Above The Sky
Chapter 659 - 659 609 Now all these evil tomes are mine!

659: Chapter 609: Now all these evil tomes are mine!

(5500, second update) 659: Chapter 609: Now all these evil tomes are mine!

(5500, second update) [What’s happened?]

Inside the box garden, Adalbert had just extended his hand to help up the Ghost Valley Knight who suddenly fell to his knees.

But the blue light in the black-haired knight’s eyes faded, and he stood up, smiling weakly, “It’s nothing.”

It was just…

experiencing a kind of helpless despair.”

His gaze grew resolute, “But no matter, I’ve learned a lot…

This time, I’m sure I can do better.”

[…sigh]

Adalbert sighed with a dim light in his eyes, thinking that Ian was feeling guilty about the people of the Avak laboratory and the entire Avak Domain, so he felt somewhat sad too.

He slightly overestimated Ian’s moral standards.

Indeed, Ian would get angry about the tragic fate of those ordinary people and even go into battle for them, but at this point, even if he was truly sad, he would not show it so dramatically.

But Ian wouldn’t go out of his way to clarify this misunderstanding.

After all, Adalbert was a good researcher, and it wasn’t a bad thing to ingratiate himself a bit more.

At that moment, the quiet Dead River Armament on the ground suddenly emitted a low mechanical hum.

Bam, the ferocious armored clothing suddenly contracted and then expanded, turning into a pitch-black mist, with lines of blood-red and silver light swirling into inscriptions, quickly flowing towards Ian.

Ian saw no danger—actually, he had foreseen this happening when he touched the Dead River Armament, thanks to the Silver Chip.

So, he just stood up, waiting for all the mist and patterns to contract, wrapping around his waist.

Into an inconspicuous black belt.

[Dead River Armament?!

Has it been miniaturized for portability?]

Adalbert’s eyes widened, clearly very surprised: [This form…

the people of Fiery Flame Land did not design this structure!]

“It was the work of the Duke of Sorin; he seems to know the research of Fiery Flame Land inside out.”

Ian caressed the black belt around his waist, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, but he said nothing, “Indeed, this is useful, even without burning the soul, it can be considered an excellent base Aether Armament—I can use it to design my own Aether Armament.”

[Dead River Armament (Basic Optimization)]

[Third Energy Level・Spirit Substance Entity・Authority・Edible]

[The final product forged by the technology of Fiery Flame Land Integrated Spirit Knowledge Institute and Avak Central Research Laboratory, the true carrier of the Dead River of All Beings, it has borne the resentment of millions of Lost Souls and has been corrected by Fourth Level experts in several aspects, making it substantially stronger]

[Can use souls as fuel to activate ‘Styx Rebirth’ and ‘Right of Soul Fusion’.

Note: In non-emergency situations, it is strongly discouraged to use the Soul Bodies of sentient beings as fuel or for any other abilities]

[Warning: The more often it is used, the more likely the user is to be assimilated by the resentment of the Lost Souls]

[Contained Primordial Essence: 10595.1267 Spirit State Units]

[…]

This was an excellent Third Energy Level Aether Armament.

Based on the detailed data, its strength even reached the Fourth Level, similar to the Heavy Abyss Iron Sword that Ian held in his hand, which was still in its basic state due to lack of enhancement, so it only had a few innate skills.

But its superior foundational quality was its greatest advantage.

With just a little improvement, more inscriptions, or optimization of its Origin Quality Spirit Energy Structure, it could become a true divine weapon.

“Interesting, this Spirit Substance structure…

it turns out the Dead River Armament is not a common biological Aether Armament, but a Soul Armament made using materials from the creatures of the Domain of Void…”

With his own Alchemy Skill, familiarity with the Domain of Void, and a bit of help from the Silver Chip, Ian quickly grasped the essence of the Dead River Armament.

Although a more detailed investigation would need to wait until he returned to the Imperial Capital and used the laboratory equipment, having a good understanding now meant Ian could pre-order some supplementary books and study while receiving some tutelage from Adalbert, which should allow him to grasp this knowledge swiftly.

[Do you plan to use it?]

Adalbert looked at Ian’s waist with a complicated expression; the Dead River Armament was the vile artifact he wanted to destroy.

He had pursued Viscount Awak and successively eradicated research institutes of Fiery Flame Land and Duke Sorin just to eradicate this kind of armament that desecrated souls and life.

But now, it seemed the Ghost Valley Knight didn’t intend to do so—and as the main force in the fight against Viscount Awak, he wasn’t in a position to demand that the Ghost Valley Knight destroy his spoils of war.

Not to mention, the other party was the disciple of the legendary First Knight…

Perhaps, if he was the inheritor of the First Knight, then maybe, it might be possible to trust in the morality of the Ghost Valley Knight?

With that thought, Adalbert couldn’t help but smile wryly.

Was there even a need to doubt it?

He had personally witnessed Ian carrying the fury of justice, swiftly executing Viscount Awak—there was no need to doubt him in that regard.

Therefore, before Ian could speak, he had already come to terms with it.

And of course, Ian would still explain, “The abilities of the Dead River Armament are indeed malicious, and I will not use them—but the technology it contains, if dismantled and applied elsewhere, could be very useful in many areas.”

“For any kind of technological development in the future, a large reserve of technology as ‘material storage’ is needed; otherwise, starting a new project means starting from scratch, and that can be truly frustrating.”