Black Book

Chapter 501: Temple Guardian

"Tell Ancient One that I am not the guardian of the temple. I am just here to help you look after it for a while."

"Yes."

After a respectful salute, Wang An retreated back to the portal. The blooming sparks instantly shrank and disappeared into the air.

Not until the last spark was completely extinguished did the two nervous people gradually relax and stare at Zhu Haomiao with surprise and awe.

Behind the [door] just now was an environment full of birdsong and flowers, which was obviously incompatible with the steel and concrete jungle of New York.

Space-time folding technology? !

Supreme Mage?

temple?

protector?
Sounds like some kind of ancient organization that's secretly protecting the world!
Tony and Pepper looked at each other, grasping a lot of information from the few words they heard, and saw the irrepressible excitement in each other's eyes.

On the other side, without noticing the eye contact between the two, Zhu Haomiao played with the key in his hand and threw it lightly, making it disappear like a magic trick.

"gone."

Seeing the young man in black waving his hand and turning away without any reluctance, Tony Stark quickly tried to keep him.

"Zhu, how can I contact you in the future?"

Hearing this, Zhu Haomiao paused, hesitated for a moment, then raised his finger and flicked it lightly.

Hey~
Amid the crisp sound of metal breaking through the air, a ray of bright golden light popped out from his finger out of thin air, swirling and drawing a graceful parabola, and was caught by Tony.

Looking at the gorgeous and beautiful gold coins in his hand, which also had a hint of evil charm, Tony Stark looked at Zhu Haomiao with a puzzled look.

"Pray to it and I will hear you."

Tony Stark's whole body trembled, and his pupils slowly shrank to the size of a pinhole. He looked at the gold coins in his hand, then at the handsome young man in black, and swallowed his saliva involuntarily.

pray……

This kind of religious term usually refers to... [God]!
Horrifying speculations flashed through his mind. Before, Tony Stark only thought that Zhu Haomiao was not a mortal, but now it was a big question mark whether he was a human or not.

On the other side, noticing Pepper staring curiously at the gold coins in Tony's hand, Zhu Haomiao's heart moved and he snapped his fingers lightly again.

Hey~
Taking the gold coin thrown by the black-clothed boy, Pepper blinked, her bright eyes full of confusion.

"Mr. Zhu...this?"

"Here you go, take it."

After explaining with a chuckle, Zhu Haomiao turned his gaze to Tony and instructed him patiently.

"If you are in desperate situation, you can consume it and borrow strength from me. For the sake of... well, friendship, I won't charge interest."

With a sunny and gentle smile, Zhu Haomiao waved to the two of them, turned around and walked away.

Although it was a leisurely pace, the elegant and ethereal figure quickly disappeared from the sight of the two.

Watching the back of the young man in black disappear in the distance, Tony and the other man looked at each other, then lowered their heads and stared at the beautiful gold coins in their palms.

"It's so beautiful!" Pepper's eyes were obsessed. She couldn't help but pick it up and gently turn it under the sunlight. Looking at the colorful light it reflected, she liked it more and more.

Tony, on the other hand, carefully distinguished the pattern on the gold coin, frowning in confusion.

pyramid?
The all-seeing eye?

Isn’t Zhu a god from the University of Tokyo?
Tony couldn't connect the various tiny clues in his mind. He thought for a moment, shook his head, clenched his five fingers, and tightly grasped the gold coins in his hand.

"Maybe he saw something, so he gave us the gold coin...Pepper, you must carry it with you!"

Seeing Tony's unprecedented serious expression, Pepper nodded ignorantly.

On the other hand, Tony Stark had no idea that he was thinking so much. Zhu Haomiao gave them the [Greed Coins] as a casual move. The main purpose was to leave a special beacon to facilitate him to arrive quickly using the portal.

Since saving Tony, Zhu Haomiao discovered that this kind of destined protagonist is a golden leek that can never be harvested. Whether guiding him back to the established world line or interfering with him to disrupt the world line, he can absorb a huge amount of luck.

As long as you intervene a little at the critical moment when his fate changes, you can easily reap a lot of good luck!

Can’t finish cutting!
There is no way to finish cutting!
With a click of his tongue, Zhu Haomiao strode briskly along the streets of New York, and following the guidance of the key, he came to an elegant and quiet neighborhood.

The quaint temple is hidden among a group of buildings and is inconspicuous, but if you look closely, you can feel the heavy sense of history accumulated over the years.

hum~
A complex three-dimensional golden formation appeared out of thin air. Zhu Haomiao bumped into it without noticing it, as if he had penetrated a thin film and stood easily in front of the temple gate.

Using the key to open the door, what came into view was a dim and old Western-style hall.

Like a palace of European royalty or a museum housing countless treasures, the powerful time-space folding technology has expanded the interior of the temple into a miniature independent world.

With strong curiosity, Zhu Haomiao walked around and saw all kinds of strange and weird magical items.

But until a few days later, he had not explored the entire area and could only find a gorgeous bedroom to live in.

wow~
After a few days, Zhu Haomiao gradually got used to the life in the temple and found a book recording magic and began to read it gently.

Leaning on a leather high-back wooden chair, the young man in black crossed his legs. Not far away, a middle-aged white man in a retro tuxedo was making coffee for him elegantly and smoothly.

"My Lord, your coffee."

Wilson, wearing white gloves, was like a diligent butler, delivering the brewed coffee to the small coffee table next to the boy.

"Ah."

Picking it up and taking a sip, Zhu Haomiao's attention was completely focused on the magic book in his hand. The illusory knowledge condensed into incomplete fragments of laws on his retina, like tiny insects twisting and wriggling, flickering, and after a long time they were all retracted into the depths of his pupils.

Zhu Haomiao nodded with interest, and vaguely understood something.

The automatic retrieval of [Creation Jade Disc] and one's own active collection do not conflict with each other. Running the two in parallel can speed up the completion of the skills!

Of course, the efficiency of active collection is very low, but the advantage is that it is targeted!
If you are lucky, you may come across an area that the [Jade Disc of Creation] has not yet touched, or even find the last missing piece of the "puzzle", then you may be able to save several years or even decades of hard work!
Zhu Haomiao was flipping through the magic book with great interest. Just as he was immersed in the ocean of knowledge, a strange sensation interrupted his concentration, making him subconsciously look outside the circular glass window dome.

The bright moonlight enveloped Zhu Haomiao's body like a silver gauze, and his blood was surging. In the dark, the long river of fate was surging and conflicting, and it seemed that some turning point was quietly happening.

"Roar!!!"

A roar like that of a giant carnivore startled the entire city.

(End of this chapter)