Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 238 Uniqueness

"..."

Olmer's expression froze and he was speechless.

Although his last name was Todbringer, he was not the only member of the Todbringer family. Even though he was the son of Lucius, he was not the only son, as he had two older brothers.

Olmer had just made a 'harsh statement', saying that there was no better choice than him in the entire Landenheim. However, if he really had to choose a partner, his two brothers would undoubtedly be better choices than him.

But the words have been spoken, he can't take them back, right?

"Miss Lilith is joking."

Olmer took a deep breath and said calmly, "Age doesn't mean anything. How can Miss Lilith be sure that they are a better choice than me?"

Olmer smiled, then suddenly changed the subject:

"Of course, Miss Lilith is in Landenheim for the first time after all, and she may not know much about the situation in this city. You can observe for a while and then decide whether to cooperate with me."

Olmer was not discouraged by this defeat. Although the other party came to Landenheim, there was a clan leader behind him. He was naturally respectful to his father Lucius, but he was only Lucius's heir and did not have the face to make a family bow down to him.

But Olmer was confident that he could make the other party choose him instead of his two brothers.

Olmer thought about it, took out an invitation letter from his pocket, put it on the table and pushed it towards Lilith, smiling:
"There will be a party tomorrow night at the castle of the Todbringer family. If it's convenient for Miss Lilith, you might as well go and find out for yourself."

Lilith picked up the gold-embossed invitation letter and asked calmly:

"Is this the party you're hosting?"

"Do not."

Olmer shook his head and said frankly, "My elder brother is the organizer of the party. I just happen to have a few invitations in my hand."

"I'm afraid it's not that simple?"

Lilith looked at Olmer meaningfully, but did not speak her mind directly. She smiled and nodded:
"If I have time, I will attend."

"Then I won't bother you any more."

When Olmer saw Lilith accept the invitation, he breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, stood up and took his leave.

Neither Lilith nor Olnia had any intention of trying to keep him. Instead, Olnia couldn't wait to open the door for him. This made Olmer very depressed. To be honest, shouldn't you try to keep him at this time?

Don't you want to learn from him about the power structure at the top of this city? Don't you really have any intention of joining him, the third son of Lucius?

No, it's impossible, it's definitely playing hard to get! Absolutely!
Olmer took a deep breath, held his head high and walked out of the room.

The other party deliberately acted indifferent just to attract his attention.

Just wait, when he walks out of the room without any reluctance, the other party will definitely call him.

boom!
The moment Olmer left, the door slammed shut, which made Olmer's expression even stiffer.

And wait for him to cross the corridor and reach the stairs, wait for him to leave the hotel.

He never saw the door reopen.

The other party really seemed to have no intention of retaining him, and he suddenly felt like a clown with his extremely active mental activities just now.

"It's okay, actually it's okay..."

Olmer's face looked a little ugly, but he could only comfort himself that at least no one else knew his mental activities, at least the surface statement was acceptable, at least the other party accepted his invitation... right?
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Inside the room, Lilith rested her elbows on the table, supported her chin with her palm, and played with the invitation letter with her other hand. But in the end, she casually threw aside the invitation letter that countless people had been asking for but could not get.

Lilith stretched her limbs lazily, exposing her beautiful body, and said lazily:
"Want to go?"

"Going to what?"

Yu Jin didn't seem to react and looked away from the window.

"Party."

The girl's tone sounded somewhat helpless, "Can you please concentrate?"

Yu Jin glanced at the invitation letter that Ornia had picked up from the ground and said calmly:

"It's all the same. Go if you want."

"it's the same?"

Lilith blinked. Does that mean that no matter what she does, whether it's making enemies or friends with Todd Bringer, it won't affect Ember's plan? So, what exactly is he planning to do?
Lilith was a little distressed. Yu Jin had never told them about his plan, and they didn't know what he was going to do. It was not a pleasant feeling to be kept in the dark. Was Yu Jin worried that they would hinder him? But he had saved both of their lives, so they should not have hindered him no matter what.

