In the Name of Empress-Chapter 646 - 370: A Historic City Without History
Indeed, there is a Blood Essence Stone of an Ancient Era strongman stored in Eden, but Lisa doesn’t know whose it is.
After all, obtaining a Super Divine Artifact was merely an exceedingly lucky coincidence, and the only thing left within it was a simple instruction manual, which only explained its basic functions and did not record anything about the Blood Essence Stone.
"Maybe it belonged to the previous owner of Eden. Since I have obtained his treasure, it’s natural to take good care of his relics."
Roland initially wanted to persuade Lisa to discard the Blood Essence Stone, but when he looked into her eyes, the words changed as they reached his lips.
"The Blood Essence Stone won’t run away. We can research it slowly when there’s a chance later."
In the Magic System, there is a special kind of magic used to create Soul Stones to store souls.
The Blood Essence Stone is a special type of Soul Stone. It can store not only souls but also blood essence, and if the conditions are right, there is a chance for revival.
The cost of producing a Blood Essence Stone is not cheap, and it requires a Grand Mage (equivalent to Tier Three) to personally refine it, making it very rare.
Even during the Magic Empire period, most Governors couldn’t enjoy such a top-level commodity.
Because it was unattainable, the harmful theory about the Blood Essence Stone began to spread rampantly.
In fact, the harmful theory about the Blood Essence Stone has no factual basis. It’s just that everyone said so, and coupled with the immense resource consumption, the Magic Empire completely banned the production and use of the Blood Essence Stone in its later stages.
The starting punishment for producing a Blood Essence Stone is lifetime imprisonment. If someone is found using a Blood Essence Stone to store a soul or blood essence, they will be immediately purified, resulting in death and the annihilation of the soul.
"This should be the Blood Essence Stone of a powerful existence from the early days of the Magic Empire."
Roland spoke his hypothesis.
Of course, Lisa was willing to believe him, as she had more faith in Roland than in herself.
She continued to share with Roland other mysteries of Eden.
Super Divine Artifacts are said to surpass ordinary Divine Artifacts, yet in reality, they are still Divine Artifacts, and Roland prefers to call them Superior Divine Artifacts.
Super Divine Artifacts cannot be destroyed on the Material Plane, and no matter how many ages pass, they will continue to exist until the apocalypse, when they will be destroyed and rebooted along with the plane.
Before the final return day arrives, Eden is nearly invincible.
As long as you hide inside the Divine Artifact, the enemy simply cannot get in.
Of course, there is no absolutely invincible Divine Artifact. Though Eden is great, it also has flaws; it doesn’t have legs.
If truly forced into Eden by the enemy, it becomes like a turtle hiding in its shell, and the enemy simply needs to take Eden away and seal it to trap and kill the people inside.
In addition to its indestructible characteristic, the Super Divine Artifact has even stronger attributes.
The efficiency of studying magic inside Eden is more than twice that of the outside world.
In addition, there are many other marvelous uses that Lisa herself is not quite clear about.
After all, she only temporarily took over Eden, and the manual she has is only the most basic version, so she can’t be considered the owner of Eden but more like a custodian.
In any case, this Super Divine Artifact is now her trump card, and she will only share it with Roland.
"Roland, I’ve never told anyone about the existence of Eden. If it was Master Anthony, he could only enter the first layer, which looks like an ordinary spatial Divine Artifact."
She was a little embarrassed but still bit her lip and said, "After all, Master Anthony is an heir of the Magic Empire. If he knew the origin of this Super Divine Artifact, it might not be a good thing."
"You said, if you cherish humanity, then don’t test humanity. Alas, although I can comfort myself this way, deceiving the teacher still makes me feel guilty in my heart."
Lisa sighed faintly, her fingertips trembling slightly. Although it was hard to put down in her heart, she knew this was the most correct choice.
Master Anthony is different from Roland.
Roland will never hurt her and is always with her, but Master Anthony values the legacy of the Magic Empire more than her, his last disciple.
She will repay the teacher’s guidance in other ways, but Eden belongs to her and Roland.
Seeing Lisa’s somewhat conflicted expression, Roland held her lightly trembling fingers and gently comforted her:
"Lisa, don’t blame yourself; you’re doing it for his own good. Master Anthony, after all, has limited potential, and the Super Divine Artifact is not something he can claim. If he knows, greed would torment him for a long time."
Roland’s gaze was very sincere, gradually calming Lisa’s heart.
Though he seemed to be making excuses for Lisa, this was also his sincere thought.
Master Anthony is an excellent inheritor of knowledge, a powerful mage, and a brilliant leader who can lead the Magic Association, but on the path of the strong, he ultimately falls short.
Not by much, but enough to make a difference.
Anthony does not possess the heart of a strong man willing to die rather than give up. His words have inadvertently revealed his true thoughts more than once.
His greatest aspiration for himself is just the level of a Grand Mage, and he doesn’t even dare to dream of achieving Saint Mage Level.
Without confidence even for this "Saint" title, how can he fight against the Divine Punishment Legion or even the Goddess herself?
Anthony has seen images of the Magic Empire’s downfall, and he fundamentally doesn’t believe that the remaining sparks of the Magic Empire can burn down the entrenched old era.
He places more hope on his disciples rather than himself.
True strongmen cultivate disciples but never hand over their grand aspirations to them.
Sofia’s wish is to slay the Three Goddesses.
Roland’s wish is to slay the Three Goddesses with his wives and replace them.
Sif and others also wish to kill the Goddess and seize the divinity to replace her.
Anthony doesn’t even dare to dream of slaying gods with his skills.
Having spirit without strength is a joke, but without spirit, the path of the strong is also lost.
