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Chapter 341 Three Secrets of Xia Fa's Past Revealed? The Truth Is Actually Like This!

Chapter 341 Xia Fa's Three Past Secrets Revealed? The Truth Is Actually Like This!

Upon hearing this, Xia Fa pondered for a moment and said, "Could it be that... the pirate treasure that Leidunk found contains [Eternal Plunder] and the Eternal Treasure?"

Dick looked at him strangely: "How is that possible? This is reality, not a novel. It would be too much of a coincidence."

Xia Fa chuckled: "I was just asking casually, go on, go on, haha."

To be honest, hearing this made him even more curious about the past of the Crimson Agents, and he also wanted to verify his new guess—after all, he had guessed part of it wrong earlier.

Dick Tudor was quite pleased with Xia Fa's attitude and continued with a smile, "Speaking of which, this Raydonk is quite a bold fellow. Before, he was just a fisherman, but after obtaining that pile of treasure, he actually dared to sign a high-level secret contract among them."

"Fortunately, he hadn't completely lost his mind. He still spent money to buy a pure silver quill pen and water from the Fairy Spring. As a fisherman who occasionally catches supernatural fish in the sea, he had come into contact with many extraordinary people and knew about these things."

"However, even though he signed a high-level secret contract, he was still just a mere fungus-level superhuman. Therefore, after he activated the badge of the Wandering Treehouse, he was naturally powerless to resist the arrival of the Crimson Agent."

"Before the Crimson Agent, this extraordinary monarch, Rydonk confessed everything honestly, including the pirate treasure."

"But, as luck would have it, the Crimson Agent discovered a very unique item among them—an adult Reef-swallowing Gray Whale that is only the size of a thumb."

Upon hearing this, Xia Fa was taken aback: "A thumb-sized adult reef-swallowing gray whale?"

The Reef-swallowing Gray Whale is one of the many ferocious sea monsters in the Baron Ocean. It is born with the rank of a demigod and can reach the rank of a ruler when it grows up.

But that's not the key point. The key point is that just by hearing the name, you know that the reef-swallowing gray whale could not possibly be that small.

In fact, reef-swallowing gray whales are often tens of thousands of meters long, and some can even reach hundreds of thousands of meters. A reef-swallowing gray whale the size of a thumb is practically a rare collectible.

Dick nodded. "Yes, you find it strange too, right?"

"The Crimson Agent at the time also thought so, but with his deep cunning, he naturally realized the unusual nature of it all."

"He did some on-the-spot divination, and cleverly he only divined the scene of how the reef-swallowing gray whale became so small, without divining the reason why it became so small."

"This way, you can avoid many unknown risks. You can try it in the future."

"Then, He saw an incredibly incredible scene in the related divination images."

As Dick Tudor spoke, he suddenly took a sip of wine and paused deliberately.

Xia Fa scratched his head, puzzled: "What incredibly unbelievable scene?"

To be honest, he suspected that Dick Tudor did it on purpose, leaving people hanging at this point. If Dick Tudor had written web novels in his previous life, he would definitely have been a master.

Seeing this, Dick Tudor smiled slightly: "Alright, I won't keep you in suspense any longer. What the Crimson Agent saw was—a great pirate using something that looked like a bone needle to plunder a Grey Reef Whale that was about to swallow a ship, reducing it to the size of a thumb!"

"That great pirate plundered the life of that gray reef whale, plundered its water, its flesh and bones, and even plundered the abstract concept of its 'body size.'"

"That's why they shrunk a giant gray reef whale, which was over 100,000 meters deep, to the size of a thumb and made it into an extraordinary collection."

Xia Fa listened with increasing astonishment. Suddenly, he flicked his palm and retrieved the needle—or perhaps, the incomplete [Eternal Plunder] he had previously thought it to be.

In retrospect, this was not some incomplete "eternal plunder," but an eternal treasure.

"You're talking about this, aren't you?"

Seeing this, Dick Tudor smiled and nodded: "Yes, that's right. With the death of the Crimson Agent, this thing ended up in your hands. Judging from the looks of it, it can still be used at least three more times."

Xia Fa's eyes lit up, a hint of surprise appearing on them: "I can use it?"

