the last king of darkness

Chapter 395 Prophecy and Test

To Rhode's regret, the only copy of "Original Land" in the material hall has been exchanged.

The changer is one of the new stars, Feixue from Cloud Village.

She is building her soul weapon, a petite rapier.

The Element is a rapier found by an expedition team in a death relic. It is made of unknown materials, and it can give full play to Feixue's moon blade characteristics.

Feixue couldn't put it down, and wanted to use it as a base to create a soul weapon.

The masters and scholars of the Kingworth Institute agreed with her choice after serious discussions.

Soul forging master Lei personally made the plan, which is currently being forged.

Now that he has used it, Rhodes has nothing to do. Fortunately, he is already a second-level combatant, a member of the inner hall in the Temple of Fire, and is qualified to issue required tasks.

This task will be hung on the long-term demand list until it is completed by a strong person or a certain team.

And Rhodes is one of the most valued rising stars, and his request will be prioritized. This task was directly marked with an urgent sign, and was quickly put on the long-term list.

However, source matter is something that cannot be found, Rhodes can only wait for now.

Afterwards, he went to the White Tower for an appointment, hoping to find out the real culprit behind the scenes with the help of the Lord of the White Tower, Meredith.

Dalin agreed to the request, but asked him to do the long-delayed spiritual test.

Rhodes can only go to the spiritual laboratory first.

It is worth mentioning that Mina has been promoted to a senior researcher at the Engineering Research Institute and the main person in charge of the Psionic Laboratory in the Temple of Fire because of successively successfully performing spiritual energy upgrading rituals for Rhodes.

The tester this time was naturally this old acquaintance.

She is very familiar with Rhodes inside and out, both body and soul.

Therefore, this test can be regarded as a familiarity, and a new report will be released soon.

Subject - Rhodes

Psionic Level: 10
Maximum psionic strength: 3045 kk
Maximum psionic output: 600 kilocuts
Average spiritual pressure: 90 kk
Estimated total psionic power: 45 rails

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"Little Rhodes, I really didn't expect to see this day so soon."

Mina caressed Rhodes' strong chest, her golden eyes were full of fascination.

"You have become a strong man in Trorian and a pillar of mankind, but you are still so young... In the future, it is not impossible to cross the gap between extraordinary people."

Rhodes watched her soft little hands frantically touching her body with a little dissatisfaction.

"Sister Mina, have you finished the test? I still have something to do."

Mina touched his perfectly coordinated muscles over and over again, and said gently: "No, little Rhodes, will you have a baby with me?"

puff!
Rhodes almost spit out, and looked at her in surprise, not understanding why the topic jumped so much all of a sudden.

"Aren't you going to devote yourself to the cause of truth?"

Mina replied: "Of course, it is my eternal pursuit to seek the fundamental principles of all things. The movement of life is also one of the natural operating rules of all things. The pursuit of the mysteries of life is naturally within the scope of my business. I personally What's so strange about going into battle to study? The most important thing is..."

She paused and flashed a smug smile.

"Our child must be extremely outstanding. He has not only inherited my clever mind, but also inherited your excellent talents. He has great strength and an understanding of truth at the same time. He will definitely become the savior of mankind."

Rhodes covered his eyes and expressed his refusal: "Let's talk about it later, I'm not free now."

Mina snorted: "Little Rhodes, let me tell you, there are not many outstanding women like me. You guys who have trained psychic powers into your brains can't understand how high my intelligence is."

"In addition to intelligence, I also have a beautiful appearance. Look at my snow-white skin, smooth face, rosy mouth and flexible tongue. Don't you feel tempted?"

To be honest, when a beauty like Mina stood in front of him and showed her beauty, it would be a lie to say that he was not impressed.

But Rhodes is not saying that it is in danger, at least it is a very urgent situation. The next invasion may come at any time, and he has a lot of things to do now, and childbirth is definitely not one of them.

Besides, with his current status, as long as he gets through the crisis, it doesn't matter how much tenderness he enjoys, and there is no need to be in a hurry.

After thinking for a moment, Rhodes said: "Sister Mina, I admire your beauty very much. Of course I am willing to have a child with you, but I am currently in a period of rapid ascension, and I cannot change my state for the time being."

At Trorian, there is a notion that growth requires "momentum".

Once the "momentum" is interrupted, the extraordinary growth rate will also be interrupted, so maintaining the "momentum" is a very important thing.

