Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 384 - 029.Zaniya

Chapter 384: 029.Zaniya

"Of course, it’s the idiot Li Deweidens, the successor of Lichi Peak. When he died, he should have chosen a new Sword Bearer — but he stubbornly hid me away! This idiot, this fool, he betrayed the expectations of Lichi Peak!"

The Divine Sword was quite indignant:

"Li Deweidens was a coward; he should have continued to fight! That Society had already massively invaded Baizhu Star, our people were suffering torment and slaughter, yet he hid me away, refusing to use the power of the Deities, which was foolish."

Li Aozi blinked.

—Li Deweidens... he was the Heroic Overlord of the relics of the Heroes of Falysia.

He hesitated before asking:

"Uh, are you sure? Is it possible that Li Deweidens was no longer able to fight, and thought of preserving his strength, hiding the weapon so it wouldn’t be found by others... It’s just a hypothesis, not necessarily correct."

"I am certain, Li Deweidens was in the prime years for a warrior! He was only 35 years old; he rode a tall horse, armed with a blade and magic, just like Lichi Peak in his youth... but he gave up fighting."

The tone of the Divine Sword was full of disappointment and anger:

"Lichi Peak died in battle, as a Godly being on the road combating the invaders, yet he refused to utilize my power, treating me as a relic and a treasure; this is simply a blasphemy to Lichi Peak—I will never forgive him, never!"

Although Li Aozi hadn’t completely seen the storyline, the information gathered at this moment allowed him to understand clearly.

According to the game’s background, the Falysia Civilization was a group of refugees from Haines Planet who recuperated on Baizhu Star, but still faced persecution from the ’Society’.

The last hero of Falysia Civilization, ’Lichi Peak,’ was a staunch advocate for combat, unswervingly resisting the invasion of ’Society’ and nearly Ascend to Godhood.

However, even as a deity, he was powerless against the fierce assault of ’Society.’ At the end of his life, Lichi Peak passed the weapon to his successor, Li Deweidens, hoping Li Deweidens would continue the fight with the Divine Sword.

Li Deweidens clearly did not achieve this, otherwise, he wouldn’t have transformed into an evil spirit, curled up in the underground relics. He hid the Divine Sword passed to him by his mentor and gave up fighting, instead focusing on guarding the safety of the relics.

From the outcome, it seems that the Falysia Civilization was annihilated by that ’Society’.

However, the Divine Sword was not aware of this outcome.

As a Divine Artifact, it had no concept of time. Thousands of years had passed since the fall of Falysia Civilization, and Baizhu Star had become the academic planet of the Crystal Tower Civilization.

After a conversation, Li Aozi discovered that the Divine Sword harbored great malice towards Li Deweidens.

Despite so much time having passed, it was still unwilling to let go of the fact that it was concealed by Li Deweidens.

It cherished and missed its former master, and initially held great respect for Li Deweidens as the successor to Lichi Peak. But Li Deweidens, without a word, hid it away, completely neglecting the existence of the Divine Sword.

The Divine Sword could not accept this.

But the Divine Sword was unaware that thousands of years had passed, and Li Deweidens was no longer the bold knight of the past; he had become a distorted evil spirit.

"If one day, you come across Li Deweidens, you must behead him with me! He betrayed Lichi Peak...unforgivable."

In its resentful discontent, the Divine Sword still took note of Li Aozi’s presence:

"Alright, current Sword Bearer, is there anything else you want to ask? It seems you are not planning to melt me for scrap, which is great, your mind must be quite sharp, considering my blade is made of Fine Gold and Mithril, selling it for iron would be a huge loss."

Li Aozi continued inquiring according to the strategy discovered by the players:

"What do you think of Lichi Peak?"

"Lichi Peak, Kario Smith. He was my creator and master. He was a brave warrior, a fearless deity. I’ve exhausted all the beautiful words I know, and still can’t fully express how great he was — his only flaw was his death."

The tone of the Divine Sword suddenly fell.

"My name is Li Aozi."

Li Aozi said.

"Li Aozi? Quite a common name, though I know many people like to name themselves after Gods and Angels, wishing for a prosperous future — but, uh, pardon my bluntness, that name is really stupid, quite fitting for you, though."

The Divine Artifact didn’t take to the "Charm" system at all, bluntly commented:

"You look fine, but your name is too silly. If I were you, I’d call myself ’Supreme Cosmic Monarch’ or ’Invincible Iron Overlord,’ ’Heavenly Emperor with Godlike Majesty.’"

Li Aozi was powerless to critique the Divine Sword’s level of naming and continued to ask:

"I’m currently hunting down Society. Would you like to assist me?"

"Kill Society? Sure, sure, but let me make it clear first, I won’t acknowledge you as my master, although Li Deweidens betrayed me, he is still my master. You have to deal with him first to gain my recognition."

Li Aozi’s system immediately popped up a side quest "Divine Sword Awakening," and he didn’t even need to check to know what the reward was.

Divine Artifacts that fell into the hands of players usually came with tasks involving ’acknowledgment,’ ’awakening,’ and ’completion.’ This ’Smith’s Sword’ was one of the rare Divine Artifacts that had fallen into the hands of a player, and he had undertaken this task in the past.

Unlike the main quests that were full of danger and excitement or the side quests that often were filled with fun.

The tasks involving Divine Artifacts were smelly and long, either involving repetitive material gathering or running errands back and forth, extremely tedious. It was fortunate that the Divine Artifacts could speak, providing company on the road, otherwise, players who obtained the Divine Artifacts wouldn’t want to waste time on these tasks.

Having a Divine Artifact wasn’t necessarily stronger than a regular weapon, but if you had decided to use a specific type of weapon, a Divine Artifact could continually accompany and support your growth.

The task for the ’Smith’s Sword’ was relatively simple, this weapon had support and logistical capabilities. Li Aozi couldn’t conveniently carry a Biological Pool with him, but with the ’Smith’s Sword,’ he could travel across the universe with ease.

"You have been silent for a long time, now people call you ’Sword of Destiny Awakening,’ what do you think of this name? May I use it to address you?"

"That’s too awkward, feels worse than ’Ultimate Invincible Light Demon Dragon Sovereign Holy Lord Supreme Dark Emperor Heavenly Saint Mysterious Light Sword.’"

The Divine Sword sharply critiqued.

Li Aozi’s corner of his eye twitched; he almost couldn’t keep it together. He continued with the content of the guide, saying:

"That name is too grand and powerful. For a mortal like me, it’s really hard to bear."

"Since that’s the case, for your sake, just call me that."

Seeing Li Aozi swayed by the name he made up, the Divine Sword immediately showed magnanimity and thoughtfulness:

"Zaniya."

In front of Li Aozi, a slim figure of a young girl slowly materialized, with dark gold hair, goat horns, and metallic skin without a single wrinkle. The girl with brass eyes looked straight at Li Aozi, full of interest.

"I am called Zaniya. For Kario, this is a name of reverence and adoration."

Zaniya slowly approached Li Aozi, with her arms crossed, looking up at him:

"By the way, if we use human gender categories, I am an Alpha male, and if you’re interested in me, you might find yourself pinned down."

"Which human’s gender category is that?"

Li Aozi commented dryly.

"Eh? Your people only have two genders?"

"I am now a Tanas Race, and we only have two physiological genders, and our mental perception is male."

"Strange."

Zaniya said oddly:

"Your diversity is really poor. Falysia People, big category — ABO, three types, small category — 97 genders."

Li Aozi couldn’t bring himself to comment.

Ever since he encountered the ’Bride’ Alicxia, he had realized that ancient people played around much more than modern people.

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