The Modern Age of the Mysterious

When Sean was still living on the Continent, archaeologists discovered a mural in a cave in South Del Continent.

The murals depict scenes of human life thousands of years ago: people wearing wooden oil masks are performing some kind of ritual by the bonfire.

The archaeologists deduced that the shaman of the tribe was performing a seance. People at that time believed that this ritual could drive away evil and bring good luck to the tribe.

There are many different civilizations in the world, almost all have similar cultures: believe that "masks" can resist evil prying eyes, and please the gods to bless themselves.

A long time ago, before the concept of "explorer" appeared, people who walked on the dark side of the world and drove away evil spirits wore masks.

The mask has been used to this day, adding many mysterious and practical colors, and has become one of the symbols of explorers.

In front of Sean at this moment, the swirling masks became less and less.

Sean had a strange feeling - as if the gods found themselves, they all came to observe, and after they found that they didn't fit, they silently retreated to their positions.

Soon, there was still a faint light, and there were only a dozen masks left in front of Sean.

As Sean expected, the masks of "Apprentice in Tacheng" and "Young Scribe" that matched their functions were reserved for the end.

What makes Sean particularly excited is that the "Silent Secretary" mask is still revolving around him.

A silver mask with a calm expression, hair like a fine wave of silver, and a brass-colored quill like a cape above the temples...

Sean's eyes were almost inseparable from it. He seemed to feel that as long as he kept staring at this mask, he could have a closer connection with it.

Mask after mask extinguished the light, and the silent clerk remained, turning more and more slowly, becoming the only luminous object in the darkness.

Xiao En knew that he had been selected, and a smile appeared on his face involuntarily. He watched the faintly radiant mask slowly turn to face him, he stretched out his hand to accept it, and then...

The mask went out in the dark.

In the darkness, Sean was stunned: what's going on?

He turned a few times in the darkness, making sure that all the masks were extinguished.

For a moment, he thought that there was something wrong with his mask ritual - no matter what, there should be a mask left, and now this situation of all being extinguished is too strange.

Sean just wanted to shout a few times in the dark and let the director come in and take a look. He suddenly heard the sound of a tidal wave.

In the boundless darkness, the sound of the tide suddenly came, which made him confused: "What's going on? I have hallucinations?"

Then, the sky brightened a little vaguely. He found that the surrounding water was constantly coming and going. The black marble floor on which he was standing seemed to be the only reef on the sea.

Sean looked around in surprise. This was an ocean filled with heavy fog. It seemed that before the sunrise, everything was chaotic and unclear. Only the sound of the tide confirmed that what he saw was true.

"Where am I?" Just as Sean was about to touch the sea water, he suddenly saw a transparent mask appearing in the air in front of him.

The mask was oval in shape, with only two holes in the eye position, as if it was ground from a single piece of translucent crystal.

Sean straightened up and stared at the transparent mask. From his perspective, he could see this chaotic ocean and the thick fog on it through the mask.

Like a dream, the surrounding scenery disappeared, and the mask seemed to contain the misty ocean.

Sean looked at this unknown mask, as if looking through an oval window, looking at the dark and foggy sea just before dawn.

The mask floats quietly. Sean was empty for a while before realizing that this was his mask.

Sean took off the mask from the air, as if he had taken off a piece of fog: "What kind of mask is this? Why isn't it on the map of the "Explorer's Handbook"?"

The lights in the Hall of Thousand Faces came back on, and the director, the mask maker, and Moonlight walked in.

Sean could see that there was some surprise in the eyes of the director and the mask maker.

The mask maker stared at the "dense fog" in Sean's hands and seemed to be obsessed. The director's eyes couldn't be moved, but his voice was still calm: "The Hall of Thousand Faces is a place with divinity.

"You are standing in the center of the hall, in fact, let the existence that dominates the mask choose the most suitable mask for you.

"However, if that existence finds that none of the existing masks can match you, he will create a mask for you.

"It's not that this has never happened, it's just rare."

To make a mysterious being condescend to create a mask for himself?

Sean looked at the mask in his hand again: "Then what's its name and what does it symbolize?"

The mask maker took a few steps closer and stretched out his hands as if asking Sean's approval. Sean handed the mask into his hands, and the latter held the mask and closed his eyes, as if trying to get some kind of revelation.

After a long while, he opened his eyes: "The name of the mask is 'Unknown Sea'. It symbolizes that the person wearing it has great potential... It also symbolizes that he will face a huge challenge.

"Whether it can survive the terrifying storm and tide, only the gods and himself know."

The director cleared his throat: "Although the process is a bit different from usual, we still follow the tradition~www.NovelMTL.com~ and complete the award ceremony."

The craftsman solemnly held the unknown sea, and the director opened the "Explorer's Manual" in his hand and read aloud: "Mr. Explorer Sean, this is the mask that fate chose for you. After wearing it, it means that you will step into this world. mysterious side.

"You will witness the beauty that most people can't witness, and you will encounter disasters that most people won't encounter.

"You will walk in the dark, so as to protect those who walk in the light.

"You will keep the secrets that ancient wisdom tells you, and close your lips every day."

"You will cherish your soul, heart and noble character, not be tempted by evil, and refuse the slightest depravity."

"Finally. You once served for mortals, but you decided to pay the price and enter that extraordinary world. I swear to God, you clearly know the price and leverage of this trip."

Sean repeated every sentence until the last sentence: "...I used to be a mortal, but I decided to pay the price and enter that extraordinary world. I swear to God, I clearly know the price and leverage of this trip."

"Even so..." The director closed the manual and smiled at the craftsman, "God favors explorers."

"God favors explorers."

The mask maker took the mask to Sean's side. Sean picked up the Sea of ​​Unknown and lightly pressed it on his face.

He heard the tidal sound inside the crystal mask. There were no straps or clips, and the Sea of ​​Unknown was tightly attached to his face.

Looking at Sean wearing the mask, Moonlight's face showed a look of surprise: Sean's face was gone, replaced by a sea hidden in the mist - as if he was the incarnation of that sea of ​​chaos, giving People feel mysterious, profound, and powerful.