bigabreads Chapter 30 The Curious Object: The Sword of Punishment
Chapter 30 The Curious Object: The Sword of Punishment
"Brother Dao, can your car... transform?" the little girl interjected, ignoring Ta Shan's promotion but showing a particular fondness for Xu Si's knife-wielding Land Rover's narrow victory.
"Tashan has just woken up. Let's discuss the ownership of that item in a bit. Tashan, you don't have any objections, do you?" Fu Xiaojian said.
"I have no objection. I found it under that stinky guy; I thought it was useless!"
A red light appeared in Xu Si's eyes.
Why did he save his purification points? All for this moment!
The group quickly ate something and sat down again around the long-extinguished campfire. This time, Tashan joined them, and the ground seemed to tremble when his massive body sat down.
The old butler placed the box containing the Rotten Core in the middle of the group.
Tashan took it and looked at it curiously.
"Everyone has already seen the items," Fu Xiaojian said bluntly.
"Tashan is awake now. Let's discuss our intentions. This core is quite valuable. Whether we trade it with other teams or have it crafted into a rare artifact, both are good options. If we keep it internally, the price is negotiable."
Su Su shook her head first: "My sequence doesn't match this thing, just give me more supplies."
Su Su follows the path of breaking through all techniques with a single punch; she prefers pure power and speed.
Tashan scratched his bald head and smiled憨厚ly: "I'm all rocky, I don't need this thing, I'm fine with just going head-to-head."
Fu Xiaojian looked at Xu Si: "Brother Xu, what about you? You seem quite interested."
Xu Si took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement and trying to keep his tone calm.
"If you don't want it, I'll take it."
"I can exchange supplies for it, or... owe someone a favor," Xu Si continued.
"But it's no use for you to hold it! Our team doesn't have any mechanics or blacksmiths!" Fu Xiaojian's words were a test.
"Su Su, I can offer you three packs of tissues in exchange for your share!"
The phrase "six packs of Su Su" is always concise and to the point.
"Four packages"
"Five packages"
"make a deal"
"Brother Shan, what do you want?"
"Didn't you give me a big bucket of peanut oil last time? Give me two more bottles, and I'll give you my share! One bottle is fine too!" Perhaps feeling that he was asking for too much, Tashan lowered his price first.
Xu Si agreed without haggling.
Actually, peanut oil is more valuable than paper towels, but the value of a commodity varies from person to person.
Now only Fu Xiaojian's share remains, and Xu Si is considering what price to pay.
"You can have my and Xiao Luo's shares too."
"Brother Dao, you can have my share, I don't want anything else."
Xiao Luo said in a low voice, but Fu Xiaojian pretended not to hear.
"Give us ten pounds of potatoes, but you have to answer one question for me privately!"
"Deal, but only if I know the details, and I'm willing to tell!"
With the core of the corruption finally in hand, Xu Si finally felt relieved.
After handing over the supplies to the others, Xu Si once again enjoyed Fu Xiaojian's coffee.
Only Xu Si and Fu Xiaojian remained by the still-warm campfire, while the old butler waited quietly in the distance, leaving them alone.
The rich aroma of coffee filled the cool morning air, clashing with the dilapidated surroundings.
"What question do you want to ask me?" Although he had already guessed, Xu Si still asked.
"Can you create wondrous objects?" Fu Xiaojian asked in a low voice, making sure only the two of them could hear him.
Xu Si felt a sudden chill, and his pupils contracted almost imperceptibly.
He didn't speak.
Fu Xiaojian remained even more silent, sipping his coffee slowly, showing no concern about whether Xu Si would answer.
Because the moment he asked the question, he already knew the answer in his heart.
"Yes," Xu Si said, then got up and left.
He also had his own considerations; he wanted to get his hands on the "Core of Corruption" in order to create artifacts.
And strange objects certainly cannot be concealed.
It's better to be open and honest than to be secretive.
Fu Xiaojian hadn't expected Xu Si to be so candid.
Xu Si had already turned and walked towards his brand-new Land Rover "Narrowly Victorious".
He opened the car door, got into the driver's seat, and took out the dark green "rotten core." It was cold to the touch, and there seemed to be a viscous liquid slowly flowing inside.
At the same time, he placed the large machete on his lap.
"Brother Tongzi, upgrade the Judgment Blade!"
[Weapon Discovered: Blade of Judgment]
[Mysterious Drop Found: Rotten Core]
The Blade of Judgment can be upgraded to the artifact: Sword of Punishment.
This upgrade is expected to consume 800 purification points.
Estimated time: 1 hours
[Upgrade?]
"yes!"
[Purification Points -800, Weapon Upgrade in Progress, Remaining Purification Points: 800]
Looking at the reduced purification points to 800, Xu Si sighed.
Our resources are still too meager; we can't afford to take any more risks.
He leaned back in his chair, feeling the continuous energy that the "Star Anchor" within him was drawing from the Blood Sun, and began to close his eyes to rest.
An hour passed quickly, and the notification sound rang precisely on time.
[Weapon upgrade complete!]
The corrupt core in Xu Si's hand had disappeared, and the large cleaver on his lap had also completely changed its appearance.
[An unusual item detected: the Sword of Punishment]
[Ranking of Oddities: 1557]
[Current holder: Xu Si]
Feature 1: Judgment
Description: Each attack you make on the target will inflict a Wounded Mark. When the Wounded Mark accumulates to ten stacks, you will trigger a critical hit. Critical hits cannot be accumulated. (Note: When the target's health is below 10% of your own health, a critical hit will finish off the target.)
Feature 2: Erosion
Description: The Sword of Judgment naturally possesses a punitive effect. Targets punished by it will have wounds that are extremely difficult to heal, and the pain will be doubled. Furthermore, the wounds will be imbued with a corrupting effect, continuously eroding the target's life while simultaneously replenishing a portion of the wielder's life force.
[Price: Those who act against their conscience will be condemned by this sword! (Note: Holding this sword will prevent you from doing anything against your conscience; this is the justice of the judge.)]
[Comment: This is a double-edged sword; while punishing the enemy, one must also be careful not to punish oneself.]
Xu Si held the brand-new [Sword of Punishment] in his hand. The blade was slightly longer than the original cleaver, with smooth and sharp lines. The whole body was a dull metallic gray, with only a faint, imperceptible dark green luster flowing at the edge. It was cool to the touch, as if it carried some kind of rhythm.
Ranked #1557! It also comes with two powerful traits!
Xu Si was thrilled; those 800 purification points were definitely worth it!
Sure enough, its ranking of 1557 is far superior to 4396.
If it were a rare artifact ranked in the top 1,000, or even the top 10, what kind of immense power would it possess?
Especially its second characteristic, Erosion, not only causes continuous damage but also replenishes itself, making it an amazing skill for sustaining its power!
At that moment, the resentment and disappointment he felt about missing the sequence enhancement potion completely dissipated.
As for the price, he cannot do anything against his conscience! Sometimes he doesn't even know if he's going against his conscience.
The price sounded a bit vague, but his intuition told him that it was by no means a light restriction.