Heroes' Prison

Chapter 1045 - 989: Mountain Delicacies and Wild Flavors

This "Manuscript of the Bible of Faith" does not record the most core scriptures of the Bible of Faith. Only the first sentence is written above as an example.

Huang Yi looked at this solitary scripture left behind, his fingers lightly tracing over the words on the sheepskin, and softly recited it: "God said, let there be light, and there was light."

In the next moment, this line of scripture on the sheepskin suddenly glowed with a golden light!

Each word of the scripture came alive, rising from the sheepskin and ascending into the air!

Each of these words emitted a rich aura of divine power, golden light flowing, the strokes bold as if Johns himself had written them using divine power!

Huang Yi was slightly stunned, instinctively extending his hand to touch the scripture in the air.

Instantly, that line of scripture immediately entered his body!

"[System Prompt]: You have perused the manuscript of the "Bible of Faith" and gained a Word Spirit scripture personally written by Johns—’God said, let there be light, and there was light!’. In the future, as long as you recite this scripture, you can achieve a certain degree of Word Spirit depending on your strength, each use consuming a certain amount of Power of Faith."

He actually learned a Word Spirit phrase!

Huang Yi incredulously looked at his palm, then lowered his head to look at the position of the scripture on the manuscript.

At this moment, the original position of that scripture had become a blank line, the text absorbed by Huang Yi.

The rest of the content in this manuscript was quite normal, but uniquely, this one sentence used as an example had been infused with mana by Johns, and possessed the Word Spirit effect just like the scriptures recorded in the true Divine Book. It’s unclear how many years this manuscript had been hidden before being activated today, absorbed into Huang Yi’s body.

"Hmm? Strange!" An elderly man beside him couldn’t help but exclaim, staring in surprise at the manuscript in Huang Yi’s hand, "Over our countless generations, many have read this manuscript, but all was normal. Never expected such a phenomenon when you touched it."

"Maybe it’s because I’m a Heaven-Sent Man!" Huang Yi speculated.

He carefully went through the manuscript again, his fingers tracing over every line of text, but no further anomalies appeared.

In the entire manuscript, there was only the scripture from just now. As for the complete text, it should only be on that true Divine Artifact!

"I have completely read through this manuscript, thank you for lending it to me!" Huang Yi finally wrapped the manuscript in cloth again and handed it back to the elder, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

He had previously perused quite a few precious documents, some even from the library of the Oskan Royal Academy. But none had imparted a Word Spirit scripture like this, truly worthy of a manuscript left by someone like Johns.

After reading the manuscript, the lunch prepared for Huang Yi by the entire village of Peach Blossom Spring was finally ready.

The dining scene was set on an open grassland in the village, with more than a dozen tables laid out. Huang Yi was led to a guest of honor seat by the elder, while the rest of the villagers took their own seats.

Each table was heaped with lavish dishes, all rural delicacies, with wild chickens and fish rarely seen outside. Just smelling the aroma from afar made one’s stomach rumble and mouth water.

"Alright, everyone, dig in!" The elder, seeing Huang Yi seated, shouted heartily and began eating first.

Soon, every table was filled with the clinking of cups and the sound of chopsticks picking dishes, beginning to enjoy the lunch.

The village’s cats and dogs became excited as well, weaving between the tables, clamping skulls and dashing to the side, lying on the ground, and gnawing away with relish.

"Come, come, this is a free-range old hen from my house, the drumstick meat is the tastiest." At this moment, an uncle stood up, tore off a drumstick from a big pot of stewed chicken, and enthusiastically placed it in Huang Yi’s bowl.

This chicken was simmered with some precious herbs, golden oil dripped from the drumstick’s skin, the fragrance of the herbs mixed with the chicken’s aroma, making it simply mouthwatering.

Huang Yi took a bite of the drumstick, its meat firm and chewy, a flavor only chickens that peck insects and weeds on the mountain all year round would have.

"Delicious! Delicious!" Huang Yi ate with bulging cheeks, his lips shining with oil, nodding repeatedly in praise.

"My family’s salted duck eggs are delicious too! Try one quickly!" An aunt laughed, picked up a salted duck egg, peeled open its pale green shell, revealing the tender white inside, and handed it to Huang Yi.

Huang Yi took the salted duck egg, poked it with a chopstick, and with a "sizzle" sound, red oil oozed out, separating the egg white, the yolk inside was ruddy, with red oil flowing over the egg white, irresistibly tempting.

"This is Peach Blossom Wine brewed by my grandfather’s generation, sealed until now, have a cup!" A young man hefted a wine jar and poured a sea bowl full for Huang Yi...

