Rebirth Of The Noble Mage Behind The Scenes
Chapter 351 - 126: Altar and Stone Egg

Chapter 351: Chapter 126: Altar and Stone Egg

Anvis carefully sized up the massive black cocoon, and after initial wariness, he also temporarily set his mind at ease.

Although it exuded a strong oppressive force, the aura fluctuations emanating from the black cocoon were very stable and didn’t seem like it would emerge from the cocoon anytime soon.

Just that, there was a minor problem now.

The Ancient Secret Scripture lay on the other side, in relics where teleportation was currently impossible. How to transport it here was a problem.

At the same time, when he just opened that door, his destiny feedback increased by about five units.

It seemed that these feedback were coming from Rein, and the reason was that he used the Scepter to help Rein open that door.

Having taken the Scepter, he was able to pull in some destiny feedback again, which was awesome.

Speaking of Rein, Anvis’s gaze passed over the black cocoon, and with a sweep of his spiritual power, he noticed him.

By now, Rein had already circumvented the cocoon, rushing to a small stone altar behind the huge cocoon.

The altar was engraved with a circle of faint silver Ancient Dragon Language, and in the center was a grey-black stone egg about the size of a human head, surrounded by several scattered blood-red gem crystals.

Having entered here, Rein could already sense clearly that the source of the mysterious attraction constantly enveloping his heart was coming from that egg!

Even though it might arouse suspicion from Anvis and others, he couldn’t care less. He had to obtain that egg!

After a glance at the egg, Anvis lost interest.

Although he couldn’t discern what that stone egg was, the former Rein wasn’t some overwhelmingly strong Child of Destiny. Even when little Anvis made his wish, there was no extraordinary feat reported.

Children of Destiny also come in different ranks; their adventures vary just like the different protagonists in biographies of heroic figures, with the final outcome entirely depending on the creator’s mood.

At the end of the story, perhaps some protagonists could burn mountains and boil seas, traversing the Continent. But others might only succeed in slaying a Magic Beast that plagued the area, or even sacrifice themselves to achieve their destined goal.

Rein should be a hybrid of the former and latter, being hunted by the Eighth Rank Kieß Earl and fleeing into the ruins, and then by a stroke of luck entering the underwater ruins, activating the Themis Statue.

In front of the statue, Kieß Earl naturally couldn’t withstand a single blow, but at that time, a terrifying battle erupted in the area of the underwater ruins.

After that battle ended, the statue self-destructed and was damaged, the identity of the other party also disappeared in the explosion, and Rein and his team ultimately went missing.

Looking at it now, there’s an eighty percent chance it’s related to that massive black cocoon. But they’ve found this place decades in advance now; it’s doubtful the plot can develop as it did in his previous life.

"Don’t mess with it; it might be dangerous."

At this time, Claire also noticed Rein’s actions and quickly spoke out to warn him.

She had seen with her own eyes many adventurers who, blinded by the treasure in the ruins, rushed forward impatient to reach it, only to trigger a trap and die.

Hearing her voice, Rein, who had already rushed to the front of the altar, stopped, somewhat hesitant.

He was actually aware that this hall, with an obviously ominous black cocoon standing in it, might have great dangers present.

But under the constant allure of the attractive force in his heart, he had long cast aside such caution.

The current Rein, after all, was still just an ungraduated student, far from being as mature as he would be decades later. His understanding of the dangers within these ruins was still entirely theoretical.

And along the way, he indeed hadn’t encountered any danger.

After composing himself, he ignored Claire’s warning and directly picked up the egg.

Rumble rumble rumble——

But the instant the egg left the surface of the altar, the entire hall suddenly shook, as if something had been triggered.

Anvis and Claire reflexively looked towards the black cocoon, while Xia Ye Yinghuo, still unclear about the situation, was searching the room to see what items could be taken away.

However, as Anvis had anticipated, they might have arrived too early; there was no change in the fluctuations of the black cocoon.

"Classmate, what did you just do?"

Returning his attention to Rein, Anvis’s tone became slightly more serious.

Although it seemed that no serious consequences had arisen, it would be somewhat strange if he appeared completely unconcerned.

"I... I’m sorry, I just noticed something on this altar..."

Rein, now realizing the gravity of the situation, broke out in a thin sweat from sheer apprehension, yet his hands held tightly onto the stone egg.

"What is that thing in your hand? Bring it here and let me have a look."

Anvis didn’t stop there, but went further, with a tone of suspicion, he made a demand that drove Rein to extreme anxiety.

"Sorry, Lord Anvis, but I really like this stone egg! I can do without the gems, just this will suffice!"

As soon as these words left his mouth, Claire couldn’t help but slightly turn her head away, unable to bear looking any further.

Although she didn’t care much for the egg, Rein’s words were tantamount to explicitly telling others that the stone egg was more valuable than the gems.

"Is that so?"

Walking behind the black cocoon, Anvis looked meaningfully at the nervously faced Rein. While Rein’s body was tense to the point of cramping, Anvis said something that made Rein suddenly relax.

"Alright, if you really like it that much, then you can keep it."

Having said that, Anvis walked past Rein, ascended to the top of the altar, and casually picked up the gems.

Those were Dragon Blood Crystal Diamonds, a very rare type of High-Rank Magic Gem that is typically found only at the deepest parts of some exceptionally large Magic Ore Veins. The few nearly fist-sized ones on the altar were exceedingly scarce.

Perhaps during the era of the High Elves millions of years ago, these gems were somewhat more common, but in modern times, they have become a rarity that is stumbled upon rather than sought.

Anvis had good reason to suspect that Rein probably didn’t even recognize them.

There were a total of five Dragon Blood Crystal Diamonds, just enough for Rein from his previous life and his harem to have one each.

"Thank you very much for your magnanimity, Lord Anvis!"

Rein, having breathed a huge sigh of relief, watched Anvis’s retreating figure with complexity in his eyes.

Originally, he was always worried that Anvis would make things difficult for him because he took the egg.

With his currently concealed strength just barely reaching Third Rank, if Anvis really made a move, Rein would definitely not be able to hold on to the egg.

As Rein watched Anvis leaving the altar, Anvis’s gaze began to search for Xia Ye Yinghuo.

For him, forcibly taking the egg from Rein’s hands was not the best option.

No matter what hatched from the egg, it would not be able to help him for decades to come.

The three Curse Plutonium Dragons he had hatched previously had been fed with various types of Curse Ores for over two years, but the strongest one had only just advanced to around Sixth Rank strength, and that was during their rapid growth phase.

Most importantly, if he really tried to forcibly take the egg, there would likely be complications.

Although he could use the Prophetic secret technique to resolve the issue, considering the current tense situation of the ruins, there was no need to create an unnecessary sideshow over an egg of questionable value.

Moments later, Anvis spotted Xia Ye Yinghuo’s figure next to a silver-white obelisk on one side of the hall.