Chapter 1995 Test <TOC> Chapter 1997 Issue a Mission
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Babaya curiously looked at the cluster of colors mixed together before her. “Lord, what is this?” she inquired.
“It’s your test,” Angel replied with a slight smile. “All you have to do is erase all these colors. Then, you would have passed the test.”
Erase them all? Babaya’s brow furrowed slightly.
The tangled colors were an illusion created by Angel. Normally, erasing them would require illusion spells, which Babaya hadn’t learned. Angel wouldn’t have deliberately set such a test to trick her, which meant there had to be another way to erase the colors, a way she could achieve.
But what could it be?
While Babaya was pondering the solution, Angel provided the answer: “Erasing the colors is simple. Just focus on a particular color, trace the shape it forms in the illusion with your consciousness, and you can erase it.”
The main aspect Angel was observing in this test was the purity of Babaya’s consciousness, so he directly provided the answer, eliminating the need for her to waste time guessing.
“The method to erase the colors is simple, but remember, you must trace the shape of the color in the illusion in one go. And you can only trace one color at a time. If you smear other colors during the tracing, you’ll have to start over.”
Although Babaya was puzzled about the significance of this test, she still started to concentrate, setting her gaze upon the colors as Angel had instructed.
The first color Babaya chose was a faint green.
This green was unevenly distributed, but it wasn’t entangled with other colors, making it relatively easier to trace.
Babaya, after getting a rough impression, began to prepare for erasing.
However, before she started, Babaya paused, wondering how to erase with her consciousness.
Trying to focus on the faint green in front of her, Babaya began to construct the outline of the green in her mind. Just as she completed the outline, the green in the illusion began to blur and eventually faded away completely.
“Is it really that simple?!” Babaya was startled. She thought she had to use her mental power to erase, but was it really that straightforward?
Babaya couldn’t help but look towards Angel for confirmation, unsure if what she was doing was correct.
Angel nodded, “You did very well. The beginning is simple, but it gets much harder later on.”
As his words fell, the area where the green had dissipated began to change. The surrounding colors, like flowing water, slowly spread into the space left by the vanishing green.
This meant that the colors were not only unevenly distributed but had also started to flow!
Once the flow started, erasing the outline couldn’t be done slowly. It had to be completed in the consciousness as quickly as possible.
Looking at the illusion, resembling an abstract painting, Babaya felt a sense of pressure.
Under this pressure, Babaya cautiously chose a simpler color, still green, but a lighter shade of emerald.
She carefully observed the flow of the emerald, and at a certain moment, she quickly erase a shape in her mind.
The emerald on the illusion vanished.
“It worked!” Joy surged in Babaya’s heart, but she didn’t let her guard down, knowing the challenges ahead would only increase in complexity.
Next, Babaya chose a tender green. It was a success again, but Babaya didn’t care, thinking it was just because the initial phase was smooth.
Crimson, one success; orange-red, one success; rosy, one success…
Babaya herself felt that the most challenging part must be later on, but she didn’t realize that the colors in the illusion were disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This rate of disappearance even surprised Angel.
Angel set up this test because he was preparing to have Babaya help Jon develop the Mother Tree Network. In the Mother Tree Network, consciousness is the pass. Therefore, to develop the Mother Tree Network, one must have a robust consciousness.
The main aspect of Angel’s color test was to assess consciousness.
Or rather, the expression and purity of consciousness.
Generally, the more pure-hearted a person is, the more pure their consciousness is; however, if a person is overly pure, like a small child, then their expression of consciousness is much weaker.
Only with both can one clearly separate mixed colors.
Angel had always thought that Babaya, with a pure heart, having gone through so many twists and hardships, should be able to complete this test.
But in Angel’s expectation, it wouldn’t be easy for Babaya to complete the test. She would probably have to face many setbacks and slowly adjust until finally achieving victory.
However, to Angel’s surprise, Babaya has passed on the first try so far.
And the speed was very fast.
The entire disappearance of the colors had turned into a Color Erasing Game… for Babaya.
As if in Babaya’s heart, there was no obstacle at all.
Angel grew increasingly astounded as he watched, and his admiration for Babaya intensified progressively.
“With a pure heart and a steadfast, diligent nature. Unperturbed by external forces and undaunted by environmental shifts, possessing independent thought and an upward momentum.” Angel silently nodded in approval; Babaya indeed seemed the most likely of the trio to reach the farthest in the future.
She was also the most likely to shoulder the great responsibilities of her tribe.
As Babaya cleared a swath of pristine white, preparing to move to the next color, she turned to find her surroundings had become utterly desolate.
Babaya still awaited the arrival of the most challenging color.
But then, it was over… just like that?
“Is it really that simple?” Babaya murmured in disbelief.
“Well done,” Angel whispered with a smile. “Though not difficult, completing it in one go isn’t that easy.”
After speaking, Angel waved his hand lightly, and a mass of mixed colors reappeared before him.
Turning to Kudou, he said, “Now, why don’t you give it a try?”
Kudou had been eagerly watching Babaya dispel the colors and nodded without hesitation upon hearing Angel’s invitation.
Following Babaya’s prior method, Kudou first selected a cyan.
Successful on the first attempt.
As the colors flowed, he then chose a clear yellow, and again, he succeeded.
Angel observed the situation and thought, “…”
He had asked Kudou to try, merely to make a comparison, to show Babaya that completing this test wasn’t so easy. However, this comparative lesson seemed to have failed.
Angel watched as Kudou rapidly erased the colors, becoming more and more excited, his expression similar to a prodigal son seeking pleasure in a casino… Kudou seemed to have taken this test as a sort of color-matching game.
Nevertheless, Angel was slightly relieved when, later on, as the colors became more intertwined and harder to separate, Kudou made a mistake.
The color that took the most attempts, Kudou managed to erase it successfully after four tries.
Four attempts might seem a lot, but in Angel’s view, it was quite commendable. He had initially thought Babaya would make ten or even eight mistakes.
After Kudou successfully erased all the colors, Angel no longer harbored any comparative thoughts but fell silent for a moment before saying, “Do you… want to join as well?”