RoleplayNovel Chapter 117 The Unfading Sky Fortress
Chapter 117 The Unfading Sky Fortress
Chapter 117 The Unfading Sky Fortress
After carefully examining the panel, Yu Wang finally felt relieved. Once he was no longer worried about the changes on the panel, he began to concentrate and try to recall the bizarre experience he had just had.
However, most of the images seemed to be shrouded in a thick layer of sacred golden light, becoming blurry and indistinct, leaving only some fragmented emotional imprints.
He remembered that the moment the "Supreme Heaven Interview Invitation" fully unfolded in his consciousness, his entire consciousness was forcibly pulled out of his body by an irresistible force!
When he opened his eyes again, he found that his "body" had taken on a semi-transparent spiritual form, as light as a feather, floating in the void above the entire continent.
Below, the outlines of mountains, rivers, and oceans are hazy and undulating, like a miniature sand table, distant and indistinct.
And directly in front of him floated a majestic, sacred aerial fortress that radiated eternal light!
The fortress is built on a foundation of pure white clouds, where vegetation flourishes, with exotic flowers and rare herbs everywhere, creating a vibrant scene.
The sacred and magnificent buildings are scattered among the flowers in an orderly fashion, with an ancient and mysterious style. Occasionally, you can see tiny creatures with pure white wings, like angels from legends, flying frolickingly through the flowers, leaving behind a string of clear, bell-like laughter and specks of light.
Everything seemed so perfect, peaceful, and untouched by dust. This place seemed to be the legendary supreme heaven, the eternal divine realm where gods resided, or a miraculous fortress that would never fall, the highest heaven.
In my memory, the golden light in the subsequent scenes became increasingly intense, and a large amount of the scene was blocked.
It seemed as if a supreme will was unwilling to allow this pure and flawless divine realm to be exposed too much to the perception of him, a "mortal being".
"They really are arrogant to the point of looking down on everyone."
They consider it a defilement even to be seen by mortal beings, yet they greedily crave the power of faith offered by ants.
Yu Wang tried desperately to squeeze out the scraps of his hazy memories, attempting to grasp more information.
Several fragmented thoughts flashed through my mind:
In a cylindrical room that resembled a council chamber, thirteen uniquely shaped high-backed chairs were arranged around the room. The space was empty except for an angel doing cleaning, as if a meeting had just taken place.
He also learned from the little angel that this special "recruitment fair" for humans had ended.
The other two humans who also used the "Supreme Heaven Interview Invitation" were both successfully hired and became so-called "Saints," thus becoming the secret representatives of the "Supreme Heaven" among humans.
In addition, Yu Wang also stumbled upon a piece of gossip related to himself.
The manatees' sacred tree has encountered a major problem!
It is important to understand that under the rules of this world, gods cannot roam freely in the material world for long periods of time. They must spend most of their time in this "Supreme Heaven" fortress and can only communicate with believers on the ground through special tokens, such as sacred trees, sacred statues, and specific rituals, which is extremely inefficient.
For the Manatee people, their sacred tree is the key channel for communicating with their deity, the "Hydrogen Mother," and receiving divine grace, guidance, and power.
If the sacred tree malfunctions, it means that the entire ethnic group will be unable to properly receive the blessings of the gods, which will inevitably lead to great chaos and a crisis of faith within the tribe.
Conversely, for the deity "Hydrogenating Mother," the sacred tree is also a crucial hub for receiving and transforming the faith power of the manatee race. The failure of the sacred tree signifies an obstruction in the transmission of faith, which is also a loss for the deity herself.
Its importance cannot be overstated.
Finally, seemingly as "compensation," the "Humic Milk Mother" secured many rights to design future copies.
The specific details of the conversation with the little angel are long gone, but Yu Wang clearly remembers his first reaction: "In the future, the drop rate of 'dungeon passes' related to 'Fermented Milk Mother' will probably be higher."
Furthermore, considering what Little Cockroach mentioned, the game will increase the drop rate of pass tickets in the future to compensate for the closure of the long-term dungeon "Lion Ant Dynasty".
It's likely that the leaked passes are all copies designed by "Humus Milk Mother".
"Barely—it's a good thing, I suppose." Yu Wang breathed a silent sigh of relief.
As a member of the righteous god faction, as long as the NPCs don't cause trouble like the previous dungeon uncle, the death rate will definitely be lower than in the evil god dungeon.
My memories after that are even more hazy.
He seemed to have chatted with that curious little angel for half an hour, but he couldn't remember the specifics at all.
Only the ending of one dialogue is particularly clear: the little angel seems to think he is a "good person" and even wants to kindly inform him to see if, although the formal recruitment fair has ended, there is any way to pull some strings and get a chance to make amends.
Yu Wang was quite frightened at the time! He quickly stopped the other party.
Fortunately, it was at this moment that he woke up.
"Eight hours have passed outside, but I feel like less than an hour has passed."
Just as he was immersed in reviewing and reflecting, bang!
A crisp gunshot rang out from outside the cabin. Yu Wang was startled at first, but then realized that Zhang Xinlan had probably encountered a sea monster that had approached the ship while on night watch, and was practicing her marksmanship with a flintlock pistol while also eliminating the threat.
He wasn't too worried. He calmed himself down, put the empty bowl aside, and began to tally up his gains from this "Lion Ant Dynasty" dungeon adventure.
Aside from the downy hair obtained from killing lion ants, the main items were the trade goods sent by Cersei, as well as the precious blood and flesh obtained from the Queen of the Gods.
As for the rewards mentioned in the game before being forcibly pulled into the dungeon?
The dungeon boss wasn't killed by humans, and it caused a lot of trouble. How dare they ask for rewards?
