"Because only here can their worth be truly realized! Only here can they truly face themselves."
"Are you using them?" Kadi suddenly interjected.
"No, I'm not using them. Everyone has their own choices, just like you, Kadi, who can freely enjoy life on this mountain."
"But I don't feel free," Kadi said. He couldn't even leave Dawn Peak, so there was no freedom to speak of.
"Kevin has his own reasons. He's your Guide. He hasn't deprived you of your thirst for the world while allowing you to grow safely."
Kadi fell silent. Whenever Kevin was ntioned, a complex array of emotions stirred in Kadi's heart. 'Mixed feelings' wasn't quite the term, but the complicated emotions did leave him conflicted. Most of the ti, he found Kevin annoying and irritating. Yet, when Kevin wasn't around, he couldn't stop thinking about the old man. It truly was a strange sensation.
"But why won't they let leave Guru Mountain?"
"This is the only thing we feel guilty about. They too are unable to leave the mountain, and I myself cannot leave either."
"Poor Kadi, you're all so pitiful. The majority forever controls the freedom of the minority. Sigh, this world is really unfair," Igor clenched his fists.
"Everything has its place and ti. The minority may one day beco the majority, and the majority the minority. Nobody knows when that day will co. But no matter when, no matter where, we all need to stay true to ourselves. Only in this way can we make heart-driven decisions at the crossroads," the Great ntor said.
"I don't understand what's so special about Guru Mountain. Why do so many people want to co here?" Kadi voiced his doubts. "These people have opened a window for , sparking my interest in the world down the mountain. But now, I suddenly feel that this mountain is even more mysterious than the world below."
Great ntor Guzan hadn't expected Kadi to say such a thing. Of course, he had been more eager for Igor to voice this. However, contrary to his expectations, Kadi was the one who said it, which surprised him slightly.
"Yeah, this question is sowhat related to the one I just asked. Why did you all choose Guru Mountain? You just said that only here can they truly express their worth. So, what exactly is the worth of Guru Mountain?"
The Great ntor looked at Igor with surprise once again. In just a short while, Igor and Kadi were chiming in with each other again. This was simply too uncanny!
Actually, there's nothing special about Guru Mountain. It's quite ordinary. It just so happens that soone put sothing terrible in this remote place.
Of course, only a few people can see this terrible thing. Apart from grave diggers, no one would willingly wade into these muddy waters. Newest update provided by NoveI-Fire.ɴet
"Does this mountain really have the White Cloud Fruit? Kadi said that he has lived on this mountain for so long but has never seen this fruit. Are you all really here to protect the White Cloud Fruit?"
Igor's speculations were usually quite peculiar. The Great ntor was no longer surprised by them. He smiled and replied casually, "The White Cloud Fruit does exist, but it doesn't need any protection."
"Doesn't it need to be protected? Isn't it said in the legends that it can fulfill one's wish or grant soone great power?"
"Does the White Cloud Fruit really exist?" Kadi was also stunned.
"Actually, the White Cloud Fruit is just the Rum Fruit. A rather eccentric predecessor exaggerated it a bit too much," Guzan said with a laugh. This little interlude reminded him of an old friend from a different generation.
"Hmm?" Kadi and Igor voiced in unison, unexpectedly in unison.
"White Cloud Fruit is the embellished na he used in his book. The actual fruit is inedible, but the juice within it can be drunk. We call this fruit Rum Fruit because its fruit juice tastes like Rum."
"What do you an?" Kadi was confused.
"Do you an that you people invented the na of this fruit?" Igor seed sharper this ti.
"This mountain had very few visitors before. If it weren't for Soron's Travelogue, I guess not many people would have been able to reach this mountain range."
"Soron?" Igor's eyes widened. Clearly, he was very familiar with this na.
"Our predecessor Soron thought the fruit should have a more elegant na, so he dubbed it the White Cloud Fruit."
"Are you referring to Soron, the great Wizard of the Yowein Continent?" Igor asked.
"That's right. If I'm not mistaken, his Spirit Book should be with you now."
"How do you know that?" Igor was startled.
"I'm the head of the monsters on this mountain. Is it surprising that I know this?" Guzan counter-asked Igor.
"Um…"
"Guru Mountain itself isn't magical. What's magical is its other side, which is sothing people hide. It's artificial."
"Then, does the Spirit Book also know about these things?" Igor's inner doubts re-erged, relentlessly piling up.
"I had a slight disagreent with the predecessor. Perhaps I was too young at the ti and didn't think things through. Now that I've reached his age, I can fully understand his intentions." Guzan's answer was a non-sequitur. People like him were always like this—vague and obscure, never providing the answers one sought.
"You still haven't answered my question," Igor said.
"There's no need to answer this question. You're holding the book, why are you still asking ?"
Guzan's response left Igor instantly embarrassed. Indeed, the book was in his hands, yet he had failed to decipher its profundities.
"It was fate that this book ended up in your hands. My predecessor held many titles in his life, and his only failure lies in these books. Although they were imbued with Spirit Power and beca Spirit Books, they failed to circulate widely on this continent. Very few people have read these books."
"Honestly, I don't see anything special about this book." Igor took the book from his chest and placed it on the table in front of him.
"The more ordinary sothing appears, the better it can keep secrets. This is a simple truth."
Great ntor Guzan picked up the book and gently stroked it. A surge of Spirit Power imdiately poured into his body.
"Although I had so disagreents with the predecessor, he still took my concerns into consideration. He hid this secret and made a pact with : when his Spirit Form reerged, we would discuss the rights and wrongs involved."
"What secret is it exactly?" Igor was impatient. He really wanted to know what all this had to do with Guru Mountain.
"Don't be impatient. I will tell you the whole story in a bit, but you need to let finish speaking first," Great ntor Guzan said with a smile.
He had co to Guru Mountain because of an agreent. This agreent was more like a bet, just one that had stretched on for a rather long ti. The Great ntor couldn't help but recall his own verdant youth. Back then, he wasn't an Alchemist yet; he was just a young man aspiring to beco one of the Adventurers with Class.
"Before I reveal these secrets to you, I have a question for both of you. I need you to answer thoughtfully because this is very important to !"
User Comments
0 comments from readers