Major jumped up, his childlike innocence in mid-air, he made a 360-degree turn and landed steadily.
He found a ray corresponding to the stone pillar above his head, and found the black stone slab where it intersected with the third circle. There was no special mark on it. He stretched out his hand and knocked. Sure enough, it made a clicking sound. The bottom was empty. He took out his dagger and lightly touched it.
Gently pry it open, and there lies a palm-sized square bronze medal inside.
This is the next clue.
Three neatly arranged patterns are engraved on the bronze medal: a clown with his left arm stretched out, a rooster with its neck singing, and a wide-brimmed hat with three feathers.
Another puzzle.
But for Major, this puzzle is much simpler than the previous one. Because the previous one was to create something out of nothing, but now there are clear clues, and Major also has a basic understanding of Aifen's thinking logic.
The clown's outstretched left arm is obviously indicating the direction.
Major walked down the steps, ran to the left, and reached the moat in front of the Red Sword Castle in half a minute.
This road is blocked. There should be other information on the clown.
Major returned the same way and took out the bronze medal to observe. There was nothing special about the clown's extended left hand with four fingers together. His right hand was placed behind his back, and there were no other noteworthy details in his posture.
Wait... The lines on the clown's right hand are very detailed and complicated, which is very different from the simple and bright lines in other parts.
Major turned the bronze medal over. Sure enough, the clown's right hand was engraved on the back of the bronze medal. The big and small thumbs were held together, and the three middle fingers stood straight up.
There are really details everywhere.
Major put away the bronze medal, continued running to the left, and turned into the third alley. The alley was very deep, probably because it was near the city hall. Most of the houses on both sides were high-walled compounds with closed doors.
Major slowed down and walked forward slowly, scanning every scene around him for fear of missing any detail. After walking for a while, he saw a tall flagpole erected in a large house, and stood on the flagpole.
There was a rooster, which was swinging in the evening breeze and making a sweet tinkling sound. It turned out to be a weathervane.
He pushed the door, but it was locked from the inside, so he took two steps back, jumped up the wall, and jumped into the courtyard.
There is nothing in the huge courtyard, except for the flagpole in the middle. There is a small house directly in the south of the courtyard. It is low and narrow, and its size is not proportional to the huge courtyard. The door of the small house is ajar, and with the evening breeze,
Shaking slightly and squeaking.
Major looked around and found nothing of note, so he walked into the hut.
The door automatically closed behind him, which startled Major. A fist-sized crystal ball on the roof instantly lit up with the sound of the door closing, emitting a bright white light, making the cabin as bright as day.
Only then did Jay realize that there were no windows on the four walls of the hut, and there were no household furnishings, except for a strange device placed in the middle.
This thing looks like a scale, except that there is a hollow glass ball on the left and right scales. The glass ball on the left is filled with small silver metal balls the size of beans, which looks very beautiful under the light. The two scales
There is a small rocking wheel on the middle table.
Major pinched the rocker handle and tried to turn it in a circle. The resistance of the rocker was quite large and it was not easy to turn. As the rocker rotated, it seemed to drive the hinges and gears, and the scales made a rattling sound.
, the glass ball on the left slowly rose, and with a click, a small silver ball fell out and rolled into the glass ball on the right. The glass ball on the right trembled slightly. Let go of your hand, the rocker will automatically rotate, and the left ball will
It fell, the right ball rose, and the small silver ball rolled back into the glass ball on the left. The scale returned to balance.
Major was very happy. This device is a bit fun! Obviously, he should keep turning the wheel to let the metal ball transfer to the glass ball on the right. Finally, the mechanism will be triggered and the next prompt will be obtained.
He turned around with interest.
As a psychological counselor, Major saw through the purpose of this device at a glance - to test patience. Slowly, there are hundreds or thousands of small glass metal balls, and one will fall out every time it rotates, which is very time-consuming.
It is long and boring. However, one's patience can only be tested by doing a boring thing continuously.
It seems that the people of the Overwatch League know very well that patience is the most precious quality.
Thinking of this, Major couldn't help but secretly sigh that he was lucky. If he had encountered this kind of test a few years ago, he would definitely not have been able to complete it. Major understood that his nature was a bit impetuous. In the past twenty years of his life, there were
Many opportunities that could have changed his destiny passed him by because of lack of patience, and he sighed every time he thought about it. But he had one advantage - he corrected his mistakes when he knew they were wrong.
Since he understood his shortcomings of lack of patience, Major devoted a long time to cultivating his patience. For example, he bought a hundred needles, threaded them one by one, then pulled out the threads and started over again, until a hundred times.
At the beginning, when he had even threaded 10 needles, he was so upset that he wanted to throw everything away. Major forced himself to calm down, slowed down, and threaded the needles one by one. Slowly
He discovered that it is not that difficult to change a person's character. If you persist, it will become a habit. After three or four days, he threaded a hundred needles at a speed of three hours. He could take a break in between, but he could never do it.
