Chapter 1248 - Strange Development (1/2)

As the beginning was already tough, Rhode, Bubble, and the rest were worried of what was coming next. But what surprised them was that the second stage was easier than expected. After Erin opened the door, she entered a library and a mysterious, heavy book embedded with a huge eyeball on its cover appeared before her, asking her questions. So at the end of the day, the second stage was a battle of wisdom?

This stage seemed ridiculously easy for Rhode and the others because the book mostly asked ordinary questions. Of course, Rhode admitted that those questions were still highly professional. Perhaps Erin would have had a hard time answering if she weren’t curious about archeology and the history of the Country of Darkness. But Rhode felt like it was too easy. Indeed, as a dragon soul heir, wisdom was essential. But was it necessary to know the answers to these questions? Why did it feel like Erin was in the examination hall for college admissions, but answering scripts of junior high school questions? Was it logical at all? Even Angelina could answer them from time to time. Could this be some kind of trap?

The unfortunate Angelina was unjustly ridiculed for doing nothing…

No matter what, she was a vampire of the first family. Surely Rhode wouldn’t think that she was totally illiterate, right? Vampires were even smarter than liches…

“Congratulations on passing the second trial.”

Of course, these questions didn’t pose a problem for Erin. The floating book announced the results before drifting away in silence. Creak… Along with its departure, the wooden door that was closed in the back opened. Erin was surprised because just like Rhode, she didn’t expect to pass the second trial so effortlessly. After all, it was too simple, and the book didn’t deliberately make things difficult for her. Could it be that the trials decided to go easy on her after witnessing the high difficulty of the first?

Rhode was also taken aback. He scanned the surroundings vigilantly. No wonder Erin acted so cautiously. Once bitten, twice shy. Erin was caught off guard by the trial twice, so she wasn’t surprised for a third. But this time, it ended so effortlessly. It felt as though one was ready to fight until the end and realized there weren’t any enemies ahead after being badly bruised along the journey…

What in the world is going on?

At this thought, Erin let out a sigh and sprinted. Since she confirmed that nothing was required of her in this place anymore, she passed through the wooden door and headed to the next trial down the flight of steps. In just a few moments, she arrived at the bottom of the stairs of the lower floor. At the same time, as though sensing her arrival, the pitch-black room emanated in spiritual flames. Shortly after, an enormous black and white chessboard that filled the entire space of the room appeared before her eyes, with all sorts of chess pieces above it. Along with Erin’s emergence, the knight mounting the obsidian warhorse, dignified king, and queen returned to both ends of the chessboard on their own. At that moment, a deep voice sounded.

“Welcome to the second trial…”

“What the heck?!”

This time, Rhode and Bubble couldn’t tolerate it anymore as they cursed. These trials were indeed despicable and shameless. There was an instant when Rhode felt like asking Erin to give it up. If she were to become a cunning and sinister person after inheriting the Dark Dragon’s soul, he would rather her not have it!

Isn’t it just the dragon soul power? We can go about using other methods. Must we torture ourselves this way?

“Huh? What’s going on?”

Unlike Rhode, who fully understood what the damn trial was all about, Anne, Cassidy, and Angelina stared blankly. Angelina blinked and looked around her in a daze, before asking with some hesitation.

“What happened? Wasn’t it announced that Her Highness Erin passed the second trial?”

“You simply believe what they said? Was your brain eaten by dogs?”

Upon hearing Angelina’s question, Mini Bubble Gum rolled her eyes in displeasure. Angelina was bewildered. However, she wasn’t a fool either. Shortly after, she returned to her senses.

But this is the inheritance ceremony… Isn’t this behavior too despicable?

“What? What? What’s going on?”

Anne was the only one who couldn’t understand the situation. She gazed around with a confused look on her face. Upon witnessing her puzzled expression, the kind Icy Snow explained to her patiently. Even though she was younger than Anne, she was a top player, after all, so she was naturally more familiar with this scenario.

“This was what happened, Big Sister Anne; the book lied to Big Sister Erin. In other words, that wasn’t the second trial. Maybe the book casually spoke and asked Big Sister Erin some random questions. That was all to it. That is why…”

“So that wasn’t the second trial at all, but a scam instead?”

Anne widened her eyes in shock. On the other hand, Rhode felt strange as to why the contemptible trials lowered its difficulty all of a sudden. After hearing the announcement, Rhode reached a conclusion.

The trial has been waiting for her here!

At this thought, Rhode felt even more ridiculous. Erin was simply being played. Not only did the trial not give her a normal process, but it also misled her on purpose and clouded her judgment. If anything were to go wrong, perhaps Erin might not even pass this stage!

“What is gonna happen to her?”

Upon learning Erin’s predicament, the rest knitted their brows and discussed worriedly. Anne was apparently the most agitated because she hated betrayal and lies. After hearing Icy Snow’s explanation, Anne swung her tiny fists, putting up a furious expression.

“Who cares about them. Her Highness Erin can just charge her way through and kill whoever stands before her. She doesn’t need to waste her time with them!”

“I don’t think that will work. Since it’s a trial, there must certainly be measures in place to stop her from doing so. Perhaps that might even trigger some traps and as soon as Her Highness Erin breaks the rules inadvertently, harsh punishment will be waiting for her. She may even be judged as failing the trial!”

However, facing Anne’s suggestion, Angelina had a totally different view.

“That is too risky. Her Highness Erin might as well continue the trial normally, since the questions aren’t too challenging. If Her Highness Erin passes them one after another…”

But before Angelina completed her sentence, Mini Bubble Gum disrupted her words domineeringly.

“Continue the trial normally? How much time do you think we can afford to waste? What if she has to answer a question on each floor… Do you know how many floors there are in the tower?”

“About that…”

Facing Bubble’s retort, Angelina was stupefied. Even though she didn’t know how many floors there were in the tower, but they had clearly witnessed that there were at least 100 to 200 of them. Only God knew exactly how tall the tower was.