Chapter 801 - Return of a Hero (2/2)
“Sigh…”
Rhode swung his right arm and the pitch-black sword in his hand returned into the form of a card, spinning above his palm and vanishing into thin air. He retrieved a pocket watch from his pocket and looked at the time. He had set a rule for himself to practice for an hour after waking up every morning. In fact, he had cultivated such a habit in the real world, but he went for jogs instead. After coming to this world, he woke up on time almost every morning unless there were unexpected events or nights related to Anne…
After checking the time, he put away the pocket watch. Then, he stuck out his finger and the system interface emerged before him.
[The king is steadfast and seeks lost glory. His subjects have scattered and disappeared, but eventually they will return. With your twin in the reflection, protect the sacred glory from being stained. At the end of the ancient era, will the throne of the soul inheritance be crowned?— Triggered Mission: <>]
This mission wasn’t complicated. All it asked was for Rhode to assist the Battle Mage Group in completing the long-lost inheritance ritual and make the Battle Mages of the legends return to this mortal world. In the past, the Battle Mage Group had failed this ritual. Not only that, but they also suffered gravely when they fought for the staff. Before they returned home safely, they were ambushed by the Undead Army on their way back. Without many choices, Sovann could only retreat with the staff because no matter what, he couldn’t allow the key of the soul inheritance to be snatched by the Undead Army. It was apparent that this mission was triggered due to the re-emergence of the Battle Mage Group in his fortress.
This situation seemed really simple. Sovann obtained the ‘Soul Road’ Staff and needed a place to complete the ritual. However, there was a problem—the ritual altar was located in the Eastern Plains where they used to live before the Undead Army attacked. In other words, they had to sneak in under the Undead Army’s watchful eyes now…
Of course, it would also be a decent idea to set up an altar in the Land of Atonement. But… how could Rhode rely on one to remember how a centuries-old ritual altar looked like?
If the mission reward was only gold and EXP, Rhode would have given up just like the ‘Fiery Rose’ mission.
However, its rewards attracted his attention.
Apart from EXP, there was also another reward—the [Astral Key].
The Astral Key was similar to the Fantasy Keys that unlocked the channels to the Silver Ocean and Burning Plains. It was also one of the keys to the Seven Fantasy Boundaries. After receiving the Astral Key, Rhode could unlock the channel that led to the Astral Temple. Not only that, but a projection of the Astral Temple would also be added into his construction system.
[Astral Temple: The holder can summon his high-level creature into the projection and it can call forth its lower-level creatures into battles. When the appointed high-level creature is present, it can upgrade and strengthen the lower-level creatures.]
In the legends of the Dragon Soul Continent, the Astral Temple was the eternal resting place for heroic spirits and this excited him. He currently had four extraordinary holy sword cards: Celia, Celestina, Gracier, and Madaras. After the Astral Temple was built, it meant that they could summon their heroic spirits into battle! Did this also mean that godlike figures like the Carlesdine could also be summoned?
If that was the case, who could still defeat him if he used Gracier and Madaras and summoned 80 Carlesdines into battles?
Despite the exciting prospect, Rhode didn’t rush off to complete this mission due to one reason—a particular statement in the mission description.
“With your twin in the reflection, protect the sacred glory from being stained…”
Twin in the reflection. There was only one person who came to mind.
Christie.