Chapter 420 - Bone List
A book with a black front cover and a spine made of white bones laid in the wooden box. Its chilly aura gave off a sensation that could leave one shuddering and Rhode felt as though his hands were holding onto a block of ice. The book had a coldness which could almost freeze his blood. Without a doubt, Rhode knew that it wasn’t his body that was frozen. It was actually his soul instead.
This is the—Bone List?
Rhode sucked in a deep, cold breath because he never expected to see this item. As a matter of fact, Rhode’s heart pounded violently the instant he set his sights on it.
The Bone List wasn’t any ordinary item. From a certain perspective, this item could be considered a trump card for the Country of Darkness. However, this trump card was disgraceful.
On this huge continent with so many countries, it was nothing new for them to undermine each other. In every area, there would be one betraying his own country for various reasons to furnish the enemy country with intelligence. However, it had become a huge problem for intelligence organizations when it came to ensuring the loyalty of these spies, preventing the spies from double-crossing them and perhaps becoming a two-faced spy. After all, the human mind was unpredictable and no one could guarantee one’s loyalty or swear that others wouldn’t betray or backstab.
However, the emergence of this Bone List was the most effective way of curbing the development of this situation. It was a magical prop created by the Lichs from the Country of Darkness a long time ago. As long as one had experienced the unique contract ceremony, one left their name on this Bone List. If they forsake their promises, they would be obliterated instantly. Furthermore, this Bone List could subtly transform their consciousness, as though via hypnosis, to gradually turn these people into a loyal holder of the Bone List and the most loyal confidant.
If they were able to keep their promises, they would receive a generous reward—eternal life.
Of course, this eternity wasn’t exactly true eternity. There wasn’t anything in this world that was truly eternal. In the face of time, even the Five Creator Dragons had to turn themselves into dragon souls to preserve their existences. The same goes for the Lich and Vampires, and moreover, this type of eternity was nothing more than a way of selling their soul.
However, people were still eager for it even though it wasn’t true. After all, false eternity was at least eternity to them, and they didn’t expect to live for thousands of years. But who wouldn’t want to live for a few centuries? If there really was a way to receive a chance at longevity without betraying one’s soul, wouldn’t anyone want to be followers too?
Rhode’s head began to hurt. He didn’t wish to be chased down by a Necromancer who was at least at the Master Stage or possibly even stronger. It wasn’t that Rhode didn’t have any trump cards to face the Necromancer. As a matter of fact, one of Rhode’s trump cards, Gillian, was standing just beside him. But the level of this young lady was hooked onto his. Right now, Rhode was only level 28 and the EXP which he gained from defeating Vulture might have added one or two levels. However, even so, Gillian would still struggle when she faced a Necromancer of at least level 40, and it would be impossible to kill him! Of course, that was only if Rhode didn’t unlock the seal to return Gillian to her original state. But the seal on Gillian could only be unlocked once and if Rhode unlocked it to deal with the Necromancer, how would he deal with the Castel Plateau Ruins?
“We need to move on immediately.”
Rhode closed the lid of the wooden box with an oddly strict expression before scanning the surroundings. It was early in the morning and under the illumination of the Light Dragon soul, the Necromancer wouldn’t have the guts to find trouble. However, it would be another situation if it were at night. Undead creatures always had an extraordinary response system with others of their kind and Rhode believed that the Necromancer must be aware that Vulture was defeated by him. This made it very possible for the Necromancer to take matters into his own hands.
Right now, Rhode planned to arrive at Eagle City at the fastest speed. Then, he wouldn’t need to fight this battle alone. In the Munn Kingdom, it wouldn’t be a difficult task to defeat a Necromancer.
Rhode made the decision to burn the chariot, along with the baggage filled with clothes. Also, he gave the poor senior chariot driver a proper burial. Then, Rhode handed the wooden box over to Gillian. Although this Fire Elemental Lord didn’t have sufficient power, her accessibility to her element was enough to disrupt and cut off the signal or connections the Necromancer had with the Bone List. Without a doubt, Rhode knew that this was only a stop-gap measure.
Natasha and Grendy were kept in the dark about the truth. Rhode briefly mentioned that this item that Natasha had stolen was an important magical equipment for the Necromancer and he would definitely come searching for it. Just this explanation alone was enough to spread a ghastly whiteness over the young lady’s face.
After a short rest, everyone began their journey to their next destination.
Hobbit Village.