Chapter 179: New Snow Owl Equipment, Fish of Wisdom, Minerva's Puzzle

In the history of the Middle-Atrium Continent, there was once a magic chosen by the God. He was both a sanctuary wizard and a legendary knight.

It was this man who pioneered the practice of both magic and combat skills, and was honored with the title of 'Salmon Knight'.

This title comes from a story: Legend has it that the Salmon Knight accidentally got a salmon with shining rainbow scales. When the salmon was grilled, the rainbow salmon begged for mercy:

"Hero, I am the fish of wisdom in the Minerva realm. With my help, you can gain extraordinary wisdom, but once you eat me, you will suffer immensely from this wisdom!"

The rainbow salmon was sizzling in the bonfire and cried bitterly, "Please put out the flames and let me go!"

"Fish of wisdom?"

The Salmon Knight laughed: "You are so smart, how could you fall to this point and be caught by me?"

"Hero, the reason I jumped out of Minerva's divine realm is because I want to see a wider world."

"As a fish of wisdom, the only thing I understand is my ignorance."

The fish of wisdom said: "The fact that you were able to catch me proves that you are the chosen one of Minerva. You are destined to create the unprecedented path of the arcane knight!"

The Salmon Knight was very disdainful, but his fingers were accidentally burned while grilling the fish. He licked the grease on his fingers, and suddenly, extraordinary arcane wisdom flooded into his brain.

Only then did he believe the words of the Fish of Wisdom, and under the guidance of this rainbow salmon, he became a mage and legendary knight famous throughout the continent.

The library towered into the sky, with rows of bookshelves filled with books. In this palace of memory, Yeats closed the "Salmon Rider Poems" in his hand and thought:

"In the second round of the Magic Goddess Trial, the fishing competition is about fishing for this [Fish of Wisdom]!"

Consciousness detaches from the memory palace.

On the marble terrace on the second floor of the house, Yeats sat at the tea table, picked up the white porcelain teacup, drank a sip of hot coffee, and looked out at the bustling banks of the Cam River, thinking:

"As long as Snow Owl can win this first round, it will have priority in obtaining clues about the Fish of Wisdom..."

"I'm not worried about the Snowy Owl. Give it some effort, June, Perron!"

Yeats cheered in his heart and used Eagle Vision to focus his eyes on the silhouette of the Lion.

"What should we do with this big beaver blocking our way? Should I use noise magic to drive it away?" Perron stopped beating the drum and turned to ask June who was paddling hard.

"Don't ask me." June gritted her teeth and said, "If there's any headache, it should be the people in front of us who have it first!"

The giant beaver blocked the center of the river, and the 'Pegasus' of Taim River University was the first to be hit. Charles sneered, and the red agate ring on his hand flashed red. He silently chanted a spell, and a fireball quickly flew out from his palm.

The raging fireballs bombarded the giant beaver's fur, causing it to become furious and jump up and down, creating huge waves in the river. The beautiful black-haired witch Heti cooperated with her teammates, continued to chant, and used the spell "Invisible Curtain" to cover the entire Pegasus.

Having lost its target, the giant beaver quickly transferred its anger to the oncoming Lion. It took a deep breath and blew a sharp breath of frost from its mouth towards June and his companions on the ship.

At the critical moment, the snowy owl fanned out a strong wind, and the powerful wind elements immediately gathered into a wind wall above the river, intercepting the giant beaver's icy breath!

Next to the mirror wall.

Principal Edwin's eyes flickered slightly, and he secretly looked at Principal Fina, who was as calm as a well, and thought to himself:

"Judging from the efficiency of the wind wall spell, this snowy owl actually has mastered the skill of 'fast casting'."

"This talent is rare even among human mages!"

The next moment.

Principal Edwin opened his eyes wide, looking even more surprised.

The next second after Snow Owl released the Wind Wall spell, it immediately used "Counter Spell" to break the "Invisible Curtain" on Pegasus.

The Pegasus's reappearance incurred the wrath of the giant beaver, causing its forward speed to be greatly slowed down. The Lion even showed signs of overtaking!

"Not only is it fast casting, but it also has the talent for continuous casting!?"

Edwin's words were full of surprise, and he turned to Principal Fina for confirmation.

There was a fluctuation of emotion on Principal Fina's calm face. The corners of her mouth slightly raised, and then she nodded.

