Chapter 1288: Chapter 1036: Knowledge Trading
Elsa and Tilian turned their heads only to see a burly man walking over with a few others.
"Do we really need your permission for whatever we’re doing?" Tilian asked with a smile in reply.
"Am I seeing that you’re conducting a private knowledge trade?" The burly man, whose race was unknown, had his entire body inlaid with plate armor covered in scars, looking quite ferocious.
"And what does that have to do with you?" Tilian still asked with a smile.
"Hey, kid, I know you, an Undead life form. Recently you’ve been lucky, entering the descending Heavenly Kingdom a few times. But did you know, here, all knowledge gained is supposed to go up for public auction, and this private trading of knowledge is a serious crime," said the burly man as he suddenly broke into a grin.
"And then?" Tilian remained unmoved.
"That is to say..." The burly man forcibly took a seat between Tilian and Elsa, whispering, "How about you give me a share of your knowledge too, so we can share this secret together, huh?"
Tilian laughed, for the issue of private trading didn’t really apply to everyone. Although most people here were forcibly sent, there were also those who entered willingly, and such free-spirited adventurers did not have to follow those so-called rules. Clearly, however, the burly man did not care whether they applied, he just wanted the knowledge.
"If you’re planning to leave, you can go now, and to thank you, I’ll take care of this nuisance," Elsa suddenly spoke up.
Tilian thought Elsa must be very strong; he could not discern her level of strength, which meant she must be stronger than before.
"Don’t underestimate them, any warrior who has lived here for a long time is no weakling," Tilian reminded.
"Don’t worry, I’m not underestimating anyone, it’s just that they are indeed too weak," Elsa said.
Tilian didn’t know how to respond to Elsa’s comment. He had no idea about her actual strength, but he had encountered this burly man a few times before. The man was extremely brave, and most importantly, had very high defensive capabilities. His bone armor could easily fend off various degrees of damage, whether physical or energy-based, making it hard to injure him a second time if the first strike failed to kill him.
"How much trouble would it bring me to kill someone here?" Elsa asked.
"It would depend on who strikes first. Generally, the person retaliating won’t face any trouble," Tilian said.
"If that’s the case," Elsa finally turned to the burly man, gazing into his eyes seriously, "come on, touch me."
This was the first time Elsa had really looked at him from the beginning to the end.
The burly man immediately burst into uproarious laughter, "Little girl, you look quite fresh-faced, are you new here? Don’t you know who I am?"
Elsa shook her head and said, "Whether I know you or not doesn’t matter, since you’ll be dead if you touch me, and I’m not interested in getting to know a dead person."
This remark stunned the burly man; despite his long presence here, he had never seen anyone so arrogant!
"Hahaha! Quite an interesting girl. Since you’ve invited me to touch you, then I won’t be polite!" The burly man reached out to grab Elsa, and at that moment, the three men beside him came forward.
"Big brother! This girl is thin and scrawny, not your type at all. Why don’t you let your brothers have some fun?" The burly man was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing and waved his hand, saying, "Be gentle, don’t break her!"
The wicked grins on the faces of those three men widened as they surrounded Elsa, simultaneously reaching out for her!
However, the instant their fingertips touched Elsa, numerous Light Wings flashed out from behind her back, cutting through the three men like sharp blades before retracting.
The wicked grins on their faces froze, their eyes locked on Elsa, unable to move a muscle. They wanted to shout, but no sound came out.
Then, the men crumbled apart, scattering on the ground. No blood flowed from the wounds because they had been completely cauterized by the intense heat.
"Come, touch me," Elsa continued to say to the burly man.
The burly man’s face instantly became incredibly stiff. He knew the abilities of his three subordinates well; surviving in the Eternal Battlefield was surely not a matter of luck alone. It can be said that all three were formidable. Despite the suspicion of a sneak attack, the fact that they couldn’t react even a bit in that moment was simply too astonishing!
"Wait a second! Light Wing? Are you from the Celestial Clan?" the burly man finally realized.
Within the Celestial Clan, Light Wing usually meant one thing—nobility. As a noble of the Heaven Realm, his presence here was certainly not for combat. And a noble from the Celestial Clan, no matter what private dealings he might be involved in, was definitely not someone he could afford to concern himself with.
"Yes, I am from the Celestial Clan, come, touch me." Elsa was still hesitating.
Bang!
