Above The Sky

The noise of the ocean tide came from outside the window.

Because few people cleaned it, the small wooden house near the sea was full of dust.

But Hilliard and Ian didn't care, they sat cross-legged on the bed, facing each other.

"How much do you know about Ascenders?" the old knight asked.

"Just know that there are sublime ones." Ian replied simply: "And psionic power."

"At least you can spell the words correctly." Hilliard didn't think Ian would know much. He nodded slightly and said, "So do you know about aliens and monsters?"

"I know." Ian naturally knew: "I've seen it before."

How could immigrants living in Nanling not know about alien beasts? Those powerful creatures who are born with psionic abilities and roam the wild wilds of the mountains are the legends of all people.

It is said that some of the totems worshipped by the indigenous people are powerful monsters that are friendly to human beings. Their protection has caused the imperial army to return without success, and they have to recognize the autonomy of the indigenous people in the redwood forest.

The alien beasts in the sea are more common.

In Ian's memory, when he was four or five years old, he was in the harbor with his mother, watching the fishermen join forces to drive away a huge sea snake.

The blue-black sea snake was more than 30 meters long. Its scales were stronger than steel, and its long tail swung, and it could even create eddies in the sea to help it devour fish.

Neither the harpoon nor the crossbow could damage it, and in the end it was relied on by the viscount's chamber of commerce ship risking the risk of sinking and ramming it to drive it away.

"All living beings come from the same source, and they are all descendants of the sun, whether plants or animals, beasts or aliens, and even us humans, all need to bathe in the brilliance of the sun, so all creatures are brothers and sisters."

"But as time goes by, all things are differentiated, with different talents and abilities."

Hilliard turned his head to the side, but the sunlight passing through the curtain and the window seemed quiet and quiet. He stretched out his hand and let the sun shine on his palm, dyeing it with a layer of gold.

The old knight said calmly: "In ancient mythology, humans, elves, dwarves, and many other intelligent beings are the common ancestors who obtained the fruit of wisdom and then possessed wisdom."

"And the ancestors of the beasts, those with powerful bodies, and even the ancestors of alien monsters with all kinds of supernatural powers, obtained the fruit of life, so they possessed extraordinary power."

Turning back, the knight looked at Ian and said seriously: "The combination of wisdom and the power of life is 'sublimation'. Those who sublime are all walkers on the road of sublimation, chasing the ultimate promotion."

"Simply put, the sublimator is through wisdom, so that he can obtain the existence of the power comparable to or even surpass the alien beast."

- Myth? sun worship. Unexpected science.

Ian's culture and history class didn't fail. He knew very well that what Hilliard described was only a small part of the complete mythology system, and the inheritance of the sublime was inextricably linked to it.

Sun worship is not uncommon. Rather, in any myth and legend, the position of the sun is very important.

And from the perspective of energy transmission, the sun is indeed the source of all living beings, and all living things are brothers and sisters of the sun, a loving father and mother.

As for the keywords of wisdom fruit and life fruit, Ian will write it down for the time being, and prepare to ask for advice in the future.

Because now, he has another question to ask.

"teacher."

Ian frowned suspiciously, and he asked softly, "How do you combine wisdom with the power of life?"

"eat."

Hilliard said succinctly: "This is the true meaning of the practice of the ascendant."

"The alien beast itself contains the power of the fruit of life. Through wisdom, its elements are refined, its essence is extracted, and the material of the alien beast is used in alchemy to prepare potions and tonics, so that humans can also absorb the fruit of life. Strength, and gradually improve your rank on the road of sublimation."

"As for effectiveness, Ian, you can touch my arm."

Hilliard raised his hand and showed his arm to Ian: "I'm a knight of a big man, I used to be a high-level sublime, but in the past battle, because of the source virus, almost all sublimation organs were destroyed. , and even higher-level sublimated structures such as the 'phase nervous system' built in the body are completely ablated."

"In other words, I'm basically a mortal and no longer possess the divine power of a high-level sublime."

"But even so."

Clenching his fists and puffing up his muscles, the old man emphasized at this moment: "My life essence has also transformed, far stronger than ordinary people, and even some low-level sublime people."

At this moment, Hilliard's face at the moment has returned to reality, no longer the appearance of Orsenna.

He can't be said to be as handsome and handsome as an elf, but he can also be called a straight face. The bridge of the man's nose is straight, his long gray-brown hair is slightly curly, and he has a calm and solemn military temperament. The wrinkles don't make him look too much. Aging only engraves the majesty of time on the knight.

"Okay, teacher."

Promising, Ian reached out without hesitation and touched Hilliard's arm.

——He wanted to touch it for a long time, the body of the sublimator in this world must be extraordinary!

However, just when Ian really touched it, he realized that the 'skin' he touched only looked like skin.

"This touch..." The boy couldn't help but widen his eyes.

It is a layer of fine smooth scales superimposed on each other, a layer of crystal carapace, solid and flexible, it seems that it is difficult to invade whether it is water or fire, it can be said that it is a layer of chain mail.

Under the skin, it is not flesh and blood in the traditional sense, but a non-Newtonian fluid that is extremely soft and can also be extremely hard. Ian even has the illusion that he is touching a humanoid crane. Hilliard is in full swing. If you exert your strength, I am afraid you can easily lift a house, or even more than that.

Raising his head, Ian and Hilliard looked at each other, the old knight's slightly brown pupils looked unremarkable at first glance, but Ian was keenly aware that the opponent's pupils would shrink and expand with the surrounding light all the time, observing the distance of the target, Adjusting the angle is like a high-precision reconnaissance camera, covering everything in the field of vision in detail.

This kind of power... Ian's breath was a little short for a split second.

This unprecedented possibility...

It is exactly what he has been pursuing and exploring!

Sensing the boy's mixed look of anticipation and longing, Hilliard nodded in satisfaction.

Obviously, the smart boy in front of him has sensed the key.

"The teacher's body is very special."

Let go of his hand, calm down, Ian summed up seriously: "Although it looks like ordinary skin, muscles and eyes, it has superhuman abilities."

"Under the seemingly human body, there are extraordinary powers hidden."