Chapter 298
Chapter 298 The True Essence of Fate
A follower of the Witch of Fate didn’t believe in fate?
This question might seem like a ridiculous one, but it struck Alice like a thunderbolt.
“Of… Of course… I… believe… in fate… “
Alice stuttered, her voice growing fainter.
Ever since she obtained her unique spatial talent, she had always considered it as her own innate ability. She had never considered the idea of having to discover the source of her talent. Alice was occasionally reminded of this intangible ‘fate’ that granted her this talent and praised it when she did. However, she had never considered ‘fate’ as anything more than a non-existent deity. Se had never truly thought about it.
There were less than nine years until the Witch of Fate selection. When that happened, all of the witches who had awakened the bloodline of the Witch of Fate would gather in the Northern regions. A final showdown would decide the identity of the true Witch of Fate.
And there could only be one!
Dammit! This golem talisman wasn’t what he expected. Instead of a massive lesser-plane where a metallic golem could be stored, it was an odd spell. This talisman that could stow away a ten-meter-tall war golem wasn’t a spatial tool! Rather, it was a sealing spell!
Greem became furious upon discovering this fact.
He originally thought that he would be able to clone and copy the golem talismans once he overcame the technological barrier. This would have been easy with Alice’s spatial talents and the spacestones in his possession. But who knew? It still ended up as a failure.
Greem couldn’t help but be amused by his past fantasies.
If the golem talismans were so easily reverse-engineered, the Silver Union wouldn’t have been able to maintain a monopoly for several thousand years. Even today, the high-grade adepts of the other major forces still had to traverse billions of miles to request help from the Silver Union if they wanted to carry their golems with them.
So many powerful adepts gathered at the Adept’s Association in the east of the Continent, but they too were unable to see through the sealing spell used in the talisman!
Greem gave up after two days of research and confirmed that he wasn’t able to see through the spell as of yet.
He kept the golem talisman and began considering his journey forward.
His main mission on this trip had already been completed. Even though he wanted to stay for a little while longer in this territory, where esoteric adepts gathered like flies, he worried about the spacestones in his possession. He felt like it was safer if he returned to Feidnan City as soon as possible.
Now that Greem had made up his mind, he quickly contacted Adept Angus and had him reserve a ticket back to the Zhentarim Association ten days from now. He and Snorlax then took this opportunity to go on a shopping spree. They swept through the shops in the Outer Circle and frantically collected everything useful to them.
Greem received a sizeable crystal reward for winning the Byron Clan’s duel. He went all-out and bought everything he wanted. He exchanged his entire reward for innumerable materials, resources, and knowledge.
When Greem had first started shopping, he had hoped to purchase a stock of potions that could help increase his Spirit. However, he quickly gave up after going through a couple of shops.
It was simply too expensive! Way too expensive!
Eris’ Nightmare. A Spirit potion that was extremely effective, even for adepts. Every dosage would bring an increase of 0.12 Spirits.
The base price was set at 1400 magic crystals per vial. It had severe side effects as well.
As implied by its name, the adepts that consumed this potion would find themselves trapped in a bizarre dream realm every night. They would not be able to break free with their own strength or external stimuli.
They endured a nightmarish experience that lasted two hours before they could wake up.
Such a horrifying side-effect brought about severe safety concerns for adepts that drank it!
The other potion, the Evil Spirit Water, was even worse.
Adepts would be swarmed by wraiths and undead for a lengthy period of time after consuming this potion. If they didn’t prepare the necessary defense procedures, then it was very likely they would be possessed by evil spirits.
This was why most adepts that drank the Evil Spirit Water never dared explore old ruins and graves. They became a living undead magnet, attracting all the souls nearby towards them. Any sane adept felt chills running down their spine at that very idea.
The other adept potions were the same. All of them had high prices and negative side-effects. If Greem wanted to raise his Spirit with potions, he would have to increase his wealth ten times over.
Just like that, he spent his remaining days moving through the various stores and shops. Soon, the date of departure arrived!