System: Replicating The Heavens

Chapter 73 Ch 73: Answer Of Last Two Riddles

"What? You don't believe me?"

Seeing Eloise's reaction, Alex understood what she was thinking in her heart. He could only laugh bitterly in his heart and blame the previous owner of this body for Eloise's current reaction.

Eloise was a straightforward girl. She directly asked, "If you really know the answer, why are you telling me? Why don't you just answer the riddle and fight for the legacy of Earth King?"

'Why should I fight for the legacy of Earth King? Although he was a Heavenly Completion Stage martial warrior at his peak when he was alive, it doesn't mean everyone will be tempted and fight for his legacy, right? Anyway, as long as I can complete the First Trial, I can go back to my own body. At that time, I can simply duplicate the treasures of any Heavenly Completion Stage martial warrior. It is can obtain as many Legacies as I want, why should I fight for a single legacy here?'

Well, these were the internal thoughts of Alex. On the surface, he maintained a gentle smile and said without changing his expression, "I'm not interested in the Legacy of Earth King. If I was interested, I would have answered all five questions even before you."

Eloise frowned hearing this. She meaningfully looked at him but saw no change in his expression, for a moment, she started to believe what Alex was saying. But again, why would a Golden Core Stage martial warrior not be interested in the Legacy left behind by a Heavenly Completion Stage martial warrior?

It makes no sense.

She asked, "Are you for sure? Are you really not interested in the Legacy of Earth King?"

"I'm sure!" Alex nodded.

"Why?" Eloise asked again as she wanted to clear her confusion.

Alex replied, "I'm not inclined to answer your every question. If you want to hear the answer to the remaining two riddles, tell me. And if you are not, then there is nothing to say!"

Eloise felt frustrated but nodded her head in the end, and said, "Ok, tell me the answer!"

Alex tilted his head slightly and murmured something in Eloise's ears. The more Eloise hear, the more her eyes widened, and the more surprised she become.

She herself was extremely smart. Her IQ level was far more than any normal person's. This was also the reason why she was able to think of the answer to three riddles.

After hearing the answer to the remaining two riddles, she immediately understood that the answer is correct. And after answering the riddle, the explanation that Alex gave her made her nod her head with a satisfied and surprised expression on her face.

Answering her, Alex smiled, and then shifted his gaze to the middle-aged man. Although the figure of the middle-aged man was blurry, Alex could tell that the middle-aged man looking at the two of them.

Alex smiled a silly smile and walked to a different place.

On the other hand, Eloise deeply looked at Alex's back with curiosity. She didn't know Alex was this smart to be able to solve the riddles that everybody failed to solve. The current Alex was far different from the previous Alex and the Alex in her impression. It looks like there is more to Alex than what it seems to be on the surface.

But she knew it is not her place to question Alex. Taking a deep breath, she said in a loud voice, enough for everyone to hear.

"Senior, I've solved the remaining two riddles. Should I answer them?"

The middle-aged man frowned and then looked at Alex. He seems to guess something and his eyes widened. Because of his blurry figure, no one was able to see the surprise on his face.

The middle-aged man said, "Ok, answer the riddles."

Eloise nodded and answered, "The riddle, 'We hurt without moving. We poison without touching. We bear the truth and the lies. We are not to be judged by our size.', although looks complicated, in fact, is simple. It is also the reality. Well, the answer to this riddle is 'Words'. Our words can have an incredible effect on others. They can cause pain and sorrow, bring joy and laughter, make people uncomfortable, educate or offend."

"A lot of people don't really think about the words they use, but we should all choose our words carefully. Just a few inappropriate words uttered in a wrong moment can change our whole life forever in an instant."

All the people excluding the middle-aged man and Alex started pondering over what Eloise said. They understood what Eloise said made sense and was shocked to see Eloise's intelligence. They couldn't help but praise Eloise in their hearts.

None of them knew that these were not Eloise's line of thinking, instead, these are the words told to her by Alex. Eloise just followed his words, made her own sentences, and said to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man, on the other hand, had already guessed something. He looked at Alex once again and revealed an even more amazed expression.

Nodding his head, he said, "You are right. The answer is correct."

Eloise heaved a sigh of relief. Although she was sure the answer is correct, this answer is something that she herself didn't think of. Because of this, at some corner of her heart, there were still some doubts. Only after the middle-aged man confirmed her did she heaved a sigh of relief and let go of the doubts she had in her heart.

She continued, "Everyone wants more of it to feel special, yet the more you have of it, the less special you feel. This riddle is also interesting but meaningful. The answer to this riddle is 'Knowledge'."

The middle-aged man nodded again with the same reply, "This answer is also correct. Why don't you elaborate your answer again?"

Eloise nodded her head, replying, "Since senior wants, I'll answer in detail. As the first sentence of the riddle itself says, everyone wants more of it. Knowledge is something that everyone wants. Who in this world is fool enough to not want to gain knowledge. They also feel special if they have knowledge of any subject. For example, if there is a gathering of friends at a certain place and a certain topic starts. You are the only one who knows everything about that topic. At that time, you'll definitely try to show off in front of your friends. Of course, there are some people who like to stay low-key and don't show off, but that moment where you are the only one who knows everything about a certain topic among a group of people, you'll definitely feel special."

"I myself have experienced something like this. A certain someone knew nothing about a treasure, he went to look for his father and asked about the treasure. After knowing everything about it, he came to me and started showing off his knowledge. At that time, he was definitely feeling special!"

While Eloise was saying this, she darted her looks at Alex. Alex revealed a confused expression but then a memory that was hidden somewhere deep inside his mind surfaced. He suddenly understood why Eloise looked at him like this.

It is because the 'certain someone' that she talked about was him, or to be more accurate, it was the previous owner of this body. This happened three years ago when a trade fair was organized at the Mystical Peak for the disciples of the Mystical Peak to trade treasures with each other or buy or sell their treasures.

At that time, he was attracted to Eloise and wanted to show off. He saw that Eloise is attracted to a treasure. Noting this point, he went to his father and asked about that treasure, and then went to Eloise and started showing off his knowledge. He wanted Eloise to be amazed and feel that he is special and then become his lover.

However, he didn't know Eloise had already noticed him when he was looking at the treasure and went to look for his father to ask about that treasure.

Well, these are something that happened three years ago and the previous owner of this body was the one who did this, however, right now, when Eloise said these things in front of everyone, he felt extremely embarrassed in his heart.

A smile unknowingly appeared on Eloise's face when she looked at Alex's embarrassed expression. She didn't stop and continued to say, "People think they know everything, that they have life all figured out. Then as they get older and wiser, and delve much deeper into certain subjects, they suddenly realize just how much more there is to know. It can take people an entire lifetime to truly master a skill or acquire detailed knowledge on a topic. So, it is not wrong to say the less a person has the knowledge, the more they feel special. And the more knowledgable a person is, the less special he or she will feel."