Everett's Relics

Everett has been the Gates Family's chief steward for millions of years, looking after tens of thousands of generations of the Gates Family. Not only Fa Te, but also Fa Te's father and grandfather were all raised by him. Therefore, in the eyes of the Gates Family, Ever is not just a steward, but an elder.

At just sixteen years old, Fa Te's parents were rarely around before his Coming-of-age ceremony; he was practically raised by Everett.

So when Fat heard Stephen's communicator say, "Ever's True God Tribulation has failed," Fa Te mind went completely blank.

Hearing that Fa Te didn't respond, Stephen knew he was upset, and continued calmly, "Not long after you and Gu Ding left, Ever was already making final preparations for his tribulation. Four days ago, he chose a space for it. The Heavenly Tribulation lasted for three days and three nights, and ultimately he couldn't withstand it..."

Upon hearing Fa Te couldn't stop the tears from flowing. Stephen, on the other end of the communicator, heard his sobs and fell silent. Fa Te's sobs lasted for more than half an hour, and Stephen didn't hang up the phone, just listened quietly and waited patiently.

After releasing his emotions, Fa Te wiped away his tears, took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, and then asked, "Did he say anything to you before he underwent his tribulation?"

Fa Te remembered that before he left, Ever had said that his chances of successfully transcending the tribulation were slim. So he must have made other preparations before the tribulation, perhaps leaving behind some last words. He really wanted to know what Ever had said in the end, whether there were any hopes or encouragement for him.

Hearing that Fa Te had calmed down, Stephen felt a little relieved. He knew that Fa Te and Ever had a deep bond. A few months ago, Fa Te had to wake Ever up every morning for breakfast.

"Ever told us before his tribulation that if he failed, he wanted us to leave the two spiritual artifacts he had left behind to you. There was also a box he had stored at the Federal Bank, which he said was for you, and we've already retrieved it. Once your spaceship is docked in a stable space, we'll teleport you there."

"We'll choose a planet to dock on tomorrow. I'll contact you then." Actually, Fa Te wasn't very interested in what Ever had left behind. But he guessed that Ever might have left him some last message. If possible, Fa Te hoped he could fulfill Ever's unfinished wishes.

The next morning, Robert docked the spaceship on a planet within the route given by Sea Emperor, where they also needed to make some purchases.

Fa Te found a relatively spacious spot on the spaceship, dialed his father's communication number, and reported his location coordinates to Stephen.

Spatial teleportation is actually a new technology with extremely high costs, currently only affordable to the truly ultra-wealthy. For an average nouveau riche family, using it once would likely be a painful expense for a year. But the Gates Family wouldn't care about such a small teleportation fee.

Before long, two large silver boxes were teleported to Fa Te's front. Fa Te recognized these boxes; they were top-secret sealed boxes, made entirely of special materials. They could only be opened with the recipient's palm print; otherwise, perhaps only a True God-level expert could forcibly destroy them.

They received two boxes. Fa Te found it a bit strange, because they had been told there was only one, but his Old Dad's voice quickly came through the communicator, "We didn't open the original box that Ever made, so we put the two spiritual items he left behind in another box, so there are two boxes that were teleported over."

"Yes, I saw it."

After hanging up the call, Fa Te took a deep breath and pressed his palm against the blue screen on the box. The palm scan quickly produced results. With a "beep," the box slowly popped open.

The first box contained only two items, two magical artifacts that Ever kept close to Ever body. One was a suit of armor called "Black Armor," and the other was a long staff called "Sky-Supporting Staff."

Fa Te reached out and stroked the box for a while, recalling the little things Everett had done to raise him since childhood, and his eyes welled up with tears again. After a long while, he came to his senses and placed his palm on the second box. With a "beep," the box opened again.

There were only two things in the box: Ever's Smart Watch and a Memory Crystal the size of a thumb.

Upon seeing the Memory Crystal, Fa Te immediately grabbed it and channeled his divine energy into it. A 3D projection immediately appeared from the Memory Crystal, revealing the figure of that little old man, Everett.

"Ever ..." Even though he knew it was just a projection and he couldn't hear his own voice, Fa Te still couldn't help but call out.

"Fa Te, by the time you see this Memory Crystal, I will have already perished. In fact, I know very well that my chances of surviving the True God Tribulation are slim. Actually, it is already a miracle that I was able to break through nine divine barriers. I have been very happy during my years with the Gates Family. Even if I perish, I will have no regrets. So, I hope you will not be sad."

