Chapter 166: With Ancestor (12)
Mimir fell silent. She rolled her unfocused golden eyes to look at me. After staring at me for a long while with a dazed expression, she nodded her head. Then she looked back at AA and opened her mouth.
"We are aware of the fact that a great catastrophe has occurred on the surface. We know that the Demon King was resurrected, then defeated, and that Evangeline is plotting the Demon King's resurrection. As the guardian of this sanctuary, we cannot leave this land to capture Evangeline, but we are willing to help you both materially and spiritually. This is the will of Mimir."
"What you're saying is..."
"But rules cannot be broken. He who does not pass the Trial of Mimir can obtain nothing, and the Essence of Mimir can only grant a single wish. Therefore, we propose a simple test to you. This is the will of Mimir."
To put it simply, it was this. They knew all hell was breaking loose up there, but they couldn't just help because of the rules. So it meant they would help after giving us a simple, nominal test. AA looked at me and said.
"I..."
"It won't feel right for either of us if we end it like this, will it?"
I said it with a smile, but I was rotting on the inside. Because I truly knew nothing. The only thing I knew about Elven history was that Elves also have sex between men and women to produce descendants. It was almost a certainty that I wouldn't know whatever question they asked. In the worst-case scenario, we could both fail the quiz and no one would get the reward.
It would be far more possible to just apply buffs and fight a hand-to-hand combat battle. That way, even if I lost, AA would get the reward, and if I grit my teeth and gave it my all, there might be a chance. AA nodded her head. From her perspective, it must look like I was making a concession.