Chapter 257: Evolving Divine Artifact Fragment
Lin Ke did not smile.
He continued to calmly scan the other powerful beings present, striving to memorize all their faces.
Among them, a few neutral human gods were also present, though they were seated close to the entrance.
The Goddess of Wealth, the God of Love and Joy, the Harvest Elder, The Beginning of Hope, and Mr. Noble, these are the five neutral gods.
As for some gods who had lost their conscious intelligence and obviously become mere tools, they were not in the grand hall.
With Lin Ke's powerful mind, just a glance was enough to remember everyone's face or the law they emanated.
After leaving, he could sketch them out and match them to recognize individuals one by one.
In the future, at least he would have some idea when meeting them.
However, at this moment, Lin Ke did not have anything else to say. Initially, he thought talking here would be like those verbal sparring scenes in TV dramas back in the previous world, full of twists and turns.
Who would have known that the Insomnia Emperor would be so straightforward, wasting no words, directly stating the theme and the purpose of Lin Ke's visit, and even said those kinds of protective words.
One can only say, as the number one in Naseng, the Insomnia Emperor indeed has such confidence.
"Your Majesty, I don't have any other issues, so I will take my leave." Lin Ke hammered his chest and exchanged a glance with Garoce before turning to leave.
"Alright, go ahead." Insomnia waved his hand and then looked at the others beneath, "Since Ove has a chance to resurrect, let's proceed with this noble council as usual..."
After they left, under the presiding of Insomnia, various voices began to emerge in the hall, starting to discuss this noble council.
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Once outside the grand hall, Lin Ke's robe, which was a third-level magic item, was soaked through with sweat.
The pressure was immense!
Lin Ke's face was pale, and he could barely stand, being supported by Garoce beside him.
"Little Lin Ke, are you alright?!" Garoce's eyes were filled with deep concern and guilt.
However, many times, he couldn't be of much help.
Many times, what he could do was to stand in the proper place Lin Ke designated when needed, rather than acting on his own initiative, which would just cause chaos!
"I'm fine, Father, it's just over-exhaustion."
Lin Ke waved his hand, feeling the three seedlings in his Soul Space shaking vigorously, crazily absorbing magic.
Fortunately, the magic elements and laws here were arguably the densest in the entire Gula Kingdom, making it easy for Lin Ke to absorb them.
"Count Lin Ke, Viscount Azanen, His Majesty bids the two of you to follow me to the resting area to await further instructions."
At this moment, a person clad in a white armor approached Lin Ke and Garoce, addressing them.
The white-armored figure exuded a profound aura, at least a level fifteen powerhouse.
White Knight!
One of the Black and White Knights of the Insomnia Emperor's Knight Order!
"Thank you." Lin Ke and Garoce expressed their gratitude before following this White Knight forward.
Here, the houses were all constructed of gigantic stones, extremely simplistic.
But no matter internally or externally, they were permeated with resplendent law brilliance.
Lin Ke couldn't help but marvel at the universal truth found in humble abodes.
The three bypassed one stone house after another, finally stopping in front of a slightly more aesthetically pleasing and luxurious stone house.
The more ancient and simplistic a stone house, the older it signified.
In fact, the grand hall Lin Ke was just in wasn't the oldest stone house; the oldest was an extremely ancient stone house located at the deepest part of this palace complex, which, as Rica said, she herself hadn't been to and only the current King could access.
And such a somewhat luxurious stone house was naturally built by later inhabitants.
However, this stone house did not contain any embedded space, just a straightforward, spacious stone house with a few stone blocks serving as stools.
Every stone house was guarded by a White Knight at the door, on high alert.
The White Knight brought them inside and then left, leaving just Lin Ke and Garoce.
Lin Ke sat down and immediately closed his eyes, starting his meditation; the recent series of confrontations had drained him greatly.
Garoce did the same.
Yet at the same time, their gains were substantial!
It was a struggle of laws, a struggle of will, and moreover, a struggle of thought and soul essence.
The saying "a fine sword is the product of honing" holds true.
Lin Ke had never engaged in such a conflict before, but after experiencing it now, his soul felt as if it had been refined.
Now, his Soul Space was a field of crimson red, with the three bloodlines resplendent like red crystal glazed trees.
Simultaneously, he took out a tattered wooden piece with a withered leaf grown on it.
This was the reward the system had previously given him, a divine artifact fragment named "Withered Leaf"!
This leaf had been discovered during the Path of Blood, but Lin Ke was previously occupied with investigating Ove's death and hadn't examined it properly.
But now, being in the Gula Palace, Lin Ke could say he was very safe.
"Is that the divine artifact fragment?" Garoce asked curiously, "Has it been integrated?"
Garoce had also used a divine artifact fragment before, otherwise he wouldn't have ascended to level fifteen so quickly.
"Yes." Lin Ke nodded, unafraid others would covet it, boldly inspecting it.
After all, it's the bottom of the abyss, after all, exists Insomnia.
Even if in Great Wilderness City, it wouldn't be as safe as here, Insomnia was just a reach away.
If they braved the pressure from Insomnia to covet his broken divine artifact, they might as well aim for Insomnia's Black and White Dual Swords.
The original divine artifact fragment, the tattered wooden piece, only accelerated his elemental absorption speed, giving one to two massive wooden elements daily.
And now, it seemed to have gained something else...
Lin Ke was investigating, while Garoce was also meditating.
At this moment, a few more people appeared at the resting area.
They had gills near the neck, with droplets of water swirling around them, enveloped in a dense element of water vapor.
Merfolk!
This was the faction from the Ocean of Stars and Waves!
These merfolk, upon entering, just glanced at Lin Ke before heading to rest on the other side.
Soon after, more individuals arrived, a few enormous Delta Bear-men from the Eternal Freeze Court.
These two factions were also likely awaiting orders from their respective superiors.
However, after this, two more groups arrived.
The Desert Giant Lizard tribe from the Extreme West Countries and the upper-class life forms of the Holy Life Alliance—the Minotaurs.
Among the Minotaurs, Lin Ke even saw the one he had encountered in the Crimson Wilderness Space while disguised as the minstrel "Buck."
All the powers were gathered here!
As for the Gula Kingdom, currently, only Lin Ke was present.
However, Lin Ke didn't observe the others, but continued to close his eyes and inspect the divine artifact fragment in his hand.
Suddenly, the rotten piece in Lin Ke's hand emitted an extremely subtle wave of law.
Law wave!
A subtle law wave is still the law!
Lin Ke felt, holding this rotten piece, he could perceive faint fluctuations of pressure and temperature laws!
Laws!
Those are laws!
The realm one can enter only after reaching level fifteen, where even many without innate talent might come to a halt at level fifteen.
Because if they couldn't perceive the laws, how could they advance?
And Lin Ke was only level ten now!
If he could perceive laws and even attempt to utilize them at level ten...