Or does Yu Jin still not trust them enough?
Lilith was a little discouraged, discouraged that she could never gain Yu Jin's trust. Then she became more convinced that it was all Ornia's fault! It was because of her that she could never be honest with Yu Jin, in every sense of the word.

In Lilith's opinion, this was the only possibility. Otherwise, why didn't Yu Jin tell them the whole plan? It couldn't be because he hadn't thought about it yet, right? Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Lilith twisted the ring on her index finger and asked expectantly:
"So, are you going?"

"Okay."

Yu Jin thought about it and did not refuse. He nodded slightly and said, "However, there is only one invitation."

"It's ok."

Lilith smiled and said, "The invitation allows you to bring a servant to the dinner."

As she spoke, the girl looked at Ornia provocatively with her eyes, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly:

"Olnia, Yu Jin and I will go to the party tomorrow, so you must stay at home and don't let us worry~!"

Olnia had a blank expression on her face. Worried? She stayed at home quietly, so you don't have to worry! But letting you go to the party is what she is most worried about! ——
Klein, who hunted down Misor the Trickster and Ozil the Strongman, waited for an entire afternoon but still did not receive the bounty. He had no choice but to go out and contact the local military personnel. Us Kent looked around and got the answer "The process has been completed, but the money will be issued tomorrow morning" and left with satisfaction.

He also participated in the private transactions of the adventurers in the Swordfish Bar. After the transaction was completed, Klein wanted to leave directly, but he was approached by Ralph, a devout believer who once wanted to donate one-third of his 20,000 gold pounds to the "God of the Sea". He tried to preach to him...

Klein was both angry and good at the same time. I believe in myself.

However, although the missionary work failed, Ralph still introduced him to a business - a pharmacist who claimed to know him had a task he wanted to entrust to him.

And Klein only knew one pharmacist, the fat Darkwill.

As his thoughts raced, Klein decided to first hear what the other party had to ask.

At nearly 11 o'clock, Klein met the timid fat pharmacist Darkwill in the No. 3 billiard room of the Swordfish Bar.

He was wearing a taraba shirt, wide-leg pants and a thick brown jacket. On his right shoulder stood a round-faced owl, staring at the adventurer opposite with its sharp eyes.

Klein remained calm on the surface and asked in a low voice:
"What do you want?"

"Is such that."

The fat pharmacist put his left hand in his pocket, tightly holding the ring box. "I'm about to go on a trip to another island. Haha, it will take about three days. Because of certain things, I may be in danger, of course, or I may not. Anyway, I need a bodyguard, and you are the best person I can think of."

You said that, as if I'm not that powerful, but I just don't know many people... Not saving the teacher and leaving Bayam, are you looking for help? Or, you've already rescued him, and the danger is coming from the military? Klein speculated on the truth of the matter, and his face suddenly changed slightly.

It was not because he found this task a bit difficult, but because the remaining fire that he had kept in his pocket suddenly became restless, making his skin feel a burning pain through his clothes.

The embers were burning humanity, but they were not hot. Even if he held them in his hands, he would not feel any obvious burning sensation. Instead, they were somewhat cool. But now the embers suddenly became extremely hot, stinging his skin like a branding iron.

Klein's thoughts raced as he tried to find the reason for the rest of the fire's agitation.

The ember was a backup plan left by Yu Jin. Normally, it had almost no reaction, but now it suddenly became agitated. Could it be because of Darkwill?

No, he was just an ordinary pharmacist, and now he was at most a Sequence 8, nothing special. Was it because of the owl on his shoulder? That was impossible, they had just met a few days ago, and at that time, Yu Huo had no reaction.

But why is there a reaction this time...

Klein's eyes swept over Darkwill, not missing any details, and finally stopped at the ring box in his hand.

The things in the box caused the remaining fire to react!

"What's in it?"

Klein pointed at the ring box in Darkwill's hand and said in a low voice.

Darkwill's expression changed drastically, his body tensed up, and he subconsciously hid the ring box behind him. He pursed his lips a few times and said:
"This has nothing to do with the commission..."

It's okay. Why are you so nervous? How can you tell such a clumsy lie?

