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"First of all, don't call me a virgin..."
puff!
The audience burst into laughter. Latis, his face tense, quickly shook off the lingering impression of that virgin declaration, glared fiercely at Jennifer, who was chuckling and shaking her shoulders, took a deep breath, and took a sudden step forward, saying:
"Today...the reason we are all gathered here is to celebrate the ascension of our Moth Tribe's hero, Lord Radiance, through his long cultivation. Today, we pay homage to Lord Radiance, to the past, and to tomorrow...in short, to shine brightly!"
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"Lord Radiant..."
Snyder pushed open the door to the forge, intending to call Radiance to the celebration, but found the stonemason flapping his insect wings and hovering in the air with a troubled expression, while Radiance stood in front of a tall statue, touching his helmet and deep in thought.
The statue already appears to radiate light, although the details of its movements have not yet been finalized. For now, it looks very peaceful, simply gazing up at the sky as if observing the unknown light.
"Ah, Miss Assistant, shall we ask Lord Radiance to enter?"
The stonemason landed before Snyder and sighed, saying:
"But I haven't finalized the pose with Lord Radiance yet. I want to sculpt a very heroic pose for it, but it only wants to leave behind an ordinary pose... Please help me persuade Lord Radiance!"
Snyder glanced at Radiance, somewhat puzzled, and asked cautiously:
"Lord Radiance, what is this?"
The Radiant Wings trembled slightly. It raised its radiant hand, touched the stone sculpture, and said:
"As time goes by, the name Radiance will eventually be forgotten. Let the statue stand quietly and not disturb anyone's view."
Its sound was distant and majestic, as if it were looking down from some incredibly bright place.
“Lord Radiance, believe me, you will never be forgotten!” the stonemason exclaimed. “You are the will of light, and for hundreds of years you have been a true hero of the Moth Tribe. The power of this exemplary figure will live on forever!”
"I am just an ordinary god."
Radiance lowered its hand, looked at the stone statue with a faint smile carved into it, and shook its head.
"that……"
Seeing that the two were about to continue arguing, Snyder quickly interrupted them and mustered his courage to say:
"Why not have the stonemason find the most suitable pose for Lord Radiance at the celebration? Surrounded by his people, Lord Radiance will surely appear in his most natural state. Carving such a pose will certainly not disturb future generations."
Radiance and the stonemason exchanged a glance, then withdrew their hands from under the armor-like wings and said:
"can."
"Young lady, you've really tested my memory..." The stonemason sighed softly, then revealed a determined look in his eyes and smiled:
"However, for the sake of the heroic legend of the Moth Tribe, I will definitely capture the most suitable image of Lord Radiance to be preserved in the world!"
Chapter 418 The sword is coming!
"Ugh, this is so boring. I want to go see the festival too..."
Geeta glanced at the guards silently lurking in the shadows, then squatted down with a bitter expression. Looking at Holnet, who was sitting on a rock nearby, dangling a blade of grass and swinging his legs, she couldn't help but mutter:
"Teacher, why do you look so relaxed? They're all playing inside. Don't you think being a guard is boring?"
"Oh, no way."
Holnet stretched out his unbandaged hands, clasped them behind his head, and sprawled onto the rock with a whoosh. He turned to look at Geeta and teased her:
"It's a good thing that young people like excitement. When you get to my age, your body will start to stiffen."
Gita looked at Holnet's body, which stretched out like a bow, and couldn't help but sigh, recalling the rigorous training she had undergone when she first became Holnet's apprentice, where her whole body creaked and groaned.
Who on earth keeps hanging around monsters all day long?!
She rubbed her forehead, adjusted her close-fitting combat suit with some discomfort, walked to the rock and sat down, saying:
"Teacher, aren't you interested in the celebration? It's a celebration of the gods, and it's closely related to the light power of the previous generation."
"Of course I'm interested. After all, I've been exploring how the will of light transforms and what the essence of light is. Although most of these questions seem to have been answered on this journey, I still have many more questions in my heart."
Holnett sat up, stroked his chin, and said:
"More than a hundred years ago, the Radiance traveled to the surface and spread faith among mankind. At that time, it should still be the 'Primordial Light' like the religions we have today. What happened afterward that caused its power of light to become a manifestation of some kind of will? And what happened to it after it returned to the earth that caused this power of light to continue to radiate outward..."
"Quack, I don't want to hear this! It's too complicated!"
Geeta frowned, covered her ears, and shook her head, pleading:
"Teacher, teacher, please help me think of a way to go to the festival! I'm so bored I'm about to fall asleep!"
“Young people are so restless… You’ll know you’re wrong once you go in and put on a snail shell like Litte…” Holnet muttered.
"It's Leafa!"
Geeta collapsed, covering her face in despair, and cried out in anguish:
"Why do other people's teachers have such good memories, while my teacher can't even remember people's names!"
"I've already said I'm getting old..."
