The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 218 - 160: Do You Want to Come and See?

Chapter 218: Chapter 160: Do You Want to Come and See?

Within three days, Rod’s Spiritual Energy had recovered to seventy or eighty percent, and the side effects of "Awakening" had almost disappeared.

He was ready for a big fight again.

With the Resurrection Stone, he wasn’t afraid of dying.

This time, he was determined to pull off an even bigger job.

Rod was brimming with confidence. He had become far stronger than he was three days ago. His Soul Strength had reached 1750, he had mastered various combat techniques, and his proficiency in manipulating Spiritual Energy had significantly improved.

Most importantly, he had fully grasped how to use "Justice Execution."

As long as he controlled the stars and played the most uplifting melody, he could shoot out the strongest Spiritual Power Torrents.

Rod’s memory was filled with countless stirring melodies; he could play whichever he wanted.

But the downside was that it also significantly increased the consumption of Spiritual Energy.

Rod now understood the various data on the Spiritual Energy report very well.

To put it simply, a person’s soul is like a water jug that stores water. The capacity of the jug represents the total amount of Spiritual Energy, and the size of the spout represents the maximum Spiritual Energy output.

The cup outside of the water jug represents the highest level of Spiritual Power Strength.

Previously, his Spiritual Power Strength was 2000 units, which means the cup could only hold 2000 units of Spiritual Energy, and the attack power would also be just 2000 units of Spiritual Energy.

But when using the "Spiritual Power Fifth Layer Melody," it’s different. It’s like a huge cup that’s almost as big as the jug itself, and it’s super absorbent, sucking all the water out at once.

So, when Rod fired a shot, he was left completely drained.

And "Awakening" was like a blue pill, although it could forcibly refill the cup, it left him looking haggard for days after.

If used too many times in succession, there was a risk of sudden death.

This was the information Rod had only recently obtained from the Book of Knowledge—"Awakening" is good, but it must not be used recklessly.

This is also the biggest difference between the Characteristic Faction and the Physical Faction.

When the Physical Faction fights, their strongest attack is their own Spiritual Power Strength.

But by using a Soul Trait, one can reach tens or even hundreds of times greater strength, as Rod does.

Of course, Soul Traits usually have certain restrictions, while physical combat is very flexible and can be sustained over successive attacks.

These two schools aren’t mutually exclusive, and aside from a few extremists, most people practice both.

Instructor Soron previously assumed Rod was purely Characteristic Faction, which is why he trained him rigorously, fearing he’d take the wrong path of a glass cannon.

In the Royal City system, those who follow only one school are either mediocre weaklings or the most top-notch strong individuals.

To many people, Rod has great potential, but he’s far from reaching the level of the top-notch strong individuals.

Moreover, he’s a Combatant of the Starfire Series with a mix of abilities, not like those of the Spirit Fire Series who possess endlessly potent Spiritual Fire Characteristics.

There’s a very clear difference between Starfire and Spiritual Fire.

Although Spiritual Fire has only one Soul Trait, the effect of this trait is usually very powerful and can be deeply developed.

The level of development can be displayed on a Spirit Box Dynamic Presser; for each level reached, a burst of fireworks will appear on the device.

When nine bursts of fireworks appear, it represents complete mastery over one’s soul and the ultimate utilization of their traits.

At this point, the owner of Spiritual Fire is usually extremely powerful.

Starfire doesn’t have that possibility. Its practitioners can only strive to ignite new Fire Sparks to gain new abilities.

Those with a mixture of abilities are almost all Jacks-of-all-trades, without extremists.

Of course, they don’t know that Rod can actually enhance his "Fire Spark," and he can also acquire more abilities through the Dream Realm.

However, going to extremes wasn’t actually his idea; it was a matter of necessity.

With an invasion looming, he had to obtain the strongest combat abilities in the shortest amount of time.

But as his strength grew, Rod knew he had to make up for his shortcomings; otherwise, he might not even wait for the invasion before dying out there.

The "Resurrection Stone" was not something that could be easily made.

Worth mentioning is that the Resurrection Stone allowed Rod to choose the location of his revival, and if he didn’t make a choice, he would be resurrected at the place where one of the main materials, the "Resurrection Stone," was created.

That, of course, was not acceptable; Rod still didn’t know exactly how the resurrection worked, and to be safe, he had to pick an absolutely safe and concealed location.

In the end, Rod set the revival location in his private house.

This was a reward from the Royal City after the resolution of the Sun Stone pollution incident, located in the Upper City—a large two-story mansion with a small courtyard, a lawn, and a fountain without water.

It was said to have been the residence of a wealthy merchant; confiscated after violating a Royal City decree, it had been standing idle until it was rewarded to Rod.

Although the mansion looked old and was covered in dust and decay, it was well located on Queen Street in the Upper City and was quite expensive initially.

Unfortunately, the Royal City Governance Hall did not allow Rod to sell it, nor to rent it, so it could only remain as it was.

Maybe in the future, it could be used to stash a concubine or something.

Of course, not now.

After leaving the academy, Rod first went to Grey Street.

In the last battle, he had used a large number of supplies, which were his emergency life-saving reserves that he had to replenish, otherwise his strength would be greatly diminished.

He still had plenty of conventional items, and since he had obtained a large amount of Star Light Ruby Powder, he was not lacking in Sealing Spirit Bullets either.

What he lacked were "Soul Ashes" and "Wood Puppets."

The main shortage of Soul Ashes was Sun Stones; the souls and ashes of low-rank monsters were easy to obtain, but Sun Stones could not be purchased. Most of the Sun Stones he had stolen from Iron Mask’s house were used up, and there weren’t many left now.

Wood Puppets required Puppet Wood and a living spirituality.

Living spirituality could be obtained by hunting Doomsday believers, but Puppet Wood was a forbidden item that was not allowed to be produced; it could only be made by wild refiners.

The Medicine Woman at number 17 Grey Street was his supplier.

Five days ago, he specifically went to see the Medicine Woman and ordered fifty sticks of Puppet Wood, but since she had just sold twenty sticks to Rod, she didn’t have enough materials at that moment, so they arranged to pick them up a few days later.

However, when Rod arrived at number 17 Grey Street, he found that she had unexpectedly closed shop.

A thick lock hung on the stone house’s front door, and there was no response no matter how much he knocked on the red bricks beside the door.

You’ve got to be kidding me?

She couldn’t have taken the money and run, could she?

I paid a down payment of five thousand silver coins.

Rage instantly flared up in Rod’s heart; he wasn’t particularly flush with funds right now. Although he earned a lot, his expenditures were also very high. After amassing so much money, his total funds amounted to less than twenty thousand silver coins, all of which would be gone after a large resupply.

He immediately went to the Hunter’s Pub, hoping to find out what had happened from Ado.

However, after he finished speaking, Ado couldn’t help but giggle.

"Don’t worry, Soron brother, the Medicine Woman has a very good reputation. At least half of the hunters in this branch have had her make potions or items for them," she said.

Rod remained uneasy and asked, "Do you know the Medicine Woman’s background?"

"Hmm..."

The girl put on a contemplative face.

"I’m not quite sure, but she has been working on Grey Street for a long time, at least four or five years. Ever since the Stone Street curse case, she has been there and has never missed an appointment... she does often disappear, but no matter how long, she always returns to the stone house."

Only then did Rod feel reassured.

"That’s good."

At that moment, Ado leaned in closer and whispered, "Soron brother, do you have time today? The lilies at my home really can spray water, with a super strong flow. Do you want to come and see?"