I Don't Agree to the Terms-Chapter 1129 - 593: Power and the Enchanting Magic Ring

"It feels useful, but not all that useful." Gu Shanhai casually tossed it to the Hunter King.

This thing is quite useless; what's useful is that it might serve as a coordinate anchor point, what's useless is that he doesn't know if it will work.

"Ever thought about replacing me as the Hunter King, inheriting everything on the Hunting Star?" the Hunter King asked after putting the gold ring back on.

His tone was as casual as asking what to have for dinner.

"Never thought about it, this stuff is too dull, your memory gets worn away sitting there." Gu Shanhai understood the Hunter King's thoughts, he just wanted to find a way out.

Now it's just convenient that Gu Shanhai appeared, letting him take this position would do.

So Gu Shanhai refused without hesitation, not wanting to find trouble for himself.

"Then can I ask, you burn fuel for the Hunting Star, what's that for? To stabilize the entire world group?" Gu Shanhai probed for the other's purpose.

"That's right, except we're just maintaining the initial ember, which provides stability and warmth to the whole world, so as to withstand the coming of the Destructive Frost." The Hunter King replied.

"Can I have a look?" Gu Shanhai took a step closer.

"With your strength, you just need to open your eyes to see it, why ask me?" The reason the Hunter King was willing to talk, aside from Gu Shanhai's strength, was that Gu Shanhai showed him enough respect.

Therefore, he returned the same respect to Gu Shanhai.

Except he didn't stand up.

Though he wanted to stand up, he just couldn't.

Gu Shanhai nodded, his gaze scanned the entire Hunting Star and saw the ember burning at the center of the celestial body.

The ember wasn't bright, yet it could firmly suppress the Destructive Frost.

"So, what exactly is the ember?"

"And why does it need strong souls as fuel?" Gu Shanhai couldn't make sense of it, it only appeared unusual, after all so much time had passed that many things were not what they used to be.

"I don't know either, if I knew, I would've addressed it long ago instead of maintaining it this way." Too many memories were lost to the Hunter King.

"That's truly a shame, finding the root would make many things easier." Gu Shanhai felt a bit regretful.

"If you're really keen to know, you could also check out Frost Star, there might be some secrets inside." The Hunter King reminded.

"That's not a good place, without your ember, I'd freeze like a grandson in there." Gu Shanhai was somewhat tempted but was weighing the risks.

He thought, this world was somewhat familiar to him anyway.

'Witcher 3 Wild Hunt?'

At that moment, he thought of this.

'No, the problem might be bigger.'

He couldn't help thinking of the ring on the Hunter King's hand, a curse very similar to the Supreme Magic Ring.

Finally, he asked: "Do you have only one gold ring on your hand?"

"Of course, there is only one."

"But the disaster that the solitary ring carries is extraordinarily terrifying."

The Hunter King answered without hesitation, apparently touching some remnant memory, but further than that, there was nothing more.

'Was it before or after the magic ring?'

'Never mind, regardless.'

Gu Shanhai already muddled everything up, not sure what comes next.

"Seems like you've thought of something? Care to share?" The Hunter King was curious too.

"It's nothing major, if you had nineteen more rings, maybe you could remember something, but with just one, I don't know." Gu Shanhai was straightforward.

"That's a real pity, although I don't have memory, the image I have is of just one ring." The Hunter King felt a bit regretful, thinking Gu Shanhai had some clue, but it turned out not to match, hence nothing.

As for memory loss possibly causing a mistake, it wasn't impossible, but the Hunter King trusted his intuition more, anyway, even if it was a mistake, it couldn't be verified now.

"In that case, I won't bother you further, Hunter King; I have matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave." Gu Shanhai saluted and prepared to leave.

The other party treated him with respect, and in return, Gu Shanhai could not simply act recklessly or disdainfully; being strong and having social graces are not mutually exclusive.

"Of course, my body is inconvenient, so I won't see you off." As the Hunter King finished speaking, Gu Shanhai's figure had already disappeared.

After all, it was just a projection, not a real person.

"It seems, this memory can never return."

"Fortunately, I am no longer myself, with fewer bonds."

The Hunter King murmured softly, having long since come to terms with it. It was only because Gu Shanhai asked again that he recalled the matter, otherwise, he might not have thought of it again in his lifetime.

To him, these memories were already a dispensable part. Even if recalled, could it better help him stabilize the world populace? Perhaps, perhaps not, so he did not take the gamble but focused on stability.

...

"The Hunter King really doesn't know, this time it's a bit troublesome."

Various ideas floated in Gu Shanhai's mind, although he did gain something.

But these gains were so minute they were almost useless, holding no real significance for him.

"A fingernail is a boat, what a load of nonsense." Gu Shanhai's memory was extensive, but tracking down such obscure things took some effort.

At least within his memory, such keywords didn't exist; he'd never heard of it in his previous life either.

After all, he'd lived in the Wizard World for a long time, even encountering many hidden secrets.

Yet overall, they were too few.

Especially in his past time, it was already the Wizard World when he arrived, all aftermaths had been resolved for countless years, making answers hard to come by.

Moreover, these were secrets intentionally hidden away.

Only a Level 9 Sunrise Great Wizard might know some truths, and even then, only possibly, not for certain.

"A few more days, I should head back, and once my current projects advance, I'll go to the Hunter King and take that gold ring."

"Attempt further experiments, see what can be discovered from the ring."

"The hope seems to be slim though."

Gu Shanhai sighed; the gold ring itself was damaged, its power greatly reduced.

The craftsmanship and technology, Gu Shanhai could see through at a glance, even thinking a replica was possible, the only challenge lay in the final curse.

The curse was a bit tricky, after all, he wasn't skilled at curses, only at defense against them.

So pinching by hand would take some time.

But Gu Shanhai wasn't interested in the craftsmanship and technology, rather the mark itself, whether it could serve as a coordinate using the pages of the Time History Book to gain something, furthering his research.

"Also Frost Star, I need to explore it, or I'd be stumbling around in the dark."

"There must be some connection between the dual-star celestial bodies, otherwise how could the ember suppress the frost."

"However, this ember... seems to have a mix of Dark Souls?"

"A collaboration of wizards and Dark Souls, that's too outrageous."

Gu Shanhai for a moment didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, he hadn't encountered the White Wolf or Ember King, Gu Shanhai considered it likely just a resemblance, not the real thing.

"In such a strange world, it's better if it blows up sooner." Gu Shanhai muttered quietly, disliking riddlers and puzzles.