Chapter 3390

"The main effect of the 【Lure Skull】 is actually exerted through the mental aspect; language is just... an auxiliary tool."

Xia De recalled the information provided by the elder:

"It can easily say the words that make people the most angry, which shows that it possesses a certain ability to read minds. Moreover, the 'voice' it emits is also part of the relic's characteristics. Haven't you noticed that your current unhappiness is actually somewhat different from your own thoughts?"

But Xi Wei believed that she was unhappy precisely because of that sentence.

Of course, to further confirm the situation of the relic, Xia De completely lifted the skull that was no longer speaking out of the box. After comparing it according to the characteristic information given by Elder Harald, it was confirmed that this was indeed the main body of the lost relic.

"Look, someone even carved a sentence inside the skull—【I died because of my own honesty, this is actually not wrong】."

At least this sentence made Xi Wei, who was still somewhat unhappy, laugh helplessly. Although the relic level was only Document-level, it was indeed a very good relic that could play a big role in specific situations.

Xia De continued to search the box but did not find any clues within it as to why this skull was left here. And searching the interior of this undersea cave again, Xia De also failed to discover any other hidden things.

Finally, Xi Wei radiated light to cast a spell, making all substances in the cave that were touched by the light transparent, but there was still no discovery.

"It seems there are no clues... so is this skull considered alive or dead?"

She suddenly asked Xia De, and Xia De understood what Xi Wei meant:

"This skull might know about the young priest, right? The information given by the elder didn't write whether this thing has consciousness or not."

Xia De thought for a moment, held the skull up with one hand to face himself, and then slapped it on the top of the head again.

The skull immediately began to speak again:

"You will never reach the moon, don't even dream about it!"

The corner of Xia De's mouth also twitched, and the skull continued without stopping:

"Possessing someone else's cat is very interesting, right? It will leave you one day."

Xi Wei looked at Xia De with some concern, but Xia De only sighed:

"If this guy had this kind of personality while alive, I can very well understand the reason why it ended up like this after death."

He asked before the other party could say a third sentence:

"I want to know why you are here, and why the person who left you here would return to this island?"

But the skull was still saying what it wanted to say:

"Have you ever thought that everything you have experienced is just a dream, and in fact you are not at all so..."

"Gate of Death!"

A pitch-black crack was split open by Xia De's left hand, and he threatened:

"If you dare to continue, I will throw you directly into it!"

Actually, he couldn't throw it in; this crack only allowed souls who left voluntarily to enter. And even if he could throw it in, Xia De wouldn't do so; he also didn't know if sending a relic into death would lead to any serious consequences.

But the skull actually stopped talking, so Xi Wei said softly:

"Can it be intimidated? This thing seems to have consciousness... You are also very angry, right?"

She was even asking with a smile; Xia De really didn't want to admit it, but he was indeed somewhat angry inside:

"Let's ask questions first—I want to know why you are here, and why the person who left you here would return to this island?"

The skull still didn't say a word, so Xia De remembered the time he was "bargaining" in the Graveyard Wasteland. Only, the mark given by Sister Daifulin had long since faded; the badge he wore could represent the "Death Messenger," but whether the relic would fear the bones of an angel was hard to say.

So Xia De took out the Butterfly-Calling Flute and blew it in the cave.

The next second, large swaths of red butterflies appeared around Xia De, affectionately brushing past his face before landing on the ground, turning into black-haired girls in black and white dresses holding hands.

Xi Wei took the initiative to greet them:

"Good afternoon, Miss Grace, Miss Helen."

Grace and Helen nodded, then asked Xia De with a smile:

"Good afternoon, sir. Is there anything you need us for?"

Xia De didn't mention the skull first, but asked with concern:

"I heard from Miss Swift that you went to the Boundary of Life and Death. What is the situation over there now? Have you already returned?"

Grace in the white dress nodded immediately:

"Helen and I were just talking to Qina. Your seal is fine, it's just that a cluster of peculiar light appeared inside the boundary, but it was neutralized by Helen and me using the 【Nightfall Seal】."

"That kind of light can appear inside a relic?"

Xia De found it incredible, then sighed:

"Now, really anything can happen."

Afterward, he told the sisters the current situation, and they readily agreed to make the skull "speak."

Xia De then closed the black crack, and the skull, feeling no threat, immediately opened its mouth to speak to the twin sisters;

"He will realize sooner or later that humans are more... than relics..."

It felt what it was facing and immediately held back the second half of the sentence.

