Chapter 54 - 50: The Sun God’s Reward
Chapter 54: Chapter 50: The Sun God’s Reward
Inside the mine.
Fang Xiu surveyed the scene before him, feeling somewhat moved.
As expected, all of this was caused by this stone that radiated a warmth like sunlight.
At this moment, the sound of footsteps had completely vanished.
In their place were numerous figures.
When that beam of light obscured the glow of the Fake Sun Flame Stone,
everything was revealed.
The cave, which previously held only the sound of footsteps,
was now densely packed with people... well, you couldn’t really call them people.
These "people" all had the heads of dogs.
Perhaps calling them kobolds would be more appropriate.
They wore grimy clothes and battered safety helmets. Some held shovels, others pickaxes, and some even had children with them.
Right now, all these kobolds were looking at Fang Xiu.
Bathed in the light, they waved at him.
They appeared to have smiles on their faces.
Although their smiles were friendly, Fang Xiu found them a bit strange.
After all, the ones smiling were all dog heads.
But Fang Xiu didn’t mind.
Because this was their way of saying goodbye to him.
Their smiles were ones of gratitude.
Dying in this mine was tragic enough.
Then, because of this Fake Sun Flame Stone, they became Undead, forced to continue the work they did in life.
Finally, under the glow of the Fake Sun Flame Stone, they couldn’t even maintain their Undead bodies.
But even so, they were still not free.
Reduced to nothing but the sound of footsteps, they continued to toil away.
Now, after Fang Xiu Sacrificed the Fake Sun Flame Stone to the Sun God,
they had finally found true release.
"Goodbye!"
Fang Xiu waved back.
He watched as the kobolds gradually vanished before his eyes.
"Hm?"
After the kobolds disappeared,
Fang Xiu saw a jet-black object on the ground before him. It definitely hadn’t been there before.
After a moment’s hesitation, Fang Xiu walked over.
"What is this?"
Looking at the metal-like object, Fang Xiu didn’t recognize it.
It was black all over and very smooth.
Fang Xiu reached out to touch it and found the metal’s surface was warm.
And though it looked small, it had some weight to it.
[Profound Heavy Iron (1 kg): Level 35 Rare Material. When forging hammer or axe-type weapons, add 10g for a 90% chance to grant a gravity-increasing Skill.]
"A Rare Material?"
Fang Xiu hadn’t expected it to be a Rare Material.
And adding just ten grams to a weapon gave a ninety percent chance of gaining a Skill.
The piece in Fang Xiu’s hand was labeled as one kilogram, which should be one thousand grams.
’How many pieces of Equipment would I have to forge to use all this?’
But what surprised Fang Xiu was that this one-kilogram piece of Profound Heavy Iron felt like it weighed at least ten kilograms when he picked it up.
’This must be a characteristic of Rare Materials!’
Fang Xiu didn’t dwell on it.
Even though it was ten kilograms, Fang Xiu’s Power, having been enhanced by the Flower God’s Flower Dew, was immense.
Lifting something that weighed ten kilograms was still very easy for him.
A Level 35 Rare Material. He would definitely take it.
Just as Fang Xiu put the Profound Heavy Iron away,
the light that had enveloped the Fake Sun Flame Stone also vanished.
Along with it, the Fake Sun Flame Stone itself disappeared.
But... after the Fake Sun Flame Stone was gone, all the surrounding light vanished as well.
The area around Fang Xiu was plunged into darkness.
SWOOSH!
In an instant, Kajimi appeared by Fang Xiu’s side.
"Master!"
Kajimi called out.
Fang Xiu nodded slightly. "I’m fine."
As he spoke, he turned on his phone’s flashlight. Though the light was faint, it was enough to illuminate what was in front of him.
It was worth mentioning that to deal with these dark environments,
the phones here had an ultra-long standby time. A five-minute charge could last for two weeks of calls.
The flashlight was actually very bright; it just seemed dim inside the cave.
"Master, what is this thing that emits the Light Element?"
Although it wasn’t the first time she had seen it,
Kajimi still found it fascinating.
’This little brick actually contains the Light Element.’
"Light... This is a phone. I’ll buy you one later."
Fang Xiu wasn’t short on money.
A phone wasn’t expensive, so he was naturally willing to buy one.
"Yay! Thank you, Master!"
Kajimi broke into a smile.
Her tail even started wagging back and forth.
"Well, I’ll be!"
’I never thought Kajimi’s tail could do that.’
But he quickly composed himself and walked toward the spot where the Fake Sun Flame Stone had been. "Let’s see what the Sacrifice gave me this time."
This time, as the light faded, Fang Xiu had already seen it.
Something had appeared where the Fake Sun Flame Stone had vanished.
In other words, this time it wasn’t an Attribute enhancement or a new Skill.
’I hope the Sun God liked the drink I Sacrificed and gives me something good!’
He had made many Sacrifices, and the things he’d received were never bad.
But who wouldn’t want to get something even better?
Fang Xiu was no exception.
He walked up to the huge pit.
Fang Xiu shone his phone’s flashlight into it and saw a rectangular golden box resting at the bottom.
"Kajimi, go get it!"
Fang Xiu said.
