When Alka opened his eyes, the Prismatic King's once solid figure before him had become ethereal.
His previous actions had clearly drained his energy, and this last remnant of his presence in this world seemed to be dissipating as well.
"I hope our last legacy will be of sufficient assistance to you on your journey."
The Prismatic King's voice grew weak, dreamlike.
"Thank you for your dedication. The knowledge you leave behind will be of immense benefit to us."
The phantom nodded, then swung its massive dragon claw.
One after another, shimmering orbs of light floated before the crowd.
Then, the crystal enveloped each orb, sealing it tightly.
These orbs transformed into enormous crystal spheres, which fell and floated in the air.
"This is the last bit of help I can offer you. Accept it as a pledge to do my utmost to repair the world in this lifetime."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Prismatic King's figure became ethereal and then vanished into thin air.
"Grandfather..." Urulius muttered, head bowed.
A voice rang in Alka's ear.
"Open your eyes and see!"
It was the voice of the recently vanished Prismatic King.
Alka opened his eyes, his penetrating gaze directed towards the throne.
Time suddenly stopped.
The surrounding Sofia and the others froze in place, as if frozen in time.
The world turned gray, like an image in a black and white photograph.
Alka looked towards the throne.
Above the throne, a vast, majestic figure emerged in his gaze.
It wasn't the illusion of the memory just now, but a real entity.
"You can see it."
The Dragon King's massive head lowered, looking at Alka.
"Do you know what's special about you?"
Alka looked at him and nodded.
Of course he knew his specialness, something that even his half-mother, the Stone Mother, hadn't noticed.
"Hmm... very good, very good."
Then, the Prismatic King before him suddenly shattered, transforming into a sky full of crystal shards. These fragments began to converge, forming an incomprehensible and bizarre picture.
"Look at this picture, remember it, remember it..."
The voice faded away.
Alka stared at the picture, firmly memorizing it in his heart.
The picture faded, and time began to flow again.
Alka looked at the people around him. Just now, he couldn't even sense the passage between himself and the Holy Mother.
It was a strange world, completely blocked from the outside world.
Anything related to the outside world was blocked, as if the King of Prismatic Light had given him something very secret.
However, he had no idea what the image he remembered in his mind was.
Even with eyes that could see through secrets, he couldn't make out anything.
But it was obviously not meant for him at this stage; Alka just needed to remember it.
He took a deep breath and looked at the crystal balls floating before him.
Unsurprisingly, these crystal balls were Holy Grail-level divinities, five in total.
Is this the true legacy?
"So these are five divine essences?" Pororo couldn't help but ask, looking at the five balls floating before them.
Alka nodded. "Yes, five Holy Grail-level divine essences."
"...Really generous," Sofia said, looking at the five divine essences.
Giving five at once—what else could that be?
This was the largest amount of divine essence they had ever seen at once.
And it wasn't a treasure, it was divine essence. It possessed even greater flexibility than a treasure.
"So what do we do now? Are we leaving? Or staying here a little longer?" Julia turned to Alka and asked.
Waiting for him to decide the direction.
Alka looked at the five divine essences floating before him.
Then he turned to Simon and asked, "Do we have enough materials to craft these five divine essences?"
Simon looked at the five essences and thought for a moment. "Maybe, maybe not, because I'm not sure what kind of materials these essences would require.
Some of the materials are already running low."
"I actually want to craft all five divine essences into equipment here before leaving. With the library, we can create more appropriate spells and rituals for these five divine essences."
Alka expressed his thoughts.
If they were to design all five, they wouldn't necessarily be able to achieve perfection.
But now, with the library's help, it's actually possible to create something suitable.
Any idea can be refined with the help of the library's books.
Such opportunities are rare, after all, many problems can only be discovered during the actual manufacturing and design process.
It's impossible to prepare for such a situation by keeping records in advance. As for completely recording the entire library, that's simply wishful thinking.
Not to mention that much knowledge simply can't be recorded; it's unique.
"Then there's no need to rush. Even if we reach the Trial Tower now, we'll have to cultivate there for a while to reach the highest possible chance of passing the Trial," Sofia said after a moment's thought.
It's estimated that reaching the Trial Tower from their current location would take about half a year, less than a year.
With the exception of Alka, who is already in the middle of the fourth stage, the others haven't reached that level yet.
With these five pieces of equipment made of divine essence, their meditation speed will accelerate even further.
In this case, it's possible to reach a sufficient level of strength before the Trial Tower.
Especially Alka, he must raise his strength to the perfection of the fourth stage to challenge the Trial Tower and claim the ultimate reward.
That scepter-level divine essence, and it was very likely suited to him.
This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so we had to ensure it was foolproof.
Alka nodded at Sofia's suggestion.
"Let's do it then."
