Chapter 123 Release Altar. The lamp is being upgraded.
【personal information:】
[Bound Player (Unique): Du Yu (Nickname: Dudu)]
[Synthesis Level: Candle (In the chaotic darkness, you light a candle; is this the beginning of revival or a sign of destruction?)]
【title:】
[The insane wastelander (already wearing it)]
[Newbie God on the Road (Not Equipped)]
[Traits: Fog Moth (in fusion), Dudu Loves Synthesis, Listener (Beginner)]
[Mental Strength: -- (Numerical values have lost their meaning for you; nothing can measure a god, except another god.)]
【talent:……】
【state:……】
On the character panel of the crafting system, the previously "lost" [Wheel of Fortune] has quietly disappeared from the Traits section, replaced by [Mist Moth] which is now "merging".
The system's explanation of "moth in the fog" is very abstract:
[Caged bird, dream flower, mist moth, you have suffered greatly at the hands of fate, and now you have glimpsed a corner of the truth. Perhaps an abyss lies ahead. Will you continue forward?]
[Note: After the traits are fused, you will see traces of [Fate]'s manipulation and will no longer be subject to [Fate's] arrangements. Perhaps this is a bad thing, who knows?]
The system's description remained cryptic, but that didn't matter. Du Yu took a deep breath and carefully reviewed the system announcements he hadn't paid attention to before:
[Ding dong, congratulations to the player for completing the main quest [Tian Yinuo's Heartfelt Thoughts - Searching for the Lost Seed]!]
[Task Rewards: Spirit Restoration Accelerator Nourishing Essence *16, Believer [Tian Yinuo] Loyalty +6, Divine Name Spread +100!]
[Ding dong, congratulations to the player for completing the dungeon quest [A Promise Worth a Thousand Pieces of Gold]!]
[Mission Rewards: Seed Containing [Destiny] Element *1, Altar [Lamp] Upgrade Blueprint *1, Dungeon [Dormitory Building No. 16] Entry Card *1]]
[Ding! Congratulations to the player for completing the hidden achievements [Imprisonment] and [Escape], triggering the title [Outlaw]!]
The first two hints were as expected, but the new title was completely unexpected.
[Outlaw: You are a madman walking on the edge of the law; whether you court death or act bravely is up to you; when equipped, the sheriff's hatred increases by 5, and there is a chance to be exempt from the "Forced Will" judgment.]
The so-called willpower assessment refers to the process in the field of mysticism where, when faced with something beyond the scope of cognition, one's willpower is often judged. Those with weak willpower who cannot withstand this impact often suffer mental breakdowns or even go insane.
The title "Outlaw" is somewhat useful, but since Du Yu already has the talent "Golden Will," this title doesn't play a significant role. You can wear it when you encounter potentially high-impact situations, but otherwise, it's better to wear titles that accelerate credit point gain.
After reading the unexpected bonus of "Outlaws," Du Yu clicked on the remaining two bonuses.
The Spirit Body Recovery Accelerator Nourishing Essence is a well-deserved reward, nothing special. The only surprising thing is the quantity; the system has been unusually generous this time.
The reward was already in his backpack. Curious, Du Yu took out a bottle of green solution. After looking at it and finding nothing amiss, he poured a bottle into the [Dream Petri Dish] according to the instructions, leaving the rest to be poured in three days later.
The system description only stated that it would accelerate the recovery process of the spirit body, but did not specify how much it would accelerate. Du Yu could only suppress his excitement.
Incidentally, after she completed the main quest "Tian Yinuo's Heartfelt Thoughts - Searching for the Lost Seeds," she finally learned what the last two words of the quest meant. If she hadn't guessed them, the quest probably wouldn't have gone so smoothly.
As for the rewards for the "A Promise Worth a Thousand Pieces of Gold" dungeon, it's rather speechless. The system actually included the mission objective—the "Destiny" element seed—as a reward. One has to admire its shamelessness.
Du Yu examined the materials needed for this altar upgrade:
[Special Building: Altar & Lamp]
[Construction Materials: Altar Candle, Number of Believers Greater Than 1000, Deity Ashes*1, Ancient Secret*1, Elemental Core*10...]
Once the altar reaches the [Lamp] level, the required materials for upgrading are reduced significantly, but most of the remaining materials are still difficult to obtain, especially the [Ancient Secret], which sounds like it will require a lot of effort to acquire.
Wait a minute, my understanding of the "ancient secrets" may be different from the system's understanding.
Du Yu, with a strange expression, sorted out the information he had obtained from Linqi and submitted a report stating that "the Great Cataclysm has never occurred." As a result, the system not only certified it at lightning speed, but it was also rated as the highest level secret in the system's rating.
Du Yu's eyebrows twitched. It seemed that, apart from the seed, the information casually given at the last minute would be the biggest gain in this instance.
The most abstract problem was solved, and Du Yu quickly gathered the remaining materials. However, this upgrade would take a full three days, with the progress bar incredibly long. Just as Du Yu was about to click "upgrade," a system notification suddenly popped up:
[Have you confirmed using [God's Ashes] as a material for upgrading the altar? We suggest checking the [Dormitory Building 16] entry pass for the reward dungeon first^^]
The system notification came out of nowhere, but Du Yu knew that although it was a riddle, it never gave useless information, so he first opened the information bar of the access card and took a look.
