NOVPUBChapter 95: Chapter 97: A Great Harvest, Earth Giant Levels Up Again!_1
Chapter 95 -97: A Great Harvest, Earth Giant Levels Up Again!_1
[Noble Apostle, what will you choose to do?]
[1. Show mercy and forgive the ‘Fallen Giant Beast Chief’, despite its misdeeds, as it is a descendant of your bloodline. Is a slight betrayal not worth forgiving? Choose to forgive it.]
[2. Greeting your lost beastly child, you feel immense relief. Pat its large head and bestow upon it the ‘Scepter of the Giant Beast Chief’. Maybe it would become a follower of yours.]
[3. The resentment of those who steal the power of bloodlines is forever etched into your memory. Wield the ‘Scepter of the Giant Beast Chief’ to strike down the betrayer. Those who defy the natural order must pay their debts in blood.]
The first option is to forgive out of love; an automatic dismissal.
The second option feels odd; the scepter is the Chief Boss’ weapon. Can merely returning it to him earn his allegiance as a powerful boss?
Back when he obtained the warhorse, that small beast took him a lot of effort and even an item to tame.
The Three-headed Lion was even worse; the quest was dizzying. And to acquire such a powerful Summoned Beast, a typical apostle would have to give up their subsequent chapter process.
After pondering for a bit, the options’ fonts began to tremble.
[You hear the ‘Fallen Giant Beast Chief’, lying on the ground, panting heavily…]
“Trying to fool me for my weapon already, huh?”
Lin Xun narrowed his eyes and decisively chose the third option, smashing its head with a single strike.
[You tightly grip the ‘Scepter of the Giant Beast Chief’, your muscles bulging. With a furious roar, you heavily strike the ‘Fallen Giant Beast Chief’ on the head.]
[With a loud crash, blood splatters everywhere. You’ve given it a bad concussion, blood streaming from its head like a small creek.]
[The ‘Fallen Giant Beast Chief’ lets out a roar, stands up with its enormous stature, and charges at you…]
[You lift the scepter in your hand to strike it again…]
[The ‘Fallen Giant Beast Chief’, having lost its weapon and being suppressed by superior bloodline power, is barely able to fight back.]
[You leave it struggling, soon it’s covered in wounds.]
[The ‘Fallen Giant Beast Chief’ roars, brandishing its large arms. You understand its indignation at this defeat, and its wish to grapple with you in a fair fight.]
[To the Earth Giants, they always enjoy comparing strength with enemies, preferring to crush them with endless strength.]
[Brave Apostle, are you willing to discard your weapon and follow the traditional way of the Earth Giants, to grapple with it in a fair hand-to-hand combat?]
Lin Xun quirked an eyebrow and hit ‘No’ without any hesitation.
The brain of the Giant Beast is indeed not very useful. Today, he’ll lightly teach it the meaning of ‘Times have changed, big guy.’
[You continue to hold the scepter with eyes full of disdain, relentlessly striking it…]
[With a roar filled with unwillingness, the enemy’s bones are shattered and it gradually falls…]
[You have defeated the ‘Fallen Giant Beast Chief’, your experience points drastically increase.]
[The power within your Shell starts boiling, the level of the ‘Fallen Earth Giant’s Shell’ increases. Current level of Shell: 35 (+5↑ +10↑)]
[You have obtained ‘The Spirit of the Giant Beast Chief’ (Special Spirit item)]
[You have obtained ‘The Skin Skirt of the Giant Beast Chief’ (Rare Level Equipment)]
[You have obtained ‘A Large Amount of Essence of the Giant’s Bloodline’ (Special item)]
[You have obtained ‘War Stele of the Giant Beast Tribe and Tree People Tribe’ (Information)]
[You look at the lifeless Shell in front of you…]
[The Shell of the ‘Fallen Giant Beast Chief’: Leader of the Giant Beast clan. Originally due to consuming the bloodline of an ancestor giant, its size reached a staggering twenty meters. However, as this power did not belong to it, a large amount was excreted upon death.]
[Although the power of the bloodline has diminished, it can still be passed on to the next chief. Due to a large amount of the power being excreted, the size of this shell has reduced to about ten meters. It died from bone fractures caused by a large blunt weapon. Compatibility: 61% (+45%)]
Upon defeating the Giant Beast Chief, the Shell’s level instantly rose by five, like riding a rocket.
However, as the Giant Beast’s body is so enormous, it does not meet the conditions for possession, which Lin Xun had foreseen.
Fortunately, the Earth Giant, after being drained, retained a human-like form, so the compatibility could reach a remarkable 141% with natural talent enhancement, allowing easy possession.
And compatibility is something that fluctuates with changes to the exterior appearance of the Shell. 𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝒄𝒐𝒎
Huh?
Lin Xun suddenly realized something was wrong, and quickly checked the Shell section.
Even after the Earth Giant’s size increased, its compatibility remained at 141%, without dropping!
He learned from the Apostle forum that some Apostles had obtained mutant items. After using them on their Shells, their compatibility dropped below 80% if they were not careful, making possession impossible and rendering their prior achievements useless.
“Why hasn’t the compatibility of the Earth Giant changed?”
Lin Xun frowned, searched for a while, and came to a conclusion in his mind.
His soul’s natural talent- Thousand Faces and Million Forms, significantly enhanced the compatibility with the Shell. Perhaps the enhancement not only increases the compatibility, but also includes ‘stability’ or ‘only increases and doesn’t decrease’ more accurately.
“There are secrets hidden in the talent of Thousand Faces and Million Forms that I haven’t picked up on yet. Well, let’s see what your limit is.”
