897  finding the alchemist

    without a doubt, vale was aware that he was the divine extractor. he also believed that the goddess of concealment and secrecy should be aware of this.

    however, with the way she was saying it, it seemed as if she had no idea about the divine extractor''s identity.

    "can you tell me what the divine extractor must do if i ever find him?" vale asked as he decided to just go with the flow.

    the avatar of the goddess then spoke...

    "they should be capable of removing this seal if they already grasped the power that he needed." the avatar said mysteriously.

    however, vale wouldn''t just let it end like that.

    "can''t you just tell what kind of power it is?" he asked.

    "if you''re not aware of it, then you haven''t seen it yet. it''s something you''ll know once you''re ready." the avatar said once again before disappearing completely from vale''s sight.

    it probably meant that the conversation was over, and he already had to leave.

    vale was, of course, unconvinced and still doubting the information he had just heard, but it seemed that this avatar was limited by a rule she couldn''t speak of.

    ''whatever... i''ll find that out someday if it''s really fated... in any case, that solar eclipse wasn''t some sort of invasion or a bad omen...''

    there''s no disaster coming to this realm, and if he thinks of it from a different perspective, this might also mean that there would be years of peace within the continent!

    if their realm was truly isolated, the will of the realm could peacefully recover as there wouldn''t be any realm invasion that would happen any time soon.

    after thinking about this, vale felt that it wasn''t really that bad.

    vale was surprised that they would be this hostile to someone they didn''t recognize. after all, he was able to reach this temple for a reason.

    anyway, vale remained calm as his eyes steadily met the priest''s gaze.

    "i am merely a traveler, seeking knowledge and understanding of this sacred place." he replied before he decided to continue walking around.

    however, the priest narrowed his eyes. "this is no place for idle wanderers. the secrets here are not for the unqualified."

    before vale could respond, another priest stepped forward, his eyes widening in recognition.

    "wait... i know who he is. this is vale, the shadow immortal."

    vale really thought that this interaction would escalate, but it seemed that there was no need to make them realize who they were talking to. with that, he quietly stopped his divinity from pressuring everyone.

    nonetheless, after one of them said this, a murmur of surprise rippled through the group.

    the first priest''s demeanor shifted from suspicion to respect, though a hint of wariness remained. "forgive us, shadow immortal. we did not recognize you."

    the shadow immortal''s image had been in several newspapers already, but because the image was always in black arcanist robe, they didn''t immediately recognize the shadow immortal.

    vale nodded, accepting the apology. "no harm done. i was hoping to find the chaos alchemist. i have questions that only they can answer."

    the priests exchanged glances, their expressions troubled. "the chaos alchemist''s location is also a secret for lowly red-robed priests like us," the second priest said.

    "but if you announce the presence of extremely rare alchemy material, they might send someone to take it from you... i mean, to purchase it from you." he added.

    this shocked vale for a bit, but after some thought, it certainly made sense that the chaos alchemist must be only interested in alchemical ingredients or anything related to alchemy. "that''s a good idea..." vale muttered as he considered what item he would use to attract the alchemist.