Chapter 616

"The World's Original Substance."

As the name suggested, it referred to the substance that first appeared in this world called Omnippertansen.

When the Paramount God used his mighty power to create this world, it was born along with it.

Because it was an existence condensed from the residual power of the Supreme God after he created the world.

Its birth was an accident.

But it was indeed the first thing to appear in this world, and it contained the residual power of the Supreme God used to create the world. It could be said to be the crystallization created by the great works of God.

The Supreme God discovered it, but did not take it away. Instead, he chose to leave it to this world.

So, it took root in this world, and gradually merged with the earth over the long years, no longer distinguishing between you and me.

Those who knew of its existence called it the "Lustrous Branch."

Its appearance was like a tree branch, hence its name.

In the past, many people had tried to find it, but none of them had succeeded in finding it.

It was the same for the heroes who founded the Ragnar Empire. They searched for many years on the land where it took root, but in the end, they found nothing. They could only build this country on the land where it was located.

So far, except for the Supreme God, no one had ever seen the world's original substance, the crystallization of God left by the true omnipotent Goddess to this world.

The Supreme God only left a prophecy for it.

"—" The sky will be covered by darkness, the earth will turn into a crimson hell, and the Lustrous Branch will be awakened from its slumber, descending upon this universe. "

It was said that only when all the conditions mentioned in the prophecy were met, would the Lustrous Branch leave the earth where it took root and appear in this world.

It was said that the person who obtained it could exercise the power of the Supreme God contained in it, and obtain the same nature of power in the process of the creation of this world.

No one knew what the use of that power was.

Some people thought that it could make people immortal.

Some people thought that it could create a new world or race.

Some people even thought that it could make people reborn and become a member of the Protoss.

It was undoubtedly one of the highest level treasures in this world.

However, since the birth of the world, after life appeared on the ground, no one had found this Lustrous Branch.

Gradually, the story related to the Lustrous Branch became a legend, passed down from mouth to mouth by only a few people.

The royal family had records of this legend, but that was only because it was related to their ancestor, the hero Ragnar, who founded the country.

Plus, the hero who founded the country had been searching for it, and even the reason for building a country on this land was because of it. That was why it was passed down as a legend among the royal family of the empire, and was recorded.

Every emperor had read this book. Some believed it and mobilized the whole country to search for it, but to no avail. Others treated it as a pure story for fun.

Even the former concubine used it as a story to make children happy, and often told it to Lustrous Branch as a child.

It was not until the former concubine stepped down and Mara took the throne that the only people who knew about this legend were Jarvis and Capeline, who had heard this story when they were young.

…

"God"

Sean looked at everything recorded in the ancient book in his hand, and revealed a look of realization.

"No wonder everyone only saw it as a legend. Maybe no one except the Supreme God has seen this so-called Lustrous Branch?"

Moreover, the appearance of the Lustrous Branch could be traced back to the time when the world was born.

At that time, not to mention the humans, even the Protoss hadn't appeared, and the Demon King hadn't found the Supreme God and fought with him. So, who would treat it as a real story?

"Well, all kinds of flags are raised."

Shien couldn't help but complain.

Wasn't that right?

Usually, this so-called legend that everyone thought was unreal would definitely come true in the end.

Anyway, Shien felt that he had seen through it.

In other words …

"Did the high priest really build such a big project in that place just to find the Lustrous Branch? Did he dig up the land of this empire without anyone knowing?"

How should he put it?

It felt like nonsense.

Hiding in a remote corner in the wilderness and threatening a group of people to dig secretly, what kind of nonsense could they dig up?

The Lustrous Branch was not buried in the ground. Instead, it had taken root in the land and had fused with the land. Only when the conditions in the Overgod's prophecy were fulfilled would it appear. Yet, it was still digging the soil with its people?

Alright, he directly dug his own grave and slept there forever. I believe that the High Priest must be moved to tears, right?

"Forget it. I'll stop complaining."

Shien sighed and fell into deep thought.

In fact, he also knew that the high priest's action should have another meaning. It wasn't to dig out the Lustrous Branch like that naive Capeline guessed.

After all, the master of that place was not the high priest, but Mara's Poison Concubine.

That Poison Concubine must know about the prophecy of the Lustrous Branch.

