novelODS Chapter 296 - 240: Starlight Rush, Mysterious Shop
Chapter 296 - 240: Starlight Rush, Mysterious Shop
Wang Yi picked up the hammer that had fallen on the ground. "A hidden weapon, huh?"
Siyan smiled. "It’s just a tool."
"Yeah, right!" Wang Yi tossed the hammer to Siyan. He could now see the man’s Attribute Information.
Siyan’s four skills were [Glasses Thug], [Black Hand Expert], [Hidden Weapon Throwing], and [Liaison].
Among them, [Liaison] was a professional skill. As one of Wang Yi’s employees, the man’s innate profession was Liaison, making him skilled at running errands, providing backup, and smoothing things over.
The first and second skills were more like personality traits or a combat style. In short, the kid was violent and liked to play dirty.
His third skill, [Hidden Weapon Throwing], had been Enhanced three times, giving it extremely high throwing accuracy and a range of up to 1,000 meters.
Additionally, as an employee, Siyan had to be paid a salary of one Gold Coin per month.
"Siyan, I’m giving you a Treasure called the Hardware Tool Box. You might think you’re a liaison, but you’re actually a Shooter. The tools inside the Hardware Tool Box will be your hidden weapons!"
Wang Yi took out the Hardware Tool Box and added, "Strap on the toolbox and go study it outside. When I’m done here, I’ll take you to Eggshell Castle to report in!"
"Yes, Boss!"
Ever obedient, Siyan slung the Hardware Tool Box over his back and walked out of the luxurious tent.
Giving the Hardware Tool Box to Siyan, the hidden-weapon thrower, had been a spur-of-the-moment decision for Wang Yi. He felt the man was a talent worth nurturing.
After Siyan left, Wang Yi proceeded to open the second Blind Box, revealing five options: a Phantom Tank, a Golden Wooden Horse, a Maoqiang Stone, a Witch Lich Potion, and a Lord Experience Book!
Wang Yi chose the Lord Experience Book Enhanced +5. The original golden Lord Experience Book granted 10,000 Lord Experience points. After being Enhanced five times, it now granted 320,000 Lord Experience points.
After using it, Wang Yi’s Lord Experience reached 892,960 points.
With a thought, he quickly received another system notification: "Ding! Are you sure you want to consume 640,000 Lord Experience to upgrade Commanding Mountains and Rivers to Level 8?"
"Confirm!"
"Ding! Upgrade successful! Congratulations, your Commanding Mountains and Rivers skill has reached Level 8. The number of mountains and rivers you can refine has increased by 1! This skill requires 1,280,000 Lord Experience to upgrade to Level 9."
’One more mountain and one more river means two more trump cards. I need to refine these eight mountains and eight rivers into my body as soon as possible. Refining mountains is a bit tricky, since I have to find suitable ones, but I can start by collecting eight of the Starlight Rivers on Yamero Star!’
Wang Yi silently pondered. He currently had three mountains and four rivers refined within his body: one Vein Gold Mine, two Tao Steel Mines, and four Starlight Rivers.
As for the 160-kilometer-long Quicksand River he had acquired in the Valon World, he had already released it from its Refinement and placed it on Yamero Star to alter the planet’s ecosystem.
Next, Wang Yi calmed his mind and focused. He still had two more Blind Boxes to open: the Red Light Blind Box and the Special-Level Five-Color Blind Box, which were rewards from the system for killing Gu Man Wanshou.
After steadying his nerves a bit, Wang Yi went through his usual superstitious ritual and started with the Red Light Blind Box.
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Ding! The One Box, Many Openings Talent has been activated. The current Chaos Blind Box opening will now calculate four results for you.
Ding! The Box Opening Enhancement Talent has been activated, providing item Enhancement.
One: Construction Drawings for an Imperial Prisoner Camp (Red Light, Enhanced +1)
Two: Big Red Lantern (Red Light, Enhanced +2)
Three: Construction Drawings for a Wine Pool and Meat Forest (Red Light, Enhanced +3)
Four: Lord Skill Book (Red Light, Enhanced +4)
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’All Red Light items... the effect of this Luck Blind Box is really something! What a shame about the Wine Pool and Meat Forest, and the Imperial Prisoner Camp...’
Wang Yi sighed dramatically. "My choice is the Lord Skill Book!"
A Skill Book glowing with red light immediately appeared before Wang Yi.
Wang Yi used it, and a system notification sounded: "Ding! You have used a Lord Skill Book. Congratulations, you have acquired the special Lord Skill [Starlight Rush]!"
"Ding! This skill requires a Starlight River to be used and has extreme limitations. Do you wish to continue learning it? If you choose no, a regular skill will be generated for you instead."
’It needs a Starlight River to be used? What a coincidence.’
Wang Yi thought the system was being surprisingly considerate, but he still chose to continue.
"Ding! Congratulations, you have acquired the special skill [Starlight Rush] +4."
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Skill Name: Starlight Rush +4
Description: Sheltered by starlight, walk upon the river.
Details: Consume 100 Chaos Energy to gain Starlight Shelter, allowing you to enter a Starlight River. You will gain the speed of a Starlight Rush and move along the river. You can exit the Starlight River at any time without taking damage.
Enhanced +1: Unlocks Starlight Walk mode.
Enhanced +2: Travel speed can be adjusted.
Enhanced +3: Can travel with a vehicle for an additional 100 Chaos Energy.
Enhanced +4: Can travel with multiple people. Each additional person costs an extra 100 Chaos Energy.
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Wang Yi carefully reviewed the description for [Starlight Rush] and fell silent for a long time.
For any other Player, this skill would be absolutely useless—no better than not having learned it at all. This was because they had no way of accessing a Starlight River at this stage.
Even if they could access a Starlight River, the skill would still be useless. It was just a travel skill. Moreover, once inside the Starlight River, your body would be out of your control, rushing along at the speed of starlight. You could only decide when to exit!
But it was different for Wang Yi. He had actually refined a Starlight River and could even control it.
In a way, Wang Yi carried a Starlight River with him. Once he released it from its Refinement, he could control it with his Mountain and River True Qi and use the Starlight River to forge a path!
The four enhancement effects were even more powerful: Starlight Walk, adjustable speed, carrying a vehicle, and bringing subordinates along...