Throne Steps

"You are really interesting..."

Saenz had a lot of meaning, and Lichen was dripping with sweat.His lies were layered on top of each other. The first layer pretended not to see anything, the second layer pretended that the person he saw did not know him, and the third layer pretended that he was pitiful but stubborn.Originally, he planned to present the third floor as "truth" to Sarnlich, but who knew that the other party, with Pesa's entrance qualification without examination, directly suppressed all this nonsense.

God knows how much he wanted to say "Actually, I don't know Pesa, haha".

All the reasons for rejecting Pesa are feeble, as long as the rejection is spoken out, it is to show that all the previous words are to conceal the truth.Even if Li Chen suddenly reversed his image on the fourth floor, from a pitiful little white rabbit to a cunning fox, there is only one thing he wants to express in the end.

——Pesa can't tell me to spit out the truth, so save yourself!

Saenz seemed genuinely amused.He stretched out his hand and stroked Li Chen's side face with his fingers, that soft and slow hand force almost made Li Chen's skin crawl.

If everyone is an adult, it must be molesting like this.But now a 12-year-old and a 15-year-old, why are you ambiguous, Your Highness...

"Do you want to enter Pesa?"

"Eh?!"

Li Chen blinked and blinked, not quite understanding what was going on in this turn of events.

"I should ask this..." Saenz laughed, and there seemed to be some kind of joy in his tone, "Do you want Copesa?"

Test?What's the situation?Li Chen didn't believe that the moody Sarnlich would do good deeds, but after thinking about how he had saved half of the examination fee for two years - ten gold coins, and thinking about the distance from Bolton to Pesa, Nodding honestly: "I want to."

"I'll give you a chance." Saenz saw that the kid knew he was being honest now, so he stopped teasing him, "I have three places for free exams every year, and I usually use them for those who are talented but can't. The kid going to Pesa for the exam—do you want it?"

Li Chen reacted like a stress reaction: "Conditions?"

"Condition?" Saenz was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "The condition is that you have talent..."

...It's better to grab the free test quota!Li Chen rolled his eyes, which was not obvious, and decided not to cooperate with His Highness to play tricks on himself.

"Whether you want to say it is your business, I will not force you." Saenz's tone sounded like a warm and considerate "prince", but the content was to use bait to seduce the little fish in front of him that kept trying to run away. "Who I want to give these places to is my business, there are no hard conditions."

Li Chen no longer intends to deal with him anymore, this highness has killed too many brain cells in him.He looked at Saenz with a naive, "I don't understand anything" expression.

"Besides, I'm just giving the exam quota. Whether you can pass the exam is up to you." Saenz seemed to be sure that Li Chen would take the bait, and he spoke at a leisurely pace, "Whether you can pass or not, it's the same as today It doesn't matter, does it?"

Li Chen understood this truth, but after the few rounds just now, he really couldn't stop the conspiracy theory from lingering in his mind: "Why did you give it to me?"

"Why?" Saenz suddenly felt that their conversation was always "why" "why" and "why", and couldn't help being a little amused, "No reason, I'm happy."

You are happy... Li Chen became entangled silently.

"If you really think this is unbelievable, then I will give you a condition." Saenz said, "In theory, free exams actually include travel expenses. Now I will cancel this benefit, if If you can come to Pesa by yourself, you will be eligible for a free exam."

"Huh?" What kind of condition is this?

"I'm more interested in your head than your hidden talent." Like an adult treating a child, Saenz nodded Lichen's head, but his words were not polite, "But Don't even fail the exam for Pesa, tell me to think highly of you."

Li Chen got used to Saenz's persuasive way of thinking, and suddenly became so thoughtful that he couldn't keep up with the rhythm.Co-authoring this half-grown child is more important to his brain power?But entering Pesa is not about buying cabbage, you can buy it with money.

There are still many questions, such as why this Sarnlich changed his attitude, such as what he wants to get from himself.If it's the "brain power" he said...do you want to cultivate the power needed to fight for the top position?

The matter is still far away from that step, so Li Chen just turned around in his mind, and finally asked the most practical question: "If I really go to Pesa, how can I get the qualification for the exam?" prove?"

Saenz put on his most iconic smile: "Just go, I will hand it over to you."

Li Chen was stunned for a moment, then jumped off the chair, and bowed his head to express his gratitude: "...Thanks to your highness for your kindness, I am very grateful." In his heart, he silently followed the "fake smile", "hypocrisy" and "moodiness" to Saenz. Added a tag and note.

——(Pesa) has a lot of eyeliner.Pesa is an important source of power.

This is where?

Li Chen climbed up the stairs, and the white spiral gradually led him to a higher place.The staircase seems to have no end, hovering in the white-walled tower, the sun is cast from the top, and many dust and tiny creatures are floating in the air.

There was no one else here, not even any movement, only the sound of Li Chen's footsteps.His footsteps were originally very light, but they were still very clear in this empty tower. If they were louder, they might cause echoes.

