Chapter 012 – Defensive Psalms and Relaxed Gloves
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For Matthew, who has always been low-key and pragmatic, it seems too early to talk about legends.
But the rules that are the same as the previous game still make him feel somewhat relieved.
Legend.
Refers to a powerful individual who is above level 21, has mastered the power of a domain, and has a great reputation.
All three elements are indispensable.
And an adventurer who wants to embark on the "Path of Legends" cannot bypass the aspects of "level," "domain," and "reputation."
Under normal circumstances.
The domain element is the most difficult to master, followed by level, and reputation is the easiest to handle—
Especially for those who are good at deception and self-promotion, gaining reputation in a specific area is as simple as eating and drinking.
So Matthew does not have too much expectation for the early opening of the Path of Legends.
"It's fortunate to meet Blade here, otherwise I would have to send Sif to the Lord's Mansion myself."
Matthew is very relieved to entrust Sif to Blade.
This bearded man is not only a reliable captain of the guard unit, but also Sif's cousin by blood.
What's even more rare is that.
Blade actually took the initiative to offer to keep his secret.
"I wonder how he will talk to others and report to his uncle, Lord Bloodflag..."
The journey back was brisk.
Before long.
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The crude wall on the edge of Rolling Stone Town became faintly visible.
Matthew waved his hand at the Bone Dragon behind him.
"Go back!"
Little Phi's native place is a negative energy plane. Although they have already signed a contract, Matthew still needs a large amount of mana to summon him to the main material plane.
With his meager level 8 mana, it is already quite difficult to sustain until now.
If it weren't for testing the duration as a side task.
He would have sent it back long ago.
"Phi Phi..."
The Bone Dragon's soul fire flickered, showing obvious reluctance.
"Go, you did great tonight, keep up this performance, maybe there will be rewards in the future!"
Matthew skillfully painted a rosy picture.
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"Feeling inspired by you, Phylorius (Bone Dragon) has increased its loyalty to you to 93!"
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The gray reverse summoning magic circle lit up.
Little Phi shook its tail, and its huge body suddenly disappeared, leaving only a few traces of bone powder on the ground.
Matthew smiled slightly when he saw this.
"This Bone Dragon is much more useful than I imagined!"
However, the next second.
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"Necromancer's Contract: The formal summoning of this session has ended. Your summoned creature, Phylorius, has fought with all its strength tonight. However, during this period, it has consumed a large amount of energy, which has had a certain impact on its survival in the negative energy plane.
Phylorius begs you for a reward for this summoning: 5 Soul Crystals. Will you pay?
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Option 1: Pay the original price (Phylorius's loyalty will increase, and it is willing to share with you a unique ability)
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Option 2: Bargain (Phylorius's loyalty remains unchanged, but next time it may be cunning and slippery)
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Option 3: Refuse to pay (Phylorius's loyalty will decrease)"
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"5 Soul Crystals?!"
Matthew showed an incredulous expression.
"Peggy's salary for two months is only 1 Soul Crystal. Can it last her for 300 days in one night?"
His heart started to twitch!
Soul Crystals.
They are derivatives produced by necromancers during meditation.
This thing is extremely precious.
For high-level undead creatures, Soul Crystals are essential for their advancement. Many intelligent undead creatures are willing to sign contracts with necromancers because of stable channels to obtain Soul Crystals.
Peggy is an example.
In addition.
Soul Crystals are also necessary for making magical items, casting necromantic curses, and arranging undead rituals.
It can be said to have a wide range of uses.
However, the efficiency of producing Soul Crystals by necromancers is very low.
Take Matthew as an example.
Even if he meditates for six hours every day.
The number of Soul Crystals he can obtain in a month is only 3 to 5.
After two and a half years of crossing.
Matthew has accumulated just over 20 Soul Crystals!
This is not because he has been negligent in meditation.
But the expenses are indeed not small.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be thinking every day about how to squeeze Peggy...
"I didn't expect to encounter a big eater disguised as a lapdog."
Matthew shook his head in his heart.
This Bone Dragon can no longer be casually summoned.
He can't afford it.
After much hesitation.
Matthew still chose "Pay the original price." There is no other way. Little Phi is now his trump card, and loyalty is not easy to come by. He doesn't want to lose more for less.
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"Necromancer's Contract: You have paid 5 Soul Crystals!
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Phylorius is extremely grateful. Its loyalty to you has increased to 96!
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Phylorius has shared its ability 'Blind Sense' with you!
