Carefully lifting the hem of Crowfeather's robe, Meredith tiptoed through the water on the ground and walked up to Todd and Rachel.
"The Kingdom of Shadows is not as beautiful and peaceful as it seems on the surface. In many places, murderous intentions are hidden." Meredith reached into the spring and took out a splash of water. "On this island, there are many such
The springs are connected to the underground water. For those who have passed the test, they are just nectar to quench their thirst; but for ordinary people, these are poison that penetrates the intestines."
Rachel opened her eyes wide, shook her hands, and the spring water in her palms instantly fell to the ground.
Todd looked at the ordinary spring water and asked Meredith, "Where can I find a safe water source?"
"Every once in a while, there will be some testers who come here to visit, carrying clean water and food, and boarding the island." Meredith pointed to the ground with a calm expression on her face.
The words he spoke were frightening: "When they return to dust, these materials will naturally change hands."
Meredith took off a well-made water bag from her waist and handed it to Rachel, "its owner no longer needs it."
Rachel took the water bag and looked at the initials written in ocher on the surface of the container with mixed emotions, and then looked at Todd again.
The latter nodded slightly towards her.
Rachel then unscrewed the stopper and took a gulp of water.
With a look of disgust on her face, Meredith looked at the insects that were burrowing in and out of the stone wall, took a few steps back and said to Todd, "Not only the water source, but also the fruits, animal meat, fish and shrimp here, for outsiders
, are all highly poisonous. People who eat them by mistake will go crazy in mild cases, and die directly in severe cases."
"Why is this happening?" Todd asked strangely.
Meredith gave the other party a roll of her eyes, "Isn't this the most obvious thing? This is a kingdom of silence of the undead. Everything contains the breath of a curse. Only demigods who have passed the test can resist such a curse."
Todd touched the bridge of his nose and thought for a while. After thinking about it, he felt that the explanation behind these things was not that simple.
Meredith retreated to the hall of the temple, looked at the sky along the patio, and then said to Todd, "The sun will set soon. Have a good rest. My master will arrange suitable training for you tomorrow morning."
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"train"
Todd was a little dumbfounded. "You may have misunderstood something. We are not here for training."
"It's for the tyrant, right?"
Meredith's sudden statement surprised Todd.
The latter tried to ask, "You once said that behind the Dark Door, there is a tyrant, but then again, what exactly is a tyrant?"
Meredith turned around and was about to leave, "The trial is just the beginning. Through the training arranged by my master, you will get closer to the truth about the tyrant step by step."
"By the way, my master is in a rare good mood recently. After all, the Kingdom of Shadows welcomed two demigods in tandem. This has never happened before." Meredith looked at Thomas.
De said seriously, "So, don't talk about those wanton remarks in front of her. Believe me, you definitely don't want to see her anger."
Walking to the temple gate, Meredith suddenly remembered something again. She took out a bag of food from under the crow feathers, threw it to Todd from a distance, and said loudly, "There is some clean food in here for you."
My companions will save some food."
"After all, God knows when the next team of trialists will come." After saying this, Meredith turned away, and a dark light that no one could understand flashed in her eyes.
That night, the stone chamber of the temple.
After several days of life and death struggle, Todd finally remembered his other identity, King Muxi.
After expanding the soul space, Todd began to call important officials of the kingdom to enter the space.
The officials who were summoned by the long-awaited king and entered the soul space were so excited that they couldn't help themselves.
There are those who are grateful, there are those who praise, and there are also those who complain.
But seeing the familiar king standing in front of everyone safe and sound, everyone felt more like a stone falling to the ground.
After experiencing an unimaginable ordeal for a day, Todd was exhausted and no longer had the energy to deal with the kingdom's government affairs. He could only greet everyone one by one and then closed his soul space.
After sleeping on the cold floor, listening to the sound of the waterfall outside the room, and having the most peaceful sleep in his life, Todd was awakened by Meredith's voice early the next morning.
"Time to wake up, new guy."
He gestured to the sleepy Rachel on the stone bed, telling her to sleep a little longer. Todd finished cleaning up and walked out of the temple.
The rising sun casts golden morning light on the mountain ridge.
Standing on a high stone peak, Meredith spread out her black crow feathers like a bird enjoying the sunshine, squinting her eyes slightly and smiling at the corner of her mouth.
"What's today's training?"
Hearing Todd's question, Meredith put away Crow Feather, jumped off the stone platform, walked down the mountain, and said, "My master has arranged everything, don't worry, the first day's training course will only be
It’s a warm-up.”
Following Meredith to the foot of the mountain, Todd saw a man and a woman standing on the flat ground behind the temple.
The woman is naturally Scathach, the queen of the Kingdom of Shadows.
The man, who looked to be about twenty years old, was tall and had deep features. He was the man who was called Cu Chulainn yesterday.
Cu Chulainn held a stone hammer and a wooden shield, with one foot in front and one behind. With Scathach as the center, he slowly moved in a circle, staring at the queen's movements, looking for any flaw.
Scathach held a long branch as a spear and held it diagonally in front of his chest, his long purple hair swaying gently in the breeze.
Cu Chulainn moved to the direction of the backlight, and using the sun behind him, launched a lightning-fast attack.
However, before Todd could see the details of the move, Scathach only trembled slightly, and Cu Chulainn flew backwards for tens of meters, fell into the woods, broke several big trees, and held it in his hand.
The stone hammer and wooden shield also turned into powder.
Todd took a breath of cold air and touched his forehead as his scalp was numb.
As if sensing his worry, Meredith smiled and said to him, "Don't worry, today is your first day of training. We won't arrange such a difficult course for you. Your opponent will be someone else."
Meredith blew a whistle into the sky, then turned back to Todd and said, "During your test of strength, your original opponent was defeated first, and I helped you find an identical monster."
With an ominous premonition in his heart, Todd looked towards the sky. A monster with a lion's head and a manticore's tail flapped its wings and slowly landed on the ground.