"If the Wise Sovereign thinks I’m lying, you can use the truth spell on me. But only for this question."
Angel opened his heart, presenting a demeanor open for others to explore.
In fact, Angel’s candid words and actions had already convinced many. However, the Wise Sovereign feared he might be using reverse psychology, deliberately retreating to advance, so he still used the truth spell on him with an apologetic look to confirm.
Immediately afterwards, for the first time since encountering the Wood Spirit, the Wise Sovereign opened the third eye on his forehead.
As the third eye opened, a large amount of flowing light like silk threads appeared around them, intertwining and weaving, as if crafting a net of flowing light or writing mysterious runes in the air.
The flowing light danced around, surrounding Angel and the Wise Sovereign.
Eventually, the flowing light formed a piece of tree leaf with a faint golden glow in the middle of the two of them.
The book page had two sides, which were now blank, with only the flowing golden light faintly visible on it.
The light reflected from the book page flickered on their faces, casting eerie expressions.
"Why so formal, Wise Sovereign? I’ve said it’s only for this question," Angel sighed.
Others might not know what this is, but Angel knew very well.
Because the runes woven by the surrounding flowing light are precisely Magic Patterns. And in the center, the book constructed by Magic Patterns is a manifestation of them, which Magic Rune Mages call: the True Words Tome.
The True Words Tome functions quite similarly to the contract light shield used by the Black Earl earlier, but with slight differences.
In the contract light shield, you must speak the truth, and when you don’t want to answer, you can choose to remain silent.
However, within the range of the True Words Tome, remaining silent leads to a backlash from the magic patterns, making you compelled to answer all questions.
But there’s something interesting about the True Words Tome: your answers don’t have to be truthful.
But if you leave your answer on those flowing golden light book pages, then that answer must be the truth.
In other words, within the range of the True Words Tome, you can speak the truth or lies, but only what’s on the book pages is the absolute truth.
Once the golden book page formed, the Wise Sovereign reached out a finger, and a bit of energy flew like a swan, landing on the book page.
A faint mist of light rose from the surface of the book page, forming a faint phantom shadow, which, upon closer inspection, revealed the True Body of the Wise Sovereign: the Triclops Blue Demon.
Soon, the mist of light dissipated, and the phantom shadow of the Triclops Blue Demon merged into the book page and disappeared.
The appearance of the True Body phantom also meant that the Wise Sovereign activated the book page with his energy, in other words, he signed the "contract" of the True Words Tome.
After completing this action, the Wise Sovereign looked at Angel.
Angel: "Can’t you just use an ordinary truth spell...?"
Wise Sovereign: "The effect is the same."
Indeed, the effect is the same, but the True Words Tome is not just about making people speak the truth. In the basic teaching of the Heart Illusion in the Illusion Series, the True Words Tome is even used as an example in explaining game theory.
Because the True Words Tome has a trait that, as long as any party signs the "contract," they can write some reasonable rules on it.
What is reasonable is a rule recognized by the True Words Tome and the opponent.
For example, you write a rule: You can remain silent when you don’t want to answer.
Even if your opponent agrees with this rule, the True Words Tome won’t, because that negates the Tome’s existence, which is its underlying logic.
Similarly, if you write a rule: Everything the opponent says must be the truth.
The True Words Tome accepts it, but if your opponent doesn’t, then that rule doesn’t hold.
This way of mutually setting rules seems to respect the opponent, but in fact, it’s also a means of mutual gaming.
Take, for instance, the rule "the opponent must speak the truth." If the opponent refuses to sign this rule, that indicates they have something to hide and are unwilling to say it. This means they might likely lie about what they say next.
This information may seem useless, but for Wizards with top-notch observation, it is also part of the game.
Moreover, due to this rule of the True Words Tome, many Wizards start probing their opponents while writing rules.
Therefore, when Angel saw the True Words Tome, he only felt his forehead swell.
He’d rather play the contract light shield game with the Black Earl than this mentally exhausting True Words Tome. Most importantly, his opponent was the Wise Sovereign; he didn’t think he could outplay him.
Seeing Angel not acting for a long time, the Wise Sovereign remained silent for a moment, then added a rule to the True Words Tome.
It was also the only rule made by the Wise Sovereign: Follow the original rule.
In other words, the Wise Sovereign didn’t set any rules. The original rules are the rules of the True Words Tome itself, without any additional rules.
This means the Wise Sovereign gave up on gaming in terms of rules.
Angel thought for a moment and concluded that if it’s the original rules, it shouldn’t be a problem? He only needed to answer the initial suspicion; at other times, he didn’t need to record his words in the True Words Tome, whether true or false.
Thinking about this, Angel still extended his finger and prepared to infuse energy into the True Words Tome.
However, when Angel was infusing energy, an idea flashed in his mind.
The magic power that was supposed to be released from the Magic Vortex in his Mind Space was stopped by Angel at the last moment. He secretly opened the "Door" on his right hand, and the hidden green pattern began to actively jump under the glove, and a Power of the Nightmare Realm began to gather slowly.
The pale green energy, carrying a thick Nightmare Illusion Breath, gushed from his fingertips into the True Words Tome.
Everyone saw that light green energy with a peculiar aura, but none of them were too surprised, including the Wise Sovereign who didn’t take it seriously.
Because Angel’s previous Illusionary Realms and Illusion Technique broadcasts all carried this aura. Undoubtedly, this is Angel’s energy.
Often, when both parties infuse their energy into the True Words Tome, it doesn’t necessarily have to be the purest magic power, because pure magic power might reveal some clues. Changing magic power to other energies, such as the Power of Earth, Nature, or Water powered by magic, can all activate the True Words Tome.