At the end of the long ramp was a mirror-like, nearly vertical crystal wall.
This was already halfway up the crystal mountain, and the ramp was like a suspended river connecting the mountain and the great plain. When Hao Ren looked at the end of the ramp from the great plain, he thought that the path would lead directly to the inside of the crystal mountain. He did not expect it to end in a cliff with no entrance.
In other words … the so-called verification is on this cliff?
"Is this it?" Vivian frowned and looked at the place curiously.
Since the end of the ramp was directly connected to the mountainside, there was nothing on either side, and it was thousands of meters high in the sky below. Therefore, it was possible to have a very broad view from here. Not only could one see the Great Flatland spreading out below, but they could also see thick white lightning bolts raging in the sky, lashing — or providing energy to the crystals on the Great Flatland. Looking up, one could clearly see that the peak of the crystal mountain was surrounded by a ball of dazzling electric light. Those powerful energy sparks formed a structure that looked like a halo. Large and small lightning constantly split from the halo and struck the peak of the mountain, letting out continuous loud noises.
Salaman did not speak. Instead, he silently came to the mirror-like cliff, reached out his hand, and knocked on it three times.
The cliff rippled with circles of light, and then a few crisp voices came from the crystal.
"Who is disturbing the sleeping sprite?" "But sprites are not sleeping …" "That would be very emotional!" "Why do you have to speak emotionally?" "Because sprites are the guardians here. "Because the sprites are the guardians here, and the guardians have to be very powerful and dignified!" "Like Salaman?" "Salaman is not dignified. His beard covers his face. How can you see his dignity?" "Oh, you are so stupid! I don't want to talk to you anymore! "" Shouldn't we go out and meet people? Salaman is knocking on the door. "" Oh? Really? "
Salaman was speechless.
"Ahem, sometimes … sometimes such a situation happens." The old giant who had always been solemn could not help but reveal an awkward expression. He coughed twice and knocked three times on the cliff. At the same time, he raised his voice in a dignified manner (most likely forced). "Guardians of the Holy Throne, the Legion Leader of the Guardian Legion has brought special guests to visit this sacred place. Please come out and meet us."
The ripples on the crystal wall shook again, and then Hao Ren saw a small, shimmering head emerge from it.
Then more small heads emerged.
One after another, sprites emerged from the crystal wall. Some of them only had their heads out, looking around curiously. Some had half of their bodies out, waving their hands and feet as they greeted Salaman. Some even flew to the giant's head and flew up and down excitedly. For a moment, Hao Ren heard the noise of a group of sprites: chattering, noisy, illogical, messy …
Even Salaman could not stand the noise. He coughed loudly and forced the excited sprites to calm down. Then, with a serious face, he said, "Please be quiet. I am here today for a very important matter …"
"Did you finally kill those festered monsters?" "Or did they finally break in?" "Or do you want to go to the Sanctuary?" "That won't do!" "Without the Queen, the Sanctuary must not be opened!"
"I brought her to the sanctum for verification." It was unrealistic to talk to the sprites seriously, so Salaman ignored the chatter of the sprites and went straight to the point. "The verification content is for the holder of the highest authority."
That sentence stunned all the fairies. It was rare for them to be quiet as a whole.
But in less than three seconds, they burst into an uproar. The noise almost pushed Hao Ren off the ramp. "The sprites can't believe their ears!" "Salaman brought someone to perform the verification?" "The Queen is the one with the highest authority! The Queen of the sprites! " "The goddess has set the highest level of security restrictions on this authority …" "It will be a disaster if an unknown person is allowed to connect to the system!"
"She has passed the verification process of the Naqdal crystal," Salaman said loudly. "Your compatriots in Naqdal have determined that she is the master of the Sanctum Sanctorum and the Queen of all resonance nodes."
The sprites were quiet again. Then, they burst into an uproar. "Naqdal! Have you found Naqdal? "" No wonder the resonance signal has been so strong recently! "" Wait, you said this person has passed the Naqdal crystal's verification? " "If she can pass the verification of one of the three crystals, she should be able to connect to the main system, right?" "Yes, yes!" "But how can the Queen not know that she is the Queen? If she is the Queen, she should know how to activate the Sacred Hall … "
"Due to some special circumstances, your queen may have lost part of her memory," Salaman explained. Although Vivian's identity had not been verified, for the convenience of communicating with the less intelligent sprites, Salaman still addressed Vivian as' your queen '. "She is currently unable to perform the predetermined activation procedure of the sanctuary on her own, and does not know how to prove her identity. So, I brought her to execute the second set of plans."
"Well, since Salaman has said so …" "The sprite agrees!" "We can verify it here." "First, let's connect the Queen to the main system!"
