The Sea is Wide, See the Vast Sky

After returning to the beach, Chen Chuan saw that Zhao Ming had fished Moon Rhino's Golden Melon Hammer out of the sea and planted it in the sand. He was circling above it, and when he saw Chen Chuan approach, he gave a chirp.

Chen Chuan smiled faintly and set down what he was carrying. He walked over and picked up the hammer. As he lifted it, every grain of sand slid off, leaving none clinging to it.

The weapon had an ancient, unadorned design and the weight of ages about it. It was likely an old relic passed down from antiquity. Judging by the remnants of decoration on its back, it had probably once been enshrined in a temple of some state religion.

In theory, because of the Mutated Tissue permeating them, Mutated Weapons would follow only one person from beginning to end. But history held examples of such weapons being passed between masters and disciples or along family bloodlines, possibly through special methods of treatment. Some so-called "Protector Weapons" in state religions had even been handed down for generations.

This weapon was likely similar. In any case, it was well worth collecting.

He looked back toward the sea, where the hammer's owner still lay dead. He would need to take the body back as well. It was crucial evidence.

But the belongings the three had brought, along with their remains, added up to quite a load. Carrying it all alone would be troublesome. Fortunately, he already had a solution.

He gathered the scattered fragments, taking particular care to collect some remains of the body that Tuner and Noche had initially inhabited.

From the start, he had thought it resembled some kind of Active Consciousness Entity, rather like the one he had once encountered at Lianwei Heavy Drive.

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