Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 566 Abyss Treasure Chest [7k words]

Sanctuary Paradise, Universal Forge House.

"So, what's the deal with your weapon? I've been a blacksmith for so many years, but this is the first time I've seen something that can be tossed around like this."

At the door of the blacksmith shop, Scrap Metal looked at Yuan Mo, who had returned to normal in Xin Lailai's hands, smacked his lips, and asked Xin Lailai a question.

"Well, to be honest, I'm not sure..."

Xin Lailai looked at the Yuan Mo in her hand, her eyes also filled with confusion.

To be honest, it was the first time he heard that the properties of equipment could change on their own without any external interference. It felt like it was no longer a piece of equipment, but more like a living being.

But he was also very sure that the Yuan Mo in front of him definitely did not become like this because he suddenly had "life" or something. To be honest, it was more like Yuan Mo was "adapting" to his thoughts.

That's right, adapt.

Just like a person's body will make adaptive changes according to its needs, the Yuan Mo in front of him gave him such a feeling. In other words, in his perception, the Yuan Mo at this moment did not feel like a cold weapon at all, but an "organ" closely connected to his flesh and blood and soul, a part of his body that could adapt and change perfectly according to his thoughts.

[Ding~! You have a new message reminder, sender: Meimu]

Suddenly, a cold reminder sounded, and then a message popped up in front of Xin Lailai:
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Eyebrows: "That weapon can change according to the user. This is normal. Don't worry too much."

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Yuan Mo’s change...is it normal?

Wait, why does Boss Meimu know so much about Yuan Mo’s situation?

Xin Lailai looked at the message sent by Meimu, her pupils shrank slightly, and she keenly sensed a sense of incongruity.

All along, Meimu would only remind them of some extremely critical points, such as the abyss treasure chest, the star pointer, and their death. Each time was basically closely related to their safety.

But now, the other party suddenly sent a message related to Yuan Mo, which instantly touched his nerves that had already become extremely sensitive due to a large number of crises, and made him become a little nervous.

If you think about it carefully, there is indeed something wrong about Yuan Mo's origins.

According to 04296, after the other party grew to a high level, he used his own authority to check whether there were any wooden relics in the paradise's inventory. The answer he got at that time was no, but he took out Yuan Mo from the world-class treasure chest, which means that Yuan Mo was in the paradise's inventory at that time.

Although it can be explained by the fact that Paradise accidentally recovered Yuan Mo during the gap between when he checked the wooden relics at 04296 and when he opened the box, this explanation always makes people feel that something is wrong when they think about it carefully, as if...

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Eyebrows: "Don't think about it. I used my authority to put that weapon into the world-class treasure chest you opened."

Brows: "That is the 'reward' that guy gave you after surviving the Demon Slayer World. Many people have obtained that weapon in the past, but not many people can survive the 'trial' and persist until the weapon truly demonstrates its power."

Meimu: "To put it simply, there is no problem with the weapon itself. Just use it with peace of mind. As for the rest, don't ask too much, and don't think too much. When the time comes, you will know."

"Also, I told you not to open the Abyss Treasure Chest you got in the Black Fourth World. I didn't tell you to treat all the Abyss Treasure Chests as collectibles. You should open them if you need to. The resource output is still quite good."

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"..."

Four messages popped up on the communication channel one after another. Xin Lailai felt her head buzzing as she looked at the four sentences in front of her that contained too much information.

Good news: Yuan Mo’s origins have been clarified, and there is no need to worry about safety issues.

The bad news: You might as well not know.

"Sure enough, when it comes to spoilers, the chances of shocking you are always greater than the chances of being surprised."

Xin Lailai looked at the message sent by Meimi, rubbed his temples, and there was no joy in his eyes.

To be honest, the amount of information contained in these few words is no longer a question of whether it is shocking or not, but a horror story that is frightening or not.

Let’s just say that the first sentence alone contains several crucial pieces of information:
First, it can be basically confirmed that the changes in the afterimages of the alien abyss that they encountered in the Black Four World were not just coincidences, or in other words, there must be something wrong in the entire process.

Second, Meimu's relationship with the being who put them in danger many times was much closer than they imagined, otherwise the other party would not have let Meimu come to "send" Yuan Mo.

Third, Paradise is most likely neutral or even accepting of the existence that put them in crisis. Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to just ignore these things.

