Sorcerer: I want to be an Academic Prodigy-Chapter 498 - 496: Dragon Ancient Relic

Chapter 498: Chapter 496: Dragon Ancient Relic

Ivan was completely unaware of the twists and turns that had occurred in the Supreme Council. He had only recently received notification that his research project on the return-to-city tower was granted permission to continue, and had garnered even stronger support from higher-ups.

The successor leading the project was none other than Doradoli.

As the President of the School of Space, Doradoli was undoubtedly the most suitable person for the job, and Ivan felt quite at ease about it.

Not long after the notification, Doradoli even specially came aboard the Cloud Shuttle to have a detailed discussion with him about various ideas pertaining to the return-to-city tower, including some ingenious concepts that were impossible to achieve, until he had completely exhausted Ivan’s thoughts on the matter before resting.

Doradoli promised on the spot that he would be the advisory guide for the subsequent research group.

The upcoming research group was bound to consist of individuals at the arcane level, and Ivan had originally wanted to decline participation, as he didn’t expect to be of much help afterwards. However, Doradoli told him that this would be beneficial for his future evaluation as a Great Sage.

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In the sorcerer world, the status of a Great Sage is higher than that of a regular Arcane Wizard. Who wouldn’t covet such a position? He could only accept the position albeit reluctantly.

Not long after Doradoli’s departure, Ivan was visited by another guest, who, like Mark, served as a magic puppet attendant on Truth Peak and was under the Supreme Council.

“My name is ‘Caini.’ I serve in the Great Sage’s Court and I am ordered to take you to the Treasury of Truth.”

“Please lead the way.”

These metal magic puppets served as attendants, but in actuality, they were also messengers. Ivan always felt that their identity was extraordinary and never took them lightly.

Subsequently, led by Caini, they descended from Truth Peak and then reascended to the Great Sage’s Court on Truth Peak, arriving at the uninhabited 9th Heaven Street.

Operated by Caini, a metallic pathway emerged on the inner side of Heaven Street.

The metal path, consistent in color with Truth Peak, was only ten meters long, and the end was visible at a glance.

Without doubt, Ivan followed closely behind the magic puppet attendant and stepped onto the metallic pathway. Once inside, he realized that the pathway always maintained a length of around ten meters, making it impossible to reach the end no matter how he walked.

Until a huge black bronze door suddenly appeared ahead.

The door was over two hundred meters tall, hefty and ancient in appearance, with various faded scratches, claw marks, and dents on its surface that seemed indelible.

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“This is a treasure left from the Dragon Ancient Era. It requires the correct key to open.”

Caini explained briefly, and as he spoke, his body flowed like liquid metal. In the blink of an eye, he produced a black bronze key, inserted it into the keyhole, and fiddled with it for a while before he managed to open the door.

The heavy door was slowly pushed open.

Behind the door was a corridor resembling a narrow alley; on one side stood a metal wall, and on the other was a storage rack as tall as the door itself, which extended along the alley and bore the treasures of the vault.

It was different from what Ivan had imagined.

“This is the Treasury of Truth. You may freely choose any one item from inside. Most of these are Dragon Ancient Relics,” Caini stated without the intention of entering the treasury himself, indicating that Ivan could go inside and make a selection.

Ivan nodded and proceeded inward.

“Why are they all incomplete?”

He had not walked far before he stopped and couldn’t resist turning back to ask.

The items on the shelves were obviously damaged, with all sorts of odd and curious things present, such as akin to bone fragments, conchs, rotten stumps, and the like. Moreover, he could not detect any aura from them, indicating that there was some force on the shelves causing an isolation effect.

“Most were gathered from the Dragon Ancient Ruins, in their original state, without any restoration; naturally, many are incomplete. If you are uncertain, you may choose one that has a simple message below it, which is the appraisal result from other sorcerers.”

Upon his inquiry, Caini did not conceal anything.

‘Dragon Ancient’ refers to the Dragon Ancient Era, also known as the Dragon Ancient Era.

