"Attention, prepare to fight."

Diya glanced at the sky covered by the rain curtain in front of her, and seemed to understand: "Viewer, do you have the detection miracle that works in the countercurrent golden rain?"

If the white fog of the Sea of ​​Knowledge reduces visibility by being dim, then the golden rain of the Continent of Time blocks vision by using strong light. Except for the surrounding plants, the magician can hardly see whether the plants ten steps away are big trees, grass or small monsters, because they are all golden.

And just like the white fog, most of the miracles of exploration cannot penetrate this layer of rain curtain, so the exploration in the Continent of Time is actually no different in essence from the Sea of ​​Knowledge.

The only difference is whether the monster drags you from the sea or jumps out from behind a tree and hits you with a club.

However, in Ash's eyes, the virtual world is like a girl in a short skirt, which has already opened up a little bit of the mysterious realm for him. Although he has not seen the whole picture, he can at least see the absolute realm.

The "Virtual Telescope" is still effective, and the virtual map still displays the situation of the surrounding 24 blocks.

It seems that because of the automatic car, the car's health is also displayed on the map. A lot of trees have been knocked down along the way just now, and the car's health is less than 50%. However, it can recover 1% of its health in a few minutes, so there is no need to use it sparingly. Just don't let it fall apart.

In addition, the virtual map also showed the direction of the white bull's advance, and the four bull hooves were clearly printed on the light screen. The white bull of the sky did not move in a straight line, but with a slight arc, but because the white bull was so huge, for ants like them, this arc was like the uneven sea level, and it was completely imperceptible.

But Ash discovered a problem - the left and right of the map seemed to be reversed. When the sports car moved to the left, their cursor moved to the right.

It's not a big problem. Ash can solve it by manually rotating the map 180 degrees. After all, it's an internal closed beta version of the company, so even if the virtual map suddenly freezes and a blue screen pops up to warn Ash, he won't feel strange.

What if the game gets stuck? I can't summon the task manager, and I can't shut down the computer... Does knocking myself out count as a physical shutdown?

While he was thinking, the sports car was approaching the green area that was "worth visiting". Ash stopped the car and took a look at the detailed information in the area. His face suddenly changed:

"There are some white velociraptors ahead!"

Sonia didn't react for a while, but Diya's eyes lit up: "Some?"

"Yes, some!"

"Some white velociraptors, worth a visit."

"A group of intellectual creatures?" Sonia blinked, recalling the information she had read in the past few days, and suddenly became excited: "Could it be a resource point?"

"What is a resource point?" Ash was a little confused.

Although he rested for several days at Freya's house and took the opportunity to catch up on a lot of common sense about the magician world, the information on the Time Continent is already very advanced knowledge, and in his previous life it would be considered a professional paper at the CNKI level. There is no need for anyone other than a two-winged magician to understand it.

When Ash was searching for the Time Continent in the Blood Moon Curtain, the most frequently searched terms were "Love in the Time Continent", "Abandoned in the Time Gap", and "Chasing Time to Find You". The general public's perception of the Time Continent is that it is convenient for dating.

After all, the sea of ​​knowledge is full of people swimming all day long, and the scenery is not good, and there is no romance in the time continent. Moreover, the word "time" in the time continent gives the screenwriters plenty of room to play with their imaginations, and they can adapt or make up stories. Ash has read some plot summaries and feels that the time continent circulating in the curtain can not only control time, but also make people change their sex, speed up childbirth, speed up sudden death, and facilitate cheating. In short, it is a perfect stage for sadomasochism.

Later, Ash came to the Gospel Kingdom and didn't do anything serious, so he came to the virtual realm to take the exam without any preparation. But he did this for a reason - because Sword Princess must have done her homework.

Diya looked at Sonia in surprise, and Sonia spread her hands: "The viewer lost his memory before."

"I see. Is it just like the magician in the fairy tale 'The Amnesiac Magician and the Innocent Girl'?"

"I haven't heard of the fairy tale you're talking about."

At this time, the two of them were moved, but did not continue the topic. Instead, they explained to Ash: "Resource points are special areas that have begun to appear on the Time Continent. They are often guarded by knowledge creatures that live in groups. Knowledge creatures will drive magic spirits to manage resource points. Therefore, resource points often have some rare resources that we magicians can also use. If you are lucky, you can even get extra rewards beyond experience orbs!"

Diya added: "But the social creatures in the resource points are also difficult to deal with. Unless you are a combat wizard who specializes in group attacks, you will be in a mess when facing the siege of social creatures. I once attacked a resource point, but I almost died and ran away. But now there are three of us..."

