Angor looked at Dorcas. "Don't you want to try?"
Dorcas yawned and leaned against the door. "Who knows what you're doing in there. I don't want to be a test subject."
Angor quickly looked up. When he looked into Dorcas' eyes, he realized that the man might have noticed something.
Of course, Dorcas had no idea what was really going on in the secret room. But the fact that Dorcas was able to detect something was probably due to his special ability — Spiritual Perception.
Angor looked at Dorcas' calm expression and couldn't help but sigh. "Strong spiritual perception allows you to do whatever you want."
Dorcas raised an eyebrow and showed a "just as I thought" expression.
Angor didn't bother to fool Dorcas. "Since so many people are going in, I can do a comprehensive test on the magic array's mechanism and see the final results."
He paused and looked at Dorcas. "We'll leave after I finish recording the data. Now, you can choose to wait outside for me to come out, or go in with me. "
"I choose to go in with you," Dorcas said.
Angor was speechless. "You're not hesitating this time?"
"There's something fishy about this magic array. Even you, the one who set it up, need to record the data. There must be something interesting going on. Of course I'm going in."
If Angor asked Dorcas to go in alone, Dorcas would definitely refuse. But since Dorcas wanted to go in with him, there was no problem.
"You're even more cunning than I thought," Angor said in an annoyed tone. He then turned around and walked into the door.
Dorcas quickly followed.
As they entered, the door immediately closed. At the same time, a row of glowing words appeared on the door: Current number of challengers: 12.
A second later, the words slowly faded away and were replaced by another row of words: Game has begun. No entry.
…
At the same time, inside the secret room. Apart from Angor and Dorcas, everyone else split up after entering the secret chamber.
Old Potter looked at the empty space around him, a look of astonishment appearing in his eyes.
He had been staying in the secret room for a long time, so he knew the size of the room very well. Why did the room look so big when several more people were standing in it?
Or could it be that this was actually an illusion?
Old Potter walked left and right, but didn't discover any traces of energy fluctuations. Either it really grew bigger, or Angor's illusions were so powerful that they didn't reveal anything.
Old Potter didn't know which one it was, nor did he want to guess. What he wanted to know the most right now was … where should he go?
This question perplexed not only Old Potter, but also everyone who entered the door.
After their fruitless exploration of their surroundings, this question surfaced in their minds.
But soon, this doubt disappeared without a trace. Because, right in front of them, a row of glowing words suddenly appeared — "Twelve Constellation Palaces".
At the same time, he heard an exaggerated and somewhat funny voice.
"Welcome to Cha Cha's 12 Constellation Palaces. Every time you clear a Constellation Palace, you will receive an item to unlock Cha Cha's favorable impression. After you pass through the Twelve Constellations Palaces, Chacha will be waiting for you at the end. "
Twelve constellation palaces? What the hell was that?
Almost everyone showed a puzzled expression at the same time. They had heard of constellations before. It was a term used in astrology. However, this was the first time they had heard of the 12 Constellation Palaces.
Or were they randomly chosen from the countless constellation palaces in the sky?
Angor was probably the only one present who knew what was going on. After all, he was the one who told … Cha Cha.
"The challenge is simple. Fighting? How is that possible? Cha Cha dislikes fighting the most. The way to clear a level is to answer questions ~ Every level has five questions. As long as you answer three questions correctly, you will pass the level. If you answer all five questions correctly, you will be given an additional Favorability item. "
"The questions aren't hard. They're all general knowledge."
"Cha Cha can't wait to see you all. The first one to arrive will have a surprise. Hurry up!"
As the exaggerated voice finished, a glowing path appeared in front of everyone, guiding them in the right direction.
At the same time, they could see a beautiful round clock appearing in the sky. However, there was no longer a minute hand on the clock. There were only the scales of the twelve Constellation Palaces, and a rose hour hand pointing to each of the twelve Constellation Palaces.
Now, everyone's scale was the starting point. Obviously, the rose hour hand would move one space after passing a level.
"So, it's just a quiz game. I was worried that it would be some rare supernatural knowledge, but it's just general knowledge. It shouldn't be too hard, "Old Potter mumbled to himself as he stepped onto the path of light.
On the other side, Dorcas, who was standing beside Angor, also said something similar to Old Potter. However, he soon realized that it shouldn't be so simple. He asked again, "Are they really general knowledge?"
"Yes, they are." Angor nodded.
Dorcas curled his lips. "What's so hard about that? If you want to test talents, you should make it harder."
Angor muttered, "Who said I'm testing talents? I really just wanted to make a magic array that's better hidden. But something went wrong."
