Chapter 224: Imprisonment? Evil God?
Shi Lin disassembled the white jade box and found what was hidden inside.
This is a silver-white disc, about the size of two palms, and about the thickness of three coins stacked together. It is quite heavy and must be made of a special metal.
Shi Lin used his mental power to lift the disc and examined it carefully. The disc was entirely silver-white and engraved with very intricate patterns.
Suddenly, the strange statue in the basement appeared in Shi Lin's mind. The pattern on the disc behind the statue was very similar to this disc.
However, the two disks are not the same.
Shi Lin carefully observed the pattern and found seven pictographic symbols within it.
They are a longsword, a shield, a mirror, a belt, a ring, beads, and a staff.
"Could this thing be related to it?" Shi Lin glanced at the bracelet on his wrist and then at the circular pattern on the disc, muttering to himself in confusion.
Then, Shi Lin raised his hand and brought the bracelet on his wrist close to the disc, wanting to compare whether it was the same thing.
As the bracelet approached the disc, Shi Lin saw the simple bracelet begin to emit a faint silvery-white light, and a layer of bright silver patterns appeared on the surface of the bracelet.
As expected, the artifact that imprisoned the stone disc had a hidden connection with it.
Although the patterns on the surface of the bracelet and the disc are not exactly the same, they are clearly from the same system, with many patterns being very similar.
Although the bracelet had revealed its patterns, Shi Lin tried to remove it from his hand but still couldn't do anything to damage it.
"This is definitely not the right way to use this thing." Shi Lin looked at the bracelet on his wrist and shook his head helplessly. Why is it so difficult to take this thing off?
"But what exactly is this thing?" Shi Lin frowned slightly, then picked up the disc and began to examine it carefully.
Although Shi Lin's men did not find a way to break the imprisonment artifact, they did find a lot of information related to it.
This disc must be related to the Imprisoning Artifact, since the seven items depicted on it are the seven items of the Imprisoning Artifact, and the patterns on its surface are also similar to those of the Imprisoning Artifact.
However, no book contains any information about this thing, and it has never even been recorded as a thing.
"It seems someone is trying to hide the information about this thing. It seems the Star Luo Empire and the position of the God of Imprisonment have some connection." Shi Lin muttered softly, playing with the stone plate in his hand.
The ancient castle of Xingluo City is majestic, and the seven imprisoning artifacts are also located in Xingluo City, including the white jade box and the stone slab.
These seemingly coincidental occurrences, pieced together, are enough to prove that the Star Luo Royal Family and the God of Imprisonment must have some unknown secrets.
However, Shi Lin was not a detective, nor did he possess any royal secrets, so he had no way of determining the specific relationship between the Star Luo Empire and the God of Imprisonment.
"Forget it, let's just put this away. We'll have plenty of time to study the artifacts of confinement when we get back to our territory." Shi Lin shook his head helplessly and then put the disc back into the white jade box.
Since Shi Lin knew how to open the white jade box, he also knew how to restore it to its original state.
A few minutes later, the white jade box returned to its original seamless state, and Shi Lin still placed the disc inside the white jade box.
It must be said that the person who designed this thing back then was truly a master. It can be described as ingenious. After restoration, there is not a single gap.
Shi Lin then took out an even larger brocade box, placed the white jade box inside, and put it into an empty manor Gu.
Besides the white jade box, Shi Lin also obtained a black animal hide scroll in the secret room.
The black animal hide scroll and the aura emanating from the statue were so similar that Shi Lin hesitated whether to open the scroll.
Shi Lin was also worried that there might be some terrifying thing inside the scroll.
However, this was all due to the psychological trauma left on Shi Lin by that eerie statue. After pondering for a moment, Shi Lin finally decided to open the scroll and see what was recorded inside.
The contents of the black scroll are very likely related to the imprisoned artifact.
However, Shi Lin made ample preparations before opening the scroll.
Shi Lin replaced half of the Gu worms on his body with physical defense Gu worms and the other half with mental defense Gu worms.
Safety first.
After making preparations, Shi Lin took the scroll out of his personal space and carefully opened it with his mental power.
As the scroll was slowly unfurled on the table, no traps or terrifying events occurred inside.
