Chapter 1043
Relic Harvest: S-Rank, Innate Treasure
Even the most loyal and devoted soldiers resonate with these three.
"My God..."
Is this the Phoenix Wing Purple Gold Crown?
This... is armor in gold!
"This...this...the lotus-silk walking shoes."
"Oh my god... the Monkey King outfit???"
Saito Hajime was still able to speak at this moment.
Cheng Xiao has lost his ability to speak.
He didn't know if he was jealous, shocked, or envious.
Zhang Jie closed his mouth, which had fallen down.
"No, I can understand these three, but the one below is the Somersault Cloud???"
"How did this come about?"
It turns out that these three pieces of equipment resonated with the Heart Ironclad Soldier.
A wisp of white cloud emerged from beneath Chen Zilong's feet, and somehow managed to lift him steadily into the air.
Li Xiao closed her eyes, then opened them again.
A complex expression appeared on his face.
"The main gods all possess these items; all three are A-grade items: the Phoenix Wing Purple Gold Crown and a mental defense item."
"The Chainmail Armor is a physical defense armor, while the Lotus Silk Cloud-Walking Boots are capable of condensing clouds and taking flight, making them flying-type items."
"Therefore, the somersault cloud in mythology is most likely the manifestation of the ability of the Lotus Silk Cloud Walking Shoes."
"Moreover, these three together seem to have a set effect, which means this set is worth an S-rank side quest!"
After Li Xiao finished speaking, the entire God Space instantly fell silent.
Chen Zilong, who was standing in mid-air above the white clouds, moved his feet.
The figure disappeared.
When it reappeared, it was next to Li Xiao.
At this moment, all the unusual things about him disappeared.
He only showed a grinning face with his big teeth showing.
It's clear that this person is so excited they don't know what to say.
It was at this moment that Saito and the others got close to Chen Zilong and looked at him.
He only stopped smiling when he felt a chill run down his spine.
"Ahem, why are you looking at me like that?"
Saito said seriously, "I want to see if you've grown any hair yet?"
"I now seriously suspect that you have a connection with Sun Wukong."
Cheng Xiao shook his head from the side: "No, no, no, didn't Li Xiao say that the Ruyi Jingu Bang is still lying on the third floor? I feel that Chen Zilong is the Six-Eared Macaque."
Upon hearing this, Chen Zilong gasped in surprise.
Saito Hajime even reached out and started touching Chen Zilong's pectoral muscles.
Li Xiao interrupted the three of them, both amused and exasperated:
"Stop, stop, stop! There's still a lot of good stuff here. Can we continue?"
Actually, let's not even talk about Saito Hajime and Cheng Xiao.
Even Chu Xuan's gaze towards Chen Zilong became fiery.
Li Xiao quickly coughed twice:
"Come here, Chu Xuan. I think you already know what these are!"
"After all, some of these things are just too famous for their designs."
"Even if it's not what I expected, it shouldn't be too bad."
Chu Xuan turned his gaze away from Chen Zilong.
He bent down, picked one up at random, closed his eyes, and connected with the main god.
A few seconds later, Chu Xuan opened his eyes and, without giving anyone else time to prepare, said directly:
"S-rank side quest item, innate spiritual treasure, Lotus Lantern!"
"Only those who possess spiritual power, spiritual energy, true essence power, and are kind-hearted can use it."
"But in my opinion, mental strength is the best match, so Zhang Jie, why don't you give it a try first?"
Upon hearing Chu Xuan's three brief sentences, Zhang Jie couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
First, I was shocked that this thing was worth an S-level side quest.
Secondly, why was Chu Xuan so calm? And why did he just give it to him directly?
Thirdly, myself? A good person in the conventional sense?
His previous actions were difficult to judge, at least not compared to Zheng Zha's.
But seeing Li Xiao nod as well, Zhang Jie still divided his spiritual power and enveloped the emerald green Lotus Lantern.
At that moment, a lotus phantom suddenly shot out, so fast that even if Zhang Jie wanted to dodge, he couldn't.
But it disappeared after Zhang Jie's brow.
A vibrant, emerald-green light burst forth instantly, enveloping him completely from the inside out.
The Lotus Lantern, which was originally in Chu Xuan's hand, had somehow ended up in Zhang Jie's hands.
When the light disappeared, a look of surprise flashed in Zhang Jie's eyes.
He looked at the equally stunned members of the Central Continent Team and said:
"Um, it seems that this Lotus Lantern has recognized its owner."
Li Xiao and the others swallowed hard.
"It's that simple?"
Zhang Jie shook his head blankly: "I don't know either, and I consider myself a kind person?"
As he spoke, Zhang Jie looked at Chu Xuan with a questioning gaze.
