A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 911 - 642: A Spark of Stars

When Philray reentered the city gate, her heart was both excited and anxious.

Excitement surged because she had successfully killed her own sister, but anxiety stemmed from this as well—Fiona was one of the family’s most important High Priests, yet Philray had not yet achieved the status of High Priest. Philray was not sure if her actions would be seen favorably by Lady Sinafi.

Moreover...

At this thought, Philray glanced at the tall armor following her.

It was obviously a Mysterious Construct created by the mage. Along the way, Philray had conducted numerous experiments on it and was astonished to find that the construct was completely unaffected by Divine Arts—this was excellent news for Philray. After all, for the Drow Elves, the Divine Arts bestowed by the Spider Goddess were the reason for the family’s prosperity, and this dreadful construct could completely ignore Divine Arts and was immune to its damage. One could imagine the terrifying power it would unleash in a battle.

Philray believed that Lady Sinafi would certainly take a special interest in this gift she had brought back.

But there were problems too.

Philray lowered her head and looked at the bizarre skull pendant in her hand. Being a construct meant it could be controlled and commanded by anyone, which also meant she was not unique and could be replaced. She had to find a way to solve this problem. There were similar spells in the Divine Arts of the Spider Goddess, but none of these Divine Arts were effective against the construct...

She had to figure out a way.

And when Philray stood in front of her mother, Lady Sinafi, the matriarch of the Third Family, her confidence was unshakable.

"So, are you saying you discovered an abandoned tomb, and your sister and dozens of the family’s elite warriors died there, with this strange construct being the only gain?"

Lady Sinafi, sitting in her chair, stared at her daughter. Her beautiful face, which bore no signs of nearly a hundred years of life, was tense.

"Yes, my lady,"

Philray courageously lifted her head to look her mother in the eyes.

"But I assure you, it is worth far more than it seems,"

"Oh?"

"It can ignore the power of Divine Arts!"

Philray knew she did not have much time to persuade her mother, so she spoke directly.

"It possesses immense fighting strength, and Divine Arts are utterly ineffective against it. That’s the reason Fiona died. Her Divine Arts had no effect on this construct!"

"But you survived!"

Lady Sinafi stared at her daughter, pointing out the illogical part of her statement. Fiona was a High Priest and Philray was merely an intermediate Priest. If Philray were right, she should have died before Fiona.

"It was all thanks to the protection of the Spider Goddess."

Philray spoke.

"I was too scared at the time, so I hid next to the mage’s chair. Then I accidentally grabbed a pendant, and when my blood dripped down onto it, I discovered that I could control the construct. This is why I survived."

"Hmm..."

Lady Sinafi stared at her daughter, silent and tapping her finger lightly on the armrest. The next moment, she abruptly lifted her Nine-Headed Snake Whip and aimed it at the dark construct. A red flash streaked through the air, tearing it apart as it slammed into the construct.

However, this immense force, capable of tearing apart adamantine armor, had no effect on the black construct. It was as if a droplet had landed in a lake, merely causing ripples that dissipated with it.

Lady Sinafi stepped down from the platform, approached the construct, and circled it closely, then looked at her daughter. freewebnoveℓ.com

"Very well, it seems you truly have brought an excellent gift to the family."

"........."

Hearing the praise from Lady Sinafi, a hint of joy flashed in Philray’s eyes, but Lady Sinafi did not glance at her daughter again, turning instead to sit back down in her chair. She did not confirm whether it was indeed a blessing from the Spider Goddess. After all—a construct immune to Divine Arts could indeed be problematic if word got out. If it attracted the attention of the Barney Family, the situation could become quite complicated.

"Just in time, in the upcoming war, we’ll see if it’s truly useful,"

"War?"

Hearing Lady Sinafi speak, Philray was somewhat surprised. They were the Third Family; who would dare wage war against them?

"The news of Fiona’s death is only a matter of time, and the death of the Chief Priest of the Third Family is great news for the families ranked behind us,"

Lady Sinafi looked at Philray and said.

"We’ve lost a High Priest and a squad of elite warriors, all for an unknown construct. In the eyes of others, this is definitely seen as a loss of favor from the Spider Queen—a situation she would certainly have warned and informed us about if it were true."

Philray knew Lady Sinafi was right. The Drow Elves looked down upon mages and their magical creations. Without knowing the abilities of the black construct, if seen from the perspective of another uninformed Drow family member, the Third Family truly seemed at a great loss, and this had the ability to make other families doubt whether the Third Family still enjoyed the favor of Rose—after all, if such were the case, Rose would surely have warned them in advance.