That day, Han Wu was observing the development of newborn Locusts.
An anxious prayer rang out in his mind.
"O God, please forgive my clansman's foolishness. While decomposing ore, he accidentally dropped the Holy Relic Staff bestowed by you into the Decomposition Machine. O God, please forgive his sin..."
The string of prayers made Han Wu's eyes widen.
What was going on? The Holy Relic Staff had been dropped into the Decomposition Machine?
If he remembered correctly, that Holy Relic Staff could serve as both a holy relic and a weapon. It was a fine treasure, quite valuable.
It was such a pity for it to be dropped into the Decomposition Machine just like that.
Frowning, Han Wu descended in his Divine Incarnation before the Decomposition Machine.
Beside the Decomposition Machine, an Extraordinary Lifeform Ember Dwarf lay sprawled on the ground, trembling from head to toe.
He was the muddleheaded fool who had dropped the holy relic into the Decomposition Machine. He was God Hammer's younger brother, named Iron Hammer.
When Iron Hammer saw Han Wu's Divine Incarnation descend, he immediately knelt down, his voice trembling as he apologized to Han Wu and begged for forgiveness.
Seeing Iron Hammer like this, Han Wu gave a bitter smile.
Back on the Abyssal Realm Battlefield, Iron Hammer had been a ruthless man. Even when someone slashed him and blood poured from the wound, he would not so much as blink.
Yet now, before Han Wu, he trembled like a little chick.
This also showed that Iron Hammer held Han Wu in awe, and his faith was exceedingly pure.
Han Wu could only sigh inwardly. Faced with such a pure believer, what could he do?
Of course, he forgave him.
Raising a hand to help Iron Hammer up, Han Wu said, "Remember this mistake. Be more careful in the future."
The moment Iron Hammer heard that there would be no punishment, tears immediately filled his eyes. Gratefully, he knocked his head against the ground several times.
His faith status leaped from True Believer to Fanatical Believer.
He became the Ember Dwarf clan's second Fanatical Believer.
Han Wu smiled bitterly. Iron Hammer becoming a Fanatical Believer gave him additional faith, which more or less made up for a tiny bit of his loss.
Then, he looked toward the Decomposition Machine, which was still running wildly.
Han Wu was rather curious. What exactly could be decomposed from a holy relic after it was put inside?
He had entertained similar thoughts before, but he had never tested them.
After all, holy relics were extraordinarily expensive. Even the lowest-grade, most worthless level-one holy relic could sell for 300 divine power.
Han Wu knew that his family circumstances were ordinary and his wealth limited. He did not dare squander money.
After waiting ten minutes, the Decomposition Machine finally came to a stop.
Then came a series of clanging sounds as something was decomposed.
Han Wu hurriedly took out the items inside.
There were two Fire Crystals, as well as a golden crystal chunk containing a trace of peculiar power.
Han Wu immediately checked the golden crystal chunk's information.
Source of Holy Relic: The fundamental origin behind the formation of holy relics. Can be used to upgrade and repair holy relics.
"This..." Holding the Source of Holy Relic, Han Wu thought of the level-two holy relic inside the Divine Realm Core: Law of Gluttony (Damaged).
That was a damaged holy relic. Perhaps it could be repaired with the Source of Holy Relic.
With the intention of giving it a try, Han Wu took out the Law of Gluttony and brought the Source of Holy Relic into contact with it.
A miraculous scene unfolded.
The instant the Source of Holy Relic touched the Law of Gluttony, it transformed into thread-like strands and melted into the Law of Gluttony.
A faint glow flickered across the Law of Gluttony.
Han Wu could sense that the Law of Gluttony's function had changed.
Previously, after a Normal Lifeform consumed energy exceeding one thousand times its own amount, it could evolve into an Elite Lifeform.
Now, it had become 999 times its own energy, lowering the requirement by a tiny bit.
Han Wu's eyes lit up.
This was good news.
If he had enough Sources of Holy Relic, could he completely repair the Law of Gluttony?
And what kind of function would a complete Law of Gluttony possess?
Han Wu was looking forward to it.
