OBS Chapter 3503 A Fateful "Transaction"
Chapter 3503 A Fateful "Transaction"
Chapter 3503 A Fateful "Transaction"
Adele looked at the people gathered around talking. She had actually seen the archway and answered the question just now. She didn't feel much about "fighting against fate," and she didn't understand why she had completed the so-called "pilgrimage of fate," even though she hadn't touched fate at all.
When faced with the question about the archway, her answer was, "The Witch Council has been able to unite; we've come this far hand in hand." But standing on the ridge, she felt she hadn't gained anything; she only felt increasingly lonely.
"Can we go now? I'll give you a medical check-up when we get back."
Shad urged Luvia again, but the purple-eyed girl wearing Shad's coat remained smiling under the starry sky; she was in an exceptionally good mood.
"Wait a little longer, let me say a few words."
She pointed to the starry sea landscape:
"This is the best gift that the pilgrims of destiny can receive. After arriving here, everyone has come to understand the true meaning of destiny only after seeing such scenery. Most of those who have attained enlightenment have given up something. This was true for the diviner who left behind the [Stadium of Destiny], and it was also true for Megan and Audrey's ancestors."
As for that traitorous priest, he was probably a diviner too, otherwise he wouldn't have come this far. But he came for the treasure, not for a pilgrimage. He didn't see the archway, but here he understood what he had missed.
Although there's no evidence, I suspect he became disheartened. He witnessed the mindset and gains of truly convincing diviners, those who dared to defy so-called fate, when they arrived here. He realized he had gone astray and finally, under this starry sky, he found peace with his hatred. Years later, sensing his impending death, he followed the tradition of the Fatu people and went to the dark lake before he died.
That did sound reasonable, and Emilia's pointed ears twitched as she remembered the crucial question:
"I almost forgot, that unknowable relic—the Foundation of Fate—is here!"
Besides the unicorns, even the Time Witch, who was hiding nearby, looked at the treasures with various spiritual lights on the silvery mountain ridge.
However, Sevier was more cautious:
"Luvia, can we take these things with us?"
Luvia nodded:
"Of course, the fact that our predecessors left these things behind means they relinquished ownership of them. If needed, we can take all the items here with us."
But of course, no one would do such a thing. Even at this moment, Shad was hesitant about whether he should take the "Stadium of Destiny".
However, finding the relic here was not difficult at all. Although his elemental abilities were suppressed, he had seen the relic with his own eyes at the "Black Mist Camp," and with the starlight shining brightly at the moment, he spotted his target at a glance.
"it's here."
He temporarily separated from the group, walked two hundred meters along the ridge, and then bent down to pick up the slightly rusty, brass-like object that resembled a crown. However, the presence of the plaque revealed that it was not a crown, but a base, inscribed with the words: "See the truth through the fog."
When Shade returned, everyone gathered around, even the Great Witch of Time glanced at him curiously from afar.
"This is an unknowable relic."
Emilia sighed softly, and after receiving Shad's permission, she touched it with her finger, then smiled:
"I'm also an elf who has encountered an unknowable-level relic."
Everyone understood her sentiments. While Sylvia and Hivi were curiously observing it, Shad asked Luvia again to confirm:
"Are we really able to take this with us?"
The purple-eyed girl, who had gained a lot, nodded, and both the long-haired and long-haired Luvia had the same attitude:
“You don’t necessarily have to use it just because you took it. I’ll take this one. I studied the Hope Diamond last summer, but that relic was ultimately borrowed from you. This time, I have my own unknowable relic.”
She had no intention of handing the relic over to the Prophet's Association. After saying this, she pulled out her relic, "Mercury Echoes," which she used to hold divination cards, from her pocket. The divination cards were soaking in the mercury in the card box, but that wasn't what she was looking for. What she was looking for were the twelve small cards with handwritten text and hand-drawn borders that she had pressed at the very bottom of the card box—
[Command Card: Make Shad do whatever he wants]
[Valid until: December 31, 1855 (Gregorian calendar)]
“I won’t take anything from here for nothing. Since I’ve taken the [Stadium of Destiny], I will leave behind my own treasures.”
She didn't want to throw all the cards; she just tossed one forward, letting the command card embed itself diagonally into the snow. Luvia was still quite reluctant, but it was indeed the most precious thing she could offer at that moment.
Adele Isabella looked down at the words on the card next to her boots, blinked, and didn't bend down.
