Divine Artifact of the Lost Civilization

Tian Wen coughed awkwardly twice. "Tony, be serious. This is my student."

Master Tony stood up and rubbed his bald head. "Old Tian's student, huh? Then I have to explain the service principle of my shop. We treat everyone equally, so there's no student discount."

Han Wu internally cursed. Is that how 'treating everyone equally' is used?

There should be a student discount!

It's not easy for students to earn money. After fighting tooth and nail in a competition, I only earned 1 billion Divine Power.

Tian Wen quickly explained to Han Wu, "Student Han Wu, Tony has a sharp tongue but a kind heart. He speaks harshly, but the equipment he crafts is genuinely good."

"Old Tian, after all these years, I've finally heard a human sentence from you," Master Tony exclaimed.

Instantly, Tian Wen also wanted to leave. This decade-long friendship, he'd rather not have it.

After calming himself for a while, Tian Wen reluctantly swallowed his anger.

If he could defeat Master Tony, he would have attacked him long ago!

"I'll show you his work," Tian Wen said, walking familiarly into Master Tony's exhibition hall.

Hundreds of Divine Artifacts were displayed in the hall, each bearing Master Tony's mark, indicating it was personally crafted by him.

After Tian Wen filtered by price, only 30 assorted Divine Artifacts remained for Han Wu to choose from.

Then, Tian Wen skillfully introduced the advantages and disadvantages of each Divine Artifact to Han Wu.

His professional attitude and detailed explanations made Han Wu suspect that being a teacher at the academy was perhaps a secondary job for Tian Wen, just to get social security. His real profession was working as a salesperson in Master Tony's shop.

After introducing all 30 Divine Artifacts, Tian Wen asked Han Wu, "Student Han Wu, which one do you prefer?"

Han Wu listened carefully to Tian Wen's introduction and selected three Divine Artifacts from the 30 that best suited his current situation.

Gourd Pot, a two-star Divine Artifact. Function 1: Refining Gu. It contains a space that can hold up to 100,000 insects for a refining ritual. Insects inside will fight each other, and the sole survivor has a chance to increase its level. It can refine up to a Heroic Lifeform insect. Function 2: Divine Art: Insect Lure. It can attract nearby insects. The range of the divine art depends on the amount of Divine Power invested.

Ten Thousand Races Token, a three-star Divine Artifact. Function 1: Deterrence. It emanates pressure, causing fear in beings below the Heroic Lifeform level. Function 2: Majesty. It stores the faith of all races. The more races whose faith is collected, the stronger the artifact's power. Function 3: Divine Art: Domination. It can forcibly control the actions of a living being. The strength of the divine art depends on the Majesty and the amount of Divine Power invested.

Undead Banner, a two-star Divine Artifact. Function 1: Divine Art: Undead Enhancement. The strength of the divine art depends on the amount of Divine Power invested. Function 2: Divine Art: Undead Command. The strength of the divine art depends on the amount of Divine Power invested.

With any of these three Divine Artifacts, Han Wu's strength would be greatly enhanced.

However, considering the assessment he might face from Kyoto Academy, Han Wu focused on the two-star Divine Artifact: Gourd Pot.

This Gourd Pot was worth 4 Divinity, which converted to less than 600 million Divine Power.

From a long-term development perspective, it was definitely a profitable investment.

Han Wu gritted his teeth. "I want the two-star Divine Artifact: Gourd Pot."

Tian Wen smiled with relief.

The two-star Divine Artifact: Gourd Pot did not possess immense power, but it was the most suitable Divine Artifact for Han Wu.

Master Tony was also pleased when he learned Han Wu had chosen a Divine Artifact and displayed his payment QR code. "4 Divinity or 580 million Divine Power, how would you like to pay?"

Tian Wen pulled Master Tony aside and had a long conversation. As they got animated, they seemed on the verge of arguing.

In the end, Master Tony, out of respect for Tian Wen, waived the odd amount and charged Han Wu 600 million Divine Power. He also gifted a zero-star Divine Artifact: Eye of Detection.

Zero-star Divine Artifact: Eye of Detection. It has only one function: detecting creature information. It can detect almost all life forms that do not possess Divinity and is a very popular Divine Artifact, with an official price of 50 million Divine Power.

Overall, Master Tony's bundled deal saved Han Wu 30 million Divine Power.

This showed that Tian Wen's influence still had some value.

After securing the two Divine Artifacts, Han Wu was about to leave.

Master Tony, however, called out to him, "Esteemed guest, please wait a moment."

Han Wu was speechless. Before the purchase, Tony was indifferent, but after the purchase, he changed his tune and called him an esteemed guest.

Master Tony's mood changes quickly.

"Esteemed guest, I've recently crafted a special Divine Artifact based on fragments from a lost civilization. I think it suits your temperament," Master Tony said, taking out the artifact he recommended.

It was a golden sphere. Golden all over, as if cast from pure gold.

Tian Wen also leaned over curiously and used his Demigod abilities to probe the artifact's function.

He discovered that this spherical artifact had no function whatsoever.

He immediately exploded.

