CHAPTER 722: 564 SECOND BEAST SKIN MAP

At night, inside a room at an inn.

While the common folk who knew nothing of tonight’s events had all fallen into heavy slumber, Reiger, who had taken off his trench coat, was sitting at a desk in a room illuminated by a magic lamp, and he hadn’t gone to sleep.

Liz in the neighboring bedroom had already drifted off to sleep before him.

The little princess, seeing that Reiger had no intention of sleeping, had originally planned to stay by his side, but Reiger, noticing her fatigued expression, didn’t ask her to stay and sent her directly to bed.

He himself took out a box he had acquired not long before and set it on the desk.

"Magic Level Ascension·Complete Repair."

As the magic for item identification activated, information about the box before him surfaced in Reiger’s mind, and he became aware of it.

"As expected, this box is not ordinary either."

Reiger tapped the box that sat on the desk.

It was a box that was not quite wood, not quite iron, not quite gold, and not quite silver.

According to the feedback from the identification magic, this box was crafted from a rare magical metal known as Chiluo metal.

This magical metal was extremely hard and durable, so much so that not even a Sword Saint wielding the highest quality magic weapon could leave a scratch on it. It was a primary material for crafting many high-level armors and magical artifacts.

An item made from this magical metal, be it a weapon, armor, or magical tool, would not be of low quality.

If one were to apply the settings from "YGGDRASIL," a Forging Master with excellent skills might eventually craft from it a legendary item, or even a Divine Artifact.

"No wonder it’s so difficult to open a box made from such precious magical metal."

Reiger fiddled with the box in front of him but couldn’t find a way to open it.

There was no lock, nor was there a keyhole into which a key could be inserted. If it weren’t for the seam on it, anyone who saw it would think it was just a solid cube of metal and not a box.

Reiger had tried to open it, but he found that, even using all his strength, he couldn’t pry the seam open even by a millimeter.

This was somewhat surprising.

Given Reiger’s current "strength" ability parameters, it wasn’t just a box he could break, but even a truck would have its front torn apart by him. The fact that he couldn’t pry open a box was enough to show its extraordinary origin.

"Of course, it’s only natural for it to have an extraordinary origin."

Feeling that familiar throbbing sensation within, at last, Reiger decided to use a bit of brute force.

So, he extended a finger and pressed it against the seam of the box.

"Dimensional Slice."

Yes.

Reiger unleashed the tenth-tier magic spell capable of cutting through even space itself.

"Puff!"

The next moment, a tiny blade of space formed on the tip of Reiger’s finger, flew along the seam of the box, and with a sound like slicing through tough hide, it cut open the lid of the box.

Facing magic that could even slice through space, no matter how hard or durable this box might be, the outcome was inevitable.

The rare magical metal lid promptly fell onto the desk, clanging with a ringing sound.

The object within the box was thus revealed to the air and caught Reiger’s eye.

"————"

In an instant, that familiar, intense throbbing sensation in Reiger’s heart grew even stronger.

Just like when he first came into contact with the beast skin map, the intense throbbing involuntarily drew his gaze into the interior of the box, and he took out what lay quietly inside.

It was, unmistakably, a beast skin that had been rolled into a scroll.

"Another piece of beast skin?"

Reiger felt both surprise and a sudden comprehension.

It was unexpected because he did not foresee that a piece of beast skin would be lying within the box.

The realization also dawned because, indeed, it was a piece of beast skin inside the box.

After all, the last object that caused a throbbing sensation in Reiger’s heart was also a piece of beast skin.

As such, with the same throbbing sensation reappearing, it was no hard task to understand that the source of that sensation was another piece of beast skin.

Reiger then pondered for a while, unfurled the scroll, and opened the beast skin.

It appeared entirely blank, with nothing on it, which gave off the feeling of having been fooled.

Yet Reiger was not in a hurry and continued to gaze calmly at the seemingly empty beast skin.

Before long, an incredible change occurred on the skin.

Countless lines gradually took shape, sketching out an image on the beast skin.

"As expected..."

Reiger took out the beast skin map he had been storing in the Dimensional Magic Cube Storage Space and laid it beside the one in front of him.

At first glance, the two skins were identical twins: material, touch, size, and color were all indistinguishably alike, save for slight differences at the edges.

However, the patterns depicted on the two beast skin maps were entirely different.