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Blind Sense (Weakening): You can perceive things around you without relying on visual, auditory, olfactory, and other conventional sensory organs. Any slight fluctuation is difficult to escape your perception.
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You can use this ability to detect hidden units and concealed creatures (except for spiritual beings).
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Range: 30 feet"
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This ability unexpectedly turned out to be quite good.
It is simply the nemesis of hidden units!
Matthew's heartache has slightly eased:"Consider it as buying a new ability with 5 Soul Crystals!"
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Late at night.
At home.
After a brief rest, Matthew perked up again, starting to rummage through the Mysterious Spell Satchel for the spoils of war.
The Warlock camp actually had quite a lot of supplies.
However, the storage space of the Mysterious Spell Satchel was limited. The fact that he could bring back this much was already the result of Matthew's best efforts to cram everything in.
Most of the spoils came from the Warlock Fain himself.
Compared to the Arsonist Blackwood.
Fain didn't have much money on him, only over a hundred gold coins and a small amount of silver coins. Perhaps he had spent most of his wealth on buying prisoners and acquiring supplies.
Therefore, in terms of items.
Fain was quite wealthy!
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"Defensive Psalm (Spell Book)
Description: When you hold this book, you can use it as your casting medium for auxiliary casting, or as a charged weapon for guided casting.
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Casting Medium: Chanting speed +20%; Protective domain spell effect enhancement
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Charged Weapon: Each day, you can select three spells from the following list for quick casting. Once all three spells are used up, it will take at least twenty-four hours to fully recharge.
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Spell List: Arcane Lock; Dispel Magic; Spell Nullification Barrier; Guardian Inscription; Protection from Good and Evil; Magic Emblem; Modunkan's Private Chamber.
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The 'Defensive Psalm' was found by Matthew in Fain's corpse mud. Fortunately, it was not destroyed by the Bone Dragon's claws.
With a gentle wipe, it shone with a brand new light.
The book was only palm-sized, bound in leather, reinforced with steel and silver, and the pages were locked with a steel lock that required a key to open.
Regrettably, Matthew did not find the key.
But he was not discouraged. The steel lock of the Defensive Psalm was not an Arcane Lock, which meant it did not require a spell to open.
And things that can be opened with a key can often be entrusted to a thief.
"I remember there's a somewhat famous locksmith in Baiyan City, many people say he's a retired high-level thief."
Matthew pondered:
"It's a pity that no one in Rolling Stone Town is known for their lock-picking skills."
The Defensive Psalm is a good magical tool, or rather, Matthew is fond of the protective spells recorded on it.
As long as he can find someone to pick the lock.
Then it would be a perfect replacement for the Deadwood Staff.
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"Blood Source Bottle: When the bottle is filled with the dark red 'Blood Source Liquid', you can quickly recover your life by drinking it.
Description: 1. Every 50 milliliters of Blood Source Liquid can recover 5~6 points of life.
2. You can slowly refine the Blood Source Liquid by injecting plasma into the bottle.
3. The refining ratio of plasma (regular animals or humans) to Blood Source Liquid is 10:1.
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Current Blood Source Liquid: 125/150 (milliliters)"
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This thing looked like an ink bottle the size of a baby's fist, only it was filled with a dark red liquid.
Matthew could feel a faint life force from it, and a hint of evil aura was vaguely present.
Its origin probably had something to do with the Blood Clan.
Prejudices aside.
The Blood Source Bottle was a small treasure.
A full bottle could instantly recover 18 points of life, meaning it could instantly bring a mid-level warrior from near-death to about half health.
This was a lifesaver in critical times!
Matthew solemnly placed it in the first slot of the Mysterious Spell Satchel, ready for emergencies.
As for the plasma.
He could just buy it!
It's normal for a Necromancer to buy some plasma for research, right?!
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Among the remaining items, there was a charged wand that could cast Arcane Missiles five times when fully charged;
There was a very precious 'Plane Heart Stone', which would not sell for less than four hundred gold coins in Baiyan City - this was a core material for constructing cross-plane magic arrays;
There was also a +1 enchanted one-handed axe, which could greatly improve the efficiency of logging;
Lastly, there was a pair of magical gloves.
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"Relaxed Gloves (Second Order Oddity)
Description: When you wear these gloves and complete the action of shaking hands with the target, the target's guard against you will greatly decrease.
Note: If you wear these gloves for a long time, your guard against others will also greatly decrease."
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