A Huge Profit!
A sudden storm struck.
Thick black clouds covered the entire Storm Island in a short time, leaving the Professional and Player in the camp somewhat bewildered. After all, even the weather changes rapidly, it couldn't have turned into this in just a few seconds...
Fortunately, the camp's walls were well-constructed, so there was no fear of Magical Beast riot.
However, something is ultimately not right in this situation.
Nock and Norton quickly organized their forces, getting the Legion and Player to climb the walls as a precaution.
Lotner stood outside the Temple gate. In that instant, he too had felt a suffocating aura. If he hadn't been loyal enough, he might have run away. Fortunately, Lotner was both timid and stubborn, and he swallowed hard to guard the gate.
It took William several minutes to come to his senses.
He glanced at the still dazed Burning Ash, then looked at his own message box, and was shocked.
[Hint: You have been psychologically shocked; your Intelligence is insufficient, and your body is out of control for 30 seconds...]
[Warning: You are under mental pressure. Your Intelligence is insufficient, and your body is out of control for 30 seconds...]
A whole host of Negative Buff related to psychological intimidation and coercion.
William was out of control for several minutes; if someone had come to kill them during that time, it would have been suicide.
"But even if I don't lose control of my body, I still can't defeat something that can withstand such mental pressure..."
"Slap slap slap..." William patted Burning Ash's face. Even though his little face turned red from the slaps, he didn't come to his senses. His Prince was too lazy to pay attention to him. Losing control of his body didn't mean he would die.
The Negative Buff from before was a deterrent, a display of Deity authority, and did not represent damage, so there's no need to worry about Burning Ash becoming an idiot.
He looked up and saw that hundreds of Magic Lamp had been lit, making the entire hall brightly lit.
The giant statue directly in front, emitting a faint glow, is particularly eye-catching.
"Is this Thunder God?"
The statue is over 100 meters tall, entirely white, with Electric Arc constantly swirling around it, and its material is unknown.
Thunder God Thunder Spear in hand, gazes ahead, his two eyes, like True God Thunderball, gleaming brightly...
William didn't hesitate to offer a Insight!
[Thunder God Statue]
[Material quality:???]
[ability:???]
[Height: 120 meters]
"Is there really so little information?" William twitched his lips, clearly taking advantage of his lack of knowledge.
"But Thunder God's two eyes are a treasure."
William rubbed his hands together. The statue's two eyes, like tangible True God Thunderball, constantly shone with light and flashes of electricity. It was clearly a valuable item, its quality no less than Legendary...
"I wonder if there's any chance of prying it down." William walked up to the statue, and the closer he got, the heavier the oppressive aura became; even his Status Panel started to decrease...
Statues of Deity generally possess some kind of aura or power.
Just like the halo of mental retardation...
As William approached the statue, all his attributes decreased rapidly, at a rate of nearly 10%.
"But it's all temporary." William frowned. He wanted to get closer, when he was less than ten meters away from the statue.
Overall attributes are less than 20% remaining...
If we get any closer, we might all freeze to death inside...
But Thunder God's eyes seemed to possess some kind of Mana, drawing him ever closer...
William took a small step!
[Temporarily reduces all attributes by 1%]
"There's hope!" William exclaimed in surprise. He hadn't expected that at such close range, the attribute wouldn't decrease by 10%, but instead became 1%.
So just as he was about to get closer...
A voice suddenly came from behind!
"My lord, watch out!!!" Burning Ash finally awoke. When he opened his eyes and saw William's back, a chill suddenly shot up from his spine, and the hairs on his body stood on end.
at the same time.
Burning Ash was as if struck by an invisible force, spitting out blood in mid-air and crashing into the wall. It was hard to imagine how fierce the attack he had suffered was.
William was also jolted awake, his body leaping backward to dodge the attack of a phantom.
The next moment, he suddenly drew his Thunderblades and slashed at the illusory figure!
A narrow, Thunder Sword Aura flashed by.
Bang!
The illusory shadow vanished...
But William remembered that half-rotten face and those eyes filled with resentment...
"Divine Betrayer!" William frowned upon seeing this and instantly appeared beside Burning Ash.
"What is that?" Burning Ash gasped. When he opened his eyes, he saw the transparent phantom following behind the lord. The closer William got to the statue, the closer the phantom got to William's back.
"Nothing, just a trapped fool." William gave the Thunder God Statue a deep look. Both the statue's aura and the trapped Undead were, for the time being, a threat.
Burning Ash asked in confusion, "Undead?"
"Pretty much, but this is much worse than the Undead. The Undead can not only move freely, but can also be killed. But that phantom is different. As long as the statue is not destroyed, it is almost Undying!" William narrowed his eyes. That phantom belonged to the Undead, or rather, a soul.
That phantom was cursed with eternal life, and even the ability to resurrect.
But this is not a good thing. It is a punishment only for those Divine Betrayer, and only for extremely serious betrayals. Only then would they suffer such a terrifying punishment, hence the general term "[Divine Betrayer]".
"The souls of the dead are imprisoned, possessing memories and intelligence, but due to the long period of imprisonment, they go from being completely harmless to gradually developing some peculiar mental attack abilities. However, they can never be reincarnated and must constantly endure the torment of the Deity statues, Deity them according to a curse, unless their will is completely extinguished."
"Tsk tsk, you endured tens of thousands of years of torment without losing your will, and you still want to harm me, impressive, little brother." William vaguely guessed what that guy wanted to do, nothing more than to take advantage of his reduced attributes to carry out a so-called 'possession'.
