Mrs. and Mr. Smith
Chapter 2599: 2597: Void Hat

Chapter 2599: Chapter 2597: Void Hat

“Grayson, what do you think of cultivation in this Holy Kingdom? It seems everything we’ve practiced before is useless here, and everything here feels unreal.”

Grayson is probably a master with the blade. If I hadn’t obtained that Divine Bow, I’d likely have a hard time facing him in battle.

“From the perspective of blade cultivation, I don’t think it’s entirely different. Instead, it feels like a massive shackle imposed upon us. Divine Power and the spiritual energy from the lower realms are entirely different levels of energy. My guess is that our Divine Souls are temporarily incapable of adapting to this energy, so we cannot sense the Sword Intent here.”

Grayson pondered for a moment and expressed his thoughts.

“What’s your opinion?”

“As long as we continuously receive the baptism of Divine Power, our Divine Souls will inevitably grow stronger. This can be seen from the lowest level creatures we encountered in the first stage; even the lowest Beast Spirits aren’t inferior in power to us. Right now, the soldiers here should be at the level of Human Spirit. Whether they are Supervisory War Team Soldiers or generals, their strength far surpasses ours. Moreover…”

Ethan Smith said, frowning.

“They harbor great hostility towards us. It seems our entry as outsiders has caused significant upheavals here. It’s very likely that the appearance of the Necromancer was also due to us. If I hadn’t obtained that bow, we might be dead by now.”

“Indeed, if that Necromancer attacks again and if Gale Landon can’t hold him off, we’d all be doomed.”

Grayson said with a bitter smile.

The Necromancer, Saifu, is beyond their ability to contend with. They chatted a bit more.

Grayson then began practicing his sword technique, while Ethan Smith glanced at his own condition.

His Retribution Seal had already cooled down, but having used the Nine Heavens Condensing Pupil twice today in succession, now it seemed too exhausted to gather energy.

And at this moment, the power of the ‘True Sight’ eye had completely faded. If the Nine Heavens Condensing Pupil were to gather energy, he would no longer be able to perceive the surroundings.

That roughly summarized the situation. Ethan Smith descended the city wall; now Saifu’s Ogre army had fully retreated, and they probably wouldn’t continue their siege for the time being.

He needed to take this opportunity to understand more about Nine Bends City, including what the elderly man had instructed earlier.

He survived thanks to the bow from the old man. Perhaps, this breakthrough was somewhat related to what he had instructed, but how could he get to that dungeon?

However, before he could leave, a soldier blocked his path.

“Outsider Ethan Smith, come with me to the warehouse to claim your reward.”

A thought crossed Ethan’s mind, and he closely followed the soldier.

On his first visit to the village, he also received the village chief’s lecture for saving a little boy and the old man. What could he gain this time?

Upon entering the warehouse, Ethan was immediately attracted by the myriad of items.

Ten Body Forging Pills, significantly enhancing physical strength.

Ten Power Back Pills, fully healing all injuries in a short time.

Ten Strong Spirit Pills, strengthening the power of the Divine Soul.

A set of Armor.

A large bladed weapon, the type used by the Supervising Battle Team.

“Can I choose from all these?”

Ethan asked, turning his head. These items were incredibly important; the weapon he fought with earlier was just an ordinary blade he picked up randomly.

And it had been confiscated when he came down the tower. The Supervisory War Team Soldier’s large blade directly killed the Ogre-Troll, suggesting their weapons were likely Top Grade.

“For an outsider’s first battle, your battle achievements are calculated at double, so you can exchange for a total of three items. The Mysterious Items couldn’t have been exchanged for with your battle achievements, but considering the combat missions in the next stage, your achievements have been exceptionally allowed to exchange for one Mysterious Item.”

The soldier behind him said coldly.

Ethan looked at the items behind him and walked all the way to the back.

There, nearly ten black glowing spheres floated, and even with his Nine Heavens Condensing Pupil, Ethan couldn’t peek into their contents.

“These are items brought in by outsiders. We can’t investigate these items; they may be ordinary or incredibly powerful magical artifacts, but I remind you, once you choose a mysterious item, you can’t cancel the choice, and the future wartime arrangements will be of a higher level.”

The soldier, though impatient, explained it clearly to Ethan.

Ethan furrowed his brows for a long time and ultimately decided to choose one of the mysterious items.

The items in front of him, although good, hardly offered a substantial upgrade for him.

With the Divine Bow left by the elderly seer and Grayson’s presence, ensuring safety shouldn’t be an issue.

But if he truly had to face Saifu in the end, these items wouldn’t save his life.

Moreover, it was crucial to note that after arriving in this Holy Kingdom, neither the Five Emperors Coins nor the Evil Eye followed him here to the Path Profound Holy Kingdom, so any magical artifact here would have to be stronger, perhaps more suited to the Holy Kingdom than the Five Emperors Coins.

Ethan hesitated for a long time and finally made up his mind.

He clenched his teeth and chose the first black glowing sphere, lifting his hand to crush it.

When he saw the item beneath the black sphere, he was thunderstruck.

There quietly lay a green high hat.

The energy in Ethan’s blood vessels swirled; he almost couldn’t catch his breath. Did he go through all that trouble to slay the Ogre-Troll only to end up with this hat?

“We can’t touch these mysterious items. We’re not the ones who placed them here.”

Seeing the killing intention in Ethan’s eyes, the soldier hurriedly explained.

After more than ten minutes, Ethan finally calmed down gradually.

After hesitating for a long time, he eventually raised a trembling hand to grasp the hat.

Upon touching it, Ethan immediately felt a chill forcefully infiltrating his blood vessels.

The hat melted away like ice meeting hot water, transforming into countless lines creeping up Ethan’s arm.

Then swept over his shoulder, rapidly climbing to his head.

“No!”

Ethan’s face changed dramatically; it all happened too fast for him to stop.

The next moment, the hat was already atop his head.

A vast amount of information surged into his Sea of Knowledge.

The Void Hat, when subjected to unendurable attacks, the body turns into void for three seconds.

After three seconds, the body reverts to its original state, and all attacks received in the past minute are enhanced tenfold.

At this moment, Ethan wasn’t much concerned about these messages. Under his control, the hat gradually turned black, at which he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Who knows which insane Master crafted this hat—it’s utterly mad.

Until the hat changed color, Ethan looked at these words, and finally, his eyes lit up.

This hat could be considered a divine artifact; when the body can’t endure attacks, it turns into void.