"Sure. Not only can I show it to you, but I can also give it to you if you want."
"What do I have to pay?" Angor looked at Sisya cautiously.
"You've already paid, so you don't have to."
"What do you mean?"
Cissia explained impatiently, "If you want to pass through here, according to the rules, each person has to give me a treasure. I've taken two gold coins with meaning from you, so they count as two treasures. Logically speaking, they should be enough for that little guy to pass as well."
"But if you want to exchange one of the gold coins for something left behind by the wood spirit, I can lend it to you. But when the time comes, only you can pass through. As for the little guy outside, he has to stay here or use other precious items to exchange for a ticket to pass through. "
"That's why I said you've already paid. And don't expect me to give it to you for free. These are the rules, and I can't go against them. "
"I understand. My teammate didn't mean to give me ten magic crystals. He was just testing the price. He'll pay for it when it's time. I don't need to do it for him. " Angor considered. "But I'm curious. Miss Sisia's box is restricted by the rules. Does it only have the function of selling tickets?"
"The rules I'm talking about are set by the warden, not the rules of the Chest of Sisia."
Sisia glanced at Angor. "As for what my box can do, the ability to change your mind and travel to another dimension, they're all part of the box's abilities. But they're only the most basic ones. As for its main function — "
Angor couldn't help but listen to the important parts of the story carefully.
However, after Sisya had kept him in suspense, she didn't reveal the answer. Instead, she said, "I don't want to say."
Angor was speechless.
Cecia said, "If I can leave this damn place one day, I can tell you my real purpose."
Angor smiled politely, but he didn't know what to say. Sisia told Angor herself that if she wanted to leave this place, the only way was to bring Nether City back to its former glory.
But was there really a way to rebuild Nether City? Angor didn't think so. There were only a few old monsters in the city, and they weren't all that strong. Even if the city could be rebuilt, they wouldn't be the ones who would benefit in the end.
"Then I'll be looking forward to that day." Angor didn't think it was possible, but he still tried to look forward to it on the surface.
"Humph."
Sisia humphed and didn't continue the topic. Instead, she casually waved her hand and a gold coin appeared in her palm.
It was the demon coin Angor gave to him earlier.
Sisia sniffed the coin. "This is a demon coin that's been through many hands and stained with demon blood. But when it came to you, it became clean.. It was mixed with your surprise, and you personally gave this gold coin a new meaning. You no longer used it to trade, but carried it with you, and its value in your heart became more and more important. Its value grew higher and higher until you gave it to me. "
Angor wasn't surprised that Sisia could sense the "meaning" of an item. She already told him that treasures with meanings could bring her some comfort in her lonely world. This already meant that Sisia had the ability to sense the meaning of "treasures".
Speaking of which, it also had something to do with prophecy. Sisia was a Root Worshipper, so it was normal for her to have the gift of prophecy. Even if she turned into a box, she could still use it.
"I didn't have enough time, so I couldn't tell what you gave it. But it's already very valuable."
"I didn't give it any meaning. It already had meaning the moment it came to me. Because this is the first Demon gold coin I've earned from a Demon using proper means. "
"So … it's a commemorative item."
Angor nodded noncommittally.
Sisia toyed with the demon coin for a while and tossed it into the dark mist.
As the demon coin entered the dark mist, a metallic object fell from the mist and landed in Sisya's hands.
Angor didn't see it clearly because it was too sudden. He only felt that the color of the object looked familiar.
When Sisia opened her hand, Angor's pupils shrank.
Not only did the color look familiar, but the shape as well.
It was a silver-white ring. It looked exactly the same as the one Su Ling had found at the beginning. However, this one was bigger, and there was a circle of slender dark patterns on it. It made the silver ring look even more exquisite.
"What's this?" Angor looked at Sisia in confusion.
Sisia tossed the silver ring to Angor. "I got it from the Wood Spirit. It cried for a long time, saying how precious it was. Does it think my Identify ability is useless? It's worthless, and it doesn't have any meaning attached to it."
