From the end of the world

Chapter 262 Wishes and Prices 2
Ma Zao once touched the fragment of my divine seal.

That was when I told her that I had met the No. 2 bowl in the virtual world. In order to enter the virtual world through the God Seal Fragment, Ma Zao had borrowed the God Seal Fragment from me, but the God Seal Fragment would soon return to my hand automatically. Later, we also slept while holding the God Seal Fragment in the form of holding hands. At that time, I could see clearly that she could touch the God Seal Fragment normally.

Ma Zao had also touched the fragment of the divine seal bound to the No. 2 bowl. Because the fragment of the divine seal was discovered by the No. 2 bowl first, it should not have been touched by Ma Zao before the fragment of the divine seal was bound to it. And if he had not touched it later, Ma Zao would not have been able to describe to me the feel of the fragment of the divine seal and its special property of not conducting temperature.

If it is just contact, it would be fine. It can only mean that although Ma Zao is not the chosen one in the virtual world, he has a connection with the fragment of the divine seal. Ying Lingyun should be in the same situation. The Lord of the Divine Seal has also made it clear that if we reduce the number of people too much, he will summon new chosen ones from the real world. Presumably, "talents" like Ying Lingyun are his backup candidates.

The biggest problem is that the two God Seal fragments that Ma Zao touched were the God Seal fragments that were bound to me and No. 2 Xiaowan respectively. As for the God Seal fragments bound to other chosen ones, even we, the chosen ones, cannot touch them. This is the case for No. 1, let alone those who "are only destined to have God Seal fragments".

In order to verify what No. 4 Xuanming said, I tried to summon my second divine seal fragment, and then tried to pass it to No. 2 Xiaowan. She stretched out her hand with a serious face, but she couldn't touch my divine seal fragment.

Why can Ma Zao be contacted?

Is it because of her physique that can attract strange things that the bond between her and the special substance called the Divine Seal Fragment is strengthened, so strong that it can even break through the rules summarized by No. 4 Xuan Ming to a certain extent?

Thinking of this, I suddenly realized another possible truth.

When the Lord of the Divine Seal first saw me, he seemed to be surprised by my existence. Perhaps before all the chosen ones were summoned to the virtual world, he had already secretly drawn up a list of people to be hired and selected the corresponding owners for the seven rock chairs opposite him. However, I seemed to have disrupted his arrangement. He bluntly said that I was not among his invitees and called me an uninvited guest who invaded the virtual world "through some method." Obviously, I was not someone who was destined to be with the fragments of the Divine Seal.

So, what is this “certain method”?

Although I have no memory of it, maybe I really used "some method". To be precise, I just happened to catch an incredible east wind, but I didn't realize it until now.

Ma Zao can not only attract strange things to himself, but also make the people around him have the property of attracting strange things as if they were infected. If this "attraction" is interpreted as "fate", then I, who originally had no fate with the fragments of the divine seal, could it be that I was able to achieve the result of a forced fate with the fragments of the divine seal because of Ma Zao's blessing?
Then how to explain the second bowl? She was not identified as an intruder by the Lord of the Divine Seal. Could it be that unlike me, she was not forced to form a bond with the fragment of the Divine Seal under the influence of Ma Zao, but had a destiny related to the fragment of the Divine Seal from the beginning?

“I can’t touch it…”

Little Bowl No. 2 looked at the fragment of the divine seal in confusion, probably falling into the same thoughts as me.

Then, probably due to the lack of clues and evidence, she could only put aside her thoughts for the time being, and then said regretfully in her voice: "If you can give me this fragment of the Divine Seal, I can propose a deal with the Lord of the Divine Seal on your behalf, Mr. No. 3."

Even if she can touch it, I will not allow her to make a deal with the Lord of Divine Seal on my behalf. The fact that the deal will lead to a deeper connection is only a visible consequence, and it does not mean that there are no other invisible consequences. God knows what the price will be if I make a deal with the Lord of Divine Seal, a weird thing that claims to be able to fulfill any wish and answer any problem, like a demon in a fable.

Since it is a transaction I want to make myself, all risks must be borne by myself.

"I'm going to make a deal next. Before that, I want to hear your opinion." I said, "The true identity of the enemy Great Impermanence, or the whereabouts of my friend's soul, which side do you think I should choose?"

