Chapter 617: Chapter 617
Snow Emperor’s Bone: A special material with the attributes of ice, death, and darkness.
Looking at the bone in his hand, Du You felt a sense of helplessness. Possessing three attributes seemed excellent, but it was not practical. These attributes intertwined, forming a unique connection.
There was no way to dispel them, nor to meld them; one could only harness the full power of a material made from it if they possessed the three properties simultaneously. If they only had one attribute, they could, at best, wield a third of its power.
In addition, the imperfect fusion of these three attributes made it highly difficult to handle.
Most crucially, this bone belonged to a fourth-tier material. Certifying it would require Yellow Crystal Coins. Du You had only seen Green Crystal Coins thus far.
As for Yellow Crystal Coins, Du You had only ever seen them in pictures; he didn’t have any on hand, making certification impossible.
Even if this item could bring an enormous profit, Du You couldn’t do anything about it. Furthermore, this kind of material was so mediocre that certification might not even recoup the cost of the Crystal Coins.
"Waste, just waste. It might as well stay in this world. I’ll hide it somewhere for now, maybe I can sell it here someday. "With no other choice, Du You had to store the item.
He kept it in his personal space for the time being, taking it out was out of the question.
Opening his panel, Du You realized that he had completed the task to the best of his ability. He could advance to the next level flawlessly by just submitting the task, maintaining his 10-star status.
However, the two sisters could only maintain an 8-star rating, which diverged from his expectations of them reaching 9-star.
"To climb to a 9-star level, there might be some unknown possibilities. After all, 9-star status is mythical; I don’t even know if anyone has ever reached it."
With no other option, Du You admitted that his level was too low; he couldn’t reach a lot of things.
"Ah, it dropped a good item. I wonder what’s inside." The felled Dark Ice and Snow King had dropped a sphere. However, it wasn’t a red second-tier sphere, but a green third-tier one.
Upon opening it, Du You found only a single Crystal Stone, along with some Green Crystal Coins.
Skill Crystal Stone (Dark Ice and Snow Aura, third-tier): Increases the power, agility stamina, and magic of all Dark Creatures and Undead ice-type creatures by 0.5% per level. (Level 21, 8 stars)
"This is an Aura Skill; fantastic! Just this one item, and this trip’s expenses are accounted for." Du You stated, eyes sparkling. Aura Skills and Domain-type skills were the rarest of the bunch.
Xiaozi had an aura skill due to an accident, but it had no effect on Du You. There was also a unicorn’s, but it was to counteract the curse skill of the enemy - Moreover, these weren’t his auras.
Now, Du You, too, possessed an Aura Skill. Although haphazard and of the third tier, he would soon advance to the rank of third-tier colonist, thus learning this skill.
After modifying it to extract the bonuses affecting the undead and ice creatures, retaining only the bonus affecting Dark Creatures, Du You’s overall power would increase significantly.
"Oh, I remembered that I have two professions. While a single person can only have one Aura Skill and cannot practice two, having two professions may allow me to bypass this. The restriction on Aura Skills may be the professions, not the number of people." A gleam in his eye, Du You seemed to have thought of something.
Currently unable to practice it, Du You had to store it for now.
Just then, the grand hall before him started changing. The ruined hall disappeared, and the original grandiose appearance resurfaced. Du You understood that this was an illusion created by one of Snow Emperor’s unique magics.
The Snow Emperor appeared before Du You again. "Brave Warrior, you’ve done well by completely eliminating the mistake I once made."
Alert, Du You responded, "That’s nothing. I was merely defending myself."
With a pleased face, the Snow Emperor disregarded Du You’s sarcasm. "You don’t need to be alert around me; I don’t exist anymore—this is merely my consciousness. Since you resolved the biggest trouble here, I want to give you my treasure. The greatest treasure here is the blood essence I left behind before the ritual, which includes the essence of my power."
A white crystal stone suddenly appeared before Du You. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝕟𝕖𝕥
Bloodline Stone (Snow Emperor): A high-grade bloodline that delivers the Snow Emperor’s Bloodline after use.
Du You was shocked; this was a high-grade bloodline! The Snow Emperor’s bloodline could raise him at least to the sixth tier. Whether it could advance further would depend on other conditions.
In theory, every bloodline could progress limitlessly, but the conditions varied. High-grade bloodlines had no limits, progressing directly. However, low-grade bloodlines had a maximum. After reaching the ceiling, they could only advance by trying to promote the bloodline.
An individual could only have one bloodline. Bloodlines could merge and advance, but they couldn’t coexist.
This one could increase ice powers, which is useless to Du You, and Du You didn’t wish to use it on himself.
"There’s also this: a treasure map I left behind. The treasure is in the north. You can go find it; this also serves as the key to the treasure."
"You’re not trying to make me take revenge on those undead wizards for you, are you?"
"Of course. Those people harmed me greatly; I certainly need revenge. I believe you have the ability."
"Aren’t you afraid that I won’t help you?"
"Hahaha, no, because my treasure remains there. Unless you give up. If others get news of this, they’re sure to pursue it."
Sure enough, the ruler of the entire world could leave such a backup plan even in death. As the Snow Emperor said, if others learned about this, it would surely attract a great deal of attention.
"But let me remind you: unless your abilities have reached the fourth tier, don’t try to enter the north casually. That place isn’t as easily accessed as you imagine. Lastly, could I ask a favor of you?"
"Speak." Du You elevated his alertness.
"I hope you can destroy this palace because the altar used for my transformation is beneath it. If it stays here, it could be easily exploited by some people."