Chapter 221

"What does 'people with special destinies' mean?"

Xia De asked, and Miss Jia Lin Na pointed at him:

"This is the simplest condition in the ritual, because both you and I can do it. You are outside of destiny, and I..."

Miss Beiya subconsciously covered her own eyes, but immediately let go, answering in a very firm tone:

"This is simpler than I imagined. If the price to obtain power is only one eye, I think I should have no problem."

The ritual requires offering one's own eye, so it cannot be replaced by things like magic eyes.

"But for this kind of ritual that involves offering sacrifices to gods, if the requirement is your eye, I am afraid it is also very likely that it cannot be restored afterwards (Note)."

Xia De reminded her worriedly; he had also learned more and more common knowledge of mysticism recently. She was only seventeen years old, and this decision would affect her whole life.

"Detective, the acquisition of power always has a price."

Miss Beiya gritted her teeth with a serious expression:

"My determination to become the Chosen One is not because someone asked me to do so, but because I am truly willing to do it.

I am not a very determined person, but this power has been entangling me; it is a part of me. My heart is also thirsting to explore it. You are not me; you will not understand that kind of fated longing. In the middle of the night, I often ponder what that power hidden in my soul and body actually is. Now I understand."

Xia De and Miss Jia Lin Na both looked at her, and Miss Beiya's expression was firm:

"One eye, safely exchanging for powerful strength, I think no one would refuse. Moreover, it is not really impossible to restore. But... Detective, if the sacrificed eye really cannot be restored, I hope you will not therefore feel that my face is very..."

"I won't."

"Hmm."

She nodded and said nothing more.

It was difficult for Xia De to understand her feelings at this moment, but if he encountered such an opportunity where he could exchange one eye for the potential to become a 13th-Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi and extraordinary power, he would probably also choose to accept it gladly after some hesitation.

Power always has a price; in this world, there is no such thing as a good deal without paying something.

"Then, for the fated enemy, Iluna, who are you going to choose?"

After waiting for a while and seeing that Miss Beiya's emotions had calmed down, Miss Jia Lin Na asked.

"The Silver-Eyed One."

This answer hardly needed to be guessed, and this choice was also the most appropriate. This type of sacrificial ritual could not be successful just by picking any ordinary person.

"You don't need to worry about the eye. Even if it really cannot be restored, I can use divination to find a way to treat it for you."

Miss Jia Lin Na said softly, and Miss Beiya smiled at her:

"It's really great to know you both."

"Save such words for after you have successfully obtained the status of the Chosen One."

The female diviner picked up another gold coin; after the first divination, only two pieces of Blood Money remained.

"I will use one more to divine the difficulties that might be encountered when confronting the Silver-Eyed One, is that okay?"

She asked Xia De.

"Why ask me?"

"Weren't these pieces of Blood Money won by you? This is your 【Relic】."

"Hmm?"

Xia De finally understood her logic, so he nodded:

"I wouldn't dare keep things that have almost no positive effect on sorcerers for myself anyway; using them is fine. But Miss Jia Lin Na, does performing such divination continuously put no burden on you?"

Miss Beiya also thought of this point and looked at the female diviner worriedly.

Sensing the concern of her two companions, Miss Jia Lin Na smiled gently:

"One of you is willing to offer your own eye, and the other is willing to offer a precious 【Relic】, how could I hold anything back? But it's okay, after the divination, I'll just sleep for a while longer."

"Alright then, but let me use this fifth piece of Blood Money."

Xia De said; he believed that after he used the Blood Money, he felt no sense of being cursed at all, which was likely due to the existence of the "Radiance of Divinity."

Miss Jia Lin Na did not refuse Xia De, and only after the patterns on the front and back of the Blood Money appeared did she take it from his hand.

After the purple light disappeared from her eyes, the slightly exhausted diviner gave the answer:

"The information that can be obtained from one piece of Blood Money is limited.

First is the situation of the Silver-Eyed One. His current power is at most at the level of the 6th Ring. Because he is seriously injured and worried about the relic going out of control, the number of relics he himself holds is not large. The most dangerous thing is the eyes he is famous for; those eyes are Sage-level magic eyes, and I cannot provide specific information."

"I know this."

Miss Beiya said, taking a deep breath to suppress her anger:

"The squad I was in when I was at the 1st Ring was wiped out because of those magic eyes. The name of the magic eyes is 【Greedy Silver】, and both eyes are magic eyes. The specific effect needs to be actively triggered, and activating the magic eyes also requires preparation time, and it is impossible to maintain the effect of the magic eyes for a long time. During the period when the effect is active, anyone stared at by the eyes, unless they immediately cut off the part of their body that has already been transformed, will irreversibly turn into a pure silver statue... irreversibly."

"How to counter it?"

Xia De asked.

"After that incident, the Church specifically produced a batch of protective amulets that can temporarily resist the effect of the magic eyes. But after all, that is a relic; the amulets can resist for at most three seconds, and they can only be effective once."