He kept moving forward, step by step, tirelessly.

Ah, here we are.

Here is the top, four pillars supporting the spire, like a bell pavilion.The wind blew across Li Chen's face, and he could see mountains and mountains.In the middle of the pavilion, transparent objects shaped like crystal balls are inlaid on the golden base, and the slowly rotating texture is like sparkling waves.It exudes a soft glow that stands out even in daylight.

This is... a treasure!

Li Chen thought so.The soft light enveloped his body like a clear stream, washing it over and over again, as if the weight on his body was washed away one by one, it felt so wonderful that his whole body would float away.

The texture of the treasure was still rotating, and at some point some blurry images began to appear.Li Chen leaned over to take a closer look, and found that the two were still very familiar.

——Su Can and Zhang Zhen!

There is still no sound, but the image is getting clearer and clearer.This scene seemed familiar, but Li Chen didn't think much about it.He looked at the image in the treasure in a daze. The people inside seemed to be arguing fiercely, but he couldn't understand it at all.

Like a ghost, Li Chen approached the golden base, stretched out his hand, and touched the treasure with his fingers.

"!"

Like a stone falling from the surface of a calm lake, a wave of light suddenly popped up from the treasure, instantly forming a magic circle.Li Chen watched it slowly stand up from the horizontal surface, and its area expanded more and more, as if the pavilion suddenly lost its roof, and the magic circle rose three or four times as high as Li Chen.

This is... a teleportation array!

There is no reason, Li Chen thinks so.The intricate pattern unfolded before him, dazzled him.He blinked vigorously, trying to identify, and after a while a huge double door was in front of him.

When was this... Before he had time to reach out to touch it, it was as if someone pushed him from behind!He was caught off guard and fell forward. He was about to hit the door, but suddenly his eyes went dark.

"Boss Su...!"

Li Chen came back to his senses, Zhang Zhen was facing him, his expression was startled, but more joyful: "What are you... are you okay?"

Li Chen shook his head, then looked around, and indeed he found Su Can.

This guy was showing his teeth and claws just now, but now he looked like a frightened little sheep, his face was so pale that he almost fell down.

"You..." He seemed to want to confirm, but he couldn't say anything, "You...!"

I really understand.Li Chen suddenly thought, I died, and then I lived again, who knows who is sad.

He stared at Su Can with a meaningful smile.

"...!"

Li Chen suddenly opened his eyes.

There should be darkness in front of him, but he still seems to be able to see a little bit, but the color is difficult to distinguish.This situation began after the chain on his feet was untied—his night vision suddenly improved, but he was still weak in red and green in the dark.

Is it a dream...

Li Chen sat up and rubbed his eyes.During the day, Anda and Yuri talked a little late, and it was almost dusk when it ended, so the group had to stay overnight in Kensell.Wiggins was a young master, Anda was both an elder and a governess, and Winnie was a girl, so Regsella was thrown into the same room with the coachman.Wiggins has been trying to find a chance to be alone with Li Chen during this period, but unfortunately he failed. Li Chen couldn't help being a little funny seeing him holding his stomach and being unable to speak.

You can guess what Wiggins wants to say.

Li Chen glanced at the coachman beside him, he was an honest man, he didn't change his posture much after sleeping for half the night.It's just that this simple man has a rough bathing process, and he can feel the fatigue of the day's journey by smelling it.

Li Chen climbed out of bed, walked to the soft stool in the room and sat down.

The dream just now was very strange.

He woke up suddenly, and he could recall the feeling of receding like a tide.Usually in this kind of situation, the dream will be completely forgotten quickly, but he still remembers it.Indeed, many details are lost, but Li Chen can almost completely recall what happened.

The most amazing thing is that he tried his best to recall these scenes, and there was no big logical error.

For a dream, this is really unbelievable.

He can clearly remember that he climbed a tower, and the top is the pavilion where the treasure is.Then he touched the treasure, and a magic circle popped out and opened a door - which he walked back through.

He remembered the image that appeared in the treasure—it should be similar to what he saw during the day, and he also remembered the teleportation array pattern he saw in his dream—he even subconsciously recited it in his dream, and even remembered the last Su Can The paleness of his face--it was so ugly that it made people laugh.

If this is just a dream, then this dream is too real; but if this is the return path guided by God, it is too illusory.

Li Chen couldn't tell if it was affected by the day's events, or if the dream was really conveying some information to him, but it must have something to do with Zhenbao.He wanted to go to the seat in his dream and really do what he had done in his dream.

What is frustrating is that only Sarnlich's head of the family, a role similar to the "pope", may have the opportunity to reach that seat.

While lamenting, Li Chen didn't know what to think, and finally leaned against the back of the chair and fell asleep slowly.

The last thing that flashed through his mind was the figure of a boy with blond hair and white clothes.