CHAPTER 559: CHAPTER 382: OATH: PRINCESS GUARDIAN

[The Illusion Breaks, Reality Descends]

Such words appeared before my eyes.

Gwen Ivia disappeared...

Ceder couldn’t help but rub his brow, casting a calming technique on himself to quickly calm down from this situation.

From the way Gwen Ivia disappeared just now, it was undoubtedly not a real person, but an illusion constructed by some means.

Moreover, the moment the illusion disappeared, Gwendolin appeared. She turned Yanor Londo into the same darkness as when those who offended her appeared.

This was done correctly, as it was also disrespectful to the gods, so using the darkness to punish was justifiable.

But wasn’t Gwendolin guarding Gwyn’s grave in the lower area? Why would she know about the situation here and appear the moment the illusion was broken?

Apart from the possibility that the other party might have special abilities to control the entire Royal City, Ceder thought he could reasonably believe that the illusion of Gwen Ivia might have been created by Gwendolin.

"The known conditions seem to be able to fit together."

Once thoughts spread in this direction, they couldn’t be stopped. By leveraging the advantage of having read through the adventurer’s guild’s database in Bed City, Ceder could easily combine various pieces of information.

For example, the Brass Woman once said that the gods of Yanor Londo had left, and this place had become a dead, solitary city.

The bonfire image in Fran Fort mentioned that the Shadow Sun took the responsibility of maintaining the Fire Transmission alone after Gwyn’s transmission of fire, but she couldn’t show herself before the world for some reason.

The darkness of Yanor Londo didn’t feel like a simple change in weather to Ceder; it was influenced by deeper forces. After nightfall, some monsters that existed during the day would disappear, just like disappearing phantoms.

And Ornstein and Smough, who conducted trials for those who came, would flicker like phantoms when their life force was depleted...

"I understand now."

Ceder felt that he had arrived at the most correct answer.

The gods left, and Gwendolin held Yanor Londo alone to maintain the Fire Transmission, but for unknown reasons, couldn’t reveal herself to people, so she created the illusion of the Sunshine Princess, who handed the so-called Royal Artifact to those who passed the trials. The trial duo was also likely phantoms!

Got it, the entire Royal City might just be a huge illusion!

"It must be very difficult."

Upon reaching this conclusion, Gwendolin transitioned in Ceder’s mind from being a "god who is very good to the Oath Takers" to a "great god with strong responsibility."

No matter why she maintained the Fire Transmission, given her efforts, the path to protect the world currently seemed very intact, which deserved respect.

But in a playful way of saying, it seemed like Gwendolin’s image turned into a year-round dedicated office worker.

Ceder was a very competent adventurer; once he figured this out, his thoughts would spread widely around it, and suddenly a thought deemed "blasphemous" popped into his head.

If the Royal City’s duo was really an illusion created by Gwendolin, then, if one entered the Fog Gate of the Dark Moon Spirit Temple beforehand and killed Gwendolin, would it skip the battles with Ornstein and Smough?

No, no, what am I thinking, slaying a god is undoubtedly more difficult, and obviously, the risks are higher.

Shaking his head to dispel the dangerous thought from his mind, Ceder walked towards the bed in front of where the illusion of the Sunshine Princess once lay.

In the arms of the Sunshine Princess was something similar to an egg; it’s unclear what it was, but it remained after the illusion disappeared.

As one approached, magical words floated in the air.

[Will you enter into the covenant of "Princess Guardian"?]

The princess is gone, so how can you enter a covenant?

Ceder frowned; without other influencing factors, this covenant would likely have the highest signing threshold, even more troublesome than becoming a Dark Moon Sword.

So, what benefits would there be in becoming this?

He thought for a moment and knelt in front of the bed, signing the covenant.

No sound appeared, nor did the appearance of a god manifest in his mind, only the cold light points appeared before him.

[Sunshine Princess Ring]

[The ring of the renowned eldest daughter of the "Initial Ember King" Gwyn, the Sunshine Princess Gwen Ivia, feels slightly warm like sunshine]

[It can slowly replenish lost life force]

[She left her homeland with many gods and is said to have become a wife, a mother, and then gave birth to noble offspring]

And there was another miracle.

[Sunshine Nourishment]

[A special miracle taught by the Sunshine Princess, which extensively and slowly restores life force along with surrounding people. Followers of the Sun will become more courageous]

[The beloved Sunshine Princess Gwen Ivia, she shared the blessings of miracles with warriors]

[Those who enter a covenant with the Princess will receive extra blessings when using this miracle]

Each covenant has its own duties, such as the Fran Guard protecting Fran Fort, the Sun Warrior helping others, the Soul-sucking Ghost constantly invading, and the Princess Guardian needing to protect the princess and punish those who break the princess’s illusion.

"But the illusion is already gone?"

Ceder couldn’t understand; wouldn’t this mean that this covenant can’t hunt down sinners and obtain covenant items anymore?

After all, the princess to be protected is already gone. Such a situation seems understandable, but...