Life Game In Other World
Chapter 1206: The Transported Goods from 34 Years Ago (Long - , Asking for Monthly Passes)

Chapter 1206: Chapter 1206: The Transported Goods from 34 Years Ago (Long Chapter, Asking for Monthly Passes)

It seemed to sense a familiar environment, and the Ruby Scepter emitted an eerie radiance.

A nearly tangible surge of power erupted from the scepter, with the ruby as its core, blasting outward like a storm that howled through the space.

Standing nearby, Xiya’s hair was instantly blown upward, and her gaze reflexively drawn to the scene.

The crimson light consumed her pupils.

Chaotic thoughts exploded in her mind like ignited fireworks, filling her consciousness entirely.

Compared to this ferocious force of pollution, Weiken’s earlier "tricks" seemed as immature as a child’s play.

Xiya stared blankly at the scepter sparkling with crimson light, and the resplendent ruby atop it.

The blazing brilliance lit up her eyes.

Within her limited self-awareness, there was only one thought.

Was this the kind of pollution Sote regularly faced?

That scepter was usually tucked at his waist, appearing as inconspicuous as an ordinary wooden stick.

Most of the time, Xiya hadn’t even noticed its presence.

She had seen Sote use this scepter to deal with the Demon Wolf and the officer atop it, and she knew it was likely an Extraordinary Item.

But she hadn’t expected the scepter to possess this level of power.

The rampaging pollution storm whipped her clothes and hair and quickly consumed her self-awareness.

Yet just as the storm was about to completely devour her consciousness, it was suddenly reined in by an invisible giant hand, rapidly condensing toward the center.

Xiya felt as if the crushing weight bearing down on her was instantly shattered, and her entire being was flooded with a sense of relief.

Her consciousness returned to her body, accompanied by heavy, labored breaths.

He Ao glanced at Xiya beside him, ensuring she was unharmed, before raising his hand. The crimson radiance converged upon the scepter he held.

The chaotic power lurking around them was so dense that the storm triggered by the Chaos Magic Wand exceeded He Ao’s expectations, but it remained under his control.

Though Xiya had experienced a lot,

the surge and containment of this brilliance had only lasted a moment.

He Ao lifted the Chaos Magic Wand in his hand and gazed at the transparent barrier before him.

He could feel a continuous flow of power emerging from the air and streaming into the ruby atop the scepter, glowing bright crimson.

This power wasn’t "sensitive"; when He Ao had suppressed the Chaos Magic Wand using the Control Array, there had been no disturbance.

However, when He Ao attempted to unleash the scepter’s power, this force seemed to sense the "Grace of Chaos" and rushed forward in torrents.

The overwhelming energy intensified the scepter’s might rapidly, eroding the Control Array He Ao had carved onto its surface.

He Ao had no choice but to extend his Divine Sense onto the scepter, reinforcing the Control Array while gripping it tightly and fixating on the runes within the barrier.

His gaze fell upon the runes that seemed to form energy transmission channels.

"Chaos Art!"

The flashing crimson brilliance erupted instantly from the ruby at the scepter’s top, spreading throughout the vast hall within moments.

The intricate, orderly runes operating within the hall froze abruptly under the ruby’s radiance.

Boom—

Next came a soft sound that reverberated as if directly within one’s heart, echoing through the dim space. The illusory barrier before He Ao shattered with a crash, scattering into fragments of shimmering light.

Xiya widened her eyes slightly as she stared at the scene before her.

She could clearly feel that the force attempting to drain life from her body had vanished.

This eerie barrier... had just broken? With a "snap"?

She thought she’d already developed proper reverence for Sote’s power, but now she realized her awe had been far from sufficient.

Lowering her gaze, she looked at the ground beneath her feet.

The floor, once covered in dense crimson runes, was now crisscrossed with cracks, severing all the red lines.

He Ao’s gaze also landed on the broken barrier before him, his thoughts momentarily adrift.

He lifted his gaze to the ruby, still glowing brightly.

He hadn’t initially planned to entirely destroy the barrier.

The Chaos Art used against arrays and runes came at a significant cost, so his strategy had been to disrupt the critical energy transmission component of the array with minimal expense, then resolve the remaining parts using alternative methods.