Everyone looked at the towering throne and left the hall. Urulius personally closed the door.
The door was sealed with a ritual.
They arrived at the library.
It wasn't that they didn't want to go elsewhere, but the library was the only functioning part of the ruins, as it seemed to be a self-contained operating system.
This place had long ceased to function, lacking its most crucial function.
Unless Alka and the others were willing to invest a considerable amount of time in repairing it.
But clearly, they didn't have that time right now.
Jason looked around.
It was his first time in the library, and both he and Ululius were stunned.
"Arka, do you think we can fit this fortress into your space?" Jason suddenly asked.
Hearing this, Arka turned to look at Ululius.
Because if we were to truly count it in terms of property, this fortress would certainly be considered Ululius's.
Looking at Arka's gaze, Ululius said, "I'd love to."
"No," Arka said with a blunt smile.
"Just kidding. It's not that it's impossible, but this fortress requires magical energy to float. The library also requires natural magic to operate.
If I stuff it into my dimension, it will immediately fall, and that would be more trouble than it's worth. If I really want to stuff it in, I have to wait until the Vastva people have adapted to the concentration of magic.
And even if I wanted to stuff it in now, I couldn't. My control over treasures isn't that high yet. I'll have to wait until I'm at the sixth level, fully capable of wielding scepter-level treasures."
Alka didn't say absolutely. He believed that by the time he reached the sixth level, he would have the ability to stuff this place into his dimension.
By that time, the Vastva people should be able to adapt to relatively high concentrations of magic.
After all, the moment Alka saw the library, he had wanted to stuff it in.
He had even made certain contingency plans.
In the center of the library hall, Alka placed five spheres.
He looked at the crowd and said.
"Come on, let's try them one by one. Jason, you go first."
Looking at the five spheres, Jason shook his head. "No need. Actually, during the trial, we've already inherited one Scepter-level and one Holy Grail-level divine essence."
Hearing this, everyone tilted their heads in question.
"It's really hard for you to hold it in for so long," Alka said, watching Jason's uncontrollable smirk.
"Haha, don't say that."
Finally, Jason said, "Urulius already possesses a Holy Grail-level divinity. Add to that the ritual crystal from earlier, and the Holy Grail-level existence we obtained during the trial, and we've already got everything."
As he spoke, Jason pointed to himself. "If we clear the Tower of Trials, we'll get another one."
The godhood configuration for 321 isn't necessarily absolute. After all, having an extra Holy Grail-level essence isn't necessarily a bad thing.
But every additional treasure carries with it a risk.
After all, with each additional treasure, the difficulty of obtaining a new treasure increases exponentially.
Among the world's top powerhouses, Alka and his companions believe that some are definitely building around higher-level treasures.
The Holy Grail might be the last treasure to be sought, as there are enough of them.
After all, while all treasures are needed, compared to crowns and scepters, Holy Grails are clearly less rare.
Although having more Holy Grails can enhance one's strength, it's not a good thing.
Only more scepters and crowns are a good thing.
The information they had obtained from these books and the vision just now also confirmed this.
If there were more treasures, it would be best to allocate them to scepters and crowns, not Holy Grails.
That would only make it more difficult to obtain treasures later, which would be meaningless, or even a waste.
Hearing Jason's words, Alka nodded and didn't insist.
Turning around.
According to this theory, some of them no longer need to obtain these treasures because of the existence of the Trial Tower.
For example, Sofia.
Sofia's current treasures are one orange and two gold, and she expects to obtain another Holy Grail from the Trial Tower.
This means she has also collected the required Holy Grail-level treasures.
Sofia herself clearly thought the same, smiling and waving her hand.
Besides her, Juanlu also felt the same way.
"If anyone else knew this, they'd be furious. There are actually people who refuse treasures."
Alka grumbled silently.
They've become this powerful without realizing it.
After that, perhaps there will be more and more Holy Grail-level treasures, even a surplus.
He picked up one of the crystal balls containing divine essence and placed it before him, examining it.
Then he frowned.
These divine essences seemed a little different.
"What's wrong?" Sofia asked.
Alka put down the divine essence in his hand and reached for the others, then picked up each one.
"Strange! This is the first time I've seen something like this."
Looking at the five divine essences before him, Alka fully understood their preciousness.
"These five divine essences were definitely left here on purpose. They're not just any random divine essences."
As he spoke, he gently pushed the five divine essences over, allowing everyone to try them one by one.
Sure enough, it was just as Alka had expected.
Everyone was compatible with each divine treasure, which meant that these five divine essences were compatible with everyone.
With such a high degree of compatibility, these must have been left behind intentionally.
The people who designed the legacy had already considered this.
They were countless times more generous than they had imagined, worthy of a great organization that once saved the world.
