Klaus looked back and forth between Ebner and Bernadette a few times before finally nodding and saying:

"Alright... since Her Majesty the ’Queen’ says you are trustworthy, then I’ll believe you as well..."

At this point, he paused, then couldn’t help but ask, "However, how are you going to move a ’city’ the size of a mountain to the sea region of the ’God War Ruins’?"

Upon hearing this question, Bernadette also looked at Ebner, her azure eyes unconsciously revealing meanings of "curiosity," "wanting to know," and "tell me."

Seeing this, Ebner smiled and replied, "That will require a ’miracle.’"

—In Beldan City, it wasn’t only buildings that moved things from the "dream" into reality; there were also "wonders" from other nations, which naturally counted as another form of accumulating "miracles."

"However, we’ll need to wait a bit... things over there haven’t started yet," Ebner added.

"Over there..." Bernadette’s azure eyes, like a condensed ocean, instantly became even deeper, briefly losing focus. But her action was immediately interrupted by Ebner.

As the holder of the "Wheel of Fortune," he still had the ability to briefly block others from peeking the "River of Fate."

"If you want to know something, you can ask me. Don’t casually ’look’... the ’True Creator’ who has sealed that place isn’t someone easy to deal with," Ebner said helplessly as he activated the "Omniscient Eye."

... 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Before Ebner’s main body went to Nass, his other body, Alvin Abraham, had already arrived at the "Fragrant Manor" in Bayam.

Unlike last time, when he had to turn into a "bear" and dig underground, this time he didn’t even alert Gosinam, who lived in the manor, and directly "teleported" into the outermost layer of the "God of Luck" ruins deep underground.

Inside the underground hall, which was nearly 10 meters high, the surrounding murals and the door engraved with densely packed symbolic patterns and strange designs were no different from the last time he came. Even the "thief hole" he and Edwina had dug to enter still remained.

Ebner didn’t have the time to go through another round of challenges. With a few grabs, he took out the black staff inlaid with numerous gemstones.

The "Staff of Stars"!

Then, in his mind, he sketched the scene of the final room outside the palace where the body of the "God of Luck" resided, restoring every detail.

The moment the scene was completed, the gemstones embedded in the "Staff of Stars" emitted a faint glow, instantly making Ebner disappear and reappear in that empty room, where only six "sun"-like incandescent lamps existed on the ceiling.

He looked up at the mechanical creation left behind by Roselle that could form an "assembled mech," nodded thoughtfully, and muttered to himself: It actually works...

In fact, when I was outside, I tried using the ’Staff of Stars’ to enter this room, but failed... I didn’t expect that after entering the range of the ruins, it would work instead.

There should be anti-"roaming" and anti-"teleportation" measures arranged around the ruins... and the reason I could just now ’teleport’ into the outermost room is probably because of the hole that Edwina and I made when we ’turned into bears’...

As his thoughts turned, Ebner walked to the door leading to the palace. After glancing again at the six Chinese characters written in some unknown pigment—"Huang Tao was here"—he cursed "so ugly" under his breath, then pushed the door open and walked in.

What came into view was still that enormous crystal palace with an elven style mixed with some Gothic characteristics.

The palace was divided into two levels. Below was a platform surrounded by various decorations made of gemstones and gold. After ascending the long staircase to the second level, one could see a rather luxurious high-backed chair, and the body of the "God of Luck" seated upon it—over two meters tall even while sitting.

That body had its head lowered, leaning forward, with its right hand clenched into a fist pressed against its forehead, its elbow resting on its thigh. If not for the complete absence of any aura, it would look as if He were still alive, still deep in thought!

However, Ebner’s attention was more focused on the complex ritual arranged by Roselle in front of the staircase.

The ritual used a dual structure, with two altars. On one of them was a pair of connected, constantly rotating gears; on the other altar lay a card quietly.

They were, respectively, an item formed from the Beyonder characteristic of a Knowledge Magister, and a Blasphemy Card—the "Paragon" card!

The last time he came, because Ebner and Edwina were not strong enough, they didn’t dare touch these two items. Moreover, they were also the power source of the mech outside and served as a form of protection for the body of the "God of Luck."

But this time, Ebner, who had come here as Alvin the Miracle Invoker, had no need to worry about such things. With a wave of his hand, he collected both the Knowledge Magister characteristic and the "Paragon" card into the "Fog of Mysteries."

Even though the moment he touched the ritual, he suffered a "ray" attack comparable to Sequence 3 of the Sun pathway, losing a "paper figurine" meant nothing to him.

After destroying Roselle’s arrangement and taking away the "gift" he had left behind as a "bribe," Ebner walked up the stairs to the throne of the "God of Luck." With another wave of his hand, he attempted to also collect the body of this "poem of the Goddess" into the "Fog of Mysteries."

But strangely, it didn’t move at all, completely ignoring Ebner’s ability.

"Hm?"

Although he had long known that this "God of Luck," who had initiated the later "cycle mode," wouldn’t be simple, Ebner was still somewhat surprised by His state.

Thus, he used multiple methods one after another, only to find that he couldn’t move the other party in the slightest. Even a "miracle" was ineffective.

It seems to exist, yet also seems not to exist... His state is very strange. Even with my current ’Omniscient Eye,’ I can’t analyze it... After closing the "Omniscient Eye," Ebner rubbed his temple and judged that the "God of Luck" had likely used the power of some "Sefirot" or "Outer Deity" to "seal" His own body, which resulted in this current state.

When I came last time, because I didn’t dare touch His body, I didn’t notice this at all... Heh, in His current state, even I have no way to deal with it. Others probably won’t be able to take it away either, so I’ll just leave it here for now...

And the power He used to protect Himself most likely comes from the ’Unknown Land.’ I’ll deal with it after I can come into contact with it in the future.

With thoughts racing, Ebner made a decision. Then, without further delay, he went around to the "passage" behind the seat and placed the stone slab that served as a "key" into the indentation on the wall.

The two fit perfectly, without the slightest excess.

Immediately after, the wall began to emit light and gradually turned transparent, revealing behind it rows upon rows of vertically arranged black, illusory doors.

As a former "Traveler," Ebner was not "sucked" in like last time. Instead, he actively stepped through door after door, rapidly descending toward the direction of "Afternoon Town."

...

(End of Chapter)