Chapter 122: I’m Waiting for You in the Virtual World

Chapter 122: I’m Waiting for You in the Virtual World

Sonya curiously asked, What is your Silver Blessing?

Ashe was slightly taken aback as he looked at his newly obtained blessing.

Silver Blessing Observers Guise: Your appearance has a mystifying allure. Unless you act abnormally, others will subconsciously overlook your existence. In the virtual world, this blessing is enhanced such that unless one has an intimate bond with you, they cannot discern your visage.

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Sonya was startled, I can right now.

Ashe blinked and briefly explained, My blessing makes others unconsciously ignore me when they see methough Im not an infiltrator and dont plan on robbing the rich to aid the poor in the future, so why did I get such a blessing? This virtual world is clearly targeting me.

Sonya giggled and said, Or perhaps the virtual world has seen through your true nature

Dont laugh. You should also feel that weve obtained another arcane poison.

When they saw the golden fish scales appear, a hidden knowledge flowed into their minds.

Golden Fish Arcane Poison

Number of People Infected: 14

Poison Strengthening Level: 14%

Current Effect: You can convert silver arcane energy into golden arcane energy at a ratio of 64:36. (Greatly enhanced effects upon reducing strengthening level to 10%, conversion becomes negative effect at 51%.)

It was understandable that the Golden Fish arcane poison did not have a wide transmission range, since even Ashe and the others had to infer the truth and needed to personally see the golden fish to get infected.

On the other hand, Ashe was quite surprised that the number of infected was 14 people meaning aside from them, another 6 pairs had smuggled over to the Time Spirits through the same method from the Sea of Knowledge but Ashes team had cheats while the others truly met by fate!

What a powerful poison, Sonya exclaimed. Ive never even heard of a miracle that can convert arcane energies, not to mention at a 2:1 ratio, even 10:1 would be unthinkable!

Generally speaking, silver arcane energy was just that, and golden arcane energy was just that. Lower level arcane energies would not get enhanced just because the sorcerer climbed to higher Virtual World levels, since the essence of arcane energy was the coalescence of knowledge. Just like the addition and subtraction learned in first grade would not automatically turn into multiplication and division in second grade.

Although lower level arcane energy could invoke higher level spirits, and higher level arcane energy could also invoke lower level spirits, the former was extremely inefficient while the latter was overly wasteful. Hence, sorcerers would typically invoke spirits using the corresponding level of arcane energy in order to maximize resource utilization.

Will we return here the next time we enter the virtual world?

We will. The virtual world offers no turning back, nor do sorcerers permit backtracking. Even if I open my single-wing spirits Gate of Truth, wed only arrive at the Time Spirits.

That works then.

Ashe stretched lazily and laid down on the grass, plucking a blade to nibble on. Unexpectedly, it tasted a little sweet.

A thought suddenly occurred to him. Doesnt dying in the virtual world damage ones soul?

Sonya nodded. Yes, but since we werent defeated by a sorcerers projection or bitten to death by a knowledge being, itd just be minor damage without losing any spirits. Before the soul fully recovers, aside from being unable to enter the virtual world, we may feel listless and unable to concentrate, feeling drowsy with reduced learning efficiency.

Sounds like still being half-asleepthough being unable to enter the virtual world is a big problem

In any case, you wont be entering the virtual world these next few days. Without you, Ive no interest in solo exploring the Time Spirits either. I can take this time to properly cultivate and settle the newly learned knowledge, mastering the newly obtained miracles. After hard work for half a month, its time to rest.

Rest huh speaking of which, I havent slept in a long time either, feeling a bit drowsy just talking about it

Ashe yawned and rubbed his eyes. Suddenly, he felt the back of his head gently lifted and placed atop a soft and elastic comfort.

A gentle, melodic voice slowly rang out, like a lovers whisper in his ear, yet also reminiscent of the crisp clinking of ice in a summer drink pure yet bewitching, demure yet coquettish, lulling him into drowsiness as his body relaxed, leaving him dizzy as if in a dream.

When the heavenly voice paused, Ashe still lingered between sleep and wakefulness.

This was the lullaby my mother sang when I was little. Youre the first person Ive sung for.

Ashe opened his eyes to see the swordswoman gazing down, the joy in her pupils seeming to paint color into this monochrome world.

Ill be waiting for you in the virtual world.

The next second, they were frozen in time like a painting.

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