Chapter 176: Chapter 130: Blade of Rebellion, Armored Giant Ape
To the common person, Wizards were figures who only appeared in legends.
However, for the noble families of the Sal Empire—especially those whose lineages included Golden Great Knights—neither Wizards nor the Wizarding World were secrets.
For one, they all knew that the Guardian of the Empire was a Level One Wizard who had returned from the Wizarding World.
Furthermore, most of the Wizard Apprentices sent to the Wizarding World also came from these very families.
If a hundred Apprentices were sent to the Wizarding World, at least seventy or eighty of them would be scions of these families.
Only a small handful of lucky ones, like Thomas, were of commoner origin.
Roy sized up the Guiding Crystal Ball in Selena’s hand, which was emitting a soft white glow. He spoke unhurriedly, "You’re just going to take out the Guiding Crystal Ball like that? Aren’t you afraid I’ll snatch it from you?"
"There’s nothing to fear. My intuition tells me you’re not that kind of person."
Selena replied at once, without any hesitation.
That might have been what she said, but it wasn’t what she was truly thinking.
She had only described the Guiding Crystal Ball’s effect, not how to use it.
More importantly, in her opinion, Roy had no way of using the Guiding Crystal Ball.
Although the Guiding Crystal Ball was merely a Low-level Demonized Item, using it required one’s Spiritual Power to be at the level of a First-class Apprentice, and one also had to know how to control that Spiritual Power.
Selena could use the Guiding Crystal Ball because she was a First-class Apprentice.
It wasn’t just her. Monica was one, too.
Selena’s tone and expression were sincere, but Roy knew she wasn’t being entirely truthful.
However, he couldn’t be bothered to call her out on it. He said slowly, "Since you have the Guiding Crystal Ball, you can lead the way."
"Let me be blunt. If the Phoenix Knight’s tomb is really in this cave, and it contains his inheritance, the Inheritance Map for the Undead Bird Breathing Method is mine."
"If there’s more than one Inheritance Map, I’ll divide the extras among you."
"As for everything else, we can divide it based on contribution. I get first pick, then you."
He could have monopolized all the spoils, but aside from the Undead Bird Breathing Method, Roy wasn’t particularly interested in anything else.
"No problem. We’ll do as you say."
"We’re companions now, after a fashion. Would you be willing to tell us your name?"
Selena said slowly.
"Shanks."
"I won’t be sharing my family name. Just call me Shanks."
Roy replied, his expression calm.
He had originally considered using Roger as his alias, but after a moment’s thought, he settled on the name Shanks.
’Shanks?’
Upon hearing Roy’s answer, Selena and Monica quickly searched their memories, then shared a look of mutual understanding.
Though they said nothing, they read the look in each other’s eyes: neither of them had ever heard the name Shanks before.
Roy knew they were communicating silently with the unique rapport of twins, and he watched them with great interest.
At the same time, a memory surfaced in his mind.
A certain Hall Master of the Cyan Wood Hall, who shall remain nameless, had once been very curious about whether twins were truly telepathic. He had conducted an experiment on a pair of twin sisters who were with him.
As it turned out, that pair of twins were indeed telepathic, able to feel what the other was feeling.
The experiment conducted by this unnamed Hall Master of the Cyan Wood Hall had left a profound impression on the young Roy.
He hadn’t quite understood it at the time, but now that he was older, he finally understood why the Hall Master had been so curious about such things.
Selena and Monica had no idea what Roy was thinking just then.
However, their innate feminine intuition told them that whatever Roy was thinking about was not exactly child-friendly.
Without a moment’s hesitation, Selena said quickly, "The Molten Beast Knight’s and the Gem Whale Knight’s men blocked the entrance for over an hour. The ones who got in before us might be close to finding the Phoenix Knight’s tomb by now."
Roy nodded and said slowly, "Let’s go. I hope that Guiding Crystal Ball in your hand can actually lead us to the Phoenix Knight’s tomb."
Selena replied instantly, "As long as the Phoenix Knight’s tomb is in here, the Guiding Crystal Ball will definitely lead us to it."
With that, she held the Guiding Crystal Ball and took the lead, heading toward the fork in the path ahead.
Roy said nothing more and followed unhurriedly behind her.
As for Monica, she walked at his side.
Soon, they came to the first fork in the Lost Cave.
Selena paused at the fork for a few seconds, holding the Guiding Crystal Ball, then headed down the rightmost passage.
After proceeding for over a hundred meters, they came to a second fork.
Just like before, Selena paused for a moment in the middle of the junction.
Once the Guiding Crystal Ball gave its indication, she entered the middle passage.
Time trickled by, and before they knew it, Roy and the others had been traveling through the Lost Cave for over half an hour.
During that time, they saw not only the bodies of many recently deceased Knights but also the corpses of a few Extraordinary Creatures.
They had also been attacked by these same Extraordinary Creatures.
So far, they had encountered a total of four different types of Extraordinary Creatures.