"However, if you really have a Divination Sorcerer, it shouldn't be a problem for you to use it to find the Wood Spirit's tracks."
"Alright, I'll trade your demon coin for the item. It's not as valuable, but it's a fair trade since you need it."
"Do you have anything else you want to ask? Or, if you want something else, that's fine too. " As Cissia spoke, she reached out with her slender hand and gently swiped at the mist. A large number of items appeared vaguely in the mist. There were all kinds of items, some big, some small …
"I have a lot of interesting items with stories. I'm tired of looking at them anyway. If you have something with meaning, feel free to trade with me."
Angor didn't say anything. He frowned and tightened his grip on the silver ring. Some clues quickly flashed through his mind, and his expression changed.
"What's wrong?" Sisia looked at Angor in confusion.
"Nothing. I just didn't expect the Wood Spirit to have something so exquisite." Angor put the silver ring into his pocket and spoke casually.
"Exquisite? Your aesthetic standards are a little worrying … But, compared to the wood spirit's bare body, this only decoration can be considered exquisite. " Sisia pointed at the items in the mist above her head. "So? What do you think?"
"… You're acting as a middleman, aren't you? The meaning you feel is the price difference? "
"You can think of it that way. Do you want to trade?"
Angor considered. If Sisia really had something important, he wouldn't mind trading a few items. "Can you show me what you have?"
Sisia waved a hand, and the items in the mist slowly disappeared. "No, I can't. You can only trade randomly. The Wood Spirit's item is ordinary, so I can use it. But the other items aren't. "
"Forget it then."
Angor didn't believe in "random." Cissy's randomness was 100% that she would give you whatever she wanted. She could choose whatever she wanted.
To use the game's jargon, Sisia's "random" was the worst kind of random Angor could get since Angor and Sisia didn't have much intimacy.
If it were a living Root Worshipper, such as Dodoro, Sisia's "random" would definitely give him the best treatment.
Angor wouldn't fall for it.
"Are you sure you don't want to trade? Not only are there treasures that I want, there are also treasures that the Warden of the Stairs of Hanging Prison wanted. If you're lucky, you might be able to find treasures that even the Warden is thirsty for knowledge ~ "Cissy said in a tempting tone.
"I'm sure Miss Sisya has something really powerful. But I'm afraid I won't be lucky enough to draw anything here today."
Sisia narrowed her eyes. "Are you implying that I'm going to do something behind your back?"
"Of course not. I'm just saying that I'm not going to get lucky today. Next time we meet, I'll bring a lucky mascot with me. I'm sure my luck will be better. "
Of course, Angor's "lucky mascot" was none other than Dodoro. With Dodoro's help, not to mention Sisia's attitude, Dodoro's ability alone was enough to guarantee Angor's success.
Sisia didn't know what Angor was thinking. She glanced at Angor from head to toe and waved a hand. "It's fine if you don't want to trade. Speaking of which, 'lucky draw' is a good way to describe it. Maybe I can start a lucky draw service like this in the future. "
Sisia was happily planning in her mind. Angor just reminded her that if someone wanted to pass by this place, she could use some useless and average items as "prizes" to trade with other treasures. Calling it a "lucky draw", it was simply too perfect!
"Too bad I don't think many people will come here …" Sisia sighed. She could only try her best to get as many as she could from now on.
"Don't be so sure. The traveling merchants are following us. Maybe they'll show up soon. You don't have to hold back, Miss Sisia. Just let them draw until they're satisfied. "
Most people would think that "draw until they're satisfied" meant letting the customers draw until they were satisfied.
But now, Angor and Sisia's brain frequency matched perfectly. Their explanation was to let the traveling merchants draw until "Sisia" was satisfied with the result.
Angor didn't hate the traveling merchants too much for now, but he wouldn't refuse to create some trouble for them. Besides, he was just mentioning it. The one who wanted to trip him up was Cissy.
Besides, the traveling merchants might be happy to do so. Sisia must have a lot of good stuff. She would always put out some bait before fishing. It was hard to say who would win in the end.
