Chapter 348: Law Body |
[You have obtained three strands of Law Essence Liquid.]
The information that surfaced in his consciousness was concise and clear. At the same time, an illusory "price list" unfolded within Qin Ziwen's field of vision, but its contents made his breath catch:
[Promotion Price List]
Ability 「Plundering Favor from the Fallen」 (Level 2→3): Requires Law Essence Liquid ×1000 strands
Ability 「Taming Spirit, Gathering Radiance」 (Level 2→3): Requires Law Essence Liquid ×1000 strands
Ability 「Resonance」 (Level 2→3): Requires Law Essence Liquid ×300 strands
"The cost to upgrade different abilities really does vary." Qin Ziwen's gaze swept over the staggering numbers. "But this price is just too damn steep."
A precious Level 1 Aquatic Rare Treasure, after being offered as a sacrifice, had only exchanged for three strands of the liquid essence.
If this was what it took to upgrade abilities, the number of Rare Treasures needed would be astronomical.
From this perspective, the Abyssal Sea Ruin wasn't completely heartless... my ass!
Three hundred Level 1 Aquatic Rare Treasures just to raise one level.
Better to let the pets suffer a bit first.
He decided to try the other path, to condense the Law Body.
With his mind made up, Qin Ziwen hesitated no longer.
In his mind, those three strands of Law Essence Liquid, swirling slowly like liquid starlight, suddenly dispersed according to his will, transforming into countless fine points of light. Like the gentle rain of early spring, they silently merged into every limb and bone of his body.
A gentle warm current rose from deep within him. It was a feeling of "fullness" originating from a more fundamental, more essential level.
As the warm current gradually subsided.
[Law Body · Level 1 (3/100)]
Qin Ziwen closed his eyes and focused, carefully experiencing the changes in his body. Strength, speed, perception... all his basic attributes seemed to have improved, but the increase was extremely minute. A rough estimate put the overall enhancement at only about 3%.
"Three percent..." He opened his eyes and clenched his fist.
If it could be maxed out, it should double the base attributes.
He felt that using it to condense the Law Body was still more cost-effective. As for abilities, training them slowly himself was more economical.
Of course, these were just his thoughts based on the information known at this stage.
If the Abyssal Sea Ruin could be made public like The Restaurant...
If he acted as a middleman, charging a service fee each time, he didn't dare imagine how much money could be made.
But this thought was only entertained for a moment before being ruthlessly extinguished.
Forget it, it's too dangerous. He couldn't bear the consequences of exposure right now.
Better to develop slowly for now.
After dismissing the others around him, Qin Ziwen told Du Yu, Mogu, Qin Ziwu, and Jia Liangcai the effects of the Abyssal Sea Ruin he had just verified.
Mogu's expression was the most shocked as he digested his master's words.
"This... this is practically a second Restaurant!?"
Jia Liangcai's face turned serious, a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes. "Master, should we... clean up the people who know about this?"
Qin Ziwen thought for a moment, then shook his head. "No need."
Regarding the Wonder Card, ever since he obtained it, he hadn't publicized it. Others only knew he was collecting Aquatic Rare Treasures, but they didn't know the specific purpose for which he needed them.
Cleaning up people now would only make it seem like he had ulterior motives.
As for whether the Abyssal Sea Ruin building left here would be too conspicuous...
This, Qin Ziwen wasn't too worried about.
Because this building was under his control. Without his permission, no matter how many things others threw into it, they wouldn't receive any feedback.
This was his privilege as the master of the Abyssal Sea Ruin—taking a cut.
Minimum 0%, maximum 100%.
How much of a cut he took from the offerings others sacrificed was entirely up to his whim.
Thinking about it this way, The Restaurant over all these years... who knows how much "tax" it had collected. Its controller behind the scenes was probably filthy rich.
Afterwards, Qin Ziwen discussed further with them, ultimately designating the collection of Rare Treasures, hunting Superhuman beasts, and searching for Transcendent Plants as important, sustainable development tasks.
On the other side, after completing her trade, Xie Ya returned to Home from the mountain forest.
Passing through the plains along the way, she took out an incense stick and lit it.
The faint, curling smoke drifted. Wherever it passed, the surrounding beasts avoided it one after another, as if they had smelled something terrifying.
After returning to the city, she returned to her dwelling in the Mountain Stronghold via the portal.
This sprawling Mountain Stronghold was located right in the middle of a desert.
Yellow sand filled the sky all around, the vast sea of sand utterly desolate.
After emerging, Xie Ya went straight to one of the courtyards in the stronghold's backyard. With a flash of light, the scenery before her eyes suddenly changed.
A giant golden beetle, over five meters tall and more than ten meters long, lay quietly on the ground.
Sensing Xie Ya's approach, it emitted a wary, fierce sound. Xie Ya smiled slightly, took out a Sky-Touching Fruit, and tossed it forward. Smelling the fruit's scent, the golden beetle raised its head, opened its mouthparts, and shot out its tongue, sweeping the Sky-Touching Fruit from the ground into its mouth.
After eating the fruit, the giant golden beetle's defensive posture gradually became sluggish, the ferocious light in its eyes slowly fading.
Seeing this, Xie Ya couldn't help but laugh, a smile spreading across her face. "Indeed, it's easier to tame when it becomes dumber. This really is a good thing. It would be even better if I could get my hands on the fruit tree itself."
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"That woman definitely has designs on my fruit tree," Qin Ziwen said. "So, we won't go to the Forest map next week for now. We can go to the Gobi map first. I'll open a node over at the Oasis, and then we can go directly to the Oasis."
"The Master speaks with great wisdom," Du Yu also expressed agreement.
Jia Liangcai said, "Previously, the Sky-Touching Fruit tree bore fruit roughly every twenty days. Now that it's been relocated, with the Treasure Garden present, the time required for ripening can be further shortened."
"Good. Trees like the Sky-Touching Fruit tree that can continuously produce fruit are the real treasures." Qin Ziwen nodded, a gleam flashing in his eyes. He still had a Plant Breakthrough Card in his possession; he needed to choose the target carefully.
Preferably one with a short maturation period and high yield.
That way, he could offer large quantities as sacrifices.
As for its effects, those were secondary. Since they were all going to be sacrificed anyway, the fruit's inherent utility wasn't important.
Mogu said, "Master, I will keep an eye out for suitable plants when I go into the sea."
"Mm, the main focus is still on Superhuman beasts. Oh, right, regarding that undersea mountain cavity, since the spiders and jellyfish are gone, leaving only those Silver Bobbit Worms, we shouldn't waste them either."
Silver Bobbit Worms could be refined into Silver Blood, which is a Level 3 Rare Treasure.
Who knows how many strands of Law Essence Liquid would be fed back after sacrificing them.
"Understood," Mogu replied.
"Alright, that's all for today's matters. Everyone, go about your business for now."
As soon as the words left his mouth, someone came running in a hurry. "Guild Leader, it's bad! The sea level outside is starting to rise!"
"How much has it risen?"
"It's almost at the residential complex's main gate. The underground garage is flooded again."
"Are you kidding me? This is the ocean." Qin Ziwen frowned. This wasn't a river or a lake; this was the entire sea. For a rainfall to cause the water level to rise this much, it would require a global rise in sea levels.