[When the Bearer comes into contact with objects containing [Mystrum] or Beyonder characteristics, it will leave a mark on the tome.]
[Bottle Ship]
[Type: Ship / Relic]
[Evaluation: Epic]
[Description: A ship stored in a glass bottle, named "Alice," with no one knowing the reason for its birth.]
[In a spacious environment, the holder can take it out of the bottle or store it back inside the bottle.]
[The act of taking out or storing back can only be performed once per day.]
[Ship infected by [Mystrum] usually possesses spirituality. With careful nurturing and communication, it might give birth to its own soul]
[Place my ship, abandoned here.]
"...Huh?!"
Ryan's eyes suddenly widened.
After reading this description, he finally gained a deeper understanding of the "Mysterious Ship".
Take the "Bottle Ship" is like carrying a ship around with you!
In the future, if encountering a situation of exploring an island, he can store the ship inside the bottle to prevent enemies from seizing the ship during the opportunity.
Although there is a daily limit, it is generally sufficient for most situations.
What concerned Ryan even more was another description on the tome.
"...give birth to its own soul?"
"The soul of the ship, is it the ship spirit?"
Ryan had heard that sailors harbored a primitive and simple reverence for their ships, often referring to them as "she," with an implicit sense of dependence and gratitude.
As time goes on, it will give the ship a certain spirituality.
Thinking about this, Ryan's mouth curved slightly upward.
Is this what happiness for the rich?
On my third birthday, I actually received a ship as a gift!
This was not an ordinary ship, but a ship that could be carried in the bottle, a ship that existed only in legends.
"However, the "Bottle Ship" has one drawback, which is that it cannot hold living things, but ordinary goods should be fine..."
Leon was explaining the characteristics and usage of the "Bottle Ship" to Ryan.
"Oh, right, I've already erased the marks left on it. You just need to drop a drop of blood on the bottle's mouth to gain control of it." However, looking at Ryan's little hand, Leon seemed to realize that his son was only three years old, and for a moment, he hesitated to act.
"Let me do it."
Franka walked up to Ryan and gently held his hand.
Immediately after, Ryan couldn't see what had happened, as a faint stabbing pain spread from his fingertips.
A drop of fresh blood dripped onto the mouth of the bottle.
The next moment.
As if a thunderclap had suddenly sounded.
Ryan seemed to hear someone singing an ancient maritime ballad with a hoarse voice, as if recounting an epic of the past.
It seemed as if countless, intangible threads were connecting him to the "Bottle Ship".
Ryan could distinctly perceive every corner and every joint of the ship in the glass bottle.
Yet the shocking transformation was far from over.
Thump!
Thump! Thump!
The dull heartbeat echoed in Ryan's chest.
As if stimulated by the "Bottle Ship" recognized its master, a latent power within his bloodline was beginning to awaken.
In a daze, Ryan saw a fragment of an illusion --
Beneath the starry sky, above the throne.
A tall man wearing an eagle helmet and a cloak was quietly staring at him.
"He" had a white long beard, and his piercing single eye seemed to penetrate the mysteries of life and death.
In "his" hand, it seemed "he" was gripping a slender, brilliantly shining long spear…
"Whew... ...huff!"
In a fleeting moment, Ryan suddenly woke up, his back drenched in cold sweat for no apparent reason.
The ancient tome rustles open to a new chapter.
[The "Unknown Bloodline" within begins to awaken!]
[Temporarily renamed as -- Divine Blood!]
[Talent: Divine Blood Blessing]
[Description: The bloodline of a deity flows within you.]
[Your "Divinity" has slightly increased!]
[Your learning ability, talent, Mystrum Affinity, self-healing, intelligence... slightly increased, with each enhancement growing as blood lineage awakening.
[The bloodline of the Deity will also summon the enemies of the Deity.
[This is a blessing, and also a curse.]
[Awakening Level: 1%]
"Ryan? Ryan!"
On the side, Franka and Leon both noticed the strange change in Ryan, and their expressions involuntarily shifted.
"This aura... is it [Divine Blood]?"
Leon couldn't help but be somewhat moved: "Didn't Andrea say that Ryan's bloodline was quite low? How could he have such an intense reaction?"
Franka pondered for a moment, speculating: "Is it possible that..."
"Ryan's development was slower than that of an ordinary child, and his bloodline had not yet been initially activated at that time."
"If he were to test again now, he might give completely different results."
Leon nodded in agreement: "That is indeed possible."
At this thought, he couldn't help but feel fortunate.
Leon knows better than most the weight behind the surname "Alexander", and even now, he is far from being qualified to oppose it.
At this moment, Ryan slowly came back to his senses.
In his mind, the image of that fleeting glance still seemed to linger, he thought to himself.
"Is that... the deity of this world?"
In a world where extraordinary powers exist, it is quite normal for deities to be present.
However, the image of the white-bearded, one-eyed man seemed strangely familiar to Ryan.
Out of trust in his parents, Ryan explained the scene he had just witnessed.
After listening, Leon let out a soft hiss, his expression becoming somewhat subtle.
"The Gaze of Ancestor?"
"I only experienced this once until I was fifteen..."
In the Alexander Clan, as their bloodline is activated, family members gradually establish a connection with the ancestor, while simultaneously witnessing some mysterious and extraordinary visions.
"The Gaze of Ancestor" is but one of the common occurrences.
However, commonplace does not mean ordinary.
Leon's bloodline was first-rank which is quite rare, and yet he had only witnessed it once until the age of fifteen.
Right now, Ryan was only three years old!
This is enough to indicate that the [Divine Blood] in Ryan’s body is likely to exceed Leon's expectations.
Thinking about this, Leon was both happy and somewhat worried, and said solemnly.
"Ryan, you'd better not use the power of [Divine Blood] in public."
Ryan asked, "Is it because of the Alexander Clan?"
"That was just one of the reasons."
On the side, Franka explained: "On the Chaotic Sea and the mainland, many secret societies and evil cults exist."
"Objects with "divinity" - including human - are the targets of their pursuit."
"Once they discover the [Divine Blood] within you, without the protection of the Alexander Clan, it will bring endless trouble."
"So, Ryan, can you promise Mom?" Franka's tone was slightly apologetic
Hearing these words, Ryan widened his eyes in surprise.
Secret Society?
Evil cult?
Combined with the [Gaze of the Deep Sea] on the tome, the forbidden knowledge mentioned by Franka, and the deities and divinity... this world seems even complicated than he had imagined.
Ryan felt a stirring in his heart, but he simply nodded seriously.
"I understand, I promise you, Mom."
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