"You made a mistake in the challenge?"
Angor sighed. "Yes, it's an accident."
Angor and Dorcas stepped onto the path of light as he asked, "Do you know about the magic array called 'Box of Concealment'?"
Dorcas thought for a moment and said, "I think it's a combination of Spirit Seal and Energy Prohibition runes. It's used to hide energy and prevent people from looking."
"Yes. I was planning to draw a Box of Concealment. But I got an idea when I was doing it, and I thought it would be too boring to just draw a Box of Concealment. So I added Death Rune, Growth Rune, and Frost Rune on top of Spirit Restriction and Energy Restriction."
Dorcas revealed a look of shock. Was this a flash of inspiration? A self-destruct bomb? Which Rune Warlock would do something like that?
"I won't tell you anything else. Why did you add Death Rune?"
The correct answer was antisepsis. However, Angor had learned his lesson from Manderhair. He said in a serious tone, "To nurture dead souls. If someone unfortunately dies, they can stay here for a while."
"… That makes sense? Alright, you've made sense. What about the Growth and Frost Mageweath … "
Angor said, "If I consider dead souls, I have to consider living people. Therefore, the Nourishing Magic Patterns released the aura of life to heal the injuries of living people. As for Frost Rune … This place is next to Laksum Principality. It's hot and dry all year round, so Frost Rune can reduce temperature and prevent heat. "
Dorcas looked at Angor and said seriously, "I'm sure you're talking nonsense."
Angor didn't know what to say.
Angor was right. Dorcas must have been poisoned by Metal Dance. Growth Rune was used to grow vegetables, while Frost Rune was used for refrigerators.
How could Dorcas show his face if he told Dorcas the truth?
"It's fine if you don't want to tell me. But you still haven't explained what went wrong. Your magic arrays are all working fine. Did something go wrong with the illusion? "
"Um … Everything went wrong."
Wrong. Everything. Went. Wrong. Dorcas was shocked.
"Sigh. Horses can stumble, and people can be distracted. Because they're distracted, their minds will run wild, and all kinds of random ideas will come to their minds. That's how things ended up like this. " Angor quickly changed the topic. "But it's not a bad idea. You're right. We can test the talents. Life is boring, so we need to experience something interesting. "
Dorcas gave Angor a thoughtful look but didn't say anything in the end. They had arrived at the first of the twelve Constellation Palaces.
The Constellation Palace was built in the style of a typical temple. It was huge, majestic, and solemn.
"Is this an illusion? Or did you expand the space?" Dorcas looked at the palace in confusion. He knew how big the secret room was. Even if Angor did something, it shouldn't be this big.
"Everything went wrong. So, it's both." Angor put on a proud look. "What do you think? This is good enough, isn't it? There's something wrong, but the space is obviously bigger. "
Dorcas glanced at Angor speechlessly and stepped into the palace.
The empty footsteps echoed throughout the interior of the Constellation Palace.
Soon, Dorcas and Angor stopped in front of a young girl wearing a pure white robe. She was emitting a sweet smell.
The girl looked like a nun. But if one looked closely, one would notice that her body was covered in a strange luster. The luster looked like … porcelain.
The girl couldn't move. She could only stare at the newcomers with her perfect, delicate eyes.
"Welcome to the first palace, Sweet Constellation Palace." A familiar and boastful voice rang out beside her ear, "The questioner of this palace is this young lady Sugar Cube in front of you. Please wait patiently. Sugar Cube Girl can only handle the challenges of six people at a time. You're a bit late, so you'll have to wait a bit. But I'm sure you won't have to wait too long. Sugar Cube Girl's questions are simple. "
"… She can handle the challenges of six people at a time, so the challenges are done together?" Dorcas asked.
"That's not an answer. If you want to know, you can ask Chacha after the challenge."
"Who's Chacha?" Dorcas asked again.
"When you reach the end, you'll see Chacha." The exaggerated voice paused. "Sugar Cube Girl has finished dealing with the other challengers. Unfortunately, only one of the other six got three questions correct. Looks like they're all people with no common sense. "
"Now, Sugar Cube Girl is back. It's your turn, challenger! Please answer the questions! "
Dorcas didn't want to play around with these questions. He followed Angor because he wanted to take a shortcut.
But where was Angor?
Dorcas looked around. He didn't know when, but he was the only one left. Angor was nowhere to be found.
"What the hell …" Dorcas couldn't help but curse. Angor ran away. He ran away!
When did he run away? Why didn't he feel anything?
Dorcas suppressed his annoyance and asked, "He came with me. Where did he go?"
