novelraw Chapter 83: The Desert God Attendant’s Complete Heart
Chapter 83: The Desert God Attendant’s Complete Heart
“Should I use it on the Dancer?”
Lin Xun scratched his head, a bit hesitant.
The Dancer Shell’s invisibility skill was extremely useful, with significant applications in the real world too.
It could be used both for spying and sneak attacks, as well as for escaping.
But what made Lin Xun hesitate was the giant’s corpse in the Ancestor Tomb.
If everything went smoothly, he would reach the Ancestor Tomb and might be able to possess the giant’s corpse.
If the giant did not have a True Name, this item would obviously yield a much higher benefit when used on a higher-grade Shell.
After thinking it over for a while, Lin Xun still decided not to use the item on the Dancer for now.
He decided to first investigate the Ancestor Tomb and then consider which Shell would be best suited for the item.
He opened the Shell Panel to check the status.Currently, the only surviving Shells were the Yellow-Robed Bishop and the Dancer, while all summoned creatures had perished.
Lin Xun planned that after reshaping the Engineer and the Three-Headed Lion tomorrow, he would continue following the map’s directions to head toward the Nameless Mountains.
He exited the game and set his phone down.
It was time to turn on his computer and start his writing session.
He had only typed a few words when his phone chimed with a new text message.
[Black Stockings Queen: Come to the office.]
Lin Xun’s eyes lit up. His boss was back. That meant his mission reward was back too.
He quickly straightened up his clothes and went downstairs to catch a cab.
Before long, he arrived at the Cultural Bureau.
Perhaps because Li Xingyue had been away for a few days, the entire second floor of the Intelligence Division was deserted.
Even Ye Xiaoqi, who usually holed up in the office, was nowhere to be seen.
“These coworkers really know how to slack off.”
Lin Xun made his way to the Team Leader’s office on the third floor. The Black Stockings Queen was lounging on the sofa, playing on her phone.
After a few days apart, his boss was as stunning as ever. Her formal suit skirt perfectly outlined her curvaceous figure, and her black stockings hugged her smooth, slender legs.
Li Xingyue waved at him, signaling the handsome guy to come sit beside her.
As soon as Lin Xun sat down next to his boss, he saw Li Xingyue manifest a glass box the size of a soccer ball out of thin air.
Inside the glass box was a red heart, beating steadily.
This heart was much larger than a normal human heart, with bulging veins, contracting and expanding with powerful thumps.
[Desert God Attendant’s Complete Heart (Epic Item): The massive heart retains the twisted divinity from the Desert God Attendant. Using this item grants 1 point of Divine Power.]
Lin Xun’s eyes lit up. He was currently lacking Divine Power items, and his Shell Slots had been maxed out for a long time, urgently needing expansion.
He hadn’t expected his boss to actually secure a Divine Power item for him.
Li Xingyue didn’t hand him the glass box immediately. Instead, she manifested another game item.
It was a white mask, about the size of a palm, seemingly only able to cover the eyes, somewhat like the kind of mask used at a masquerade ball.
[Camouflage Mask (Special Item): You think some people have changed, but in fact, they haven’t changed at all. Their mask simply fell off. Using this item allows you to disguise your Soul Imprint.]
Hmm? What kind of item is this?
Lin Xun frowned. He had never seen an item with such a special function before.
Li Xingyue placed both items on the coffee table and, with a hint of apology, said: “This time when I went to Yun Capital City, I secured two item rewards for you. Originally, this was great news, but headquarters requires you to take on another task.”
As she spoke, a familiar black metal card appeared in her hand.
[Lower-Tier Seat Pass for the Disciple Sanctum (Special Item): Holding this item allows you to teleport to the Disciple Sanctum from the Resting Page or the Library.]
“This Seat Pass has been modified to let you successfully infiltrate the core organization of the New World.”
Lin Xun understood what his boss meant. His next task was to enter the Disciple Sanctum within the game and gather intelligence on the enemy organization.
Compared to his previous tasks, this one was far less dangerous.
Even if the infiltration failed and he got killed by the enemy, it would just cost him a bit of soul strength.
Lin Xun nodded, indicating that he accepted the mission.
The Black Stockings Queen smiled seductively, full of allure. “The Seat Pass requires you to complete the initial chapter and unlock the Resting Page’s teleport function before it can be activated.”
“Your initial chapter is Chapter 323. Compared to other game worlds, its difficulty is extremely high. So don’t rush. Only after you complete that chapter will the task officially begin.”
Li Xingyue seemed to be in a good mood. “When you finish the initial chapter, let me know. I’ll get you a promotion and a raise.”
Lin Xun continued listening to his boss’s explanations.
He estimated that it would only be a few days before he completed the initial chapter.
Li Xingyue explained all the details on how to use the two items.
Lin Xun committed everything to memory. Right now, his mission completion rate within the organization was practically one hundred percent. Even if he failed in the future, it absolutely couldn’t be on a relatively simple task like this.
Li Xingyue handed over all three items to him, then pulled out her phone and sent a text message.
The scene felt very familiar to Lin Xun.
Sure enough, not long after, his phone pinged with a bank notification. One hundred thousand yuan had been deposited.
“The bonus isn’t much. Just a token of the organization’s appreciation for completing your mission.”
Lin Xun was speechless. For someone like Li Xingyue, who drove a Mercedes G-Class, one hundred thousand yuan really wasn’t much.
But for someone as broke as he was, that one hundred thousand yuan had instantly doubled his savings.
After receiving his mission rewards, he bid farewell to his rich and glamorous boss and went home.
—
He eagerly pulled out his phone and launched the game.
[A feeble wandering soul awakens in the familiar shed…]
He opened his inventory. The Divine Power item his boss had rewarded him with was quietly lying there.
Without hesitation, he clicked to use it.
[You used Desert God Attendant’s Complete Heart (Epic Item).]
[You have gained 1 point of Divine Power!]
He opened the Apostle Panel. Next to the Thousand Faces, Ten Thousand Forms soul talent, a cute little plus sign had appeared.
After clicking the plus sign, the game text continued to display.
[You consumed 1 point of Divine Power. Soul Talent level +1!]
[Soul Talent: Thousand Faces, Ten Thousand Forms +3. Your soul possesses a unique flavor, embracing all forms, rejecting none. Possessing any Shell becomes effortless. Talent Effect: Greatly increases Shell Compatibility (+45%). Shell Slots +7.]
Hmm? Lin Xun’s eyes widened.
His initial talent gave him an extra shell slot. The first time his soul talent leveled up, it added one Shell Slot. The second time, it added two.
Now, on the third upgrade, it added three.
In other words, each talent upgrade added an increasing number of Shell Slots.
Counting the default Shell Slot and the talent’s initial addition, his slots now totaled 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 3.
He opened the Shell Panel. It clearly displayed 5/8.
Lin Xun grinned. His Shell Slots were more than enough for now.
Looking at the Camouflage Mask still in his inventory, he didn’t rush to use it.
That item could wait until after finishing the current chapter, when he returned to the library.
As his talent leveled up, a surge of scalding heat suddenly swept through his entire body.