This scroll is made entirely of animal hide, and you can see the texture of the hide on the surface. It looks very ancient and weathered. It is completely black, and the text inside is blood red.
The scroll's shaft is made of a special type of wood, which is hard and engraved with patterns. More importantly, the patterns on the shaft are very similar to those on the stone disc.
In other words, these things are all related to the God of Imprisonment.
From a distance, Shi Lin began to examine the contents of the scroll.
Fortunately, the information recorded on the scroll was not in an ancient language, but in the common language of Douluo Continent; otherwise, Shi Lin would not have been able to read the contents.
Shi Lin moved closer to the scroll and carefully examined its contents. To his utter surprise, the scroll contained the path to godhood for the Imprisoned God.
However, the path to godhood for the imprisoned god was somewhat bloody, giving Shi Lin a chilling feeling.
The God of Imprisonment is different from the God of the Sea. The God of the Sea made great contributions to benefit the endless creatures in the sea, which is why he achieved his divine status.
The God of Imprisonment obtained a fragment of his divine essence in his early years. By chance, he discovered that the human soul could make up for the loss of his divine essence.
In order to repair his divine status, the imprisoned god did not hesitate to exploit the war between the cult and the empire, sacrificing nearly a million people to obtain their souls. He successfully repaired his divine status with the help of a million souls.
After absorbing the divine spark, the Imprisoned God successfully ascended to the realm of gods.
Although the process was bloody, the god whose divine nature was repaired was a benevolent deity. The holy aura emanating from him completely neutralized the killing intent of the evil god, and in the end, this god became a being that was both righteous and evil.
The weapons, shields, and breastplates of the god who killed millions became new divine artifacts, while the artifacts left behind by the owner of the damaged divine status became belts, bracelets, and jewels.
Originally, the only artifact the God of Imprisonment possessed was a staff. The divine power within the staff was divided into seven parts and integrated into these seven artifacts.
Each artifact has a function that can be both righteous and evil, but the specific functions are not mentioned in the scroll.
As for how to release the artifact from its confinement, the scroll does explain it.
Because the God of Imprisonment has two aspects of divinity, there are two ways to break the imprisonment of the artifact: either soak the artifact in human blood, or accept the position of the God of Imprisonment.
If human blood were used to undo the confinement of the divine artifact, it would require the blood of at least tens of thousands of people, which is no small amount. Shi Lin did not want to have any thoughts of killing.
Furthermore, if you accept a divine position, you can control a divine artifact for each trial you complete. However, you need to find seven imprisoned divine artifacts in order to complete the trial; otherwise, the mission cannot be completed.
After reading the message in the scroll, Shi Lin frowned deeply.
The position of the God of Imprisonment is too strange. Shi Lin does not want to accept the position of the God of Imprisonment. If the God of Imprisonment plays some other tricks, it would be too dangerous and too troublesome.
However, Shi Lin was even less willing to use human blood to break the shackles binding the divine artifact. It would really require killing tens of thousands of people and using the blood of tens of thousands of people to open the shackles.
Shi Lin sighed and silently closed the scroll.
It seems that Shi Lin will not be able to break free from the shackles of the artifact in the short term. He will have to find other ways to unlock its restrictions in the future.
However, the confinement artifact did not have a significant impact on Shi Lin; it only prevented him from entering his personal space, a limitation that Shi Lin could tolerate.
Shi Lin also wants to find a way to remove the imprisoning artifact in the future. Of course, he will use other methods, not by inheriting the divine position or by using human blood.
Shi Lin took out a brocade box and put the scroll inside, placing it together with the white jade box, since these were all related to the God of Imprisonment.
As Shi Lin lay in bed, the image of that statue appeared in his mind. So that was the statue of the God of Imprisonment. No wonder it was half good and half evil.
In other words, the eerie statue in the basement is the statue of the God of Imprisonment himself.
Furthermore, the stone disc and scroll are related to the God of Imprisonment, suggesting that the God of Imprisonment is located in Douluo Continent in order to find a suitable successor.
"Forget it, I probably won't have much to do with the God of Imprisonment anytime soon. I should go to sleep early; I have to get up early tomorrow." Shi Lin shook his head, then lay down in bed, ready to get some sleep.
