Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 290 The best ending
finally.

Everyone except Snowman chose to pray to the 'Fool', and survived the erosion of time with the nourishment of a miracle.

Seeing that the atmosphere seemed a little depressing, Mobet Zoroast said half-jokingly:
"At least we are all alive. Be happy. This is the best outcome."

Compared to the outcome of finally defeating the King of the North but dying of old age the moment he left, although they are now being targeted by an unknown god, at least they have managed to survive, but this is already the best outcome.

Edwina changed the subject and said:
"What do you want to do next?"

Siatas said firmly:

"I'm going to find my people!"

Mobet Zoroast opened his mouth, but hesitated to speak.

But in the end he still said nothing, but there was still a hint of obscurity and gloom in his eyes.

"You don't have to accompany me."

Siatas seemed to see through his thoughts and said:

"You should also go find your own people."

Mobet Zoroast shrugged and said casually:

"What else is there to look for? When the Solomon Empire fell, the Zoroaster family was probably destroyed by the Amon family. Hasn't there been any trace of the Zoroaster family left in the past few thousand years?"

Klein said in a deep voice:

"I don't know if the Zoroast family still exists, but your ancestors may still be alive."

"Hmm?" Mobet's expression changed.

Klein explained briefly:

"I know that there is an angel parasitizing on a Night Watcher of the Church of Darkness."

Arrodes told him that the poet was parasitized by an angel from the Zoroast family. But it was difficult to explain the source of the information, so Klein did not directly state that it was an angel from the Zoroast family.

"Angel?"

Mobet raised his eyebrows and asked:
"What is his path? I mean the Nighthawk."

Parasitism is an ability possessed by high-sequence Beyonders of the Thief pathway. The sequence of the parasite is not even a question.

Although it was unclear how Klein judged that the parasite was an angel and not a Sequence 4 Parasite who had just mastered parasitism, he still chose to believe it. After all, the other party had no reason to deceive him, nor did they have sufficient interests to motivate them.

"The Sleepless One."

Mobet was thoughtful and muttered to himself:
"It's not the 'Thief' route, nor is it the 'Thief' adjacent route. This is indeed in line with the old man's character..."

After a pause, Mobet realized that his soliloquy was a burden to others, and took the initiative to explain:
"The 'Parasite' can steal the life and even the Beyonder characteristics of the host, thereby prolonging the recovery of injuries and continuing their life and status. Most of the time, the 'Parasite' will only steal a small amount of the host's life to maintain their status. Only when the host becomes strong enough, such as Sequence 6 or Sequence 5, will it devour their Beyonder characteristics and all their life, and completely occupy their body."

After a pause, Mobet added:

"That's what the Amon and Jacob families did."

"But the prerequisite for swallowing extraordinary characteristics is similar pathways. If it is a non-similar pathway among the sleepless ones, swallowing these extraordinary characteristics will not benefit the 'parasite' at all. Swallowing it is equivalent to drinking poison, which will increase their risk of losing control and even make them half crazy."

"So generally speaking, the 'parasite' will not easily parasitize unless it has suffered a serious injury. And the 'parasite' will try to choose a Beyonder of the same or similar sequence as the target of parasitism."

"And since he is an angel, even if he is severely injured for some reason, he will definitely have the opportunity to choose a Beyonder with a similar path. If that doesn't work, he can also choose an ordinary person to parasitize and then find a way to train him into a Beyonder with a similar path."

"It's not something a normal person would do to choose to parasitize a different path, and the Beyonder is affiliated with the Church of Evernight."

"Because once the parasite knows that it is being parasitized, it will definitely choose to pray to the god it believes in. This will expose the parasite directly to the god, and may even lead to its complete destruction."

"This style of behavior is incompatible with the Amon family and the Jacob family. Even if it were me, if I really had to, I would probably choose to devour the Beyonder characteristics of the parasitic object."

"The old man is the only one who is not too bad. He will not really occupy the body of the parasite. He just uses the 'parasitism' to hide himself and recover from injuries in secret. After the 'parasitism' ends, at most he will take away a few years of the parasite's life."

