After gathering for a while, the runes began to take shape.
Soon, a familiar object appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
"A Tome of Truth?" Angor muttered.
That's right, what appeared before them was none other than the Book of Mantra formed by countless runes of light. Furthermore, this Book of Mantra was emanating familiar energy waves. There was the power of the earth, the power of bloodline, the power of elemental energy, and … nightmare power.
It was the same Book of Truth they used to sign a contract with the Wise Overseer.
The Wise Ruler nodded. "To avoid distrust, I will use this Tome of Truth to show my sincerity."
Everyone knew the rules of the Tome of Truth. They could not speak during a question or answer session, but they could lie. However, they could not lie about anything written on the pages. For the Sovereign of Wisdom to take out the Book of Mantra, it was clear that he intended to use the pages of the book as a basis to express his sincerity.
To the crowd, this was a good thing.
They might not believe the Wise Ruler's words, but they would definitely trust the Tome of Truth.
"As usual," the Wise Ruler said. "Follow the original rules."
Following the original rules meant giving up on the Tome of Truth's "game", which was still a good thing for them. If they really wanted to play a game, they might not be able to defeat the Wise Ruler.
Pausing for a moment, the Sage said, "As a reward for passing the trial, now is your time. You may ask your questions."
The Black Earl said, "Everything related to the Legacy."
The Sovereign of the Wise looked at the Black Count. "Fine. This is what I promised you. But … before that, I want to confirm one thing. Did the Noah Clan completely lose their records about the ruins? "
"Why do you need to confirm?"
Only Black Count's nose was floating in the air, and his expression could not be seen. However, the Wise Ruler still understood what he was trying to say.
Is he trying to calculate how much he should tamper with the Tome of Truth?
"Do you think I'll tell you if I'm going to lie?"
"Then what do you mean?"
"I just want an answer." The Wise Dominator paused for a moment. "I've only been to the ruins when it was first built. I haven't been there in all these years, so I'm only guessing as to what has changed inside and what Augustine left behind. I need to get some answers from his descendants so that I can better explain things to you."
While speaking, the Wise Ruler reached out a finger and injected mana into the Tome of Truth. Unlike before, the special images did not appear again. This was normal. Only when magic power was input for the first time would the special image of each person be displayed. This book already contained everyone's magic power, so the special image was no longer displayed.
With the infusion of mana, the words of the Wise Ruler appeared on the page. This meant that he wasn't lying.
However, the meaning of this sentence itself was vague, and the Book of Truth could not be used as absolute proof.
This was why the Wise Ruler's words.
Right at this moment, the Chief Sovereign spoke out once more. "It seems you are still hesitating. "How about this, I won't ask you how many records you have about the ruins of the Noah Clan. I'll only ask you two questions. You can decide if you want to answer them on the pages or verbally. "
The Black Earl thought for a moment before nodding. "Sure."
The Wise Ruler did not immediately ask. Instead, his gaze swept over everyone. "I'll ask the questions on the pages of the Tome of Truth, so you have to answer my questions. Similarly, each of you is free to choose whether to answer verbally or on the pages. "
The Tome of Truth contained everyone's mana, so they were also the ones being asked. They had to answer. This was the rule of the Tome of Truth.
The answers on the pages had to be the truth, while the verbal answers could be true or false. This required the Wise Ruler to make his own judgment.
Everyone was puzzled as to why the Wise Ruler did not directly ask the Black Earl verbally so that they would not have to answer. However, when they thought about how there was more than one Noah descendant present, they did not say anything. This way, they could save time.
"The first question, I've already written it in the Tome of Truth. You can look at the pages in front of you." The Wise Ruler quickly raised the first question.
"Do you know the Chamber of Solitude?"
Everyone looked at each other. Chamber of Solitude? What was that?
They did not know where the Chamber of Solitude was. However, the question was not meant for them, so they all expressed that they did not know.
Most of them only answered verbally. Even Wai, a descendant of Noah, did not write his answer in the Tome of Truth.
The only — no, the only two who wrote their answers in the Tome of Truth were … Angor and Black Earl.
Black Earl was planning to let the Wise Ruler guess whether he knew the place or not. But he did not want to go in such a roundabout way. Besides, the Wise Ruler might not notice it anyway.