Chu Xuan looked at the Lotus Lantern held in Zhang Jie's hand and pondered for a while before speaking:
“If I’m not mistaken, everyone here except me should be able to make the Lotus Lantern recognize its master.”
"Li Xiao, Zhao Yingkong, Zhang Jie... what are your thoughts on the entire Zhongzhou team?"
Um, what I mean is, do you guys think the Central Continent Team is on the side of good or evil?
Chu Xuan read out everyone's name and then asked this somewhat abrupt question.
Everyone fell silent in thought.
Zhang Jie spoke first, unlike the others:
"The world is not black and white, just as justice and evil are not absolute. Although our Central Continent Team did not intentionally kill and do evil in horror movies, the casualties caused indirectly by us are actually not small."
"We can't say we're evil, but we can't say we're good either. We're just struggling to survive in a horror movie."
Chu Xuan nodded: "That's a very fair assessment. So, have you ever thought about this question: factions?"
Before anyone could speak, Chu Xuan continued:
"Why is it that in The Mummy 1, we are on Evelyn's side, while the Indians are on Imhotep's side?"
"In the Pacific Rim, why are we on the human side, and the Japanese team on the monster side?"
"And there are Alien, Uncle Zombie, The Matrix, all of which have villainous factions. Why are our main quests all centered around the good guys?"
Why not the other way around?
"After all, changing the perspective is still within the scope of what the main god can achieve."
Saito Hajime suddenly slapped his forehead and said:
"I understand, you mean joining the horror movie genre is related to whether a group is good or evil?"
Chu Xuan nodded at everyone: "Combat ability is a numerical value, so why can't the degree of good and evil be one?"
"For example, killing a story character, killing a teammate, or even killing an unrelated ordinary person will affect the score. Of course, I haven't calculated the corresponding scores for good and evil yet..."
Li Xiao interrupted, "Wait, Chu Xuan, but the problem is that the Lotus Lantern isn't part of the Main God Space, so how would it know about us—no, I should say Brother Jie's—good and evil?"
Chu Xuan nodded: "This involves another issue."
What is evil?
The silent midnight seemed to be deeply moved, which is why it spoke first:
"Evil, in my view, refers to bad things, such as bullying the weak and harming others."
To be more specific, theft, murder, robbery…
Chu Xuan shook his head, interrupting Zero: "No, no, no, from a philosophical point of view, the essence of evil is the belief that something is evil, the evil that one has in one's own mind."
"You should know that there are different kinds of evil. Some people think that the same thing is evil, while others think that it is not evil."
"In the real world, it depends on individual qualities." "But the judgment mechanism in The Lotus Lantern should be a kind of idealistic theory."
"The same applies to the Main God Space."
"The judgment of good and evil is based on our inner sense of guilt, such as when we torture and kill enemies or massacre civilians."
We know in our hearts that this is evil, but we don't care.
"This is the evil that one has come to believe in!"
"But there is another situation: if a person does not know that what he is doing is evil, this person does the same thing as the previous person."
"Then the results will be different."
"Because this person lives in such a world, he doesn't think he's doing evil when he tortures and kills others."
This is just part of everyday life.
"Therefore, he did not feel any guilt."
"The former is evil, while the latter cannot be called good, but it is not evil either."
"Of course, the premise is that the person does not have this awareness. Once he has this awareness, the concept will change instantly."
"To become what is called a villain."
Chu Xuan's explanation, which sounded like a grammatically incorrect sentence, left everyone frozen in place for a long time before they could understand it.
Zhu Wen murmured, "Judging good from evil isn't about what you did, but rather how you perceive yourself based on what you did."
Chu Xuan nodded: "That's right. A person who is considered wicked by others, but who doesn't know that what he's doing is evil, can also gain the approval of the Lotus Lantern."
"In other words, it's enough as long as you feel like a good person."
"And this is also the criterion for judging the S-level item, the Lotus Lantern."
Li Xiao showed a wry smile: "The conditions for recognizing a master are not difficult, but they are also extremely difficult."
"Once you realize you are evil, there is no chance left."
Saito Hajime nodded thoughtfully: "This is what they mean by 'easy for those who know, difficult for those who don't'?"
After he finished speaking, the members of the Zhongzhou team rubbed their heads and looked at Zhang Jie with envy.
After all, an S-rank item is the ceiling of the God Realm.
Heaven knows how powerful Brother Jie will become with the Lotus Lantern.
Before anyone could ask what abilities the Lotus Lantern possessed, Zhang Jie suddenly spoke up.
"Saito Hajime, release Xiao Honglu's nascent soul!"
"The Lotus Lantern should be able to speed up his recovery."
