"If you think I'm lying, you can use Word of Truth on me. Of course, that's all I can ask. "
Angor opened up his mind and looked like he was ready to be investigated.
As a matter of fact, Angor's words and actions had already convinced many people. However, the Wise Sovereign was afraid that this was exactly what he wanted, and that he was deliberately retreating in order to advance. Thus, he still apologetically used the Word of Truth technique on him to confirm.
Next, the Wise Overseer opened his third eye for the first time since meeting the Wood Spirit.
As soon as he opened his third eye, a large number of strands of light appeared around him. These strands of light intertwined with each other as if they were weaving a net of light or drawing mysterious runes in the air.
The strands of light danced and surrounded Angor and the Wise Overseer.
In the end, the flowing light formed a leaf that glowed with a faint golden light between the two of them.
The two sides of the leaf were blank. Only the golden light could be vaguely seen on them.
The light reflected from the leaf shone on their faces, giving them a gloomy expression.
"Wise Overseer, why do you have to do this? I told you it's all I can ask. Do you really need to make it so formal?" Angor sighed.
Others might not know what this was, but Angor knew very well.
The strands of light around him were actually runes. The book in the middle that was constructed from mageweaths was a manifestation of mageweaths. Mageweath Warlocks called it the Book of Mantra.
The effect of the Book of Truth was similar to the Contract Barrier used by the Dark Earl, but there were some differences.
Inside the barrier, everything one said would be the truth. If one did not want to answer, they could choose to remain silent.
Inside the Book of Truth, if one chose to remain silent, they would be devoured by the runes. All questions asked would be answered.
However, there was something interesting about the Book of Truth. One's answer could not be the truth.
But if you left your answer on the pages of the book that was flowing with golden light, then this sentence must be the truth.
In other words, within the Book of Truth, one could tell the truth or lie. Only what was written on the page would be absolute truth.
After the golden page took shape, the Sovereign of Wisdom stretched out a finger, and a bit of energy flew out like a swan, landing on the page.
A faint mist of light rose up from the surface of the page, forming an indistinct illusory figure. Upon closer inspection, one would discover that the illusory figure was the true body of the Wise Sovereign: the Three-Eyed Blue Devil.
Soon, the light mist dispersed, and the Three-Eyed Blue Devil's shadow also merged into the page and disappeared.
The appearance of his true body meant that the Sovereign of Wisdom had used his own energy to activate the pages of the book. In other words, he had signed a 'contract' with the Book of Truth.
The Wise Overseer looked at Angor and said, "Yes.
"Can't we just use a normal Word of Truth?"
The Wise Sovereign: "The effect is the same."
The effect was indeed the same, but the Book of Truth wasn't just for telling the truth. In the foundational teaching of illusions, the Book of Truth was even used as an example to explain game theory.
This was because the Book of Mantra had a special characteristic. As long as any party signed a "contract", they could write some reasonable rules on it.
The so-called 'reasonable' was a rule that was acknowledged by both the Book of Truth and the opponent.
For example, if you wrote a rule that you could remain silent if you didn't want to answer, the Wise Sovereign would agree to it.
Even if the opponent agreed to this rule, the Book of Truth would not. This was because this was the reason for the existence of the Book of Truth, its underlying logic.
Or for example, if you wrote a rule that all words spoken by the opponent must be true.
If the Book of Truth accepted the rule, but the opponent didn't, the rule wouldn't count.
Such rules seemed to be a form of respect for the opponent, but it was also a way to play a game.
For example, if the opponent refused to sign the rule, it meant that the opponent was hiding something and didn't want to reveal it. In other words, the opponent would most likely lie about what he said next.
This information didn't seem to be very useful, but it was still a part of the game for the most observant wizards.
Moreover, because of this rule in the Book of Truth, many Magi liked to test the other party when they were writing down the rules.
Angor felt his forehead swelling up when he saw the Book of Truth.
He would rather play with the Black Earl than play with this kind of Book of Mantras that required so much effort. More importantly, his opponent was the Sovereign of Wisdom. He didn't believe that he could outplay the Sovereign of Wisdom.
The Wise Ruler saw that Angor didn't do anything for a long time, so he decided to add another rule to the Book of Truth.
This was the only rule the Wise Ruler had, which was to follow the original rules.
In other words, the Wise Ruler didn't set any rules. The original rules were the rules of the Book of Truth itself. There were no additional rules.
In other words, the Wise Ruler had given up on playing the game of rules.
Angor considered for a moment. If it was the original rules, it shouldn't be a problem. He only needed to answer the initial questions. Otherwise, he wouldn't have to use the Book of Truth.
With this in mind, Angor reached out a finger and prepared to send some energy into the Book of Truth.
However, he had an idea when he was about to do so.
The mana he was about to release from his mana whirlpool in his mind space was stopped at the last moment. He discreetly opened the "door" on his right hand. The green runes hidden under his glove began to pulse, and a surge of nightmare energy slowly gathered.
The pale green energy, which carried a strong nightmare aura, flowed out from his fingertip and merged with the Book of Truth.
Everyone could see that strange, faint green energy, but they weren't too surprised. Even the Sovereign of the Wise didn't think much of it.
Angor's illusions and illusions all carried the same aura. Without a doubt, it was Angor's energy.
Most of the time, people didn't have to use pure mana to merge their own energy into the Book of Truth. After all, pure mana could easily be seen through. Other types of energy, such as the power of earth, nature, or water, could be used to activate the Book of Truth.
This was why they weren't surprised when they saw Angor using his illusions.
What truly surprised them was that … when the light green energy fused with the Book of Truth, the Book of Truth blossomed with a bright green light, and within the green light, a figure faintly appeared.
The figure didn't look exactly like Angor. At least, they had nothing to do with him.
