NOVEL NEXT Chapter 530 - Demigod Offerings and Artifact Embryos
Chapter 530: Demigod Offerings and Artifact Embryos
“How so?”
Ji Ye’s expression didn’t change, but he quickly moved his finger back from the “Purchase” button that he was about to click.
“Miss, can’t you say that sooner? I almost made the wrong decision!”
Then, he complained about her in his heart.
Ji Ye thought that there was a good chance that his contributions had surpassed the hidden threshold.
While a lot of top Transcendent and even Legendary heroes had arrived in the previous six months and he didn’t have to personally take part in every battle, his magnificent strength when he transformed into a dragon was still the critical cornerstone that Dragon City depended on.
Take his clash against the dragons in the dreamland for example. Although he didn’t seem to fight them at all, his presence was critical to the progress of the battle.
The dragons and the demons, as an alliance, were as strong as Dragon City, but Ji Ye managed to hold the dragons back on his own. His contributions were definitely huge.
More importantly, thanks to the Emperor’s Dragon Contract, a lot of members of Dragon City would provide additional contributions and Honor for him.
Ji Ye believed that if he couldn’t meet the hidden requirement, nobody from the other settlements of Earth could possibly have.
[“Confirming. Your contribution and Honor meet the hidden requirements… You have access to Quasi Mythological keepsakes and embryos in advance.”]
As Ji Ye speculated, about several seconds later, a piece of information popped up at the top of the City of Humans’ projection. Then, some treasures whose names were golden, indicating their strategic importance, appeared on the item list.
For example, the first treasure on the list was a jar with a crying ghost face on the surface that emitted a daunting vibe.
[Sky Swallowing Demonic Jar]
[Level: Transcendent Rank-7]
[Rarity: Quasi Mythological, Unique, Keepsake
[Description: An ultimate weapon that a great empress from Earth crafted with her own body. It can be used to summon the white-dressed empress!]
[Price: 999,999 Civilization Coins]
“This doesn’t look bad.”
Although Ji Ye wasn’t a fan of novels, based on the description of this item, whoever had crafted his body into a weapon was undoubtedly a brutal man.
This keepsake was actually made of the body of the brutal man and rated as Quasi Mythological. It could’ve contained Transcendent power or imperial techniques… If he were to fuse it, would it be possible for him to grasp the techniques?
Yes, the moment Ji Ye saw the Quasi Mythological offering, the first thing he thought of was not the background of the Quasi Mythological hero, but whether or not he could fuse it with himself.
It was because although he had already reached Transcendent Rank-7, he could hardly make further progress because of the lack of the subsequence advancement techniques!
In fact, the “Rarity” of the heroes on the Land of Inheritance largely depended on the upper limit of the techniques in their heads.
For example, Yang Zhi, who was Extraordinary Superior, could only cultivate up to Extraordinary Rank-8 with his core techniques. Ling Zhen, An Daoquan, and the other “Excellent” heroes could only reach Excellent Rank-7…
Even the Transcendent level had similar restraints. Excellent meant Rank-3 and Superior meant Rank-4. Only those with Perfect ratings could reach Transcendent Rank-5. Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and the others who were Quasi Legendary could only reach Transcendent Rank-6 with their techniques. Only the Legendary heroes such as Guan Yu and Cao Cao had techniques to advance into Transcendent Rank-7.
That was also Dragon City’s upper limit at this moment!
Even though Ji Ye had the Fusion talent, it was barely possible for him to fuse a bunch of Transcendent Rank-6 and Rank-7 skills into more sophisticated techniques.
The Sky Swallowing Demonic Jar on the list was also Transcendent Rank-7, but it was Quasi Mythological, which meant that it had a higher upper limit. After Ji Ye absorbed it, he could even share the techniques in it with Guan Yu and the other heroes so that they could make breakthroughs.
It was worth mentioning that the heroes couldn’t learn each other’s core techniques.
However, the heroes could learn the players’ techniques from them, which was also the reason why Yang Zhi could’ve become Transcendent. Such a feature of the Land of Inheritance was obviously for the players and heroes to depend on each other.
