Temporal Pearls

Chapter 255: Special Turtle

Seth's body trembled and he looked back, he saw a girl, her eyes glowing as she looked at him before she pointed at him and shouted to her grandpa in a strange language. But the old man waved his hand, pacifying her.

"So, your eyes are special. What can you see with them?" Vincent asked.

Seth forced a smile and pulled out a box, in it was Aura Lense, "Try it on your eyes!" The man stared at and read the instructions and he wore it. "Wow, so colourful, I want this too. How much!?"

Seth laughed seeing the man excited.

Floating Dom City was the first defence after the walls, everything and every one no matter what it was, was either a weapon, a surveillance device, or information gathering and also constantly preparing for war!

The next city they reached was called Heavenly Guests, foreigner that came would settle there until one obtained a condition to go beyond, if not, that would be their home.

But the city was also the third largest and anything anyone would desire in the Garden Of Eden was there. Seth wasn't surprised to find Players of different attire wandering around. In fact, they have a little district for themselves.

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Seth satisfied his curiosity for 24 hours before he met with Vincent inside the Knight Order District in the House of Shining Order. These knights were meant to be flashy, boastful and arrogant in their actions, using that to instil a sense of safety and hope in the people.

They were the propaganda that convinced the outside world that the Garden Of Eden was all good and pure but also powerful and mighty.

Their main role was hunting monsters and beasts with the exception of dragons and other intelligence races. They were truly forbidden from killing any human no matter what. Seth wonders why Vincent killed those Blood Warlock guards but he remembers he didn't but dismantled them.

But what about the list the warlock made, Seth shook his head and just left it at that. Either the rule can be bent or everything was just a front.

"This is a Delivery Mat!" Vincent said as he examined a thick 4×4 flat but thick bushy rug. He explained how Seth could use it to send and receive items.

"The moment you set it, this device will alert me and I will send you the stuff you bought!"

Seth bowed and thanked the knight before he left. His business with him was over, in a way Seth felt like the man was holding his stuff hostage until he sent Fourleave embrace but he knew it wasn't the case. Because the sheer amount of the things he owned was staggering and some of them were large and heavy.

"You are a player right?" A man with maroon attire ran to Seth and asked. "Yes, I am!"

"Good, come with us, we are playing a tournament, and the one that wins will get a special item!"

"Okay!"

The place of the game was a small arena, barely 20×10 meters but the surrounding area was filled by about 60 players. As someone who was a noble and had a knack for leadership, he immediately grasped the situation.

The sport was designed to invoke the desire for the players to show their cards to obtain something. The King Prize set was a flaming sword and the owner was at the centre of the arena, a powerful man with maroon attire.

Whoever defeats him will get the sword but if they lose they give up something.

"My name is Smith, if you want to join place an item you are willing to part with inside that box but it has to be useful."

"Also you can place something you want to wager and challenge others to get many items if they defeat you!"

"Even if you did get many junk things, we can buy it or provide you a way to exchange it with something at an upcoming auction!"

The man explained but Seth has no desire for the sword, in fact, he dislikes any form of combat that will involve physical ability.

The maroon attired player defeated three players before the fourth won the sword. The next one was a shield, then a spear. Mostly, they were weapons before a book was placed.

[Fire Arrow Skill]

"Oh, I forgot about my tome!" Seth exclaimed. He had forgotten one of his goals and that was gathering important materials to create various types of Red substances.

"This city has all the things that I may need!" Seth lamented he didn't use the knight to procure them. Nonetheless, he knew of a place where he could go and demand all that.

Seth left the small arena to Market Paradise, a place that was said to have everything. He entered the Library Of Items and before a ball of energy he ordered all of the items needed and many more.

It will take a week to assemble everything and will cost half his remaining pocket. Turning around to leave he met with a man in a blood robe.

"By any means are you a Blood Mage!" The man looked young and the way he spoke seemed nervous but his eyes held experience.

Seth's robe changed to red and a beaming smile adorned his face, "A brother I see!"

"Yes, my name is Crimson Silk. Blood mages are hard to come by and most of us hide!" Crimson Silk said as he observed the red cloak.

"Well, we are just too great, that's why people are wary!" Seth said, "Where are my manners, my name is Seth Enoch!"

The smiling young man grimaced before he said, "You should take an alias. Names have power and some can harm you using them. Especially other blood mages!"

Seth has never hidden his name even though most of the people he met use aliases but now he thinks he should begin hiding too, right? "In that case, call me Red Canvas!"