He originally thought that since he couldn't absorb or contain the [Eternal Plunder], he probably wouldn't be able to use this eternal treasure either.

Surprisingly, it actually works!

Even if he could only use it three times, he would be satisfied, since he had already obtained the [Secret of Eternity], and this treasure of eternity was practically free.

Dick Tudor nodded slightly: "Yes, actually, if the power within is too great, you won't be able to use it. It's precisely because it needs to be exhausted before you can use it. After all, you and [Eternal Plunder] are inherently incompatible."

Xia Fa nodded thoughtfully, "I see—"

He examined the "needle" in his palm closely and discovered that although it was silver-white, if magnified ten thousand times, one could see traces of segments pieced together like joints.

Clearly, this is the "finger bone" of the outer god who failed to become a true god more than 30,000 years ago.

He hadn't looked closely before, but now, using his spiritual intuition, he noticed this detail.

This is not a needle, but a "bone needle".

Dick's tone became slightly serious: "Put it away. This thing can easily attract all sorts of unknown beings from the Protoss Realm. Those three opportunities are very precious, no less than using about half of the power of [Eternal Plunder]. You should cherish them."

Xia Fa nodded seriously, then put away this precious eternal treasure.

Three chances—he finally has another trump card up his sleeve.

"So, you mean that the [eternal plunder]—is in the hands of that great pirate?"

"That's right. When the Crimson Executor saw that scene, he immediately made a decision and prepared to go find that great pirate."

Dick Tudor replied, continuing, "That great pirate was originally a ruler from a lawless land. When he came to the Baron Ocean, he recruited soldiers and conquered sea territories one after another, originally intending to become the sixth pirate emperor of the sea."

"As for how He obtained the Eternal Plunder Treasure, no one knows. Perhaps, when He was wandering in the Celestial Spirit Realm, He accidentally entered the Outer God's True Realm and thus obtained the Eternal Plunder and the Eternal Plunder Treasure."

"Or perhaps, it was stolen from someone else."

"This great pirate's knowledge is far inferior to that of the Crimson Agent. He only regards the Eternal Plunder Treasure as a very extraordinary sealed object, and he has never even dared to put it in the Black Bag, let alone tried it."

"As for the [Eternal Plunder] itself, since it was just a wisp of air, Xiu regarded it as an extraordinary material related to the refining of that sealing artifact. Because he didn't recognize it, he simply put it into a certain black bag."

"This is the problem caused by a lack of knowledge of the occult. The greatest opportunity in the world, apart from signing a supreme secret pact, is right in front of us, but we miss it because we don't know about it."

"Without a doubt, the Crimson Agents, through repeated divination and secret observation, finally located that great pirate."

"That great pirate was merely the leader of a small, lawless supernatural organization; of course, he couldn't compare to the Crimson Agent, who came from the wandering treehouse under the command of the Outer God, the Crimson Demon Tree."

"Moreover, even with only nine secret contracts signed, the Crimson Agent is still a transcendental monarch, and has signed a transcendental monarch contract with the condition of perpetual existence."

"Therefore, that great pirate who was merely the ruler was no match for the Crimson Agent and was quickly dealt with by the Crimson Agent."

"However, fate can be so unpredictable sometimes."

At this point, a strange smile appeared on Dick's face: "While the great pirate may not recognize [Eternal Plunder], the Crimson Agent does."

"I confused it with the Eternal Plunder of Treasures."

After a pause, He sighed, "After all, He is not the Emperor of Mysteries, but merely an extraordinary monarch, and He can never feel that strong attraction or repulsion with any kind of [Eternal Plunder]."

Xia Fa asked curiously, "But how come I heard that the young master of the Starry Sky Dragon Clan, Norton Dragon, and the young master of the Secret Eye Clan, Airo Tong—"

Dick Tudor laughed and said, "That's completely different. The three divinely favored families—essentially human, but in reality, their family-specific extraordinary talents even surpass those of some powerful supernatural beings. You should understand what I mean, right?"

Xia Fa didn't really understand, but he still nodded.