"Why must I take a few years of my life?" Klein asked subconsciously.

Mobet replied with a slightly confused look:
"Since it's already 'parasitized', it has to steal something, right? Anyway, it's not a big deal for the parasitized object, and it can be compensated by raising the sequence by one."

Klein's eyes twitched, as if he heard someone say, "Since you're here, you'd be sorry if you didn't take something."

However, judging from Mobet's remarks, at least the poet's situation is safe.

The angel that parasitized him could not take away his extraordinary characteristics, and so far it had not stolen his life, so it was very likely that it was the ancestor of the Zoroast family.

After all, the Zoroast family was almost extinct, and it was unlikely that several angels would survive. And if only one survived, the most powerful one would definitely have the greatest chance of surviving.

But it is not necessarily the case, after all, the most powerful one will also become the enemy's first target. For example, Amon, the 'Angel of Time', who was a thief like the Zoroast family, would definitely not miss the opportunity to hunt down the ancestors of the Zoroast family when the Solomon Empire fell.

Siatas stared at Mobet closely and asked as if she was not paying attention:
"So what do you say? Are you going to look for your ancestors?"

"..."

Mobet was silent for a long time, then smiled bitterly and said:

"I'm sorry, if it really is the old man, I think I might have to go check it out."

Siatas was obviously a little disappointed, but she still looked nonchalant, and even asked back and rebuked:
"Why are you apologizing to me? What does it have to do with me?"

Mobet smiled bitterly and said nothing. He had learned his lesson in this regard and did not say anything.

Longzel, who had been silent all this time, also spoke:

"I want to go back to Backlund to have a look..."

Klein glanced at the former Loen soldier. He was also once a Loen person, at least 165 years ago.

He had previously asked the Edward family who lived at 18 Delahaire Street in the Northwest District in the book world, but unfortunately Klein couldn't answer him because there was no Northwest District in Backlund now.

Klein spoke hoarsely:

"You can follow me for now. I know a captain who can take you to Backlund."

Klein said, looking at Mobet:
"Same to you. The parasitic Nighthawk is also in Backlund."

"it is good."

Longzel nodded silently, and Mobet shrugged and said:
"That's okay with me too."

Edwina looked at Siatas and said:

"If you want to find the elves, you can follow me."

"After the Cataclysm, the only remaining settlement of the elves was Sonia Island. Although I have never seen an elf on Sonia Island, and there are no rumors of anyone else seeing an elf, there are still many relics left by the elves there."

"The next goal of the Golden Dream is to go to Sonia Island to explore these elven ruins."

“Thank you.” Siatas was silent for a while and said softly.

Compared to searching aimlessly alone, it is obviously a better choice to follow Edwina and start by investigating the elven ruins.

Maybe Edwina really just happened to be going to Sonia Island to explore the elf ruins, so she took her with her. But Edwina might have decided to go to Sonia Island after meeting her, so she should say thank you.

Klein remained silent. In fact, he had seen the word "Western Continent" in Emperor Roselle's diary. That was the true homeland of the elves. But he obviously didn't need to say it explicitly. Siatas should know more about the Western Continent than he did.

But the elves trapped on Sonia Island did not seem to be trying to return home. Telling them now would only disappoint them and cause them more trouble. Groselle, who was squatting on the ground, lowered his head in disappointment and said in a humming voice:

"Are we really going to say goodbye?"

After being together for thousands of years, he suddenly felt reluctant to part with them.

He didn't suggest where to go, because even if he wanted to go, he would go back to the Giant King's Court. And he had already promised Yu Jin that he would be his guide to the Giant King's Court, so he had no say in where to go.

Klein consoled him:
"Separation is for a better reunion."

Mobet also smiled and said:

"We are just separated temporarily because of our respective goals. It's not like we will never see each other again after we die. There's nothing to be sad about."

After a pause, Mobet said solemnly:

"Once I confirm the old man's condition, I will go to Sonia Island to find you."

He stared at the elf Siatas with burning eyes. The latter had a blank expression on her face and seemed unmoved.

