On the Ark.

Lin Ye felt like he had asked a pointless question, but then again, it didn't seem like it.

Messiah glanced at Lin Ye, seemingly guessing what Lin Ye wanted to say, and nodded: "Yes, this is my talent."

"talent?"

“It was my innate talent before I became a god, my original power,” Messiah said. “Before I became a god, it was all I could rely on.”

"What then?"

“I didn’t use it much after that.” Messiah shook his head and said, “Because I no longer needed to risk my life in battle, I extracted my talent and made this sword.”

Lin Ye opened his mouth, quite surprised, because he had never expected that [Maple] was Messiah's initial talent. He originally thought it was just a weapon Messiah had casually made. If Messiah hadn't told him, he really wouldn't have known, and after Messiah revealed it, he felt that [Maple] in his hand had become much heavier.

"That's way too valuable," Lin Ye said. "Is it really okay for you to just give it to me like this?"

Messiah looked at Lin Ye and smiled: "There's no such thing as good or bad. Once the fruit falls, it can never return to the tree."

Lin Ye felt there was something odd about Messiah's metaphor, but seeing that Messiah didn't seem inclined to retract it, he breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he had already sensed the power of [Maple]; it was practically a divine artifact—no, it truly was a divine artifact.

“Oh, right.” Lin Ye remembered something and asked Messiah, “You also said last time that this sword needs to be charged by the sun…”

"Huh?" Messiah looked at Lin Ye with a face full of surprise. "I was just kidding you. You actually believed that?"

Lin Ye: "..."

“This sword does indeed need to be charged, or rather, it needs to absorb properties to unleash its true power,” Messiah said. “But you must be careful, the absorbed properties can usually only be used in a single battle, and cannot be used indefinitely.”

Lin Ye said with some surprise, "So, you mean it needs to constantly absorb properties in order to unleash its true power?"

"Yes."

Lin Ye was speechless.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but neither his abilities nor his weapons seemed to last very long.

The Leaping Wave attack can only last for less than a minute; it's gone after that.

Vector has less than fifty bullets; once the trigger is pulled and the bullets are gone in a few seconds.

The bell is like a shot of adrenaline when you shake it, but once it's gone, it's gone too.

This time I finally got a divine weapon, but I was also told that this seemingly invincible talent is also a one-time use item.

Couldn't we give him some weapons that can last longer?

Lin Ye couldn't help but complain in his heart.

“Oh, right, there’s one more thing,” Messiah said again, “something you need to know.”

Lin Ye sensed that Messiah's tone had become much more serious, so he immediately put aside his random thoughts and looked at Messiah: "What?"

Messiah crossed his arms, looked at Lin Ye, and said, "Actually, as long as you can use [Maple] well, you can deal with the vast majority of enemies. But the vast majority, not all."

"I know that..."

"You don't know."

Messiah interrupted Lin Ye, which startled Lin Ye.

“This world is vast, much larger than you can imagine,” Messiah said softly. “There are many places you have never known or even heard of, and there are things hidden there that even I dare not approach.”

"Even you dare not approach?" Lin Ye asked. "Is it another god?"

Messiah sighed: "Don't think that God is the most powerful being. The world has order, and order is rules. Even God cannot escape the order of the world and must abide by its rules. Therefore, within the scope of the rules, there is no invincible being. Some things... well, I'll just remind you of one thing, and you must remember it."

Lin Ye sensed the seriousness in Messiah's tone and nodded solemnly: "Go ahead and speak."

Messiah said, enunciating each word clearly, "Don't go near those creatures in the deep sea."

"...Those creatures from the deep sea?" Messiah's words immediately reminded Lin Ye of Skadi, the deep-sea hunter, and he couldn't help but ask, "What happened to them?"

"Don't ask so many questions. If you don't want to be torn to pieces for no reason, don't come near," Messiah said. "The sea has a much longer history than the land, and the monsters bred in the deep sea are beyond the imagination of creatures living on land."

“Alright.” Lin Ye nodded. “I won’t get close. After all, I’m quite afraid of death and I’m also very self-aware. I know that even with [Maple], there’s still a big gap between me and those powerful people on land, let alone in the deep sea.”

“While I admit there’s nothing wrong with what you’re saying,” Messiah shook his head and said, “I just don’t like it.”

"...Huh?" Lin Ye looked at Messiah with some confusion. "What do you mean?"

"I told you to stay away from those monsters, but I didn't mean for you to be a coward." Messiah patted Lin Ye on the shoulder and said seriously, "You should know that you are the Holy Man of Kalan. If you need to hide, you can only hide behind me..."

"Hey, hey, hey, that title 'Saint Man'..."

"As for the rest, those ungrateful bastards," Messiah said calmly, "let this sword be their ticket to hell."

……

Rhodes Island, a secret research lab.

Kal'tsit turned on the lab's communication equipment, adjusted the audio, and then asked into the microphone, "Can you hear me?"

Her voice was like a pebble thrown into a calm pond, but once the ripples subsided, there was no response.

But Kal'tsit didn't get impatient; instead, she waited patiently.

After a long while, a calm female voice rang out in the research room: "Hmm."

“Skadi, reply to me quickly if you heard me,” Kal'tsit said. “I need to confirm the signal and the delay.”

"understood."

