I'm not just human!

Based on this calculation, the maximum increase should have been 0.2%, but unexpectedly it increased by 1%, which is a pleasant surprise.

Xia Fa steadied himself, forcing himself not to think about the poem, and instead looked at the first cryptex of the Silver Throne.

He clearly felt that the extraordinary power he had gained from dissolving the bee eggs was being rapidly mobilized and concentrated in his brain once again.

The pace of understanding is starting to accelerate.

Two percent...five percent...eight percent...

Soon, the massive amount of extraordinary power within his body was completely consumed, and Xia Fa's comprehension progress reached seventeen percent.

"Just three percent away, it seems like I'll be able to acquire another secret ability of the Silver Throne..."

Xia Fa's anticipation grew stronger. Fortunately, the Poisonous Patriarch Veronica had planted another bee egg on him. Now, he only needed to wait three days to significantly improve his comprehension progress once again.

At that time, I will definitely be able to master a new Silver Throne Secret Contract ability!

"By the way, if I dissolve the new bee eggs in three days, will the Poison Queen be enraged? Although she won't kill me because of some 'rule,' I'm afraid she'll never plant bee eggs on me again..."

Xia Fa became somewhat worried, for the first time so desperately hoping that an entity would continue to pay attention to him.

He began to ponder how to get the Poisonous Chieftain to implant a third or even more bee eggs into his body.

As I pondered, my thoughts drifted further and further away.

Slowly, Xia Fa drifted off to sleep.

……

This morning in Rum City is quite unusual.

Fog, an endless fog, descended upon the entire city of Rum.

People going out in the morning are shrouded in thick fog and can hardly see anything more than three meters away.

But everyone was joyful, happy, and even very welcoming of the arrival of this fog.

Besides the residents of Rum, tourists from Augustus and many other places who had come in the past few days also opened the doors of their hotels and inns, eagerly anticipating the fog.

The Fog Carnival, a festival held once every five years in the Wright Starfield, is now the turn of Rum City, Brandy City, and Riverwind City!

The three small towns were almost packed with people, waiting for the moment when the fog would be thickest.

Xia Fa was almost awakened by the enthusiastic discussion of the people. As soon as he woke up, he saw a thick fog that covered almost everything outside the window.

It was at this moment that something truly incredible happened...

Chapter 106 The Fog Carnival, the Overlord's First Appearance

On a cool morning, white mist filled every corner of the city. Xia Fa, who had just drawn back the curtains, suddenly froze.

Because he clearly saw that a group of people had appeared in the fog!

That's right, it's a human, with a human head, a human torso, and human hands and feet, completely resembling a human.

Of course, since these people were hidden in the mist, Xia Fa could only see their vague outlines and was not sure for the time being.

But he became genuinely curious. The essence of fog is water vapor in the air condensing into tiny water droplets when it cools. No matter how much fog there is, it cannot support the weight of an adult human, let alone a group of people like this.

Unless, of course, these people are all extraordinary individuals who have signed secret agreements such as the "Aviator's Contract" or the "Floater's Contract," which grant them the ability to fly.

Out of caution, Xia Fa did not open the window, fearing that these people had ill intentions.

He pulled the curtains shut behind him and went into the bathroom on the second floor of the attic. Instead of turning on the tap, he clenched his fist and conjured a water ball, which he then let fly towards his face.

He manipulated the water sphere to transform into a stream of water during flight, first washing away the eye boogers from the corners of his eyes, then washing away the earwax that had accumulated in his ear canals after a night's sleep, then using the stream of water to wash his face, and finally opening his mouth to let the stream of water clean his teeth.

Then he suddenly vomited, spewing a stream of water containing eye boogers, earwax, and tartar into the sink.

Seeing the yellowish water flowing into the sewer through the small hole in the washbasin, Xia Fa nodded in satisfaction.

He is now an Insect-level Transcendent, and his control over the water element in the Ether Source Secret Contract has reached a new level.

This allows him to easily control the water flow to cover the filth on his face, so there's no need to worry about the order of application. Since the filth is encased in the water bubbles, he can't touch it.

Immediately feeling refreshed, Xia Fa walked out of the washroom and headed straight for the first floor.

While still on the stairs, he saw the tall figure of the doll girl Benedict Cumberbatch leaning against the bay window, her back to him, her black dress outlining her curvaceous figure.

Her bright, flawless face was almost pressed against the windowpane, her golden-red eyes darting around as she curiously observed the figures in the mist.

Seemingly hearing footsteps, Benedict turned around and immediately saw Shafa, waving excitedly:

"Xiafa, come quick! Fog People! It's the Fog Carnival!"

Xia Fa was slightly taken aback, not expecting that Benedict would also know about the Fog Carnival.

However, upon further reflection, he realized that the Endless Domain had existed for countless years, and was likely a cluster of civilizations that had been born alongside the universe. It wasn't surprising that she knew about it.

"The Fog People?"

Xia Fa asked curiously as he walked down the stairs.

Benedict nodded his little head:

"Yes, that's right, Fog People! Fog People are a type of demi-human, and according to legend, they are descendants of the [Silent Fog of the Earth]."

Shafa noticed that Benedict's words contained the symbol "[]", indicating that the Silent Mist of the Earth might possess a divine status, or at the very least, an Outer God. Curious, he asked:

"What is this 'Silent Mist of the Earth'?"

Beneath tilted her head, as if recalling something, and then thoughtfully began to speak:

"The Doll Queen once told us this history: the Silence of the Earth is an Outer God who was born at the beginning of the universe."

