Chapter 123
"Huh? Sacrificing 100 points of Agility only gave me a 70-point increase?"
"No, you have a middleman making a profit on the price?"
Shen Xing thought to himself, "I never thought that even worshipping a god would result in being ripped off these days."
Moreover, not only do you profit from the price difference, but you also take a 30% cut in one go, which is truly unscrupulous!
But after thinking about it, if it succeeds, I won't have to pay anything myself anyway, so let you make your money.
He clicked "OK" directly.
The next second, a beam of green light shot out from the depths of the statue and landed on Shen Xing.
A strange power seemed to have appeared within my body, flowing through me, searching for something.
But as before, the force stopped abruptly when it reached his legs.
After a silence of about three seconds, the unfamiliar force, unable to find its target, quickly retreated.
Immediately afterwards, beams of red, white, and yellow light burst forth from the statue's chest and surged into Shen Xing's body.
He could feel the three beams of light strengthening his body.
Muscles become firmer, skin becomes whiter and more resilient, and vision and hearing become more acute.
As the light faded, the exhilarating feeling slowly dissipated.
I glanced at my attribute panel.
[Attributes: Strength 72, Spirit 75, Agility 0, Constitution 73]
Chapter 97: Crazy Freebies, Triggering Hidden Options!
"Haha, it worked! I got another freebie."
Shen Xing was in high spirits, and his gaze returned to the statue. "Continue."
He chose the third option again, this time targeting Hellscream.
[Sacrifice 100 Agility to randomly increase the four main stats of the territory unit 'Hellscream' by 70 points?]
"Yes."
This time, the exploration process was also omitted from the statue.
A beam of red, white, green, and yellow light shot directly from his chest and landed on the orc sitting cross-legged in the distance.
Hellscream, who was recovering his strength, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the changes in his body in surprise.
The injuries sustained in the previous battle were rapidly healing, and his body, which had been weakened by overdrawing on demonic power, was now surging with strength.
He stood up and looked gratefully at his lord.
Shen Xing checked Hellscream's attributes and, finding that all four of his attributes had increased by 17-18 points, nodded in satisfaction.
"Very good, keep going, we can't waste the remaining eight chances."
He began to strengthen some of the core members in the territory one by one.
Fried Chicken, Gorehowl, Black Arrow.
They even sent Fried Chicken back to pick up Xiao Hei, Leina, Da Hou, Big Demon, and Second Demon.
After a series of sacrifices, all 10 chances were used up.
"That feels great! Now the combat power of all the core members has increased significantly."
After all, 70 attribute points is no small amount.
In practical terms, this is almost equivalent to the boost from a single star-level breakthrough.
Lord Shen was already planning to find more Demon Statue or Holy Altar later.
In this way, the territory's strength can be continuously increased simply by taking advantage of others.
However, something strange happened: as he continued to offer sacrifices, the statue seemed to be undergoing some kind of change.
The jet-black roots that had grown from the broken end had withered and fallen off at some point, and the stone eyes seemed to have regained a bit of their luster.
Moreover, no matter which angle Shen Xing looked from, he felt that the statue's gaze was fixed on him.
Just as he was carefully observing the changes in the statue, a system notification popped up.
[Ding! You have used 'Nature Offering' 10 times, triggering the hidden effect of the Sacred Statue: Holy Gift]
[Holy Gift: Sacrifice 1000 to one of your attributes, or 250 to all four attributes, to obtain a random treasure or item.]
"Huh? There's a hidden effect too!?"
Shen Xing narrowed his eyes slightly.
In the past few days, he has also looked up information about Holy Altar on the forum.
In the Land of Mist, there is not just one such goddess statue, nor just one type.
The statue before him belonged to the goddess of nature, but there were also many other factions, such as those of order, light, and prophecy.
The functions of the statues differ slightly between the different factions, but they are basically similar.
When most players encounter this type of statue, they choose the first two options.
Of course, occasionally someone will choose the third option like him.