The burly man directly burst through the restaurant’s doors and fled.
"What a coward," Elsa commented disdainfully.
"Not everyone is like Long Yi," Tilian said.
Returning from this place was difficult because it was a higher Plane than the Upper Plane. If one didn’t use the Celestial Clan’s Teleportation Gate, the only other way would be through an extremely dangerous Planar Passage where even the strongest powerhouses would be no different from ordinary people.
But this wasn’t a problem for Tilian.
Before coming here, the Eternal Emperor Rongka had made thorough preparations. Because of the contractual link between the two, and the abundance of the Undead on the Eternal Battlefield, Tilian used the Undead to establish a Skeleton Array. Then, through the Skeleton Array, he strengthened the connection with Rongka, forcibly opening a short-lived Undead Gateway in this Plane.
This was not done in secret. After all, forcibly opening an Undead Gateway here couldn’t possibly be silent and undetected. Therefore, many onlookers were present at the time, curious about what exactly was happening. However, when people realized that this gateway could actually offer an escape, some could not hold back any longer.
Many warriors here were reluctant, and if given a chance, no one would wish to meet their end here. So, as soon as Tilian was the first to enter the Undead Gateway, a group of quick responders immediately rushed forward. But before they could get through, the deadly force spewing from the Undead Gateway completely annihilated them on the way. Then, the Undead Gateway closed just like that.
Elsa didn’t join the onlookers because she had more important things to do—translate the Giant knowledge that Tilian had left for her.
At that moment, Elsa understood that this so-called Heavenly Kingdom’s descent was not at all the same as the descent of the Heavenly Kingdom described by the Giants. In the Giants’ description, the descent of the Heavenly Kingdom was a wondrous and majestic existence. Meanwhile, this so-called descent was actually a place used by the Giants to store knowledge; in other words, what could be obtained from here was the knowledge once researched by the Giants.
Then there was the matter of the ’Eternal’ substance.
The Giants had always conducted research on the macroscopic manifestation of microscopic structure, and this ’Eternal’ substance was one of those. The structure itself was not any rare metal, but upon being fashioned into a Tetrahedron and augmented with four ordinary Arrays, the ’Eternal’ substance exhibited extraordinary spatial-temporal stability. The Giants used this stability to create a batch of food preservation devices...
When Elsa saw this, she covered her face, completely exasperated. How heartless the Giants were, prioritizing the creation of food preservation devices. Although such a measure was entirely in keeping with the Giants’ usual style, it felt absurdly comical.
Among these pieces of knowledge, there was nothing about the Divine Envoy, but the Giants left a passage: "New research evidence suggests that the superimposition effect of the ’Eternal’ substances can amplify the internal energy, even fostering a very special form of Energy Resonance, akin to neural conduction. However, this is merely speculative and remains to be observed further."
Clearly, this information was of no help to Elsa in addressing her questions about the Divine Envoy. The rest of the knowledge was concerning topics that didn’t interest Elsa.
"It seems I really have to settle down here for a while," Elsa said with a sigh.
The Lower Plane.
Although Long Yi was the one who spearheaded bringing a new faith to the Dragon Clan, he never anticipated that their belief would be so steadfast. Now, wherever Little Zi went, she seemed to shimmer with golden light in Long Yi’s eyes. And most miraculous was that due to the relationship between Little Zi and Long Yi, the Divine Power Little Zi obtained was also channeling to Long Yi! Hence, Long Yi immediately felt a deep sense of unearned satisfaction.
On the planet inhabited by the Black Dragons, the Black Dragons were now living tranquil lives, no longer discussing battles every day but instead paying attention to some inexplicably mundane matters. And, naturally, they spent much more time praying to strengthen their faith. This was actually related to Little Zi’s subtle influence, as she gained Divine Power by listening to the Black Dragons’ prayers, then used that Divine Power to lift the Black Dragon’s curses. While lifting the curses, Little Zi also mingled some mental suggestions within the Divine Power. Of course, these mental suggestions carried no negative effects and merely made the Black Dragons more peaceful and serene.
Of course, during this time, Long Yi had not been idle but had been researching how to enter the Middle Plane.
Long Yi had completely mastered Landers’ Reverse Summoning spell, and Isrile and Ruosha in the Middle Plane were also prepared.
But a significant problem had arisen—there were simply too many people around Long Yi. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