"But I'm Player, at most my body will be out of control for a few minutes, possess my ass." William curled his lip with a relaxed expression, it was hard to tell what he was really thinking.
Anyway, he doesn't want to get close to the statue for the time being. If it really comes to the worst, he plans to bring in Moxis. At that point, he doesn't care what it is, he'll tear the Temple down!
"Temple!"
"Based on the current state of Faith on the Legendary Continent, there are only three Main God: the God of Light, the God of Magic, and the Goddess of Fortune, along with a bunch of other miscellaneous Deity."
"But have you ever heard of Deity like Thunder God, Fire God, Sea God?"
After a moment's thought, Burning Ash said, "I've never heard of that before. But I've read some ancient books. It's said that there was a great war during the Gods Era, and many Deity perished. But there are no clear records; it's all just speculation."
"That's right. In fact, logically speaking, Thunder God should also be considered one of the Main God." William stroked his chin, pondering to himself.
"Does Your Excellency seem to know a great deal about the Deity?" Burning Ash asked cautiously.
William raised an eyebrow smugly. "Not bad. When I was little, my mother told me these myths when I couldn't sleep!"
"Your Excellency is learned and knowledgeable, knowing Gods Era to the vast universe. I admire you greatly." Burning Ash's eyes were burning with interest, seemingly also very interested in the past of the Deity.
Unfortunately, William didn't want to say more. This shocking secret was meant to be revealed slowly, giving his subordinates small surprises and keeping them constantly amazed; there was no need to tell them all at once...
Otherwise, how will I show off in the future?
He knows exactly how much inventory he has...
"Let's go check out the branch temple. The Main God Temple, though not Thunder God's lair, just a temporary palace, is still quite large." William knew this wasn't Thunder God's permanent Temple when he saw the statue.
Based on the Temple he had visited, only those with statues a thousand meters tall were considered true Temple of the Deity.
Especially inside the main hall of the Temple, there's generally nothing of value; apart from the statue and the Magic Lamp, you can't see a single thing.
It has to be said.
The Deity of the Gods Era were all show-offs; in the vast main hall, there was only one statue, used for other creatures to worship them.
"But the Temple is so well-preserved! If the main gate of the branch temple were also intact, wouldn't we be rich?" William swallowed hard and led the way around the statue to the back.
"Four large gates." Burning Ash's eyes widened. There were four large gates behind the Temple. What lay inside?
William examined all four gates in turn, and after carefully considering the inscriptions on the left side of each gate, he could only confirm for the time being that the rightmost gate was the correct entrance.
He was very familiar with the symbols on that gate.
Familiarity means he's been inside many times; if I'm not mistaken, that should be the Offering Hall...
then.
"Push open that door!" William pointed. He was familiar with the place, but scouting was something he still needed his men to do.
You must have read the novel, right?
Powerful people often have a group of subordinates sent to scout ahead, ready to die for their cause...
He lacks European Qi.
He wasn't nearly as awesome as the protagonist in the novel, but he wasn't doing it all alone, so of course he needed others to pave the way.
"..." Burning Ash felt a pang of heartache, but she still resolutely walked over and slowly pushed the door open.
Crunch, crunch.
A piercing sound rang out.
The doors to the side hall were being pushed open repeatedly.
It was pitch black inside.
I don't know what it is...
William slowly approached, taking out the Epic-Class Thunder Spear, his new weapon. Its key feature was its length, allowing him to defend against enemies from outside his own reach.
Um.
It was mainly designed to deal with tough-skinned Magical Beast.
Or, to put it another way, having long arms can prevent others from hurting you.
He pointed the spear at the door and made Burning Ash push it open again.
The two breathed a sigh of relief only when the door was fully opened and all the Magic Lamp inside were lit without any unexpected incidents.
But it was at this moment...
The two of them finally saw clearly what was inside the side hall...
"What the fuck?" Burning Ash couldn't help but widen his eyes. In front of him was a mountain of milky white Crystal, and dense Mana filled the interior of the branch hall, seemingly about to turn into gas.
"Mana Gemstone!" William looked over in disbelief. This wasn't Mana Crystal, but Mana Gemstone!
"My lord, we've struck it rich, we've struck it rich..." In all his life, Burning Ash had never seen Mana Gemstone. He had only heard that in distant Human Empire and Kingdom, wealthy Professional often used Mana Gemstone for cultivation.
[Mana Gemstone]
[Quality: Top Grade]
[Function: Carrying a weapon grants 24 hours of double experience.]
[Function: NPCs can directly use this skill for training]
[Restriction: The Chosen Ones can only use one every three days]
William took a deep breath. There were tens of thousands of Mana Gemstone, their value immeasurable. Using 180 Mana Crystal was definitely worthwhile. In fact, for a lord like him, top-grade Mana Gemstone could accelerate Professional's cultivation speed, making this a huge profit.
He glanced around and quickly put them all into his Space Ring. When the gate to the branch hall was pushed open, the Magic Barrier dissipated. If he didn't take them away, the Mana might gradually dissipate.
But the Mana Gemstone was taken away.
The two saw more bottles, ten of which nearly made William's eyes pop out of their sockets...
"Holy crap, the Water of Life, comes in bottles?"
"I haven't even been willing to drink 10 drops of the Water of Life, and you're giving me a whole bottle now?"
"Are all Deity this rich?"
William's eyes lit up...
He'd never encountered a complete Temple; the Temple ruins he'd visited were all instance-type dungeons with terrible resources, sometimes resulting in huge losses...
In an instant...
A thought began to form in his mind...
If he raids those Temple that haven't yet appeared, won't he become incredibly rich?