Chapter 3012: Chapter Twenty-Nine: Wonderful

Su Xiao took out the map, compared it repeatedly, and finally confirmed that his location was at the boundary between the northern and central parts of the continent.

The entire northern part of the continent consists of forests or mountain terrain, with the Erola River flowing across it, dividing the north into two sections.

Outside the Erola River, other races are allowed to enter, enabling trade and the like; inside the Erola River is a forbidden zone, where even insect towers do not exist.

Originally, there were insect towers inside the Erola River, but 127 years ago, those insect towers were all destroyed, and it was then that the beast race split into two factions.

Throughout the north, the beast race inhabiting outside the Erola River is relatively friendly toward humans and insectoids, adhering to the belief that all are intelligent races, and even if not friends, they should not be hostile.

In contrast, the beast race inhabiting inside the Erola River is extremely xenophobic; any other race entering there will be attacked by them.

This change began only a hundred years ago, and it was precisely then that the insect towers inside the Erola River were all destroyed, turning that place into an isolated region.

One might ask, is there any place more suitable for hiding than the area inside the Erola River? Especially for the Great Sage, Su Xiao even suspects that the internal split among the beast race was instigated by the Great Sage, with the current two factions: one opposing the Great Sage, the other supporting him.

After searching the map, Su Xiao decided to first go to the 'Last Green Land' inside the Erola River to take a look, where Molos is located.

Molos is a human, yet he resides peacefully in the 'Last Green Land'; more importantly, Molos took away the blood of the goddess, which has extremely strong adaptability to ancient god energy.

The Great Sage, the former high priest of the Ke Duo School, Molos, and the blood highly adaptable to ancient god energy—at first glance, these three seem loosely connected, but upon careful consideration, they can be tightly linked.

"Moon Spirit, don't just shove everything you see into your mouth—are you possessed by Amu?"

Bahah's voice came from afar; along this journey, Moon Spirit eats whatever she sees, yet strangely, she can avoid all toxic or harmful food.

"Heng hao ci de, you cang cang (very tasty, you try some)."

Moon Spirit's cheeks puffed out as she chewed something in her mouth.

"Boss, what is this thing Moon Spirit is eating?"

Upon hearing Bahah's shout, Su Xiao focused his gaze and saw Bahah clutching a string of berries in his claw.

"It will definitely be fine—I have a sense of forewarning, and I don't eat toxic things."

As Moon Spirit spoke, she grinned and offered a string of berries to Su Xiao, who politely declined; this item is indeed non-toxic and very delicious, known as the 'Laughing Berry' or 'Silly Laugh Berry,' found in many worlds, a higher plant with supernatural traits; when eaten directly, it aids bodily metabolism, colloquially speaking, it's for beauty and complexion.

The only downside is that after eating it, for the next few hours, the skin turns blue like a Smurf.

Seeing Su Xiao not eat, the originally eager Bubu Wang gave up; Moon Spirit was very happy, as no one was competing with her for snacks, which are sweet and sour and super tasty.

Through the map in his hand, Su Xiao judged the general direction forward and headed toward the 'Erola River'; currently in the rainy season, the river's average width is about 6.7 kilometers, with some places nearly 10 kilometers wide.

The place Su Xiao needs to reach has a stone bridge known as one of the world's three great wonders; given the current northern environment, to cross the Erola River, that stone bridge is the safest choice.

Going there carries a higher chance of encountering enemies; Su Xiao does not fear meeting enemies, but rather worries about not encountering the beast race under the Great Sage's command, which would be the most troublesome situation.

Walking through the withered forest, Su Xiao had progressed less than half an hour when he received a notification from the Initiation Paradise.

【Notification (Initiation Paradise): You have refused to accept the Battle Angel assessment.】

【Notification (Initiation Paradise): This permission is temporarily retained; if the will of Contractor No. 120012 changes, this assessment can be activated at any time.】

【Because you killed four violators, you receive the following rewards.】

【You obtained the Skill Scroll: Supernatural Plant Cultivation, Lv. 1.】

【You obtained the Starfall Furnace (Immortal-grade).】

【Starfall Furnace】

Origin: Initiation Paradise (Exclusive)

Quality: Immortal-grade

Type: Item

Uses: 1/1

Effect: Can perform secondary reforging on Epic-grade to Holy Spirit-grade equipment; during reforging, you may input Legendary-grade to Holy Spirit-grade gems into the Starfall Furnace, and the quality and quantity of the input gems will directly affect the reforging outcome.

Note: Secondary reforging can at most upgrade equipment to Immortal-grade.

Warning: This item can only enhance metal-type equipment; other types will likely result in equipment burning, quality dropping, etc.

Rating: 1426 points (Immortal-grade item rating ranges from 1000 to 1500 points)

Description: Azure-blue flame, that is the miracle—this is merely a wisp of fire.

