Chapter 1528: Chapter 1526: Surrendering to You
After a sigh, Richard lifted Gao Ge’s corpse with one hand and pressed the other on his head, beginning to search through his memories.
After a few seconds of searching, Richard released his hand, revealing a contemplative expression, and murmured to himself in a low voice, "As expected, he had implemented protections in advance—his entire memory is completely wiped clean. No effective information can be obtained, let alone the coordinates of the Space Jump Point..."
This outcome did not surprise him.
Before striking down Gao Ge, he had already anticipated this outcome—searching through the memory was merely a ’just-in-case’ measure, finding something would be a pleasant surprise, and finding nothing was also fine.
According to his deductions, the Space Jump Point was definitely somewhere in Heaven. If he couldn’t get it from Gao Ge, he’d just have to find it himself.
At worst, he’d turn over the entire Heaven upside down; he refused to believe he couldn’t uncover it.
Taking a deep breath, Richard glanced around, ready to choose a direction to begin his search. Suddenly, in his sight, on a small hilltop, he saw an unexpected figure and was momentarily stunned.
The next moment, he leapt forward, ignoring the several kilometers of distance, and arrived at the hilltop, standing before the unexpected figure.
The so-called unexpected figure was none other than the Bald Silver Priest—Sharye.
Previously, after inviting him into Gao Ge’s palace, this person had been waiting outside the palace door. When he and Gao Ge engaged in battle and the whole palace was destroyed, this person disappeared.
In his opinion, the person was either killed in the aftermath of the battle or ran away early after noticing the unfavorable situation.
Emotionally, he was inclined towards the latter possibility. After all, Sharye had always proved to be an expert in strategic retreat.
If the person really had strategically retreated, he wouldn’t be too concerned. After all, having dealt with the False God Gao Ge, even the Silver Priest could not stir up any major trouble.
What he hadn’t expected was that Sharye indeed strategically retreated before the fight with Gao Ge, but surprisingly returned after the outcome of their battle.
This was somewhat illogical.
Richard looked at the shiny bald head of Sharye and squinted his eyes, asking, "You’re not running anymore, Mr. Sharye?"
Sharye’s scalp was reflecting the soft light of Heaven, sleek and shiny, looking finer in texture than animal fur. The expression on his face was calm, with little panic, and more of a grasp of everything.
Sharye slightly lowered his head and honestly said to Richard, "Where can I run? The entire Wizard World is within your sphere of influence, and Heaven is conquered by you. My subordinates have all been killed by you, and all my companions perished in the battle. Even the God I served just died at your hands. I have no purpose to flee anymore—running would merely delay the inevitable end, so I might as well be resolute."
"So, you’re saying you want to fight me to the death, fulfill your loyalty, and follow your God?" Richard asked, trying to guess Sharye’s intentions.
To his surprise, Sharye shook his head forcefully and earnestly said to Richard, "What I mean is, I surrender."
"Hmm?"
"Since you killed the God, from today onwards, you are my New God, my new object of service."
After speaking, Sharye knelt on one knee, deeply bowed, and kissed Richard’s boot with his lips: "Please accept me, I am willing to follow your every command."
Richard: "..."
Looking at Sharye below him, Richard’s mouth twitched. He couldn’t help but recall Bi Bi, who was exploited by Pandora. Back then, Bi Bi’s surrender was similarly decisive... Could this be a traditional skill of the Truth Society?
That being said, compared to Bi Bi’s surrender, Sharye’s surrender was somewhat lacking. Although Sharye held a higher position within the Truth Society, a grown man kneeling before him with a bald head wasn’t exactly pleasing and provided little sense of conquest.
Of course, to him, these were trivial matters. What mattered more was something else, which was...
"Whew—"
Richard took a breath and looked down at Sharye, asking, "I can accept your fealty, but before that, I hope you can prove your worth."
"My New God, is there anything you wish for me to do?" Sharye asked, rising to the occasion.
"I’m searching for something called a Space Jump Point, which can take me to another Plane. I am certain it exists somewhere in Heaven, but I don’t know its exact location. Perhaps you could provide some clues?" Richard said.
"Well..." Sharye frowned and thought for a moment, "I must be honest with you, my New God, I truly don’t know where the Space Jump Point is. However... I do know some suspicious places... These were all forbidden by the False God you just killed, including to me."
"I see..." Richard nodded, "Then take me there."
"Yes, my New God." Sharye stood up and quickly walked to the side to lead the way.
...
In the blink of an eye, several days passed.
Sharye and Richard returned to where they started.
Standing on the hilltop, Richard surveyed the surroundings, frowning slightly, while Sharye stood quietly on one side, eyes tinged with guilt.
Over the past few days, Richard and Sharye had wandered through almost the entire Heaven, visiting dozens of suspicious locations, only to find no Space Jump Point, much to their disappointment.
Although some suspicious sites did harbor secrets related to the Ancient Wizard Civilization, which were likely left by former Truth Society members and held significant research value, they held little meaning for Richard at the moment.
Due to the vast amount of information contained within Balta, Richard’s research on the Ancient Wizard Civilization and exploration of the world was nearing a bottleneck. What he truly needed right now was just one thing, and that was the Space Jump Point.
Only by obtaining the Space Jump Point could he travel to other Planes, the native Plane of the Ancient Wizard Civilization, or the Plane lost in the white light, and uncover higher-level truths. Otherwise, he would be stuck circling within a predetermined framework.
Breakthrough, breakthrough—what he needed now was a breakthrough, and only the Space Jump Point could provide him with that.
But where exactly was the Space Jump Point?
Richard frowned deeply.
Beside him, Sharye noticed Richard’s expression, pursed his lips, hesitated a moment, then gathered his courage and tentatively suggested, "My New God, actually... there is one last suspicious place in this Heaven I haven’t shown you. Previously, I thought it was unlikely, but now that all other places are ruled out, maybe... it might truly be the location of the Space Jump Point. Would you like to take a look?"
"Oh?" Richard turned his head to Sharye and seriously asked, "Where?"
"Not far, just below this Heavenly Plateau."
"Take me there."
"Yes."
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