This is only the amount of information in the first sentence, and the content of the next two sentences is more explosive than the last, even giving Xin Lailai the illusion that the other party is showing off his cards.

——No, it’s not an illusion, this is a showdown!
Xin Lailai looked at the news in front of him, a deep color flashed in his dark pupils, and something seemed to come to his mind.

That’s right, the other party is showing their cards, but the cards they are showing are not the cards that are obvious, but the cards that they have been guarding against all along, but have no idea how to guard against.

The purpose of doing this is...

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Xin Lailai: "Boss Meimu, can I ask you something?"

Meimu: "If you are referring to the ruins of the Dead Sea, then there is no need to ask. That guy did not make any arrangements there. In other words, he does not need to do anything now because you have already embarked on that path."

Xin Lailai: “…”

Xin Lailai: "Well... Yuan Mo's matter, 04296 big brother..."

Eyebrows: "I will explain it to him personally at 04296, you don't need to worry too much about these things."

Xin Lailai: "Okay, sorry to bother you, Mr. Meimu."

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Well, just as he guessed, the other party really decided that there was no need to do anything to them anymore, so they just laid their cards on the table to let them figure it out.

"Oh, well, it's just like fighting back when the enemy comes, and covering up when the water comes, there's no difference."

Xin Lailai looked at the conversation in front of her and was silent for a long time. Finally, she suddenly chuckled, a hint of deepness flashed across her eyes, the distracting thoughts in her mind quickly faded away, and her expression gradually returned to calm.

Be it a showdown or pressure, these things alone are far from enough to shake him.

In other words, the fact that Meimu could tell him these things directly was actually an obvious hint:

——They had just broken through the barrier of reality, and when facing that unknown existence, they could only rely on other big guys to hint and remind them, and they were not even qualified to know the other party's real name.

——And as the strongest being, Mei Mu could unscrupulously tell them that he was disrupting the other party's plan, and approach that being face to face, doing whatever he wanted.

What the difference between the two comes from can be understood at a glance.

"Boss Broken, I just asked Boss Eyebrows, and he said that the change just now was the adaptive characteristic of Yuan Mo, so I can just use it normally."

Finally, Xin Lailai came to his senses, looked at the scrap metal in front of him again, and explained to the other party.

"Adaptive properties? Oh my goodness, it has such a rare property. This thing is really a good treasure!"

Upon hearing this, Broken Copper and Iron touched his chin, looked down at the huge black sword in front of him that was covered with rust and tree-like texture, and exclaimed in amazement, his eyes full of curiosity.

"Okay, kid, now that you've asked clearly, let's get started. I'm curious about how far you can train this thing in the end."

"Well, thanks, big shot."

Xin Lailai nodded slightly, and without further hesitation, she placed Yuan Mo on the iron box, next to the Devouring Greatsword and the Indestructible Greatsword.

Om-! !

An indescribable impulse surged from his body, as if his body was asking him whether he could swallow the two big swords in front of him. Seeing this, Xin Lailai's eyes moved slightly, and his mind moved, trying to control Yuan Mo with his own subjective thoughts to cover the swallowing big swords first.

Wow!

The next second, Yuan Mo suddenly turned into a pool of dark liquid. Without any paradise prompt popping up, it directly wrapped up the Devouring Greatsword. When it regained its composure, a light blue text prompt belatedly popped up at the edge of his sight:
[Tip: "Yuan Mo (World Class·Main Weapon)" form effect 2 has been changed to "Devouring"]

Seeing this, Xin Lailai felt that Yuan Mo's connection with her had become stronger. A hint of satisfaction appeared in her eyes. Without any hesitation, she immediately controlled Yuan Mo to swallow it in the direction of the Unbreakable Greatsword.

Wow!

This time, Yuan Mo's swallowing speed was even faster than before. It only took him two or three seconds to completely swallow the Unbreakable Sword and return to his calm state.

[Tip: "Yuan Mo (World Class·Main Weapon)" form effect 3 has been changed to "Unbreakable"]

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【Yuanmo】

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Equipment Effect 4, Infinite (Passive): You can obtain and store different [Weapon Forms] by devouring different heavy sword weapons, and generate corresponding "Form Effects" based on the weapon formation. The [Weapon Form] storage limit increases with the score, and cannot be reset or overwritten after obtaining. The current storage limit is: 3.

