Treasure Hunting System： The Ocean Conquerer

Chapter 594: Chapter 281: Extraterrestrial Visitor

”A god above gods? The most primordial god of the Star Realm?”

Alka could almost understand the term ’Star Realm’; it likely referred to the entire universe.

Chadite and the others understood it as a world that envelops other worlds. This understanding didn’t seem incorrect.

”Then, compared to the Four Divine, a god like that...” Simon couldn’t help but ask.

Although asking such a question was somewhat sacrilegious, as a Mechanic, he simply couldn’t resist his inner curiosity.

”Stone Mother, Life, Wise One, Sea God. Are you referring to those four?”

Simon nodded.

”I don’t know about Life and the Wise One; I’m unfamiliar with their deeds. However, Stone Mother and the Sea God are quite famous in the outside realms,” Copper Hammer said.

The implication was clear. Simply put, Life and the Wise One were apparently a tier weaker than the other two Divine. At least, that was what this Dwarf meant.

This left Simon and Julia somewhat silent once more.

They then heard Copper Hammer continue, ”Only those two Divine—Stone Mother and the Sea God—are beings who could truly be called gods in the entire Star Realm.”

These words made Simon and Julia feel even worse.

”Alright, alright, that’s enough explaining terms. Wasn’t I supposed to tell you about the worlds I’ve experienced? Understanding these terms is of no use anyway.” He then began to narrate again.

”Speaking of which, 300 years ago, I visited a truly remarkable world. I absolutely must tell you about it.”

”It was a Mountain Peak world. Unfortunately, even by the time I left, I still didn’t know how tall that mountain actually was.”

”’A Mountain Peak world?’” Everyone’s attention immediately shifted.

But what does a ’Mountain Peak world’ even mean? they wondered.

”A world made up of mountain ranges?” Alka couldn’t help but ask.

For Chadite and the others, concepts like mountain ranges and land were incomprehensible. Perhaps only Lucilia had some knowledge of them from ancient texts.

”No, no, it’s far more incredible than that,” Copper Hammer said, waving his hand dismissively.

”It was a gigantic mountain peak floating in the Star Realm, and all sorts of life forms lived upon it.”

So that’s what a Mountain Peak world meant. It was impossible to even imagine what it looked like.

Alka scratched his head. If it’s entirely a mountain peak, wouldn’t the people living on its lower parts be able to see the Star Realm directly? They wouldn’t even see a sky. Then what about sunlight? He couldn’t figure it out; it was completely beyond his comprehension.

”It’s a pity. That place was very hostile to outsiders. I only stayed for a short time before being forcibly expelled.”

”Worlds can do that?” Alka asked from the side.

Copper Hammer nodded. ”Of course. Most worlds possess such a repulsive force and have different attitudes towards outsiders. The worlds I visit are, at the very least, not malicious towards outsiders. In fact, at least half of all worlds are full of malice towards them.”

”This is a world’s most basic defense mechanism. Those without malice are mostly worlds that are very confident in themselves, you understand.”

Everyone seemed to understand this and nodded.

After all, no one knew what kind of changes and destruction a life incompatible with the world might bring.

However, none of them asked why their own worlds didn’t exhibit such repulsion.

They were self-aware enough to know that their worlds managing to combine was already quite an achievement.

In the dilapidated living room, the group chatted with the Dwarf for a long time, though it was mostly the Dwarf doing the sharing.

He seemed genuinely happy to share his experiences and was very proud of his professional journey and the knowledge he’d gained.

But for Akka and the others, apart from broadening their horizons, this information wasn’t of much practical use. They had no way to leave their current world, they thought.

After having their horizons broadened, they, in turn, briefly told the Dwarf about the situation in the Four Divine Seas.

”A very logical structure, yet illogical behavior. Just as I suspected, it seems these four Divine are not naturally born gods,” the Dwarf muttered to himself.

He seemed to have a habit of thinking aloud, needing to voice his thoughts to organize them.

”What do you mean by that?” Alka couldn’t help but ask.

The Dwarf organized his thoughts, then looked up at their curious gazes, chuckled twice, and said, ”It means I don’t know whether you are fortunate or unfortunate.”

”These four Divine obviously care a great deal about their respective followers. Therefore—though I don’t know the exact reason—their desire to construct their own sea domains after the world shattered, to preserve the lives upon them, was no easy feat.”

”This is clearly a thankless endeavor. To undertake such a thing suggests these four Divine ascended from mortals; they weren’t born as gods.”

”Innate Divine always possess all sorts of strange quirks and eccentric personalities. The most typical trait is an indifference to mortals, without exception... well, alright, perhaps there are exceptions. But the vast majority are like this, you understand, right?”

Everyone nodded. Alka, at least, could understand this to some extent.

Simply put, how could those born powerful possibly care about the lives of the weak? Do humans care about the life and death of ants? he mused.

”Well, it’s been delightful talking with all of you. I will remember your names.”

”The next time I visit your world, let’s talk more—if you’re still alive, that is.”

”Of course, I’d be even happier if we were to meet in the Star Realm.”

This last part was Copper Hammer muttering to himself, though everyone could still hear it.