"I … I don't have another personality." After hearing the Wise Overseer's analysis, Kael shook his head vigorously.
Dorcas chimed in, "If he did, I would've noticed it already."
"You're right. But you can't keep an eye on him day and night. Maybe he'll turn into a werewolf at night. "
"Don't take 'Griffith's Flower' seriously," Dorcas scoffed.
"Griffith's Flower" was a play about a sadomasochistic love story between a noble who would turn into a werewolf at night and a female knight who hunted down a heretic. It was one of the most popular scripts on the Fey Continent. Because every time Torch Academy opened its doors, there would be many apprentices performing the famous plays of the Fey Continent. The selection rate of Griffith's Flower was very high, which also caused many Extraordinaires to understand the story of Griffith's Flower.
"I'm just giving an example."
Listening to the argument between Vale and Dorcas, Kael's expression was a little confused. He didn't expect himself to suddenly become the center of attention.
"Dual personality disorder can happen. The primary personality doesn't know about the existence of the second personality, but it's not like the primary personality doesn't know about the second personality. But the main personality and the second personality coexist, so they must know about each other.
"Since Kael said that he doesn't have another personality, we can rule out the possibility of a main personality and a second personality."
Everyone could tell whether Kael was lying or not. Since Kael wasn't lying, there shouldn't be another personality in Kael.
"So there's someone else's soul in his body? In other words, he might not be the original him, but a soul that entered this body later on. And the original soul of this body has become a remnant? "Wa Yi guessed again.
"You're quick to accept Angor's explanation. Why didn't you refute it?" Dorcas sounded a little jealous.
"Because you only told me the result. You didn't tell me the process."
With that, Wail turned his attention back to Angor with a curious look.
"That's possible," said Angor. But I can't tell you now. "
It was impossible to determine whether Khael was the original soul or a soul that had latched onto this body. There were too many possibilities. For example, if a foreign soul entered Kael's body during infancy, then due to the structure of the brain, the foreign soul's memories and consciousness would also disappear, starting from a blank piece of paper. This way, it would be no different from a newborn baby.
The Wise Sovereign nodded as well. "If you want to determine whether or not it is a primordial soul, the easiest way is to find a Prophetic Sorcerer to conduct a test. It would be best if they were from the Asking Bell School. Just ask them if they are true or not, and the answer will come out."
After pausing for a moment, the Sovereign of Wisdom continued, "In addition, is it really that important whether or not one's soul is original?"
Although it was a question, the meaning behind the Wise Sovereign's words was very clear: whether or not the soul was original was not important. Or rather, it was not important when it came to Kal-El.
"You're right. Even if it's not your original soul, it doesn't matter to you. You don't have any memories of an external soul. It's either because you're an original soul, or an external soul entered your body when you were a baby. Infants don't have complete intelligence, so they can't be considered as complete intelligent beings. "
"From an infant to a child, and now you are you. You are you. Your family, your teachers, your friends … they all have something to do with you. They have nothing to do with that soul fragment that came out of nowhere. So, you don't have to worry about being a primordial soul. "
Dorcas took the opportunity to poke fun at Kal-El. "If you're really not a primordial soul, are you going to destroy your own soul and let that soul fragment take over your body? You have to think about it clearly. Being entangled in this issue is purely because you have nothing to do. "
After hearing what everyone said, no matter how bashful Khael was, he should have thought it through. Besides, Kal-El wasn't someone who would be so easily fooled.
Seeing Kal-El's calm expression, Dorcas began to make wild guesses.
"The soul fragment won't affect the essence of your soul, but it might affect your personality," Dorcas said. "Speaking of which, from what I know about you, I think you're a bit strange."
"Huh?"
"You're clearly obsessed with research. Logically speaking, you should be like him, someone who won't go out no matter what." Dorcas pointed at the shut-in Vay.
"You don't like to go out either, but when it comes to historical ruins, you act out of character. No one can stop you. Your passion for historical ruins is a bit too strong. It doesn't fit your academic persona. "
Dorcas stopped there, but the others weren't stupid. They all understood what he was implying.
Dorcas' meaning was very clear. He was saying that the soul fragment in Kal-El's body had affected his personality, causing him to be obsessed with historical ruins.
However, since Dorcas said it, the others didn't really care, because there was no evidence to back it up. It was polite to say that he was just guessing, but it was purely his imagination.
It was normal for a person to have hobbies. Moreover, exploring historical ruins was also a form of training and research. It didn't really fit the academic persona.
Even Kal-El didn't believe it.
On the other hand, Vale, who had been bickering with Dorcas all this time, asked seriously, "Your inspiration?"
If it was inspiration, Vay would believe it.
"Not yet," Dorcas replied.
Hearing that he hadn't recovered, Wa Yi rolled his eyes and ignored Dorcas.
After this small interlude, the Wise Ruler finally got to the main topic: the test.
"Before I talk about the test this time, I have to remind you that I am still unable to help you in this test. Moreover, I have promised 'her' before, so you will have to abide by the rules set by her during this test."
Dorcas frowned. "We're the ones who are going to take the test. Why did the Wise Ruler promise her for us? Shouldn't we be considering whether or not to accept the rules that she set? "
The Wise Ruler spoke calmly, "The reason is simple. Because I'm here to stop her for you.
"Furthermore, the rules of the test this time may not necessarily be harmful to you. Of course, there might not be any benefits. "
"That's as good as not saying anything," Dorcas grumbled.
The Wise Ruler didn't mind. He looked at Angor.
Angor didn't know why the Wise Ruler was looking at him, but considering the current situation, he decided to take up the topic. "So, what's the test this time?"
The Wise Ruler answered without hesitation, "I already told you about the test. You're not the only ones who came to the Stairs of Hanging Prison. "
Everyone quickly realized who the Wise Ruler was referring to.
