Chapter 229: Permanent Summon: Dragonbone Scripture

“Now that there’s nothing left, I should be going.” After securing Guo Ming a safe place, he finally spoke of leaving.

If he didn’t leave now, Chu Danqing would have to pay another fee.

“Alright.” Seeing this, Chu Danqing agreed and saw Guo Ming off.

——

【Detected unnotarized item, provided by covenant partner: you may choose standard notarization or waive notarization】

【1. Notarize: consume 9,000 Park Points for Fine-grade, 5,000 Park Points for Superior-grade】

【2. Waive notarization: item will be returned with the partner upon repatriation】

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【Detected covenant partner carrying an item belonging to a 1st-Dimension Adept: you may pay a processing fee to transfer ownership or waive transfer】

【1. Processing fee: 5,900 Park Points (9 Fine-grade items: 900, 1 Superior-grade item: 5,000)】

【2. Waive transfer: item will remain where it is】

——

【You returned the covenant partner. Repatriation cognitive rationalization complete. Current duration: 28 hours. Consumption: 12,152 Park Points】

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“Thought I could exploit a bug.” Chu Danqing’s gaze settled on the Fine-grade notarization cost.

That was the cost for nine dragon-class materials—he’d assumed he’d used them all and wouldn’t need to pay again.

But the Park didn’t let you slip through the cracks.

Still, for Chu Danqing, it was extremely worthwhile: spending 9,000 Park Points to upgrade a Fine-grade item to Superior-grade was already a great deal.

“Luckily I had four 3S2A quests during this time; otherwise, I’d have lost 32,052 Park Points and nine Fine-grade items outright—would’ve hurt.”

After checking his remaining Park Points, Chu Danqing glanced at his remaining Fine-grade items: only the Spirit-Eye Treasure Chain and Yunfeng White Jade Seal remained.

Not really a loss, since all other Fine-grade items had been fully replaced by the Flowing Cloud Moon-Stepping Robe.

Things given to a covenant partner aren’t losses—they’re social obligations and investments.

“There’s still plenty of time left; no need to rush back.” Chu Danqing very much wanted to return to the Park and awaken his talent.

But returning now would be a true loss.

Time equals money—the Park made this abundantly clear.

So he planned to stay here until repatriation.

The place Guo Ming found him was secure; any disturbance would let him flee immediately along the path out of Cangmang Ancient Ridge.

Thus he took out the Dragonbone Scripture and hesitated.

“Should I use it?” Chu Danqing truly couldn’t decide.

With his summoning knowledge, the Dragonbone Scripture’s origin in this trial world, and his rudimentary feng shui understanding, he could maximize its growth.

After leaving, further cultivation would require him to supply resources himself.

The three material resources he’d acquired could be fully utilized, saving him from selling them off.

But this was merely short-term cost reduction—future costs would rise again.

“Da Bao, Da Bai, what do you think?” Chu Danqing asked.

Since he couldn’t decide himself, he asked them—after all, adding a new member ultimately harmed Da Bao and Da Bai’s interests.

Asking the parties involved, and the snake, was only natural.

『Daddy, sss!』×2

Da Bai eagerly expressed desire—and even double desire.

Da Bao’s face showed confusion: “Xiao Chu, you… decide.”

He always treated Chu Danqing as an external brain—letting him sense malice or fight was fine, but asking him to deliberate on this was taxing.

As for intuition and instinct—it didn’t apply here.

“Alright, one vote yes, one vote abstain.” Seeing this, Chu Danqing immediately activated it.

【You used: Dragonbone Scripture】

【Please select summon type】

【1. Melee】

【2. Ranged】

【3. Support】

Chu Danqing looked and chose Ranged without hesitation.

But it wasn’t finished—two tags appeared: Physical and Magical.

Clearly, Archer or Mage.

“If it’s tank, healer, mage—go with Magical.” After Chu Danqing made his choice, the Park displayed text again.

【Note: Once generation begins, type and tags cannot be changed. Proceed? Yes/No】

Chu Danqing selected Yes immediately.

【Generation confirmed. Estimated time: 5 hours】

【Do not store in storage space or disturb with external force during generation—consequences are your responsibility】

He’d anticipated this, which was why he’d chosen a secure location before activating it.

“It’s called Dragonbone Scripture—it should favor Magical.” Chu Danqing muttered: “Can’t be that ancient shamans just swung stone pillars.”

He fell silent. Then again, maybe it could be.

After all, Wu Zhen had handled dragons with ease.

“Maybe physical melee is the Dragonbone Scripture’s true form.” Chu Danqing’s eye twitched.

With the Park backing him, it shouldn’t come to this.

During generation, Chu Danqing established contact with a cold consciousness within the Dragonbone Scripture.

『Are you the new shaman?』

Through the link, the cold consciousness sent information.

Chu Danqing immediately replied: 『Yes.』

『Good.』 The Dragonbone Scripture responded swiftly, then fell silent.

『Sss, sss』×2

Through the link, Da Bai directly inserted himself into the channel.

