After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 90 - 89 Snake Snake Snake

Chapter 90: Chapter 89 Snake Snake Snake

In the library of the Pure White Tower... Ah, the Pure White Tower was a mage tower standing in another plane, one of the three famous Academy Towers, where Yila and Vera enrolled as freshmen at the same time.

So, apart from being colleagues, Yila and Vera had actually been classmates for a period, though they were not very familiar with each other... During their school days, the two of them did not have much interaction.

Yila also made a name for himself (or rather, an infamous reputation) during his school years. The title of "Cruel Blood Witch" followed him for a long time until it was replaced by "Chief Governor," but that was another story.

In short, the library of the Pure White Tower recorded that the distant Divine Era was a time when the gods were still active. During that period, human prayers received responses from the gods, until one day when the gods suddenly fell silent, continuing to this day.

But this statement had significant problems. The question of whether the "Divine Era" truly existed remained unverified, and whether the so-called "Divine Era Text" was just pictographs devised by intelligent beings, rather than teachings from the gods.

After all, if the gods were once active, why did they suddenly fall silent at a certain moment?

Of course, there was also the opinion that the Divine Era did indeed exist, and the sudden silence was because the gods had already died. However, because the magic that praised the gods still worked normally, people did not research this topic further.

When it came to Yila’s translation of "The Gods Are Dead," everyone’s first reaction was disbelief.

"What? I think it’s unrealistic. What... could kill a god?"

On this point, Yila also thought it highly unlikely.

So, Yila simply reached into the water and carefully took out the already cracked stone tablet, placed it on the ground, and indicated, "Repair it. If I get the chance, I’ll ask Cassiopeia."

"Oh~ Looking for a chance to see your old flame, huh..."

Vera’s words were flippant, but her hands were swift as she pressed them on the stone tablet, chanting a restoration spell. Of course, although the cracks could be repaired, there was nothing she could do about the water-blurred text.

But that hardly mattered.

"Who... is Cassiopeia?"

Satan Ye asked, and the other leaders also looked at Yila.

"The Empress of the Silver Moon Tree Court, and a friend of mine... Ignore what Vera says." Yila said helplessly, coughing lightly to change the topic. "Let me see what’s in the other two boxes."

Saying this, Yila quickly opened the lids... Although he and Cassiopeia were indeed just friends, for some reason, he really didn’t want to discuss their matters with Satan Ye.

Then, revealed to everyone were two boxes of water... In one box, there were some tattered rags, so worn they had turned to silk scraps.

They were of no value.

In the other box, however, were some broken eggshells. Judging by their size and volume, they seemed to belong to some small reptilian creature that had hatched in the box and then swum out.

It was most likely a snake or something similar; there weren’t many eggshells, possibly because the newborn snake had eaten them... Many reptiles had the habit of eating their own eggshells as their first meal after birth.

"An egg?"

"A snake?"

The leaders were somewhat puzzled, looking at the eggshells in bewilderment. They couldn’t understand why a snake egg would need to be stored in a golden box. Was it something particularly valuable?

Was it a particularly powerful snake hatchling? Did Yila know what this was?

*Unconsciously, the leaders, who began to think that Yila knew a bit about everything, looked in Yila’s direction, but he was staring into the box, seemingly lost in thought.*

"Mr. Yila?"

The Headless Knight Leader called Yila’s name softly. Yila finally came back to himself, took one last look inside the box, and said, "It seems there’s only eggshells."

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"???"

With everyone still puzzled, Yila furrowed his brows. He cautiously grabbed a Little Demon’s hand and used it as a stick to poke at the broken eggshells, saying, "The moment I opened the box, I saw a black scale."

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"???"

Everyone exchanged glances. Then Hilena placed her hand on Yila’s shoulder, only to quickly remove it, nodding and saying, "No signs of interference from the Illusion system."

At these words and their attitude, Yila shook his head helplessly. Looking at the ragged eggshells in the box, he said, "The Governor’s resistance to Illusion Techniques is just so-so... Hmm, maybe I was mistaken?"

"Mm..."

Satan Ye pondered for a moment, then, after repeatedly confirming that the box contained only some fragments of eggshells, she said, "However, I trust Mr. Yila more. Perhaps there indeed was a scale, but it just disappeared."

*People (and monsters alike) found it hard to doubt what they saw with their own eyes, but Satan Ye could trust Yila even at a time like this. She was truly a remarkable Demon King.*

*Though this trust came at no cost.*

Yila also did not believe he was mistaken. He furrowed his brows, recalling that scale, so captivating like the deep black night, but he still sighed and said, "Maybe. There must be a reason for storing it so preciously."

"Hey? So, there’s only one stone tablet in the three boxes?" Vera said, spreading her hands in resignation, showing a "no gains" expression and complaining, "And ’The Gods Are Dead’ or whatever. It feels like a secret better left unknown."

*Whether they believed it or not, such information didn’t seem like good news.*

Vera spread her hands carelessly, complaining, "If I’d known, I wouldn’t have come. There’s nothing valuable here. I’m going to teach the Little Demons. They’re so dumb~"

But the other leaders weren’t that carefree. They all focused on the now-intact stone tablet... If the record that "The Gods Are Dead" was true.

Then what exactly were the beings that responded to the magic of mortals, making magic possible, and were known as "gods"?

This question might only be answered by deciphering the contents of the tablet.

Thinking this, Yila looked at the three empty boxes and then said, "Let’s set this matter aside for now, everyone. Keep this secret safe... We’ll consider the translation later."

"Recast the boxes and commission Duke Novak, who is about to commence trade, to help forge them into gold coins."

Yila said this, and the other leaders nodded in agreement.

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"Sss~"