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Chapter 1143 - 517: Muddle Through_2

Chapter 1143: Chapter 517: Muddle Through_2

With the wind at her back, it significantly boosted her attack speed and movement speed, along with a doubling of agility. It’s important to note that agility already directly affects movement speed, attack speed, evasion, accuracy, and many other combat characteristics. Combining these two effects, it was as if her attack speed and movement speed were tripled during a fight, making her a blur like the wind, leaving only afterimages behind.

This equipment was also extremely well-suited for Lin Xue. Her build already focused on agility, and her class, Grim Reaper, is characterized by high offense and low defense, similar to an assassin’s type, also having a high demand for speed.

Aside from Lin Xue, Jiu You’s Wind God would have been the most suitable for this item, but alas, Lin Xue had already taken it, and he could only watch and envy.

After Lin Xue made her selection, it was Mu You’s turn. He didn’t hesitate and quickly swept his gaze over the choices before selecting one.

[Portable Pouch: No need to wear it, owning it automatically adds an equipment slot.]

The description was simple and crude, but its practicality was undeniable.

Equipment slots are very limited – you get only three for a one-star, and you gain an additional slot for every two stars you go up. Moreover, even if Mu You were to adopt a Secondary Belief later on, it would not increase his equipment slots. For players with even a modest foundation in items, equipment slots are always in demand; anything that could add a slot was definitely worth it.

After the two had chosen, the others picked in turn and the first round of dividing the loot swiftly concluded, with the most useful items already scooped up by the six of them.

Next came the second round of selection. Mu You and Lin Xue, having had the advantage in the first round, had to pick last this time.

By the time it was Mu You’s turn, eleven Hidden Relics had been picked over, leaving only one last item named ’Infinite Extension Rope.’ True to its name, it was a rope that could stretch indefinitely; no one knew if it really was limitless, but as far as the game description mentioned, no one had ever managed to find its maximum length.

At first glance, this item seemed intimidating, but upon closer consideration, it actually didn’t have much use, which is probably why it was left for last.

Mu You quickly scanned the remaining list and didn’t choose the rope; instead, he picked another item.

[Dew Seed: A seed formed from the life essence accumulated over thousands of years by the Swamp Demoness. Once planted, it will bear the Dew Flower. Consuming the petals and leaves of the Dew Flower can greatly accelerate the evolution of low-star creatures, effective only for three-star and below beings.]

This item wasn’t a Relic but rather a material that burst forth upon the Swamp Demoness’s death. Judging from the description, it was a type of food ingredient, not for humans, but for animals, with the effect of rapidly advancing the animal’s star level.

Humans could steadily increase their star levels through faith, but animals had to evolve by devouring one another, absorbing each other’s Divinity. Whether they could evolve or how much Divinity they needed to absorb was all a matter of luck; every evolution was exceedingly difficult.

It was easy to imagine that if the Swamp Demoness had died naturally instead of being killed by them, this seed would have taken root on the spot and blossomed into the Dew Flower, enabling a continuous evolution of the surrounding small creatures into beings over three-star level. It was a case of a leviathan falling to give rise to myriad life forms.

After the Hidden Relics were distributed, the ordinary Relics left didn’t garner much attention; their effects were average, and with limited equipment slots, for players of their level, even the potentially useful items were often left gathering dust in the warehouse.

The remaining items were quickly divided among the group. Mu You and Lin Xue each took over a hundred pieces. They planned to let their doubles and Little Ya select from them later; all the useful ones would be picked out, and the rest Mu You gave to Lu Yao to sell in her second-hand shop, to recover whatever Divinity they could.

With this, the collaborative mission came to a successful conclusion. Mu You and Lin Xue were quite satisfied with the outcome, regardless of what the others thought.

At this time, on the forums, players were still fervently discussing the recent battle against the Swamp Demoness, especially the Grim Reaper’s extraordinary performance that amazed numerous players while also raising doubts.

For instance, what exactly was the Grim Reaper’s ultimate move that managed to harvest the Swamp Demoness’s remaining 4,000 true life through several layers of star level suppression, resulting in instant death? The damage seemed too incredible to believe.

It was no wonder the players were puzzled; the Grim Reaper’s performance this time contrasted starkly with her previous battle against the Titan, almost as if she were two different deities.

