Chapter 871 - 871 870 Persuasion

Chapter 871: Chapter 870 Persuasion Chapter 871: Chapter 870 Persuasion “Real Fate Card (Scepter)”

Positive Effect: Participants can peek at keywords when selecting a “Script” at the “Image Store”.

Negative Effect: Once used, participants will be unable to choose worlds of medium scale or smaller.

“Granting the right to a targeted selection, but can only choose larger-scale worlds… Lord Maritzis, are you interested in causing a big commotion?”

To Han Dong’s surprise, Maritzis directly slapped away the card in his hand.

“I’m not interested! Worlds above medium scale could consume too much time.

More importantly, a large number of teams will be involved.

We bear the mark of [Toad] and will be targeted by numerous teams, skyrocketing our risks… I am simply following the Toad Ancestor’s orders to toy around with you lower-class humans.

Why take the risk?”

“In medium to large worlds, there are bound to be better rewards, with a higher chance of obtaining items that can dispel the Toad Ancestor’s ‘Lethargy Shackles’.”

“Hahaha… You actually believe that little joke the Toad Ancestor played on you?

‘The Mythic Shackles’ are not something you can dispel. There are many other incredibly powerful Mythic Bodies among the Toad Ancestor’s demons, aside from me.

Yet not a single toad has found a method to do so, what makes you think you can?”

At this point, Han Dong’s eyes shifted, “I can cultivate the ‘Book of Dead Spirit – Eye Manuscript’, can you?”

No longer pretending to be ‘inferior’.

He threw the ‘Movable Deed’ in front, and activated all the marks on the backs of his hands…

For a moment.

The crow coat draped over Han Dong was dyed an irrational shade of yellow,

Its edges suffused with ash-colored patterns floating in the air,

And several pale white tentacles clung to the surface of the yellow coat.

At the same time.

Some sea water also seeped from the ground of the “Image Store”, with the glowing illusion reflecting the area where Maritzis’s dreams of sinking into the Deep Sea shimmered.

“[The Yellow Robe] and [The True God]… you!”

Maritzis couldn’t believe Han Dong’s dual messenger identity… At first, she only thought Han Dong was somehow related to ‘Grey’ and was a rather special human.

Now, it seems that at least three ‘Upper Rank’ Old Kings have connections with Han Dong.

Of course, Maritzis herself had seen the world, the truth, and the True God as an Ancestor Body.

Keeping her shock to herself, she feigned calmness and stared at the floating Movable Deed in front of her, retorting, “If the Toad Ancestor had not intervened, you would have initiated a ‘Land Deed War’ against me, wouldn’t you?”

“There were some thoughts, but I’d rather establish a connection with [Toad].

Being personally received by the Toad Ancestor is an honor for me.

Having the chance to meet the Toad Ancestor directly, the opportunity to travel to your realm… I’m willing to put forth my greatest effort to find items that can weaken the restrictions of Myth.

If we enter a world with an ‘Independent Myth’, we can surely find what we imagine.

If we succeed, I’m also willing to share this achievement with Lord Maritzis.

Since it’s a problem that even the Toad Ancestor has not been able to solve for a long time, if we do resolve it, I believe the Toad Ancestor will bestow an indescribable blessing upon us.

This could help you touch the ethereal gateway to Myth, earning the right to revel with the gods in the Abyss.”

Cloaked in the yellow robe and incarnated as the Yellow Messenger, Han Dong became more persuasive… And the stone in Maritzis’s heart, Han Dong really managed to move it.

“Show me an item that is on par with the Old Kings, and I’ll believe you…”

Han Dong promptly pulled out the Necklace of Nether Blood from within his collar.

The internal blood of the God of Hades symbolizes a deity from some World of Fate, similarly a twisted god leaning towards evil, with a multitude of believers (Blood Oathers).

“According to a Blood Descendant friend of mine, the Nether Blood flowing inside the necklace, though not as original as the ‘Blood God’s’ Blood Brew… in terms of rank, it’s definitely not inferior.”

“Is that satisfactory now?”

“If we really can find an item that ‘weakens myth,’ I must personally present it to the Toad Ancestor.”

“Agreed…”

Now that he had successfully persuaded, Han Dong immediately used the Fate Card.

Changes occurred inside the “Image Store” as well; some of the books and DVDs were covered with black curtains, unable to be selected… while others had keywords appearing on their surfaces for reference.

However, the so-called keywords were not as intuitive as imagined… some were even just a single character, quite abstract.

“Wind,” “Moth,” “Earth’s Core,” “Trap”

It was quite difficult to deduce more clues from the majority of the keywords, let alone know their backgrounds.

But one could roughly guess some things and could vaguely determine what the theme was, what the world’s attribute leaned towards.

“Since it’s a privilege you used, you decide… I’ll rest for a moment.”

Maritzis only seemed very energetic, but she had actually not slept for several days.

Her moist curly hair hung in front of her, mostly used to hide her ‘dark circles.’

For the wetlands campaign, she had expended quite a few brain cells, mustering the lords from the surrounding area.

What’s more important, the incarnation of the Toad Ancestor had arrived in her Toad Palace just a few days ago, and she dared not delay, serving the Toad Ancestor immediately with the utmost respect; Maritzis couldn’t even sleep.

Since Han Dong had displayed an ‘equal status,’ the two came to an agreement in their views.

Maritzis’s prejudices were mostly dispelled.

Next, they would head to medium-sized, even large-sized worlds filled with danger… As the highest-ranked in the team, she too needed to recover to her best state.

Croak!

The toad above her voluntarily detached itself, transforming into a Toad Stone Carving, standing in front of her.

Any foreign object approaching Maritzis would be attacked by this strange toad.

As for herself, she crouched in the pond formed by her own domain, only half her head exposed… and in that state, she fell asleep.

Watching Maritzis fall asleep, Han Dong also let out a sigh of relief.

“Phew… I finally bluffed my way through.

It was only because I counted on the Ancestor Body that I dared to buy such a Fate Card… from what I understand from the Black Tower.

The Black Tower has not yet opened the connection to the [Outside World].

The competition among teams in Fate Space is limited to their own worlds for now, and I won’t encounter those ‘participants’ I met in Black Tower Square, but only those from our own world.

The last event in Other Derry Town was a small-scale Fate event, where I only encountered a team from Dragon City.

This time, in medium to large-scale events, we might have more than four teams entering at the same time… teams from the three main cities of humanity could all possibly be present.

Of course, there might also be teams of Demons belonging to other Old Kings mixed in.

Putting aside other teams, let’s primarily consider the corresponding World of Fate.”

Han Dong spent ten hours alone, organizing all the keywords and even creating a deduction chart to select the keyword most likely to be ‘close to myth.’

“This one it is…”

Han Dong grabbed a DVD marked with the keyword “Balance” and placed it on the checkout counter.

zzzzzz….

The bizarre sound of electromagnetic noise began to ring in Han Dong’s head, as if generating some kind of Resonance…