Lin Xun smirked, opened the item menu, and it was time for the most exciting part again.
[‘The Spirit of the Giant Beast Chief’: A relatively strong spirit remained on the shell, which was left by the ‘Fallen Giant Beast Chief’ upon death.]
[After using, you can gain 1500 spirit points. Or in the process of forging Shell equipment, this spirit can be incorporated. There’s a chance that an awakening effect will occur, generating additional related attributes.]
When the text of the drop was displayed, Lin Xun thought it was an ordinary spirit item. He didn’t expect it to be a special spirit item.
Special spirit items can be used in two ways. When short on funds, they can be used directly to become spirit currency.
If one has plenty of funds, the special function of the item can be used. Most special functions involve being used as additional material during forging.
Generally speaking, the higher the spiritual value, the greater the probability of equipment awakening, and the stronger the bonus of additional attributes in awakening.
With over twenty thousand spiritual points, Lin Xun could almost be considered a small tycoon. He wasn’t short of that bit of spirituality, so he collected the special spirituality and returned to the library to forge equipment.
[‘Giant Beast Man Chief’s Skin Skirt’ (Rare Level): A huge skirt made of an unknown creature’s skin, passed down through generations of giant chiefs.]
[It has excellent toughness and can adjust in size. It also provides excellent defence, but unfortunately, the skirt’s coverage is limited and can only protect important areas.]
Is this some sort of iron jockstrap?
Lin Xun casually shifted the equipment into the Shell section for the giants.
[You have grown stronger!]
The next item is the main event!
[‘Essence of the Giant’s Bloodline’ (Special Item): A pure bloodline supposedly hidden within the giant’s race, mysteriously separated out as essence. A significant amount of this essence contains incredible power.]
[This item can only be used on shells that possess the giant’s bloodline. Using this item, you can elevate the power of the shell’s bloodline, thereby improving the shell’s quality.]
Without wasting any time, Lin Xun clicked to use it.
[You used the ‘Essence of the Giant’s Bloodline’…]
[The bloodline of the Earth Giant has returned to you, and the deep power within the bloodline is gradually being awakened!]
[You clench your fists, let out a low roar, and the power of the bloodline within your shell begins to awaken as your body grows bigger and taller…]
[The quality of your ‘Earth Giant’ shell has been upgraded to Rare+ Level!]
[The quality of your ‘Earth Giant’ shell has been upgraded to Epic Level!]
[The quality of your ‘Earth Giant’ shell has been upgraded to Epic+ Level!]
“Awesome!”
Lin Xun opened the Shell panel and sure enough, in the quality section of the shell, it was showing ‘Epic+ Level’.
Previously, the highest-quality Yellow Bishop had only reached Rare+ level, but the Earth Giant had jumped two levels at once.
Of course, that’s without considering the bonus from talents, which puts it only at Epic Level.
[As you, nearly thirty meters tall, feel the surging power within your shell, ancient shell talents begin to revive…]
[You have gained the unique racial talent of the Earth Giants: Earth’s Heaviness!]
“What the hell? Shell talent?”
A new Shell Talent section had been added to the Shell panel.
[Shell Talent: Earth’s Heaviness (+/-)]
[Earth’s Heaviness: A unique racial talent of the Earth Giants, a talent skill that can only be comprehended by those with the noblest bloodlines within the race. After use, you can freely change the size of your shell, and your tonnage will change accordingly. The altered stature must not be less than one meter, and can’t exceed your current limit of thirty meters.]
The plus and minus signs after the talent skill should control the adjustment of the shell size.
Lin Xun was taken aback, had he now become Giant Ancient? Or a Handsome Tree?
He had virtually turned into Ultraman with the ability to transform.
This Earth Giant could morph its size too?
For a moment, Lin Xun involuntarily lowered his head…
It took him quite a while to come back to his senses, realizing that the giant’s talent skill was really splendid.
He was initially worried that he couldn’t use the giant shell in the indoor environment of the game, which would have half-wasted this shell.
But this talent skill had perfectly resolved his concern.
Besides, the massive shell of the giant also had a real name, and it could be manifested into reality!
If he didn’t possess this talent skill, the scene after manifestation would be too shocking to imagine…
“I don’t know if the chief’s skirt is vacuum-sealed inside. If it is, wouldn’t that be embarrassing? Luckily, I have such a divine skill.”
He then turned his attention to the last item.
[‘War Stele of the Giant Beasts and the Tree People’ (Article)]
[…The territory of the Tree People is expanding and has encroached upon our hunting grounds.]
[These damn tree people are extremely powerful, each ancient tree’s combat power is equivalent to dozens of our race’s elite warriors.]
[To conserve our fighting strength, we have sent those mixed-blood warriors to the battlefield to consume the tree people’s strength…]
[…The Filth Blood Beasts are weak, they die too quickly, and can no longer meet the demands of war.]
[…God’s light be upon us! Our tribe’s shamans have finally discovered a way to deal with the tree people!]
[We sprinkled these amazing poisons around the mountains, the highly toxic properties seeping into the soil, causing the rooted ancient trees to wither and lose strength.]
[After being poisoned, an ancient tree can be easily defeated by two or three of our elite warriors!]
[In this war, our race achieved a great victory, and only one ancient tree from the tree people managed to escape back to the forest.]
[I believe that it won’t be long before we can exterminate the tree people…]
Reading the article, Lin Xun’s eyes lit up.
The key point in the information was not the war between the giant beasts and tree people, but the method to deal with the Primitive Ancient Trees!
