Absolute Gate

Chapter 75 Netherworld Stone

Wu finally shared his conjectures and then told Ark about the general situation of the modern world of supernatural disasters.

Yak fell silent; his faith had crumbled, and he was much more accepting of such blasphemous statements.

However, the collapse of his worldview and common sense was something he couldn't accept for the time being, causing him to withdraw into himself and remain silent for a long time.

This is because our cognitive level can't keep up. There's just too much to learn. How could we possibly become modern people overnight?
Wu Zhong wasn't in a hurry; he took it slow, teaching him a little something each day so he could adapt to society on his own.

In the days that followed, Wu focused more on his mission.

On my first bronze mission, I unexpectedly stumbled upon an ancient calamity.

The investor certainly couldn't hand over the real Yak's information; they had to find a new ordinary person 'formerly known as Yak' to complete the task.

Fortunately, with the tortoise shell, this wasn't too difficult.

After two divinations, Wu finally identified another person, this time in Guatemala.

It's a bit far, but his other underwater search mission happens to take him to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, so it's on the way.

So Wu spent six days finding the man, submitted the information to the financier, and had a substantial chain of evidence proving that the man's name was Yak.

Thus, the two million for this task was finally in hand, no... I only actually received eight hundred thousand, the remaining 60% went to the platform.

"Black Iron is being exploited."

"Fortunately, once I complete this task, I'll be at the Bronze level, and then I can get 50%... Damn, that's still so low."

Last month, Wu Zhong heard Yang Chunsha say that each order of black iron was worth hundreds of thousands of yuan, and he thought that this was a great life.

Only a month has passed, but his perception has changed, and his perspective is completely different.

He took 800,000 from the 2 million task. If you factor in the costs, including the expenses for contacting Yak twice, he actually earned 600,000.

Not to mention travel and accommodation expenses, the investigation itself also requires various costs, since the tortoise shell only indicates the direction.

If it weren't for his agent, Edelweiss, who helped him out, the cost would have been even higher.

Yang Chunsha said, "That's right. If you don't want to take big risks, then you should focus on volume and earn money through hard work."

"Just running errands all over the world and doing all sorts of trivial investigation and collection tasks takes up a lot of my energy and time."

"But if you want to make big money, you have to take on greater risks, and I don't have the ability... so naturally I don't have the confidence."

"Your starting point is already very high. You've officially entered the Bronze level in just ten days, which is much better than what I did back then."

Wu nodded and patted Yang Chunsha on the shoulder: "De Biao, I understand you. No job is easy."

He has various effects and calamities, which are only temporary at lower levels, and he can quickly level up.

But Yang Chunsha had nothing back then except for her status as an enlightened being.

She spent seven years stuck in the Bronze rank, which is not really her fault. She really had no resources or background. She earned money and spent it as she went. Just thinking about and dealing with all sorts of messy things consumed most of her time.

It is truly remarkable that Yang Chunsha was able to find the time and persist for seven years to create such a vast and dark tunnel.

"Brother, is this your calamity?" Ark suddenly asked.

These days, he followed the two of them throughout the mission, rarely speaking, silently observing and learning, like a quiet little tagalong.

Wu Zhong only had one request for him: eat more, gain more weight, and quickly get back to a normal person's physique.

After a week of consuming high-nutrient foods, coupled with the high cellular activity of the Mad Blood Clan, Yak has already undergone a complete transformation.

Although he was still a greyhound, at least he looked like a normal teenager, rather than just skin and bones.

Wu Zhong sat in the back seat of the car and nodded: "That's right. This tortoise shell can be used to find people and things. Without it, I might have been stuck in the Iron rank for a while longer."

Yak lowered his head and said, "I've thought a lot these past few days. You're right. The gods I know all seem to be like you, possessing some kind of magical item."

"Only a very few possess divine power by themselves."

Wu Zhong nodded: "Yes, the latter is the infection effect, such as the mad blood clan I gave you, or a natural humanoid anomaly, like yourself."

Ark hummed in agreement, then looked up and said, "Egypt is gone, but what about the calamities of the gods?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Zhong paused for a moment and said, "It's been thousands of years, it's probably long since passed into the hands of other forces."

"Some families were destroyed, or if they weren't destroyed, they were certainly transformed."

"By the way, Ark, think carefully about where those dead gods buried their valuables?"

Ark shook his head blankly: "If, as my brother said, some families possess calamities and rely on their heirs to share the same divine title, then how could calamities be buried after the gods die?"

Wu Zhong smiled and said, "That's right, only you, the unlucky one, got buried."

"In addition, if it is an infectious effect, it will disappear with death or spread to other corners of the world. In short, it is impossible to be buried in a fixed location."

Ark pondered, "But brother, besides me, Amon should also have buried the Netherworld Stone containing his 'hidden power' near me."

"Huh?" Wu Zhong was taken aback.

"What? What underworld stone? Why did you only tell me now?"

Ark timidly raised his eyes: "I just realized it myself. I didn't know it was a calamity. I thought it was the divine magic of Amon's hidden divine office."

Yang Chunsha asked curiously, "What is the Hidden One's divine office? Isn't Amon the sun god?"

Yak gave him a look that said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Sister, the name 'Amon' means 'Hidden One'."

"His most important ability is to create Nether Stones, which obscure the vision of the gods and symbolize 'invisible power'."

"How could Amon be the sun god? His abilities have absolutely no connection to the sun."

Yang Chunsha was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly checked, and it was indeed true.

