Chapter 529: The World-Ending Demon King
Chapter 529: The World-Ending Demon King
In early March, Lindsey opened his eyes on the second floor of the Wah Wah Wah Tower.
The city outside was unusually quiet today.
The enthusiastic music that usually filled the streets had ceased, and there were no touring performances along the roads.
"A whole month has passed."
"The Art Festival has finally come to an end."
Lindsey climbed out of the Wah Wah Wah's bed.
He took out the ancient scroll and began his daily translation study, while also placing the painting inhabited by Wah Wah Wah beside him:
"Hey, when are you going to wake up, buddy?"
"Other people have their 2D wives come to life, but you, you've gone from the 3D world into the 2D world."
Lindsey sighed as he peered out the window.
His shop was set up in the neighboring building, where Silude was tirelessly guarding it day and night, never slacking off.
However, business was much quieter than before.
"It's the influence of the Law of Gold, no doubt."
Lindsey reminisced about his past life of financial abundance.
If he still had the Gold Ring of the Rhine, his shop would have likely upgraded by now after this month.
Instead, it remained as it was.
With the Art Festival now over, he was still several hundred transactions away from the data required for the next shop upgrade.
As Lindsey studied and muttered to himself, the morning quietly passed by.
The reason for this quiet morning was the unknown adventures he had experienced in the Enchanting Dream.
With his special access to the Thousand Sails City Portal, he could now use it at any time.
"Since the Art Festival is over, it's time for me to hit the road again."
"Let's do some final packing."
Lindsey's gaze swept across the room.
In addition to packing up his shop, which he had set up in the neighboring building, he also intended to take some important items from Wah Wah Wah's home.
After all, this departure might mean a long farewell to Thousand Sails City.
Leaving furniture and valuables behind might mean never seeing them again.
"Hmm, I can keep this water kettle for myself."
"This chair, Wah Wah Wah seems to like it a lot. I'll put it in the basement of the shop, and it'll be easy to take with me."
"The easel, I don't need to bring this..."
Lindsey began packing up Wah Wah Wah's belongings.
At the same time, he also organized his own items in his portable bag.
In the world of the Enchanting Dream, the Emotion Spectrum was instantly annihilated by the Unfinished Painting, leaving not even a trace behind.
Lindsey, who wanted to obtain hunting materials, naturally couldn't do so.
Or rather, even with a normal kill, he didn't know how to collect the emotional materials.
Fortunately, the Hunting Log was still effective.
Behind a Compound Fate Consciousness, a hunting target, there was a kill count of 1/1.
Lindsey also obtained the corresponding title and item rewards.
First, the title:
Blade of Emotion: The player can transform their attacks' damage into emotional destruction power.
Then, the item:
Potion: Potion of Forgetfulness
After drinking, it will cleanse the user of all personalities and emotions, creating a pure, new soul. During soul reconstruction, onlookers can guide the personality reconstruction.
An extremely dangerous potion, highly valuable, handle with care!
"Potion of Forgetfulness?"
"This is clearly a powerful brainwashing potion!"
Lindsey couldn't help but look out the window again, glancing at his shop next door.
Silude's fate of being forced to work in the shop and this potent personality-cleansing potion—no matter where you are, they are probably more cruel than the most malicious extreme punishment!
"..."
"It's unlikely that I'll encounter an enemy that requires me to use this, right?"
Lindsey naturally planned to put this potion away for safekeeping.
He placed the Potion of Forgetfulness in the last compartment of his travel bag. Then, he proceeded to organize the reward items from the Altered Fate Script mission.
Consumable: Strange Substance
The Strange Substance can be used for one of two functions:
Strange Assimilation:
Upon release, the Strange Substance assimilates all matter it comes into contact with in reality, transforming it into the Strange Substance. Once all matter within reach has been assimilated, the process ends, and the Strange Substance naturally disappears.
Strange Hypothesis:
Lock onto any real entity, and transform into an identical item.
"A magical fluid containing up quarks, down quarks, and strange quarks!"
"There's a chance to find it within the core of a neutron star!"
A peculiar mineral, its value is immeasurable.
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Consumable: Fate Pebble
Using the Fate Pebble, one can completely strip away the fate of a designated target and transfer it to another person or object.
"Fate is but a puppet in my hands!"
"Have you ever read your own script? Well, it's mine now!"
An extremely powerful fate-interfering item, its value is immeasurable.
"..."
"The rewards for an Eighth Stage mission are indeed a bit excessive."
Lindsey's expression was subtle.
Every time he read the descriptions of these two items, he felt his head getting hot.
As for the Strange Substance, the second effect was somewhat acceptable. But the first effect...
If he were to throw this substance onto the ground, wouldn't it assimilate the entire world, following the earth's surface?
Once the effect ended, a whole world would be destroyed!
"..."
"It's basically a world-ending weapon."
Lindsey scoffed, glancing at the single-function Fate Pebble: "Stealing others' fates."
"I feel like my items are becoming more and more like something a villain would possess."
As he thought this, Lindsey casually glanced at his data panel.
He was preparing to leave the City of a Thousand Sails.
At this moment, memories of his journey over the past few years flooded his mind, and his experiences had accumulated into valuable lessons.
Among all the Awakened he had encountered, the lower stages might not show it as clearly, but the higher-stage Awakened often had their personalities influenced by their excessive dedication to skill development.
Cold and ruthless organizers with an authoritarian mindset.
Greedy merchants driven solely by profit.
And artists who followed their emotions, behaving lawlessly.
All high-stage Awakened displayed the influence of these traits, which also guided their choices in power development.
"What about myself, then?"
Lindsey reflected.
He looked at his attribute panel, and the word 'Player' caught his eye.
"In the future, what kind of person will I become?"
"A lawless, efficiency-obsessed Fourth Plague; an FPS expert who doesn't know where he came from or who he is, only driven to kill; or someone who only pursues game completion..."
Lindsey shook his head; none of these were what he desired.
At this moment, his gaze fell upon the description of Will Essence.
"The genuine courage of humanity."
"Perhaps holding onto this will is the self I aspire to be."
Lindsey finished organizing his items and stretched lazily.
He prepared the new seeds he wanted to send to Qingqi, wrote a letter to his secluded family on the outskirts, and walked downstairs, leaving the room.
"..."
Standing in front of the garden fence, Lindsey took one last look at the house behind him.
He waved goodbye, bidding farewell to this unforgettable place.
Then, under the bright sunshine and the city's waves, he set out on his journey once more.
(End of Chapter)
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