To be honest, when he first saw the sand that Amber had made, Gwen's whole body quivered. He thought that the Shadow Assault Goose had silently achieved a leap in strength. Think about it, there was an unknown higher being behind her, she was always under the protection of an indescribable power, she could enter the divine realm of the Mistress of the Night, and now she could summon sand that did not belong to this world from the divine realm of the Mistress of the Night. This series of words was like a stack of buffs. As long as the goose did not open its mouth, it would have looked like the main character.
But after she described the nature of the sand, Gwen felt that something was wrong … The more he listened, the more he felt that this thing that looked like Shadow Sand was actually a free gift. It was like the zero-spend guarantee for new players in online games he saw in his previous life — the face of the card glowed with a golden light, but in reality, everyone had a set …
The equipment in the hands of the boss I encountered in the game (x), and the equipment I actually got after killing the boss (√).
Probably because the series of information that Amber brought today was too exciting, Gwen's mind began to relax a little and all kinds of strange thoughts began to run uncontrollably. Even the memories of his previous life that had not surfaced in his mind for a long time involuntarily emerged. In the end, Amber could not help but open her mouth. She poked Gwen's arm and said, "Hey, that's not right. No matter what, I still went through a lot to get this' ability 'back …"
Gwen glanced at the goose and said, "To be honest, except for the last time when you fell to the floor and woke up, I really didn't see how hard it was for you …"
Amber glared at him, but considering that she could not beat him, she just glared.
"Okay, I won't joke with you." Gwen also knew when to stop. He just made a joke to ease the awkward atmosphere. After a little teasing, his expression became serious again. He looked seriously into Amber's eyes. "Seriously, do you know how you summoned these sand? What are they? Is it really … Shadow Sandstorm? "
"I don't know what happened." Amber scratched her head, forgetting about Gwen's teasing. "After I came back from 'the other side', I found a small pile of sand beside me. Then, I somehow established a connection with them. The method to summon the sand and retrieve the sand suddenly appeared in my mind … Hmm, no, I can't say that it appeared in my mind. How should I put it …"
Amber looked a little conflicted. She did not know how to explain to Gwen what happened on the level of consciousness and intuition. She struggled for a long time before she managed to squeeze out a few words. "It's like the beating of your heart, the blood flow in your veins. You don't know how they work. Under normal circumstances, you can't even feel them, but they just run naturally and become a part of your body. I feel the same way. Suddenly, the sand became a part of my power. I don't even know how it disappeared and appeared."
"I can understand what you mean." Gwen listened attentively to Amber's description and nodded gently. "Although it's still a little unbelievable. About the sand, other than looking like Shadow Sandstorm, is there really nothing special about it? "
"… Does it count if it falls on the ground and is difficult to sweep it up?" Amber thought for a moment and said seriously. "The sand is very light. If I don't keep it, it will be easily blown everywhere …"
"Of course not!" Gawain slapped himself on the forehead. "You should at least think of something with practical value!"
"… Then I really can't think of anything." Amber thought carefully again and finally shook her head. "I tested it a few times before I came to see you. The sand has no special effect other than looking a little weird and being able to spread out some useless grey 'phantoms'. I sprinkled it on various things, including all kinds of magic-conducting materials and ordinary substances, and the results were the same."
She paused for a moment and then added, "Ah, yes, I also tried to see what would happen if I sprinkled them on living things. I tried it on the two big black dogs in the garden …"
Gwen's face suddenly turned serious. "What's the result?"
Hu Po patted his chest with a smug look on his face. "I won!"
Gwen was speechless.
After a few seconds of silence in the room, Gawain finally came to a conclusion. "So, according to your summary, the biggest use of your new ability is that you can suddenly throw sand at someone's face during a fight, right?"