I have my own thoughts and inclinations, but I also want to use the wisdom of No. 2 Little Bowl. Although she looks so young, I can see that she has clear and agile thinking. Maybe she is really the strategist who provides advice and help in surviving the apocalypse. Compared with me, who only has a faster processing speed, her intelligence is probably even higher.

And she seemed to have already made up her mind, and said very decisively: "You should ask about the whereabouts of your friend's soul, Mr. No. 3."

"Why do you say that?" I asked in detail.

"There are many advantages. First, considering the potential risks of doing business with the Lord of the Seal, the smaller the scale of the questions, the better. The smaller our gains, the smaller the consequences we may have to bear. Compared with information directly pointing to the Great Impermanence, information from weaker friends obviously meets this condition more." She spoke clearly, "Secondly, Mr. No. 3, you have more than one investigative channel to obtain the true identity of the hostile Great Impermanence; correspondingly, you have no clue about the whereabouts of your friend's soul.

"The latter even has an unknown time limit. If you leave it alone, the risk of your friend's soul dying will increase sharply. It is very likely that you can only get relevant clues here, and you actually have no other choice.

"And, Mr. Three, objectively speaking, you don't need to be so anxious to learn the true identity of the enemy, right? Or rather, you know very well that you shouldn't be so eager to start a war with him. Because you still need time to liberate your own power - of course, if this problem is not solved as soon as possible, Sister Ma Zao's life will continue to be threatened, so you also have to find a way to compress this time as much as possible.

"The only way is to fight against a strong enemy." Coincidentally, where your friend is, there is also a strong enemy waiting for you, that is the great demon Yin Yue. If you want to save your friend's soul, you must fight Yin Yue again. Perhaps for you now, Yin Yue's power is already backward, but the horror of Yin Yue is that her degree of danger does not depend on her power, but on her understanding of magic power as a weird thing - you have said this before, right?

"Silver Moon was the key to your true awakening of superpowers. Later, she may also become the whetstone for you to fully unleash your power."

The words she said included some parts that I had already thought of, as well as some parts that I only vaguely thought of but had not sorted out clearly.

It turned out that I made the right decision to consult her. Now, the fog in my heart has completely disappeared.

"I see. Then, I'll do as you say." I said, "Thank you, Xiaowan."

"You're welcome, Mr. Three," she said cryptically.

I let go of her hand, walked towards the Lord of the Divine Seal, and took out my own fragment of the Divine Seal.

"I want to ask you a question," I said.

At this moment, not only No. 2 Little Bowl and the Lord of Divine Seal, but everyone else also looked at me at the same time. It seemed that they were all very curious about what questions I, the "mysterious intruder", wanted to ask the Lord of Divine Seal.

The Lord of the Divine Seal remained calm and said, "Ask."

I didn't intend to reveal any information related to Chang'an in front of everyone, so I said to him, "I want to conduct this transaction privately, is that okay?"

"can."

He nodded and tapped the armrests of the rock chair with his fingers. Immediately, the gray mist around him and me suddenly became thicker, isolating us from the sight of others like an impenetrable wall.

"Now, they can't see us or hear us. You can start talking," he said.

"Okay." I said, "I want to know the whereabouts of my friend Chang'an's soul. Where can I find him?"

"I can answer your question, but is it enough?" he said.

"That's enough. Answer me," I said.

As I made the confirmation, the fragment of the divine seal in my hand disappeared like a snowball dissolving in hot water.

"Two days later, Yueyin Mountain." The Lord of the Divine Seal gave the time and location, "You can easily find that place. As long as you go there, you will definitely meet your target."

I wrote down this information and did not continue to ask for more accurate information about the time and location. With Ma Zao's unlucky physique, as long as I went to the right place at the right time, there was no reason why I would not be able to meet Yin Yue who was holding Chang An's soul hostage. Perhaps the Lord of the Divine Seal was also very clear about this.

I turned around and tried to walk away, but found that after giving the answer, the Lord of the Divine Seal did not immediately disperse the gray mist wall around me. I turned around and looked at him again, only to see him sitting upright on the huge rock chair, still looking down at me with a gaze that seemed to have real pressure.

"The level of the question just now is far from being worth exchanging for a fragment of the Divine Seal." He said calmly, "You can ask me another question."

(End of this chapter)