Chapter 343 The final step, just half a brick away!

He fell silent.

The final push is more painful than having no one at all; it's the ultimate torture!

"Boss?"

"Mr. Renyi... is there anything special about this stone?" Riseben asked curiously as he leaned closer.

[Hahaha, that expression is just like mine when I'm constipated!]

[Hmm...you're quite reserved then~]

[System: Surprised? Unexpected?]

[That's so relatable... It feels like getting a 99 on a test and being overjoyed, only to have the teacher tell you the full score is 150.]

You can close the panel at will.

He forced down the feeling of being unable to catch his breath and answered in a weary tone.

"It's nothing."

"But... I find its material very unusual, Your Highness. May I ask if there is mithril in this treasury?"

Riseben shook his head and explained apologetically:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ren, but mithril is a very rare resource even in the Deep Blue Kingdom. It doesn't have fixed mines; all mithril comes from... the Abyss."

"abyss?"

"That's right. It's the Rift Prison... the former prison, which connects to an unknown place we call the Abyss. There grows demonic algae that are 'poisonous' to us. Because we can't go deep into it, the mithril occasionally mined from the edge is transported to the Priest's Tower immediately and is not kept in the Royal Treasury."

Priest Tower?

He casually raised an eyebrow.

While waiting for their execution, he and Klaus turned the priest tower upside down, but only found a handful of people.

So where did that clownfish high priest hide everything?

Klaus suddenly remembered something, and he said in a voice so low that only anyone could hear him:

"Boss, there's something we didn't have time to tell you in our rush to retreat. The high priest said he had something hidden in the 'Abyss'... Could the 'Abyss' he mentioned be the abyss in the Rift Prison?"

Ren Yi nodded thoughtfully, indicating that he understood.

I wasn't planning on wasting any more time on that ornamental fish, but it seems... I really have to catch it.

However, evolution is the priority right now.

He asked Risbourne, clinging to his last glimmer of hope:

"So... do you still have any of these stepping bricks?"

Half a piece is fine too...

Just one more Mithril will allow Deepsea Shadow to complete its fourth transformation!

Riseben gave an awkward laugh.

With everyone's help, they searched the entire treasure trove thoroughly, leaving no corner unchecked, but as expected, they found nothing.

Sean wandered aimlessly around the open space.

The wealth and status before him held no appeal for him; he cared only about one thing—

Whenever I'm free, I'll be able to ask you for hair regrowth secrets!

His eyes were vacant as they swept across the lavish display stands, finally settling on a gemstone placed alone on black velvet.

The reason I noticed this gemstone was because...

It's because it's red.

Blood red, shaped like an eye placed vertically, with a pupil that was almost blackish-red, it stared at him intently.

"This thing is quite unique..."

Sean muttered something to himself and, as if possessed, reached out to touch it.

"Don't touch it!"

However, Risbane's exclamation came a step too late.

"Sizzle—"

The touched gem glowed brightly red, and countless eerie, blood-red filaments shot out from it, instantly wrapping Sean in a red cocoon from head to toe!

The red cocoon twisted and turned in mid-air, as if something inside was constantly performing a thigh dance.

"That's the Eye of Medusa!"

Riesben turned pale instantly. "This is a cursed evil creature. Any living being that touches it will be cursed, endlessly growing blood-red hair from every pore of its body, and being feared and isolated by all its kind!"

"What?!"

Aurora and Carlos fish were also terrified.

Aurora, in particular, is ready to use purification to see if this is a different kind of mental pollution.

However......

The large, red cocoon that had been struggling violently suddenly stopped moving after hearing Risbane's words, "Growing red hair endlessly."

Three seconds later.

"Bang!"

The red cocoon burst open from the inside!

Having just escaped danger, Sean ripped off the silk hood and ran his fingers over his smooth head, shouting as he did so:

"...My hair...where is my hair? Why isn't it growing...why isn't it growing???"

"Was the curse not enough?!"

His handsome face was beaming with almost fanatical joy.

He grabbed the seemingly malevolent Eye of Medusa and rushed to Renyi, kneeling down with a thud and holding the gem high, almost in tears.

"Boss!"

Sean shouted with heartfelt emotion:

"Give it to me...please, boss! I'm willing to go through fire and water for the Righteous Society, to be a manatee or a seahorse!"

The fish: "..."

This world is so magical!

Looking at Sean's head, which showed no signs of growing hair, Renyi ultimately swallowed back the words, "It probably can't help you."

She then asked Risbane, "Your Highness, this... is also within the selection range, right?"

"Of course... but it really is—"

"Since you can choose, then you can take it."

Before Riseben could finish saying the word "danger," Renyi had already done his part—

Who cares if it works or not...

You wanted it, I gave it to you, and now you have to work for me!

This little incident has been resolved.

No longer paying attention to Sean, who suddenly became confident and contentedly kept patting his head, as if the hair that had been lost was about to return home.

He planned to speak directly to Riseben and tell him he was going to capture the High Priest.

Just then, a hearty laugh suddenly came from outside the vault door:

"I heard my friend was overwhelmed by all the choices inside. What's wrong? Still haven't found your favorite item after all this time?"

Arthur swam in from outside, looking radiant.

He was in a great mood. As soon as he entered, he warmly put his arm around Enyu's shoulder and glanced around the treasure vault.

Ok?

Nothing's missing here, nothing's missing there?

When Riesben told him, somewhat blushing, in a low voice that Enyu had picked out a brick for padding the box and a cursed item, the Eye of Medusa, Arthur's face fell.

"Brother! Are you underestimating the treasure trove of my Deep Blue Kingdom?"

He patted Renyi's back, feigning anger, and looked somewhat heartbroken.

"With so many rare treasures, why do you insist on picking up junk? If the people below find out, they'll think I'm a miser, trying to fool Enyu with trash!"