"Something like that." Amber nodded, looking very satisfied. "Let me tell you, this is a divine skill! Throw a handful of sand in the middle of a fierce battle. Many masters have fallen because of this. And this is absolutely impossible to defend against. If it were a legend like you, you wouldn't be able to see where I got the sand from, and you can throw as much as you want … "
Halfway through, Gawain couldn't continue listening … Why did Amber become so harmonious after just one round of walking around what would have been a heaven-defying and life-changing experience for others?
But soon, he became serious again and began to think about it seriously. Although the result of the matter was speechless, the existence of the 'inferior shadow sand' itself was not a trivial matter. No matter how it deteriorated in Amber's hands, it was a fact that Amber had obtained the ability to summon the shadow sand after going to the Mistress of the Night's divine kingdom.
Modir had also been to the Mistress of the Night's divine kingdom, and more than once. When he came back, there was no such change — at most, he only brought back a few grains of sand.
Even though the sand was the "authentic" one.
"What are you thinking?" Amber noticed that Gawain suddenly had a serious expression on his face, and he became nervous as well. After holding it in for a long time, he finally couldn't help but say, "Let me tell you, it was those two dogs who made the first move … Well, maybe I made the first move …"
"Put the two unlucky dogs aside first." Gwen glanced at the half-elf. "Other than the ability to summon the shadow sand, are there any other changes in you?"
"No." Amber looked down at herself, then looked up and recalled carefully. Finally, she said with certainty, "And not only are there no other changes, I also found that … I seem to be unable to enter the 'dislocated divine kingdom' again."
"You can't go in again?" Gwen suddenly frowned. "What do you mean?"
"Didn't I touch the sand that Modir brought to the real world and then enter the dislocated 'Umbra Kingdom'?" Amber explained her discovery. "Later, when I was testing my new ability, I boldly tried again … but I found that no matter how much I touched the sand, there was no effect …"
"How dare you try a few more times?!" Gwen's first reaction was to glare at the audacious half-elf. After the half-elf shrunk her neck, he could not help but sigh. "Well, you've done it anyway. Fortunately, you're fine. You really can't go in?"
"Yes." Amber nodded, a look of obvious regret on his face. "It's like the door has been closed. I tried to recall the 'feeling' when I entered the misplaced divine kingdom, and based on my experience of walking in the Umbra World, I tried to find the door's location, but I only ran into the Umbra World. Sigh, it's such a pity. After I came back, I thought about it carefully. There are still many things that I haven't asked the book about. "
"After all, it happened so suddenly. No one would have thought that you would run into the realm of the Mistress of the Night. But since you can't go back, don't try anymore. Even if you want to try, wait until the technical team and the archive team have found some clues, and have a certain level of security and theoretical guidance." Gwen looked at Amber with a serious expression. "Your 'adventure' this time has yielded unexpected results. Whether it's the existence of Werder or the warning about the sentinels, they are all valuable clues. Don't be so regretful."
"Okay, you're right." Amber scratched her head and nodded helplessly. Then, she yawned. "I have to go back and rest early. This afternoon has been very tiring. Running between the real world and the Shadow Realm is too exhausting …"
Gwen nodded. But just as Amber was about to enter the shadow and leave the room, Gwen suddenly said, "Wait a minute, there's one more thing."
Amber maintained her posture with one leg in the shadow fissure. She turned to look at Gwen. "Huh?"
Gwen looked at Amber's difficult maneuver and could not help but twitch his eyes. He thought that in the world, only this "Shadow God's Chosen" could play the shadow fissure like this. If it were an ordinary Shadow Master, not to mention doing the same thing, his blood pressure would have gone up to 200 just by looking at it. "Take your leg back first. It looks scary. I just want to let you know that you have to come with me to Tarlonde."
