Chapter 273: Slaying Evil and Thunder Magic |
"Good treasure." Bai Mu put away the [Lucky Dagger] and the two True Interpretations.
He didn't expect that the fruit knife he randomly grabbed back then would actually have such a miraculous effect.
"Speaking of which, this judgment should also have an effect on the Emperor's Jade Dragon's 'Decapitation'," Bai Mu thought to himself. "Does that mean even if it's a god, I still have a 1% success rate of 'Decapitation'?"
"I'm thinking a bit too far ahead."
He shook his head and threw those irrelevant fantasies out of his mind.
There was no need to look at the True Interpretation of Daoist Arts again; it was a consumable class change book. In the chat box, I Love a Sword had already sent him a message saying that he had finished looking at his tally and asking when Bai Mu was free to come out and discuss the trade details.
Bai Mu thought to himself that I Love a Sword's speed in checking the tally was truly fast. He still had a pile of loot to inventory on his end, and he hadn't even had time to check the treasure chests and the shop. Moreover, after this script, he had leveled up from E-grade to D-grade, allowing him to choose level-up rewards again. It seemed he had also unlocked a new function, which he hadn't looked at closely yet.
Bai Mu estimated he still needed some time, so he replied that he was still organizing his tally. Then he stopped looking at the chat box to finish handling his own matters first.
Between heaven and earth, one's own matters were definitely the most important. Furthermore, there was no need to rush for a moment in the Community.
After all, 'Friend of the Witch' came with attribute stat bonuses, and the 'Berserk' skill was extremely useful.
[Title: Honored Guest of Mount Mao]
[Title Level: B]
[Effect: When equipping this title, you are considered an Honored Guest of Mount Mao. You gain the skill 'Summon Friend', allowing you to summon a Mount Mao friend who will protect you to the best of their abilities.]
[Note: Good friend, we hit it off right from the start. How about I escort you for a segment of your journey?]
"Does this mean I can summon a Mount Mao Daoist priest as a bodyguard..."
"But judging from the description, it seems the summoned Daoist priest isn't my summon, and I can't directly give him orders. However, I estimate the Daoist priest's strength should be pretty good. At least in terms of professionalism in catching ghosts, he should be higher than I Love a Sword."
Setting the title aside, Bai Mu took out the last three items together. They were the 'Patchwork Robe', 'Retainer Token', and 'County Magistrate's Heavy Reward'.
[Name: Patchwork Robe]
[Type: Body Armor]
[Quality: Rare]
[Defense Power: Low]
[Attribute: None]
[Equipment Effect: Grants 70% resistance against abnormal status effects.]
[Equipment Requirement: None]
[Note: Wards off disease, resolves disasters, and grants a long life of a hundred years.]
The effect was still simple but very useful. This was a non-combat piece of defensive gear.
And the 'Retainer Token' was an accessory. Its effect allowed him to receive a 'stipend' from the county magistrate every month, selectively obtaining one of three things: points, weapons, or defensive gear.
As for that 'County Magistrate's Heavy Reward', it was even more simple and crude.
"Obtain 3000 points upon use."
The description was only one sentence, but it deeply won Bai Mu's heart. 3000 points was not a small amount. The base points for a C-grade team script were only 2000 points, and 3000 points was already equivalent to one and a half C-grade team scripts. This amount absolutely lived up to the name of a heavy reward. With this, Bai Mu finished sorting through the items and titles.
As for killing the red-haired flying zombie and the Hidden Ending, he still had two more selectable rewards to claim. After thinking it over, Bai Mu finally decided to claim a weapon and a Skill Card.
The reason he chose a weapon was because he now had the Sacrificial Passage profound meaning. With a good weapon, not only could he use it himself, but he could also throw it out as a trump card at critical moments.
For example, if he hadn't picked up that 'Shadow-Slayer Blade' in the script, he probably would have had to throw out the Flaming Sword to pin down the red-haired flying zombie.
And if he lost the Flaming Sword, he wouldn't have another Rare grade weapon on hand. The usable melee weapons he'd have left would just be the baseball bat and the kitchen knife. Those two things were barely passable in D-grade scripts, but in C-grade scripts, they were basically useless garbage. If he tried to fight the zombies at the tomb exit with the baseball bat, he'd probably bend the bat out of shape without even breaking their defenses.
He needed to have at least two main-hand weapons on standby, and they had to be main-hand weapons capable of handling most situations. Something like that 'Lightning-Struck Date Wood Sword' wasn't very suitable; after all, it was made of wood and was considered a magic-type weapon. It came with a lightning strike skill, but if he used it directly to hack at people, the effect would actually be very poor. It was only slightly more effective when dealing with ghost creatures.
[You have obtained 'Long Knife; Slaying Evil' x1.]
[You have obtained 'Permanent Skill Card (Maoshan Invocation: Thunder Division) x1'.]
[Name: Long Knife; Slaying Evil]
[Type: Melee Weapon]
[Quality: Rare]
[Attack Power: High]
[Attribute: Ice]
[Equipment Effect: When slashing, applies Frost and Evil-Breaking effects to the target. Upon stacking 10 layers of Frost, the target will be frozen.]
[Equipment Requirement: None]
[Note: Cold iron forged a thousand times, slaying evil with a single thought.]
Bai Mu took out the newly obtained long knife. Unlike the Flaming Sword's modern design, this was a long knife with a quaint and archaic style. The entire blade was a dark silver color, about three feet and seven inches long. The edge was as thin as a cicada's wing and very light. It was a relatively flexible blade.
The color of the blade wasn't the silvery-white of ordinary steel, but rather revealed a faint, dark cyan hue, like the water in a deep pool.
Holding it in his hand, he could feel a slight chill transmitted from the blade. The handle was made of date wood, already polished smooth and shiny from use. It was wrapped with dark brown silk cords, which were frayed in some places, revealing the natural color of the wood underneath.
At the end of the handle was a copper ring with a red silk ribbon tied to it. The overall appearance was very handsome; gripping it made him feel as if he had incarnated into a chivalrous swordsman upholding justice.
"I could actually play a dual-wielding style now," Bai Mu thought to himself.
One with the Ice attribute and one with the Fire attribute. He could play around with the extremes of ice and fire.
Plus his date wood sword, he now had weapons of three different attributes. If he collected seven long swords of different attributes in the future, he wondered if he could pull off a 'Seven Swords Combine'.
He then looked at the other Skill Card:
[Skill Name: Maoshan Invocation: Thunder Division]
[Type: Active Skill]
[Quality: Rare]
[Effect: Using your own essence blood as a guide, borrow magic from the Thunder Division to summon five thunderbolts to bombard the enemy. Summons five bolts of heavenly thunder to bombard the designated target in succession. The damage of the five thunder spells continuously increases and carries a paralyzing effect. The final thunder strike is guaranteed to be a critical hit, dealing triple damage to spirit entities and evil creatures.]
[Cost: 20% Health, 50 Mana.]
[Learning Requirement: Unlocked Mana; bloodline can be treated as life.]
[Note: This magic cannot be passed to those whose hearts are not righteous.]