Saito looked surprised for a moment, then nodded.
When Xiao Honglu's nascent soul began to shrink, it finally sat in the center of the lotus flower.
A layer of colorful glow, visible to the naked eye, covered it.
In just a moment, Xiao Honglu's nascent soul, which had already been integrated with the elixir, became even more solid.
"So, Brother Jie, this really is the Lotus Lantern?"
"Is it the Lotus Lantern that Chenxiang used to save his mother?"
Seeing everyone's gaze fixed on him, Zhang Jie smiled and nodded.
"It's highly likely."
"After I gained access and completed the ownership process, I received a message."
"It's about the power and origin of the Lotus Lantern."
Chu Xuan lit up the smart device in his hand, and then a projection appeared.
"Zhang Jie, take a look. This is the description in the main god's text, is it the same?"
Li Xiao and the others followed to look.
[The Primordial Treasure: The Lotus Lantern]
One S-rank side quest, worth 48000 reward points.
Legend has it that before the world was created from chaos, Nuwa stole heavenly fire to illuminate the universe and create the world.
This celestial fire of the open world, after absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, transformed from its wick into a lotus lantern with boundless magical power.
Effect 1: Exorcises evil spirits and purifies all things.
Its radiance is boundless, and demons within a radius of ten thousand miles have nowhere to hide. It can dispel miasma, black fog, evil poison, and curses.
Effect 2: Defense and protection.
It forms a radiant barrier, impervious to water and fire, and unaffected by any magical forces.
Effect 3: Healing and resurrection, bringing the dead back to life.
It can heal all injuries and illnesses, restore magical power, and collect the soul of the deceased into the lamp wick, where it can be resurrected after three years of nurturing.
Effect 4: Enhances spirit and unites man and lamp into one.
It provides the holder with almost limitless spiritual power, the highest level of which is the unity of man and lamp, with power that can shake the heavens and the earth.
Effect 5: Space and Prediction.
It can transmit and travel through light by using the light wick, and warn its owner of impending danger by adjusting the intensity of the light.
Effect Six: Spiritual recognition of the Lord, never to be destroyed.
Those with independent consciousness or evil intentions will be harmed by it.
Note: This must be driven by benevolent and kind-hearted people.
Their incredible abilities made everyone else extremely envious.
You could say this isn't just one prop, it's six props.
Almost every effect could stand alone as a side story of equal or greater value than a double A-level storyline.
Even more than that.
All I can say is that these effects are simply too exaggerated.
However, Zhang Jie's expression turned strange after reading the introduction on the main god.
"It seems a bit different. If we calculate it that way, what I have in my hand should only be considered half an S-class item, or half a Lotus Lantern."
"Because the one I have doesn't have a wick."
Zhang Jie shrugged as he spoke:
"The Lotus Lantern is really just a lamp post; it can't light up without a wick."
"So the first ability and the fifth ability are probably unusable because of the missing wick."
Chu Xuan asked, "Is it just that you lack the ability to foresee and purify?"
Zhang Jie nodded, then shook his head and said seriously:
"I can sense that the Lotus Lantern has a very strong defensive capability. Also, my mental strength has indeed been strengthened and is becoming more and more solid, as if it has been compressed. This can be considered as a form of indirect power enhancement."
"It might be an ability with effect four, but it's definitely not as exaggerated as having unlimited mental power."
"The third effect is obvious, there's no problem with that. You can treat it as a single-person resurrection ability with a cooldown."
"When not in use, it can also accelerate the recovery of other people's injuries, somewhat similar to the formation we exchanged from other teams."
"It's just an upgraded version of that formation."
Everyone understood, and they all seemed to be deep in thought.
Li Xiao concluded with a smile, "No matter what, even so, it's still an S-rank item."
"The complete Lotus Lantern should be considered top-tier among S-class side quest items, and this half is already very powerful."
Zhu Wen, standing nearby, asked curiously:
"Brother Jie, if we were to deal with the First God right now..."
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Jie replied:
"If I were facing the first one, with the Lotus Lantern, even if I couldn't win, I could still escape unscathed."
"But if it's the second one, the 2.0 version, I should be able to win."
"His unique divination technique should create a self-contained space to pull people in, while the Lotus Lantern is unlikely to be affected."
"Or rather, as long as the enemy is not a fifth-order gene lock and does not have fifth-order attack capabilities, they cannot break through the Lotus Lantern's defense, even if they are a fourth-order advanced one."
"Of course, this is just my feeling. We'll only know if it will work in person or not."
As Zhang Jie gazed at the innate treasure in his hand, which shone with a vibrant green light, a look of delight spread across his face. (End of Chapter)