Amber was very surprised. "Huh? Didn't you say that you don't want me to go with you? "
"But now you've visited the divine realm of the Mistress of the Night, and …" Gwen looked at her. "You've brought the 'sand'. Obviously, you can sense the power of the Mistress of the Night, and even control this power to a certain extent. If Modir does carry some kind of … 'mark' of the Mistress of the Night, then your new ability may come in handy. "
Amber's eyes lit up. She actually did not care much about how useful she could be. Being able to go out and do something was enough to make her excited. She smiled and nodded. "Okay, okay, okay! Then I'll go back and prepare. Tomorrow I'll tell my men what to do, and familiarize myself with my new ability … "
"You don't have to do the last one!" Gwen did not wait for the elf to finish and quickly interrupted. "A bunch of fake 'Shadowy Dust' that can only be used to confuse the eyes. What can you do with it? Continue to mess with the dog in the garden. I'm telling you, that dog is Betty's pet. If you mess with it too much, she'll cry."
"… Okay." Amber pursed her lips in disappointment. "Then I'll seal this ability first …"
"If you really want to use it, you can go back and find the people in the Divine Analysis Laboratory and get some sand for them as a sample." Gwen looked at the half-elf's disappointed face. He thought for a moment and nodded. "Doesn't this sand exist in the world as long as you don't actively retrieve it? You can let them use it for research and see if the experts can analyze the difference between your Shadowy Dust and the 'real' Shadowy Dust. "
"That's fine too. I'm quite curious about this myself. After all, I've encountered too many unexplainable things this time. I probably won't be able to figure it out with my own brain. I hope those smart people can find some clues …" Hu Po nodded, then yawned loudly. "I can't, I can't, I'm too sleepy. I'm leaving …"
As soon as her voice trailed off, Gwen saw a shadow rising from the ground. The next second, the half-elf was gone.
…
Neural network, deep in the City of Dreams, in a quiet square covered by golden oak trees and falling leaves, a square table was placed under the oak tree. Four figures sat around the square table.
"… That's the situation." After telling what happened to Amber, Gwen looked up and stared at the three 'retired gods' in front of him. "Now there are three most important clues or questions. The first is the warning 'beware of the sentinels'. The second is the high-level existence who established the connection with Amber. The third … is her sand."
"Did this actually happen?" The former God of Nature, who was sitting on the left of Gwen in the image of an old elf, stroked his beard with a serious expression. "This is indeed worthy of you calling all three of us together …"
"You've scared me again." Enya, whose light blonde hair cascaded down her back like a waterfall and whose face was perfect and graceful, fixed her gaze on Gawain. "You're really capable of making such a commotion that can scare the gods every time."
"It's not me this time." Gwen spread his hands. "It's Amber this time."
"What's the difference? You're the one who called us together. " The former Goddess of Magic, who was wearing a complicated and elegant palace dress, glanced at Gwen and said casually.
"Well, let's not argue about this." Gwen waved his hand. "Let's get down to business. Have any of you heard or guessed what the 'sentinel' mentioned in the warning is?"
The three retired gods looked at each other. After this very human-like action, Amoun was the first to break the silence. "I can't think of it. There are countless people or things in the world that can be called 'sentinels', but I can't think of one of them appearing in the 'Book of the Adventurer' in the divine kingdom of the Lady of the Night."
"'Sentinel' may be just a metaphor. It may not be a real 'sentinel'," Gwen reminded. "The warning in the book may not be just for us mortals. Think about it, what else in the world fits the definition of a sentinel, or even is close in concept — "
Before he finished, Mirmina silently raised her finger and pointed to the sky.
She was obviously not referring to the blue sky simulated in the virtual world.
"The things left in space by the Voyager …" Gwen sighed softly. "In fact, I have also speculated in this direction. The orbital facilities used to monitor the planets are indeed very similar to sentinels in definition, but I can't find any evidence or clues that they are about to go out of control."
"What if it's not the ones hanging in the sky that have a problem?" Enya suddenly broke the silence. "You shouldn't be able to perceive the creations of the Voyager outside the orbital facilities, right, Mr. Extraterrestrial Wanderer?"
(End of Chapter)
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