novelraw Chapter 435 - 228: Saint’s Stone (Part 2)
Chapter 435 - 228: Saint’s Stone (Part 2)
Baiyi followed her gaze but didn’t see anything. He asked softly, "What’s wrong?"
Luoning watched for a moment, pondered, and then shook her head, "I seemed to have mistaken it. I thought Sister Aileen’s inheritance test was about to start, but apparently it’s still a bit more to go..."
As they talked, Aileen fresh and alert, jumped down from the Tree of Life. Elves just love napping in the Tree of Life.
She felt a sense of being watched, turned her head, and immediately locked eyes with Baiyi. She shrank her neck, then dashed into her room.
Nap time was over; now it’s time for study.
Baiyi mused, "What kind of trial is hers? Surely it’s not some small world arriving, right?"
"Uh... how did you know?" Luoning widened her eyes in disbelief.
Baiyi: ....
He had already collected two small worlds and entered the Saint Inheritance Space. Now he was sensitive to small worlds, always feeling like encountering Charles and Pu Sheng would be next wherever small worlds appear...
"Just a guess." Baiyi was somewhat resigned; these vanishing professions, if there’s any place left that bears their trace, apart from worlds like the Nightmare World, it’s only some small worlds formed by humans or professions on their own.
"Your guess was spot on, but I only saw someone numb coming to take Sister Aileen, then I foresaw an entrance and couldn’t see anything else..."
Luoning was a bit disappointed, "I feel like I’m getting dumber, more of the future is beyond my sight now, as if everything has changed."
"That’s already amazing." Baiyi comfortingly ruffled her hair.
Smiling, he said, "Even the God of Destiny with great divine power couldn’t change his destiny of death, right? Besides, you’re not a god yet. To me, you’re the best Divination Master."
Luoning’s eyes visibly brightened, her entire demeanor cheerful, "But... but not that amazing..."
Suddenly, her expression changed, "Boss, right now..."
[You activated a random reward.]
[You’ve obtained 1 Saint’s Stone.]
[Name: Saint’s Stone.
Attributes: Inheritance.
Effect: Choose one among the powers of the Saint who left the Saint’s Stone.
Usage Requirements: Saint.
Introduction: Saints are always changing. It could be a trade, or you could see it as a gift.]
Baiyi paused, a bit disappointed that it wasn’t the Specialty Awakening Authority, but not too disappointed.
This item’s value was also quite high; a power left by a Saint, whether it’s knowledge or strength, or something else, was incredibly valuable.
You can see that by looking at [Star Sea Battleship]; it’s an absolute divine-level item that can navigate the star seas.
"How is it?" Luoning asked expectantly.
"Great, as expected of the best Divination Master in the entire Federation." Baiyi praised, tossing a Dawn Badge to a startled attendant.
In the attendant’s surprised gaze, Baiyi waved his hand, and the attendant bowed repeatedly in gratitude, quickly running away, eventually shouting in excitement, drawing envious gazes from around.
After all, people love to show off. The last three attendants had long told other attendants about this hidden perk.
Now these attendants were eager to please Luoning, with their enthusiasm maxed out.
Luoning’s face turned a bit red, she responded softly, "It’s good if I can help Boss brother...."
She still wasn’t quite used to receiving such direct praise, yet couldn’t hide the joy in her eyes.
Baiyi thought of something, looking at the suit he was wearing; it boosted his Charm Value by +50 and even had some fancy effects, but to Baiyi, it was somewhat superfluous.
Although it was a legendary item, it was just not as useful as the Plague Doctor Set’s curse resistance.
He wasn’t keen on Charm Value; it’d be better to auction it or put it in the Merit Store to hook players or Legion Warriors.
He was well aware of the suit’s appeal to players due to its built-in effects.
Devils loved flashy items, like this effect slot: [Protagonist of Destiny: Your charm value increases temporarily by 30%, light gathers around you, and you can manipulate these lights freely, lasting 30 seconds, cooling time: 10 minutes.]
