Chapter 253: It's the same type of Stand!
During her standby period in the Chosen Space, Bazett wasn't able to craft a single Reverse-Light Sword. It wasn't because she was lazy, but because there were no suitable ore materials on the market.
Based on the inventory limitations of Chosen Players, the number of spoils that could be brought out of a dungeon was inherently limited. When given a choice, the priority of materials was much lower than that of tools and consumables.
Who would pick up raw materials when there were finished equipment and items available? One must remember that strengthening items also cost money!
Although there were some ore materials from different games on the market, their magic conductivity efficiency was generally low. If Bazett were to forcibly choose them as crafting materials for the Reverse-Light Sword, not only would the crafting period be greatly extended, but the resulting Noble Phantasm's effectiveness would also be inevitably weakened. For combat, even a slight difference could lead to fatal consequences.
After obtaining the Black Pearl Shard and gaining access to the Ys Origin dungeon, Cheng Tian designated Cleria Ore as the crafting material for the Reverse-Light Sword.
As described, this item was essentially the unique Mithril ore of the Ys worldview, possessing extremely powerful magic conductivity. Even a small addition to ordinary weapons and armor could instantly transform them.
Bazett took it, and as she carefully observed and handled it, her expression became exceptionally surprised.
"It can be used! It's incredibly useful! And the magic conductivity efficiency of this thing is simply incomparable to the ores I've used in the past!"
"Then it's yours."
Cheng Tian directly decided the ore's purpose.
Strictly speaking, this Cleria Ore was his second core objective for opening the Ys Origin dungeon.
However, based on the traditional Chinese farming mindset, rather than repeatedly obtaining ore from this dungeon and slowly taking it out, Cheng Tian actually preferred to find a way to package and take away the source that could produce the ore, namely, the divine artifact Black Pearl... With the engraving of three Rune runes and the infusion of a drop of fingertip blood, the Cleria Ore began to enter the transformation phase for the Reverse-Light Sword. Due to its ultra-high magic conductivity, the crafting period, which should have been more than 10 natural days, was astonishingly shortened to 24 hours.
With this conductivity efficiency, it could be said to be the dream magical material for all spellcasters.
Now, it only needed to be left in Bazett's portable satchel or Cheng Tian's inventory for 24 hours, and the ore would directly complete its total transformation into a Reverse-Light Sword.
If fists and feet were Bazett's reliance in combat, then the Reverse-Light Sword was her lethal method for a one-hit kill against opponents.
The presence or absence of the Reverse-Light Sword made a completely different impact on her confidence in battle.
Continue exploring~
Because he came with a human perception radar, Cheng Tian could always bypass and preempt others. Others could never pinpoint his exact location.
Moreover, with his built-in full-process save, he had essentially imprinted all the terrain of the Crying Domain, and even the entire Black Tower, into his mind. This resulted in the Goddess Exploration Team only being able to eat his dust, always finding treasure chests that had already been opened and were empty.
The Celceta Elixir that permanently increased HP, the Rodda Fruit with such a peculiar appearance that Utan dared not bite into it for a moment, the Azure Moon Engraving and Beast Demon Emblem for opening Agency gate, and so on—every single one of them had fallen into Cheng Tian's pocket ahead of time.
During this time, Cheng Tian and his companions also encountered a small creature that looked like a combination of a small fox and a small kangaroo. Although this little creature had evil magic on its body, it itself had no evil aura.
In reality, it was the sacred beast "Loo" whose appearance had mutated due to the contamination of the land by demonic energy.
Loo is a species name; there are actually six different Loos throughout the Black Tower.
Because these little creatures were contaminated by demonic energy, they would not be attacked by other monsters in the tower. However, as living beings, they needed food but could not find any sustenance in the Black Tower, so they could only wander through the tower hungry.
And there was actually an interesting setting here.
If the player chose the two male and female protagonists in the normal route, the player's dialogue with Loo would always be a jumble of garbled text, making normal communication impossible. However, if the player opened the hidden route, chose to control the hidden protagonist Thor, and engaged in dialogue with Loo while in the demon transformation state, the garbled text would return to normal, and both parties could communicate normally.
According to this setting, if Cheng Tian underwent Oni-fication, he could also communicate with Loo. However, after scouring the Crying Domain, he hadn't encountered a single elite monster, at most only a boss monster, and thus didn't have the Purple Soul needed for transformation.
