Cale started to frown.

He could see the black altar.

He could see the jar with a crack on it on top of it.

�Bring out the cracked jar. That is the ancient artifact.�

Cale had asked Bud a question after that.

�Is it fine to just bring that jar out? Isn�t it an ancient artifact?�

�Yes.�

The Mercenary King then continued in a serious tone.

�You just need to return it within three days.�

Returning it was not the issue.

The problem was that this ancient artifact was an item with limited usage.

Needing to return it meant that it could not be destroyed.

��Does that mean Eruhaben-nim can�t break it when he uses it?�

�Yes.�

�Why?�

Bud Illis had looked down.

�The curse of the wind blades around Wind Island will chase after the person who took the artifact and destroyed it.�

One of the gatekeepers in the Mercenary King�s household had tried to steal the ancient artifact and run.

However, that gatekeeper was killed like the other corpses of Wind Island three days later. Even the gatekeeper�s family members were all killed except one person to continue the line. They were killed even though they were not at Wind Island.

The wind was said to have chased after them no matter where they were. As for the ancient artifact, it was swept up by a whirlwind and returned to its proper spot.

�Nobody dared to desire that ancient artifact after that. Many gatekeepers never even went into the temple because they were afraid of the curse.�

They were worried that they might get greedy and try to run with the ancient artifact. They were also worried that they would use it to heal someone and the jar would reach its limit.

Many different fears prevented the gatekeepers from taking it.

�But you were a gatekeeper who went in and used it?� JrNovels.com