A rare magical miracle in the world

Chapter 675: Chapter 353 Miraculous Stance (Requesting Monthly Pass)

“A newcomer?”

The Iron Eagle King noticed Bailuo; he had previously been engrossed in his building blocks and only now realized a stranger had come into their resting room.

“You have a rather tasteful sense of fashion.”

Caught off guard by the sudden comment, Bailuo looked down at his clothes—although they were extravagant, they didn’t seem overly flamboyant: “Tasteful, you say?”

“The colors are harmonized, symmetry on both sides, evenly distributed.”

The Iron Eagle King quite admired Bailuo: “Indeed, great minds think alike.”

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“……”

Bailuo knew what the Iron Eagle King was getting at but hadn’t expected such an eccentric in the Master of Miracles.

“Your Excellency has quite a unique hobby.”

“Just a little quirk of mine, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning.”

The Iron Eagle King was a talkative person, as was the Yizai Marquis. After exchanging words with them, Bailuo found that both seemed like the type he could befriend.

Their ambitions weren’t grandiose; they just wanted to live peacefully in their own corner. As long as no one bullied them, they wouldn’t start trouble with others.

Bailuo could relate to this, as he felt the same way.

If you don’t scheme against Yatun, Yatun won’t be your enemy either.

As for matters concerning Count Thorn, well, the Master of Miracles is not without likes and dislikes, and a few rivalries don’t really matter.

“The Master of Miracles has his own preferences.”

The Iron Eagle King said, “Like the King of Aolai, he and the Empress of the Far North have a feud over the killing of his wife; it’s an irreconcilable conflict.”

“But thousands of years have passed, and the Empress of the Far North hasn’t wiped out Dong Aolai, nor has Dong Aolai been able to do anything to the Empress of the Far North.”

“As for the Master of Miracles, well, he occasionally runs into some trouble,” the Iron Eagle King described the situation to Bailuo: “As our countries expand, our people inevitably cause some unintentional destruction.”

“Many times, we’ve inadvertently done some wrongs.”

“For instance, during the War of Miracles, a commoner’s village was affected, and the only survivor happened to become the Master of Miracles,” said the Iron Eagle King: “That person would then harbor a deep grudge against both sides involved in that War of Miracles.”

“Hmm.”

Bailuo understood, as his situation with the Iron Eagle King and Count Thorn was similar: “Who hasn’t made mistakes? We’re not omniscient and omnipotent. Even genuine saints offend individuals; are the disputes of the Miracle World also a consequence of this?”

“The newcomer seems quite perceptive.”

The Yizai Marquis: “It is precisely because of this.”

“This is the crux of the problem, no matter how strong or excellent you are, there will always be adversaries,” said the Yizai Marquis: “This is also the fundamental purpose of the Council of Kings, to let us negotiate our own solutions to avoid unnecessary wars.”

The Miracle World is already quite fragile; if another horrifying war were to break out, we might lose favor with the last vestiges of the miraculous.

By then, if no new Master of Miracles were to emerge, perhaps it would be a boon for existing ones, but it would also be decidedly lonely.

“Lonely?”

“Yes, lonely.”

The Iron Eagle King: “Miracles represent new things—some people bring peculiar technologies, others bring superior cultures; these are all part of the joy.”

The Miracle Kings interact, trade with each other, share what they have, and partake in each other’s happiness.

As long as there’s no deep-seated animosity between camps—for instance, if the Lord of the Birch Trees enjoys eating humans, then that’s beyond Bailuo’s taste and comprehension.

“The Lord of the Birch Trees, huh…”

Hearing Bailuo mention this man, both Iron Eagle King and Yizai Marquis were definitely familiar with him.

“Although it’s not good to speak ill of someone behind their back,” Yizai Marquis shook his head and said, “but I do not like him.”

“Neither do I.”

Despite all being part of the same alliance, Iron Eagle King had never considered the Lord of the Birch Trees a friend and even felt a deep-seated aversion towards him.

The Master of Miracles had indeed ceased to be human, but he was once human, after all.

To eat people, what difference is there from cannibalism?

I befriend you, and you see me as food, this isn’t just an insult to my character or racial discrimination, this is madness.

“Then why hasn’t anyone fought him?”

Faced with Bailuo’s question, the two looked at each other and did not see it as any secret, hence they straightforwardly explained the intricacies to Bailuo.

“There are Twenty-Eight Camps in the Miracle World, Your Excellency should know, right?”

Iron Eagle King: “All the camps, every four of them can be divided into one type; Northbound Land is divided by region, Dawn and Dusk by the origin of civilization, Rule of Ultimate Selection by objective law, and the Fools of Old Banquet by attitudes towards humanity.”

“Whether the Master of Miracles gained miracles through sheer luck or because of their personality is hard to say.”

Just like him, the Iron Eagle King, it was his obsessive-compulsive disorder that made him throw and pick up stones time and time again, and then he inexplicably became the Master of Miracles.

This is who he is; such is his nature.

“Those who obtain the miracles of Fools of Old Banquet often have a stronger killing nature and lack any moral bottom line.”

Of course, the true Fools of Old Banquet is another form entirely; it is based on a benevolent conversion towards humanity, not simply viewing reality and all beings as mere side dishes at a banquet.

“Among the Twenty-Eight Camps, those with extreme views towards humanity include the Fools of Old Banquet, Rule of Ultimate Selection, Eternity Timepiece, and Ancient Religion.”

“It’s not just them; there are several other camps that we see as our natural adversaries,” explained Yizai Marquis, “because they are very evil, at least in my view.”

The miracles that Bailuo has now, aside from the Fools of Old Banquet, can almost be said to be positive ones.

However, Bailuo had not seen many miracles of the various camps, and therefore could not make an accurate assessment.

“Why is Rule of Ultimate Selection also a camp harmful to humans?”

“You know Count Thorn, right?”

“Of course!”

How could Bailuo not know him after having fought him before?

“Miracles do not differentiate between good and evil, but from a human perspective, good and evil are subjective,” stated Iron Eagle King, “Count Thorn’s miracle is called ‘Enshrouding Primal Bedding,’ which refers to the state from the inside to the outside, from the dawn of time—a type of Miracle Creature.”

From inside to outside…

In simple terms, that includes the core, mantle, substrate, rocks, soil, grass cover, bushes, and forests, a type of inside-to-outside progression.

“That barely scratches the surface.”

Iron Eagle King continued: “His Miracle Creature can represent animals, plants, as well as non-living elements, and even water, air, and sunlight can be involved.”

Hearing this, it seemed Count Thorn’s miracle had a lot of potential.

By now, Bailuo was well aware that a miracle’s strength is not just a simple matter of high, medium, or low; an individual’s talent and aptitude also affect the final outcome.

Just like my uncle, give him any miracle, and he will excel, because the Master of Miracles is simply that outstanding.

“Rule of Ultimate Selection.”

Yizai Marquis: “Nature’s laws have long been established; everything is here, and as for the end result, let fate decide.”