"Hello, my name is You Huang. Thank you for saving us! If it weren't for you, the five of us would have died on our own doorstep!"
After a moment of silence, the man who had been stared at by Karl for the chest broke the silence first, extending his blood-stained hand to Chi Chen and sincerely thanking him.
Although Chi Chen was only at the Solid Mirror level, after what had happened before, how could You Huang not see that among the four people in front of him, Chi Chen was the most terrifying?
"We're all compatriots, no need to thank me. My name is Chi Chen!"
Chi Chen also extended his palm, not caring about the dirt on You Huang's hands, and shook hands with him.
Then Chi Chen introduced Lin Bai and the other two.
"Brother You, how did the people from the Nordic Region manage to chase you all the way here?"
Chi Chen looked at You Huang and asked the question that had been bothering him. In this dimensional world, Dawn City of the Nordic War Zone was not close to Guangxia City of the Great Xia. How could the other side dare to chase You Huang and his group of five all the way here?
Upon hearing this, You Huang glanced at the four people behind him and fell silent.
Upon seeing this, Chi Chen was about to speak.
You Huang then turned to look at Chi Chen and said:
"There's nothing I can't say. If you hadn't saved us, this thing would have fallen into the hands of those Nordic bastards!"
You Huang reached into his chest and, without hesitation, took out a black stone about the size of a thumb.
"Brother You, what's this?"
Seeing this, Chi Chen and the others were even more puzzled. Did Karl and his group really chase them all the way here for such a small piece of black stone?
"You don't know this thing?!"
You Huang was also taken aback when he saw the puzzled expressions on the faces of Chi Chen and the other three.
"Uh, Brother You, we've just arrived in this dimensional world, and we're not familiar with many things yet!"
Qingsheng stepped forward and said something as well.
"Just arrived in the dimensional world?!"
Upon hearing this, You Huang looked at Chi Chen and the other three in surprise. They had only just arrived and already dared to go out?
However, when You Huang thought of what had happened earlier, he felt relieved. Although only two of the four people in Chi Chen's group were at the Ascension Realm, their combat power was truly terrifying!
Each one of them, taken out individually, is a true monster, especially Chi Chen. He is currently only at the Solid Mirror realm, but he had previously unleashed the aura of the Ascension Realm.
This boy is truly bizarre and mysterious.
However, although You Huang was filled with curiosity, he wouldn't be foolish enough to ask Chi Chen about his secret.
After giving Chi Chen a deep look, You Huang finally spoke:
"This thing is called obsidian. It's something that only exists in this dimensional realm. Don't be fooled by its small size; just this tiny piece can be exchanged for over 100,000 merit points in the city!"
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen, Qing Sheng, Lin Bai, and Hu Miaomiao's eyes widened in surprise. Such a small piece of obsidian could be exchanged for over 100,000 merit points?
What does over 100,000 mean? That's the mystery of the Star Glory Realm, you have to kill more than ten of them!
"Brother You, what's this obsidian used for?"
Chi Chen swallowed hard. Over 100,000! That could offset a small portion of his merit debt!
"It is an essential material for crafting forbidden items, and it is a second-tier forbidden item!"
You Huang glanced at the obsidian in his hand, his eyes filled with complex emotions. Because of this thing they had obtained by chance, they not only lost everything on the way back, but also lost three of their brothers who had reached the Ascension Realm.
"A second-tier forbidden item?!"
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen was taken aback again. He looked down at the ring on his finger. The Line Domain was a third-tier forbidden item, and the abilities it had displayed were already enough to surprise Chi Chen. What would its power be if it were a second-tier forbidden item?
Don't underestimate the difference between the second and third tiers, which is only one tier. There are only four tiers in total for forbidden items. Each tier difference results in a world of difference in the abilities that can be displayed!
The third-tier Linear Domain that Chi Chen received as the Rookie King was already a great reward. If Chi Chen hadn't performed so amazingly at the end of the training camp, almost losing his life because of it, he should have only received a fourth-tier forbidden item.
Suddenly, Chi Chen's eyes shifted to the ground not far away. Then, under everyone's gaze, Chi Chen quickly jogged to Karl's corpse, bent down and picked up the lightsaber that had previously performed well in Karl's hands.
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
Holding the lightsaber, Chi Chen channeled his spiritual power into it and swung it a few times at the open space in front of him. The lightsaber trembled, but no sword light appeared.
"What happened?"
Chi Chen frowned slightly. This lightsaber wasn't like this when it was in Karl's hands.
"That's a specially made forbidden item from the Nordic theater; those without the Holy Light cannot use it!"
Seeing this, You Huang explained something to Chi Chen.
"Specially made? Can't be used?"
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen looked helplessly at the lightsaber in his hand. He had thought he had struck gold, but now he couldn't use it.
Hearing Chi Chen's questioning voice, You Huang's expression immediately became strange. It seemed that they didn't know anything about the situation in Northern Europe.
