novelhk Chapter 135 So, where can I buy it?
Chapter 135 So, where can I buy it?
The most addictive, clanging victory celebration music in the game kept echoing in my ears.
Chen You raised an eyebrow slightly as he looked at the second reward.
"30 points of civilized luck?"
Even a low-level guild has 300 points of luck?
I underestimated this "Sea King's House".
As for the SSS rating and the additional 2000 honor points, that was entirely expected.
After all, he was the only player operating the game from beginning to end.
His gaze finally fell on the blind box accessory that was bound with a gold ribbon and emitted a faint, eerie black aura.
[Abyss Blind Box]
[Type: Special Loot]
Drop rate: 0.0001%
[Description: When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss... gives you a thumbs up and casually tosses you a small gift.]
【quality:???】
[Note: Open it; there might be a surprise, or there might be a shock.]
"..."
Chen You's lips twitched.
What is that?
This description doesn't seem like anything serious at all.
This drop rate, one in a million? It feels so fake.
Chen You muttered to himself and chose to start.
The blind box trembled slightly, and the lid popped open automatically, releasing a dark, shimmering light.
In an instant, countless random icons flashed past Chen You's eyes like a marquee.
There were weapons, equipment, materials, and even a fleeting glimpse of fishman shorts...
Finally, the light faded, and all the illusions froze.
An ancient, heavy parchment icon, its edges shrouded in a faint aura of chaos, appeared before him.
[Architectural Blueprints: Demon Suppression Tower (Unique)]
[Type: Guild Special Building]
[Quality: Myth]
[Effect: Can be established within guild territory, possessing multiple functions such as suppression, refining, and absorption.]
Each time a different 'Divine Core' is collected, the Demon Suppression Tower gains a corresponding special ability.
[Note: As long as the tower stands, civilization will endure for eternity; if the tower is destroyed, its fortune will suffer a backlash.]
Demon-Suppressing Tower?
Mythical quality! A unique building!
Chen You's breathing faltered slightly, and his heart began to beat faster than usual.
Judging from the description, the strategic value of this thing is probably even more terrifying than Baiyujing itself!
Baiyujing is the foundation, the fortress, while this Demon Suppression Tower seems to be a kind of "civilization weapon" that can grow infinitely!
But then a problem arises.
"What is a divine core?"
Chen You frowned; he had never seen this term before.
He didn't rush to log off and report to Li Guoan.
In the absence of sufficient information, any report will only increase the anxiety of the command center.
As the only "frontline personnel," he had to first get the intelligence clear.
"I'll have to ask Hill."
Having made up his mind, Chen You withdrew from the guild territory.
……
With a shift in light and shadow, he appeared in the familiar and luxurious hall of the Supreme Building in the next second.
Behind the service counter not far away, Hill was still wearing that elegant silver-white dress, with an impeccable professional smile on her face.
Hill's gaze immediately fell on Chen You, and the smile on his face became more genuine.
"Dear VIP member, congratulations on your resounding success in winning the first glory for your civilization."
Her voice was as melodious as spring water.
"You're quite well-informed," Chen You replied casually, then walked straight to the front of the stage and tossed out the [Demon Suppression Tower Blueprint].
"I want to know what this thing does."
Hill's gaze fell on the blueprints, and even with her extensive knowledge, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
"A unique architectural blueprint of mythical quality... Your luck is always astonishing."
She quickly regained her composure and explained with a smile.
"As you can see, the Demon Suppression Tower is an extremely powerful functional building within the guild territory."
"Once completed, it will bring you unexpected benefits."
"Get to the point," Chen You interrupted her sales pitch, "What is a Divine Core? Where can you get one?"
That's what he's most concerned about.
Upon hearing the words "divine core," Hill's professional smile vanished.
That gentle, spring-like warmth vanished instantly, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity and seriousness.
A storm seemed to be brewing deep within her azure eyes.
The light in the entire Supreme Building's hall seemed to dim slightly at that moment, and the temperature in the air dropped a little.
