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Chapter 916 - 476: Treasure of the Great Saint _3

Chapter 916: Chapter 476: Treasure of the Great Saint _3

In order to appease the ministers, Emperor Ingram appointed the son of Emperor Brantley as "Prince Clement", expressing that after his demise, the throne would be passed back to his elder brother’s son.

However, after securing his position, the teenage Prince Clement died...

This event is swept under the rug in the history books, but for thousands of years, rumors persisted that Prince Clement did not die that year. Instead, one of Emperor Brantley’s loyal courtiers secretly took Prince Clement out of the palace and used his own son, who bore a striking resemblance to Prince Clement, to die in his place!

Therefore, every once in a while, across the Wood Dynasty’s territory, there would be people rising up under the banner of Prince Clement.

The Imperial Jade Seal of the Wood Dynasty originally came from the previous dynasty. When Prince Clement disappeared, this Imperial Jade Seal also vanished.

The Imperial Court made a new Imperial Jade Seal, but after a thousand years, for some reason the Imperial Jade Seal from the previous dynasty was found again! The court handled this matter low-key, and not many people knew about it.

However, the court was also put in an awkward position. The best solution would be to completely destroy the previous Dynasty’s Jade Seal to prevent future problems, but as the Imperial Jade Seal of the Wood Dynasty, it had existed for ten thousand years and was deeply intertwined with the destiny of the Wood Dynasty. If it were to be destroyed, it would inevitably lead to endless disasters and misfortune for the Wood Dynasty.

So, the Imperial Court could only store the previous Dynasty’s Jade Seal in the National Treasury Secret Vault and immerse it in "Mysterious Heavenly Flowing Gold" for sealing. Combined with other arrangements, the fate accumulated on the previous Dynasty’s Jade Seal could be slowly transferred to the current Imperial Jade Seal.

This process was extremely slow, and it was feared that it would take thousands of years.

If the 36 Tribes of the Northern Region steal the previous Dynasty’s Jade Seal and deliver it to the descendants of Prince Clement, it is quite possible that a "double dragon" situation might arise within the Wood Dynasty. If Wood Dynasty were to plunge into civil strife as a result, the North Wasteland Clan would surely seize the opportunity to invade.

Abner Lane was livid: "How could such a national secret be leaked to the Northern Region? There must be a huge traitor in the Imperial Court!"

Owen Bertram intensely enjoyed the juicy gossip around the Wood Dynasty’s royal family. However, he was more interested in the third item in the Jade Box.

It was a crude Stone Cone. The first time Owen Bertram saw this object, he was deeply drawn to it. An enlightenment arose in his mind: It’s a treasure of a Great Sage from the ancient Human Race!

Abner Lane also noticed this object, his face relaxing a bit: "So it’s this Shell Awl. That makes things easier."

Owen Bertram gently held the treasure of the Great Sage in his hand, the sensation was as warm and smooth as jade. As if it shared a "blood connection" with him, it gave him a profound and mysterious feeling.

He questioned Abner Lane, "Master, what is the origin of this treasure? What power does it possess?"

Abner Lane replied, "This relic belonged to a Great Sage of the Human Race from ancient times. Instead of being used in combat, it was used to make Shell Coins, by transforming and drilling holes in certain special shells. It was this Great Sage who taught the Human Race to use currency.

This Sacred object has thus accumulated a certain high-level rule. Although it cannot be directly used in battle, it can be used to make Shell Coins, to hire some mysterious beings from different voids to aid in battle."

Owen Bertram’s eyes lit up. Our ancestral patriarch discovered so early that money is the most powerful weapon in the world!

However, Abner Lane immediately dashed his hopes: "Don’t get too happy too soon, this Sacred object has been dormant for tens of thousands of years." Owen Bertram was taken aback. He knew what the dormancy of a sacred object meant, which is quite simply, the sacred object had suddenly "lost its effectiveness". Even though some properties of the sacred object still remained, such as the impossibility of being destroyed, its original power cannot be unleashed.

Historically, there have been many instances of sacred objects going dormant, especially after the Heavenly Track Reversal and Three Desolate Concealment. High-level magical instruments continued to plummet, and sacred objects fell into dormancy one after another.