But after a long silence, perhaps because she was afraid that her persistence would disappoint the other party, she still hesitated and said "hmm".

Edwina suddenly looked at Longzel and asked:
"Do you still have the ability?"

"Still."

Longzel was stunned for a moment and nodded.

Edwina asked thoughtfully:

"Can you try it?"

Groselle took the initiative to say:
"You can try it on me."

Longzel thought for a moment, raised his right hand towards Groselle, pushed it forward, and spoke in a low voice in ancient Hermes:

"captivity!"

In silence, Groselle paused, and it seemed as if transparent walls or extremely viscous liquid were flowing around him, making him look like an insect in amber or a prisoner in a cell.

Imprisonment would not harm Groselle himself, and it could also well demonstrate his extraordinary abilities.

Longzel quickly released Groselle from his 'imprisonment' and asked in confusion:

"Any questions?"

"Have."

Edwina said solemnly:
“You were just an ordinary person before you entered Groselle’s Travels. All your extraordinary characteristics and potions were obtained from the book. In theory, everything in the book is false, and you should become an ordinary person again when you return to reality, but you are still an extraordinary person now, so…”

Ember said:

"It's the Fool's work."

Edwina was interrupted and looked at Yu Jin in surprise, but soon stopped talking and agreed:
"should be."

She actually didn't know if it was, but Yu Jin said it was.

Klein resisted the urge to cover his face and didn't show any expression... So he was once again taking the blame... Although there was no harm in it, and he was even doing a favor, it was still awkward!
Seeing that the topic was skipped, Yu Jin spoke again:

"Edwina, please settle them first. I have something to do and I'm leaving for a while."

"it is good."

Edwina nodded slightly, and the evil appeared along with an illusory blue light, and the figure of the ember disappeared.

"Where did he go?"

Groselle asked blankly.

Klein was silent for a while, then said:

"It should be Sonia Island."

Siatas asked subconsciously:

"What is he doing on Sonia Island?"

As soon as I asked the question, the elf had the answer -

His purpose of going to Sonia Island was to hunt down the Archbishop of the Church of the God of War.

This is an issue they have discussed before in the book world.

But after going through so many things, Yu Jin's "bragging" in the world of the book has long been forgotten.

But she never expected that the other party was serious!
Seeing that Siatas seemed to be lost in thought, Mobet asked hesitantly:

"What are you thinking?"

Siatas answered seriously:

"I was wondering if I could ask him to help me get a copy of Sequence 4 Beyonder Characteristics."

"I've already thought of the source. I'll take it from the Archbishop of the Church of Storms."

"..."

Mobet's eyes twitched. Is it necessary?

It was the ancient sun god who killed the Elf King. Even if you firmly believe that the Lord of Storms is just a false god, there is no need to ask someone to kill his archbishop, right?
Klein thought for a moment and asked carefully:

"I have the potion formula for Sequence 4 'Disaster Priest'. Do you need it?"

He had just obtained the Tyrant card, and mastered the potion formulas of all sequences in this path. However, Siatas was from the Second Age, and when she lived, the Blasphemous Slate had not yet been born, so she probably didn't know what the potion formula looked like.

Although Mobet was a noble of the Fourth Epoch, he certainly had never seen the Blasphemous Slate. The Thief's Path might not be unfamiliar to him, but the Tyrant was a hostile force of the Solomon Empire at the time, so it was unlikely that he knew the potion formula of this Path.

It was based on such speculation that he took the initiative to bring it up.

Siatas immediately asked:
"What do you want in return?"

"..."

Klein hesitated for two seconds and said:

"2 gold pounds, and a portion of the history of the Second Age that you know."

After a pause, Klein continued:
"You can owe the gold pounds first, and repay them later with the proceeds from your adventures."

Siatas, an 'ancient person' who just came back from the world of books, must be poor.

Edwina said:

"The price of a Sequence 5 potion formula ranges from 4500 pounds to 7000 pounds. However, starting from Sequence 4, potion formulas are always in short supply. 2 pounds is not expensive."

"Deal." Siatas thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

(End of this chapter)