Mina licked her lips and said with a little regret: "Well, little Rhodes, you are unlucky and missed a best opportunity."

Rhodes glanced at her in surprise, hesitated for a few seconds and asked, "Why?"

Mina explained: "The information you gave last time caused a sensation among the various scholar groups and academic organizations in Wangcheng. We have seen a brand new and complete system. It has nothing to do with spiritual power at all, but it can explains many phenomena better, and some of us would like to use this to establish a newer system, one that has nothing to do with psionics at all."

She paused, looked into Rhode's eyes, and said seriously.

"The power it develops may be able to be used by ordinary people. You know, we have a population of nearly 50 million, and the total number of fire-holders with spiritual power is no more than [-]. If a large number of ordinary people can Take up weapons and join the battle against the black mist, even if it is just to clear the dust from the battlefield, our defense pressure will be greatly reduced."

"This new society is called the Society of the Spiritless, and I am a member of it. I will devote myself to it soon. Unless I succeed, I will not think about having children."

Rhodes was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that if this matter is successful, it will bring him a lot of divinity!
Although it may not have a great effect, but in the case of such a shortage of human power, it must be a good thing to have more power and more means!
Of course, it is impossible for Rhodes to devote all his energy to this. Even if he goes, it will not be of much use. His lifelong learning has been completely written and given to the scholars in Wangcheng. He's not much better than them.

How can I insert it to get more results?

Rhodes thought for a few seconds, and immediately thought of a way, looked at Mina's shining eyes, and said: "Sister Mina, I have actually thought about what you said for a long time, I think, the core of this system , lies in the utilization of energy.”

"If we can replace the energy source, such as the spirit gun, it does not use psionic power to fire, but some kind of gunpowder, steam, or steel. Then, isn't it a weapon that everyone can use? It may not be as powerful as a dedicated one. Psionic guns, but it should be more than enough for ordinary people to destroy dust-level monsters."

"Moreover, if you study in depth, you will find that the biggest function of this system lies in production and manufacturing. I don't know how to do it, but you can refer to the spiritual elevator in Fanxing Town. It makes a few hundred yards deep The underground city has become a living place."

"Finally, I personally suggest that you change the name of this society. The Spiritless Ones are too earthy and imposing. Let's call it Brotherhood of Steel."

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Rhodes almost regretted it.

He just wanted to point the way, to find a few shortcuts for them, and to gain a little more divinity for himself before the next time the stars shine.

Unexpectedly, after listening to it, Mina was so excited that she insisted on pestering him not to let him go, asking him to come up with more ideas.

It wasn't until Rhodes was completely hollowed out that even a drop could not be squeezed out that Mina let him out of the psychic laboratory.

What Rhodes didn't expect was that the test about him was not over yet.

As soon as he walked out of the laboratory, several scholars and masters came to Wangcheng and asked him to conduct tests on the training ground so that they could obtain various specific data of Rhodes, so as to formulate better combat plans and growth systems.

Undoubtedly, the first test was about the stars. Rhodes was very unhappy to find that the translator continued the previous tradition and translated the names of the stars indiscriminately, as if it was intentional.

"Well, this tinder can spin and draw out white lines, so let's call it 'white silk'!"

"The effect of this tinder is so strange. It increases pain? It's as ethereal and invisible as the wind? Well, I think it can be named 'gout'."

"This fire is so strong, very strong, with a powerful impact, like a mad beast!"

"That's right, its name should be 'Crazy Rush'!"

Rhodes is really unbelievable.

[Star Shuttle] can be translated into "white silk", and [Wind Phantom] has become "gout".

[Giant Power] The most outrageous, it actually became a "crazy rush".

Is this a name anyone can come up with?
Rhodes really wanted to beat up the translator who was so proud and winking at him.

But after thinking about it, it doesn't matter, but it can further cover up the existence of the dream for him, and avoid violating the taboos of the dream and the royal city at the same time, so he pinches his nose and admits it.

Then comes the second item.

The damage that can be dealt by a full blow without using the characteristic.

The tester placed the impact crystal, and Rhodes could hit the mark on the crystal to about 3000 with a single punch, 5000 with the soul combat technique, and 9000 with "Soul Blow", three times the original amount.

If you use the long sword "Starry Night", the power is roughly doubled.

If it is "spiritualized", the power can be doubled again.

The recorder recorded Rhodes' value and marked it with the word "medium".

Rhodes asked curiously: "Is this data average among second-level fighters?"