Edwin suddenly felt uneasy.

For three consecutive years, there has not been a single mage with the talent for 'continuous casting' among the freshmen at Taim River University.

The last graduate with this talent now holds a high position in the Mages Guild.

I thought I had a sure win... Edwin frowned... But who could have thought that an owl would perform so well!

Heti and her teammates spent a lot of time and finally subdued the giant beaver with sleep magic. The black-haired girl looked serious and reminded:

"That snowy owl can counter spells, so be more hidden when casting!"

Charles looked grim, soaked, and rowed hard: "I never thought that I would be so embarrassed by an owl. It's really hateful!"

At this time, thick fog rose in the river area. Facing this thick fog, Roy McLen, a navigator, cast a spell to summon the 'Magic Navigation Compass' and said calmly: "This is a maze area. Follow my command after entering. The people of Jianhe will definitely be trapped in the maze for a long time!"

Pegasus entered the fog, and the surrounding environment suddenly turned into a maze under the influence of the illusion.

The Lion has also arrived at the maze area.

The snowy owl stood on the bow of the boat, its sharp yellow eyes shining and its snow-white feathers with black spots fluttering in the wind.

Facing the overwhelming fog, the Snow Owl howled to the sky, and the magic power it mobilized turned into a silver-white halo above the river. From the silver-white halo, a scorching moonlight fell, and the fog immediately melted under the moonlight, and the illusion collapsed! The "Moonlight Hua" that the Snow Owl mastered when he was promoted to the second ring has the effect of seeing through illusions, and with the blessing of the "Moon Fire Magic Potion", the effect of the Moonlight Hua is even more amazing! There was an uproar on both sides of the Jian River.

The performance of this owl from Jianhe University already has the demeanor of a high-level wizard! The Lion did not break into the maze at all, but the Snow Owl directly broke the illusion.

While everyone on the Pegasus was still at a loss, the Lion came from behind and directly overtook the Pegasus!

"Jianhe University is actually in the lead!"

"We were so far behind just now, but now we're ahead?"

"This shows the importance of the captain!"

Princess Celine saw this scene, and a look of astonishment flashed in her beautiful eyes.

The Moonlight Splendor move just now actually had the aura of 'Moon Fire Potion'!

"Did you give the other bottle of potion to your pet?" Princess Celine asked Ye Zhi for confirmation.

Ye Zhi nodded and smiled, "It hasn't been fully digested yet, but it has already mastered most of the power of the Moonfire Potion."

Princess Celine: “…”

As expected, an outrageous beastmaster will definitely have an outrageous pet! The boat race is still going on, and has already reached the final stage: the storm area.

Although the Lion was ahead, June was no match for the other team, and she was the only one rowing on the Lion.

Peren was playing the instrument, which made her so angry that she wanted to chop the musician to death in battle.

But it can't be cut.

In the storm area, players on both sides can use spells to interfere with each other, and Perren's language spells will play an important role.

now.

Dark clouds covered the Jian River. Lightning flashed across the dark sky, and heavy rain poured down. Perron stood on the crumbling deck and cursed with the help of a taunting spell: "Pig, mudblood, come here!"

Charles was a proud man. How could he let a beggar's bard scold him?

His anger rose and he dropped the oars, ready to act like a melee mage.

Heti reminded: "You are under a spell, Charles, calm down."

With the help of his teammates, Charles regained his sanity, glared at the elf poet angrily, and shouted, "Why don't you come over?"

"Hey, I won't come over, so you hit me?"

"Sit down, Perron!"

June's arms were already exhausted, but he still squeezed out the remaining energy in his body, relying on inertia to row in the storm, gritting his teeth and saying:

"I see the end, stop swaying on the deck!"

At this time, Pegasus overtook again. Charles rowed while looking back at Perron and laughed wildly:

"Hahaha, you damn elf, no matter how powerful your teammates are, they can't help you!"

Boom! !

A flash of thunder streaked across the sky, accompanied by the passionate cheers of the audience on both sides of the strait. The heavy rain wet the feathers of the snowy owl, and it flapped its wings, gathering a swift airflow.

Acceleration technique!

The acceleration spell created a tailwind, which increased the Lion's forward speed again.

"Damn it! This owl can actually speed up!" Charles exclaimed, "They are catching up. Think of a way, Heti!"

