Chapter 1492: Chapter 1486: The True Meaning Within the Song

Hearing this song, Ronald stopped in his tracks, his expression subtly changed.

The ability of {Greed’s Sin} he had used many times, even probing into the realms of extraordinary existences at that level.

But this situation today, where no information is listed and instead a song is heard...

That’s really the first time I’ve encountered it!

"Song of the Forest... Rooted in the forest of songs, feedback through singing. Though it seems bizarre, it also makes sense." Quickly, Ronald smiled in understanding.

Recalling the scene when he entered here, he understood that the spell used to seal the Ancient Sanctuary indeed had its uniqueness.

At this moment {Greed’s Sin} gave an unusual feedback.

It’s just one of the many special elements revealed in this masterful art.

"Sir, you seem to have gained something?" As Ronald chuckled lightly, Costate approached closely in inquiry.

"That’s right, but this time the gain is different from before." Ronald nodded in acknowledgment and elaborated, "Unlike past occasions, {Greed’s Sin} didn’t give specific feedback information, instead, it presented a piece of lyrics."

Costate’s gaze turned curious: "Lyrics...?"

Ronald didn’t say much, instead, he sang his recent finds softly:

"The song surrounds the forest, here, and elsewhere."

"The unchanging melody, the unchanging person, the path of the courtyard extends from here..."

Costate paused for thought, immediately analyzing:

"Sir, this song resembles the court songs from the Dark Age that I’ve heard, rather than the one sung by the lady earlier."

Regarding the difference between the two song styles, Ronald was indifferent and directly expressed his opinion:

"The woodland born of song—such an interesting and mysterious thing, if limited to a specific type, would lose its style."

Costate no longer pondered, immediately seeking instructions:

"So, how should we proceed now?"

Ronald pointed to the forest surrounding them:

"Since that’s the case... let’s try singing."

The last time entering the Song of the Forest, Ronald already put forth an excuse to evade. With experience, Costate followed the tone of the songs from memory and began to sing:

"The song surrounds the forest, here, and elsewhere..."

The maid’s song was gentle at first, somewhat off tune. Analyzing the genre with just the lyrics is already quite impressive, recreating its original melody makes it even harder.

But Costate is different.

Though she had gradually shifted to a personalized thinking mode, she hadn’t entirely lost her Gestalt thinking ability. After just a few lines, she managed to sing an excellent melody following the lyrics.

Ronald stood by listening to Costate’s singing as it flowed through the forest like a clear stream, it sounded graceful, akin to a sacred ritual.

Rustle-rustle—

With Costate’s singing, the trees in the Song of the Forest emitted sounds according to the beat. Observing upwards, one can see the treetops’ leaves moving without wind, seemingly like singers following the rhythm.

It’s evident, Costate’s singing induced some change.

Quickly, the sound from the trees in the forest grew louder. Originally following the beat, it continued without pause, yet there were clear pitches and falls, as if it broke free from following the melody’s rhythm and sang its own song.

Such a trend intensified, progressing rapidly.

In just a few seconds, they enveloped Costate’s voice and covered both Ronald’s and Costate’s vision.

The already formed singing voice also reflected in Ronald’s and Costate’s eyes, turning everything into a deep green canvas.

"..."

The two stood in place, Costate obeyed the instruction, continuing to sing without pause.

Ronald didn’t interfere either.

Because he understood that they had made the right choice, and the {Instinct} spell had no warning against danger.

Time passed, the singing gradually faded, and the deep green surrounding them began to lose color from its peak.

Just as when they entered the Song of the Forest, the surrounding scenery became clear again.

After a song.

The world where the two stood was no longer the earlier Song of the Forest.

Although the woods looked the same as before, the sunny sky above informed them of the different situation now.

Instantly, confusion and a sense of crisis arose.

— Have they returned to the original world?

— Is the temporal difference because the flow of time in both worlds is different?

"..." Seeing this situation, Ronald’s eyebrows narrowed, immediately making a decision, "Let’s go and see."

The maid kept silent, following closely behind.

The two quickly traversed the woods and soon reached the edge of the forest.

This time they encountered no obstruction from thorny vines and smoothly crossed the forest boundary, seeing the scene outside.

The reality before their eyes plunged both into silence.

What appeared wasn’t the place where they initially entered the Song of the Forest, but a hill covered with verdant green.

Ronald climbed to a higher position, his vision sweeping across the vast land, a river flowed below in the distance like a soft, curving ribbon adorning a maiden’s waist.

He recognized this river.

Before entering the Song of the Forest, Ronald had memorized the surrounding terrain, naturally not forgetting such a crucial reference.

The shape of the land now differs markedly from before, although the river had changed, its overall direction still could be recognized.

A trip into the Song of the Forest and back, has the outside world become a different epoch?

The worst-case scenario emerged in Ronald’s mind: being a place to seal the Ancient Sanctuary, whatever dangerous spell left by predecessors is possible, and methods acting on temporal flow might appear!

Meanwhile, Costate had joined Ronald’s side, the maid concluded similarly as her master:

"Sir, this seems like our entrance location, yet many places are different?"

Hearing this, Ronald looked at Costate while verifying the time with Bradshaw’s Railway Guide.

The result brought relief.

The time they found themselves in matched the time they entered, they hadn’t fallen into some dreadful temporal trap, it was purely their location that had changed.

"Costate, don’t worry."

"Our current time is normal; it’s just the location that’s different..."

Suddenly, Ronald’s voice began to lower.

He looked at Costata beside him, recalling the song the maid had sung, and the earlier information acquired by {Greed’s Sin}.

Watching such a scene and connecting the song’s meaning.

Gathering all the information, Ronald instantly understood, the words in the song essentially held the key to reaching their true target! 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Ha-ha—"

Ronald chuckled softly, shaking his head as he marveled:

"The song surrounds the forest, here, and elsewhere..."

"So, that’s how it is!"

"The singing of the Song of the Forest is ultimately just a song that represents an incomplete perception in reality. The true song can exist in mouths, in ears, in hearts, unchanged, and that’s the fundamental ability that brought us here!"