Night Ranger - Full Series - 735 Chapters
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He liked the ambiance of the City of Knowledge a lot.
Even if there was a lot of people here, it wasn’t noisy. Even if an intense curiosity burned in their eyes, they were conscientiously keeping quiet.
This was natural.
[Great Hero Marvin destroyed the Decaying Plateau]. This great event had already been recorded in the History Calendar, and the ceremony was to decide which floor this History Calendar entry should be stored in!
Indeed, even if the Pearl Tower pierced through the sky and was open to the scholars of the City of Knowledge, it only had seven floors.
Even the 7th floor was said to only be opened when the thirteen top seated Great Scholars worked together to open it.
But the strange thing was that ever since the City of Knowledge was established, there had never been a 13th Great Scholar.
Whenever a new Great Scholar appeared, there would inevitably be an old Great Scholar dying.
Twelve Great Scholars seemed to be the maximum amount.
And, although the City of Knowledge encircled the Pearl Tower, their scope of authority over it was in fact very small.
…
Since the beginning of times, major events were recorded in the first six floors.
The more important an event was, the higher the floor it would be stored in. This was a very simple standard..
The floor that a record should be stored in was decided by the twelve Great Scholars.
The other scholars had already started discussing this.
In order to not influence the Great Scholars that were using their wisdom to make such an important decision, those learning scholars discussed in very low voices.
But Marvin was keen and alert, and using his Listen skill to clearly understand what they were saying.
“Sir Marvin destroyed the Decaying Plateau, and an illusion appeared throughout Feinan. Such a major event should at least be recorded in the 3rd floor.”
“Yes, I remember that every time an illusion appeared in the sky, it would go to the 3rd floor or higher.”
“Legend Wizard Anthony’s fall was recorded in the 3rd floor. Anthony protected the East Coast for close to a hundred years, but in comparison, Sir Marvin destroyed the Decaying Plateau who kept invading all of Feinan in the past years, which should be more important.”
“Indeed, Sir Anduin had previously studied it. The Decaying Plateau was getting closer to Feinan each year. According to his calculations, within about three hundred years, Diggles and his army would have been able to go come and go as if from the Shadow Plane, barring some great change.”
“In short, the Decaying Plateau would be a huge hidden danger. If I was a Great Scholar, I would definitely put it on the 4th floor.”
…
Marvin could faintly hear them discussing constantly in low voices.
His body was currently weak, and he needed to recover.
Once he dealt with the scholars’ question, he would ask about the Fate Tablet.
Whether Ding could be brought back to life would depend on the knowledge of these scholars.
As for which floor his act of destroying the Decaying Plateau would be stored in, Marvin actually didn’t care.
Destroying the Decaying Plateau certainly wouldn’t be his most amazing accomplishment!
The Great Calamity had yet to start. His stage had yet to truly arrive.
He would make enough preparations before the Great Calamity to ruthlessly topple those so-called gods.
He would build a lawful country in the chaos.
In front of the deceptive religions, he would protect the people’s freedom.
He would create a safe refuge in the era of rampant monsters.
This was the ideal future Marvin envisioned for White River Valley!
This was his true plan.
And it was definitely bigger than destroying the Decaying Plateau.
‘This Great Scholars sure are taking their time.’
Marvin was barely staving off his boredom. He had already been sitting for half an hour and was frowning while looking at the scholars.
The others were actually very calm.
In the City of Knowledge they didn’t lack time.
The scholars, who were able to endure spending so much of their time engrossed in research, had no issues waiting.
Moreover, while such a ceremony had happened quite some times in the City of Knowledge, this time, the peculiarity was that the Hero of the event had surprisingly appeared in the City of Knowledge.
So of course the Great Scholars would be cautious while making their judgement.
A dozen minutes later, the youngest Great Scholar took up his pen and wrote down his opinion.
Soon, the others made their own decisions.
A person in charge of the ceremony gathered each Great Scholar’s scroll.
He carefully read through once and surprise flashed through his eyes.
Everyone watched him, full of expectation.
With this atmosphere, even Marvin was feeling some anticipation.
He checked once more and finally yelled:
“The decision of the twelve Great Scholars is unanimous!”
“The History Calendar of Sir Marvin destroying the Decaying Plateau will be stored in the Pearl Tower’s…”
“5th floor!”
Once those words resounded, even the previously collected scholars couldn’t stay calm!
They all had shocked expressions.
They couldn’t help but start talking about it.
In the eyes of the ordinary scholars, the 3rd or 4th floors were the most suitable.
But the 5th floor, wasn’t that too high?
That was the standard of a Hero saving the entire continent!
Marvin destroying the Decaying Plateau was an act of eradicating a hidden danger, not directly saving the continent, right?
But the man who announced the results already left, meaning that this matter was settled.
Moreover, the twelve Great Scholars had unanimously made this decision, making others unable to refute it.
