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Chapter 1997: 577 The Wisdom of Fairies … “Right, in Su Ya’s rainforest, there’s also a place called ‘Bitter Water Swamp’.” Matthew reacted. His expression was somewhat peculiar. Not only the name, but the handwriting that described Bitter Water Swamp also seemed familiar to Matthew, to the extent that the environment inside the swamp was strikingly similar to the rainforest in his memory! Could it really just be a coincidence? With such a question in mind. Matthew and Coco ventured to the edge of the swamp. They hadn’t gone far. Matthew swiftly sensed a strong, oppressive feeling that made his whole body uncomfortable! That feeling was as if your vision was suddenly compressed to a tenth, or your hearing, smell, and perception were diminished to a fifth. “Spirituality is suppressed.” “Ether concentration has also plummeted…” “No wonder creatures from the Arcane Wilderness hate coming here.” Matthew thought as he looked at the large fairy, Coco, whose brows were almost tied in a knot. Fairies are creatures that coexist with ether. No ether is equivalent to asking them to not breathe— Though the physiological reaction wasn’t that severe. After walking a little further. Coco couldn’t help but complain: “So you’re really not going to enjoy my body?” “Why don’t we change places!” “It’s too lifeless here, it’s so depressing!” “Any other place will do, even if it’s the territory of Storluk Industries!” Matthew naturally stopped as well. He could basically confirm. The area covered by those two towering towers in the distance has suppressed spirituality and weakened ether for some reason. This could be a side effect of sealing the ‘demonic presence.’ Or it could be the influence brought by the demonic presence itself— If the demonic presence Coco mentioned truly exists. Anyway. This place wasn’t where Matthew wanted to seek advancement. He was looking for a deserted place. But the prerequisite was that ether had to be rich enough, otherwise, why come to the Arcane Wilderness? The ether level in this Bitter Water Swamp was almost comparable to some low-magic secondary planes. Let alone Coco. Even Matthew himself was getting more and more uncomfortable the further he went. “Let’s find a small path and see if we can bypass this swamp and go further south of the towers.” Matthew made this decision. He could determine that the special phenomena in the swamp were coming from those two oppressively tall towers. As long as he stayed away from them. The ether level would return to normal. Coco nodded repeatedly: “I’ll find the road!” As she spoke, she boldly parted a cluster of reeds and jumped in. Matthew followed a few steps. Soon. A voice came from ahead: “Huh?” “Hey?” “There’s a huge rune stone here!” “Can I take it away? Sir…” Matthew followed the voice just past the reeds, only to see the large fairy greedily hugging a gigantic rune stone on the ground. She really seemed to want to take away this rune stone that exuded a rich ether aura, utterly out of place with the local environment. However, in the next second. A powerful electric current suddenly surged through Coco’s entire body, making the large fairy scream! Had she not let go in time, and weren’t fairies known for their high magic resistance, an ordinary person might’ve dropped dead in an instant! “It’s a rune stone from the Alliance!” “Such a large piece, it’s worth at least a million gold coins, and it’s priceless!” Matthew’s pupils shrank. He wasn’t a reckless fairy. He recognized the origin of this rune stone— Though he couldn’t understand the specific runes, he could read the explanation below. “Is this a rune stone made by the Snake Mountain Sect?” “The purpose of placing it here is to create some kind of concealed ceremonial field, thus forcing all the ether within the ‘Twin Towers of Exile’ region to flow out, while also suppressing the spirituality level of all living beings in the area?” “The founder of this ceremonial field is… Edmond?” Matthew was shocked internally. One should know that the Alliance had rarely explored externally in the past few hundred years. Figures of Edmond’s caliber seldom ventured outside the range of the Eternal Barrier. Because they could encounter the ambush of the Heavenly Family Palace at any moment. Even in the Arcane Wilderness, this was the case. “Could it be traces Edmond left when he visited the Arcane Wilderness before his legendary status?” Matthew hesitated for a few seconds, then couldn’t help but shake his head. Unlikely. The ceremony field here didn’t seem like something an ordinary spellcaster could set up. Moreover, it was after Edmond’s own great success that he founded the Snake Mountain Sect. Given that the rune stone was made by the Snake Mountain Sect. It indicated that the setup of the ceremonial field was a much later event. Possibly in the last fifty years! Forcing out ether. Suppressing spirituality. “So there really is a demonic presence in those two Towers of Exile, and it’s a spellcaster type of demonic presence.” Matthew speculated internally. If that’s indeed the case. Then he should definitely turn around and leave! After all, he was here for advancement, not to have a heart-to-heart with sealed demonic presences… “Hmm?” But just at that moment. Matthew felt a sudden warmth in his chest, and the recommendation letter written by the female priest before her death suddenly flew out. The parchment glowed brightly. Matthew glanced at it. It was still arrows and text. The arrow pointed into the depths of Bitter Water Swamp. And the text read as follows— “The Holy Artifact of the Boneyard, the Necromancer’s redemption; Endless reborn, the pitiful living dead! Unique Eternal Lord. The ancient and brilliant fairy wisdom lies ahead…” “Holy Artifact of the Boneyard? Necromancer’s redemption…” Matthew’s expression was indecisive.