"Then let's assign tactical positions." Ash said, "The abilities I master mainly include the miracle "Sword Barrier" and the magic spirit "Heart Sword". "Sword Barrier" can provide long-range support for defense, and "Heart Sword" can perform long-range attacks. If nothing unexpected happens, I will be a long-range attacker. Well, I recently created a new miracle "Run to", which is a short-distance movement miracle."

"You created a miracle? Let me see it later." Sonia said, "I haven't changed much recently. I have the counterattack miracle "Water Moon" and a series of close combat miracles derived from the wave sword."

"Didn't you get promoted to the second wing? Didn't the academy give you any rewards?"

"How dare I reveal that I have been promoted to the second wing!" Sonia complained, "It's been less than a month since I became a magician. Last time I exposed my silver wings, I could explain it by stepping into the vortex. This time I have been promoted to the second wing, but my faction realm has not reached the gold level. The academy must know that I found the golden fish and stepped into the time continent... At least wait until I upgrade my sword faction to the gold level and have a two-wing sword spirit, then I will dare to tell the professor about my progress."

The White Queen was stunned by what she heard - becoming a magician in less than a month? Entering the time continent by finding the golden fish?

Even fairy tales don’t dare to make up stories like this!

She couldn't help but ask, "Did you find the golden fish? Is it the golden fish in the fairy tale "The Fisherman and the Golden Fish"? "

"I haven't heard of that fairy tale, but it is indeed the golden fish in the sea of ​​knowledge." Sonia looked at Ash, "Do you want to tell her?"

Ash instantly understood Sword Lady's subtext. He thought about it and realized that the magic power conversion effect of the Golden Fish Secret Poison was very practical. He told the witch the content of the secret poison and asked, "Do you feel that you are infected with the secret poison?"

"The secret of the golden fish is actually a secret poison?" Diya felt it for a moment and shook her head: "I don't feel anything."

Ash said with regret: "That means you need to see the golden fish to be infected with the secret poison. Just knowing the relevant information is not enough to reach the threshold of poisoning. Speaking of which, if you won't be poisoned if you tell it, then the content of this secret poison should be widely circulated..."

"I know why." Sonia said, "I checked in the academy and found similar contents in the Whirlpool Poison, the Expulsion Poison, and the Golden Fish Poison. Especially the Golden Fish Poison. I found that the content of 'Double Flight' had already appeared in a cartoon I watched when I was a child."

Because the Whirlpool Secret Poison and the Expulsion Secret Poison no longer exist in the Time Continent, Ash briefly introduced them to Diya without telling her the details of the secret poison. Then he asked, "Didn't many people in your academy get poisoned?"

"No." Sonia shook her head: "Because the secret poisons are mixed in fairy tales, travel notes and even fantasy novels. Even if a magician saw it, no one would believe these unreliable conjectures."

Ash thought for a moment: "As long as you don't believe it, you won't be poisoned..."

"It was the same for us. Before we saw the golden fish with our own eyes, we didn't fully believe the truth about the golden fish. It wasn't until that moment with the golden fish that the secret poison took root in our minds."

Sonia looked at Diya and said, "That's why you, witch, can't be infected with the secret poison of the golden fish. No matter what we say, the truth about the golden fish is too absurd. You have to see it with your own eyes to be completely convinced."

"But there are still loopholes here." Ash suddenly discovered a blind spot: "If there is a two-winged magician willing to contribute his memory to prove the existence of the golden fish secret poison, then it will be credible...ah, I understand."

Ash knew the answer to his stupid question by putting himself in his shoes: If he were in his shoes, would he dare to risk his own reputation in public just to make everyone believe the secret poison he described?

I dare not.

No magician would commit suicide like this.

Any magician who dared to do this would have been eliminated from the virtual world long ago. And not just one magician would be eliminated, but all those who heard the secret poison would be eliminated.

Those magicians who were infected with the secret poison dared to secretly write down the contents of the secret poison because they could not hold back their desire to show off. How could they dare to gamble with their own reputation? What hatred did they have with the readers that they had to drag the readers to perish together?

A sorcerer who possesses a secret poison will only share the secret with family members whom he fully trusts, thus limiting the number of people infected by the secret poison to a limited range.

"What a pity." This time, not only the White Queen, but even Diya herself was jealous: "The secret poison that can convert magic power... I envy you, Sword Princess, for being able to explore the virtual world with the viewer from the beginning. I don't have such luck."

