Chapter 889: True Identity
Chapter 889: True Identity
"..."
"What? You let that guy escape?"
"That ordinary guy, only at the fifth stage, managed to break free from the essence shackles on his hands and then took the opportunity to flee while you weren't paying attention?"
After cleaning up the battlefield at Camp Mountain and dealing with the underground slaves, the messengers heard that someone else had intervened in the battle, secretly freeing the slaves, and they felt a bit regretful that they couldn't meet such a righteous warrior.
But when everything was over, they were met with a shocking piece of 'bad news'.
Eris, accompanying Alice, returned to the hollow, and they saw several young awakened beings left behind near the carriage, but the prisoner who was being escorted was nowhere to be found.
Lindsey had escaped!
After the previous battle, the messenger had come to trust Alice and Xiao Bei as companions he could entrust his life to.
At this moment, the prisoner they were escorting had disappeared.
Even Eris himself was anxious for them.
What the messenger didn't notice was that when he mentioned the 'ordinary guy, only at the fifth stage', Alice's eyebrows twitched as if she had heard something unbearable and shocking.
The messenger continued, "This won't do. The prisoner's escape might affect your activities in Law City."
"No, we must find him."
"Alice, I..."
Before the messenger could finish his sentence, he saw Alice shaking her head at him.
"The priority now is to send these young ones to the Capital City. After all, their future is far more important than a fugitive."
The messenger grabbed the Crimson Phoenix Parrot's wing and pulled it down from his shoulder.
"Alice, I'm proficient in natural sensory skills, and I have animal companions to help with the search."
Alice spoke with a calm demeanor.
Her voice exuded the authority of a leader, "After delivering them to the Capital City, on our way back home, I will definitely find him and bring him to justice!"
"We'll be traveling together then, won't we?"
The messenger couldn't argue with Alice, so he looked at Xiao Bei beside him.
But the Law Guardian, who always prioritized the law, also had no objections!
"Alright, alright."
"To be honest, we can't blame these kids. A fifth-stage thief would undoubtedly have evil intentions, capable of exploiting all sorts of loopholes. It's just that we were negligent in our guarding."
"..."
On the other side, Lindsey had already set off with Sophie.
As they walked, Lindsey opened his workbench and prepared potions for the lady beside him to restore her physical condition.
"Lindsey, are you a craftsman?"
"I saw you traveling through the soil earlier, so you must be one of those with magical abilities."
Feeling her body quickly recover, Sophie also marveled at the potions in her hands.
But after her guess, she saw Lindsey shake his head.
"No, I'm not a craftsman."
"I'm a game player."
Sophie's expression froze at the mention of a game player.
However, she soon displayed her vast knowledge, and within moments of Lindsey's explanation, she found a profession that matched this name.
"I know about games. I've heard that some children who love playing games might, upon awakening, lack proper training and instead stray onto the wrong path, transforming their gaming skills into their own abilities, ultimately wasting their potential."
"Most of them end up having to abolish their powers and choose a different path to study."
Lindsey shook his head.
"My game is fundamentally different from theirs."
Lindsey assumed Sophie would continue her inquiry, but the Eternal One before him asked a different question:
"Lindsey, how old are you this year?"
Lindsey answered subconsciously:
"23?"
Sophie suddenly realized:
"So that's it, I understand now!"
Lindsey was left perplexed:
"What do you understand? What have you figured out?"
Sophie explained with a smile:
"Given your age and current skill level, you certainly couldn't be one of the newly awakened individuals from the Essence Tide a few months ago. Let's go back ten and twenty years. Infants rarely awaken, so we can rule out the possibility of twenty years ago. The final conclusion is that you became an Awakened Being ten years ago, when you were thirteen."
Lindsey raised an eyebrow:
"Isn't this an easy deduction?"
Sophie's expression became subtle, and she continued:
"But coincidentally, the Codex of Human Law lost its power ten years ago, and it appears on you. Lindsey, your skills must have been influenced by this Royal Artifact, causing a tremendous change, right?"
"..."
Lindsey was left speechless by the question.
He glanced at his attribute panel.
After obtaining the [Puzzle Game] module, he once thought he could take on the role of a detective.
But in front of an Eternal One's knowledge, it seemed he still fell short?
"Sophie..."
"I just mentioned a profession, and you thought of all this?"
Sophie remained humble:
"This is a conclusion based on the available information, Lindsey. I merely have the advantage of having more information, not any exceptional deductive skills."
Lindsey smiled bitterly and shook his head:
"Then I can also tell you that your guess is correct."
However, Sophie's attention wasn't on herself. Instead, she immediately reminded Lindsey:
"Since that's the case, the Royal Artifact must remain with you in the future."
"To confirm the new ruler, the Royal Artifact's participation in the ceremony is necessary. If it is forcibly taken from you now, it will undoubtedly put you in great danger!"
"..."
But even more coincidentally, Lindsey's attention wasn't on himself either.
He was more concerned about the knowledge Sophie displayed.
This level of familiarity.
It wasn't something one could know just by coming into contact with the Codex of Human Law.
After all, even Lindsey, who possessed the Codex of Human Law, wouldn't dare claim to understand this equipment to such an extent.
The qualities Sophie displayed before him were truly thought-provoking.
As they were about to travel together, Lindsey stopped in his tracks. He handed her the newly crafted potion while speaking seriously:
"I believe it's necessary to clarify a companion's true identity before embarking on an adventure. The most authentic one."
This time, Sophie didn't hide anymore:
"Lindsey, I have the blood of the previous Law City ruler flowing in my veins. Sophie is just my alias; my real name is Yana Fien."
"..."
Lindsey fell silent once more.
Yana Fien—he had heard that name before.
It was a name that appeared in the records of the Messengers when Shirud was organizing information for Lindsey.
"The Righteous One's Heart's Edge, an Eighth Stage Awakened Being."
"He hoped to uphold the sanctity of the Law City ruler's lineage and advocated for Princess Yana Fien to become the new sovereign."
(End of Chapter)
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