"But unlike other Outer Gods, He did not submit to the Great Old Ones. Instead, He followed the [Nature Lord] and quietly helped humanity."

"Later, an Old One called the Fallen Evil discovered the growing human race and the actions of the two true gods, the Nature Lord and the Supreme Law. So, He began to hunt down the two true gods."

At this point, a sigh appeared on Benedict's little face:

"The Silent Mist of the Earth is an Outer God under the command of the Nature Monarch, because some of their powers belong to a hierarchical relationship."

"When the Fallen Evil came after us, seeing that the Nature Monarch was about to be trapped, the Mist of Earth's Silence sacrificed itself to briefly block the Fallen Evil for a moment by sublimating its power."

"It was in that instant that the [Nature Monarch] and the [Supreme Law] were able to escape, and finally the [Absolute Defense] appeared out of nowhere, killing all the Great Old Ones, leaving none behind."

Xia Fa was quite surprised. Firstly, he was once again confirmed by Benedict's words that the history told by the bard was indeed true.

On the other hand, he never expected that so much of the past was hidden in the details of history.

The sacrifice of an Outer God is indeed not worth mentioning in the grand history of divine wars, unless His descendants appear and remind people of Him again.

"and after?"

Beneath tilted her head and tried to think, as if she had heard this history from the Doll Queen a long time ago and couldn't remember it very clearly. After a while, she hesitated and said:

"Later... um... later, the [Nature Monarch] took the initiative to recruit the descendants of the [Silent Mist of the Earth], making them all believers, and turned the remains of the [Silent Mist of the Earth] into a sealing artifact, thereby ensuring that His descendants could live on forever, prosper and continue to develop."

She pointed to the fog outside the window:

"Yes, I remember now, this is the sealed artifact!"

A sealed artifact made from the body of an outer god?

Xia Fa clicked his tongue in amazement.

First of all, sealed artifacts are not meant to be created; they can only be created through various accidents and coincidences. However, with the "Nature Lord" of the Nine Great Gods, this restriction does not exist.

On the other hand, the fog that covered the entire town... was actually a sealed artifact? A sealed artifact crafted from the remains of an Outer God?

Xiafa suddenly realized why the "Fog Carnival" was so important to the demigods like Tyrene; the fog itself was extraordinary.

"Shafa, let's go. The Fog Carnival is so much fun every time it comes. It only happens once every five years. If we miss it, we'll have to wait another five years."

Benedict's soft, delicate hand suddenly grabbed Xia Fa's hand, looking quite excited, and pulled him towards the door.

After several days of slaying snow demons, exploring caves, and killing Bald and his son, Xia Fa was quite tired. Seeing that there was no time like the present, he decided to relax during the Fog Carnival.

At the same time, he also wanted to see what those "fog people" living in the fog actually looked like.

Since the Fog People are also a type of demi-human, they must also need to sign a secret contract to obtain various extraordinary abilities. At the same time, they probably also need secret treasures, sealing objects, and all sorts of extraordinary materials.

Xia Fa knew without a second thought that the arrival of the Fog Carnival would inevitably be accompanied by the trading and circulation of a large number of extraordinary goods, and he might be able to find some good deals.

With a creak, Benedict pushed open the door, pulled Shafa along, and left the attic.

Xia Fa locked the door behind him. The gray, finger-shaped seal was still under the bed. He carried the folding knife with him, and everything else was in his sack. He wasn't worried about anyone stealing anything.

Even if the gray, finger-shaped seal was stolen, he could divine it and find the thief's whereabouts, so he felt quite at ease going out.

The once-familiar Daniel Street was now filled with stalls, offering everything from carpets and pushcarts to makeshift outdoor shops with tents.

A lively atmosphere was palpable, with many people standing at each stall, most of whom were dressed in fine clothes, clearly nobles from all over the Kingdom of Augu.

But what surprised Xia Fa even more were the stall owners.

Through the mist, the stall owners were all wearing long sleeves and trousers, but... their exposed heads and hands... were actually semi-transparent!

Indeed, their heads and hands appeared to be constructed from mist, and you could even clearly see the blood vessels inside, as well as the flow of grayish-white blood within them.

Fortunately, their heads were also shrouded in mist, obscuring their brains and other organs; otherwise, the scene would have been quite horrifying.

"These are the Fog People?"

Shafa was quite surprised. Compared to the ugly royal family of Srimus and the huge remnants of the Titans, this fogman looked rather strange.

"I think so, hehe. Actually, I've never seen it either, because the Fog Carnival has never come to our Endless Realm. It was my sisters who told me about it."

Benedict seemed to really enjoy the lively atmosphere, looking around curiously, her little face glowing.

Looking at the stalls set up by the Fog People all over the street, and thinking about his nearly 50,000 gold pounds in assets, Xia Fa suddenly felt very confident and waved his hand:

"Let's go and check out each stall one by one."

"it is good!"

Benedict’s reply was clear and loud.

Although there were many stalls on both sides of Daniel Street, it was not crowded. Xia Fa walked to the nearest small cart and immediately saw the flowers in the stall.

These flowers were actually formed from condensed mist, yet they possessed a realistic texture. Each flower was a different color, like dyed smoke, floating up and down around the flower stems.

"Guest, would you like a 'Mist Ice Flower' for you and your girlfriend? It's delicious and can even replenish a tiny bit of supernatural power."

The fog-covered stall owner enthusiastically promoted his wares, and the blood flow on his almost translucent, foggy skin seemed to quicken, proving that his enthusiasm was genuine.