Holnett crossed his arms and said, somewhat unconvinced:
"What's wrong with other people's masters? Jay... well, Leafa's master often gets lost too! I never get lost!"
"Okay, okay," Geeta said helplessly. "Teacher, you're the best! I love you the most! Teacher, can you help me find something to have fun?"
"What fun can we have while we're all out guarding the outside... I saw that the Moth Clan has a straight sword that spews fire, how about we borrow it to practice our combat skills?"
"Don't don't."
Geeta couldn't help but shudder, touching her arm and muttering:
"I have a strange feeling... Don't the moth tribe members get burned every day because they're surrounded by fire?"
"Anyone who frequently plays with fire knows that starting a fire is easy, but putting it out is difficult..."
Halfway through his sentence, Holnett's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he flipped over, lying on top of the rock and looking into the distance.
A few seconds later, she smiled slightly and said to Gita:
"Young Miss, it seems the fun you wanted has really arrived. Prepare for battle; there are quite a few enemies ahead!"
"understood……"
Geeta shook her head, ducked low, and in a side somersault, drew the longsword from her back. She gripped it tightly with both hands, and a faint dark power instantly enveloped the sword. She smiled softly and said:
"Teacher, I'll go first."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Geeta charged out with her sword drawn, like a cannonball being fired.
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"Ah, so the snail tribe is the enemy of the moth tribe?"
Leafa, carrying a snail shell on her back, stood at the back of the crowd. Looking at Snyder in front of her, she pointed in surprise at the shell on her back and muttered:
"Then why did they make me carry this thing around?!"
"Ahem, let me finish speaking first."
Snyder coughed lightly, shook his head, glanced at Radiance that had already begun entering the arena in the distance, and continued:
"The old prophet told me that in the process of spreading the light, there are naturally enemies besides like-minded people. There are those who also yearn for the light, and there are those who truly love the darkness. These two are not actually related to their positions, but are just a kind of nature."
Leafa tilted her head in confusion, touching the short sword and round shield at her waist, and asked:
"Does this mean the snail tribe and the moth tribe are natural enemies?"
"That's probably not how it's understood...!"
Snyder sighed helplessly, but unable to come up with a definite answer right away, she had no choice but to temporarily set aside the topic and explained:
"The snail race sometimes uses their shells to ram, which poses a serious threat to moths, whose bodies aren't particularly strong. They can also burrow into the ground, causing damage to buildings without anyone noticing, and they might even pop out from the ceiling and land on you with a thud, swallowing you whole like a slime..."
"Ugh, that sounds disgusting!" Leafa shuddered, her face filled with fear. "I don't want to be eaten by a snail!"
Snyder chuckled, abandoning his attempt to intimidate his peer, who was about his age, and instead said:
"Of course, after studying the structure of snail shells, the moth tribe is also capable of countering them. The first thing they do is use the power of light to instantly heat up their snail shells... Hmm, the Radiance is about to be crowned."
The two girls looked at Radiance, who was going up on stage, and Latis and Jennifer who were with him, and their breathing began to become tense.
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Latis, holding the ceremonial implements, stood separately from Jennifer on either side of the Radiance, listening to the little prophet recount the Radiance's achievements to the crowd, and subtly loosened his collar to wipe away sweat.
Being in close proximity to the deity did indeed give him a very strong sense of pressure. Although this deity was not a true god-level expert, its high level of power was still an existence that could not be ignored.
However, he soon sensed a strange trend in his surroundings, as if some kind of gravity was drawing power from Radiance. He guessed with a little thought that it might be the direction of Radiance's divine kingdom.
But how do we confirm the exact direction? Fight the radiation?
Latis was somewhat eager to fight. Although Radiance, who later accepted faith in the human world, might have really come close to godhood, he and his teammates should still be able to put up a fight against Radiance at this moment.
"Keep a calm mind... The most important thing is to figure out how dreams work..."
Latis took a deep breath to calm his agitation and exchanged a glance with Jennifer on the other side.
Jennifer seems quite relaxed; she doesn't appear to feel much pressure from the Radiance. Could it be because of my active attempt to sense the Radiance's power?
He muttered to himself, when suddenly he heard a cheer from the crowd. He looked up and saw the little prophet take a crown that shone brightly from the sacred fire and stop in front of the radiance, flapping his insect wings.
"Radiance, you are the will of light."
The little prophet smiled and glanced at Latis, then continued speaking to the Radiance:
"Since you have chosen the 'Primordial Light,' remember the expectation born in the light when life first came into contact with fire. You will carry the light itself, and even more so, life's faith in the light. This is the path you will take in the future."
Radiance and the little prophet stared at each other for a long time, and then, as if they had figured something out, Radiance smiled slightly, touched its chest, leaned forward slightly, and said in a low voice:
"I will embrace endless light...and bring it to the whole world..."
The little prophet paused, as if he wanted to say something more, but the shouts of the crowd dissuaded him, and he smiled as he placed the crown on Radiant's head.
hum!