Sorcerer’s Handbook

Chapter 220: The Legend of the Rainbow Tail

It was an odd sensation—both handbooks mentioned the same person, yet both conspired to omit her name.

Sonya and Deya had no leads on this, though it was nothing more than an insignificant detail.

Ashe mentioned it to Sonya simply because the coincidence was too striking not to share as a piece of gossip. However, he wasn’t particularly curious.

After all, the owners of the handbooks were from an unknown time, and ‘she,’ ‘that woman’ mentioned in the texts might well have been dead for centuries. If fate allowed, they might even end up exhuming her remains!

This was the enchanting allure of the Virtual Realm, a final resting place for knowledge and a graveyard for sorcerers.

Each Sorcerer Handbook here chronicled a life from thousands of years ago, with stories so deeply engraved they may have been lost to the real world without any remaining written records.

Reality is cruel to everyone, but the Virtual Realm cherishes each of its children.

Ashe handed the Sorcerer Handbook back to Deya, and upon absorbing it, her hair quickly returned to white.

“What ability did you get?” Ashe asked curiously.

“My dear Princess, we’re teammates now, and it’s essential to be transparent about information that could potentially enhance our combat strength.”

Deya felt a strange sensation, her expression turning peculiar: “I’ve gained a sensory ability called ‘Love Hunting.’”

“What?”

“It means, if someone harbors feelings of affection for another, I can easily sense it.”

Upon hearing this, Sonya instinctively stepped back.

But then she saw the Witch wink at her, with a look that said ‘even without this ability, I could see right through you.’ Sonya tried to maintain eye contact with the Witch, but the blush on her face was impossible to hide.

As Ashe recalled the later content of the handbook: “Speaking of which, that Mission Sorcerer seemed to have captured many hidden couples within the Temple. Could it be that she awakened her own talent when she exposed Frank, becoming a love cop? Nonetheless, this ability is quite practical, certainly more so than my ‘Shovel Proficiency’ or ‘Secrets of Bliss (effective only on females over two meters tall)’.”

The trio got back into the sports car, and not long after they started driving, they heard a loud bang from the distant sky, followed by a crackling roar.

But due to the obstruction of the Reverse Golden Rain, they couldn’t see what was happening, only vaguely sensing that a battle was unfolding in the sky.

“There really are people looking for trouble.”

Sonya’s face showed a hint of surprise, but she wasn’t at all shocked.

Deya shrugged: “It happens almost every two or three nights, and at times, even three times in a single night. After all, the gulf between Gold Tier and Sanctuary-Level is just too vast to cross.”

Ashe blinked: “Do you know what happened?”

“A Sorcerer has taken to the skies with fully spread wings.”

“Fully spread wings… Oh, right!”

It was only then that Ashe had a sudden realization and turned to Sonya: “Can’t we just fly up there? Flying has to be faster than driving, right?”

“Not possible,” Sonya shook her head, pointing in the direction of the roaring noise: “Once a Sorcerer attempts to fly, the large Knowledge Creatures nearby will immediately sense it. They will mercilessly attack any Sorcerer following the steps of the Reverse Golden Rain, as if punishing the Sorcerer for treading on the lawn.”

“The difficulties Sorcerers face flying in the Time Continent are far more severe than what we encountered in the Sea of Knowledge when we were chased by monsters because creatures will attack from all directions, and it’s aerial combat. Even the most resilient Physical Sorcerer would quickly be devoured.”

Ashe remembered the harrowing experience of being chased by nine Knowledge Creatures after triggering the Eviction Secret Poison and still felt a shiver: “Then why do they want to fly?”

“They’re looking for the Rainbow Tail,” said Deya.

“Rainbow Tail?”

“Just like the Virtual Realm legend of the Golden Fish,” Sonya explained. “It’s said that the Chariot of the Bull has a Rainbow Tail, and by following the Rainbow Tail, one can reach the back of the Chariot of the Bull, which is the third layer of the Virtual Realm—the Distant Skies.”

Ashe asked doubtfully, “If the Distant Skies are just above the White Bull, why can’t we just fly up there? Why do we need the Rainbow Tail? It’s not like the sky has a ceiling.”

“The main reason is that Two-Wings Sorcerers simply cannot fly to the top of the sky,” Deya said. “During the more than a month that I’ve been in the Time Continent, I’ve continuously heard about a dozen Sorcerers being hunted and killed by groups of Knowledge Creatures in the sky, but not a single one flew over five hundred meters; without exception, they all fell.”

“Those Sorcerers who can and dare to fly undoubtedly have fully spread their wings, and might even have developed a tactical system, possessing numerous Two-Wings spirits and Miracles. It’s not an exaggeration to call them the strong among Two-Wings Sorcerers. If it wasn’t for their inability to elevate their Faction Realm to Sanctuary-Level, they wouldn’t risk challenging the sky.”

“But even they cannot touch the sky, which shows that relying on flight to reach the Distant Skies is completely unfeasible.”

Ashe tilted his head, “But isn’t the Rainbow Tail also high in the sky? After all, it’s the tail of the White Bull.”

“The information I found says that the Rainbow Tail might be very long, possibly even hanging down to the ground,” Sonya said. “These Sorcerers fly not to transmigrate through the sky, but to search for the Rainbow Tail that descends within the Golden Rain.”

“Although there is no evidence, many Sorcerers believe that once they enter the Rainbow Tail, the Knowledge Creatures will no longer attack them, and they will be able to follow the Rainbow Tail to the Distant Skies.”

“So the true meaning of the Rainbow Tail is a ‘safe flight route’…” Ashe finally understood, “It’s a miraculous way of smuggling oneself…”

“In the past, I would have definitely thought that the Rainbow Tail was just a myth passed around among Sorcerers,” Sonya said with anticipation. “But now it’s different, Observer, give it your all. Just like finding the Golden Fish, let’s find the Rainbow Tail too!”

“It’s not that simple,” Ashe said with a touch of irritation. “I have a feeling that the truth about the Rainbow Tail is like the true nature of the Golden Fish—definitely different from the information that’s been spread around. Otherwise, other Sorcerers would have already found it, and it wouldn’t still be a legend.”

“They sure are arrogant. There are only a few Sorcerers in the entire Virtual Realm who have found the Rainbow Tail, and here they are, setting it as their target right away. Go ahead and mock them!”

“If you’re so eager to express your desires, do it yourself.”

“The White Queen has changed; you don’t love me anymore.”

“My dear Princess, even if I loved you, I’d still find you annoying.”

Ashe pushed the sports car to chase after time, looking at the area notifications on the Virtual Realm map, determined to scavenge at least one more Resource Point tonight.

Suddenly, a series of golden areas appeared on the Virtual Realm map.

Based on past experiences, golden areas indicated the presence of an Adventure. However, the area notification gave Ashe a chilling feeling—

“Everyone will grow old and die, including you, so you better hurry up.”