Just this effect would increase the item’s value tenfold in players’ eyes.
Light can deceive the eye; Baiyi had tried it, causing the surrounding light to distort, and a multi-colored Eastern dragon appeared around him, with the ability to create more dragons freely within thirty seconds.
For his level of combat, this was useless, as in such high-speed battles, no one relied on sight; aura, senses of crisis, and the like were to be used in combat.
Yet for players, it was just right.
Add this with the Flying Technique.
Which Celestial Dynasty player could resist such a test?
Just put it in the military merit store, priced at ten million merits, and players might make it their life’s goal...
As Baiyi thought, he said, "I plan to make a few sets of clothes. Go call Aileen to come over and choose some styles together."
He had already maxed out skill points for crafting the Plague Doctor Set; now he could achieve nearly the same effects in any style, except for the rare materials, hardly any restrictions.
Luoning’s eyes lit up, quickly getting up and running towards Aileen, "Okay, I’m going right away."
Baiyi turned his gaze to the Saint’s Stone, hesitating a bit, but decided to open the stone first. Whether to trade it wasn’t important as anything from the last era was just empty talk.
[You opened 1 Saint’s Stone.]
[Please choose one among the three inheritances below.]
[Treasure, Knowledge, Power.]
Baiyi hesitated, looking at Power; was this power a direct addition or a specialty?
Was Treasure a Treasure Map or treasures stored in the Saint’s Stone?
After a moment of thought, Baiyi chose Power.
Treasure was too unstable; if it was a Treasure Map, then it’s as good as nothing, and for Knowledge, even the [Star Sea Battleship] needed digesting. Before becoming a Great Sage, other Saints’ knowledge was just visible yet untouchable.
Just after choosing, suddenly a stone appeared in Baiyi’s view, this stone slowly melting.
A new choice arrived.
[Please choose one from the options below.]
[Saint Rune + Task ×1.]
[Controllable Power of Saint + Task ×1.]
Baiyi pondered, rune, was it the kind of rune he imagined?
After consideration, Baiyi chose the second option; "controllable" was just too tempting.
Upon selecting, a stone, already liquefied, slowly reshaped into a statue in front of him.
It was a female figure crouched as if sleeping without a sense of security, or curled up out of some fear.
Simultaneously, a task and a piece of information flashed in his mind.
Baiyi stared at the Saint’s Mark starting to glow in his palm, somewhat dazed.
[Name: Controllable Power of Saint.
Attributes: Energy.
Effect: Immense Power of Saint that you can manipulate freely until it’s exhausted.]
[Name: Dimension.
Attributes: Special Trade Task.
Task Description: Head to Dimensional Turbulence, locate Ulrich’s Bizarre Power, and leave the statue there.
Task Reward: Access to Ulrich’s Knowledge Vault.
Failure Penalty: None.
Task Duration: None.
Introduction: Perhaps the world truly doesn’t need us anymore, but I want to retire, that doesn’t mean I want to die--Ulrich.]
Baiyi felt inexplicably heavy-hearted; was this... a still possibly alive Saint?
After some thought, Baiyi didn’t really want to get involved; entering Dimensional Turbulence wasn’t feasible now, perhaps after he became a God.
With no task deadline, he could just let it sit.
Seeing an excited Luoning and Aileen approaching, Baiyi put away the statue and stood up, heading to the laboratory.
Moon Side and Barto, the two apprentices, were still helping at the Military Equipment Bureau. Baiyi needed to guide them a bit longer; once Moon Side reached Silver Upper Tier and Barto reached Silver, they could progress on their own terms.
In truth, they could start cultivating on their own now, but Baiyi hadn’t finished teaching them everything; they were, after all, a combination of Mechanical Transformation Science and Alchemy Technology. Teaching them together wasn’t much trouble.
Baiyi waved his hand, and a dozen or so light clusters flew in front of the two excited girls.
"You can use Spiritual Power and Magic Power to manifest them into images, design them yourselves...."