novelraw Chapter 161-1: On How to Open a Treasure Chest, the Star Map of the Radiant Star Palace (1)
Chapter 161-1: On How to Open a Treasure Chest, the Star Map of the Radiant Star Palace (1)
After the transplant surgery was complete, game text appeared one after another…
[Due to the unique nature of the new eyeball, you vaguely sense that you’ve gained a special ability unlike any other.]
[Your Shell Skill Knowledge Plunder (Epic) has been upgraded to Knowledge Plunder (Epic+)!]
[You have acquired the eyeball’s special skill Scorching Gaze of Flowing Fire (Epic+)!]
[You currently possess both the Eyeball of the Pale Dragon of Ancient Sages and the Eyeball of the Ancient Crimson Dragon King. The two eyeballs generate a hidden effect.]
[When using Weak Point Insight, the Knowledge stat’s bonus to the skill is slightly increased!]
[When using Scorching Gaze of Flowing Fire, the Knowledge stat’s bonus to the skill is slightly increased!]
Lin Xun slightly furrowed his brow, and after thinking for a moment, he understood what it meant.
Both special skill effects were closely tied to his Knowledge cap.
Weak Point Insight determined success based on the Knowledge gap between him and his enemy; only upon a successful check could it expose the enemy’s weakness.After transplanting the eyeballs, due to the common origin of the two, the success rate of Weak Point Insight increased even with the same Knowledge stat.
As for Scorching Gaze of Flowing Fire, its burn duration and skill damage would also increase.
“Now that I have the eyeballs of the Pale Dragon and Crimson Dragon, I wonder if I’ll have the chance to obtain eyeballs from other dragons in the future.”
Once the eye transplant was done, Lin Xun prepared to leave the Eyeball Laboratory.
He planned to first excavate the treasure left behind by the Stargazer Who Gazes Upward.
[Just as you’re about to leave the Eyeball Laboratory, Bennett hurriedly lifts a refined copper box filled with eyeballs and stuffs it into your hands. He explains that although the eyeballs are of poor quality, they might still be useful to the True God’s Envoy…]
[You have obtained Refined Copper Box Full of Eyeballs (Item)]
[Refined Copper Box Full of Eyeballs (Item): A dark golden refined copper box used to isolate the aura of eyeballs. It’s filled with various kinds of eyeballs, though the quality of these eyeballs is rather unspeakable.]
[Clicking this item allows you to open the box and retrieve eyeballs from within, or store new ones inside.]
Lin Xun tried clicking the item.
[You opened the Refined Copper Box Full of Eyeballs…]
[Inside the box: Unknown Creature’s Eyeball (Junk) *142]
[Please select the eyeballs you wish to take out or store…]
Lin Xun’s face darkened, and he quickly clicked the item again to close the box.
As an Apostle player, his own Inventory could also store eyeballs while isolating their aura.
This item was essentially useless for him… but suddenly, Lin Xun’s heart stirred with an idea for an alternative use.
But there was no rush for that, he’d dig up the treasure first.
He left the Multivision School Association building and boarded his new ride waiting at the entrance.
[You have used Stargazer’s Memory (Item)!]
[According to the visual fragments in the memory, the treasure buried by the Stargazer Who Gazes Upward lies hidden at Bennett’s Transplant Clinic. The treasure is buried deep underground, awaiting discovery by a worthy soul…]
The treasure was at the Transplant Clinic?
Lin Xun frowned, puzzled.
He couldn’t help but recall that the illusion leading into the Altar of the Stars had also occurred inside the Transplant Clinic.
Perhaps before the clinic was established, this location held some special significance to the Stargazer.
In that case, there was no need to ride the carriage. He could just use the teleport function of the Resting Page to go straight there.
[An ordinary wandering soul awakens inside the Transplant Clinic…]
[You descend the stairs and reach the first floor of the clinic. Based on the memory, you arrive at the excavation site, it’s located right behind the reception counter where Bennett greets customers.]
[Do you wish to start digging here?]
A task like digging was, of course, best left to the Earth Giant.
[You have possessed the Shell Corrupted Earth Giant!]
[You swing the Ancient Dragonfang Greatclub in your hand and smash it into the ground. With a thunderous boom, shards of stone fly everywhere. The counter beside you is overturned by the violent shockwave. The clinic is thrown into complete chaos amidst the swirling dust…]
[Once the dust settled, a massive pit half the depth of a person appeared where the smooth ground had once been.]
[Do you wish to continue digging?]
Lin Xun twitched the corner of his mouth. The Earth Giant’s method of digging for treasure was truly crude and brutal.
He was a little worried that the treasure underground might be smashed to bits before it could even be unearthed.
He unequipped the Earth Giant’s weapon and had it dig with its bare hands…
[You crouched down and clawed at the ground with both hands. Under your immense strength, the sturdy bricks and soil crumbled like tofu, each scoop removed a massive chunk…]
[Soon, you unearthed a refined copper treasure chest buried deep in the earth.]
[You lifted the refined copper chest and hurled it back onto the ground, then leapt out of the pit yourself…]
[You gaze at the refined copper treasure chest before you. The chest is engraved with countless twinkling stars, extraordinary and mysterious.]
[Do you want to open the chest?]
Lin Xun remembered how, last time he opened a treasure chest, he was teleported into the Celestial Prison of Captive Stars. That trap had left a lasting impression.
“Don’t tell me it’s another teleportation chest?”
This damn game had turned chest-opening into a whole circus. Lin Xun had to be extra cautious.
Previously, after using the Stargazer’s memory, the game text hadn’t revealed what was inside the treasure chest.
But judging by its appearance and considering the Stargazer’s identity, whatever it held most likely had some connection to the radiant stars.
To open or not to open, that was the question…
“Is there a way to open the chest without being affected by what’s inside?”
Unfortunately, neither the Valkyrie nor the Three-Headed Lion had any command option to open treasure chests.
Otherwise, Lin Xun could’ve just had a summon open it on his behalf…
“Wait a minute!”
Lin Xun slapped his thigh as inspiration struck.
He set down his phone, and with a thought, a small sand maraca materialized in his hand.