"Hmm, the latency isn't too high, and the signal is fine," Kal'tsit asked. "Have you reached your destination?"

"arrive."

"Have you discovered anything?"

"No."

Kal'tsit sat down in the chair and said, "Then let's scout out the situation first. Be careful, things might be very dangerous on your end."

Skadi didn't respond, but the commotion and the not-so-light footsteps told Kal'tsit that Skadi hadn't lost contact.

However, in this situation, it is best to stay in touch. So Kal'tsit would say a few words to Skadi every now and then, but Skadi didn't like to respond until Kal'tsit asked about something else.

"What's it like working in a psychological counseling room?"

Skadi was silent for a moment before responding, "Why do you ask that?"

“Curious.” Kal’tsit crossed her arms. “To be honest, I’m surprised you’d join a place like that.”

"Ah."

"What is the reason?" Kal'tsit asked.

Skadi did not answer.

"Is it because of Lin Ye? You don't seem to dislike him."

Skadi did not answer.

“Although I may be meddling, I still have to remind you not to let Dr. Lin Ye know too much about you,” Kal'tsit said. “It’s not a good thing for him.”

Skadi did not answer.

Skadi's voice was never heard on the communication channel again.

Chapter 292 Interested in playing chess with me?

"Even you can't cure Eileen?" Cliffheart asked, somewhat surprised.

In the Shivaesh family mansion, Eileen sat on the sofa in the living room, looking just as pitiful as when she had arrived a few days ago. The others surrounded her, watching Messiah slowly shake his head.

“There’s not much we can do,” Messiah said. “In theory, her life should have ended last night. My arrival delayed it a bit, but only delayed it. The Originium Arts that the enemy planted in her body are very destructive. Although they weren’t fully released, they were enough to destroy her body.”

Messiah's words turned the lighthearted mood of the group heavy. After all, they now knew that Eileen was not a spy, but simply a kind-hearted, yet tragically fated, member of the Feline race.

Eileen heard Messiah's words and slowly lowered her head, her eyes filled with disappointment. Lappland, standing behind her, wanted to say something, but opened her mouth and said nothing.

Seeing this, Lin Ye quickly stepped in to offer support: "It's not entirely hopeless, is it? She's doing quite well now, isn't she? As long as she holds on until she returns to Rhodes Island and finds Shining and Nightingale, she'll be fine, right? Sussuro, didn't you say before that the Sarkaz have the best medical skills?"

Just as Sussulu was about to speak, Messiah spoke first.

“There’s nothing we can do,” she said calmly. “The Sarkaz’s medical skills excel in limb regeneration. But what she needs to regenerate now isn’t limbs. In this area, I still know more than you.”

Lin Ye was at a loss for words.

Messiah then changed the subject: "However, on the other hand, while the hope of a complete cure is indeed somewhat slim, extending lifespan is not too difficult."

Lin Ye was taken aback, then immediately asked after realizing what was happening, "What should we do?"

"Just stay by my side," Messiah said calmly. "I can try my best to give her a normal lifespan, and even if I can't, it won't be too far off."

Since the Messiah is a god, no one doubted her words, and they were immediately relieved. After all, being able to have a normal lifespan, even if it's shorter, is much better than being incurable and dying immediately. But what no one expected was that Eileen suddenly picked up a pen and paper, quickly wrote down a sentence, and then showed it to the Messiah.

"If I leave you now, how long can I live?"

Messiah thought for a moment and said, "At most one month."

Eileen lowered her head again and wrote down another sentence without hesitation.

"Since that's the case, I want to use the last month of my life to go out and see the world."

Everyone was stunned.

"Eileen, what are you saying?" Cliffheart's face was full of disbelief. "Without the God, you can only live for a month."

Sussurro also said, "Once we get to Rhodes Island, Dr. Kal'tsit might have some solutions, but it's only a possibility. As things stand, staying by the side of the gods is still the safest option."

Despite everyone's attempts to persuade her, Eileen shook her head and continued writing on the cardboard, this time taking a longer time.

“I’ve been here for a very long time and I don’t want to stay any longer. I want to go back to the homeland of the Felin tribe, to see more of my compatriots, to go to Lappland and where Dr. Lin Ye works, and to see what the world is like.”

A long sentence left everyone speechless for a moment.

Yes, Eileen was bought by Goldman Eben and brought to Kjerag when she was very young. She lived there as a slave for over ten years. During those years, she had no relatives, no friends, was used as a tool for seduction, and was not allowed to leave the Eben family mansion. Finally, she was betrayed by the Eben family, and her body became like this. Naturally, she couldn't possibly want to continue living in this place.

Even if I could only live for a month in the outside world, I would rather not have a lifespan close to that of an ordinary person in this sorrowful place.

The yearning for freedom is human nature, and especially when considering Eileen's experience, it leaves people speechless.

"Are you really sure?" Messiah looked at Eileen. "There aren't many people in this world who would refuse me. You're one of them, but I'm willing to respect your choice."

Facing Messiah's scrutiny, Eileen nodded earnestly, but the next second, a fist slammed into her head. She immediately put down her pen and paper, clutched her head, and then turned to look at Lappland, who was slowly withdrawing her fist.

“Are you an idiot?” Lappland said. “A month of freedom? That’s such a brain-dead choice.”