"You are new to this!" The man seemed disappointed but tried not to show it but Seth perceived that nonetheless. The reason was that he was not hindered in this place, he could choose to be a Grade 5 human.

"Hey, Red Canvas, I mean no harm. I'm the chairman of the Library!" Crimson Silk Said.

"I believe you, nice to meet you too!" Seth said from a distance before he disappeared into the crowd. The chairman just stood there wondering what he did to scare the boy away.

Seth went directly to the Small Arena, yesterday he had spent the night there waiting for a good item to fight for.

Among the things he saw he liked but failed to get was a flying sword made of red metal. Because it has requirements for one to be a Sword Master.

Now Seth met with an uncanny item placed as a wager. It was a palm-size Turtle, and to his amazement, there were hundreds of people all wanting to fight to get the turtle. More are coming.

Seth went to check what its speciality was, "What does it do?" He asked a woman, with ample bosom, and dark skin, she flashed a smile to him and said, "Place your hand on it."

He looked around and found that there were even City Guard here. He felt safe and touched the turtle's back.

The moment he did, at the centre of the shell, a round gem appeared and he was sucked in. Seth appeared in a 10×5 meters room, it was well furnished, with a refrigerator, bathroom and even some fruit at the centre table.

"Are you amazed!" A voice from above said, and as he looked up, he jumped back with a fright as the face of the woman was large, looking at him like he was an ant. Of course, to her, he was the size of an ant.

"You can come.out any time you want, but if you stay I will pull you in about 3 minutes." She said, Softly so as not to scare him.

Seth smiled and looked around, "Isn't this supposed to be in Auction!" He muttered but no one answered him.

Seth then went to the refrigerator, found some water and drank, and then sat and began eating the fruits. It was amazing that if he looked up, he would see the woman's face and the large building behind her, but her attention was on the challenge going on.

Three seconds before three minutes he willed himself to come out and he did, more people waiting exclaimed seeing him out. They wish to enter too.

Seth immediately went to the Collector and gave him Ovalmoom. The man placed it on a device and he nodded. Now he was in the challenge.

Seth looked at the number of people there was 1hr before the challenge closed and he was the 17th to be in line.

Last inline for now but others come and registered.

There are some rules but the important ones are that, if a challenger defeats the defender, he will be the defender and if he defends against 9 challengers the items belong to him.

A defeated challenger or defender can't join again and they automatically lose what they paid.

A challenger can pay one of the 100 fighters to fight for him. These 100 fighters were confirmed neutral and they looked powerful.

But Seth didn't trust them because yesterday none of them won an item when they were hired. Even though not all of them fought.

Seth sat among the challengers in waiting, 'damn it. If it was last night, things would have been great!' Seth thought. He was thinking about Moon Blessings, it won't work normally during the day.

"Nohhhhh!" A group of people shouted in lament, the last defender before Seth lost, he was powerful, and he defended against 5 people but the sixth was too much.

"This is a scam. How could a person fight with no rest against 10 people!" The defeated shouted angrily.

"This is our rule and if you can't win now, how do you think you can defend the Turtle Dome?" The Collector yelled, his voice echoed and people became silent. He is powerful.

"Red Canvas!" The collector called and Seth walked out to face the new defender! He held a sword that seemed very special.

"Fight!"

The moment the defender moved, he was sent back and slammed into the arena wall.

"What?" People were confused, they didn't see what happened. And that was what Seth intended.

"The new Challenger Red Canvas becomes the new Defender" the collector shouted.

"Ludo Mage!" A girl came out, carrying a long staff with a strange head.

"Fight!"

She slammed her staff on the floor and a solid barrier appeared in time, the girl smiled. She was a tall girl, with silver attire and a white hooded robe. She further smiled as she raised her head enough for Seth to see, taunting him.

Her eyes became red and two red spots appeared beyond the barrier between them bursting into flames.

"FIRE ARROW!" The people shouted. She was the one who won the Spell Book yesterday. Seth cocked his head to the side as he tried to stifle his laughter.

The bursting flames moulded into an arrow and pointed toward him. Her smile increased. People exclaimed because that control was very high. Most can only handle one arrow let alone 2 or 3 in a short amount of time.

"FIRE!" she shouted and the flames moved toward Seth. The surrounding area became hotter. But Seth's hand was moving by then and the arrow reached him.

The explosion covered Seth and his surroundings as the audience moved back to do heat as the fire kept burning.

Ludo Mage smiled in contempt, she was ready to turn off her barrier when the burning moved and then sucked into a single point. The defender was now holding his chin contemplating as he stared at the red flame floating above his wand.