Chapter 187
The wall collapsed and the bricks became a new road leading to the next wall.
Apart from that, there was gray-white fog all around, and the shadows of the chaotic buildings in the city could be vaguely seen.
Ye Bai let out a breath and naturally did not waste any more time exploring the surrounding fog. Instead, he set foot on the road and went straight to the wall.
Then, new problems arise:
What are the subspecies of the family 'Hylotheria'?
[Horn of Thorns], [Philivine], [Mokra Leaf], [Sharon Grass], [Cypress Flower], [Rock Flower]
The previous part was about racial language, but now it has become an encyclopedia of extraordinary plants. Moreover, the difficulty of the questions has increased, the number of answer options has increased, and it has also begun to become tricky. If it weren't for Ye Bai's improved mental strength and his extremely clear memories of the past, he might not be able to remember all the answers to such detailed categories.
However, even if Ye Bai doesn't remember this type of question, he still has a well-read paper man who can serve as a portable hotline.
"The wrong answers should be the third and sixth." said the paper man.
Ye Bai nodded. The wrong answer to this question was also a multiple-choice question.
The penalty mechanism will be refreshed for different questions. If you make a wrong choice for the first time on a new question, only one-quarter of your health will be deducted.
Ye Bai placed his hand on Fei Lieteng's answer.
The answer shook slightly, but this time, there was no blood loss or error like before. However, at the same time, the wall did not collapse, which meant that Ye Bai’s first answer to this multiple-choice question was not wrong.
In the knowledge maze, only mistakes will result in immediate punishment, while correct answers will not.
Likewise, multiple-choice questions will not require players to select all correct answers at the same time.
First of all, the wall is very large, and the questions and answers are also not small. If players want to answer the questions at the same time, if there are not multiple people, as the number of answers increases, one person will need to cling to the wall like an octopus spider to successfully answer the question.
And once there is this restriction, the timing of answering the questions can also be a problem, because as long as all options are not chosen at the exact same time, wouldn’t they all be considered wrong?
This is too unreasonable. It is already difficult to break through the knowledge maze in a normal way. If this only way out can be blocked, then it should not be legendary magic, but mythical magic.
After choosing the first answer, Ye Bai took two steps to the side and came to the last answer [Rock Flower].
“Clatter…”
After this touch, the wall in front of him felt a familiar vibration, and then collapsed, and the next passage appeared.
The team was in a depressing silence. The body of the Light Knight Ivan, who died while answering questions, was brought to the side of the wooden box.
Power spread out from the wooden box and invaded the newly dead body.
“Kacha…kacha…”
Not long after, accompanied by a series of hair-raising sound of bones crunching, the dead Evan's skin quickly turned gray and shriveled, while his bones began to become sharp and thick.
"boom!"
Suddenly, a ball of pale flame emerged from the dead Evan's body. He opened his eyes and stood up suddenly. His former eyes were replaced by two clusters of burning soul flames.
"hold head high--!"
Ivan's warhorse neighed and ran to his side. The newly promoted Undead Knight placed his divine hand on his loyal warhorse. Pale flames spread along his palm, and in the blink of an eye, the warhorse was also enveloped by the same flames.
The warhorse raised its front hooves, and in the blink of an eye, the pale flames burned away its flesh and blood, leaving only bones. The pale flames then turned into black mist, which refilled the warhorse's flesh and blood.
Under the gaze of everyone, the former Knight of Light, Alvin, and his warhorse were transformed into the Undead Knight and the Nightmare Warhorse.
After the transformation was completed, Alvin no longer paid attention to others. He walked straight to the wooden box and knelt on one knee to express his loyalty to the legendary wizard inside.
The ancestor's hoarse voice came from the wooden box: "Death is eternal glory."
The team fell silent for a moment. Those who were able to participate in this operation were the core strength of Saint Lori Castle. Then, voices rose one after another, reciting the family motto of the Saint Lori family, which had been passed down from who knows when:
"Death is eternal glory!"
The team continued to advance, and the army that broke through the first wall arrived at the second wall.
The crowd made way, and Alvin came to the wall alone and put his hand on one of the answers.
'-4544'
【mistake】
Ivan, who had transformed into an undead knight, had a soul flame in his eyes that dimmed visibly, with some of the light being reduced.
Even for transformed undead creatures, facing the punishment of the Labyrinth of Knowledge is still inevitable.
But now Alvin would not respond to his injury like he did just now. He was silent as ice, without even a trembling body, and continued to meticulously carry out orders, placing his hands on the other two answers.
"boom……"
After paying the price of choosing the wrong answer, the wall collapsed and a new path emerged.
Even if they cannot make no mistakes at all, the number of people in Saint Lori Castle is their biggest advantage. They have more room for error. Even if they entered here later than Ye Bai, their cracking speed is gradually catching up.
"boom……"
Another wall collapsed, and there was no day or night in the maze of knowledge.
"One hundred questions, but I still haven't broken through the problem barrier..." Ye Bai's breathing stagnated as he counted the number of questions.
This 'error maze' was much larger than she had expected. The number of questions in the knowledge maze must be an exponential of ten. Originally, one hundred questions should have been the normal strength of this legendary magic, but now that there was no breakthrough after one hundred questions, it could only be the next level, one thousand questions.
Fortunately, she has enough supplies and upgrade experience...