“Huh, wait a moment!”
However, when Ji Ye read the description of the Sky Swallowing Demonic Jar more carefully, his eyes widened.
“This ‘brutal guy’ is actually a woman? Never mind then!”
Ji Ye imagined himself wearing female clothes and quickly declined the item.
“Are there similar offerings?”
Continuing searching the list, Ji Ye did find a Quasi Mythological item that was quite similar to a body.
[Holy Demon Essential Embryo]
[Level: Transcendent Rank-7]
[Rarity: Quasi Mythological, Unique, Keepsake]
[Description: A “Perfect Warring Body” from Earth that has two bodies and three souls. It can be used to summon the Heaven Forsaking Emperor.]
[Note: Two bodies: You can fight with two bodies at the same time. The two bodies can transmit inner strength with each other and swap.]
[Three Souls: You have three souls that can be transformed into clones.]
[Immortal: The Holy Demon Essential Embryo is good at healing itself and cannot be killed by power below the Transcendent level.]
[Price: 999,999 Civilization Coins]
“The Holy Demon Essential Embryo?”
Ji Ye did know the background of this item.
Why was the Heaven Forsaking Emperor, who was the founder of the alternate demon world and used to be the strongest warrior in the celestial world, only Quasi Mythological on the Land of Inheritance?
Ji Ye knew the reason for that very well.
On the Land of Inheritance, the fictional characters were generally rated one tier lower than the real characters from history. People like Bai Suzhen, Black and White Ghosts, and Batman who were actually as remarkable as the Mythological characters in certain aspects were only rated as Legendary.
By the same logic, even the characters who were said to be the only dominator of the multiverse and who could destroy the world ten thousand times with a snap of fingers were only rated Quasi Mythological.
Of course, the Quasi Mythological characters weren’t necessarily weaker than Mythological ones. For example, as a Transcendent Perfect hero, Li Yuanba was as strong as Zhao Yun and Dian Wei.
“However, if I remember correctly, the Heaven Forsaking Emperor should be a villain, shouldn’t he?
“Is it because he has transformed into a ‘hero’, like the characters from Water Margin, because people love them too much? Or does the Land of Inheritance treat all the Quasi Mythological characters equally? Does it involve the differences after the Legendary advancement?”
Ji Ye thought of a lot of things.
But he didn’t slow down reading the information of the items.
The Left and Right Inter-fighting Technique he learned from Zhou Botong had already been improved to the Flawless level. It even became Transcendent and turned into a Mind Splitting talent.
Because of the Mind Splitting talent, he abandoned purchasing the Holy Demon Essential Embryo, whose abilities partly overlapped with his own.
Also, just like the Legendary items, the Quasi Mythological items didn’t just include offerings and keepsakes but also heavy treasures.
For example, the Horadric Cube that could synthesize all kinds of Transcendent and even Legendary items, the Two-Dimensional Foil that could flatten all the objects in an area, the Brood that could transform any creature into zerg, and even the Investiture of the Gods that could give anybody whose name was on it Transcendent combat ability and talent abilities similar to one of the 365 gods in the celestial world.
Ji Ye even found a Quasi Artifact that was highly valuable to Dragon City.
[Dragon Gate]
[Level: Transcendent Rank-7]
[Rarity: Quasi Mythological, Unique]
[Description: Any creature with dragon blood will transform into a True Dragon when they jump across the Dragon Gate. The transformation will consume their Honor and their settlement’s power of providence.]
[Price: 888,888 Civilization Coins]
Also, there were book collections similar to the 24 history books.
[Oriental Medical Classics]
[Level: Transcendent]
[Rarity: Quasi Mythological, Unique]
[Description: From Earth. It’s a collection of assorted medical classics and can summon the projections of their authors. It can also strengthen their medical skill up to the Quasi Mythological level!]
[Price: 888,888 Civilization Coins]
“Good stuff!”
