The story of the black silk female knight

This was a skill she suddenly acquired after being beaten into a state of depression by her sister last time... She could communicate directly with Tia through a secret technique linking her inner world with Tia.

Tia, who had also been busy all night and taken an arrow's blow, had indeed gone to bed to rest. When Valensa woke her up, she was still a bit grumpy.

"What are you doing? You're exhausted tonight, can't you rest for a bit?"

"I wasn't trying to ambush you at night, darling..."

Valensa was both amused and exasperated, but she could only patiently explain to Tia everything that had happened since she received Yi Qiuya's warning and arrived at the Sage's Tower.

Tia was fully awake when Valensa began to speak, and her expression became more and more serious as Valensa continued to speak.

"...I have some guesses."

After patiently listening to Valensa recount her experiences, Tia pondered for a few more minutes before speaking thoughtfully:

"Miss Yi solemnly instructed you that only you can go on this rescue mission, and that anyone else would likely encounter danger, right? That means the Sage Tower is currently in some kind of dangerous state, and only you can withstand this state... It is highly likely related to your evil god bloodline."

Considering your encounter with that strange force... well, it's very likely that the central foundation pillar of the Sage's Tower is malfunctioning.

"The central foundation pillar of the Sage's Tower?"

Valensa raised an eyebrow curiously:

"what is that?"

"...According to the records of the Sage Tower, it was an extremely powerful magical artifact, and the foundation upon which the Sage Tower was able to freely explore other worlds and collect resources for many years...I always thought that what was written in the book was the truth."

Tia sighed:

"But after getting to know Sister Friggia and experiencing various things with you personally... I feel that it shouldn't be a magical creation... No magic has such powerful abilities, at least not the spells of sages."

If I'm not mistaken, the central pillar of the Sage's Tower should be a pseudo-god relic, and a pseudo-god relic of considerable power, possessing spatial abilities.

However, this spatial power is different from the teleportation techniques we usually use... This power seems to be more inclined towards exploring other worlds... The jungle you just saw should be another world.

The current situation is likely that the false god's relic in the central pillar has gone berserk, and the out-of-control power will throw everyone in the Sage's Tower into another world... Perhaps only you, with the bloodline of an evil god, who can forcefully resist the power, can avoid being thrown into another world.

You just witnessed a tragedy unfold without being able to stop it, and that's probably why... That room on that floor was recently connected to another world by power, but you rejected the effects of that power, which is why that phenomenon occurred.

"...So, as long as I stop rejecting that power's effects on my body, I can truly enter the other world and rescue the trapped people?" Valensa asked rhetorically.

"No! Don't do that! It's pointless!"

Tia shook her head immediately, her expression extremely solemn:

"Don't forget that's the Sage's Tower... Although you're very powerful now, there are still quite a few stronger people in the Sage's Tower who are even more powerful than you."

While the Sage's Tower has always tried to avoid contact with civilizations from other worlds, they have done a lot of research and resource gathering on those other worlds that have not yet developed civilizations. Some of these other worlds have even maintained long-term connections with a certain floor inside the Sage's Tower, such as the 17th floor you are currently on, which is very likely one of them.

Although these otherworldly realms lack powerful intelligent civilizations, there are quite a few powerful individual beings... like that red-haired one-horned gorilla you just encountered.

In short, you might be able to rescue some trapped people if you actually enter those other worlds, but it will be a drop in the ocean compared to the overall situation, and you yourself might even get entangled with powerful enemies.

The most important reason why Miss Yi insisted that you go to the Sage's Tower to rescue is definitely not your current personal combat strength, but that you can resist the out-of-control spatial power and will not be forcibly thrown into another world by the power, and can move around inside the real Sage's Tower!

So isn't what you really need to do obvious? Find the central pillar, bring the out-of-control false god's power under control, and you can bring back everyone who was thrown into this other world.

"That's it...I understand."

Valensa suddenly realized, and quickly asked:

"Where exactly is the central foundation pillar of the Sage's Tower?"

"...I will guide you from now on."

Tia paused for a moment, her expression becoming even more serious:

"The reason why the Central Continent Empire would go to such lengths to attack the Sage's Tower is likely because of the false god's relic inside the central pillar... You must be very careful."

Chapter 13 You're not going to do that, are you?

"Don't worry, I will be very careful."

Valensa gave a serious assurance, then couldn't wait to ask:

"So what? How do I find that central pillar? Right now, there are probably many people in various other worlds facing danger and hardship... The sooner we can control this rampaging false divine power, the more people can be saved."