During this period, Shi Lin had been wandering around and had hardly slept well, so he fell asleep quickly after lying on the comfortable and soft bed.
As for the books retrieved from the basement, they couldn't be read for the time being. Shi Lin had placed them in a suitable location to absorb moisture and soften them before they could be used for reading; otherwise, they would crumble at the slightest touch.
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The next morning, as the first rays of sunlight streamed into the room, Shi Lin slowly opened his eyes.
"That feels so good!" Shi Lin stretched comfortably in bed and then climbed out of bed.
Shi Lin doesn't have the habit of sleeping in late.
After getting up and quickly washing up, Shi Lin went to the courtyard.
At this time, the servants of the Shi family had already arrived in Xingluo City and were beginning to oversee the delivery of various goods to the Shi family's courtyard.
Fu Gui sat in the courtyard recording the quantity of goods, while Shi An and Shi Ming transferred the goods into the soul tool. After all, there were just too many supplies needed, and no matter how big the Shi family's courtyard was, it couldn't hold all of them.
At this moment, the Shi family's courtyard was like a mythical creature, opening its mouth wide to store all kinds of supplies from Xingluo City and then taking them away.
"Good morning, young master." Fu Gui and the other two greeted Shi Lin with smiles on their faces.
"Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Fugui, Brother An, and Xiaoming. You've been busy since early this morning," Shi Lin said with a smile.
"Young Master, Master has already set off for the castle estate. He said if you want to go, you can go and have a look. If you don't want to go, you can take your time to stroll around Xingluo City. Tonight, Duke Baihu will host a banquet for Master and you. Please be mindful of the time when you go shopping and don't stay out too late." Fugui stood up and came to Shi Lin's side to say to him.
"Duke White Tiger hosted a banquet for my father and me!" Shi Lin raised an eyebrow and asked in confusion.
"Master said it should be related to the pills you refined, young master," Fugui said to Shilin after thinking for a moment.
Upon hearing Fu Gui's words, Shi Lin suddenly remembered that he hadn't yet discussed the price of the healing pills with the Star Luo Empire.
After all, this stuff has a cost, and the Star Luo Empire can't just offer to provide the medicinal herbs for free to refine pills.
So this matter still needs to be studied.
"I understand, Uncle Fugui. Where's Sister Lin Yu? I'll take her out for a stroll," Shi Lin asked Fugui.
"She's in the backyard. Miss Lin Yu has been researching medicinal herbs in the manor's 'Gu' area in the backyard lately, since she doesn't have much to do," Fu Gui said, pointing to the backyard.
"Alright, Uncle Fugui, you guys go ahead with your work. If you're running out of gold soul coins, I'll give you more." Shi Lin waved to Fugui and the others, then walked towards the backyard.
Although ordinary local medicinal herbs can be purchased in large quantities in the Star Luo Empire, some special medicinal herbs still need to be purchased by Shi Lin and Lin Yu personally.
Shi Lin went to the backyard and saw a Manor Gu lying on the table in the center of the yard.
Upon seeing the Manor Gu, Shi Lin revealed a faint smile.
"Sister Lin Yu, come out." Shi Lin called softly to the manor Gu.
The Manor Gu is not soundproof; it can hear sounds from outside.
A few seconds later, Lin Yu, still covered in mud, emerged from the manor Gu. Although she was covered in mud, Lin Yu had grown even more beautiful and could be considered a mature and intelligent older sister.
"Greetings, young master!" Lin Yu greeted Shi Lin with a smile.
"Sister Lin Yu, long time no see! You've become even more beautiful." Shi Lin smiled brightly at Lin Yu and said.
Hearing Shi Lin's words, Lin Yu shook her head helplessly. This kid still liked to tease her.
"Young Master, what brings you here?" Lin Yu blinked her big eyes and asked Shi Lin curiously.
"Here's the thing, I'm going to explore Xingluo City to find some special medicinal herbs, so I was thinking of asking you to come with me," Shi Lin said earnestly to Lin Yu.
"Okay, young master, wait for me. I'll change my clothes; these are a bit dirty." Lin Yu looked at her work clothes covered in mud and smiled apologetically. She then apologized to Shi Lin and ran back to her room to change.
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