Klein glanced at him and said coldly:

"You can choose not to tell me, but I will not accept your commission."

He didn't have to know what was inside, but he didn't have to accept Darkwill's commission either.

"..."

Darkwill's forehead was covered with sweat. What did he mean by this?
You can choose not to tell me, but if I kill you, the things inside will be mine? No, no way? Killing is against the law... How could it be wrong? He is a crazy adventurer, what can't he do? ! What's more, the definition of adventurer and pirate is vague. Adventurers can become pirates at any time, and pirates occasionally pretend to be adventurers...

With the other party's strength and madness, he is really capable of killing people and stealing treasures.

After a strong psychological struggle, Darkwill finally chose to compromise and said bitterly:
"I, I said..."

Klein sat on the chair, leaning forward slightly:
"Since you have decided to speak, then make it clear."

Darkwill hesitated for a few seconds, and finally made a decision. He planned to avoid the main point and only talk about the surface phenomenon. He subconsciously avoided Gehrman Sparrow's seemingly calm gaze and said:
"It's like this. My teacher and I belong to a secret organization. We fled because there was a traitor inside. And my commission this time is to hand over a very important seal to a certain elder."

"Is this the one in your hand?"

Klein cast his gaze towards the ring box in Darkwill's hand, his eyes flickering.

"right……"

Darkwill silently opened the lid, revealing a milky white six-sided dice. He explained in a low voice, "It has the extraordinary ability of the path of destiny, which can make people unlucky or lucky."

After a pause, he added, as if to make things more obvious:

"It should be a mid-sequence seal. It shouldn't be very important to you, right?"

Klein glanced at him and didn't answer. Because the moment the ring box was opened, Klein could clearly feel the ember's growing restlessness! It was a restlessness like a crawling hunger, which made Klein clearly aware of the ember's desire:

It wants to eat the dice!

Klein lowered his eyes slightly, not wanting anyone to see the expression in his eyes.

The ember is part of the first flame, so by the same token, the ember also craves for a powerful soul like the first flame. Is there a powerful soul imprisoned in this dice?

No, that's not right. This world is different from the world of Dark Souls after all.

The source of power in the Dark Souls world is the soul, and all creatures are closely related to the soul—except for the ancient dragons. But in this world, the source of power is the extraordinary characteristics, and the soul is just an accessory of the extraordinary characteristics.

Just like those souls that were devoured and controlled by the creeping hunger, the source of their power was the extraordinary characteristics rather than the souls themselves. Once the extraordinary characteristics were lost, these souls would also lose all their extraordinary abilities.

So, what the Embers desire now is Beyonder characteristics?
Is this dice made of a high-sequence Beyonder characteristic from a certain path? The Beyonder characteristics of Sequence 4 and Sequence 3 are also high-sequence, but he also has seals of this level in his hands, but the embers did not show similar restlessness.

Therefore, the level corresponding to the dice is at least sequence 2!

But Klein felt that his guess should be bolder—

From sequence 2 upwards, it is at least sequence 1.

So, which pathway is sequence 1?
Darkwill was from the School of Life, and the School of Life mastered the path of "monsters". And Will Auceptin, whom Klein had met before, was the highest authority in the School of Life, the president of the Council of Destiny, a Sequence 1 "Mercury Snake"!
The monster route makes perfect sense.
But as a Sequence 1, the 'Mercury Snake' is not unique, and there can be up to three 'snakes' existing at the same time. Could it be that in addition to Will Auceptin, the School of Life has an additional Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic?
But if that was the case, why didn't Will Auceptin directly merge this Beyonder characteristic? After all, if he had two Sequence 1 Beyonders, he would be able to have an absolute advantage when facing another 'Mercury Snake', 'Tail Devourer' Ouroboros.

"Unless Will Auceptin is unable to fuse this 'dice', perhaps this will cause him to lose control. However, Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics should not have this ability, which means..."

Klein ruled out all possibilities and finally decided on an answer that even he found a little unbelievable:
"Is this the uniqueness of the 'Monster' pathway?"

(End of this chapter)