After hearing Zhao Deng's explanation, Qinchuan couldn't help but frown slightly. According to Zhao Deng, Odysseus obtained something 120 years ago, which was why he was targeted by Zerg. However, Zhao Deng's explanation was too general. They still didn't know what that thing was.
"General Zhao Deng, your explanation is too general."
Ao Feng frowned and looked at Zhao Deng. He asked, "Can you be more specific? We have no way of finding that thing."
Now, they only knew that such a thing had happened, but they still didn't know what Odysseus had obtained or where he had put it. The situation now was basically the same as before Zhao Deng told them about this matter.
Facing Qinchuan and Ao Feng's confusion, Zhao Deng asked, "I wonder if Your Highness and Mr. Qin have heard of the rumors about the Void Storm?"
Hearing Zhao Deng's words, Qinchuan was confused. He had only been in this world for a few months. It was the first time he had heard of the Void Storm, let alone the rumors about it. As for Ao Feng, he was also confused. However, it wasn't because he didn't know about the rumors about the Void Storm. It was just that there were too many rumors about the Void Storm, and he didn't know which one Zhao Deng was talking about.
Seeing that Qinchuan and Ao Feng didn't know, Zhao Deng didn't beat around the bush. He directly said to the two of them, "Two thousand years ago, the legendary overlord Béla. Do you know the story?"
Hearing Zhao Deng's words, Qinchuan was still confused, but Ao Feng's face showed a touch of shock. He exclaimed, "You mean the rune stone?!"
Zhao Deng nodded and said to the two of them in a very serious tone, "At that time, Béla was just an ordinary Apotheosis Stage cultivator. However, because she obtained a rune stone in a Void Storm, she became an overlord in less than a hundred years!"
Hearing Zhao Deng's explanation, Qinchuan couldn't help but show a touch of surprise. However, it wasn't because of Zhao Deng's words, but because after Zhao Deng said that, the rune sword in his mind suddenly reacted!
"Could it be that the rune stone is helpful in repairing the rune sword?" Qinchuan was curious. He directly asked the rune sword in his mind, "Do you need the rune stone?"
After hearing Qinchuan's words, the rune sword gave an affirmative answer. It needed the rune stone, even more than it needed dao runes!
After receiving the runic sword's answer, Qin Chuan's expression immediately became serious. He never thought that the runic stone would be more important to the runic sword than a dao rune. Since that was the case, he had to find a way to obtain the runic stone!
"What is this rune stone?"
Before getting the rune stone, Qinchuan first had to figure out what the rune stone was and what its effects were.
Hearing Qinchuan's question, Zhao Deng and Ao Feng were slightly stunned. They didn't expect Qinchuan to ask such a question. However, now wasn't the time to think about it. Ao Feng directly explained to Qinchuan, "Countless years ago, before the human race and the demon race disappeared, the origin of the rune power, the Runic Land, suddenly shattered. Countless stone pillars with runes inscribed on them shattered and turned into fragments that flew all over the universe. After thousands of years of evolution, those stone pillars with runes inscribed on them became the rune stone of today."
After hearing Ao Feng's explanation, Qinchuan was slightly stunned. He didn't expect the origin of the rune stone to be related to the Runic Land. No wonder the rune sword needed the rune stone so urgently!
After all, he had witnessed the entire process of the Runic Land shattering with his own eyes. It could be said that he was one of the people who understood this matter the best!
"We don't know what kind of magical power the rune stone has, but back then, Béla did indeed rely on the rune stone obtained from the Void Storm to become the overlord of the universe!"
Zhao Deng said to Qinchuan, "Other than the rune stone, I really can't think of anything else in the emperor's possession that would make Zerg go to such lengths!"
Ao Feng took a deep look at Zhao Deng and said in a deep voice, "If that's the case, perhaps father really did obtain a rune stone from the Void Storm, but after a hundred years of research, he couldn't discover any secrets from it!
Instead, the insectoids got hold of this secret information and lured the insectoids to covet it! "
Hearing Ao Feng's words, Qinchuan and Zhao Deng both agreed. They couldn't think of a better reason.
"In other words, Zerg captured the emperor and didn't kill him because he wanted to learn the whereabouts of the rune stone from him!" Zhao Deng said in a deep voice, "We have to find the rune stone before they do!"
Now that the Insectoids had become so unscrupulous, if they were allowed to obtain more rune stones, the Insectoids would be even more ruthless, and the entire Seine Star System would cease to exist!
"Even with Zerg's status as one of the top ten ancient races, they only have a few dozen overlords. The rune stone is too tempting for those who are only one step away from becoming an overlord!"
Ao Feng said in a complicated tone, "Once you become an overlord, you can do whatever you want in the universe. You can even face the top ten ancient races without fear. With such an opportunity in front of you, who would be able to resist the temptation?"
Hearing Ao Feng's words, Qinchuan nodded and agreed, "You're right. And I'm sure that Zerg has already sent people to keep an eye on us. They must be hoping that we can find where the rune stone is hidden and use us to get it!"
While speaking, Qinchuan looked at Zhao Deng and asked, "Can you guess where the emperor hid the rune stone?"
Zhao Deng frowned slightly and said in a low voice, "The safest place in Seine City is definitely the royal palace, and the safest place in the royal palace is definitely the underground palace. Since Zerg captured the emperor, he must have gone to the underground palace to check it out. The rune stone shouldn't be in the underground palace."
Ao Feng frowned when he heard Zhao Deng's analysis. The two of them were the closest people to the Great Emperor and also the ones who understood the Great Emperor the best. If the Great Emperor didn't hide the stone in the underground palace, where could he have hidden it?
Qinchuan pondered for a moment and said to the two of them, "Zerg should have started setting up in Seine City a hundred years ago. The capture of the emperor should have happened not long ago. Where did the emperor go before this?"
Since the rune stone wasn't hidden in the royal palace, it must be hidden outside. As long as they knew Odysseus' whereabouts in the past, they would be able to deduce the location of the rune stone!
After receiving Qinchuan's hint, Ao Feng and Zhao Deng looked at each other and said in unison, "The Blizzard Palace!"