As for Angor, he did not mean to join in the fun. He had a feeling that the Wise Ruler was spreading the questions from Black Earl to everyone else. It was likely that the Wise Ruler was not targeting Wai, but Angor himself.
Angor had shown himself to be too familiar with the place. Everyone present would have a hard time not suspecting him, let alone the Wise Ruler.
Since the Wise Alchemist was probably testing him, he didn't mind answering the question.
If he lied, he would like to see if the punishment from the Tome of Truth would be reflected on him … or on the "Nightmare Realm"? After all, the energy Angor injected into the Tome of Truth did not come from himself.
Still, Angor did not need to lie. He really did not know what the Chamber of Solitude was.
His answer was "no".
Black Earl's answer was "no" as well.
The Wise Ruler first looked at Black Earl and did not react to his answer. Then he looked at Angor again. The Wise Ruler was testing Angor, and he believed that Angor had already guessed his intention. However, he did not expect Angor to be so honest.
He thought Angor would answer verbally, but it turned out that Angor was the only one apart from Black Earl who wrote his answer on the Tome of Truth.
The Wise Ruler narrowed his eyes at the big "no". In his mind, Angor was too strange in this team. Besides, Adanis also paid a lot of attention to them. Logically speaking, Angor should know about the Chamber of Solitude since he already knew a lot about the ruins. However, the Tome of Truth's calm reaction meant that Angor did not know about the Chamber of Solitude.
Although the Wise Ruler was suspicious, he didn't show it. He said to everyone, "This question is just to know if Noah's descendants still remember Augustine's story. But now, it seems that Noah's descendants have already forgotten his story … I can only say that her strategy has worked."
"Her strategy?" Black Earl was confused.
"Don't worry about that. I'll explain it later. Now, let me ask the second question, which is also the last one of the Yes/No questions. Once I'm done, I'll tell you everything I know. "
After he finished speaking, a second question appeared on the page in front of everyone.
"Have you heard of Oleo?"
What the hell was Olaao? Was it a person or an object? Or was it some kind of indescribable abstract entity? Another question that puzzled everyone.
Apart from Angor and Black Earl, the others still chose to answer verbally. "No".
Angor and Black Earl did not hesitate either. Soon, their answers appeared on the Tome of Truth. "No".
The Wise Ruler looked at the answers on the Tome of Truth and remained silent for a long time.
Black Earl did not know about Oleo, which was within his expectations.
Angor, on the other hand, did not know about Oleo at all. Earlier in the grand hall, the Wise Ruler tried to test Adanis with his words. When Angor entered the hall and confronted Adanis, the Wise Ruler did the same thing again.
Through these tests, the Wise Ruler was sure that Adanis did not know anything about Angor at all.
Why would Adanis pay so much attention to Angor under such circumstances? She even seemed to want to get rid of him as soon as possible.
There was only one reason the Wise Ruler could think of. It had something to do with "him".
On the Mirror Demon's emblem, there was a man and a woman. The woman represented Adanis, while the man represented Oleo.
Oleo's identity was very special. Since Adanis never left the underground waterway, the Wise Ruler guessed that it had something to do with Oleo.
As far as the Wise Sovereign knew, the only thing that could affect Adanis' emotions without directly dealing with her was something related to Olao.
Even the Wise Sovereign had secretly asked Adanis about Olao's situation multiple times, but Adanis was still able to turn hostile, much less an outsider.
Therefore, the Wise Ruler believed that Oleo was the reason why Adanis wanted to kill Angor. This time, the Wise Ruler purposely asked Oleo about Angor, not Black Earl.
But to his surprise, Angor's answer was "no"!
And the Tome of Truth really did show the answer, which meant Angor was not lying! Angor really never heard of Oleo.
The Wise Ruler was a little confused. So what was the real reason Adanis wanted to kill Angor?
The Wise Ruler pondered for a long time but still could not figure it out. Other than this answer, what other answer could there be?
Or did Angor know Olao but not the name "Olao"?
It was not impossible. Oleo might have used a fake name to talk to Angor, just like how Black Earl, Angor, and Dorcas all used pseudonyms to talk to each other.
With this in mind, the Wise Ruler looked up to ask Angor about it.
However, when he raised his head, he realized that everyone was staring at him with suspicion in their eyes.