Storage form: "Twin Form", "Devouring Form", "Unbreakable Form"

Form Effect 1, Twins (Passive/Active): Slashing damage +30%, spell and magic damage +30%, and can be actively separated into "Yuan Mo (God)" and "Yuan Mo (Devil)". When separated, the slashing damage bonus and spell and magic damage bonus will be separated into "Yuan Mo (God)" and "Yuan Mo (Devil)" respectively, and the bonus will be doubled.

Form Effect 2, Devour (Passive/Active): Can actively devour the world's power or items with world characteristics to restore durability, and the devouring efficiency is increased by 300%.

Form Effect 3, Indestructible (Passive/Active): When blocking, the weapon's toughness and durability are temporarily increased by 30%, and the weapon's durability loss caused by this block is reduced by 60%.

Rating: 500+++
Introduction: Are you really ready to bear the weight of the world?

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perfect.

Xin Lailai looked at Yuan Mo in front of her and gave her own evaluation in her mind.

He picked up the Yuan Mo, quietly feeling the rhythm coming from it. Finally, he had an idea and pulled it casually. The edge of the Yuan Mo suddenly turned into liquid, and a new Yuan Mo of the same size and shape was separated out in an instant like splashing ink. Then, the moment it touched the old Yuan Mo sword that was spinning back, it turned into liquid again and merged back into it.

Very good, it can be activated instantly, and the merging speed is also much faster. This alone is much stronger than the previous twin form.

Xin Lailai looked at Yuan Mo's initial form in front of her and became more and more satisfied. After trying for a while, she finally controlled it to switch from the initial form to the twin form. After taking a glance at the equipment effects of Yuan Mo in the twin form, her eyes moved slightly.

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[Yuan Mo (Twin Form)]

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Current form: Twin form

Basic effect, Twins (Passive/Active): Slashing damage +30%, spell and magic damage +30%, and can be actively separated into "Yuan Mo (God)" and "Yuan Mo (Devil)". When separated, the slashing damage bonus and spell and magic damage bonus will be separated into "Yuan Mo (God)" and "Yuan Mo (Devil)" respectively, and the bonus will be doubled.

Additional effect 1, Divine Pendant (Passive): In "Twin Form", when holding "Yuan Mo (God)" alone, the slash damage bonus is increased to 90%, and the weapon attack power bonus is increased by 60%. If you hold "Yuan Mo (Devil)" at the same time, the bonus will be reversed to an equal negative effect.

Additional effect 2, Demonic Meteorite (Passive): In "Twin Form", when holding "Yuan Mo (Magic)" alone, the spell and magic damage bonus is increased to +90%, and the mana and magic strength is increased by 60%. If you hold "Yuan Mo (God)" at the same time, the bonus will be reversed to an equal negative effect.

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Sure enough, just as he guessed, Yuan Mo's enhancement did not come out of thin air, but was achieved by greatly weakening the growth rate of the additional effects after switching forms, so that the bonus that Yuan Mo in the initial form could enjoy was greatly enhanced.

——To put it simply, it is to weaken the growth potential of other forms in order to increase the strength of the initial form, and concentrate Yuan Mo's bonus on the initial form rather than on the new forms obtained by swallowing.

In this way, the initial form of Yuan Mo will be the main form he uses in battle in the future, and form switching can be officially used as a special means to deal with extreme situations.

For example, the "Unbreakable" form. Under normal circumstances, this form is not very useful. However, once they encounter an enemy whose attack is so powerful that they can only passively block most of the time, the value of this form suddenly increases.

"Big Bro, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first?"

"Well, go ahead and try to reach the higher level as soon as possible so that I can see what this thing looks like when it grows up!"

Broken Copper and Iron said, then suddenly remembered something and added to Xin Lailai:
"By the way, if you have time, please tell that little girl called Death Bearer that my teacher doesn't like people who practice swordsmanship, so he is not interested in taking her as a disciple. But if she just wants to learn some blacksmithing and tailoring skills, she can register as a student under my name."

The one who holds the dead actually plans to take a rotten metal teacher as his master?

Xin Lailai was slightly startled when he heard what the broken copper and rotten iron said, then nodded and agreed:

"Okay, I'll tell her right away."

Although the Death Master also said during the meeting that he planned to develop a secondary profession, he never expected that the other party would choose forging and sewing.

