Huhu...
In the real world, inside Mingyue Residential Area, within Xiao Hen's room, a heavy gasp of breath came from within.
Xiao Hen wiped the sweat from his forehead, then glanced at the object in his hand—a golden horned mask.
Yes, before the underground palace collapsed, risking his life at the very last moment, Xiao Hen rushed toward the goddess corpse and plucked off the golden mask she wore.
Xiao Hen pursed his lips, set the mask aside, and began to undress and take a bath; covered in sweat, dirt, and gravel dust, he had to wash.
After a thorough wash, he stepped out of the bathroom in shorts, sitting quietly on the sofa and looking at the golden mask on the coffee table. The most important thing about this trip to the Story World was, of course, the Main Quest: repairing the Shuttle.
Flower of the Other Shore had already been collected by the Shuttle; he wondered if the repairs were completely finished.
"Shuttle, has the energy of Flower of the Other Shore been devoured?" Xiao Hen poured himself a pot of strong tea, asking as he drank.
"The energy of Crystal of Illusion has been absorbed. May I ask if the Host wishes to claim the Main Quest reward?" the Shuttle asked.
"Main Quest reward?" Xiao Hen brought up his character card.
Host: Xiao Hen Race: Human Combat Power: 57 Authority: Junior Unclaimed Quest Rewards: 1 Shuttle Repair Progress: 45%.
"Forty-five percent?" A wave of joy washed over Xiao Hen's heart as he hurriedly asked, "Shuttle, I want to know what the next Plot Quest is!"
"The next Plot Quest is: Warcraft!"
Xiao Hen's expression changed. "Warcraft?"
This was a large-scale Western fantasy movie. The combat power of those Orcs out there was no joke. Those humans and ordinary armies were one thing, with combat power at most around a dozen points or so, but those mages were terrifying. Their combat power was definitely around several hundred to a thousand points. Entering like this, he would undoubtedly be in grave danger.
"Shuttle, can you change the next Quest World? Any random change will do!" Xiao Hen asked with an ugly expression.
"Host, when the Shuttle is fully repaired, you will possess Highest Authority. At that time, you will have the right to choose which world to go to, but for now, you do not," the Shuttle said.
Xiao Hen fell silent.
"What is the reward for the Main Quest? I want to claim it right now!"
"Do you confirm the claim for the Main Quest reward?"
"Confirmed!"
"Reward item: Magic Power Ring has been issued. Please check and receive it, Host!"
Magic Power Ring?
Xiao Hen retrieved a small, delicate green ring from his Storage Space, looking at it with curiosity. When the Shuttle issued the reward, it had already imparted the abilities of this Magic Power Ring to him.
The Magic Power Ring was one of the lowest-tier items in the Shuttle's inventory, issued as a reward item for the Host.
The Magic Power Ring possessed a powerful Magic Power Shield. It could be activated once a day, generating a Magic Power Shield that lasted for ten minutes to protect the wearer's safety, with an energy level of one hundred points.
The energy level mentioned here was directly proportional to combat power. A Magic Power Shield with an energy level of one hundred points could withstand a full-force attack from a powerhouse with no more than one hundred points of combat power for ten seconds. For every ten points of combat power exceeding that, the blocking time would be shortened by one second.
Not bad, not bad. Activation is also very simple—activated via spiritual power. It can last for ten minutes when no one is attacking, and at most ten seconds when someone is attacking. It can save a life at a critical moment. Xiao Hen possessed G-Virus Enhancement, so he naturally possessed spiritual power, except that his spirit was far from reaching the terrifying level of Alice in Resident Evil. It could only be used to slightly move small objects like teacups, but regardless, this was proof of possessing spiritual power.
Xiao Hen smiled slightly, placed the Magic Power Ring on the middle finger of his left hand, and then began to ponder the next movie plot: Warcraft, a movie plot of such grand scale that he could not afford to take it lightly at all.
The usefulness of firearms has shrunk further. In Warcraft World, the only things that can probably play a role are those ten rocket projectiles. Those grenades can at most serve to startle people; submachine guns and pistols won't be of much use. On the contrary, swordplay—the Spring Rain Swordplay I just acquired, combined with the Silver Light Sword, brings my combat power to a terrifying fifty-seven points.
With a flip of his hand, Xiao Hen drew the slender, beautiful Silver Light Sword, casually flicking out a silver sword flower. Silver light flashed throughout the living room, and a ringing sound of swords echoed.
Swordsmanship will become my absolute advantage in completing the Main Quest, and even reaping benefits, in the next movie plot.
Xiao Hen's gaze flickered as he recalled the Spring Rain Swordplay in his mind.
Spring Rain Swordplay was a foundational swordsmanship divided into three tiers. Xiao Hen was currently only at the entry level of the first tier. With every tier of swordsmanship he advanced, the boosting effect of this set of swordsmanship on combat power would elevate by another level. Being merely at the entry level right now, it already provided a twenty-point combat power increase. If he reached the third tier, wouldn't it increase combat power by over a hundred?
Xiao Hen smiled slightly, put away the Silver Light Sword, bent down to pick up the golden mask. If everything just now was the Shuttle's reward after completing the Main Quest, then this golden mask was the benefit Xiao Hen obtained from the Story World through his own efforts.
Up to now, Xiao Hen had been through three Story Worlds: Resident Evil world, The Great Wall world, and the previous Xunlong Jue world. Among the three worlds, it was only in the first world that he obtained G-Virus through his own efforts. As for The Great Wall world, he only completed the Main Quest; the Side Quest was helping the Nameless Order eliminate the Taotie, which Xiao Hen completed, yet he did not reap any practical benefits from it.
Then there was the Xunlong Jue world. Aside from the million-worth modern firearms in his Storage Space, his greatest harvest was this golden horned mask.
As the mask worn by Princess Augu, the noblest person of the Khitan over a thousand years ago, its value was definitely not low.
Xiao Hen still felt a lingering fear. At the very last moment when the underground palace collapsed, when he took the golden mask, Princess Augu's corpse moved...
Princess Augu's right hand grabbed Xiao Hen's right hand holding the golden mask. The face beneath the mask was not the appearance of a rotting skeleton, but that of an indifferent, beautiful woman.
Struck with terror, Xiao Hen silently chanted the word "return" in his mind, and returned to the real world in panic. That heavy panting was not from exhaustion, but from fright.
Damn it, could it be that Princess Augu never died? How is that possible? She lived for over a thousand years? Impossible, maybe it was just the illusion of Flower of the Other Shore affecting me. Xiao Hen gritted his teeth, turned on the computer, clicked on the Xunlong Jue movie, and dragged the progress bar straight to the end.
These lakes... these three lakes actually form the shape of a skull. There is definitely an even more terrifying secret hidden within this world...
Xiao Hen shut down the computer and remained silent.
You people, can you even think of such things as that?
Pfft! I don't lean against walls, I only lean toward you...
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