『Wum~』 The bone armor vibrated in response.

Chu Danqing’s eye twitched—Da Bai and the Dragonbone Scripture had struck up a conversation.

One snake, one book, communicating through spirit, each in their own tongue.

He could understand them—but couldn’t interject.

Da Bai was an infant; the Dragonbone Scripture wasn’t much older—it was a peer.

Even Da Bao felt a generation gap with them.

But compared to Da Bai, the Dragonbone Scripture’s intelligence and self-logic were fully formed from birth.

This wasn’t good news for Chu Danqing.

Yet from their exchange, its values and personality seemed normal—only its behavior was cold.

Perhaps due to its race.

Chu Danqing suspected the Dragonbone Scripture had originally possessed sentience, later revived by the Park.

Then retrofitted into a permanent summon, possibly undergoing a format wipe.

So the Dragonbone Scripture might have been an ancient shaman’s equipment from this trial world.

Chu Danqing didn’t interrupt their chat—he observed quietly.

As their conversation deepened, Chu Danqing realized the Dragonbone Scripture wasn’t as mature as it seemed.

Rather, it felt like a child pretending to be an adult.

At first, it fooled you—but over time, its childishness bled through.

Five hours passed swiftly; the Dragonbone Scripture completed generation.

【Dragonbone Scripture · Tianwen Poem (Rite)】

【Attributes】

【HP: 100%】

【Rune Value: 2 (current ratio: 10 Spirit : 1 Rune; current recovery rate: 1 per minute)】

【Strength: 5】

【Agility: 5】

【Constitution: 5】

【Spirit: 10】

【Perception: 10】

【Bloodline】

【Charred Script (bloodline concentration: 1%)】

【Effect 1: Each point of Rune Value increases attack power by 10】

【Effect 2: Rune recovery rate +1%】

【Talent】

[Oracle Bone Divination Texts]

[Effect 1: Each point of Strength increases Spell Damage by 1%]

[Effect 2: Each point of Agility increases Spell Casting Speed by 0.1%]

[Effect 3: Each point of Constitution increases Spell Power by 1%]

[Effect 4: Each point of Spirit increases Spell Critical Rate by 0.1%]

[Effect 5: Each point of Perception ignores 0.1% of the target’s Spell Resistance]

[Effect 6: Life Value conversion ratio reduced by 99%]

[Skills]

[Nine Chapters of Heavenly Inquiry Song (Inheritance) LV.1]

[Each level increases Qì Text value by 1, Spell Damage by 1%, Spell Power by 1%, Spell Critical Damage by 1%]

[Inherited Skill]

[Sorrowful Whirlwind (Active) LV.1: Consumes 1 Qì Text to deal 1 instance of targeted tracking spell damage (Spirit × 100) to all targets within (Perception × 1) meters; upon hitting an enemy, deals additional area damage of (Spirit × 10); cooldown: 1 minute]

[Regret for Days Gone (Passive) LV.MAX: Spell Damage triggers a combo effect, adding an additional instance of equal Soul Attribute damage]

[Lament for the Fated Hour (Passive) LV.MAX: Spell Damage applies armor-piercing effect, adding an additional instance of equal Yang Attribute damage]

[Longing for the Beauty (Passive) LV.MAX: Spell Damage applies penetration effect, adding an additional instance of equal Yin Attribute damage]

[Summoning the Recluse (Passive) LV.MAX: For each Qì Text owned, Spell Damage increases by 10%]

Chu Danqing first glanced at the panel, then at his unchanged appearance.

It remained the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book, crafted from dragon bones, now surrounded by two characters resembling oracle bone script.

This thing’s stat allocation is absurdly extreme.

It’s all pure offense, leaving zero room for self-preservation.

Even the Life Value conversion ratio was sacrificed—total HP is unwatchable, and Constitution is entirely funneled into Spell Power.

Excluding all the buffs, it packs targeting, tracking, single-target, and area damage all into one active skill.

Let me put it this way: even the Son of Heaven couldn’t survive a single hit of Sorrowful Whirlwind from the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book.

Base single-target damage is Spirit × 100 × 4; if within the explosion radius, the target takes an additional base area damage of Spirit × 10 × 4.

The combo effect resembles Da Bai’s multi-cast, but requires no mana cost.

The downside is obvious: a glass cannon with low mana.

Qì Text value, like Xiong Zhigang’s Command Value, cannot be increased by equipment—only through personal advancement.

Sorrowful Whirlwind is not instant-cast; it has a casting animation.

“Ji, your formal name is quite fitting, but by custom, you still need a nickname.”

“Call you Da Gu,” Chu Danqing said, looking at the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book.

When traveling, one must wear a disguise.

[Good.] The Dragon Bone Heavenly Book’s reply was simple—Big-G was fine; after all, Chu Danqing was just a little one.

Chu Danqing wasn’t worried about rebellion against Heaven’s order; the Dragon Bone Heavenly Book naturally didn’t care about such things.

(End of Chapter)