The recorder nodded: "Probably because your kindling does not passively enhance your melee physical attack type. Your physical means are not particularly destructive, but the transformation efficiency of turbulent spiritual energy is quite high. Your soul combat The skills are very skilled, suitable for long-term combat, but not suitable for high-intensity close-quarters combat."

Rhodes nodded, agreeing with this statement. In front of powerful monsters, he rarely used melee combat.

However, with [Giant God Power], it will be different.

The third item is psionic defense.

It was to test how much attack he could resist after transforming his psionic energy into a stasis state.

Rhodes currently has 3000 thousand cuts of psionic energy, and it takes about two seconds to reach a completely stagnant state, and the attack power that can be resisted is about 10000.

After psychicization, it is 20000. That is to say, if Rhodes hits himself, his unarmed attack cannot break through the defense, even if he uses "Starry Night", he cannot break through the psychicized defense.

Unless the attacking Rhodes also uses psionicization.

In battle, whether the defense is broken is a very important criterion, and it is very unwise to directly attack with psionic power.

Even if it withstands it, it will consume a lot of spiritual energy.

The best way is to dodge. If it is really impossible to dodge, then transform the spiritual energy into a static state and open the spiritual energy defense.

So judgment is very important, and monster attacks are usually directly related to psionic power.

The recorder recorded Rhode's value again, and marked it with the word "excellent", indicating that among the second-level combatants, this is a very strong value.

The fourth item is to test the power of tinder ability.

However, due to the inconvenience of Rhode's kindling, this item only tested the Star Shuttle. Rhodes currently has a complete Star Shuttle that can hit 8000, and he can shoot ten at the same time, which is 8.

[Star Shuttle] is still Rhodes' current main combat method, but it consumes a lot of spiritual energy and is not suitable for long-term combat.

Rhodes originally wanted to test [Giant Power], but after using it, he would fall into a weak state, even if it was only turned on for half a second, it would still be weak for several hours.

Can only give up.

After the four items are completed, there are some secondary items, such as speed, responsiveness, drug resistance, resistance and so on.

After Rhodes finished one by one, a tester stood in front of him solemnly, and handed him a badge with both hands.

"Congratulations, Your Excellency Rhodes, you are now an official second-level combatant. This is your badge. From now on, your weekly salary and supplies will be adjusted to the status of a second-level combatant."

Rhodes took the badge and said with a smile: "Don't be so anxious, maybe I will become a first-level combatant soon."

The tester bowed slightly: "That's really a blessing for mankind, I wish you good luck along the way, goodbye."

"Goodbye."

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After bidding farewell to the testers, Rhodes finally left the Temple of Fire and came to the White Tower.

This sky-reaching white giant tower is located next to the cliff on the back of the upper city. The tall tower is even higher than the Dead Ember Mountains. Half of it is beyond the scope of the holy flame and submerged in the black mist.

It has been a long time since Rhodes entered the White Tower last time.

But the White Tower has not changed in any way.

The only change is that more people came to greet him.

Surrounded by a group of apprentices, Rhodes quickly came to the top of the White Tower and met Meredith, the master of the White Tower.

Meredith was much more haggard than last time, his beard was full of forks, his robes were rumpled, and his face was full of fatigue.

He is still sitting on the huge astronomical disk, with a giant rotating spherical planetarium floating behind him.

The moment he saw Rhodes, light appeared in his eyes.

"Little Rhodes."

He said kindly: "You are here, ah...you are already a second-level combatant, I am very happy, your growth has far exceeded my expectations."

Rhodes was very surprised. He thought that these prophets would say that his growth was within his expectations.

"Uh, Lord Meredith."

He hesitated for a moment, but still asked.

"Is my growth not what you expected?"

Meredith looked at him gently, eyes full of kindness.

"Little Rhodes, we are just prophets, we can only vaguely see the direction of the future from the changes of the stars, the changes of the sun and the moon, the disturbance of the spirit world, the touch of intuition, and some clues, and that is usually very vague Yes, often in hindsight, we don't know what our original prophecy was."

Behind him, Iyeta, Meredith's favorite student, said: "No one can predict a person's achievements. A person is a miracle with infinite possibilities."

Meredith smiled and said: "Yes, we are a ray of light in this dark world. It is because of our existence that the world has not completely fallen into the cold and dead darkness."

He floated down from the horoscope, held Rhode's hand, and his eyes became solemn for a moment.