"By the way, Boss Rag, about Youlin Kongyu's matter..."

"That thing? You can do whatever you want with that pair of fluttering things, but if you can really replenish the potential of that thing, I estimate that it should be enough for you two guys to use all the way to the high level, which is not a bad deal."

"Okay, sorry to bother the ragtag boss!"

He bowed slightly to the scrap metal, said thank you, and then disappeared on the spot.

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Sanctuary paradise, exclusive room.

[Transmission completed, Pioneer has returned to the exclusive room]

"Welcome back, Lailai."

"Well, how are Xiaobai and the others?"

"They are all playing over there. By the way, Xiao Gu said that this is the silk thread it spit out when we were sleeping. Let Lai Lai take a look and see how much you think it is worth."

As soon as they returned to their exclusive room, Ling Yuzi took out a ball of snow-white, crystal-clear silk from the storage space and showed it to Xin Lailai. Upon hearing this, Xin Lailai's eyes lit up and he quickly looked at the item description of the silk:

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【World Silk (287g)】

Origin: Silkworm of the World

Quality: world class
Category: Rare Materials

Rating: 457
Introduction: Silk thread spun by the world's silkworm, top-notch material for making cloth.

Price: 2.87% Source of the World
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457 point?
"Wait, isn't Xiao Gu only at the first level? How come the silk he spits out is of such high quality?"

"Xiao Gu said that it seems that because the bark of the World Tree has a relatively high rating, the quality of the silk it spits out exceeds the normal level."

Ling Yuzi explained, and Xin Lailai's eyes showed a hint of understanding when he heard it.

That's right. After all, the bark of the World Tree was produced from a large derivative world, so it's normal that the silk thread transformed from it is of higher quality.

"By the way, should Xiao Gu be okay? Will spitting out so much silk at once put a burden on its body?"

"Well... according to Xiao Gu himself, these threads were vomited out when he was sleeping. He thought he had wet the bed, and when he opened his eyes, he found that he was entangled in the vomited threads."

"..."

Very good, it seems that we don’t need to worry too much about the health problems of the little black silkworms.

"And Xiaobai, after seeing the cobalt metal in our room, he was so excited that he walked upright, and he said he would use the metal to build a new mecha for us."

"By the way, Xiaobai also specially built a nest for Xiaogu in the plantation. It comes with a complete septic tank treatment system and fertilizer processing system. In this way, Xiaogu only needs to go to the toilet there normally, and it can automatically fertilize the World Tree seedling. According to Xiaobai, with the fertilizer produced by Xiaogu, the seedling grew half a meter taller overnight."

Grown half a meter taller in one night? !
Hearing Ling Yuzi's description, Xin Lailai's eyes lit up with joy, with an obvious look of delight in her eyes.

Judging from this scale, the fertilizer produced by Xiaogu is much more effective in promoting the growth of the World Tree than he imagined.

"In this way, we might be able to cultivate a mature World Tree."

Xin Lailai recalled the knowledge he had found out about the World Tree, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

In fact, the World Tree Seed itself does not exist... or there is basically no so-called cultivation process. Because if the World Tree Seed is planted in a normal world, the world where it is located will immediately mobilize the original power of the entire world to nurture it, allowing it to grow to adulthood in a very short time, just like the magic beans in fairy tales. If the world where the World Tree Seed is located is strong enough, it can make it grow into a towering tree overnight.

But in that case, the potential of that World Tree Seed would basically be fixed there, with basically no possibility of growing any higher, and if the potential of the World Tree Seed used itself was not high enough, it might even die on the spot during the growth process, and might not even survive to adulthood.

Just like the seedling of the World Tree in Xiaobai's exclusive room, that thing is a typical example of congenital deficiency. If Xin Lailai dared to plant that thing on Shuhui Star, it would probably die the next day because it could not withstand the large amount of original power. Only in a place like Paradise, where there is no corresponding "quick growth" service at all, can the seed of the World Tree have a chance to grow slowly.

But even so, in Xin Lailai's initial estimation, the upper limit of the World Tree Seed was to grow to adulthood. After all, that thing itself was the seed produced by the World Tree of the derived world. Coupled with the congenital damage, its upper limit was basically fixed at the lowest level.