It was just that Sources of Holy Relic had to be decomposed from holy relics. A decent-quality level-one holy relic had yielded only a single Source of Holy Relic.
To completely repair the Law of Gluttony, he would certainly need a great many.
Even if Han Wu sold everything he owned, he might not be able to afford them.
Was there some method that could let him obtain holy relics at an extremely low price?
With this naive thought in mind, Han Wu opened the internet, preparing to see what the netizens had to say.
After browsing around, he found that the netizens' answers came in all shapes and colors, yet not a single one was reliable.
However, one post caught Han Wu's attention.
The post bore the mark of a True God, indicating that its author was a True God.
This True God was currently facing a difficult problem. During another campaign in an outer realm, the weapon in his hand—which was both a divine artifact and a holy relic—had been damaged.
Without his divine artifact, his combat power had greatly diminished.
So he had made a post online, seeking capable people from the Divine Realm Civilization to help him repair the divine artifact.
As for how much divine power it would cost, he did not care in the slightest.
As long as someone could repair his divine artifact, he would be willing to smash his pots and sell his iron, even to the point of losing everything.
Countless Forging Masters had left comments beneath the post. Their general meaning was that the True God should give up.
That was because the True God's divine artifact had been forged by a nearly extinct civilization from an outer realm.
The forging method had already been lost.
If he had resources for repairing the divine artifact, he might as well forge a new divine artifact instead.
The True God who made the post, however, stated that the divine artifact held great significance to him and had to be repaired.
After reading the post, Han Wu had an idea.
Perhaps the Source of Holy Relic could repair this weapon that was both a divine artifact and a holy relic.
Han Wu immediately left a comment beneath the post.
"Perhaps I can help you. If needed, please contact me privately."
Within a few minutes, someone contacted Han Wu.
"Can you really help me restore my weapon?" There was a hint of doubt in the other party's tone.
Han Wu replied, "I can only say that I'll try. You've been searching for a solution for so long without finding a good one. Trying one more time won't cost you much."
The other party waited a minute before replying, "I'll trust you this once. But let me state this in advance: my divine artifact cannot leave my sight."
Han Wu replied, "I don't need to touch your divine artifact. My method is somewhat special and requires holy relics for extraction. If you trust me, send me several holy relics first, and I'll give you an answer as soon as possible."
The other party hesitated for a while before replying, "I've already downloaded the Divine Realm Anti-Fraud Center app, so don't even think about trying to fool me. Tell me, what level holy relics do you need? I can give you anything below level four right now. Anything above level four will take some time."
Han Wu could not help sighing at how wealthy this True God was.
"Level one will do," Han Wu replied.
The True God on the other end hesitated for a minute, feeling that his divine artifact had somehow been insulted.
How could level-one holy relics possibly be worthy of his powerful divine artifact?!
But since it was the master's request, the True God reluctantly accepted it. He casually withdrew one hundred level-one holy relics from his Divine Realm, packed them up, and sent them to Han Wu.
When Han Wu received the package and saw the full hundred top-quality level-one holy relics inside, he was utterly stunned.
Should he block the guy and run?
After spending three seconds calming his restless heart, Han Wu finally abandoned that greedy thought.
He did not want to be targeted by the Divine Realm Anti-Fraud Center.
With a deeply regretful expression, Han Wu tossed all one hundred holy relics into the Decomposition Machine.
The Decomposition Machine began operating wildly.
Two hours later, a huge amount of crystals poured out.
There were as many as 400 Energy Crystals of various kinds, as well as 109 Sources of Holy Relic.
"If I pocket nine of them, he probably won't notice, right?" Han Wu muttered, picking out one hundred Sources of Holy Relic and packing them up to send back.
After waiting ten minutes, he received a message from the other party.
"Master, you are my reborn parents. I am Yuan Zhong. Master, please make sure you help me."
"Yuan Zhong? Wronged fool! This name truly lived up to its reputation," Han Wu muttered.
He glanced at the 400 Energy Crystals behind him, as well as the nine Sources of Holy Relic he had pocketed.
He swiftly replied, "You are too polite. What I love most is helping others."
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