Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 758 Katarina's 'Good' Luck
"All of them?" Katharina couldn't help but ask, regaining her composure.

“I don’t know what Hermes is in the stories you’ve heard,” Armies turned to look at her. “But he was just a baby at first.”

The earliest artifact appeared in his hands directly after he gained Zeus's approval and his name was recorded on Mount Olympus.

If he only intends to leave Mount Olympus, then of course he can take it with him.

One should not be too greedy.

Katarina didn't react much, but the Countess couldn't help but sigh again.

Almes chuckled: "Mom~ I'm so smart and capable, I can always create another artifact that belongs only to Almes."

“I know, and I believe,” the Countess said softly, “but it’s a pity, it’s still a pity.”

Armies shook his head helplessly: "Then, Mother~ for our future, let's start searching now for those tiny, fingernail-sized void crystals hidden in the nooks and crannies of the maze!"

"What does it look like?" Ezra asked eagerly.

“It’s indescribable; it could look anything,” Armes said with a smile. “This crystal is formless and intangible, but it can disguise itself as any metal or gemstone material in the multiverse.”

You can only be sure it's the one when you touch it.

Bowen stared blankly at the seemingly boundless void they were in: "Anything is possible?"

Right in front of their spaceship to the right was a clump of stardust made of some unknown metal.

It was even bigger than the swan boat they were riding in.

Just touching that thing once would probably take a whole day.

Bowen remembered that the Void Crystal was just a side quest for them; their most important task was actually to find something in the Sealed Void Tunnel.

and many more……

“Young Master Armes, I remember, we came here looking for the Dark Crystal, didn’t we?” Bowen asked in astonishment.

“Oh~ that’s actually the same thing.” Armes smiled, his eyes narrowing. “Void Crystal is a variant of Dark Crystal.”

It was formed from the dark crystal, which somehow absorbed the divine essence of space and became distorted.

Bowen no longer wanted to ask what exactly happened.

No wonder Armies and Callix were talking in a cryptic way.

He couldn't help but sigh.

Then Bowen suddenly realized what was happening and shook his head at Ezra, who was looking at him with concern: "I'm fine, I just realized that when I go back, I need to... seriously absorb more knowledge."

Otherwise, I will inevitably fall behind the changes of the future.

Looking at Ezra's dismissive expression, he muttered to himself, "I know, you think that young master Armes knows everything, so I'll just ask him when the time comes."

But how can that be?
I'm your advisor!
The future is unpredictable, and there's so much to prepare for.

Young Master Armies also has his own path to walk; we shouldn't hold him back too much!

Ezra scratched his head in frustration: "Fine~ as long as you don't let me watch with you."

Bowen, this needs to be discussed beforehand.

You can't make me read through all the information after you've obtained it, using the excuse that I, as the lord, need to know more about the situation to avoid being deceived by my subordinates.

Although I didn't understand it very well, I could tell that these things involved a terrifying amount of knowledge.

Even the great mage next door has some things he doesn't understand!
You must give me a promise, otherwise I will never let Armies give you the information.

Bowen hesitated for a moment, glanced at Arms again, and suddenly raised his voice to ask, "Young Master Arms, what is my son doing in the capital?"
If there's nothing else, why don't you bring him back?

Armies, of course, overheard their conversation and immediately understood Bowen's intention: "Uncle Bowen, Carlo is copying the royal palace books."

His Majesty the King has entrusted me with so many tasks; it's impossible that he wouldn't give me corresponding benefits.

The inner library was not only open to me, but I was also allowed to make copies and return them to the castle.

Carlo is already busy enough... don't give him such a heavy workload.

“But since he’s going to follow you, he’ll have to learn those things sooner or later,” Bowen replied seriously.

"Hmm...maybe, maybe we should wait until he's a bit higher?" Armies carefully chose his words. "Carlo isn't even level 16 yet!"

He wasn't speaking up for his friend, but for a scholar, advancing to the next level isn't as easy as for a mage.

If Carlo's advancement speed could catch up with his, no, even if he were a mage of the same age, that would be... strange!

After all, Carlo didn't inherit any photographic memory, the ability to read ten lines at a glance, or the ability to sort out all the data after just one thought, right?
However, Armies couldn't use such words to confront Bowen; he could only try to use subtle language in the hope that Bowen would figure it out himself.

Bowen understood, of course.

It's not that he doesn't love his son.

Especially after his wife passed away, he showed Carlo even more care and affection. Bowen was just a little anxious.