In this case, it would be a blessing for the other party to survive childhood and enter adulthood. After all, even those towering trees that are tens of thousands of meters high in the large derivative world are just "young people" who have gone a little further on the road to adulthood.

The world tree that has truly entered the mature stage...that is, has reached the "towering level" specifications, can basically only be seen in the high-level native world or in the exclusive rooms of some big-name contractors. For example, 04296, according to what the other party told him, there is a towering-level world tree planted in the other party's exclusive room, which has brought him considerable profits while also providing extremely stable and high-quality brewing materials.

--By the way, according to 04296 himself, because he had stayed in the ninth level for too long and had too many resources to accumulate, he was bored and had to keep planting trees. As a result, the number of various rare trees in the star realm in the other party's room was almost enough to form a forest. He also complained to him that it was a pity that he had never been able to obtain the black maple tree species, otherwise he would have directly collected a complete atlas of the ten rarest trees in the star realm.

"I will ask the promise boss about the value of these silks later and see what he has to say. Now let's finish the things on hand first."

After daydreaming for a while, Xin Lailai calmed down and put all the silk handed to her by Ling Yuzi into the storage space.

If you want to confirm the specific value of new materials like this that have never appeared in the past, they basically need to undergo a lot of tests, such as the most basic toughness, sharpness, environmental resistance, etc. Although he can do these tests himself, it is obviously not as professional as those who specialize in this field.

And, as he said, they have more important things to do now:

boom!
A sound, neither loud nor soft, was heard from the exclusive room, and two black treasure chests with completely different appearances fell steadily on the dining table.

"Zero more!" "Yeah!"

[Tip: Lailai's blessing has been obtained, luck +10]

After a while, the Paradise's notification sound came from Ling Yuzi, and then Xin Lailai started to operate quickly:
[Tip: The current equipment title has been changed to "Box Opening Maniac"]

[Reminder: The title's active effect "Unboxing Time!" has been activated, and you will receive "Treasure Chest Favor", which lasts for 10 minutes]

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【Unboxing Maniac】

Quality: ★★★★

Category: title

Obtaining conditions: Open more than 10000 treasure chests in one world progress

Wearing requirements: Charm attribute no less than 80 points, luck attribute no less than 10 points

Title Effect 1, Treasure Box! Treasure Box! (Passive): When wearing, treasure box drop rate +40%
Title Effect 2, Unboxing Time! (Active): After activation, you will enter the "Treasure Chest Favor" state. When you open a box, the chance of triggering the "Highest Profit Unboxing" will be increased by 10%, the duration is 10 minutes, and the cooldown period is 30 days.

*Tip: The continuous benefits provided by the title will only take effect when the title is worn. If the title is removed midway, the benefits will end prematurely and enter the cooling time.

Introduction: Dog trust? Dog tycoon? I want them all!!

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Very good, in this way, all the buffs that can be stacked can be stacked!
In the room, Xin Lailai looked at Ling Yuzi's luck attribute of 33 points and the gain above his head, nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at the two abyss treasure chests in front of him.

There are two Abyss Treasure Chests, one is the [Abyss Treasure Chest·Dark Light] dropped by the Dark Light Alien, and the other is the [Abyss Treasure Chest·Extreme Blade] dropped by the Extreme Blade Abyss Shadow, which was handed over to Ling Yuzi by 04296 during his coma.

Originally, because he was afraid of the word "abyss", he had no intention of touching these two things at all, but since Meimu said so, there was naturally no need to hesitate.

"Ling Yuzi, it's up to you!"

"Um!!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the girl placed her hands on the two treasure chests in front of her, took a deep breath, and lifted them up with force.

Om-! !

The next second, two extremely dazzling rays of light burst out, one as deep as the starry sky, and the other as red as blood.

[Tip: The "Abyss Treasure Box·Dark Light" has been opened, and the following items have been obtained]

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Overlord Essence (special item) *1
Fighting Master: LV.50 (Skill Scroll) *1
Distorted Dark Light Crystal (Abyss Enhancement) *1
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[Tip: The "Abyss Treasure Box·Ultimate Blade" has been opened, and the following items have been obtained]

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Grandmaster's Power (Complete)*1
Overlord Essence (special item) *1
Heart of the Ultimate Blade (Abyss Enhancement) *1
Killing Will (passive skill scroll) *1
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(End of this chapter)