Emilia, Sylvia, and Silvia also saw the contents of the stack of cards, so they asked Shad:
"what is this?"
"Hmm, a New Year's gift for Luvia."
The three girls, of different ages and backgrounds, simultaneously gave each other a "you're being unfair" look. Miss Larson pursed her lips as she watched them, thinking that they had all received year-end gifts from Shad, while Luvia carefully put the remaining eleven "command cards" back to the bottom of the deck:
"That's fine. If you want that card, you can leave something behind and take it with you."
She offered suggestions, but although the girls were tempted, none of them did so. Those were the ones Shad had made for Luvia; if they really wanted them, they would want unique "command cards" made by Shad himself.
"So, has the second act of the seven-act story of Fatummst come to an end?"
Miss Larson only cautiously spoke up at this moment, and Luvia turned back to look at the starry sky, let out a long breath, and replied:
"The Demon Sword broke, and the first act ended. But the second act is different. The pilgrimage route still exists, and others can still come here like us if they have the chance. In other words, the story of the first act is unique, but the second act can be repeated many times. As for how much one gains and how well one performs, that depends on their own abilities."
I don't think our performance was particularly impressive, since everything tonight felt a bit inexplicable; it felt like we just suddenly found ourselves here. But regardless, we've completed the second act, and that's a success.
In fact, if the end point of this pilgrimage site were destroyed, the second act could theoretically not be "replayed." However, no one present would do that. Shad even felt that even cultists from the "Method of Oneness" or the "Cult of Doom" wouldn't do something so crazy.
Seeing that Luvia was finally satisfied, he told everyone to go down the mountain. There was no need to climb any further; they could just fly down from here. Little Leona could carry the injured Luvia.
This time, Luvia didn't object to leaving, but when Shad looked at the things on the snow and found that there were even books and notebooks among them, he thought of Danist again.
"wait a second."
He said this, using the magical technique [Library of the Moon] to unfold the library behind him, and then reached out his hand towards the silver line on the mountain ridge:
"Do you have any notebooks or books left by Ms. Helena Carter?"
This was definitely not a "library" or "study" setting, but the magic actually worked, only to have no effect whatsoever. Shad wasn't disappointed; after all, he was just trying it out.
"Do you have any notebooks or books by the astrologer Euclid?"
With a whoosh, a book with a silver-white gradient cover flew into his hands. A book printed like this must contain knowledge of the occult. The cover featured a large silver moon, and the title was "The Ruins of the Moon."
"That astrologer actually came here?"
Shad was somewhat surprised. He patted the book and tried to record it in the library, which he did successfully. Although he didn't take the original book, he did the same as Luvia earlier, rummaging through his pockets and finally leaving behind the relic derivative he obtained when he killed the "Mimic" in Vistalinn—the Mark of Greed.
The relic's effect is to enhance one's greed, but in scenarios where there's a "probability of obtaining something," wearing this silver pendant increases the probability of acquiring the item. Although Shad often carried it, he didn't actually like this embodiment of great sin, and therefore never even considered giving it to the girls.
“I have abandoned my greed here.”
He laughed and casually tossed the silver medal into the snow. He then scanned his surroundings but couldn't see the blond figure.
"Luvia, where did Miss Sabel go? Will she come here?"
Purple eyes with a smile:
"She will reappear at the right time, so there's no need to worry about her. But I am certain that Miss Sabel is our friend, and she is not a malicious person."
Shad nodded and went to check on Ellie. Everyone had seen it protect Luvia, and the unicorn was still trembling, being comforted by Emilia; it was terrified. However, when Shad offered it the apple, it still took a precise bite.
Silvia then asked Luvia:
"You just said that the fortune tellers who come here to complete their pilgrimage leave behind one of their own items. Do you and Miss Shad and Miss Larson need to do that as well?"
“No need. Those were all voluntary actions. Since Shad and Miss Larson only completed the pilgrimage without understanding anything, there is no need to do it deliberately.”
With Shad's help, the purple-eyed girl climbed onto Little Leona's back. Seeing Ellie approaching, she casually plucked a tuft of fur from Ellie's back, which the unicorn didn't seem to mind.
"So what did you leave behind?"
Sylvie asked her the same question, and Luvia, riding her unicorn, soared into the air, a tuft of unicorn hair falling from her hand onto the snow-covered ridge.
“I have reserved my candidacy.”
"What!?"