Chapter 1721 - 137: Essence

"Something from the Sea of Souls..."

"Yes, you see those Chaos Species all have the characteristic of Yin Yang Inversion. If that’s the case, shouldn’t you be short and soft like the people from the Sardinia Female Country? You don’t have such qualities, so perhaps there’s something about you related to the Sea of Souls?"

"...We’ll consider this later. I need to deal with Alicia’s matter first."

"Indeed, that little brat seems to be on the brink."

He thought for quite a while without any clues and finally decided to put on his clothes first, planning to ask Azan Ross’s Avatar later.

As he slowly dressed and picked up the scattered items from the floor, he returned once again to Alicia’s side.

He took out the Life Completion Manual and opened it. Indeed, now that he had acquired the treasure’s attribute, the previously locked third section was revealed to him.

The story of the climbers continued in verse. After the original climber died, other ambitious climbers tried to adjust the third mountain, only to return unsuccessful before the Angel who guarded the Gate demanding the treasure.

Until one day, a climber holding a similar treasure approached the Angel. He offered the treasure with both hands, saying to the Angel,

"I have here a treasure that, regardless of the passage of time or the change of landscapes, retains its original appearance; whether day or night, it emits the same unique radiance; regardless of age or gender, everyone sees it the same way; no matter how you rub or pound it, its weight on the scales remains unaltered... Noble Angel, could such a gift be considered the most prestigious treasure in the world?"

The Angel, uncertain, accepted the treasure and said to the climber,

"Is there truly such a thing? Well, let me take it to God for his evaluation of its worth."

And so the Angel flew away, returning seven days later. He sighed deeply and said to the climber,

"For a hungry man, a meal is more valuable than dazzling jewels; for a supreme ruler, a treasure created by the efforts of the world cannot be measured by how many meals it surpasses...

"The scale of value in the world is ever-changing. For an ant, an Angel, or even an all-knowing God, the term ’precious’ varies greatly. But the treasure you have offered holds equal value in the eyes of an ant, a pauper, a King, an Angel, and God. Thus, it indeed is a[treasure]."

With delight, the Angel nodded and opened the Gate behind him, revealing the form of the third mountain.

It was a mountain taller than the sky itself, filled entirely with formless Angels that exist naturally, eternally undying; their existence holds no fixed meaning, merely adhering to the fusion of nature and instinct in perpetual motion.

Everywhere on the mountain were dazzling golds, yet no greedy Angels reached to pluck them, simply retrieving when needed, with no distinction from using scraps of iron.

Everything here transformed into a dream-like state, material changes and desires became elusive and undefinable. Yet only that towering mountain, its summit reaching into the clouds, continued to attract the upward gaze of climbers.

The Angel smiled slightly, returning the treasure to the climber, and said,

"Now, please continue your true journey, climber."

In the shrouded blessing of Hidden, Fisher wholeheartedly immersed himself in reading the contents of the Life Completion Manual, unaware of the wrinkles in the bed where Alicia had caught the attention of an eye and a mouth floating abruptly in the sky outside the window.

And outside the corridor, two waiting Maids wanted to see if Alicia in the adjacent room had awoken, but as they walked out, they suddenly noticed several burly men dressed in Eastern religious attire standing in the corridor of the side hall.

They held weapons, glaring with hatred towards Gedelin’s palace outside the window.

There, was the residence of the Nali Empress.

"Koter, the tyrant is already settled..."

"Alright, we..."

Their speech was interrupted as the Maids behind them opened the door. The two Maids were slightly startled, about to speak, when they saw the firearms in their hands and their Eastern attire, quickly realizing these were assassins come to kill.

The defense here was so stringent, especially during the Empress’s outing, with layers of internal and external blockade, as well as Cardinals and Magic guards. How did they get in?

"You... uh...!!"

The Maid’s words were cut short, as the burly men before her swiftly covered her mouth and pushed them back into the room, and soon all sounds of struggle and resistance vanished utterly.

At this moment, across the entire Royal Beach, countless invisible threads of fate were persistently twisting, while in the hidden corners of the buildings, men holding weapons continually entered through those illusory threads, awaiting their opportunity.

"Buzz buzz buzz..."

Everything was quietly gathering, yet that eye and mouth floating in mid-air, staring at Alicia in the room, remained motionless, its delicate lips emitting more ethereal threads to cover the beach.

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(There will be another update tonight)