"Because I anticipated my own demise, I left you some things, Young Fa Te. The two spiritual artifacts, 'Black Armor' and 'Sky Pillar,' should survive the True God Tribulation, and you should find them useful. Besides that, I've used up most of the resources I've collected over the years, and the remaining less than 20% is in my Storage Space. It's comparable to the wealth of some True God experts, enough for you to cultivate to the Half-Step True God Realm. There are also a few Memory Crystal in the Storage Space, containing my various insights from cultivation; you could consider them my inheritance. As for some unnecessary miscellaneous items, Auction House to get some money."

"In addition, I have a small amount of savings in my several bank accounts, which I earned while I was bored over the years. Most of it was spent on buying resources, and the rest should add up to less than 50 trillion source stones. Young Master can use it as pocket money. It can be retrieved as long as the watch re-establishes its ownership."

"As for the rest, I won't say much more. I hope that Fa Te will become a renowned pirate throughout the entire Universe Sea..."

As Everett's projection faded, Fa Te sat quietly on the floor, staring blankly at the spot where the projection had been.

It took him a long time to come to his senses again. He pressed his finger on "Skyline," and energy particles condensed, simulating the form of blood, and wrapped around "Skyline." Before long, the spirit responded joyfully, and Fa Te quickly and successfully recognized him as its master.

In fact, under normal circumstances, unclaimed spiritual objects are extremely difficult to subdue; even Half-Step True God might not be able to gain their approval. However, these two spiritual objects knew their master's last wishes, so when Fa Te took action to subdue them, "Qingtian" chose to submit immediately.

Having obtained "Skybreaker, "Fa Te's gaze fell upon "Black Armor," and he once again wrapped energy particles around it. Soon, "Black Armor" also became Fa Te's armor.

Just as Fa Te reached for the Smart Watch in another box, a familiar voice suddenly entered Fa Te ears. "Young Fa Te, is that you?"

"Ever?!" Fa Te exclaimed in surprise, but he immediately realized that he might have been hallucinating.

"Young Fa Te, it's me!" Everett's voice came again.

"Ever, you're not dead? Where are you?" Fa Te looked around but saw nothing.

"To be precise, I have already perished, but under the True God Tribulation, a wisp of my soul was left behind and hid in the 'Black Armor.' I never expected that this wisp of soul would still retain my complete consciousness," Everett explained his situation.

"Inside the 'Black Armor'? That's great!" Fa Te exclaimed with delight, but then he realized that Everett's current remnant soul state didn't seem optimistic either. "Is there anything I can do?"

"The 'Black Armor' is only a temporary refuge. Without the nourishment of soul power, this wisp of remnant soul will soon dissipate." Everett's voice sounded somewhat weak.

"Soul power... Ever, why don't you come into my Soul Space? Although I don't have much talent in soul cultivation, I can drink more soul-replenishing potions. And I will also work hard to cultivate and make my soul power stronger!" Because in his spare time, Fa Te had read many books of various kinds, including books on souls, he roughly knew how Everett's condition could be gradually improved.

"The Soul Space is the most important place for a cultivator. Once it is damaged or destroyed, it will cause great harm. You are already a demigod, how can you not even understand this common sense? Do not open your Soul Space to anyone!" Everett reprimanded him sternly.

"Of course I know, but you're Ever, it's alright," Fa Te said with a smile. "Ever, don't worry about that. You can enter my Soul Space and even teach me cultivation. My strength has already fallen far Gu Ding and the others..."

"Gu Ding and the others are all Forbidden King. You have no foundation and no special bloodline, so it's normal for you to be left behind by them." Everett sighed when he heard Fa Te say this. "Fine, then I'll stay in your Soul Space for now. Once this wisp of remnant soul is a little stronger, we'll think of another way."

Everett eventually agreed. After Fa Te opened his Soul Space, he burst out of the "Black Armor" armor and entered Fa Te's Soul Space.

"From today onwards, I will guide your cultivation properly, so don't even think about slacking off! Now, first complete the recognition of my Smart Watch as your master, and then enter Robert's domain to begin your cultivation! Don't think I don't know that the little girl named Robert in your team has a special domain of time acceleration."

"Yes!" Fa Te nodded vigorously; he had never felt so motivated in his cultivation before. (To be continued...)