For Han Dong’s upcoming journey, he planned to utilize the "plant planet" left to him by Professor Morgan to begin the search for the remnant pages.
not only can he obtain clues about the remnant pages directly from the Void Lord, but he can also have Pope’s assistance during the journey.
At the same level, when it comes to finding things, no one can compare to Pope’s capabilities, not only due to his knowledge and understanding of the entire universe but also his unique Void Techniques.
"Additionally, just the two of you won’t be enough for this journey, it would be best to bring Eugenes along as well."
Han Dong was a bit surprised, as his relationship with Eugenes wasn’t very good... and just thinking of Eugenes, the first reaction was that he was too stinky.
"He will play a relatively important role at certain nodes, in some situations. You should look for him once you leave the void... The timing should be just right."
As soon as he finished speaking,
Mr. Eugene retrieved a blob of flesh bubble from between the thrones, approximately one-fifth the size of a normal bubble, which could be easily held with one hand.
When Han Dong touched the flesh bubble,
he was directly transported to the internal space of the bubble.
Inside was actually an archive room, with documents of varying ages arranged on bookshelves and racks.
Mr. Eugene’s projection also appeared here, simply explaining:
"Due to the initial risk assessment of the ’Book of Dead Spirit’ exceeding our tolerable range, its disassembly was also quite thorough...
Some relatively stable remnant pages were suppressed in the territories of various Old Kings or thrown into the ’Absolute Forbidden Land’.
The unstable parts were directly tossed into the Shattered Dimension, and even I cannot accurately estimate the specific coordinate positions.
These materials were collected over a long time from various sources. The ultimate search still poses a considerable challenge, so you need to be mentally prepared.
The requirement I’ve set for you is [50%].
This includes not only collecting the remnant pages but also learning and mastering 50% of them.
After all, your role in this event is that of a [Middleman], and in the event of an uncontrolled outburst, you’ll face even greater risks."
"Thank you for the reminder, senior! With the clues provided by you and Pope’s assistance, I am confident that I can achieve this goal within a few years.
However... before departing, may I stay in the void space to learn some basic techniques?"
"Hmm, later I’ll set up a ten-day short-term training for you. You’ve also thoroughly read the ’Brief History of Void’ in the Mi University library, so you have the basic conditions. I’ll personally teach you some useful things.
At least, it will allow you to ensure your own safety within the Shattered Dimension."
Before him, Han Dong nodded, "Thank you, senior."
He never imagined that his proposal to study in the void space would not only be accepted but that he would also receive direct instruction from Mr. Eugene.
The scene shifts to the Kenrista Starfield.
After the incident with the artificial celestial body,
Eugenes, who obtained the [M.O.] severed arm from Morgan, officially surpassed the content of the first volume of the ’Scripture of the Corpse Eating Cult’, meaning basic training had been completed, and now deeper training was next.
According to the Demon Book’s records,
Eugenes needs to obtain [nine] standard-compliant corpses.
Initially, he thought it would be easy, after all, for someone like Eugenes, procuring corpses could yield tens of thousands in a single day.
But the phrase ’standard-compliant’ turned out to be exceptionally troublesome, even hundreds of times more troublesome than Eugenes had anticipated.
The Demon Book itself could serve as a ’corpse detector’; as long as it was close to a corpse, it could identify whether the corpse met the standards...
Eugenes traversed many star regions, and even riskily killed some noble demons, yet the results still didn’t meet the standards.
he hadn’t been able to collect even a single standard-compliant corpse, and was in a rather irritable state.
he was located in the neutral city within the Kenrista Starfield - [Selon City]
This city was also known as the "City of Resurrection," primarily a special city of necromancers where body transactions were the most frequent in the universe.
Many demons still had ’basic emotions,’ and would often bring deceased friends or spouses here, seeking resurrection.
But very few were truly resurrected; most bodies were quietly replaced,
or bought for low prices, becoming corpses of ’upper-class individuals,’ ingredients, specimens, or research materials, etc.
Eugenes came here partly to avoid the spotlight, and partly to try his luck.
[Selon City - No. 39 Body Depot]
Many demons, upon natural death, would request their descendants bring their corpses here to be collectively housed... perhaps thinking it could be lively here.
Eugenes had been staying in this body depot for two full days and nights, consecutively testing tens of thousands of bodies.
One could tell the result from his extreme fatigue, frustration, and slight irritability; not a single one met the conditions.
"What does it mean? Why doesn’t the Demon Book specify more clearly? What exactly qualifies as meeting the standards... Do I have to collect nine corpses of the Old Kings?
I’ve already wasted too much time! Nicholas must still be continuously growing!
If this continues, the gap between him and me will only widen, sigh~"
As Eugenes slumped in front of a row of corpse cabinets, constantly sighing,
The corpse cabinet in front suddenly moved.
It was unlikely for Eugenes to be frightened,
but the problem was that he had just checked the body in front, and it was completely dead... and he hadn’t sensed any resurrection energy fluctuations.
As Eugenes pulled on the corpse cabinet while using his eyes to see through,
just as a gap was opened and he was about to glimpse the body inside,
A deathly cold hand fell on his right shoulder.
Given the entire process returned no information via his sensory domain,
this directly scared Eugenes to bounce up from the floor and stick to the ceiling,
the eye tentacles symbolizing Shoggoth had already spread out instantly.
Even his abdomen cracked open with a terrifying corpse-eating gash, ready to consume any living being at any moment.
However, a teasing voice came:
"Eugenes, how have you become so sensitive since we last met?"
In Eugenes’ vision appeared two familiar figures. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net
The one who touched his shoulder was Han Dong, who intentionally mimicked the texture of a corpse’s hand.
At the same time, Pope stood beside him.
It was the void teleportation that made Eugenes completely unaware of their sudden appearance from behind.
If it had only been Han Dong, the anger-fueled Eugenes might have already started a fight... But recalling the earlier sensation, Eugenes felt a slight apprehension.
Besides the coldness from the hand, there seemed to be a deep-seated laughter.
It was precisely this laughter transmitted through contact that startled him to such an extent, instilling a primal fear.
"What are you... doing here?"
"Inviting you to join our team."
With that, Han Dong made a rather elegant invitational gesture.