Neither the boastful voice nor Sugar Cube Girl responded. From Sugar Cube Girl's dull expression, it was clear that this was probably some kind of preset mechanism.
Simply put, it was a question machine. It didn't know how to do anything other than coming up with questions.
Dorcas took a deep breath. "Then let's answer the questions."
He didn't know where Angor went. This was another magic array that went wrong. He didn't dare to mess around, so he could only follow the rules.
When Sugar Cube Girl heard Dorcas answer the questions, the blank expression in her eyes immediately changed. Her porcelain-like black glasses suddenly became bright and dazzling.
"Question answering begins. Challenger, please listen carefully."
"First question: Griffin, Stephan, or John Ritchie, which one is my real name?"
Dorcas: …
Dorcas only wanted to smash his cup. How was this a common sense question?
"Counting down from ten, ten, nine, eight …"
Dorcas suppressed his anger and closed his eyes to think for a moment. When the countdown was about to end, he said, "None."
As soon as he finished speaking, the boastful voice immediately sounded, "Congratulations! You answered the first question correctly! This question had already been answered by eight people, and only four of them got it right! You're great! "
Eight people answered … Dorcas remembered that Sugar Cube Girl could only handle six people at a time. He estimated that there should be someone else answering the question with him right now.
Sugar Cube Girl didn't stop. The second question soon came. "Then what is my real name?"
Dorcas clenched his fists.
The first question was a multiple choice question. He used his Spirit Perception to decipher the answer. But now she was asking for her real name. Who the hell knew?!
No matter how strong his Spirit Perception was, it was impossible for him to read a person's name directly. Plus, she wasn't a person. She was just a tool in Angor's magic array. She had no name!
Dorcas suddenly froze. That's right! She was just a tool. She didn't have a name.
So answering questions wasn't aimless. There were skills involved.
With this thought, Dorcas said with confidence, "You don't have a name."
As soon as he finished speaking, a sad melody sounded in Dorcas' ears. The exaggerated voice also became low. "Wrong answer. How can you not have a name? Sugar Cube Girl's name is Carlos Andalufi Sugar Cube Keeley. "
"You actually got such a simple question wrong. Cha Cha will be very disappointed. "
Dorcas exhaled deeply and forced himself to swallow the swear words in his throat. He suppressed his anger and asked, "What kind of question is this?"
However, no one answered.
Sugar Cube Girl began her third question. "What's my favorite candy?"
Dorcas: "… Sugar Cube."
Another sad melody sounded in the background. "Ah, wrong again. Sugar Cube Girl's name is Sugar Cube, but it's only her name. She doesn't like candy at all. Only one person got this question right so far. Too bad it's not you. "
Dorcas smiled. Energy had already begun gathering on his fist.
"You already got this question wrong. You can't get the next two wrong. Otherwise, you'll have to accept punishment."
Dorcas ignored the voice in his ears and walked to Sugar Cube Girl with a smile. He slowly raised his hand. "I won't play with you anymore. Go answer a Gutter Rat!"
The punch carrying energy was swung at Sugar Cube Girl.
However, before Dorcas could touch Sugar Cube Girl, she suddenly disappeared.
The sound of footsteps came from behind Dorcas.
He turned around and saw Angor, who disappeared without a trace.
After confirming that Angor was not an illusion, Dorcas asked with a cold expression, "Where did you go just now?"
"Yeah, I cheated," Angor said lazily.
"Cheated?"
Angor said, "According to the normal procedure, even I have to answer the questions one by one in the Constellation Palace. So I had to cheat. Every time I went to a palace, I blocked the magic array, and I'll be fine after that. "
"You can't do it all at once?"
Angor sighed. "Something went wrong … I can only do it one by one. Don't worry, I'll do it on every floor. It won't take long. Let's continue to the second palace."
Dorcas squinted at Angor. "Are you sure you're telling the truth?"
Angor put on a serious face. "Of course."
Dorcas was still doubtful, but he believed Angor in the end. What he didn't know was that Angor was telling the truth, but he deliberately slowed down the speed of the magic array.
Mainly because watching Dorcas answer the questions was quite interesting.
"I don't care if you're telling the truth or not. Didn't you just say that these questions are general knowledge? You call this general knowledge? "Dorcas questioned.
Angor dug his ears. "I didn't say that. I don't know the answer to these questions."
"Besides, you should feel it yourself. Sugar Cube Girl's questions are general knowledge. It's just that they're not common knowledge in the southern wizarding region. In Sugar Cube Girl's country, everyone knows these things. "
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