Chapter 58: Oddity, Embroidered Spring Blade (Silver)
Shen Lian’s expression was a bit bitter.
Because accidents among the residents in the territory were truly few, yet he had encountered the two most significant ones.
Last time, when Xia Tian and Wu Song went to establish the quarry, he and Da Niu were left in charge of guarding the logging workshop.
As a result, two children were captured by the mountain demon.
Fortunately, after a bloody battle, they successfully rescued the children, atoning for their mistake.
This time, Xia Tian, Wu Song, and Hua Rong were entering the “Challenge Secret Realm,” and he was put in charge of the “mining field.” And again, something happened.
Two adults were caught by the Golden Winged Dragon and had their heads bitten off, and even Golden Honey couldn’t help them.
Shen Lian wondered if he was a “Heavenly Fiend Lone Star” as fortune tellers described?
In his original world, his actions had, to some extent, led to the deaths of his sworn elder and third brothers. Now, in this “Eternal Land,” could he still not escape the fate of those around him suffering?
“Shen Lian!”
Shen Lian, who had fallen into a brief moment of self-doubt, was suddenly awakened by Xia Tian’s voice.
“My lord?”
“I need to take something from you right now. With that item, we might be able to kill this Golden Winged Dragon!”
Xia Tian looked at him and said solemnly.
“My lord, take whatever you need!”
Shen Lian replied without hesitation.
“Alright then!”
Xia Tian nodded, and a flash of light appeared in his hand. The “Oddity Embryo: Embroidered Spring Blade (Gray)” materialized in his palm.
According to the information provided by the Earth's Will, during the crafting process, the “Oddity Embryo” would absorb the corresponding person’s accumulated luck to condense its own unique characteristics!
Therefore, the consent and cooperation of the person with the attached luck were essential.
【Do you choose to begin the crafting of the Oddity ‘Embroidered Spring Blade’?】
“Yes!”
After Xia Tian confirmed in his mind.
Immediately, the Oddity Embryo in his hand emitted a gray light.
At the same time, an invisible force drew some light specks symbolizing luck from Shen Lian’s body, gathering towards the Embroidered Spring Blade embryo under the astonished gazes of those around.
Among these light specks were various scenes from Shen Lian’s experiences in his own world: surviving the hellish “Battle of Sarhū,” discovering the conspiracy of “Prince Xin” Zhu Youjian to usurp the throne... offering his life to kill Wei Zhongxian to buy the freedom of Zhou Miaotong, a woman from the “Jiaofang Division,” only to be bribed by money... relying on his thick skin, he killed the Director of the Eastern Depot in a mutually destructive battle!
All of this was witnessed by an Embroidered Spring Blade.
Buzz!
The light specks of luck, carrying images, all converged and poured into the Oddity Embryo in the shape of the Embroidered Spring Blade. The light it emitted rapidly changed from gray to white, then gradually to green, and finally, very slowly, from dark green to light blue!
However, at this level, it stopped.
“Embroidered Spring Blade” was not a particularly famous world within the “Sea of Illusions” evolved by Earth’s civilization. Even Shen Lian, the protagonist, was only a blue-tier talent at the beginning.
Therefore, being able to forge a “blue” quality Oddity had already reached its limit.
【Do you wish to use ‘Touch of Midas’ on the ‘Embroidered Spring Blade (Blue)’?】
Just then, a line of text suddenly appeared before Xia Tian.
“What’s going on? Touch of Midas isn’t supposed to be usable on Oddities, is it?”
Xia Tian was momentarily stunned.
Immediately, he learned from the Earth's Will’s response that ordinary Oddities indeed could not be affected by “Touch of Midas,” because the Oddities he had previously were all from other realms, remnants of their laws.
And while the “Golden Platform” was an Earth Oddity, it was already a complete building item with its own rules!
However, the “Embroidered Spring Blade” in his hand was an Oddity that had not yet been fully forged, and it could be strengthened once by using “Touch of Midas” to draw in a large amount of Earth’s luck.
