Thermal Stone

On a steep cliff, a black robot struggled to climb upward with a green figure on its back. Since this stretch could only be climbed, Mu Fengyu used the time to teach Siyou Qilong some basics about the World Tree.

He started with an overview of the nine worlds, the available races and classes, weapon quality, and various items, as well as the two hundred World Items that were the most overpowered things in the game.

Siyou Qilong recalled how Mu Fengyu had clapped his hands together yesterday, instantly enveloping everyone in a domain, and how today only a single NPC had been drawn into it. Curious, he asked,

"Captain, what does your World Item do? Does it cover everything, or can you choose?"

Mu Fengyu smiled faintly and replied,

"My World Item is called [Cecilia's Flower]. It creates an independent domain within a certain range, isolating everything inside from the outside world."

"It can also create Traptrix of the same race as me, and it can automatically generate Predaplants of varying levels."

"As for whether it covers everything or whether I can choose, that depends on how I use the domain. By adjusting its range and strength, I can decide whether to cover the whole team or target just one individual."

A flash of envy crossed Siyou Qilong's eyes. He knew how important an item like that could be for support in battle, and couldn't help asking,

"Captain, how did you get that item? Was it really difficult?"

Mu Fengyu shook his head and said with a smile,

"Actually, it wasn't hard. If you're a shareholder in the World Tree, you can get one for yourself too."

"Even if you really want one, that doesn't mean you'll get one. World Items are divided into two types. One type appears randomly across the nine worlds, like the strongest one, 'Twenty.'"

"The other type is tied to specific achievements. For example, the first World Item to appear was [Fortuna's Coin]. To get it, you had to draw a gold prize within five tries, ten times in a row."

"That thing is still hanging around next to the prize pool. Its ability boosts probability, so a skill with a chance to instantly kill, for example, becomes a guaranteed instant kill when you use this World Item."

"It can also reduce an opponent's probability-based skills to zero. The effect's pretty good, but it's too limited. Dungeon bosses can't be instantly killed, and in PvP, you can easily be countered. If your opponent brings an item that ignores a certain effect, the holder doesn't have many options."

"Even I, with all my money, don't feel like wasting it on this."

After hearing that, Siyou Qilong envied Mu Fengyu even more. As an ordinary player, he knew how difficult it was to obtain a World Item.

It took not only enough luck, but also tremendous effort and time.

Yet Mu Fengyu, as a shareholder in the World Tree, could easily get one for himself. That was an enormous advantage.

Curiosity got the better of him, and he asked again,

"Captain, do you have any other World Items?"

Mu Fengyu tapped him on the head and said irritably,

"There are only two hundred World Items in the entire game. Apart from the one I started with, our group has only managed to get one, [Heaven-Supporting God], after all these years. You think we don't want to get a few more?"

Siyou Qilong felt a little disappointed. He'd thought he might learn about a few more World Items, but he understood what Mu Fengyu meant. His feelings were mixed as he murmured, "Oh."

Seeing Siyou Qilong's expression, Mu Fengyu couldn't help laughing. He patted him and said,

"Lose that disappointed look. You just want to see a World Item, right? I've got an item that'll let you take a look."

A hint of delight crossed Siyou Qilong's eyes. He nodded, wondering what item Mu Fengyu would pull out.

Mu Fengyu took a red book edged in gold from his backpack. Pictures of all sorts of items, each with a different shape, flipped past his eyes as Mu Fengyu explained,

"This is [Proof of the World]. It shows all known World Items—in other words, those that have already been obtained or made public."

"There are a hundred and fourteen World Items listed here, but only fifty-six have been made public. Looks like the people who got them don't want to say..."

Mu Fengyu suddenly fell silent and studied [Proof of the World]. It showed that there were three World Items nearby.

Besides his own [Cecilia's Flower] and the stolen [Heaven-Supporting God], there was also a consumable World Item called [Thermal Stone]. It was a consumable World Item that could be used to make requests or proposals to the operators.

It had a wide range of uses. It could be embedded in items such as swords and armor, or used as the power core of a Golem. As long as you knew the correct method, you could keep obtaining more.

A look of surprise crossed Mu Fengyu's eyes as he read the information in [Proof of the World]. He hadn't expected Tears of Angels to have obtained this World Item. Did they know how to get [Thermal Stone]?

In any case, they'd have to take this place first to find out. He turned to Siyou Qilong, his eyes shining with excitement, and said,

"Little Si Long, looks like we're in luck. We've run into another World Item here. Hurry up and climb. Once we get there, I'll let you handle [Thermal Stone] for a bit."

"Captain, I'd really like to handle a World Item too, but we still need to be careful. Items at this level can't be easy to get, and there are only two of us. What if..."

Mu Fengyu nodded, agreeing with Siyou Qilong's point. He put [Proof of the World] away in his backpack and said,

"Exactly, we do need to be careful. But since we've already found one, we can't let this chance slip away. Now just close your eyes and charge up there. I'm here, so nothing can go wrong. Trust me."

Siyou Qilong was a little nervous, but he chose to trust Mu Fengyu and began climbing with all his might.

With his efforts, they soon neared the summit.

At that moment, Mu Fengyu noticed something was wrong at the top. He could see a huge figure there, radiating a sacred aura.

Siyou Qilong struggled up to the top, and the sight before him left him dumbfounded.

He saw a pure white eyeball with wings, floating in the air and radiating holy light.

On its six pairs of wings, countless eyes were arranged in neat rows, like an army of cold, merciless soldiers staring down at him and Mu Fengyu. Stammering, he asked,

"Captain, what kind of monster is that?"