Chapter 672 - 436 Elf Royal Court Jonor City
Chapter 672: Chapter 436 Elf Royal Court Jonor City
Chapter 672 -436 Elf Royal Court Jonor City
Caspar Valley,
Although Ricardo’s distraction was only for a moment, Lis, who had been keeping a watchful eye on him, naturally noticed this.
Why did Ricardo react to the Abyss Power?
Could he have been controlled by Demon Prince Demogorgon?
Lis hesitated for a bit, but quickly dismissed this speculation.
There were many methods to control others, but Ricardo was a powerful individual who had mastered the forces of the Extraordinary Domain; both his soul and spirit had been sublimated again, and controlling such a person would be quite difficult.
Even for Demon Prince Demogorgon, it would be exceedingly challenging to force control over Ricardo by penetrating the protection of Gaia World.
If he had truly succeeded in controlling Ricardo, Ricardo couldn’t possibly appear so normal.
The strong corrosiveness of Abyss Power would cause significant changes in both personality and appearance of anyone forcefully controlled by it.
Lis was quite experienced in such matters, but he had not previously sensed such changes in Ricardo.
Fortunately, Lis had anticipated this and had taken it into account while preparing in advance.
“Mr. Lis, what is this in your hand?”
Ricardo looked toward the Element Core in Lis’s hand and asked with some uncertainty.
Ricardo, who had just rushed out from the group of Earth Element Giants not long ago, naturally recognized that it was the core of a Giant.
However, Lis’s Element Core seemed different from those he had seen before, and for some unknown reason, it had an inexplicable attraction to him.
He felt as if he was eager to possess that Element Core.
Having never encountered such a feeling before, Ricardo was somewhat puzzled.
Was there something special about this Element Core?
While inquiring with Lis, Ricardo observed the earthy yellow spherical crystal closely.
As a Golden Mage, he could clearly feel the profound magic emanating from the Element Core.
It was an extremely rich Elemental Magic of the Earth Element, surely obtained from a Gold-Level Earth Elemental Giant…
However, Ricardo had seen too many artifacts of this type to consider it the cause of his attraction.
The subtle attraction made Ricardo feel somewhat uneasy, yet his body genuinely craved the Element Core in Lis’s hand.
Lis discreetly watched Ricardo’s status, pretending to be indifferent as he said:
“This? ”
“It’s something I obtained from that deep teal Earth Element Giant; the quality is quite good.”
Ricardo was about to say something when he suddenly paused.
He realized that the faint attraction he felt from the Element Core had vanished!
What was this all about?
Ricardo rubbed his forehead, somewhat doubtful whether he was truly getting old.
Perhaps it was because he had expended too much magic and needed a good rest?
Uncertain about what had happened, Ricardo felt perplexed.
Lis noticed the change in Ricardo’s expression and became a few degrees more certain in his heart.
Just now, the last trace of Abyss Power within the Element Core had dissipated, and perhaps that was why Ricardo sensed something amiss.
Perhaps due to Lis’s heroic actions just moments ago, Ricardo still placed considerable trust in him and did not overly conceal his emotions in front of him.
“A deep teal Giant? I understand.”
Upon hearing this, Ricardo recalled the colossal figure that suddenly appeared amongst their ranks, the Giant that almost decimated the latter half of the elf troop.
Ricardo remembered the scene where Lis defeated the deep teal Giant and was awed by Lis’s strength.
After hesitating for a moment, Ricardo said to Lis:
“Mr. Lis, I wonder if you could let me have that Element Core.”
“Of course, I am willing to exchange it for something of equivalent value.”
Ricardo hesitated for a moment, feeling it wasn’t quite appropriate, but he still couldn’t help himself and spoke to Lis.
Despite not understanding what had just happened, Ricardo did not want to miss such an opportunity.
“Of course, you can.”
Lis agreed readily.
After his recent observations, Lis had a fair idea of Ricardo’s current situation.
Ricardo had simply been tainted by Abyss Power, albeit very slightly; at most, it could only guide his thoughts to a certain extent.
That was probably why the Elf Legend had not noticed Ricardo’s anomaly, right?
After all, Ricardo appeared no different on the surface, and even he himself was unaware that there was an issue.
Situations like this were all too common on the battlegrounds of the Blood Battle, where large-scale slaughter and death allowed the essence of the Abyss to pervade the entire battleground. Many warriors from the united armies of Gaia World were unknowingly tainted by Abyss Power, ultimately falling into chaos and suffering.
For Lis, the Element Core, now devoid of all Abyss Power, no longer held much use.
Giving it to Ricardo posed no problem, especially since Lis was certain that Ricardo would not be able to glean anything from it.
“Thank you, Lis,”
Ricardo showed a hint of a smile on his face, considerably brightening his mood.
After a brief hesitation, Ricardo took out a brownish-yellow hexagonal gemstone from his storage ring and handed it to Lis.
“This is known as the Heart of the Earth, and I believe it should be of comparable value.”