"You scoundrel, Tony! I consider you a friend, but you treat me like a fool! Do you really think I won't dare to lay a hand on you?" Tian Wen said angrily.

He felt Master Tony was disrespecting him. Tricking someone, and doing it to his student right in front of him? Could he stand for this?

Master Tony shook his head. "Be patient and listen to my explanation."

"Alright," Tian Wen immediately quieted down.

Han Wu, standing nearby, was stunned. Teacher Tian Wen is too obedient.

"This Divine Artifact is named Greedy Wolf. It comes from a long-lost civilization and grows by devouring Divine Artifacts."

These words piqued Han Wu's interest. "Master Tony, please elaborate."

Master Tony, seeing Han Wu recognized the item's value, patiently recounted information about the Divine Artifact: Greedy Wolf.

Greedy Wolf originated from a lost civilization that thrived on plunder and frequently looted Divine Artifacts.

As everyone knows, Divine Artifacts recognize their masters. Before a deity dies, their Divine Artifact cannot be used by other deities.

Gazing at a Divine Artifact of immeasurable value that could only be treated as scrap metal, the ruler of that civilization felt immense grief. He rallied the most skilled artisans of the entire civilization, and after several epochs of research, they finally forged the Divine Artifact: Greedy Wolf.

The Divine Artifact: Greedy Wolf could grow by devouring other Divine Artifacts and inherit their abilities.

However, because the Divine Artifact: Greedy Wolf was too powerful, it provoked the wrath of dozens of civilizations.

Ultimately, that civilization vanished forever from the river of history under the combined assault of dozens of civilizations...

Master Tony spoke with great passion, then suddenly said, "Esteemed guest, we're having a huge sale in the shop right now. You can get this Divine Artifact from a lost civilization for just one billion Divine Power. What are you hesitating for?"

"One billion Divine Power?" Tian Wen was startled by the price.

It wasn't that it was too expensive, but rather too cheap.

How could a Divine Artifact that caused the destruction of a powerful civilization only be worth one billion Divine Power?

What a joke!

Facing the gazes of Han Wu and Tian Wen, Master Tony explained the reason: "Because what I obtained is an incomplete scroll. This Divine Artifact: Greedy Wolf has a tiny flaw."

"It can still devour Divine Artifacts to grow, but the growth efficiency will be ten times slower. After devouring a Divine Artifact, it can only inherit passive effects, not any accompanying Divine Arts."

"Isn't this just a piece of junk?" Tian Wen stated bluntly.

Compared to the genuine Divine Artifact: Greedy Wolf, this incomplete version of Greedy Wolf was practically useless.

Let alone one billion Divine Power, Tian Wen wouldn't want it even if it were given for free.

Any sane deity would never choose such a Divine Artifact with a massive investment and low return.

Master Tony became a little angry: "Old Tian, you can insult my character, but you can't insult my work."

"If you make something so lousy, you can't stop people from talking about it," Tian Wen argued.

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Han Wu immediately said, "I'll buy this Divine Artifact. I'll offer four hundred million Divine Power."

Tian Wen quickly grabbed Han Wu, stopping him: "Classmate Han Wu, please don't buy this piece of junk just because of your teacher."

Han Wu wanted to say that he was attracted by the Divine Artifact: Greedy Wolf's ability to devour other Divine Artifacts.

The original Divine Artifact: Greedy Wolf could devour Divine Artifacts to grow and inherit their abilities; its advantages were indeed heaven-defying.

But who could say that the ability to devour Divine Artifacts, an often-overlooked aspect, was ordinary?

Imagine if one managed to seize a powerful Divine Artifact from an enemy and couldn't easily destroy it. At that point, wouldn't handing the Divine Artifact over to the Divine Artifact: Greedy Wolf to devour serve the purpose of weakening the enemy's power just as well?

The most crucial point was that Han Wu felt the abilities of the Divine Artifact: Greedy Wolf bore some resemblance to his Decomposition Machine.

Buying it would be good for future research.

Having made up his mind, Han Wu immediately replied, "Teacher Tian, you've misunderstood me. I genuinely admire the Divine Artifact crafted by Master Tony. The fact that he could create the Divine Artifact: Greedy Wolf from just an incomplete scroll is enough reason for this student to be willing to use all his Divine Power to support his craftsmanship. Unfortunately, this student is too poor and only has four hundred million Divine Power left. I wonder if Master Tony would be willing to part with it?"

Master Tony stroked his large bald head, feeling touched, yet also suspicious: "Do you really admire this Divine Artifact?"

"Really," Han Wu said firmly.

Master Tony saw sincerity in Han Wu's eyes.

He patted his bald head: "Alright, four hundred million Divine Power it is. A thousand pieces of gold can't buy a true friend. The Divine Artifact: Greedy Wolf is yours!"

Han Wu handed over the card containing four hundred million Divine Power and took the golden orb of the Divine Artifact: Greedy Wolf.

Afterward, under Tian Wen's escort, he teleported back home.

He needed to complete the Divine Artifact's master recognition ceremony before he could rest easy.