"No!" Element screamed and woke up from his nightmare, in which the unicorn python was smiling and swallowing him little by little, and what frightened him the most was that he was the unicorn python.

"Are you awake?" a familiar old voice sounded in his ears, and Eliment followed it to find an old priest with a wrinkled face and a gray beard standing beside him.

"Are you...... Administrator Vernon?" Element was so surprised that she almost choked on her tongue, how long had it been, how could Vernon look like he was hundreds of years old, could it be that he had been asleep for many years?

"Isn't that weird?" Vernon stroked his somewhat withered beard and shook his head with a wry smile, this is the price of using time to stand still. Although it only paused time for a few seconds, it paid the price of hundreds of years of vitality. It's no wonder that space magic has been occasionally studied since the astrological magic was lost, but time magic has never been dabbled in. Except for those races that have lived a long way, the average person is afraid that the slightest experiment will turn into a pile of dry bones.

"How long have I been asleep?" asked Eliment, slightly unceremoniously. Only then did he realize that the sweat had soaked all his robes. Now I don't know when I got out of the gold labyrinth, but I was in an unknown secret room.

"It's not very long, about an hour. Vernon swept Ilmente with an inquiring gaze, making him feel very uncomfortable.

"Is there something wrong with me?" said Illemant, who was furious by Vernon's eyes, and quickly touched his nose and ears, wondering if he was missing a part in his sleep. After all, before he fell unconscious, the unicorn python had been eyeing him.

"Nothing, I'm just a little curious that you somehow passed the test. Vernon said in a veiled voice. He was actually just wondering why Elemente wasn't affected by the soul burn.

"I've passed the test of the Holy Library, so I've truly received the oracle inheritance?" "Eliment, who was captured by the great surprise, didn't notice the strangeness hidden under Vernon's seemingly calm tone.

"Ahem. So to speak. However, I still have a few questions to confirm with you before I can officially get the lineage. Vernon asked solemnly. He knew in his heart that this was Eliment's last chance. Once Elemente confirms that he is on this path, there will be no turning back.

"What's the question? Unaware of this, Eliment was completely immersed in the "glory" he imagined would be possible after obtaining the oracle inheritance, and his tried-and-true instincts did not give him any hints about it.

Vernon formally straightened his clothes, opened the Holy Codex in his hand, and asked solemnly, "Element, are you willing to dedicate everything you have to the Lord of Light and serve my Lord for the rest of your life?"

"Yes, I do!" Element replied eagerly, and then muttered in a low voice, "If I don't want to, I won't join the Holy See." ”

"Please answer my question seriously. Vernon glanced at Elemente with displeasure, he didn't look like a suitable person from any angle, but fate chose him. Vernon knew in his heart that after Elemente answered the first question so categorically, his fate had already been decided, and the rest of the questions were just going through the motions.

"Okay, okay. I understand. Eliment rolled her eyes and raised her hand in surrender, adding to Vernon's worries.

"And if the Lord's will is contrary to the creed that you have long adhered to, will you still be willing to carry out the Lord's will?" It was only after a long time that Electra remembered the scene and realized that Vernon's second question was still implying something, but he was not aware of it at the time.

"I don't have that kind of thing,—— if the ones prescribed in the Holy See don't count. Element's stunned reply almost sent Vernon to the ground. Well, it seems that this guy is a bottomless guy.

"Next question, are you willing to sacrifice your life for the Lord?" Vernon asked the question in a businesslike manner, despite the doubts in his mind about Gyllenhaal's choice of Eliment as the executor of that plan.

"Sacrifice your life?" Element hesitantly scratched at his hair, his eyes wandering back and forth in the secret room, looking like a thief, as if he was not mentally prepared to sacrifice himself.

Electrement's performance surprised Vernon once again. Generally speaking, those who can pass the first two questions are fanatical believers in the Lord of Light, for whom it is their dream to sacrifice their lives for the Lord of Light, but I didn't expect Element to be so different that he was stuck on this question, so the kind of firmness he showed when answering the first two questions is probably also debatable.

It's a pity that it's too late to turn back now. Vernon looked at Eliment with great regret.

When Eliment saw Vernon's regretful gaze, he completely misunderstood something, thinking that he would lose the opportunity to obtain the inheritance of the oracle, so he quickly said with a trembling voice: "I...... Willing. ”

"Very good. I hope you don't regret your choice. Vernon said lightly. After Elemente answered the third question, Vernon understood that Elemente had completely misunderstood him, but thinking about the sacrifice of Mr. Gyllenhaal, he decided not to expose this "beautiful misunderstanding".

"So the test is over?" asked Eliment, incredulous. The third question made him hesitate a little, but it was only the most extreme hypothesis. I heard that the Lord of Light has not sent down an oracle for a long time, so the possibility of the Lord of Light making him self-sacrifice is infinitely close to zero. The nervous Ilement was completely unaware that when he passed this test, he had already boarded the "thief ship", and the seeds of tragedy were planted.

"It's understandable. Vernon nodded, slowly closing the sacred code in his hand, and a holy light emanated from the sacred codex, completely enveloping Eliment.

Bathed in the light, Element felt the mysterious spell that he had received from the Sacred Library, most likely oracle, resurface, and it was so clear and deep that it penetrated into his soul. The only thing that surprised Element was that this spell seemed to have a lot more content than the last one, but he couldn't figure out what the extra spells were doing for the time being.