"How come you have a purple Flower Tears?" Zhao Fu asked, happily taking the purple Flower Tears from He Xianru's hand.
He Xianru smiled gently, "Just taking a casual stroll outside the city!"
Hearing this, even though He Xianru made it sound so simple, Zhao Fu understood the difficulties involved. He put the purple Flower Tears into the King's Ring and earnestly said "Thank you!" to He Xianru.
He Xianru looked somewhat surprised and said, "Your Highness! There's no need for thanks. Everything I've done is what I should do, my duty as a subject."
Zhao Fu gently shook his head and said, "That is not the way of the emperor that I believe in. I understand that my personal abilities are limited, and a vast empire cannot be without people like you."
Upon hearing Zhao Fu's words, He Xianru respectfully bowed and said nothing more. Zhao Fu then quickly teleported back to Great Qin Village, fused the ten purple Flower Tears together, and then chose to use them.
Just like last time, the purple bead slowly rose from Zhao Fu's hand, flew into the sky, and transformed into the figure of a very beautiful girl. However, this time, unlike last time, the girl's body was no longer a phantom, but had become solidified, and her eyes were more lively, no longer as rigid as before.
Just like last time, the girl chuckled softly, spread her hands, and countless petals rained down from the sky, creating a beautiful scene. Then, a purple light spread out.
Then, this time the girl's body did not disappear, but instead slowly floated down from the sky and came to Zhao Fu's Zhao Fu, opening her arms and gently embracing him.
This surprised Zhao Fu for a moment, but through his own senses, he could tell that the girl also had her own Life. He could feel her presence and smell her faint, floral fragrance.
Before Zhao Fu could make any move, the girl's body turned into specks of Spirit Light and dissipated in the next second.
In his mind, Zhao Fu not only heard the Flower Fairy's Blessing, but also a Flower's Embrace.
[ Flower's Embrace ] Duration: Permanent, Description: The Flower Fairy's embrace represents the best wishes for you. Receiving this blessing will increase your charm with women and make you more attractive to fairy-like creatures.
Zhao Fu hadn't expected to receive this blessing from using Purple Flower Tears, and he certainly hadn't anticipated it either. The blessing's effect was, "Increases your charm with women, making you more attractive to fairy-like creatures?"
This doesn't seem to be of much use to him. If it were some big-time stud, receiving this blessing would definitely give them wings and make them invincible, but it seems a bit of a waste for Zhao Fu.
After receiving the Flower Fairy's Blessing, Zhao Fu was teleported back to the City of Holy Light, as he still had over 1.8 million Flower Tears left to use.
It was already 11 p. m., and the Festival of Ten Thousand Flowers would end in an hour, but the streets were still bustling and brightly lit.
Zhao Fu arrived at the exchange stone tablet, looked at the remaining items, and first exchanged for three kinds of gold-grade materials, spending 1.5 million Flower Tears. Then, continuing to look down, he discovered a detailed map of the Apocalypse World.
This map is huge, showing the terrain of almost every region in a simplified way. It's definitely very useful, but the price is a bit high. This map alone costs 2.5 million Flower Tears, which is equivalent to 250,000 Flower Tears.
"All right!"
Zhao Fu understood the value of the map and had no choice but to buy it.
As he continued looking down, the items swept past him one by one, until finally Zhao Fu's gaze fell upon a garment. This garment was purple, with an antique and beautiful design, yet it exuded a sense of mystery.
[ Dreamweaving Palace Robe ] Rank: Silver, Attributes: Intelligence +3, Agility +2, Stamina +1, Description: Made of illusion spider silk, it has a certain illusion effect and gives the wearer a certain recovery effect.
No wonder this outfit gives off such a wonderful feeling; it turns out it's made of illusion spider silk. Illusion materials are quite rare. Looking at my hand, I just happen to have 50,000 Flower Tears left to exchange for this outfit. After thinking about it, I realized there's nothing else I need to buy.
Zhao Fu then exchanged it, intending to give it to He Xianru, who had helped him a great deal this time.
Back at Westfall Tower, Zhao Fu called He Xianru aside and handed her the Dreamweaving Palace Robe. He Xianru looked quite surprised; she had never imagined that Zhao Fu, with his personality, would buy her a dress. But He Xianru quickly took it and thanked Zhao Fu.
Afterwards, Zhao Fu also left the Apocalypse World and returned to the real world to take a look. Since Zhao Fu no longer had intelligence spies scattered throughout the world, he could only rely on various messages from the Apocalypse Forum to assess the strength of various forces and get a general understanding of their capabilities, so as not to be a frog in a well.
Back in the real world!
Zhao Fu immediately opened the Apocalypse Forum and checked it out. He found a very popular post about the winners of 37 legendary equipment items, which piqued his interest, so Zhao Fu clicked in to take a look.
First, [ Heavenly Demon ]: Obtained from an unknown force (Speculation: Possibly one of the most powerful forces in the system. Although the exact nature of this force is currently unknown, it will definitely become the biggest obstacle for players in the future. Please keep this in mind!).
Second, [ Dragon Soul ]: Obtained by an unknown force (speculation: definitely one of the most powerful forces in the system, because the Dragon Soul disappeared a few minutes after the Heavenly Demon vanished).
Third, [ Demigod ]: Obtained by an unknown force (speculation: definitely one of the strongest forces in the system, but relatively weaker than the previous two, yet still an existence that player forces look up to).
The first five were obtained by unknown forces, while the sixth-ranked Giant Spirit was known to have been obtained by one of the system's forces, Moonwatch City.
Zhao Fu glanced at the description of the Heavenly Demon and couldn't help but chuckle. "What do you mean by the strongest force? They'll become the biggest obstacle for players in the future. You'd better remember that."
He was well aware of his own strength; this time, he relied mostly on luck and a bit of good fortune. For example, if he had been a few minutes later, the Heavenly Demon would definitely be the second-ranked force.
Of the first six, apart from Zhao Fu, it seems there were no player factions involved. However, the seventh piece of equipment, the Sacred Heaven, which was the first legendary equipment to disappear, was actually obtained by a player.
She is none other than Arthur Tina, the most legendary King Arthur in the West.
This news should serve as a wake-up call for countless forces, especially for Huaxia, which is poised to become the world's number one power. It signals the emergence of a formidable competitor outside of Huaxia.
The next three items, [ Thunder Fang ], [ Spirit Tree ], and [ Cold Soul ], were given to the Great Xia, Great Shang, and Great Zhou respectively.