Chapter 545: The Miracle Beyond Comprehension (Vote for Monthly Ticket)
"This is the place."
The Book of Yagen's marking was directional, so all they could do was follow the direction, and Bailuo used a method of double estimation, which means instant movement in one direction.
After passing the mark, they would retreat a bit, pass it again, and move forward a bit, until they roughly determined the distance, then they proceeded with precise positioning and searching.
"Big bro, what exactly are we looking for, a new Miracle?"
"You do get smart once in a while, Inya."
Bailuo, along with his senior sister and Inya, was searching for that new Miracle, and he quite missed this feeling.
It used to be the three siblings, following their old uncle hunting in the woods.
The senior sister could hunt fierce beasts like tigers and bears, Bailuo could take down wild boars, and Iron Simpleton depended on luck; if lucky, he could catch wild chickens and rabbits, and if not, he would just pick fruits and dig wild vegetables to maintain appearances.
"Is it mine, am I right?"
Inya can be very smart when she is: "Finally, am I, the great Inya, going to rise?"
Inya: Heaven has perished, the Yellow Heaven shall stand, it is time for Iron Simpleton to revive!
"It's not certain yet, why are you getting excited."
"I have a premonition."
Inya got all dramatic, and Bailuo couldn't keep up with her pace: "This Miracle, it's mine."
"Her premonitions are usually accurate."
The senior sister added on the side, and Bailuo was left speechless, but still said: "I hope so."
The three of them landed on a deserted island, whose location, if marked on a map of the Miracle Continent, should be to the east of Yatun Island.
Miracles generally have a much higher chance of landing on land than at sea. So the Miracles under the sea, even if real, are very difficult for people to obtain.
Though it may seem strange, animals cannot activate Miracles; only beings with intelligence can sign contracts with Miracles and become Masters of Miracles.
"The Miracle is at some location on the island."
Bailuo summoned the Book of Yagen, and following the marks on it, the three started searching on the island.
During the search, the senior sister also scanned the island with her senses but did not detect any extraordinary aura fluctuations.
Miracle artifacts are self-concealing; before Awakening, a Miracle could exist in any form, even as a stone, a leaf, or even a grain of sand.
This is also why it is difficult to actively seek a Miracle, even if one becomes the Master of Miracles and possesses power to do extraordinary feats, they are still helpless against a tiny Miracle.
If you cannot find it, you just cannot find it. Masters of Miracles call this 'fate'; without this chance, no matter how much effort you expend, throughout your life, you can only win the favor of a single type of Miracle.
"Over here!"
Bailuo led the two through a forest, pointing towards a mountain peak in front of them.
"Chirp!"
A huge eagle seemed to have built its nest on this mountain, and upon spotting the uninvited guests, it didn't care who they were and immediately swooped down from the sky to attack.
"Scram."
Bailuo frowned and exuded a hint of Royal Prestige, the bird of prey, terrified by this daunting presence, hurriedly fled, abandoning its nest.
"This new Miracle does not move; it should be an inanimate object."
In front of them was a pitch-black cave; the three entered it and found it very deep and winding.
The power that Bailuo and his senior sister possessed, when placed in the Endless Planes, would not even be an exaggeration to call them Creator Gods, so they weren't worried about encountering danger here and quickly descended.
Inya, on the other hand, found it interesting, Iron Simpleton probably hoped to encounter a few monsters now, just to show off in front of his brother and sister.
"Stop guessing, what do you think is in this cave, the Infinite Dragon?"
If there really was a Miracle Creature of that level, Bailuo wouldn't dare to come alone.
"What is this?"
Bailuo looked at the huge gemstone that had appeared at the end of the path; it was purple-black in color, resembling a combination of rock and precious stone.
This was a space underground that resembled a volcanic crater, with three people standing on the edge of the cliffs; in front of them was a massive hollow containing this mountainous purple-black gemstone.
"How peculiar," the senior sister said, "I can't sense it with Miracle Power."
"What exactly is this?"
Bailuo hadn't expected the target of the Book of Yagen to be something like this.
"It looks like an egg."
Inya's words led Bailuo and his senior sister to reassess the purple-black gemstone; indeed, it very much resembled an egg, but both of them had scanned it with Miracle Power and found no sign of life within.
No, it wasn't right to speak with such certainty; after all, they had scanned the entire island and yet had failed to discover the giant gemstone.
"This thing can shield against our Miracle Power," Bailuo said, "It doesn't seem like a derivative of Dimensional Power."
If it were created by Dimensional Power, Miracle Power would have no reason not to identify it; after all, the dimensions are several levels lower than miracles and are merely remnants and sheddings of the Child of Miracle.
[???]
Type: ????
Upper Tier: ????
Method of Contracting: ??
Bailuo aimed the Book of Yagen at the stone and indeed, found information about it.
It was a miracle, but whether it was the name, type, upper tier, or method of contracting, the Book of Yagen couldn't display anything – all were mysteries.
"It is a miracle."
Bailuo looked again at the previous page: "Does that make it two now?"
The giant gemstone and the scales should be two different miracles, but it wasn't until Bailuo stood in front of the gemstone in person that the Book of Yagen displayed its information, which goes to show the extraordinary origin of this gemstone.
"Let's get the miracles we can get our hands on first."
"Inya?"
Bailuo turned to Inya, only to find the girl staring blankly at the gemstone mountain, daydreaming. He called her several times before the Iron Simpleton responded: "Big bro, are you calling me?"
"Nonsense."
Bailuo: "What's wrong, why are you staring at that gemstone mountain?"
The Iron Simpleton was not one of those gold-digging girls; in her eyes, the value of pig's trotters far exceeded that of gold, so it couldn't be that Inya was mesmerized by mountains of gold and silver.
"I don't know, it just feels like," Inya said, "I've seen it somewhere before."
"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
Bailuo planned to move this thing back and then find a place to hide it.
Although it wasn't clear exactly what miracle it was, since it was a miracle, there was a chance he could contract it in the future.
Generally speaking, a miracle that even the Book of Yagen cannot determine the level of is either of a particularly high upper tier or the supreme tier; either way, it holds extremely high value for Bailuo.
As for now, Bailuo hadn't forgotten the purpose of this trip: "Let's obtain the miracles we can get our hands on."
"Jet-black scales, pure and flawless."
Bailuo took out the jet-black scales he had just created and handed them to Inya: "Whether it works or not is up to you now."