This figure was very tall and slender. He didn't reveal his face, only a small part of his side profile.
The side profile wasn't clear because of the green light, but it was still tall.
The only distinguishing feature was his hair, which was long enough to cover his waist. Not only was it smooth, but it also had a faint luster to it.
As a whole, it didn't look like Angor at all.
They knew that Angor's red-haired, golden-eyed appearance was a disguise. But they had seen Angor's real face before! Angor was the most talked about person in recent years. Magazines, big and small, all wanted to advertise his image as their main character. Angor also showed his face when he was the judge of the Rising Star Competition.
Angor's real face was blond, young, and handsome. His eyes were filled with the aura of the rising sun. His temperament was also full of the elegance of a traditional noble, which was unforgettable.
Now, Angor liked to dress up as a red-haired, golden-eyed man. To be honest, everyone, including Dorcas and Wail, thought it was a waste of talent.
Now, when they saw the long-haired figure in the Book of Truth, they were all stunned.
So … they thought Angor's real face was fake as well?
"You look like this?" Dorcas couldn't help but look at Angor.
Angor rolled his eyes and didn't say anything. Even he was surprised. He knew what he looked like, and the image in the Book of Truth was definitely not him.
But he couldn't say that it wasn't him either. Several parts of his body belonged to "that person".
Angor didn't see the person's face clearly, but his long hair and tall figure already told him who it was.
It was Shava.
Angor was planning to cheat by using nightmare energy. He knew that the green rune on his right hand had a "release, passage, and door" structure, which allowed him to directly use nightmare energy from the Nightmare Realm.
But he didn't expect the Book of Truth to show Shava's face.
He wanted to cry but had no tears. He didn't know how to explain it.
While sighing in his mind, Angor noticed that the Wise Man didn't seem to care about the image in the Book of Truth. Angor was surprised.
The Wise Man didn't know what he looked like, so it was only natural that he assumed Angor was using a transformation spell.
As for the others, they didn't show their faces anyway. Angor could just say that he looked the same when he turned his head.
With that in mind, Angor's mood brightened up.
"Since the Wise Man didn't set any rules, I won't either."
"You can do that," the Wise Man said.
"If I do, I'll only have two options. First, the Wise Man must answer questions related to himself. Second, the Wise Man must answer questions unrelated to himself."
"Did the Wise Man agree to either of those options?"
The Wise Man opened his mouth but didn't say anything in the end. Regardless of whether it was the former or the latter, there were holes in both. There was no way the Wise Man would agree.
"I'll join you. If you don't want to talk about rules, I'll do it." Dorcas waved his hand at them.
Angor ignored him, and the Wise Man didn't look at him either. Instead, he looked at the floating Dark Earl.
"You want to join us?"
The Wise Man didn't care about the others. He only looked at the nose that was embedded in a stone slab. Angor didn't dare to guess too much. But judging from the Wise Man's choice, he already knew that the Dark Earl was someone special.
Well, it was understandable. They used "Dark", "Gold", and "Red" to address the Dark Earl, which ignored seniority. However, there would always be some small differences when it came to the Stairs of Hanging Prison.
For example, Angor didn't say anything bad about the Dark Earl even though he did all kinds of things to Dorcas.
Also, the two apprentices were warned not to expose their identities. However, the more they tried to ignore it, the easier it would be for the Wise Man to find out.
It had to be said that the 'tour' of the Stairs of Hanging Prison by the Wise Sovereign had been quite effective.
Their relationships, closeness, and importance were all exposed.
The Dark Earl didn't refuse the Wise Man's invitation. He took a deep breath and blew out a gust of wind.
The gust of wind melted into the Book of Truth, which released a green light and revealed the figure of a man.
However, this figure was even more illegible than Angor's. For one thing, the man was sitting down, so Angor couldn't see his face. For another, he was wearing a furry mask of a blood-eyed rabbit.
Just from these two characteristics, there was no way to determine whether he was a man or a woman, a human or a monster, much less who he was.
The Sovereign of Wise, upon seeing this, didn't say anything. This was how the Book of Commandments displayed its most commonly used form. Angor's most commonly used form was long hair, while Dark Earl's was wearing a mask.
"Since we've activated the Book of Truth, why don't we each write a sentence on it as a sign of trust? As for whether you want to write it on the page, that's up to you. "
Angor and the Dark Earl nodded in agreement.
The Wise Man activated the Book of Truth to verify whether Angor's words were true, so Angor was the one who wrote the first sentence.
Writing was simple. Angor only needed to control the energy left on the book to display the words.
He tried to connect with his nightmare illusion energy and wrote something on the page: "You're reading a book now.
"For this abandoned underground waterway, my arrival is just a record."
"I'm just a passerby, not a returnee."
Angor wrote two sentences in one go. When they appeared on the page, the green light didn't stop them at all.
This meant Angor was telling the truth.
But Angor also left himself a lot of room to maneuver. Angor seemed to have written down his purpose and his position, but it was vague.
"Just a record". What do you want to record? Everything in this place? Or a certain goddess?
"I'm just a passerby, not a returnee." This sentence confirmed his position. But it didn't mean he wouldn't fight for it.
"Passerby" only meant Angor didn't come here on purpose.
Although Angor left a lot of room for discussion, it was easy to nitpick. But as far as the Wise Man was concerned, these two sentences were quite sincere.
However, the Wise Man didn't have an answer.
If Angor wasn't a returnee, why was he so familiar with this place? Many coincidences happened after Angor showed up, which was strange to the Wise Man.
But the Book of Truth didn't do anything to Angor, which meant he was telling the truth. The Wise Man had no choice but to keep his doubts to himself for now.
After Angor finished writing the first sentence, the Dark Earl did the same.
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