Of course, according to his guess, neither the Starry Sky Dragon family's [Supernatural Body] nor the Secret Eye family's [Secret Eye] could match the strength enhancement and combat power boost brought by a Hegemon-level Secret Contract, but they were far superior to a high-level Secret Contract.

Perhaps, it is precisely because of this, coupled with the overlord-level secret agreement they themselves signed, that they were able to barely attract the [Proof of Eternity]?

However, that was only the reason why Ai Luo Tong obtained the [Proof of Eternity], while Norton Dragon's success was purely due to luck.

Dick Tudor then added, "Although the Crimson Agent is not the Emperor of Mystery, it can still use [Eternal Plunder]. It does not feel any repulsion or attraction to [Eternal Plunder], but [Eternal Plunder] does not repel it."

"Therefore, after mistaking the eternal treasure of plunder, which is the bone needle you just took out, for the 'eternal plunder,' He began a great deal of mystical research."

"As for the wisp of air that came out of the black bag—which is the real [Eternal Plunder]—it was regarded as a strange treasure crafted with the authority of [Eternal Plunder], and was simply put away casually, and later even bestowed upon Pompeii."

"In short, for the next few hundred years, the Crimson Agents studied the bone needle-shaped Eternal Plunder Treasure as the Eternal Plunder, neglecting the real Eternal Plunder in the Black Bag."

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"He's not like that great pirate who's content with just using [Eternal Plunder] to plunder the lives and certain abilities of his enemies."

"What He has always wanted is to use 'eternal plunder' to seize the secret agreements that others have signed!"

"Yes, the Crimson Agent's own talent can only support him to sign nine secret contracts. That's the limit. Giving him more anchor points won't help."

"But He was not resigned to this, and therefore regarded the treasure of eternal plunder, which He had mistaken for 'eternal plunder,' as His only hope."

"But there is a huge difference between plundering the lives of weak enemies and plundering the secret agreements signed by weak enemies. The former requires almost no effort, while the latter requires the use of the power of authority, which accounts for a very high proportion of [Eternal Plunder]."

"With the Scarlet Agents' strength, they simply couldn't have done it back then."

"After hundreds of years and countless attempts, he finally found a feasible way to invoke the authority of [Eternal Plunder]."

"Of course, as I said before, 30,000 years ago, after the Outer God failed to completely absorb and contain the Eternal Plunder, a section of finger bone that combined most of the authority in the Eternal Plunder became the Eternal Plunder Treasure in the shape of a bone needle."

"In this situation, using the Eternal Plunder Treasure is equivalent to using almost 90% of the authority within [Eternal Plunder]."

"However, as a transcendent monarch who has only signed nine secret contracts, the Crimson Agent cannot use it, nor can he absorb or contain [Eternal Plunder] at all."

"This is also one of the reasons why He mistakenly took the bone needle-shaped eternal treasure of plunder as 'eternal plunder'."

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"Theoretically speaking, apart from the lucky ones who are born with the ability to merge with the [Eternal Certificate], one must reach the level of signing at least twenty-five secret contracts in order to attempt to absorb and contain the [Eternal Certificate]. Some people with insufficient talent may even need thirty."

Hearing this, Xia Fa sighed inwardly.

Because he remembered that after he handed over the complete cultivation method that was on the verge of going out of control to his cousin, the father of Wanxing, and Princess Fufreio of the Shark Swarm, they were completely unable to master it due to their lack of talent.

Oh, right, there's also Alexander. That silly kid can't control him either, even though he's an angel-level overlord.

Alexander seems to still be in the City of a Thousand Stars. Perfect, I can go find him in a little while. He's been missing his little brother quite a bit these past few days.

On the other hand, Xia Fa did not expect that, due to insufficient talent, even the secret contract could not be renewed.

Even with sufficient talent, there are still varying degrees of talent. Those with high talent can attempt to absorb and contain a kind of "certificate of eternity" after signing twenty-five secret contracts.

All I can say is that in this extraordinary world, talent, something so mysterious, intangible, and impossible to accurately assess, can determine far too many things.

In a sense, the differences between Sovereign, Extraordinary Monarch, Mysterious Emperor, and Divine Holy Spirit seem to stem from differences in talent, resulting in varying numbers of Overlord-level secret contracts and ultimately creating unimaginable disparities.