Seizing the high level of interest, Lin Xue also struck while the iron was hot, quickly editing a post on the forum titled "Explanation of the Grim Reaper Class Main Divine Arts and Beliefs."

The post gave a detailed exposition of the Grim Reaper’s nine main Divine Arts and analyzed the Grim Reaper’s combat characteristics and the crowd best suited to believe in the Grim Reaper series.

Lastly, the post mentioned the Statues of Gods. In two weeks, the Statue of the Grim Reaper would be brought to Earth, and interested players could sign up in advance.

After reading Lin Xue’s post, everyone understood what had happened in the battle. It turned out the Grim Reaper dealt death by targeting invisible soul bars, not by actually cutting down several thousand lives in one stroke.

Nevertheless, the battle had still convincingly demonstrated the Grim Reaper’s power to many, and they were eagerly anticipating the arrival of the statues.

Similarly, the God of Creation of Solomon had made a similar announcement on the forum. In fact, whether in terms of deity levels or Divine Arts systems, the God of Creation was stronger than the Grim Reaper. However, he had an underwhelming performance in the battle, and most of his Divine Arts were supportive types, so when placed alongside the Grim Reaper, his credibility was obviously lacking. This was evident from the number of replies to their respective posts, with the Grim Reaper’s garnering noticeably higher engagement.

At this, Solomon could only lament his bad luck, having encountered such a monstrous situation.

Fortunately, the capacity for belief in the Statues of Gods had an upper limit, with each statue able to accommodate the faith of at most one hundred million people. Any more would require the creation of additional statues.

And currently, the vast majority of people on Earth still had no faith, so there was no need to worry about not being able to gather enough followers. At most, there might be a slight difference in the quality of the believers.

While people around the world were still discussing the Grim Reaper and the Statues of Gods, Mu You in the game had once again set out on his journey.

[You board a small boat made of a Waterproof Husk, entering the water from the shore and paddling into the depths of the mist...]

Mu You was now on his way to close the water storage device in the middle of the sea, the very device responsible for causing tsunamis every hour.

During his last boat trip, Mu You was swallowed by a creature that seemed to be an octopus from the seafloor. But this time, he was not unprepared.

Mu You had previously obtained a piece of shed octopus skin from the Octopus King and made a garment out of it, covering his entire body.

If the Octopus King and the creature in the sea were indeed from the same origin, perhaps the scent of the Octopus King might allow him to blend in unnoticed.

[You gradually sail into deeper waters, looking around you see no land in all directions, a deathly silence surrounds you, with nothing but the vast white sea and mist...]

[Suddenly, you hear a distant low humming sound coming through the mist...]

[You suddenly feel your body stiffen as if locked in the scrutinizing gaze of some creature.]

[You break out in a cold sweat, instinctively holding your breath and focusing, not daring to move an inch...]

[...Until several minutes later, the gaze that enveloped you gradually disappears, and you are free once more...]

Mu You let out a sigh of relief; he had actually managed to slip by... It seemed that the Octopus King and whatever was in the water were indeed related.

Regardless, the crisis was averted, and Mu You, without time to dwell on it, continued to row vigorously, soon arriving at the destination.

[You stop the boat in an area shadowed by sea water.]

[Looking up, a gigantic U-shaped pipe stretched across the sky, dozens of meters above your head.]

[One end of the pipe extended into the mist, while the other was connected to a large water storage device resembling an irrigation tank. At the end of the pipe, a giant metal knob shaped like a wheel was embedded.]

[From the structure of the device, this knob was clearly the main switch of the irrigation instrument; turning it all the way would completely block the water flow from the pipe.]

[Unfortunately, the metal knob was too big and, due to years of exposure in the humid environment, it had been corroded and rusted shut. Without the right tools, turning it was almost impossible.]

The knob was severely rusted, and if it were the former him, he might have needed to worry. But now, this was no longer a problem.

[You leap onto the pipe above, summoning the Arm of Wind Kirin and grabbing the knob with the Kirin Claw.]

[Your feet planted firmly on the ground, the Kirin Arm suddenly bursts with continuous strength.]

[Under your efforts, the sealed knob finally begins to turn slowly, and the flow of water from the outlet starts to rapidly diminish...]