Chapter 315 - Chapter 315: Chapter 299: Three Forbidden Rare Artifacts! (1/2)

Chapter 315: Chapter 299: Three Forbidden Rare Artifacts!

The sea surface sparkled, and a gentle breeze blew, bringing with it a hint of coolness.

Ian stood calmly on the beach at the edge of the island, surrounded by many followers of the Sea God Cult.

Gazing into the distance, he could see a swath of azure sea stretching to the horizon, with pristine clouds drifting across the blue sky, as if it was the most perfect palette between heaven and earth.

The followers of the Sea God Cult worshipped devoutly, yet none knew that their leader, High Priest Ian, was actually a core member of the Dawn Church.

That was truly the ultimate irony.

All they knew was that the living conditions of the residents of the White Sea had indeed improved significantly during this period: there were fewer outsiders calling for their deaths, and they had also obtained many resources through trade.

Although they were still far from a time when everyone in the White Sea could be well fed, the people were confident that this year, fewer would die of starvation in the winter.

Furthermore, High Priest Ian was the most divinely blessed priest of his generation.

Deities often performed miracles around him, and at least a few thousand natives of the White Sea had witnessed them with their own eyes, so people secretly called him “the man favored and loved by the Sea God”.

With closed eyes, Ian pondered for a long time before suddenly opening them and turning to say to the surrounding followers:

“Hand over their relics to me, and you all may step back.”

“I will return their relics to our Sea God.”

The followers all stepped back, leaving only three people by Ian’s side—on the surface, they were his personal guards.

But in reality, all three were Blood Receivers of the Dawn Church, including one who had reached Daybreaker status of the 3rd Rank.

“Let’s go.”

After a while, Ian led several Blood Receiver guards of the Dawn Church onto a wooden boat to set out to sea.

A few hours later, they arrived at a nearby island where Lilian had been waiting.

“Well done, Ian.”

Lilian, with her hair dyed black, nodded. She calmly looked at Ian, who had grown up without her realizing it, and stretched out her hand as if to a child.

“With this great achievement, you should soon be able to rise to a higher rank.”

“It’s not my merit—it’s all thanks to Lord of the Lost’s blessing, as you know. All destinies are determined by Him.”

Ian bowed respectfully to Lilian and then presented the seven Mysterious rare artifacts he had salvaged.

There were four of Treasure class status and three of Forbidden class.

They were a ring emanating a dark purple glow, an empty Dark Blue box, and a completely transparent short sword.

Seeing those three Forbidden rare artifacts caused some stir among those present. For any family, a Forbidden rare artifact was a highly valuable treasure.

Not to mention three of them?

Lilian was well aware that they had belonged to High Priest Sky Blue, Sage Dark Blue, and the unnamed foreign middle-aged man.

“Very good.”

She nodded with satisfaction.

“The great Lord of the Lost will surely be pleased with the sacrifice to come. You have all done quite well.”

Ian nodded, then took out two more items and said with a respectful bow:

“Oh, and Great Priest, we have also salvaged a waterproof letter and a special token, both of which I believe are quite important and need to be personally delivered to you.”

“Oh?”

Lilian nodded, received them, and began to examine them, her brows furrowing deeply soon after.

The waterproof letter contained communication between the Sage Dark Blue and the Stars Embrace Order, who had conducted several transactions between them, with the Sea God Cult’s Mysterious rare artifacts being taken away by the Stars Embrace Order on several occasions.

In the letter, both sides also mentioned another mysterious person.

“Her.”—Words of Tranquility.

Sage Dark Blue and the Stars Embrace Order mentioned in the letter that “her” ambitions were immense, so the two sides should prepare in advance against Words of Tranquility.

“Ambitions of Words of Tranquility…”

Lilian sank into thought, recalling the followers of Words of Tranquility she had encountered years ago. In recent years, Words of Tranquility seemed to have suddenly vanished.

Had “her” ambitions come to an end?

As for the special token that had been salvaged, it was unfamiliar to her—an object that appeared to be a silver-plated disc with the word “Imperial Guard” inscribed on it.

“What is this?”

She froze for a moment, then suddenly remembered that the middle-aged man’s accent leaned towards Seven Stars. Legend had it that there were twenty-five mighty “Emperor’s Imperial Guards” by the side of the Seven Stars Emperor, each possessing the powerful strength of Monarch Level.

Not only were they exceptional in individual strength, but they were also masters of coordination, creating significant contributions in multiple wars, even inciting fear among the Lorne citizens.

Could it be that the middle-aged man was one of them?

“If he truly was an Imperial Guard of the Seven Stars Emperor, that makes the situation rather special.”