Following the black-robed apostle to the rear hall, there were thirteen people. Besides Queen Seles, the high priest of the white robes, and eleven black-robed apostles, counting Xiao Xun and the apostle before him, there were a total of twelve apostles.
At this moment, Seles had changed out of her thick cape, but the long dress she wore underneath was much larger than usual.
The high priest looked at Xiao Xun. "Child, His Majesty has told me about you. Since you can travel between two worlds like His Majesty, I suspect you are also a member of the Light-Flame family."
Xiao Xun's instinctive reaction was surprise. If he was from the same family as Mu Jiahe, it meant they had a blood relationship.
He clapped his hands and unfolded them. "But I can't conjure fire out of thin air!"
The high priest walked up to Xiao Xun and patted his head. "Let's go to the Temple of Elements first to see what your natal element is, and then we will make a decision."
The high priest raised his hand and drew a circle, pulling out a wooden staff taller than himself from within it, and lightly tapped the floor.
The entire space instantly descended, and Xiao Xun almost couldn't stand and fell to his knees.
When the sensation disappeared, the surrounding scene also changed. It was a circular brick tower structure temple, enshrining seven colossal limestone statues.
The high priest spread his arms and introduced Xiao Xun. "These are the seven most famous magic gods of the Atlantean continent. Because His Majesty's family produced two magic gods, one of light and one of fire, they are also known as the Light-Flame family and have ruled this country for generations."
Xiao Xun nodded in surprise, feeling more and more like he was immersed in a game.
He turned in a circle, looking at the seven statues of various designs. "How can we determine which element I belong to?"
The high priest slowly closed his eyes. "Young man, do not be anxious. The magic gods will give you the answer."
An hour passed, and the high priest slowly opened his eyes, seeing no movement in the temple.
Xiao Xun looked at the high priest. "This is not a matter of being anxious or not, but rather there is no answer at all, is there?"
The high priest looked at Xiao Xun doubtfully, and Seles also walked over. "Teacher, how could this happen?"
The high priest, holding his staff, tapped Xiao Xun's head without any symptoms. Xiao Xun was almost knocked unconscious, squatting on the ground, clutching his head, his eyes red. "Why did you hit me suddenly? It hurts so much!"
The high priest's serious expression softened. "Fortunately, it's not the Dark Magic element."
Xiao Xun rubbed his head. "What is the Dark Magic element?"
Seles bent down and helped Xiao Xun up. "It's bad magic. Those of the Dark Magic element are enemies of the entire continent, similar to wizards or demonic sects in that world."
"Since there is Dark Magic, there must be White Magic as well, right?"
The high priest nodded. "Indeed, but generally, only people like priests can comprehend White Magic. You... don't seem like one."
After speaking, the high priest walked up to Xiao Xun, stared into his eyes, and said word by word, "Perhaps, we are the same."
Xiao Xun looked into the high priest's deep eyes. "We? What element?"
The high priest looked up. "That would be the highest level, the Dimensional element. This element has not yet produced a magic god, and apart from me, others who can master it are only rumored to exist. This depends on innate talent, with no lineage or inheritance involved."
Xiao Xun said in surprise, "Is the Dimensional element very powerful?"
The high priest shook his head. "Not necessarily, because there are no specific cultivation methods or techniques, nor is there any inheritance. One can only rely on self-comprehension. If one cannot comprehend it, they are just an ordinary person."
If it weren't for his status and position, Xiao Xun would have thought he was an old liar.
Xiao Xun sighed and looked at Seles beside him. "So, I am someone who cannot learn magic."
Seeing Xiao Xun's dejected look, Seles patted his shoulder. "Don't be discouraged. Teacher only said it's possible. He was also considered a 'waste' who couldn't use magic in everyone's eyes back then. Later, he comprehended his own unique magic and became the most powerful high priest in this country. Because of his existence, other countries, even if they had more people and stronger armies than us, dared not provoke us, which is like nuclear deterrence in that world."
Xiao Xun only understood one sentence: he was a "waste" in this world, and there was no other.
Since he couldn't learn magic, he could only seek Mu Jiahe's protection. Now, only she wouldn't kill him, and this world was his greatest refuge.
Thinking of this, he became even more respectful towards Mu Jiahe.
After leaving the Temple of Elements, Seles saw that he was in a bad mood. "Do you want to walk around this world? Experience the charm of this异世大陆 (yì shì dàlù - foreign continent)?"
"Another day! I'm not in the mood. I want to go back. There's no mobile phone, no computer, and everything here is unfamiliar to me."
Seles suddenly grabbed Xiao Xun's hand. "Come, I'll show you something good."
She, wearing a long dress, walked particularly fast, leading Xiao Xun to a underground palace entrance. The guards on both sides saluted them and cleared the way.
Xiao Xun looked at Seles's excited expression and asked curiously, "What are you going to show me?"
"You'll know when we get there."
The underground palace was illuminated by electric lights, with a light bulb every ten steps, making it very bright.
Xiao Xun looked at the ancient architecture with modern elements, finding it very incongruous. "Since you can travel between two worlds, why not bring the advanced technology of that world to this world?"
"Historical development has its patterns. Moreover, those advanced technologies are of no benefit to my rule. And for many things, this world has substitutes."
Xiao Xun expressed his incomprehension. Seles stopped. "Let me ask you, if you traveled to ancient times and told the people there that our planet is round, and not the center of the universe, and the sun doesn't revolve around us, but rather our planet revolves around the sun, what do you think they would do?"
Xiao Xun answered without thinking, "They would definitely think I'm crazy."
Seles wagged her finger. "No, they would consider you a heretic, bind you to a cross, and then burn you..."
Xiao Xun: "..."
The two arrived at a vast circular area. The ground was covered with straw, which was very soft to step on.
Xiao Xun touched the straw on the ground. "Why is this grass warm?"
Seles pointed to two eggs in front of her, which were about the same height as herself. "Do you know what these are?"
Xiao Xun reached out to touch them, but Seles grabbed his wrist. "You can't touch them carelessly. Any external interference will affect their development."
Xiao Xun instantly remembered. "Could this be the dragon eggs that the commander brought back yesterday?"
Seles nodded. "That's right. There are dragons in this world, and the two eggs in front of you are genuine dragon eggs."
Xiao Xun looked at the dragon eggs in front of him in surprise. "I wonder what they will look like when they hatch? Will they be like the dragons in our country that fly without wings, or like the Western dragons that look like lizards with wings?"
Seles's excited expression immediately turned gloomy. "Their parents were both winged 'lizards'. If we don't consider genetic mutations, they should look like that too!"
Seeing Xiao Xun's disappointed look, Mu Jiahe was unhappy. "What's with that expression? You can see a mythical creature from that world in reality here, shouldn't you be excited?"
Xiao Xun replied, "Nothing would be more exciting to me than being able to learn magic."