bookbashuk Chapter 76 Unorthodox methods are effective
Chapter 76 Unorthodox methods are effective
Chapter 76 Unorthodox methods are effective
"I want to take back Master's mask," said the crow.
Xu Yuan shook his head slightly.
That mask—
It's true that I fell behind back then.
The main reason was that he wasn't paying attention to these things at the time.
Unexpectedly, it's now in the hands of Alicia and Bissi.
Most importantly, it seems they took it voluntarily.
And it looked like a precious treasure to them.
The crow asked them for it, and was beaten up as a result.
Did those two stay there the whole time?
Are you waiting for him?
What is this?
Is that a pitiful little kitten sitting in a cardboard box with a sign that says "Please take us in"?
"That mask is useless. If they want it, just give it to them. Don't worry about them."
Xu Yuan asked, "What about those swords?"
"Those two brats said they took the greatswords with them."
"At Theresa's place."
Xu Yuan pondered for a moment.
From Theresa's perspective, they would probably think those greatswords belonged to him.
These were spoils he took from the organization's warehouse.
Given their personalities, they wouldn't take it for themselves.
Besides, those swords were of little use to them.
Because they have them themselves.
So, they were probably holding it for him.
They probably chased after us that day with those swords.
But because there were so many people everywhere, they had to hide in the shadows to avoid being exposed.
Perhaps, it's still somewhere in the suburbs.
When he was chasing the leader of the Claymore organization, he talked to them about things like surveillance and satellites.
This might have caused them to overreact and become afraid to go into the city.
After feeding the crow some blood to help it recover, Xu Yuan said, "They might be hiding nearby where I fought with Furinji Hayato."
Since they didn't return to where Gemini was, it's very likely they didn't enter the city.
Then, perhaps it's still near that valley.
However, the US military has now blocked the area, so it might be wise to stay away from that valley.
"It might be a bit far, go and look for it."
"Once you find them, you don't need to bring them here, nor do you need to bring the swords. Just knowing where they are is enough."
"Report back to me when you get back."
"If you haven't found it by the time you're supposed to go to the embassy for your appointment, then stop looking and come back."
If all else fails, Xu Yuan has a final resort.
That's a bounty mission.
However, seeing that the crow was idle all day long, he found something for it to do.
After giving his instructions, Xu Yuan continued to meditate.
A moment later, he opened his eyes and took out a wisp of [World Origin - Void].
He originally had a bundle.
After deconstructing the talent, only this wisp remains.
However, perhaps because of having used it and experienced it personally, the [Origin of the World - Emptiness], which was originally completely incomprehensible, can now be vaguely sensed.
Unfortunately, if one truly wants to grasp something from this, it would probably take years.
What he lacks most is time.
Just like ripples, long-term practice of ripple breathing can permanently strengthen the physical body.
But he didn't have the time.
For him, doing other things is more cost-effective.
The good news is that the system says the flow of time in the fantasy world is different from that in the real world.
Xu Yuan put the items away and then channeled a wisp of wind-attribute energy into the [Five Elements Ring] on his right hand.
Then it was released through the ring.
He didn't do much; he simply released some energy.
Wind belongs to wood, and wood generates fire.
The azure wind energy transformed into crimson fire energy after passing through the [Five Elements Ring].
Xu Yuan maintained a low-power but continuous energy input while using his soul power to probe into the ring and carefully observe its underlying principles.
The internal structure of the ring is somewhat complicated.
It seems that a concealed magic circle is hidden inside.
Gradually, he became immersed in it.
After an unknown amount of time, Xu Yuan came to his senses.
After pondering for a moment and confirming that everything was correct, he began to mobilize his real-attribute energy to inscribe a magic array within his body.
The magic circle is circular and its structure is complex and mysterious.
Once it took shape, it materialized and became like a filter, lodging itself in one of his key meridians.
Next, Xu Yuan activated his wind-attribute energy.
When wind-attribute energy passed through the magic array that was stuck in the meridians, it was completely transformed into fire-attribute energy.
This fire-attribute energy circulated within his body.
But Xu Yuan felt very unfamiliar with it.
It is the kind of unfamiliarity that is forcibly transformed by external forces.
The energy continued to circulate within his body.
Then, passing through the magic circle again, it was completely transformed into earth-attribute energy.
Next, earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood, wood generates fire, and fire generates earth.
Xu Yuan's energy circulation speed is very fast.
The attributes will change once every time you rotate.
Metallic energy is fierce and sharp.
The wood element is full of vitality.
Water-based energy is flexible and agile.
The fire elemental energy is intensely hot and violent.
Earth element energy is heavy and stable.
The five different sensations constantly switched in his meridians, making Xu Yuan feel extremely uncomfortable.
But he remained silent and endured it.
Each time energy completes a cycle, approximately 5% is lost due to attribute transformation.
After 50 rotations, less than 10% remains.
(95% to the power of 50 is approximately 7.7%)
Xu Yuan stopped and began to meditate to recover his energy.
Continue after you've recovered.
When the energy had circulated a thousand times, he felt that it seemed to be undergoing some kind of change.
After the energy had circulated three thousand times, he felt that the five elements of energy were no longer as unfamiliar as before.
After the energy had circulated five thousand times, he felt that the five elements of energy had become very familiar to him.
More than half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
After circulating the energy more than 10,000 times, Xu Yuan felt that the Five Elements energy was no longer unfamiliar to him.
Immediately afterwards, system prompts popped up one after another.
Your energy has evolved a new attribute: Fire.
Your energy has evolved into a new attribute: Earth.
Your energy has evolved into a new attribute: Metal.
Your energy has evolved a new attribute: Water.
Your energy has evolved into a new attribute: Wood.
Xu Yuan laughed heartily: "I've succeeded, Daoist Master!"
[Unexpectedly, the host actually managed to forcibly develop the five elements attributes from their own energy through adaptation and stimulation. The system originally thought the host would achieve this through comprehension.]
"I was just giving it a try," Xu Yuan said happily. "I didn't expect this crooked method to actually work."
After saying that, he looked inward at his lower dantian.
His dantian contains attribute-less energy, like a vast ocean.
Eight flames floated above the sea.
Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Emptiness, Reality.
It is precisely his energy attribute.
These eight flames are like eight kinds of ink.
Energy can be colored to reflect their colors when needed.
However, the levels of virtual and real are too high.
With his current strength, he cannot "contaminate" much virtual or real attribute energy.
"Unfortunately, it has attributes but no skills."
Xu Yuan rubbed his chin with a regretful expression.
He has many attributes, but few skills.
He is currently like someone with powerful hardware but lacking matching software.
However, it wouldn't be accurate to say there was absolutely no improvement.
For example, the psionic shield, which he previously cast using attribute-neutral energy.
If I switch to using earth-elemental energy in the future, my defense will be much stronger.
Of course, it is also an indisputable fact that he lacks the corresponding skills to take advantage of each attribute.