novelraw Chapter 139: The Virtue Rings
Chapter 139: The Virtue Rings
The effects of these seven rings were all different, and each was considered quite powerful.
[Ring of Courage], increases Strength by twenty percent.
[Ring of Diligence], increases Stamina by twenty percent.
[Ring of Wisdom], increases Intelligence by twenty percent.
[Ring of Loyalty], increases Agility by twenty percent.
[Ring of Cheerfulness], increases Luck by twenty percent.
[Ring of Kindness], increases Charisma by twenty percent.
[Ring of Fortitude], increases Willpower by twenty percent.
These rings not only increased basic attributes but also boosted some hidden stats. Their effects were genuinely formidable.
If he wore them all, Loren's strength would undergo a qualitative leap once more, an improvement that even surpassed the Tarot cards.And coincidentally, Loren's ring slots still had eight empty spaces. This batch left him just one short of filling them all. Originally, Loren had planned to just find a few random rings that could increase basic attributes, like eight stamina rings that each gave one point of stamina, which would still be eight points total.
It's just that directly taking their rings made Loren feel a bit embarrassed, as if he were a buzzkill parent confiscating his children's New Year's money.
Loren explained the uses of the rings to everyone. These rings could be used from the very beginning all the way to the endgame, something that would tempt the vast majority of people.
"Is that so? Then they're not very useful. You can have mine."
Anna said offhandedly, still sucking on a lollipop. Scarlett's space had quite a few lollipops, all prepared for Anna.
"Me too!"
Naclis quickly chimed in. She also knew that Loren would benefit most from these and wanted to do as much as she could for him. Compared to everything Loren had done for her, a single ring seemed far too insignificant.
"Let me put it on for you personally."
Mirrorheart picked up a ring, took Loren's hand, and slid the ring onto his ring finger.
This action from Mirrorheart left Naclis stunned, instantly making her feel immense pressure and regret over why she hadn't thought of doing that.
Even if Naclis had thought of it, she knew deep down she wouldn't have had the courage.
In the end, everyone chose to give their rings to Loren. This outcome was within Loren's expectations;
one could even say he was quite certain it would happen. But that feeling of being the parent confiscating the New Year's money was still strong.
"Since I've given you my ring, it wouldn't be too much to ask you to fulfill one of my wishes, right?"
Mirrorheart suddenly made a request, but Loren knew she definitely wasn't thinking of anything good:
"I won't do anything that harms your body or tramples your dignity."
"Then never mind."
Mirrorheart spread her hands, expressing helplessness.
Aside from the ring Mirrorheart placed on Loren's ring finger, the other rings were all strung onto a necklace by Loren. Wearing a full hand of rings would seriously affect his ability to exert force.
"Alright, kids, this trip is perfectly concluded. Let's go home!"
Loren started the Raging Tide and headed back at full speed.
Truthfully, Loren didn't know much about navigation, but he knew that as long as you kept sailing in one direction, you'd eventually encounter land. Once there, it would be Loren's domain.
As soon as any Orthodox Gods' Church learned Loren had arrived in their territory, they would immediately enshrine him.
There was an exception, though. The Church of Confusion did not welcome Loren;
his abilities directly contradicted their doctrine.
However, the God of Confusion's territory was in the far east. For Loren to get there, he'd have to cross the entire continent. Even if Loren sailed in the wrong direction, he couldn't possibly end up there.
The ghost ship sailed across the sea in one direction. Controlling it wasn't difficult;
you just had to think about an action, and the ghost ship would perform it. Even if you fell asleep, the ghost ship could sail on its own, automatically avoiding obstacles so things like running aground wouldn't happen.
"So boring..."
It was still morning. Loren's treasure hunt hadn't taken much time.
Right after boarding, Anna felt some novelty, but after this long, she was getting more and more bored.
Although, thanks to Scarlett's Life Thief space, the food wasn't much worse, it didn't stop Anna from being bored.
After Mara's death, the entire ship became Loren's territory. They could do whatever they wanted, but Anna felt bored after exploring all the rooms. So, she stayed in the cabin with the others.
"Where did Master Mentor go?"
Anna sat up and asked.
"Not sure. He went out with Mirrorheart, anyway. Maybe they're on deck checking the surroundings."
Naclis, who was reading a Magic Book, answered casually. However, just mentioning Loren going out alone with Mirrorheart made her grip the book tighter.
"I see. Then never mind, I won't go look for Master Mentor."
Anna lay back down and pulled out a comic to read, but she hadn't gotten through many pages before Scarlett sat down beside her.
"What are you reading..."
After Scarlett came over, Anna rolled over onto her stomach on the bed, making it easier for Scarlett to look with her.
"I'm reading a comic Mirrorheart drew. Her imagination is so rich! So there are that many more places you can use? But I don't think Master Mentor would be like he is in the comic."
After seeing the comic's contents, Scarlett's expression changed rapidly: from bored, to excited, then blushing, finally to fear, until she was scared off.
After Scarlett ran away, Anna smiled, swinging her legs back and forth, turned to the next page of the comic, and continued reading with great relish.
Luna was also studying magic. When she found something she didn't understand, she would proactively ask Naclis. Although Naclis held some dissatisfaction towards her, she would still teach her seriously.
Everyone was doing their own thing. Before leaving, Loren had left Starnight in the cabin. Laila was helping take care of Starnight, but without Loren present, Starnight seemed rather listless.
Starnight stood on Laila's shoulder, watching her maintain the firearms Loren had given her.
Laila was still somewhat unable to process it all. So there were this many Witches around her? At first, she really thought Loren had mastered some storage magic, but it turned out to be Scarlett's Arcane Ability.
When she was very young, Laila had seen a Witch once. She was being executed at the time, and that experience left Laila with psychological trauma, which was why she had always disguised herself as a man.
However, at this moment, she had let go of a lot. If Loren could adopt so many Witches, then he would surely be able to accept her too. Laila made up her mind to confess to Loren once they got home.
Unconsciously, Laila had already come to think of wherever Loren was as home.
"I'm back."
Loren pushed the door open, immediately capturing everyone's attention. At that moment, he also saw what Anna was reading.
"Children shouldn't be reading this!"
Seeing this, Loren instantly snatched the comic away from Anna with lightning speed. The things Mirrorheart drew, Loren regarded as horror comics. He was genuinely afraid this stuff would damage Anna's pure heart.