"Now that you mention it, I guess I'm quite talented—"

Xia Fa thought for a moment with a rather smug air, and then listened attentively as Dick Tudor continued.

He had realized that the secret about the second outbreak of the Snow Demon incident was about to be revealed.

Dick Tudor, no longer keeping everyone in suspense, continued his narration with great enthusiasm, as if he had witnessed and experienced it firsthand: "Knowing that they could not absorb and contain the [Eternal Plunder], the Crimson Agent naturally thought of whether they could use the power of the [Eternal Plunder]'s authority through other indirect methods."

"As I just said, this is different from using that bone needle-shaped eternal plundering treasure to shrink a reef-swallowing gray whale to the size of a thumb. The power of authority used in that method is probably less than one percent."

"To directly seize a secret agreement that someone has signed and fully understood, one must use nearly 90% of their authority, which is something the Crimson Agent cannot do."

"And after hundreds of years, the method He found was—"

As Dick Tudor spoke, he flipped his palm and produced a black glass sphere about the size of his sleeve, then said, "Use this Plundering Holy Sphere" to activate the Eternal Plundering Treasure, or what He mistakenly believed to be "Eternal Plunder."

The moment Xia Fa saw the black glass sphere, a flood of memories rushed back, and he immediately recalled many things.

In particular, there was the time when he acted with the Father of Ten Thousand Stars and the Shark Princess to kill the Roaring Emperor, which attracted the Crimson Agent.

To be honest, that time was quite thrilling.

Later, it was because Dicket came to him that he gave the stolen Holy Orb to Dicket.

Dick put away the Plundering Holy Ball again, his tone becoming wistful once more: "Speaking of which, apart from lacking talent, this Crimson Proxy is truly a remarkable individual in other aspects."

"I still don't know how He developed that mechanical plundering holy disk, or how He came up with the idea of ​​collecting strange corpses everywhere to create the plundering holy orb."

"Especially since the supernatural exists precisely for the purpose of plunder," he said, "it either plunders the minds of others or takes their lives; it's practically a natural fit for the concept of plunder."

"He's unlikely to tell the Crimson Demon Tree about this. That tree isn't benevolent; it could easily kill the Crimson Executor to eternally plunder the treasure."

"Therefore, this method was most likely developed by him after hundreds of years of trial and error."

"In short, once He found the method, He began to try it out."

"Initially, He must have encountered difficulties. After all, as a transcendent monarch who had only signed nine secret contracts, it was easy for something to go wrong if He went to the Protoss Realm to hunt down the strange beings with the status of Sovereign."

"Not to mention, it's actually very difficult to find monsters above the demigod level."

"Not only does He need these strange things, but powerful beings in the real world and even powerful beings in the Protoss realm also occasionally need strange things to study and use as various extraordinary materials."

"You should know that there is a group of people in the City of Ten Thousand Stars who specialize in capturing strange pirates, because there is such a demand everywhere."

"So, the Crimson Agents eventually came up with the idea of ​​simply creating low-level Occults themselves and then releasing them into various neighborhoods."

"In this way, not only can the rank of the Strange be improved, making it easier to extract plunder power in the future, but also a portion of the plunder power in the Holy Orb can be accumulated when the Strange absorbs the lives of others."

"As a transcendent monarch, even if He doesn't enter the Protoss Realm, He can be considered a powerful being in the entire universe. If He were to fall into the Augu Kingdom, it goes without saying that no one, except Gaius and Octavian, could stop Him."

"So, his initial attempt went smoothly. He captured a large number of refugees and used the method of forcibly stuffing them with extraordinary essence to turn them all into snow demons."

"Then, they used the Eternal Plunder Treasure to plunder the last bit of mental stability from the Snow Demons, thereby inducing them to lose control a second time."

"After that, he tried to release the snow demons that had gone out of control twice into various places, collecting their 'plundering' power while they were plundering the lives of civilians and low-level superhumans."

"After all, you know, plunder is a form of authority, a concept that has existed since the Big Bang."

"Therefore, everything related to the concept of 'plunder' can provide the resources for creating the Plunder Orb."

