Comprehensive network wizard, magic emperor.

Chapter 297 Leveling Up, Lv14 True Name Mage
As the Night Guard's Skyguard Fortress approached Star Wolf Town, the local leader led his troops out of the city to welcome them and bid farewell to the distinguished guest from the Nine Towns, "White Dragon Heavenly Calamity."

The Hunting Goddess arrived riding a three-headed giant wolf in a mechanical construct, wearing a laurel crown, surrounded by armored warriors in lacquered green. She leaped into the air, flipped and landed, and bowed to Lin Bo with her hand on her chest. The mage and his companions returned the bow in unison.

The Star Wolf leader chuckled and complained that the distinguished guest had come and gone in such a hurry that the hosts hadn't even had a chance to welcome and entertain him.

Lin Bo replied that he had just had a big meal in Meteor Town and was so full that he could only thank him for his kindness.

Besides, what he wants to do now is find a place to rest and organize his findings. If he can relax and read some books, that would be even better.

Even though he declined, the Hunting God's descendant insisted on escorting him out of the city.

"When you descended into this world, the gods revealed to us the importance of showing respect to the Great One. I know that not all the descendants of the gods regard you as an honored guest, but all of that has changed completely."

"Lord Lighthouse Keeper, your deeds will live on forever, and your power far surpasses that of any of us. No one can break through the lair of the gods alone, except you."

"You will then travel to the four corners of the earth beneath your feet, and wherever you go, people will praise your name and regard you as a distinguished guest. Among us, no one will ever again be arrogant and disrespectful to you."

The descendant of the hunting god spoke frankly in a deep voice.

The fortress gates of Star Wolf Town, which had been closed for years, suddenly opened with a hum as the machinery operated, framing the autumn scenery of the plains with a wide archway.

She said goodbye to the monk outside the door.

The Night Guard's entourage waited patiently, and the monks respectfully greeted Lin Bo as he approached.

Lin Bo's teammates may have been working in this realm for months, but they have never received such treatment before. Following the mage brother, they got to experience the faction's extraordinary welcome ceremony, which was a very novel experience.

The current version of the crossover players are all worldly-wise and have a high level of influence in the original world, so they are not surprised by the monks' devout worship.

Lin Bo patiently waited for the monks to chant their welcoming address aloud, then nodded to them in thanks, saying, "Thank you for coming all this way to welcome me."

The monks were mostly young, as the older ones had already passed away. Upon hearing this, their cheeks flushed red, and they stammered as they invited the great one to board the ship.

They led the way, trying their best to maintain the demeanor of clergy, but their steps still trembled, and they forced themselves not to turn around to look at their honored guests.

The cat-man priest grinned, "Brother mage, they're really nervous seeing you."

The necromancer [Cold Rain] chimed in: "As long as you know what he did, you can't help but be nervous."

His companions nodded in agreement; many of them were unusually quiet today.

The druid puffed out his chest proudly and chuckled, "It just means you're not used to it yet. As a long-time fan of the mage, I have the right to speak on this."

The players on the network whispered among themselves. The Night Guard warriors lined up on both sides removed their helmets, stood tall and proud, and kept their eyes straight ahead. Only when the guests passed by did they secretly glance over and see the great man, who had been prophesied by the prophet, chatting and joking with his companions.

Lin Bo stepped onto the transport deck of the large airship via the cargo bridge, where he met the Prophet, who had been waiting for a long time in a wheelchair.

A very old human female, whose legs have become woody and covered with dense plant roots, looks like she is wearing bell-bottoms.

When she saw Lin Bo, she greeted him with silence. The mage returned the silence, and then the prophet smiled and gestured to his chest to apologize for not personally disembarking to greet him, which was impolite.

The prophet was already at an age where she was afraid of light and wind. Even when the cabin door was briefly opened, the wind would blow in and her eyes would still turn red and shed tears.

“Great One, we have offered up six centuries of long struggle as sacrifice, and finally await your arrival. Please listen to this world that is gradually heading towards destruction.”

It is said that the gods of the multiverse often choose to seal divine abominations in planes of death or decay to prevent these undead monsters from continuing to wreak havoc. However, the sealed land of Kuncas still harbors a large number of life forms.

The inevitable end for this home is death and desolation. The whole process is long for life, but only a blink of an eye for geological time.

Around a thousand years from now, Kunkas will completely absorb the power of the Earth Goddess, at which time a period of apocalypse will begin, with the environment deteriorating rapidly, species going extinct in large numbers, and gradually turning into a desolate world with sandstorms and dried-up oceans.

Lin Bo met with the Prophet, and his teammates who had traveled with him all received notification that the mission was complete.

Soon, Night Guard players received a new notification.