"Don't be impatient, I'll chant the spell!" Heti also chanted the spell of acceleration.

"You read too late!" Charles exclaimed.

"Not all mages can cast spells quickly." Roy said calmly, "That snowy owl can."

Huh~ When the Lion was about to overtake, the acceleration spell released by Heti increased the speed of Pegasus!

The bow with a lion carved on it and the bow with a Pegasus carved on it were chasing each other, back and forth, with the leading position constantly changing, and the gap between them was less than an arm's length.

The Snowy Owl stood proudly at the bow, raised its round head, and gave the command: "Gu!"

Full speed ahead!!

Heti had already used all the means available. All that was left was a test of willpower. She said in a concentrated voice, "Full speed ahead!!"

In the midst of the heavy rain, Peren injected the magic of the inspiring song into the passionate drumbeats, and shouted in a tenor voice like an opera:

"June Lannister! Do not make Elsa cry over your failure!"

"I'm going to chop you to pieces!!"

The golden fighting spirit in June was stimulated to the extreme.

The mana rope at the end is within reach.

The bows of the two ships differed by only a few millimeters.

At this time.

The Snowy Owl spread its wings and flew.

The weight of the ship was slightly reduced, but for June, this was the biggest help!

"ah?!"

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

Charles looked at the Lion overtaking the Pegasus with a look of surprise and bewilderment.

Perron looked at the Snowy Owl flying with the Lion and said in shock: "Is it really a genius?!"

This unexpected scene made Heti and Roy's pupils shrink, and it seemed as if all the strength in their bodies was suddenly drained away.

The Lion was one ship length ahead of the Pegasus and crossed the finish line! Bang! Bang! Bang! The storm caused by the spell had subsided, the sun shone through the dark clouds, and a rainbow hung in the clear and bright sky.

Kendela stood on the river bank at the end, waiting with a smile. Behind him, brilliant sparks of fireworks rose from the sky.

Kendela couldn't help but feel a sense of longing in his heart.

"Could it be that I really have a chance to become a teacher chosen by the God of Magic?"

Warm cheers and passionate shouts rang out as audiences from both sides of the Taiwan Strait cheered for the winners of this competition among top universities.

"It turns out that the Snowy Owl is the winner!"

"Minerva uses the owl as her sacred animal. I'm afraid the champion has already been chosen by it!"

"It's over... I lost all my money..."

In the viewing area, the image on the mirror wall disappeared.

Principal Edwin let out a long sigh in his heart.

If we can win the competition, it will undoubtedly be a huge boost to the reputation of Taim River University.

But now, all the flowers and applause belong to Snowy Owl and Cam River University.

He stood up, shook hands with Principal Fina, and said gently:

"Congratulations, Principal Fina, your school has admitted an unexpected student."

Fina's cold face showed a hint of smile, she nodded slightly, and then said:

"The Magic God's Choice will be officially decided in the second round. I look forward to the performance of your students in the next round."

Edwin had already learned about the second round of trials, and said in silence: "The owl will probably have an advantage when hunting the [Fish of Wisdom]... I would like to ask, does this magical creature have an owner?"

Fina said, "It is the pet of our school lecturer, Baron Yeats."

The surprise in Edwin's eyes was beyond words: "The Chosen One of Art?"

Fina nodded.

Edwin was surprised and moved... If only the pet chosen by the God of Art could really catch the Fish of Wisdom and become the God of Magic's Chosen One.

Then, Baron Yeats’ family, doesn’t that mean… a family with two chosen gods? ?

The second floor of the villa.

Megan, Grey and Celine celebrate Yeats.

"Congratulations, the possibility of your pet becoming the chosen one of the magic gods has increased." Megan said with a smile.

Xilin smiled and said, "A snowy owl appeared in the dual-school trial, and the effect was so ideal. Looking back now, it's still a little incredible."

"Well... the second round will be held soon, and the Moonlight Church must also be prepared." Megan reminded Celine to beware of the Dark Night People.

Celine nodded, stood up gracefully, and said goodbye to everyone.

Along the banks of the River Cam, the response was still enthusiastic. Yeats looked out at the river bank and couldn't help but smile.

My Snowy Owl has the demeanor of a magic saint!

*The first round of trials is over.

In order to thank Snowy Owl for his outstanding performance, Principal Fina specifically asked Yeats if he had any needs for any rewards.

