Catastrophe Card King

Chapter 761: Chapter 245: The White Family’s Fox Immortal Statue_2

However, with that came even more puzzles.

What was the “Ring”? And what was the Ring Spirit?

What exactly was the Contamination Source, and why was it a threat to civilization?

Luckily, he was not the only one who did not understand; there might be someone here who did.

Leonard Churchill was not curious about the “Contamination Source” that even those of the Super Tier avoided discussing. Instead, he asked another question, “Senior Clinton, what is a ‘Ring Spirit’?”

With that question, Elder Clinton indeed knew the answer.

Elder Clinton casually responded, “Well… there’s a saying in the Ancient Books, ‘All things possess a spirit.’ It’s said that anything in the universe that exists for a long enough time will slowly develop its own spirituality. The more pronounced the Extraordinary Traits, the easier it is for spirituality to develop.”

“???”

Listening, both Leonard Churchill and Vera Williams blinked in confusion, not quite understanding.

The explanation was indeed somewhat abstruse, so the elder gave an analogy, “Um… you might understand it as being similar to the soul within a human body.”

Upon hearing this, Vera Williams blinked her eyes: Wow, the old gentleman really knows a lot.

Leonard Churchill also began to get an impression.

Paired with the explanations on the wall, does that mean a “Ring” with spirituality escaped from here?

“So, this ring must be the source that created those vampires, right?”

Leonard Churchill also pieced together some of the causes and effects.

But for now, the whereabouts of the ring were unknown, so he did not dwell on it.

Then his gaze turned to the small chest he had noticed before, lying at the foot of the golden skeleton.

According to the information on the walls, something was left in this chest for the White Family descendants.

And if a Super Tier card master treated it with such caution, it must surely be an incredible treasure.

Leonard Churchill walked over to take a closer look, observing the surroundings for any danger.

He did not forget to look back and ask, “Senior, is it okay to take this?”

Elder Clinton was in the midst of cleaning his ears with his pinky and upon hearing, he casually said, “Since the message said to take it, just go ahead.”

“…”

Leonard Churchill raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, then reached for the small chest.

The moment of contact felt as though his soul trembled.

It was as if he had signed some kind of contract in the mysterious realm.

“Just returning it to the White Family descendants is enough?”

Leonard Churchill felt the contract seemed fairly straightforward.

The White Family was now one of the five great Senators in the Federation and not hard to find.

Just find any White Family descendant later and return it.

According to what was said above, there should be a “generous reward.”

But the final remark ‘at that time, I hope there will be no hard feelings’—did he misunderstand, or was there something not written out?

Leonard Churchill also thought that a Super Tier from three thousand years ago had no need to set a trap for someone who had fulfilled his last wish with kindness, right?

…

The instant Leonard Churchill picked up the chest, the contract consumed the last bit of remaining Extraordinary Traits, and the “Divine Power” that lingered around the golden remains suddenly dispersed.

The bones turned into golden particles right before their eyes and vanished like smoke.

Leonard Churchill’s eyes showed contemplation as he quickly turned to look deeper into the cave.

At that moment, he also saw Vera Williams looking over, as if to ask: What do we do now?

The Mithril Ore had been found, confirmed to be right beneath this cave.

But that brought new problems.

It seemed like something terrifying was sealed below.

Leonard Churchill was not about to be careless.

He and Vera Williams exchanged a glance, tacitly turning their attention to the old man who seemed bored out of his mind.

It was good to have him around; otherwise, Leonard Churchill, as much as he loved adventure, would not dare to rashly court death in a place linked to Super Tier secrets.

Leonard Churchill was subjectively inclined to go down for a look, hinting, “Senior, there seems to be Mithril below. Can we go take a look?”

Vera Williams wanted to go down as well.

To her, having no concept of Super Tier, there was nothing to fear.

Elder Clinton, uncomfortable under their gazes and also curious, suggested with uncertainty, “How about, I perform a Divination?”

Leonard Churchill nodded and said, “Then we would be in your debt, Senior.”

It seemed Elder Clinton had yet to recall his Other Identity.

But at least if he dared to go, it presumably meant likely no one would die.

As he spoke, Elder Clinton pulled out his eating utensils—the old poker cards with frayed edges.

Muttering to himself, he drew several cards and his old face lit up, “Heart 12345, oh, a straight flush.”

Vera Williams, curious, asked, “Senior, what does this Divination mean?”

She believed the old man was someone of high skill—having heard it from Leonard Churchill—and now she grew more curious. Just how accurate was the old man’s Divination?

Elder Clinton explained, “Each single card is weak, but together they form a strong hand. It’s a situation of surprise with no danger.”

Leonard Churchill: “So, we can go?”

He understood; the four of them in the team included the young, old, sick, and weak, weren’t they all weak cards?

Elder Clinton’s tone, as always, was hesitantly cautious and he proposed, “Well. Shall we give it a try?”

The trio reached an agreement on the spot.

Leonard Churchill had always felt there was no risk of death for them.

Now that the elder said they could try, there wasn’t much to worry about.

…

Before long, Pigeon also awoke.

The four began to walk deeper into the Underground Cave.

The passageways around them were all human-carved, leading straight to the land’s depths.

It was not a mine they were in, but a passage specifically dug for transportation, not just reinforced, but also engraved with various Curses.

With Leonard Churchill’s current knowledge, many of the Curses were in fact complex and previously unseen by him.

But he could make out that most of the Curses had effects related to “Sealing,” “Imprison,” “Limit Spread,” and similar entries.