Chapter 96 Purple Stone
Followers of the Lost Lord!
Byrne is glad that he is nearly 30 years old. If he were a few years ago, he would probably be so frightened that his whole body would tremble.
He is now calm enough. After hearing the words "believers of the Lost Lord", he was shocked, but he still remained calm and listened silently.
"There is no information about them. In the past ten years or so, many people have come to the four eastern countries of the continent to search for them, but no clues about the 'Lost Lord' have been found."
The person who answered her was Time Stone, and that person had the voice of an elderly person.
Time Stone looked tall and thin, wearing a grey robe, and his voice was full of wisdom that came from experience.
After that, the Time Stone said in great confusion: "It's very strange. According to logical reasoning, this 'Lord of the Lost' who is highly regarded by the righteous gods must be an extremely powerful evil god, and his followers should be extremely numerous."
"However, it is incredible that his followers could keep it secret to such an extent that not a single word of it spread for more than a decade."
It seems that the principles of the Fisher family are extremely correct. Caution and confidentiality are the most important. Byrne silently pondered one thing: why the Lord of the Lost was targeted by the Church of the Orthodox God.
He was totally unable to understand the reason and could only attribute it to the great power of the gods. They knew of the existence of the Lost Lord through some unimaginable way and locked his location in the east of the continent.
Best, codenamed "Dragon Crystal", interrupted and said:
"Maybe there is some extraordinary method to ensure that the secrets of the believers will not be leaked, such as the betrayer will be granted death the moment he wants to betray."
Byrne smiled and glanced at Viscount Best. If he hadn't known that the other party was just guessing, he would have thought he was exposed.
"I didn't notice their presence either. I agree with Dragon Crystal's speculation."
"Sun Gold" also shook his head.
Byrne had noticed that the only person who had remained silent in the meeting was Lingsu.
It seemed to be a short woman. Although she didn't speak from the beginning, her position in the Alchemy Council was second only to "Sun Gold". Byrne didn't dare to ignore her existence at all.
“It’s really weird.”
"Xingtie" shook his head and continued, "In short, I hope to get information about the followers of the Lost Lord. When the time comes, I am willing to take out the fourth-level extraordinary materials in exchange for it."
Level 4 extraordinary materials are important items that cannot be bought even on the black market.
If a transcendent who has reached the middle stage of metamorphosis wants to go further, or if a transcendent who has reached the upper stage of metamorphosis wants to have a stronger bloodline, they both need fourth-level transcendent materials.
Or if you want to cast some extremely powerful spells, you also need to consume fourth-level supernatural materials.
For the Fisher family, even the third-level extraordinary materials are extremely important. They don’t even know where to find the fourth-level extraordinary materials!
Byrne wanted to sell himself on the spot, but he could only remain silent and keep silent.
Since no one had any information about the followers of the Lost Lord, this topic was eventually dropped.
The tall and powerful "Sun Gold" said to the crowd:
"The Lorn people have obtained some crucial forbidden knowledge in the spirit world. Although we don't know what it is exactly, it is very likely to change the existing world."
"I got some information about the spirit world. If you can pay me 100 gold, I will tell you."
Byrne knew that the Fisher family was really poor, so he shook his head.
"Sorry, I'm not in on this deal."
Best laughed and said casually, "Mr. Sun Jin, please describe the specific type of intelligence first, then we are willing to spend money."
Sun Gold paused for a moment and continued, "About the names of the various whirlpools, or spiritual doors."
Huh?
Byrne was surprised to find that the important knowledge from "Sun Gold" was actually the mysterious knowledge that the Fisher family had obtained from the Lord of the Lost.
What surprised him even more was that everyone present, except himself, was moved.
Except for the president who remained silent, everyone on the Alchemy Council expressed that they were willing to pay money in exchange for the real name of the Spiritual Gate.
Byrne quickly understood the most important reason for the trade.
The true names of mysterious things are often closely related to their actual effects. As long as they know the true names of the spiritual doors, it will be much easier for them to explore the spiritual world.
He was acutely aware of an important intelligence advantage that the Fishers possessed.
Because they possess the spiritual knowledge bestowed by the Lord of the Lost, for the Fisher family, roaming in the spiritual world is like entering with a guide book.
For other extraordinary people, every step in exploring the spiritual world is full of unknowns and mysteries, almost every moment is an uneasy time, and every decision is full of tension and fear.
"Okay, the deal is done."
"Sun Gold" clapped his hands lightly, and without warning, sheets of golden paper appeared in the air and automatically flew to all those who had invested in purchasing the true names of the spiritual doors.
