I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 198 - 125: The Old King on the Throne Proclaims His Return with a Dragon’s Roar

Chapter 198: Chapter 125: The Old King on the Throne Proclaims His Return with a Dragon’s Roar

"Is this the center of the continent?" Lan Siter looked at the mountains, a hint of excitement in his expression.

They had been traveling for a full five months, changing horses several times, and they were nearly numb from the journey.

Armies at war at least don’t spend every day on the move, and thankfully, they were now within their own territory, otherwise they would have had to deal with thieves and enemy forces as well.

"Probably, at least that’s what’s written in the prophecy," Gu Shanhai said, not knowing much himself. The forum’s seekers of secrets had reported this.

Gu Shanhai had tried his hand at prophetic divination, but had not come up with anything, clearly the Holy Grail possessed the ability to shield and misdirect divination.

"But doesn’t the vegetation here look a bit familiar?" Gu Shanhai noticed the rare planting of Fish Beam Wood.

This gave him a rather bad premonition; Fish Beam Wood was not a native species but from the parallel world.

’So could this place be the rift that once connected the two worlds...’ Gu Shanhai thought somewhat ’fuck’.

There was indeed such a possibility.

In previous conversations with Amute, Gu Shanhai had tried to inquire about the location of this rift, but the other party had always been vague, clearly not wanting to disclose it, probably for fear that Gu Shanhai might stir up trouble.

If the guess turned out to be true, then the truth of the High Magic Era might be more than just an ancient return.

It was unclear how it was accomplished in a past life, but it surely had something to do with the church’s Lord, yet in this life the Lord had died in the womb and was unable to intervene.

’Let’s take it one step at a time, this is not a big problem.’ Gu Shanhai pondered, thinking posthumously ’let the floodwaters rise’, just grab it and run.

In the midst of the mountains stood a majestic palace.

"We can’t continue on horseback through the mountains, we need to walk the rest of the way," Lan Siter said.

Gu Shanhai did not respond, but pondered what to do next.

Because the forum’s revelations were sparse at this point, merely stating that Holy Grail Knight Galahad had used the blood from the spear to anoint the old king’s limbs and body, the dead king was revived, and thereafter the Holy Grail revealed itself, followed by a lengthy analysis.

As for that spear, it was initially suspected to be Penetrating Gun·Bombarding Five Stars, of course, it could also be Longinus’ Spear, although this was less likely, as that spear did not exist in this world. Still, it could not be ruled out that some player had brought it over from another world, such a possibility existed.

Therefore, the Holy Grail must be inside the old king.

The group quickly arrived inside the palace-turned-castle, pushing the door open. The place had been abandoned for a long time, dust and cobwebs covered the entire palace.

Upon entering, they immediately saw an enormous throne, atop which was a giant crucifix.

And a desiccated corpse, dressed in tattered clothes, was nailed to the cross. If the light were dimmer, one might indeed not be able to see the body.

"Church stuff?" Lan Siter frowned. He did not expect to encounter the church’s items here; the church had already completely decayed, as the priests’ ability to cast divine arts had diminished, losing their supernatural powers. Even though the church and priests still existed, they had become ordinary organizations without the noble’s exclusive right to transcendental power.

"Sort of, their contingency plan from the past," Gu Shanhai knew that just like the Stone of Destiny·Golden Sword, the Holy Grail was one of the creations of the church, probably even the Sword Scabbard Utopia and the Excalibur now in Atilis’s hand were from the church, after all, the church once succeeded the monstrous Druid.

"Mr. Shanhai knows?" Lan Siter quickly caught some subtleties in Gu Shanhai’s tone.

"I know, it’s no big secret; the sources of the wizard and priest professions are the Druids, although they parted ways a long time ago."

"This Holy Grail is the treasure recorded by the Druids, the inexhaustible pot of Dagda that could satisfy the needs of thousands of troops. What happened in between that turned it into the Holy Grail, I don’t know, so don’t ask me why."

Gu Shanhai’s response was quite direct, but it also explained why he knew.

"I see, I remember the Druids had four treasures: the Stone of Destiny, the pot of Dagda, and Penetrating Gun·Bombarding Five Stars and Revenge Sword·Answer."

"The Stone of Destiny and the sword mounted upon it were stolen two years ago. The pot of Dagda is here, then do you know where the remaining two treasures are, Mr. Shanhai?"

Lan Siter also briefly summarized. Since the rise of Druids, they had become mainstream, hence the increase in people’s knowledge.

"If I knew, I would have taken them already, no need for your reminder." Gu Shanhai rolled his eyes; with such wonderful items, why would he leave them to others.

"Fair point, fair point," Lan Siter smiled ruefully, admitting he might have done the same.

"No worries, even if we don’t encounter those, seeing the Holy Grail is still good. The church wasn’t just any force; I can assure you, the Holy Grail is definitely more magical than these four treasures," Gu Shanhai immediately said.

The saying "now is not like the past" was not so absolute; the church’s painstakingly created symbol of the Lord was not likely a shoddy imitation.

The Druids’ four treasures, although magical, were still man-made.

"But where is this Holy Grail? It’s not inside the crucifix, is it?" Upon seeing this, Lan Siter did not know what to say as he too had developed a theory that the thing that could make Camelot Kingdom stronger must be the Holy Grail, and surely that would not be this corpse or the crucifix.