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Chapter 897 - 434 Three Wishes

Chapter 897: Chapter 434 Three Wishes

A sonorous whistle echoed across the Gobi.

In front of the cliff, the three massive beasts that were savagely slaughtering each other momentarily paused their actions, their curiosity piqued as they peered into the sky above.

"Roar!"

The Scorplion swiped a claw, pushing back the Shadow Ghost and the Bone Dragon and flashing its teeth threateningly at the two giants before no longer paying them any attention, leaping up and flying towards the cave with an anxious expression.

The Bone Dragon and the Shadow Ghost were in the throes of battle, furious and seeing red. Seeing their opponent attempting to flee the scene, they didn’t intend to let it escape so easily and immediately sought to intercept.

However, at that moment, the figure of Mu You’s game character appeared at the cave entrance, gesturing at the Bone Dragon and the Shadow Ghost.

The Shadow Ghost directly dove into his character’s shadow while the Bone Dragon, after a moment of hesitation, chose to obey his command, shrinking in size and following him into the cave.

The three giant beasts disappeared one after another into the cave entrance, leaving the surrounding soldiers onlookers dumbfounded: What happened inside the cave? Why did they suddenly cease fighting?

At that moment, the cave entrance was unguarded and open to everyone. The soldiers glanced at each other, hesitating whether to send someone into the cave to investigate.

Fortunately, not long after the beasts vanished, Evans’s message was promptly delivered, composed of just four simple words: "Stand by on-site!"

...

"So the Scorplion is the pet of the Lamp God?"

Mu You looked at the text in surprise [The Bard stroking the orange cat in his arms].

After the Bard had appeared and explained their identities, the three of them temporarily ceased fighting and even went to call off their pets and subordinates.

To Mu You’s astonishment, once the Bard called the Scorplion back to its den, it transformed into an ordinary orange Maine Coon cat and trotted in, paying no mind to him or Evans. It jumped onto the high platform, curled its tail, quietly lay down next to the Bard, yawned and started to doze off with half-lidded eyes.

This relaxed posture, so typical of a domestic cat well cared for over the years, was tough to reconcile with the fierce and berserk Scorplion just moments before outside.

[The Bone Dragon coiled its body, standing guard behind you, its gaze sweeping towards the orange cat on the other high platform, its teeth bared, producing a series of clacking bone sounds.]

[The orange cat, feeling the contempt in the Bone Dragon’s gaze, also bared its teeth and claws at it, emitting a low threatening growl in response.]

[The Bard gently soothes the orange cat, bringing it to a calm state. He utters a disdainful snort, no longer paying attention to the Bone Dragon’s provocation...]

The two Divine Beasts had just had a fight and couldn’t bear the sight of each other.

Mu You briefly pacified the Bone Dragon in the game, then clicked on the Bard, trying to interact.

[You ask the Bard about the whole story behind this matter.]

[The Bard didn’t hide anything, and told you and Evans about his and Caesar’s ancient story from a thousand years ago.]

["The origin of the event dates back to the Divine Race’s extinction tens of thousands of years ago. I too was one of the divinities that suffered the catastrophe. By relying on the special divine power of the Lamp God, I stored my soul in the Divine Artifact, escaping to the Star Spirit World, and thus managed to survive..."]

[The Bard took off the Tattered Oil Lamp that was hanging at his waist. You heard the sound of oil sloshing faintly inside, but judging from the sound, there seemed to be very little lamp oil left.]

["This is my Divine Artifact, also the ’Miracle God Lamp’ where my soul resides. I need to burn the lamp oil inside to maintain this manifested body. Once the lamp oil runs dry, I can only sleep inside the lamp for years on end until someone refills the lamp oil, allowing me to be summoned."]

[Inquire about the extinction of the Divine Race], [Inquire about the authority of the Lamp God], [Inquire about the lamp oil], [Inquire about the relationship between the Pen of Order and the Lamp God.]

Options appeared on the screen!

Without a second thought, Mu You clicked on the first option, extremely curious about the reason behind the Divine Race’s extinction.

[You inquire the Bard about the cause of the Divine Race’s extinction.]

[Unfortunately, the Bard evasively changed the topic, seeming unwilling to speak of that matter.]

"..."

Feeling helpless, Mu You had no choice but to select the second option.

[You ask about the authority of the Lamp God.]

["The authority of the Lamp God is ’miracles’! In other words, it’s the power to fulfill the wishes of others!" the Bard proudly reveals his ability to you.]

["Immortality? Eternal youth? Or perhaps wealth, fame, power... I can grant any of these, of course, provided that there is a corresponding price to pay beforehand, which is to supply sufficient lamp oil to the Divine Lamp or the Lamp God as the energy required to perform miracles. At the same time, not all wishes can be fulfilled; I cannot fulfill wishes that exceed my own capabilities," the Bard explained.]

"The ability to grant wishes..."

Mu You was momentarily surprised. The authority reminded him of the Divine Dragon in "Dragon Ball," where wishes that exceeded the Divine Dragon’s own power also could not be granted, such as killing those ultimate bosses directly.

Thus, the Divine Dragon’s wishes were eventually used to resurrect the deceased, acquire certain items, or to enhance the Combat Power of the allies, among other things.

However, it was apparent that the Lamp God’s power wasn’t as conveniently accessible as the Divine Dragon’s; one had to first invest lamp oil before having a wish granted by him...

[You inquire the Bard about what the lamp oil is.]

["There are two types of lamp oil. One is Divinity; every bit of Divinity can become a drop of lamp oil. The stronger the wish you want to fulfill, the more Divinity you will need!"]