Chapter 82 Temple of Clarity
The day to enter the Temple of Clarity finally arrived.
The sun was bright, the breeze was gentle, and on such a clear day, it seemed suitable for doing something formal.
However, Lonis could only sit in her wheelchair, wearing a gorgeous Lolita dress, and was pushed by Elus.
To enter the Temple of Clarity, one needed to undergo inspection and assessment at the teleportation area first, but neither of them expected the person inspecting them to be Teacher Suzuki.
“Oh~ If I remember correctly, you are student Elus, right?”
Mizuho Suzuki looked down at Elus’s face.
It seemed that in this teacher’s eyes, Elus must have had some ulterior motive:
“Student Elus, the Temple of Clarity is not like the entrance exam interview. If you try any tricks and do something outside of the regulations, don’t blame me for being impolite.”
“Hehe, Teacher Suzuki, you jest. I am a model student. How could I have ulterior motives?”
“Hmph, about the incident on Ruin Island last time, you clearly did something. If it weren’t for King Ruo Hui Gong saying you had no malicious intent, I would have found a way to uncover your secrets!”
After glaring at Elus, Teacher Suzuki looked at Lonis and said, “And you, your illness is too coincidental.”
“Huh…”
“If I hadn’t personally checked your medical records, I would have definitely thought you were faking it? How could something so coincidental happen, precisely during such a sensitive period, to apply for a visit to the Temple of Clarity.”
“Wuwu…”
In front of Teacher Suzuki, Lonis couldn’t say anything and could only let out a “wuwu.”
“In short, I will keep a close eye on you two, don’t think about breaking school rules.”
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And so, the girls entered Ruin Island.
It was still the familiar dense forest, still dotted with scattered buildings. However, last time they came it was dusk and night, while this time it was daytime.
Bright sunlight shone in the sky, and as far as the eye could see, Lonis realized at this moment… the buildings on Ruin Island were so strange!
They had golden pyramids, city walls like the Great Wall, a Statue of Liberty, and glass pyramids like the Louvre.
However, each building was very small, as if they had been miniaturized.
And the Temple of Clarity… was it in that place that looked like the Parthenon?
Lonis thought Teacher Suzuki would head there.
However, this teacher merely took the two to a stone tablet and then took out her teacher’s ID.
“Faculty ID: Mizuho Suzuki, Purpose: Visit Application No. 371.”
With the teacher’s ID, the ground in front of the stone tablet actually opened up!
A road leading downwards came into view, and at the same time, there was an accessible ramp for wheelchairs.
“Elus, can you push the wheelchair?”
“Yes, no problem.”
“Alright, then I won’t call anyone for help. Follow me.”
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This passage was very deep, stretching beyond the horizon.
Although the floor was very clean and free of any dust, Lonis had a strange feeling that this place had a long history.
The decoration and layout were somewhat similar to the corridors of the Fiery Abyss Temple, but also somewhat different.
However, Lonis couldn’t recall the specific difference… After all, when she went to the Fiery Abyss Temple, Elus was on her back?
At that time, Elus had the appearance of a little loli, weak and extremely cute, not fierce like she was now.
“Lonis?”
“Huh?”
“I feel like you’re thinking something very rude?”
Elus frowned, seeming displeased with Lonis.
“Ah, sorry.”
“Hmph, don’t overthink it, wait patiently for entry!”
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After walking through the dark and narrow underground tunnel for about half an hour.
The girls finally arrived before a huge, orange-red gate.
Like the Fiery Abyss Temple, this gate was also very tall, with patterns carved on it that Lonis couldn’t understand.
However, what was different was that in front of the orange gate stood 4 sturdy armored guards – each of them looked vigilant and difficult to provoke.
“Please show your credentials.”
“Over here, these two students have signed the assistance agreement and are ready for treatment.”
Teacher Mizuho did not make things difficult for them and simply handed over the documents.
Seeing that the procedures were complete, the armored guards nodded and said to the two:
“You have 20 minutes for your visit. After entering the Temple of Clarity, please maintain a distance of 1 meter from the Orange Abyss, do not get too close. The power of clarity will help you repair your injuries.”
“Mhm!”
“Please prepare yourselves, we are about to open the door.”
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The four armored guards, like the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, uniformly placed their palms on the door.
And a miraculous thing happened.
Accompanied by a strange magical fluctuation, the orange-yellow gate was pushed open.
However, what came into view was not a temple at all, but a vast expanse of sky!
White clouds drifted freely in the distance, and occasionally birds could be seen soaring in the sea of clouds.
(Temple of Clarity, why is it like this?)
Lonis took a deep breath, bewildered.
However, Elus seemed to ignore the sky beyond the gate and pushed the wheelchair forward.
Seeing that she was about to fall, Lonis cried out in fright:
“Elus, what are you doing? Stop!”
“Ai…”
The black-haired girl didn’t answer, but looked at Lonis as if she were an idiot, and then forcefully pushed the wheelchair forward!
“Wuwuwu!”
With Lonis’s cry, both the silver-haired girl and the black-haired girl arrived in the sky.
“Huh, I didn’t fall?”
“In the temple, how could you fall like this?”
“!”
Lonis widened her eyes in astonishment, and only then realized that the walls and ceiling of the Temple of Clarity were made of very advanced screens!
The floor beneath her feet was completely transparent, and even further down were projection screens.
The entire space was a sphere, so no matter where you looked, you couldn’t detect any visual discrepancies… Walking within it felt like walking in a sea of clouds, making Lonis marvel:
“This is… too amazing.”
“After all, it’s the temple that C. Academy is proud of, so it’s naturally miraculous.”
Perhaps because she couldn’t roast steak, Elus didn’t seem very surprised. She just pushed Lonis forward to the center of the space.
And with a fluctuation, a huge orange sphere came into their view.
Or rather, it had been there all along, but the brilliance on the surface of the sphere had almost blended into the surrounding sea of clouds.
Only when Lonis walked closer did she realize that, like the Fiery Abyss Temple, it was like a miniature planet.
The warm light shone on her body, making Lonis feel very comfortable.
“So comfortable…”
“Let’s sit here for a while and wait for your body to recover.”
“Huh?”
“Close your eyes and listen. We’ll adjust the wheelchair later.”
Elus made a gesture, and it seemed she was ready to cause trouble.