"Unfortunately, His plan was thwarted by you as soon as it began. The snow demon that went out of control twice not only failed to take the lives of civilians on Daniel Street and several blocks nearby, but was instead cleaved in two by you. Haha."

Dick chuckled twice, seemingly pleased to see the Crimson Agent suffer a setback, even though the Crimson Agent was dead, before continuing, "Not only that, the Crimson Agent has also been targeted by Octavian and Gaius because of this."

"That's right. After you reported that extraordinary event, the Church and the knights actually conducted an investigation."

"So, the Crimson Agents later came up with a second plan, which was—to kidnap Princess Victoria!"

"Originally, he planned to use Princess Victoria as bait, placing her in the Protoss Realm to attract those powerful monsters, and then hunt them down. This is related to some of Princess Victoria's special characteristics."

"At the same time, it's also a way of getting revenge on Octavian."

"Unfortunately, this method also failed. At that time, the Mist King, Octavian, and Gaius—three beings of the Overlord rank—attacked together. Octavian, in particular, was an extraordinary monarch. The Crimson Executor had no choice but to retreat, and Princess Victoria was safe."

"But in the end, He still found a way."

Xia Fa suddenly remembered something and hesitated before asking, "You mean—the incident on the Bluebeard?"

He had always wanted to know what the crystals the Crimson Agent had taken from the heads of Captain Greenbeard and the other two pirates were, and why they had attracted the Roaring Emperor's mad pursuit.

Now, this secret is finally about to be revealed.

Dick Tudor nodded: "Yes, those three crystals are actually three different parts of a key."

"I don't know how the Roaring Emperor obtained that key."

"However, He carefully divided it into three parts and hid them in the heads of his subordinates."

"Because he didn't know what the key was for, he just instinctively felt that the key was very extraordinary."

"As for the Crimson Agent—He was the opposite. Because of the failure of his plans many times, he had to hunt low-level monsters all over the Protoss world in order to create the first Plundering Orb, but he was far from it. However, he accidentally discovered a tomb."

Xia Fa asked in surprise, "A tomb?"

Dick nodded: "Yeah, there are all sorts of strange places in the Protoss Realm. Tomb isn't that strange, you'll see later when you become a Lesser God and travel the Protoss Realm with me, haha."

"In short, through the keyhole of the tomb, He divined the location of the key."

"Then, what happened to you was that the Crimson Agent chased down the Bluebeard, took the three crystals, combined them into a key, and was subsequently hunted down by the Roaring Emperor."

"But in the end, a deal was reached with the Howling Emperor, in which the Howling Emperor would help Him capture strange creatures everywhere, and in return, He would be responsible for helping the Howling Emperor plunder secret contracts that others had signed and understood, so as to quickly improve the Howling Emperor's strength."

"As for the terms of the exchange, the Roaring Emperor asked the Crimson Executor to help expose the identity of the Fishman Emperor, the Father of Ten Thousand Stars, in order to divide up the Father of Ten Thousand Stars' territory. The Crimson Executor agreed."

"Because of this, the Roaring Emperor also brought in the Thousand-Faced Prophet."

This is what Xia Fa personally experienced, but he never expected that there was such a complicated past behind it.

Dick Tudor also took a small sip of wine to moisten his throat before continuing, "The matter was very successful. The Father of All Stars was forced to leave, they divided up the Father of All Stars' territory, and the Crimson Agents even occupied the City of All Stars."

"Then, the Crimson Agent led the two of them to open the tomb."

"Originally, they just wanted to join forces to venture in and see if they could obtain some rare treasures, but no one expected that the tomb would be filled with all sorts of bizarre corpses."

"Yes, there are all sorts of bizarre corpses, ranging from the fungus level to the overlord level, and even some that are close to the level of veteran transcendent monarchs."

"This time, the Crimson Agent has found a new lease on life. The Roaring Emperor and the Thousand-Faced Prophet are not disappointed, because they know that with the rise of the Crimson Agent, they will also become completely powerful."

"The rest is simple. The Crimson Agents used these bizarre corpses to create a large number of Plundering Orbs through the Mechanical Plundering Disk."

