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Chapter 1216: A New Mission
Chapter 1216: A New Mission
November 1st, 2017
In the Capital Military Camp, within Luoyang City.
Lu Hai Kong played with the Mystic Martial Arts Statue a few times before finally putting it away, intending to study it thoroughly at a later time.
After putting the statue away, Lu Hai Kong's attention turned to the last key that had dropped from Yuwen Chengdu.
Among the six items that Yuwen Chengdu had dropped, this key was the only one with an air of mystery and the promise of hidden treasure.
Lu Hai Kong wasn't particularly fond of these enigmatic items that hinted at treasure hunting. After all, he was a wealthy and influential individual, and the system favored him immensely. Therefore, he wasn't keen on tasks that required strenuous efforts to achieve results.
This key was no exception to his general attitude.
However, Lu Hai Kong didn't immediately put the key away. After holding it in his hand for a while, he asked Xu Rong to deliver it to Jia Xu, instructing him to initiate an investigation into the key.
There were numerous items with hidden treasures and mysteries, but this was the first time Lu Hai Kong had taken a keen interest in one and tasked his subordinates with investigating it.
The primary reason for his interest was the terrifying energy he sensed within the key, and a vague sixth sense that told him it was no ordinary item. Moreover, when he picked up the key, he received a system notification!
[You have obtained a special item, the Mystic Key, and triggered a special mission: Quest for the Mysterious Place. Do you accept?]
[Quest for the Mysterious Place
Mission Level: ???
Mission Description: ???
Mission Reward: ???]
With the system presenting the mission directly to Lu Hai Kong, he naturally couldn't refuse. However, he didn't have the time to focus on a task with no explanation or clues, so he handed it over to Jia Xu for investigation.
After dealing with all the items dropped by Yuwen Chengdu, Lu Hai Kong considered the treasure chest-opening event to be mostly concluded.
However, Lu Hai Kong didn't leave the training ground just yet. Sensing his incredible luck that day, he decided to take advantage of the opportunity and use both the Equipment Fusion Evolution Token and the Talent Seizure Token he had just obtained.
Lu Hai Kong first asked Xu Shu to bring several pieces of equipment to the training ground. Then, he took out Yuwen Chengdu's Blood Soul Stone and the Talent Seizure Token.
Since he had used the Talent Seizure Token once before, Lu Hai Kong was familiar with it and easily succeeded in using it on the Blood Soul Stone.
[You have successfully used the Talent Seizure Token. Please select the talent you wish to seize!]
A system notification appeared, followed by a list that caught Lu Hai Kong's eye.
"Wow, I thought I could only seize the Charged Counterattack talent, but I didn't expect Yuwen Chengdu to have so many talents!"
Charged Counterattack (Unique): An active general trait that allows one to absorb and counter enemy attacks in an instant. The absorption limit is five times one's own energy, and the absorption and counterattack times are determined by proficiency.
Thunder Body (Unique): A passive talent with an excellent affinity for thunder-attributed cultivation techniques and Dao Art (not yet activated).
Loyalty and Valor: A group general trait that boosts morale by inspiring soldiers with one's own loyalty and valor, increasing their strength and lowering the enemy's morale.
...
There were seven or eight talents listed in Yuwen Chengdu's general trait list, but Lu Hai Kong's attention was focused on the first three.
The first one needs no introduction, as it's Lu Hai Kong's objective. But the second and third traits are worth pondering. The second trait, Thunder Body, is somewhat understandable, as this guy is ranked second among the Sui and Tang's Eighteen Great Heroes. It's no surprise that Lu Hai Kong has two unique-level general traits. However, the third trait, Loyalty and Valor, left Lu Hai Kong feeling rather conflicted.
Yuwen Chengdu, a man of loyalty and valor? Wasn't it his family, the Yuans, who killed Yang Guang? Lu Hai Kong found the system's joke rather unfunny.
But in truth, Lu Hai Kong was simply unaware of the full story.
In reality, neither Li Yuanba nor Yuwen Chengdu existed in history; they are fictional characters.
In various narratives, their depictions differ greatly. In one version of the story, Yuwen Chengdu, as described in a historical novel, truly embodies the spirit of loyalty and valor. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, when faced with Li Yuanba's offer of surrender, Yuwen Chengdu uttered the words, 'The affairs of the nation are as heavy as a thousand pounds, but the weight of my head is but a feather.'
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One could say that if Yuwen Chengdu were a character from this historical novel, his loyalty and valor might indeed be plausible. Of course, Lu Hai Kong was unaware of this.
However, this didn't matter much, as Yuwen Chengdu was already a man of the past.
Lu Hai Kong's gaze shifted from the third general trait, and he looked at the first two with a hint of greed: "Charged Counterattack is good, and Thunder Body should be excellent too. I wish I had another Talent Seizure Token!"
Despite his words, Lu Hai Kong swiftly acted, directly extracting the Charged Counterattack general trait.
[You have successfully extracted the unique-level general trait Charged Counterattack. Do you wish to begin the inheritance?]
"Yes!"
Lu Hai Kong eagerly reached out to embrace the Charged Counterattack general trait, hoping to further enhance his strength.
However, Lu Hai Kong was unprepared for what happened next. As soon as the Charged Counterattack trait entered his body, his own general trait, Unmatched Overlord, reacted. Without Lu Hai Kong's activation, this trait automatically engaged, repelling the Charged Counterattack trait.
[Your general trait has shown a rejection reaction. The inheritance of the Charged Counterattack trait has failed!]
The system notification sounded, but Lu Hai Kong had no time to pay attention. He felt that after Unmatched Overlord expelled Charged Counterattack, it began to change...
(End of Chapter)
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