"But everything given by God has a price."

What was the price? Before he could hear clearly, the world in front of him fell into darkness.

When Alaz woke up again, he found himself lying on the beach in Pagasai Bay.

The sun shone between the sea and the sky, his body was wet, but everything seemed to be very calm.

He looked down and saw that there was only one shoe left on his feet and the other one was missing.

The sea breeze has a moist and salty taste.

He sat up and looked up at the shimmering sea, his heart full of doubt.

At this moment, his eyes were attracted by something on the beach - a letter.

The envelope looked ordinary, but when Araz approached, he found that the envelope was not simple.

It is made of off-white material, with some beautiful words written in green ink. However, these letters are completely unfamiliar symbols in Araz's eyes, curved and inconspicuous.

——Alaz doesn’t know much, and the environment he lives in determines his cultural level.

The envelope seal is sealed with a bright red wax, with a complex insignia engraved on it:

An iron crown surrounded by delicate metal arcs, dotted with twelve gems burning like stars.

There is also a small obsidian star in the center of the crown, with fine runes covered on the surface.

He picked up the envelope, his slightly rough fingers fumbled through the edge of the wax seal, but these delicate symbols still couldn't provide him with the answer.

Just as he was confused, the iron crown emblem suddenly shone with a slight light, and then a warm and wonderful feeling surged into his mind.

【bite--】

[Civilization continues and has been engraved!]

This voice did not come from the outside world, but appeared directly deep in his consciousness.

Araz was so shocked that he almost threw away the envelope, but the next second, he suddenly realized...he could understand the words on the envelope!

Not only that, these words are no longer simple symbols, but like knowledge engraved into the depths of his soul. No matter how complex the words are, he can clearly understand them.

He lowered his head and read carefully the content on the envelope:

[Northwest coast of Pagasay Bay, No. 3 Shoal, three kilometers away from Irkos City - Alaz Trilinkas Suo!]

This is where he is currently.

Such precision made Araz feel both scared and shocked. Moreover, he didn't even recognize the pronunciations of these letters before, but at this moment he fully understood their meaning.

Alaz Trinkas has always been...

I am very envious, very envious, very envious... those who can understand words and those who can read books.

Those who can open the pages and read out the contents fluently, in Araz's eyes, seem to have mastered some great magic.

He once secretly heard a wandering scholar who could read a story in a dilapidated temple beside Irkos. It was the first time he knew that the book could contain the entire world.

From then on, he stubbornly believed;

People who know literacy, people who read, people who write books, those who can touch knowledge and enter stories...

——They are the happiest existences in the world.

Now, such happiness actually came to him.

He can understand the words!

This feeling was like a sudden miracle that made him unable to believe it or squander it.

He subconsciously looked down at his hands, his fingers that were rough due to the years of fishing and were stained with sand and soil.

He frowned and quickly wiped his fingers on the corner of his clothes, trying to clean them up.

He felt that words were a sacred thing, and their dirty hands were not worthy of touch.

With awe and endless desire for words, Araz carefully turned the envelope over and slowly opened it from the seal.

The red wax seal made a slight sound when it broke, like the beginning of a ritual.

He held his breath and gently pulled out the letter paper inside with his hands. It was a thick piece of letter paper with a soft luster, and golden handwriting flowed on the paper.

Araz held the letter paper as if he was holding a priceless treasure.

His eyes greedily looked at every word in the letter, fearing that he would miss any details, and even more fearing that he would suddenly lose this miraculous - reading ability.

His eyes swept through the flowing words without blinking, and his heart was filled with a complex emotion - both a yearning for the unknown world and an ecstasy for finally being able to access knowledge.

——【Admission letter from the Earthly Courtyard】—

Official notice from the Third Court of Heaven and the Earthly Courtyard!

Principal: Hugh Abraham

(Recipient of the First-Class Medal of the International Wizards Federation, Director of the Cangfu Administration, Principal of the Earth Courtyard, and the Fourth Sword Holder of the Kingdom of Heaven)

Dear Araz Trinkas:

We are pleased to inform you that you have been admitted to the Earthly Courtyard and become a Phase I student of the Courtyard.

Please read the following relevant information carefully and follow it.

The semester will officially begin on April 9.

Your luggage should be taken to the Edish Federal Hell Kitchen Purgatory Gate Platform by April 8, and we will welcome you at the station.

A list of required books and equipment is included with the letter.

We look forward to your joining and wish your courtyard learning journey full of rewards and surprises.

Sincerely,

salute!

***

Vice-Chancellor: Tours Cobert

Appendix: List of equipment required by Phase I students

Students must prepare the following items:

Standard Knights of Heaven (Black/can be registered in the Secret Word Square and the Burgundy Administration, free to receive).

A set of durable black work clothes, suitable for long-term wear, and must be accompanied by a courtyard emblem. (Free to receive the same as above, all the following items can be collected for free)

A pair of fire-resistant and corrosion-resistant gloves (material is military Nike titanium fiber.)

A set of light combat armor.

A pair of specially made heavy-duty boots, equipped with magnetic attachment devices, suitable for zero gravity environments.

Typical V-stage blaster.

Typical Phase III Chain Saw Sword.

10 standard combat nutritional agents.

Golden Tree Gene Card Strengthening Manual.

Books required:

"Travels in the Center of Earth" (Hue Abraham/The Fourth Sword Holder)

"The Book of Angels Fighting" (Qasim Mohammed/Second Sword Holder)

"Theory of Strange Arts and Related Principles" (Mu/Third Sword Holder)

"A Guide to Observation of Anomalies" (St. Valentine/The First Sword Holder)

"Guidelines for Operation and Maintenance of Blaster Guns" (John Berkelson/One of the Six Presiding Judges)

"Seventeen Ways to Use Chain Saw Sword" (Nemo Yegor/One of the Six Presiding Judges)

"Guidelines for the Planing and Biological Principles of Alien" (Felix Mantz/Grey Knight Instructor)

...There are twenty-seven elective books in the future.

Other items required (according to the standard wizarding process of the International Federation of Wizards, you can choose not to bring):

A magic wand

A crucible (standard size number 2, made of tin)

Set of glass or crystal bottles

A telescope

A set of brass scales

Special note: Carrying any form of superstitious items or unauthorized mechanical modifications is prohibited.

PS: If you have decided, tear open the letter and the Mobius Ring will take you to the Plaza de Secret Words.

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Chapter completed!