At that time, the Danaila World surface was divided into heavens and earth, and its development was incredibly prosperous. With the Dragon Tribe and the Giant Tribe held in high regard, the dragons occupied the heavens, and the giants ruled the earth.

In a battle for the position of the world’s supreme ruler, the dragons and giants engaged in an unprecedented fierce fight.

The sky had shattered, and the earth had split apart.

The world’s pattern thus underwent a radical change.

The so-called “Dragon Ancient Ruins” and “Dragon Ancient Relic” were remnants of that era, having endured vast, devastating wars, so it was natural that what remained was not in perfect condition.

Ivan had learned some information about the Dragon Ancient Era from President Hardy’s library on the Cloud Shuttle. He could understand why the treasures in the library might be damaged.

Even if they were damaged treasures, having survived from that glorious era to the present, tens of thousands of years later, they must be extraordinary and their value immeasurable.

“Mr. Caini, maybe I should specify my requirements, and you can tell me which item fits?” he thought and tentatively asked.

“No problem,” Caini did not refuse.

“Thank you. I need a treasure capable of binding and suppressing a lord-level behemoth,” Ivan quickly stated his request.

“You can have a look at the 21st column, 4th row.”

Following the instructions, Ivan walked over to the designated spot. On the corresponding shelf lay a bundle of chains that wasn’t very big, with one end broken. It was obviously just a portion of the chain, with a simple description below.

Whale Binding Chain, bracket ‘belonging to the dragon-like deep-sea whales,’ used by the giant tribe for hunting.

“I’ve made my choice, it’s this chain.”

“You can reach in and take it yourself.”

Hearing Caini’s words, he reached out and took the dark cyan chain into his hand without any hindrance. It turned out it wasn’t the shelves that were sealed but the rare and exotic treasures themselves.

There was a strong layers of seal on the Whale Binding Chain, suppressing it to its current state.

Before long, with a muffled clang, the heavy bronze doors closed once again.

Ivan, carrying the peculiar chain, followed Caini back to the outside of the true peak, then the two went to the 7th Sky Street in the Great Sage’s Court and returned to his Golden Rock Tower.

In the center of the first level of Golden Rock Tower, Caini was about to start working on unlocking the seal on the Whale Binding Chain.

As the owner of the treasure, Ivan stood far off to the side instead.

“Boom!”

Accompanied by an explosion, the metal magic puppet swiftly soared into the sky, and the chains on the ground suddenly grew thicker and longer, as if a crevice had opened up from which a hot spring surged forth.

In an instant, the barren ground gained a mountainous heap of rough chains.

Ivan could only feel the ancient aura rushing towards him. The chains were not actually dark cyan but black, with the cyan being a kind of moss that had firmly adhered to it.

Beneath the traces of moss, one could still see spotty rust and mottled bloodstains, as well as various pits and dents, indeed its original condition.

“Great Sage Marichadon, my task for Caini is complete, it’s time to take my leave.”

“Alright, I’ll walk you to the door.”

When it was time for him to leave, he didn’t try to keep him, walking him all the way to the front of Golden Rock Tower, inevitably asking a few more questions along the way, so that he could later investigate the chain.

After sending away the metal magic puppet, Ivan returned to the first level and began to examine the Whale Binding Chain.

He soon discovered that this Dragon Ancient Relic was indeed on the level of a magic artifact, its specific grade unknown. Like the Silver Moon Blade, it belonged to the category of extraordinary treasures.

In stark contrast to the Silver Moon Blade, which was easy to wield using Mana and Combat Energy, the Whale Binding Chain seemed to lean more towards being swung with brute force.

If he wasn’t wrong, there should be a hook on the other side of the broken end of the chain, intended for hooking and hunting deep-sea dragon whales, meaning this was actually a grappling hook crafted by the giants.

Ivan wasn’t disappointed, in any case, the Whale Binding Chain, just as Caini had described, possessed strong binding and suppressing abilities.

As for how to effectively use it, that was a problem he needed to ponder and explore in the near future. Ultimately, he would find a way to solve these issues.