But so far, there has not been a sacred object that has revived from dormancy."Moreover," Abner Lane continued: "Legend has it that even before the Heavenly Track Reversal, this Shell Awl was the most difficult to use among many holy artifacts. It requires satisfying various stringent conditions. The most crucial one is to find a type of shell named St. Shell - only this type of shell can be made into shell coins, but this kind of shell has also been extinct for tens of thousands of years."

Owen Bertram frowned. The bloodline bond between him and the Shell Awl gave him the confidence that he could awaken this sacred artifact. However, he had never even heard of something like St. Shell...

But could such a treasure of the Great Sage be given up for nothing? Owen Bertram still collected it satisfactorily. Abner Lane just shook his head gently. This third treasure was secretly taken out by the Elderly Witch. She originally planned to line her own pockets. She probably didn’t expect that she took such a big risk only to bring out a dormant sacred artifact.

The Shell Awl was placed in the National Treasury Secret Vault mostly due to the significance that "Great Sage’s Treasure" represented.

Abner Lane finally asked him: "How are you planning to conclude this matter?"

Owen Bertram truthfully reported his plan. Master Lane frowned, waved his hand and said: "Nevermind, just do it as you planned. However, since you exposed those rebels, it’s up to you to resolve them."

"I will obey."

...

The citizens of the Capital originally thought that the story of the Saintess of North Ice choosing a husband was a happy ending: Our Wood Dynasty’s standout Heaven’s Chosen, Owen Bertram, returned with a beauty in his arms; a perfect match of talented man and beautiful woman.

Unexpectedly, the North Ice Saintess suddenly attacked the General Government and declared to the whole Capital: Only by defeating me can you marry me.

At this point, everyone was still amused by the show, considering it to be a playful banter between the "newlyweds". Indeed, some old scholars felt it was against a woman’s moral code for the North Ice Saintess to disrespect her "husband", but common citizens didn’t mind at all, there were all sorts of rumors in the marketplace.

But the final result was a shock: The Horizon Bureau announced after the battle that the Northern Continent Envoy had hidden malicious intentions, openly preparing and secretly plotting, even stealing three national treasures from the secret vault of our Wood Dynasty’s National Treasury!

Fortunately, Owen Bertram was not blinded by beauty. On one hand, he was dealing courteously with the North Ice Saintess, and on the other hand, he was secretly investigating. He completely shattered the plot of the North Wasteland Clan, executed the bandit leader, the North Ice Saintess, and captured most of the criminals in the envoy. However, one Northern Witch, using mysterious magic, escaped the Capital with one of the treasures. The Horizon Bureau is making all efforts to catch her!

The Capital was in an uproar. How could such a joyous event end up turning into a funeral?

Owen took it upon himself to arrest the Northern Continent Envoy - people suddenly remembered that the last envoy to arrive in the Capital, the Sangdao Delegation, was also totally annihilated by Owen... So among the people, Owen earned another title "Envoy Exterminator"!

The storytellers in the Capital turned the entire process of this case into an exciting and weird legend, mesmerizing the audience.

In various teahouses, whenever a storyteller concluded with "Let’s listen to the following explanation next time", there would be a wave of cursing, and storytellers would be pelted with peanut shells and melon seeds.

Despite their awkward exit, the storytellers were overjoyed. They were originally conducting this task according to the secret orders of the Horizon Bureau, but now many shrewd storytellers actively found the Horizon Bureau and offered to turn the previous case of the Sangdao Delegation into another storytelling story. In the end, after negotiation, the Horizon Bureau provided a large amount of "materials", inviting storytellers to compile a serialized story named "Previous Case".

"Previous Case" was popular in the Capital for a long time and slowly spread to other parts of the Wood Dynasty. Because Owen was still alive, new cases were constantly added to this series of storytelling, but that’s a story for another time.

In the Imperial Court, detailed accounts and complete evidence regarding the case of the Northern Continent Envoy were received. The Previous Dynasty Jade Seal and Osaki Magatama, two of the stolen treasures, were recovered, but the Elderly Witch escaped with the Shell Awl. The Horizon Bureau had set up an ambush on the northern route to capture her!

No one knew why it took the Horizon Bureau a bit more time to adjudicate the case and why the Previous Dynasty Jade Seal and Osaki Magatama were kept in the General Government for a bit longer...