The increased drop rate of "Dungeon Pass Tickets" is probably to justify the upcoming wave of dungeons related to "Fermented Milk Mother".
With a silent grumbling to himself, Yu Wang first took out the wooden box from the siren Circe.
Upon opening the box, a small, sealed crystal bottle lay quietly inside, containing approximately several tens of grams of [magic powder] that shimmered with iridescent colors.
Two notes were also attached to the side.
The first note, written in delicate handwriting with a hint of languor, read: "Magic powder, cost 888 pearl coins. Remember to pay me back next time if there's any extra!" — Cersei was somewhat surprised; the siren merchant was actually willing to pay for someone else's pearl coins out of his own pocket—she'd never seen anything like it before!
Is it genuine friendship, or an investment?
Yu Wang suppressed his doubts and looked at the second note.
This is an official [Witch Alliance Receipt]. The transaction details are written in elegant cursive script at the top of the receipt, and a unique anti-counterfeiting stamp is stamped at the bottom.
The seal is an exquisite circular emblem featuring a green-eyed black cat wearing a pointed witch's hat, poking at a glowing crystal ball with its paw.
Even more miraculously, when Yu Wang's gaze fell on the seal pattern, the black cat seemed to come to life!
It raised its head, glanced at Yu Wang with its emerald-like eyes, and lazily meowed. The sound resonated directly in Yu Wang's consciousness: [You have received the blessing of the Witch Alliance's emblem spirit, self-healing ability +10% (duration 1 hour)]
The spirit of the emblem wants to lure you into the Cat Cult.
A gentle warmth instantly flowed through Wang's entire body, especially to the hidden injuries and fatigue left from the previous battle, bringing a comfortable tingling sensation, as if the cells were repairing themselves at an accelerated pace.
It's very comfortable, but he would never betray the Duck Cult!
Indeed, although the Witch Alliance is often associated with dangerous terms such as "human research," "living alchemy," "forbidden knowledge," and "challenging ethical boundaries," in the power hierarchy and faction divisions of this world, they belong to the "researchers" faction, which is in a neutral order and pursues knowledge and truth.
It is indeed within the scope of the "compensation for the prop humic milk mother".
It's probably like an innocent child cutting open a frog's belly to save it, claiming it's surgery.
After bestowing its blessing, the black cat realized it had failed to add any new members to the cat cult, so it ignored him and continued playing with the crystal ball under its paws, treating that small seal as its own playground.
Yu Wang gave the precious blood and lion ant meat to the chef duck, asking him to make it into tomorrow's breakfast.
Judging solely from the attribute points gained after consumption, the flesh and blood of extraordinary creatures may not be as immediately effective as those of certain extremely rare "treasure fish".
There must be a reason why "extraordinary creatures" have become so sought-after and valuable among players, even sparking fierce competition.
Their true, irreplaceable core value lies in the probability of permanently increasing the potential upper limit of individual attributes!
This concerns the foundation and future potential of the path to the extraordinary!
Under the rules of this world, when a human's three-dimensional basic attributes reach 10 points, the minimum threshold for "transformation" is met, and they can attempt to step into the realm of the extraordinary.
However, the difference in strength, growth potential, and even status within the vast group of extraordinary beings will be vast between someone who barely reaches the extraordinary level with 10 attribute points and someone who achieves the extraordinary level with 20, 30, or even 50 attribute points far exceeding those of ordinary people!
This is similar to a slug in nature. Let alone reaching the "extraordinary" level, even if it has extraordinary luck and breaks through many restrictions to reach the "legendary" level, becoming a "legendary slug" that is praised for generations by the slug race!
But what will happen when it faces a tiger that has just stepped into the realm of the extraordinary? It will still be slapped into a slug-like mess.
After all, there are limitations based on racial stats.
This principle applies equally to humans.
Even after completing their transformation, humans still belong to the group with a weaker foundation and less obvious innate advantages in the vast world's map of "extraordinary beings".
Compared to certain races that are born with immense strength, thick skin, or lightning speed, humans, whose skill points are all allocated to their brains, often have an advantage in direct combat.
but!
If, before the transformation, one can continuously expand their attribute limits by consuming the flesh and blood of extraordinary creatures, accumulating the base values of their three-dimensional attributes to far exceed the ordinary threshold of 10 points—
So, when such a human finally completes his transformation, his starting point will far surpass that of his peers!
Physical foundation, mental strength, physical strength, and reaction speed will all be built on a more solid foundation.
Their strength will then snowball, growing larger and larger, leaving those barely extraordinary members of their race, and even some naturally powerful races, far behind!
Secondly, once you reach the extraordinary stage, if you want to further increase your potential, you need to hunt down legendary creatures.
In the game of mortals challenging extraordinary beings, and extraordinary beings challenging legendary beings, even a fool knows that to succeed in a challenge at a lower level, you must do it while the level difference is still small. Once you reach a higher level, you'll be utterly crushed!
"This is the reason why I risked my life to seize this opportunity to bite into the queen ant's flesh."
It's not for the sake of temporary strength, but to forge an unshakable foundation for reaching even greater heights!
Suppressing this heavy expectation for the time being, Yu Wang took a deep breath and tried to move his body, wanting to stand up.
Yu Wang still felt weak and sore all over, and the depletion of his qi and blood and the loss of his spirit were far from being recovered. In order to save the few beans he had left, Yu Wang planned to let his body recover slowly after he was out of danger, otherwise relying on props all the time was not a long-term solution.
He gritted his teeth and, with sheer willpower, slowly lifted his exhausted body from the bed.
After regaining his footing, he took out the [Holy Water] he had obtained from opening the box earlier and the [Magic Powder] from Cersei.
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