Chapter 276: Chapter 179 The Legacy Trial of the Dark Dragon Knight_1
[You step forward, reading word by word, line by line...]
[This is an epic age of heroes!]
[The Stars, the wicked gods, have invaded our beautiful homeland. Countless Polymaths unite with the great ’Almighty True Knowledge’ to resist the enemies from the cosmos.]
[Scholars, relying on their knowledge, fought on the forefront against the Stars, becoming immortal heroes worthy of being inscribed in history.]
[Since childhood, I have been determined to become a Polymath, following the True God to fight and protect my homeland. If I could be remembered by history like those great heroes, what supreme glory that would be!]
[Under the expectations of my parents, I joined the Academy of Knowledge and studied hard.]
[In order to become a hero, I made an effort countless times more than ordinary people. The firm belief, solid as a rock, sustained me in absorbing knowledge throughout every sleepless night and every moment of exhaustion and hunger!]
[However, things go against one’s wishes... The great ’Almighty True Knowledge’, forgive my dullness. Despite my efforts, I still fall behind among my peers.]
[My professor tried to soothe me, stating that not everyone is able to obtain the favour of Knowledge, and I should give up my studies to contribute my faith to the True God elsewhere... The war to defend our homeland needs more than scholars fighting on the front lines.]
[The professor helped me contact the logistics academy, hoping that I could give up my seat at the Academy of Knowledge to the more gifted peers.]
[Logic told me to heed the advice of the professor... but I couldn’t bear it!]
[How could I bear it? My persistent belief, ruthlessly crushed. The countless sweat of toil, gone up in smoke. How... how could I bear it...]
[I argued fervently with the professor, trying to remain at the academy, but each attempt was fruitless...]
[Until the news of my parents’ death from the front lines reached me... It was expected; who could survive once conscripted into the Legion of Oath?]
[The professor no longer tried to dissuade me but left me, an orphan, alone.]
[However, somehow, I suddenly lost all my drive.]
[I no longer studied tirelessly day and night, the books I treasured so much were left in corners, gathering a thick layer of dust.]
[...]
[I volunteered to transfer to the logistics academy. The professor was right; I should free up my place at the academy.]
[For such a fool like me, joining the Logistics Academy as a porter is fair enough, making good use of my robust physique. ]
[The procedures for transferring went smoothly, getting the official document the day after I made my request.]
[That night, I felt as if a huge burden was lifted and slept the most comfortably in years.]
[Perhaps, I always knew that I could never become a scholar, it was just my stubbornness that kept me holding on, trying to achieve an absurd dream that could never be realized.]
[In my dream that night, I became the greatest hero, made significant achievements in the war against the wicked gods. The folks from my hometown praised my deeds, and the epic ballad chanted my name... such an absurd dream!]
[In my dream, I was not like other heroes, not a Polymath wielding rings, books, or magic staves; instead, I was a formidable warrior, like a giant holding a spear, clad in armor, riding a terrifying creature, soaring in the sky...absolutely absurd!]
[When I woke up, I strangely heard an ancient and familiar voice... ]
[The voice told me that my devotion moved the True God. If I still persisted in devoting everything to the True God, I should go to the Bamogo Mountain Range, to seek the long-lost Ancient Black Dragon in legends.]
[When I earn the approval of the Ancient Dragon, I will be able to realize the absurd yet beautiful dream.]
[In a daze, I saw an elder dressed in a white robe with white hair, standing in the grand temple built up by pure white symbols, looking at me kindly...]
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[The remaining words on the huge stone tablet are blurred by the years, making it hard to decipher.]
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Just as engrossed in the story, Lin Xun, felt like he had been laboring and suddenly wilted.
It felt as if ants were crawling all over him.
"Darn it! They cut off the story right at the climax!"
Lin Xun gritted his teeth and cursed angrily.
Even though the narrative on the tablet has no ending, like an unfinished work by a negligent author, he could hazard a guess about what happened next.
The old, white-haired man mentioned in the tablet text should be the ’Servant of God’.
Under the guidance of the ’Servant of God’, the protagonist overcame countless obstacles, finally found the ’Ancient Dragon of Darkness’, and became the ’Dark Dragon Knight’.
Finally, for the ’Almighty True Knowledge’, he traveled far and wide, made countless contributions, and fulfilled his dream.
"Wait, if he fulfilled his dream, why would he die here, deep underground in total darkness?"
Lin Xun frowned, sensing that something was amiss.
According to the text, the ’Ancient Dark Hermit Dragon’ was chained here, and its master also turned into a skeleton here.
Based solely on the words inscribed on the tablet, Lin Xun couldn’t guess the ending of the story.
[You carefully examine the tablet from top to bottom and find a few lines of legible text at the very bottom.]
[You squat down to take a closer look...]
[To the future reader, if you, like me, were born a dunderhead, with a stout body but unable to become a Polymath; if you have an unwavering, rock-like will, then please touch the tablet.]