They were the wisest people in Feinan.
Their decision shouldn’t be wrong.
The gathered scholars gradually calmed down and looked at Marvin with gazes full of envy and worship.
The Great Scholars looked at each other and nodded.
Since they had made their decision, the recording ceremony was next.
Soon, a huge scroll and a deep blue crystal were lifted by two strong men.
The Great Scholars all stood up and recited an ancient incantation in low voices.
Shortly after, a black hole appeared on the fifth floor of the Pearl Tower.
“Woosh!” The scroll and deep blue crystal were sucked into the hole.
“Now, let us talk about the unsolved mystery, Sir Marvin…”
The leading Great Scholar had yet to finish speaking when a shadow flashed within the black hole!
“Woosh!”
That scroll and deep blue crystal were astonishingly thrown back out of the black hole and floated above the Great Scholars!
Everyone was in an uproar!
Marvin was also shocked. What was this about?
Could his deed be unworthy of entering the 5th floor?
The Great Scholars were startled.
It was the first time any of them had experienced such an event!
The Pearl Tower normally didn’t react like this.
The Great Scholars’ decisions were generally correct.
But the Pearl Tower’s 5th floor unexpectedly rejected it this time!
“How could this be? Diggles was the Evil Spirit Overlord with the strongest potential. Such a matter, how could it lack the qualifications to enter the 5th floor?” muttered the youngest Great Scholar.
The scholars all started chattering again.
The Great Scholars discussed it again and ultimately decided to put it on the 4th floor.
They went through the
recording ceremony once again.
But this time, they were left even more surprised!
The Pearl Tower’s 4th floor also refused Marvin’s History Calendar!
The Great Scholars almost went crazy!
This was certainly something that had never happened in the past!
As for Marvin, he abruptly stood up because he saw something strange at the top of the Pearl Tower!
Chapter 291: Mark 47
Chapter 291: Mark 47
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Marvin had paid attention each time the black hole rejected that History Calendar.
There was a shadow of a short person in the Pearl Tower!
Ordinary people might not be able to notice it, since after all it was in the darkness, but Marvin, who had received the Night Monarch’s blessing, could clearly see something behind that black hole.
It was a mechanical construct!
And it seemed to have a very strange body!
It was wearing an oversized western hat and clothes with all kinds of colors that seemed to have been scribbled on by people.
It was this construct that threw out the History Calendar!
‘This mechanical construct, could it be Pearl Tower’s housekeeper?’
Marvin wanted to get a better look, but after each attempt, the black hole opened by the Great Scholars closed back down.
…
After the 3rd floor also rejected the History Calendar, all the Great Scholars were sweating, not knowing what to do.
This kind of thing had never happened in the past!
The Pearl Tower actually rejected their request, and thrice at that!
Wasn’t it just way too bizarre!?
They looked at each other in dismay, and before the eyes of all the ordinary scholars, they wrote down the 2nd Floor!
If the 3rd floor wouldn’t work, then it should still be eligible for the 2nd floor, right?
That was where the rise and fall of kingdoms would be recorded!
But the depressing issue kept happening. It was like the Pearl Tower had eaten something that had gone bad and was venting on the scholars.
After easily opening the entrance of the 2nd floor and putting the History Calendar in, it didn’t take long before it was yet again thrown back out!
It was even more ruthless that time. The scroll directly smashed against the head of one of the Great Scholars, and as for the azure Memory Crystal, it was thrown about 60 meters away and almost shattered.
Everyone was aghast!
Marvin didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
How could it be so troublesome?
Seeing these Great Scholars drenched in sweat, Marvin wanted to tell them, ‘How about we forget about it…’
It was a pity that he didn’t know much about the origin of the Pearl Tower of the City of Knowledge. There were few pieces of lore about it.
Although he was an expert player who obtained the Great Scholar title and sneaked into the City of Knowledge to gather all kinds of information about monsters’ weaknesses in order to sell it at a high price, no one had a good understanding of the Pearl Tower.
The players had never even manage to witness the simplest of recording ceremonies.
Pearl Tower was an enigma for pre-transmigration Marvin.
He only knew that the wisdom of the Great Scholars here was comparable to the gods’. And the Wind Castle was a place that had existed in the era of the Night Monarch!
…
“Crazy! This is crazy!” the youngest Great Scholar couldn’t help but shout.
“Could it be wanting us to record Sir Marvin’s deed in the 1st floor?”
“This is simply an insult! This is a disgrace for the City of Knowledge!”
The other scholars remained speechless.
Today’s matter was really strange.
They couldn’t help but turn their heads and look at Marvin with some embarrassment.
What should have been a simple recording ceremony actually became such a farce. The scholars felt as if they lost face.
“1st floor it is then, let’s try,” suggested the oldest Great Scholar while clenching his teeth.
