"Revealing Spirit."
Holy Son uttered, and the next moment, a white orb of light appeared before her eyes, with Butterfly-like wings emerging from its sides.
"This is my Authority, 'Revealing Spirit.' It can help me find anything I wish to discover."
Of course, its Authority isn't limited to just that; it can provide 'guidance' for everything, even guidance as outrageous as escaping the confines of fate or breaking free from the world's shackles.
Of course, 'guidance' is merely guidance. Essentially, it is about 'revealing the mist and obtaining the truth.' Her divinity is precisely such a thing.
It can reveal the truth, but whether she can achieve it is another matter entirely. This can be seen as the highest form of prophecy.
"This is my first time seeing you use it. Your Authority is truly convenient for finding things," Sima Wei Zhi said enviously. "Unlike me, I don't have any decent combat abilities."
It's not that she had no combat ability, but compared to them, it was simply not on the same level.
"The power to find anything, what a convenient Authority!" Puck exclaimed in admiration, but it felt this was merely the surface. Authority was not so simple; this Authority was somewhat similar to 'Mother,' but it should not be the same thing.
"Follow it; the Revealing Spirit will lead us to the correct place."
The glowing little orb with wings floated smoothly, neither too fast nor too slow, just about the pace of an ordinary person jogging.
"Oh, oh." Emilia jogged to keep up, with Holy Son and the other two following behind her.
Emilia looked back slightly; her three newly acquainted friends were smiling, and Sima Wei Zhi gave her a thumbs-up.
Emilia didn't know what to express, only feeling a warmth in her chest.
Is this what 'friends' are?
"By the way, since we've just arrived here, we only know the general place names, and everything else is half-understood. Lia, could you tell us about it?" Tendo Kisara asked.
"Start with the worldview of this world, like the powers used, spirits, fairies, and so on."
"I can, even though there are many things I don't know myself," Emilia explained slowly.
Soon, a general worldview appeared in the minds of Holy Son and the other two.
"It really is a typical fantasy world, how wonderful!" Tendo Kisara continued to ask.
"So, the strongest in this world are the Witches, Dragons, Great Spirits, or the Sword Saints of this country, then?"
"Oh~ From your tone, little girl, it sounds like you want to challenge them?" Puck said teasingly, hugging its cat paws.
"To fight against the strong, and then constantly grow and achieve great deeds—that is one of the things we desire," Tendo Kisara stated frankly.
"Holy Son said that as long as we stay by your side, Lia, we can reach the future we desire. So, surely many things will happen around you, and you will definitely encounter those powerful beings."
"But don't worry, we are very strong; protecting you will definitely not be a problem."
"Tha-thank you, but I don't think it's that dangerous around me," Emilia quickly said. Is it very dangerous around her? It seems like since she opened her eyes and met Puck, she's only encountered danger two or three times.
Although those dangers were quite terrifying.
"What ignorant little girls, when real danger strikes, who protects whom is still uncertain," Puck rolled its eyes. "But I still thank you for your kindness."
However, its heart sank.
It didn't think that beings with Authority would act without purpose.
Lia might indeed encounter many dangers in the future.
After all, Lia herself is one of the keys to unsealing the Jealous Witch's seal, and coupled with her identical appearance to the Jealous Witch, she will surely attract some things that don't know their place.
"You little cat suddenly isn't cute anymore," Tendo Kisara pouted.
"We're almost there," Holy Son said, looking around.
A corrupt, damp smell assailed them.
After passing through a few small alleys, the city's appearance changed.
A rotten smell emanated from the dirty, stinking drains, all formed by accumulated household waste. The originally exquisite and grand stone buildings had also turned into wooden houses.
Seeing the four of them, the people here cast disgusted or wary glances, some even directly closing their windows and wooden doors.
"This is a slum. Nobles, slums, an excessive disparity in power, and the solidification of classes make it completely impossible to break through. Nobles are always nobles, commoners are always commoners. For ordinary people, it's truly a world of despair," Holy Son whispered.
"Medieval level, very normal. The only luck is that there are no orthodox religions apart from cults," Sima Wei Zhi nodded. Fanatical religious belief among the populace is the most troublesome.
"In a world like this, achieving equality for all and a great harmony is almost impossible, because people are not born equal," Tendo Kisara said.
"Those at the top all have their extremely personal ideals."
"It's impossible to achieve a world where everyone is treated fairly? Why do you think that?" Emilia was stunned upon hearing this, nervously clutching the corner of her clothes.
Besides wanting to save everyone frozen in the forest, she also had a small wish when she participated in the 'Royal Selection': she hoped that everyone could be treated fairly and not be discriminated against because of her appearance, which was like the Jealous Witch.
Sima Wei Zhi did not hesitate: "This is very simple. In this world, people are determined from birth. Nobles are nobles, commoners are commoners. No matter how many commoners there are, they cannot resist nobles who possess magical power."
"Without a systematic cultivation system that allows ordinary people to gain power and cultivate to the world's apex, fairness is destined to be unattainable."
"Even if there are kind people who suppress all opposing voices, they can only achieve temporary fairness."
Puck squinted its eyes: "From your tone, have you seen a world where everyone is treated fairly?"
"Should I say yes or no?" Tendo Kisara murmured for a moment: "Absolute fairness is impossible in the world; there is only relative fairness."
"Fairness itself is a false proposition; there is only whether everyone is happy or not."
"I have already seen six instances where everyone was happy."
"Six?" Emilia's mouth dropped open in shock.
"Your identities are quite extraordinary," Puck couldn't help but blurt out.
"We haven't hidden our origins. Lia must have already guessed that we are from another world, right?" Sima Wei Zhi said with a smile.
"You're almost too sincere," Puck retorted.
"Should I have guessed?" Emilia was a little flustered. She had some guesses, but she felt she shouldn't pry into others' secrets, so she hadn't thought about it.
"It stopped. It looks like it's here."
At this moment, the 'Revealing Spirit' stopped in front of a wooden building resembling a warehouse, and a faint smell of alcohol wafted from inside.
It seemed this warehouse-like building also served as a tavern.