He always hoped that Carlo would follow Armies forever, just as he had followed Ezra.

But now, it's not something you can catch up with just by watching someone's back!
How can humans, or even ordinary humans, follow in the footsteps of the gods?
Bowen, who had never considered how human believers, priests and officials followed the gods, was trapped in his own mindset.

Almace was caught off guard because he never expected anyone to want his son to keep up with the gods in human form, which is why he was suddenly at a loss.

Pearl suddenly realized: "Uncle Bowen, based on my understanding of my brother, the reason he kept Carlo in the capital copying books and helping him manage his interpersonal relationships was to pave the way for Carlo to become the future pope."

His knight followers, too, would surely remain in the so-called main temple.

"You don't need to rush to force Carlo to cultivate to the level of a demigod; that's a bit too insane."

"Huh? Huh!" Bowen was speechless.

Armies looked at Bowen with a puzzled expression, then at Pearl, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Huh?"

"Let's hurry up and search the crystals!" Ezra immediately changed the subject after confirming that her companion's expression showed embarrassment and helplessness. "Don't we still have to go to the fourth floor?"
Hurry up!

"Oh! Oh!" Armes replied casually, his eyes glancing at Bowen a couple of times... Now he was certain that the artifact fragment Bowen's uncle had obtained was not only small, but also not very useful.

It's something that provides a little information and some auxiliary capabilities, but it's not entirely complete.

It was probably a spoil of war.

He had actually heard his father, Ezra, boast about how they had smoothly escaped the enemy's sight and successfully launched a surprise attack in a battle where they were outnumbered.

Bowen played the biggest role in this, using a fog to cover their tracks.

Although his father tried his best to cover it up, with Armies' emotional intelligence, he could naturally tell that Ezra and his men were definitely in a predicament where they were almost wiped out.

Bowen may have used the foreign artifact fragments that were strictly forbidden by the temple because he had no other choice.

Otherwise, some things are simply not clear.

For example, if Bowen had been able to release that fog that could cover the entire battlefield from the beginning, how could they have possibly pushed themselves to the limit?

But Armies's understanding was, after all, somewhat... out of touch with reality.

Even though he spent a long time learning how to be an ordinary person.

But there are some subtle things he can't hear.

He learned from his neighbor, Lowry, what makes a strong person, an ordinary person, have a different perspective on various things.

Many of the things Lowry did, Armies could also have done.

But he just couldn't see it.

Fortunately, he was born into a royal family; otherwise... even if he came from a noble family, Armies' personality and behavior would have been completely out of place.

Although he always felt that Pearl had become a bit foolish because of the loss of her soul, in a way, his sister was the one who could truly see the world of ordinary people.
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"Huh? Is this it?" Katarina's voice interrupted Almes's thoughts.

He looked up and saw that the enormous Gale Wolf had somehow already pounced into the star cluster.

At this moment, it is looking at him with its claws raised high.

"Huh? Hmm?" Armies stammered twice before saying, "If so, you should be able to sense it, right?"

“Yes! I felt it, that’s why I asked you!” Katarina said nonsensically, speaking with a straight face.

Armis took a deep breath and looked at the seemingly ethereal crystal on his claws, which emitted a strange light, with a hint of existential doubt: "That's right, this is it."

Then he couldn't help but add, "Didn't you see the Void Crystal is unhappy?"

They've already told you what it is!
Although Void Crystal is not a sentient being, as a material derived from Soul-type gems, it still possesses a certain spirituality.

Almes guessed that the Void Crystal that had been found was probably cursing up a storm.

"Well, it's pretty easy to find, isn't it?" Katarina was a little confused. "I just rummaged around in this mess with my paws and found it!"
It's not as difficult as you make it out to be!

Everyone else on the swan boat couldn't help but look at Armies, whose expression wasn't very pleasant.

Armies took a deep breath, and suddenly the image of Lori's seemingly innocent and pretty face flashed into his mind, along with her seemingly unconscious words, "Katarina may not have any other skills, but she's lucky, so I believe she'll definitely come back unharmed."

Is this what Lowry calls good luck?
Is this what you call good?

If he had that kind of luck, why would he have bothered...?

Armies quickly shook his head, trying to clear the water out of his head.

These Greek-originating gods are spared from misfortune and setbacks at every turn; it's all thanks to the multiverse's mercy.

Overthinking will only make you look worse.

(End of this chapter)