It was indeed good stuff. Apart from everything else, the fact that it could improve medical skills to the Quasi Mythological level already meant that it was an ultimate treasure.
Take Ji Ye for example. His Healing Talent was at the Transcendent level.
Theoretically speaking, it could cure the wounds caused by Legendary and even Mythological power, but it wouldn’t be as effective. The treatment would take much more time and effort.
On the battlefield, especially during a fierce duel, the speed of recovery might not be good enough.
However, things were different with the medical classes.
While the content of the Legendary advancement test was still unclear, battles were probably unavoidable.
With the medical classics, it was possible to maintain a strong recovery ability even if he ran into a demigod enemy.
In particular, it was possible to summon the authors of those classics with this Quasi Mythological item.
Now that Dragon City had significantly expanded, it was impossible for Ji Ye to treat all the wounded soldiers with his healing talent. If he could summon the famous doctors throughout the history of Chidragon with this medical book, the odds of passing the Legendary advancement test would be significantly increased.
Also, two of the medical classics, namely The Emperor’s Inner Canon and The Classic of Herbal Medicine, were likely to have been written by Mythological experts!
Could they be summoned too?
“Probably not!”
However, after second thought, Ji Ye believed that the answer was no.
As a wilderness survival expert in the past, he knew the first aid part in traditional medicine quite well.
As the source of medication in Chidragon, The Emperor’s Inner Canon played a critical role in the history of medicine.
However, according to historians, The Emperor’s Inner Canon, as well as The Classic of Herbal Medicine, was likely to have been written by other people and attributed to ancient celebrities. They contained the insights of many healers and could unlikely summon the Yellow Emperor.
Of course, even if the two Mythological experts couldn’t be summoned, the functions of the book still made it valuable enough to be bought.
“Huh? Is there a note in very small words up here?”
To Ji Ye’s surprise, while he was checking the stats of The Emperor’s Inner Canon, a line of words suddenly popped up.
“It’s said that The Emperor’s Inner Canon contained the method through which the Yellow Emperor accomplished his ascend by sleeping with three thousand women!”
However, the note only existed for a short moment before it quickly disappeared.
“Cough, huh, I’ll definitely buy this item! Also, I need to consider the Sky Swallowing Demonic Jar that can summon the white-dressed empress too…”
Ji Ye certainly wasn’t choosing it because of the method of quick advancement by sleeping with women. It was all about the interest of Dragon City.
“Are there similar sets of equipment?”
Because of the medical classes, Ji Ye developed an interest in the sets of equipment and kept searching. Then, he did find another set.
It was a seal that was four inches long and wide, with nine dragons crouching on the top and had the words “Blessed by Heavens”, and a long scroll that emitted bright yellow power of providence where two golden dragons were slithering.
[Jade Seal and Royal Decree (Can be purchased separately)]
[Level: Transcendent]
[Rarity: Quasi Mythological, Unique]
[Description: From Earth. The jade seal and the royal decree are symbols of the emperor’s power. It can be used to create laws within the territory of the settlement.]
[Note: When the jade seal and the royal decree are both used, they can unleash the power of Mythological items!]
[Price: 1,888,888 Civilization Coins]
“My goodness! It can create laws!”
Although the description was quite concise, Ji Ye was fully aware of the value of this set of Quasi Mythological treasures.
As a matter of fact, the heroes on the Land of Inheritance that previously belonged to the Legalist School in history carried the power of laws. They could change the way things behave, which made them as strong as the Daoists and the Buddhists.
In particular, now that Dragon City had eliminated the external enemies and gained a population of one million, necessary laws were mandatory. Offerings for the Legalist heroes, such as Li Si, Shang Yang, and Han Fei, could be purchased in the shop.
“So, these two items should be my options too!”
Ji Ye thought to himself.
With his Emperor’s Dragon Contract talent, he could totally carry out the power of the two items even though Dragon City hadn’t set up a regime yet.
Not only was he going to buy, but he was also going to buy both of them. After all, when they were combined, they were almost as good as Mythological equipment.
