Chapter 1338: Ancient Artifact
Norax was one of the most dangerous monsters not only at the Forgotten Mills, but overall in the Tarnished Lands.
Obviously, soone like him would not help so K4-Phantom unless he had a reason.
Sure, Norax had fun watching Adam’s battles and how he rebuilt his Energy Axis, but from the mont Adam got the Energy Axis, Norax’s goal was clear — the Silver Beacon.
It was sothing that could even influence Norax, as it offered a reward for the Forgotten Mills and not just for him alone.
However, first he needed to find soone who would accept the Silver Beacon, and that soone was right in front of him.
“Silver Beacon…?” Adam muttered, puzzled. “What the hell are you talking about?”
Norax chuckled before clapping his hands.
Before Adam could realize it, darkness spread from Norax, engulfing not only him but Narica as well.
The next mont, when Adam opened his eyes, he was t with gusts of wind, and the ground was very far away. Panicked by the sudden fall, Adam directed energy to his feet, creating a fairly solid platform beneath him. He was still falling, but very slowly, almost as if he were standing firmly in the air.
“Oh, not bad at all,” Norax comnted before waving his hand, summoning a thick layer of darkness beneath them.
Now, they were between Norax’s mill and the Silver Beacon, but not too close. The Silver Beacon had always remained the furthest point at the Forgotten Mills, but it was still part of these lands.
“What are you doing? Shit! Norax, I just woke up! I haven’t even had ti to get my bearings yet!” Adam exclaid with a great frown.
Norax just shrugged.
“Hah, you talk as if you have a choice. Look, it’s ti for you to do sothing for . Agreed?”
Strangely enough, Adam nodded weakly. As Narica had predicted, he had long understood that this mont would co and that Norax would demand sothing from him.
Then, his gaze turned directly to the Silver Beacon, and his eyes grew deeper. He had seen this structure at the very beginning, when he was studying the Forgotten Mills from the Citadel.
“So this is the Silver Beacon?”
Norax nodded.
“Damn…” Adam bit his lip. “I felt like I had forgotten sothing important all this ti, this… What is it?”
“It’s a place where you will beco stronger and bring treasure to all of us. Consider it paynt for my help and my boundless kindness.”
Adam’s eyes widened for a mont.
“Is it really sothing so valuable that even you consider it precious?”
“Yes, it is. I’m sure this is the first ti you’ve seen sothing like this, so I think I should explain.” Norax waved his hand and turned to Adam. “You know what artifacts and External Artifacts are, don’t you?”
Adam smiled.
“Of course I am. Both are part of my power, although… one of them has changed beyond recognition.”
“Sure, otherwise you wouldn’t be so strong. I’m sure you think the External Artifacts are sothing incredible, because in essence, they are the embodint of energy that has developed its own will, mind, and desires. Isn’t that amazing?”
Adam began to understand where Norax was going, or at least so it seed to him as he pointed to the Silver Beacon.
“Is this so kind of special External Artifact? A very powerful one?”
In response, Norax shook his head.
“Nah, I wouldn’t allow so External Artifact to take up so much space on my lands. I’m not talking about the Forgotten Mills, but the Black Cut territory.”
Then, Norax pointed directly at the Silver Beacon, at the bright glow at its top and the five sharp blades reaching for the heavens.
“That’s the Ancient Artifact. To make it easier for you to understand, it’s sothing like the Lord Level among artifacts. There are very few of them, and they are only found in the central or distant regions of the Tarnished Lands and Dark Shore.”
“They have consciousness too, right?”
Norax slowly turned, showing Adam a broad grin.
“Oh, they have much more, especially the Silver Beacon. They are the Ancient Artifacts because many of them are over a thousand years old and absolutely every one of them has survived at least one World Wipe, but that’s the case for the young ones, not the Silver Beacon.”
Adam was silent for a mont before nodding weakly. He wasn’t surprised that he had never heard of the Ancient Artifacts before. He understood that he didn’t know everything about the world yet, even though he had reached K4-level.
“What do you want to do, and why ? If you need sothing from the Silver Beacon, don’t you have the power to make it do it?” Adam asked, his gaze serious.
“Ha!” Norax chuckled. “Of course I’m stronger! However, I can only destroy or defeat the Silver Beacon, but I have no way to subjugate an Ancient Artifact or make it do what I want.”
“Hmm…” Adam pondered. Lone Blaze had been his ally for a long ti. Sure, she was an External Artifact, which couldn’t be compared to an Ancient Artifact, but he was able to subjugate her while at the K2-Level.
At the sa ti, Norax was unable to do the sa with the Silver Beacon.
‘This shows not how strong the Silver Beacon is, but how high Ancient Artifacts are ranked, right? Maybe the Silver Beacon is weaker than Norax, but it’s strong enough to set its own rules.’
“As for why you…” Norax continued. “Well, it’s all about your battle against Ureyn, your victory, and the surprisingly quick rebuilding of your Energy Axis. I’m sure it will attract the attention of the Silver Beacon.”
Adam looked up.
“And? What happens next? You still haven’t said what you want to do.”
With a slight delay, Norax turned as a cunning gleam flashed across his eyes.
“Oh, really? All I want is for you to go to the Silver Beacon and do whatever it takes to obtain the Desire of Beyond.”
Adam’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“That’s what you want, isn’t it?”
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