novelraw Chapter 81: Blood Emperor’s Ring
Chapter 81: Blood Emperor’s Ring
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[Congratulations, you have received: 3,000 kg of Common Steel (Rank D)]
[Congratulations, you have received: Small Military Arsenal]
[Congratulations, you have received: 50x Common Pops (Rank C)]
[Congratulations, you have received: 50kg Bag of Various Magic Seeds (Rank C)]
[Congratulations, you have received: 5x Superior Healing Potion Vials (Rank B)]
[Congratulations, you have summoned an epic heroine: Elena the Great (Rank A)]
Ethan’s eyes widened, and he was already ready to jump for joy at having summoned a new heroine, but his expression changed completely before he could.
An intense, powerful golden light filled his office, and soon a system notification appeared.
An S-rank item? No...
The golden light transformed, taking on a deep red hue unlike anything he had ever seen before.
A tremor rippled through the air, and Ethan’s face was filled with sheer shock.
An SSS-rank item...
[Congratulations, you have received: 1x Blood Emperor’s Ring (Rank SSS)]
[Item: Blood Emperor’s Ring
Description: A ring created by the Blood Empress as a gift for her destined husband, the one who was to help her revive her race. With the Blood Empress falling into eternal slumber, the ring was lost to time.
It can be used to absorb the blood of enemies. The amount of blood absorbed depends on the enemy’s power and race.
Effect 1: Uses the absorbed blood to heal the user. In the event of a fatal wound, the stored blood is automatically consumed.
Effect 2: With each absorption of blood, it extracts part of the opponent’s talent and basic attributes.
Effect 3: The user can transform into a mist of blood, becoming temporarily immune to physical and magical attacks. (Cost of five blood points per second)
Effect 4: Stored blood can be transformed into weapons or condensed into a powerful attack. (The power of the attack and of the generated weapon varies with the amount of blood used.)
Effect 5: The user will not age while wearing the Blood Emperor’s Ring.
Effect 6: When reunited with the Blood Empress’s Ring, the item’s grade will be upgraded.
Level: 1/10
Upgrade Requirements: 1x Low-grade Item Upgrade Stone.
Grade: 1 (Increase by upgrading the item to level ten and using an Ascension Stone)
Rank: SSS
Blood Reserve: 5/1000]
[You have unlocked a new system feature: Item Upgrade]
[Global Announcement: Weapon Upgrade Stones can be obtained by hunting monsters or mined from magical core mines, and can be used to upgrade weapons, armor, and tools.]
Ethan stood motionless for a long while, his eyes fixed on the screen before him.
He had been so lucky in the first six spins that he was barely looking forward to the last one, but... holy hell.
An SSS-rank item.
And not only that, now he could even upgrade his items.
Wasn’t that just wonderful?
With an eager look, Ethan retrieved the item from his inventory, cradling it in the palm of his hand.
For a moment, it looked like an ordinary ring, with a golden band, some strange inscriptions engraved on the surface, and, at the top, a small blood-red stone, resembling a ruby.
He slipped it onto the index finger of his right hand, right next to the Ring of the Golden Lord.
Immediately, he felt a prick on his skin as the ring drew a single drop of his blood.
[Blood Emperor’s Ring bound!
Bound items are linked to the user and cannot be stolen or forcibly removed.]
Ethan barely glanced at that notification, already drawing the sword at his waist and making a quick cut across his own palm.
Warm blood trickled between his fingers, dripping onto the floor in small scarlet splatters, and he growled softly in pain.
He focused his mind and activated the ring’s first ability.
The effect was immediate. The blood was sucked back into the wound, even the drops that had dripped onto the floor returning clean, without any impurity.
It was as if the cut had never existed, the skin even more perfect than before.
The healing had consumed two blood points, leaving only three in reserve.
Honestly, that first ability was already absurd on its own, but the second? The ability to steal attributes and talent from his enemies?
It was exactly what Ethan needed, especially considering his terrible talent.
He needed to improve this talent and didn’t want to rely solely on system missions.
With the Blood Emperor’s ring, he could actively work to improve his talent, without waiting for the system
Every new effect he read made him more excited than the last, the excitement growing in his chest like a flame.
"Ah... life is good! Hahahaha!"
Ethan let out a mighty laugh and slumped back in his chair, arms spread wide and a broad smile on his face.
He wanted to take a look at Elena, the newly summoned heroine, but after thinking it over, he decided to leave her for last, checking his other rewards first.
[Item: 50x Common Pops
Description: When used, fifty common inhabitants with talent above Rank D are generated to join your settlement next week.
Rank: C]
It was hard to resist the urge to use that item right then and there, but when he thought about Goldenveil’s housing problem, Ethan hesitated.
It wasn’t the right time. Fifty homeless people would only bring him headaches.
First, he would build at least another twenty houses, and only then would he use the item.
After all, population growth was extremely important.
To turn Goldenveil into a barony, he would need at least a thousand people, the same requirement for elevating it to the level of an average village, which, who knows, might finally trigger an improvement in Goldenveil’s prosperity and attractiveness.
With a soft sigh, Ethan glanced at the other items.
They were all very useful, especially the three tons of refined steel.
If Roderik worked hard, wouldn’t he even be able to create armor for the entire Goldenveil guard?
No...
Maybe if he had a team working with him, yes, but alone? It would take months to produce that many full sets of plate armor.
Honestly, simple breastplates would suffice; Goldenveil wasn’t in a position to equip a full guard with a type of armor meant for knights.