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Chapter 326: The Origin
Chapter 326: The Origin
【Name: Sacred Sculpted Foot (Holy, Flesh)】
【Appearance: A human right foot sculpture with well-defined muscles and joints, resembling a smooth marble statue.】
【Ability: Holy Quality, Robust Flesh】
【Cost: The body will become as heavy as marble, slightly reducing movement speed.】
【Description: The secret art inheritor, Leon Lane, combined the two secret arts of the Cleaning Bureau. Using fragments of the right foot toes from the White Rock Holy Spirit, he crafted this unique anomaly. It allows the user's right foot to become as sculpted as a deity in a temple, while also slightly increasing movement speed.】
【Evaluation: The most worthless holy creation in history, without a doubt.】
【Imbued Value: 0.1 (Maximum Imbued Value 49)】
"..."
The effect is a slight increase in movement speed, but the cost is a slight decrease in movement speed? If I accelerate, does that mean I'm also decelerating?
After feeling the marble right foot that had floated to the surface of the pot, Leon couldn't help but fall into silence, despite mentally preparing himself for the possibility of creating a useless anomaly.
This situation... it feels vaguely familiar...
Leon reached into his pocket and took out the Acute Egg he had crafted in front of the Bull Tower. Looking at the evaluation of the "most worthless devilish creation in history," Leon's mouth twitched uncontrollably.
Maybe I should just give up. It seems I truly lack talent in this area...
...
Is that it?
Seeing that Leon had stopped stirring, no longer mixing the green soup in the pot, the Third Generation Bureau Chief quickly grabbed the ladle. He scooped out the marble right foot from the pot and gasped in shock.
"You... this is what you made with Holy Spirit-level materials?!"
Leon's face turned red with embarrassment and nodded slightly.
"Um..."
"No, no, no! This can't be!"
The Third Generation Bureau Chief gestured with the pure white marble right foot for a while, infusing his power into it and then withdrawing it. After attempting to activate it several times, he looked bewildered and exclaimed:
"This can't be right! After all, it's Holy Spirit-level material... how could it possibly..."
"Hey, you! Aren't you supposed to be able to discern an anomaly's function just by touching it? What did you find out? What is this thing's ability?"
"This thing can slightly accelerate the user, but because it makes the body heavier, it also slightly reduces speed..."
"And then?"
"Then... um... it can make the right foot a little more attractive."
"I can see that, but what's its core ability?"
"Um... that's it."
"..."
"This is impossible!!!"
After repeatedly testing the Sacred Sculpted Foot, the Third Generation Bureau Chief found that it indeed functioned as Leon had described. Aside from making the right foot as perfect as a divine body, it had no other abilities. He couldn't help but start pulling at his hair in frustration.
Damn it! These are Holy Spirit-level materials! Holy Spirit! Even if you throw the materials into the pot and ignore them, how could you create something like this?
"Come on! Make another one, and let me see how you did it!"
After thinking about it for a long time without understanding Leon's method, the square-headed elder with bloodshot eyes stood up abruptly. He rummaged through the pile of materials, grabbed two items, and threw them into the large iron pot. With gritted teeth, he ordered:
"Hurry up and make another one! I want to see how you did this!"
...
【Name: Devil's Ledger (Fallen, Record)】
【Appearance: A crimson parchment with a hideous pattern, emitting a faint sulfurous scent. When placed in one's hand, one might occasionally hear the angry roars of great demons.】
【Ability: Devilish Record, Name Recording】
【Cost: There's a chance of being startled by the sudden roars.】
【Description: The secret art inheritor, Leon Lane, combined the two secret arts of the Cleaning Bureau. Using powdered Hellfire Quartz Crystal and a small, sturdy piece of skin from the back of an Engraved Demon, he crafted this unique anomaly.
After writing his name on the parchment, the Great Demon Soul sealed within would awaken and translate the user's name into the Devilish Script, giving the user a stylish demonic name.
【This Anomaly successfully defeated the first creation of the Forger, Leon Lane, the Acute Egg, becoming the most worthless demonic creation in history, without a doubt.】
【Imbued Value: 0.1 (Max Imbued Value: 42)】
"..."
The Third Generation Director of the Cleaning Bureau trembled as he wrote his name with his right hand. After translating his name into the Devilish Script, he stared at the Demon's Directory, which showed no signs of change. He turned around, his eyes filled with rage, and glared at Leon.
"Where's the Hellfire Quartz? Where is it?"
"I clearly threw in two materials! How come there's only the skin of the Engraved Devil, and where's the Hellfire Quartz powder?"
"Er... The Hellfire Quartz powder you threw in should be on the back of this thing."
The Square Head Elder took the Demon's Directory with trembling hands and flipped it over. After pointing to the ferocious red patterns on the back, Leon hesitantly said, "There, the red-stained areas should be the Hellfire Quartz powder."
"..."
The red-stained areas?
Deep within the Crimson Hell, a mountain could yield no more than twenty kilograms of Hellfire Quartz crystals. How could it only be stained with color in your hands?!
"How about... we stop here for today?"
The Third Generation Director stood still, holding the Demon's Directory like a statue, without even breathing. Leon couldn't bear to continue tormenting the unlucky old man. He spoke up, trying to persuade him, "Third Generation Prefect, I've only recently come into contact with Forging Secret Art, and I'm still a beginner. Using the materials you provided is truly a waste. How about..."
"No! This isn't a matter of waste or not, nor is it about being a beginner or not! It's a piece of junk! An astonishing piece of junk!"
Upon hearing Leon's words, the Third Generation Director lifted his head in a daze, staring at Leon like he was a monster. He almost spat out each word, "With the materials I gave you, even if a pig stood in your place and stirred its hooves in the pot, it wouldn't create such a useless thing!
Damn it! Did the current Taurus Director really guide you? You're not trying to fool me, are you?"
"No, no, the Taurus Director did guide me. Oh, right!"
Leon recalled the past and spoke with a strange expression, "At that time, she also showed me a piece of history, the situation when the Cleaning Bureau's predecessors were learning the Taurus Secret Art. My Forging Secret Art is what I learned from the people in that memory."
Learned from people in the past? Does that mean the current Taurus Director didn't teach him, but instead showed him the memories of a previous Taurus Director? The Third Generation Director furrowed his brows in confusion, then scowled and asked, "Which Taurus Director's memories did you see? Who taught you this crappy Forging Secret Art? Was it the sixth generation Taurus Director, the one with the worst skills?"
"Er... no, I saw the memories of the third generation Taurus Director."
The memories of the third generation?
Upon hearing Leon's words, the Square Head Elder subconsciously furrowed his brows.
The third generation Taurus Director was quite skilled. Although not as good as himself, he was still considered above average among the past Taurus Directors. How could he have possibly created such a thing? He remembered when he studied Secret Art with him, the third generation was always behind him, learning from his techniques. Although not as good as himself, he had still learned about eight to nine-tenths of his skills...
Wait, learned from him?!
"..."
"..."
"..."
Leon, with his evasive gaze, unable to look the Third Generation Director in the eye, was like someone waking from a dream. The Square Head Elder pointed at his own nose with a trembling hand and asked, his lips quivering, "Me?"
"Yes."
(End of Chapter)
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