…
"Do you have any other questions?"
"I have a lot of questions. Can you answer them for me, Miss Sisia?"
Next, Angor began to ask about the bigger picture. For example, the truth behind Nether City's decline.
Next, he asked about the role of the Origin People in Nether City.
His questions became more detailed. Why did Sisia turn into a box? What were the experiments in Nether City? How many Sovereigns were still in the underground maze? Why didn't they stop outsiders from looting the city? What were they waiting for?
Most of Angor's questions were related to Daytime's oath, so he couldn't answer them. As for Cissy, although she couldn't answer many of his questions directly, she was better than Daytime in that she could give him some hints.
However, he couldn't explain what Sisya was hinting at. He needed to figure it out himself.
And it was really difficult to understand such hints without knowing the cause and effect.
Angor pretended to be calm, but his mind was filled with questions. What do you mean? What do you mean by that? Are you hinting at something? You tiptoed five times. Is that a habit or a hint?
Angor didn't know what Sisia was hinting at.
He only came to a few conclusions. First, Nether City's decline was caused by people, but it was also self-inflicted. All the Sovereigns and core members knew that the city would eventually fall.
Second, the Origin People did have something to do with Nether City. Specifically, there was a VIP in Nether City who was related to the Origin People. It seemed that this VIP was the one who pushed for the Origin People to belong to Nether City.
This was also the only time Cissia hinted at something. "Do you know when the Baiyuan people were classified as humans?"
Of course, Angor knew the answer. Ten thousand years ago, the Origin People were first classified as' humans' and received the same treatment as other people.
It might seem like a small change, but it actually meant a lot. It meant that the Supreme Cult would no longer bother them because of their race. It also meant that they were qualified to embrace the wizarding civilization.
According to Sisia's hint, the reason why the Origin People were connected to Nether City was because a certain VIP in Nether City pushed for the Origin People to be recognized as' humans'. This was a great favor, which deepened the relationship between the Origin People and Nether City.
Third, there were still some "Sovereigns" living in the underground sewers. Some were in hibernation, some were alone in another dimension like Sisia, and there were also "Wise Sovereigns" who often wandered around the underground sewers to repair magic arrays.
But Sisia didn't know how many of them there were.
As for why they didn't show up, it was because they were waiting for spring to come back to them, just like Sisia.
That was all Angor knew. There were still some unimportant details that he wouldn't mention for now. As for the other questions, he didn't really understand them, so he had to skip them.
"I've answered all your questions. It's your turn now, right? You promised that you'd let me see my people. I hope you're not messing with me. " Her voice was calm, and so was her emotions. But somehow, her calmness gave Angor a sense of pressure that he had never felt before.
"Of course I won't go back on my words. Do you want to see them now, Miss Sisia? "
"Yes, I want to see them now," Sisia said without hesitation. She was waiting for this moment to happen.
"Of course. But you may have to wait for a while, Miss Sisia. I need to make some preparations."
"How long do you need?"
"In twenty minutes, I think?"
Sisia thought it would take at least "hours" or "days". She didn't think it would only take 20 minutes.
Since Sisia could survive for tens of thousands of years, she could afford to wait for 20 minutes.
"Okay, I'll wait."
"While I'm doing my preparations, Miss Sisia, I hope you don't mind collecting the toll for my friends?"
Cisia said, "Yes, but only if they have something precious. Also, don't take out magic crystals. They're useless to me. "
"Then please let me go, Miss Sisia. I'll discuss with my friends and have them trade with you one by one. As for me, I'll come back after I'm done with my preparations. "
Sisia frowned. "You mean you'll let me see my people in my box?"
"You can meet them outside if you want, Miss Sisia."
"No, no, no! Let's see them inside the box!" Sisia quickly waved her hands. She really thought she could only see her people by going outside. However, once her consciousness left her body, she would become weaker, and the risk would increase. It would be better if she could see them inside the box.
"See you later then."
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