Chapter 16: Please call me Cao Cong Teng!
It was already evening when the two returned to the supply town outside the Sunset Forest.
Clearly, they couldn't make it back today.
Left with no choice, they had to stay another night in the town.
Wang Teng had to remain alert at all times in the Sunset Forest, and absorbing the spirit ring earlier also consumed a lot of his energy. Although Wang Teng was very curious about the new second-tier vice copy, he had no interest in it at the moment.
Moreover, grinding the vice copy was a long-term task, and he was exhausted now, too lazy to move.
Early the next morning, the two retrieved their stored carriage and returned to Heaven Dou City.
That afternoon, Wang Teng returned home.
"Wang Teng, how was it? Let Mom see, what Spirit Ability did you get?"
As soon as Li Chan, who was at home, saw her precious son return, she immediately started to show concern.
"It's a support system Spirit Ability that can increase attack power by 30%."
"Not bad, not bad, the effect is pretty good." Li Chan nodded with satisfaction.
Of course, although this effect seemed decent, it was still far inferior to the boost provided by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit.
After all, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit was recognized as the continent's number one support system Spirit, and while its early-stage amplification wasn't high, it would increase with tier advancement.
However, Wang Teng's first Spirit Ability, Weapon Blessing, would not change its amplification effect unless the spirit ring's age was increased.
Fortunately, Wang Teng had a cheat, allowing him to consume Lord Origin to increase the spirit ring's age.
In the evening, after closing his room door, Wang Teng was fully armed, ready to begin his vice copy journey.
He clicked on the vice copy panel, looking at the two newly released vice copies—Dark Dense Forest, Dark Forest Depths.
Picking the easier one, Dark Forest Depths clearly seemed more difficult than Dark Dense Forest, so Wang Teng decided to test the waters in Dark Dense Forest first.
When Wang Teng previously cleared the first-tier vice copy, the difficulty didn't seem high because Wang Teng was a level 9 Spirit Scholar at that time, already at a high level for his current tier.
But now he was a level 12 Spirit Master, at the initial stage of the Spirit Master phase, and Wang Teng only had a support system Spirit Ability, which was relatively disadvantageous.
Fortunately, Wang Teng was a gold coin warrior, and his equipment cost him a lot of gold coins. After all, most one-ring Spirit Masters couldn't afford 900 gold coins to arm themselves.
Inside the vice copy - Dark Dense Forest, Wang Teng's fully armed figure appeared.
As soon as he appeared in the vice copy - Dark Dense Forest, Wang Teng noticed that the Dark Dense Forest lived up to its name; the light intensity was significantly darker than the previous two vice copies.
Moreover, it was raining lightly, which made one feel somewhat uncomfortable.
"It's raining?"
Looking at the drizzling rain, Wang Teng realized he had miscalculated and was seemingly unprepared, without a raincoat.
However, Wang Teng didn't have to worry about catching a cold, as upon returning to the outside world, his body would revert to its state before entering the vice copy, in addition to the vice copy gains.
Fortunately, the rain wasn't heavy, and his vision wasn't significantly affected.
Immediately, Wang Teng began to inspect the new-style rifle in his hand.
This rifle was 1.1 meters long, and its appearance was similar to the 98K and Arisaka rifles Wang Teng had seen online in his previous life, except it fired Soul Power Bullets.
Injecting spirit power, Wang Teng could feel three Soul Power Bullets condensing inside the rifle.
"Hmm~, only three bullets?"
He fired three bullets at a distant tree and found that their power was much greater than the short crossbow he had used before, though he estimated it couldn't compare to rifles from his previous life.
Judging by the power of modern rifles from his previous life, even a Spirit Ancestor level Spirit Master would likely struggle to cope.
After an experiment, Wang Teng was slightly disappointed. The rifle's firing frequency was lower than the crossbow, and the magazine could only condense three bullets at a time. Fortunately, its range was greater than the crossbow, so these minor flaws were harmless.
"Oh right, I'm a Spirit Master with a Spirit Ability now!"
Thinking of this, Wang Teng immediately released his first Spirit: Xuan Guang Cross, and applied his first Spirit Ability: Weapon Blessing to himself.
A surge of spirit power emerged from the Spirit and directly entered Wang Teng's body, and a layer of golden light appeared on the Xuan Guang Cross Spirit.
Afterward, Wang Teng put away his Spirit, as his Spirit was not suitable for grinding monsters.
After the Xuan Guang Cross disappeared, the effect of Weapon Blessing remained, but it transferred to the rifle in his hand, directly rendering the rifle golden.
"Is this a local tyrant gold version of the gun?"
Wang Teng's eyes widened. It seemed pretty good? Although it felt a bit tacky, like the desert gold of his previous life.
He tried it on a distant tree, and sure enough, the power of the Soul Power Bullet also increased.
This indicated that Weapon Blessing did not act on the Spirit itself, but rather on the Spirit Master, and was effective regardless of whether the Spirit was released.
Just then, three Goblins appeared in the distance, two of them Throwing Goblins.
Instantly, Wang Teng, knowing that the path of stealth was the true path, immediately crouched into the nearby bushes, then raised his dark gun barrel and aimed at the distant Goblins.
—Please call me Bush Wang Teng!
From a hundred meters away, Wang Teng centered a leading Throwing Goblin in his crosshairs and pulled the trigger.
"Bang~!"
A Soul Power Bullet flew out of the muzzle, but unfortunately, it missed!
"Damn it!"
This was normal, after all, Wang Teng hadn't practiced shooting, and this rifle didn't have a specialized optical sight. It was naturally a pipe dream to hit a moving target a hundred meters away on his first try with a gun.
Although the gun sound wasn't very loud, the Goblins in the distance clearly heard it. However, the Goblins' brains were clearly not very sharp, or perhaps they hadn't suffered losses yet, as they didn't even know to seek cover, only staying put and looking around cautiously.
"..."
Looking at the living targets, Wang Teng was speechless. Not only did the Goblins look unappealing to readers, but their brains were also stupid, serving them right to be eliminated by him!
"Bang~!"
Another bullet flew out. This time, he was lucky; a splash of blood appeared on the chest of the Throwing Goblin Wang Teng had aimed at.
Watching the distant Throwing Goblin fall directly to the ground, though not immediately dead, Wang Teng could tell from its appearance that this Throwing Goblin was already severely wounded.
The other four Goblins cried out anxiously, clearly terrified by the unknown attack.
However, with the Goblins' limited brain capacity, they couldn't see the hidden assailant and could only frantically spin in circles on the spot.
One thing Wang Teng had miscalculated was that he should have waited for the Goblins to get a bit closer before opening fire.
After all, they were still a hundred meters away, and with Wang Teng's current marksmanship, a 50% hit rate would be good enough.
When Wang Teng fired four more shots, hitting two Goblins, the remaining Throwing Goblin and ordinary Goblin abandoned their companions and fled directly.
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