Chapter 2865 - 955: Night in the Shadow_3

Chapter 2865: Chapter 955: Night in the Shadow_3

In the next second, Murphy noticed a black pouch hanging from Veylanther’s waist, seemingly containing some items, revealing a strange shape on its surface.

It was as if a small statue had been tucked into the pouch...

"Wait!"

Murphy shuddered.

He immediately reacted, taking a step back, and said:

"You found Lady Spider’s primitive shrine in Moss Valley?"

"You truly are remarkable, my master; you guessed the truth right away."

Veylanther flicked his hair with two hands and skillfully removed the pouch from his waist with the remaining four hands, presenting it to Murphy as if sharing a treasure.

It was indeed a shrine.

But it had no dignity.

It was carved out of wood mimicking stone, likely magnificent upon its creation but sadly weathered over time, now unable to showcase Lady Spider’s majesty, with several arms broken and dirt marks embedded within its crevices from years buried underground.

Judging by appearance alone, it hardly resembles something closely tied to the Divine Spirit, looking more like an abandoned item Veylanther picked out from roadside trash for deception.

This indeed fits Veylanther’s peculiar character.

But Murphy, being the Administrator, could strip away the surface to see the real inside of objects; for example, this worn shrine feels significantly heavier in his hands than its size suggests, even heavier than high-density metal of similar volume.

"Is this the weight of faith?"

The vampire caressed the worn primitive shrine, softly asking.

Veylanther answered with a peculiar gaze:

"Of course not, my master; faith is weightless, though often heavier than mountains. This shrine’s unexpected weight is due to its material.

According to secret information from the Abyss Sisters Union, the shrine was crafted from branches secretly taken from the Mother Tree before the Shadow Elves departed the Castia Kingdom. The Forest Spirit’s Mother Tree directly originated from Avalon’s gift, endowing it with many magical qualities.

High density is merely the least remarkable of them.

After the Shadow Elves left the Castia Kingdom, our ancestors endured a long and arduous journey before finally settling in the Eternal Abyss, where this shrine was carved by priests of the Abyss Sisters Union during the journey.

It was kept in the Abyss temple of Moss Valley until the third Black Disaster when the Wolf People seized the Sacred Land from us.

It’s said that one-third of the Abyss Sisters Union members perished in that war, yet they failed to bring Lady Spider’s primitive shrine back to the Eternal Abyss.

But now, I’ve completed the task!

Master, with just my achievement of retrieving the primitive shrine, upon my return to the Eternal Abyss, I will receive supreme praise from the Abyss Sisters Union. With their support, reconstructing Mejewa City will become simple and effortless."

"Where did you find it?"

Murphy stroked the shrine in his hand and said softly:

"I released God’s Scepter myself; I’m well aware of its destructive power. The entire Moss Valley has been leveled; I doubt such a shrine would survive in those scenes."

"Certainly not in just any patch of dirt."

Veylanther flashed a flirtatious smile, hands on hips, proudly saying:

"If it were that simple, in hundreds of years, Lady Spider’s priests would not have been helpless against the Wolf People. In fact, during the battle over two centuries ago, the Abyss Sisters Union priests managed to conceal Lady Spider’s shrine somewhere out of reach from the Wolf People before the temple was destroyed.

Time!

They artificially created a time distortion area, hiding it within the folds of time.

When you unleashed the wrath of the creator to obliterate that evil place, the rift in time was opened. You see, this shrine has been lost for over two hundred years yet has weathered so severely because it was hidden in time, constantly eroded by its passage.

Thus, ultimately, in this contribution to Lady Spider, you’ve played a significant role."

"Oh, then I am truly honored."

Murphy smiled, returning the shrine to Veylanther, and said:

"Next, take it to meet Qiuchote; it’s something I’ve promised Lord Kulkan, extracting taboo knowledge from Lady Spider’s division story under Avalon’s deity’s aspect to sufficiently aid the Feathered Serpent God.

Then it’s up to you to decide what to do with this shrine; this is, after all, an internal affair of you Shadow Elves, and I, a vampire, am in no position to intervene."

"The reason I showed it to you first upon finding it is right here, my master."

Veylanther humbled down, caressing the shrine, saying:

"I hope you can do me a favor."

"Oh? Tell me, what favor?"

Murphy asked.

Then, as Veylanther raised his head again, what met Murphy’s eyes were deep abyss-like eyes, she... no, They said:

"Help me fulfill that destined freedom, Lord Administrator. I’ve... waited too long."