Next, Nameless handed his Oracle Stone to Gao Shanggong, who began modifying it.
Gao Shanggong lightly tapped its surface. The Oracle Stone split apart layer by layer into countless individual cards, each covered in densely packed runes.
"So that's what the inside of an Oracle Stone looks like," Maria said, leaning closer in amazement.
Gao Shanggong smiled. "These runes come from a book called Baby's Rune Studies. The whole book is really just a mess of scribbles with no inherent meaning. But certain Transcenders, for their own amusement, gave the runes special powers. You can only use those powers if you obtain the original book and copy its runes exactly."
"Baby's Rune Studies... I think that was a reward in the fifth Divine Treasury Trial," Nameless said thoughtfully.
After leaving the Divine Treasury Trial, he had watched videos of previous trials and recorded the rewards they revealed, so he would recognize them if he encountered them later.
Gao Shanggong nodded. "That's right. The person who won it is a friend of mine, and I was lucky enough to see it."
As he spoke, he took out a golden brush and began altering the Oracle Stone's runes. "This brush is called the Correction Pen. To a certain extent, it can change the effects of arrays, runes, spells, and other abilities that require written symbols.
"I've added a structural diagram of the Eternal Silence Prison Tower to your Oracle Stone, so you can check it whenever you want. I've also added a way to mark your position. If you can determine where you are, you can mark your location on the map, and the mark will gradually record your route as you move."
Nameless watched Gao Shanggong revise the runes bit by bit, then looked at the others. None of them understood