Bard's Pen finished its fifth round of enhancement and rose to 62nd place.
But not only had the pen turned into a quill, its name had changed again.
Its shaft was jet-black and its vanes pure white, the contrast striking to the eye.
The quill hovered in the air, swaying gently, as though writing something invisible—or perhaps doing nothing at all.
Dazzling, multicolored light gathered around it. Within the glow appeared figure after figure, each writing furiously.
As Yu Yuan approached, the light gradually drew inward, gathering around the base of the feather and tracing pale golden inscriptions across the quill barrel.
Yu Yuan took the quill in his hand, and the Virtual Light Screen blazed with dazzling light.
Its shifting colors lit up his face. Yu Yuan had never encountered anything like it.
Not even when he had killed the Everfrost Tyrant had he seen such an extravagant display.
Yu Yuan raised a hand to shield his eyes.
But a notification sounded in his ears, utterly unlike the usual ones.
Before, the prompts had always been mechanical, with the unmistakable texture of synthesized speech.
This time... Yu Yuan could actually hear emotion in the voice.
Even the voice itself sounded as if countless voices had come together.
Men and women.
Young and old.
They sounded like the voice of the world, like the echoes of Civilization.
``` —[Congratulations! Player ID: Fish Abyss Shelter has obtained the Oddity—Ancient Ritual Quill]
[Ancient Ritual Quill]
Quality: Oddity
Rank: 62nd
Description: Once an ordinary writing tool passed down through the ages, it gained incredible power with the arrival of Spirituality.
After several enhancements, it became like a bard, possessing vast knowledge and an understanding of all things in the world, while also seeing the secrets others hid deep in their hearts.
It could