This time, the Wise Sovereign had been deep in thought for far too long. He hadn't said anything for ten seconds straight. Who knew what he was thinking?
The Wise Ruler cleared his throat to ease the tense atmosphere. He took another piece of dark food from the table and stuffed it into his mouth. "I was thinking about something. Let's continue."
The Wise Sovereign: "The third question …"
"Third question?" Dorcas asked.
The Wise Ruler kept a straight face. "It's a temporary question, and it's a yes or no question. Don't worry, it's really the last one. I promise. "
Everyone was still confused, but the Wise Ruler's previous two questions were also strange. They did not know how to answer them, so they did not show too much resistance.
Angor looked at the Wise Ruler's smiling face and felt a little surprised.
He had a feeling that the Wise Ruler's last question was not meant for Black Earl, but for himself.
Soon, the page in front of them displayed the "yes or no question" the Wise Ruler mentioned earlier.
This time, the topic was very special. There was actually a painting.
None of them were unfamiliar with this painting. It was the Mirror Demon God's emblem that they had found in the first residential area after entering the underground sewer.
Now, he could confirm that the blonde woman with her side profile in the emblem was Adanis.
They had seen Adanis before, and her side profile was exactly the same as the one in the emblem. She must have been one of the people who helped the Mirror Demon's followers.
As for the man in the emblem, they had never seen him before. When they asked the Wise Ruler about it, the Wise Ruler did not say a word about it.
Now that the Wise Sovereign had displayed this emblem on the page, the question he raised was related to this man.
"Have you ever seen or spoken to the man in the emblem?"
Everyone was confused by this question. Just as they were about to answer, the Black Earl answered first, "No."
This time, Black Earl did not write his answer on the page. Instead, he chose to answer directly.
This was completely different from before. Everyone was a little surprised. However, after thinking about it for a while, they understood what the Black Earl meant.
The Wise Ruler came up with this question on the spot, but it was clearly not meant for Black Earl.
Everyone, including Black Earl, asked the Wise Ruler about the man in the emblem, and the Wise Ruler should have known that Black Earl did not know who the man in the emblem was.
Now that the Wise Ruler suddenly mentioned the man, it was clear that he did not mean to ask about Black Earl. They were not stupid enough to know that the Wise Ruler was actually asking about Angor.
Angor's behavior after entering the underground sewer was indeed suspicious. Also, some of the information he obtained was too strange.
For example, the tunnel outside the Wise Ruler's Hall.
Before this, Angor was certain that there was only one tunnel leading from the Stairs of Hanging Prison to the Wise Ruler's Hall. Because of this, they were able to determine Phantom Slave's location.
But how did Angor know that there was only one tunnel outside the Wise Ruler's Hall?
Before this, Angor still needed to rely on Dorcas' spiritual sense to find the right direction. How did Dorcas know everything as soon as they reached the Stairs of Hanging Prison?
Angor claimed that he had a special information channel, but he only had information about important entrances and exits. How was that possible?
Also, Angor told them about Adanis's name at a strange time.
In their eyes, Angor was just as confused as they were one second ago, and then he knew everything like the back of his hand the next second.
It was as if Angor had the help of an "invisible person" who could provide him with timely information.
Could this person be the man in the emblem?
This was probably why the Wise Ruler asked this question. The Wise Ruler wanted to know if Angor had ever met the man in the emblem before.
Everyone understood what was going on, but they didn't want to question Angor on the Wise Ruler's side. So what if Angor didn't tell them?
They were bound by the contract, and Angor couldn't harm them. Besides, Count Black had already expressed his opinion.
Yes, his opinion.
Count Black didn't use the pages of the Book of Truth to express his opinion.
What they needed to do now was to follow Count Black's example and answer the Wise Ruler. Of course, they still had to answer with their mouths instead of writing it down.
Angor was the only one who didn't say anything.
According to Count Black's plan, Angor should also answer with his mouth. This way, the Wise Ruler would have to make his own judgment.
Even if Angor really did interact with the man in the emblem, as long as he didn't admit it, the Wise Overseer would still consider other possibilities even if he didn't believe Angor's words.
However, Angor didn't do what Count Black wanted him to do.
He nodded lightly at the Black Earl. He appreciated the Black Earl's good intentions.
Again, he chose to write down his answer on the Book of Truth.
As the page glowed, a large "No" word appeared.
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