novelraw Chapter 412-2: The Self-Propelled Base of the Star Cage, First Meeting with a Sage (2)
Chapter 412-2: The Self-Propelled Base of the Star Cage, First Meeting with a Sage (2)
In the underground mountain belly beneath the No-Illusions Shrine, those mountain-like piles of gold and silver treasures could not be manifested into the real world even if the Snow Woman could pack them up and carry them away.
Other than items that the hellish game explicitly designated as obtainable rewards, everything else could not be put into the Inventory or manifested.
Therefore, this kind of devious operation also did not apply to every ‘unobtainable’ prop that you actively used, because the hellish game would not even pop up a use option at all.
Only passive items like the Starlight Cage painting, where simply carrying it would allow the Trap Device to function, fell within the applicable range.
The Knowledge-Seeking Emerald Hybrid Half-Dragon who had been waiting in the manor for a long time saw him finally return and hurriedly stepped forward to ask whether he had found clues about the various high dragon clans, and whether he had discovered the painting that imprisoned the high dragon clans…
Lin Xun had already found the clue, and he even knew the painting that imprisoned the dragon clan was called Despair Abyss.
According to what the Star Priest knew, the Despair Abyss painting was located in the Polar Star Society headquarters. At present, he still could not enter the headquarters and could only wait for the Starrealm Envoy to return before thinking of a solution.
Right now, with the Route Map of the Ramsey Abyss Cave, according to the route map description, the abyss cave was located outside the auxiliary capital Notos, not too far from here.
Lin Xun planned that his next step would be to explore this hidden map.
[…][You ask the Knowledge-Seeking Emerald Hybrid Half-Dragon whether it has heard any legends about the Abyss among its clan?]
[The Knowledge-Seeking Emerald Hybrid Half-Dragon nods and tells you…]
[…]
The ‘Abyss’ that the half-dragon knew was not another main god as Lin Xun had expected, but simply referred to the abyssal regions deep underground.
Lin Xun already knew this information, and it was not particularly valuable.
However, the half-dragon revealed some other information that seemed useful for the exploration ahead.
[…]
[At the bottom of the abyss live the demon clan. No one knows what era these evil creatures were born in. People only know that the demon clan’s existence, like humans and the dragon clans, can be traced back to before historical records.]
[The demon clan has an extremely strict hierarchy, with a series of ranks such as low-ranking, mid-ranking, and high-ranking demons. Above that are Demon Overlords, Demon Gods, and so on.]
[It is rumored that true Demon Overlords are extremely few in number, but without exception, they are all demigod-level powerful lifeforms.]
[Among humans, the erudite often explore the abyss in order to obtain knowledge.]
[Most of the abysses discovered at the present stage have already been fully developed. The demons within were either wiped out by scholars or captured for research.]
[No matter how strong demons are, they cannot pose a threat to humans.]
[Just like those lowly heretics who chase the stars, even with remnant star evil gods backing them, they can only cling to life in the dark shadows…]
[The children of Omniscient True Knowledge are the only rulers of this world!]
Lin Xun instructed the Knowledge-Seeking Emerald Hybrid Half-Dragon to continue guarding the manor. He would leave the Nine-Tailed Fox, Nurarihyon, and other shikigami here to prevent any accidents.
[…]
[While you are giving instructions to the Knowledge-Seeking Emerald Hybrid Half-Dragon, the Nine-Tailed Fox suddenly pushes the door open and enters, reporting to you…]
[Dragonborn Lord, in the thick fog outside the manor, many humans are approaching and gathering. They have surrounded every exit of the manor.]
[There is an embroidery pattern of a single eye on the chest of their robes. They seem to be the Direct Vision School scholars you mentioned…]
“A large number of Direct Vision School scholars…”
After thinking briefly, Lin Xun immediately went out to check.
[You quickly leave the estate and arrive at the manor gate…]
[In the fog at the gate, shadows of people sway. There are also many refined copper carriages parked there…]
[You focus your gaze and see that this place has already been completely surrounded by many scholars of the Direct Vision Association. They tightly grip their staves, in a posture ready for battle.]
[At this moment, one person steps out from among the many scholars. It stares straight at you, its gaze seeming to pierce the fog and see your figure clearly.]
[That person wears an intricate, luxurious robe. On the chest of the robe is painted a single giant eye. The eye, which is clearly an ornament, actually blinks on its own…]
[You meet that person’s cold gaze.]
[You have discovered the Knowledge-Seeking Direct Vision School Sage!]
[It coldly declares that any who dare betray the omniscient and omnipotent true Lord to pursue the evil, filthy stars, all members of the Polar Star Society are unforgivable heretical fiends!]
[You, are you prepared to die?]
[This is your first time seeing the appearance of the Knowledge-Seeking Direct Vision School Sage. Your Knowledge increases by 15,000! Current Knowledge: 47,000/40,800!]
“I’m screwed, my head is going to explode!”
Lin Xun’s heart jolted.
[Your knowledge surpasses the critical threshold. You have touched the extraordinary. Once again, you glimpse Omniscient True Knowledge…]
[…]
[Your head suddenly explodes…]
[You died!]
“…The Knowledge gained from seeing a Sage is about the same as from a Star Spirit Envoy. That means this Sage has demigod-level strength!”
“Above a Sage, there seems to be an even more powerful existence called a Prophet…”
[A powerful wandering soul is reborn in a dark, cramped Holding Cells…]
With a single lapse of attention, Lin Xun returned to the spawn point of Notos’s Blackwater Prison.
“My Knowledge cap is already tens of thousands. Why does it still feel like it’s not enough? After just a few glances, someone blows my head off.”
Lin Xun felt extremely annoyed. Mainly because he had only just seen the Sage before his head exploded under its threatening stare, letting that Sage pull off its show of force perfectly.
“Oh no! The half-dragon is still in the manor…”
He suddenly remembered something and hurriedly summoned the Valkyrie. But the Valkyrie’s hands were empty. The Starlight Cage painting had vanished without a trace.
With his death, the few Pokemon would all return into their Poke Balls, and the Starlight Cage obviously could not follow a summon back into the summoning space.
Meaning, right now, the Knowledge-Seeking Emerald Hybrid Half-Dragon and the Starlight Cage were both still left in the manor.
And those fully armed scholars had likely received news and come to destroy the Polar Star Society’s temporary stronghold.
Lin Xun wanted to rush to the manor as fast as possible, but the Refined Copper Carriage was still near the manor. Even with the Beacon of the Refined Copper Carriage, he still had to wait for the carriage to run from the manor to the prison gate before he could depart.
Back and forth, the delay was far too long.
He was anxious, but he had no better method, and could only wait in place.
After waiting painfully for a long time, the refined copper carriage finally appeared at the Blackwater Prison gate. He jumped onto the carriage and sped toward the manor stronghold at full speed.
When he reached the manor stronghold…
[The carriage breaks through layers of fog and stops at the edge of the Dexter Manor ruins…]
[You jump down from the carriage. In the fog, that once-grand manor has become rubble strewn everywhere. In the air still lingers the terrifying aura left behind by the rampage and eruption of knowledge spells.]
[With one look, you see only devastation. Where would there be any Knowledge-Seeking Emerald Hybrid Half-Dragon or Starlight Cage?]
[And the mastermind behind all of this is the one in the auxiliary capital Notos, the Direct Vision School Branch Association.]
“You bastard. Sage, huh? Direct Vision Association, huh? If you’ve got the guts, don’t let me find you!”
Lin Xun ground his teeth, wishing he could immediately kill his way to the Direct Vision Association.