"Traveling merchants?" Dorcas asked.
The Wise Ruler nodded. "To be precise, it's a group of people led by Gray Merchant. White Merchant and Black Merchant have already left. "
Angor was the one who was most surprised by the Wise Ruler's words.
He could sense that Cissy hadn't gone offline at all. She was still in the dream wilderness. In other words, she was still sleeping in the real world.
And the people of the Traveling Merchant Organization had clearly entered the space where Cisia was.
How did they get in without Cisia's permission?
The Wise Ruler noticed Angor's confusion and explained, "Don't you think the Stairs of Hanging Prison is similar to Cisia's dimension?"
The Wise Sovereign answered his own question. "That's because they have a primary and secondary relationship to begin with. There's a secret passageway in the Void that connects them. You can think of them as … biguanide. "
Biguanide was a kind of magic vine fruit shell that looked like a gourd. It was a material used in alchemy and was extremely hard. It could also be cut in half and used as armor.
When the Wise Ruler described the two dimensions as biguanide, he was actually referring to the similarity between the two dimensions.
"Since it's a main dimension and a secondary dimension, as long as you can avoid danger, you can use the secret passage to teleport to the Stairs of Hanging Prison," the Wise Ruler explained, "She's an unparalleled talent in magic arrays. Also, I once opened the magic array of the Stairs of Hanging Prison to her so that she could repair it. She left a lot of backups in there, including that secret passage.
Since she's already contacted Gray Merchant and sent them to deal with you, she'll definitely try to find a way to get to you quickly. She will definitely think of a way to get them here as soon as possible. That tunnel is a shortcut.
With that, the Wise Ruler's gaze once again pierced through his Nightmare Domain and looked at the Stairs of Hanging Prison.
"They're already inside the Stairs of Hanging Prison. However, they're still on the third level. You have plenty of time to understand the rules she set. "
Everyone at the table remained silent. They all looked at the Wise Ruler, waiting for him to continue.
The Wise Ruler continued, "The gray merchant's group came with twelve people. However, half of them were held back by the Witch's Eye, including an official wizard. So, in short, you will be facing six people this time. Two of them are official Magi, and one of them is Grey Merchant. "
"She set a total of three rules. The first two rules are actually not bad for you."
"The first rule is that in one-on-one battles, as long as you don't die or lose, you can keep fighting. You can even take a break and switch with someone else. Once you've rested enough, you can continue fighting."
To put it bluntly, this was the cheating version of a tag-team battle. No one had any objections. If the opponent could cheat, so could they. It just depended on which side was stronger.
No one objected to the first rule, but the second one made them frown.
"The second rule is that wizards can only fight wizards, and apprentices can only fight apprentices. Whichever side won in these two arenas would have the right to move on. The loser will lose the right to move on. "
In other words, if Angor's group won the fight between wizards, the wizards on Angor's side could move on. At the same time, if the gray merchant's group won the fight between apprentices, the apprentices on Angor's side could move on as well.
And the loser would lose the right to move on.
"I thought the Wise Ruler said the first two rules aren't bad for us? We only have two apprentices, and they have four. This isn't good for us. How is this not bad? "Dorcas protested.
The Wise Ruler: "I only said that it wouldn't be a bad thing, but I didn't say that it would definitely be a good thing … Furthermore, this is a rule that I came up with after negotiating with her. Or perhaps, you wish to act according to her original rules?"
"What's her original rule?"
"One-on-one battles, but there's no distinction between apprentices and wizards. Moreover, Hui Shang will be the one to decide who will fight each other every time. "
Dorcas didn't know what to say after hearing the original rules.
The original rules weren't rules at all. They were meant for slaughter.
If the gray merchant wanted to decide who would fight, he could have his own wizards eliminate all the apprentices on Angor's side first.
Even if they won the official Magus battle, Vale and Kal's sacrifice would've been in vain.
"So you don't want to follow the original rules either? The new rules are to fight separately, and one side can leave if they surrender, "the Wise Ruler said," It's not a good thing for you, but it's not a bad thing either. At the very least, you have three official Magi, while they only have two. "
"We accept the first two rules. What about the third one?" Count Dark asked after a moment of silence.
"The third rule is that she wants you to fight." As the Sovereign of Wisdom spoke to this point, his expression became rather strange. Using a strange tone of voice, he said, "She requests that one of you must go up."
Fight?
Through the various details from before, they already knew that the 'her' hidden in the mirror was vigilant and resistant to Noah's descendants. Therefore, they could roughly guess who had to go on stage this time.
It was either Wai or the Black Earl.
Wai was so nervous that he didn't even dare to breathe too loudly. The Black Earl didn't mind at all.
However, when everyone looked at Wai and the Black Earl, the Wise Ruler looked at Angor. "Angor, you have to fight."
"???"
Wai sighed in relief, but when he heard that Angor had to fight, he frowned again. "Why? Why mister? "
Wai wasn't the only one who had the same question. Everyone, including Angor, had the same question.
"I don't know," the Wise Ruler replied. "But I think she has her reasons for doing this. You'll know when you see your opponent's attitude later. "
If Angor's opponent looked desperate, it meant that she simply wanted Angor dead, and didn't want him to come to the ruins.
If it wasn't a desperate fight, then it was a trap set up by her.
"Alright, that's all for the rules." The Wise Ruler paused a little. "They've reached the second level of the Stairs of Hanging Prison. You still have some time to 'analyze' these three rules."
The Wise Ruler emphasized the word "analyze." There was no doubt that he was reminding them that the rules were unavoidable, but if there were loopholes in the contract, could there not be loopholes in the rules?
Of course not. All three rules had loopholes.
And because of that, the Wise Ruler told them in advance so that they could be prepared.
(End of Chapter)
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