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Chapter 504: The Delayed Great Calamity
Chapter 504: The Delayed Great Calamity
"Where did so much of my spiritual calamity mud go?"
In the Spirit Hero Land, Qin Muye looked at the missing chunk of mud, feeling utterly confused.
After measuring the volume, he found that nearly ten percent of it was gone.
"So, somebody stole my mud???"
Qin Muye immediately thought of the group of people who had returned with the Heavenly Passage Pavilion. Apart from Qin Muye, they were the only ones who could enter this place.
"Damn, how can people be like this now, even stealing mud? I found it first, and now they dare to push their luck. I can't let this slide; I have to kill them all." Qin Muye muttered angrily.
If they had only taken a little bit, Qin Muye wouldn't have minded, but ten percent was a bit much.
However, upon further thought, it might not have been those people.
Given their strength, they should have already been cleared out by now.
Arriving at the Heavenly Passage Pavilion, Qin Muye saw that they were still sorting through the spiritual calamity mud. He entered the interior through the protective system.
As he had expected, there were only living supplies left inside, and no one was to be found.
Clearly, they had all been cleared out.
"This place isn't a shelter. You people are working in the core of the world-ending calamity, yet you still dared to come here. Who else but you would die?"
After a thorough search, Qin Muye confirmed that there were no survivors and returned outside.
"If it wasn't stolen, where did that ten percent go?"
Qin Muye was very puzzled. It definitely wasn't him who took it.
"Main character!" Qin Muye checked the relevant connections and finally determined it was Wang Ao.
"So, the +10 reinforcement from Wang Ao's main character aura came from here?"
Apart from this, Qin Muye found no other related records, confirming that the changes in the Spirit Hero Land were indeed linked to the main character.
"In other words, this stuff is actually the raw material for the main character aura."
"Unfortunately, having the raw material is useless without the manufacturing process."
Just having the raw materials doesn't mean you can create the desired product; the technology is key. Without the technology, the materials are just materials and can't be turned into the final product.
"If I were to stuff a large amount of spiritual calamity mud into the main character's body, could it delay the arrival of the great calamity and reduce the consumption of the main character as a resource?"
Why did the main character die?
Because his main character aura was depleted by hormones, and this mud could replenish it. With the right technology, he could...
"This would require the death of how many main characters to mature the replenishment technology?" Qin Muye complained, finding the idea good in theory but difficult to implement.
If he really tried to stuff the spiritual calamity mud into the main character, it would most likely not reverse the negative aura but rather cause the main character to die immediately.
Qin Muye could wander through the spiritual calamity mud unscathed because he was even more incomprehensible than the mud itself; even spirits might not be able to withstand its intelligence-draining effects.
Let alone a main character still in the initial stages, for whom death might be the best outcome. If they didn't die, they might become idiots.
"Ten percent missing means it can last another ten years?" Qin Muye made a rough estimate, and it seemed about right.
"In other words, if the main character hadn't been replaced at the last minute, it might have exploded?"
Qin Muye realized this was very good news for him. At least he didn't have to worry about problems in the short term.
Because the main character's strength didn't meet the standards, he had planned to accelerate the process, but it turned out to be foiled by Qin Muye.
A normal lord, even if they gained the status of a supporting character, would likely not sabotage the main character like Qin Muye did, and they might not have the ability to do so.
Most lords have rather rigid thinking. For example, the former Purple Thistle Immortal had a great start but ended up playing house with the natives, only truly rising after being assimilated by the Three-Eyed Clan.
So, under normal circumstances, no one would step out of the framework to challenge the main character, as they want an SSS+ rating. Qin Muye, not needing such a rating, acts without restraint.
Otherwise, a supporting character would have to revolve around the main character to achieve the highest evaluation, rather than actually killing the main character.
Under normal circumstances, other lords would have already teamed up with the main character to solve the world-ending calamity and returned to their territories with the mission rewards to continue developing.
How could they be happy like Qin Muye, who was delighted by the delay of the great calamity? Time is also a part of the evaluation for them.
After Qin Muye first tricked Xiao Fan to death, an SSS+ evaluation was impossible; the highest he could get was SSS.
Because he did not resolve the matter perfectly, he could never achieve the highest evaluation.
Which lord completes a mission and simultaneously causes a bad ending for the entire timeline? And bad endings are usually not caused by the boss but by the lord. In such a situation, how could they give him the highest evaluation?
Being able to give an SSS evaluation, Qin Muye guessed, was probably because he completed the main mission. Otherwise, giving him an F would be considered high.
Qin Muye was very clear about this.
"Looks like it's a big treasure trove, and it can be confirmed that this place is indeed a kind of world degeneration."
Qin Muye determined the cause and effect, though whether it was world degeneration still needed further investigation, as it might be a form of the world's defense mechanism.
"I've seen many extraordinary origins, but this one is somewhat unexpected."
From what he could see, the Spirit Summoner system was based on the Spirit Hero Land.
The prosperity was due to the Spirit Hero Land, and the destruction was also due to the Spirit Hero Land. Everything was like a ouroboros, endlessly cycling until destruction or the cycle was broken.
Qin Muye never thought about breaking the cycle; he just wanted destruction.
What good is saving the world? It would be better to devour it, allowing his Endless Abyss to advance further.
Artifact-level treasures require ten blank abyssal layers to become a territory trait, so Mythic-level treasures would definitely require more.
Previously, blank abyssal layers were useless, so Qin Muye didn't care about them. But now they are useful, so he definitely needs to devour the world to complete them, or else they won't be enough.
Even if the development of Mythic-level treasures is currently slow, there is progress, and he needs to prepare the blank abyssal layers.
Moreover, Qin Muye had a new idea: if treasures can become territory traits, could buildings do the same?
If so, he could create abyssal layers that specifically produce resources.
More importantly, it would allow the production of spirits to completely detach from the limitations of Lord Era. He could produce an unlimited number of spirits through the abyssal layer, completely freeing himself from the restrictions.
However, this is also a challenge, possibly as difficult as making Mythic-level treasures into territory traits.
"I need to set up a laboratory here and conduct comprehensive research on the Spirit Hero Land." After some thought, Qin Muye decided to settle in the Spirit Hero Land.
As for when the main character would be born, he had an idea. It would depend on when the three temporary skills activated.
Besides, he planned to use the main character as a resource, so there was no need to get close to him. Accumulating good fortune was unnecessary; he could use the Chaos Divine Devil Technique and then appear as an old man to give him the technique, ensuring no problems.
As long as the main character's aura turned negative, he could arrange for spirits to capture him, providing a one-stop service to ensure no one could escape.
With overwhelming strength and a newbie just starting out, if the main character could still escape, the spirits would have to seriously consider whether they needed to be retrained.
"Ten years should be enough to catch quite a few main characters. After all, this is an urgent necessity, and it can't really be on cooldown for nine years." Qin Muye arranged the necessary tasks, then took out various materials and tools to start building the laboratory.
In the Spirit Hero Land, only he could do it; having the spirits do it would be slow and dangerous.
(End of Chapter)
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