Soon, Huang Yi was surrounded by enthusiastic villagers, all vying to let him taste their family’s food and wine.

The ingredients for these dishes were rare specialties outside, each one Huang Yi consumed could permanently increase certain attributes, similar to the spirit fruits he had eaten before.

An hour later, the dishes on the table were mostly cleared, and Huang Yi finally put down his chopsticks.

This meal brought him an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

"[System Prompt]: You had a sumptuous feast of mountain and sea delicacies, acquiring [Special Achievement]—[Mountain and Sea Delicacies], Special Achievement Points +1, Constitution +2%, [Mountain and Sea Delicacies]: Eat at least ten rare dishes in one meal."

Another special achievement!

This time in the Peach Blossom Spring encounter, Huang Yi has already received multiple rewards!

The only drawback is, apart from that Word Spirit Scripture, the other rewards were small ones, only adding some attributes, and the additions weren’t very significant, just icing on the cake for him.

However, some players’ encounters can allow them to ascend drastically. For example, obtaining the legacy of a God Sealer, or a Treasure Vault left by a civilization, which can catapult a player into the ranks of a super-first master.

Nevertheless, the rewards of Huang Yi’s encounter this time aren’t finished yet. He still has one final reward to look forward to, which is the items left behind by the Feathered Race!

That is the most important reward of this encounter!

The old man seemed to see what Huang Yi was thinking inside. After resting for a while, he stood up and smiled faintly at Huang Yi: "Young man, come with me to the cellar! I’ll show you the items left behind by my clan, and you can choose one to take away. It makes this trip worthwhile."

"Thank you!" Huang Yi nodded and immediately followed along.

The old man led Huang Yi to an ancient ancestral hall at the end of the village.

In the side room of the hall, there was an opening covered by wooden boards. After lifting the boards, a wooden ladder leading down to a cellar was revealed.

"Those antiques are hidden below, let’s go down!" said the old man, leading Huang Yi down the wooden ladder.

After descending, the old man lit an oil lamp, illuminating the small cellar.

The cellar wasn’t large, with a variety of old odds and ends piled everywhere. A thin layer of dust covered the ground, and a few webs of spiders hung from the ceiling. It seemed it hadn’t been opened for a long time.

The old man stroked his beard, glanced around the cellar, and said with a smile: "These items are relics left by generations of my clan. You may choose one. Once you’ve chosen, let me know, and I’ll tell you what it’s for. However, once you’ve picked, you can’t change it. There are both good and bad items here; the best item even has something to do with Johns. Whether you choose it right depends on your eye."

"That’s not a problem for me!" Huang Yi said with a confident smile and began to examine the things stored in the cellar.

Among these relics, there was a small pink box with a small brass lock on it, seemingly storing the jewelry dowry of some noble lady;

There were weapons like knives, swords, bows, and spears, though covered in dust, they still faintly projected divine light, clearly all divine weapons.

There were helmets and armor as protective gear, with majestic shapes and thick materials, looking impervious to swords and spears.

Additionally, there were stones, mirrors, masks, and even some items without names, in a variety of forms.

Huang Yi just glanced over these items without stopping to touch them.

He kept walking until he reached a wall of the cellar and finally stopped, lifting his head to gaze at something hanging on the wall—

A pair of wings!

These weren’t wings cut from some creature, but man-made wings!

The wings were slender and graceful, with a wingspan of about three meters. The main frame was made of metal, covered densely with golden feathers.

However, these feathers were askew, some even falling off to the ground.

Clearly, these wings were already damaged.

But Huang Yi still pointed at them without hesitation and said, "I want this!"

"Oh?" The old man’s eyebrows lifted, a hint of undetectable surprise flashed in his eyes, but he quickly calmed down and said indifferently, "These wings are already broken, are you sure you still want to choose them? Aren’t there better things?"

Huang Yi shook his head directly and firmly said, "This is the best thing! I just want this!"

The reason he was so certain wasn’t because he had keen judgment, but because he had a treasure-sniffing ability!

After evolving into a Treasure-Sniffing Cat, he could theoretically detect treasures within ten kilometers. However, many factors often blocked the detection from reaching so far.

But as soon as he entered this cellar, the treasure-sniffing ability finally worked, scanning all the items here like a radar, revealing the degree of treasure light emitted by these items in his mind.

Some items among these didn’t have any treasure light, just ordinary things.

Some items had treasure light, but it was so dim it was nearly undetectable.

The better items shone with a bright glow like lampfire.

And these damaged man-made wings shone like the blazing sun! Emanating an incredibly vast and magnificent treasure light, almost overshadowing all the other items, making them impossible to look at directly!