The sprites chattered as they flew back to the crystal wall one by one. Most of them had reintegrated with the crystal, except for a little sprite. The little sprite flew to Vivian, stared at her for a while, and said in a crisp voice, "Someone who seems to be the Queen. Step forward and put your hand on the wall."
Vivian stepped forward, puzzled, and pressed her hand on the crystal wall. "Is that all?"
"Of course not. This is the first step!" The little sprite flew around. "Then it's our job!"
The little sprite said cheerfully as she flew up and down around Vivian. Suddenly, she seemed to notice a stranger and flew to Hao Ren. "Ah! I don't know you! Who are you? "
"Err … I've been standing here for a long time. Didn't you see me?" Hao Ren was a little embarrassed. "I came with your Queen. I'm now an ally of the Guardian Legion. You can call me Hao Ren. "
The little sprite was happy. "An ally! An ally is a good thing. We haven't had any reinforcements for a long time. "
Hao Ren frowned as he looked at Vivian, who was still pressing her hand on the crystal wall. She looked a little confused. "I want to confirm. Is this verification process dangerous?"
"It's not dangerous. Even if you don't pass the test, you'll only be teleported to the starting point. However, you'll never be able to get close to the Sanctuary again." The little sprite flew up and down. "Of course, if you show any hostility toward the Sanctuary or carry any dangerous energy reaction at the same time, you'll be beaten up!"
Hearing the little sprite's explanation, Hao Ren felt a little relieved. At that moment, as if Vivian's contact with the crystal wall had finally produced a reaction, the smooth, mirror-like cliff suddenly lit up with starry lights. These lights then quickly flowed and intertwined into words and symbols!
Strings of symbols began to roll on the crystal wall. Below the symbols, there was a long, glowing strip that began to slowly extend …
Hao Ren was speechless.
Was there going to be a Windows startup sound later?
"Why do I feel that this thing left behind by the goddess of creation looks so familiar … Don't tell me this verification process is just a fingerprint unlock." Hao Ren turned to look at Vivian, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "By the way, you … Vivian, what's wrong with you?!"
He was shocked to see that Vivian's entire body was wrapped in a thin layer of halo, and a large number of mysterious ancient symbols appeared on the surface of the halo. As the halo and the symbols flickered, Vivian's entire body gradually became illusory and quickly became translucent!
This form … was like that of the sprites.
Vivian did not seem to hear Hao Ren's voice. She just stood there quietly with her hand on the crystal wall, and even the expression on her face seemed to be frozen in time. Seeing this scene, Hao Ren finally could not help but step forward to take action, but Salaman suddenly stopped him. "Don't worry, she just established a connection with the main system. This connection process will not cause any damage to her."
Hao Ren dared not fully believe this explanation. He took out the MDT and immediately let it check Vivian's current state.
"Buddy, what this giant said should be true." The MDT quickly completed the check. "There is no change in Vivian's vital signs, and no signs of mental invasion or distortion of consciousness detected. There is only a layer of energy field that temporarily isolates her from the outside world. This energy field seems to be protective."
Hao Ren breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, Vivian found herself standing in a strange place.
She stood in a "forest".
It was a crystallized world. Everything in sight was as clear as ice crystals. She saw countless trees made of crystals growing around her. Between the trees were lush shrubs and flowers. A meandering river ran through the center of the forest. The river water was like a flowing crystal, reflecting colorful light. Among the crystal objects, she could even see butterflies flying and hares darting back and forth …
They were also crystal.
Light was refracted on the surface of the crystal, and the crystals were connected by light. Countless colorful light particles were jumping in the forest, as if forming an extremely busy … three-dimensional network.
"Hao Ren?" Vivian looked around blankly. She remembered that she should be standing in front of the crystal wall to accept the "test" of the sprites, but she did not know how she came to this place. "Salaman? The sprites? "
Suddenly, a rustling sound came from the nearby bushes. Vivian immediately looked in the direction of the sound. She tried to summon her familiar Lightning Ball or Corrosive Blood Arrow, but found that she could only summon a blurry ball of light in her hand.
The light dissipated immediately, and then continued to refract and jump in the crystal world.
A Crystal Stag walked out from behind the bushes. For some reason, when she saw this elegant creature, the vigilance and hostility in Vivian's heart gradually faded.
The Crystal Stag went straight to Vivian, then bent its neck, as if waiting quietly.
Vivian hesitated for a moment, but still placed her hand gently on the stag's forehead. She said softly, "It seems … harder than Rollie's head."
"Main system activated. Administrator establishing connection …
"Connection successful. 'Throne of Destiny' ports 12 to 86 open.
"Executing unit detection … Throne node integrity rate 65%, executable. External network integrity rate 86%, executable.
"Playing reserved information …"
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