Taking a deep breath, Ye Bai continued his journey of cracking the code.
Ye Bai's journey was not completely smooth. He was not completely unscathed, but there were still some blind spots in his knowledge. For example, there were some secret histories of the divine world that were not recorded in books. Ye Bai did not know, and neither did the paper man. They could only use careful trial and error.
Fortunately, this type of problem did not account for the majority. Relying on recovery potions and upgrades to restore health, when Ye Bai reached level 73 and one set of potions was missing from her backpack, she finally reached the thousandth wall.
“Crash…”
This time, the sound of the wall collapsing was significantly different from before, and Ye Bai also felt a sense of weightlessness under his feet.
The fog surged, and after a brief feeling of falling, Ye Bai stepped on the ground. At the same time, the view in front of him suddenly became clear.
She was currently standing in a square. The surroundings were no longer the patchwork buildings she had seen before, but a dilapidated square that looked old. In the center of the square stood a broken and tilted statue.
It is not entirely accurate to call it a statue. Perhaps it should be called a broken throne, because the human figure that should have been on the crooked throne is no longer there. If it were not for the traces of carved wrinkles on the armrests and backrest, it would be almost impossible to tell that there was once someone on this throne.
Is this... a statue of the former God-King?
The Great Annihilation caused the God King to 'disappear', and along with it, all the history and books that recorded Him were wiped out. Only a few powerful people were able to leave behind memories of Him, and the statues built for Him by the people in the royal city naturally could not be preserved.
At this moment, Ye Bai saw the corner of clothes under the statue move. While he was surprised, he saw a small gray shadow suddenly lifted the disguise, raised its head from the corner, and rubbed its eyes, as if it had just been woken up.
It was a little man wearing a gray half-hollow cloak, but his entire body was only the size of Ye Bai's two fists.
Ye Bai looked at the little figure in surprise: "Elemental spirit? No... Void spirit? How can it be so small?"
She was surprised because this cloak with concealing and camouflaging effects was the symbol of the Void Spirits, and the normal body shape of the Void Spirits was similar to that of humans, elves, and deep-sea creatures. In Ye Bai's cognition, this body shape was only found in elemental elves.
At this time, the voice of the paper man sounded: "This ethereal spirit... has been cursed in some way. I don't know what it is, but the third key is in the hands of this ethereal spirit. You have the other key on you, and he will give it to you."
It seems that the person in front of him should be the NPC for task settlement. Upon hearing this, Ye Bai naturally prepared to go forward to communicate with the other party and ask about the curse.
However, before Ye Bai got close, the little ghost who had just woken up showed a look of fear on his face, covered his head with his cloak, and instantly merged with the statue below and disappeared.
The Void Spirits excel at concealment. This ability to blend completely into the environment like a chameleon is one of the signature abilities of this group.
"Huh?" Ye Bai paused, not understanding why the other party was avoiding him.
At this time, the paper man finally found the problem: "I can see clearly that the curse on this ethereal spirit is - the fear of knowledge."
"What? Fear of knowledge?" Ye Bai looked even more surprised when he heard this.
A knowledge-seeking Void Spirit cursed with a fear of knowledge? What a reversal of nature! You know, in the game setting, the Void Spirits are a symbol of wisdom, pursuing all kinds of knowledge in the world.
Only those who are knowledgeable can gain their favor and attract them to show up for communication, but the current situation is the opposite.
Ye Bai suddenly felt that the situation was difficult. It was easy to capture or kill the void spirit by force, but the biggest problem now was that she could not communicate. It was easy to increase knowledge, but it was not possible to clear it out. She could not empty her brain temporarily.
The paper man continued, "But we're the only ones here, and we have the key. Considering the degree of fear, it should be possible for the person with the least knowledge to contact him."
Ye Bai immediately understood what the paper man meant, that is, the least educated one among them could try to communicate with the virtual spirit.
As soon as he thought of this, Ye Bai's eyes immediately fell on Ottophis.
"Uh?"
--I?
Ottophis clearly conveyed its meaning, and almost raised its front hoof to point it at himself.
Ye Bai nodded in confirmation. In this situation, the best candidate was obvious. As a producer, he knew a lot of game knowledge, and Paperman was well-read, so it was obvious that the key to breaking the deadlock lay in Ottophis.
As for the translation after Ottophis communicated with the Void, Ye Bai estimated that his comprehension was at level five, and Ottophis's expression was also at level five. The two combined were equivalent to the effect of level ten donkey language. Even if Ottophis went up to communicate with the Void and then told her the information, there should be no problem!
Under Ye Bai's earnest gaze, Ottophis looked at her with a very strange look mixed with a little disdain, then it shook its head and walked closer to the statue with the branch of life in its mouth.
Nothing happened, the Void Spirit did not appear.
“…”
Ottoface is actually a cultural ass! Ye Bai, who didn't believe it, had a complicated expression on his face, and then threw the paper man and the key over.
Still nothing happened.
Finally, Ye Bai took a deep breath, put the paper man in the scroll next to him, and walked over alone.
The next moment, the shadow on the sculpture flickered, and the spirit trembled as it lifted its cloak.
“……!”
Ye Bai was struck by lightning. At this moment, her mood was exactly the same as Felix, who had once received "guidance" from Ottophis.
What? She was the only one present at the Knowledge Basin?!
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