Just call me Thor - Chapter 250

Chapter 250: The origin of Supreme Mark
Sitting on Cetus’s back, Mike continued to ponder how to achieve an SSSSS rating.

Three factions: Ice Village, Cetus, Harry.

Harry’s wishes were twofold:

1. For Cetus to live well, Exploration Rate +50%

2. To dispel the curse of frigid on the icy plain, Exploration Rate +50%

“The curse of frigid on the icy plain requires Cetus’s blood to dispel?”

Mike reviewed all the prompts again and quickly identified the issue.

“Curse of winter, curse of frigid?”

There were two different curses on the icy plain!

Cetus’s blood could only dispel the current curse of winter, temporarily alleviating the Ice Village’s plight.

But the real problem of the icy plain was the hidden curse of frigid deep within the ice!

As long as the curse of frigid existed, the icy plain would remain frozen and desolate.

Exploring this far revealed another contradiction!

The curses had a strict order of resolution.

“To solve the [curse of frigid], the [curse of winter] must be broken first!”

The method to break the curse of winter: Cetus’s blood.

The method to break the curse of frigid: Sea of Life’s water.

Mike rubbed his temples, feeling a slight headache.

“So, to fulfill Harry’s second wish, Cetus must die?”

Based on all the information Mike had, the conflict among the three factions’ requirements lay here.

“If I first take Cetus to the Sea of Life, collect the Sea of Life’s water, then return to the Ice Village, using Cetus’s blood and the Sea of Life’s water to break the curses in sequence, and the whale fall to solve the fishermen’s food problem…”

Following this approach, Mike’s final Exploration Rate would be:

Ice Village: 100%

Cetus: 100%

Harry: 50%

“The problem lies with Harry. He wants Cetus to live and also wants to completely break the curse.”

Looking at the blue sea, Mike had a rough idea.

To achieve 100% Exploration Rate on the twentieth floor, the key was to find an alternative solution.

How to completely solve the village’s curse, food, and other issues without sacrificing Cetus?

Although he didn’t have the correct answer yet, Mike was very confident.

Isn’t it just exploiting a bug?

Let’s do it!

First, go to the Sea of Life and collect the water.

With the source of life’s healing, the fully recovered Cetus moved at an incredible speed.

In less than half an hour, it brought Mike to the Sea of Life.

“So this is the Sea of Life?”

Mike looked at the blue water in front of him, seemingly ordinary.

It’s worth noting that the twentieth floor was extremely rare, an instance that didn’t require combat. Participants played the role of solving a crisis.

Throughout the conquest, there were no monsters or enemies, more like a struggle between man and nature.

“Blub—Blub—”

After a joyful call, Cetus swam in the Sea of Life, spouting water columns dozens of feet high!

“Completed Cetus and Harry’s agreement, [Cetus faction Exploration Rate +50%]!”

Mike was pondering another issue.

“Based on the tenth floor’s conquest experience, the Supreme Beings who cleared the earlier floors likely left traces.

I’ve reached the Sea of Life, and there’s no sign of anything. This doesn’t seem like Morpheus, Ares, or Apollo’s style!”

Leaving Apollo aside, his style was known to very few.

Compared to Apollo, Morpheus and Ares’s actions were more “traceable.”

One was a warm-hearted man, the other an hot-tempered bro.

With Cetus swimming in the Sea of Life, Mike temporarily stood on Cerberus, hovering in mid-air.

He suddenly felt the scene below looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

“Go higher.”

Under Mike’s command, Cerberus ascended several hundred feet, allowing Mike to overlook the entire Sea of Life.

“This is…”

“Holy Fuck!”

Seeing the full view of the Sea of Life, Mike exclaimed in shock.

“Isn’t this a heart shape?”

If you drew the Sea of Life’s outline on paper, congratulations, you’d get a very technically ugly heart!

No doubt, a Morpheus creation.

Mike had calculated everything but never thought the Sea of Life was related to Morpheus!

“Morpheus was the fastest to clear the Tower of Truth among the first entrants! In other words, only Morpheus knew the original state of the levels. Some levels might have been altered by Morpheus, and later entrants were unaware!”

For example, the Sea of Life before Mike.

Probably only a few in humanity knew this secret.

“Was the Sea of Life modified by Morpheus?”

[From a distance, you can see the whole picture]

[Up close, you can see the essence]

Well, Mike never expected the Eye of Truth, unable to Second Awaken due to Mike not reaching level 300, to start philosophizing!

But this hint was indeed useful.

Since Mike had seen the full view of the Sea of Life, it was time to dive in and see if there were any overlooked details.

With that in mind, Mike jumped off Cerberus’s back.

Cerberus took a deep breath, puffing itself up like a balloon, using its limbs to hold Mike, acting as a parachute to slow the descent.

Landing steadily on Cetus’s back, Mike prepared to dive.

Splash—

Mike plunged into the water, quickly swimming downward.

[Turn left 30 degrees]

[Descend 1200 fathoms]

[Go straight 300 fathoms… the destination is on your left]

Following the Eye of Truth’s prompts, Mike saw a stone.

On the stone were familiar words, written by Morpheus.

Mike took out the waterproof recording equipment he had prepared and began a new round of collecting Morpheus’s embarrassing past.

“Harry, I’ve been searching the sea with Cetus for a long time but couldn’t find the Sea of Life. I even responsibly say I’ve searched this entire sea area. It seems the Sea of Life is just a legend. Sorry, I might disappoint you.”

Seeing this, Mike frowned slightly. This didn’t seem like Morpheus’s style.

Mike continued reading:

“…Just kidding!”

There it was. This was something Morpheus would do.

“I really didn’t find the Sea of Life, but since it’s in your dreams, I brought it out…”

Mike: ???

Don’t say the most badass things in such a casual tone!

Morpheus, how do you do it?

I really want to learn this!

At level 200, Morpheus could create the Sea of Life in the instance permanently based on “Harry’s” dream!

Is this reasonable?

This is not reasonable!!

Mike looked at the last part of Morpheus’s message:

“Honestly, without this Mark, it would have been tough to bring out this sea. Oh, by the way, I recently discovered a new secret.

Other participants entering the Tower of Truth don’t seem to get the [Supreme Mark]. Is this a blessing for being the first to enter the Tower of Truth, or a curse?

On the other side of the [Supreme Mark], something seems to be awakening, making me uneasy. I’m hesitant about continuing to explore this tower. Damn, this stone is too small, running out of space, that’s all for now.”

The signature was the familiar, crudely drawn heart.

“Wow—”

Mike, underwater, was shocked, his emotions unsettled for a long time.

The information casually revealed in this message was immense.

Morpheus had mastered the [Supreme Mark] from the first day he entered the Tower of Truth!