After all, Jianhe University has achieved a very high reputation in this trial, and Fina feels that she should indeed show her appreciation.

Ye Zhi was well prepared and asked for a portion of castor oil to prepare the [Sea Swallow Potion].

The Sea Swallow Potion requires 5g of Castoreum, one portion of Thundering Auk Tail, 5g of Cuttlefish Bone Powder, 200ml of Ice Sea Water, and one Thunder Bluff Purple Root.

Ye Zhi has already received the Thunder Auk Tail from Duke Vic. Among the remaining materials, only the Thunder Cliff Purple Root is relatively difficult to obtain.

"Thunder Bluff is the sphere of influence of the Tauren..." Ye Zhi thought to himself, "I remember that Peren had an ex-girlfriend who was a Tauren. Maybe he has some channels."

In addition to castoreum, Fina also prepared a memory crystal of the 'Third Ring Spell - Thunderbolt' and a magic scroll recording the 'Fourth Ring Spell - Ice Storm' for Ye Zhi.

As the name suggests, the Thunderbolt spell summons a bolt of lightning. Both the Snow Owl and the Snow Leopard can master this spell.

Learning spells with the help of memory crystals is much easier than studying spells with scrolls. The former can learn new spells in just a few hours.

"The memory crystal of the Thunderfall Technique can be given to the Snow Owl to comprehend, and then taught to the Snow Leopard after it has learned it." Ye Zhi said secretly.

Ice Storm is a high-level spell and an advanced version of Snowstorm, and can be upgraded to Blizzard in the future.

There is no need to rush to learn the fourth-ring spell. Give the scroll to Snow Owl first, and you can also let Teacher Kendra give Snow Owl more guidance when he has time.

Yeats was in a delicate mood.

"Maybe after a while, it will be Snow Owl's turn to instruct Teacher Kendra..."

The final reward, called the 'Arcane Spectacle', is a monocle made of glass crystal with a silver spectacles chain.

It can increase the power of spellcasting and improve concentration when chanting spells and drawing scrolls.

In the palace, Ye Zhi asked Snow Owl to wear arcane glasses.

The Snowy Owl wears a monocle, revealing the aura of a wise man.

Ye Zhi's eyes lit up.

“Elegant, so elegant!”

I feel like we could also add a dress and a top hat to the snowy owl.

"I remember that the parrot in the library of Jianhe University seemed to have a top hat, and it was a magic prop..."

Ye Zhi looked up at the sky and said, "This thing is destined to be with my owl!"

That evening, Kendra came to visit and brought news about the second round of trials.

The hint about the trial was exactly the same as what Ye Zhi remembered: [Fishing].

"When the second round of trials begins, both contestants need to go to the top floor of the 'Minerva Bell Tower' of Jianhe University and use the portal to reach Minerva's divine realm."

Kendra said: "And there, I caught the Fish of Wisdom that was recorded in the Salmon Knight Poetry Collection."

"'Salmon with iridescent scales'..." Gray looked strange when she heard this description. "It sounds like it's poisonous, right?"

"Could the fish of wisdom we are fishing for be the same one in the story?" Yeats asked.

"It's very likely." Candela glanced at Ye Zhi's expectant eyes, understood his disciple's thoughts, and said with a smile, "That's Minerva's sacred fish, so don't even think about how to eat it, right?"

Yeats searched the food knowledge in his mind and found that there was indeed a recipe that used the fish of wisdom.

However, the real value of the Fish of Wisdom lies in its ability to solve most of the world's mysteries. It is with its help that the Salmon Knight can successfully advance to the Sanctuary.

"Because Snowy Owl is the winner of the first round, he will get a clue about the location of the Fish of Wisdom."

Kendala handed Yeats a note.

It reads:

"I am cold in life and in death; I am never thirsty, though I always drink; what is always old, yet sometimes new; never sad, yet sometimes melancholy; never leaves, yet always draws near? My friend, I look up to you."

Gray leaned over and looked at the note, confused and said, "It's the same whether there is a hint or not!"

"I don't know much about the hint, but solving the puzzle will help us find the fish of wisdom faster." Kendra smiled, "Yezhi, I wish you and Snow Owl good luck."

Gray snorted.

Mystifying!

When the snowy owl catches the fish of wisdom, Yeats will definitely be able to make it into a delicious meal!

(End of this chapter)