"Your fate is still strange. The trajectory of the future is lost in colorful flashes, but it is full of black ominousness and unspeakable horror. I seem to see a boundless abyss and a black tide that can swallow the universe."

Rhode's heart sank, knowing that this wise prophet should have seen the omen of the invasion.

"Mr. Meredith, can you see the details?"

Meredith shook her head slightly.

"Your image of fate is very strange. I have never seen it, and I can't interpret it. Of course, you don't have to worry. This may also be my illusion. Recently, we have spent too much energy on the ancient god plan and the prophecy of the source. "

The "Ancient God Project" is the plan to find the ancient god of destiny, but he has never heard of the "Prophecy of the Origin".

Iyeta saw his doubts and explained: "The teacher was inspired during a stargazing, and saw a terrifying and hopeless future, but the scene was too vague, and the teacher hoped to use the prophecy of the source to obtain a clearer prophecy .”

Meredith sighed softly: "The prophecy of the source is the ultimate prophecy, and it requires a very high price, and the price of this prophecy is far beyond our imagination. We have made great efforts, But there are still several conditions that have not been met.”

Rhodes couldn't help asking: "What conditions?"

Iyeta replied for the teacher: "The most critical and important thing is the soul core related to fate."

"The soul core related to destiny? What is that?"

"All we can think of at the moment is the legacy of the ancient god of destiny. Because of this, the ancient god plan must be carried out, but we have failed in many explorations and searches. The only clue left is you."

Rhodes was surprised: "Me?"

"Correct."

Iyeta nodded, staring at him with piercing eyes: "You have the breath of the ancient god of destiny, Asa called you the son of destiny, the book of destiny cannot affect your destiny trajectory, even when you are very weak , we guess that you may have a certain relationship with the ancient god of destiny, and there may be a part of it in your soul."

Rhodes said in horror: "What do you mean?"

Meredith said gently: "Little Rhodes, you don't know that beings with strong wills will not be destroyed so easily. Even if their souls are annihilated, their wills may remain in the void. Time, once again condensed into soul."

Rhodes was surprised: "You mean, they can be reincarnated?"

Meredith smiled and said, "Reincarnation? This adjective is very appropriate, you can think so."

"But generally speaking, what the human soul obtains is only a fragment of it, and it only occupies a part of the human soul. Therefore, we suspect that there is a part of the ancient god of fate in your soul, so you have inherited part of its characteristics. "

Iyeta said: "Therefore, we can use this to trace its source, and then find the main body of the ancient god of destiny, and it is possible to find the soul core related to destiny."

Hearing this, Rhode finally understood all this, and couldn't help asking in his mind: "Book, what does this have to do with the doomsday cultists who attacked me?"

The Book of Knowledge was repairing the obelisk, and replied casually, "I don't know."

"I don't know? Then why did you let me come to the White Tower?"

"Me?" The Book of Knowledge asked strangely: "I didn't say, did I let you go to the White Tower?"

Rhodes frowned, and recalled carefully for a moment. The memory was indeed correct, and the Book of Knowledge couldn't deceive the master.

Then, there is only one possibility left, the Book of Knowledge has indeed forgotten this matter subjectively.

Why is that?
Rhodes was puzzled, but he didn't show it. Instead, he asked them this question directly. Of course, he didn't mention the dream and the invasion, but said that the doomsday cultists were harassing him, which caused a lot of disturbance to him.

Iyeta frowned: "Doomsday believers? Are these bugs in the gutter worthy of wasting our prophecies?"

But Meredith stopped him.

"Wait, Iyeta, my intuition tells me that this matter has something to do with us. Perhaps, the key lies in the great leader Asa and the book of destiny."

Iyeta's eyes flickered, obviously suspicious, but not sure.

"No matter what, let's use Rhodes' soul as the source first, and perform a retrospective prophecy."

Meredith agrees to his suggestion.

Later, in the prophecy hall, Meredith and Iyeta, as well as dozens of prophets and apprentices, held a huge prophecy ceremony for him.

Rhodes was a little nervous, but not very worried. The existence of the dream should not be discovered in this way.

The Book of Knowledge also gave an affirmative answer, but it scoffed at Meredith et al.

"The owner of the dream cannot be the reincarnation of any ancient god."

"The Ancient God of Destiny must have fallen long ago. The Book of Fate may have been made from fragments of its soul. It cannot be compared with the noble and great me."

(End of this chapter)