Chapter 2033: Chapter 1594: Can You Trust Them? They Are Ghost Guides
No.5 Divine Star could never have imagined that merely sending someone to look at the relics would result in both the relics and the guards disappearing. It’s like asking someone to view an empty lot, only to find that the lot itself is gone. Are people actually stealing lots these days?
The first thought that came to No.5 Divine Star was Anthony, because the relics were only missing after they had visited. He was the biggest suspect.
However, in the Devouring Abyss, Anthony couldn’t be found, only the silver coin. Just as he was about to question him, the silver coin nonchalantly asked:
"Your Excellency No.5 Divine Star, you claim those are your relics. How do you prove it? When we arrived, the Divine Tree was still alive, so the relics should rightfully belong to the God of Tree, don’t you think?"
"You can’t just point over a distance of dozens of sections and claim a relic with the God of the Tree is yours. If I pointed around the Void, wouldn’t all the relics belong to me then?" the silver coin argued logically.
No.5 Divine Star had never experienced such a debate and found it surprisingly reasonable, causing his anger to falter: "But I was the one who gave you the location..."
The silver coin, puzzled, asked: "Are you saying that exposing its location makes it yours? If I tell someone your location, do you belong to me then?"
"You..." No.5 Divine Star was at a loss for words. When it came to ownership questions, even Anthony might not be able to out-argue the God of Fraudsters.
The silver coin continued: "The God of the Tree who holds the Star Mover’s relics is still alive, so the ownership undoubtedly belongs to the God of Tree. There’s no need to argue this unless you’re ready to grab it."
Before No.5 Divine Star could erupt, the silver coin went on: "Besides, you’re not really after a relic."
"I...I am after that relic, not anything else..." No.5 Divine Star was infuriated.
Why else would he put so much effort into this relic if he didn’t want it? Spending all that effort to reach across branches just to let them take a glance, only for it to disappear like a meat bun thrown to a dog.
"No, what you want is a Star Mover with Star Migration Ability, not just a relic. If it didn’t have the Star Migration Ability, would you want it even if it were revived!" the silver coin said harshly.
As a trickster, he had seen countless people misunderstand their needs, not knowing what they really wanted.
A man claiming to suffer from kidney deficiency doesn’t actually think he’s weak; selling him kidney supplements would be useless. He needs the little blue pill.
Now, No.5 Divine Star was like a man unaware of his real needs; he thought getting the relic of a Star Mover was enough, which was not true. What he truly desired was not a relic, but the Star Migration Ability.
No.5 Divine Star was thunderstruck and speechless for a long moment.
The silver coin didn’t wait for him to think it over and continued: "You don’t even need a Star Mover with Star Migration Ability, because a single Star Mover can’t transfer you into the Land of the Infinity. What you need is an opportunity for someone to transfer you into the Land of the Infinity. That’s your real need, which you don’t understand."
As the God of Fraudsters, the silver coin was, of course, adept at manipulation, just like Lisa’s ’How can you treat your face this way?’
"Ask yourself, if you were to choose between a Divine Star without Star Migration Ability and an opportunity to enter the Land of the Infinity, which would you choose first? Choose without thinking, choose!" the silver coin demanded loudly.
"The... second one." No.5 Divine Star was bewildered by the question, responding instinctively.
"That’s right, your true need is an opportunity to enter the Land of the Infinity," the silver coin concluded.
"Indeed, I need a chance to enter the Land of the Infinity, but I currently don’t have such an opportunity, so I..." Having a normal intelligence befitting a Divine Star, he quickly saw through the silver coin’s manipulation and was about to say something when he was interrupted.
"I can provide that opportunity," the silver coin said calmly.
"I... what? You can transfer me into the Land of the Infinity?" No.5 Divine Star blurted out.
"Yes, are you aware of the Gate of No Boundary?" the silver coin asked.
"You have the Gate of No Boundary?" No.5 Divine Star was shocked.
"Ha, you know what we are, and now you speak such foolish words," the silver coin said calmly.
The best way to market something is not by telling the customer what you have, but by making them believe you have it.
No.5 Divine Star was immediately reminded that these people were Ghost Guides; having killed so many Divine Stars, how could they not possess the Gate of No Boundary?
But having killed so many Divine Stars, could it be a trap to lure him for slaughter?
As if reading his thoughts, the silver coin calmly said: "With so many Divine Stars in the Void, even if we wanted to kill you, it wouldn’t be your turn right away, and killing isn’t our primary task; that’s the duty of other Ghost Guides."
"Oh? What’s your duty?" No.5 Divine Star inquired.
"To put all the light into a bottle," the silver coin said slowly.
No.5 Divine Star was startled; wasn’t this what he had said?
The silver coin said: "Although you’ve heard this phrase, you obviously haven’t truly understood its meaning, because in addition to this line, there are two more: ’Putting the Void into a bottle’ and ’Putting the Dark into a bottle.’ If you had heard the other two, wouldn’t you think they were misquoted during transmission?"
No.5 Divine Star nodded. Even though he hadn’t heard the other two, he would likely believe it was indeed a misquote if he had.
"The mission of the Lord is to put the light into a bottle; the Land of the Infinity is that bottle," the silver coin said.
No.5 Divine Star had visibly started to believe, asking: "Why... why?"
"Do you know what the Land of the Infinity is?" the silver coin asked.
"The Origin of Life?" No.5 Divine Star guessed tentatively.
The silver coin nodded: "The Land of the Infinity needs a lot of light. In reality, this line got distorted during transmission and should be: ’Put all the newborn light into the bottle.’
"Newborn light? You..." If it were other Divine Stars, they might not understand what the silver coin meant, but he did.
Because he knew that the Land of the Infinity was already empty, there was no new light born there. Were these people intending to restart the Land of the Infinity?
The silver coin’s half-truths, with nine parts true and one part false, directly pierced through No.5 Divine Star’s doubts.
The silver coin finished: "If you’re willing to exchange for a smaller body and offer your soul to the Lord, we can use the Gate of No Boundary to send you into the Land of the Infinity, becoming a new light within the bottle."
No.5 Divine Star said: "I need to think about it."
Then he retreated. His consciousness didn’t return directly to the physical body but instead went to the Consciousness Space, where the awareness of five other Divine Stars was already hovering.
When he arrived, the other five Divine Stars eagerly asked: "Do you think his words are credible? After all, they are Ghost Guides."
Surprisingly, it was the Sixth Divine Star who asked.