Hill didn't answer immediately, but subconsciously straightened his back and glanced around the hall to make sure no other adventurers could hear the conversation.
Her voice was extremely low, no longer the melodious sound of a spring, but instead carrying a metallic coldness and dryness.
"Dear VIP member, are you... sure you want to know?"
This reaction...
Good grief, they're putting on an act again.
Chen You couldn't help but complain in his heart.
"Just say it directly," Chen You said succinctly, pointing to the blueprints.
Hill's gaze fell back on the blueprints, and he remained silent for a long time, as if confirming something.
After a long while, she slowly took a breath, as if she had made up her mind.
She raised her head, looked directly into Chen You's eyes, and said, word by word, "The Divine Core... as the name suggests, is the core of a god."
The core of the divine.
These five words seemed to possess a kind of spiritual power, causing the flowing light and shadow in the Supreme Tower's main hall to freeze.
Hill's expression was more solemn than ever before.
Those azure eyes no longer held a professional smile, but seemed to reflect the weighty history of the universe's birth and death, and the rise and fall of civilizations.
Then, she saw Chen You's expression.
There was no shock, no horror, not even the slightest bit of awe.
Chen You merely frowned slightly.
After a two-second silence, he asked a question in a very serious tone.
"A legitimate deity?"
"..."
The epic feeling in Hill's eyes froze instantly, as if the brewing storm had been paused.
What is meant by... a legitimate deity?
Are there really any illegitimate gods out there?
Before she could escape the logical trap of this question, Chen You immediately threw out an even more damaging one.
"So, where can I buy this?"
As he asked the question, he put his hands into his pockets.
It seems like he's about to pull out tens of thousands of gold coins at any moment.
"???"
Hill felt the string in his mind called "professionalism" snap.
She devoted tremendous effort to creating an epic atmosphere that was sacred, solemn, and chilling, imbued with a sense of destiny...
This one sentence effortlessly exposed my flaws.
It's like a tragic actor passionately performing Hamlet on stage, when a member of the audience in the first row suddenly shouts a question at him.
"Dude, where did you buy that outfit? Do you have a link on Pinduoduo?"
That feeling is indescribable.
Hill's expression hardened for three seconds, then she took a deep breath.
He forcibly pulled his almost broken expression back, and a slightly forced smile returned to the corners of his mouth.
"Dear VIP member, the [Divine Core] is not a commodity."
Her voice was a little hoarse.
Its value...cannot be measured in money.
She tried to steer the conversation back on track.
However, Chen You clearly has his own unique understanding of this kind of business rhetoric.
He nodded knowingly.
"Oh, I understand."
Hill was overjoyed; it seemed the other party had finally understood the sacredness of the [Divine Core].
The next second, Chen You asked, "Is it because my membership level is too low, or because I haven't recharged enough?"
Hill: "..."
The smile on her face vanished completely.
Her azure eyes were fixed on Chen You, as if trying to discern from his calm face whether he was joking or serious.
But what she saw was only a pure, unadulterated thirst for knowledge.
At that moment, Hill felt "defeated" for the first time.
"Dear member."
Hill said, emphasizing each word, "The [Divine Core] cannot be 'purchased'!"
"It doesn't belong to any particular mall or trading house; there has only ever been one way to acquire it!"
Seeing that the other party had finally stopped "acting," Chen You also dropped his purchasing agent demeanor, leaned forward slightly, and showed a listening expression.
"explain."
One word: simple and clear.
Hill was taken aback by his matter-of-fact attitude, her chest heaving slightly, but she eventually managed to suppress her anger.
She realized that communicating with this man was pointless; any preamble or embellishment would only make him feel like she was wasting his time.
We must use logic that he can understand.
"The Divine Core is a unique crystallization formed by the existence, rules, power, and divinity of a fallen god, with a certain probability."
Hill's voice returned to its usual narrator-like flatness.
"To get it, you must first..."
"A god needs to be killed."