"Don't rush, don't rush, let me think... Hmm."

Tia tried very hard to recall:

"The existence of the central pillar has never been hidden within the Sage's Tower, only its true origin and effects have been concealed... As a former apprentice of the Sage, I came into contact with the relevant knowledge shortly after being brought to the Sage's Tower by my teacher... Those were very basic knowledge within the Sage's Tower, like the history classes that we nobles were required to take, things we learned when we were young... Hmm."

That did seem to be knowledge from a long time ago. Tia knew she knew that knowledge, but it would still take some time to recall all the details of the relevant content... just like finding an old file in an old hard drive that hadn't been used for many years and was full of all sorts of content.

"I remembered."

After frowning and pondering for almost four minutes, Tia finally spoke again:

"If I remember correctly... the central foundation pillar is located in the underground area of ​​the Sage's Tower, but it is usually locked by a powerful seal, and there are only 3 ways to get in."

The first possibility is that the Great Sage can enter that underground area at any time. He was the original founder of the Sage's Tower and the true owner of the central pillar, so he can enter freely. The Great Sage is also responsible for the regular inspection and maintenance of the central pillar.

However, human lifespan is ultimately limited, and one may be temporarily hindered by various things... In order to ensure that he could inspect and maintain the central foundation pile even when he was not in the Sage's Tower, the Great Sage set up two other ways to enter the seal of that underground area.

One method involves using the Sage Emblems of any three of the top ten Sages together to temporarily open the seal, enter the underground area, and gain certain access to the central stake.

I suspect that's how the people from the Central Continent Empire and those traitors got in... Wait a moment, okay?

Tia stopped talking as she spoke.

About three or four minutes later, Tia logged back in, but her voice was a little breathless, as if she had just rushed off to do something.

“I checked the teacher’s body! She usually likes to string her Sage’s Emblem on a rope and hang it around her waist, but it’s gone now… The reason she was so badly injured in the waist wasn’t because the enemy deliberately hit her waist, but because they wanted to steal her Sage’s Emblem!”

And then there's the Sage's Emblem from that traitor, the Ninth Sage... The enemy only needs to snatch one more top-ten Sage's Emblem or recruit another traitor to enter the underground area... Hmm, they're probably already there, and the central ground stake's rampage is most likely for that reason. After all, we maintain that thing very strictly; there's no reason it would suddenly break down."

"That's really bad news... I've been a step behind the enemy again."

Valensa shrugged helplessly.

"So I can only use the third method to enter the sealed area, right? After all, everyone in the Sage Tower has been thrown into another world. Even if I wanted to find three more Sage Emblems from the top ten, I simply couldn't!"

"Yes, the third method is to deal with this situation... even if the Great Sage is not here and there are not enough three of the top ten sages, someone can still enter the sealed area to control the central ground stakes."

Tia nodded, a smile returning to her lips:

"However, this method may be the most difficult for you... In order to ensure that outsiders do not use this method to enter the sealed area, this method needs to be tested."

在贤者塔的110层、88层、66层、44层和22层当中，各隐藏着一个涉及了各种魔法与奥秘知识的解谜……每通过一个楼层的解谜，就可以得到那个楼层隐藏的钥匙，5把钥匙一起用也能进入封印区。”

"Huh? Solving a mystery? Or something involving magic and mystical knowledge? Spare me."

Valensa surrendered immediately upon hearing this:

"This is indeed the least suitable method... but Tia, you're a genius, those puzzle games should be easy for you, right?"

"maybe."

Tia, on the other hand, showed no modesty whatsoever:

"I'm not sure since I didn't see the solutions firsthand, but I've read a little bit of the books, so there shouldn't be any problem."

"Then let's go. We'll leave the puzzle-solving to you, Tia."

Valensa seemed to want to leave the depths of her heart as she spoke, but then paused:

“对了……110层、88层、66层、44层和22层……这些楼层不会都要我徒步走上去吧？那要走多久？”

If it were just an ordinary tower, these number of floors wouldn't be much for Valensa... she could climb the stairs very quickly at supersonic speeds.

The problem is that the entire Sage's Tower is now covered by rampaging pseudo-divine power, and the current state of each floor is completely unknown, so we need to be careful... If we rush around at high speed, we might accidentally end up in another world and not be able to come back for a while, which would be disastrous.

"...You really are an idiot, aren't you? You must be, right?"

Tia rolled her eyes at Valensa, clearly annoyed.

"Why do you insist on walking inside the tower? The Sage's Tower also has windows... Why don't you have Nana fly you from the outside to the corresponding floor and then break in through the window? The outside of the tower is not affected by the pseudo-divine power of the central pillar, so there is no need to worry."