After everyone received the piece of paper given by "Sun Gold", they saw the true names of the thirteen spiritual gates.
The Gate of Shadows, the Gate of Conquest, the Gate of Knowledge, the Gate of Sacrifice...
Viscount Best narrowed his eyes and began to think. He was very interested in the "Gate of Revelation" and the "Gate of Knowledge".
Byrne did not get the paper with the real names of the spiritual gates, but he could guess what the names were written on it. They were the thirteen spiritual gates corresponding to the thirteen long steps to godhood.
"Okay, let's stop here."
Suddenly, the president sitting in the first seat spoke. That emotionless voice really made Byrne feel uncomfortable. He even subconsciously doubted whether the president was really a human being.
"Alchemy is the greatest magic of all types of magic. Sooner or later, it will completely change the continent of Oden and even the world of Krad."
"My alchemy had already reached a bottleneck, but fortunately the forbidden knowledge in the spirit world gave me a new way of thinking."
After the president finished speaking, he waved his hand again, and purple-red stones appeared out of thin air and fell in front of everyone present.
Although he didn't understand what it was, Byrne could sense magic and spiritual power from the purple-red stone!
It seems to be a mysterious object, but it is also similar to an alchemical tool.
Or maybe it is both a mysterious object and an alchemical tool!
There was no such thing in the world before. Alchemical tools only contained magical power, but no spiritual power.
At that time, the people of the Krad world had almost no knowledge of souls and spiritual powers, and only a few necromancers had studied the most superficial knowledge.
However, the emergence of the spiritual world has brought a lot of new knowledge into the world, and various new applications of magic have also been expanded. For example, alchemy has made new breakthroughs in the past decade.
The president continued.
"I used the forbidden knowledge given by the spirit world to create this new substance. As an alchemical tool, it has special properties similar to those of a mysterious object. Well, the spiritual power contained within is probably at the level of a collectible."
Sure enough, Byrne thought to himself that the mysterious purple-red stone in front of him was the new product created by the president through alchemy using the forbidden knowledge of the spiritual world.
The president hadn't finished speaking yet and continued his introduction, his voice neither sad nor happy.
“Although the spiritual power contained is only at the collection level, it is a one-time consumable item. However, the ultimate power that can be unleashed after resonating with the emotional power is comparable to the most top-notch treasure-level wonders.”
The most top-notch treasure!
After hearing this, Byrne was filled with great surprise. The price of top-notch treasures could be thousands or even tens of thousands of gold coins.
Although this purple-red stone only has a one-time effect, it is also very valuable.
However, the president couldn't help but sigh, and obvious regret finally emerged in his originally emotionless voice.
"Unfortunately, it is still a fake and is still far from the 'truth' I want to obtain."
"Reject it, or pay the price you want to pay."
Sure enough, the purple-red stone is not something that is given for free, but people have to pay a corresponding price.
Byrne decided not to answer yet and wait and see what price the other members of the Alchemy Council would pay.
"Sun Gold" first took out a portion of the "purest black" brought from the lightless sea. The mysterious substance was placed in a pitch-black flask, and no color other than black could be seen in it.
"Ling Su" took out a piece of meteorite fragment that was constantly emitting starlight. It was collected from a falling meteor.
"I'm paying for three months of my life."
The person who is willing to pay his life in exchange for the purple-red stone is the "Star Iron" who is looking for the believers of the Lost Lord.
Soon everyone on the Alchemy Council paid their price, and when it was Viscount Best's turn, he spoke respectfully.
"I am willing to exchange it for a very important piece of information. The thing that you, President, have been looking for for more than ten years is very likely in the hands of the Poseidon Cult."
"Can."
The president nodded and said calmly:
"Anyone among you who finds the diamond-shaped fragment that emits the sun's light will be granted a wish by me."
Byrne silently memorized the "diamond-shaped fragment of sunlight", wishing that the Fisher family could really encounter it.
Finally, it was Byrne's turn to pay the price.
The Fisher family's background is almost non-existent in transactions of this level.
After much thought, he realized that the only two things he could offer were his lifespan and some information about the spiritual world.
But if he took out the information about the spirit world and the Viscount asked him how he got it when he left, Byrne would have no way to answer.
Viscount Best said that fighting is not allowed in the Alchemy Council, but the president will not be involved in what happens outside.
He originally wanted to refuse to take the purple-red stone, but when he thought about the various dangers his family would soon face, he did not want to give up such a powerful trump card.
(End of this chapter)
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