BXBX NOVEL Chapter 30: Cryptic
Eclipse raised an eyebrow at her; "What do you mean, "for a long time?", you just got here a couple of months ago for as long as I remember. Don\'t speak as if you\'re here for more than a decade."
Rheina raised an eyebrow at him; "And how come that our dear Third Young Master knew about it when you hardly pay any attention to your surroundings based on the reports back then, hmmm?"
\'Is this woman being cheeky at all?\'
He didn\'t bother to respond to her nonsense as he focus on what he was doing.
The reason why he immediately recognizes her when she addressed herself as [Nariana] back then was because he vaguely remembered that there was a new set of servants that arrived within the household few months ago and of course, he didn\'t bother to looked at it because it wasn\'t his business anyway.
However, when the incident back at the dining hall happened, that\'s the time he remembered that incident from his previous lifetime and back then, he makes a scene by throwing a tantrum and left that place because of what she did to him.
Now that the events had changed because of his sudden returned from the past and took actions to change the course of his life as Ezekiel, Eclipse would do whatever it takes for him not to fall into the same path that he walked once.
Even if means that he needs to stain his hands with the blood of others then, he would do it.
\'It\'s not that I\'m a saint anyway nor a sinner. I\'ve live for a millennium and had seen different kinds of life that would put me into despair for the first time when I became a world-hopper but right now, it became a norm for me to think that way...\'
"H-hey! Don\'t be like that! Also, I did a great job to investigate this territory for a short period of time, you know.
However, seeing this place makes me think otherwise though because I didn\'t bother to check here since it was an abandoned place according to my investigation and no one dared to venture in this kind of place."
If Eclipse wasn\'t a world-hopper and just and ordinary person of this worldline, he would agree with what she said about this place.
However, that wasn\'t the case anymore since he is no longer a native of this worldline and he is now a foreigner that needs to seek refuge for the time being because of an unfortunate event.
\'Well, I was also dumbfounded when I heard this place from [that person] however, there is still something that bothers me though.\'
Eclipse wasn\'t sure what [that person] was thinking and [that person] doesn\'t seem to have an interest about why he needed that information.
\'It\'s better to be safe than sorry then. Shouldn\'t let my guard down just because I had acquired this information from [that person] and even though I had a fair trade for this information, who knows if [that person] suddenly betray me.\'
He knows that he is being too cautious but who would blame him? In his millennium years as a world-hopper and meeting various people across different worldlines made him to be on guard all the times and this wasn\'t any different though.
\'Also, I haven\'t check my status progression rate of this worldline and it will be better for me to reconnect with Sir Red as soon as possible.\'
Since the main plot hasn\'t started yet, Eclipse could only do a little progression on his part and could earn a little percentage for him to be able to reconnect with his superior back at the World-Hopping Department.
"We\'re here at last."
Eclipse didn\'t dwell that much as they finally reach their destination within the Chevalier household\'s secluded area that no one would dare to venture off because of its atmosphere that looks like a haunted mansion.
"So, what are we going to do now? It seems like a dead end for me since I don\'t see any mechanism that would allow us to enter or something."
Eclipse;\'Well, she\'s right. There is nothing around them besides a wall on a plain site. If [that person] didn\'t share some information on how to get through with this, I don\'t know what to do either.\'
Eclipse;
\'Well, she\'s right. There is nothing around them besides a wall on a plain site. If [that person] didn\'t share some information on how to get through with this, I don\'t know what to do either.\'
His thoughts were cut off when he heard Rheina called out for him.
"Hey, look at this! There seems like an inscription right here, but it\'s written on a different language as I don\'t recall these letters way back from my studies before."
Now, that has caught Eclipse\'s attention as he strives towards where Rheina was and looked at the wall where she stood looking those letters that she mentioned.
Upon looking at those letters, Eclipse frowns at the familiar characters written on the wall.
« "A kin whose blood ties are half from its unknown origin." »
\'What kind of nonsense was this? And also, why these characters are here anyway?\'
Rheina; "What does it say? Can you recognize these words, Sir Eclipse?"
\'Of course, I have recognize it pretty well. I have come across with it during my world-hopping journey.\'
In his world-hopping journey, Eclipse not just encountered different kinds of people but also their languages as well. One of that is the Wu language coming from the ancient cultivation worldlines. The characters that he saw right now are with no doubt are the Wu languages.
\'Is there something in this worldline that I don\'t know in my previous life? It seems like there is an anomaly in this world as well.\'
Before he could think any further, the system interface immediately appeared in front of him, and the contents written on his system interface makes him frown even further.
< Hidden Task Unlock! Unveil the secrets of the Marquis Chevalier household\'s bloodline and its ancestry. Reward for completing the mission; Increase of the world plot progression and unlock some information regarding the worldline >
Eclipse;\'What? Why am I receiving this kind of mission task? Also, about the Chevalier\'s secret on top of that? This is getting out of nowhere.\'
\'What? Why am I receiving this kind of mission task? Also, about the Chevalier\'s secret on top of that? This is getting out of nowhere.\'
"Well, Sir Eclipse. Do you understand the meaning of those words here? Because for me, it looks like some sort of a cryptic code and maybe this is a mechanism that we were looking around here since there is only but nothing a plain wall around us in this place."
Eclipse looked at his companion when she spoke those words and he didn\'t know how to explain it to her without being suspicious because for all he knew about her personality, from the system archives and from the vague memories from his previous life, this woman is sharp like a blade, and she will know if Eclipse is lying.
\'But we need to get moving and we couldn\'t afford to wait any longer than this.\'
"[A kin whose blood ties are half from its unknown origin]. That\'s what it said from this inscription. However, I couldn\'t decipher what that means though."
Eclipse looked at Rheina after he said those words and the world-hopper could tell that Rheina is looking at him with a suspicious looking eye, but the woman didn\'t addressed it as she shook off her head and looked once again at the inscription that was written on the wall.
"A kin whose blood ties are half from its unknown origin. What a cryptic message indeed but based on my understanding, it looks like those words pertain to a certain someone. For example, you, Sir Eclipse."
Eclipse looked at her with a frown; "What makes you say that though?"
Rheina rolled her eyes as she crossed her arms around her chest; "May I need to remind you that you\'re a half-blood noble, right? A kin whose blood ties are half from its unknown origin.... you have the Chevalier\'s blood running through your veins and from your commoner mother with its unknown origin.
It fits all of it. This wall has a mechanism that needed your blood to unlock it. Get it?"
Eclipse didn\'t know where to be insulted or to laughed at the woman who even bothered to explained things to him but now it makes sense though.
Eclipse had the Chevalier blood running through his veins with his mother\'s blood that makes him a half-blood noble but there is something that didn\'t fit it right.
« "It\'s quite right for you to be the one who can opened that place since after all, you have the key running through your veins." »
\'Does [that person] know? If that\'s the case then, why is [that person] helping me though? I don\'t understand it at all.\'
However, for now, he needs to set aside those thoughts as he needs to focus on the inscription that\'s written here and from Rheina\'s analysis, it looks like Eclipse needs to use his blood to unlock something here.
"Well, let\'s get started with it."
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