Soon, the History Calendar and the azure Memory Crystal were once again prepared.
They started their incantation, using their connection with the Pearl Tower to open the entrance to the 1st floor.
But this time, before they could even put the scroll in, a mysterious power rushed out from the Pearl Tower!
“Fools!”
“A bunch of idiots!”
Following that hoarse voice, the History Calendar scroll wildly charged around like a crazed ghostly monster!
In an instant, the twelve Great Scholars were swept away, their glasses knocked to the ground. The unluckiest was even hit in the head!
That ghost-like scroll carried enormous power and actually charged toward Marvin.
Marvin had a bad feeling, as his current skills were far his usual level. Before he could react, his body was wrapped by the huge scroll and carried up in the sky!
‘Damn!’
Marvin was startled and scared. His Night Walker skills weren’t usable during the day, and he couldn’t use Eternal Night due to the extreme acceleration stress!
If he really fell from there, he might not survive!
It was absurd that something like this happened during his simple trip to the City of Knowledge for information.
The scroll carrying Marvin shot up until it ultimately reached the 7th floor!
A hoarse mechanical voice echoed throughout the sky:
“This History Calendar will be stored in the 7th floor!”
All the scholars were stunned!
The next moment, a huge hole appeared in the 7th floor and the scroll, the azure crystal, and Marvin himself instantly went in!
…
The world was spinning.
Soon after, a warm flow of water gradually submerged Marvin’s body.
Who knew when it happened, but his body was already completely bare.
When he regained consciousness, he was soaking in a spacious bath.
The water in the bath was light pink and seemed to contain some sort of power.
Marvin was surprised to discover that his body was recovering from its frightening condition at an alarming speed!
“What’s happening!” He felt bewildered.
At that time, the mechanical voice echoed beside him, “Your body was very weak and needed some repair and maintenance.”
Marvin was dumbstruck.
Before him was that mechanical construct wearing an oversized western hat.
It was a bit small but it had a genuine face and its eyes had a rare black color!
This construct lifeform looked a bit mechanical and seemed to be functioning due to a mysterious rune.
In the past, Marvin had seen quite a few Dwarven remains, but something like this was a first.
This funny looking mechanical construct gave him a feeling.
He was like a living person.
“Please call me Mark 47. I know your name is Marvin. The way you are looking at me is the same as when Master first saw me,” the construct said.
Master?
Marvin was a bit curious.
“Who is your master?”
The construct tilted its head. “Master already left a long time ago.”
“I was asleep for a long time. I have quite a lot of procedures stored in my mind, so it is a bit confusing.”
“But I still remember when he just arrived. At that time, this place was called the Limestone Tower. He was as weak as you, and was still carrying a small dragon when he lost consciousness. Ah… I remember now!”
“Master’s name is [Lance].”
Chapter 292: Essence Data Transformation
Chapter 292: Essence Data Transformation
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Lance?
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br /> The Wizard God who, according to the myths, established this world? That Wizard God Lance?
Marvin was wide-eyed.
During the course of the Feinan Continent game, the shadow of that mysterious person would faintly appear here and there.
When the gods spoke about him, it was with a hint of reverence.
Wizard God was merely a title proudly used by the Wizards. Lance created the Universe Magic Pool, which made the Wizards proudly believe they were Lance’s favorite.
And thus Lance was turned into the Wizard God.
In fact this name represented the highest god who established Feinan.
It was rumored that his Divine Power was far higher than the [Peak] and the other gods were completely unable to compare.
In the game, everything related to Lance was priceless.
This Pearl Tower was rumored to have been left behind by Lance, as there were godly traces around.
Early on, those were open to the public. But later, following the passage of time, the rise of Wizards and Lance’s departure, the Pearl Tower was only accessible up to the 6th layer for the City of Knowledge.
This was something the scholars of the Wind Castle were puzzled about.
But regardless, Marvin had now arrived inside the Pearl Tower.
And there was a amusingly dressed mechanical construct talking to him, and its master was Lance.
…
‘Well, it wouldn’t be strange for a great god to leave a construct to look after his place. Looks like this Pearl Tower is a vestige of God Lance.’
‘But, what is the meaning of its existence? The top seats of the City of Knowledge used it to write down the changes in history appearing in the plane, but from the analysis of players, the Pearl Tower is bound to have more secrets.’
As Marvin thought of this, he was surprised to discover that his own body had already completely recovered.
“What is this liquid?” he asked Mark 47 curiously. This liquid was simply better than even the strongest Divine Spell. Marvin had received such a serious injury before and even the entire Hope City’s Sorcerers and Clerics had no solutions, only able to slightly help. But after soaking in this liquid, he had shockingly recovered so quickly.
His strength was back at 100%!
His skills even increased a bit, but what shocked him the most was that he noticed that his own muscles had become more outlined.