"Oh yeah... Hum, it seems I really did make a fool of myself this time."

Valensa stuck out her tongue and fled from the depths of her heart in a disheveled state.

Once her consciousness returned to the outside world, Valensa immediately took action, heading straight to the edge of the current floor and throwing a punch, intending to smash the wall of the Sage's Tower to pieces.

As expected of the Sage's Tower, the walls were quite sturdy... It took a spiked punch and there wasn't even a crack, while Valensa's fist felt slightly numb.

"...Broken wall, even you're bullying me! Waaah!"

Valensa, enraged, opened her mouth and bit.

This time it went very smoothly... Even a wall that could withstand the punch of a Radiant-rank expert was no different from tofu in front of the Abyss Spirit Evil God's mouth, and a big hole was quickly bitten through it.

After Nana jumped about 5 or 6 meters outside the tower with her in her arms, Valensa found that she could no longer feel the influence of that power that seemed to be a pseudo-divine authority... Tia's judgment was completely correct.

Flying upwards while silently counting the floors, Valensa flew to the outside of the 110th floor in one go. Then, she opened her mouth again and took a few more bites, biting a hole in the outer wall of the Sage's Tower.

She tried to crawl in... but this time she couldn't get in completely; the hole was too small, and Valensa got stuck on the wall at the bottom.

Fortunately, this is outside the 110th floor of the Sage's Tower, which is hundreds of meters high, so it's not a strange place. Otherwise, it would really resemble the silly female knight in some weird games.

Of course, more importantly, Valensa wouldn't actually be stuck and unable to move; she could just break the wall even more and that would be the end of it.

The 110th floor of the Sage's Tower appears to be a laboratory, with many magical tools for conducting experiments and bookshelves for storing documents. However, it seems to have been affected by the previous battle, as there is blood everywhere and many documents are scattered on the ground, but no corpses are visible.

"Alright, my darling Tia, it's your turn to perform... You're watching, aren't you?"

Valensa stood with her arms crossed in the middle of the 110th floor, looking around as she silently waited for Tia to direct her to begin solving the mystery.

"...Tia?"

However, after waiting for a full two minutes, Tia did not respond at all.

Valensa felt a sense of unease and quickly focused her mind again, this time managing to contact Tia very quickly.

However, Tia looked utterly dejected:

"I'm sorry, I probably can't help you... The power of the central earth stake is so strong that it can even affect my linking secret technique... I can't see what's happening on your end right now."

"Ah this..."

Valensa was stunned.

If Tia can't see this, how can we help her solve the mystery?

Are you really going to let her do it herself?

If it were a puzzle like the ones in games, I might give it a try, but this involves puzzles involving all sorts of magic and mystical knowledge.

If Valencia, who gets sleepy at the mere mention of magical theory, were to attempt this puzzle, she probably wouldn't have obtained the first key by the time the main fleet of the Middle Kingdom arrived.

But...

After her initial shock, Valencia's mind raced. The memory of punching the wall and feeling her hand go numb while the wall remained undamaged quickly sparked an idea:

"The things in the Sage's Tower are surprisingly sturdy... The key to enter the sealed area must be very important to the Sage's Tower, right? So that key must be very sturdy too?"

"It must be very sturdy... It's recorded in the book that all five keys were personally crafted by the Great Sage using carefully selected materials, and even attacks from Moon-level experts would have difficulty destroying them... Ah!"

Tia suddenly exclaimed in surprise as she answered:

"Why...why are you asking this? You're not going to do *that*, are you?"

"It seems that you and I are indeed on the same wavelength, my darling Tia."

Valensa nodded with her hands on her hips:

“That’s right, that’s what I’m going to do… Since the key is so important to the Sage’s Tower, it’s very likely to be the most solid thing on this floor.”

So you don't actually need to solve a puzzle to find the key... just blow up this whole floor, and the last thing that won't break is most likely the key!

"Ah this..."

Now it was Tia's turn to feel waves of toothache:

"But each floor of the Sage's Tower contains a large number of very valuable research tools and materials, and you blew all of that up... That's just too much..."

"wrong."

Valensa shook her finger:

"The Sage's Tower does indeed harbor many bad guys, but it also contains far more outstanding talents... The Sages are the Sage's Tower's most important asset! What use are all the research tools and materials in the tower if all the Sages are trapped in another dimension?"

"……Right."

Tia was quickly convinced and nodded:

"This might be the best solution right now... Let's do it!"