Therefore, Mara's purpose of building that secret base was definitely not to dig out the Lustrous Branch, but something else.

Although Shien didn't know what she wanted to do, he could guess what her purpose was.

"She must want to gather the conditions in the prophecy."

Shien was so sure.

Why did the Hero who founded the Ragnar Empire want to build a country on this land?

Just to live here for a long time so that it would be convenient to find the Supreme God's treasure?

To build a country for convenience?

Shien didn't think that the Hero was as naive as Capeline.

Ragnar the Hero definitely had a purpose in building this empire.

And that purpose was the same as Mara's — to gather the conditions in the prophecy and make the Lustrous Branch appear.

Unfortunately, Ragnar the Hero didn't achieve his purpose. Because he was too ostentatious, he completely fixed his whereabouts here and was killed by a certain dragon demon who wanted to kill the Hero and eradicate the natural enemy of the Demons.

As for Mo Luo, he came to this country because he knew about this matter.

"She hated the Hero so much, why didn't she go to the more representative Mithra Kingdom for trouble, but came to the empire to stir up trouble?"

"Why did she come here to be an imperial concubine, and for ten years at that?"

There was only one answer.

That was, in this empire, she could achieve Mara's purpose.

She just wanted the Lustrous Branch.

For this, she needed to make arrangements in the Ragnar Empire, gather the conditions in the prophecy, and make the Lustrous Branch appear.

But here came the problem.

"What is her purpose in targeting Tierre?"

This matter had always been on Shien's mind.

After all, he came for Tierre, and other purposes were only secondary.

It was certain that Mara had her eyes on Tierre and wanted to use Tierre to do something.

But, what exactly did Tierre have that she needed?

Could this thing help Mara achieve her purpose, which was to gather the conditions to make the Lustrous Branch appear?

But why did the conditions to make the Lustrous Branch appear have anything to do with Tierre, who was a noble of the kingdom and a legitimate descendant of the Hero?

Was it because Tierre was a descendant of the Lefelut family?

Then why didn't she just look for the Lefelut family?

"Well, I don't understand …"

Sean could not figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

He knew too little about the empire, and even less about Mara. He hadn't even met Mara once, so he really didn't know where to start.

"Now that the secret base of the High Priest has been destroyed by me, this route won't work."

So, he could only start from the other direction that Harvey gave him.

"Lenny Bafern …"

La Xia and Lilith should still be watching over there, right?

"I'll go find them after I leave the palace."

After making up his mind, Shien flipped through the ancient book in his hand a few more times. After making sure there was no extra information, he put it back.

"Woo … Woo …!"

At the same time, a cry for help finally came into Shien's ears. Shien, who had been in deep thought, came back to his senses.

Shien turned his head and looked at the source of the cry that was blocked.

The emperor was still hanging upside down, with a bloody nose and a swollen face. His mouth was stuffed with a cloth, and he struggled and twisted miserably, causing his short fat body to wriggle non-stop.

The scene was really a bit of an eyesore.

Shien was silent for a while, then walked in front of the emperor.

"…!?"

The emperor seemed to have just woken up from a coma and subconsciously cried out. When he saw Shien appear, he immediately remembered the previous encounter and stopped wriggling.

In his red and swollen eyes, fear and panic coexisted, even with a strong pleading look.

Without a doubt, he recognized the intruder in front of him in a cloak. It was the mysterious elite who destroyed the Lefelut family.

He thought that Shien was here to kill him, so his heart was full of fear.

To be honest, Shien really wanted to get rid of him along the way.

This kind of stupid and incompetent emperor was also a scourge.

But …

"Someone told me not to kill you, because he wanted you to kneel in front of his mother and repent."

Shien's voice slowly came into the emperor's ears.

"So, I won't kill you."

Hearing this, the emperor breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Shien suddenly changed the subject.

"Although I won't kill you directly, you are a bit of an eyesore."

Shien stretched out a hand in the direction of the emperor.

"Since you forced others to sleep for a long time, then I will make you a madman and let you suffer the ridicule of others."

"Don't thank me."

"I just want to do something good."

With that said, Shien ignored the emperor's frightened and desperate eyes and mercilessly performed magic.

"[Pay and Insanity]."

On this day, the current emperor of the Ragnar Empire went crazy.

The empire entered a period of true chaos.