"Ti Stasis Stone, let's not talk about that now, we have a more important task..."
With the oracle of the great Lord of the Lost, Byrne imdiately understood what was most important and hastily interrupted the Ti Stasis Stone's ensuing narrative.
The Ti Stasis Stone couldn't hear the oracle of the Lord of the Lost, yet it sensed the group's expressions turn solemn suddenly.
"Okay."
Byrne nodded slightly.
He then gazed forward, took a deep breath, and signaled the other three to follow him as they moved on.
Thus, the mbers of the Fischer family slowly advanced.
In the vast underground ruins, a golden orb floated abruptly in mid-air, its brilliant golden light twinkling like an elf, emitting a warm glow as if it possessed endless power, irresistibly drawing one's attention.
Each strand of golden light within the orb shone like a star, dazzling and spectacular, making one feel as if they were in a dreamy world.
Byrne and the others were dumbstruck, as if they had witnessed an incredible miracle; the golden orb before them appeared to be the most beautiful existence in the universe, impossible for anyone to ignore.
Yeager was dazed for a mont, then murmured to himself, "What on earth is that?"
"I can feel a kind of endless power," Byrne took a deep breath and continued, "It's a trendous aura, I can't believe its source."
The mbers of the Fischer family felt a boundless attraction to the golden orb, they were very curious, with no idea what it could be.
But everyone understood that it was undoubtedly an extrely important treasure!
Lilian was even more excited, believing the great Lord of the Lost would be very pleased with this new offering!
"..."
Just then, Lilian turned to look at her father, the excitent in her eyes barely concealable.
"It's okay, I have already spoken with the soul of the 'Ti Stasis Stone,' he will beco one of us... You needn't worry about the internal affairs of the family, go ahead," Byrne said, understanding his daughter's concerns about revealing too many family secrets.
Having received permission, Lilian took a deep breath, knelt down, and raised a transparent bottle in her hands.
"Oh great Lord of the Lost!"
"After so many years, we have finally found what you desired, and we will soon sacrifice it to you!"
"We hope you will be satisfied."
Suddenly, from within the blood-stained Gold Coin, the Ti Stasis Stone's terrified shout echoed.
"How can it be, you are heretics?"
"Mithril, you deceived !"
It shouted, filled with both fear and anger, furious at the turn of events.
"Why didn't you reveal your true identity before establishing The Oath? Damn it! Mithril, I don't want to have anything to do with the Evil God!"
It was furious and scared because having ties with the Evil God might lead to a fate more miserable than its current one!
To so terrifying Evil Gods, consuming souls was all too common.
Faced with the Ti Stasis Stone's frantic questioning, Byrne hadn't had a chance to respond when Lilian rebuked with anger, "How dare you! The great Lord of the Lost is the only True God in the world, He is like the Dawn in darkness, and when He rises, He will bring light to the whole world!"
"If you continue to speak so recklessly, the Fischer family will surely find a way to completely destroy your soul!"
"..."
The Ti Stasis Stone imdiately fell silent, its extensive experience allowing it to fully sense that the girl was definitely a fanatical heretic.
And fanatical heretics, they are often unstable in their beliefs and typically follow through on their words in this regard.
So, the Ti Stasis Stone was not afraid of Byrne, but it genuinely feared Lilian.
Karl's intangible consciousness floated in the air, quietly watching the four mbers of the Fischer family, and then gazed at the golden orb suspended in mid-air, feeling deep within that it contained a special power.
It was not any kind of Spiritual Power, but rather sowhat similar to the faint images of two gods.
What exactly was it?
He tried to use his intangible consciousness to make direct contact with the fragnts of civilization and quickly discovered a familiar yet discomforting power, and it was this very power that caused him discomfort, that was intensely drawing him in.
[Origin.]
For so reason, the word [Origin] erged in Karl's mind.
He felt sowhat excited, a kind of deep-seated excitent from within, as if it were an ingrained instinct. Even though unclear about what was happening, it was still thrilling.
"Instinctive excitent... Could it be that I have so connection with 'Origin'?"
"Then, what is the connection between 'Origin' and 'Power of Demise'?"
[Origin]
[Demise]
They were like opposing entities, or two sides of the sa coin.
"There are simply too many mysteries, and with the information at hand, it's still difficult to fully understand," he mused.
"What do Origin and Demise have to do with after all?"
He watched in silence as the mbers of the Fischer family began to move.
Like always, the Fischers perford the sacrifice of the golden orb with practiced ease.
Lilian knelt on the ground, extraordinarily moved, with tears forming in the corners of her eyes.
"Oh, great Lord of the Lost, please accept our sacrifice," she implored.
Karl felt the presence of that golden orb of light, now close to him, as the power of Origin continuously emanated from it.
"Fragnts of civilization..."
Although he had no mory to begin with, at the mont of contact, Karl could feel many pieces of knowledge automatically surfacing in his mind.
Fragnts of civilization.
That golden orb of light.
It was a unique entity that ca into existence with the birth of Claud World's civilization.
The fragnt of civilization possessed a pure force of Origin, an incredibly powerful force that, along with the power of miracle, the Power of Demise, and the Spiritual Power deep within the soul, was actually one of the four fundantal forces of the multiverse.
Karl was plunged into deep contemplation.
"Indeed, it's a fine thing, a 'byproduct' born with civilization..."
"This power of Origin is formidable, seemingly inexhaustible, yet I cannot directly absorb it—it repels ; however, I can use it to create sothing..."
"Whatever is created from it will be extrely special, capable of continuous developnt and evolution. Hmm, it seems that it could serve as the foundation and seed for so massive entity."
Well done, Fischer family.
——
At the sa ti, the mbers of the Fischer family all breathed a sigh of relief.
They could all sense the satisfaction of the divinity.
Lilian shed tears and took a deep breath.
It was then that Byrne nodded again.
"Alright, Ti Stasis Stone, continue... I want to know the history of this ancient city," he said.
He could feel his Spiritual Power boiling over, close to its limit.
But it lacked just a bit, just a tiny bit!
Three highly valuable ancient artifacts had been found, but there was still a great deal of knowledge from the ancient tis missing, knowledge that was, undoubtedly, within the mory of the "Ti Stasis Stone."
"Heh, I'm now in the sa boat as you, unable to disembark," said the "Ti Stasis Stone" with self-mockery, and then continued without hesitation to explain what it knew.
It turned out that the ancient city had already been deserted by the ti the "Ti Stasis Stone" arrived, and the "Ti Stasis Stone," whose soul was tethered by Gold Coin, was able to drift endlessly, so over thousands of years, it had thoroughly observed every inch of the city.
From its careful observations, the most important history of the city was recorded on that piece of black slate.
He could understand so of the text on it, a special ancient script left from a forr age, and could roughly infer that the city was originally a Holy City that worshipped the Lord of Salvation. However, the inhabitants of the city accidentally learned that the great Lord of Salvation would abandon this world in the future, leading to widespread panic among them.
Then, guided by so existence, the people of the Holy City secretly shifted their faith to a terrifying Evil God.
Next, the Lord of Salvation, in a fit of rage, destroyed the entire city...
The voice of the "Ti Stasis Stone" continued to co through as the blood-stained Gold Coin vibrated faintly.
"That mysterious black slate with its inscriptions was actually the residents' plea for rcy, their last appeal for clency."
"However, the end result was clear as day."
"The great Lord of Salvation didn't forgive them at all!"
Boom!
It was at that mont that Byrne finally felt it!
He had completed the promotion ceremony of the "Ancient Researcher"!
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