Chapter 96: I Haven’t Lit Up the Divine Monument Yet

Other than meditation and rest, the replenishment of mental strength could also promote its recovery.

Therefore, after eating their fill, the condition of Lorca and the others was obviously much better, and their mental strength had also recovered.

Rexton deliberately put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand and said to Lorca, “Lorca, are you still unwilling to leave that Divine Monument?”

Lorca said somewhat helplessly, “Those who are not as strong as me are still persisting in front of it. I clearly can still look at it for a little longer.”

Rexton sighed, “You also know how sacred the Divine Monument is. How can it be comprehended in a day? Why do you have to fight to the death against that Divine Monument?”

Lorca replied with some distress, “The Divine Monument Garden is only open for a month. We only have a chance to stay in the Rune Academy if we light up thirty Divine Monuments. I don’t want to give up. I want to stay in the Rune Academy.”

Lorca’s talent was a little better than Rexton’s. Among the three of them, he was the most determined to get into the Rune Academy. That was why Lorca kept fighting against the Divine Monument. If it wasn’t for Rexton pulling him back, he probably wouldn’t eat or drink until he lit up a Divine Monument.

Rexton’s talent was the most average. He hadn’t lit up a Divine Monument today, but he didn’t care. His mentality was different from theirs.

To be able to pass the first round of the test and pass it was already beyond his expectations. He originally had planned to accompany Lorca and the others to the Rune Academy to take a look. It would be good to be able to enter, but it didn’t matter if he didn’t.

Thus, it was because of this mentality that he didn’t really care whether he lit up the Divine Monument or not. Out of the three of them, he was the most normal.

As for Vivienne, although she also yearned for the Rune Academy, she wasn’t as persistent as Lorca. She could only say that she was doing her best. The reason why she was so weak wasn’t that she was fighting to the death against the runes, but because she had lit up a Divine Monument.

To be able to light up a Divine Monument on the first day could be considered a pretty good result. Many examinees were like Lorca and Rexton, who had obtained nothing on the first day.

To light up a Divine Monument, one had to communicate with it to a certain extent and understand its contents. This process was extremely taxing on one’s mental strength, which was why Vivienne was extremely weak.

Hearing Lorca’s words, Lugh shook his head and softly advised, “This is only the first Divine Monument. What’s the rush?”

Lorca sighed. “It’s precisely because this is only the first Divine Monument that I’m in a rush.”

Lugh frowned. “There are 108 Divine Monuments in the entire Divine Monument Garden. If this one isn’t enough, why don’t we just change it to another one? What’s there to be stubborn about?”

Lugh did not understand Lorca’s actions.

He said helplessly, “The more Divine Monuments are outside, the more times they are lit up. So this means that the Divine Monuments outside are simpler. Of course, this is also related to chance, but the further through the Divine Monument, the more difficult it is.”

Lugh shook his head but did not refute.

Elizabeth had said that there was no such thing as simple or difficult in these 108 Divine Monuments, and there was no specific method to light them up.

It depended on a person’s wisdom, luck, ability to understand, and other factors. Some people might not be able to understand the contents of the Divine Monuments at the time, but after a few days, they would look back and suddenly understand, and they would be able to light them up immediately.

Lorca said that the Divine Monument outside was easier to light up, and the deeper into the green mountains, the harder it was. This was a kind of empiricism, but it did not mean that it was correct.

It could only be said that these Divine Monuments were just right for them.

But now, it was obvious that the Divine Monument that Lorca and Rexton had chosen was not very suitable for the two of them, but Lorca still chose to continue fighting to the death. Doing so would only consume spiritual power, and it would be a waste of time.

However, Lorca could not listen to these words at all. He had already fallen into a kind of emotional obsession because he cared too much about the results and would often be more extreme.

Therefore, Lugh did not intend to continue to persuade him. Instead, he casually said, “I have yet to light up a Divine Monument.”

“What?”

“Thirteen, you have yet to light up a Divine Monument?”

“That’s impossible. You must be joking, right?”

“I guess you haven’t even gone to see the Divine Monument. Ha, I know you too well. I reckon that you plan to go all out and have a good rest first before going to study the Divine Monument. Then you will casually light up four or five Divine Monuments in a day.”

When the three of them heard Lugh’s words, they all had astonished expressions.

But very quickly, they understood.

Lugh couldn’t even light up a Divine Monument?

Who was he kidding?

They had all seen Lugh’s talent. Even Vivienne had lit one, let alone Lugh.

So they guessed that either he was joking, or he hadn’t even tried to comprehend those Divine Monuments.

Lugh smiled. “I really haven’t lit up a Divine Monument.”

He was telling the truth. To light up a Divine Monument, he needed to release his spiritual power to communicate with it. He took a few casual glances at the Divine Monument before leaving. If he used his spiritual power to communicate with the Divine Monument, or if he used the help of the system, he could also light up the Divine Monument.

However, Lugh was not in a hurry.

“I saw too many people. I just took a casual glance and left. I’ll look at it another day.”

Lugh saw that they did not believe him and casually found an excuse.

Rexton and the rest nodded.

Lorca sighed. “Sigh, only Thirteen can be so willful. We humans don’t even have time, yet you don’t care about the world.”

“But that’s true. If you really want to light up the Divine Monument, it would be a very easy thing. When that time comes, lighting up four or five in a day would be enough to shock everyone.”

Hearing what Lorca said, Lugh was slightly surprised. “Could it be that there will be a day when examinees can comprehend four or five Divine Monuments?”

“That’s right. Some people can only light up one Divine Monument a day. Being able to light up one every day is already considered pretty good, but there are always some monsters that are different from the rest.”