her face, which was in her twenties, and couldn't help but sigh, "Speaking of which, I'm already a sixty-year-old old lady."
Sixty years old...
Sang Zhitao silently did the math in her head and couldn't help but exclaim softly, "Each of your lifetimes is less than ten years?!"
Aria clicked her tongue and said, "Probably, we haven't even had a chance to properly enjoy the world."
"How many years did it take in my previous life?" She turned to look at Lin Xiao.
After recalling for a moment, Lin Xiao said, "One year."
Aria let out a heavy sigh: "A year..."
Sang Zhitao listened to the two in silence, but her fingers kept calculating at her side.
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