Chapter 17
Remnants of the Past, Positive Buff
"You killed that Aquaman in a one-on-one fight, and Leodorus wouldn't be shameless enough to attack you."
"But you should also be clear that once the Church of Storms gives birth to its first angel, its first calamity, and its first pope, that angel will come to settle accounts with you for what happened today. I can help you fend off the future angels of the Church of Storms, but in that case, Leodorus will probably have to get involved himself."
"Queen of Calamities" Goshinam slowed her movements as she played with the golden goblet, and looked at Shael rationally as she spoke.
He is not afraid of the future natural disasters that will befall the Church, even though they are all Sequence Two, there is a difference between angels and those who follow God.
With His help, Leodorus will most likely intervene as well; the "Queen of the Elves" certainly has that much influence.
Leodorus disdained to even glance at Shael, but when it came to attacking the "Queen of Calamity" and unleashing an area-of-effect attack on the elven settlements, he would not hesitate.
"I know."
"However, the speed at which the first angel of the Storm Church was born is definitely behind mine."
"If the future Pope of the Storm Church wants to settle scores with me, then I'll go to the Northern Continent and have some fun with them."
"I can say that," said Xia Er calmly.
If it weren't for the Lord of Storms above him, he would have been promoted to angel long ago.
"You've found the Cataclysmic trait?"
Seeing Xia'er's calm reaction, Goshinam's attitude also became less serious.
"Found it. It comes from a former elf from the gods."
Chael didn't hide it from Goshinam; there was no need.
"The portion that Wang didn't take back?"
Goshinam clearly realized something as well, and a hint of sadness crept into her expression.
"You should know that this characteristic has been contaminated by something originating from underground."
"I can find a way to separate out a portion of the natural disaster characteristic."
Goshinam knew how terrible the underground pollution was; the elves had paid a heavy price in their attempt to solve the problem once and for all.
"If you're referring to characteristics below sequence 2, then I believe you."
"But you are only Sequence 2. Even if you are a god who can contain multiple Sequence 2s through multiple pathways, you still cannot do this."
"As far as I know, there are only about four ways to extract the same pathway."
"The first is the precipitation through the solar pathway, and the separation of flesh and blood through the degenerate pathway."
"The second type is the separation of traits through reproduction."
"The third way is to steal it through the power of theft."
"The fourth is death."
"Regardless of the method, it must be angelic power."
"Coincidentally, we're not related to any of them."
Xia Er didn't believe that Goshinam knew more than he, a transmigrator.
Each extraction characteristic corresponds to a pillar.
Gochnam may have consumed the White Tower and the Sequence 2 trait of the Dreamer pathway, but he definitely did not consume the Sequence 2 trait of the Sun pathway or the Hanged Man pathway.
Not to mention the others.
"You should know that elves possess a natural... or, in human terms, a level 0 sealed artifact of the Mother Path."
"This is not a sacrifice for me."
"Even with my and Luck's protection, fewer and fewer elves are able to grow up, let alone reach the level of angels. Although I hate to admit it, the fact remains that humanity's development speed is much faster than ours."
"Goshinam said with a cold snort."
"That's just because there are more of them."
Chael shrugged.
"The oppression suffered by the elves is becoming increasingly severe."
"You are the most promising elf among the new generation. Your existence is a role model and hope for many elves."
What Goshinam said was quite sincere. Shael is indeed a role model for many elves. His existence and his growth can inspire more elves not to lose their upward vitality.
Moreover, in Goshinam's view, using that sealed artifact was really not a sacrifice.
"Shouldn't the difficulty in my ascension to angel be that the ascension process is too tumultuous, making me an easy target for the Lord of Storms?"
"The goddess of fortune can shield you from fate, and at least save your life."
Goshinam was stunned. She hadn't expected that Xia Er had been agonizing over this issue for so long.
Lady Luck?
Is he reliable?
It's not that Xia'er doesn't trust the God of Luck, but the God of Luck is just a Sequence 1.
"Let's wait a little longer."
Chael decided to wait and find "The Travels of Grosser" first, as the world depicted in the book would be of great importance.
The magical items left behind by the Imaginary Dragon are, in some ways, more reliable than the Sequence 1 Archangel.
That way, if the Lord of Storms really does abandon all martial virtue and wipes out the entire clan, Shael can still lead the elves to migrate and escape.
"I won't have to go through the hardship of you getting pregnant again."
"As long as it doesn't directly contact the earth's surface, the impact of secondary pollution isn't that serious; otherwise, the sun god wouldn't have waited until recently to fall."
"Appropriate pollution is actually a form of protection, which can ward off disgusting abilities such as mind reading."
Xia Er's attitude was very carefree.
If none of the five families' sequence 0s were contaminated and killed, what chance do the little shrimps below have?
"Mind reading is just a very basic extraordinary ability. You can read minds too, can't you?"
"Since you're unwilling to accept my kindness, then how should I address you?"
Seeing that Chael didn't seem to want to accept her, and with the help of Lady Luck, Goshinam didn't bother to hide her secret anymore. She simply stopped pretending, and her eyes gradually became sharper.
"My surname is Xia. You can call me Xia Ran, or Xia Buran. Now I'm called Xia Ai'er. I'm a native of the Western Continent, from an era even older than the Dark Ages, around the same time as the sun god who copied the Bible. For some reason, I awakened my past lives during that divine war. Now I only want to live well and take care of my fellow elves who share the same origin."
"Are you satisfied now, Queen? Or Queen?"
Xia Ran raised his head and met Gao Xinam's gaze with a bright smile. He seemed very adept at introducing himself and showed no discomfort whatsoever.
Is there anything shameful about his identity?
He is a traveler.
He traveled from ancient times, it's guaranteed to be authentic.
"Are you from the same era as the sun god?"
Goshinam was slightly taken aback. This was a bit unexpected. She knew that this young elf definitely had a secret, and he didn't believe in himself like other elves. But she thought it was just a challenge to authority by the new generation. She didn't expect Shael to drop such a big bombshell.
"That's incredible, isn't it?"
"He was born a dual-path true god, while I am not even an angel now. It would be a lie to say I am not envious."
"You don't need to ask about our era. In our time, the extraordinary hadn't appeared yet."
Chael didn't intend to keep up the act forever. Wasn't being a remnant of the old order a positive buff? What was there to hide?