Chapter 355: Birth of the New Origin Sage (2/2)

”Far from it,” Cardis said in response before telling Argentum to stand up, which the latter did. After that, Cardis went ahead and slapped Argentum on the back before loudly cackling as he shouted, ”Everyone! Did you see that?”

”My friend right here has just made history! After 3257 years, we have now peered closer into the true essence of the Origin, thanks to Argentum right here!” he continued to talk, leaving Argentum at a loss for words as to how he should act.

It was then that he realized that he had not done anything wrong at all. In fact, it was quite the opposite. Rather than doing something bad, he had instead pioneered a path that gave everyone a better understanding of the element of Origin, even if they didn't understand what it meant right now.

”Let us cheer for the new Origin Sage!” Cardis yelled soon after, to which the people around them instantly shouted in response, ”Cheers to the Origin Sage! Cheers to the Origin Sage!”

At this point, Argentum could not help but scratch his head from the amount of attention he was getting. Was understanding the Origin to a higher level that big of a deal?

Even though he couldn't care less as to why that was the case, he went ahead and asked Cardis, ”What's an Origin Sage?”

”That's a title given to someone that has understood the Origin the greatest. Previously, the Origin Sage was Torvas. But from now on, with your greater understanding of the Origin, the Origin Sage is now you.”

”I see…” At this point, the attention he was getting from becoming the Origin Sage was too much for him to handle, prompting him to look at the people cheering for him and asking, ”Could you please not cheer for me? I can't really handle that much attention.”

Surprisingly, like obedient servants, the people surrounding them all went silent at once, leaving Argentum once more at a loss for words. Nevertheless, he was quite satisfied that his words weren't left unnoticed.

After that, he looked at Cardis and asked in a slightly joking manner, ”So…how about that bet?”

”Ah, yes! The bet!” With Cardis also being entranced by the feat Argentum had done, it was only thanks to his reminder that Cardis recalled the bet. Without hesitation, he looked at the group of people that came along with them and said, ”To those that bet that my friend here would be able to comprehend the Origin beyond the Cycle…”

”It's now time to obtain your reward!”

In an instant, around 70% of the people that came along with them madly dashed towards where Cardis and Argentum was, afraid that they wouldn't get their prize. Fortunately, Cardis acted quickly and efficiently in handing out the rewards, using the Transcendent Stones given to him by Torvas to fill in the gap of the remaining prize money.

As for those who bet against him, although they were slightly saddened by the fact that they lost quite a decent sum of their Mana Stones, their bets weren't really considered a lot to them, so they didn't feel that much pain from it…except for Tristan.

With an ashen expression, he looked at the people that were receiving 10 times the amount they initially bet, recalling that he had basically lost three quarters of his whole assets. Just as he was about to turn around and leave due to the shame he was feeling, he then heard a few words come out of Cardis's mouth, prompting him to come closer, though with his head dropped down.

”As for those who bet against my friend here, come here and receive your reward as well!”

”Eh?!”

”What?!”

”Seriously?!”

Naturally, those who bet against Argentum comprehending something beyond the Cycle felt that it was weird that Cardis would give them double their initial bet. But after hearing Cardis's next words, they could not help but laugh in response as they thanked him profusely.

”Don't ask me why I'm doing this, I'm just in a good mood!”

And so, those who bet in favor and against Argentum had won quite a sizable amount of Mana Stones, with Tristan even changing his impression of Cardis after the Mana Stones he had bet had doubled in value. As for those that were at the Origin Statue and were not part of the bet, some of them could only look on with envy in their eyes.

After asking the people that came with him to go do their own things, Argentum then asked Cardis for the two of them to head back to the plaza, though at a slower pace. Unsurprisingly, Cardis agreed to his request as he recalled that he had brought Argentum to places at breakneck speeds, not giving him a chance to really get a feel for the place.

While he was walking leisurely beside Cardis, Argentum went ahead and asked some of the questions that lingered in his mind after undergoing through that comprehension process.

”How long did I sit under the Origin Statue?” Argentum asked, to which Cardis responded nonchalantly, ”Oh, not much time at all. You probably sat there motionless for about a week or so?”

”A week?!” Not expecting such a long time to have passed while he was under the Origin Statue, Argentum was prepared to use all of his movement speed skills to head back to the Flame Spirit Inheritance as fast as possible. Fortunately, Cardis realized this and said with a light chuckle, ”Just before you start dashing back, take note that a week here is equivalent to like a day or so in the outside world. Also, you're one of the fastest ones to finish comprehending the Origin, with most people taking months or even years to comprehend the Origin.”

Hearing that, Argentum instantly calmed himself down as there was still six days until Aurus was forced to leave the Flame Spirit Inheritance. Then again, that one week deadline was just for him to feel a bit of pressure. Only if he knew that this one week deadline was actually too lenient for him.

With that question now answered, he then answered the question that lingered at the back of his head for quite some time now. Imitating the sound of a light cough to attract Cardis's attention, he then asked him, ”Speaking of which, do you know where I could attempt the Origin Trials?”

At first, Cardis looked at Argentum as if he was an idiot. But after some time, he understood where he was coming from, prompting him to say with another chuckle, ”Yeah, I know where you could attempt them.”

”In fact, you did just that,” he continued, making Argentum silent for a bit as he eventually realized what Cardis trying to say. In the end, he could only utter out…

”I see…”