However, since they were “almost”, they were not really Mythological equipment. What would the real Mythological equipment be like?
Ji Ye curiously filtered the golden Mythological items on the list.
The first item on the list was a stone that unleashed colorful light and displayed the picture of thousands of people performing rituals. Inside the colorful light was a graceful and dignified goddess.
[Nuwa’s Colorful Stone]
[Level: Transcendent Rank-0]
[Rarity: Mythological, Unique]
[Description: From Nuwa. It can create Souls of Civilization for human beings at the cost of power of providence.]
[Price: 3,000,000 Civilization Coins]
“Well… As expected of a Mythological item!”
Soul of Civilization! This colorful stone could create Souls of Civilization!
Although it could only create human Souls of Civilization, it was extremely valuable to Dragon City.
Considering its feature, the price of three million was definitely worth it.
The second item on the list was the Eight Trigrams that had two Yin-Yang fish swimming at the center and different prophetic signs at the edge.
There was also the vague shadow of a god behind.
[Congenial Eight Trigrams Graph (Embryo)]
[Level: Transcendent Rank-0]
[Rarity: Mythological, Unique]
[Description: From Fuxi. It can analyze items and then copy them at the cost of power of providence.]
[Price: 3,000,000 Civilization Coins]
“Well, doesn’t it mean that I can directly create ‘Stone of Civilization’…?”
Undoubtedly, the Congenital Eight Trigrams Graph and Nuwa’s Colorful Stone were a perfect match. With the two items, it was possible to create all kinds of items and summon human beings to the Land of Inheritance without using Stones and Souls of Civilization.
In a way, they even broke the permissions of the Land of Inheritance!
“Wait a moment. These two items aren’t ‘from Earth’ like the previous items were. They’re from Fuxi and Nuwa respectively…”
Ji Ye noticed a difference.
“Is it true that some of the mythical creatures in ancient civilizations were actually ‘players’ in that age?”
Ji Ye wasn’t surprised at the finding at all.
As a matter of fact, the Confederate Office had proposed the speculation soon after the Land of Inheritance was opened. There were other clues too.
“It remains unknown which round of players Fuxi and Nuwa were… However, they must’ve become Mythological. Otherwise, the Mythological items related to them couldn’t be on this list.”
Ji Ye continued reading.
Just like the green Flood Dragon said, human beings had great advantages earlier. There were truly a lot of Mythological items on the list.
There was the Xuanyuan Sword that the Yellow Emperor crafted with the bronze from Mount Shou and could cut everything, the Suiren Stone that could create flames to burn alien creatures and condense their essence into Mythological materials, and Cangjie’s Bone Plate that recorded different divine words whose combinations contained Transcendent power.
Apart from them, the treasures from the myths of other countries on Earth could be found on the list too.
For example, Zeus’ staff, Poseidon’s trident, Anubis’ Scales of Judgment, Odin’s Eye, Brahma’s Dream…
Many of the items were tempting even to Ji Ye.
For example, the Brahma’s Dream.
In the myths of Sandia, the whole world was in the Brahma’s dream.
Therefore, when he woke up, the world would be destroyed!
The Mythological feature of the item was to destroy everything that invaded one’s dream. It could even destroy the corresponding things in reality.
To be honest, this Mythological item was quite useful to Dragon City.
Dragon City had a branch settlement in the dreamland. He was capable of constructing dreams too.
Furthermore, he had subdued the Silver Dragon Queen who was a master of dreams. It wasn’t a problem for him to get his enemy into a dream.
More importantly, the Brahma’s Dream was itself a technique of advancement in dreams. When the requirements were met, it could even allow one to reach Transcendent Rank-9.
However, Ji Ye was faced with a problem.
While the Mythological items were powerful, they were still embryos at this moment and Transcendent Rank-0, which meant that they couldn’t be readily used but had to be upgraded at a cost of resources first.
On the other hand, the Mythological items were too expensive. Even an “embryo” still cost more than three million, which meant that he could buy one of them at most.