The one given to Reiger for safekeeping by Liz depicted an altar surrounded by countless kneeling worshippers, with a queen at the forefront wearing a crown and royal robe and holding a golden sword, leading her subjects in the worship of a cube-shaped object atop the altar.

Yet the beast skin that Reiger took out from the box made of Chilo metal depicted a completely different scene.

On it, there still were figures outlined by lines.

These figures were no longer worshiping around an altar, but rather, under the leadership of one person, they had arrived at a desert.

The leader wore a crown and a royal robe, and was undoubtedly the same queen.

But this queen was driving a golden sword into an altar, and the people around her were either carrying building materials or tools, constructing something around the altar.

"A pedestal where the Sword of Moslo can be inserted?"

Looking at this drawing, Reiger was filled with countless thoughts.

He remembered that when Yuri had told him about the ancient ruins of Xinyele, she mentioned there was a place that might be where the Sword of Moslo could be inserted.

"Does that mean, this picture depicts the scene when the heroic ancestors led their followers to build that relic here?"

By now, Reiger knew that the wielder of the Sword of Moslo was an ancestor of Liz, someone who had been recognized by the Dimensional Magic Cube and was capable of Dimensional Travel, considered a hero in the Ancient Magic Civilization Period.

They held great standing during the Ancient Magic Civilization Period, from the origins of the human race they had been protecting the entire human kin with their own strength, contending against demons that threatened humanity.

Therefore, they were both heroes and kings, a magnificent existence that led the entire human race.

Such a figure...

"Why would they lead people into such a desert to construct a relic capable of accepting the Sword of Moslo?"

Reiger felt he had encountered another secret of the Ancient Magic Civilization Period.

The hero kin who had stayed respectfully inside Yarakulon, the ancient relic nested within the underground beast, what exactly had they done at the end of the Ancient Magic Civilization Period?

Reiger had many thoughts, but they were all guesswork, not one with a definite answer.

"Forget it, I’ll stop thinking about it."

Unable to figure it out, Reiger simply gave up.

"After all, I came for that ruin, and I will visit it sooner or later," Reiger thought quietly, "Perhaps, there I will find the answers."

With that thought, Reiger collected the two beast skin maps and placed them in the Dimensional Magic Cube Storage Space.

Then, Reiger flipped through the Chilo metal box again but did not find a second item inside.

This made Reiger feel puzzled.

"Is there only a beast skin map in here?"

That shouldn’t be the case.

"The short Swordsman who seized the box and was about to flee, did indeed shout that he would soon become a Sword Saint."

Because of that phrase, Reiger had thought there was some kind of treasure inside the box that could make a person grow strong quickly.

Yet, it turned out to be just a beast skin map?

"It seems there are some secrets within this box that I still need to uncover."

Having thought it over, Reiger picked up the sliced-open cover and placed it back on the box.

"Magic Level Ascension·Complete Repair."

As the magic was activated, the sliced-open Chilo metal box suddenly flashed with Magic Power light, enveloping it.

When the Magic Power light dissipated, the box that was cut open by "Severance" had returned to its original state, as if it had never been damaged.

Only then did Reiger collect the Chilo metal box, stand up, and prepare to go to sleep.

However, just then, a disturbance suddenly occurred in the quiet moonlit night.

"Hmm?"

Reiger stopped his steps toward the bedroom, slightly raised his eyebrows, moved to the window, and looked outside.

This glance revealed to Reiger a very lively scene.

The streets, which should have been silent and deserted, were suddenly filled with a group of people.

They wore uniform-style outfits and bore the same type of standard weapons at their waists, clearly belonging to the same organization and robustly surrounding a building.

The building they surrounded was the very inn where Reiger was staying.

"They’ve found me so quickly?"

Reiger was not surprised.

He had not been trying to hide his tracks, so for someone determined to find them, it would have been very simple. Not to mention, Reiger and Liz had been moving together in pairs, a man and a woman, tall and short, big and small, having walked around in the streets without any hesitation. Anyone who searched based on their distinguishing features would have found this place sooner or later anyway.

Of course, Reiger wasn’t concealing his whereabouts because he figured even if the others found this place, they should at least have time to rest for one night.

Who knew they would come this fast.

"Could it be the official organization of Xinyele? The City Lord’s people?"

Reiger felt like he had a guess.

"Bang bang bang!"

Simultaneously, the door was knocked on forcefully.