Faith Stone Marrow and Morabik's Experimental Demonstration
The Clown remained silent for a long time.
On the one hand, he was shocked by Zainjil's ability to get things done. Even though he was not in charge of this Divinity extraction Experiment, the core Experiment materials were still related to him, and the person in charge of the Experiment was a disciple of the Creation Alchemy Department. It can be seen that his influence in this department was terrifying.
On the other hand, he dared not say much, for fear of revealing the reason why he knew about the Experiment. At the same time, he was also observing the Blind Man, wondering if Zhen Xin would tell Blind Man everything she had seen in Zhen Yi's Memory.
After observing for a long time, Cheng Shi discovered that the Blind Man seemed unaware of the Trials that took place in the Dagger of Stars, which relieved him. It seemed that he no longer needed to fabricate any lies to cover up the past mistakes.
As for whether there will be further scandals in the future...
What happens in the future is for the future Cheng Shi to worry about. What does it have to do with the current Cheng Shi?
And so, Cheng Shi continued to listen with "peace of mind," because the discussion about the Tower of Reason and Zainjil was far from over.
"Why can Zainjil's fingers gather Divinity? What kind of existence is the Abyssal Crystal that can contain Divinity?"
If such a thing exists and is so closely related to the Tower of Reason, it seems unlikely that we would be completely unaware of it.
The one who raised the question was Qin Xin. Even the Believer of [Memory] had not been able to find the Memory, so Cheng Shi knew even less about them. In this "exchange meeting," he could not get a word in edgewise except to play the role of a "white-faced thug."
"I always felt that this thing called Abyssal Crystal was very similar to a certain kind of item I knew. It could also extract Divinity, except that the Divinity inside was not chaotic and distorted."
As soon Blind Man finished speaking, Qin Xin raised an eyebrow and said, "Faith Stone Marrow."
"That's right! It's the Faith Stone Marrow."
This time, Cheng Shi heard about it. The thing Faith Stone Marrow is indeed very similar to minerals, but it is a round jade stone of varying sizes. It contains fragmented Divinity. It is said that the piety that Mortals offered to the gods was abandoned by them, so it was buried in history and squeezed into marrow by time and space.
This thing sounds high-end, but actually... it's pretty ordinary.
Any discussion of value without considering the scale is unacceptable. While chalcedony does contain Divinity, the amount of Divinity is so small that even possessing a truckload of chalcedony might not yield the minimum Experiment level of Divinity. Moreover, the method for extracting Divinity from it is not something everyone can master.
So, this S-Rank Item, well, it's still an S-Rank Item, but it's pretty useless.
To most Believer of "Truth" or "Folly" who need Divinity for Experiment, it is very valuable because the Divinity contained within, though scarce, is stable and easy to study. However, to the vast majority of players, it is merely a "gold mine" to exploit Believer of "Truth" or "Folly."
Yes, the current situation is that most players believe the "S" in this S-Rank Item refers to the fact that it can be sold at a high price to experimentation enthusiasts in exchange for sufficient resources.
"Faith Stone Marrow was born from the compression of spacetime folding, Abyssal Crystal sound like a type of mineral, which was obviously also born from compression. So, is it possible that these two things are the same thing?"
As he spoke, the Blind Man took out a jade stone tablet from his personal space, a Playing Card that appeared to be carved from jade!
"What is this?" Cheng Shi quietly leaned closer.
"A little gift from Xin Xin," the Blind Man chuckled.
"?" Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow, surprised. "Carved from the Faith Stone Marrow?"
"Indeed, this is the Faith Stone Marrow. So, you two, and Ms. Xilolin, please take out the Abyss mineral crystals you have so we can compare them and see what the difference is between these two materials."
The two "Folly" Wise One stared intently at the jade in the Blind Man's hand, but dared not utter a sound, because they had long since run out of Abyss Abyssal Crystal. Xilolin, on the other hand, clearly had some, as she had mentioned having these two Wise One demonstrate it to her, even if it was a story from another timeline. This still indicated that the Brotherhood of Extreme Desire must possess some resources.
Xilolin's expression tightened, she nodded, and gave a location.
The three players exchanged glances, and Qin Xin understood. He instantly disappeared from everyone's sight. Not long after, he returned with two large, unremarkable gray ores.
The ore was extremely dull in color and irregular in shape. When placed on the ground, it blended perfectly into the pile of rubble and was not noticeable at all. It was quite different from its name. Cheng Shi even thought that Qin Xin had come to the wrong place. However, when the two Wise One saw such a large piece of Abyssal Crystal, their eyes blazed with intense light.
"It's it! It's the one! Morabik, how long has it been since we've seen an Abyssal Crystal of this magnitude?"
Morabik did not answer; he stared intently at the ore before him, muttering devout prayers.
"So, where is the color?" Cheng Shi was even more puzzled.
"Can I... do it?" Morabik reached out his hand to Qin Xin. His calloused hands trembled, as if he was holding up something he couldn't possibly hold up, even though he hadn't picked up the ore yet.
Qin Xin nodded and handed the smaller one to Morabik. Morabik was overjoyed. He hugged the ore tightly, raised his fingers, as if he was about to use these fingers from the legendary Scholar Zainjil to cut open the ore's "pocket" and take out some Divinity from it.
But just a second before he could make a move, Cheng Shi swiftly pressed the Scalpel against the other person's neck.
"Mr. Morabik, we have been very lenient with you. We hope you are just demonstrating, and not trying to give us any 'surprise' that no one wants to see."
Morabik's excited expression froze for a moment. He nodded solemnly and said, "I know what I should do, sir. I don't want to die, at least not before my lord comes."
As he spoke, he picked up Zainjil's finger and gently placed it on the surface of the ore. The rough, even hardened, finger was like a sharp Daggers, cutting a gash in the soul of the ore—yes, the "soul"...
Because Cheng Shi clearly saw that the moment his finger touched the surface of the ore, this ugly and unremarkable ore suddenly burst out with dazzling light, and as if the spirit and flesh were separating, a cloud of seven-colored mist slowly emerged from the inside. And wisps of visible Faith power twisted and coiled in this cloud of mist like unconscious little snakes, swimming and chasing each other.