Sale Price: 1680 Soul Coins.

……

Overall, the rewards are not bad, but compared to items exchangeable in the Honor Shop, they are inferior.

Items in the Honor Shop are basically exclusive; even those exchanged during mid or low tiers can be used continuously, such as Soul Lock Lamps and Silver Moon Blades.

Recently, Su Xiao has taken a liking to 【Eberayss's White Dragon Maiden】 in the Honor Shop, also known as 【Oath Emblem · White Dragon】.

This item has existed for a long time; initially requiring 240 Diamond Honor Medals for exchange, it recently changed to 130 Diamond Honor Medals.

Su Xiao feels that over time, this item may still drop in price; when the price suits him, he will buy it, and 【Oath Emblem · White Dragon】 should be a good return.

Su Xiao stored the 【Supernatural Plant Cultivation, Lv. 1】 scroll in his storage space; its price in the Reincarnation Paradise is likely higher than in the Initiation Paradise, because our side has workers who have ample time to develop such abilities.

"You guys hurry and look—I've turned blue."

Moon Spirit suddenly spoke; Bahah heard the voice and instinctively let out a low cry of "I gan."

"Moon Spirit, how did you turn into Avatar? Did you get poisoned?"

"No, I'm fine."

"What the hell, hahahaha, seeing you makes me want to laugh, you damn fool."

Bahah mocked mercilessly; Moon Spirit didn't care at all and was actually very satisfied with her transformation effect.

Ignoring Moon Spirit and Bahah, Su Xiao continued forward; the effect of the 'Laughing Berry' lasts 2–3 hours, and besides temporarily changing skin color, it does not cause poisoning.

After ten or so minutes, Moon Spirit's skin turned lustrous white, with light particles falling as she walked—this is also normal; the 'Laughing Berry' is deified in many worlds and regarded as a divine object for testing the spirit.

Actually, as long as the spirit is pure enough, the skin doesn't necessarily turn blue; the more foolish one is, the more ethereal the skin color change becomes; looking at Moon Spirit now, she is a super fool.

While moving forward, Su Xiao began to consider the current situation: he must first eliminate the Great Sage to break the seal, but the Great Sage is very difficult to deal with.

The Great Sage willingly joined in sealing the ancient god, likely not to save the world's living beings, but for some other purpose.

This speculation is not due to Su Xiao's inner darkness; the Light King, the Great Sage, and the Wolf Spider Queen—three parties—the Light King suffered the most, currently barely surviving in the Pale Palace, and the Wolf Spider Queen is also not doing well; when Su Xiao saw her, she couldn't even muster the strength to lift her head.

Only the sage, this guy wasn't greatly affected; on the contrary, he could control the black python to deceive Su Xiao. Looking at the altar, it was clearly prepared long ago, waiting for someone capable of killing the ancient god to appear.

Opening the seal at the cost of self-sacrifice, the sage was unwilling to do so. His choice was either to become the ultimate victor or to be defeated and then killed.

Su Xiao checked the task list; the time had come, it was time to complete the second loop of the main quest.

【You have completed the main quest·second loop·qualification.】

【You obtained Soul Crystal (Complete)×10.】

【The third loop of the main quest has been activated.】

【Main quest: True and False (third loop)】

Difficulty level: Lv. 76

Warning (Eden Paradise judgment): The enemy is extremely cunning.

Mission information: Find the second-generation goddess·Shataye who has devoured the flesh and blood of the Shadow Ancient God, and sever her soul chain.

Mission introduction: The soul chain of the goddess·Shataye is a substitute, having replaced the sage's soul chain wrapped around the outside of the container, and has not aroused anyone's suspicion.

Mission deadline: 8 natural days.

Mission reward: Special weapon chest (opening this chest will likely yield epic-grade, holy-spirit-grade ore shovels, with a small chance of obtaining immortal-grade ore shovels).

Mission penalty: Since the mission difficulty has reached Lv. 76, failure of this mission will force you to participate once in an eighth-tier world contention battle.

……

Su Xiao saw the final mission penalty, and for a moment he was dazed. If this mission fails, he will return to the Reincarnation Paradise internally, but the mission penalty will not disappear.

It is impossible for Su Xiao to participate in the world contention battle for Eden Paradise; he will definitely fight as the combat strength of the Reincarnation Paradise side, which is absolute.

That is to say, after Su Xiao endures the mission judgment penalty from Eden Paradise, he will go to participate in the eighth-tier world contention battle, and then go to beat the contractors of Eden Paradise side. This mission penalty……is simply wonderful,

PS: (I went to get a haircut this afternoon. From the start of the pandemic until now, I've been staying at home, my hair grew long enough to tie up. Every time before typing, I have to tie it up. Today I cut it, feeling exceptionally refreshed. Staying at home until now, am I strong or not?!)