Not only that, Xia Tian also learned from the Earth's Will’s reply just now that when the territory developed to a certain extent, even without an “Oddity Embryo,” he could still use the “Touch of Midas” talent to strengthen certain items imbued with the beliefs and luck of the residents in the territory, granting them “Oddity” attributes. That was the true power of the Touch of Midas talent!
“So that’s it. I knew ‘Touch of Midas’ wouldn’t just be a function to strengthen ordinary items!”
Xia Tian was instantly satisfied.
He felt that this talent was truly on par with “Overlord’s Demeanor” and “Son of the Plane.”
The only problem was that using Touch of Midas on an “Oddity” required an astonishing amount of luck each time.
Even with his territory’s current luck points of over eight thousand, it simply wasn't enough to upgrade this “Embroidered Spring Blade” from a blue rare Oddity to a silver one, which represented rarity!
“But I still have six Earth’s Gifts!”
A smile appeared on Xia Tian’s face.
He had only used four of the ten free uses of the “Earth’s Gift” talent.
The other six had been saved for a rainy day, and now was the time to use them.
“Yes!”
The next moment, Xia Tian confirmed his choice.
Immediately, a large number of light specks symbolizing the power of luck emerged from his body and were also injected into the Embroidered Spring Blade!
Each light speck also carried some images.
However, these were not scenes from the “Embroidered Spring Blade” world, but rather images of the experiences of the Embroidered Uniform Guards who wore the Embroidered Spring Blade on their waists throughout Earth’s human history, as he knew it.
The cold moon transforms into five dragons, the flying fish gazes at the Jade Capital.
The majesty of imperial power was condensed and fully displayed in a small blade.
The duties of the Embroidered Uniform Guard included both covert operations, gathering intelligence, and guarding the capital, supervising officials.
Even high-ranking court officials, princes, and nobles would tremble before the Embroidered Spring Blade once an incident occurred. Furthermore, countless people were imprisoned in the Imperial Prison by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, tortured into confessions, coerced, and enticed, becoming wronged souls with no recourse under the Embroidered Spring Blade!
When even more luck than what Shen Lian possessed was poured into the “Embroidered Spring Blade,” the light emitted by this Oddity finally broke through the azure blue, radiating a dazzling silver hue!
【Embroidered Spring Blade (Silver)】
【Type】Oddity
【Attributes】1. Imperial Might (The Embroidered Spring Blade represents imperial authority and has a ‘deterrent’ effect on various demons and monsters; when ‘Imperial Might’ is sufficient, it is sturdy and indestructible). 2. Imperial Prison (Deals physical damage to enemies and also inflicts soul attacks. The souls of creatures slain by the Embroidered Spring Blade will be drawn into the ‘Imperial Prison’ within the blade. Completely obliterating the souls in the Imperial Prison grants ‘Imperial Might’).
【Description】As the most representative special agency in Chinese history, this blade holds too many meanings.
“Good heavens, this blade…”
After seeing the attributes, Xia Tian couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.
It wasn’t his first time seeing a silver Oddity, but compared to the relatively understated “Golden Platform,” the attributes of this Embroidered Spring Blade were undoubtedly much more “overbearing”!
It made him recall a line of dialogue—execute first, report later, by imperial decree!
“Human, what were you doing just now? Could it be that you created a magic weapon?”
“No, the rules of the Eternal Land are not yet complete, so it shouldn’t be possible to create magic weapons.”
The Golden Winged Dragon hovered high in the sky, its pupils looking down at the human’s actions.
The arrow wound on its belly, previously inflicted by Hua Rong, had completely healed, demonstrating its bloodline advantage!
Moreover, from its words, it was clear that its civilization understood the “Eternal Land” better than ordinary worlds.
“Wait a minute, could the thing you’re holding be… an Oddity?”
As if realizing something, the Golden Winged Dragon’s body trembled.
“An Oddity! You lowly humans, how can you possess an Oddity!”
The Golden Winged Dragon flapped its wings in the sky above the mining field, its tone extremely surprised, as if it had witnessed something incredible.
“An Oddity?”
In the crowd, Li Ru, who had received the news and rushed over, heard these words and couldn’t help but touch his sleeve, taking out an item from it, lost in thought!
Humans possessing Oddities, was that strange?