Chapter 528

Chapter 393 Exhibition

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At the same time, in the New World, within an inland forest not far from the eastern coast, was the Tupa tribe’s camp.

Inside the great tent of the Tupa tribe’s shaman, Old Shaman Uta, dressed in complete ceremonial robes and covered in colorful patterns, was sitting on the ground smoking his pipe. At that moment, Kapak, who was holding an illustrated book nearby, suddenly spoke up.

“Teacher Uta, everything is ready over there. We can start.”

“Alright… alright… I understand…”

Hearing Kapak’s words, Uta exhaled a long stream of smoke and then looked towards the center of the great tent where a much larger and more intricate magical array was drawn on the ground. Beside the array, a mountain cat spirit body was leisurely floating.

“Spiritual Soul Whiskers, please take your position. I’m going to perform the ritual of reverse spiritual communion… The one making offerings there is the same person you met last time. She has prepared the delicious offerings you tasted before.”

Hearing Uta’s words, the leisurely floating mountain cat spirit body suddenly shuddered, then licked its lips and floated to the center of the array, squatting down. Then, Uta, leaning on a cane, slowly walked to the edge of the array and sat down.

“I never thought that one day I would be involved in a transaction with the White-skinned people. I hope this will bring good results for our tribe…”

Sitting at the edge of the array, Uta sighed and muttered, “I did not expect to be involved in such a transaction with the White-skinned people. I hope it brings good results for our tribe…”

He raised his hands and used his abilities as a Great Shaman to perform an advanced application of the spiritual communion ritual, the reverse spiritual communion.

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Time passed swiftly, and soon another afternoon had gone by. As the sky darkened, night once again enveloped the vast sea.

On the boundless Conquer Sea, the massive Shining White Pearl cruise ship continued to slice through the waves. Although the sky was dark, the dazzling lights still illuminated the enormous cruise ship brightly.

The wide foredeck of the Shining White Pearl was packed with people. Numerous well-dressed men and women were bustling about, filling almost the entire foredeck.

At that moment, all the passengers on the ship had gathered on the foredeck of the Shining White Pearl. Due to the limited space, those who couldn’t secure good positions had gathered in the upper part of the front section of the cruise ship, leaning against the railings and gazing toward the direction of the bow.

Gentlemen and ladies from various countries and regions, all dressed splendidly, gathered together, chatting and waiting with anticipation. Even though the cold sea wind howled outside, their enthusiasm didn’t wane much. Everyone was looking forward to the most spectacular moment of this journey.

The exhibition of the Deep Blue Heart was the highlight of this voyage of the Shining White Pearl, eagerly awaited by everyone. All present were eagerly awaiting the first appearance of what was said to be the most beautiful sapphire in history. They wanted to be among the first to admire this famous gemstone.

The atmosphere at the exhibition site was enthusiastic. While everyone was talking and eagerly anticipating the light of the Deep Blue Heart, the contents of the morning’s announcement letters were occasionally brought up. After being laughed off as jokes, many people secretly looked forward to the upcoming exhibition, hoping for something unusual to happen.

As time ticked by, the long-awaited moment finally arrived. The Deep Blue Heart was about to make its appearance. Amidst a round of enthusiastic applause, the renowned gemstone collector Massimo Russo, dressed formally, walked through a private passage to the bow of the ship. Under the bright lights, amidst tight security, he stood before the angel statue covered with white cloth and waved to the applauding audience with a smile.

“Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the final exhibition of this event. Under the vast sky and endless sea, how grand must the scenery be to fully display the beauty of the Deep Blue Heart!”

Raising both hands, Massimo shouted loudly to the audience, who erupted in enthusiastic cheers. As the cheers subsided slightly, Massimo continued with a smile.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I believe many of you saw the prank notes this morning. I wonder how many of you actually believe in the existence of Thief K. However, I need to clarify that those notes were not distributed by me to create a sensation. With my reputation, I don’t need to resort to such petty tricks to attract attention. Therefore, the incident this morning was simply a prank. That Thief K is just a clown, and he succeeded in making me laugh.”

Massimo said humorously to the audience, and upon hearing this, the audience burst out laughing. Seeing this, Massimo continued.

“Oh… oh… It seems this Thief K has made me laugh, and everyone else too. He must have quite a talent for comedy. Perhaps he could find a decent job in a circus someday.”

With these words, the audience laughed even harder.

“Alright, alright, let’s move on to the main event. Pay attention! The Deep Blue Heart is right behind me, in the hands of the Holy Mother angel statue. Although it’s covered with a cloth and I can’t see it, I can still feel its presence! Yes! I can feel it! This is the mysterious magic between me and the Deep Blue Heart!”

Continuing, Massimo’s words were genuine. As an Extraordinary Being, he could indeed sense the spirituality of the Deep Blue Heart. He was certain that it was still in the hands of the angel statue under the white cloth, which he had personally secured!

Then, Massimo slowly stepped back to the angel statue covered with the white cloth and grabbed the white cloth that was already untied, covering the statue. Seeing this action, the audience held their breaths, watching his every move intently.

“So, let’s witness this together! This deep blue light! A sight you’ve never seen before in your life!”

In his final declaration, Massimo pulled the white cloth sharply. The cloth covering the angel statue was removed, revealing the statue once again. The audience focused their gaze on the hand of the angel statue, while Massimo stood beneath the statue, waiting for the human reaction.

However, the expected exclamations of amazement did not come. Instead, a murmur spread among the audience. Massimo looked ahead and noticed that although they were staring intently at the angel statue’s hand, there was no surprise in their eyes. At this moment, Massimo realized that something was wrong. He also sensed something strange behind him.

Massimo turned around to look at the angel statue behind him and saw a large blue gemstone embedded in the angel’s hand. This blue gemstone was very similar to the Deep Blue Heart he remembered, but it was dull and emitted no light. More importantly, Massimo felt no trace of spirituality from the gemstone.

His White Chalk Tier “Cup” spiritual sense could not detect any traces of spirituality from the gemstone! The blue gemstone that did not emit light or show any signs of spirituality seemed ordinary to Massimo and the rest of the audience.

On the blue gemstone in the angel’s palm, the spirituality and blue light had vanished, replaced by a note written in Iwig language, which Massimo was familiar with.

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The real Deep Blue Heart, I have taken it.

Thief K

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Seeing this, Massimo was shocked. His eyes widened, and he immediately pulled out a key from his pocket—a key to unlock the mechanism—crawling toward the angel statue, toward the “switched” Deep Blue Heart.

At that moment, beneath the angel statue’s hand, the spider zombie puppet, which had climbed in through the keyhole of the mechanism, was tightly gripping the blue gemstone, unseen by anyone. This blue gemstone was indeed the real Deep Blue Heart.

Dorothy, hiding among the crowd in the distance, manipulated the spider zombie puppet to climb onto the Deep Blue Heart, making it “hold” the gemstone. Then, she used her Spiritual Threads to transmit the concealment effect of the Veil Ring, which hid all spiritual characteristics, to the spider zombie puppet, allowing it to carry the Deep Blue Heart away.

Under the effect of the Veil Ring, the Deep Blue Heart lost its spiritual glow and traces, appearing like a fake gemstone to Massimo and Costa.

Watching Massimo climbing up to the angel statue with the key, a smile appeared on Dorothy’s face.

“This thing… You’ll have to take it off yourself…”