"Whoosh —"
The carriage drove far away from the street. After making sure that they were far away, Sophia and Gray heaved a sigh of relief.
Although the other party didn't seem to have any intention of taking their lives and didn't make things difficult for them, the feeling of not being able to control their lives still made them feel very depressed.
No one liked to entrust their lives to others, especially people like Gray and Sophia, who were very powerful at such a young age.
It was only then that Gray had the time to check the Rune Space Bag in his hand.
It was more than ten centimeters long and six or seven centimeters wide. It looked like an extremely ordinary leather bag.
However, there were many densely packed golden lines on its surface. They were extremely complicated.
After untying the rope of the leather bag, Gray opened the bag and looked inside.
What entered his eyes was darkness. He could not see anything, as if no light could penetrate it.
He tried to throw a gold coin in, but the gold coin disappeared instantly. However, it was still dark inside. He could not see a trace of the gold coin at all.
He turned the Rune Space Bag around and tried to pour the gold coin out. However, he found that nothing came out. It was as if there was nothing inside. It was empty.
"How do I use the Rune Space Bag?"
Gray had no choice but to look at Sophia for help.
Although he had heard of the Rune Space Bag, he did not know how to use it. Like just now, when he threw something in and could not take it out again, it was obviously not the correct way to use it.
At this time, he could only humbly ask for help.
"The golden veins have a central node that connects all the veins. Find this central node and pour in a sliver of blood energy from there!"
Sophia said.
Gray searched according to her instructions. Soon, he found the central node on one side of the leather bag. It was obvious that the other golden patterns extended from this location.
Without hesitation, Gray poured a trace of Blood Force into it.
Buzz!
Gray immediately felt that he had established some kind of connection with the Rune Space Bag. His vision, or rather his consciousness, entered a space.
It was a square space about ten meters in length and width. In the space, a gold coin floated quietly. He had just put it in.
"It's so big!"
Seeing such a huge space, Gray could not help but feel happy. He had made the right choice in choosing the Rune Space Bag.
Such a huge space could definitely fit four Mad Level blood beasts. When needed, he could immediately turn the four Mad Level blood beasts into a fighting force.
In addition to his own powerful strength, he was not afraid of facing three or four Mad Level blood beasts.
"How do I take things out?"
Following Gray's thought, the gold coin disappeared from the space. In the outside world, a gold coin suddenly appeared and fell into the carriage.
He picked up the gold coin and placed it on his palm. With a thought, the gold coin disappeared again, and another gold coin appeared in the air.
"Good stuff!"
After taking and putting it in a few times, Gray couldn't help but feel satisfied.
Not only was the space big, but it was also very convenient to take things out.
As long as the distance was not more than twenty centimeters, it could be put into the Rune Space Bag. And the things that were put into the Rune Space Bag could be controlled to appear anywhere within twenty centimeters.
After putting the luggage in the carriage into the Rune Space Bag, Gray hung the Rune Space Bag on his waist. However, he immediately felt that it was too ostentatious, so he took it off and put it into the inner pocket of his clothes.
"How is it? How big is the space?"
Sophia looked over and asked.
"It's 100 cubic meters in total, ten meters in length and width."
Gray replied.
"It's really big."
Sophia nodded and said, as if she had expected this.
"An ordinary Rune Space Bag is only a few cubic meters in size. The bigger ones will be dozens of cubic meters. It's very rare to see a 100 cubic meter one like the one in your hand."
Hearing Sophia's words, Gray felt that he had earned a lot this time. Sure enough, this Rune Space Bag was the most suitable for him.
He couldn't help but think of the mysterious Specter Merchant from before. After thinking about it, he asked.
"What else do you know about the Specter Merchant from before?"
Seeing that Gray was interested in the Specter Merchant, Sophia didn't keep him in suspense.
"I don't know much, but I do know a guess about the other party."
"What guess?"
Gray couldn't help but ask curiously.
"The other party might not be from this era."
Sophia said with a slightly serious expression.
"Not … from this era?
What … do you mean? "
Gray's eyes widened, and there was a trace of horror in his heart.
"Someone found some well-preserved books in the ruins of the Empire, and among these books, there were already records of the Specter Merchant."
Sophia glanced at Gray and said cautiously.
"There were records of the Specter Merchant during the Empire?"
Grey sucked in a breath of cold air.
From the Empire to the present, there was at least a thousand years of history. If the other party had lived from then until now, wouldn't it be more than a thousand years old?
Could a person really live for more than a thousand years?
He had heard of blood fiends that had lived for more than a thousand years, but this was the first time he had heard of a person.
"Could it be that the Specter Merchant was referring to an organization, and this organization already existed during the Empire?"
Gray didn't believe that anyone could live for more than a thousand years, so he raised his doubts.
"Some people have guessed so, but …"
Sophia changed the topic, looked at Gray, and said seriously.
"According to the records in the books, when the Specter Merchant appeared, they were all in the image of an old man, and their eyes were also pitch-black like today …"
"The image of an old man, pitch-black eyes …"
Gray's heart was full of horror.
If the Specter Merchant was referring to an organization, then the external characteristics of the people in this organization couldn't all be in the image of an old man, and their eyes were pitch-black.
Although he didn't want to believe it, if the records were true, this Specter Merchant was likely to be an antique that had lived for more than a thousand years.
"Can a person really live for more than a thousand years?"
After a while, Gray came back to his senses, looked at Sophia, and asked.
"I don't know."
Sophia shook her head.
"But I heard that King-level warriors live longer than ordinary people. It seems that there were King-level warriors who eventually lived to more than 200 years old. Stronger existences can definitely live longer than that."
"Stronger existences than King-level warriors …?"
Gray thought of all kinds of mysterious rumors about the Empire a thousand years ago.
It was rumored that the strength of the Empire a thousand years ago was stronger than the current four kingdoms combined. If this was true, then there must be existences beyond the King-level.
Such existences definitely had a longer lifespan than King-level warriors. Maybe they really could have lived from the Empire to the present.
"The Empire was destroyed, but the Specter Merchant has lived from the Empire to the present. Could the Specter Merchant …?"
Suddenly, Gray's eyes widened in surprise, and he thought of a problem.
The Empire encountered a great disaster. Under this disaster, the Empire was completely destroyed, and there was even a serious historical gap. The families and forces that appeared now all appeared after the Empire was destroyed.
However, the Specter Merchant had already existed during the Empire and lived to the present. He was someone who had truly witnessed the destruction of the Empire, and it was very likely that he was related to the destruction of the Empire.
Even if he was not the mastermind, he was most likely a participant in the destruction of the Empire.
"The four kingdoms have always adopted a lockdown attitude regarding the Empire, as if they are afraid of something. Could it be … that they are afraid of the Specter Merchant?"
Gray felt a trace of cold sweat slide down his back.
To be able to make the four kingdoms afraid, it had to be an extremely powerful existence or force. The Specter Merchant was clearly such an existence.
If the four kingdoms were afraid of the Specter Merchant, then everything made sense.
He couldn't help but look towards Sophia. If he could think of this, could it be that Sophia couldn't?
Facing Gray's gaze, Sophia seemed to see that Gray was thinking of something. She slightly shook her head. Although she did not speak, her meaning was very clear. Do not say it.
Some things could not be said, even if it was just a guess, especially in this situation.
Although the Specter Merchant had disappeared in front of the three of them, it was possible that he was using some method to monitor the three of them.