Chapter 230 (1/2)
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I looked at the time and noted that it was past 8 pm in the evening. Although I was used to this lifestyle, the health indicator informed me that my real body's fatigue was almost at 54%. Not everyone had what it takes to undergo such high intensity grinding and boss battles. Still, it was undoubtedly a great achievement to clear out the Devil Sealing Tower in such a short time!
The rewards I had obtained were equally as impressive. The most valuable loot of them all was undoubtedly the 2-star Outstanding weapon, Purgatory Scepter. Right below it were the 1-star Outstanding Purgatory Legguards and the insanely powerful Paralysis Ring. Third, 100 stacks of Rank 8 Leaf of Eternity, and finally fourth were the Level 75 Dark Gold–grade Bloodbreak Spear and the Level 75 Dark Gold–grade Golden Scale Bow. All in all, my journey today could be summed up in one line: my efforts had finally borne fruit!
I planned to give Gui Guzi the Bloodbreak Spear and sell the Golden Scale Bow and Purgatory Scepter.
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Right now, I'm sure that a lot of people were still killing mobs and doing quests at Dragonfall Lake to obtain the Devil Sealing Tower's Proof of Trial. Unfortunately for them, their toil was guaranteed to end in disappointment. It would take at least another 48 hours for the elite mobs to resp.a.w.n, and probably ten to fifteen days for the bosses to resp.a.w.n.
Ding~
System Notice: You have obtained the Devil Suppressing Sword. Would you like to teleport to Prophet Bly's camp immediately?
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What? Did the system just offer to save me some walking?
h.e.l.l yeah!
I clicked “Yes” and was teleported to the edge of Dragonfall Lake immediately. The undead camp was less than two meters away from me, and Bly was standing right there.
After I took out the Devil Suppressing Sword, Prophet Bly grew so agitated that he grabbed my shoulders and declared loudly, “Well done, oh young and brave warrior! Princess Sophia is sure to name you the 'Violet Hero' for this magnificent achievement!”
I s.h.i.+vered. Why did I feel like I had heard this before? “Well done, comrade Lu! You've innovated our production and improved our technology! The Party Secretary is sure to name you the 'Planting Expert' for this glorious achievement!”
After taking the Devil Suppressing Sword, Prophet Bly held the sword in front of his chest and caressed the blade with his right hand. The old man was literally trembling from head to toe and shedding tears of joy. “After so many years, the divine sword has finally returned to the Violet Empire once more. With this, we'll finally be able to cut down those d.a.m.nable Night Creatures and rebuild our capital city!”
After that, Prophet Bly looked at me and said, “Young undead, you've accomplished a near-impossible quest. Come and accept your rightful reward!”
Ding~!
System Notice: Congratulations, you have completed the quest [Devil Sealing Tower's Divine Aspirations]. You have gained 120000 EXP, 1500 Reputation and 2000 Kill Points with the Blood Dance Legion!
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Swoos.h.!.+
I leveled up again as a flash of golden light enveloped me. I was now Level 78 and just 2 levels away from the 80 mark!
Besides that, my military rank in the Blood Dance Legion also increased!
Ding~!
System Notice: You have obtained the t.i.tle “Phantom Knight”. The t.i.tle reduces the experience needed to level up by 7% and increases your Blood Dance Legion command power by 1!
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Tsk tsk, not bad at all. I wasn't sure what “command power” meant—it probably enhanced my attack power in some ways—but it wasn't something to rack my brains over. The answer would come to me naturally.
My role was basically over after this. Prophet Bly would be delivering the Devil Suppressing Sword to Princess Sophia and claiming all the credit for himself, and I would get nothing except what he had already given me. It was a tragedy really. I did all the hard work, and he got all the benefits. I didn't mind though. These days, everyone who worked as a salaryman was basically toiling away to the benefit of someone else.
Beep!
Suddenly, I received a message from Murong Mingyue: “The night's cool, and the moon's bright. You wanna go eat at a buffet, Lu Chen?”
Smiling, I replied immediately, “Of course. Give me 5 minutes to log off, will you? You, boss and Beiming Xue can log off first. See you at the living room!”
“Mn!”
I started to feel hungry after sending Murong Mingyue off. Now that I thought about it, I hadn't eaten or drank anything since breakfast. That wouldn't do. Not even a literal iron-man could handle such a long period of deprivation.