"Then, he used the Holy Orb to activate the eternal plundering treasure that looked like a bone needle, and went around plundering the secret contracts that others had signed and understood, rapidly increasing his strength."

"But the Roaring Emperor and the Thousand-Faced Prophet, as pirate emperors who have ruled the two major territorial seas of the Baron Ocean for hundreds of years, have a number of anchor spheres, which can provide mental stability for the three of them."

"Therefore, not only has the Crimson Executor's strength increased by leaps and bounds, but the Roaring Emperor and the Thousand-Faced Prophet have also become more and more powerful."

"Until one day, the Crimson Agent finally reached the strength to sign twenty-five secret contracts, and when it attempted to absorb and contain the [Eternal Plunder], it failed."

As Dick Tudor spoke, a smug smile crept across his face: "Then, He finally discovered that it wasn't some kind of 'eternal plunder' at all, but merely the eternal plunder of treasures, hahaha!"

Xia Fa couldn't help but smile with delight. It was impossible not to be happy to see his enemy suffer such a humiliation, even though the Crimson Agent was already dead.

"So, the eternal plunder—actually—has fallen into your hands?"

Upon hearing this, Dick Tudor nodded and continued, "Yes, back in Rum City, the Crimson Executor mistakenly identified that cloud-like [Eternal Plunder]..."

The reward was given to Pompeii, because inducing the Yeti to go out of control a second time didn't require much skill, so Pompeii could do it too.

"At that time, I was already the Emperor of Secrets, having signed thirty secret contracts, but because of some enemies I had offended—especially some subordinate gods and outer gods—I dared not act rashly."

"After all, if they discover the [eternal plunder], then all my efforts will be in vain."

"Not to mention, the cleaners were already active everywhere at that time, which made me even more afraid to run into them. Luckily, I ran into you then."

"To be honest, Xia Fa, you really surprised me back then, because now it seems that if it had been just ten days later, the Crimson Agent would probably have abandoned Pompeii and taken back everything that had been given to him. In that case, I think the difficulty of obtaining [Eternal Plunder] would have increased dramatically."

Xia Fa smiled and said sincerely, "Actually, from my point of view, if you hadn't given me a Silver Throne for free and sold me a Gate of Stars for 500,000 gold pounds in advance, I wouldn't have been able to kill Pompey. I might have been killed by Pompey or the Baldr family long ago. It's all thanks to you."

Dick waved his hand and said with a smile, "In that case, we friends don't need to be so polite with each other, haha."

Then He continued, "So you probably understand why I did that strange thing. After I obtained the Eternal Plunder, I simply hid inside the belly of a monstrous traveling whale, quietly absorbing and containing it, trying to break through to the divine level."

"Furthermore, because the Crimson Agents constantly use the power of the Eternal Plunder Treasures to plunder other people's signed and understood secret contracts for themselves, the Howling Emperor, and the Thousand-Faced Prophet, the power of authority within them is rapidly depleted and returns to the body of [Eternal Plunder]."

"Originally, if it were the true form of [Eternal Plunder], then this power of authority could be restored no matter how much it was consumed."

"However, since it is an eternal treasure, it cannot be replenished once it is used up."

Upon hearing this, Xia Fa seemed to ponder: "So, by hiding inside the belly of a monstrous traveling whale, one can quietly become a god, without being hunted down like incense by various powerful beings in the Celestial Spirit Realm, and without fear of attracting the attention of the fake Nine Great Gods and the Cleaners?"

Dick Tudor sighed softly, "I know what you're thinking, but that's because of my own uniqueness, coupled with [Eternal Plunder]."

Having lost most of my power, I was able to succeed unscathed. If it were you—

Hmm—I've been thinking about similar solutions for you lately.

Xia Fa had known this might be the case, so he wasn't disappointed upon hearing it.

After all, putting everything else aside, just figuring out how to let most of the authority of [Eternal Critical Strike] or [Eternal Concealment] dissipate in order to refine an Eternal Treasure is an extremely difficult problem.

Especially considering that even the three true gods—[Paradox Joker], [Silver Universe], and [First History]—dare not act rashly.

Only by refining the Eternal Treasure can the scattered authority be fixed; otherwise, it will soon return.

