<h4>Chapter 407: Chrona (2)</h4>
Seth had done his homework before setting off.
Chrona was the capital of the Chrona Empire spreading across many worlds. Covering an ind rivaling a small continent on its own, it was even bigger than Urth''s districts in size. Though it was not as densely popted with many forests andkes breaking up the capital''sndscape.
However, no matter how much information andndmarks for sightseeing he looked up before, nothing would have prepared him for the sight that greeted him when he stepped out from Chrona''s System Church.
Wide streets covered in marble with golden iys split into multipleyers of ground and air traffics. Myriads of different mounts and magic vehicles decked out the field of view. Majestic houses in richly decorated style lined thesenes and in the far distance titanic monuments towered far into the sky.
Statues of gods and emperors set at the characteristic points of the capital were popr sightseeing destinations, but they were so big that they could be seen from any point in the capital.
The giant cathedral they had just left was proudlypeting with these sights. On their way out they had walked down the majestic nave of the structure.
Not only was the interior covered in masterful stone carvings and expensive decorations, many iconographies, and the overwhelming stained-ss windows depicted scenes of a magnitude of different worlds the system had saved and opened for the empire.
The priest that had greeted them, Samwell, had proudly shown them around and happily, exined some of the more glorious happenings in the history of the church.
Mina, Fin, Ellie, and Seth were already full-on tourist mode and kept gushing over everything and made pictures. The other members Yulecat''s Fur were a little calmer, while the Members of Team 3 tried to stay serious and do their job as escorts.
"We have prepared carriages for everyone."
Samwell exined and gestured to a row of carriages that waited for the participants from Urth. Except for Ellie, who traveled with Minas Mar, everyone party had their own set of Carriages for them and their entourage.
The train of carriages was surrounded by an escort of imperial soldiers. With the Princess taking the lead on a white Pegasus mount they set off. By the time they entered their vehicles, the wide roads, with their bustling traffic, had been organized to make way for their parade.
Leaving the cathedral behind, they drove down a hugene and towards the imperial pce. On the way, they got to see many magical sights. Again, it reminded Seth of cyberpunk movies. He already had that notion back in Ora, but Chrona went even further.
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The great statues and monuments in the distance were already awe-inspiring, but even the kinds of illusions and advertisements that the different shops put up made the surrounding buildings look tiny Despite most the of structures being 5-6 stories tall.
Wizards firing powerful spells, celebrity adventurers advertising a product, or even short clips of people being brought back from the dead by the shop''s miracle medicine were ying everywhere in the sky.
This was a world that developed with great ess to magic and squeezed the fascination out of it. All of these sights seemedmon and boring to the people on the streets, while it was like science-fiction came alive for Seth.
They soon left behind the busy city center and enter a district of big mansions with great and beautiful gardens before they finally reached the Imperial Pce.
The pceplex was its very own beast. In the middle of the city rouse 40m high walls that fortified the emperor''s very own residence. From the gigantic walls covered in magical runes spawned a permanent barrier that could block any kind of attack or unauthorized entry.
The only way in was the huge doors of ck metal with golden iys. The 20m tall door depicted scenes of the empire''s history, but they were not just decorations. Although they were enchanted with appraisal inhibition, Seth had found out that these actually were legendary items made of <Dusk Orichalcum> with many different functions, which were kept top secret.
Within the walls of the pceplex were all facilities the imperial family need to live, for state business and to withstand years of siege, if necessary. Each guest from Urth got their very own guest mansions within thepound.
Ellie opted to stay in the Mansion of Minas Mar instead of getting one for her alone. Seth was not the only one with an entourage.
Brock, Marcel, and Elza had alsoe as a party with a few more members. Rich the vemancer came with a group of 25 people, while the Mist Demon, the Dimensional Merchant, and the Hero also had their own parties.
The only onespletely alone, except Ellie, were the weird girl with the hood and the pale beauty.
"These are your mansions. Please stay and rest here for now. I will go and inform the pce about our arrival." Leana exined after giving them a short exnation of the pcepound.
After the Princess left, they were about to follow their steward to their mansion, when the hooded Girl, Cade, approached the delegation from Minas Mar.
"Here, I came to give it back to you as we agreed." she held up a ne with a small pendant.
It was the whimsical curse!
"Did you already finish finding all the remnants?"
"I had almost three months. With the radar you gave me, it was a lot easier."
With this, all chances of Zarkon to make aeback on Urth were gone. Although his champion was sealed there had still been hope for the infection to spread and the religion to reform. Now that Cade had ripped out all the roots, there was no way for that to happen.
One had to know, even if the champion died there would be no second chances given by the System God.
"You had no problems when you destroyed the item?" Seth asked concerned. H had gotten a stern warning from a god when he wanted to kill a champion. Even though she was not a champion, would Zarkon really just watch?
"Nothing at all. I broke the radar and the soul, the only things that were left were this ne and some broken parts."
Of course, Zarkon would have tried to interfere, if he could. What they didn''t know, was that the fearsome god was currently a picture of misery still locked away in a very dark dimension. He had no fun time when the god of chaos, Seth found out whom the other had messed with.
Zarkon was still recovering from the severe beating Seth had used to kill the time during his istion.
cksmith Seth carefully took the extremely dangerous ne from her hand and put it into his inventory after appraising it once. The items had really grown a lot!
<Whimsical Curse
Relic
Durability: 7000
1. Curse of Binding
2. Passive Skill: Strengthening
3. Passive Skill: Whimsical Power
4. + 100 Strength
5.+1500 Mana
6. Passive Skill: Whimsical Regeneration
A terrifying pendant and ne created by the maleficent hands of Craftsman Smith.
Created with an amalgamation of superior craftsmanship and mysterious techniques,
it is a work of pure malicious intent.
If the notoriety of the pendant grows in the future, it may evolve into a legendary item.>
Aside from the original effects and durability growing, it even had a new function.
Whimsical Regeneration was technically the opposite of Whimsical power. Seth could only specte that it was a result of sucking so much life force away from the champion''s soul that it took on a simr characteristic.
This passive skill could increase one''s healing rate based on the whims of the deranged monkey ego. If someone managed to calm down these souls, this item could be a very powerful support for that person.
Maybe if he refined… Seth noticed that he had stopped talking in the middle of their conversation and an awkward silence had ensued between the two.
"Ah, sorry, I was lost in thoughts. Thank you for bringing it back."
"No, I have to thank you for helping me finish my revenge. I may not have been able to end the champion himself, but I feel satisfied now for the first time in a long while."
"Good to hear. Let''s get alongter in the evaluation, too."
They said their farewells and shook hands before splitting up.. Seth returned to his friends, and they entered their own mansion to rest.