"Regardless, I arrived at Delas at the end of Sun-moon Month."
After laughing, Evan continued narrating his experiences, while Anvis listened with a smile.
"My subordinates spent three days gathering information about those gemstones and Harmonizing Agents, as well as that mysterious black sail ship.
Three days later, the results of the investigation lay on my desk.
The news about the gemstones and Harmonizing Agents didn’t spread far, but it was certain that two Chambers of Commerce at Delas Port, as well as several individual gemstone processors, were also aware of their existence.
The black large sail ship only ported at the beginning of Sun-moon Month for two days, then set sail homeward and never appeared again.
Thus, I waited there for two and a half months.
It wasn’t until the middle of Stove Fire Month that the black large sail ship, spoken of by the merchants, once again appeared slowly on the horizon from the Mist Sea, riding the ocean current."
Evan waved his hand and, right in front of them in mid-air, a charmingly exquisite miniature black sail ship projection spontaneously appeared.
It was a three-masted sail ship, with sides extending dense black oars like the legs of a centipede, and even with the illusion of the sea and waves beneath the hull.
"Honestly, that ship gave me a strange first impression, an indescribable sense of oppression.
When it docked, some islanders wrapped in thick turbans and scarves disembarked and traded some Yar Continent special products with the port’s merchants.
Although they appeared somewhat reticent, that did nothing to diminish the charming radiance of the gemstones and Harmonizing Agents they held."
"I and the family guard disguised ourselves as Chamber of Commerce members going to investigate the environment, with the hope of securing a long-term purchase of gemstones and Harmonizing Agents, and met with their captain.
After learning of my purpose, he agreed to let me follow the ship to the island to investigate the source of the gemstones and Harmonizing Agents."
"As for that island..."
At this point, Evan couldn’t help but shake his head.
"Although nominally it’s an island, in reality, its area is much larger than that of ordinary islands.
Moreover, it seems that there’s a strange force field enveloping that land, causing the wild Magic Beasts on the island to become very bizarre.
The reason why people on the island can still maintain a normal life is entirely dependent on a peculiar, ancient Temple in the center of the island town, which provides a protective field."
"Of course, having an Eighth Rank family guard with me, neither the mutated Magic Beasts nor the island’s aberrant force field posed any threat to me.
After conducting some investigations in the island’s only town, I gained a preliminary understanding of the island.
The islanders living there believe the wilderness of the island is ’Land Cursed by the Divine.’
And they call their town where generations have lived ’Lavales’, which translates in Manne language to ’Land of Blessing.’
Both ’Heart of Amis’ and ’Amis Dust’ are produced on the opposite side of the island, in the ancient mountain mines."
"From an old man on the island, I received a special piece of news.
Between the ancient terrifying mountains on the island, on one side of the tallest and most majestic peak, there is a cliff that is sheer as if cut by a knife.
On the surface of that rock wall, there are carved some ancient and enormous weird rock reliefs, resembling a combination of faceless human figures and ancient sea lilies.
Below those gigantic stone carvings, there lies a profound cave.
There, in ancient times, was a ritual site used by the Alien God Sect."
"Do you know what, Anvis! Right on the altar deep within that cave, I found the greatest achievement of this journey!
Neither the Heart of Amis nor the Amis Dust can compare to that item; they are merely the appetizer before the main course—"
Seeing Anvis, seemingly very curious about his words, Evan gave a mysterious smile and slowly stood up.
"Do you want to see the greatest discovery I made this time, Anvis?"
"Of course, Brother Evan."
Anvis showed a perfectly interested expression on his face and stood up as well.
With that, Evan took the lead and ascended the spiral staircase on the side of the reception room, with Anvis closely following behind him.
After leaving the reception room, which shone with golden light everywhere, the two crossed a suspended bridge and entered the Magic Tower on the side of the Lord Mansion.
Evan extended his spiritual power to confirm his access with the Tower Spirit before leading Anvis straight into the fourth-floor Magic Laboratory of the tower.
"Take a look, here it is, the most important discovery of my entire journey!"
Evan proudly gestured towards the center of the laboratory, where there was a clear isolation shield.
Through layers of densely arranged Defensive Magic Arrays, Anvis finally saw the object that Evan profoundly admired.
An ancient statue about the height of a man, entirely carved from large chunks of pure Illusion Purple Gemstone—
The statue had an incredibly bizarre shape, somewhat resembling a faceless woman.
Yet under the body, which emitted a bewitching purple light, extended wild and twisted massive tentacles.
Eerily mysterious black Divine Patterns covered the polished surface of the statue.
Especially on those giant tentacles, the patterns were even more profuse, carrying a kind of madness-inducing mysterious charm.
Just a distant glimpse through layers of protective force fields was enough to make Anvis feel somewhat dizzy and disoriented.
Furthermore, although it was only his Flesh Clone stationed here,
Anvis could sense a cold and bizarre power dwelling within the statue.
As he noticed this power, the Ancient Secret Scripture carried by his real body suddenly emitted a faint fluctuation.
After this wave reached the Spirit Sea inside Anvis, it gave him a vague feeling.
Ancient Secret Scripture... yearning?
Carefully noting this detail without any outward reaction, Anvis slowly furrowed his brows, his eyes filled with intense puzzlement, and turned towards Evan.
"Brother Evan, this statue, seems to be some kind of ancient Alien God icon?"
"More precisely, it should be called a Divine Servant statue—"
Entranced by the faceless part of the statue, Evan shook his head slightly with regret and spoke with deep remorse in his voice,
"Unfortunately, this is not the primary worship object of the Alien God Sect.
Although this statue also consolidates a significant amount of Alien God faith power, it obviously does not reach the level of a main god idol.
Moreover, on that massive sculpted Rock wall, its image is only on the side, not at the center."
"I’m sorry, Anvis, I can only let you observe it through the protection.
If I were to remove these defenses, let alone you, even I, who have recently advanced to Sixth Rank, would have a hard time withstanding the immense influx of information from the Divine Patterns on the surface of the statue.
It’s thanks to the family’s Eighth Rank Guard that we were able to successfully bring it back; otherwise, it would have been quite a formidable task."
At this, Evan couldn’t help but purse his lips, his expression one of thrill and reminiscence.