Systemless in a Parallel World

Chapter 182 Theory And Reality

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'The robed man was close to 1.9 meters tall and his entire body was covered in the cloak he wore. Is there something else? His hand was clean and his skin fair…before he pierced me…'

Zayn was trying to recall the robed man but there was not much to recall, in the first place. It was a little annoying but there was nothing he could do about it.

Zelia was not in the room anymore. She told him to wait a few minutes and left afterward. He couldn't tell what was on her mind but he hoped that Zelia would return and tell him a few more things about other Otherworldler and how she knew that he was in possession of the Grimoire of the Ancient.

He washed up and changed into a new set of clothes. His body felt extremely weak but that was expected from someone who had been in a coma for close to nine months.

The emptiness in his Soul was the most annoying though. The weakness of his body could be tended to by working out meticulously. A month or two with the right resources was more than enough to recover most of his physique.

"I'm back~" Zelia exclaimed as she emerged in the doorframe. Sweat trickled down her cheeks, showing that she came back as fast as possible.

Zayn saw the paper in her hands and eyed it for a while.

"We're in the Normie Union's Headquarters, aren't we? Where exactly is that though?" He asked, while his eyes remained locked with the paper in Zelia's hand.

"We're outside mankind's territory. It is much more secure than you might think. After all, we're still close to mankind's territory, and we are well hidden. The headquarter's protective mechanism is pretty good, and we have more than a few powerful Normies on our side!" Zelia explained pridefully. Given her cocky smile, Zayn wondered if she thought of herself as one of the 'powerful' Normies.

If that was the case, the Normie Union was doomed, that's for sure.

"Either way, I asked my grandfather if it's okay to hand you this record. It's just a copy of a single page, but it has been summarized. The information are true and they have been verified multiple times. You are not the only Otherworldler, though you're the first with a powerful Grimoire as your bind!" Zelia revealed while sounding like a know-it-all.

Zayn frowned deeply but he didn't say anything. He came to the Normie Union to collect information, and that was exactly what he was doing just now. The way he collected these pieces of information was different than intended, but the most crucial point was that his knowledge about Otherworldlers, Normies and their relationship with Blessed would increase.

He accepted the piece of paper Zelia held out for him and started to read.

Less than ten minutes later, he stared blankly at the paper.

He looked up, just to see a vibrantly smiling Zelia. She clearly enjoyed looking at the changes of his expression.

"It's true. As I said before we verified the information. If you don't want to believe it, that's on you," She replied with a shrug.

However, Zany couldn't accept that. It was not that he didn't believe the information. On the contrary, he believed everything written down on the piece of paper in his hand. After all, everything written down seemed to be just like he had theorized a long time ago!

Normies are the descendants of Otherworldler. The Blessing of Gods cannot reach the descendants because their compatibility with Blessings is too low. Only when the Otherworldler's bloodline has been thinned out by mating with natives, for generations to come by, was it possible for descendants of the Xth degree to receive a Blessing.

That was just like Zayn theorized.

The same went for another crucial piece of information; more Otherworldler have been sighted during the last three decades.

The emergence of more Otherworldler was also the reason why many Normies believed that the Divine Beings who granted Blessings were more and more vigilant of Normies. Otherworldler were highly likely the reason why the Divine Beings issued more missions to find and kill Normies that have been categorized as a 'threat'.

'All Otherworldler possesses a unique trait, or are in possession of a powerful soulbound item. Well that's news…maybe not really…' Zayn thought, thinking about the Grimoire of the Ancient.

Recalling the Grimoire caused Zayn to feel angry at himself and the robed man. He wanted to beat the shit out of that bastard, but Zayn didn't even know what that robed man looked like.

"I have two more questions…for now," Zayn said after he put aside the piece of paper. His mind was already smoking from the information he received, and still couldn't really fathom that his theories had been correct all this time.

Nonetheless, now was not the time to be muddle-headed.

"Only two? I expected half a dozen questions," Zelia said before motioning him to go ahead. 'He believes all of that without any concrete evidence? What an oddball.'

"My first question is pretty simple. Nevermind, both questions are pretty simple. First, how did you know that I am in possession of a Grimoire? I don't think you were conscious when that weird-robed man pierced through my chest with his bare hand.

My second question is even simpler; did you carry me to the headquarters or did someone else pick us up? We weren't that close to the borders of the Forbidden Zones. That's why I'm curious."

The first question might be a little bit hard to answer because it may require Zelia to reveal one of her secrets. As for the second question, it was something he wanted to know because he was…curious.

"I carried you, of course. There was nobody else, so how else would you be able to sleep tightly in this bed for nine months straight if not for my broken back!" Zelia answered the second question without hesitation. She exaggerated a lot, but there was still some truth in her words.

It had been a hassle to carry Zayn through the remaining parts of mankind's territory while also fending for their lives in the Forbidden Zone. It was only lucky that the Normie Union found them not too long after they crossed the borders to the Forbidden Zone.

Zayn listened intently as Zelia explained in detail what kind of suffering she went through to make sure that she and Zayn would reach the Normie Union's headquarters unscathed.

He smiled lightly and remained silent even after she finished her explanation.

His gaze lingered on her with high intensity and Zelia quickly understood that she couldn't keep avoiding answering the first question.

"Well…can I just say that one Otherworldler has a unique trait that allows reading someone's memories?" Zelia asked, not daring to look into Zayn's eyes.

"Reading memories?" Zayn repeated, and it made click just a moment later, "That means you guys have an Otherworldler here, and that this Otheroworldler told you about my Grimoire. This Otherworldler read my memories and knows about my Spirits as well, I see."

eaglesnov?1,?o? Zayn intentionally mentioned his Spirits and seeing that Zelia didn't say otherwise, it seemed that his guess was correct.

'Well, that might make things easier…or more difficult….'