NOVPUBChapter 82: Chapter 84 The Fruit of Life_1
Chapter 82 -84 The Fruit of Life_1
[You, still invisible, leap into the ‘Polluted Life Lake’…]
[The clear lake water is scorchingly hot, your vision oddly tinged with a faint red hue.]
[The ‘Subspecies Sea Dragon Orb’ on your body emits a glowing blue light, granting you the ability to breathe underwater, and enabling you to fight unhindered in water.]
[The lake water is clear and transparent, at a single glance, you take in the entirety of the small lake bed.]
[The entire small lake is devoid of life, with not a single fish to be seen swimming around, let alone any trace of aquatic plants such as reeds.]
[Do you want to swim towards the floating soil in the center of the lake?]
Is that even a question?
Lin Xun immediately clicked ‘Yes’.
It’s unclear what’s so special about the small tree sprout growing on the floating soil.
[You swiftly swim towards the floating soil in the center of the lake…]
[The closer you get to the center of the lake, the hotter the lake water becomes. The scorching temperature turns your whole body a rosy red, the pain is agonizing. Yet you grit your teeth and push forward.]
[Finally, you reach the center of the lake and climb onto the patch of floating soil.]
[A small sapling, as thick as a wrist and bright red, stands about as tall as a person, rustling in the breeze. A dark red fruit hangs from one of its branches.]
[Do you want to pluck the fruit, or uproot the entire sapling?]
Lin Xun’s eyes widen.
He thought he could only pick the fruit; he hadn’t expected that he could uproot the entire sapling, fruit included.
Without hesitation, he chooses to uproot it!
[Greedy Apostle, you brace your limbs around the sapling and put all your strength into pulling it, yet it does not budge in the slightest.]
[Your summoned creature, ‘The Fallen Three-Headed Lion’, has died!]
“Damn!”
The Three-headed Lion lasting this long has far exceeded Lin Xun’s expectations.
By now, he should already have been able to pluck the fruit.
But an ordinary reward suddenly turned into a grand prize. Naturally, Lin Xun was not going to settle for just the fruit and thus wasted more time.
[Do you want to pluck the fruit, or uproot the entire sapling?]
Should he pluck the fruit first, and then pull out the tree?
Looking at the two options in the game text, Lin Xun is unsure if the option to uproot the tree will remain after he plucks the fruit.
What if, after plucking the fruit, the game text doesn’t give the option to uproot the tree? He’d be out of luck.
Suddenly, he smacks his forehead.
“Right, the Dancer’s Shell is nothing more than a skinny assassin. It would be a miracle if he could uproot a tiny sapling.”
This kind of laborious task should be left to the Law Knight.
With this thought in mind, he quickly opens the Shell interface, only to find that the Law Knight’s Shell is dull and lifeless, not yet reshaped.
“…”
“Never mind, having the Engineer uproot the tree also works. Higher level equals greater strength.”
Lin Xun clicks on the Engineer’s Shell.
[You have embodied the Shell of ‘Pyramid Corporation’s Engineer’.]
[Behind you, the sound of thunderous footsteps grows louder. You turn your head to see the towering Primitive Ancient Tree from afar, striding towards you…]
Seeing this, Lin Xun hurridly presses the option to uproot the tree.
He prays in his heart that the Engineer’s great strength would work a miracle, uprooting the sapling before the Primitive Ancient Tree could reach him.
If even the Engineer couldn’t pull it out, then he’d have no choice but to pluck the fruit and run for his life.
[You bend down, grip the trunk with both hands, arch your back, put all your strength into…easily uprooting the small sapling.]
[You have obtained ‘Profane Life Tree Seedling’ (Material)]
[You have obtained ‘Profane Life Fruit’ (Epic Item)]
“Done!”
Lin Xun raises a fist in exhilaration. The Engineer succeeded in uprooting the tree and received the reward.
The incredible value of a level 32 Shell has been demonstrated.
Even though the Engineer is not a strength-oriented profession, generally a high level ensures that the strength attribute won’t be too bad.
[The footsteps behind you have somehow ceased.]
[Turning around, you see that the ‘Fallen Primitive Ancient Tree’ has reached the shore. Its leaves at the crown of the tree stand erect, a furious roar emanates from the hollow in the trunk and massive roots surge towards you…]
[You’re entangled by the roots of the Primitive Ancient Tree…]
[You are instantly pulverized without the slightest resistance.]
[You’re dead!]
Lin Xun smacks his lips, this Primitive Ancient Tree is too powerful. Even a level 32 Engineer is killed instantly without the chance to resist.
But his mission is accomplished: he not only picked the fruit, but also bagged the seedling.
The reward he reaped this time can be considered a super double bonus.
[The feeble Wandering Soul is reborn in the familiar shanty…]
Lin Xun opens his inventory, examining the hard-won rewards.
[‘Profane Life Tree Seedling’ (Material): Only a tribe possessing a Life Tree can flourish. Although this Life Tree is merely a seedling and tainted by the Profane Power, it still contains an incredible power. Using this material to forge Shell equipment will definitely generate a related equipment effect.]
Lin Xun’s eyes light up, the ability to turn invisible after an attack from a sleeve sword is an example of an equipment effect.
Forging equipment with the Life Tree Seedling will definitely generate a special effect.
“I wonder what effect is related to the Life Tree.”
Lin Xun decides that once the chapter is over, he’ll return to the Library to forge a badass piece of equipment.
Right now, he doesn’t lack weapons, but he lacks a strong piece of defensive equipment.
The Yellow Bishop’s robe and the Dancer’s performance attire offer the same defense as paper, so they don’t really provide any protection.
When battling in reality, Lin Xun could only materialize the Engineer wearing the Law Knight’s armor.
During the battle with Taros last time, this suit of armor was left in a damaged state and needed to be repaired after reshaping the Blacksmith.
Checks the other item.
[‘Profane Life Fruit’ (Epic Item): A Life Tree harvests one piece of Life Fruit which contains the essence and nutrients of the entire tree.]
[After a thousand years of growth, the fruit will fall to the ground and grow into a towering Primitive Ancient Tree. This fruit hasn’t fully matured and has been tainted by the Profane Power, so it won’t grow into a Primitive Ancient Tree.]
[Once you use this item, the Profane Power will deeply infiltrate the Shell, not only enhancing the Shell’s level (the lower the Shell level, the higher the enhancement) but also helping the Shell remember its true name. Only Epic or lower-level Shells can be affected by this item.]
Lin Xun’s eyes widen as he carefully contemplates this Epic Item.
Items that can directly enhance the Shell’s level are extremely rare, not to mention those that can unlock the Shell’s true name.
This item is extraordinarily precious and extremely valuable. 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝓬ℴ𝓶
Through the Apostle’s forum, he has learned that typically you can only obtain true name items after acquiring a Shell, by continuing to search the related locations, and then there’s only a chance you’ll find one.
For instance, the true name items for the Law Knight and Yellow Bishop Shells that Lin Xun embodies, were obtained in related locations by opening treasure chests, killing bosses, and completing tasks, respectively.
However, there’s no guarantee true name items will appear. Sometimes you might not get one no matter how many treasure chests you open or bosses you kill. It all depends on luck.
He didn’t obtain the true name item for the Dancer’s Shell, for example.
This Epic Item enables him to obtain the Dancer’s true name directly, in addition to increasing the level.
“Should I use it for the Dancer?”
