NOVPUBChapter 360: Chapter 309 [Sphinx’s Wisdom] New Developments!_2
“Indeed!”
Evar’s eyes lit up, and his body even trembled a bit.
“Are you certain that the island is in this sea area?”
Lis looked at Evar curiously and shook his head, saying,
“I can only confirm that this sea area is different from other places. It might be influenced by the island you mentioned, but I’m not certain.”
“Good, good!”
...
Evar muttered to himself, his mood somewhat stirred.
Returning to that island and gaining the inheritance of magical power was his hope.
But after so many failures, he even began to doubt whether he had made a mistake.
After getting confirmation from Lis, he was somewhat overwhelmed, as if he had discovered an oasis while trekking through a desert.
“Never mind.”
Lis hesitated for a moment, unable to think of any other method, he prepared to use a brute force approach.
Just plow through the area first!
Holding onto Evar’s shirt once more, Lis said to him,
“I’m going to circle this sea area. If you feel anything special, let me know.”
Evar nodded, indicating his understanding.
At this moment, he hoped even more that Lis would successfully find that island.
Subsequently, Lis and Evar toured the sea area.
In the perception described by Evar, he felt an attractive area around ten kilometers in a circular sea region.
But within this area, it was like being on a magnet with a compass, the feeling was the same everywhere.
It was as if the entire space was attracting him.
Even at the center of this sea area, Evar didn’t feel anything special.
Just as Lis was about to finish scanning most of the sea and was preparing to think of other methods,
while passing an ordinary and usual stretch of azure sea, Lis suddenly stopped flying.
At the moment Evar felt curious, Lis suddenly released his hand, letting Evar float mid-air by himself.
Lis didn’t care about anything else and reached for his left ear.
On Lis’s left ear was the Legendary-level accessory, the Sphinx’s Wisdom.
Lis could feel that this earring was slightly warm, with a different change.
What was this situation?
After Lis obtained this Legendary accessory, his strength had greatly improved, even giving him the courage to face Gold-level professionals.
But there had never been such a change like now.
Could it be… that it’s related to the mysterious island existing in this sea area?
“Um~”
A somewhat lazy voice echoed in Lis’s mind.
“Little Mi?”
Lis was a bit surprised and said in his heart,
“Did you wake up?”
“┗|｀O′|┛ Wow~~ meow.”
Black Cat Little Mi yawned, the effortful sound allowing Lis to picture the black cat stretching.
This voice came from the Magic Intelligent Life, Black Cat Little Mi, that Lis got from the Sphinx Temple.
Since leaving Snow Ridge Town, Little Mi suddenly fell asleep inside him, not awakening no matter how much Lis called.
If Lis couldn’t feel that cluster of Magic Power from the black cat, he really would have thought the guy just kicked the bucket.
“How long did I sleep?”
The black cat’s figure suddenly appeared on Lis’s shoulder, licked its little paws with its pink tongue, and asked Lis.
Evar, standing beside them, was stunned. How did a talking black cat suddenly appear, and judging by its demeanor, it seemed very familiar with Lis.
It must be Lord Lis’s Magic Pet!
Evar continued to flatter in his heart but kept his composure on the surface.
“Several months now, I was worried something happened to you.”
Lis smiled and asked curiously,
“Why did you suddenly fall asleep without even telling me?”
After all, the black cat was an extremely rare Magic Intelligent Life with an independent thought process, designated by Lis to be the future central brain of the Floating City, so naturally, he was very concerned.
“It was my oversight.”
The black cat seemed a bit downcast, saying helplessly,
“I forgot that the Magic Power maintaining my existence used to be provided by the temple. Once I left the temple’s area, I lost the Magic Power supply and directly went to sleep to accumulate Magic Power.”
Lis glanced at the black cat, his gaze loaded with much meaning.
Such a simple issue, and you still messed it up?
I’m beginning to doubt your intelligence!
Did you turn foolish staying in the temple?
