Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 1601: Chapter 1596: The Dark Sage

Soon.

Miss Yingzhu and the others obviously arrived down here before then, drawn by the sounds.

They must have had doubts and didn’t fully follow the instructions to leave this place.

But it was still not quick enough.

”People should be allowed to live in false peace... but not me.”

Scanning the dilapidated surroundings, Fu Qian stood with his hands behind his back, his voice flat and emotionless.

”The lost path is a feast for the seeker of truth, and I shall relish it...”

Amid the increasingly hurried footsteps, the completely unrecognizable figure vanished into the silence of this underground.

[Mission Evaluation: Black Sage]

As the scene shifted, the next moment Fu Qian had already appeared in the warehouse, and the mission summary was presented immediately.

[Knowledge is both power and a curse.

Fleeing for her life, upon regaining sanity outside the ruins, Ice finally realized the source of the noise in her mind.

Both body and mind had been defiled, yet they also became her reliance to escape the dire situation, a truly exquisite irony.

After waiting for a while and seeing no survivors, they chose to find their own way to lift the curse.

The workshop originally used only to forge weapons became their apparent only choice, using flesh as the forbidden material this time.

Luckily for this world, there is never a shortage of hot-blooded fools.

This organization, having suffered losses, became more proactive than ever.

And when young people with wild dreams responded to the call, they contributed their maximum value.

Ice knew well what kind of disaster this might bring, but she could no longer care too much.

In the end, between anxious tests and waiting, they welcomed the last piece of the puzzle.

Despite the twists and turns, a forbidden experiment was ultimately carried out.

Although in the end, it was their own bodies and minds that became the materials.

And the legend of the Ring Lord, responding to fate, spread within this organization which indeed became a joke in the aftermath.]

[Killed: Ice, Charlotte, Shi Gaozhi]

[Reward: SAN Points +23; Riftforge]

[Current SAN Points 145, Current Inspiration 99]

...

So there are still contents related to the last action, indeed the higher the exploration degree, the more detailed the mission summary?

After unexpectedly listening to the prompt in his ear, Fu Qian found it interesting that there was still related mission content.

It sounded very much like after the failure of exploration, the three who stayed outside did not attempt to enter the Bell Tower Hall but left the Sage and ran.

Based on the fact that they waited without results after going out, the Sage Old Master, whose hand had been severed by the Pure White Angel, probably did not fare well afterward either.

Of course, no matter what, the situation was mostly as anticipated.

Because of the failed action before, the existences of the three were fused together in a special way.

To the extent that after returning, they designed such a special smelting plan at the risk of being ground to bones by the Night Watchman.

In this regard, it seems after all that I am the culprit, forcing them to resort to such a desperate measure?

Indeed, the entanglement of cause and effect in the world is unspeakably wonderful.

Fortunately, through the sin of aggravation, I have already helped them find relief.

And I even gained some rather interesting observational results.

Compared to the task reward, Fu Qian was clearly more interested in the last scene witnessed.

Though it was just a fleeting glimpse, the mere sighting of double-digit suns—just like the group of prisoners seen after the archery at Ye Shengdu.

Yes, upon seeing those many suns, the first thought Fu Qian had was this.

Although one is a prisoner in a cage, and the other is a multiple of cages.

But as mentioned in the lecture held within the organization before, when faced with an abstract existence that’s hard to comprehend, some conventional thinking logic can exist, but do not become narrow-minded because of it.

Preaching also requires leading by example, the term academic quality is not just lip service.

And facts proved that prudence in solitude is indeed a virtue.

Thirteen, whether it is suns or prisoners, the number is the same.

Even though it’s still difficult to determine the logic within, or to exclude it as pure coincidence.

But just this consistency alone made Fu Qian deeply feel that his wicked plan, and possibly being titled ’Black Sage’ by the warehouse, is worth it.

And without a doubt, what lies behind that Rift Flower is worth continued pursuit in future actions.

Coincidentally, the task reward this time seems to have a similar concept.

...

[Name: Riftforge]

[Type: Consumable]

[Description: A crystal cluster blooming like a flower, its interwoven mirrors even making it a labyrinth of light, making the true nature of wounds difficult to discern.

With sufficiently pure Transcendent attributes, plus sufficient volume of gold in contact, the Crystal Cluster will disassemble and forge automatically into a corresponding ranking Extraordinary Item.

Limited to Second Phase and below]

[Note: Hollow Brilliance, the World’s Scab]

This... a one-time-use Vacuum Flower?

Having a closer look at the task reward, Fu Qian’s interest in the item appearing in his hand grew even more.

Indeed as described, it was about the size of a head, resembling a countless number of crystal clusters forming a sphere.

The visual effect could certainly be described as fantastical and fleeting, even the dim light of the warehouse couldn’t hide its beauty.

Yet held in hand, it felt almost weightless, as if merely a shell composed of countless two-dimensional surfaces pieced together.

According to the instructions, once a certain trait is found later, throw it in along with the gold, and it can directly manufacture an Extraordinary Item, just like that organization I just embarrassed from its high echelons.

The restriction to the Second Phase is already quite considerable.

Meanwhile, the item’s description also confirmed the wound’s term, explicitly stating that it makes use of the power seeping out from the rift for forging.

Indeed, it is an interesting reward.

The task, numbered as 3 originally, had already paid off with the academic yield from before.

Not to mention that, judging from the summary, the legend of the Ring Lord has already spread widely within the Post-Blind Eye Society.

Indeed, brave youths always manage to create miracles.

[Today’s work is completed; you may now leave the warehouse. Weekly work progress 4/4]

Feeling deep satisfaction, the voice in his ear also prompted that all the check-ins for the week were completed.

And carefully placing the Crystal Cluster on the table in front, confirming nothing reacted, Fu Qian smoothly donned his mask like finishing work on a Friday.

...

The sunset was still left with its last ray, and even on the other side, the moon could already be seen.

Once again providing guidance, Fu Qian walked to the window, examining the twilight.

Because of the earlier experience, seeing the sun again, it’s hard not to spawn strange feelings.

It’s a pity that neither the prisoners nor the Red Moon show any inclination to communicate—

The sentiment was abruptly cut short, as Fu Qian frowned, looking toward the rear.