But unexpectedly, the Chaos Magic Wand had not only obliterated the energy transmission channels but also detonated the surrounding runes.

He Ao could understand the wand’s increased power as it absorbed more of the chaotic energy lurking in the vicinity.

However, even as he reinforced the Control Array, he had a grasp of the wand’s overall power dynamics.

The wand’s amplification hadn’t reached this horrifying degree.

Even with its enhanced capabilities, the wand adhered to the principle of "Equivalent Exchange" and wouldn’t deliver such an outcome without a corresponding cost.

The result before him resembled the wand’s energy triggering the chaotic forces in the vicinity, which then scattered outward to destroy the entire array.

It seemed the chaotic forces permeating this Church of Chaos outpost bore animosity toward the array itself.

So much so that even a slight use of chaos-related abilities could provoke them into rebellion.

Was this Denock’s "contingency plan," or was it merely the innate "bias" of chaotic energy?

However, the array appeared to have been crafted by members of the Church of Chaos, and many of the runes comprising it contained chaotic energy themselves.

"Chaos" destroying "Chaos"?

He Ao studied the fractured runes before him, gripping the wand tightly and reinforcing the control markings as he stepped forward.

Almost simultaneous with the soft barrier’s collapse, finely-detailed crimson runes extended outward from the circular platform, and a new, semi-transparent barrier slowly emerged above it.

He Ao cast a glance at the runes and newly-formed barrier on the platform.

The crimson markings briefly flickered before dimming.

Meanwhile, the semi-transparent barrier solidified further.

A single-use array?

He Ao examined the barrier with curiosity.

It was the first time he’d seen an array function separately from its "effect."

The array acted like a trigger: after initiating the barrier, it lost its purpose.

While the barrier, as the "spell effect," remained active.

This setup minimized interference with the array since it mattered only at the very start.

Of course, this design had no bearing on the Chaos Magic Wand, as "Chaos Art" could also be used against the barrier directly.

The Chaos Art derived from Denock’s abilities, suggesting he had intentionally designed this array with its own vulnerability in mind.

He deliberately left a flaw tailored for his own abilities to exploit.

But the oddity was that this array was so detailed and intricate that it couldn’t possibly have been constructed without Denock’s oversight.

Moreover, the array lay in the deepest part of the outpost.

This likely meant Denock himself had directed its construction. So why would he leave a vulnerability only he could exploit?

Did he fear that the array he built might one day "betray" him?

To the point of needing a contingency plan?

On top of that, Denock wasn’t the only Chaos Mage in existence. The flaw he left for Chaos Magic to exploit was equally accessible to other Chaos Mages.

This rendered the array defenseless against anyone adept in Chaos Art.

Such disparities and irrational phenomena inevitably masked deeper truths unknown to the surface.

What did Denock fear?

He Ao lifted his head, gazing at the luminous twelve-sided diamond suspended within the barrier.

An intangible yet mortal allure emanated continuously from the diamond, influencing his will.

He had felt this pull from the moment he approached the entrance of the outpost.

It was that magnetic sensation that had drawn him here, though what he found was not the anticipated Pseudo-Wolf but this diamond instead.

The presence of Order-related items in this chaos outpost was oddly abundant.

His thoughts rapidly churned as he approached the circular platform.

"Wait—"

Xiya’s voice came from behind, as if warning him of the new barrier forming around the platform.

He Ao stared at the slowly-maturing barrier ahead. While under Xiya’s watchful gaze, he unsheathed the blade strapped to his back and swung it fiercely.

Heavy Strike + Second Burst!

The surging power instantly slammed into the barrier encasing the platform.

Brilliant radiance exploded from the semi-transparent barrier, followed by a crisp "pop—" sound.

Like a bubble before being blown up, the barrier shattered violently, scattering into a myriad of shimmering lights.

Boom—

The platform adorned with runic arrays trembled violently, its surface fracturing into crisscrossing cracks.

This time, the crimson radiance was even dimmer, faintly tinged with patches of yellowish light.

He Ao lifted his foot amidst Xiya’s astonished expression and surveyed the dispersed glow.

If the Eye of Truth were here, he would undoubtedly probe into the specific principles behind this barrier’s creation.

Now, he could only rely on the diminished power extended by the Eye of Truth, barely perceiving a "construct" of the barrier embedded in the world’s deeper layers.