Grace and Helen held the skull and turned their backs to Xia De, then whispered into the skull's ear like a murmur for a good while, and when they turned back, it was already over:

"It's fine now, sir. It is willing to answer."

Neither Xia De nor Xi Wei saw how the sisters managed it, so they could only attribute it to the suppression of ordinary relics by top-tier relics. Not to be too harsh, they, who were responsible for sealing the "Boundary of Life and Death," were actually also death-type relics.

In any case, the skull spoke smoothly. Xia De only learned afterward that this completely broke the characteristic logic of this relic.

"Sixth Era, General Calendar 1698, I was brought back to this island by the last holder. He tried to find treasure on this island based on legends and treasure maps. He was annoyed by me and eventually left me here."

Xia De understood the other party's actions, but—

"Treasure hunting? Searching for what treasure? Did he have any clues?"

1698 was the 25th year after that young priest left the island; the other party should have been a middle-aged or elderly person of nearly fifty, but he was of a high level, so this was actually still his prime. And a ring-warlock of this level would certainly not care about something as simple as a few boxes of gold coins.

Since Xia De arrived on the island, he had never heard of any legends of treasure here; the only ones who came here to find things were demons.

The skull continued to answer, only its voice was monotonous, completely lacking the rich emotions it had when "mocking" Xia De and Xi Wei just now:

"I don't know what clues he had. What he was looking for was an Unknown-level relic capable of letting him glimpse fate and the future; that was an item rumored to be left behind by an Ancient God."

"What relic?"

Xia De frowned. The skull opened its mouth but made no sound, so Grace slapped it on the top of its skull.

The skull emitted an even more monotonous voice:

"【Pedestal of Fate】."

*Crack! *

A crack appeared on the originally intact skull, but fortunately, the skull only cracked and was not ruined because of it. Xia De still remembered that this was not his property, and also knew that the other party probably couldn't say anything else, so he put the skull back into the box:

"The Prophet Society has been looking for the 【Pedestal of Fate】, and believes that the 【Pedestal of Fate】 is somewhere on the south coast of the Old Continent. I was joking with Luweiya before, wondering if this thing might be here, and didn't expect to actually guess it right."

"Unknown-level, huh~"

Xi Wei sighed softly:

"If we had this, any script, mirror, or spinning wheel would not be a problem."

"Unknown-level..."

Grace and Helen also didn't expect to hear such news:

"Sir, every Unknown-level relic is more or less related to the gods. If the 【Pedestal of Fate】 was left behind by the Ancient God of Fate, then obtaining it itself might just be a fate woven in advance by that Ancient God."

Xia De understood their concerns; they, who had once been trapped by fate, were most vigilant against such things:

"【Chronicle of Ages】, 【Pedestal of Fate】, 【Eye of Ouroboros】; I heard that these three Unknown-level relics can completely suppress the script, mirror, and spinning wheel. Even if this is some kind of fate already woven, if we can obtain them, it's best to find them. At the very least, we cannot let others obtain them."

Xia De said, but Grace and Helen hesitated:

"Sir, you don't know, do you?"

"What's wrong?"

"The 【Pedestal of Fate】 and 【Eye of Ouroboros】 do indeed sound like possessions of that Ancient God of Fate, 'Mr. Ring,' but the origin of the 【Chronicle of Ages】 is more complex. When my sister and I were studying beside Miss Feilian, we once heard the Academy's first librarian, Miss Blaney Olanod, mention it.

That lady, after verification, believed that the 【Chronicle of Ages】, which is said to be able to directly rewrite all past and future fates, was jointly written by three Ancient Gods—the Axis of Eternal Time, Father of the Infinite Tree; the Weaver of Fate, Mr. Ring; and..."

Helen looked at Xia De:

"The owner of the Silver Moon Great Library, the Goddess of Stars and Long Nights, the World Recorder, the Silver Moon Sage."

It sounded like the 【Chronicle of Ages】 was much more powerful than the other two relics, but no one had ever compared their abilities, and they had never appeared together.

The 【Pedestal of Fate】 is a pedestal for carrying crystal balls, the 【Eye of Ouroboros】 is a gemstone in the shape of a magic eye, and the 【Chronicle of Ages】 is a giant book with infinite pages.

They had long been lost in the long river of time; among them, the 【Chronicle of Ages】 even completely disappeared after the early Second Era, and by the Sixth Era, only the most learned people might have heard the name of this relic.

Grace and Helen heard it from Miss Feilian and Blaney, while Xia De heard it from the long-haired Luweiya in the spring eye.

(End of chapter)