But to his knowledge, no one has ever offered sacrifices 10 times in a row.
Putting aside whether those players would actually do it, even if they wanted to, their own attributes wouldn't be enough for the sacrifice.
After all, the statue makes a 30% profit on each sacrifice!
"This hidden feature requires sacrificing a full 1000 attribute points."
Shen Xing quickly did the mental calculations. "Based on the current attribute growth curve, it would probably take at least Tier Three Expert Rank powerhouse to barely reach this value."
"But such a high-cost sacrifice might yield some unexpected reward."
So he clicked 'Yes' directly.
At that moment, a burst of brilliant golden light shot out from the statue's chest, piercing through the thick fog and penetrating the dome.
The enormous halo expanded, even enveloping Shen Xing.
He could sense that the golden light seemed to want to draw some kind of power away from his body.
However, after a thorough investigation, they returned empty-handed.
Finally, the golden light receded and shrank back into the statue's body.
At this moment, the statue returned to its tranquility.
There were no rewards or system notifications.
"This means... the sacrifice failed?"
Shen Xing pondered, "Could it be because there are too many attributes sacrificed this time, so it's impossible to get them for free?"
Just as he was wondering, numerous cracks suddenly appeared on the surface of the goddess statue.
Then, with a loud "bang," it shattered.
The towering statue collapsed, turning into a pile of stone dust.
Shen Xing stared blankly at the scene before him.
"No... even if the sacrifice failed, you shouldn't have shattered completely, right?"
Just as he was racking his brains trying to figure it out, he suddenly caught a glimpse of something emitting a golden light among the pile of fragments on the ground.
Using the Hand of the Void to part the debris, an oval seed, the size of a pigeon egg, golden in color and covered with patterns, appeared before my eyes.
What is this thing?
With a sense of doubt, he picked up the seed.
[Obtained: Golden Ancient Tree Seed (Orange)]
Shen Xing: "!!!"
What did he see?
Golden Ancient Tree Seed!?
"Are you kidding me? It's actually the seed of this ancient tree. I thought it would be bronze or silver seeds at most." Shen Xing's voice was filled with shock.
In the Land of Mist, there are three kinds of magical ancient trees: bronze, silver, and gold.
Each ancient tree possesses unfathomable power.
Among them, the Bronze Ancient Tree has the ability to change the terrain, and the places where it Take Root will give rise to various rich mineral resources.
Some special metals can only be found near Bronze Ancient Tree.
The Silver Ancient Tree was the kind they had seen before; it improved the surrounding environment, accelerated plant growth, and could even imbue the plants in the area with magical powers.
The Golden Ancient Tree... this type of ancient tree is the most mysterious.
Records about it are also quite scarce.
To date, some players have discovered the Golden Holy Land, but no one has ever actually entered it.
Because there is an invisible barrier outside the entire holy site, similar to a protective enclosure, keeping everyone outside.
But through that barrier, some people have vaguely glimpsed the interior of the sacred site, which seemed to be a hidden paradise.
Legend has it that the place where the Golden Ancient Tree stands is haunted by the souls of countless dead, some of whom are even ancient beings.
Legend has it that a giant golden firebird perches on the canopy of the Golden Ancient Tree, and a single flap of its wings can incinerate thousands of miles of land.
Some people say that the fruit of the Golden Ancient Tree has the power to bring the dead back to life.
But these are just legends; to date, no one knows its specific abilities.
And now, Shen Xing actually has a seed of this ancient tree in his hands.
If this were posted on a forum, it would probably cause a huge uproar.
"As expected of a hidden option, the reward is truly amazing."
Shen Xing took a deep breath to calm his excitement. "Let me see just how powerful the legendary Golden Ancient Tree Seed truly is."
[Golden Ancient Tree Seed]
[Quality: Orange (Epic)]
[Effect: Can be planted in your territory; with long-term cultivation, it will grow into a brand new Golden Ancient Tree.]