Free Web NovelChapter 53: A Strange Feeling
"We golden assistants, sir, are reserved only for the heirs of the Immortal Empires, those who hold high positions within the Immortal Empires, someone special like you, my lord, who possesses an Immortal bloodline, or anyone who has spent more than one hundred million Prime within a single year."
After hearing that, Rios opened his Eternal Night Heaven status panel. The appearance he had chosen was displayed, and beside it were the following details:
Name: Ozir
Race: Human (Immortal) freёwebnovel.com
Level: Wis (4)
Age: 20
Law: Life
After opening the status panel, Rios looked at the Race field, specifically at the word Immortal.
"So that refers to the bloodline rank!"
"Then what about the last assistant, Lily?"
Rios closed the status panel and asked.
"The last one is the Dream Assistant, sir. It is reserved exclusively for Immortal Kings or for someone who has spent more than one billion Prime within a single year."
Lily sat obediently on Rios’s shoulder like a well-behaved little girl as she spoke excitedly.
"But what does that have to do with giving me information for free?"
"Sir, the higher the rank of the assistant assigned to you, the greater the privileges you receive. The information I’ve given you so far is nothing more than trivial knowledge that’s easy to obtain. The real benefits available to you are far more valuable than a few insignificant pieces of information."
Rios crossed his arms and rubbed his chin as he thought about everything he had learned recently. What annoyed him most was that he didn’t even know the most basic information about this universe.
Hoo...
In the end, Rios let out a sigh and looked back toward the six palaces in the sky.
As for information...
"I’ll learn it all in due time. Now that I have this assistant and a free source of information..."
He looked at Lily and asked,
"So, what about the remaining palaces?"
"Ooh, sir, you really focus on the important things. You’re amazing!"
Lily flew around Rios, praising the way he thought before pointing toward the palace beside the Primordial Court.
Hearing the way she praised him, Rios couldn’t help but laugh inwardly.
She really feels like an AI from the modern era.
"Over there, sir, is the Court of Secrets. They are the most knowledgeable organization in the universe, as well as the greatest intelligence organization in existence. You can buy any secret you desire from them—as long as you have enough money."
Lily spoke quickly before glancing around cautiously. She flew close to Rios’s ear and whispered,
"They say, sir, that there is no secret they don’t know... and no empire or organization whose secrets are hidden from them. So be careful that your own secrets never fall into their hands."
Watching her childish behavior, Rios laughed inwardly.
"In addition, sir, they also control interstellar travel throughout the universe and serve as the official overseers of spatial gates."
Rios looked toward a palace surrounded by dense mist, so thick that almost nothing of it could be seen.
Within that mist, however, thousands of blurred and distorted images constantly appeared every second—different events, civilizations, and strange places.
Looking toward the palace entrance from which the mist poured out, he discovered that it had no door at all.
Instead, there was a massive opening formed from the roots of an ancient tree that resembled solid rock.
Above the entrance was the emblem of a mist-covered tree with thousands of branches and countless leaves.
Above it was written...
Court of Secrets.
The moment Rios read those words, a strange and unfamiliar feeling rose from deep within him.
He couldn’t explain it.
It felt...
Like a warning.
"What’s going on? Why do I have this feeling?"
Rios quietly placed a hand over his chest, trying to calm himself while ignoring the strange sensation.
Unaware of what he was experiencing, Lily pointed toward the third palace.
"And this one, sir, is the Origin Court. They are the greatest organization in the universe when it comes to producing rare beasts and rare plants, as well as their largest supplier. They are also said to possess the greatest number of Immortals in the entire universe."
Lily pointed toward a palace constructed entirely from the finest materials imaginable.
Countless phantoms of beasts, stars, planets, and all kinds of cosmic phenomena—both those Rios had seen before and those beyond his imagination—circled around it endlessly.
One side of its gate was engraved with a dragon holding a nebula cloud in its claws.
The other side depicted a falcon engulfed in the flames of stars.
Above the gate was a strange star-like symbol surrounded by a cloud crackling with fiery lightning, somewhat resembling the Primordial Chaos Cloud.
Above the emblem were the words...
Origin Court!
The moment Rios looked at the palace, he felt like an insignificant creature standing before a wild, untamable beast.
Bzzz!
His entire body trembled from staring at the gate for too long, and goosebumps spread across his skin.
"Damn it... I can’t stand this feeling. No matter how many times it happens, I just can’t get used to it."
Rios cursed inwardly, recalling the sensation he had experienced the very first time he heard the System’s mysterious voice.
"Hahaha, you’ll get used to it soon enough, sir. That’s simply the Beast Aura surrounding the Origin Court. After you’re exposed to it a few times, you’ll become accustomed to it like everyone else." freewёbnoνel.com
Lily laughed innocently at Rios’s reaction.
Rios looked at her with slight embarrassment. He wasn’t pleased that someone had seen this side of him.
After calming himself, Rios shifted his gaze away from the Origin Court and frowned when he looked at the next palace.
The palace was entirely golden.
Its walls were covered with moving images that looked completely alive rather than painted.
They depicted planets, moons, suns, stars, and galaxies revolving around one another in perfect harmony, their orbits never colliding or crossing.
Its gate consisted of two colors.
One side was black, engraved with a blue moon.
The other was white, engraved with a golden sun.
Above the gate was the emblem of three gears working together in perfect synchronization.
Above the emblem were the words...
"Let me guess... this is the Immortal Court, isn’t it..."