The black cat naturally noticed Lis’s gaze and argued somewhat indignantly,
“I don’t have a choice, do I?”
“Having stayed in the temple for so long, coming out made me too excited, I simply forgot, alright?”
“It’s also your fault. If you had become a legend, I would have woken up a long time ago!”
Lis ignored the Black Cat’s unreasonable troublemaking and then asked,
“Why are you awake now? Is something wrong?”
In fact, Lis had a hunch, but he still needed Black Cat’s confirmation.
“It’s a familiar feeling, that’s all!”
Black Cat jumped onto Lis’s head and crouched down, then said,
“There’s the scent of Divine Power around here. Your earring sensed it, and so did I.”
As expected!
Just now, Lis had shielded his and Black Cat’s voices, not letting Evar hear what the two of them were saying.
Now, this is getting interesting!
If it is indeed Divine Power, Lis’s previous guess might be true – this place could be a deity’s legacy.
Most likely, it belonged to a deity who had fallen!
“Can you sense the exact location?”
Lis asked immediately, casually picking Black Cat up from his head and holding it in his arms for a few strokes.
Black Cat comfortably settled in and didn’t want to move, pointed below and said,
“Look, it’s down there.”
“But the feeling is a bit blurry, as if something is blocking it.”
“I see!”
Lis looked down at the empty, azure sea below, trying a few things in vain.
What they could be sure of now was that the island wasn’t hidden by an Invisibility Barrier or any other visual shields; it was genuinely inaccessible.
Now that the location was confirmed, how to get in there?
Lis felt like an adventurer standing in front of a treasure vault without the key to the vault’s door – he could do nothing but sigh with desire.
“Do you know how to get inside?”
Lis asked the Black Cat in his arms.
“I don’t know. I’m just an ignorant little kitty.”
Black Cat turned over in Lis’s arms, found a more comfortable position, blissfully basking in the sunshine, and said lazily.
Lis felt somewhat helpless, pondered for a moment, and then summoned the system panel.
He looked at his equipment slot.
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[Accessory: [Sphinx’s Wisdom]
Tier: Legendary
Description: The greatest masterpiece of the Legendary Arcanist Sphinx, a magnificent crystallization of his boundless wisdom, it will open the treasure chest of knowledge for you!
Equipment Effect 1: [Sphinx’s Knowledge Treasure]
Equipment Effect 2: [Divergent Arcane Revelation]
Equipment Effect 3: [Insightful Arcane Revelation]
Equipment Effect 4: [Creative Arcane Revelation]
Equipment Effect 5: Attribute Enhancement (Half Sealed)
Equipment Effect 6: Elemental Affinity Enhancement (Half Sealed)
Equipment Effect 7:… (Sealed)
Equipment Effect 8: Divine Power Enhancement (Half Sealed)
[Sphinx’s Wisdom] can store a certain amount of Divine Power and, by consuming Divine Power, amplify a specific equipment effect.
Current Divine Power stored: 0/100
…
Equipment Effect 10:… (Sealed)
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No other equipment effects had changed, only the appearance of an effect previously sealed.
The ability to store and strengthen equipment effects with Divine Power!
Is that the reason why [Sphinx’s Wisdom] could sense the presence of Divine Power?
Lis felt somewhat silent in his heart, this equipment effect was beyond his expectations.
The existence of this effect suggested that [Sphinx’s Wisdom], a Legendary-level accessory, was qualified to use Divine Power.
Well, it makes sense. After all, it was the highest achievement of the Legendary Arcanist Sphinx who created the Ascension Technique.
If it were someone else, they might not be aware of it, but Lis was clear on the matter.
Any Legendary Equipment related to Divine Power represented another possibility.
Just like the Legendary Holy Object exclusive to the Dawn Church, [Saint Hoyler’s Manual], it was an artifact capable of further transformation.
At least from what Lis knew, quite a few of the Church of the Gods’ Half-God Artifacts were obtained this way.
In other words, [Sphinx’s Wisdom] held even greater potential!
