I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts

After sending off Lady Dais, Marianne let out a long sigh of relief.

She had indeed been on edge for quite some time. Her suspicion of the Thought Steel Seal made her fearful that the more she knew, the more she was at risk of being discovered by Lady Dais.

As for what would happen if she was discovered, she didn’t know.

But one thing was certain: it wouldn’t be anything good.

”The reason Lady Dais left is probably because she confirmed that neither Han Zhan nor I have the strength to resist the Thought Steel Seal, so she felt at ease to leave.”

”But why am I not affected by the Thought Steel Seal?”

If Lady Dais used the Thought Steel Seal on her, ordering her to answer truthfully, she shouldn’t be able to lie to the master of the Thought Steel Seal.

Unless... the Thought Steel Seal in her body is different from those in the bodies of the slaves!

”I need to share these findings and speculations with him, to see if he can discern something.”

Thinking of this, Marianne muttered to herself.

Her first instinct was to think of Han Zhan from her dreams, becoming increasingly reliant on him mentally.

”Strange, have I forgotten something?”

Marianne suddenly paused, then slapped her forehead sharply, ”Ah, the key to the Energy Suppressor!”

”I was so nervous in front of Lady Dais, how did I forget to ask her to unlock the Energy Suppressor on Han’s hand?”

”However... isn’t it a bit too strange to have Lady Dais unlock a slave’s Energy Suppressor?”

Unless there’s a suitable reason.

For example, she needs the slave to make more moves.

If she used this reason, Marianne believed that with Lady Dais’s penchant, she would definitely support it wholeheartedly, right?

On the other side.

Han Zhan returned to the library.

”Judging from Lady Dais’s behavior today, she is definitely not a normal person.”

”Even after confirming that I have nothing to do with the Thought Steel Seal, she still allowed her slave to engage in a deadly duel with me.”

”The truth is important to her, but not absolute. She enjoys the process, the crazier the better.”

If Lady Dais had to be described as some kind of beast,

an image of an animal became increasingly clear in Han Zhan’s mind.

It was a hyena.

”I can’t let her discover anything suspicious, otherwise, it will definitely lead to even more maniacal targeting.”

”Therefore, we can’t do anything illogical, such as unlocking the Energy Suppressor.”

Han Zhan didn’t fear Lady Dais.

For him, no matter how formidable an enemy of the Tier Eight Realm might be, his current flesh body could absolutely crush them.

Lady Dais is not even Tier Eight; Han Zhan could deal with her with just one finger.

The reason he hadn’t done so was because he didn’t want to reveal his Tier Nine strength too early and alert the enemy.

Similarly, he also wanted to see what kind of sinister conspiracy was brewing on this seemingly calm Yongsha Star.

”Can’t unlock the Energy Suppressor through conventional means, and violent dismantling won’t work either.”

”What kind of material is this Eternal Sand used to create the Energy Suppressor that even Tier Nine can’t destroy?”

Han Zhan looked at the thick stack of books in front of him, lost in thought.

He suddenly thought of a possibility.

”According to the legendary records, when the Master of Yongsha fell, the Yongsha Star was buried under a vast sea of yellow sand. Could it be that this Eternal Sand is actually the Divine Body of the Master of Yongsha transformed?”

Thinking of this, Han Zhan pulled out one of the books and began to carefully peruse it.

...

East of Uda Desert.

It was still barren and desolate here, no different from usual.

Under the howling gale.

Black flying boats shuttled through the sandstorm, hunting down the smuggler in a panic.

These two smugglers looked quite different from ordinary humans.

They had four legs. Their well-developed leg muscles supported them, allowing them to successfully evade the iron claws reaching out from the flying boats again and again.

The chase and retreat continued for a long time.

In their panic, the two smugglers collided into the gorge between two sand dunes.

The annoying and nerve-wracking hum of the flying boats suddenly diminished.

The relentless black flying boats, for some unknown reason, gave up the chase and turned to fly away from this place.

Just when the two smugglers were still unclear about the situation,

several figures appeared around them, subduing the exhausted pair.

”What is this place?”

”What place? Open your eyes wide and take a good look!”

”This is the Punk Camp!”

That’s the last sentence they heard.

Then, they were knocked unconscious and dragged deeper into the camp.

Inside the Punk Camp.

Punk, who hadn’t been seen for a few days, was sitting with his eyes closed, resting.

Around him were a few subordinates who treated him with utmost respect, as arranged by Marianne’s steward.

A sound of hurried footsteps echoed at the door.

”Didn’t I say that I’m tired today? If there’s nothing urgent, don’t disturb me.”

Punk, hearing the commotion at the door, opened his eyes with a frown, sounding displeased.

”Sir Punk, there’s... someone looking for you...” The subordinate who ran to report was out of breath.

”Someone is looking for me? Just let them wait outside.”

”It’s... it’s... your sister...”

Bang!

Before the subordinate could finish his words, another door was forcefully pushed open.

A slender figure appeared in front of Punk.

Aisha was still dressed in that plain and simple white long dress. Her eyes were blind, unable to see anything ahead.

But relying on her acute sense of smell, she immediately pinpointed the location of her brother.

”Why?” She ”looked” at Punk.

”Why what?” Punk looked at his sister, his gaze calm.

”Why are you so ruthless to the refugees of Uda Desert!”

Seeing her brother speak so nonchalantly, Aisha took a step forward and questioned angrily.

”If you’re referring to that old lady,” Punk’s sharp eyes flickered briefly, ”it was because she refused to sell me Star Candy.”

”You should know that in the eastern part of Uda Desert, no one can defy my will.”

”If I don’t kill her, then my prestige here will be challenged.”

”Prestige? Challenge? Don’t you know that Granny Fen Ni refused to sell you Star Candy because you took away her only grandson!” Aisha questioned more rapidly.

”Of course I know, but her grandson helped a smuggler hide, and that’s the outcome of challenging the Alliance Army,” Punk replied calmly.

As he spoke, he stood up and walked over to Aisha.

In Punk’s hand, was a beautifully packaged bag of Star Candy.

”This is Star Candy I specially ordered from the main city, sister.”

”It’s sweeter than what we used to eat!”

”We are different from before, give me a little more time, and we can move into the main city together. There, the food is a hundred times better than Star Candy!”

”Slap!”

As soon as Punk finished speaking, the Star Candy in his hand was slapped away by Aisha.

Scattering all over the ground.