Perhaps the array forming the barrier hadn’t vanished; instead, it lingered hidden within the world’s foundation. Yet this remained a hypothesis by He Ao.

He couldn’t truly decipher the foundational workings of the array behind the barrier.

However, leveraging his Mysticism Knowledge, he could still identify a fatal flaw in the inner barrier—it was forming too slowly.

Though the current state of the barrier already showcased preliminary durability, it was far from complete.

The individual responsible for constructing the array-barrier must have assumed the outer barrier could hold off threats for a while, providing the inner layer sufficient time to solidify. Perhaps the inner barrier was activated only after the outer one fell below a critical threshold.

But the creator never anticipated the outer barrier would succumb instantly, leaving the inner barrier insufficient time to form, exposing its weakest aspect to He Ao.

In theory, He Ao could still employ the Chaos Magic Wand to dismantle the barrier. Alternatively, he could opt for a more dangerous approach—forego payment entirely through a momentary bodily exertion of "violent force."

Standing atop the platform as Xiya stared in shock, He Ao pondered aloud.

He could comprehend the scepter’s destruction of the outer barrier; its power was indeed terrifying.

But destroying the inner barrier through brute force alone?

Two distinct barriers, two distinct methods?

And he could tailor his approach to suit the barrier’s variation? There were that many options available?

For a brief moment, she felt as though she was an underachiever asking an academic prodigy to solve an impossibly complex problem, only to have the prodigy calmly reply: "There are thirty-two potential solutions to this question; let me first demonstrate two."

Huh¿

Was the gulf between individuals truly this vast?

Meanwhile, elsewhere, He Ao paid little mind to Xiya’s state; her presence in his proximity was all that mattered.

He swiftly advanced toward the platform’s center, lifting his gaze toward the suspended twelve-sided diamond.

The diamond was symmetrical and radiant, refracting gradients of orderly hues as light struck its surface.

At first glance of the diamond, He Ao involuntarily felt a yearning for order within himself.

Suppressing the emotions surging within, he acted without hesitation, reaching out toward the diamond overhead.

Yet upon contact, his fingers passed through it as though touching flowing water.

Was it intangible?

Still in the process of solidifying?

Unaccessible without a specific "containment" vessel?

He Ao lowered his gaze, scanning the surrounding hall.

If the diamond couldn’t be directly handled, how had it been brought here in the first place?

What met his eyes was the empty hall, cracked and barren.

Had the vessel been taken elsewhere? Relocated to a different place?

Could there be enough time during an emergency for people to fetch the container?

He Ao’s thoughts paused momentarily as he lowered his gaze to the platform beneath him.

Crouching down, he pressed his hand against the platform, channeling his Divine Sense inside.

Then, with a sudden forceful shove, accompanied by a muffled "boom," the already-cracked platform crumbled, unveiling beneath it a pristine white jade box inlaid with a skein of specialized wooden roots.

The rectangular box measured twenty centimeters in each dimension, appearing perfectly suited for housing the twelve-sided diamond above.

The safest spot truly was the most dangerous one.

He Ao studied the jade box intently before carefully lifting it upward.

Engraved on the surface of the box was an emblem of an inverted constellation ocean.

"That’s the Stars Pharma emblem?"

Xiya, now near him, stared at the box in perplexity and asked.

"Indeed,"

He Ao murmured with a quiet sigh. "Stars Pharma."

With a soft touch, he brushed his hand across the box’s emblazoned emblem, revealing beneath the inverted constellation crest twin crossed swords.

"What does that mean?"

Xiya pointed at the crossed swords and asked, her confusion evident.

"These crossed swords combined with the emblem signify Stars Cluster Pharmaceutical Security Company," said He Ao, his tone briefly halting as he rested his hand against the crest. "This item belongs to Stars Pharma, with transportation handled by Stars Cluster Security Company."

His fingers traced the identification digits etched below the emblem.

"The first ten-digit sequence is Stars Pharma’s inventory code; the subsequent nine digits pertain to transportation details."

"In the latter nine digits, the first four indicate the regions involved in transportation—locations of origin and destination. N9 signifies Limen City, K7 signifies Konovi City. The remaining figures denote the shipping date, down to the month. 72507 means..."

His speech slowed gradually. "The seventh month of the year 725."