Chapter 6: Guide from Another World
Noyes ultimately converted to the Cult of Science and Technology.
Lu Cheng wasn’t sure if this was because she truly believed in the existence of this deity or if it was simply because the White Rabbit milk candies were too delicious.
In any case, Noyes obediently took the cold medicine, and Lu Cheng was able to communicate with her about the knowledge of this world.
“First of all, what does ‘Sacred Crystal’ mean?”
Lu Cheng pointed to the golden-yellow diamond-shaped crystal on the back of his left hand.
This crystal was the key to opening the portal to another world. The main goal of this mission was to replenish the energy of this crystal.
Before that, Lu Cheng needed to figure out exactly what this crystal was.
‘Ruler, the agent of the gods, the great one, a symbol of everything.’
Noyes wrote down a rather obscure text in her notebook. Lu Cheng could only guess the meaning from the surface of the text.
It sounded like something from a poem or ancient text.
“Noyes, can you explain it more… plainly, so it’s easier to understand?”
Lu Cheng didn’t understand what Noyes meant by this text, but Noyes tilted her head slightly, not understanding Lu Cheng’s question.
“Let me ask another question. Are there other people in the world who have crystals on their hands?” Lu Cheng asked again.
‘Yes.’
This time, Noyes gave Lu Cheng a more understandable answer.
“What kind of people are they?” Lu Cheng continued to ask.
Noyes thought for a moment and then wrote a long passage in her notebook.
‘The holders of the Sacred Crystals are messengers of the gods. They have the power to rule over those with marks and those without marks. Our king, Skarre, has a red Sacred Crystal.’
The amount of information in Noyes’ text was overwhelming for Lu Cheng.
“Noyes, what are the marked and unmarked people?”
Lu Cheng raised his hand again and asked a new question.
This time, Noyes looked at Lu Cheng with a surprised expression, making Lu Cheng feel like a ‘country bumpkin’ in the city…
She rested the pen on her chin, thinking for a while. Instead of using text, she drew a picture to answer Lu Cheng’s question.
Noyes drew three circles of different sizes on the notebook, with facial features on them.
“Are you drawing people?”
Lu Cheng looked at what Noyes had drawn, which resembled a child’s artwork.
Noyes nodded slightly. After drawing the last circle, she wrote ‘Sacred Crystal Holder’ on the largest circle, followed by ‘Marked’ and ‘Unmarked’ on the smaller circles.
This was equivalent to an ancient hierarchy: the Sacred Crystal Holder was at the top, like a king or ruler; the Marked were the nobility; and the Unmarked were the common people.
‘You.’
Noyes wrote the second-person pronoun on the largest circle and pointed to the golden-yellow crystal on Lu Cheng’s left hand.
She wrote ‘I’ on the second circle but hesitated to lift her left hand, as if shocked.
“You have those marks on your left hand… do they mean you’re one of the Marked?”
Lu Cheng knew why Noyes had pulled back her hand. Her left hand looked much older than someone her age should.
Noyes seemed very concerned about this. When writing with her right hand, she kept her left hand hidden under the notebook.
‘This is… an inscription.’
Noyes had completely accepted that Lu Cheng was from another world.
To demonstrate her ability, the inscriptions on her left hand, which resembled ancient text, suddenly began to glow.
In the next moment, Lu Cheng finally witnessed the ‘magic’ that the natives spoke of.
A milky white light sphere appeared in Noyes’ right hand.
The silent Kite and Poster behind Lu Cheng both widened their eyes.
“Captain, is this some kind of magic trick?” Kite asked softly.
“It’s real. Humans in this world have a special energy,” Lu Cheng said.
“Special energy? True Qi? Magic? Internal power? Could this girl be performing techniques like the Six Pulse Divine Sword?”
Anyone would be astonished to see a girl produce a light sphere the size of a lamp.
Before Kite could finish his exclamation, Poster used ‘Fingers’ to silence him.
The light sphere in Noyes’ hand quickly vanished. She seemed a bit proud of Kite’s amazed expression and quickly wrote the name of the ability in her notebook.
‘Illumination Inscription, the most basic inscription.’
“Do you have other abilities? Like shooting fireballs from your hands?”
It might have been an illusion, but when Lu Cheng asked this question, Noyes’ body trembled slightly, as if the question touched something she feared.
Noyes held the pen, lowered her head, and seemed unsure how to answer Lu Cheng.
“If you don’t want to answer, that’s fine. One last question… how can I replenish the energy in this crystal?”
Lu Cheng asked his most concerned question. Since Noyes could summon that light sphere, she must have a way to replenish the energy.
‘Earth Vein Crystals, there’s one in the church. I can take you there,’ Noyes wrote in the notebook.
“Do you have the strength to stand up now?”
Lu Cheng extended his hand to her.
She looked up at Lu Cheng, wanting to return the pen and notebook to him, but her unwilling expression revealed her thoughts.
It seemed that the girl had grown fond of this pen that wrote anything.
“The pen and notebook are yours,” Lu Cheng said, making Noyes’ eyes widen in surprise.
‘Can I really have such important things?’ Noyes hurriedly wrote this in her notebook.
“Important? These two items are indeed very precious and rare.”
Lu Cheng’s statement was accurate, as this was the only pen of its kind in this world, making it incredibly valuable.
“This is also a gift for joining the Cult of Science and Technology. However, you must act as our guide in this world, introducing everything about this world. What do you say?”
Noyes nodded again. She carefully took Lu Cheng’s outstretched hand, and with his help, Noyes slowly stood up.
At this moment, a ray of sunlight streamed through the window into the darkness. Kite turned off the flashlight, and the dust floated in the sunlight. Noyes’ long eyelashes also glimmered slightly in the sunlight.
“Captain, if you keep smiling, I’m going to arrest you,” Poster suddenly said.
“Smiling? Is that so?” Lu Cheng turned to look at Kite, who nodded repeatedly under Poster’s gaze.
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