Chapter 225-4: Cloud-Player Mom and Dad, Green Source race inheritance (4) |
He immediately looked up at the water sphere Guide clone hovering beside him, deciding to offer a first greeting.
“Brother Guide.”
[Speak.]
“I want to know how to open the Green Source race inheritance chest. What is the deal with this stone wall?”
Guide spared the stone wall a glance, then morphed two arms and spread them helplessly.
[The Green Source race inheritance metal plaque is not the key. Even without it, you could unlock the rune array on the stone wall by smashing it with brute force. The main thing is that you need the blood of Green Source race descendants to activate the inheritance. After all, this was not left for you. If you continue brute forcing it, the space inside will collapse.]
Hearing Guide’s answer, Jiang Luo was dumbfounded.
“Is this not a hidden mission? There should be a follow-up, right? Does it end here?”
[You can attempt to make Green Source race blood or an aura cluster. This race was born in this region, and many plants retain the Green Source race’s aura. Gathering this information together will allow you to make a Green Source race aura cluster.]
“Brother Guide, if we collect them, can you make it for us?”
[You clearly misunderstand. I only give suggestions and will take no action.]
“Uh, after collecting the materials, how do we make it?”
[This is not within my scope of consideration.]
Just as Jiang Luo found the continued push on the hidden mission tricky, guidance from his father appeared as a golden barrage.
“Go to the Emperor’s Mound Village library for an answer, or contact the Apothecary Alliance directly. They will certainly have a way.”
His old man’s suggestion made Jiang Luo see hope again.
He immediately asked Guide which plant-type monster materials were needed to make the Green Source race aura.
After receiving a clear answer, he brought up the forum interface, found a member of the Apothecary Alliance, and sent a private chat request.
Before long, a middle-aged man appeared in the light screen that popped up in front of him.
“Apothecary Alliance. What do you need? Are you looking to order a gene potion?”
“No, I cannot stomach that.” Hearing gene seed, Jiang Luo immediately thought of veteran players’ descriptions of gene seeds on the forum.
Heart-wrenching, worse-than-death pain, try it once and you will remember it for a lifetime.
“The latest gene seed only hurts a little, not intensely. I recommend you try it. It can save a lot of sacrificial power.”
“No, I am afraid of pain. Even a little pain is a no.” Jiang Luo refused decisively, then stated his purpose.
Learning that Jiang Luo wanted to make a mixed aura cluster of plant-type energy, the middle-aged man did not agree immediately, but asked Jiang Luo to send over the materials list given by Guide.
After waiting a long while, the man in the light screen nodded.
“The material grades are not high. I do not have them here. If you provide them, I can make it. The fee is 1500 sacrificial power.”
Although the price was a bit hard to accept, Jiang Luo still chose to agree.
After closing the dialog, he and Mahua immediately began hunting the plant-type monsters on Guide’s list.
As newbies explored, the map of the Boundless Forest Domain was continuously updating with the types of monsters discovered.
Among them were the plant-type monsters mentioned in the compendium, as well as the regions on the map where such monsters gathered.
“Mahua, let’s go. We have to open this hidden chest.” With a clear goal, Jiang Luo instantly had a target to strive for.
“Set out.” Mahua nodded.
Over the next three days, Jiang Luo and Mahua rushed all over the Boundless Forest Domain scene.
At last they gathered the materials needed from the plant-type monsters.
To keep the materials from being damaged, Jiang Luo did not even dare use Extraction during battles, afraid of destroying the plants’ essence.
After trading the materials to the member of the Apothecary Alliance, Jiang Luo and Mahua set out again for the stone wall.
Three hours later, they received a trade initiated by the Apothecary Alliance member.
Spending 1500 sacrificial power, they obtained a jar within which green mist flowed.
Returning to the stone wall, Jiang Luo and Mahua opened the lid and, according to Guide’s prompt, poured the green mist onto the spirit patterns on the wall.
Immediately, the boulder trembled again.
A fissure opened in the center, and a dazzling beam shot out from the crack, enveloping him and Mahua.
Within the pillar of light, countless tiny points of light flew like fireflies, slowly condensing into an illusory portal whose edges were composed of runes.
Brilliant radiance reflected in Jiang Luo and Mahua’s eyes, and an indescribable excitement surged in their hearts.
“Hahaha, it worked.” Mahua clenched his fist in excitement.
Jiang Luo did not answer, his gaze fixed intently on the light gate.
Within the gate one could vaguely see a strange space, connected to another independent space.
“Go, let’s take a look.” Jiang Luo took a deep breath, gripped the metal plaque in his hand, and stepped toward the light gate.
Mahua followed closely behind, and their figures were gradually swallowed by the light.
At the instant they stepped into the light gate, the boulder let out a low rumble. The gate slowly closed, the runic glow dimmed, and at last peace returned.
Inside the ruins, an entirely new world unfolded before them.
Overhead was a starry sky, glittering with brilliant light, as if within reach.
Underfoot was a road formed by green points of light, winding forward into the distance.
On both sides of the road rose thick stone pillars, their shafts carved full of ancient runes, exuding an archaic aura.
The air was suffused with a faint, refreshing fragrance, like some scent exuded by plants.
In the distance, one could vaguely see a towering structure shrouded in hazy radiance, like the dwelling of a deity.
“We might be about to strike it rich. This run might not stop short of one hundred thousand sacrificial power.”
“I think it could be five hundred thousand sacrificial power.”
A golden barrage broke the mood.
“Is there a possibility that there is an assessment inside that requires your Inherited soul level to be 100 before you can come back and unlock it (funny face.jpg).”
“Dad, do not mess with our mentality like that.”
Following the road paved with green light to the front of the structure, Jiang Luo found an altar full of cracks beside the building.
Analysis swept across, and related information surfaced in his mind.
[Cross-Boundary Teleportation Array (Damaged)]
Analysis Introduction: When the terrifying Black Tide descended, for the continuation of their race, this was one of the cross-boundary teleportation arrays created by the Green Source race for the new generation within the race.
The crystals on the teleportation array were already dim, clearly offering no profit. Jiang Luo and Mahua went straight past and followed the steps into the structure.
What appeared before their eyes was not the wealth piled up as expected, but only a green obelisk standing at the center.
“No way, empty?” Jiang Luo was stunned.
He immediately activated Analysis toward the black obelisk.
[Green Source race – Inheritance Stele]
Analysis Introduction: The Green Source race left inheritance information for the new generation who fled Monster World. Inside are historical memory images, hoping that when the far-away new generation returns, they can recover lost historical memory and find the root of their bloodline.
“Brother Guide, is this stele the inheritance treasure?”
[This is inheritance information left by the Green Source race for later generations, recording origins so that descendants can know the historical memories that may have already been lost… Whether you watch or not is up to you. It does not affect you opening the chest. If you want to watch, touch the stele with your hand and the inheritance information will pour into your minds.]
After hearing Guide’s introduction, Jiang Luo and Mahua looked at each other and simultaneously reached out to touch the ancient stele standing before them.