"It's not that useful, after all, I don't have a two-winged magic spirit yet." Sonia said calmly, "Alas, I envy you too. You've been with the viewer for less than a month and you've been infected with three secret poisons. It feels so dangerous..."

He's showing off again... Ash glanced at Sonia and asked Diya, "By the way, witch, don't you have a bronze dragon secret poison? Is the content meaningful or the effect practical? Do you think it's necessary to tell us?"

The White Witch said without hesitation: "The secret poison of the bronze dragon is that the magicians of the time faction have a chance to encounter bronze dragons when exploring the virtual realm. The bronze dragon has the highest chance of appearing in the time continent. After encountering the bronze dragon, the bronze dragon will give the magician a curse trial. The magician can freely choose the starting time of the curse trial. After breaking the curse, the magician will be able to obtain the blessing of the bronze dragon."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ash felt the ticking sound of the pointer moving. He opened the light curtain and found that he had an extra knowledge curse:

"Bronze Dragon Secret Poison"

"Number of people infected with the secret poison: 23"

"Secret poison enhancement level: 23%"

"The current effect of the secret poison: after being attacked, you will immediately retreat for 1 second to avoid damage, and the cooldown period is 23 hours (the strengthening degree is reduced to 10% to gain a huge benefit, and it will turn into a negative effect when it reaches 51%)."

It's a bit subtle. If you say it's useless, it might save a life at some point. But if you say it's useful, the 23-hour cooldown time is too long...

"Have you been infected with the secret poison?"

“Infected.”

"No."

The two looked at Sonia, who was also a little confused: "Why can't I be infected with the secret poison?"

Ash looked at the operator interface and found that Fiora was not infected by the Bronze Dragon's secret poison.

Diya explained: "In fact, I not only saw the bronze dragon with my own eyes, but also triggered the secret poison after triggering the curse trial. I thought you wouldn't be able to..."

She paused, and suddenly remembered that the viewer seemed to have seen the bronze dragon with his own eyes - when she jumped from the tower, the viewer was watching next to her!

Sonia looked at Ash, who spread his hands: "I used my special ability to confirm that she had indeed triggered the favor of the bronze dragon. Sword Princess, you don't have this channel, so..."

"Eh?" The White Queen blinked and said in surprise, "So just like you and the viewer have the secret poison of the golden fish, do I also have a secret poison that only the viewer and I have?"

Sonia was so angry that she said in a sour tone: "It's just a secret poison. It's actually of no importance to a magician..."

"Wait." Ash thought for a moment and said, "If you can be infected just by believing... Sword Princess, are you willing to believe me unconditionally? Without verification, without thinking, abandoning the rigor of a magician, letting go of your vigilance against others, and believing in me as if you believe in the truth, can you do it?"

"I..." Sonia's expression was a little tangled, and finally she shook her head: "I can't."

She didn't even trust her mother completely, so how could she completely entrust herself to a distant observer? Her education wouldn't allow it, her knowledge wouldn't allow it, and her self-esteem wouldn't allow it.

"But once in a while?"

Ash blinked and reached out to touch Sonia's forehead.

"The secret poison of the bronze dragon is real."

"Sword Princess, please trust me this time."

Tick.

When Sonia heard the sound of the pointer sliding, she was so excited that she almost jumped out of the car. But she held back and just glanced at Diya with her hands folded: "Well, this bronze dragon secret poison is really good. It can actually avoid damage once. Thank you, witch."

Ash looked at the operator interface and found that Fiora had indeed gained an extra secret poison, and the number of people infected with the Bronze Dragon's secret poison had also risen to 24.

"This means that you, witch, are also likely to be infected with the secret poison of the golden fish." Ash said, "As long as the bond between us is strong enough and you trust me enough."

Diya stared at the scene in a daze. The White Queen's mind was spinning wildly, and finally she came to a conclusion: she could not shake the Sword Princess' position in the hearts of the viewers.

At least, not at the moment.

"Okay." The White Witch smiled and said, "Let's work hard together."

"Speaking of which, have we forgotten something?"

"Yes." Ash came back to his senses: "We were originally going to assign tactical positions... but now that we have shared the secret poison, it can be considered as enhancing our combat effectiveness. Witch, what kind of miracle spirit do you mainly use? How do you usually fight? Do you use fists and claws in close combat?"

"Theoretically, it belongs to the Fist and Claw faction, but it is not Fist and Claw."

Diya put her fists together and pulled out three transparent silk threads that seemed to be flowing.

"I prefer to call it," she said with a pure and sweet smile, "dead line."