Unexpectedly, however, Utan, who had been hanging on Cheng Tian's back, used the portable Death Space Resource Integration Gear to reverse-analyze Loo's vocalizations, thereby achieving true communication with her.
This sacred beast Loo was named "Rutto," and she was an affectionate little creature.
And just as she frequently rubbed her small head against Cheng Tian's calf, Cheng Tian opportunely offered her the "Rodda Fruit."
The little creature was very excited, and then, with what could only be described as a ravenous appetite, devoured the fruit completely, leaving not a single bit, not even the stem or leaves, swallowing it all.
The little creature, whose hunger was finally satisfied, also reciprocated. She directly pulled out a piece of Cleria Ore from her small pouch on her abdomen, a piece no less substantial than the one obtained from Shinbachi, and held it up with her tiny paws, attempting to hand it to Cheng Tian.
[You have presented the "Rodda Fruit" to the Sacred Beast "Rutto."
Rutto has chosen to return a piece of "Cleria" Ore to you and is preparing to use Bloodline Magic to enhance your equipment with this ore.]
[You may choose the weapon or armor you wish to enhance.]
Cheng Tian barely hesitated before switching to his second weapon slot and pulling out his Prince's Sword, currently enhanced to +6.
The little creature understood, and began to infuse magic into the ore.
The originally iron-hard ore quickly "melted" into a liquid, directly covering the sword and raising it to the crucial qualitative change level of +7.
"Well done."
Cheng Tian happily stroked the little creature's head, and the little creature also enjoyed it immensely, rubbing back several times.
Sacred Beasts can perceive human hearts to a certain extent; they know exactly who can be approached and who is dangerous.
See, for the current dungeon, which is merely a starting point, Cheng Tian had already gained quite a few benefits that, in other dungeons, would be worth at least a side quest. The profits from Ys Origin were terrifyingly immense.
But as the saying goes, before a great battle, there must be supplies. Continuous gains usually mean that some unavoidable battles are about to begin.
Just after Cheng Tian finished feeding the Sacred Beast Loo, a human unit appeared on his Ten Commandments radar, relentlessly pursuing him.
This human seemed to be tracking his past movements, clinging on with great persistence.
And Cheng Tian, curious as to who this person was, chose to wait in a relatively open area, more suitable for dodging and maneuvering.
Before long, the tracker on the Ten Commandments radar revealed his true identity.
The newcomer was a handsome blonde young man. When he noticed that Cheng Tian and his group were waiting for him, a surprised expression first appeared on his face. But when he saw the floating Crystal Eye on Cheng Tian's shoulder, his expression immediately twisted.
"How dare you impersonate the sacred artifact of the Fact family's bloodline!? Who are you!? How audacious!!!"
The blonde young man's face was contorted with anger. Despite being dressed as a spellcaster, his temper was more volatile than a dwarf's.
And beneath the Sun Mask, Cheng Tian's smile gradually began to resemble a baring of fangs after confirming the newcomer's appearance.
This was truly a case of finding what one sought without effort, after much searching~
The newcomer was none other than Yuugo Fact, the legitimate heir of the contemporary Fact family.
He was also the legitimate heir of the contemporary Fact family, the Heart Priest, and the true owner of the divine artifact "Fact's Eye."
It must be said that Shinbachi was truly a typical case of being naive and inexperienced. During his report to the High Priest, he inevitably mentioned his encounter with Cheng Tian. But when the High Priest, sensing something was amiss, pressed him for Cheng Tian's identity, he blurted out the fabricated details of "a collateral branch of the Fact family" and "bloodline magic awakening."
And then Yuugo, who was from the main family, overheard it all clearly.
The conflict between the main and collateral families naturally needs no further explanation; one only needs to look at the Hyuga family in Naruto to understand what the main family would do if a new generation with astonishing talent suddenly emerged from a collateral branch.
Facing the obvious interrogation from the "main family" who had tracked him down, Cheng Tian had only one answer—
He split the Crystal Eye into two, suspending them above both his shoulders, and beckoned with a finger to the utterly astonished Yuugo.
"...How is this possible!?"
Yuugo, his face filled with disbelief but still gritting his teeth and raising the staff in his hand, also had two floating eye-shaped magical orbs appear beside him.
On Yuugo's side, the blue radiance of magical missiles had already begun to converge.
And on Cheng Tian's side, golden arrows of judgment also began to generate in double quantity.
Fact's Eye VS Crystal Eye!
Battle... start!