Chapter 22: The Mysterious Relic Key
"I accidentally entered this relic once. It should be a place left behind by an alchemist, filled with rare medicinal herbs. While exploring the notes left behind by the alchemist, I found records of cases similar to Eoryun’s condition. But before I could read further, I blacked out. When I woke up, I was lying on the outskirts of the city with two stones beside me. One had already lost its glow, and after studying it, I realized it was the one I had used to enter the relic. As for the other one, I suspect it’s the second relic key."
Eoryun asked in confusion, "Then, Uncle, why didn’t you try going back inside?"
Bearnard let out a heavy sigh and looked at him. "How could I? No matter what I tried, I could never enter the relic again. My plan was to let someone win the key at the auction, and then I’d negotiate a deal with them so we could enter together. But no matter how much I calculated, I never expected someone to have the audacity to auction off sentient beings. Still, thanks to that incident, I got to reunite with Captain Darius."
Without waiting for the others to speak, Bearnard went straight to the point about his proposal.
"I hope you all can enter the relic. My offer is this: aside from the medicine Eoryun needs, everything else inside the relic will belong to you. I wonder if the Esteemed Elf and Captain Darius would agree?"
Darius didn’t mind either way.
He simply turned his gaze to Illiya, making his stance clear—since he was currently acting as Illiya’s bodyguard, he would follow his employer’s wishes.
However, Illiya’s thoughts weren’t on the offer at all.
When the City Lord mentioned two keys, the pages of the Book of Elves floating in his spiritual sea suddenly flipped on their own.