Trash of the Count's Family

Chapter 698: How did it get here 5

“Don’t you think that this is not enough people?”

Queen Litana could not help but be anxious after looking at this list of names. However, Alberu responded calmly, without any hesitation.

“As I explained earlier, there is no need for a lot of people to go into the temple, your Majesty.”

Toonka, who had been quietly listening, frowned and mumbled to himself.

“…Emotions? Damn it. It’s so much easier to fight.”

Sword master Hannah, who was next to him, was sighing.

“My mind is a mess.”

“Me too.”

Toonka agreed with Hannah, who frowned and looked away. Saint Jack patted Hannah’s shoulders as he started speaking.

“To summarize, there is a key to close the temple doors at the end of the temple. However, there are tests that people need to pass in order to get there?”

“That is correct, Saint-nim.”

According to Ahn Roh Man, there would be a white key once they got to the end of the temple.

The temple would disappear if they brought that key out and closed the temple door with it.

“That test changes based on the color of the orb above the temple.”

“Correct.”

Entry into the temple became possible once a large orb floated above the temple.

Furthermore, the contents of the test within the temple changed based on the color of the orb.

“And the tests show illusions based on emotions?”

Ahn Roh Man had also said the following.

Tens of thousands of people had to be sacrificed.

That sacrifice did not mean that they were physically injured or that they died.

‘A lot of people suffered mentally after coming back from there. In some aspects, the aftershock of this test was even greater than from the battle with the Lion Dragon.’

People who enter the temple are individually shown different illusions. These illusions are so realistic that they are frightening.

“Illusions based on emotions…”

Caro Kingdom’s crown prince Valentino looked down at his notes and read them off one by one.

“Sadness when the orb is blue. Sloth when it is yellow. Failure when it is green. Indignity when it is purple. Wrath when it is black.”

Ahn Roh Man said that they figured out the orb has five different colors after one year of studying it.

“Once a group enters the temple, others are not allowed to enter for 24 hours and the orb changes colors five times during that time. That means that those who enter will have to see illusions related to all five emotions.”

“It is not easy.”

Dragon Mila was the one who responded.

She shook her head.

“If these illusions are almost the same as reality, these tests will be extremely difficult unless a person has an extremely strong will. We need to be even more careful as this is the test of a god.”

Alberu nodded his head.

“That is right. That is why I must say this.”

This test…

“It is possible to give up. It is also possible to challenge it multiple times.”

Ahn Roh Man had also said the following.

‘If you feel like you can’t handle the test in the temple, you must give up right away. You get thrown out of the temple if you shout that you are giving up. We didn’t know that at first-’

His voice sounded bitter.

‘Many people died at first. They died by their own hands.’

A lot of people had killed themselves after being unable to handle the illusions inside the temple. Others were so submerged in the illusions that they would kill other people after giving up and being cast out of the temple.

This test was so similar to reality that it shook people’s hearts.

“Will the illusions change when someone attempts it again?”

“No, they do not. They will apparently see the same illusion from the first time.”

Saint Jack quietly commented on Alberu’s response.

“It truly seems like the test of a god. It is not there to destroy those who intrude into the temple. It is as if those who pass his test are given the key as a reward. That seems to be the case to me.”

Alberu was silent for a moment before he opened his mouth again.

“Anyway, those who have been chosen to enter should not overdo it.”

“That is right.”

Everybody turned toward the person who had spoken up in shock.

Choi Han, who had been quiet until now, was standing behind the crown prince as he spoke.

“Little by little. If we face the tests that are shaking our hearts and persist, we will reach the end. There is no need to hurry.”

Someone who usually does not speak speaking calmly like this made it seem like a fact. Hannah scoffed before nodding her head.

“Yes, let’s do it.”

part of

“…Ah, you’re right.”

dispatched team, and one

‘Why is that bastard?’

with a holy-looking smile

does not seem

However, Clopeh had volunteered, and the crown prince had thought about it for a bit before nodding

mumbling to himself right now. His quiet mumbling could only be heard

follow the path of someone who is even greater than

not help but accept Clopeh after hearing that. This bastard would easily kick apart a god’s test with

the

with this test better than anybody else. Even the gods could

have the option to

resolute expression on

party is not sent in at certain intervals,

question during his chat

the temple does not attack. Wouldn’t things have slowly progressed if you waited and observed? You wouldn’t have had to

hundred people inside if you don’t send at least one person inside within

they needed to

‘It is not easy.’

to be careful and even more careful as it was a test

was why Alberu was planning on having Saint Jack,

the thing he had emphasized

shout that we give up and come back

Slowly, slowly.

One by one.

people hurt as

first party

of the members was Alberu Crossman, who had forced his way into it despite everybody else being

“Huh?”

“That is?!”

sounds of chairs being pushed back as multiple

‘It’s here!’

also looked out the window toward

through the sky and appearing above the

His eyes opened wide.

“Huh?”

He sounded confused.

* * *

Cale was staring at the man in front of

were someone

slowly observing the other

why did you only change your

the same

can’t reveal

Hilsman shook his now red hair to push

told you. It’s a bit complicated for me to reveal myself. That is why you can

and forth between Cale and the fake Hilsman’s

hair colors

color. The fake Hilsman smiled with

Thames family hair used to be famous

famous Thames family perished. No, it completely disappeared from the world without

observed fake Hilsman’s smile getting thicker as he

family had perished. The Thames family had completely disappeared with

was what everybody believed to be true

However, the truth was…

looks like the Thames are alive

pointed toward the

you, but a lot

other Thames survivors aside from

you

things complicated? The information you have is not something you can find out on your own. You must have people working with you. That could

It’s nice

mumbled and nodded his head. He

do not look like someone who

“Hmm?”

fake Hilsman looked at Cale, wondering what

of eyes that seemed unfathomably deep were looking right at

his age. Something

a moment. However, he did not realize that Cale was able to say this because he

certain while looking

he doesn’t

person in Cale’s body was someone named

Hilsman did not seem to know about that.

of

in a position to hear a lot of information,

also someone who could

one of Drew Thames’s siblings or someone of the

likely Drew Thames’s older or younger

I have a

black Dragon burst in between

fake Hilsman! What is going to happen to chubby

he was imprisoned in an underground prison for revealing information to a competing merchant

for a moment before continuing

then he ran

“…Ran away?”

“Yes.”

explained the situation

Flynn Merchant Guild two days ago. There was a

have been Billos running

“That’s right.”

go down without

Flynn Merchant Guild is going crazy trying to

“…Mm.”

would Billos Flynn have run

Cale frowned.