【Item Name: Dungeon [Dormitory Building No. 16] Admission Card】
[Instructions for Use: An access card to the past, requiring the use of the aura related to the false god [Heartless Specter] to unlock.]
Is the aura related to the false god [Heartless and Blinded]? Du Yu's first and only encounter with this false god was in the deep dream realm that Cat Beard and the others were exploring.
Thinking of this, Du Yu couldn't help but feel a chill of fear. That dream had already collapsed. After using up that piece of amber, where could she find anything related to the aura of [Lost Heart and Eyes]?
But when Du Yu took the amber out of his backpack, he was startled.
The once bright orange amber was now covered in cracks, like a spider web encircling the snail. Light pierced through the broken crystals, and due to the optical illusion, the snail's shell appeared to be covered in cracks as well, seemingly about to shatter into pieces at any moment.
"what happened?"
Du Yu subconsciously held his breath, questioning the system that was feigning death. 166, who seemed to have been busy with something lately, flew in through the window and gave Du Yu a disdainful look:
"Didn't I tell you before that for a seed to sprout, you need the ashes of a god?"
Du Yu was speechless. The system had indeed given a warning, but Tian Yinuo's action of giving him the seed yesterday was so smooth that the system didn't warn him about using it secretly, so he had completely forgotten about it.
"Can the altar still be used after it's been upgraded like this?"
Du Yu was too lazy to bother with 166's disrespectful words and asked the question he cared about most first. Bai Ge shook her head, her crimson eyes filled with disdain:
"It's just a little energy extracted. What do you think of these divine relics? A few more times and it'll be fine..."
Having gotten the answer he wanted, Du Yu decisively put 166's sarcasm behind him, clicked on the pass, and was even more speechless after seeing its contents.
【Item Name: Dungeon [Dormitory Building No. 16] Admission Card】
[Instructions for use: An access card to the past, already unlocked. Requires the [Altar.Lamp] to function.]
What is this endless nesting doll thing?
Speechless as he was, having confirmed that the amber had no other use, Du Yu clicked "Confirm Upgrade" in the [Architecture] section.
"Click".
All the other materials disappeared automatically from the backpack, but the amber shattered in Du Yu's palm. The snail shell and the amber turned into grayish-white foam and slowly disappeared under Du Yu's gaze.
For some reason, when the countdown bar for the altar upgrade lit up, Du Yu suddenly felt a sense of loss, as if he had lost something that had been with him for a long time.
But because they had been together for so long, even the sadness of parting was stretched out and made very thin, like a wound that had been injured and then healed, and would ache faintly in the depths of memory every rainy day.
Du Yu frowned in annoyance, knowing that this inexplicable sadness most likely came from the blank space in the depths of his memory, and couldn't help but look at the prop card in his backpack.
Dormitory Building No. 16
...The building where I lived in college in my previous life.
A strange premonition rose in Du Yu's heart. If this instance was really as she thought, then the mystery that had been shrouding her like a gray fog since she transmigrated would be answered in the instance.
"Wow, Xiao Yi, you're amazing!"
A commotion came from outside. Du Yu took one last deep look at the "Situation" section and saw the word "Mere Survival" before pushing open the door and walking out.
"What's all this commotion about?"
Knowing that Xiao Yi was not good with words, Tian Yinuo took a few steps to the side, revealing Xiao Yi covered in blood, and pushed him forward.
"Miss! Look, Xiao Yi brought back two elemental cores at once."
Du Yu raised an eyebrow in surprise. Even with Xiao Yi's strength, it wouldn't be easy to get two back at once—it wasn't just a simple matter of whether or not they could win.
The corrupted species that possess the elemental cores are usually quite intelligent. Not only are their territories scattered, but they will also run away if they can't win a fight. It takes some luck to get two of them back at once.
Xiao Yi pursed her lips, awkwardly averting her gaze. Suddenly remembering something, she quickly looked at Du Yu, staring at her chin and saying:
"Recently, the monsters have been very active."
Are the Fallen Ones very active in the Gray Fog?
Since Xiao Yi hunts in the gray fog every day, her senses are unlikely to be wrong.
Du Yu's heart sank slightly. The abnormalities of the Fallen Species were often related to the Gray Mist, and every disturbance of the Gray Mist was often a disaster for humanity...
After instructing Xiao Yi to gather more information, he sent Du Yu to take a bath. Du Yu turned around and his gaze inexplicably met that of a flowerpot.
On Tian Yinuo's balcony, among a group of half-dead, grotesque flowers, there is an incongruous flowerpot.
Du Yu stared at the flowerpot for a few seconds, then suddenly spoke:
"You don't have to call me Miss anymore."
"No, Madam entrusted Miss to me, and Miss entrusted you to me. You are both my Misses!"
Tian Yinuo was taken aback for a moment before resolutely refusing. Her confident argument about "Miss" left Du Yu both amused and exasperated. He shook his head and muttered something under his breath:
"Who entrusted whom exactly?"
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Author's note: I wrote this hastily on the train, so there might be typos. I'll correct them when I get back. [Let me check]
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