Mike was surprised; he did not expect the ring he was wearing was actually a relic. He asked: “How did you know about that, old man?”
Rod replied: “I know it from my grandfather when I was still a little. He let me see some drawing of the creator in this world, and I saw the ring and the book that you have. But the book that has the records about the ancient time was lost. They killed my grandfather to obtain the secret, but my grandfather burned the book and destroyed his soul when he was trapped by the enemy to prevent others from knowing it. According to my grandfather, the clan he originally belonged to was the God clan. However, the God clan was destroyed on the same day the creator died. It is said the God clan was a loyal subordinate to the creator, and the creator himself was also from the God clan. It is also said the God clan was from the outside world. The creator put his entire clan into the world he created to hide from the enemy. But one of his friends betrayed him and exposed the location of our world, leading to a huge battle outside the world, resulting in heavy losses and the death of many powerhouses. During that battle, the sky cracked, and the sky turned dark. Seeing the current situation, the creator decided to merge himself with the world to seal it away alongside with the other powerhouses. The creator told his descendants to escape, but the whole God clan was not willing to stay behind. They chose to sacrifice their lives to seal the world to enhance the seal. During that time, the creator commanded one of his servants to stay behind to wait for his successor to come. The servant agreed reluctantly and created a new clan called Celestial, where my grandfather came from. According to him, he was sent by the clan to look for the successor since the realm that the Celestial reside in is only open every 1,000 years and closes again after 2 years. My grandfather was sent out to find the successor, and he met my grandmother. But my entire family died, and I am the only one left. The reason they didn't go after me is that I am mortal, and my grandfather also distanced himself from me in public to protect me. The reason I said that the world will soon be yours is that you have both of the relics. At first, I thought it was impossible that you were the successor because, during that time, I didn't see the ring. And now that I see it, swearing my soul to you, planned by destiny.”
Upon hearing it, Mike took out the book, opened it, and let Rod see the content. He asked: “Can you read it?”
Rod looked at the book, but all he could see were empty pages. He shook his head and said, “No, I can’t see the context. My grandfather said only the successor can read it.”
Hearing this, Mike nodded his head, his eyes glowing as he imagined becoming an absolute ruler: “Hmm… makes sense. It also stated that only the successor can read the book, so, which means I am really a successor of the creator.”
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Rod replied in a humble manner: “Yes, my lord. You are the successor that the Celestial clan has been waiting for.”
After that, Mike and Rod continued their talking. While they were preoccupied with the past, Mike noticed that the moon started to rise above: “It's already nighttime. We failed to reach the capital, thanks to those bandits.”
Rod then replied: “It is okay, my lord. We almost reached the capital. For now, let's stay here and spend our night. We can’t enter the capital if we continue at this time, it will be already closed.”
Mike agreed and said: “That's right. We need to sleep early and wake up early in the morning so that we can reach the capital as fast as possible.”
Rod agreed and said: “Yes, my lord. But before that, let's cook some food to eat to comfort our stomachs.”
Mike agreed: “All right, old man.”
Rod then started cooking. After a while, the dish was done, and they started eating.
When they were done, Mike was full and satisfied: “Thanks for the food, old man. It is too delicious. I never tasted such wonderful food since I came to this world.”
Rod was confused, and he asked: “What do you mean by 'since you came into this world,' my lord?”
Upon hearing it, Mike knew he spoke something he shouldn’t, and he explained in an awkward expression, “No, what I mean is since I came outside, you know my Zeit clan was a poor clan; we don’t have fancy dishes.”
Seeing Mike's awkwardness, Rod knew that Mike had deeper secrets, but he decided not to inquire about it. He only replied with a nod and said: “Ah, okay, my lord. That makes sense.”
But deep inside, he didn't believe Mike's explanation. Instead, he started preparing his bed to sleep. Seeing this, Mike also went to sleep. While they were asleep, Mike had a dream, and he heard and saw a man calling his name, Mike. Mike looked around, trying to find where the voice came from, but he couldn't, and it then vanished.
Mike woke up and noticed that it was already morning. He looked around and saw that Rod was still asleep. Mike then decided to take a walk for a while. While walking, he noticed a fruit that he hadn't seen before. The tree shone in a green light and had only one fruit. Mike decided to get it and bring it back to Rod for confirmation. He climbed up the tree, got it, and then decided to return.
On his way back, Rod noticed him and asked: “Where have you been, my lord?”
Hearing Rod's question, Mike replied calmly: “Nothing. I was just walking around a little, and I saw this stuff.”
Mike then exposed the green-looking fruits that looked like a melon but were all green. If one took a closer look, they would notice writing on it.
Seeing the fruits, Rod was shocked because, as a once young master of a top powerhouse, he knew a lot about treasures. Since his parents were also looking for these fruits but to no avail. Even if someone found them, it was still most unlikely that they would sell them.
Rod was shocked when he saw the fruits, and his voice was trembling as he spoke: “What! My lord, that fruit was none other than the divine fruit. Only the person chosen by the tree will be able to find it. And even if you know where it is, if you bring people that were not selected by the tree, the tree will disappear. But if you go back by yourself, you can find it.”