Chapter 244: The Dual Goddess Conqueror — Cheng Tian!
In the 'Dragon King Warrior' dungeon, the elven archer's bow and quiver are actually considered a weapon and armor in terms of equipment attributes.
In this game, bow = staff = one-handed sword, and quiver = ring = shield.
Aileen's Elf Bow and Elf Quiver all came from the 'Dragon King Warrior' dungeon, and theoretically, they could only be enhanced using exclusive enhancement materials from that dungeon, not within the Space.
Instead, the Elf Bow and Elf Quiver were +8, equivalent to a conventional equipment's +24, and could undergo up to 7 qualitative enhancements.
However, the Crimson Chaos Staff broke this limit, enhancing the bow and quiver set in Aileen's hands, which had already completed two qualitative changes and was originally equivalent to a normal equipment +7, as if it were a +3 item.
This was considered a moderate bug.
After all, it was already a low-probability event for Cheng Tian to bring out the originally unique Crimson Chaos Staff from the dungeon, and then to use it on the Dragon King Warrior protagonist's equipment set made the probability even smaller. The Space, momentarily unaware, was exploited.
The Space detected it as soon as the staff finished enhancing the bow and quiver set, but interestingly, the Space did not fix this bug.
Not only did it not fix the bug, it didn't even give Cheng Tian or Aileen any additional punishment.
Because in the Space's view, a player's ability to exploit loopholes and profit from benign bugs is also a skill. As long as it's used appropriately and doesn't involve severe negative bugs similar to the 'Fallen Blood Plague' incident, the Space doesn't care.
Just like Cheng Tian's "Disordered Step Slash" and "Calculating Deposits to Open Dragon Eggs," these actions were also exploiting loopholes, but the Space didn't care at all.
This act of not fixing the bug also clearly stated that if you have the ability, go and get another Crimson Chaos Staff from the Knights of the Round Table. As long as you can get it, you're allowed to continue using it.
And with the weapon satisfying three qualitative changes in advance, his health soaring to withstand the pain of blood replacement, plus the additional skill point bonus, all combined allowed Aileen to meet the prerequisites for the Elven Bloodline Purification Ritual ahead of schedule.
The World Tree Branch, obtained from her mentor and friend, the elven archer, also sensed that the conditions were met and sprouted some tender buds to remind Aileen.
Cheng Tian's growth rate was remarkably fast. Aileen didn't say it openly, but she was actually quite panicked inside.
She wasn't panicked about Cheng Tian rapidly overtaking her in a short amount of time, but rather afraid of being left further and further behind by him.
Although she could have waited for another main quest to grow more before undergoing bloodline purification, she clearly couldn't wait now. She was afraid that after Cheng Tian completed his solo mission in Ys Origin, he would experience another significant growth spurt.
Based on everything Cheng Tian had shown so far, the possibility of this happening was extremely high.
So, even if it was dangerous, she absolutely had to undertake this bloodline purification quest, and she had to do it brilliantly, so that Cheng Mouren couldn't easily shake her off!
Cheng Tian naturally couldn't perceive Aileen's intense and complex psychological changes. He was merely guessing whether Aileen's elven bloodline purification would result in a Japanese-style elf or an American-style elf.
Considering that the priests in Dragon King Warrior wore plate armor and wielded one-handed hammers and tower shields, acting as walking bulwarks, it should be closer to the American-style elves of Dungeons & Dragons.
He also wondered how the strength-to-blood ratio and essence-to-mana ratio would change after the bloodline was purified into an elf.
With over two hundred thousand in hand, he naturally had to spend, spend, spend, immediately converting it into combat power.
Not only did he enhance magical equipment like the Shock-Absorbing Boots and Strawberry Underwear to +7, but he also scoured the market for new gloves, belts, pants, rings, and necklaces. At the same time, he equipped Utan and Bazett with new gear and bought various new accessories for the war elephant Mammoth and his vehicles.
Let's put it this way: in the Space, there's only money you don't want to spend, not money you can't spend.
Things he once thought were out of reach due to his meager funds now successfully fell into Cheng Tian's hands.
These two hundred thousand didn't stay warm in Cheng Tian's hands for long before flowing into the trading market, without even making a ripple.
It wasn't that Cheng Tian didn't want to get his equipment to +10, but from +7 onwards, further enhancements carried not only the risk of degradation but also the risk of shattering. Therefore, the highest level commonly held in the market and by players was +7.
There were some ice-attributed companion enhancement materials sold on the market. These materials would significantly reduce the chance of equipment shattering while lowering the enhancement success rate. However, these items weren't too common. People who could get their hands on them and weren't short on money, even if they didn't use them themselves, would choose to hoard them and then sell them at a high price when a main quest was about to begin.
Cheng Tian didn't want to witness his hard-earned enhanced equipment and items turn into colorless crystals or other strange things.
"Big Cheng, look at me a bit longer."
Aileen, also ready, said to Cheng Tian.
"What? Are you getting buried tomorrow?"
Cheng Mouren's mouth was as foul as ever.
"NMD, can't you speak like a human?! I'm saying I'll be an elf when I come back! Look closely at my human form with your dog eyes! Better engrave it in your dog brain!"
Aileen kicked Cheng Tian in the butt—and was then blocked by the rising phantom of the Primordial Shell, then landed in Cheng Tian's hand, making her beautiful features twist with anger.
"Oh, so after you become an elf, if you get a blood test, will you be identified as a new species?"
Cheng Mouren, who tried to pull a leg hair from Aileen's exposed calf but only saw smooth skin, was very curious about this.
"...I really don't know about that. I'll find a private institution to test it after my bloodline purification is complete."
Aileen, successfully sidetracked by Cheng Tian, immediately forgot how she had been angered earlier.
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Aileen activated the World Tree branch, was enveloped by the rapidly growing branches, and completed her teleportation.
Cheng Tian, who watched Aileen leave, then activated the Black Pearl Shard, was enveloped by a black spherical body, and subsequently disappeared from his private space.
[Dungeon Importing —]
[The ancient Ys Kingdom prospered due to the power of the 'Black Pearl,' developing an independent technology and magic system derived from it. However, the misuse of the 'Black Pearl's' power led to a large-scale invasion of monsters.
As descendants of the Winged Ones, the twin goddesses 'Reah' and 'Fina,' in a time of crisis, used the Black Pearl's power to raise the Shrine of Solomon into the sky for refuge. Yet, they could not escape the monsters' continued pursuit by building the Black Tower.]
[Detecting that you possess the titles "911" and "Goddess Conqueror" —]
[Your appearance will cause extreme panic among the Twin Goddesses!]