Other things. After 10 days, it only took him one hour to thread a hundred needles. He could see his hand moving very quickly.
Since then, Major's patience has greatly increased, and he has done several other trainings, all of which were completed happily and smoothly. And this quality, once successfully cultivated, will never be lost again.
It is precisely with the perseverance brought by this patience that Major started from scratch and successfully passed the psychological counselor qualification certificate.
Compared with needle threading training, spinning a small wheel is much more interesting.
Major kept the rhythm and turned the wheel at a constant speed. The silver ball whizzed through the passage and fell into the glass bottle. The sound was very pleasant. But shaking the wheel was not easy. Without the super power brought by the dragon god's possession,
Due to the strong physical strength, Major found it difficult to complete successfully.
It seems that this device not only tests mental endurance, but also muscular endurance. The person who designed this device is very smart and really has a purpose in everything.
About an hour later, most of the silver ball had reached the glass ball on the right, but the scale did not change at all. Every time the wheel was turned, the glass ball on the left would still fall heavily.
It seems that there is another mystery inside. There will be no prompt until all the balls are transferred.
Even though Major was in good physical condition, sweat was inevitable on his forehead at this time. He raised his left sleeve to wipe the sweat.
Suddenly, there were two soft sounds in the yard.
Someone jumped in from outside the courtyard. Major was startled and quickly looked to see where there was a switch to turn off the light source. The walls were bare and there was nothing. He did not dare to let go of the rocker and listened attentively while turning.
Two very light footsteps, almost like snowflakes falling to the ground, were very slow and sounded like they were walking along the wall, one to the left and one to the right, outflanking them from both sides. Major couldn't help but speed up the wheel.
The footsteps stopped at the door of the hut.
Breathtaking silence.
After a few heartbeats, the door shook slightly - someone pushed the door open.
Major took out the dagger, turned his body sideways, and aimed at the door, preparing to hit the first person who came in with a flying knife.
But the door was not pushed open as Major imagined. It was closed at some point. Major was a little confused because it was not locked when he came in.
It should be automatically locked. This door also has its own mechanism.
Major breathed a sigh of relief and continued to turn the wheel. There were not many silver balls left in the glass balls on the left, only the last few dozen were left. At the current speed, they would all be transferred to the right in about a minute.
There was no movement outside the house, and the two people at the door didn't know what they were doing. The only sound outside was the squeak of the weathervane swinging in the wind...
...Suddenly, there was a loud bang, the door of the house was torn apart, and a large piece of debris flew towards Major.
Major subconsciously ducked his head to avoid the fragments, and threw the dagger out with his backhand. His right hand continued to spin, and he pressed down with his left hand and whispered in despair. A black light hit the first person who rushed in. It was a body.
A masked man wearing tight-fitting black leather armor, holding a small crossbow in his hand, flashed in from the door. As soon as he aimed at Major, he was hit by the black light. He groaned and collapsed to the ground, but he still pulled the trigger.
The trigger. The small crossbow fired three small arrows in succession. Under the sudden change, he could not control his aim. Two arrows flew directly to the ceiling, and one arrow shot towards Major's thigh. Major easily dodged it by raising his leg.
The arrow hit the scales and clattered to the ground.
Major glanced at someone coming in from behind, but his figure disappeared from sight in a flash. Major kept turning the wheel with his right hand while searching for traces of the enemy.
Stealth again!
After dealing with Ai Fen once, Major already knew how to deal with sneaky guys - concentrate and meditate, reduce reliance on the eyes, and make full use of other senses: hearing, smell, and touch.
But every time the wheel was turned, the scale would make a lot of noise, which greatly affected Major's hearing. Once or twice, he almost caught the enemy's extremely weak breathing sound, but the scale clicked and covered it up, and then
Have to start over again.
Major was unfazed, turning the wheel mechanically and waiting patiently.
You must know that the enemy is more nervous than you. From the enemy's perspective, if two people jumped into the yard in the middle of the night, saw the light coming from the house, and knew that there was someone in the house, and quietly reached under the wall to the door, they would never have thought of the person in the house.
Already heard the footsteps and even prepared for them.
The two must be skilled partners. They made a plan outside and used magic to open the door. One person took advantage of the chaos and entered the door with a repeating crossbow to clear the area. The other person covered behind him.
Unexpectedly, the first person who came in was knocked down, and his life or death was unknown. The latecomer could only forcefully enter the stealth state. Even so, it was thanks to the first person that Major was distracted while dodging the crossbow arrows, otherwise he would have lost his mind.
My perception ability is so bright, how could I not see it in this palm-sized hut with such bright light?
Major glanced at the glass ball. Only the last small metal ball was left. He remained calm and did not change his rhythm. The glass ball lifted up as the wheel shook, and the last silver ball rolled under the influence of gravity.
Go into the passage and roll toward the glass ball on the right.