Chapter 1601 - The Verification (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

There was a vertical crystal wall at the end of the long ramp. It was as flat as a mirror.

That was the midpoint of the crystal peak. The ramp connected the mountain and the plain like a long river suspended in the sky. When Hao Ren was looking at the end of the ramp on the great plain, he thought the road would lead directly to the inside of the crystal mountain. He did not expect its end to be a cliff, and he could not see any entrance whatsoever.

So… was the cliff a test?

“This is it?” Vivian frowned curiously at the place.

Since the ramp ended at the mountainside, there was nothing on either side. They were, however, able to get a very wide view from there. Not only could they see the great plains spreading out from below, but they could also see large white lightning bolts whipping through the air, powering the crystal clusters on the great plains. Looking up, they could clearly see the summit of the crystal mountain surrounded by dazzling lightning. Those powerful energy sparks formed a ring, from which large as well as small lightning bolts broke off and split on top of the mountain. They made a continuous loud noise.

Salaman did not speak. He advanced to the mirror-like cliff silently and tapped it three times.

Rings of light appeared on the cliff, then several crisp voices came out of the crystal.

“Who is disturbing the sleeping sprites?”

“But sprites are not asleep…”

“It’s just cool to say that!”

“Why?”

“Because sprites are the guardians here. The guardians must sound very strong and dignified!”

“Like Salaman?”

“Salaman is not dignified. His beard hides his face.”

“Oh, how silly you are! No more communication with you!”

“Well, isn’t it time to go out and meet people… Salaman is knocking at the door.”

“Oh? Is there such a thing?”

Salaman was speechless.

“Ahem.” The solemn old giant coughed with an embarrassed expression on his face. He then tapped the cliff three times, raising his voice majestically (it was mostly forced). “The guardians of the holy throne and the commander of the Guardian Corps have brought special guests to visit this holy place. Please come out and meet us.”

The light on the crystal wall shook again, and Hao Ren saw a small shimmering head emerge from above.

It was followed by more little heads.

One sprite after another emerged from the crystal wall. Some of them looked around curiously with only their heads showing, some waved excitedly at Salaman, while others flew up and down around the giant’s head in excitement. Hao Ren heard the noise of the sprite community again: chattery, noisy, illogical, messy…

Not even Salaman could stand the noise. He coughed heavily to silence the overexcited creatures. He had a stern look on his face. “Silence, please. I’m here today with something extra important…”

“Have you defeated the corrupted monsters at last?”

“Or have they finally broken in?”

“Or are you going to the temple?”

“That won’t do! The temple must not be opened without the queen!”

“I have brought her to the temple for validation.” It was unrealistic to talk with sprites seriously, so Salaman ignored their chatter and pointed at Vivian, signaling her to get to the point. “The results of the verification holds supreme authority.”

At this, all the sprites were stunned. They had a rare moment of total silence.

However, in just three seconds, their noisy voices almost pushed Hao Ren off the ramp. “The sprites can’t believe their ears!”

“Salaman has brought someone to run the verification process?”

“The supreme authority holder is the queen! Queen of the sprites!”

“The goddess has set the highest level of security restrictions on this access…”

“What if someone from an unknown source connects to the system?”

“She has gone through the verification process of the Naqdal Crystal!” Salaman shouted. “The sprites in Naqdal judge her to be the master of the holy throne, the queen of all nodes of resonance.”

The sprites fell silent again before they burst out, “Naqdal! Have you found Naqdal?”

“No wonder the resonance signal has been much stronger lately!”

“Wait, you say this woman has been authenticated by the Naqdal Crystal?”

“Since she was authenticated by one of the three crystals, then she should be able to try and connect to the main system?”