Curse Acolyte

Chapter 34: Curse Acolyte

After hearing Bei Li's suggestion to restore the equipment vault, Lu Wu had originally planned to do it immediately.

However, he learned from Bei Li that restoring the equipment vault would require 500,000 Soul Points, so Lu Wu temporarily gave up on the idea.

The reason was simple. Many items in the equipment vault were already filled with soul power. Unlike the Library Pavilion, which contained only books, restoring it would require additional soul power to replenish those soul artifacts, resulting in an enormous expenditure.

However, Bei Li's mention of building a Ghost Ship piqued Lu Wu's interest.

According to Bei Li, a Ghost Ship was a special kind of vessel capable of devouring Heaven and Earth Spiritual Materials to modify and evolve itself.

This kind of ship was not afraid of being destroyed. Even if it were completely dismantled, as long as its core remained, it could return to its original state after devouring a large amount of spiritual materials. It was perfectly suited for Players.

Once they obtained the blueprints, they could make basic Ghost Ships and sell them to Players, who could then nurture and evolve them on their own.

The thought of developing both land and sea arose in Lu Wu's mind.

At the same time, the video from last night's forum livestream had made Players long for the Underworld Sea. Many pirate enthusiasts were already preparing to build their own ships, intending to launch a grand maritime adventure once they captured Shana's Liuli District.

Shana of Liuli District had now become a thorn in every Player's side. They wished they could eliminate him immediately.

However, many Players had watched that footage from the shore and knew how powerful Shana was. The Player faction simply could not contend with him yet.

Although they already held the advantage in numbers, the gap in individual strength was far too great. For now, development had to remain their priority.

Still, the forum was never short on talent. Several tactical masters immediately began devising battle plans.

There were even some oddballs who wanted to go to the Underworld Sea and seek out Poseidon for cooperation.

Naturally, that proposal was immediately rejected.

Although many Players admired the fierce Sea King, they also understood that he was absolutely not someone easy to negotiate with. Even Shana had to endure humiliation and submit to him; there was no chance Players could negotiate with him.

Even so, the Players did not give up. They began developing new tactics while urging everyone to accumulate strength. Once they became powerful enough, they would surely wipe out Ghost General Shana and seize his territory.

At the same time, to make things more convenient for Players, Lu Wu had Bei Li add a new feature to the game: the Auction House.

The Auction House allowed Players to find the items they needed more conveniently. They only had to enter an item's name into the search bar to find items listed by other Players along with their prices.

Players who had leveled up and wanted better equipment could also sell their surplus weapons while replacing their gear.

Naturally, Lu Wu also set a service fee for this feature, taking 20% of the item's sale price in Soul Coins.

On the first day the Auction House went live, tens of thousands of items were listed for trade.

The item categories were incredibly mixed. Aside from weapons and armor, some Players even listed strange rocks, hoping someone would mistake them for a bargain and pay an astronomical price.

This made many Players complain that dishonest merchants existed everywhere, while some veteran Players recalled being scammed at player stalls in other games.

On the second day after the Auction House went live, Lu Wu was sleeping when Bei Li suddenly shook him awake.

Opening his eyes, Lu Wu saw Bei Li holding a battered dagger and staring at him with shining eyes, making his scalp tingle.

"Wu, I found a direction for the Assassin Job Change!"

"Talk properly. Put the knife down first." Lu Wu tugged at his blanket.

Seeing this, Bei Li excitedly took a step back and swung the dagger through the air.

"This is a relic of the Curse Clan. A Player actually found it! I think the Assassin Job Change finally has hope."

Glancing at the dagger, which was clearly missing a corner and covered in rust, Lu Wu could not see anything special about it.

"This thing is powerful?"

Bei Li nodded vigorously. "It is incredibly powerful! This is a weapon of the Curse Clan. I had always considered using the Curse Clan as a direction for the Assassin Job Change or a hidden class, but it was only an idea. This time, though, it can really be done!"

Hearing that, surprise appeared on Lu Wu's face. "Tell me exactly what happened."

Bei Li nodded. "The Curse Apostles were once a powerful race on the land of Beiqi. It was said that this race had ties to hell in the great domain of the underworld. Every member of their race was a natural-born killer with the ability to summon Curse Demons. Back then, they openly provoked King of Beiqi and were bloodily suppressed by him and his army. It could be said that this race had already vanished from the land of Beiqi. I never expected to find something of theirs here. I thought I would have to wait until the equipment vault was restored and search there."

As she spoke, Bei Li's eyes narrowed into crescents.

"I was bored just now, so I browsed the Auction House. Then I found this cursed weapon. I have no idea which Player listed it, but it was only selling for 5 Soul Coins. Hahaha, what a steal."

"So what does it do?" A smile appeared on Lu Wu's face as well.

"I'll make it into a template and show you." With that, Bei Li grabbed Lu Wu's hand and directly activated the Battle Artifact's power, traveling to the underworld.

Still in his pajamas, Lu Wu was pulled by Bei Li into the laboratory within the underworld.

After fiddling with the dagger for a while, she used the laboratory machines to break it down into countless tiny particles. With a wave of her hand, the particles were absorbed by the secondary ring of the artifact on her hand and transmitted into the Battle Artifact's space, where they turned into streams of data.

Bei Li then began carefully arranging sets of data.

After two full hours of rearrangement, an excited smile finally appeared on Bei Li's face.

Lu Wu hurried forward and immediately saw what the data displayed.

Class Introduction:

Curse Acolyte: Those who willingly accept curses, abandon their faith, and become Curse Acolytes who wield death. They draw the source of their power from pain. In their eyes, death is only the beginning, while living is Avici Hell.

Class Traits: Masters the power of curses and possesses the ability to summon Curse Demons.

Weapon: Dagger

"You really did it!" Lu Wu's eyes lit up with excitement, and he vigorously rubbed Bei Li's little head.

"Don't interrupt me. It isn't completely finished yet, so wait a little longer!" Dressed in a lab coat, Bei Li puffed out her cheeks and shoved Lu Wu several steps back.

Immediately afterward, Bei Li became busy once more.

Watching from the side, Lu Wu felt both moved and comforted.

How did that saying go? Behind every successful man stood an all-powerful little loli. Wasn't that the truth?

At noon, a game notification sounded in the minds of every Player currently in the game.

All-Region Announcement: Game update. Added Assassin Job Change class: Curse Acolyte