"Three seconds is enough."

Miss Jia Lin Na said.

"Very well, I will be responsible for the amulets; this time I will definitely not let him go."

Miss Beiya took several deep breaths before suppressing her emotions.

Miss Jia Lin Na continued:

"The passage leading to the deepest part of the ruins is blocked by three exceptionally dangerous relics. The one closest to the exit is the Secret Keeper-level relic 【Thousand-Eyed Gargoyle No. 3765】. It is a relic mutated from an ancient alchemical product of the Fourth Era, with the manufacturing number 3765 engraved on its surface, possessing the dual attributes of stone and flesh. Its combat power is extremely strong, and it is proficient in melee and spellcasting abilities. After killing an enemy, it will seize their eyes and place them on its own body, thereby possessing a field of vision with almost no blind spots."

"Is frontal combat necessary? How many rings of sorcerer is the gargoyle equivalent to?"

Miss Beiya asked.

"No, if it could only be solved by frontal combat, 【Mercury Blood】 could not have continuously occupied the ruins. Each time, offering three pairs of living human eyes can make the gargoyle give up attacking living people for a short time. It must be living human eyes cut out on the spot."

But 【Mercury Blood】 can do this unscrupulously, while the three of them cannot.

"Then what about offering magic eyes?"

Xia De asked with a frown.

Miss Jia Lin Na knew about what happened on Monday from the study group and also understood Xia De's plan:

"Two magic eyes can keep it quiet for 48 hours, but the magic eyes will enhance the power of 【Thousand-Eyed Gargoyle No. 3765】. This relic is a rare relic that can continuously enhance its own power."

"Let's ignore this for now. I have one magic eye in my hand, but I still need one more. Who among you can find one?"

Xia De asked, not caring how precious the things he offered were.

Miss Beiya raised her hand:

"Coincidentally, I encountered an incident where a magic eye went out of control last week. I haven't been able to sell that eye yet; I will solve the second magic eye."

Miss Jia Lin Na nodded:

"The second relic is the Secret Keeper-level relic 【Mirror Behind】. It is ineffective against ordinary people and is a rare offensive relic that takes effect on the 'Other Me' of sorcerers. It has an almost irreversible damaging effect on the 'Other Me' of sorcerers below the 7th Ring, which is very terrifying. And once the 'Other Me' is injured, we ourselves will also suffer serious injuries."

Xia De heard laughter; the woman chuckled in his ear, and he was familiar with this laughter.

"Can you?"

【I am you; the Radiance of Divinity has enhanced you, and it has also enhanced me.】

"No need to say more, I will solve this one."

Xia De raised his hand to signal.

Both ladies looked at him suspiciously, and Miss Jia Lin Na reminded him:

"Detective, this is not a joking matter. That mirror can even injure a 13th-Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi; you can imagine its danger as much as possible. If it weren't for the fact that the containment conditions are too simple, the classification of this thing would definitely not just be Secret Keeper-level. Most Sage-level relics might not be more dangerous than this."

"It's okay, I have no problem."

"But even if there is no problem, it means that you, Detective, have to go deep into the ruins with us."

Miss Beiya said with concern:

"No one understands the situation of that ruin, and Miss Jia Lin Na's divination cannot see every corner, not to mention that once Mercury Blood discovers our intrusion, someone will definitely enter the ruins to intercept us in a short time."

"But the operation will definitely not be completely safe, right?"

Xia De asked. There is a 【Gift Box of God】 in the ruins, and inside the gift box is a gift given to him by the Ancient God 【Innocent Creator】, and that box cannot leave the ruins, so he must go on this trip no matter what:

"You don't have to worry about me dragging you down. When it comes to the last resort, perhaps I am the most powerful one among us."

Seeing him say this, Miss Jia Lin Na and Miss Beiya did not continue to object.

"Then the last relic, this one is only Document-level, 【Labyrinth Candle】. This is not a guardian of the ruins themselves, but was placed there by the Silver-Eyed One. After being lit, it forms a large-scale hallucinatory labyrinth in a closed space, and one needs to walk out of the labyrinth to extinguish the candle."

Miss Jia Lin Na paused, giving them a chance to think. Then, before the other two could speak, she shook her head and said:

"You don't need to worry about this. I still have some face in the Divination Association and can borrow a relic in the shape of a compass. When it comes time to break into the ruins, I will solve this candle."

"I also have some friends in the Church, and Church sorcerers themselves can also apply to the Church to use relics, so I can also get some good things by then."

Miss Beiya also expressed.

Xia De did not know many people, but there was one who definitely would not be stingy:

"I also have a friend who really wants the Silver-Eyed One's corpse to use as bait. I can ask her for help; even if she doesn't agree to take action directly, I think she won't be stingy about providing me with some help."

He was talking about Miss Miss Jia Lin Na. Now that the 13th-Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi of the Sun Church is in Tobesk, she probably won't take action directly, but the Duchess definitely has plenty of good things in her hands.