You Huang continued:
"The forbidden abilities of the Norse are very different from those of our Great Xia. Although their forbidden abilities vary from one another, they are all vastly different. Their forbidden abilities all originate from something they call Holy Light. Moreover, the forbidden abilities of the Norse are somewhat similar to the mystical, with their strength determined by bloodline—or, to use the levels of Holy Light, would be more accurate."
From lowest to highest level, Holy Light is categorized into wingless, two-winged, four-winged, six-winged, and eight-winged. The more Holy Light wings one possesses, the stronger their combat power is within the same rank, and the higher the realm they can reach. Karl, whom you killed, was a four-winged Holy Light; Owen, who escaped, was a two-winged Holy Light; the others are simply wingless ability users!
After You Huang finished speaking, he glanced at Karl lying on the ground again. A four-winged holy light ascending realm cultivator, he actually died in less than half an hour under Chi Chen's hands!
Listening to You Huang's words, Chi Chen and the other three finally understood about the forbidden ability users in Northern Europe. They had never fought against the people of Northern Europe before, nor had they deliberately tried to learn about them, so naturally they didn't know these things.
"Then this lightsaber is useless?!"
Chi Chen brandished the lightsaber in his hand, and immediately felt a pang of heartache.
“It’s useful, it’s useful. Although we can’t use it, we can still get a lot of merit points by taking it back. The lightsaber in your hand should be one of the best among the third-tier forbidden items. We should be able to break it down into some good materials at the crafting workshop!”
Seeing that Chi Chen was about to throw away the lightsaber with some disdain, You Huang quickly spoke up.
"Hehe, that's alright!"
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen smiled again, thinking that it was fine as long as he could exchange it for merit points.
...
A few hours later, in Guangxia City, Chi Chen, holding a lightsaber, followed You Huang and the others toward the place to exchange merit points, much to the surprise of those around him.
Inside a spacious room, many people were standing in front of a dozen counters exchanging merit points.
As soon as You Huang stepped through the gate, many people greeted him, clearly indicating that he was quite popular in Guangxia City.
Chi Chen and his companions also curiously observed the crowd in the hall, feeling that this place was very similar to the southern border of the Great Xia Dynasty. Even though they were in this dangerous dimensional realm, the people in the hall all had smiles on their faces and were talking loudly to the people next to them.
But beneath that smile lies an untold sorrow. However, humans are naturally capable of self-regulation; they will cry when they need to cry and laugh when they need to laugh.
Those who are alive should naturally strive to make the world a better place for those who have passed away.
This is what Chi Chen felt most deeply on the border between this dimensional realm and the Great Xia Dynasty: life and death, although always a heavy topic, cannot stop people from moving forward and continuing to live.
After waiting for a while, You Huang finally arrived at a window.
Hello, what would you like to exchange?
The staff members gave each of them a professional smile.
"obsidian!"
You Huang took out a piece of obsidian the size of a thumb and placed it in front of the staff.
The staff member was slightly taken aback, and then began to calculate the merit points that You Huang could exchange for with some surprise. Obsidian is a rare item, even in this hall where tens of thousands of merit points are exchanged every day!
"Okay, based on the size of the obsidian you provided, you can exchange it for a total of 187,000 merit points!"
Once the staff has finished the calculations, they will input the data into the card that You Huang handed over earlier.
"Wait, allocate 100,000 merit points to them!"
Seeing this, You Huang pointed at Chi Chen and the others.
"Brother You, what's going on?"
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen was taken aback.
"If it weren't for you, the five of us would have been gone long ago, not to mention these tens of thousands of merit points. It's only right that you get this obsidian. However, three of our brothers died on the way, and the other four can't risk their lives for nothing. So I'll keep 80,000 for the families of the two brothers who died, and give some to the other four!"
You Huang looked at Chi Chen and said very seriously.
"Brother You, we are compatriots, it is only right for us to save you. This obsidian was obtained with your lives, we absolutely cannot accept these merit points!"
Chi Chen did not take out the card he had obtained from Zhang Rong to exchange for merit points, and firmly shook his head at You Huang.
Upon seeing this, You Huang was also taken aback.
A dozen minutes later, Chi Chen looked at the card in his hand filled with 100,000 merit points and shook his head helplessly. Of these 100,000, 50,000 were exchanged for the lightsaber, and the other 50,000 were only given to Chi Chen after they finally gave in to You Huang's repeated refusals.
After exchanging merit points, You Huang quickly left to handle the funeral arrangements for his two deceased brothers and the distribution of merit points.
After several battles, Chi Chen and his companions were exhausted and prepared to return to their lodgings to rest, in preparation for their next outing.
There was no other way; Chi Chen was now a black slave burdened with huge debts, so naturally they had to work harder.
Meanwhile, heading towards Dawn City, Owen and two other escaped Norsemen cautiously made their way across the black earth, their faces grim.
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