"Curse... Dad became like this, is it because of a curse?" Nephnis guessed, and Nust nodded directly after hearing it.
"Yes, curses... When exploring in ancient tombs and ruins, people often trigger ancient curses left inside without knowing when. These curses are warnings from the old to the old for their offenses, and are the harshest punishment for those of us who are greedy.
“In ruins and tombs, we treasure hunters often get cursed for no apparent reason, or touch something we shouldn’t touch, enter a place we shouldn’t enter, say something we shouldn’t say, or do something we shouldn’t do. These… often bring about unknown curses.
"The scary thing about these curses is that they don't take effect immediately, but suddenly take effect after a person passes away, torturing the cursed person and causing them to mutate or die. Even the most experienced treasure thieves will be cursed at some point, and then suffer from the curse after passing away, eventually dying or turning into a monster."
Nust said this with a serious expression. Listening to Nust's words, Nephnis swallowed her saliva, then thought for a while before continuing.
"Oh, oh, if that's the case, then the only one who was cursed should be my grandfather. Dad has clearly been in Pritt all the time and has never been to North Ufeija. How could he be cursed?"
"Miss, if you think that a curse can only target one person, you are wrong. Some powerful curses are not only targeted at the initial recipient, but also flow through the bloodline and affect the recipient's family members.
"This is the situation the master is facing now. A powerful curse that the old master suffered in North Ufeija has taken effect again. Although the old master is no longer here, the curse still continues along the bloodline and affects the master. If the curse continues to develop like this, not only will the master's life be in danger, but you, young lady, will also be affected! The entire Boyle family will be exterminated!
"Because the civilization buried under the yellow sands of northern Ufrica once called its rulers pharaohs, we treasure hunters usually call these curses the Pharaoh's Curse."
Turning his head, Nust looked at Nefernis and continued to speak. Listening to the words of the old butler in front of him, Nefernis stayed where she was for a moment. She had not thought that this curse was so powerful that it could affect bloodlines, not only her parents, but also her.
"Grandpa Nust... Is this curse that powerful? But why, why did such a powerful curse not work before, but suddenly took effect at this moment?"
Nephnis asked Nust again. If what he said just now was true, then their family should have been affected by the curse a long time ago, and there was no need to wait until now.
Or to be more extreme, if Nefernis's grandfather was cursed when he was a child, then he would have most likely been cursed to death before he got married. In this case, there would not even be Nefernis and her parents.
So it was a bit strange that this curse would have taken effect sooner or later and it suddenly took effect when Nefernis's grandfather had died.
After listening to Nefernis' words, Nust paused, then looked at Nefernis and continued speaking.
"This is what I'm going to talk to you about next, young lady. The old master has been in northern Ufica for nearly twenty years and has been to many ancient tombs. It's impossible for him to have no experience at all. In fact, the old master himself is also an extraordinary person who can use some extraordinary abilities.
"Of course, young lady, don't misunderstand how strong the old master's extraordinary ability is. With his ability, it is not enough to deal with the curse that entangled the Boyle family. The reason why he and the entire Boyle family can enjoy decades of peace is mainly because of the extraordinary item he obtained."
"Extraordinary items?"
Nephnesse was slightly startled by what Bnutst said. She suddenly remembered the necklace her grandfather gave her when she was a child. According to Dorothy, it was actually an extraordinary item that could resist the knowledge poison. It was with this necklace that Nephnesse successfully avoided being corroded by the knowledge poison when Thorn attempted to use the knowledge poison to contaminate the entire Tonzhi Academy. But now the necklace had run out of spiritual power and was broken.
"Yes, in this world, not only people, but also some objects have strange extraordinary abilities, and these objects are not too rare under the yellow sands of North Ufeija...
"And the old master happened to have an extraordinary item that could resist the curse. The origin of this item is related to your grandmother, but I won't go into details now. What you need to know is that the old master has always relied on that extraordinary item to protect himself and the entire Boyle family from the curse. The effect of this item was still playing a role after the old master passed away, but now due to some accidents, its effect has weakened, so the curse has taken effect and affected the old master."
Nust was talking to Nefernis. Listening to Nust's words, Nefernis's first thought was to take off her last necklace, wondering if the extraordinary item that could resist the curse was also lacking in spirituality?
"Accident? What kind of accident could cause problems with the item that protects our home?"
Nefernis asked bluntly, while Nust thought about it and spoke after hesitation.
"Well... how should I put it? Miss, you have to understand that in the extraordinary world, any extraordinary power has to pay a price to produce its effect. This price is called spirituality. The effect of the curse is like this, and the effect of resisting the curse is also like this. This means that if the item left by the old master wants to continue to produce its effect, then he must continue to pay the price..."
"So... the extraordinary item is indeed less effective because of insufficient spiritual energy? The spiritual energy stored in the item has been consumed for decades, is it finally going to run out?"
After listening to Nust's words, Nefernis spoke bluntly. After listening to Nefernis's words, Nust was stunned. He was a little surprised that Nefernis accepted this series of concepts so quickly and used them accurately in language. He was about to explain again, but he gave up the explanation and opened his mouth to respond.
"Yes, it is indeed because of the lack of spiritual energy, but it is not because the spiritual energy accumulated over a long period of time is running out. The item cannot hold enough spiritual energy to operate for decades at once.
"In fact, we have been letting the item consume spiritual energy while continuously replenishing it with spiritual energy to keep it running. As long as the spiritual energy is continuously supplied, the effect of this item will continue to be effective... But the problem now is that we can no longer provide new spiritual energy to the item for the time being."
"Cannot provide... Is there something wrong?"
Nefernis asked curiously, and Nust paused slightly before continuing.
"Miss, you may not know that these extraordinary spirits also have different types. The item left by the old master to resist the curse cannot be driven by all spirits. It requires... a special spirit.
"This type of spirituality is extremely precious and hard to get because of its scarcity. However, there is a secret society of extraordinary people in this world. With a society, there can be trade. In Tivian, there is the largest extraordinary trading market in the entire Pritt. We can usually spend a high price to buy such a precious spirituality in this market. In the past, we have always relied on this market to obtain spirituality, and we spend a lot of money on it every year.
"Recently, the power of the curse has suddenly increased for some reason, and the spiritual energy we originally stored has begun to be consumed rapidly. The spiritual energy stored at home has become somewhat scarce for a while, so I went to Tivian's extraordinary market to purchase that kind of precious spiritual energy to replenish it...
"Yes, but for some reason, the price of that kind of precious spirituality suddenly skyrocketed, and it increased several times in a short period of time! It has risen to the point where even if we take out all the cash in the family, it is still difficult to buy it!
“It’s crazy!”
Spreading his hands, Nust began to speak, recalling in his mind the shock on his face when he first asked about the price at the Jinqi Bank and heard the horrifying price.
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