You have triggered the quest – The Celebration Feast.

Difficulty: easy

Description: The Great One has arrived! A grand banquet will be held in the Hall of Glory. Great warriors who have gone out hunting are welcome to return to the floating fortress for the feast.

Lin Bo also received the notification. He smiled and asked about the time of the Prophet's banquet. He learned that it would last for a whole week, starting at noon the next day, during which any guest could enter and feast to their heart's content, with singing and dancing continuing all night long.

The prophet noticed the mage's slight silence and indicated that although he was the guest of honor, he was not required to attend. "Please understand, sometimes people just need a reason to gather. After your battle, the whole world will have a rare respite."

The welcoming procession quickly returned to the main city.

The Nightguard faction's floating fortress is not actually a sky island. Rather, it is a temporary building space formed by a large number of airships gathered together and connected by walkways, ramps, and cableways. In case of war, it can be quickly dispersed into smaller units.

There are peoples who live in boats on the sea, called Tanka people or boat dwellers, while the Night Guards live in airships, and their way of life is similar.

All the Tanka people are excellent swimmers, like sea otters and beavers, and Nightguard has been used to jumping between airships and climbing the ropes that bind balloons since he was a child. By the age of ten, he could pilot a small jet or ornithopter on his own.

Mechanical powered armor is prevalent in this plane, and the Night Guard's mechs are equipped with jetpacks, enabling them to perform agile aerial maneuvers.

Lin Bo was invited to the Temple of Enlightenment to confront the final remains of the Earth Goddess.

As he walked through the corridors and walkways, he saw small planes and Night Guard mechs shuttling back and forth like flocks of birds. On the rope nets on the surface of the airships and balloons, many children, still with childlike innocence, were racing to climb, their playful laughter clear and sharp.

"People now call the Night Watch 'children of the sky,'" the prophet said. "But the sky is only a temporary refuge. When the bird's wings decay, it falls back to the earth. And our ashes will be scattered on the last pure land on earth."

The Temple of Enlightenment is located on the second deck of the central ship. Its heavy doors are only slightly ajar, allowing a slender adult human to pass through, while dwarves and half-giants have to squeeze in sideways.

The metal-cast armored door panels were fixed in place by the roots that spread from inside the hall, making them impossible to move. The dense roots and branches resembled the reliefs on the door's surface.

Linbo raised his hand to touch the roots, and he heard the murmurs of the Gudorei language. The natural things within the temple were sentient; they no longer merely spoke of their past, but also greeted the mage and initiated conversations with him.

"(Magic language) Please move the metal away a bit."

"As you wish." The ancient tree roots slowly tightened, and the temple doors gradually opened.

The prophet was not surprised, but the monks and warriors beside him were quite astonished. They knew that every prophet was tested in childhood, and if chosen by the goddess, the door would be slightly opened, but no chosen one had ever been able to open the door completely.

Lin Bo stepped into the hall alone, accompanied only by the little seagull on his shoulder.

The plant roots covering the ground resembled long, bluish-gray hair, forming a thick, resilient carpet. Trees without leaves stood tall and straight like beams and pillars. In the very center, sunlight streamed in from the window, illuminating a small mound of earth only a few feet in diameter.

The monk could sense the power contained within this indoor woodland; the whispering sounds in his ears never ceased, and the trees were murmuring to themselves.

The source of all the elements of miracles is that small mound of earth.

Lin Bo patted the Star Steel Corpse, put it into the player's backpack, then took off his cloak and trench coat, removed his shoes and socks, stepped onto the soft, smooth mud of the mound, sat down cross-legged, and formed the Heaven and Earth Seal with his hands.

The whispers around suddenly fell silent. The earth beneath their feet spoke, chanting in the language of dragons in a voice as faint as the sigh of a ghost: "Son of Power... Heir of the Ancients, I await you... Please tell me my true name... Forgotten me, dead me, weakened me, need your voice—to return."

This is the second time that Lin Bo has been begged by dragons to be given a real name.

Once the daughter of the dragons destined for the Sail Islands, now the lost spirit of the goddess of land and abundance.

He neither agreed nor refused.

Lin Bo opened the integrated network panel.

Class: True Name Mage Lv12 (155, 730, 895/38, 710, 030)

"upgrade."

Ding--

Class: True Name Mage Lv13 (117, 020, 865/73, 549, 000)

Professional Features (New)

Granting a true name: Sensing the essence of all living things, and bestowing upon them a true name.

Ding--

Class: True Name Mage Lv14 (43, 471, 865/142, 388, 200)

Professional Features (New)

The Soul's Voice: Replacing spoken words with the voice of the heart, it can silently activate the power of words, uttering magical language that transcends the limitations of physiological structure.
(End of this chapter)