Thebes was originally a small place, and Amun was a minor regional god whose divine role represented a hidden, invisible, yet omnipresent power. However, Thebes later rose to prominence, unified Egypt, and its faith naturally spread throughout the rest of Egypt.

Then the god Amun began to merge with the god Ra, gradually replacing the worship of the sun god.

Wu Zhong's eyes lit up, and he pulled out the top of the obelisk that had been stuck in Yake's chest when he rescued him.

Its shape is a pyramid, or a four-sided pyramid, which is actually the shape of the tip of a pyramid, and it has hieroglyphic writing on it.

"Is this the Netherworld Stone you mentioned?"

Upon seeing this, Yak nodded repeatedly: "That's right. We couldn't even find the bodies of the gods that Amon killed before, but it was because of this stone that has the god's name 'Amon' written on it."

"So when they sealed me away, they must have buried this thing too, so that... uh, so that the other gods couldn't find me."

Wu pressed further, "Can't find it? Is it invisible?"

"What exactly are the effects of Amon's abilities? Please explain more clearly."

Ark said, "It's not that he's invisible, it's that he's imperceptible. Best and other gods have tried everything but couldn't find Amon, including the All-Seeing Eye, who couldn't observe him either."

"He also created Netherworld Stones, making his subordinate gods and armies undetectable to the gods, allowing them to sneak up on us without being noticed. He used this to assassinate many of our gods' human forms. He was truly a despicable fellow."

“At first, we didn’t even know there was such a god.”

"After killing several of his companions, he grew stronger and stronger."

He said something strange, and Wu Zhong and Yang Chunsha thought about it for a while before they understood.

"You mean he can shield himself from mental energy?" Yang Chunsha asked.

Wu Zhong pondered, "No, if it's just blocking, we can still tell that there's something wrong with the blocked location."

"So... it's a complete deception. In my mental perception, everything there is normal, as if there's no one there at all."

Yak nodded: "Yeah, yeah, that 'everything is normal' is too insidious."

The two exchanged a glance. Danger is too late once it's visible to the naked eye. Even gods are mortals, only they possess extraordinary objects. They could still be overturned if ambushed.

The gods probably rely too much on their mental perception. If they deem an area safe, and an entire army is secretly lying in ambush without them knowing... then it's quite normal for them to fall.

Yang Chunsha's expression was strange: "No way? A group of gods were killed by someone whose spiritual power couldn't even scan them?"

Yak blushed slightly: "He's too insidious, ruthless, and despicable! He has no bottom line or morals whatsoever."

“We are true civilization, we have always wanted peace, while he is just a barbarian!”

Wu Zhong curled his lip: "Knowing they are barbarians, you still want peace? The war has already begun. If we don't completely eliminate them, peace is surrender."

It is not uncommon for civilizations to be conquered by barbarism.

He could probably sense that Ark's camp at that time was probably already corrupt.

Perhaps there were powerful gods in the past, but those gods are all dead. As for other divine artifacts that can be passed down, if they fall into the hands of useless people, it is normal for them to be played to death.

Perhaps they had been living in comfort for too long, becoming arrogant and afraid of death. All they wanted was to be gods for generations to come, ruling this land in peace.

So when they suddenly encounter an undetectable assassin who defeats them one by one, acting ruthlessly, despicably, cruelly, and without any moral compass, they are naturally terrified.

Once the courage to fight desperately is lost, it can easily cause collective panic.

Always wanting peace? It's nothing more than being afraid of death and wanting appeasement. But Amon is an ambitious man who has been hiding in the shadows from the very beginning, making meticulous plans to completely conquer them.

Wu Zhong could already imagine how Amon, from an unknown minor god in a remote town, gradually hunted down gods, seized calamities and artifacts, slowly grew stronger, and eventually overthrew the entire pantheon.

Thebes, starting as an insignificant little town, eventually unified the entire civilization and established a dynasty.

Even if Amon's inherent characteristics are quite ordinary, these things can still be accomplished if handled well.

It's actually quite inspiring...

"I see, it conceals mental power, and it's a perfect form of concealment. This thing is very useful."

"No wonder, Ark, you've been buried for so many years, yet no one has ever found you."

"You should know that the ancient Egyptian artifacts have probably been scattered into the hands of various modern forces, and you are sealed in a famous tourist attraction. Theoretically, any mentalist passing by there would find you."

"But no, for thousands of years, no one discovered you. Until I accidentally divined this location, which is enough to show that something is hiding you..."

"So it turns out that Amon left behind a Netherworld Stone, which explains it."

"That's ruthless. He wants you to never be found."

Wu Zhong sighed with relief, thankful that he sensed something was wrong with the stone and took it with him, otherwise he would have had to make a trip back now.

The Netherworld Stone was manufactured; Amon created similar things many times, so this is a derivative. The true calamity is Amon himself or something else.

This thing probably doesn't just obscure mental power; it's also something that many sensory anomalies are immune to, which is why the ancient Egyptian gods were helpless against Amun and couldn't find his true form.

However, the divination tortoise shell is a counter to this thing; it directly calculated and found the location of Yak.

it's fate.

Those who want to find Ark don't have the search skills, and those who do have the search skills don't know Ark, so why would they bother looking for Ark?

Wu Zhong also took both into consideration, which allowed Ya Ke, buried for four thousand years, to finally reappear in the light of day.

All I can say is that it’s fate.

"Netherworld Stone. With this, those with spiritual power will be unable to find me."

Wu Zhong patted Yake on the shoulder with delight: "You're such a lucky charm, Yake! From now on, you're like my own brother!"

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(End of this chapter)