Chapter 532: Harvest
Chapter 532: Harvest
September 25, 2017
Lu HaiKong did not rest for too long.
Although the Azure Dragon Ascension Art he cultivated was domineering, it surprisingly had excellent health benefits.
After just a few hours of rest, Lu HaiKong recovered, after all, it was only a day's battle, and this intensity was far less than his previous journey from Shangai to Wucheng. Lu HaiKong had adapted to this.
The only startling thing was that the first thing Lu HaiKong saw upon waking up from his rest was Ma Pen.
Ma Pen's sudden appearance beside Lu HaiKong was not a rare occurrence, but this time, Lu HaiKong was genuinely startled.
On the one hand, Ma Pen's improved strength seemed to enhance his/her stealth abilities. When he/she approached Lu HaiKong, Lu HaiKong was completely unaware. More importantly, after just over a day of not seeing each other, Ma Pen's appearance had become slightly more refined, and he/she had let his/her hair down at this moment, looking like a spirited girl at first glance, which startled Lu HaiKong momentarily.
However, Lu HaiKong had experienced many grand scenes and quickly calmed down.
"What's the matter?"
"These are the items I got from killing Yu Du!" Ma Pen said, presenting several items to Lu HaiKong.
"Well done!"
Although Lu HaiKong already knew that Ma Pen had killed Yu Du, seeing the Soul Stone still brought a smile to his face. However, Lu HaiKong's smile froze slightly because he noticed that Ma Pen seemed to be subtly smiling while praising him/her.
Although it was just a fleeting moment, Lu HaiKong swore he saw it. This surprised Lu HaiKong because, in his memory, Ma Pen never seemed to have smiled before.
Vaguely, Lu HaiKong felt that Ma Pen had not only changed physically but also seemed to be undergoing subtle changes in his/her mentality. Lu HaiKong was unsure if this change was good or bad, but he/she seemed to be quite satisfied with the current situation, without the usual distress of someone undergoing feminization.
In fact, this was quite normal, as the first batch of generals under Lu HaiKong's command, the Wang Chao Ma Han [Substitute Heaven's Will, Rob the Rich to Help the Poor], were all data NPCs without exception.
When they were first recruited by Lu HaiKong, they were ordinary mountain bandits, the type that could only utter a single line of dialogue.
Although they had grown and gained intelligence over the years, Lu HaiKong could still see the difference between data generals and indigenous generals in their emotions. Some data generals' emotions gradually became richer, while others did not change much.
However, whether they were the former or the latter, they all lacked common sense in many aspects.
Ma Pen belonged to a third category. He/she was originally reclusive by nature and was a Phantom Guard among Lu HaiKong's Phantom Guards, spending most of his/her time hiding in the shadows, unlike other data generals who had more opportunities to interact with the indigenous people. Therefore, he/she had an emotional attribute similar to the 'Three Nos,' where the only emotional trigger was Lu HaiKong.
In this situation, perhaps he/she originally had no concept of gender, and the gender was just a setting given by the system. For Ma Pen, perhaps it was just a change in one of his/her settings, nothing major.
After understanding this and realizing that Ma Pen would not be troubled by feminization, Lu HaiKong felt much more relaxed.
Ma Pen handed over the items he obtained from Yu Du to Lu HaiKong, then left. Lu HaiKong examined the items Ma Pen left behind and thought for a moment before laying out all the treasure chests he had acquired.
Ever since Lu HaiKong officially joined the Yellow Turban Rebellion, treasure chests seemed to have lost their value. Not long ago, he had opened a wave of them, and in less than a month, he had accumulated quite a few more.
Setting aside the four Legendary Chests he had obtained earlier, he had gained one Golden Chest from capturing Gao Lan, one Golden Chest from conquering a Foreigner Territory, two Golden Chests from defeating Left Whisker Eight, one Golden Chest from eliminating Yu Du, and one Legendary Chest from capturing Liangqi.
In total, he now had five Legendary Chests and five Golden Chests as his recent haul.
As these ten chests were laid out together, Lu HaiKong's favorite activity of opening treasure chests began anew.
He rolled up his sleeves and got straight to business, opening the five Golden Chests one after the other!
After opening the five Golden Chests, Lu HaiKong obtained three bottles of pills, a piece of a Zhang talisman, and a fragment.
Interestingly, all three bottles of pills were ones Lu HaiKong had never seen before, and two of them were identical.
Toxin Resistance Pill
Pill Quality: Excellent
Pill Description: Crafted by a master apothecary using various medicinal herbs, it effectively suppresses the spread of toxins.
There were two bottles of Toxin Resistance Pills, and when Lu HaiKong first saw them, he was stunned for a moment.
"This thing came a little too late; otherwise, Zhao Gang wouldn't have had to die." Zhao Gang's death was a great regret for Lu HaiKong. Although he wasn't as talented as Zhao Er, he was still an invaluable talent.
"That guy, Xi Zhaitai, is quite knowledgeable about pharmacology. Let's send this back and have him take a look, see if he can crack this thing."
After deciding on the fate of the Toxin Resistance Pills, Lu HaiKong turned his attention to the other bottle of pills.
In a 6-9-1-book-bar version!
When Lu HaiKong saw this bottle of pills, his eyes narrowed involuntarily.
Nine Yin Pill
Pill Quality: Excellent
Pill Description: Crafted from yin-attribute medicinal herbs, it effectively accelerates the cultivation of yin-attribute techniques.
Usage Requirements: Strength 80, cultivating yin-attribute techniques.
Well, there was no doubt about it; this thing was meant for Ma Pen.
Lu HaiKong had always favored Ma Pen, and this item was perfectly suited for Ma Pen's use.
Compared to the two bottles of pills whose fate was decided as soon as they were obtained, Lu HaiKong estimated that the remaining two items would rot in his hands in a short time.
That piece of talisman paper was a Mystic Merchant Summoning Charm that Lu HaiKong had obtained once before, but he had no idea what the fragment was.
It looked like a piece of armor, but the fragment was incredibly hard. It was as heavy as a fist-sized rock, weighing at least twenty to thirty pounds. If it were a complete product, it would likely weigh over a thousand pounds.
Lu HaiKong wondered who could possibly fight while wearing such heavy armor, but he was more concerned about the use of this fragment. Having opened it, he couldn't just let it rot in his hands, could he? Indeed, he had an idea.
"Gao Lan doesn't have a Legendary weapon yet. Let's take this back and have Old Man Gongsun forge a Legendary-level War Axe with it."
Lu HaiKong said as he put the fragment away...
(End of Chapter)
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