I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

Now, standing behind the little boy Todd was none other than Lis.

He had just returned from outside Snow Ridge Town, and as he was passing by the square on his way back to the inn, he happened to hear Todd's prayer.

Wisdom God!

This phrase immediately piqued Lis's interest, prompting him to suddenly speak to the boy.

It had been ten days since Golden Dragon Ludwig had left, and the first big snowfall of Snow Ridge Town had already fallen.

On that early morning, when he had parted from Ludwig, Lis finally saw the goal of his journey, the spectacle of Snow Ridge Town.

The dreamlike Purple Mist!

There are two pieces of news, one good and one bad.

The good news was that the Purple Mist had appeared three times in these ten days, no longer as elusive as before.

The bad news was that each time the Purple Mist appeared, Lis could not find any trace of the ruins.

Lis had tried, both in Snow Ridge Town and in the nearby Luoxue Mountains, but no matter what, he could not find a trace of the ruins.

It was as if this Purple Mist was just a mist of a different color.

It shouldn't be!

Lis had a headache. Both the words of the Arcane Master and the experiences of the teacher Judgement Flame confirmed that the Purple Mist of Snow Ridge Town was the key to the ruins.

But why couldn't he find even a hint of the ruins using any method?

Exploration Magic, consciousness perception, setting up barriers—Lis even used the Flying Technique to ascend to the highest point of this Purple Mist and observed with his naked eyes, but it all came to nothing in the end.

Aside from its dreamlike purple color, there seemed to be no difference, and Lis couldn't sense the presence of any Extraordinary Power within this mist.

The teacher said the ruins did not exist within the Gaia World but should be in another plane.

But the clue to enter that space should still be within the Purple Mist, right?

What exactly am I missing?

Lis, feeling a headache, rubbed his temples in frustration.

No wonder the teacher said I might not even find the door; this is too difficult!

After staying up all night, Lis, preparing to return to the inn to rest, passed by the square and saw Todd, who was bowing down and praying to a bizarrely shaped snowman, and heard the words he said.

Wisdom God!

Could it be the legend of Snow Ridge Town?

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"Who are you?"

Todd looked at the stranger who had suddenly appeared with a wary face and asked.

"I'm a mercenary, little fellow."

Lis said with a smile to Todd, trying to ease the awkward atmosphere.

"My mom told me not to talk to mercenaries!"

Hearing what Lis said and looking at his attire, Todd became more cautious, already ready to run away.

Mom said some bad mercenaries might kidnap children and sell them or even eat them!

Not expecting this reaction, Lis was stunned for a moment, then thought about it, took out a Feis Gold Coin from his ring, and smilingly said:

"That's because your mom is afraid that you'll go with bad people; I'm different, I'm just curious about that Wisdom God you just mentioned."

"I'm quite interested, can you tell me about it, and if you're willing, this Gold Coin is yours."

"I won't touch you anyway, and there are other people around, aren't there?"

Lis pointed towards passersby in the distant square, his face becoming more and more kindly, just like a creepy uncle.

Todd thought for a moment, realizing that this reasoning did make sense.

Most importantly!

The Feis Gold Coin looked really attractive as it glittered in the sunlight!

As someone whose family owned a bakery, Todd naturally knew the power of a Gold Coin.

It could buy many, many jars of wild honey!

Todd looked at the Gold Coin in Lis's hand, then back at him, and seriously said:

"Then you ask right here, I won't go anywhere else with you!"

"And after you ask, whether you're satisfied or not, you have to give me this Gold Coin, no welching!"

Smart kid!

Lis glanced at the little boy and smiled, nodding his head.

Even if it was just trying his luck, a single Gold Coin didn't mean much to him!

"Go ahead and ask!"

Todd's little face looked at Lis excitedly.

"Were you praying to the Wisdom God just now?"

As Lis toyed with the Gold Coin in his hand, he asked with a smile.

"Yes."

"How did you come to know about the Wisdom God, are you a follower?"

Todd hesitated for a moment, but under the temptation of the Gold Coin, he said:

"No, I just heard about the Wisdom God from Teacher Robert's legendary tales."

"I thought the name 'Wisdom God' sounded powerful, and it could make me smarter, so I prayed to Him."

Lis nodded, seeing that there really wasn't a Church of the Wisdom God, then continued to ask:

"Could you tell me that story?"

"No problem."

Todd had no objections, and recounted the story he heard from his teacher.

Lis listened carefully and found it was essentially the same as what he had heard from the tavern maid, which left him somewhat disappointed.

After thinking for a while, Lis continued to ask:

"Do you really believe that the Wisdom God exists?"

"It seems like you often pray to Him."

"Of course! The Wisdom God definitely exists."

Todd lifted his face confidently and said seriously.

"Oh?"

Lis grew interested and asked with a smile.

"Why are you so sure, can you tell me?"

"Of course I can!"

Todd suddenly got excited; earlier, when he mentioned this, his little friends didn't believe him and even said he was lying.

"I really have seen the palace of the Wisdom God!"

Upon hearing Todd's words, Lis perked up immediately.

The palace!

Could it be the relic I have been looking for?

"Where did you see the palace?"

Though he doubted that a child could have seen a relic that didn't exist in this world, Lis still held some hope.

"In a dream!"

Todd declared confidently, his little face flushed with certainty. Your next journey awaits at empire

Ugh...

Upon hearing this, Lis almost passed out in frustration.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Seeing the seriousness on the little boy's face, Lis held back the urge to slap his head and sighed before continuing to ask:

"So, you mean that you saw the Wisdom God's palace in your dreams?"

"Why are you so certain? Could it be fake or just something you imagined?"

Seemingly not noticing the skepticism in Lis's words, Todd continued to say:

"That's impossible."

"Don't think I'm young: I'm very smart."

"I've seen that palace several times in my dreams, that black palace emitting a rainbow of lights, so beautiful."

"Before the palace, there's a very long, very long staircase, and each time I try to climb it, I never finish before I wake up, never reaching the palace."

"I remember it so clearly; every time I dream of the Wisdom God's palace, when I wake up, there's beautiful Purple Mist outside, so I'm definitely not mistaken."

Purple Mist!

It suddenly exploded in Lis's mind, and he realized that he might have finally found the key to entering that relic.