Chapter 86: Uncrowned King +1
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 86: Uncrowned King +1
[A Page from the Book of Truth]
[Quality: Mythic]
[Type: Special Equipment]
[Requirement: Intelligence greater than 1,000,000]
[Intelligence Bonus: 1,000,000]
[Afterglow: When using a skill, you may temporarily increase its level by one for the casting. If the skill is already at max level, its cooldown and resource consumption are reduced by 50% instead. Cooldown: 300s.]
[Residual Truth: Contains a segment of unknown information.]
[A residual page from the Book of Truth. Once recovered, it can slightly empower the Book of Truth and unlock the information contained within.]
"A page from the Book of Truth?"
Xie Bai stared at the item, momentarily stunned.
If she remembered correctly, Roland seemed to possess a similar fragment of truth. However, it was only now that Xie Bai realized these pages contained segments of hidden history.
At that moment, she recalled the description of the Book of Truth itself.
[Theoretically an omnipresent book of omniscience and omnipotence. After a vast amount of history was obscured, its abilities were significantly restricted.]
The description made it clear that the decline of this Divine Artifact was directly linked to the concealment of history. The appearance of this fragment perfectly explained the cause.
"Using the pages of the Book of Truth to hide history... no wonder the book itself withered," she mused.
With that thought, Xie Bai opened the Book of Truth and merged the fragment into it.
[The "Book of Truth" has recorded a segment of obscured history. It is now available for viewing.]
Upon seeing the success prompt, Xie Bai immediately flipped the book open. After a brief moment of rustling pages, the book settled.
[The Meeting of King and God (Available for viewing)]
[Would you like to consume this segment of history to activate "Omniscience" once?]
[Warning: If you do so, this segment of history, along with all memories of it, will vanish forever from all space-time dimensions.]
"Activating it means completely erasing a piece of history?"
Xie Bai hesitated as she read the description. She certainly had many questions—information about the previous Void King, the state of the world before the timelines were split, the true nature of this "game."
But those questions felt too distant for the current Xie Bai. She wasn't so desperate for answers that she needed them right this second. Furthermore, the fact that the history would be permanently lost made her wary.
Her intuition told her that someone had to remember these events. If she chose to consume them, those histories and memories would never return.
After careful consideration, Xie Bai decided not to activate Omniscience for now. She would save it for a future moment of absolute necessity.
"I can't consume it yet, but I can at least view the information it contains."
Driven by curiosity regarding the hidden history, Xie Bai clicked to view.
In the next second, her consciousness spun with a wave of dizziness, and she found herself in a hazy, hallucinatory space. To Xie Bai, the world looked as if it were covered by a blur filter. Though she could see two figures standing before her, she could only make out their rough silhouettes. Their faces were obscured, but their voices remained audible.
Just as Xie Bai’s consciousness began to stabilize in the haze, the two figures spoke.
"So, are you certain you want to go against those True Gods?"
"If I were not, why would I have troubled you to come here?"
"And you aren't afraid that your name will vanish from this world forever?"
"I have never feared death. Even if I am erased in the sense of my very existence, I believe it is worth it, so long as those True Gods are dealt with."
"Hmph... not a bad answer. I suppose I can deign to help you a little, then."
"My Lady, I am grateful for your support."
"I do have one condition, though. Well... it’s not really a condition. If you’re lucky, this might even serve as a trump card for you to reclaim your name."
"Oh? Then please, My Lady, tell me the condition. As long as those True Gods in the heavens can be dealt with, I would not hesitate to give my all—even my Empire."
"Oh, don't be so tragic. I just need to collect all your remaining 'meaning'—everything except your name—at the moment of your death, and refine it into a Divine Artifact. If I do that, however, you really will have nothing left. Not just your name, but every trace you ever left behind."
"Hmph... I thought it would be something significant. If that is all, I do not consider it a terrible price."
"Since you're fine with it, let's make a pinky promise. You used to love doing that when you were little."
"This... fine. But this is the last time."
"..."
The historical vision ended there.
When Xie Bai exited the viewing mode, her head throbbed with a lingering dizziness that took several seconds to fade.
"Ugh... what did I just see? It was an Emperor and... and who?"
Xie Bai was certain she had heard the other person's name in that history. Yet, the moment she left that vision, she could no longer remember it.
"Ugh... this feels awful. My head feels bloated, and there's this inexplicable sense of powerlessness. In the end, I didn't get any useful information at all..."
Just as she thought this, a notification popped up.
["Uncrowned King" has been further enhanced. Talent limit increased to twenty.]
Xie Bai blinked. "?"
She didn't react for a long moment. Once she realized that the Uncrowned King equipment had actually changed, she opened its detailed information.
[Uncrowned King +1]
[...]
"Well... the talent limit really did double. So unlocking hidden history has this kind of effect..."
With that realization, she shifted her gaze to the description at the very bottom.
[The king who provoked the gods and was never acknowledged; his name has been erased by the years.]
"Hiss..."
As she read the description, the confusion she felt during the vision suddenly cleared.
"I think I understand the general gist of it now. But these 'years'... it probably doesn't refer to the natural passage of time."
Xie Bai suddenly remembered that she had encountered a God of Time in a previous timeline.
"Forget it. I'll see if I can find that True God in another timeline later. If I recall correctly, the God of Time had a pretty good relationship with Gamie."
Setting those questions aside, Xie Bai decided to head back and check on Aisarakus's progress, and perhaps find time to ask Brandon a few questions.
Buzz—!
As her perspective shifted, Xie Bai returned to the grand hall.
Contrary to her expectations, the once-haughty little dragon girl was gone. In her place was a pathetic little dragon girl slumped over the table, clutching her head in her hands.
"Your Majesty, as the ruler of a nation, you will one day govern the entire Northern Continent. You've barely started your studies, and you already want to give—oh, My Lady, you're back?"
Sensing a familiar aura, Brandon looked up instantly.
When Aisarakus saw that it was indeed Xie Bai, she could no longer suppress her emotions. she lunged toward Xie Bai.
"Waaaah! Human, you're finally back! I'll never be rude to you again, I swear!"
"This guy isn't human! He's making me learn so much! I barely managed to master military command, and now he's forcing me to learn 'development and governance'! I can't take it anymore! Please, save me! I'll go out and wipe out the rebels right now, anything! But I can't do this guy's lessons anymore! There's too much...!"
Watching Aisarakus cling to her while wagging her tail frantically in desperation, Xie Bai felt a wave of speechlessness.
"I'm pretty sure I've been gone for less than half a day..."