Mystery Paradise: Wishing Power Demon
Chapter 317 - 316 The Forgotten History

Chapter 317: Chapter 316 The Forgotten History

"Duke Fales indeed had blood on his hands, but the connection between the nobility and the Heretical Cult was a fact at the time, one that necessitated severe punishment," Mekefa slowly began. "Let’s not forget...how the City of Defense vanished."

"What, you think I’m sympathizing with those useless nobles in the Royal Capital?" The man with the eyepatch coldly swept his gaze across the room before it finally rested on Ryan. "It’s rather those lofty individuals who can’t differentiate between fairy tales and facts that are the problem, always believing the Heretical Cult can be constrained by law and then blaming the general for being too harsh in his killing."

Ryan’s expression grew solemn, but he uncharacteristically held his tongue.

Shandela realized immediately.

The "lofty individual" the man referred to was none other than His Highness the Crown Prince, and Ryan was the closest to the Crown Prince within the Royal Guards.

"Enough, that’s all in the past now, and there’s no point in dwelling on it. Besides, serving in Shengxia means one cannot be entirely virtuous; not serving one means serving another. What’s important is to acknowledge and rectify mistakes." Lady Xiaguang interrupted the tense atmosphere with her remarks, "The Laurel Family may have fallen, but the Royal City didn’t completely purge itself, the power structure remains the same, and you all know why. After we deal with Wilson Longjiu, we’ll settle accounts with them. But for now, let’s return to the matter of the Divine Artifact...this dagger, while extraordinary in effect, cannot wound the divinities by itself. As for why..."

She looked to Kokomoqi for guidance.

"You tell them. Since Yu has already intervened, hiding these minor details is pointless," the young girl said nonchalantly.

"To put it simply, divinities are called divinities because they possess the power to change the world. The holy scriptures of the Goddess of Abundance mention The Divine Country, which suggests that any nation under the goddess’s protection will experience good weather and smooth sailing. This is indeed true and not a unique privilege of the Goddess of Abundance. Any divinity possesses a similar Divine Country, which operates according to the divinity’s will within a certain range and acts as a strong wall for self-protection."

Shandela suddenly understood.

No wonder they needed the Magic Goddess’s aid to scrutinize everyone’s loyalty, and Kokomoqi was able to judge with just a few casual questions. Could all of this be because the subjects of scrutiny were within the divinity’s Divine Country?

"Some of you here might have already experienced it; that kind of power is impossible to defy. Regardless of whether you have reached Master Level or Grandmaster Level, as long as the divinity wishes, you can’t exert even a shred of your power."

"It is indeed so..." Ryan said with a bitter smile. "When I was trapped in it, I felt as if all my years of training had gone to waste."

"What you mean is, having the weapon isn’t enough. We must break through the blockade of the Divine Country’s power to have a chance at killing a divinity, right?" Mekefa asked solemnly.

"Correct. As I mentioned before, this dirk is only part of the weapon. According to ancient records, over a hundred years after the Hunter God gave the Divine Artifact to the tribes, the tribe gradually divided into two. One stayed in the mountain and forest areas, continuing the traditional hunting, while the other moved steadily eastward, eventually reaching the sea, and their way of life gradually shifted towards fishing. Coincidentally, the two split tribes each held a piece of the Divine Artifact."

"The tribe that continued traditional hunting? I seem to have heard rumors about this part somewhere..." Ryan looked thoughtful and suddenly widened his eyes, "Their range of activity couldn’t be in the southeastern Thistle region, could it?"

"Not bad for a Royal Guard, truly well-informed," the Duchess praised. "The Divine Hunting Dirk was found in Thistlefort. It was hidden in an ancient cellar, almost forgotten by people."

"Uh..." Ryan started to speak but hesitated.

"What, have you been there?"

"No... it’s nothing, please continue."

Seeing Ryan’s reaction, Shandela suddenly remembered, wasn’t Paradise about to set up a company in Thistlefort! Surely the Duke’s people hadn’t met with Lord Chao?

The two exchanged glances surreptitiously.

She decided that after the meeting ended, she would write a letter to Paradise to avoid any unnecessary conflicts.

"As for the second branch family, I guess everyone has already got a clue," Luoxia continued, "Indeed, these people settled down on the East Coast, with one family remaining in what is now known as the City of Defense."

"City of Defense?" Mekefa furrowed his brow, "Hasn’t that place been engulfed by the mist long ago?"

"What I’m talking about happened hundreds of years ago, and the mist incident is a matter of fifteen years back; there is no conflict between the two," the Duchess said indifferently.

Everyone couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.

Suddenly they realized the purpose of inviting members of the Royal Guards to the meeting...

"You want us to venture into this silent city to search for the whereabouts of another Divine Artifact, right?" Mekefa’s tone already revealed a hint of displeasure.

"Do we have another choice?" the Duchess retorted without hesitation, "Right, the mist area is full of danger, potentially harboring members of the Heretical Cult, along with sly mist beasts, and ordinary people entering there will only find a dead end! That is precisely why we need to dispatch our most elite forces, in hopes of completing the exploration mission! So tell me, Godsword Your Excellency, is the Royal Guard not the most capable candidate here?"

The latter fell silent.

Clearly, what Lady Shengxia had said was all true—if even Master and Grandmaster Level warriors did not dare to enter the City of Defense, then ordinary soldiers were out of the question.

As the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility; they had all understood this principle to have reached the position they were in today.

"But don’t worry too much, the mist is not poison gas; entering does not equate to certain death. Besides obscuring perception, it has no other obvious side effects. I will prepare the finest bluestones, along with a two-thousand-man support team at the perimeter," Luoxia reassured with a softened tone, "Furthermore, Lord Kokomoqi will accompany you. With divine assistance, everyone’s safety can be reliably assured."

"The Magic Goddess will go too?"

"What else? Do you think you few could find a forgotten Divine Artifact in a deserted city? Even if Wilson Longjiu spent his lifetime searching, he might not find it," Kokomoqi yawned, "Whereas if I get near it, no matter how deeply hidden, I can sense it immediately."

"With you following us, I feel much more reassured," Mekefa shrugged, not minding the other’s choice of words—after all, the speaker was ranked number one among divinities, "May I ask, Duchess, what exactly is the other relic?"

"A Heart that does not die, also the heart of the Hunter God himself," disclosed Luoxia.

The crowd couldn’t help raising their eyebrows.

Because it sounded anything but ordinary.

A dirk is one thing, but a heart?

Anything linked to organs inevitably conjured thoughts of the Heretical Cult.

The Duchess, however, seemed quite unconcerned, "According to the records, the purpose of this heart is to guide the direction, no matter if the prey is hidden in a cave or in the deep sea, the heart can lead the hunter to the target. Lord Kokomoqi believes it can penetrate any defense barrier, even the twisted rules of The Divine Country can’t hide weaknesses from the heart."

"One to mark, one to hunt; separately, they are merely useful hunting artifacts, but only when combined together, do they constitute a complete divine weapon to slay gods!"