I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 565 - 565 564. I am very reasonable_1

Chapter 565: 564. I am very reasonable_1 Chapter 565: 564. I am very reasonable_1 Even in his own hands, these fragments refused to stay put, emitting a black pollution that tried to burrow into Lu Ban’s skin and sink into his blood.

For Lu Ban, this level of contamination was akin to a mild itch.

To ordinary people, however, it could cause severe mental harm, and in serious cases, trigger mental illness.

But for the inheritors of the Ninth River, already touched by pollution and in possession of supernatural abilities, this contamination could catalyze their powers and take them to new heights.

Of course, the degree of contact determined the effect.

Holding it in hand had this effect, but swallowing it directly like that rabbit was another story altogether.

“Even for the sake of others, I must collect all the fragments as soon as possible,”

Lu Ban thought to himself.

“Mr. Lu, are you, are you alright?”

Not daring to approach Lu Ban, Du Ming asked from a distance.

“No problem.”

Lu Ban wiped the bloodstains off his hands with the tablecloth on the table.

“There should be no fragments here anymore, you can look somewhere else, but I’d advise you not to bother.”

After stepping out of the house, Lu Ban cast another look around but found no fragments.

“By the way, Mr. Du, you didn’t see anything just now, did you?”

After a pause, Lu Ban turned back to ask Du Ming.

Du Ming, standing beside the puddle of black water, shuddered when he heard Lu Ban’s voice behind him and quickly turned around.

“I saw nothing, saw nothing.”

Du Ming replied.

“That’s good.”

Lu Ban showed a kind smile.

Of the nine fragments, he had already acquired three, about enough.

Back in the courtyard, Lu Ban saw the others.

He had three fragments.

Blindman Zhang had somehow produced a second one.

Dai Yuanyang had three.

And only He Chong had managed to get one.

Within less than an hour, all nine fragments were found.

“So currently, Little Brother Lu has eight points, Dai Yuanyang seven, Old Zhang four, I have three, and Elder Shi one.”

Seventh Master summed up.

He glanced at Lu Ban.

“The young are indeed fearsome.”

“Just good luck, good luck,”

Lu Ban humbly said.

“We can rest tonight and face the third event first thing tomorrow morning.”

Seventh Master wiped the sweat from his brow. Jiangcheng Mountain was hot and humid at night, the sticky air like some beast constantly licking one’s skin, causing sweat to pour out. Although it wasn’t very hot, it gave an indescribably stifling feeling.

If coldness varied physically and magically from the north to the south, then the entire nation likely shared a similar perception of this heat.

On such a night, without air conditioning, sleep was absolutely impossible.

Lu Ban felt like he was about to melt.

Oh, he could actually melt, so no problem.

Seeing the rest were ready to retreat to their rooms to sleep or find a spot to drink tea and chat, Lu Ban hurriedly raised his hand.

“I have a favor to ask of everyone.”

Hearing Lu Ban’s words, the group who were ready to disperse turned their attention towards him.

“Since the results of the second round of the competition are out, I assume none of us need these fragments anymore. I’m a bit curious, I’d like to piece them together to see what they form, so could I trouble you all to lend them to me?”

A scholar’s borrowing is always meant to be returned.

With borrowing and returning, future borrowing isn’t tough.

At worst, when Lu Ban returned to the present, he could show the assembled Life-pattern Jade to He Jiaoyang, which would be considered repayment.

Lu Ban was always reasonable.

“?”

Seventh Master had a question mark floating above his head.

However, he hadn’t considered this angle before, and as he himself didn’t own a single piece, he looked towards those who had found shards of the Jade Pendant.

“This thing really is of no use to me, so since you want it, I might as well give it to you.”

Blindman Zhang handed the two shards he held over to Lu Ban.

He Chong glanced at Lu Ban and, with a kind of reverence, handed his own piece to him.

Only Dai Yuanyang remained.

“These Jade Pendant shards can enhance our abilities to a certain extent, what do you mean by taking them away?”

He spoke bluntly.

“I’m just curious.”

Lu Ban answered with a simple sentence, which obviously wasn’t enough to convince Dai Yuanyang.

Not to mention, after touching the Life-pattern Jade and feeling the power contained within, Dai Yuanyang wasn’t going to let go easily, and he even thought about collecting them all to take back to the professors in the research lab.

“Then give them to me, let me piece them together, once it’s done, I’ll tell you the answer, and you won’t have to spend time on it.”

Dai Yuanyang was persistent.

“No, I want to enjoy the process of doing it myself.”

Lu Ban said, caring only for his own opinion.

“Are you unreasonable… what are you even saying?”

Dai Yuanyang felt that Lu Ban was being completely unreasonable.

“No, I am very reasonable.”

No sooner had he finished speaking than Lu Ban raised his hand and the silver steel pen “Testament” manifested itself.

Dai Yuanyang, unable to see what was in Lu Ban’s hand, only felt some kind of threat brewing before him and subconsciously wanted to manipulate Lu Ban’s cognition to believe the distance between them was closer.

But before he could act, Lu Ban had already written a few words on the forehead of Dai Yuanyang.

“Fall unconscious.”

Dai Yuanyang felt dizzy, a strong sensation of vertigo struck him, and before he could react, he lost consciousness.

Lu Ban supported Dai Yuanyang, laying him on the ground, and took the three shards from his hand.

Once the effect lasted and Dai Yuanyang was entirely unconscious, Lu Ban stood up.

He saw the others looking at him with complex expressions.

What Lu Ban did could be deemed wrong—it was outright robbery.

But Dai Yuanyang’s previous actions made the Inheritors of the Ninth River feel he kind of deserved it.

After all, since the artifact held no interest for them, it might as well go to Lu Ban.

As for Dai Yuanyang, he had brought it on himself.

“Brother Lu, this…”

He Chong originally wanted to ask, but seeing Lu Ban’s gaze turn to him, he quickly changed his tune.

“If you’ve pieced it together, please show me too, I’m very curious.”

“I’m also very curious, Mr. Lu.”

Du Ming joined in, vividly remembering the spectacle of Lu Ban ripping apart the monster barehanded; he didn’t dare to cross Lu Ban.

After all, Lu Ban held no malevolence towards him, and compared to the foreigner-seeking Dai Yuanyang, Lu Ban seemed like a better person.

“Okay, if I complete it, I’ll definitely show it to you all.”

Lu Ban revealed a radiant smile.

He and a few others dragged Dai Yuanyang into a room, and then he returned to his own guest room.

Nine shards were laid out on the table; Lu Ban activated True Sight, and quickly discovered the pattern between the shards.

He thought of those puzzle-solving video creators on old-day video websites, who would produce videos about piecing together puzzles or solving riddle toys—most of which seemed quite tormenting to watch.

Lu Ban spent a few minutes piecing together the shards.

An emerald green piece of jade appeared in the palm of Lu Ban’s hand.

Life-pattern Jade

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