On the other hand, he had long noticed Dictator's special nature, which was probably the main reason why he was able to quietly become a god.

However, just as they both had countless unique qualities, they tacitly agreed not to question each other.

Dick Tudor then picked up a bottle of whiskey, and without caring whether it was an exceptional spirit or not, he uncorked it and gulped it down.

After having a good drink, He wiped his mouth in a very unrefined manner and laughed, "That's about it. I divined this after becoming a god by using the strong connection between [Eternal Plunder] and the Crimson Agent. Of course, I also did some research."

"As for what happened after that, I don't know much about it."

"Because afterwards, the Crimson Agent somehow obtained the [Secret of Eternity] and hid everything related to Himself, even changing His appearance and trying to blend in with Dionysius."

Xia Fa asked curiously, "Do you know why He wants to be the head of my Gilgamesh family?"

Dick shook his head: "I'm not sure. Didn't you ask at the time?"

Xia Fa spoke frankly, saying, "No, this bastard has too many tricks up his sleeve. I was afraid that if I killed him any later, he would take the opportunity to escape. Moreover, he is a transcendent monarch, so I cannot extract the memories from his soul."

To extract the memories of a transcendent lord, one would need to be at least an Outer God, since this involves the very essence of the soul and cannot be accomplished without a significant leap in rank.

At this point, Xia Fa suddenly realized that although many secrets about the Crimson Agent had been solved, there seemed to be quite a few more secrets surrounding the Crimson Agent.

For example, what was He looking for outside the carriages of the Dream Come True sea train, a place that, theoretically, would mean certain death if entered?

For example, why did he associate with Dionysius?

And why did He accomplish that great task for the "temporary reality"? And why did He insist on becoming the head of the Gilgamesh family?

Xia Fa even suspected that it was precisely because the Crimson Agent had done things for [Temporary Reality] and learned secrets it shouldn't have known that [Temporary Reality] allowed the Crimson Agent to be killed by it, essentially using someone else to do its dirty work.

As for the Crimson Demon Tree, it deliberately used an excuse to attack, likely already eyeing the Eternal Secret that I had obtained.

However, to be fair, this Crimson Agent's schemes were so complex, his cunning so deep, and his scheming so meticulous—yet he was completely outmaneuvered by [Dickdo], [Crimson Tree], and [Brief Reality], a true god. In the end, he probably didn't even know why he died, and thought his plan was about to succeed again.

It seems there really is a mountain higher than the one before it.

That's right. Now that Dictator has become a god, Xiafa thinks that the symbol "[]" should be added to His name.

Of course, this is not necessary under normal circumstances.

"Speaking of which, between [Eternal Secret] and [Eternal Critical Strike], which should I absorb and contain if I could obtain [Eternal Critical Strike]?"

Xia Fa thought that since they had already come this far, he might as well ask Dictator.

From the moment he first met Dictator, he felt that he was extraordinary, and now he felt that he was even more extraordinary.

Thinking of this, he added, "By the way, so you used the authority of [Eternal Plunder] to stop the [Crimson Demon Tree] from killing me?"

Dick Tudor smiled and nodded: "Well, no matter what, I can't just watch you die. In a sense, you're the only friend I can truly confide in. As for the cost, it wasn't much, because I took a shortcut."

Xia Fa couldn't help but ask, "What trick did you use?"

Dick Tudor smiled mysteriously: "Originally, if I really wanted to stop the Crimson Tree's attack with Eternal Plunder, I should have plundered the Outer God's power from that attack. But if I did that, I'm afraid I would be severely injured and on the verge of death myself."

After a slight pause, He said with considerable pride, "So, what I chose was—to plunder—the thought in His mind that He wanted to attack you!"

Xia Fa was somewhat surprised: "This, this is possible?"

Dick Tudor laughed and said, "So you think that's why He suddenly stopped, and that if He continued to attack, I would continue to plunder the thoughts attacking you in your mind. He was also afraid that the pollution He caused to reality would produce too many strange or monster-like things—that would make His Cleaners blame Him. Therefore, He retreated."

Xia Fa asked curiously, "He fell for your trick the first time, so wasn't he able to stop you afterwards?"