Kajimi retrieved the rectangular golden box from the ground and brought it to Fang Xiu.
Only then did Fang Xiu get a clear look at the golden box. It was carved with patterns of suns.
Though simple, it was not without a certain beauty.
Of course, that wasn’t very important.
Fang Xiu was far more curious about what was inside the box.
"Let’s see!"
Fang Xiu opened the box directly, and a Golden Radiance immediately flashed out.
It was like a ray of sunlight passing by—warm, but not blinding.
A very gentle light.
"A golden legendary?"
Fang Xiu looked inside and saw... a piece of paper?
When the Golden Radiance appeared, Fang Xiu thought he had struck it rich, that he’d unboxed a golden legendary.
But it turned out to be just a piece of paper.
’Such a beautiful, exquisite, high-end, and classy box actually contains a piece of paper?’
’No, wait. High-end and classy things like calligraphy and paintings are also stored in boxes. Maybe this paper isn’t so simple.’
Fang Xiu figured that since it was a gift from the Sun God,
even if it were trash, it definitely wouldn’t be a piece of toilet paper.
Thinking this, Fang Xiu directly took out the rolled-up piece of paper.
"Hold my phone."
Fang Xiu handed the phone to Kajimi.
Then he slowly unrolled the paper.
By the faint light of the phone, Fang Xiu was finally able to see what was on it.
"Sun God Armor... is this... an Equipment blueprint?"
Fang Xiu took a look. This seemed to be a crafting blueprint for a set of clothes.
He hadn’t expected it to be a crafting blueprint.
And a quick-crafting blueprint at that.
As long as you gathered all the items listed on it, you could use this quick-crafting blueprint directly.
You could craft a full set of Equipment on the spot.
No need for a Blacksmith’s help.
This was some high-end stuff!
He examined the equipment blueprint in his hand more closely.
"Level 50 Equipment?"
Although this piece of Equipment was only Level 50, after Fang Xiu took a careful look at its stats,
he was stunned.
"Divine Armor! This Defense Power... even a Level 80 suit of armor crafted today wouldn’t have this much Defense, let alone a set of clothes."
Fang Xiu really liked this piece of Level 50 Equipment.
Because unlike armor made by a Blacksmith, it wouldn’t be bulky.
It was more like clothes made by a Tailor.
If crafted successfully, it would be a piece of armor with incredibly high Defense.
And its Defense Power would be on par with, if not better than, ordinary Level 80 armor made by a Blacksmith.
What Fang Xiu liked most was a small parenthetical note on it, containing three words: (No Level Requirement).
This set of Equipment, although Level 50, had no level requirement. That meant even a Level 5 person could wear it.
And they would be able to fully utilize its effects.
Generally, Power Level corresponds to Equipment Level.
If one’s power was too low, they couldn’t use powerful Equipment.
For example, a Level 10 person wearing Level 30 Equipment could put it on—there were no restrictions on that.
But because their Spiritual Power wasn’t strong enough, they couldn’t activate the Equipment’s effects at all.
A Level 10 wearing Level 30 Equipment wouldn’t just fail to get Level 30 Defense Power; the effect might even be worse than just wearing Level 10 Equipment.
But this set of Equipment, once crafted, would not be restricted by the wearer’s Level.
As long as you put it on, even someone at Level 1 could unleash its Level 50 Defense Power.
And it was an incredibly strong Level 50 Defense at that.
However, although the words "Sun God Armor" were written on it, Fang Xiu looked closer and figured the phrasing should be parsed as "Sun God, Armor."
The rough meaning was "Armor bestowed by the Sun God."
Of course, even if it wasn’t a true Divine Armor, for the current Fang Xiu, it was still a "Divine Armor."
Fang Xiu already possessed the Life Staff given by the Goddess of Life.
He had always wanted to get a set of Equipment.
Unfortunately, he hadn’t found a set he liked.
They were either too bulky and ugly,
or they looked good but had terrible Defense Power.
Some only had physical defense, without even magical defense.
For Fang Xiu, none of these were his ideal Equipment.
But this Sun God Armor was just right for him.
At least until his power reached Level 50, this set of Equipment would not become obsolete.
"It’s just that these Refining Materials are a bit of a problem."
Fang Xiu looked at the Refining Materials on the blueprint.
Some were as high as Level 50.
Although they were just ordinary Refining Materials,
for someone like Fang Xiu, who was only Level 12, they were still difficult to obtain.
Of course, it might be possible if he bought them.
"After I leave the Gate World, I’ll go ask Uncle Zhao if he has any."
Fang Xiu placed the blueprint back in the box and put it away.
He looked up toward the location of the woman’s corpse.
"Kajimi, take me up there!"
Fang Xiu refused to believe that this woman could have stayed in this cave for over a month and gotten nothing.
Even an idiot wouldn’t do that.
She hadn’t gone after the Fake Sun Flame Stone in a whole month, so there must be some other secret.
Even though that female Beast Tamer was already dead,
Fang Xiu still had to check things out thoroughly!
"Yes, Master!"
Kajimi responded and flew Fang Xiu up onto the Rock.
This time, Fang Xiu saw the woman’s wounds up close, but he didn’t care about any of that.
What Fang Xiu cared about was a handbag beside the woman!