"Now that I think about it, it seems these saviors, during the divine war, specifically eliminated those possessing divinity and returned their divinity to the world.
So these must have been left behind intentionally back then, the kind that can be used for everything."
Simon said, looking at the five divine essences before him.
Alka nodded, this was the only possibility.
After all, all five subjects were the same, so they must have been left behind intentionally.
That would be fantastic.
"If that's the case, then it's much easier to distribute," Jason said from the side.
Just distribute as needed, no need to try them one by one.
Alka nodded as well, turned to look at the others, and counted.
With that calculation, wouldn't that be enough?
Of course, this assumes that everyone will definitely get one from the Trial Tower.
If anyone fails the Trial, it'll be embarrassing.
But then, no one else can be blamed.
"Then the five will be divided among me, Simon, Julia, Juanlu, and Mathilda. Do you have any objections?"
Everyone shook their heads, indicating no objection.
Juanlu and Mathilda, although they both now possess two Holy Grail-level treasures, have already used up their Trial Tower qualifications.
In other words, this Trial Tower isn't of much concern to them; at most, they're there to hone their skills.
Alka, too, is about to take on the final, clearing trial.
Then he couldn't obtain a Holy Grail-level artifact, and instead aimed for the final Scepter-level artifact.
Naturally, he was missing just one Holy Grail-level artifact.
Simon and Julia only possessed one each.
"Then you rest here for a while while I examine the approximate abilities of these five artifacts."
Since they were all compatible, they must be distributed according to the abilities displayed by the Divine Essences, determining which abilities best suited everyone.
Alka spoke, clutching the five Divine Essences, and vanished from the spot, entering his own dreamland.
Here, his eyes, capable of seeing through secrets, could see even more.
Floating in the dream, he looked at the five spheres floating before him, examining each one carefully.
First, this aqua-blue one. As its color suggested, this Divine Essence must be related to manipulating or operating water.
This ability can be said to be suitable for everyone on the sea.
Julia and Matresa seem more suitable, though, as they're both marine creatures.
The second one is light purple and associated with sound.
That makes it easy to categorize it as sound-related, so it should only be suitable for Julia.
The third one is dark purple and associated with emotions, and I feel like it would also suit Julia.
What's going on?
Why do all three seem to suit Julia?
The fourth one is dark gray, somewhat reminiscent of black, suggesting a strong and durable ability.
I can't think of anyone who would be suitable for it right now. If there's Pororo, it might be suitable for a ferocious melee fighter like him.
Actually, it's not necessarily true. After all, it's constructed as a treasure, and its function can be tailored to the form of the treasure.
For example, if it were constructed as a retractable shield, wouldn't the operator be able to control it for powerful defense?
This is the flexibility represented by the divine essence.
The last one is pale yellow, and its power is somewhat strange, random, and lucky.
It has a certain hazy feeling.
Looking at this pale yellow crystal ball, perhaps it suits me better?
Alka couldn't help but think.
He admitted that there was an element of gamble.
It was mainly because the previous ones didn't seem quite right for him, but this last one was just barely acceptable.
After roughly deciding, Alka disappeared from the dream and returned to the library.
Everyone didn't leave, but sat down to rest in a random spot nearby. When Alka emerged, they all stood up and gathered around.
Alka floated the five spheres in the air and explained their abilities to everyone.
Faced with such a choice, everyone naturally pondered, requiring careful consideration.
Julia, like Alka, was the most conflicted, her brows knitted together.
"It's supposed to be a good thing, but it's making things difficult," Julia said with some resignation.
But such a statement was clearly a bit pretentious.
After some thought, she ruled out the aquamarine one. Of the five, it might be more suitable for Matresa than the others; after all, no one else was.
She then turned her attention to the deep purple and lavender ones.
Those two were a bit too much of a dilemma.
The sound was a perfect match, and the mood also perfectly matched her music.
Finally, she made up her mind and took the divine essence that might be related to the sound.
This one seemed like something she'd never seen before.
"That's it."
"Then I'll take this one." Simon thought for a moment, as if an inspiration had struck him. He took the dark gray divine power associated with toughness and strength.
Clearly, he had a plan; after all, he was the chief designer of the treasures.
That left only the aqua blue one associated with water, the dark purple one associated with emotions, and the pale yellow one associated with luck and randomness.
"Then I'll take this one," Alka said, taking the pale yellow one.
Taking a gamble.
Matriasa also took the aqua blue one.
Finally, the one associated with emotions fell to Juanlu.
This time, he was somewhat unlucky, as all five were good, but if he had to say they had any connection to him, none really did.
Each one was fine, but none of them were particularly compatible.
After all, finding a perfect match for everyone was a farce.
They were lucky to have chosen.
It could only be described as a happy trouble.