At this moment, Dick Tudor's face suddenly revealed an indomitable and domineering air: "I can, but as I said before, at worst, I can still stop Him even at a great cost. So, after His first failure, He had no choice but to retreat."

Xia Fa let out a long sigh of relief: "Thank you so much. You have no idea how much you've helped me."

Dick Tudor picked up a bottle of wine, handed it over, and said with a smile, "I told you not to be polite with me. Since you insist on repaying me, then drink this bottle."

Xia Fa was about to take the bottle when Dick Tuo suddenly withdrew his hand: "Forget it, I'll keep it for myself. Giving it to someone like you who doesn't understand wine is such a waste, hahaha."

Xia Fa defended himself, saying, "What do you mean I don't know anything about wine? I just don't drink much normally. Haha, if you don't believe me, let me try some."

Dick chuckled, "Alright, let's not talk about that. So you should understand which kind of Eternal Token you should absorb and accommodate, right? [The Secret of Eternity] isn't one of the strongest dozens of Eternal Tokens, but [The Critical Strike of Eternity]..."

Yes, and it ranks very high.

Xia Fa pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly and asked, "Why isn't [The Eternal Secret] among the top few dozen?"

Dick Tudor replied without hesitation, "It's simple. While the 'Secret of Eternity' lacks some offensive capabilities, the concept of 'secret' is extremely broad and expansive. Therefore, it actually ranks among the top few dozen of the strongest tokens of eternity."

After thinking for a moment, He immediately added in detail: "Moreover, it seems that you are attracted to the [Eternal Secret], which makes things easier."

"You can absorb and contain [Eternal Critical Strike] while simultaneously using the various powers of [Eternal Secrets]; these two points are not contradictory."

"In fact, many gods and outer gods do this, but they can't fully exert the power of the [Eternal Secret], they can only exert about 20 to 30%, but that's usually enough."

Xia Fa seemed to be deep in thought, and nodded slightly, already having a general plan in mind.

That is, we still need to absorb and contain [Eternal Critical Strike]. As for [Eternal Secret], we'll immediately start researching how to use it!

"Haa—"

—"

Dick Tudor suddenly yawned widely, and Shafa noticed that His face had turned somewhat pale.

It seems that, contrary to what He claimed, He did not influence the Crimson Tree with "eternal plunder" without paying any price.

After all, the Crimson Demon Tree is a veteran Outer God, and it's possible that it has signed a hundred secret contracts.

"That's all for today. Let's get together again next time we have time. I also need to figure out how to survive when the Gold Cleaners collectively awaken a year from now, haha."

Dick chuckled twice, but a hint of desolation still lingered in his eyes.

Clearly, having just become a god and not even had time to enjoy it, they would face an almost insurmountable catastrophe of extinction a year later. No one would feel good in that situation.

Upon hearing this, Xia Fa paused for a moment, then stood up, but left behind a black bag.

"These are some exceptional wines I received as gifts at the family banquet. I saved them especially for you, so please don't be shy."

Upon hearing this, Dick Tudor finally smiled again: "You little rascal—"

Squeak!

The flimsy wooden door was pushed open, and after nearly a month, Xia Fa returned once again to his two-story attic on Daniel Street.

In order not to disturb the neighbors, he returned in stealth mode, and directly blocked the senses of the surrounding pedestrians, so that they would not be able to detect that the door had been opened.

-

Looking at the dusty room, Xia Fa shook his head slightly, but didn't pay much attention and went straight up to the bedroom on the second floor.

After casually brushing the dust off the bed, Xia Fa was about to lie down for a while to rest before entering his own little world to begin researching the [Secrets of Eternity].

Oh right, I also need to absorb that fist-sized [Gathering of All Miracles], and while I'm at it, study the critical secondary runaway and the Rhine Secret Forging Method.

After what happened today, his already urgent desire to improve his strength at all costs intensified.

Fortunately, there are enough methods, and each one will bring huge improvements.

But just as Xia Fa lay down on the bed, he clearly saw a pair of eyes without eyelids or eyelashes appear on the convex glass directly in front of him.

Those eyes were strangely double pupils, staring straight at him.

An extremely dangerous and eerie aura suddenly swept over!