Chapter 87: Let There Be Light

Examining the copper-green cross in his hand, Klein was certain that it corresponded at least to a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact.

Apart from its purification effect, this mystical item also possessed demigod-level spells from the domain of the Sun, such as Solar Flare. And if its negative influence was applied properly, it could solve quite a few problems. For example, it could help certain people who had mistakenly stepped into the extraordinary world and hoped to break free from madness return to being ordinary. It could also help someone who had consumed an extra potion separate out the corresponding Beyonder characteristic. Of course, that required grasping the exact timing with extreme precision; otherwise, it would very easily cause one’s own Sequence level to drop directly.

Naturally, the body and spirit transformed by a potion would also frequently conflict with the essence of an ordinary person. A Beyonder who relied on the copper-green cross to leave this “circle” would undoubtedly suffer certain aftereffects. The specific situation would differ according to pathway, Sequence, and individual details.

This made Klein sigh inwardly. This was the most useful and valuable negative effect he had ever seen.

For him, the only problem was that this copper-green cross could not be carried for long periods. Even giving it to a marionette would not work, for that would cause the marionette’s Beyonder characteristic to separate out and its level to fall. And after becoming a marionette, it could no longer consume potions and advance, because its spirit body was, in essence, already dead.

As for marionettes transformed from ordinary creatures, wearing this cross for a long time would make them “praise the Sun” and break free from control.

I can only place it above the gray fog and take it out when needed… For a Bizarro Sorcerer, this does not affect much. After all, one does not perform without preparation… Later, I will confirm whether it corresponds to the Unshadowed. If it does, once Little Sun digests the Priest of Light potion, I can sell it to him. I believe the Chief of the City of Silver’s six-member council would not be stingy in exchanging a Sealed Artifact of equal value. The Sun pathway is clearly much more suitable for the Forsaken Land of the Gods than other pathways… Klein thought in a rather good mood, placing the copper-green cross back onto the mottled long table.

He did not immediately confirm it because he planned to do so after returning to 160 Böklund Street. At that time, he would also use Dream Divination to learn the origins of this Sealed Artifact. Rose Song Manor was too close to the underground ruin. It might very well be within the watching range of the royal family’s angel or even Adam. If, during the attempt, he triggered some change that caused fluctuation in the gray fog, his greatest secret might be discovered.

“Even if this Sealed Artifact does not correspond to the Unshadowed, it certainly belongs to the Sun pathway. At most, it has been mixed with some Beyonder characteristics from elsewhere. No, those would be rejected. And the Church of Eternal Blazing Sun’s symbol is a golden sacred emblem shaped like an abstract sun, unrelated to a cross. Mm, after ruling out that possibility, the only thing connected to the Sun domain is the Creator of the City of Silver, the ancient Sun God, the father of Adam and Amon, a suspected transmigrator…

“It appeared in Viscount Stratford’s hands. Does this mean, in some sense, that the one cooperating with the royal family is the Twilight Hermit Order, and that the Psychology Alchemists are only a cover? Of course, there are too many other possibilities. Perhaps the Augustus family collected it themselves. As an angelic family with a long history and no small reputation even in the Fourth Epoch, it would be completely normal for them to have gathered certain items belonging to the ancient Sun God…

“If this Sealed Artifact was truly provided by Adam, could…