To improve the overall strength of Dragon City, it was clearly better to choose a few Quasi Mythological items over the Mythological embryos. However, personally speaking, he found it hard to refuse a Mythological embryo!
“What should I choose?”
The situation was similar to the last time when he purchased items.
The items either had low levels and high potential or high levels but low potential.
Instead of the Transcendent Rank-4 and Rank-5 items, Ji Ye chose the SkyNet core whose initial level was low but whose potential was greater!
How would he choose this time?
Should he buy Quasi Mythological items that could directly provide combat ability, or should he buy Mythological items that would be more powerful later?
Also, which Quasi Mythological hero’s “keepsake” should he choose?
“Miss Yu Long, there are two questions I’d like to ask.”
Feeling that he was caught in a dilemma, Ji Ye suddenly asked Yu Long who was standing next to him.
“Honorable guest, I’m all ears.”
“These items are described as ‘Unique’. Does it mean that they can only be bought once or that you can only keep one of them at the same time?”
Ji Ye opened his mouth.
“They can only be bought once. Once bought, they’ll no longer be available on the list,” Yu Long answered.
“Is that so?”
Ji Ye became more solemn.
Obviously, it was a special reward but also a “responsibility”.
After the items were exchanged, if the settlement was destroyed by aliens, those items could not be recreated by humankind. It would be a loss for the civilization.
“Second question. I can order and buy all the items here, yet I have to claim them from different shops. Does it mean anything?”
After considering for a moment, Ji Ye wasn’t in a rush to make any decision but stared at Yu Long in her face.
“Sorry, but I cannot answer that question yet!
“However, you’ve already guessed, haven’t you?”
Yu Long looked at Ji Ye with a confident smile on her face.
“Got it!”
Ji Ye nodded.
Indeed, he had a guess.
At this moment, the purpose of the Land of Inheritance had been revealed. It was meant to keep hope in the Great Darkness. The hope didn’t just consist of the species but also the products of the civilizations that the species had created.
However, the Land of Inheritance clearly had limited capacity and only some of the products of a species’ civilization could be preserved.
Ji Ye remembered that when he came to the City of Humans with Lu Zhishen for the first time, Yu Long mentioned that the Battlefield of Providence was meant for different species to compete over the power of providence so that the power of providence of unpromising settlements would be transferred to the promising ones.
The transference of power of providence was not just between humans and aliens but also among humans.
The stores in the City of Humans each had their own boss. The Civilization Coins to buy the items were transformed from the power of providence. To spend them in a store meant to give power of providence to it.
In such a case, Ji Ye would certainly buy items from the Earth civilizations, or more exactly, from Chidragon.
“I’d like to buy the Quasi Mythological Jade Seal, Royal Decree, and Dragon gate, and the Legendary Mist Pavilion and Eight Formation Maze…”
Ji Ye spoke firmly.
Those items were undoubtedly the most crucial artifacts in the history of Chidragon.
Yes, Ji Ye had chosen to abandon the Mythological embryos. Even though they all had enormous potential, they might not be able to be upgraded to a high level before the advancement test. If Dragon City failed the test, they would be useless no matter what great potential they had.
Furthermore, those items would be wasted, and the other settlements would not be able to buy them again!
Choosing the Quasi Mythological items at this moment didn’t mean that it would be impossible to buy the Mythological items later.
Just now, the information showed “early access”. It meant that he would definitely have another opportunity to buy the items if he passed the advancement test.
In the end, apart from the Quasi Mythological and Legendary heaven treasures, Ji Ye also bought the keepsake of a Quasi Mythological hero.
He didn’t choose the Holy Demon Essential Embryo or the Sky Swallowing Demonic Jar.
Instead, he bought a stone that emitted a misty holy aura. Its height corresponded with the 24 Solar Items, its holes corresponded with the Eight Trigrams, and it had absorbed the essence of the sun and the moon for thousands of years until it birthed the strongest spirit.
The stone came from Mount Huaguo on the eastern continent on Earth.